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This section includes 159 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Placement Tests knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Ram can finish a puzzle in 3 hours and Shyam can do the same in 2 hours. Both of them finish the puzzle and get 15 candies. What is Ram’s share? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 11 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» C. 11 | |
| 52. |
Radius of a circle is increased by 6%, determine the increase in area of the circle. |
| A. | 12% |
| B. | 12.36% |
| C. | 12.64% |
| D. | 6% |
| Answer» C. 12.64% | |
| 53. |
Presently a mixture in a tub contains substances A and B in the ratio of 7:5. If 9 litres of this solution is drawn out and B is added to the mixture in certain quantity the resulting mixture becomes 7:9. How much litres of liquid A was kept in the tub initially? |
| A. | 32 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 27 |
| D. | 21 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
Pipes A and B fill a tank in 5 and 6 hours respectively. Pipe C empties the tank in 12 hours, if you open all the three pipes together this tank will be filled in? |
| A. | 3 9/17 hours |
| B. | 4.5 hours |
| C. | 1.25 hours |
| D. | 4 7/17 hours |
| Answer» B. 4.5 hours | |
| 55. |
My father was 30 years of age when my sister was born. My mother was 38 years of age when I was born. My sister was 6 years of age when my brother was born who is 3 years elder to me. What was the age of my father and mother during the birth of my brother? |
| A. | 41, 36 |
| B. | 24, 28 |
| C. | 28, 24 |
| D. | 36, 35 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
LCM of two numbers is 495. HCF of these numbers is 5. If the sum of the numbers is 100, find out the difference between the two numbers. |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» D. 20 | |
| 57. |
John, Joni and Janardan start running at same time from the same point on a circular track of 70 meters radius. John and Joni run clockwise and Janardan runs counter clockwise. If John meets Janardan every 66 seconds and Joni meets Janardan every 110 seconds, how frequently(in seconds) will John meet Joni? |
| A. | 165q |
| B. | 176 |
| C. | 330 |
| D. | 44 |
| Answer» D. 44 | |
| 58. |
India has a run rate of 3.2 in the first 10 overs. What should be the run rate in remaining 40 overs to win a game of 282 runs? |
| A. | 6.25 |
| B. | 5.5 |
| C. | 7.25 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» B. 5.5 | |
| 59. |
Income of A is 25% more than the income of B. What is the income of B in terms of income of A? |
| A. | 80% |
| B. | 75% |
| C. | 78.66% |
| D. | 71.25% |
| Answer» B. 75% | |
| 60. |
In what ratio must one add water to milk so as to gain 16.666% on the selling this mixture at the cost price? |
| A. | 1:6 |
| B. | 1:3 |
| C. | 6:1 |
| D. | 3:1 |
| Answer» B. 1:3 | |
| 61. |
In how many ways can the letters of the word INDIA be arranged, such that all vowels are never together? |
| A. | 48 |
| B. | 42 |
| C. | 28 |
| D. | 36 |
| Answer» C. 28 | |
| 62. |
In how many ways can the letters of the word ENCYCLOPAEDIA be arranged such that vowels only occupy the even positions? |
| A. | 453600 |
| B. | 128000 |
| C. | 478200 |
| D. | 635630 |
| Answer» B. 128000 | |
| 63. |
In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘GEOMETRY’ be arranged so that the vowels always come together? |
| A. | 720 |
| B. | 4320 |
| C. | 2160 |
| D. | 40320 |
| Answer» C. 2160 | |
| 64. |
In an entrance exam, 3 marks is awarded for every correct answer and (-1) for every wrong answer. If a student gets 38 marks after attempting all questions, find the number of questions answered correctly if the total questions were 70. |
| A. | 38 |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 27 |
| D. | 43 |
| Answer» D. 43 | |
| 65. |
In a race, A beats B by 15 metres and C by 29 metres. If B and C run over the course together, B wins by 15 metres. What is the length of the course? |
| A. | 225m |
| B. | 120m |
| C. | 220m |
| D. | 160m |
| Answer» B. 120m | |
| 66. |
In a partnership for a business, Jay invests Rs.6000 for complete year & Viru invests Rs.3000 for 6 months. What is Viru’s share if they earn Rs.240 as profit? |
| A. | 120 |
| B. | 80 |
| C. | 192 |
| D. | 48 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
In a maths test, students were asked to find 5/16 of a certain number. One of the students by mistake found 5/6th of that number and his answer was 200 more than the correct answer. Find the number. |
| A. | 125 |
| B. | 280 |
| C. | 384 |
| D. | 400 |
| Answer» D. 400 | |
| 68. |
In a group containing 6 cows and 4 buffalos, 4 livestock are to be selected in such a way that at least 1 cow should always be present. How many way of doing that are possible? |
| A. | 209 |
| B. | 205 |
| C. | 194 |
| D. | 163 |
| Answer» B. 205 | |
| 69. |
In a decade, a town’s population increases from 175000 to 262500. What is the average % increase of population each year? |
| A. | 4% |
| B. | 6% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 50% |
| Answer» D. 50% | |
| 70. |
In a class, 20% of the students were absent for an exam. 30% failed by 20 marks and 10% just passed. Find the average score of the class if the remaining students scored an average of 65 marks and the cut off for passing the exam is 40. |
| A. | 45 |
| B. | 49 |
| C. | 36 |
| D. | 40 |
| Answer» D. 40 | |
| 71. |
If X can run 48m and Y 42m, then in a race of 1km, X beats Y by: |
| A. | 140m |
| B. | 125m |
| C. | 100m |
| D. | 110m |
| Answer» C. 100m | |
| 72. |
If x + 5y = 16 and x= -3y, then y = |
| A. | -24 |
| B. | -8 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» D. 2 | |
| 73. |
If the sum of three consecutive even numbers is 44 more than the average of these numbers, then the largest of these numbers is? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 22 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 22 | |
| 74. |
If the salary of an employee is first increased by 20% and the decreased by 12%, then what is the change in his salary in percent? |
| A. | 16% increase |
| B. | 16% decrease |
| C. | 5.6 % increase |
| D. | 8 % increase |
| Answer» D. 8 % increase | |
| 75. |
If the ratio of present ages of Jeet and Jay is 5:7 and after 6 years the ratio will be 3:4, what is the present age of Jay? |
| A. | 42 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 36 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 30 | |
| 76. |
If the ratio of the ages of Shweta and Veena was 5:6 six years ago and it will become 10:11 in 4 years from now, then find the present age of Veena. |
| A. | 16 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» C. 10 | |
| 77. |
If the population of a city increases by 5 % annually, what will be the population of the city in 2 years time if its current population is 78000? |
| A. | 81900 |
| B. | 85995 |
| C. | 85800 |
| D. | 90000 |
| Answer» C. 85800 | |
| 78. |
If the money was put in for the same duration of time by A,B and C, three business partners and four times A’s capital is equal to 6 times B’s capital is equal to 10 times C’s capital. Determine that out of a total profit of Rs 4650 what is C’s share? |
| A. | Rs 2250 |
| B. | Rs 1550 |
| C. | Rs 450 |
| D. | Rs 900 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 79. |
If the length is increased by 25%, by what percent the width of a rectangle should be decreased so as to keep the area same. |
| A. | 25% |
| B. | 20% |
| C. | 30% |
| D. | 10% |
| Answer» C. 30% | |
| 80. |
If pipe A can fill the tank in 45 minutes and pipe B in 30 minutes, find the time to fill the tank if both the pipes are opened together. |
| A. | 12 minutes |
| B. | 20 minutes |
| C. | 18 minutes |
| D. | 15 minutes |
| Answer» D. 15 minutes | |
| 81. |
If one is added to the numerator of the fraction it becomes one. If one is added to the denominator of the fraction it becomes 1/2. The fraction is? |
| A. | 1/2 |
| B. | 3/5 |
| C. | 2/3 |
| D. | 2/5 |
| Answer» D. 2/5 | |
| 82. |
If in a race of 80m, A covers the distance in 20 seconds and B in 25 seconds, then A beats B by: |
| A. | 20m |
| B. | 16m |
| C. | 11m |
| D. | 10m |
| Answer» C. 11m | |
| 83. |
If in a certain code 3 * 4 = 25 and 6 * 8 = 100 then what is the value of 12 * 5? |
| A. | 144 |
| B. | 169 |
| C. | 154 |
| D. | 178 |
| Answer» C. 154 | |
| 84. |
If in a book a total of 3209 digits are used for numbering, then find out the total number of pages in the book. |
| A. | 1079 |
| B. | 1000 |
| C. | 1100 |
| D. | 1075 |
| Answer» B. 1000 | |
| 85. |
If Harsh sold a match ticket for Rs.340 at a profit of 25%, at what price did he purchased the ticket? |
| A. | 280 |
| B. | 255 |
| C. | 300 |
| D. | 272 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 86. |
If from a group of 5 people, an old member is replaced by a new one, the average age is same as it was 3 years ago. What is the difference between the ages of the old member and the new one? |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 11 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» C. 11 | |
| 87. |
If Ajay drives at 4/5th of his usual speed to his office, he is 6 minutes late. What is his usual time to reach his office? |
| A. | 36 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» C. 30 | |
| 88. |
If Ajay completes a certain work in 8 days and Vijay can complete the same work in 24 days, find the time in which the work will be completed if both Ajay and Vijay work together. |
| A. | 12 days |
| B. | 16 days |
| C. | 6 days |
| D. | 10 days |
| Answer» D. 10 days | |
| 89. |
If a pipe can fill a tank in 6 hours, find the part of tank it fills in one hour. |
| A. | 1/6 |
| B. | 2/3 |
| C. | 1/2 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 2/3 | |
| 90. |
If a cloth merchant sells ‘a’ metres of cloth for Rs.x, then what is the selling price of ‘b’ metres of cloth? |
| A. | Rs.(b*x) |
| B. | Rs.{(b*x)/a} |
| C. | Rs.{(a*b)/x} |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Rs.{(a*b)/x} | |
| 91. |
If a certain number of people can dig earth 100m deep, 25m long, and 30m broad in 12 days, then find the number of days the same number of people will require to dig earth 75m deep, 20m long and 50m broad. |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» B. 18 | |
| 92. |
If a carpenter completes 3/8th of his work in 6 days, then how many more days will he require completing his remaining work? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» B. 12 | |
| 93. |
How should we mix two rice packets to get one 1kg packet priced at Rs 8 when the prices of 1 kg packets of the two types are Rs 7.1 and Rs 9.2. |
| A. | 4:3 |
| B. | 3:4 |
| C. | 4:5 |
| D. | 5:4 |
| Answer» B. 3:4 | |
| 94. |
How many times do the hands of the clock coincide in a day? |
| A. | 22 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 21 |
| Answer» B. 24 | |
| 95. |
How many numbers between 100 and 600 are divisible by 2, 3, and 7 together? |
| A. | 11 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 14 |
| D. | cannot be determined |
| Answer» C. 14 | |
| 96. |
How many 3-letter words can be formed out of the letters of the word ‘CORPORATION’, if repetition of letters is not allowed? |
| A. | 990 |
| B. | 336 |
| C. | 720 |
| D. | 504 |
| Answer» C. 720 | |
| 97. |
For a road work, a contractor was given a deadline to complete the work in 25 days. Hence, he employed a certain number of workers to accomplish the job. But from the very first day 9 workers were absent and the remaining workers could finish the work in 40 days. What number of workers did the contractor hired in the beginning? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 24 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» D. 16 | |
| 98. |
For a race a distance of 224 meters can be covered by P in 28 seconds and Q in 32 seconds. By what distance does P defeat Q eventually? |
| A. | 26m |
| B. | 32m |
| C. | 24m |
| D. | 28m |
| Answer» C. 24m | |
| 99. |
For a candidate to clear an examination, he/she must score 55% marks. If he/she gets 120 and fails by 78 marks, the total marks for the examination is |
| A. | 300 |
| B. | 360 |
| C. | 400 |
| D. | 320 |
| Answer» C. 400 | |
| 100. |
Find the sum of all 2 digit numbers divisible by 3. |
| A. | 1665 |
| B. | 2008 |
| C. | 1600 |
| D. | 1565 |
| Answer» B. 2008 | |