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KCB BANK UGANDA – GMT APTITUDE TEST December 2025

KCB BANK UGANDA – GRADUATE ENTRY LEVEL APTITUDE TEST December 2025 

60 Questions, 60 Minutes 

1.Enter your full names as they appear on your academic documents 

2.Indicate Your Department of Interest. 

Find the statement that must be true according to the given information. 

3.Vincent has a paper route. Each morning, he delivers 37 newspapers to customers in his neighborhood. It takes Vincent 50 minutes to deliver all the papers. If Vincent is sick or has other plans, his friend Thomas, who lives on the same street, will sometimes deliver the papers for him. 

(2 Points) 

  1. Vincent and Thomas live in the same neighborhood.
  2. It takes Thomas more than 50 minutes to deliver the papers.
  3. It is dark outside when Vincent begins his deliveries.
  4. Thomas would like to have his own paper route.

4.Ten new television shows appeared during the month of September. Five of the shows were sitcoms, three were hour-long dramas, and two were news-magazine shows. By January, only seven of these new shows were still on the air. Five of the shows that remained were sitcoms. 

(2 Points) 

  1. Only one of the news magazine shows remained on the air.
  2. Only one of the hour-long dramas remained on the air.
  3. At least one of the shows that was cancelled was an hour-long drama.
  4. Television viewers prefer sitcoms over hour-long dramas.

5.Sara lives in a large city on the East Coast. Her younger cousin Marlee lives in the Mid-west in a small town with fewer than 1,000 residents. Marlee has visited Sara several times during the past five years. In the same period of time, Sara has visited Marlee only once. 

(2 Points) 

  1. Marlee likes Sara better than Sara likes Marlee.
  2. Sara thinks small towns are boring.
  3. Sara is older than Marlee.
  4. Marlee wants to move to the East Coast.

Numerical Reasoning  

6.A team of eight lumberjacks cut an average of 15,000 cubic feet of timber in a week. How many cubic feet will four lumberjacks cut in four weeks. 

(2 Points) 

  1. 30,000 cubic feet
  2. 25,000 cubic feet
  3. 32, 000 cubic feet
  4. 16,000 cubic feet

7.After spending $ 402.22, the sum of $ 932.72 remains for the purchase of office stationery. What was the original sum? 

(2 Points) 

  1. $ 1315.94 
  2. $ 1334.94 
  3. $ 1320.94 
  4. $ 1325.94 
  5. $ 1330.94 

8.If a person had $ 427 in a bank account but drew out a cheque for $ 23.70, another for $ 50.35 and a third for 26.95, how much remains in the account? 

(2 Points) 

  1. $ 316 
  2. $ 321 
  3. $ 326 
  4. $ 331 
  5. $ 336 

9.The cost price of 10 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is: 

(2 Points) 

  1. 8
  2. 16
  3. 4
  4. 10

10.KCB bank offers 5% compound interest calculated on half-yearly basis. A customer deposits UGX. 1600 each on 1st January and 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the amount he would have gained by way of interest is: 

(2 Points) 

  1. UGX 121 
  2. UGX 123
  3. UGX 120 
  4. UGX 122

11.What is the difference between the compound interests on UGX. 5000 for 1 and a half years at 4% per annum compounded yearly and half-yearly? 

(2 Points) 

  1. UGX 37.03
  2. UGX 2.04
  3. UGX 3.06
  4. UGX 4.80
  5. UGX 8.30

Based on the first two statements, the third statement may be true, false, or uncertain. 

12.Joe is younger than Kathy.
Mark was born after Joe.
Kathy is older than Mark.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is 

(2 Points) 

  1. True 
  2. False
  3. Uncertain 

13.Battery X lasts longer than Battery Y.
Battery Y doesn’t last as long as Battery Z.
Battery Z lasts longer than Battery X.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is 

(2 Points) 

  1. True 
  2. False 
  3. Uncertain

Statement Formulation 

In each question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.

Give answer: a)     If only conclusion I follows b)     If only conclusion II follows c)     If either I or II follows d)     If neither I nor II follows e)     If both I and II follow. 

14.Statement: Government has spoiled many top ranking financial institutions by appointing bureaucrats as Directors of these institutions.

Conclusions:       
I.  Government should appoint Directors of the financial institutes taking into consideration the expertise of the person in the area of finance.   
II. The Director of the financial institute should have expertise commensurate with the financial work carried out by the institute.
 

(2 Points) 

  1. Only conclusion I follows
  2. Only conclusion II follows
  3. Either I or II follows
  4. Neither I nor II follows
  5. Both I and II follow 

15.Statement: Population increase coupled with depleting resources is going to be the scenario of many developing countries in days to come.
Conclusions:      
I.  The population of developing countries will not continue to increase in future.
II.  It will be very difficult for the governments of developing countries to provide its people decent quality of life. 

(2 Points) 

  1. Only conclusion I follows
  2. Only conclusion II follows
  3. Either I or II follows
  4. Neither I nor II follows
  5. Both I and II follow

letter patterns and the number patterns 

In these series, you will be looking at both the letter pattern and the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series. 

16.SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL 

(2 Points) 

  1. CMN
  2. UJI
  3. VIJ
  4. IJT 

17.FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ____ 

(2 Points) 

  1. JAK
  2. HAL
  3. HAK
  4. JAI 

18.ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, _____, MLNA 

(2 Points) 

  1. OLPA
  2. KLMA
  3. LLMA
  4. KLLA

Arithmetic Reasoning 

19.An institute organized a fete and 1/5 of the girls and 1/8 of the boys participated in the same. What fraction of the total number of students took part in the fete ? 

(2 Points) 

  1. 2/13
  2. 13/40
  3. Data inadequate
  4. None of these 

20.Question 

(2 Points) 

12 

16 

24 

8 

21.A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says to B, “If you give me three cards, you will have as many as E has and if I give you three cards, you will have as many as D has.” A and B together have 10 cards more than what D and E together have. If B has two cards more than what C has and the total number of cards be 133, how many cards does B have? 

(2 Points) 

  1. 22
  2. 23
  3. 35
  4. 25

22.1.     A pineapple costs UGX. 7 each. A watermelon costs UGX. 5 each. X spends UGX. 38 on these fruits. The number of pineapples purchased is 

(2 Points) 

  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. Data inadequate 

23.A girl counted in the following way on the fingers of her left hand : She started by calling the thumb 1, the index finger 2, middle finger 3, ring finger 4, little finger 5 and then reversed direction calling the ring finger 6, middle finger 7 and so on. She counted upto 1994. She ended counting on which finger? 

(2 Points) 

  1. Thumb
  2. Ring finger
  3. Middle finger
  4. Index finger 

24.A man has UGX. 480 in the denominations of one-UGX notes, five-UGX notes and ten-UGX notes. The number of notes of each denomination is equal. What is the total number of notes that he has ? 

(2 Points) 

  1. 90
  2. 60
  3. 75
  4. 45

Arithmetic – Numbers 

25.Which one of the following is not a prime number? 

(2 Points) 

  1. 31
  2. 91
  3. 71
  4. 61

26.(112 x 54) = ? 

(2 Points) 

  1. 6048
  2. 6408
  3. 6804
  4. 6480

27.It is being given that (232 + 1) is completely divisible by a whole number. Which of the following numbers is completely divisible by this number? 

(2 Points) 

  1. (216 + 1)
  2. (216 – 1)
  3. (7 x 223)
  4. (296 + 1)

Arranging Words in meaningful sequence 

In each of the following questions, arrange the given words in a meaningful sequence and thus find the correct answer from alternatives. 

28.1. Key
2. Door
3. Lock
4. Room
5. Switch on 

(2 Points) 

  1. 5, 1, 2, 4, 3
  2. 4, 2, 1, 5, 3
  3. 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
  4. 1, 3, 2, 4, 5

29.1. Word     
2. Paragraph  
3. Sentence
4. Letters    
5. Phrase
 

(2 Points) 

  1. 4, 1, 5, 2, 3
  2. 4, 1, 3, 5, 2
  3. 4, 2, 5, 1, 3
  4. 4, 1, 5, 3, 2 

30.1. Family     
2. Community   
3. Member
4. Locality   
5. Country 

(2 Points) 

  1. 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
  2. 3, 1, 2, 5, 4
  3. 3, 1, 4, 2, 5
  4. 3, 1, 4, 5, 2

Choosing Opposite of Words 

In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given words. 

31.ENORMOUS 

(2 Points) 

  1. Soft
  2. Average
  3. Tiny
  4. Weak 

32.ARTIFICIAL 

(2 Points) 

  1. Red
  2. Natural
  3. Truthful
  4. Solid 

33.EXODUS 

(2 Points) 

  1. Influx
  2. Home-coming
  3. Return
  4. Restoration 

34.RELINQUISH 

(2 Points) 

  1. Abdicate
  2. Renounce
  3. Possess
  4. Deny 

35.EXPAND 

(2 Points) 

  1. Convert
  2. Condense
  3. Congest
  4. Conclude 

36.OBEYING 

(2 Points) 

  1. Ordering
  2. Following
  3. Refusing
  4. Contradicting 

37.FRAUDULENT 

(2 Points) 

  1. Candid
  2. Direct
  3. Forthright
  4. Genuine

Degree and direction of change between the numbers. 

In each series, look for the degree and direction of change between the numbers. In other words, do the numbers increase or decrease, and by how much 

38.Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, … What number should come next? 

(2 Points) 

  1. 7
  2. 10
  3. 12
  4. 13

39.Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, … What number should come next? 

(2 Points) 

  1. 20
  2. 22
  3. 23
  4. 26

40.Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, … What number should come next? 

(2 Points) 

  1. 22
  2. 24
  3. 25
  4. 26

41.Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, … What number should come next? 

(2 Points) 

  1. 12
  2. 14
  3. 27
  4. 53

42.Look at this series: 21, 9, 21, 11, 21, 13, 21, … What number should come next? 

(2 Points) 

  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 21
  4. 23

43.Look at this series: 58, 52, 46, 40, 34, … What number should come next? 

(2 Points) 

  1. 26
  2. 28
  3. 30
  4. 32

44.Look at this series: 8, 22, 8, 28, 8, … What number should come next? 

(2 Points) 

  1. 9
  2. 29
  3. 32
  4. 34

45.Look at this series: 31, 29, 24, 22, 17, … What number should come next? 

(2 Points) 

  1. 15
  2. 14
  3. 13
  4. 12

Completing Statements 

In each question, an incomplete statement (Stem) followed by fillers is given. Pick out the best one which can complete incomplete stem correctly and meaningfully. 

46.Even if it rains I shall come means …… 

(2 Points) 

  1. if I come it will not rain
  2. if it rains I shall not come
  3. I will certainly come whether it rains or not
  4. whenever there is rain I shall come
  5. I am less likely to come if it rains

47.His appearance is unsmiling but …… 

(2 Points) 

  1. his heart is full of compassion for others
  2. he looks very serious on most occasions
  3. people are afraid of him
  4. he is uncompromising on matters of task performance
  5. he is full of jealousy towards his colleagues 

48.It is not easy to remain tranquil when those around you …… 

(2 Points) 

  1. behave in a socially acceptable manner
  2. exhibit pleasant mannerism
  3. are losing their heads
  4. agree to whatever you say
  5. exhibit generous and magnanimous gestures 

49.”The food in this hotel is no match to what we ate in Hotel Kohinoor ” means …… 

(2 Points) 

  1. The food in this hotel is quite good compared to what we ate at kohinoor
  2. Hotel kohinoor served us good quality food than what we get here
  3. Both hotels have maintained good quality of food
  4. it is better to eat food than remain hungry 

50.Although initial investigations pointed towards him …… 

(2 Points) 

  1. the preceding events corroborated his involvement in the crime
  2. the additional information confirmed his guilt
  3. the subsequent events established that he was guilt
  4. the subsequent events proved that he was innocent
  5. he gave an open confession of his crime 

51.The weather outside was extremely pleasant and hence we decided to …… 

(2 Points) 

  1. utilise our time in watching the television
  2. refrain from going out for a morning walk
  3. enjoy a morning ride in the open
  4. employ this rare opportunity for writing letters
  5. remain seated in our rooms in the bungalow

Assumption Statements 

In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Give answer  
If only assumption I is implicit
If only assumption II is implicit
If either I or II is implicit
If neither I nor II is implicit
If both I and II are implicit.
 

52.Statement: “You are hereby appointed as a programmer with a probation period of one year and your performance will be reviewed at the end of the period for confirmation.” – A line in an appointment letter.

Assumptions:         
I.  The performance of an individual generally is not known at the time of appointment offer.    
II.  Generally, an individual tries to prove his worth in the probation period.

 

(2 Points) 

  1. Only assumption I is implicit
  2. Only assumption II is implicit
  3. Either I or II is implicit
  4. Neither I nor II is implicit
  5. Both I and II are implicit 

53.Statement: It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so.  
  Assumptions:         
I. At that age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is ready to learn.    
II. The schools do not admit children after six years of age. 

(2 Points) 

  1. Only assumption I is implicit
  2. Only assumption II is implicit
  3. Either I or II is implicit
  4. Neither I nor II is implicit
  5. Both I and II are implicit 

54.Statement: “In order to bring punctuality in our office, we must provide conveyance allowance to our employees.” – In charge of a company tells Personnel Manager.  
  Assumptions:         
I. Conveyance allowance will not help in bringing punctuality.    
II. Discipline and reward should always go hand in hand. 

(2 Points) 

  1. Only assumption I is implicit
  2. Only assumption II is implicit
  3. Either I or II is implicit
  4. Neither I nor II is implicit
  5. Both I and II are implicit 

55.Statement: Unemployment allowance should be given to all unemployed youth above 18 years of age.  
  Assumptions:         
I. There are unemployed youth who need monetary support.     
II. The government has sufficient funds to provide allowance to all unemployed youth. 

(2 Points) 

  1. Only assumption I is implicit
  2. Only assumption II is implicit
  3. Either I or II is implicit
  4. Neither I nor II is implicit
  5. Both I and II are implicit

Numerical Reasoning 

56.Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8 10 and 12 seconds respectively. In 30 minutes, how many times do they toll together ?  

(2 Points) 

  1. 4
  2. 10
  3. 15
  4. 16

57.Let N be the greatest number that will divide 1305, 4665 and 6905, leaving the same remainder in each case. Then sum of the digits in N is: 

(2 Points) 

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 6
  4. 8

58.The greatest number of four digits which is divisible by 15, 25, 40 and 75 is: 

(2 Points) 

  1. 9000
  2. 9600
  3. 9400
  4. 9800

59.The G.C.D. of 1.08, 0.36 and 0.9 is: 

(2 Points) 

  1. 0.03
  2. 0.9
  3. 0.18
  4. 0.108 

60.The least multiple of 7, which leaves a remainder of 4, when divided by 6, 9, 15 and 18 is: 

(2 Points) 

  1. 74
  2. 94
  3. 184
  4. 364

 

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The recruitment expert holds a B. Stat & Econ, MA Econ, PGD in HRM.