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SET – 1A
231. X is four times as efficient as Y in respect of doing a particular work. Working together
they complete the work in 16 days. In how many days y working alone will be able to
half the work?
A.80 B.20 C.40 D.60
232. The collection of numbers which comprise the data given below is arranged in
ascending order.
(3, 7, 9, N – 1, 15, 18, 19, 20)
If the median of the data is 12.5, what is the value of N?
A.10.5 B.11.5 C.11 D.12
233. After purchasing two copies of the same book, X sold them respectively at 0.8 and 1.4
times their cost prices. What was the percentage gain earned or loss incurred by X?
A.10% loss B.5% gain C.10% gain D.5% loss
234. The diameter of a pizza is 30 cm. What is the area (in cm^2) of the upper surface of a
sector of the pizza whose arc length is 8 cm?
A.120 B.120π C.60π D.60
235. In a competitive exam, 5 marks are awarded for every correct ANSWER and for every
wrong answer, 2 marks are deducted. Sathwik scores 32 marks in the examination. If 4
marks had been awarded for each correct ANSWER and 1 mark had been deducted
for each incorrect answer, Sathwik would have scored 34 marks. If Sathwik attempted
all the questions, how many questions were there in the test?
A.14 B.12 C.20 D.26
236. The mean of a set of data is 5. What will be the mean if ten is subtracted from each
data?
A.-5 B.5 C.10 D.-15
237. What is the diameter (in cm) of a solid right circular cylinder whose height is 6 cm and
the area of the curved surface is five times the combined area of the two flat surfaces
A.2.4 B.0.9 C.1.2 D.3
238. What is the fourth proportional of 0.006, 1.2 and 6/25 ?
A.4.8 B.3.6 C.36 D.48
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239. A man, who has to walk 11 km, finds that in 30 minutes he has travelled two-ninth of
the remaining distance. What is his speed in km/hr?
A.4.2 B.4 C.4.5 D.4.8
240. The present ages of three brothers are in the proportion 12:14:17. The difference
between the ages of elder and the eldest is 6 years. What will be the proportion of their
ages after 4 years?
A.40:46:55 B.14:16:19 C.42:41:15 D.14:16:18
241. What is the real value of ( 0.000314 + 0.000198)^(1/3)
A.0.8 B.0.08 C.0.4 D.0.04
242. A takes 10 days less than B to complete a work, and together they do it in 12 days. In
how many days can B alone do the work?
A.12 B.10 C.30 D.25
243. The sum of the ages of two friends is 74. After one year the ratio of their ages will be
9:10. What was the ratio of their ages nine years ago?
A.7:6 B.3:2 C.4:3 D.13:15
244. A statement is followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement
and decide which of the given assumption(s) is/are implicit in the statement.
Statement-
Various government across the world have issued strict guidelines for the public to
wear masks and wash hands regularly to safeguard their health during covid-19
pandemic.
Assumptions-
1.Covid-19 Pandemic is serious health issue.
2.There are ways by which people can save themselves from Covid-19 pandemic.
1.Neither I nor II is implicit
2.Both I and II are implicit
3.Only II is implicit
4.Only I is implicit
245. In a certain code, M + N means M is the son of N, M * N means M is the brother of N;
M ÷ N means M is the husband of N and M – N means M is the sister of N.
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If T – P + Q * R ÷ S, then which of the following is true?
A.P is the son of S
B.Q is the uncle of T
C.S is the sister of Q
D.S is the aunt of T
246. Four friends A, B, C and D have one of the four professions i.e. Doctor, Architect,
Engineer and Lawyer. Each friend belongs to one of the four different cities
Chandigarh, Indore, Lucknow and Pune. A is not a lawyer or engineer. The doctor is
from Lucknow. D is an architect. The lawyer is from Pune. The engineer is neither
from Chandigarh nor from Pune. D is not from Pune, C is not from Indore. Which of
the following statements is true about B?
A.B is a lawyer and belongs to Pune
B.B is a doctor and belongs to Pune
C.B is a lawyer and belongs to Chandigarh
D.B is a doctor and belongs to Chandigarh
247. Two statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III.
Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly
known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All animals are plants.
All plants are shrubs.
Conclusions:
I. Some shrubs are plants
II. Some animals are not shrubs
III. All animals are shrubs
A. None of the conclusions follow
B. Only conclusions I and III follow
C. Only conclusion II follows
D. Only conclusions I and II follow
248. Given below is a question followed by two statements I and II, each containing some
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information. Decide which of the statements are sufficient to answer the question that
follows. How many Rs. would Shalini need to spend to buy 11 pencils and 14 pens?
I. Shalini spent an amount of Rs.201 to buy 15 pencils and 12 pens.
II. Shalini spent an amount of Rs.121 to buy 7 pencils and 9 pens.
A. The combination of both the statements I and II are not sufficient.
B. Statement II alone is sufficient.
C. Statement I alone is sufficient.
D. The combination of both the statements I and II are necessary.
249. Choose the best option.
Statement: Air quality has been polluted due to the increasing number of two-wheelers
and four- wheelers.
Courses of action:
I. There should be a complete ban on the sale of two-wheelers at least for the next 5
years.
II. Monitoring should take place to ensure that the vehicle’s owners get their vehicles
checked and certified for pollution-control.
III. Four wheelers cause more pollution, hence four-wheelers alone can be banned from
running on the roads.
A. None of the options follow
B. Only II follows
C. Only III follows
D. Only I follows
250. Two Statements are given followed by three conclusion numbered l, ll and lll .
Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly
known facts, decide which of the conclusion logically follow (s) from the statements.
Statements-
All animals are plants. All plants are shrubs.
Conclusion-
l.Some shrubs are plants.
ll. Some animal are not shrubs.
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lll. All animal are shrubs.
A. Only Conclusion l and ll follow.
B. None of the Conclusion Follow.
C. Only Conclusion I and III follow
D. None of the above
251. A statement is followed by two assumptions number l and ll. Consider the statement
and decide which of the given assumptions(S) is/are Implicit in the statement .
Statement:
If he is a hard worker ,he will succeed in Life.
Assumptions:
l. To succeed,he must be a hard worker
ll. He will succeed in life.
A. None of l and ll are implicit.
B. Only l is implicit.
C. Only ll is implicit.
D. Both l and ll are implicit.
252. In a certain code, P + R means P is the son of R;
P – R means P is the wife of R
P / R means P is the father of R.
If A + B – Q / S, then which of the following is true?
A. S is the uncle of A
B. A is the grandson of S
C. A is the brother of S
D. A is the sister of S
253. 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:
1. The performance of an individual generally is not known at the time of
appointment offer.
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2. Generally an individual tries to prove his worth in the probation period.
A. Only ll is implicit
B. Only l and ll are NOT implicit
C. Only I is implicit
D. Both I and II are implicit.
254. Statement: It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so.
Assumptions:
1. At that age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is ready to
learn.
2. The schools do not admit children after six years of age.
A. Only ll is implicit
B. Only l and ll are NOT implicit
C. Only I is implicit
D. both I and II are implicit.
253. Statement: Lack of stimulation in the first four or five years of life can have adverse
consequences.
Assumptions:
1. A great part of the development of observed intelligence occurs in the earliest
years of life
2. 50 percent of the measurable intelligence at age of 17 is already predictable by
the age of four.
A. Only ll is implicit
B. Only l and ll are NOT implicit
C. Only I is implicit
D. Both I and II are implicit.
254. One integer is chosen put of 1, 2, 3, ....... 100. What is the probability that it is neither
divisible by 4 nor by 6?
A.0.59 B.0.67 C.0.41 D.0.33
255. The 260th term of the series a,b,b,c,c,c,d,d,d,d,e,e,e,e,e,f,f,f,f,f,f,…. is :
A.U B.V C.W D.T
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256. What is the 56743rd term in the series 1234567891011121314…….?
A.1 B.7 C.5 D.6
257. A cycled from P to Q at 10 kmph and returned at the rate of 9 kmph. B cycled both
ways at 12 kmph. In the whole journey B took 10 minutes less than A. Find the distance
between P and Q.
A.3 B.3.75 C.5 D.8
258. A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 8. When 18 is added to the
number, then the digits are reversed. The number is:
A.24 B.32 C.42 D.50
259. A man purchased a watch for Rs. 400 and sold it at a gain of 20% of the selling price.
The selling price of the watch is ?
A.200 B.400 C.480 D.500
260. The first 44 positive integers are written in order to form the largest number
N = 12345678910111213...424344. What will be the remainder when N is divided by 45?
A. 4 B. 9 C. 14 D. 18
261. 3 white chips, 7 blue chips, 16 green chips, 2 chips drawn from the box in Succession.
What is the probability that one is blue and other is white?
A. 7/50 B. 8/30 C. 7/25 D. 21/25*13
262. A man can load one box in 9 minutes. A truck can contain 8 boxes. If 16 men load for
one and a half hour, how many trucks will be loaded?
A. 20 B. 10 C. 15 D. 40
263. Divide 50 into two parts such that the sum of their reciprocals is 1/12. The numbers are
A. (24,26) B. (28,22) C. (27,23) D. (20,30)
264. John told mark that if mark gives 1/3 rd of his money to him, he will have rs. 75. Mark
told john that if john gives half of the money to him, he will have rs. 75. How much
money did they totally have?
A. 105 B. 125 C. 150 D. 75
265. Sum of the digits in the equation (16^100)*(125^135) is
A. 2 B. 5 C. 3 D. 8
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266. What is the average of the first 200 terms of the series 1, -2, 3, -4, 5, -6, 7 ….....
A. -0.5 B. -50.5 C. 0.5 D. 50
267. Megha drives along the perimeter of square field of side 10kms. She drives along the
first side at 10kmph along second side 20 kmph along third side 30kmph and along the
fourth side at 40 kmph. Her average speed is ?
A. 19.2kmph B. 18kmph C. 30kmph D. 20kmph
268. Raj drives slowly along the perimeter of a rectangular park at 24kmph and completes
one full round in 4mins. The ratio of length is to breadth is 3:2. What are its
dimensions?
A. 450m*300m B. 150m*100m C. 480m*320m D. 100m*100m
269. A beaker contains 180 litres of alcohol. On day 1, 60 litres of alcohol is replaced with
water. On 2nd and 3rd days 60 litres of the mixture in the beaker is replaced with water.
What will be the quantity of alcohol in the beaker after 3rd day?
A. 40 liters B. 80 liters C. 53.33 liters D. 100 liters
270. Total income of Eesha in the years 2003, 2004, 2005 was $36,400. Her income increased
by 20% each year. What was her income in 2005?
A. 14400 B. 14000 C. 14200 D. 14100
271. A series of books was published at 10years intervals when the 10 th book was issued the
sum of publication years was 19,560when was the 1st book published ?
A.1910 B.1914 C.1911 D.1909
272. The number of committees of size 10 that could be formed from 10 men & 10
women such that committee has atleast 6 women is
A.60626 B. 210 C. 10210 D. none
273. Two breakers are kept on a table. the capacity of the first breaker is x liters and that of
the second breaker is 2x. Two thirds of the 1st breaker and one fourth of the 2 nd
breaker is filled with wine. The remaining space in both breakers is filled with water. If
the content in these breakers are mixed in a larger breaker of volume 3x, What is the
proportion of wine in the breaker?
A. 11/12 B. 11/36 C. 7/6 D. 7/18
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274. Find a number such that when it is added to 7249 will be perfectly divisible by 12, 14,
21, 33 and 54
A. 8136 B. 9123 C. 8727 D. 9383
275. A person walks at 4km/hr for a particular duration T1 and 3km/hr for another
duration T2 and covers a total distance of 36km. If he walks at 4km/hr for the duration
T2 and at 3Km/hr for the duration T1, then he covers only 34km. What willl be the
time taken by him to cover the one of the legs?
A. 4hrs B. 7hrs C. 10hrs D. 6hrs
276. If ABERSU are in sorted in alphabetical order, if 24 sortings are req for ABUSRE, 25 -
AEBRSU, 49- ARBESU, den how many for AEUSRB.
A. 45 B. 48 C. 47 D. 46
277. Asha and Eesha; Eesha lies on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Asha lies on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Other days they will say the truth. Professor forgot
and asked them what day it is. Both of them said yesterday I was lying and then
professor got the day. What day it is?
A. Tuesday B. Thursday C. Friday D. Cannot be determined
278. A travels at 40kmph. B travels at 60kmph. They are travelling towards each other. BY
the time they meet, B would have travelled 120 km more than A. Find the total
distance.
A.600km B. 720km C. 400km D. 540km
279. If all the numbers between 11 and 100 are written on a piece of paper. How many times
will the number 4 be used?
A. 20 B. 19 C. 9 D. none of these
280. What should be the value of a, in the polynomials x2 – 11x + a and x2 – 14x + 2a so that
these two polynomials have common factors.
A. 24 B. 1 C. -1 D.½
281. A owes B Rs 50. He agrees to pay B over a number of consecutive day starting on a
Monday, paying single note of Rs 10 or Rs 20 on each day. In how many different ways
can A repay B. (Two ways are said to be different if at least one day, a note of a
different denomination is given)
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A. 8 B. 7 C. 6 D. 5
282. A team won 80% of the games it played. It played 5 more games of which it won 3 and
lost 2. Its loss percentage changed to 25%. How many games did it play overall?
A. 20 B. 14 C. 16 D. 25
283. Three containers A, B and C are having mixtures of milk and water in the ratio 1 : 5,
3 : 5 and 5 : 7 respectively. If the capacities of the containers are in the ratio 5 : 4 : 5
then find the ratio of the milk to the water if the mixtures of all the three containers are
mixed together
A.51:115 B.52:115 C.53:115 D.54:115
284. There are 4 boxes colored red, yellow, green and blue. If 2 boxes are selected, how
many combinations are there for at least one green box or one red box to be selected?
A.6 B.5 C.4 D.7
285. The Variation in temperature throughout the day in a desert town was studied on the
basis of the records of the maximum and minimum temperatures which was 36 and 8
degree centigrade respectively. What was the standard deviation in degree centigrade?
A.10 B.14 C.15 D.18
286. The sum of the ages of a mother and her daughter is 44 years. Six years ago, the
mother's age was five times the age of the daughter. Find their present ages.?
A.10,27 B.14,30 C.17,27 D.18,30
287. In a test with 26 questions, five points were deducted for each wrong answer and eight
points were added for every correct answer. How many were answered correctly if the
score was zero?
A.15 B.10 C.20 D.25
288. In a week in July the average daily temperature of Monday to Wednesday was 27
degrees and of Tuesday to Thursday was 24 degrees. If the temperature remained
constant throughout in any given day.
A.20 B.22 C.18 D.16
289. The air-conditioned bus service from Siruseri industry park runs at regular intervals
throughout the day. It is now 3:12 pm and it has arrived 1 minute ago but it was 2
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minutes late. The next bus is due at 3:18 pm. When is the next bus due?
A.3:29 pm B.3:27 pm C.3:25 pm D.3:24 pm
290. A bike was bought for $1,200, and after using it for a year, it was sold for $900.
Calculate the loss percentage.
A.35% B.45% C.25% D.30%
291. A vendor bought 50 watermelons for $100 and sold them for $150. Calculate the profit
percentage.
A.50% B.45% C.55% D.30%
292. A shopkeeper marked the price of a toy at $60 but gave a 20% discount. Calculate the
selling price after the discount.
A.$35 B.$48 C.$50 D.$55
293. A person borrows $12,000 at an annual interest rate of 7.5%. How much interest will
be due after 2.5 years?
A.$1225 B.$2250 C.$2550 D.$2300
294. You borrow $6,000 at a 6% interest rate. How many years will it take for the interest to
accumulate to $1,200?
A.3 B.4 C.5 D.7
295. You deposit $6,000 in a bank account with a 4% interest rate compounded quarterly.
How long will it take for your money to grow to $7,000?
A.7.21 B.4.25 C.6.88 D.7.5
296. You borrow $7,500 at an annual interest rate of 6% compounded quarterly for 2 years.
Calculate the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest.
A.$300 B.$300 C.$253.35 D.$300.56
297. In a cricket tournament, 16 school teams participated. A sum of Rs.8000 is to be
awarded among them as prize money. If the team placed last is award Rs.275 as prize
money and the award increases by the same amount for successive finishing places, how
much will the team place first receive?
A.1000 B.500 C.1250 D.725
298. Two ants of length 1 cm and 1.2 cm crawl in opposite directions with average speeds of
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2 and 3 mm per second respectively. How many seconds will they take to cross each
other?
A.0.4 B.4.4 C.2.5 D.5.6
299. The index numbers of five commodities are 121, 123, 125, 126, 128 and the weights
assigned to these are respectively 5, 11, 10, 8, 6. Then what is the weighted average
index number?
A.123.8 B.124.2 C.124.6 D.125.2
300. Which is the odd term in the following series?
CMQ, FPT, JTX, OYC, UFI
A.FPT B.OYC C.JTX D.UFI
