Aptitude test questions and answers for placement
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1.
A wooden cube with 3-inch edges is painted red and then cut into 1-inch cubes. How many of the 1-inch cubes have exactly two red faces?
4
8
12
16
2.
If A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and B = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8}, what is A - B?
{1, 2, 3}
{4, 5}
{6, 7, 8}
{1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8}
3.
A city introduces a congestion charge for driving in the city center during peak hours. Within a year, average commute times decrease by 15%. What is the most likely cause of this decrease?
Improved road infrastructure
Reduced population
Fewer vehicles in the city center
More efficient traffic lights
4.
In a city, neighborhoods with more community centers had higher levels of civic engagement. What can be inferred?
Community centers are the only factor affecting civic engagement
Neighborhoods without community centers always have low civic engagement
There may be a relationship between the presence of community centers and higher civic engagement
High civic engagement causes cities to build more community centers
5.
TREE : FOREST :: BRICK : ?
Clay
Building
Cement
Wall
6.
If BOOK is coded as 2-15-15-11, how would LIBRARY be coded?
12-9-2-18-1-18-25
13-10-3-19-2-19-26
11-8-1-17-0-17-24
12-10-3-18-2-18-25
7.
A researcher is investigating the effect of different temperatures on the rate of a chemical reaction. They set up four experiments, each with the same starting materials and reaction conditions, but with different temperatures. After a fixed time, they measure the amount of product formed in each experiment. Which of the following is the best way to analyze the data and determine the effect of temperature on the reaction rate?
Calculate the average amount of product formed in each experiment
Plot a graph of the temperature vs. the amount of product formed
Perform a statistical analysis to determine if there is a significant difference in the amount of product formed between the experiments
All of the above
8.
This medicine cured my cold in just three days. Therefore, it's an effective cold remedy. This argument is weak because:
It relies on anecdotal evidence
It uses technical jargon
It appeals to authority
It presents a false dichotomy
9.
All squares are rectangles. Some rectangles have equal sides. All shapes with equal sides are regular. Therefore:
All squares are regular
Some squares are regular
No squares are regular
Cannot be determined
10.
If 3x + 8 = 23, what is the value of x?
3
4
5
6
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