TalentLens Differential Aptitude (DAT) 4

Question 1

If you fold a square piece of paper diagonally in half and then fold it diagonally in half again, what shape do you get?

Accepted Answer

A smaller triangle

Answer

Folding a square diagonally gives a triangle; folding that triangle diagonally again gives a smaller triangle.

Question 2

A water tank fills at 15 liters per minute and drains at 9 liters per minute simultaneously. If the tank holds 360 liters and starts empty, how many minutes to fill it?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

Net fill rate = 15 − 9 = 6 liters/min; time = 360/6 = 60 minutes.

Question 3

CONDUCTOR : ORCHESTRA :: EDITOR : ___

Accepted Answer

Newspaper

Answer

A conductor leads an orchestra; an editor leads and shapes a newspaper.

Question 4

Which of these correctly shows the next step if the pattern is: multiply by 3 then subtract 4: 2, 2, 2, 2?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

2 × 3 = 6; 6 − 4 = 2; the pattern produces 2 indefinitely.

Question 5

In a mechanical system, a pulley with a fixed axle changes:

Accepted Answer

The direction of force only

Answer

A single fixed pulley redirects the force without changing its magnitude.

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TalentLens Differential Aptitude (DAT) 4