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2901.

A machine P can print one lakh books in 8 hours, machine Q can print the same number of books in 10 hours while machine R can print them in 12 hours. All the machines are started at 9 A.M. while machine P is closed at 11 A.M. and the remaining two machines complete work. Approximately at what time will the work to print one lakh books be finished ?

A. 11:30 A.M.
B. 12 noon
C. 12:30 P.M.
D. 1:00 P.M.
Answer» E.
2902.

How many seconds will a 500 metre long train take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3 km / hr in the direction of the moving train if the speed of the train is 63 km/hr?

A. 40
B. 25
C. 30
D. 35
Answer» D. 35
2903.

The company offical who played key role in suppression of Thugs?

A. Charles woods
B. William Sleeman
C. Macaulay
D. Hunter
Answer» C. Macaulay
2904.

A and B can do a piece of work in 72 days ; B and C can do it in 120 days ; A anc C do it in 90. In what time can A alone do it ?

A. 150 days
B. 120 days
C. 100 days
D. 80 days
Answer» C. 100 days
2905.

A train 110 metres long is running with a speed of 60 kmph. In what time wilVit pass a man who is running at 6 kmph in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going ?

A. 10 sec
B. 5 sec
C. 6 sec
D. 7 sec
Answer» D. 7 sec
2906.

A boy multiplied 987 by a certain number and obtained 559981 as his answer. If in the answer both 9 are wrong and the other digits are correct, then the correct answer would be ?

A. 556581
B. 555681
C. 555181
D. 553681
Answer» C. 555181
2907.

On dividing 2272 as well as 875 by 3-digit number N, we get the same remainder. The sum of the digits of N is?

A. 13
B. 12
C. 11
D. 10
Answer» E.
2908.

Two trains 140 m and 160 m long run at the speed of 60 km / hr and 40 km / hr respectively in opposite directions on parallel tracks. The time (in seconds) which they take to cross each other, is ?

A. 10.8
B. 9
C. 9.6
D. 10
Answer» B. 9
2909.

A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 kmph in the same direction in Which the train is going, in 10 seconds. What is the speed of the train ?

A. 55 km / hr
B. 45 km / hr
C. 50 km/hr
D. 54 km/hr
Answer» D. 54 km/hr
2910.

The Governor General who suppressed robbers called 'Thugs'?

A. William Bentinck
B. Lord Minto
C. Lord Curzon
D. Warren Hastings
Answer» B. Lord Minto
2911.

According to one international leader, BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) would one day become E-BRICS. E represents the country

A. Ethiopia
B. Egypt
C. Estonia
D. none of these
Answer» C. Estonia
2912.

Two goods train each 500 m long, are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. Their speeds are 45 km / hr and 30 km / hr respectively. Find the time taken by the slower train to pass the driver of the faster one ?

A. 60 sec
B. 12 sec
C. 24 sec
D. 48 sec
Answer» E.
2913.

Which of the following numbers will completely divide (49^15 - 1) ?

A. 50
B. 46
C. 14
D. 8
Answer» E.
2914.

A 270 metres long train running at the speed of 120 kmph crosses another train running in opposite direction at the speed of 80 kmph in 9 seconds. What is the length of the other train ?

A. 230 m
B. 240 m
C. 260 m
D. 320 m
Answer» B. 240 m
2915.

Universities established for the first time in India in

A. Calcutta
B. Bombay
C. Madras
D. All the above
Answer» E.
2916.

A can do a certain work in the same time in which B and C together can do it. If A and B together could do it in 10 days and C alone in 50 days, then B alone could do it in ?

A. 15 days
B. 20 days
C. 25 days
D. 30 days
Answer» D. 30 days
2917.

Two trains of equal lengths take 10 seconds and 15 seconds respectively to cross a telegraph post. If the length of each train be 120 metres, in what time (in seconds) will they cross each other travelling in opposite direction ?

A. 20
B. 10
C. 12
D. 15
Answer» D. 15
2918.

A train X speeding with 120 kmph crosses another train Y, running in the same direction, in 2 minutes. If the lengths of the trains X and Y be 100 m and 200 m respectively, what is the speed of train Y ?

A. 129 km/hr
B. 111km/hr
C. 123 km/hr
D. 127 km/hr
Answer» C. 123 km/hr
2919.

Which product of factors is equivalent to (x+1)2−y2=?

A. (x+1+y)( x+1 −y)
B. (x−1+ y)( x -1- y)
C. (x+1−y) 2
D. (x+1+ y) 2
Answer» B. (x−1+ y)( x -1- y)
2920.

(112 122 132 ... 202) = ?

A. 3255
B. 2870
C. 2485
D. 385
Answer» D. 385
2921.

A is thrice as good a workman as B and takes 10 days less to do a piece of work than B takes. B alone can do the whole work in ?

A. 12 days
B. 15 days
C. 20 days
D. 25 days
Answer» C. 20 days
2922.

If the number 97215 * 6 is completely divisible by 11, then the smallest whole number in place of * will be?

A. 5
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
Answer» E.
2923.

The Governor General who abolished Sati in 1829?

A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Hastings
C. William Bentinck
D. Cornwallis
Answer» D. Cornwallis
2924.

A train overtakes two persons walking along a railway track. The first one walks at 4.5 km/hr. The other one walks at 5.4 km/hr. The train needs 8.4 and 8.5 seconds respectively to overtake them. What is the speed of the train if both the persons are walking in the same direction as the train ?

A. 81 km/hr
B. 66 km/hr
C. 72 km/hr
D. 78 km/hr
Answer» B. 66 km/hr
2925.

India is about to get its 29th state- Telangana. It will be carved out from which of the following state....

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Padesh
D. Karnatak
Answer» D. Karnatak
2926.

Railways were introduced in India in

A. 1821
B. . 1853
C. 1823
D. . 1850
Answer» C. 1823
2927.

The total area of a rectangle is 4x2−9y2.Which factors could represent the length times width?

A. ( 2x2+3y)(2x2+3y)
B. ( 2x+3y)(2x−3y)
C. ( 2x2−3y)(2x2+3y)
D. ( 2x−3y)(2x−3y)
Answer» D. ( 2x−3y)(2x−3y)
2928.

A does half as much work as B in three-fourth of the time. If together they take 18 days to complete the work, how much time shall B take to do it. ?

A. 30 days
B. 35 days
C. 40 days
D. None of these
Answer» B. 35 days
2929.

A train X starts from Meerut at 4 p.m. and reaches Ghaziabad at 5 p.m. while another train Y starts from Ghaziabad at 4 p.m. and reaches Meerut at 5.30 p.m. The two trains, will cross each other at ?

A. 4.50 p.m.
B. 4.36 p.m.
C. 4.42 p.m.
D. 4.48 p.m.
Answer» C. 4.42 p.m.
2930.

The Governor General who introduced regional languages in courts?

A. Lord Hastings
B. Lord Canning
C. William Bentinck
D. Lord Hardinge
Answer» D. Lord Hardinge
2931.

A man can do a job in 15 days. His father takes 20 days and his son finishes it in 25 days. How long will they take to complete the job if they all work together?

A. Less than 6 days
B. exactly 6 days
C. appro. 6.4 days
D. more than 10 days
Answer» D. more than 10 days
2932.

If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 26 men and 48 boys can do the same in 2 days, the time taken by 15 men and 20 boys in doing the same type of work will be ?

A. 4 days
B. 5 days
C. 6 days
D. 7 days
Answer» B. 5 days
2933.

476 ** 0 is divisible by both 3 and 11. The non-zero digits in the hundred's and ten's places are respectively?

A. 8 and 5
B. 7 and 5
C. 7 and 4
D. None of these
Answer» B. 7 and 5
2934.

Who abolished the Circuit Courts established by the LordCornwallis?

A. Lord William Bentinck
B. Lord Linglithgow
C. Lord Ripon
D. Lord Lytton
Answer» B. Lord Linglithgow
2935.

Who won the won the the Monaco Grand Prix held in May 2013

A. Kimi Raikkonen
B. Sebastian Vettel
C. Nico Rosberg
D. Mark Webber
Answer» D. Mark Webber
2936.

5 men and 2 boys working together can do four times as much work as a man and a boy. Working capacities of a woman and a boy are in the ratio ?

A. 1 : 2
B. 1 : 3
C. 2 : 1
D. 3 : 1
Answer» D. 3 : 1
2937.

A and B can do a peice of work in 45 days and 40 days respectively they began to do the work together but A leaves after some days and then B completed the remaining work in 23 days. The number of days after which A left the work was ?

A. 6
B. 9
C. 12
D. 8
Answer» C. 12
2938.

What was the period of William Bentinck as Governor General ofIndia?

A. 1800-1810
B. 1805-1832
C. 1809-1822
D. 1828-1835
Answer» E.
2939.

A is thrice as good as workman as B and therefore is able to finish a job in 60 days less than B. Working together, they can do it in ?

A. 20 days
B. 45/2 days
C. 25 days
D. 30 days
Answer» C. 25 days
2940.

Cricket World Cup 2019 (12th Edition) will be held in which country?

A. Australia and New Zealand
B. England and Wales
C. South Africa and Zimbabwe
D. India and Pakistan
Answer» C. South Africa and Zimbabwe
2941.

A and B can together finish a work in 30 days. they worked at it for 20 days and then B left. the remaining work ws done by A alone in 20 more days. A alone can finish the work in ?

A. 48 Days
B. 50 days
C. 54 Days
D. 60 days
Answer» E.
2942.

Who started Fort William college at Calcutta?

A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Lord Wellesley
C. Wlliam Bentinck
D. Warren Hastings
Answer» C. Wlliam Bentinck
2943.

The Governor General who fought in the Second Maratha War

A. Lord Wellesley
B. Lord Linlithgow
C. Lord Lytton
D. Lord Canning
Answer» B. Lord Linlithgow
2944.

The speed of a motor boat to that of the current of water is 36:5. The boat goes along with the current in 5 hours 10 minutes. It will come back in ?

A. 12 hrs 10 mts
B. 5 hrs 50 mts
C. 6 hrs
D. 6 hrs 50 mts
Answer» E.
2945.

A boat takes half time in moving a certain distance downstream than upstream. What is the ratio between rate in still water and rate of current?

A. 1 : 3
B. 1 : 2
C. 3 : 1
D. 2 : 1
Answer» B. 1 : 2
2946.

A can do a piece of work in 80days. He works at it for 10 days and then B alone finishes the remaining work in 42 days. the two teogether could complete the work in ?

A. 24 days
B. 25 days
C. 30 days
D. 35 days
Answer» D. 35 days
2947.

Sakshi can do a piece of work in 20 days. Tanya is 25% more efficient than Sakshi. The number of days taken by tanya to do the same piece of work is ?

A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. 18
Answer» C. 17
2948.

Who was the Governor General fought in Forth Mysore War withTipu Sultan?

A. Lord Minto
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Lord hastings
Answer» D. Lord hastings
2949.

Who among the following entered in to Subsidiary Alliance?

A. Peshwa, Scindhia and Bhonsle
B. Sadath Ali
C. Krishna Raja Wadayar
D. All the above
Answer» E.
2950.

A can lay railway track between two given stations in 16 days and B can do the same job in 12 days. With help of C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then, C alone can do the job in ?

A. 42/5
B. 43/5
C. 45/5
D. 48/5
Answer» E.