aptitude
Aptitude Questions and Answers
Question 361
1 mark

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word ‘Mandate’.

A

Command

B

Request

C

Appeal

D

Plea

Question 362
1 mark

Darwin : Evolution :: Newton : ____

A

Relativity

B

Motion

C

Atom

D

Chemistry

Question 363
1 mark

We need to be patient with this project; after all, __________.
Fill in the blank with the correct idiom from the options below.

A

Stick to your guns

B

The ball is in your court

C

Rome wasn’t built in a day

D

Smell a rat

Question 364
1 mark

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word ‘Ignoble’.

A

Noble

B

Respectable

C

Honorable

D

Dishonorable

Question 365
1 mark

The inspector noticed the mistake but decided to turn a blind eye. What does the idiom ‘turn a blind eye’ mean here?

A

To observe carefully

B

To ignore deliberately

C

To reward unfairly

D

To pretend to be busy

Question 366
1 mark

If we address minor errors now, we can __________ before they turn into big issues.
Fill in the blank with the correct idiom from the options below.

A

nip them in the bud

B

take the lion’s share

C

let bygones be bygones

D

miss the boat

Question 367
1 mark

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word ‘Acme’.

A

Nadir

B

Base

C

Peak

D

Bottom

Question 368
1 mark

In a certain code, 'MARKER' is written as 'NZSJFQ' and 'PENCIL' as 'QDOBJK'. How will 'PAPER' be written?

A

QCNDQ

B

QBODQ

C

QZQDS

D

QBQDQ

Question 369
1 mark

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word ‘Nauseate’.

A

Please

B

Enjoy

C

Delight

D

Sicken

Question 370
1 mark

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word ‘Atonement’.

A

Crime

B

Offense

C

Wrongdoing

D

Reparation

Question 371
1 mark

Humans : Walk :: Birds : ____

A

Swim

B

Crawl

C

Dive

D

Fly

Question 372
1 mark

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word ‘Dally’.

A

Delay

B

Hasten

C

Rush

D

Hurry

Question 373
1 mark

Choose the option that best continues the following series by replacing “?”.
7, 9, 13, 19, 27, ?

A

43

B

37

C

41

D

45

Question 374
1 mark

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word ‘Pacify’.

A

Soothe

B

Agitate

C

Provoke

D

Irritate

Question 375
1 mark

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word ‘Arduous’.

A

Effortless

B

Easy

C

Simple

D

Difficult

Question 376
1 mark

15 : 225 :: 17 : ____

A

272

B

289

C

300

D

306

Question 377
1 mark

What does the idiom ‘to get a taste of your own medicine’ mean?

A

To recover quickly

B

To try new things

C

To get medical help

D

To be treated the same way, often badly

Question 378
1 mark

‘apple fruit sweet’ = ‘sol ram tiv’, ‘fruit ripe mango’ = ‘sol paj zen’, ‘apple mango salad’ = ‘sol zen duk’. Which code represents more than one distinct English word?

A

sol

B

ram

C

zen

D

duk

Question 379
1 mark

If FLOW = 112 and GLOW = 114, then SLOW : ____

A

136

B

140

C

138

D

134

Question 380
1 mark

In a certain code language, CAT = 13 11 44 and DOG = 14 33 22. How is BAT written?

A

12 12 44

B

21 12 43

C

12 11 44

D

13 21 42

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