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Oriental Insurance Aptitude Paper
1. The price of a car is Rs. 3,25,000. It was insured to 85% of its price. The car was damaged completely in an accident and the insurance company paid 90% of the insurance. What was the difference between the price of the car and the amount received?
1.) Rs. 60,000
2.) Rs. 49,000
3.) Rs. 76,375
4.) Rs. 82,250
5.) Rs. 75,000
2. The sum of the number of boys and girls in a school is 150. If the number of boys is x, then the number of girls becomes x% of the total number of students. The number of boys is:
1.) 51
2.) 65
3.) 60
4.) 95
5.) 70
3. In an examination of n questions, a student replied 15 out of the first 20 questions correctly. Of the remaining questions, he answered one-third correctly. All the questions have the same credit. If the student gets 50% marks, the value of n is:
1.) 30
2.) 67
3.) 50
4.) 82
5.) 60
4. The salaries of A and B together amount to Rs. 2000. A spends 95% of his salary and B, 85% of his. If now, their savings are the same, what is A's salary?
1.) Rs. 850
2.) Rs. 1350
3.) Rs. 1500
4.) Rs. 1800
5.) Rs. 1550
5. A's marks in Biology are 20 less than 25% of the total marks obtained by him in Biology, Maths and Drawing. If his marks in Drawing be 50, what are his marks in Maths?
1.) 60
2.) 47
3.) 63
4.) 55
5.) cannot be determined
6. In an examination, there are three papers and a candidate has to get 35% of the total to pass. In one paper, he gets 62 out of 150 and in the second 35 out of 150. How much must he get, out of 180, in the third paper to just qualify for a pass?
1.) 50.5
2.) 88
3.) 70
4.) 71
5.) 75
7. In a History examination, the average for the entire class was 80 marks. If 10% of the students scored 95 marks and 20% scored 90 marks, what was the average marks of the remaining students of the class?
1.) 60
2.) 72
3.) 75
4.) 85
5.) 77
8. A scored 30% marks and failed by 15 marks. B scored 40% marks and obtained 35 marks more than those required to pass. The pass percentage is:
1.) 33%
2.) 40%
3.) 34%
4.) 48%
5.) 35%
9. A sum of money is divided among 160 males and some females in the ratio 16 : 21. Individually each male gets Rs. 4 and each female Rs. 3. The number of females is:
1.) 280
2.) 298
3.) 292
4.) 293
5.) 300
10. In a factory men, women and children were employed in the ratio 8 : 5 : 1 to finish a job-and their individual wages were in the ratio 5 : 2 : 3. Total daily wages of all amount to Rs. 318. Find the total daily wages paid to each category.
1.) Rs. 240, 60, 18
2.) Rs. 210, 70, 38
3.) Rs. 190, 95, 33
4.) Rs. 240,45,15
5.) None of these
Direction (Q. 11-15) : Read the information below and answer the questions that follow:
880 students appeared in an examination. Of these, 224 passed in Physics, 240 passed in Chemistry and 336 passed in Mathematics, 64 passed in both Chemistry and Mathematics, 80 passed in both Physics and Mathematics, 40 passed in both Physics and Chemistry, and 24 passed in all the three subjects.
11. The percentage of students who didn't pass in any of the subjects is
A. 30.3%
B. 25.6%
C. 27.27%
D. 35.4%
12 . What is the percentage of students who passed in only one subject ?
A. 57.27
B. 58
C. 56
D. 60
13 . What is the number of students who passed in at least two subjects ?
A. 140
B. 139
C. 137
D. 136
14 . What is the percentage of students who passed in all three subjects to those who passed in two subjects ?
A. 25
B. 24
C. 28
D. None of these
15 . What is the ratio of the number of students who passed in Physics and Mathematics to those who passed in Physics and Chemistry ?
A. 7:2
B. 2:7
C. 5:4
D. None of these
16 . What will be the difference between the simple and the compound interest at the rate of 15% per annum on a sum of Rs 12000 after 3 years ?
A. Rs. 875
B. Rs. 900
C. Rs. 800.3
D. Rs. 850.5
17 . The ratio of the earnings of A to B is 5 : 8. If the earnings of A increases by 25% and that of B decreases by 25%, what is the new ratio of their earnings ?
A. 25:24
B. 24:25
C. 5:6
D. 6:5
18 . How many words can be made using the letters of the word "BHAG WADGITA" if all the vowels come together and all the consonants come together ?
A. 20000
B. 20160
C. 20150
D. 20180
19 . A can do a piece of work in 15 days and B in 20 days. How much time will they take to complete the work if they work on alternate days, starting with A ?
A. 16
B. 18
C. 17
D. 19
20 . A silver wire, when bent in the term of a square, encloses an area of 625 cm2. How much area would the same wire include if it is bent to form a circle ?
A. 761.7 cm2
B. 750 cm2
C. 785 cm2
D. 795.45 cm2
21 . A basket contains 5 blue, 4 green and 3 red ball. If three balls are picked at random, what is the probability that at least one is red ?
A. 34/35
B. 35/38
C. 34/55
D. 36/49
22 . The average of five consecutive odd numbers A, B, C, D and E is 25. What percent of E is C ?
A. 86.2
B. 87.5
C. 56.8
D. 88.9
23 . The age of Somu is one-third his father's. 6 years back he was one-fifth of his father's age. What is his persent age ?
A. 11
B. 13
C. 14
D. 12
24 . If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 50% and denominator by 20%, the fraction become 9/15. What was the original fraction ?
A. 12/25
B. 13/25
C. 3/5
D. 6/7
25 . If the digits of a two-digit number are interchanged, the number so obtained is greater than the original number by 18. If the sum of the two digits of the number is 14. What is the original number ?
A. 68
B. 77
C. 95
D. 86
