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This section includes 163 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Placement Tests knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
A water tank has two pipes to fill water in it. One of the pipes fills water at the rate of 100 litres per hour. The tank is filled by the other pipe in 6 hours and by both pipes together in 4.2 hours. What is the capacity of the tank in litres ? |
| A. | 860 litre |
| B. | 980 litre |
| C. | 1120 litre |
| D. | 1400 litre |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 2. |
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 | |
| 3. |
The combined age of husband and wife on their 20th wedding anniversary was twice than it was at the time of wedding. If the husband is 3 years older than his wife. How old was he at the time of his marriage? |
| A. | 29 years |
| B. | 38.5 years |
| C. | 21.5 years |
| D. | 32 years |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 32 years | |
| 4. |
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 | |
| 5. |
What approximate value should come in place of (x) in the following question? 139.25 + 223.94 / 4.002 = x |
| A. | 250 |
| B. | 203 |
| C. | 200 |
| D. | 195 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
A and B started a business in partnership. A invested Rs. 40000 for 6 months. A received Rs.6000 as his share out of the total profit of Rs. 9000, What was the amount invested by B for the whole year? |
| A. | Rs. 8000 |
| B. | Rs. 10000 |
| C. | Rs. 5000 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Rs. 5000 | |
| 7. |
Evaluate : 28% of 400 + 45 % of 250 |
| A. | 220.3 |
| B. | 224.5 |
| C. | 190.3 |
| D. | 150 |
| Answer» C. 190.3 | |
| 8. |
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 | |
| 9. |
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. | |
| 10. |
The difference between a number and its two-fifth is 45. What is the number? |
| A. | 64 |
| B. | 75 |
| C. | 80 |
| D. | 89 |
| Answer» C. 80 | |
| 11. |
A boy incurs 5% loss by selling a book for Rs. 1000. At what price should the book be sold to earn 5 % profit? |
| A. | Rs. 1105.26 |
| B. | Rs. 1251.50 |
| C. | Rs. 1085.13 |
| D. | Rs. 1885.13 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 1251.50 | |
| 12. |
Two pipes P and Q can fill a tank in 10 hours and 14 hours respectively. If both pipes are opened simultaneously, how much time will be taken to fill the tank? |
| A. | 4 hours 20 min |
| B. | 5 hours 49 min |
| C. | 3 hours 50 min |
| D. | 3 hours 22 min |
| Answer» C. 3 hours 50 min | |
| 13. |
Suresh and Ramesh started a business investing Rs. 24,000 and Rs. 40,000 respectively. Out of total profit of Rs. 15,000, what is Ramesh's share? |
| A. | Rs. 10,000 |
| B. | Rs. 9375 |
| C. | Rs. 8520 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Rs. 8520 | |
| 14. |
The speed of a boat in still water is 20 km/hr and the rate of current is 5 km/hr. The distance travelled downstream in 12 minutes is: |
| A. | 1.8 km |
| B. | 7 km |
| C. | 5 km |
| D. | 3 km |
| Answer» D. 3 km | |
| 15. |
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 | |
| 16. |
A train takes 20 seconds to pass completely through a station 160 m long and 15 seconds through another station 110 m long. Find the length of the train. |
| A. | 100 m |
| B. | 70 m |
| C. | 60 m |
| D. | 40 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
A, B and C enter into partnership. A invests 3 times as much as B invests and B invests two third of what C invests. At the end of the year, the profit earned is Rs. 8500. What is the share of B? |
| A. | Rs. 1245.50 |
| B. | Rs. 1623.53 |
| C. | Rs. 1545.45 |
| D. | Rs. 1145.15 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 1145.15 | |
| 18. |
How many words can be formed by using all letters of word ALIVE. |
| A. | 86 |
| B. | 95 |
| C. | 105 |
| D. | 120 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
The unit digit in the product (624 * 708 * 913 * 463) is: |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
The ratio of two numbers is 4 : 5 and their H.C.F is 4. Find their L.C.M. |
| A. | 96 |
| B. | 80 |
| C. | 73 |
| D. | 48 |
| Answer» C. 73 | |
| 21. |
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 | |
| 22. |
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 | |
| 23. |
3639 + 11.95 - x = 3054. Find the value of x. |
| A. | 407.09 |
| B. | 479.75 |
| C. | 523.93 |
| D. | 596.95 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Find the least number which should be added to 2430 so that the sum is exactly divisible by 5, 4 and 2 |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 13 |
| D. | 33 |
| Answer» C. 13 | |
| 25. |
When 0.535353 ... is converted into a fraction, the result is |
| A. | 5/17 |
| B. | 20/9 |
| C. | 53/99 |
| D. | 53/100 |
| Answer» D. 53/100 | |
| 26. |
The cube root of .000343 is |
| A. | 0.7 |
| B. | 0.07 |
| C. | 0.007 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 0.007 | |
| 27. |
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 | |
| 28. |
Find the simple interest on Rs. 78000 at 15(2/5) % per annum for 9 months. |
| A. | Rs. 7804 |
| B. | Rs. 8979 |
| C. | Rs. 8046 |
| D. | Rs. 9009 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Find the compound interest on Rs. 25000 in 2 years at 4% per annum. The interest being compounded half yearly. |
| A. | Rs 3570.250 |
| B. | Rs 2896.598 |
| C. | Rs 2060.804 |
| D. | Rs 1050.200 |
| Answer» D. Rs 1050.200 | |
| 30. |
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 | |
| 31. |
275, 132, 462, 396, 327, 891, 121 |
| A. | 327 |
| B. | 275 |
| C. | 121 |
| D. | 396 |
| Answer» B. 275 | |
| 32. |
8900 ÷ 6 ÷ 4 = ? |
| A. | 349 |
| B. | 541.75 |
| C. | 224.37 |
| D. | 370.833 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 33. |
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 | |
| 34. |
The ratio between the present ages of A and B is 3:5 respectively. If the difference between B's present age and A's age after 4 years is 2 , what is the total of A's and B's present ages? |
| A. | 24 years |
| B. | 32 year |
| C. | 48 years |
| D. | cannot be determined |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 32 year | |
| 35. |
The average weight of three boys P, Q and R is 54 kg, while the average weight of three boys Q, S and T is 60 kg. What is the average weight of P, Q, R, S and T? |
| A. | 66.4 kg |
| B. | 63.2 kg |
| C. | 58.8 kg |
| D. | Data Inadequate |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 36. |
Two-third of a positive number and 16/216 of its reciprocal are equal. Find the positive number. |
| A. | 9/25 |
| B. | 14/4 |
| C. | 4 /12 |
| D. | 144/25 |
| Answer» D. 144/25 | |
| 37. |
A sum of Rs. 4000 amounts to Rs. 4600 in 5 years at a certain rate of simple interest. What would be the amount, if the rate of interest is increased by 3 %. |
| A. | Rs. 4900 |
| B. | Rs. 5000 |
| C. | Rs. 5200 |
| D. | Rs. 5600 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Rs. 5600 | |
| 38. |
The labeled price of a table is Rs. 7,500. The shopkeeper sold it by giving 5% discount on the labeled price and earned a profit of 15%. What approximately is the cost price of the table? |
| A. | Rs. 5758 |
| B. | Rs. 6195 |
| C. | Rs. 6425 |
| D. | Rs. 7200 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 6425 | |
| 39. |
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 | |
| 40. |
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 | |
| 41. |
A grocer has a sale of Rs. 5420, Rs. 5660, Rs. 6200, Rs. 6350 and Rs. 6500 for 5 consecutive months. Find the sale he should have in the sixth month, so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6000? |
| A. | Rs. 5870 |
| B. | Rs. 5991 |
| C. | Rs. 6020 |
| D. | Rs. 6850 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 5991 | |
| 42. |
A boy sitting in a train counts the electricity poles along the line as he passes them. If they are 40 m apart and the speed of the train is 48 km/h, how many poles does he pass per minute ? |
| A. | 14 |
| B. | 19 |
| C. | 21 |
| D. | 24 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 24 | |
| 43. |
A box contains 4 black, 3 red and 6 green marbles. 2 marbles are drawn from the box at random. What is the probability that both the marbles are of the same color? |
| A. | 12/74 |
| B. | 24/78 |
| C. | 13/78 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 13/78 | |
| 44. |
Sam, Suresh and Sanket run a race of 1400 meters. Sam runs twice as fast as Suresh while Suresh runs thrice as fast as Sanket. If Sanket finishes the race by clocking 15 minutes, how far was Suresh from the finish line when Sam must have finished the race? |
| A. | 450 m |
| B. | 680 m |
| C. | 700 m |
| D. | 900 m |
| E. | 1000 m |
| Answer» D. 900 m | |
| 45. |
The average temperature of a city in the first four days of a month was 36°. The average for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th day was 38°. If the temperature of the 1st and 5th day were in the ratio 4 : 5, then what is the temperature on the fifth day ? |
| A. | 32° |
| B. | 35° |
| C. | 38° |
| D. | 40° |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 46. |
Two numbers are in the ratio of 6 : 8. If 10 is subtracted from each, the new numbers are in the ratio 16 : 32. Find the smaller number. |
| A. | 22 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 38 |
| D. | 15 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
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 | |
| 48. |
Sagar purchased 10 kg of rice at the rate of Rs. 15 per kg and 25 kg of rice at the rate Rs. 14 per kg. He mixed the two and sold the mixture. Approximately at what rate per kg should he sell the mixture to make 40 % profit in the transaction? |
| A. | Rs. 20.00 |
| B. | Rs. 19.50 |
| C. | Rs. 15 |
| D. | Rs. 17.5 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 19.50 | |
| 49. |
The product of two numbers is 266 and their difference is 5. What is the bigger number ? |
| A. | 13 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 19 |
| D. | 24 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 24 | |
| 50. |
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 | |