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3251.

2,20,74,110,?

A. 160
B. 120
C. 110
D. 218
Answer» E.
3252.

A man and a woman 81 miles apart from each other, start travelling towards each other at the same time. If the man covers 5 miles per hour to the women's 4 miles per hour, how far will the woman have travelled when they meet?

A. 45
B. 27
C. 36
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
3253.

What did Sola teach John? ________

A. the Martian language
B. how to defend oneself
C. how to cook
D. none
Answer» B. how to defend oneself
3254.

The Ghaziabad-Hapur-Meerut EMU and the Meerut-Hapur-Ghaziabad EMU start at the same time from Ghaziabad and Meerut and proceed towards each other at speeds of 16 km/hr and 21 km/hr respectively. When they meet, it is found that one train has travelled 60 km more than the other. What is the distance between two stations?

A. 450 km
B. 445 km
C. 444 km
D. 440 km
Answer» D. 440 km
3255.

Dexter and Prexter are competing with each other in a friendly community competition in a pool of 50m length and the race is for 1000m. Dexter crosses 50m in 2 min and Prexter in 3 min 15 sec. Each time they meet cross each other, they do handshake's. How many such handshake's will happen if they start from the same end at the same time?

A. 19
B. 18
C. 20
D. 17
Answer» B. 18
3256.

7,13, 17, 19,?

A. 31
B. 23
C. 29
D. 21
Answer» C. 29
3257.

What did John try to do when the big warrior threw him to the ground? _______________

A. He cried
B. He tried to defend himself
C. He didn't do anything
D. none of this
Answer» C. He didn't do anything
3258.

Who was Sola? _______

A. a child
B. a man
C. a woman
D. none of this
Answer» D. none of this
3259.

Jim travels the first 3 hours of his journey at 60 mph speed and the remaining 5 hours at 24 mph speed. What is the average speed of Jim's travel in mph?

A. 42.5 mph
B. 42 mph
C. 36 mph
D. 37.5 mph
Answer» E.
3260.

A train left station X at A hour B minutes. It reached station Y at B hour C minutes on the same day, after travelling C hours A minutes (clock shows time from 0 hours to 24 hours). Number of possible value(s) of A is?

A. 3
B. 0
C. 1
D. 2
Answer» C. 1
3261.

Jallian Walla Bagh Massacre took place on

A. 6th April 1919
B. 15th May 1919
C. 2nd June 1919
D. 13th April 1919
Answer» E.
3262.

If 40% of P is 40 more than 40% of 40 then 40% of P is?

A. 58
B. 52
C. 56
D. 54
Answer» D. 54
3263.

Two cities, A and B, at a distance of 50 km, are connected by two separate roads. The speed of any vehicle traveling between the two cities on road 1 is 50 km/hr, while the speed on road 2 is (80/n) km/hr, where n is the number of vehicles (including the concerned vehicle). If you travel in a vehicle from A to B on road 1 and come back from B to A on road 2 (where there are already three vehicles plying), What is your approximate average speed ?

A. 35 km/hr
B. 26 km/hr
C. 29 km/hr
D. 32 km/hr
Answer» D. 32 km/hr
3264.

Where did John arrive on the back of his animal? __________________

A. in a huge tower
B. in a big city
C. in a small village
D. none of this
Answer» C. in a small village
3265.

Who was responsible for Jallian Walla Bagh Massacre?

A. Lord Sleeman
B. Michael O`Dwyer
C. Sir Eyre Cute
D. Watson
Answer» C. Sir Eyre Cute
3266.

2,6,12,20,30?

A. 36
B. 42
C. 44
D. 40
Answer» C. 44
3267.

If the length, breadth and height of a room are increased by 50%, 33% and 25% respectively. Then what is the percentage increase in the volume of the room?

A. 240%
B. 100%
C. 150%
D. 200%
Answer» C. 150%
3268.

A passenger train covers the distance between stations X and Y, 50 minutes faster than a goods train. Find this distance if the average speed of the passenger train is 60 kmph and that of goods train is 20 kmph .

A. 40 kms
B. 20 kms
C. 25 kms
D. 45 kms
Answer» D. 45 kms
3269.

81 ,9,64 ,8,.....,12

A. 97
B. 100
C. 96
D. 144
Answer» E.
3270.

In a stock shahrukh invested Rs. 1552 at 97 to obtain an income of Rs. 128. The dividend from the stock is?

A. 7.5%
B. 8%
C. 9.7%
D. None of these
Answer» C. 9.7%
3271.

Who renounced the knighthood conferred on him in protest of JallianWallah Bagh?

A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Devendranath Tagore
C. Eswar Chandra vidya Sagar
D. Veeresalingam Pantulu
Answer» B. Devendranath Tagore
3272.

A 12% stock yielding 10% is quoted at ?

A. Rs. 83.33
B. Rs. 110
C. Rs. 112
D. Rs. 120
Answer» E.
3273.

A man jogging inside a railway tunnel at a constant speed hears a train approaching the tunnel from behind at a speed of 30km/h, when he is one third of the way inside the tunnel. Whether he keeps running forward or turns back, he will reach the end of the tunnel at the same time the train reaches that end. The speed at which the man is running is ?

A. 10 km/hr
B. 6 km/hr
C. 8 km/hr
D. 12 km/hr
Answer» B. 6 km/hr
3274.

A boat goes 30 km. upstream and 44 km. downstream in 10 hours. In 13 hours, it can go 40 km upstream and 55 km down-stream. The speed of the boat in still water is ?

A. 6 km/hr
B. 3 km/hr
C. 4 km/hr
D. 8 km/hr
Answer» E.
3275.

The sales of an item increases by 20% every week. If the difference between the sales of the fourth week and the second is 157, what are the sales in the third week?

A. 432
B. 423
C. 243
D. 234
Answer» B. 423
3276.

In 12% stock reshma invests a part of Rs. 12,000 at Rs. 120 and in 15% stock at Rs. 125. the remainder . If her total dividend per annum is Rs. 1360, how much does she invest in 12% stock at Rs. 120?

A. Rs. 4000
B. Rs. 4500
C. Rs. 5500
D. Rs. 6000
Answer» B. Rs. 4500
3277.

A ball is projected vertically up-wards reaches, at the end of 't' seconds, an elevation of 's' feet where s=160t−16t2. The highest elevation is

A. 320
B. 800
C. 640
D. 400
Answer» E.
3278.

Who was Political Guru of Gandhiji?

A. Gopala Krishna Gokale
B. Dadabai Naoroji
C. Womesh Chandra Benerjee
D. Feroz Shah Mehata
Answer» B. Dadabai Naoroji
3279.

The market value of a 10.5% stock, in which an income of Rs. 756 is derived by investing Rs. 9000, brokerage being 1/4 %, is?

A. Rs. 108.25
B. Rs. 112.20
C. Rs. 124.75
D. Rs. 125.25
Answer» D. Rs. 125.25
3280.

In a field 30% are coconut trees, 40% of the rest are bananas trees, 42% of the rest are guava trees and still rest are mango trees. If the number of banana trees is 420, find the total number of trees in that field?

A. 1,200
B. 1,500
C. 1,600
D. 1,800
Answer» C. 1,600
3281.

In a kilometer race, If Abhishek gives Bharti a 40m start, Abhishek wins by 19sec. But if Abhishek gives Bharti a 30 sec start, Bharti wins by 40 m. Find the time taken by Bharti to run 5,000m?

A. 825 sec
B. 150 sec
C. 450 sec
D. 750 sec
Answer» E.
3282.

Two boats, traveling at 5 and 10 kms per hour, head directly towards each other. They begin at a distance of 20 kms from each other. How far apart are they (in kms) one minute before they collide?

A. 1/3
B. 1/12
C. 1/4
D. 1/ 6
Answer» D. 1/ 6
3283.

When did Gandhiji returned to India from South Africa?

A. 1918
B. 1920
C. 1915
D. 1919
Answer» D. 1919
3284.

1,2,3,1,4,9,1,?, 27

A. 8
B. 16
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» B. 16
3285.

The cost price of a Rs. 100 stock at 4 discount, when brokerage is 1/4 % is?

A. Rs. 96
B. Rs. 95.75
C. Rs. 96.25
D. Rs. 104.25
Answer» D. Rs. 104.25
3286.

Starting from my office, I reach the house 20 min late if I walk at 3kmph. Instead, if I walk at 4kmph, I reach the house 15 min early. How far is my house from my office?

A. 6 km
B. 4 km
C. 5 km
D. 7 km
Answer» E.
3287.

By investing Rs. 1620 in 8% stock, Sandeep earns Rs. 135. The stockis then quoted at ?

A. Rs. 106
B. Rs. 80
C. Rs. 96
D. Rs. 108
Answer» D. Rs. 108
3288.

A man gave of his property to his wife, 35% his three sons equally, 25% to his two daughters equally, to himself and donated the balance of Rs.1,50,000 to an old age home. Find the difference between the shares of each son and each daughter.

A. Rs.16,000
B. Rs.20,000
C. Rs.24,000
D. Rs.22,500
Answer» C. Rs.24,000
3289.

5,3,6,2,7,1,?

A. 8
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2
Answer» B. 4
3290.

Karan and Arjun run a 100-meter race, where Karan beats Arjun 10 metres. To do a favour to Arjun, Karan starts 10 metres behind the starting line in a second 100 metre race. They both run at their earlier speeds. Which of the following is true in connection with the second race?

A. Karan beats Arjun by 1 metre
B. Karan and Arjun reach the finishing line simultaneously
C. Arjun beats Karan by 1 metre
D. Arjun beats Karan by 11 metres
Answer» B. Karan and Arjun reach the finishing line simultaneously
3291.

Arun, Barun and Kiranmala start from the same place and travel in the same direction at speeds of 30, 40 and 60 km per hour respectively. Barun starts two hours after Arun. If Barun and Kiranmala overtake Arun at the same instant, how many hours after Arun did Kiranmala start?

A. 4.5
B. 3
C. 3.5
D. 4
Answer» E.
3292.

In an examination, 22% students failed. If the number of passed candidates was 420 more than number of failed candidates, then the total number of candidates appeared the examination is?

A. 300
B. 324
C. 750
D. 960
Answer» D. 960
3293.

17,44,62,53 ,?

A. 63
B. 29
C. 26
D. 66
Answer» D. 66
3294.

A man invests in a 16% stock at 128. The interest obtained by him is?

A. 16%
B. 12.5%
C. 8%
D. 12%
Answer» C. 8%
3295.

60% of the employees in a factory are unskilled and the rest are skilled. If 35% of the skilled employees are women and the numbers of skilled male employees are 156, then the total number of employees in that factory is?

A. 420
B. 560
C. 600
D. 720
Answer» D. 720
3296.

The speed of a bus during the second hour of its journey is twice that in the first hour. Also, its speed during the third hour is two-third the sum of its speeds in the first two hours. Had the bus travelled for three hours at the speed of the first hour, it would have travelled 120 km less. Find the average speed of the bus for the first three hours ?

A. 100 kmph
B. 60 kmph
C. 70 kmph
D. 80 kmph
Answer» E.
3297.

Three numbers are in the ratio of 3:4:8 respectively. If the first is increased by 25%, the second is decreased by 20% and the third is unaltered, respectively their ratio will be?

A. 75:64:180
B. 75:56:160
C. 75:64:160
D. 125:64:160
Answer» D. 125:64:160
3298.

Distance between the points is P. A man with the speed of s and reaches the other point late by 2 hours. Calculated the speed with which the man has to travel to reach in time, where t is the actual time ?

A. s× t/ (t+1)
B. S×(t+1)/ (t+2)
C. s×t/ (t+2)
D. s×(t+2) /t
Answer» E.
3299.

In a bookstore 25% of books are in English, 60% of the remaining are in Hindi, % of the remaining are in Telugu and remaining 64,000 are in other languages. What is the total number of books in that bookstore?

A. 2,56,000
B. 3,20,000
C. 4,50,000
D. 6,40,000
Answer» E.
3300.

0,7,26,63,?

A. 103
B. 93
C. 125
D. 124
Answer» E.