List of top Questions asked in NPAT

‘A \# B’ means ‘A is not smaller than B.’
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor equal to B.’
‘A % B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor equal to B.’
‘A \$ B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor greater than B.’
‘A \& B’ means ‘A is not greater than B.’ Read the following statements and conclusions and decide which of the conclusions is/are true.
Statements:
\( M @ N; S \& W; N \# S; W \$ Z \)
Conclusions:
I. \( N @ Z \)
II. \( S % M \)
III. \( Z @ S \)
‘A \# B’ means ‘A is not smaller than B.’
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor equal to B.’
‘A % B’ means ‘A is neither greater than nor equal to B.’
‘A \$ B’ means ‘A is neither smaller than nor greater than B.’
‘A \& B’ means ‘A is not greater than B.’ ‘A \& B’ means ‘A is not greater than B.’
Read the following statements and conclusions carefully and decide which of the conclusions is/are true.
Statements:
\( P % R; Q \$ S; R \# Q; S \& T \)
Conclusions:
I. \( S \& R \)
II. \( P @ S \)
III. \( T \# Q \)
A question is given, followed by two statements. Identify which of the statements is/are sufficient to answer the question.
Question:
What is the ratio of the cost price of an article to its printed price?
Statements:
I. The shopkeeper earns a profit of 8% on selling the article at a discount of 10% on the printed price.
II. The shopkeeper loses ₹15 on selling the article for ₹135 after giving a discount of 10% on the printed price.
Which of the following equations would be correct if the signs ‘+’ and ‘\(\times\)’ are interchanged and so also the numbers ‘6’ and ‘12’?
Consider the given statement and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit in the statement.
Statement:
Farmers are warned not to use chemical fertilizers just for the sake of increasing their crop yield.
Assumptions:
I. Crop yield would decrease as a result of using organic fertilizers.
II. Chemical fertilizers carry harmful effects.
A question is given, followed by two arguments. Decide which of the arguments is/are strong with respect to the question.
Question:
Should teachers of Indian universities be transferred from one state to another from time to time?
Arguments:
I. Yes. This would help in dissemination of knowledge beyond state boundaries.
II. No. It would be counter-productive as different states have different languages.
A question is given, followed by two statements. Identify which of the statements is/are sufficient to answer the question.
Question:
How is Virat related to Mayank’s son?
Statements:
I. Mayank’s wife is the sister of Virat’s father’s only son.
II. Mayank is the son-in-law of Rohit, whose only daughter Sheela is the sister of Virat.
A question is given, followed by two statements. Identify which of the statements is/are sufficient to answer the question.
Question:
Four girls, A, B, C and D, and four boys, E, F, G and H, are sitting around a circular table facing the centre such that no two boys are adjacent to each other. The distances between two neighbors are equal for all the persons. Who is sitting between C and D?
Statements:
I. D is facing B, who is third to the right of E. A is facing C, and F is facing E.
II. C is facing A, who is between E and H. D is second to the left of A, and G is second to the right of H.
A question is given, followed by two statements. Identify which of the statements is/are sufficient to answer the question.
Question:
Among five objects, V, W, X, Y and Z, V weighs as much as X. Which object is the second heaviest among all?
Statements:
I. Y is twice as heavy as W. W is 1.5 times as heavy as Z. W and Z together weigh as much as V and X together.
II. Y is twice as heavy as Z. Both Y and W together weigh as much as X and Z together.
A question is given, followed by two statements. Identify which of the statements is/are sufficient to answer the question.
Question:
Who is the tallest among A, B, C, D and E?
Statements:
I. E is taller than only C. B is taller than both A and C but shorter than D.
II. A is taller than both E and C. B is shorter than only D.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
1. All herbs are plants.
2. Some shrubs are herbs.
3. Some plants are trees.
4. All trees are living beings.
Conclusions:
I. Some living beings are shrubs.
II. Some trees are shrubs.
III. Some living beings are plants.
IV. Some plants are shrubs.
In a family of eight persons, A is the father of B, who is the brother of C. D is the daughter of E, who is married to B. F is the aunt of G, who is the brother of D. B’s nephew H is the son of C and the brother of J. How is E related to J?
Among five objects, M, N, P, Q and R, P is twice as heavy as M and N is thrice as heavy as R. Q is one and half times as heavy as M and twice as heavy as R. Which of the five objects is the heaviest?
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
1. Some vegetables are potatoes.
2. All potatoes are roots.
3. Some roots are carrots.
Conclusions:
I. Some roots are vegetables.
II. Some carrots are potatoes.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
1. All snakes are reptiles.
2. Some reptiles are amphibians.
3. All amphibians are animals.
Conclusions:
I. Some snakes are amphibians.
II. Some animals are reptiles.
B, D, F, G, and H are sitting in a row facing north. F is sitting to the immediate left of D. There are two persons sitting between D and G. B is sitting adjacent to G and to the immediate left of F. If G is not at any of the extreme ends, who is sitting exactly in the middle?
Joseph was born into an SC family in 1988. He completed his Master's Degree in Commerce in 2015 and secured 67% of marks. His written test and interview scores are 65% and 60%, respectively. He worked as a Marketing Manager in an organisation for 2 years.
A team of four is to be selected from among four Indian cricketers P, Q, R, S and four foreign cricketers W, X, Y, Z, meeting the given selection criteria:
i. P and Y cannot be selected together.
ii. If R is selected, X will also be selected and vice-versa.
iii. Z and R cannot go together.
iv. S and W will always be together.
v. Q cannot be put with Z.
If there would be equal number of Indian and foreign cricketers in the team, which option represents the four cricketers who can be selected as a team?
A team of four is to be selected from among four male players A, B, C, D and four female players E, F, G, H, meeting the given selection criteria:
i. C cannot go with E.
ii. F and C have to be together.
iii. D cannot be put with H.
iv. B and H cannot go together.
v. A will always go with E.
If there would be an equal number of males and females in the team, which option represents the four players who can be selected as a team?
Salim has experience of working in an organisation as an Accountant for one year and a half, which he joined in 2017 at the age of 23. He obtained 58% of marks to get a Master's in Commerce. He has secured 70% and 68% in the written test and interview, respectively.
After getting a Master's Degree in Commerce in 2015 at the age of 22 with 67% of marks, Nisha completed a one-year diploma course in Financial Control, following which she worked as an Accountant in a company for some time. She comes from an SC family. She has secured 72% in the interview and 70% in the written test.
Priyanka was 25 years old at the time of completing her Master's Degree in Commerce in 2018, with 70% of marks. She has experience of working for one year in the Accounts department of a company. She has secured 60% in the written test and 55% in the interview.
Vikash, an SC candidate, completed his Master's Degree in Commerce scoring 65% of marks in 2016 at the age of 23. Then he worked as an Accountant for 2 years in an organisation. He has secured 62% in the interview and 60% in the written test.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Proper hydration means ensuring that your body maintains that level of water, as we are constantly losing water.
B. Water constitutes about 60-70 per cent of the human body.
C. In addition, it removes waste, protects our joints and keeps our skin soft and supple.
D. Hydration is important for our overall well-being irrespective of our overall activity levels.
E. It helps regulate temperature, transport nutrients and oxygen to all the millions of cells in the body.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Scientists today understand that mercury is extremely poisonous and so it is used in very few products.
B. Nevertheless, there is still a significant amount of mercury in something that we eat quite regularly: fish.
C. However, in the past mercury was used in many common household objects including certain kinds of medicines.
D. Mercury is a highly toxic metal found in neon signs, fluorescent lights, and some kinds of telescopes.
E. Today, most household objects no longer contain mercury, and most people are not exposed to it at their jobs.