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201.

A cab on its way to Bangalore overtakes an auto also going in the same direction at 11 am. The cab reaches Bangalore at 1.30 pm and starts the return journey after taking a break of 1 hour. On its way back it meets the auto at 3 pm. At what time will the auto reach Bangalore?

A. 3 p.m.
B. 3.30 p.m.
C. 5 p.m
D. 4 p.m
Answer» E.
202.

A box has 10 black and 10 white balls. What is the probability of getting two balls of the same color?

A. 10/19
B. 9/38
C. 9/19
D. 5/38
Answer» D. 5/38
203.

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
204.

A boats man can row in still water at speed of 7 km/hr. It takes 6 hours more to travel the same distance in upstream than in downstream if the speed of the river is 3 km/hr. what is the distance between the two destinations?

A. 20 km
B. 40 km
C. 30 km
D. 10 km
Answer» C. 30 km
205.

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
206.

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
207.

A boat has a speed of 14kmph in standing water. The stream has a speed of 1.2kmph. What time does the boat take to go to a distance of 4864 km and come back? (hours)

A. 700
B. 350
C. 1000
D. 4200
Answer» B. 350
208.

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
209.

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
210.

6/7 of a certain number is 96. Find quarter of that number.

A. 112
B. 32
C. 56
D. 28
Answer» E.
211.

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
212.

6, 11, 21, 36, 5, 6 , _ ?

A. 11
B. 81
C. 54
D. 63
Answer» C. 54
213.

5/8th of a job is completed in 10 days. If a person works at the same pace, how many days will he take to complete the job?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Answer» D. 7
214.

5, 25, 61, 113, ?

A. 187
B. 189
C. 185
D. 181
Answer» E.
215.

40 feet rope is cut into 2. One piece is 18 feet longer than the other. What is the length of the shorter piece?

A. 11
B. 12
C. 18
D. 22
Answer» B. 12
216.

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
217.

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
218.

34, 45, 56, 67,78, _ ?

A. 81
B. 83
C. 89
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
219.

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
220.

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.
221.

20% of A is B, then B% of 20 is same as what?

A. 4% of A
B. 10% of A
C. 20% of A
D. None
Answer» B. 10% of A
222.

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
223.

-2, 5, 24, 61, ?

A. 122
B. 124
C. 118
D. 120
Answer» B. 124
224.

2, 3, 6, 15, _ , 123 ?

A. 42
B. 34
C. 39
D. 37
Answer» B. 34
225.

15th august 2010 was which day of the week?

A. Thursday
B. Friday
C. Wednesday
D. Sunday
Answer» E.
226.

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
227.

1, 9, 17, 33, 49, 73, _ .

A. 98
B. 97
C. 89
D. 90
Answer» C. 89
228.

1, 2, 9, 64, ?

A. 125
B. 625
C. 225
D. 525
Answer» C. 225
229.

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