Chhattisgarh Public Services Commission (CG PSC) Preliminary Examination Held on February 20, 2016
Aptitude Test Paper-2
1. Interpersonal skills aims at improving job performance and making the ……… a more valuable asset.
(a) Employer
(b) Employee
(c) Customer
(d) Doctor
(e)
2. Which of the following is not a part of interpersonal skills?
(a) Feedback
(b) Trust
(c) Expectations
(d) Values
(e) Rigidity
3. A successful team leader expects his team members to be …………. listeners.
(a) appreciative
(b) passive
(c) active
(d) marginal
(e) None of these
4. The transmission of the receiver’s response to the sender is called
(a) Language
(b) Speech
(c) Feedback
(d) Decoding
(e) None of these
5. The important components of communication environment are
(1) Message (2) Response (3) Channel (4) Telephone
Choose the correct code.
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 3 and 4
(e) All of these
6. Which of the following expressions shows ‘You attitude”?
(a) I am very happy to inform you.
(b) I want to inform you.
(c) You would be happy to know.
(d) It gives me immense pleasure to inform you.
(e) We have appointed you.
7. What will be angle between the minute hand and hour hand of a clock when the time is 5 : 35?
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 43°
(e) None of these
8. Correct replace of X in the following is
(a) 18
(b) 19
(c) 15
(d) 14
(e) None of these
9. The missing number in place of ‘?’ is
(a) 32
(b) 45
(c) 16
(d) 48
(e) None of these
Directions (Q. Nos. 10-11) Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are standing in a row, one behind the other in the following way :
(I) B is behind C, but C is not near F.
(II) D is at one of the ends and three places away from C.
(III) A is between E and F.
10. C is between
(a) B and E
(b) B and D
(c) B and F
(d) A and B
(e) None of these
11. D is at one end, who is at the other end?
(a) F
(b) C
(c) E
(d) A
(e) None of these
12. Two oranges, three bananas and four places cost Rs 15. Three oranges, two bananas and one apple cost Rs 10. Amit bought 3 oranges, 3 bananas and 3 apples. How much will Amit pay?
(a) Rs 10
(b) Rs 15
(c) Rs 8
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
13. A team of 8 persons joins in a shooting competition. The best marksman scored 85 points. If he had scored 92 points, the average score for the team would have been 84. The number of points, the tem scored was
(a) 665
(b) 656
(c) 566
(d) 645
(e) None of these
14. The sum of three numbers is 136. If the ratio between first and second be 2 : 3 and that between second and third is 5 : 3, then the second number is
(a) 48
(b) 72
(c) 66
(d) 60
(e) None of these
15. If 5a = 3125, then the value of 5(a – 3) is
(a) 625
(b) 25
(c) 5
(d) 225
(e) None of these
16. The price of tea being increased by 20%, a man reduces his consumption by 20%. By how much percent will his expenses for tea be decreased?
(a) 4%
(b) 5%
(c) 6%
(d) 20%
(e) None of these
17. The sale price of an article including the sales tax is Rs 616. The rate of sales tax is 10%. If the shopkeeper has made a profit of 12%, then the cost price of the article is
(a) Rs 560
(b) Rs 600
(c) Rs 500
(d) Rs 525
(e) None of these
18. An amount of Rs 2430 is divided between A, B and C such that if their shares be reduced by Rs 5, Rs 10 and Rs 15 respectively, the remainders shall be in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5. Then B’s share was
(a) Rs 880
(b) Rs 780
(c) Rs 800
(d) Rs 1000
(e) None of these
19. A contractor undertook to do a piece of work in 40 days. He engages 100 men at the beginning and 100 more after 35 days and completes the work in stipulated time. If he had not engaged the additional man, how many days behind schedule would it be finished?
(a) 5 days
(b) 4 days
(c) 3 days
(d) 7 days
(e) None of these
20. Arun can do a piece of work in 10 days; Ramesh in 15 days. They work together for 5 days. The rest of the work was finished by Naresh in 2 days. If they get Rs 1500 for the whole work, the daily wages of Ramesh and Naresh are
(a) Rs 250
(b) Rs 275
(c) Rs 225
(d) Rs 200
(e) None of these
21. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is
(a) 610 kg
(b) 620 kg
(c) 600 kg
(d) 630 kg
(e) None of these
Directions (Q. Nos. 22-25) A passage is followed by some arguments/conclusions. Decide whether
(a) Only I can be inferred.
(b) Only II can be inferred.
(c) Both I and II can be inferred.
(d) Either I or II can be inferred.
(e) Neither I or II can be inferred.
The wisdom with which the voter uses his ballot is determined by his individual intelligence and how well he keeps himself informed public affairs. The free and uncensored flow of information in a country is fundamental of its democracy and of unestimable aid to its voters. While an individual news organ may take a position on one side or the other of a public question on the editorial page, the tradition of the country’s press has been to continue news columns to matter of fact.
22. (I) Free flow of information helps a voter to exercise his vote judiciously.
(II) Flow of information does not help rural people.
23. (I) Editorial page decides the fate of a public question.
(II) Editorial page can only eliminate the fate of a public question.
(a)
24. (I) Voting is a measure of intelligence.
(II) Intelligence of the voter fully determines how the voter casts his vote.
25. (I) The newspapers affect the voting behaviour of voters.
(II) The newspaper do not affect the voting behaviour of voters in rural India.
Directions (Q. Nos. 26-28) In the questions below one statement is followed by two conclusions. Examine the logical applications of t he conclusions and decide which of the answer choices is correct.
Write
(a) if I is inferred
(b) if II is inferred
(c) if both I and II are inferred
(d) if either I or II is inferred
(e) if neither I nor II is inferred
26. Statements
(A) Conflicts in mind create tension.
(B) Resolution of conflict leads to good mental health.
Conclusions
(I) One becomes very hefty and strong by resolving one’s conflicts.
(II) Freedom from conflicts leads to good mental health.
27. Statements
(A) Sunlight is a very good source of energy.
(B) There is a great need for solar energy.
Conclusions
(I) Energy can also be obtained from other sources.
(II) Coal is a very good source of energy.
28. Statements
(A) Intelligent people have, great insight.
(B) Anil is able to see through things very quickly.
Conclusions
(I) Anil is intelligent
(II) Anil has great insight.
29. If Q means ‘add to’; J means ‘multiply by’; T means ‘subtract from’ and K means ‘divide by’, then 30K2Q3J6T5 = ?
(a) 31
(b) 15
(c) 14
(d) 28
(e) None of these
Directions (Q. Nos. 30-32) At the end of the paragraph given below, some conclusions have been drawn. On the basis of the study of the paragraph, mark your answers as under
(a) Definitely true
(b) Probably true
(c) Probably false
(d) Definitely false
(e) Data inadequate
“Yoga is supposed to lead to some kind of intuitive insight or to a collection of ecstasy. I have practiced a few selected ‘ASANAS’ and some breathing exercises, but have not gone beyond the elementary exercises/stages of the body and my mind continues to be a misbehaving unruly member. The discipline of body, which includes eating and drinking the right things is to be accompanied by what the Yoga system describes as ethical preparations. This includes non-violence truthfulness, continence, etc. Non-violence of ‘ahimsa’ is something much more than abstention from physical violence. It is an avoidance of malice and hatred.”
30. A true follower of ahimsa has no ill-feelings for anyone.
31. Yoga is a only a set of some physical exercise and asanas.
32. Ethical preparation means eating and drinking the right things.
33. A remembers that B celebrated his birthday after 17 but before of June, 22 while B remembers that the birthday was celebrated before 24 but after the June 20. On which date was the birthday celebrated?
(a) June 23
(b) June 22
(c) June 21
(d) June 17
(e) None of these
34. Given the following premises :
(I) Every human beings are mortals.
(II) All men are human beings.
Which of the following is the appropriate conclusion to be drawn?
(a) All mean are mortals.
(b) All mortals are men.
(c) All human beings are men.
(d) Al mortals are human beings.
(e) None of the above
35. In a certain language ‘la pil ta’ means ‘fruit is sweet’, ‘na sa pil’ means ‘flower and fruit’; ‘na tee la’, means ‘flower is beautiful’. In that language what stands for ‘sweet’?
(a) la
(b) ta
(c) sa
(d) pil
(e) None of these
36. If 10 represents A, 12 represents B and so on, what do the following stand for?
46 50 36 16 10 58
(a) ANSWER
(b) SUNDAY
(c) MONDAY
(d) BEAUTY
(e) None of these
37. How many times the digit ‘1’ has been used in the integers from 1 to 100?
(a) 19
(b) 20
(c) 21
(d) 22
(e) None of these
38. Which one of the following is different (if any) from the other?
February, March, November, December, January
(a) February
(b) March
(c) December
(d) January
(e) None of these
39. P = 1322 × 1325 × 1328 P is divided by 14. The remainder is
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 6
(d) 8
(e) None of these
40. A student, while adding first few natural numbers, obtained the sum of 597. Later on, he noticed that he forgot to add one number. That forgotten number is
(a) 31
(b) 32
(c) 33
(d) 34
(e) None of these
41. b% of a is 10. Value of a is
(a) 100/b
(b) 1000/b
(c) b/100
(d) b/1000
(e) None of these
42. Which of the following is different (if any) from the other?
Candle, Sun, Fan, Bulb, Lantern
(a) Candle
(b) Bulb
(c) Lantern
(d) Sun
(e) None of these
43. Which of the following is different from others (If there is any)?
Airtel, BSNL, Idea, Vodafone, Tata Docomo
(a) Airtel
(b) BSNL
(c) Idea
(d) Tata Docomo
(e) None of these
44. Arrange the following in a meaningful order :
(1) India (2) World
(3) Asia (4) Chhattisgarh
(5) Earth
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(b) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
(d) 1, 4, 2, 5, 3
(e) None of these
45. The next term in the following series :
52, 26, 78, 39, …. is
(a) 104
(b) 114
(c) 115
(d) 118
(e) None of these
Directions (Q. Nos. 46-50) In the following questions there are two words, which may have some relationship with each other. Identify the relationship and mark your answer as follows :
(A) If one is the product of the other.
(B) If both are the product of some other.
(C) If one is the cause of the other.
(D) If one is the need of the other.
46. Negligence, Accident
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these
47. Paneer, Butter milk
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of thes
48. Success, Hardwork
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these
49. Cotton, Thread
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these
50. Doctor, Patient
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these
51. Which one of the following is different (if any) from the other, according to some rule?
aBEFij, gHKLop, pQTUyz, bCFGjk, qRUVyz
(a) aBEFij
(b) gHKLop
(c) bCFGjk
(d) qRUVyz
(e) None of these
52. Which of the following is different (if any) from the others?
Foot, Yard, Inch, Acre, Mile
(a) Yard
(b) Inch
(c) Acre
(d) Mile
(e) None of these
53. Which letter will appear in the missing place (?) in the following letter series?
P, U, R, ?, T, Q, V, O
(a) W
(b) X
(c) S
(d) Y
(e) None of these
54. If MACHINE is coded as 19-7-9-14-15-20-11 in a code language, DANGER will be written, in the same language, as
(a) 12-7-20-16-11-22
(b) 10-7-20-13-11-24
(c) 13-7-20-11-10-25
(d) 13-7-21-11-9-24
(e) None of these
Directions (Q. Nos. 55-60) Answer the questions based on the following information :
Seven persons S, T, U, V, W, X, Y live in different cities Ranchi, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Raipur, Chennai, Mumbai and Bhopal. (not necessarily in the same order). Out of them one is a doctor, one engineer, a male singer, a female singer, one professor, a lawyer and a Chartered Accountant (not necessarily in the same order).
S is a female singer and lives in Ranchi. V lives in Bengaluru and he is neither doctor nor singer. One who resides in Kolkata, is a professor. Y is Chartered Accountant and lives neither in Chennai nor in Mumbai. W is a lawyer residing in Raipur. X lives in Chennai and he is not a Singer. U lives in Mumbai.
55. What is the profession of V?
(a) Singer
(b) Chartered Accountant
(c) Engineer
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of the above
56. Who is the Professor?
(a) T
(b) U
(c) V
(d) X
(e) None of these
57. Who among the following lives in Bhopal?
(a) T
(b) Y
(c) Y or T
(d) W
(e) None of these
58. Who is the Doctor?
(a) T
(b) U
(c) V
(d) Y
(e) None of these
59. Where does the Doctor live?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Bhopal
(c) Chennai
(d) Bengaluru
(e) None of these
60. Which of the following pairs of profession and place is not correct?
(a) Female singer – Ranchi
(b) Professor – Kolkata
(c) Lawyer – Raipur
(d) Doctor – Bhopal
(e) None of the above
Directions (Q. Nos. 61-66) Each of the following problems has a question and two statements S1 and S2. You have to decide whether the statements S1 and S2 are sufficient or not to answer the question. Your choice will be
A1. If you get the answer from S1 alone but not from S2 alone
A2. If you get the answer from S2 alone but not from S1 alone
A3. If you get the answer from S1 and S2 together although neither statement in itself is sufficient to answer the question
A4. If S1 alone is sufficient in itself and S2 alone is sufficient in itself to get the answer
A5. If you do not get the answer from S1 and S2 together and some more information is required to get the answer
61. What is the age of Umesh?
S1 : Mahendra is 3 years younger to his sister.
S2 : Age of Umesh is half the age of Mahendra.
(a) A2
(b) A3
(c) A4
(d) A5
(e) None of these
62. Is a three digit number divisible by 8?
S1 : Digit in the unit’s place is greater than the digit in the ten’s place.
S2 : This number is divisible by 2 and 4.
(a) A5
(b) A3
(c) A2
(d) A1
(e) None of these
63. What is the area of the square?
S1 : Perimeter of the square is 20 cm.
S2 : One side of the square is 5 cm.
(a) A1
(b) A2
(c) A3
(d) A5
(e) None of these
64. What is the minimum percentage pass some examination ?
S1 : Suneel obtained 25% marks in the examination and Sudheer obtained 200 marks which are 40 more than marks of Suneel.
S2 : Suneel obtained 64 marks less than minimum passing marks.
(a) A1
(b) A2
(c) A3
(d) A4
(e) None of these
65. What is the speed of car ?
S1 : Car covers 100 km in 
S2 : Car travels a total distance 120 km.
(a) A2
(b) A1
(c) A3
(d) A5
(e) None of these
66. In how many days 4 men will complete some work ?
S1 : 2 men and 3 women complete the work in 8 days.
S2 : 6 men complete the work in 5 days.
(a) A2
(b) A1
(c) A3
(d) A4
(e) None of these
67. Kusum’s position from left side of line consisting of 16 girls, becomes 8th when she was displaced 2 positions towards left. Kusum’s position, from right side of the line, before displacement, was
(a) 9th
(b) 8th
(c) 7th
(d) 5th
(e) None of these
68. A, B, C, D, E are five persons who obtained different marks in some test. B obtained more marks than C only. D and E obtained marks less than A only. Who obtained the minimum marks?
(a) D
(b) E
(c) B
(d) Insufficient data
(e) None of these
Directions (Q. Nos. 69-73) Below is given a table showing circulation of Hindi daily newspapers in 4 different States in a year. Numbers are in thousand.
69. Difference of sales of two newspaper having maximum circulation (sales) is
(a) 15000
(b) 16000
(c) 17000
(d) 19000
(e) None of these
70. Difference of sales of newspapers having maximum and minimum sales is
(a) 64 × 103
(b) 361 × 103
(c) 65 × 103
(d) 342 × 103
(e) None of these
71. Ratio of circulation of the newspaper E in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh is
(a) 17 : 16
(b) 16 : 17
(c) 21 : 44
(d) 44 : 21
(e) None of these
72. Sale of newspaper A in Madhya Pradesh is x times the sale of newspaper D in Haryana, then value of x is
(a) 5
(b) 4.5
(c) 4
(d) 3.5
(e) None of these
73. Ratio (up to two places of decimals) of the sales of newspapers having maximum sales in two States, is
(a) 1.02
(b) 1.36
(c) 1.40
(d) 1.60
(e) None of these
74. All the vowels are removed from the English alphabets. Remaining alphabets are arranged once in increasing order and once in decreasing order. The letter (alphabet) whose positions remains the same in both increasing and decreasing order is
(a) L
(b) M
(c) P
(d) Q
(e) None of these
75. Saurabh is the son of the brother of Sunita, who is the sister of Suresh. How is Saurabh related to Suresh?
(a) Son
(b) Son of uncle
(c) Nephew
(d) Son or Nephew
(e) None of the above
76. A person moves 12 m towards South, then turning to left, moves 16 m. After that he again turns to his left and moves 12 m. In which direction and how far is the person from his initial position?
(a) West, 16 m
(b) East, 40 m
(c) East, 16 m
(d) West, 40 m
(e) None of these
Directions (Q. Nos. 77-80) The following Pie-chart shows the expenditure of a family on different items based on its monthly income.
Where
(A) Expenditure on education of children
(B) House rent
(C) Expenditure on electricity and water
(D) Expenditure on vehicle, telephone and maintenance
(E) Expenditure on food
Following questions are based on the pie-chart given above. Answer these questions.
77. If expenditure on electricity and water is Rs 800, then how much is the expenditure on food?
(a) Rs 5500
(b) Rs 5600
(c) Rs 5800
(d) Rs 6000
(e) None of these
78. If expenditure on education of children is Rs 20000, is the house rent?
(a) Rs 4000
(b) Rs 4400
(c) Rs 4500
(d) Rs 4800
(e) None of these
79. If Rs 17500 be the difference of expenditure on items having maximum and minimum expenditure, then what is the income of the family?
(a) Rs 40000
(b) Rs 45000
(c) Rs 50000
(d) Rs 55000
(e) None of these
80. Ratio of the expenditure of two items having maximum expenditure and expenditure of three items having minimum expenditure is
(a) 3 : 1
(b) 1 : 3
(c) 3: 2
(d) 2 : 3
(e) None of these
