UST Global - Sample Questions

1. 12 members were present at a board meeting. Each member shook hands with all of the
other members before & after the meeting. How many handshakes were there?
Answer: 132
Think of it this way: the first person shakes hands with 11 people, the second person also
shakes hands with 11 people, but you only count 10, because the hand shake with the first
person was already counted. Then add 9 for the third person, 8 for the fourth, & so on.
266 handshakes took place before & 66 after the meeting, for a total of 132

2. Find out the wrong term 56, 72, 90, 110, 132, 150
Answer: 150
3. The letters P, Q, R, S, T, U and V, not necessarily in that order represents seven
consecutive integers from 22 to 33.
- U is as much less than Q as R is greater than S.
- V is greater than U.
- Q is the middle term.
- P is 3 greater than S.
Can you find the sequence of letters from the lowest value to the highest value?
4. B, J and P are related to each other.
1. Among the three are B's legal spouse, J's sibling and P's sister-in-law.
2. B's legal spouse and J's sibling are of the same sex.
Who is the married man?
Answer: J is the married man.
5. A fish had a tail as long as its head plus a quarter the length of its body. Its body was
three-quarters of its total length. Its head was 9 inches long. What was the length of the
fish?
6. There are 16 balls in a bag, 8 red ones, 4 blue ones & 4 green ones. What is the least
number of balls to be taken if we have at least one ball from each color?
Answer: 13
7. The roads of city r either parallel or perpendicular to one another the roads are all
straight, roads A,B,C,D & E are parallel to 1 another, Roads G,H,I,J,K,L & M are parallel to 1
another

1. Road A is 1km east of road B

2. Road B is half km west of road C
3. Road D is 1 km west of road E
8. Find the missing letters abaacaabcabbc
Ans:cbbac
9. Find out the missing number 1, 6, 15,, 45,66,91
Ans: 28

10. In 1978, a kg of paper was sold at Rs25/-. If the paper rate increases at 1.5% more
than the inflation rate which is 6.5% a year, then what will be the cost of a kg of paper after
2 years?
(a) 29.12
(b) 29.72
(c) 30.12
(d) 32.65
(e) none of these

11. A, B, C are having some marbles with each of them.

A has given B and C the same number of marbles each of them already have.
Then, B gave C and A the same number of marbles they already have.
Then C gave A and B the same number of marbles they already have.
At the end A, B, and C have equal number of marbles.
(i) If x, y, z are the marbles initially with A,B,C respectively.
Then the number of marbles B have at the end
(a) 2(x-y-z)
(b) 4(x-y-z)
(c) 2(3y-x-z)
(d) x + y-z
Ans. (c)
(ii) If the total number of marbles are 72, then the number of marbles with A at the starting
(a) 20
(b) 30
(c) 32
(d) 39
Ans. (d)

12. If a car starts from A towards B with some velocity. Due to some problem in the engine
after traveling 30km, the car goes with 4/5 th of its actual velocity
The car reaches B 45 min later to the actual time. If the car engine fails after traveling
45km, the car reaches the destination B 36min late to the actual time What is the initial
velocity of car and what is the distance between A and B in km
Ans. 20 & 130.
13. A person has Rs 100/- in his pocket, he can as 25 pencils or 15 books. He kept 15% of
the money for traveling expenses and purchased 5 pencils. So how many books he can
purchase with the remaining money?
14. Ten questions on analogies.
eg: chief : tribe :: governer : state
epaulette : shoulder :: tiara : head
guttural : throat :: gastric : stomach
inept : clever :: languid : active
knife : butcher ::
hammer : carpenter ::
15. The values of shares (in Rs).of A, B and C from January to June are as follows.
Month A B C
January 30 60 80
February 35 65 85
March 45 75 65
April 40 75 82
May 55 75 85
June 50 75 80
i) During this period which share has undergone maximium fluctuation?
ii) In which month it is possible to buy B and C selling A?
iii) In which month the share values are very low?
iv) By purchasing one share of A and 4 each of B and C in the beginning of the period,
when should these be sold to get maximum profit?
16. In a computer institute 9 languages can be taught. The module is of 6 months duration
and of the six languages only one can be taught each month . In addition to that BASIC is
always taught and should be in first month itself
WORD PERFECT is to be taught in the preceding week of WORD STAR. FORTRAN can not be
taught until COBOL is taught prior to that BINO, FIFO can never be taught in single module
languages are BASIC, WORD STAR, WORD PERFECT, FORTRAN, COBAL, BINO, FIFO,
LOTUS, C

i) If word star is in 3rd month , what could be in 6th month?

ii) If COBAL is in the 2nd month and BINO in 6th month. FORTRAN will be taught in which
month?
17. In a class, except 18 all are above 50 years. 15 are below 50 years of age. How many
people are there?
(a) 30
(b) 33
(c) 36
(d) none of these.
Ans. (d)
14. A square plate of some size is cut at four corners. Equal squares of the same size are
cut and are formed as open box.
If this open box carries 128 ml of oil. What is the size of the side of the plate?
(a) 17
(b) 14
(c) 13
(d) None of these
15. In a square, all the mid points are joined. The inner square is shaded. If the area of the
square is A, what is the area of the shaded area?
16. Two questions on basic angles i.e given a circle, a few chords or diameter is drawn etc.
17. If the following statements are given
@(a,b)= (a+b)/2
/(a,b)= a/b
*(a,b)= ab
If a=1, b=2 then find
i) /(a,(@(a,b),*(a,b)))
ii) */(a,@(*(a,b)))

18. If the following statements are given

(x#y) = x + y- xy
(x*y) = (x + y)/2
i) Find the values of x, y will satisfy this equation (x#y)#(x*y) < (x#y)
ii) Find the values of x, y will satisfy this equation (a*b)#(b*c)< (a#b)*(b*c)

19. Export PS1 results in(PS1 pwd)

a) primary prompt being your current directory
b) primary prompt and secondary prompts being the current directory
c) primary prompt prompt being your home directory
d) primary prompt and secondary prompts being the home directory
e) None of the above.
20. If you type in the command nohup sort employees > list 2 > error out & and log off ,the
next time you log in, the output will be
a) in a file called list and the error will de typed in a file error out
b) there will be no file called list or error out
c) error will be logged in a file called list and o/p will be in error out
d) you will not be allowed to log in
e) none of the above
21. In UNIX a files i-node ......?
Ans. Is a data structure that defines all specifications of a file like the file size,
number of lines to a file, permissions etc.
22. The UNIX shell ....
a) does not come with the rest of the system
b) forms the interface between the user and the kernal
c) does not give any scope for programming
d) deos not allow calling one program from with in another
e) all of the above
Ans. (b)
23. enum number { a= -1, b= 4,c,d,e}
What is the value of e ?
(a) 7
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 15
(e) 3
24. The very first process created by the kernal that runs till the kernal process is halts is
a) init
b) getty
c) both (a) and (b)

d) none of these
Ans. (a)
25Output of the following program is
main()
{int i=0;
for(i=0;i<20;i++)
{switch(i)
case 0:i+=5;
case 1:i+=2;
case 5:i+=5;
default i+=4;
break;}
printf("%d,",i);
}
}
a) 0,5,9,13,17
b) 5,9,13,17
c) 12,17,22
d) 16,21
e) Syntax error
Ans. (d)
Question 26
Study the following table and answer the questions based on it.

Number of Candidates Appeared, Qualified and Scheduled in a Competitive Examination

from Five States Delhi, H.P, U.P, Punjab and Haryana Over the Years 1994 to 1998

Year

Delhi

H.P

U.P

Punjab

Haryana

App
Qual

Qual
Sel

Sel
App

App
Qual

Qual
Sel

Sel

App

Qual

Sel

App

1997
8200

8000
680

850
85

94
6400

7800
700

810
75

82

7500

720

78

1998
6800

4800
600

500
70

48
7100

7500
650

800
75

65

5600

620

85

1999
6500

7500
525

640
65

82
5200

7400
350

560
55

70

4800

400

48

2000
7800

9500
720

850
84

90
6400

8800
540

920
60

86

7000

650

70

2001
5700

9000
485

800
60

70
4500

7200
600

850
75

75

8500

950

80

For which state the average number of candidates selected over the years is the maximum?
Delhi
A
U.P.
B
H.P.
C
Punjab
D
Question 27
The percentage of candidates qualified from Punjab over those appeared from Punjab is
highestin the year?
1997
A
1998
B
1999
C
2000
D
Question 28
In the year 1997, which state had the lowest percentage of candidates selected over the
candidates appeared?

Delhi
A
H.P
B
U.P.
C
Punjab
D
Question 29
The number of candidates selected from Haryana during the period under review is
approximately what percent of the number selected from Delhi during this period?
79.5%
A
81%
B
84.5%
C
88.5%
D
Question 30
The percentage of candidates selected from U.P over those qualified from U.P is highest in
the year?
1997
A
1998
B
1999
C
2000
D
Question 31
The sum of three prime numbers is 100. If one of them exceeds another by 36, then one of
the number is :

7
A
29
B
41
C
67
D
Question 32
Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 and 6 hours respectively. Pipe C can empty it in 12 hours.
If all the three pipes are opened together, then the tank will be filled in:
1 (13/17)hours
A
2 (8/11)hours
B
3 (9/17) hours
C
4 (1/2) hours
D
Question 33
A goods train leaves a station at a certain time and at a fixed speed. After 6 hours, an
express train leaves the same station and moves in the same direction at a uniform speed
of 90kmph. this train catches up the goods train in 4 hours. Find the speed of the goods
train.
30kmph
A
32kmph
B
36kmph
C
40kmph
D
Question 34

From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a committee
so that at least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can it be done?
564
A
645
B
735
C
756
D
Question 35
The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 5050. The average monthly income of Q and
R is Rs. 6250 and the average monthly income of P and R is Rs. 5200. The monthly income
of P is:
3500
A
4000
B
4050
C
5000
D
Question 36
In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the
selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the
profit?
30%
A
70%
B
100%
C
250%
D

Question 37
A fast typist can type some matter in 2 hours and a slow typist can type the same in 3
hours. If both type jointly, in how much time will they finish ?
1 hour
A
1 hour 12 min
B
1 hour 15 min
C
None of these
D
Question 38
If one-seventh of a number exceeds its eleventh part by 100 then the number is
770
A
1100
B
1825
C
1925
D
Question 39
The ratio of Rita's age to her mother's age is 3:8. The difference of their ages is 35 years.
The ratio of their ages after 4 years will be:
7:12
A
5:12
B
38:43
C
42:47
D
Question 40

If Thursday was the day after the day before yesterday five days ago, what is the least
number of days ago when Sunday was three days before the day after tomorrow ?
Two days ago
A
Three days ago
B
Four days ago
C
Five days ago
D
Question 41
729 ml of a mixture contains milk and water in ratio 7:2. How much of the water is to be
added to get a new mixture containing half milk and half water?
79 ml
A
81 ml
B
72 ml
C
91 ml
D
Question 42
A vender solds two things at same cost 12 Rs with one item at 25% profit and other at 20%
loss, by this transaction he made profit or loss by how much?
Loss, 60%.
A
Profit, 60 %
B
Profit, 5 %
C
none of these
D
Question 43

Find the number of triangles in the given figure.

22
A
24
B
26
C
28
D
Question 44

Find the number of triangles in the given figure.

11
A
13
B
15
C
17
D
Question 45

Find the number of triangles in the given figure.

8
A

10
B
11
C
12
D
Question 46

Count the number of squares in the given figure.

11
A
21
B
24
C
26
D
Question 47

Count the number of squares in the given figure.

22
A
20
B
18
C

14
D
Question 48

Which letter replaces the question mark?

P
A
O
B
S
C
T
D
Question 49

Where the minute hand should be put on the bottom clock

5
A
7
B
9
C
10
D
Question 50
If Leader is coded as Actor, Actor as an Administrator, Administrator as a Traitor, Traitor as
a Social-reformer, then who takes part in the Parliamentary elections?
Leader
A
Traitor
B
Social-Reformist
C
None of these
D