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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.
| 51. |
Akhil borrowed a certain sum of money at the rate of 6%, 9% and 14% for a period of first two years, next three years and beyond the period of five years respectively. If at the end of nine years, he paid Rs. 8550 as interest, then find the sum of money he had borrowed. |
| A. | Rs. 9,000 |
| B. | Rs.14,000 |
| C. | Rs.15,000 |
| D. | Rs.18,000 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Rs.14,000 | |
| 52. |
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 | |
| 53. |
The average age of 19 boys and the class teacher is 16 years. If the ages of the class teacher and one of the boys are excluded, the average age reduces to 15 years. What is the age of the class teacher ? |
| A. | 40 years |
| B. | 36 years |
| C. | 31 years |
| D. | Data Inadequate |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
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 | |
| 55. |
Rohit invests a sum of money at compound interest which doubles itself in 3 years, find in how many years will it amount to four times itself ? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 14 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 10 | |
| 56. |
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. | |
| 57. |
Find the value of (X) in the given equation ? 35% of 1500 + X = 45% of 4200 – 320 |
| A. | 910 |
| B. | 980 |
| C. | 1012 |
| D. | 1045 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
What should come in place of the question mark (X) in the following equation ? 60% of X + 2/3 of 39 = 44 |
| A. | 50 |
| B. | 60 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 20 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 20 | |
| 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. |
A man buys 50 pens at marked price of 46 pens from a whole seller. If he sells these pens giving a discount of 1% , what is the profit percent? |
| A. | 5.3 % |
| B. | 7.6 % |
| C. | 10.6 % |
| D. | 12 % |
| Answer» C. 10.6 % | |
| 61. |
Two trains are traveling in the same direction at speeds of 50 kmph and 20 kmph respectively If the faster train passes the driver in the slower train in 20 seconds, What is the length of the faster train? |
| A. | 150 m |
| B. | 149 m |
| C. | 162 m |
| D. | 166 m |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 62. |
At present, the ratio between the ages of Amit and Dhiraj is 5 : 4. After 6 years, Amit’s age will be 26 years. What is the age of Dhiraj at present? |
| A. | 12 years |
| B. | 16 years |
| C. | 19 ½ years |
| D. | 21 years |
| Answer» C. 19 ½ years | |
| 63. |
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% | |
| 64. |
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 % | |
| 65. |
Three numbers are in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6 and their average is 30 . The largest number is: |
| A. | 28 |
| B. | 32 |
| C. | 36 |
| D. | 42 |
| Answer» D. 42 | |
| 66. |
A textile worker’s wages are increased by 10% and afterwards decreased by 10 %. Find the change percentage in his wages. |
| A. | 2 % increase |
| B. | 4% increase |
| C. | 1% decrease |
| D. | 4% decrease |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 4% decrease | |
| 67. |
Two trains of lengths 156.62 and 100 meters are running on parallel lines with respective speeds of 30 km/hr and 36 km/hr. The time of crossing each other, if they run in the opposite direction is __________ . |
| A. | 10 sec |
| B. | 62 sec |
| C. | 14 sec |
| D. | 12 sec |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 12 sec | |
| 68. |
There are 30 people in a party. If everyone is to shake hands with one another, how many hand shakes are possible? |
| A. | 180 |
| B. | 256 |
| C. | 386 |
| D. | 435 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
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. | |
| 70. |
Two trains start at same time from two stations and proceed towards each other at the rate of 20 km/hr and 25 km/hr respectively. When they meet, it is found that one train has traveled 60 km more than the other. What is the distance between the two stations? |
| A. | 620 km |
| B. | 540 km |
| C. | 460 km |
| D. | 720 km |
| Answer» C. 460 km | |
| 71. |
If Reena says, “Anjali's father Raman is the only son of my father-in-law Ramanand”, then how is Piyu, who is the sister of Anjali, related to Ramanand ? |
| A. | Wife |
| B. | Sister |
| C. | Grand-daughter |
| D. | Daughter |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Daughter | |
| 72. |
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 | |
| 73. |
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 | |
| 74. |
A trader purchases several articles at the rate of 13 for Rs. 10 and sells them at the rate of 10 for Rs. 13. What is his gain/loss? |
| A. | 69 % gain |
| B. | 56.25 % gain |
| C. | 56.25 % loss |
| D. | 25 % loss |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 56.25 % gain | |
| 75. |
Four friends (A, B, C and D) started a business in partnership by investing capitals in the proportion 3 : 5 : 4 : 6. During the period of one-year, these capitals were utilized in the proportion of 6 : 4 : 5 : 3 respectively. If, at the end of the year, a profit of Rs. 15,550 was made, what will be the share of D? |
| A. | Rs. 3250.5 |
| B. | Rs. 3750 |
| C. | Rs. 4062.59 |
| D. | Rs. 3682.89 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 76. |
The value of “A” varies in inverse proportion as the square of “B”. If the value of “A” is equal to 40 when “B” is equal to 12. What would be the value of “A” when “B” is equal to 24 ? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 22 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 15 | |
| 77. |
A certain sum earns simple interest of Rs. 800 in 2 years at a certain rate of interest. If the same sum earns compound interest of Rs. 845 in the same period of 2 years, What must be the rate of interest? |
| A. | 5% p.a. |
| B. | 7.5% p.a. |
| C. | 10% p.a. |
| D. | 12.5% p.a. |
| Answer» D. 12.5% p.a. | |
| 78. |
A boy has to cover a total distance of 300 kms. in 6 hours. He travels at the rate of 60 kmph. for first 90 minutes and next 100 kms. at the rate of 50 kmph. At what average speed must he travel now in order to complete the journey in 6 hours? |
| A. | 25 kmph. |
| B. | 32 kmph |
| C. | 44 kmph |
| D. | 58 kmph |
| Answer» D. 58 kmph | |
| 79. |
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 | |
| 80. |
Anil purchased 30 kg of wheat at the rate of Rs. 22 per kg and 20 kg of wheat at the rate of Rs. 24 per kg. He mixed the two. Approximately at what rate per kg should he sell the mixture to make 25% profit? |
| A. | Rs. 25 |
| B. | Rs. 28 |
| C. | Rs. 30 |
| D. | Rs. 32.5 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 30 | |
| 81. |
A boy pays Rs. 369 for an article marked at Rs. 600, by enjoying two successive discounts. If the first discount is of 25%, how much should be the second discount? |
| A. | 20 % |
| B. | 10 % |
| C. | 25 % |
| D. | 18 % |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 82. |
By giving Rs. 50 to M, A would have the amount equal to what M had earlier. If the sum of the amounts with A and M is Rs. 650. What is the ratio of the amount with A to that with M earlier? |
| A. | 7 : 4 |
| B. | 5 : 3 |
| C. | 2 : 1 |
| D. | 7 : 6 |
| E. | 2 : 3 |
| Answer» E. 2 : 3 | |
| 83. |
A man can do a piece of work in 4 days, but with the help of his daughter, he can do it in 3 days. In what time can his daughter do it alone? |
| A. | 6 ½ days |
| B. | 7 days |
| C. | 9 ½ days |
| D. | 12 days |
| Answer» E. | |
| 84. |
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 | |
| 85. |
34 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days. In how many days will 17 men complete the same work? |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 24 |
| D. | 36 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 86. |
The average runs of a cricket player of 10 innings was 20. How many runs must he make in his next innings so as to increase his average of runs by 4? |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 42 |
| C. | 64 |
| D. | 76 |
| Answer» D. 76 | |
| 87. |
A car is running at a speed of 90 kmph. What distance will it cover in 15 second? |
| A. | 100 m |
| B. | 255 m |
| C. | 375 m |
| D. | Cannot be determined |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Cannot be determined | |
| 88. |
Shruti purchased several number of three articles P, Q and R in the proportion 3 : 2 : 3. If the unit costs of the articles P, Q and R are 200, Rs. 90 and Rs. 60 respectively, how many articles of Q must have been purchased in the total purchases of Rs. 4800? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 14 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 12 | |
| 89. |
A train travels a certain distance by taking 3 stops of 20 minutes each. Considering the period of stoppage, the overall speed of the train comes to 40 kmph; while without consideration of stoppage, it is 60 kmph. How much distance must the train have travelled ? |
| A. | 170 kms |
| B. | 120 kms |
| C. | 270 kms |
| D. | None of these |
| E. | Cannot be determined |
| Answer» C. 270 kms | |
| 90. |
A boat running downstream covers a distance of 20 km in 2 hours while for covering the same distance upstream, it takes 5 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water? |
| A. | 4 km / hr |
| B. | 7 km / hr |
| C. | 8 km / hr |
| D. | Data Inadequate |
| Answer» C. 8 km / hr | |
| 91. |
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 | |
| 92. |
By purchasing an article at 20 % discount on the original price and then selling it at a price of 25% above the original price, a trader earns Rs. 200 as the profit. What was the original price of the article? |
| A. | Rs. 444.44 |
| B. | Rs. 255.50 |
| C. | Rs. 100.10 |
| D. | Rs. 810 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Rs. 255.50 | |
| 93. |
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 | |
| 94. |
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 | |
| 95. |
What will come in place of (a) in the following expression? a - 796.21 + 498.05 = 215.50 – 425.01 |
| A. | 71.81 |
| B. | 81.71 |
| C. | 84.74 |
| D. | 88.65 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 96. |
A housewife wishes to purchase three articles A, B and C from a sum of Rs. 200. The unit prices of the articles A, B and C are Rs. 20, Rs. 35 and Rs. 25 respectively. If she spends the entire amount by purchasing 5 numbers of articles of type C, what is the ratio of the number of articles purchased of type A to that of, type B? |
| A. | 1 : 2 |
| B. | 2 : 1 |
| C. | 1 : 1 |
| D. | None of these |
| E. | Cannot be determined |
| Answer» C. 1 : 1 | |
| 97. |
Find the average of first 30 natural numbers. |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 15.5 |
| C. | 14.5 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» C. 14.5 | |
| 98. |
The L.C.M. Of 2, 2.7 and 0.09 is: |
| A. | 5.4 |
| B. | 0.54 |
| C. | 0.054 |
| D. | 54 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 99. |
What will be the difference between simple interest and compound interest @ 10% per annum on a sum of Rs. 1000 after 3 years? |
| A. | Rs. 31 |
| B. | Rs. 32.10 |
| C. | Rs. 40.40 |
| D. | Rs. 64.10 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Rs. 32.10 | |
| 100. |
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 | |