TATA Communications Sample Aptitude Questions and Answers

Q1 A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

Q2 Banu, Mani, and Honey begin to jog around a circular stadium. They complete their revolutions in 36 seconds, 48 seconds, and 63 seconds respectively. After how many seconds will they be together at the starting point?

Q3 The sum of the two digits of a two-digit number is 13, and the difference between the two digits is 5. What is the product of the two digits of the two-digit number?

Q4 Rahul scored 432 marks out of a total of 480 marks. What approximate percentage did he obtain in the examination?

Q5 A train covers a distance of 525 km in 7 hours. What is the speed of the train in km/hr?

Q6 The population of a town increases by 10% annually. If the present population in January 2010 is 60000, what will be its population in January 2012?

Q7 Production of Company D is 125% of the production of Company E and 50% of the production of Company F. What is the ratio between the productions of Companies D, E, and F respectively?

Q8 Rita bought 150 pens @ Rs.20 each. She sold them with a 20% discount on the labeled price and made a profit of 10%. What was the labeled price of each pen?

Q9 The cost of 20 bags and 15 shoes is Rs.16,500. What will be the cost of 30 bags and 22 shoes?

Q10 Pure honey costs Rs.16 per liter. After adding sugar syrup the Honeyman sells the mixture at Rs.15 per litre and thereby makes a profit of 25%. In what respective ratio does he mix Honey with sugar syrup?

Q11 Find the missing number in the series:
15, ?, 39, 71, 135, 263

Q12 Find the missing number in the series:
3, 8, 27, ?, 552

Q13 Pointing to a girl, Maya said, "She is the daughter of the husband of my father's daughter." How is the girl related to Maya?

Q14 A tennis marker is trying to put together a team of four players for a tennis tournament out of seven available. males - a, b and c; females – m, n, o and p. All players are of equal ability and there must be at least two males in the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play with each other under the following restrictions:

b should not play with m,

c should not play with p, and

a should not play with o.

Which of the following statements must be false?

Q15 Five students were sitting in a row during an assembly. T was sitting behind S. V was just in front of U. M was between U and S. Who was sitting second in line?

Q16 The five boys are J, H, R, G, and K. These members are climbing hills.

The arrangement based on the clues is as follows:

J was following H, indicating J is behind H.

R was just ahead of G.

K was between G and H.

Who was the second?

Q17 The five boys are J, H, R, G, and K. These members are climbing hill.

The arrangement based on the clues is as follows:

J was following H, indicating J is behind H.

R was just ahead of G.

K was between G and H.

K sits between

Q18 Fill in the blank with suitable word:

Rohan studied hard for the medical entrance exam, but found it was __________, as he struggled with the complex scientific concepts.

Q19 Which of these words refers to a deliberate refusal to use or buy a product or service?

Q20 1989 AD - The Berlin Wall falls, leading to the unification of East and West Germany. If this event was reported by Lucy to her peers, it would be:

Q21 The direct form of a narration of the below sentence is:

Krishna asked her mother if she thought it was greedy to eat more than two chocolates at a time.

Q22 The underlined expression refers to a person who

An athlete needs to keep his eye on the ball.

Q23 This sentence in the Passive voice is:
She finished the project.

Q24 Fill in the blank with the suitable option given below .

Owls ____________ to see well in the dark.

Q25 Fill in the blank with the suitable option given below .

______ the python ______ the boa is venomous.