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| 2701. |
2[ 13 - ( 1+6)] =? |
| A. | 21 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2702. |
Two identical bottles A and B of sweet drinks contain sugar such that 30% of sugar in A is equal to 40% sugar in B. The ratio of sugar in the two bottles is: |
| A. | 1 : 12 |
| B. | 12 : 1 |
| C. | 3 : 4 |
| D. | 4 : 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2703. |
A can build up a structure in 8 days and B can break it is 3 days. A has worked for 4 days and then B joined to work with A for another 2 days only. In how many days will A alone build up the remaining part of the structure? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2704. |
A tank can be filled by a tap in 20 minutes and by another tap in 60 minutes. Both the taps are kept open for 10 minutes and then the first tap is shut off. After this, the tank will be completely filled in ? |
| A. | 10 min. |
| B. | 12 min |
| C. | 15 min |
| D. | 20 min. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2705. |
In Nuts And Bolts factory, one machine produces only nuts at the rate of 100 nuts per minute and needs to be cleaned for 5 minutes after production of every 1000 nuts. Another machine produces only bolts at the rate of 75 bolts per minute and needs to cleaned for10 minutes after production of every 1500 bolts. If both the machines start production at the same time, what is the minimum duration required for producing 9000 pairs of nuts and bolts? |
| A. | 130 minutes |
| B. | 135 minutes |
| C. | 170 minutes |
| D. | 180 minutes |
| Answer» D. 180 minutes | |
| 2706. |
The value of 3 3. % of Rs 300 is? |
| A. | Rs 9.90 |
| B. | Rs 10 |
| C. | Rs 11 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Rs 11 | |
| 2707. |
Among the many reasons for his defeat in the election was his arrogant assumption that his constituents were incapable of understanding economic conditions, and his unwarranted attack on his chief opponent. |
| A. | was his arrogant assumption that his constituents were incapable of understanding economic conditions |
| B. | were his arrogant assumption that his constituents were incapable of understanding economic conditions |
| C. | were his arrogant assumptions that his constituents were incapable of understanding economical conditions |
| D. | were his arrogant assumption that his constituents would be incapable of understanding economics |
| Answer» C. were his arrogant assumptions that his constituents were incapable of understanding economical conditions | |
| 2708. |
20 labourers can do a work in 20 days if everybody works for 6 hours daily. Then 25 labourers can do the same work in 12 days by working daily for? |
| A. | 10 hours |
| B. | 4 hours |
| C. | 6 hours |
| D. | 8 hours |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2709. |
Taps A and B can fill a bucket in 12 minutes and 15 minutes respectively if both are opened and A is closed after 3 minutes, how much further time would it take for B to fill the bucket ? |
| A. | 7 min. 45 sec |
| B. | 7 min 15 sec |
| C. | 8 min. 5 sec |
| D. | 8 min. 15sec |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2710. |
During the summer of 2008, an unemployed investment banker with over 25 years of experience named Joshua Persky made news by walking the streets of New York City's financial district in a suit with a sandwich board advertising his services. Many social commentators disagreed on the implications of this, either seeing Joshua's efforts as a desperate and unprofessional manner to seek a job or they viewed Joshua's strategy as a savvy means to attract attention to an overly qualified individual. |
| A. | either seeing Joshua's efforts as a desperate and unprofessional manner to seek a job or they viewed Joshua's strategy as a savvy means to attract attention to an overly qualified individual. |
| B. | either seeing Joshua's efforts as a desperate and unprofessional manner to seek a job or viewing Joshua's strategy as a savvy means to attract attention to an overly qualified individual. |
| C. | seeing either Joshua's efforts as a desperate and unprofessional manner to seek a job or viewing Joshua's strategy as a savvy means to attract attention to an overly qualified individual. |
| D. | seeing either Joshua's efforts as a desperate and unprofessional manner to seek a job or they viewed Joshua's strategy as a savvy means to attract attention to an overly qualified individual |
| Answer» C. seeing either Joshua's efforts as a desperate and unprofessional manner to seek a job or viewing Joshua's strategy as a savvy means to attract attention to an overly qualified individual. | |
| 2711. |
When Abhinav and Bipul are working alone, they can complete a piece of work in 25 days and 30 days respectively. On day 1, Bipul started the work and Abhinav joined B from day 3 on-wards. Find after how many days will the work be completed? |
| A. | 13 |
| B. | 11 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» D. 16 | |
| 2712. |
A cistern can be filled in 9 hours but it takes 10 hours due to a leak in its bottom. If the cistern is full, then the time that the lead will take to empty is ? |
| A. | 60 hrs |
| B. | 70 hrs |
| C. | 80 hrs |
| D. | 90 hrs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2713. |
The digging work of the DMRC on the Adohini-Andheriamore stretch requires Twenty-four men to complete the work in sixteen days. As a part of the task if DMRC were to hire Thirty-two women, they can complete the same work in twenty-four days. Sixteen men and sixteen women started working and worked for twelve days. Due to time bound schedule the work had to be completed in remaining 2 days, for which how many more men are to be employed? |
| A. | 48 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 36 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» C. 36 | |
| 2714. |
In the initial stages of learning a new language we learn more through listening and attempting to copy speech patterns and not through reading grammar books. |
| A. | and attempting to copy speech patterns and not through reading grammar books. |
| B. | and attempting to copy speech patterns than through reading grammar books |
| C. | and attempts to copy speech patterns than through reading grammar books |
| D. | and attempts at copying speech patterns than through reading grammar books. |
| Answer» C. and attempts to copy speech patterns than through reading grammar books | |
| 2715. |
Bombast is when high sounding words for effect, not suitability, are used |
| A. | is when high sounding words for effect, not suitability, are used. |
| B. | is the use of high-sounding words for effect rather than for suitability. |
| C. | is where high-sounding words are used for effect not suitability. |
| D. | is the using of high-sounding words for effect only. |
| Answer» C. is where high-sounding words are used for effect not suitability. | |
| 2716. |
To fill a cistern pipes A, B and C take 20 minutes, 15 minutes and 12 minutes respectively. The time in minutes that the three pipes together will together will take to fill the cistern, is ? |
| A. | 7 hrs |
| B. | 8 hrs |
| C. | 8 hrs 30 min |
| D. | 5 hrs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2717. |
The numbers which divide 80 in such a way that thesum of their reciprocals is 4/75 are? |
| A. | 60, 20 |
| B. | 30, 50 |
| C. | 35, 45 |
| D. | 40, 40 |
| Answer» C. 35, 45 | |
| 2718. |
A ground-breaking report written by a major group of scientists has indicated that much of the previously untraceable pollutants in stream water known to kill fish and harm humans comes from polluted rain water and irresponsible chemical dumping by large corporations. |
| A. | many of the previously untraceable pollutants in stream water known to kill fish and harm humans come from |
| B. | much of the previously untraceable pollutants in stream water known to kill fish and harm humans come from |
| C. | many of the previously untraceable pollutants in stream water known to kill fish and harm humans comes from |
| D. | much of the previously untraceable pollutants in stream water known to kill fish and harming humans come from |
| Answer» B. much of the previously untraceable pollutants in stream water known to kill fish and harm humans come from | |
| 2719. |
Find the cash required to purchase Rs. 3200, 7(1/2) % stock at 107 ( brokerage (1/2)% )? |
| A. | 3000 |
| B. | 4000 |
| C. | 4430 |
| D. | 3440 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2720. |
The average of the first four of five numbers is 40 and that of the last four numbers is 60. The difference of the last and the first number is? |
| A. | 80 |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 200 |
| D. | 400 |
| Answer» B. 40 | |
| 2721. |
Find the cost of Rs. 7200, 8% stock at 90? |
| A. | 5000 |
| B. | 6840 |
| C. | 6480 |
| D. | 1840 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2722. |
A bath can be filled by the cold water pipe in 10 min and by hot water pipe in 15 min (independently each). A person leaves the bathroom after turning on both pipes simultaneously and returns at the moments when the bath should be full. Finding, however, that the waste pipe has been open he now closes it. In 4 min more, bath is full. In what time would be the waste pipe empty it? |
| A. | 9 min |
| B. | 12 min |
| C. | 15 min |
| D. | 14 min |
| Answer» B. 12 min | |
| 2723. |
Two taps A and B can fill tank in 10 hours and 15 hours respectively if both the taps are opened together, the tank will be full in ? |
| A. | 5 hrs |
| B. | 6 hrs |
| C. | 12 (1/2) hrs |
| D. | 7 (1/2) hrs |
| Answer» C. 12 (1/2) hrs | |
| 2724. |
The sum of the present age of the father and his daughter is 42 years. 7 years later, the father will be 3 times old than the daughter. The present age of the father is? |
| A. | 33 |
| B. | 32 |
| C. | 28 |
| D. | 35 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2725. |
If x u003c 5, which one is true? |
| A. | x^3≤ 125 |
| B. | x^3≥ 125 |
| C. | x^3 u003c 125 |
| D. | x^3 u003e 125 |
| Answer» D. x^3 u003e 125 | |
| 2726. |
There are 12 pipes attached to a tank. Some of them are fill pipes and some are drain pipes. Each of the fill pipes can fill the tank in 12 hours, while each of the drain pipes will take 24 hours to drain a full tank completely. If all the pipes are kept open when the tank was empty, it takes 2 hours for the tank to overflow. How many of these pipes are drain pipes? |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 11 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» D. 7 | |
| 2727. |
Despite the influx of international aid to a particularly war-torn region of East Africa during the waning months of 2006, in early 2007, many indigenous people unable to find food left their home to travel west where other tribal groups historically experienced less difficulties producing food, water, and land. |
| A. | their home to travel west where other tribal groups historically experienced less difficulties |
| B. | home to travel west where other tribal groups historically experienced fewer difficulties |
| C. | their home to travel west where other tribal groups historically experienced fewer difficulties |
| D. | home to travel west where other tribal groups historically had experienced fewer difficulties |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2728. |
2( 3+5 ) - 9 = ? |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2729. |
Some officials both at the Treasury Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission recently said in off-the-record conversations that it may be a good idea to require that all large and highly leveraged banks should decrease their debt and should increase their asset base |
| A. | to require that all large and highly leveraged banks should decrease their debt and should increase their asset base |
| B. | requiring that all large and highly leveraged banks decrease their debt and increase their asset base |
| C. | to require of all large and highly leveraged banks the decreasing of debt and an increase in their asset base |
| D. | to require all large and highly leveraged banks to decrease their debt and increase their asset base |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2730. |
Anil does a work in 90 days, Bittu in 40 days and Chintu in 12 days. They work one after another for a day each, starting with Anil followed by Bittu and then by Chintu. If the total wages received are Rs 360 and Anil, Bittu, Chintu share them in the ratio of the work done, find their respective individual wages? |
| A. | Rs 40, Rs 60 and Rs 260 |
| B. | Rs 36, Rs 81 and Rs 243 |
| C. | Rs 42, Rs 86 and Rs 232 |
| D. | Rs 38, Rs 88 and Rs 234 |
| Answer» C. Rs 42, Rs 86 and Rs 232 | |
| 2731. |
The sum of two numbers is 45 and their product is 500. The G.C.M. of the numbers is? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 9 |
| Answer» B. 15 | |
| 2732. |
A, B and C can do a piece of work in 36, 54 and 72 days respectively. they started the work but A left 8 days befire the completion of the work while B left 12 days before the completion. The number of days for which C worked is ? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 24 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2733. |
A and B can separately do a piece of work in 20 and 15 days respectively. they worked to together for 6 days, after whch B was replaced by C. If the work was finished in next 4 days, then the number of days in which C alone could do the work will be ? |
| A. | 60 |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 35 |
| D. | 30 |
| Answer» C. 35 | |
| 2734. |
Find the cost of Rs. 6400, 10% stock at 15 discount?, |
| A. | 2000 |
| B. | 5440 |
| C. | 6000 |
| D. | 5140 |
| Answer» C. 6000 | |
| 2735. |
The difference and the product of two numbers are 32 and 2145 respectively. Their sum is? |
| A. | 87 |
| B. | 78 |
| C. | 98 |
| D. | 89 |
| Answer» D. 89 | |
| 2736. |
Being abandoned by our friends is the cause of great sorrow for us. |
| A. | Being abandoned by our friends is the cause of great sorrow for us. |
| B. | Our being abandoned by our friends is the cause of great sorrow. |
| C. | Being abandoned by our friends, we feel great sorrow. |
| D. | We feel great sorrow when our friends abandon us. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2737. |
Four men and three women can do a job in 6 days. When five men and six women work on the same job, the work gets completed in 4 days. How many days will a woman take to do the job, if she works alone on it? |
| A. | 18 |
| B. | 36 |
| C. | 54 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 2738. |
8 men can dig a pit in 20 days. If a man works half as much again as a boy, then 4 men and 9 boys cn dig a similar pit in ? |
| A. | 10 days |
| B. | 12 days |
| C. | 15 days |
| D. | 16 days |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2739. |
The temperature dropped suddenly last night, which will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost. |
| A. | which will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost. |
| B. | which will mean that the frost will kill the shoots emerging from the soil. |
| C. | and this will mean that the shoots emerging from the soil will be killed by the frost. |
| D. | and the resulting frost will kill the shoots that are emerging from the soil |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2740. |
A businessman purchased 35 kg dal of Rs 525 and sells it at the rate of Rs 18 per kg. Then the rate of profit or loss is? |
| A. | 20% loss |
| B. | 25% profit |
| C. | 25% loss |
| D. | 20% profit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2741. |
A work is done by three person A,B and C. A alone takes 10 hours to complete a single product but B and C working together takes 4 hours, for the completion of the same product. If all of them worked together and completed 14 products, then how many hours have they worked? |
| A. | 20 hrs |
| B. | 28 hrs |
| C. | 40 hrs |
| D. | 54 hrs |
| Answer» D. 54 hrs | |
| 2742. |
Find the annual income derived by investing Rs. 6800 in 10% stock at 136? |
| A. | 250 |
| B. | 1500 |
| C. | 500 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» D. 50 | |
| 2743. |
A hawker purchased oranges at the rate of 4 orangesin a rupee, but he sells at the rate of 5 oranges in a rupee. Hisloss is? |
| A. | 100% |
| B. | 50% |
| C. | 25% |
| D. | 20% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2744. |
If 1 man or 2 women or 3 boys ca do a piece of work in 44 days, then the same piece of work will be done by 1 man, 1 woman and 1 boy in ? |
| A. | 21 days |
| B. | 24 days |
| C. | 26 days |
| D. | 33 days |
| Answer» C. 26 days | |
| 2745. |
Find the income derived from 88 shares of Rs. 25 each at 5 premium, brokerage being (1/4) per share and the rate of dividend being 7(1/2) % per annum? |
| A. | 116 |
| B. | 115 |
| C. | 160 |
| D. | 165 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2746. |
Water flows into a reservoir which is 200 m long and 150 m wide, through a pipe of cross-section (0.3m X 0.2m) at 20kmph. In what time will the water level be 8? |
| A. | 200 hrs |
| B. | 175 hrs |
| C. | 150 hrs |
| D. | 100 hrs |
| Answer» B. 175 hrs | |
| 2747. |
The value of {(.87)3 (.13)3 .87 × .39}0.5 is: |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 0 |
| C. | 1 |
| D. | 0.6 |
| Answer» D. 0.6 | |
| 2748. |
The expression, which modifies the term that is immediately before it. For example, the phrase the argument from the petitioner, which rested on a questionable interpretation of a bill that only recently passed Congress is incorrect since it was not the petitioner that rested on a questionable interpretation, but rather the argument that rested on a questionable interpretation. |
| A. | the sentence illogically and improperly compares unlike parts (i.e., it compares the team of lawyers with the government's argument) |
| B. | the phrase the argument from the petitioner, which rested on a questionable interpretation of a bill that only recently passed Congress is incorrect since it was not the petitioner that rested on a q |
| C. | the sentence properly compares like parts (i.e., it compares the petitioner's argument with the government's argument); , which rested on... properly and logically modifies the phrase it follows |
| D. | the phrase whose case rested on is illogical since whose (which should modify a person) is actually modifying an argument |
| Answer» C. the sentence properly compares like parts (i.e., it compares the petitioner's argument with the government's argument); , which rested on... properly and logically modifies the phrase it follows | |
| 2749. |
Find the cost of 96 shares of Rs. 10 each at (3/4) discount, brokerage being (1/4) per share? |
| A. | 912 |
| B. | 921 |
| C. | 920 |
| D. | 900 |
| Answer» B. 921 | |
| 2750. |
Unlike the team of lawyers working for the petitioner, whose argument rested on a questionable interpretation of a bill that only recently passed Congress, the government's argument centered on what many legal experts consider a main-stream interpretation of the Bill of Rights. |
| A. | Unlike the team of lawyers working for the petitioner, whose argument rested on a questionable interpretation of a bill that only recently passed Congress, the government's argument centered on what |
| B. | the argument from the petitioner, which rested on a questionable interpretation of a bill that only recently passed Congress |
| C. | the petitioner's argument, which rested on a questionable interpretation of a bill that only recently passed Congress |
| D. | the petitioner's argument, whose case rested on a questionable interpretation of a bill that recently only passed Congress |
| Answer» D. the petitioner's argument, whose case rested on a questionable interpretation of a bill that recently only passed Congress | |