PATNI Placement Paper -: ANALYTICAL THINKING Questions With Answers

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1. When Mohan started chasing a thief, the thief was 200 metres ahead of Mohan. Mohan was running at the speed of 18 km/hr while the thief was running at 9 km/hr. After 20 seconds, Mohan increased his speed to 27 km/hr. How much time did Mohan take in total to chase the thief?
   

   A) 50 seconds

   B) 30 seconds

   C) 45 seconds (Ans)

   D) 55 seconds

2. A sum of money is invested at compound interest for 3 years. However, the rate of interest is 10% for the first year, 15% for the second year, and 20% for the third year. If the total interest earned is ₹ 15,540, then what was the sum of money invested?
   

   A) ₹ 25,000

   B) ₹ 40,000

   C) ₹ 30,000

   D) ₹ 36,000 (Ans)

3. If '+' means 'x', '-' means '+' and 'x' means '-', then what will be the value of (122 x 32) + 20 - 13 ?
   

   A) 1513

   B) 2039

   C) 1739

   D) 1813 (Ans)

4. Harry and Sharry together take 8 days to dig a cubical well of depth, length and width 5 metres each. If Harry is twice as fast as Sharry, then how much time would Sharry alone take to dig up a cubical well of depth, length and width 10 metres each?
   

   A) 216 days

   B) 192 days

   C) 144 days (Ans)

   D) 208 days

5. A cylindrical water tank having a height of 6 metres has a capacity of 5,000 litres. Two pipes are filling this tank at the rate of 30 litres per second and 20 litres per second. There are two leaks in the tank. One is at a height of 3 metres and it drains water at the rate of 10 litres per second. The other is at a height of 4.5 metres and it drains water at the rate of 5 litres per second. How much time will it take to fill the empty tank?
   

   A) 120.24 seconds

   B) 108.62 seconds

   C) 116.96 seconds

   D) 112.48 seconds (Ans)

6. If '+' means '÷', '-' means '+', '÷' means 'x' and 'x' means '-', then what will be the value of ((1200 + 24 - 55) + 5) x 12 ?
   

   A) 9

   B) 7

   C) 6 (Ans)

   D) 8

7. If '+' means '÷', '-' means '+', '÷' means '×', and '×' means '-', then what will be the value of 13 ÷ 15 - 1670 + 5 × 21?
   

   (a) 438

   (b) 508

   (c) 732

   (d) 672 (Ans)

8. A cuboid of dimension 12 cm × 16 cm × 20 cm is cut into small cubes of edge length 4 cm. What is the difference between the total surface area of the original cuboid and the sum of the surface area of all the small cubes?
   

   (a) 5008 cm²

   (b) 4256 cm²

   (c) 1408 cm²

   (d) 0 cm² (Ans)

9. How many prime numbers are there that are less than 30 and can be represented both as a sum and a difference of two primes?
   

   (a) 4

   (b) 1

   (c) 10

   (d) 0 (Ans)

10. 40% of 70% of P is the same as 35% of R% of Q. Also, P% of P% of 400 is 16. What is the product of P, Q, and R?
    

    (a) 32000

    (b) 1600

    (c) 16000

    (d) 320 (Ans)

11. 12 men and 6 women can complete a work in 10 days. 3 men and 6 women can complete this work in 25 days. How many men are required to complete this work in 5 days?
    

    A) 30

    B) 20

    C) 24

    D) 36 (Ans)

12. In a basketball team with 12 players, the average height of the players is 170 cm. Out of these players, the average height of 7 players is 166 cm. What is the average height of the remaining 5 players?
    

    A) 173.8 cm

    B) 175.6 cm (Ans)

    C) 174.4 cm

    D) 175.2 cm

13. The price of a diamond is directly proportional to the square of its weight. A trader bought a piece of diamond weighing 10 grams for ₹ 2,00,000. He broke it into three pieces of weights 5 grams, 3 grams, and 2 grams, and sold them individually. What was the total loss incurred by the trader?
    

    A) No loss

    B) ₹ 1,24,000

    C) ₹ 1,00,000 (Ans)

    D) ₹ 76,000