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51.

Rohan was 4 times as old as his son 6 years ago. After 6 years Rohan will be twice as old as his son. What is son's present age?

A. 10 years
B. 12 years
C. 14 years
D. 18 years
Answer» C. 14 years
52.

Ramesh's age after 16 years will be 5 times his age 4 years back. What is the present age of Ramesh?

A. 9 years
B. 14 years
C. 16 years
D. 21 years
Answer» B. 14 years
53.

Ramesh spends 40% of his monthly salary on food, 40% of the remaining on conveyance and clothes and saves 50% of the remaining amount. If his monthly salary is Rs.17,000, how much money does he save every month ?

A. Rs. 3,400
B. Rs. 3060
C. Rs. 2,540
D. Rs.1,880
E. None of these
Answer» C. Rs. 2,540
54.

Ramesh can complete a work in 12 days, working 7 hours a day. Suresh can complete the same work in 8 days, working 9 hours a day. If Ramesh and Suresh work together working 7 hours a day, in how many days can they complete the work?

A. 7 * 3 / 23
B. 5 * 7 / 13
C. 6 * 5 / 13
D. 6 * 6 / 11
E. None of these
Answer» C. 6 * 5 / 13
55.

Pointing towards Rahul, Meena said, “He is the son of only son of my grandmother”. How is that Rahul related to Meena ?

A. Cousin
B. Uncle
C. Brother
D. Data insufficient
E. None of these
Answer» D. Data insufficient
56.

Pointing to Pooja in the photograph, Gita said, “Her daughter's father is son-in-law of my mother.” How is Gita related to Pooja ?

A. Mother
B. Aunt
C. Sister
D. Daughter in law
E. None of these
Answer» D. Daughter in law
57.

Pipe P can fill a tank in 4 hours, pipe Q in 8 hours and pipe R in 24 hours. If all the pipes are open, in how many hours will the tank be filled?

A. 2 hours
B. 2.4 hours
C. 3 hours
D. 3.5 hours
Answer» C. 3 hours
58.

Pick the odd man out: 154, 235, 352, 460, 324

A. 154
B. 235
C. 324
D. 631
Answer» D. 631
59.

P sells an article to Q at 10 % profit. Q sells it to R at 25 % profit. If R pays Rs. 250 for it, What did P pay for it ?

A. Rs. 225
B. Rs. 198.50
C. Rs. 181.81
D. Rs. 162.30
E. None of these
Answer» D. Rs. 162.30
60.

P, Q, R subscribe Rs. 50,000 for a business. P subscribes Rs. 4000 more than Q and Q Rs. 5000 more than R. Out of a total profit of Rs. 25,000, what will be P's share?

A. Rs. 8400
B. Rs. 10,500
C. Rs. 13,600
D. Rs. 14,700
Answer» C. Rs. 13,600
61.

P and Q together can complete a piece of work in 4 days. If P alone can complete the same work in 20 days, in how many days can Q alone complete that work?

A. 8
B. 7
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» E.
62.

Out of the three numbers A, B and C, A exceeds B by 20 and C exceeds A by 55. If the sum of all the numbers is 230, What is the difference between the largest and the smallest number?

A. 52
B. 58
C. 63
D. 75
Answer» E.
63.

On simplification, 3500 – (1000 ÷ 20.50) is equal to :

A. 3451.21
B. 3029.00
C. 2993.03
D. 2984.36
Answer» B. 3029.00
64.

On a shelf, 2 books of Geology, 2 books of Sociology and 5 of Economics are to be arranged in such a way that the books of any subject are to be together. Find in how many ways can this be done?

A. 3846
B. 2880
C. 900
D. 90
E. None of these
Answer» C. 900
65.

Neha's mother was four times her age 12 years ago. She will be twice as old as Neha 12 years from now. What is the present age of Neha's mother ?

A. 49 years
B. 57 years
C. 60 years
D. 65 years
E. None of these
Answer» D. 65 years
66.

Mr. Karan borrowed a certain amount at 6% per annum simple interest for 9 years. After 9 years, he returned Rs. 8110/-. Find out the amount that he borrowed.

A. Rs. 4,900
B. Rs. 5,000
C. Rs. 5,100
D. Rs. 5266
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
67.

Kiran started a business investing Rs. 20,000. After 4 months, Sanket joined with a capital of Rs. 12000. At the end of the year, they earn a profit of Rs. 14,000. Find what will be the share of Sanket in the profit?

A. Rs. 2880
B. Rs. 3000
C. Rs. 4000
D. Rs. 3700
E. Rs. 3560
Answer» D. Rs. 3700
68.

It was intended that Rs. 585 be divided among P, Q and R in the ratio of 4 : 3 : 2, but by mistake the distribution was made in the proportion of 1/4 : 1/3 : 1/2. How much does 'R' gain by the error ?

A. Rs. 99
B. Rs. 126
C. Rs. 140
D. Rs. 152
E. None of these
Answer» D. Rs. 152
69.

In what proportion must wheat at Rs. 15 per kg. be mixed with wheat at Rs. 18 per kg. So that the mixture will be worth Rs. 17 per kg. ?

A. 2 : 1
B. 1 : 2
C. 3 : 2
D. 2 : 3
Answer» C. 3 : 2
70.

In how many years, Rs. 200 will produce the same interest @ 5 % as Rs. 900 produce in 2 years @ 3 ½ %?

A. 6.3 years
B. 8.2 years
C. 9 years
D. 12 years
Answer» B. 8.2 years
71.

In an examination, the percentage of students qualified to the students appeared from school 'P' is 70%. In school 'Q', the number of students appeared is 30% more than the students appeared from school 'P' and the number of students qualified from school 'Q' is 50% more than the students qualified from school 'P'. What is the % of students qualified to the number of students appeared from school 'Q' ?

A. 80.76%
B. 75.5%
C. 60.50%
D. 43 %
E. None of these
Answer» B. 75.5%
72.

In a span of 24 hours, how many times would the two hands of a clock point exactly in opposite directions ?

A. 10
B. 11
C. 23
D. 22
E. 24
Answer» E. 24
73.

In a library, there are certain number of books on a shelf, ranging between 75 and 100. 1/6th of them are fiction and 12.5% of them are non-fiction. Find the number of books.

A. 68
B. 72
C. 96
D. Can't be determined
E. None of these
Answer» D. Can't be determined
74.

In a code language “He gives flower” is written as “nop lui na” , “Bunty gets flower” is written as “dus lap na” and “He gets nothing” is written as “nop lap ugli”. How would “Bunty gets nothing” be written in that code ?

A. dus lap nop
B. na lap ugli
C. lui lap ugli
D. dus lap ugli
E. nop bas dus
Answer» E. nop bas dus
75.

In a certain code 'LIGHT' is written as 'KJFIS'. How is 'PLUGH' written in that code ?

A. OMTHG
B. QMTHG
C. OMTFG
D. OMTGH
E. QKTHG
Answer» B. QMTHG
76.

If x/4 – (x – 3)/5 = 1, then find the value of x.

A. 3
B. 6
C. 8
D. 11
Answer» D. 11
77.

If TIER is written as 7163 and BRAIN is written as 23415, how is RENT coded ?

A. 7536
B. 7653
C. 3657
D. 3765
E. None of these
Answer» D. 3765
78.

If the sum of a number and its square is 272, What is the number?

A. 14
B. 16
C. 19
D. 21
E. None of these
Answer» C. 19
79.

If the sales tax be reduced from 4 (1/3) % to 2 (1/2) %, then what difference does it make to a person who purchases a bag with marked price of Rs. 8000?

A. Rs. 156.66
B. Rs. 150.23
C. Rs. 146.66
D. Rs. 135.06
Answer» D. Rs. 135.06
80.

If the price of rice rises from Rs. 6 per kg to Rs. 8 per kg, to have no increase in his expenditure on rice, a person will have to reduce his consumption of sugar by

A. 12 %
B. 19 %
C. 25 %
D. 32 %
Answer» D. 32 %
81.

If 'Pink' is called 'Orange', 'Orange' is called 'Blue', 'Blue' is called 'Red', 'Red' is called 'Green', 'Green' is called 'Black' and 'Black' is called 'white', what would be the color of human blood ?

A. Orange
B. Blue
C. Black
D. Red
E. Green
Answer» F.
82.

If John covers a certain distance in 1 hr. 24 min. by covering two third of the distance at 4 kmph and the rest at 5 kmph, then find the total distance.

A. 4 km
B. 6 km
C. 6.8 km
D. 7.2 km
Answer» C. 6.8 km
83.

If “+” implies “subtract”, “*” implies “division”, “-” implies “addition”, “/” implies “multiply”, 5 – 3/6 * 3 + 4 = ?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9
Answer» D. 8
84.

If “GREEN” is given number code as 49, what is the difference between the number codes of “VIOLET” and “PINK” ?

A. 55
B. 45
C. 33
D. 60
E. 40
Answer» D. 60
85.

If a quarter kg of onions costs 80 paise, how many paise will 100 gm cost?

A. 32 paise
B. 44 paise
C. 56 paise
D. 63 paise
Answer» B. 44 paise
86.

If a : b = 2 : 3, find the value of (3a + 5b) : (3a – b)

A. 2 : 7
B. 7 : 1
C. 2 : 5
D. 4 : 9
Answer» C. 2 : 5
87.

If a : b : : 3 : 5, b : c : : 4 : 3 and c : d : : 4 : 5, a : d = ?

A. 4 :5
B. 16 : 25
C. 64 : 25
D. 64 : 125
E. 16 : 125
Answer» C. 64 : 25
88.

If (a) '1 2 3' stands for 'These are girls', (b) '135' stands for 'girls are clever' and (c) '156' stands for 'clever girls sing', which numerical stands for 'clever'?

A. 1
B. 4
C. 2
D. 3
E. 5
Answer» F.
89.

If 36 men can do a piece of work in 25 hours, in how many hours will 10 men do it?

A. 100 hours
B. 90 hours
C. 60 hours
D. 30 hours
Answer» C. 60 hours
90.

If 5x + y = 15, 5y + z = 25 and 2z + x = 2, what is the value of x ?

A. 2
B. 7
C. 9
D. 12
E. None of these
Answer» B. 7
91.

If 500 gm of salt solution has 30% salt in it, how much salt must be added to make the concentration of salt 50% in the solution?

A. 200 gm
B. 100 gm
C. 90 gm
D. 50 gm
E. None of these
Answer» B. 100 gm
92.

If 2x +3y = 30 and (x+y)/y = 11/8, then find the value of 5y + 6x

A. 72
B. 58
C. 64
D. 29
Answer» C. 64
93.

If 15 toys cost Rs. 545, what do 37 toys cost ?

A. Rs. 1344
B. Rs. 1200
C. Rs. 1668
D. Rs. 1542
Answer» B. Rs. 1200
94.

If 1.5 a = 0.03 b, then the value of (b – a)/ (b + a) is

A. 490/51
B. 49/51
C. 4.9/51
D. None of these
Answer» C. 4.9/51
95.

If 148 is multiplied first by 163 and then by 236, Which of the following numbers would come at the unit's place?

A. 8
B. 6
C. 4
D. 3
E. None of these
Answer» D. 3
96.

How many words can be formed by using all letters of word ALIVE.

A. 86
B. 95
C. 105
D. 120
Answer» E.
97.

How many two-digit numbers satisfy the following property given below: The last digit (unit's digit) of the square of the two-digit number is 8?

A. 4
B. 12
C. 15
D. None of these
Answer» E.
98.

How many consonants are present between the first and fourth vowel in the sequence of English alphabet ?

A. 12
B. 13
C. 11
D. 10
E. None of these
Answer» D. 10
99.

How long does a train 90 metres long running at the speed of 71 km/hr take to cross a bridge 132 metres in length?

A. 9.8 sec
B. 11.26 sec
C. 12.42 sec
D. 14.3 sec
Answer» C. 12.42 sec
100.

Given that √12 = 3.464 and √120 = 10.95, find the value of √1.2 + √1200 + √0.012.

A. 32.164
B. 35.844
C. 36.164
D. 37.304
Answer» C. 36.164