NRI

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
POTHAVARAPPADU (V), AGIRIPALLI (M) KRISHNA (DT.)
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1. The true discount on Rs. 1760 due after a certain time at 12% per annum Is Rs. 160. The time after which
it is due is:
a. 6 months b. 8 months c. 9 months d. 10 months
2. Insert the missing number 2, 4, 12, 48, 240, (....)
a. 960 b. 1440 c. 1080 d. 1920
3. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘DETAIL’ be arranged in such a way that the
vowels occupy only the odd positions?
a. 32 b. 48 c. 36 d. 60
4. If A speaks the truth 60% of the times, B speaks the truth 50% of the times. What is the probability that
at least one will tell the truth?
a. 0.8 b. 0.48 c. 0.6 d. 0.20
5. How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9, which are divisible by 5
and none of the digits is repeated?
a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20
6. Find the ratio in which rice at Rs. 7.20/kg is mixed with rice at Rs. 5.70/kg to give a mixture worth Rs.
6.30/kg
a. 1:3 b. 2:3 c. 3:4 d. 4:5
7. Anil had a small library at his hometown. He loves to read books. In the reading room there are 10
reading spots. He went to the library on the day he visited his hometown after a long time & observed
some peculiar modifications in the reading room. Each reading spot consists of a round table with 4
chairs placed around it. There were some readers such that in each occupied reading spot, there were
different numbers of readers. If in all there were 10 readers, how many maximum numbers of spot would
have been occupied by them?
a. 6 b. None c. 5 d. 4
8. How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 450 to yield Rs. 81 as interest at 4.5% per annum of
simple interest?
a. 3.5 yrs b. 4 yrs c. 4.5 yrs d. 5 yrs
9. Find the odd man out. 10, 25, 45, 54, 60, 75, 80
a. 10 b. 45 c. 54 d. 75
10. A metallic sheet is of rectangular shape with dimensions 48 m x 36 m. From each of its corners, a square
is cut off so as to make an open box. If the length of the square is 8 m, the volume of the box (in m3) is:
a. 4830 b. 5120 c. 6420 d. 8960
11. The college teams were alone permitted to participate in a tournament game. The game is, in every game
one of the two teams that play a match, that loses get eliminated. The matches are played in different
rounds, where in every round one half of the teams get eliminated from the tournament. If there are 8
rounds, then how many teams were there in the 5th round?
a. 8 b. 256 c. 16 d. 32
12. Odometer : mileage :: compass : ?
a. Speed b. Hiking c. Needle d. Direction
13. A train covers a certain distance in 50 minutes, if it runs at a speed of 48 km/ph on an average. The
speed at which the train must run to reduce the time of journey to 40 minutes, will be:
a. 50 kmph b. 55 kmph c. 60 kmph d. 70 kmph
14. In covering a certain distance, the speeds of A and B are in the ratio of 3 : 4. A takes 30 min. more
than B to reach the destination. The time taken by A to reach the destination, is:
a. 1 % hrs b. 1 1/3 hrs c. 2 hrs d. 2 % hrs
15. A train starts from station X at the rate of 60 kmph and reaches station Y in 45 minutes. If the speed is
reduced by 6 kmph, how much more time will the train take to return from station Y to station X?
a. 5 min b. 7 % min c. 6 min d. 4 min
A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 4 : 3. If 5 litres of water is added to the mixture, the
ratio becomes 4 : 5. Find the quantities of alcohol in the given mixture.
a. 5 litres b. 10 litres c. 11 litres d. 12 litres

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16. When the tub faucet is on full, it can fill the tub to overflowing in 20 minutes (we’ll ignore the existence
of the overflow drain). The drain can empty the tub in 15 minutes. Your four-year-old has managed to
turn the faucet on full, and the drain was closed. Just as the tub starts to overflow, you run in and discover
the mess. You grab the faucet handle, and it comes off in your hand, leaving the water running at full
power. You yank the drain open, and run for towels to clean up the overflow. How long will it take for
the tub to empty, with the faucet still on but the drain now open?
a. 20 min b. 30 min c. 60 min d. 120 min
17. Which of the following values of ‘n’ satisfies the inequality n 2 - 24n +
A
143 < 0?
a. n < 11 b. n > 13 c. 11 < n < 13 d. 11 > n > 13
18. The average monthly salary of employees, consisting of officers and workers, of an organisation is Rs.
3000. The average salary of an officer is Rs. 10,000 while that of a worker is Rs. 2000 per month. If
there are total 400 employees in the organisation, find the number of workers.
a. 360 b. 350 c. 80 d. 50
19. Working alone, Maria can complete a task in 100 minutes. Shaniqua can complete the same task in two
hours. They work together for 30 minutes when Liu, the new employee, joins and begins helping. They
finish the task 20 minutes later. How long would it take Liu to complete the task alone?
a. 120 min b. 180 min c. 240 min d. 300 min
20. If 2x+y =11, 2y+z = 12 and z+2x = 8,find the value of 2x + 3y +z.
a. 29 b. 33 c. 23 d. 19
21. If six men cando a job in fourteendays, how many wouldit take to do the job in twenty-one days?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
22. The distance between Station Atena and Station Barcena is 90 miles. A train starts from Atena towards
Barcena. A bird starts at the same time from Barcena straight towards the moving train. On reaching the
train, it instantaneously turns back and returns to Barcena. The bird makes these journeys from Barcena
to the train and back to Barcena continuously till the train reaches Barcena. The bird finally returns to
Barcena and rests. Calculate the total distance in miles the bird travels when the bird flies at 90 miles
per hour and the speed of the train is 60 miles per hour?
a. 135 b. 120 c. 90 d. 60
23. The Electronics Company had some conditional offers for its employees. They have to stay at the
company offered quarters for rent. The average monthly home rent of employees, consisting of officers
and workers, of the organisation is Rs. 3000. The average home rent of an officer is Rs. 10,000 while
that of a worker is Rs. 2000 per month. If there are total 400 employees in the organisation, find the
number of officers.
a. 60 b. 50 c. 80 d. 40
24. A person travels 6km towards west, then travels 5km towards north, then finally travels 6km towards
west. Where is he with respect to his starting position?
a. 13 km East b. 13kmNortheast
c. 13 km Northwest d. 13 km West
25. P, Q, R, S, T, U & V are 7 people planning to go to picnic. P is the oldest person and has a son and a
daughter. V’s father is S, who is a businessman. S’s wife, T is a social worker. R is a spinster. Q who is
P’s son and U are newly married couple. Both the children of P are married and all stay together. ‘V’
and ‘R’ are siblings. How is R related to P?
a. Grandson b. Granddaughter c. Son in Law d. Son
26. In a class everyone will play at least one sport viz table tennis, cricket and badminton. 73 students play
table tennis, 79 play badminton, 75 play cricket, 25 play both table tennis and badminton, 24 play both
table tennis and cricket, 30 play badminton and cricket and 16 play all sports. How many students are
there in the class?
a. 164 b. 290 c. 322 d. 227
27. (xn - an) is completely divisible by (x - a), when
a. n is any natural number b. n is an even natural number
c. n is an odd natural number d. n is prime
28. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the
eldest child? The youngest child’s closest friend is Rohit. Rohit’s father is aged three times more than
his son Rohit. After 8 years, he would be two and a half times of Rohit’s age.
a. 4 yrs b. 8 yrs c. 10 yrs d. None of these
29. (489 + 375)2 - (489 - 375)2

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a. 2*489*375 b. 4*499*355 c.1*489*275 d. 4*489*375