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This section includes 514 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Aptitude knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 401. |
One -third of certain journey is covered at the rate of 25kmph,one-fourth at the rate of 30kmph and the rest at 50 kmph.Find the average speed for the whole journey. |
| A. | 33.333 Km/hrs |
| B. | 22.233 Km/hrs |
| C. | 66.633 Km/hrs |
| D. | 43.463 Km/hrs |
| Answer» B. 22.233 Km/hrs | |
| 402. |
In a class, there are 20 boys whose average age is decreased by 2 months, when one boy aged 18 years is replaced by a new boy.Find the age of new boy. |
| A. | 11 years 10 months |
| B. | 12 years 2 months |
| C. | 13 years 6 months |
| D. | 14 years 8 months |
| Answer» E. | |
| 403. |
The average age of 8 persons in a committee is increased by 2 years when two men aged 35 years and 45 years are substituted by two women.Find the average age of these two women. |
| A. | 47 years |
| B. | 48 years |
| C. | 49 years |
| D. | 50 years |
| Answer» C. 49 years | |
| 404. |
The average marks obtained by 120 candidates in a examination 35. if the average marks of passed candidate is 39 and that of the failed candidates is 15,what is the number of candidates who passed? |
| A. | 100 |
| B. | 150 |
| C. | 200 |
| D. | 250 |
| Answer» B. 150 | |
| 405. |
The average of four consecutive numbers is 27. The largest of the numbers is |
| A. | 30 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 38 |
| D. | 26 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 406. |
A solid cube is painted black on two of its opposite faces and is cut into 343 equal pieces. How many small pieces have no paint? |
| A. | 313 |
| B. | 245 |
| C. | none |
| D. | 294 |
| Answer» D. 294 | |
| 407. |
The average of 8 numbers is 12. When one number is discarded and 12 is added, the average becomes 13. What is the number that is discarded? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 408. |
A student took 6 courses last year and received an average grade of 100. The year before, the student took 5 courses and received an average grade of 90. To the nearest tenth of a point, what was the student’s average grade for the entire two-year pe |
| A. | 89 |
| B. | 79 |
| C. | 95.5 |
| D. | 95 |
| Answer» D. 95 | |
| 409. |
The average of the first and the second of three numbers is 15 more than the average of the second and the third of these numbers. What is the difference between the first and the third of these three numbers? |
| A. | 45 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» D. 60 | |
| 410. |
The average of 50 numbers is 38. If two numbers namely, 45 and 55 are discarded, the average of remaining numbers is: |
| A. | 37 |
| B. | 36.5 |
| C. | 37.52 |
| D. | 37.5 |
| Answer» B. 36.5 | |
| 411. |
The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 26 years old and the wicket keeper is 3 years older. If the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the remaining players is one year less than the average age of the whole team. What is the a |
| A. | 25 years |
| B. | 24 years |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | 23 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 412. |
In a mixture of 40 liters, the ratio of milk and water is 4:1. How much water much be added to this mixture so that the ratio of milk and water becomes 2:3 |
| A. | 32 liters |
| B. | 20 liters |
| C. | 30 liters |
| D. | 40 liters |
| Answer» B. 20 liters | |
| 413. |
The average weight of 8 person\'s increases by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 65 kg. What might be the weight of the new person? |
| A. | 76 kg |
| B. | 76.5 kg |
| C. | Data inadequate |
| D. | 85 kg |
| Answer» E. | |
| 414. |
A person allows discount of 20% on the already discounted MP. What is the initial discount given if he totally gains 20% and MP is double the CP? |
| A. | 0.2 |
| B. | 0.25 |
| C. | none |
| D. | Data inadequate |
| Answer» C. none | |
| 415. |
If a group of 24 men working 8 hrs a day can complete building a wall in 12 days then in how many days 16 men working 6 hrs a day can complete 3 such walls? |
| A. | 48 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | none |
| D. | 72 |
| Answer» B. 24 | |
| 416. |
A pupil\'s marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to that the average marks for the class got increased by half (1/2). The number of pupils in the class is: |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 40 |
| D. | 30 |
| Answer» D. 30 | |
| 417. |
A component X is manufactured in a shop using one fully automatic machine and one semiautomatic machine. Each machine independently produces the component.In a particular batch, the semi-automatic machine’s output of X was 2/3rd of the component’s ou |
| A. | 01-03-2015 |
| B. | 02-03-2015 |
| C. | 02-05-2015 |
| D. | 01-02-2015 |
| Answer» D. 01-02-2015 | |
| 418. |
A balance shows 900gm for 1kg. Find the profit of trader if he marks his goods up by 20% of CP. |
| A. | 0.1 |
| B. | 0.07 |
| C. | 0.08 |
| D. | 0.11 |
| Answer» D. 0.11 | |
| 419. |
A bus has to cover a total distance of 300 miles during a journey. It covers the first 100 miles at an average speed of 50 miles/hour. If it covers the next 100 miles in 2.5 hours, what should be the average speed for the last 100 miles so that the t |
| A. | 66(2/3) |
| B. | 50 |
| C. | 67 |
| D. | 65 |
| Answer» B. 50 | |
| 420. |
A group of 7 students with average weight of 66 kg is joined by another 5 students with average of 64 kg. What is the average of the total group? |
| A. | 64.5 kg |
| B. | 64.8 kg |
| C. | 65.17 kg |
| D. | 65.3 kg |
| Answer» D. 65.3 kg | |
| 421. |
In Arun\'s opinion, his weight is greater than 65 kg but less than 72 kg. His brother doest not agree with Arun and he thinks that Arun\'s weight is greater than 60 kg but less than 70 kg. His mother\'s view is that his weight cannot be greater than |
| A. | 68 kg. |
| B. | 67 kg. |
| C. | Data inadequate |
| D. | 69 kg. |
| Answer» C. Data inadequate | |
| 422. |
Equal quantities of a 1:5 and 3:5 milk to water solutions are mixed together. What will be the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture? |
| A. | 0.173611111111111 |
| B. | 0.565972222222222 |
| C. | 1.46736111111111 |
| D. | 0.213888888888889 |
| Answer» C. 1.46736111111111 | |
| 423. |
The average weight of five amplifiers in a guitar shop is 32 pounds. If four of the amplifiers weigh 25, 27, 19 and 35 pounds, what is the weight of the fifth amplifier? |
| A. | 49 pounds |
| B. | 32 pounds |
| C. | 69 pounds |
| D. | 54 pounds |
| Answer» E. | |
| 424. |
Successive discounts of 10%, 20% and 20% are equal to a single discount of __ |
| A. | 0.424 |
| B. | 0.576 |
| C. | none |
| D. | 0.5 |
| Answer» B. 0.576 | |
| 425. |
The average of 13 papers is 40. The average of the first 7 papers is 42 and of the last seven papers is 35. Find the marks obtained in the 7th paper? |
| A. | 38 |
| B. | 23 |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | 19 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 426. |
Two equal sums were borrowed at 8% simple interest per annum for 2 years and 3 years respectively. The difference in the interest was Rs.56. the sum borrowed were |
| A. | 700/- |
| B. | 690/- |
| C. | 780/- |
| D. | 740/- |
| Answer» B. 690/- | |
| 427. |
At what rate of compound interest Rs. 15320 becomes Rs. 30640 in 6 years? |
| A. | 0.13 |
| B. | 0.12 |
| C. | 0.11 |
| D. | 0.14 |
| Answer» C. 0.11 | |
| 428. |
4 men and 3 women finish a job in6 days, and 5 men and 7 women can do the same job in 4 days. How long will 1 man and 1 woman take to do the work? |
| A. | 19(1/2) days |
| B. | 22(2/7) days |
| C. | 12(7/22) days |
| D. | 5(1/7) days |
| Answer» B. 22(2/7) days | |
| 429. |
A man travels 20 km on foot at 5 kmph and another 10 km by bus at 20 kmph. What is his average speed? |
| A. | 6 kmph |
| B. | 5 kmph |
| C. | 8 kmph |
| D. | 6.67 kmph |
| Answer» E. | |
| 430. |
N, at a speed of 20 km/h reaches his office 10 min late. Next time he increases his speed by 5 km/h, but is still late by 4 min. What is the distance of office from his house? |
| A. | 6 km |
| B. | 20 km |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | 12 km |
| Answer» D. 12 km | |
| 431. |
A man is 37 yrs old and his two sons are 8 yrs and 3 yrs old. After how many years will he be twice as old as their united age? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» D. 7 | |
| 432. |
If the average marks of three batches of 55, 60 and 45 students respectively is 50, 55, 60, then the average marks of all the students is: |
| A. | 53.33 |
| B. | 54.68 |
| C. | 55 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 55 | |
| 433. |
The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the average weight of A and B be 40 kg and that of B and C be 43 kg, then the weight of B is: |
| A. | 17 kg |
| B. | 20 kg |
| C. | 26 kg |
| D. | 31 kg |
| Answer» E. | |
| 434. |
The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 26 years old and the wicket keeper is 3 years older. If the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the remaining players is one year less than the average age of the whole team. What is the average age of the team? |
| A. | 23 years |
| B. | 24 years |
| C. | 25 years |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 24 years | |
| 435. |
A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts syrup. How much of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water and half syrup? |
| A. | 1/3 |
| B. | 1/4 |
| C. | 1/5 |
| D. | 1/7 |
| Answer» D. 1/7 | |
| 436. |
Average cost of 5 apples and 4 mangoes is Rs.36. The average cost of 7 apples and 8 mangoes is Rs.48. Find the total cost of 24 apples and 24 mangoes. |
| A. | Rs.1044 |
| B. | RS.2088 |
| C. | Rs.720 |
| D. | Rs.324 |
| Answer» C. Rs.720 | |
| 437. |
The average age of a family of 5 members is 20 years. If the age of the youngest member be 10 years then what was the average age of the family at the time of the birth of the youngest member? |
| A. | 13.5 |
| B. | 14 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 12.5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 438. |
The average of 5 quantities is 10 and the average of 3 of them is 9. What is the average of the remaining 2? |
| A. | 11 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 11.5 |
| D. | 12.5 |
| Answer» D. 12.5 | |
| 439. |
When a student weighing 45 kgs left a class, the average weight of the remaining 59 students increased by 200g. What is the average weight of the remaining 59 students? |
| A. | 57 kgs |
| B. | 56.8 kgs |
| C. | 58.2 kgs |
| D. | 52.2 kgs |
| Answer» B. 56.8 kgs | |
| 440. |
The average age of a group of 12 students is 20years. If 4 more students join the group, the average age increases by 1 year. The average age of the new students is |
| A. | 24 |
| B. | 26 |
| C. | 23 |
| D. | 22 |
| Answer» B. 26 | |
| 441. |
The average temperature on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was 250. The average temperature on Thursday, Friday and Saturday was 240. If the temperature on Saturday was 270, what was the temperature on Wednesday? |
| A. | 240 |
| B. | 210 |
| C. | 270 |
| D. | 300 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 442. |
The average of 5 quantities is 6. The average of 3 of them is 8. What is the average of the remaining two numbers? |
| A. | 6.5 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 3.5 |
| Answer» D. 3.5 | |
| 443. |
The average wages of a worker during a fortnight comprising 15 consecutive working days was Rs.90 per day. During the first 7 days, his average wages was Rs.87/day and the average wages during the last 7 days was Rs.92 /day. What was his wage on the 8th day? |
| A. | 83 |
| B. | 92 |
| C. | 90 |
| D. | 97 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 444. |
Equal weights of two alloys containing tin, copper and lead in the ratio 3:2:7 and 4:11:3 are melted and mixed together. What is the ratio of tin, copper and lead in the resultant alloy? |
| A. | 41:81:37 |
| B. | 33:91:81 |
| C. | 17:28:27 |
| D. | 51:86:89 |
| Answer» D. 51:86:89 | |
| 445. |
A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7:5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7:9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 21 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» C. 20 | |
| 446. |
A mixture of 20 kg of spirit and water contains 10% water. How much water must be added to this mixture to raise the percentage of water to 25% |
| A. | 4 kg |
| B. | 5 kg |
| C. | 8 kg |
| D. | 30 k |
| Answer» B. 5 kg | |
| 447. |
A single refined oil can contains 20% impurities. After double – refining it contains 4% impurities. How much of double- refined oil can be obtained from 30 litres of single refined oil? |
| A. | 24.0 litres |
| B. | 24.8 litres |
| C. | 25.0 litres |
| D. | 25.5 litres |
| Answer» D. 25.5 litres | |
| 448. |
A solution of 66 litres contains milk and water in the ratio 7:x. If four litres of water is added to the solution, the ratio becomes 3:2, find the value of x? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 449. |
How many kilograms of tea powder costing Rs. 31 per kg be mixed with 36 kilograms of tea powder costing Rs. 43 per kg, such that the mixture when sold at Rs. 44 per kg gives profit of 10%? |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» B. 15 | |
| 450. |
Eight kilograms of rice costing Rs. 16 per kg is mixed with four kilograms of rice costing Rs. 22 per kg. What is the average price of the mixture? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 16 |
| D. | 19 |
| Answer» C. 16 | |