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This section includes 48 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bechtel knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
A man while returning from his factory, travels 2/3 of the distance by bus, 3/4 of the rest by car and remaining by foot. If he travels 2 km on foot, find the distance covered by him. |
| A. | 24km |
| B. | 22km |
| C. | 28km |
| D. | 26km |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 22km | |
| 2. |
A man buys a land and gives for it 20 times the annual rent Find the rate of interest he gets for his money. |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 24% |
| C. | 45% |
| D. | 18% |
| E. | 5% |
| Answer» F. | |
| 3. |
A boat takes 8 hours to cover a distance while travelling upstream, whereas while travelling downstream it takes 6 hours. If the speed of the current is 4 kmph, what is the speed of the boat in still water? |
| A. | 12 kmph |
| B. | 28 kmph |
| C. | 16 kmph |
| D. | Cannot be determined |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 16 kmph | |
| 4. |
What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number/alphabetic series? 24 ? 109 134 150 159 |
| A. | 71 |
| B. | 65 |
| C. | 86 |
| D. | 53 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 5. |
A basket contains 3 blue, 5 black and 3 red balls. If two balls are drawn at random, what is the probability that none of them is blue? |
| A. | 22/55 |
| B. | 3/55 |
| C. | 28/55 |
| D. | 9/11 |
| Answer» D. 9/11 | |
| 6. |
The radius of a circle is increased by 1%. Find how much % does its area increases? |
| A. | 1.01% |
| B. | 5.01% |
| C. | 3.01% |
| D. | 2.01% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
In how many years does a sum of Rs. 5000 yield a simple interest of Rs. 16500 at 15% p.a.? |
| A. | 22 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 23 |
| Answer» B. 24 | |
| 8. |
. A and B entered into a partnership investing Rs.25000 and Rs.30000 respectively. After 4 months C also joined the business with an investment of Rs.35000. What is the share of C in an annual profit of Rs.47000? |
| A. | Rs.18000 |
| B. | Rs.15000 |
| C. | Rs.17000 |
| D. | Rs.14000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Two same glasses are respectively 1/4th 1/5th full of milk. They are then filled with water and the contents mixed in a tumbler. The ratio of milk and water in the tumbler is? |
| A. | 3:8 |
| B. | 9:31 |
| C. | 8:21 |
| D. | 10:27 |
| Answer» C. 8:21 | |
| 10. |
What number has a 5:1 ratio to the number 10? |
| A. | 42 |
| B. | 50 |
| C. | 55 |
| D. | 62 |
| Answer» C. 55 | |
| 11. |
Some persons can do a piece of work in 12 days. Two times the number of these people will do half of that work in? |
| A. | 3 days |
| B. | 4 days |
| C. | 6 days |
| D. | 12 days |
| Answer» B. 4 days | |
| 12. |
A and B can finish a work in 16 days while A alone can do the same work in 24 days. In how many days B alone will complete the work? |
| A. | 56 |
| B. | 48 |
| C. | 36 |
| D. | 58 |
| Answer» C. 36 | |
| 13. |
5 men and 12 boys finish a piece of work in 4 days, 7 men and 6 boys do it in 5 days. The ratio between the efficiencies of a man and boy is? |
| A. | 1:2 |
| B. | 2:1 |
| C. | 2:3 |
| D. | 6:5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
A, B and C can do a piece of work in 24, 30 and 40 days respectively. They start the work together but C leaves 4 days before the completion of the work. In how many days is the work done? |
| A. | 15 days |
| B. | 14 days |
| C. | 13 days |
| D. | 11 days |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
A can do a piece of work in 4 days. B can do it in 5 days. With the assistance of C they completed the work in 2 days. Find in how many days can C alone do it? |
| A. | 10 days |
| B. | 20 days |
| C. | 5 days |
| D. | 4 days |
| Answer» C. 5 days | |
| 16. |
A and B complete a work in 6 days. A alone can do it in 10 days. If both together can do the work in how many days? |
| A. | 3.75 days |
| B. | 4 days |
| C. | 5 days |
| D. | 6 days |
| Answer» B. 4 days | |
| 17. |
A car covers a distance of 624 km in 6 ½ hours. Find its speed? |
| A. | 104 kmph |
| B. | 140 kmph |
| C. | 104 mph |
| D. | 10.4 kmph |
| Answer» B. 140 kmph | |
| 18. |
The speed of a train is 90 kmph. What is the distance covered by it in 10 minutes? |
| A. | 15 kmph |
| B. | 12 kmph |
| C. | 10 kmph |
| D. | 5 kmph |
| Answer» B. 12 kmph | |
| 19. |
Express 25 mps in kmph? |
| A. | 15 kmph |
| B. | 99 kmph |
| C. | 90 kmph |
| D. | None |
| Answer» D. None | |
| 20. |
Express a speed of 36 kmph in meters per second? |
| A. | 10 mps |
| B. | 12 mps |
| C. | 14 mps |
| D. | 17 mps |
| Answer» B. 12 mps | |
| 21. |
In what time will the simple interest on Rs 400 at 10% per annum be the same as the simple interest on Rs 1000 for 4 year at 4 % per annum? |
| A. | 2 yrs |
| B. | 3 yrs |
| C. | 4 yrs |
| D. | 6 yrs |
| Answer» D. 6 yrs | |
| 22. |
The simple interest on Rs. 1820 from March 9, 2005, to May 21, 2005, at 7.5% rate will be: |
| A. | Rs. 28.50 |
| B. | Rs. 27.30 |
| C. | Rs. 23.80 |
| D. | Rs. 30 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 23.80 | |
| 23. |
Ariel takes a loan of $8,000 to buy a used truck at the rate of 9 % simple Interest.Calculate the annual interest to be paid for the loan amount. |
| A. | 720 |
| B. | 890 |
| C. | 688 |
| D. | 700 |
| Answer» B. 890 | |
| 24. |
A sum of Rs. 25000 becomes Rs. 27250 at the end of 3 years when calculated at simple interest. Find the rate of interest. |
| A. | 2% |
| B. | 3% |
| C. | 4% |
| D. | 5% |
| Answer» C. 4% | |
| 25. |
A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is: |
| A. | Rs. 650 |
| B. | Rs. 690 |
| C. | Rs. 698 |
| D. | Rs. 700 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 700 | |
| 26. |
At what rate percent per annum will a sum of money double in 8 years. |
| A. | 12.5% |
| B. | 13.5% |
| C. | 11.5% |
| D. | 14.5% |
| Answer» B. 13.5% | |
| 27. |
A man takes 20 minutes to row 12 km upstream which is a third more than the time he takes on his way downstream. What is his speed in still water? |
| A. | 41 km/hr |
| B. | 36 km/hr |
| C. | 42 km/hr |
| D. | 45 km/hr |
| Answer» D. 45 km/hr | |
| 28. |
A man's speed with the current is 15 km/hr and the speed of the current is 2.5 km/hr. The man's speed against the current is: |
| A. | 8.5 km/hr |
| B. | 10 km/hr |
| C. | 12.5 km/hr |
| D. | 9 km/hr |
| Answer» C. 12.5 km/hr | |
| 29. |
A man can row upstream 10 kmph and downstream 20 kmph. Find the man rate in still water and rate of the stream. |
| A. | 0,5 |
| B. | 5,5 |
| C. | 15,5 |
| D. | 10,5 |
| Answer» D. 10,5 | |
| 30. |
A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream. |
| A. | 2 hours |
| B. | 3 hours |
| C. | 4 hours |
| D. | 5 hours |
| Answer» D. 5 hours | |
| 31. |
In a certain room, there are 28 women and 21 men. What is the ratio of men to women? What is the ratio of women to the total number of people? |
| A. | 5:4 |
| B. | 4:7 |
| C. | 6:3 |
| D. | 8:7 |
| Answer» C. 6:3 | |
| 32. |
Find the third proportional to 9 and 12? |
| A. | 9 |
| B. | 108 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 48 |
| Answer» D. 48 | |
| 33. |
A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 4 : 3. If 5 liters of water is added to the mixture, the ratio becomes 4: 5. Find the quantity of alcohol in the given mixture. |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» B. 12 | |
| 34. |
A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3:2. If 5% of the total profit goes to charity and A's share is Rs. 855, the total profit is: |
| A. | Rs. 1425 |
| B. | Rs. 1500 |
| C. | Rs. 1537.50 |
| D. | Rs. 1576 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 1537.50 | |
| 35. |
Raj invested Rs 76000 in a business. After few months Monty joined him and invests Rs 57000. At the end of the year, both of them share the profits at the ratio of 2:1. After how many months Monty joined Raj? |
| A. | 4 Months |
| B. | 7 Months |
| C. | 8 Months |
| D. | 12 Months |
| Answer» B. 7 Months | |
| 36. |
Sumit and Ravi started a business by investing Rs 85000 and 15000 respectively. In what ratio the profit earned after 2 years be divided between Sumit and Ravi respectively. |
| A. | 17:1 |
| B. | 17:2 |
| C. | 17:3 |
| D. | 17:4 |
| Answer» D. 17:4 | |
| 37. |
A and B started a business by investing Rs.4000/- and Rs.5000/- respectively. Find the A’s share out of a total profit of Rs.1800: |
| A. | Rs.1000/- |
| B. | Rs.1800/- |
| C. | Rs.800/- |
| D. | Rs.400/- |
| Answer» D. Rs.400/- | |
| 38. |
A and B can do a piece of work in 4 days, while C and D can do the same work in 12 days. In how many days will A, B, C and D do it together? |
| A. | 12 days |
| B. | 4 days |
| C. | 3 days |
| D. | 2 days |
| Answer» D. 2 days | |
| 39. |
A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and B undertook to do it for Rs. 3200. With the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How much is to be paid to C? |
| A. | Rs. 375 |
| B. | Rs. 400 |
| C. | Rs. 600 |
| D. | Rs. 800 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 600 | |
| 40. |
Two pipes can fill the cistern in 10hr and 12 hr respectively, while the third empty it in 20hr. If all pipes are opened simultaneously, then the cistern will be filled in |
| A. | 7.5 hr |
| B. | 8 hr |
| C. | 8.5 hr |
| D. | 10 hr |
| Answer» B. 8 hr | |
| 41. |
Worker A takes 8 hours to do a job. Worker B takes 10 hours to do a job. How long should it take both A and B, working together to do the same job? |
| A. | 4/9 |
| B. | 2 4/9 |
| C. | 3 4/9 |
| D. | 4 4/9 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
A 180m long train is running at 54 Kmph. how much time will it take to cross a platform of 120m long? |
| A. | 20sec |
| B. | 22sec |
| C. | 19sec |
| D. | 18sec |
| Answer» B. 22sec | |
| 43. |
A 400m long train is running at 72 Kmph. how much time will it take to cross an electric pole? |
| A. | 15sec |
| B. | 20sec |
| C. | 19sec |
| D. | 21sec |
| Answer» C. 19sec | |
| 44. |
A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train? |
| A. | 120 metres |
| B. | 180 meters |
| C. | 150 meters |
| D. | 324 meters |
| Answer» D. 324 meters | |
| 45. |
At present, Ami’s age is twice Dio’s age and Cami is two years older than Ami. Two years ago, the respective ratio between Dio’s age at that time and Cami’s age at that time was 4 : 9. What will be Ami’s age four years hence? |
| A. | 40 years |
| B. | 30 years |
| C. | 42 years |
| D. | 36 years |
| E. | 48 years |
| Answer» B. 30 years | |
| 46. |
A started a business with an investment of Rs. 28,000. After 5 months from the start of the business, B and C joined with Rs. 24,000and Rs. 32,000 respectively and withdrew Rs. 8000 from the business. If the difference between A’s share and B’s share in the annual profit is Rs. 2,400, what was the annual profit received? |
| A. | Rs. 15,600 |
| B. | Rs. 14,400 |
| C. | Rs. 14,040 |
| D. | Rs. 15,360 |
| E. | Rs. 13,440 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 14,040 | |
| 47. |
In a bag there are 6 red balls and 9 green balls. Two balls are drawn at random, what is the probability that at least one of the balls drawn is red? |
| A. | 29/35 |
| B. | 7/15 |
| C. | 23/35 |
| D. | 2/5 |
| E. | 19/35 |
| Answer» D. 2/5 | |
| 48. |
There are 6 consecutive odd numbers. The difference between the square of the average of the first three numbers and the square of the average of the last three numbers is 288. What is the last odd number? |
| A. | 31 |
| B. | 27 |
| C. | 29 |
| D. | 25 |
| E. | 33 |
| Answer» D. 25 | |