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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.
| 101. |
Volume of a sphere with radius r is obtained by multiplying its surface area by r and a constant. Find the value of constant: |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 1/3 |
| C. | 4/3 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» C. 4/3 | |
| 102. |
What is the true discount if a banker’s discount on a bill due 4 months hence is 420 at 15%? |
| A. | 400 |
| B. | 410 |
| C. | 390 |
| D. | 380 |
| Answer» B. 410 | |
| 103. |
Which is the least number, which, when divided by 12 and 16, leave the same remainder, but is exactly divisible by 11? |
| A. | 99 |
| B. | 55 |
| C. | 132 |
| D. | 176 |
| Answer» C. 132 | |
| 104. |
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 | |
| 105. |
36 is divided in 2 parts such that 8 times the first part added to 3 times the second part makes 203. What is the first part? |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 19 |
| C. | 23 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 23 | |
| 106. |
What fraction is equivalent to 0.8% ? |
| A. | 1/125 |
| B. | 2/25 |
| C. | 4/5 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 2/25 | |
| 107. |
Two dice are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability that the total is a prime number. |
| A. | 7/9 |
| B. | 5/12 |
| C. | 1/6 |
| D. | 5/9 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 108. |
The number 243 has been divided into three parts in such a way that one third of the first part, fourth of the second part and half of the third part are equal. Determine the largest part. |
| A. | 108 |
| B. | 86 |
| C. | 74 |
| D. | 92 |
| Answer» B. 86 | |
| 109. |
The least number which is a multiple of 11 and when divided by 3, 5 and 9 leaves 2 as remainder: |
| A. | 297 |
| B. | 319 |
| C. | 407 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 110. |
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 | |
| 111. |
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 | |
| 112. |
A military camp has a food reserve for 250 personnel for 40 days. If after 15 days 50 more personnel are added to the camp, find the number of days the reserve will last for? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 36 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 42 |
| Answer» D. 42 | |
| 113. |
Akshay buys a motorcycle for Rs.25000. If he decides to sell the motorcycle for a profit of 7%, find the selling price. |
| A. | 27000 |
| B. | 26750 |
| C. | 26000 |
| D. | 25750 |
| Answer» C. 26000 | |
| 114. |
Vijay says that his weight is between 75kg and 85 kg. But his younger sister disagrees with Vijay and says that his weight is greater than 70kg but less than 80 kg. Vijay’s mother says that his weight cannot be greater than 78 kg. If all the three predictions are correct, what is the average of different probable weights of Vijay? |
| A. | 75 |
| B. | 80 |
| C. | 78.5 |
| D. | 76.5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 115. |
A can build a wall in the same time in which B and C together can do it. If A and B together could do it in 25 days and C alone in 35 days, in what time could B alone do it? |
| A. | 175 days |
| B. | 100 days |
| C. | 90 days |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 100 days | |
| 116. |
Tickets numbered 1 to 50 are mixed and one ticket is drawn at random. Find the probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 4 or 7? |
| A. | 9/25 |
| B. | 9/50 |
| C. | 18/25 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 9/50 | |
| 117. |
Find the ratio in which wheat of inferior quality (Rs.14/kg) be mixed with wheat of superior quality (Rs.28/kg) so that the shopkeeper gains Rs.2 by selling the resulting mixture at Rs.20/kg. |
| A. | 1 : 3 |
| B. | 5 : 2 |
| C. | 3 : 4 |
| D. | 2 : 5 |
| Answer» C. 3 : 4 | |
| 118. |
Rashmi and Rakhi were partners in a business. Rashmi contributed 2/3rd of the capital for 20 months and Rakhi received 3/5th of the total profit. What was the time duration of Rakhi’s investment in the business? |
| A. | 45 months |
| B. | 30 months |
| C. | 60 months |
| D. | 10 months |
| Answer» D. 10 months | |
| 119. |
Find the area of the square field if a train 800 metres long passes the field with a speed of 120 kmph in one minute. |
| A. | 1.44 sq. km |
| B. | 4 sq. km |
| C. | 2 sq. km |
| D. | 2.64 sq. km |
| Answer» B. 4 sq. km | |
| 120. |
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 | |
| 121. |
Find odd one among 2,3, 4, 4, 6, 8, 9,12, 16 ? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 122. |
6, 11, 21, 36, 5, 6 , _ ? |
| A. | 11 |
| B. | 81 |
| C. | 54 |
| D. | 63 |
| Answer» C. 54 | |
| 123. |
2, 3, 6, 15, _ , 123 ? |
| A. | 42 |
| B. | 34 |
| C. | 39 |
| D. | 37 |
| Answer» B. 34 | |
| 124. |
The timing of a college is from 12 p.m to 4.20 p.m. Five lectures are held in the given duration and a break of 5 minutes after each lecture is given to the students. Find the duration of each lecture. |
| A. | 52 minutes |
| B. | 45 minutes |
| C. | 30 minutes |
| D. | 48 minutes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 125. |
Ravi started off with a business with a capital of Rs.60000. Later he was joined by Kishan with Rs.40000 as his share. If Kishan received 1/3rd of the total profit after 1 year, for how many months did he invest? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 126. |
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 | |
| 127. |
6/7 of a certain number is 96. Find quarter of that number. |
| A. | 112 |
| B. | 32 |
| C. | 56 |
| D. | 28 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 128. |
When 8% of a number is added to the number itself the result is 810. What is the number? |
| A. | 700 |
| B. | 750 |
| C. | 722 |
| D. | 745.2 |
| Answer» C. 722 | |
| 129. |
34, 45, 56, 67,78, _ ? |
| A. | 81 |
| B. | 83 |
| C. | 89 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 130. |
The sum of two numbers is 73 and their difference is 28. Find the difference between their squares. |
| A. | 101 |
| B. | 45 |
| C. | 2044 |
| D. | cannot be determined |
| Answer» D. cannot be determined | |
| 131. |
A man decides to pave with square tiles his hall which is 4.8 metres long and 5.38 metres wide. Find the largest size of the tile that he could use. |
| A. | 21 cm |
| B. | 2 cm |
| C. | 269 cm |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 269 cm | |
| 132. |
3/4th of a number exceeds its 2/3rd by 8. What is the number? |
| A. | 96 |
| B. | 36 |
| C. | 72 |
| D. | 144 |
| Answer» B. 36 | |
| 133. |
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 | |
| 134. |
A bonus of Rs.2800 is to be divided among 3 people such that Alex gets twice as much as David, who receives one-fourth as much as Peter. What amount did Peter get? |
| A. | 1200 |
| B. | 2000 |
| C. | 1600 |
| D. | 1500 |
| Answer» D. 1500 | |
| 135. |
A scale 6 ft. 8 inches long is divided into 4 equal parts. Find the length of each part. |
| A. | 17 inches |
| B. | 20 inches |
| C. | 15 inches |
| D. | 18 inches |
| Answer» C. 15 inches | |
| 136. |
3 bells beep at an interval of 12, 20, and 35 minutes. If they beep together at 10 a.m., then they will again beep together at: |
| A. | 12 p.m. |
| B. | 1 p.m. |
| C. | 4 p.m. |
| D. | 5 p.m. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 137. |
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 | |
| 138. |
A positive integer which when added to 100, gives a sum which is greater than when it is multiplied by 100. What is the number? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 139. |
1, 9, 17, 33, 49, 73, _ . |
| A. | 98 |
| B. | 97 |
| C. | 89 |
| D. | 90 |
| Answer» C. 89 | |
| 140. |
Two friends A and B apply for a job in the same company. The chances of A getting selected is 2/5 and that of B is 4/7. What is the probability that both of them get selected? |
| A. | 8/35 |
| B. | 34/35 |
| C. | 27/35 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 34/35 | |
| 141. |
The ratio of the current ages of Ajay and Vijay is 7:4. The ratio between Ajay’s age 6 years ago and Vijay’s age 6 years from now is 1:1. Find the ratio between Ajay’s age 12 years hence and Vijay’s age 12 years ago. |
| A. | 12:1 |
| B. | 10:1 |
| C. | 1:1 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 1:1 | |
| 142. |
Find the number of shares that can be bought for Rs.8200 if the market value is Rs.20 each with brokerage being 2.5%. |
| A. | 450 |
| B. | 500 |
| C. | 400 |
| D. | 410 |
| Answer» D. 410 | |
| 143. |
A company pays 12.5% dividend to its investors. If an investor buys Rs.50 shares and gets 25% on investment, at what price did the investor buy the shares? |
| A. | 6.25 |
| B. | 25 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 12.5 |
| Answer» C. 50 | |
| 144. |
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 | |
| 145. |
5, 25, 61, 113, ? |
| A. | 187 |
| B. | 189 |
| C. | 185 |
| D. | 181 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 146. |
CX, EV, GT, IR, ? |
| A. | JQ |
| B. | LO |
| C. | KP |
| D. | MN |
| Answer» D. MN | |
| 147. |
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 | |
| 148. |
A group of 55 adults and 70 children go for trekking. If there is meal for either 70 adults or 90 children and if 28 adults have their meal, find the total number of children that can be catered with the remaining food. |
| A. | 42 |
| B. | 54 |
| C. | 90 |
| D. | 70 |
| Answer» C. 90 | |
| 149. |
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% | |
| 150. |
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 | |