List of top Questions asked in Symbiosis National Aptitude Test

A, B and C started a business by investing \(^1_2\), \(^1_3\) and \(^1_6\)of the capital respectively. After \(^1_3\) of the total time, A withdrew his capital completely and after \(^1_4\) of the total time B withdrew his capital. C kept his capital for the full period. The ratio in which total profit is to be divided amongst the partners is

A colourless cube is painted blue and then cut parallel to sides to form two rectangular solids of equal volume. What percentage of surface area of each of new solids is not painted blue?

Four stacks containing an equal number of chips are to be made from 11 orange, 9 white, 13 black and 7 yellow chips. If all of these chips are used and each stack contains at least one chip of each colour, what is the maximum number of white chips in any one stack?

From a book, a number of consecutive pages are missing. The sum of the page numbers of these pages is 9808. Which pages are missing?

A band passes around all the wheels so that they can all be turned by the driving wheel. When the driving wheel turns in the direction shown, which way will the wheel B turn?

Debu walks towards the east then towards North and turning 45° right walks for a while and lastly turns towards left. In which direction is he walking now?

Steel cylinders are made so that each one has a large and small hole through the middle. In the drawing six cylinders have been stacked on top of each other. To stop the cylinders from rolling on the smooth floor they are wedged by heavy blocks at each side of bottom row. If the heavy blocks are removed what would be the position of the cylinder when they stopped rolling?

Given are the following three equations:

How many circles are equivalent to a square, as per the ratios in the three given equations?

Consider the following statements and answer the question.
M, N, O and P are all different individuals. M is the daughter of N. N is the son of O. O is the father of P.
Which among the following statements is contradictory to above premises?

In a school drill, a number of children are asked to stand in a circle. They are evenly spaced and the 6th child is diametrically opposite the 16th child. How many children are made to stand in the circle?

In a certain language, (A) 'Sun shines brightly' is written as 'ba lo sul'; (B) ' Houses are brightly lit' is written as 'kado udo ari ba'; and (C) 'Light comes from sun' as 'dapi kup lo nro'. What words will be written for 'sun' and 'brightly'?

In each of the following two sets I & II, find the word or pair of words different from the other three words or pair of words:
I: J. Lake K. Brook
L. Stream M. River
II: J. Weighty-Heavy K. Broad-Wide
L. Big-Large M. Tiny-Small

Fill in the blanks to find out two words that are
synonyms

In this question insert the missing number at the sign of interrogation.

Replace the question mark with the right option.
4, 32, 288, ?, 31680

There are two cups, one containing orange juice and one containing an equal amount of lemonade. One teaspoon of the orange juice is taken and mixed with the lemonade. Then a teaspoon of this mixture is mixed back into the orange juice. Is there more lemonade in the orange juice or more orange juice in the lemonade?

Abdul, Mala and Chetan went bird watching. Each of them saw one bird that none of the others did. Each pair saw one bird that the third did not. And one bird was seen by all three. Of the birds Abdul saw, two were yellow. Of the birds Mala saw, three were yellow. Of the birds Chetan saw, four were yellow. How many yellow birds were seen in all? How many non-yellow birds were seen in all?

A gambler bet on a horse race, but the bookie wouldn’t tell him the results of the race. The bookie gave clues as to how the five horses finished -which may have included some ties - and wouldn’t pay the gambler off unless the gambler could determine how the five horses finished based on the following clues:
o Penn Fe finished before Night Marvel and after Wish Bones.
o If Hallelujah is not tied with Sundae, then Wish Bones is tied with Penn Fe.
o Penn Fe finished as many places after Sundae as Sundae finished after Wish Bones if and only if Wish Bones finished before Night Marvel.
The gambler thought for a moment, then answered correctly. How did the five horses finish the race?

In the Sunday bazzar, Jamuna sells her lemons at Rs. 0.50 for two. Her neighbour Seema has a little smaller lemons; she sells hers at Rs. 0.50 for three. After a while, when both ladies have the same number of lemons left, Seema is called away. She asks her neighbour to take care of her goods. To make things simple, Jamuna puts all lemons in one big pile, and starts selling five lemons per one rupee. When Seema returns, at the end of the day, all lemons have been sold. But when they start dividing the money, there appears to be a shortage of Rs. 3.50. Supposing they divide the money equally, how much does Jamuna lose with this deal?

Read the following about the grid given below and answer.
\(\Rightarrow\)The cells in this grid contain the digits 1 to 9 in random order.
\(\Rightarrow\)Column A contains no odd digits.
\(\Rightarrow\)Cell C3 minus Cell C2 equals 4.
\(\Rightarrow\)The sum of three digits in Row 1 is 17.
\(\Rightarrow\)Number 7 is in Column B; its left hand neighbour is not 4.
\(\Rightarrow\)The digits of Column C add up to 14.
\(\Rightarrow\)2 is not in the same horizontal row as 8; and 9 is not immediately below 3.
Which cell holds the number 9?

In the following question two statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assume the two statements are true even if they are at variance with commonly known facts. Then pick the correct answer from the choices given below.
Statements: Some doctors are fools. Joshi is a doctor.
Conclusions:
I. Joshi is a fool.
II. Some fools are doctors.

Consider the statement and decide which of the assumptions are implicit:-
“In the present period of economic hardships, education and small family norm may lead the nationto progress and prosperity”
Assumptions:
A. Education and small family norms are directly related to nation’s progress.
B. Big families find it difficult to bear the cost of education.

Beautiful beaches attract people, no doubt about that. Just look at the city’s most beautiful beaches, which are amongst the most overcrowded places in the state. Which of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning similar to the one exhibited in the argument above?

Select the odd man out from the given alternatives.

Match the following idiomatic references to parts of the human anatomy

1.	Palm	5.	could not tolerate the insult
2.	Foot	6.	to look at with envy and desire
3.	Eye	7.	to put the blame on someone else
4.	Stomach	8.	forced to pay the bill