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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.
| 151. |
What is the fourth proportional to the numbers 2, 5, 8. |
| A. | 40 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» C. 15 | |
| 152. |
A leak at the bottom of the tank can empty the tank in 5 hours, while an inlet pipe can fill the same tank at the rate of 6 litres per minute. When the tank is full, the inlet is opened and the tank gets empty in 8 hours due to the leakage. Find the capacity of the tank. |
| A. | 1800 litres |
| B. | 3600 litres |
| C. | 4800 litres |
| D. | 5760 litres |
| Answer» D. 5760 litres | |
| 153. |
Vessel ‘A’ contains 150 litres of mixture of milk and water in the ratio of 3:1. Vessel ‘B’ contains 200 litres of the mixture in the ratio of 5:2. If the mixture from both the vessels are poured into vessel ‘C’, find the ratio of the resulting mixture. |
| A. | 15 : 7 |
| B. | 8 : 3 |
| C. | 15 : 2 |
| D. | 143 : 53 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 154. |
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} | |
| 155. |
A sells a bicycle to B and makes a profit of 20%. B sells the same bicycle to C at a profit of 25%. If the final S.P. of the bicycle was Rs. 225, find out the cost price of the bicycle for A. |
| A. | 120 |
| B. | 125 |
| C. | 140 |
| D. | 150 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 156. |
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. | |
| 157. |
Average score for Virat Kohli in a series of 10 matches is 38.9 runs. If the average for first six matches comes out to be 42 what is his average in the last 4 matches of the series? |
| A. | 34.25 |
| B. | 35 |
| C. | 33.25 |
| D. | 34.25 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 158. |
A vehicle has an insurance of 4/5 of its original value. Premium on the vehicle at the rate of 1.3% amounts to 910 Rs. What is the original value of the vehicle? |
| A. | 78,500 |
| B. | 82,500 |
| C. | 87,500 |
| D. | 90,000 |
| Answer» D. 90,000 | |
| 159. |
What is the sum of this series? 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, ...... 99. |
| A. | 2500 |
| B. | 1500 |
| C. | 3500 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. 1500 | |
| 160. |
Find the sum of all 2 digit numbers divisible by 3. |
| A. | 1665 |
| B. | 2008 |
| C. | 1600 |
| D. | 1565 |
| Answer» B. 2008 | |
| 161. |
300 gm of sugar solution has 40% sugar. How much sugar should be added to make it 50% in the solution? |
| A. | 55 gm |
| B. | 60 gm |
| C. | 70 gm |
| D. | 40 gm |
| Answer» C. 70 gm | |
| 162. |
A person sells a book for Rs. 11. He gains as many percent as its cost price in rupees. What is the cost price? |
| A. | Rs. 10 |
| B. | Rs. 12 |
| C. | Rs. 7.50 |
| D. | Rs. 5.50 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 12 | |
| 163. |
Determine the odd man out: 15, 16, 34, 105, 424, 2124 |
| A. | 105 |
| B. | 424 |
| C. | 34 |
| D. | 2124 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 164. |
X divided by 899 gives a remainder 63. What remainder will be obtained by dividing X by 29? |
| A. | 10056 |
| B. | 10001 |
| C. | 10056 |
| D. | 10057 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 165. |
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 | |
| 166. |
If x + 5y = 16 and x= -3y, then y = |
| A. | -24 |
| B. | -8 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» D. 2 | |
| 167. |
a:b = 5:2. What is the value of (8a + 9b): (8a + 2b)? |
| A. | 22:29 |
| B. | 26:61 |
| C. | 29:22 |
| D. | 61:26 |
| Answer» D. 61:26 | |
| 168. |
A, B and C distribute Rs. 1,000 among them. A and C have Rs. 400, B and C Rs. 700. How much does C have? |
| A. | Rs 100 |
| B. | Rs 50 |
| C. | Rs 200 |
| D. | Rs 300 |
| Answer» B. Rs 50 | |
| 169. |
A class consists of 15 girls and 10 boys. Three students are to be randomly selected. Find the probability that one boy and two girls are picked. |
| A. | 1/50 |
| B. | 3/25 |
| C. | 21/46 |
| D. | 25/122 |
| Answer» D. 25/122 | |
| 170. |
Two trains each of which is 100 m long moving in opposite direction to one another cross each other taking 8 seconds. If speed of one train is twice the speed of other train find the speed of the faster train. |
| A. | 48 km/hr |
| B. | 30 km/hr |
| C. | 60 km/hr |
| D. | 40 km/hr |
| Answer» D. 40 km/hr | |
| 171. |
A man cycles at a rate of 4 kmph. He cycles for 45 minutes and then takes a 15 minute break. Determine the total time taken to cover 12 kms by him. |
| A. | 4 hours 35 minutes |
| B. | 4 hours |
| C. | 3 hours |
| D. | 3 hours 45 minutes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 172. |
Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 12 and 24 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are used together, how long will it take to fill the tank? |
| A. | 9 min |
| B. | 8 min |
| C. | 4 min |
| D. | 6 min |
| Answer» C. 4 min | |
| 173. |
What is the angle between the hour and minute hand at 3:40? |
| A. | 135 |
| B. | 130 |
| C. | 120 |
| D. | 125 |
| Answer» C. 120 | |
| 174. |
Think of a number, divide it by 4 and add 9 to it. The result is 15. What is the number thought of? |
| A. | 24 |
| B. | 25 |
| C. | 26 |
| D. | 27 |
| Answer» B. 25 | |
| 175. |
Find the missing number in the series. 2 , 3 , 6 , 0 , 10, -3 , 14... |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | -2 |
| D. | -6 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 176. |
A train runs across a post in 15 seconds and across a platform of length 100m in 25 seconds. Determine the length of this train: |
| A. | 50 m |
| B. | 200m |
| C. | 130m |
| D. | 150 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 177. |
A pineapple costs Rs 7 each and a watermelon costs Rs. 5 each. If I spend Rs 38 on total what is the number of pineapple I purchased? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | Data Inadequete |
| Answer» E. | |
| 178. |
A sum of money was to be divided amongst A and B in the ratio of 2:3. If the money is divided in the ratio of 3: 2, A will benefit by Rs. 75. The total money is |
| A. | Rs. 325 |
| B. | Rs. 225 |
| C. | Rs. 250 |
| D. | Rs. 375 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 179. |
A and B working separately can complete a piece of work in 9 and 12 days respectively. If they work alternatively starting from A in how many days will the work be completed? |
| A. | 10.25 days |
| B. | 11.5 days |
| C. | 12.75 days |
| D. | 9 days |
| Answer» B. 11.5 days | |
| 180. |
1 quarter Kg of potatoes cost 60 paise. Calculate the cost of 200 grams. |
| A. | 48 paise |
| B. | 62 paise |
| C. | 54 paise |
| D. | 26 paise |
| Answer» B. 62 paise | |
| 181. |
When height of a tree is equal to the length of its shadow, what is the angle of elevation of the sun? |
| A. | 30 deg |
| B. | 60 deg |
| C. | 90 deg |
| D. | 45 deg |
| Answer» E. | |
| 182. |
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 | |
| 183. |
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% | |
| 184. |
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 | |
| 185. |
What time will be taken by an amount of Rs. 900 to yield Rs. 81 as interest at 4.5% per annum of simple interest? |
| A. | 2 years |
| B. | 1 years |
| C. | 3 years |
| D. | 4 years |
| Answer» B. 1 years | |
| 186. |
A starts walking at 4 kmph and 4 hours after his start B starts cycling at 10 kmph. After how much distance will B catch up with A? |
| A. | 26.2 km |
| B. | 25.7 km |
| C. | 23.2 km |
| D. | 26.67 km |
| Answer» E. | |
| 187. |
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 | |
| 188. |
2 students gave an examination. One of them scored 9 marks more than other and his marks were 56% of the sum of total of both their marks. What are their individual marks? |
| A. | 42,33 |
| B. | 42,36 |
| C. | 44,33 |
| D. | 44,36 |
| Answer» B. 42,36 | |
| 189. |
Find the resultant profit if A sells a cupboard at a profit of 6% to B and B sells the same to C at a profit of 9%. |
| A. | 15% |
| B. | 16% |
| C. | 14.5% |
| D. | 15.54% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190. |
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 | |
| 191. |
A tank of 100 litres is filled with kerosene. Ram replaces 10% of kerosene with water and repeats this procedure 4 times. What is the amount of kerosene left in the tank? |
| A. | 60 litres |
| B. | 65.61 litres |
| C. | 70 litres |
| D. | 65 litres |
| Answer» C. 70 litres | |
| 192. |
A squirrel can climb 5 metres of a pole in one minute but slips 2 metres in the next minute. How much time will the squirrel take to climb 26 metres? |
| A. | 14 minutes |
| B. | 12 minutes |
| C. | 15 minutes |
| D. | 18 minutes |
| Answer» D. 18 minutes | |
| 193. |
Akash and Akshay are business partners. Akash invests Rs 35,000 for a period of 8 months and Akshay invests Rs 42,000 for a period of 10 months. Out of a total profit of Rs 31,570 what is Akash’s share? |
| A. | Rs 12,420 |
| B. | Rs 18,040 |
| C. | Rs 18,942 |
| D. | Rs 12,628 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 194. |
A car consumes 210 liters of petrol weekly. For how many days will 1470 liters of petrol be sufficient? |
| A. | 48 |
| B. | 49 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 52 |
| Answer» C. 50 | |
| 195. |
Find the natural number nearest to 9217 which completely divides 88 without giving any remainder. |
| A. | 9240 |
| B. | 9064 |
| C. | 9184 |
| D. | 9152 |
| Answer» B. 9064 | |
| 196. |
The average of 5 quantities is 6. The average of 3 of them is 4. What is the average of remaining 2 numbers? |
| A. | 9 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 9.5 |
| Answer» B. 10 | |
| 197. |
To gain profit, a milkman adds 1.5 litre of water to a certain amount of milk. He sells the adulterated milk at Rs.28 per litre and pure milk costs Rs.36 per litre. Find the amount of milk. |
| A. | 5.25 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 5.5 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» B. 6 | |
| 198. |
A class consists of 15 girls and 10 boys. Three students are to be randomly selected. Find the probability that one boy and two girls are picked. |
| A. | 1/50 |
| B. | 3/25 |
| C. | 21/46 |
| D. | 25/122 |
| Answer» D. 25/122 | |
| 199. |
A car consumes 210 liters of petrol weekly. For how many days will 1470 liters of petrol be sufficient? |
| A. | 48 |
| B. | 49 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 52 |
| Answer» C. 50 | |
| 200. |
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 | |