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This section includes 229 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. |
15th august 2010 was which day of the week? |
| A. | Thursday |
| B. | Friday |
| C. | Wednesday |
| D. | Sunday |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
6 men and 8 women can do as much work in a given time as 3 men and 13 women. The capacities of a man and a woman are in the ratio |
| A. | 3:8 |
| B. | 3:5 |
| C. | 5:3 |
| D. | 5:8 |
| Answer» D. 5:8 | |
| 53. |
A boatman rows 96 km downstream in 8 hours with a stream speed of 4kmph. How much time will he take to cover 8km upstream? |
| A. | 4 hours |
| B. | 6 hour |
| C. | 2 hours |
| D. | 1 hours |
| Answer» D. 1 hours | |
| 54. |
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 | |
| 55. |
If selling price of 12 pens is equal to the cost price of 18 pens, find the profit percent. |
| A. | 40% |
| B. | 33.3% |
| C. | 50% |
| D. | 25% |
| Answer» D. 25% | |
| 56. |
C.P of 12 pens = S.P. of 8 pens. Calculate the gain percentage. |
| A. | 25% |
| B. | 33% |
| C. | 37% |
| D. | 50% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 57. |
While calculating the edge of a square, a worker makes an error of 2% in excess. What % error does he make in calculating area? (%) |
| A. | 4.04 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 40.4 |
| D. | 4.004 |
| Answer» B. 4 | |
| 58. |
The sum of ages of 5 children born at three year interval each is 50. How old is the youngest child? |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» D. 3 | |
| 59. |
Sourav walks 20 meters towards North. He then turns left and walks 40 meters. He again turns left and walks 20 meters. Further, he moves 20 meters after turning to right. How far is he from his original position? |
| A. | 48 meters |
| B. | 60 meters |
| C. | 54 meters |
| D. | 58 meters |
| Answer» C. 54 meters | |
| 60. |
Two trains for Delhi leave Jaipur at 8:30 am and 9:00 am and travel at 60 km/hr and 75 km/hr respectively. How many km from Jaipur will the two trains meet? |
| A. | 158 km |
| B. | 150 km |
| C. | 162 km |
| D. | 148 km |
| Answer» C. 162 km | |
| 61. |
Two trains are moving in the same direction at 50 km/hr and 30 km/hr. The faster train crosses a man in the slower train in 18 seconds. Find the length of faster train. |
| A. | 125 meter |
| B. | 100 meter |
| C. | 110 meter |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 110 meter | |
| 62. |
A man purchased a carriage and horse in Rs. 1500. By selling the horse at 10% loss and carriage at 20% profit he earned a profit of 8% on the whole transaction. What is the price of carriage (in Rs.)? |
| A. | 600 |
| B. | 900 |
| C. | 1000 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 1000 | |
| 63. |
A natural number is greater than another natural number by 3. The sum of their squares is 89. Find them. |
| A. | 5, 8 |
| B. | 11, 8 |
| C. | 4, 7 |
| D. | 9, 6 |
| Answer» B. 11, 8 | |
| 64. |
A boat with speed 15 km/hr in standing water goes 30 km downstream and returns in a total of 4.5 hours. What is the speed of current? |
| A. | 4 kmph |
| B. | 6 kmph |
| C. | 5 kmph |
| D. | 8 kmph |
| Answer» D. 8 kmph | |
| 65. |
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 | |
| 66. |
Vijay sells a cupboard at 14% below cost price. Had he got Rs.2086 more, he would have made a profit of 14%. What is the cost price of the cupboard? |
| A. | 7450 |
| B. | 14900 |
| C. | 7400 |
| D. | 7500 |
| Answer» B. 14900 | |
| 67. |
Find the odd one out: 125, 106, 88, 76, 65, 58, 53 |
| A. | 88 |
| B. | 106 |
| C. | 125 |
| D. | 76 |
| Answer» B. 106 | |
| 68. |
What is the CP of Rs 100 stock at 4 discount, with 1/5% brokerage? |
| A. | 99.6 |
| B. | 96.2 |
| C. | 97.5 |
| D. | 98.25 |
| Answer» C. 97.5 | |
| 69. |
A pipe is 30 m long and is 45% longer than another pipe. Find the length of the other pipe. |
| A. | 20.68 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 20.12 |
| D. | 20.5 |
| Answer» B. 20 | |
| 70. |
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 | |
| 71. |
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. | |
| 72. |
Sum of products of three numbers taken two at a time is 131. Sum of squares of the three numbers is 138. What is the sum of the three numbers? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 22 |
| Answer» D. 22 | |
| 73. |
Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 37.5 minutes and 45 minutes respectively. This cistern will be filled in half an hour if both the pipes are opened together initially and pipe B is then turned off after X minutes. What is X? |
| A. | 10 minutes |
| B. | 15 minutes |
| C. | 12 minutes |
| D. | 9 minutes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 74. |
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 | |
| 75. |
A man can row a boat three quarters of a kilometre in 11.25 minutes. What is the speed of the boat in still water? |
| A. | 2 kmph |
| B. | 5 kmph |
| C. | 4 kmph |
| D. | 3 kmph |
| Answer» D. 3 kmph | |
| 76. |
A sum of money becomes Rs 13,380 in 3 years and Rs 20,070 in 6 years at compound interest. The initial sum is? |
| A. | Rs 9040 |
| B. | Rs 8900 |
| C. | Rs 8920 |
| D. | Rs 9160 |
| Answer» D. Rs 9160 | |
| 77. |
What is the minimum number of years upon which SI on Rs 2600 at 6.67% interest rate will be in whole number? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» D. 4 | |
| 78. |
A,B and C enter into partnership. A advances Rs.1200 for 4 months, B Rs. 1400 for 8 Months and C Rs.1000 for 10 months. They gain Rs.585 altogether. Find the share of B. |
| A. | Rs. 195 |
| B. | Rs. 212 |
| C. | Rs. 225 |
| D. | Rs.252 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 79. |
Shweta buys a product at 25% discount rate. At what % over the cost price should she sell the product to make an overall 25% profit over the listed price? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 33.333 |
| C. | 66.667 |
| D. | 40 |
| Answer» D. 40 | |
| 80. |
Speed of a man with current measures 15 km/hr. Speed of current is 2.5 km/hr. What is the speed of man against the current? |
| A. | 12.5 kmph |
| B. | 10 kmph |
| C. | 9 kmph |
| D. | 8.5 kmph |
| Answer» C. 9 kmph | |
| 81. |
12 men and 18 boys working 7.5 minutes an hour complete a particular piece of work in 60 hours. If a boy’s work is half as efficient as a man’s work, how many boys will be needed to help 21 men to achieve twice the work in 50 hours working 9 minutes in an hour. |
| A. | 42 |
| B. | 46 |
| C. | 48 |
| D. | 38 |
| Answer» B. 46 | |
| 82. |
What day will be 61 days after today, if today is Monday? |
| A. | Tuesday |
| B. | Thursday |
| C. | Saturday |
| D. | Friday |
| Answer» D. Friday | |
| 83. |
A man invests 1/3rd of his income at 7%, 1/4th at 8% and the remainder of his income at 10%. If the annual profit is Rs 561. What was the initial capital? |
| A. | Rs 7500 |
| B. | Rs 6600 |
| C. | Rs 4500 |
| D. | Rs 3000 |
| Answer» C. Rs 4500 | |
| 84. |
Find the least number of 5 digits, which is exactly divisible by 89. |
| A. | 24 |
| B. | 26 |
| C. | 27 |
| D. | 28 |
| Answer» D. 28 | |
| 85. |
Determine a man’s present age if his present age is 125% of his age 10 years ago and 83.333% of his age 10 years from now. |
| A. | 40 years |
| B. | 50 years |
| C. | 60 years |
| D. | 70 years |
| Answer» C. 60 years | |
| 86. |
Find the ratio of speed of truck to train if truck covers 550m in 1 minute and train covers 33 km in 45 min. |
| A. | 4:3 |
| B. | 3:4 |
| C. | 2:1 |
| D. | 1:2 |
| Answer» C. 2:1 | |
| 87. |
What investment must be made to obtain Rs 650 income from 10% stock at Rs 96? |
| A. | 3100 |
| B. | 6240 |
| C. | 3500 |
| D. | 6000 |
| Answer» C. 3500 | |
| 88. |
Ratio of areas of incircle and circumcircle of an equilateral triangle is? |
| A. | 1:4 |
| B. | 1:2 |
| C. | 2:1 |
| D. | 2:3 |
| Answer» B. 1:2 | |
| 89. |
Determine the number which should be subtracted from (14, 17) and (34, 42) to make remainders in same ratio? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 90. |
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 | |
| 91. |
Average of six numbers comes out to be 3.95. Average of two of the numbers is 3.4 while the average of other two is 3.85. Determine the average of the two numbers left. |
| A. | 4.7 |
| B. | 4.8 |
| C. | 4.3 |
| D. | 4.6 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
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 | |
| 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. |
Total age of A and B is 12 years more than the total age of B and C. By how many years is C younger than A? |
| A. | 12 years |
| B. | 24 years |
| C. | Data insufficient |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 24 years | |
| 95. |
FIND THE ODD NUMBER: 1,5,11,17,23,29 |
| A. | 29 |
| B. | 17 |
| C. | 11 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
A pack of people can complete a certain amount of work in 12 days. Two times the same number of persons will complete half of the work in? |
| A. | 12 days |
| B. | 3 days |
| C. | 4 days |
| D. | 6 days |
| Answer» C. 4 days | |
| 97. |
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 | |
| 98. |
What is the smallest number which is a perfect square and is divisible by 16, 20 and 24? |
| A. | 2400 |
| B. | 3600 |
| C. | 7200 |
| D. | 1600 |
| Answer» C. 7200 | |
| 99. |
The average weight of 8 persons is increased by 2.5 kg when one of them who weighs 56 kg is replaced by a new man. The weight of the new man is |
| A. | 76 years |
| B. | 72 years |
| C. | 78 years |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 72 years | |
| 100. |
A jar is filled of liquid which is 3 parts water and 5 parts alcohol. How much of this mixture should be drawn out and replaced such that this mixture may contain half water and half alcohol? |
| A. | 25% |
| B. | 20% |
| C. | 14.29% |
| D. | 33.33% |
| Answer» C. 14.29% | |