Welcome to your Ronalds LLP Aptitude Test 005 Name Email Phone Number Use the following table to answer the questions that follow: Type of University Graduates in 2010 Drop-outs in 2010 Graduates in 2017 Drop-outs in 2017 Private 2,200 770 3,500 700 Public 5,500 440 5,600 650 a)How many more graduates were there in 2017 than in 2010? 1,100 70 16,800 1,400 b) What percentage of the students dropped out in 2010? 63.6% 15.7% 35% 13.6% c)What was the difference between the highest and lowest drop-out rates amongst the students? 25.9% 8% 5.9% 11.6% 17.9% 2.Four people, all working at the same rate can mow a lawn in 1.2 hours. How many more people, working at the same rate as the first four, must be added to mow three (3) lawn in 1.8 hours? 4 5 6 7 8 3.Choose the correct answer?0.18, 0.36, 0.72, ?, 2.88 0.9 1.26 1.44 1.62 4. Choose the correct answer? 0.18, 0.36, 0.72, ?, 2.88 A. 0.9 B. 1.26 C. 1.44 D. 1.62 5.The pie chart below shows the percentage of vegetables sold in a vegetable shopIf the total number of vegetables sold is 600,000kilogrammes, and 1kilogramme of beetroot contains 6 beetroots, how many beetroots were sold? 150,000 900,000 6,240,000 60,000 6.Approximately what proportion of Royal Air Services passengers flew Royal Baby Airlines in 2010? 25% 30% 35% 40% Cannot Say 7.In 2015, Royal Airlines and Royal Baby Airlines are each expected to sell 10% more than the number of tickets sold by Royal Airlines in 2009. The average Royal Baby Airlines ticket price is £75, and the average Royal Airlines ticket price is £232. What are the expected revenues from ticket sales in 2015 for Royal Air Services? 677 thousand 677 million 677 hundred 6.77 million 558 million 8.Approximately what proportion of overall ticket sales did Royal Baby Airlines account for in 2012? 39% 41% 43% 45% 47% 9.Due to covid-19 pandemic, the price of microwave oven has increased to $ 125.00, which represents a 25% increase of the original price. What was the original price of the microwave oven? $90.00 $100.00 $110.00 $105.00 10.Between which two months was there the smallest proportional increase or decrease in the mileage of Surveyor 1 in comparison to the previous month? Months 1 and 2 Months 2 and 3 Months 3 and 4 Months 4 and 5 Cannot say VERBAL CRITICAL REASONING TEST This test consists of passages and questions. Each text is followed by several statements, Read the passage and determine the correct answer: Choose true if the statement has to be true according to the passage. Choose false if statement has to be false according to the passage. Choose Cannot Tell if you cannot determine whether the statement is true or false without further information. REMEMBER: you have to base your answers only on the information given in the text. Instituted in 1979 as a temporary measure to limit population growth, China’s one child policy remains in force today and is likely to continue for another decade. China’s population control policy has attracted criticism because of the manner in which it is enforced, and also because of its social repercussions. Supporters of the Chinese government’s policy consider it a necessary measure to curb extreme overpopulation, which has resulted in a reduction of an estimated 300 million people in its first twenty years. Not only is a reduced population environmentally beneficial, it also increases China’s per capita gross domestic product. The one-child policy has led to a disparate ratio of males to females – with abortion, abandonment and infanticide of female infants resulting from a cultural preference for sons. Furthermore, Draconian measures such as forced sterilization are strongly opposed by critics as a violation of human reproduction rights. The one-child policy is enforced strictly in urban areas, whereas in provincial regions fines are imposed on families with more than one child. There are also exceptions to the rules – for example, ethnic minorities. A rule also allows couples without siblings to have two children – a provision that applies to millions of sibling-free adults now of childbearing age. Q1: China’s one-child policy increases the country’s wealth. True False Cannot Tell Q2: The passage suggests that two-child families will dramatically increase, as sibling-free adults reach child-bearing age. True False Cannot Tell Q4: Families with more than one child are more common in China’s rural areas. True False Cannot Tell Q5. The general preference among Chinese parents is for male babies. True False Cannot Tell 2.Sodium chloride, or salt, is essential for human life. Typically derived from the evaporation of sea water or the mining of rock salt deposits, salt has been used by humans for thousands of years as a food seasoning and preservative. The mineral sodium is an electrolyte – an electrically-charged ion – that enables cells to carry electrical impulses to other cells, for example muscle contractions. Electrolytes also regulate the body’s fluid levels. A diet deficient in salt can cause muscle cramps, neurological problems and even death. Conversely, a diet high in salt leads to an increased risk of conditions such as hypertension, heart disease and stroke. In spite of high-profile campaigns to raise awareness, salt consumption has increased by 50% in the past four decades, with the average adult ingesting more than double the amount of salt their body requires. Much of this increase can be attributed to the advent of frozen and processed foods in the mid-twentieth century. In the United States it is estimated that excessive salt consumption claims 150,000 lives and results in $24 billion of health care costs annually. For individuals wishing to reduce their sodium intake, the answer is not simply rejecting the salt shaker; 75% of the average person’s salt consumption comes from food, such as bread, cereals, and cheese.Q1: Humans primarily use salt for food flavoring and preservation. True False Cannot Tell Q3: Frozen and processed foods contain no more salt than contained in a typical diet. True False Cannot Tell Q4: Over three-quarters of the average person’s salt consumption comes from frozen foods. True False Cannot Tell Q5: The human body needs salt to maintain constant levels of body fluids. True False Cannot Tell 3. In the past, home heating systems have been operated using different sources of energy such as wood, electricity, and kerosene. But these are expensive when compared to a more recently developed source - solar energy. Solar energy is an alternative, but its application for heating is limited to a small numbers of appliances. There is also the difficulty of obtaining solar energy for heating purposes in the winter time when it is most needed and its major resource, the sun, is hardly effective. Q1: Solar energy is hardly available in the winter. True False Cannot Tell Q2: The use of solar energy for heating is restricted to a few heating devices. True False Cannot Tell Q3:There are other major resources that can be used to provide solar energy instead of the sun. True False Cannot Tell 4. It is now widely acknowledged that the movement against racism in Western European societies is gaining momentum. Openness to diversity and multicultural societies resulting from mass immigration have also contributed to reduce discrimination suffered by minority groups. Unfortunately, racial discrimination remains prevalent. Racial discrimination can create anarchy and damage the delicate fabric of society which can undermine a nation's resilience.Q1: Mass immigration leading to multicultural societies has contributed to increased racism in Western Europe. True False Cannot Tell Q2: Societies that do not fight against racial discrimination may suffer in the future. True False Cannot Tell 5. Financial incentives had no part to play in the development of the gun. True False Cannot Tell 6. If the first two statements below are true, is the third statement true?A) Mr. Brown's rabbits are grey.B) All grey creatures are kind. C) Mr. Brown's rabbits are unkind True False Cannot tell 7. Which fisherman has to pull his fishing rod harder in order to lift the caught fish? 1 2 Both have to apply equal force There is not sufficient data 8. Choose from option A, B, C, D, E which figure completes the series A B C D E 9. Choose from option A, B, C, D, E which figure completes the series below? A B C D E SITUATIONAL JUDGMENT 1. Everyone in your department has received a new computer system except for you. What would you do?Please choose the most effective and the least effective responses: Assume this is a mistake and speak to your manager Confront your manager regarding why you are being treated unfairly. Take a new computer from one of your colleagues. Complain to the Human Resources department. Quit. 2. You are aware that large amounts of company property have been going missing over the past couple of weeks. You have noticed one of your colleagues putting stationery and other equipment from the office into her bag on a number of occasions and suspect that she is responsible. What is your response to the situation? Rank the following options in number order from the least effective to most effective response, with (5) being the least effective and (1) being the most effective.A - Gather more evidence and catch her red-handed. B - Confront your colleague and ask her about what you have noticed. C - Inform your manager that you suspect your colleague is stealing. D - Don't do anything. If guilty your colleague will be caught. E - Privately ask some of your colleagues if they have noticed anything suspicious recently. 3. At the end of a busy day at work, you accidentally send an e-mail containing an attachment with some confidential client information to the wrong personWhich of the following would be the best thing to do? Decide to leave the office and deal with any problems tomorrow. Decide to overlook your error, send the e-mail to the correct person and leave things like that. Immediately send a follow up email to the "wrong" person, or if possible telephone them explaining your mistake. Then send the email to the correct person. Find your manager, explain what has happened to them and let them deal with any problems. none of the options listed 4. You have been working for Ronalds LLP for the past three years and have managed to move up the ladder. Lately, you have been feeling that you have reached your potential in the company so you start pursuing options for advancing your career in other companies. You are now in the midst of negotiations for a new position. Grapevine throughout the company has it that you are leaving your current work place. What would you do and why? A. Since the rumour is already out, you update all your acquaintances in the organisation that you are in the midst of negotiations for a new position. This may even encourage your directors to promote you within the company. B. Since it is only a rumour, you don't update anyone until you actually hand in your notice. Nothing has been decided yet. C. Since the rumour is already out and you will probably leave, you invest a little less in your work and a bit more in attaining the new position. D. Because the rumour is out you update your manager and only him about your intention of leaving. Since you are still an employee there, you keep working normally. 5.You have been asked to compare the two addresses below by a Manager. Which of the following statements is true? There is 1 difference in the 2 addresses. There are 2 differences in the 2 addresses. There are 3 differences in the 2 addresses. There are 4 differences in the 2 addresses. There is no difference in the 2 addresses. 6. Assume you are checking information provided for University admission. The following are registration numbers provided by four students: There are 2 different registration numbers in the list. There are 3 different registration numbers in the list. There are 4 different registration numbers in the list. The registration numbers in the list are the same. Time is Up! Time's up