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101.

Q: Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 24 hours and 1717 hours respectively. Harihar opened the pipes A and B to fill an empty tank and some times later he closed the taps A and B , when the tank was supposed to be full. After that it was found that the tank was emptied in 2.5 hours because an outlet pipe "C" connected to the tank was open from the beginning. If Harihar closed the pipe C instead of closing pipes A and B the remaining tank would have been filled in :

A. 2 hours
B. 8 hours
C. 6 hours
D. 4 hours
Answer» C. 6 hours
102.

Q: Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 15 min and 20 min respectively. Both the pipes are opened together but after 4 min, pipe A is turned off. What is the total time required to fill the tank ?

A. 15 min 20 sec.
B. 16 min 40 sec.
C. 13 min 10 sec.
D. 14 min 40 sec.
Answer» E.
103.

Q: Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 16 hrs and 12 hrs respectively. The capacity of the tank is 240 liters. Both the pipes are opened simultaneously and closed after 2 hrs. How much more water need to fill the tank?

A. 70 lit
B. 170 lit
C. 90 lit
D. 190 lit
Answer» C. 90 lit
104.

Q: Two persons K and L can complete a piece of work in 30 days and 45 days respectively. If they work together, what part of the work will be completed in 3 days ?

A. 2021-06-01 00:00:00
B. 2021-03-01 00:00:00
C. 2021-03-02 00:00:00
D. 2018-01-01 00:00:00
Answer» B. 2021-03-01 00:00:00
105.

Q: Two persons start running simultaneously around a circular track of length 300 m from the same point at speeds of 15 km/hr and 25 km/hr. When will they meet for the first time any where on the track if they are moving in opposite directions  ?

A. 27 sec
B. 31 sec
C. 23 sec
D. 29 sec
Answer» B. 31 sec
106.

Q: Two persons start running simultaneously around a circular track of length 600 m from the same point at speeds of 25 kmph and 35 kmph. When will they meet for the first time any where on the track  ?

A. 54 sec
B. 36 sec
C. 72 sec
D. 11 sec
Answer» C. 72 sec
107.

Q: Two persons Shyam and Rahim can do a job in 32 days together. Rahim can do the same job in 48 days alone. They started working together and after working 8 days Rahim is replaced by a third person Ram whose efficiency is half that of Rahim. Find in how many days the remaining work will be completed by both Shyam and Ram together?

A. 16 days
B. 72/5 days
C. 15 days
D. 96/5 days
Answer» C. 15 days
108.

Q: Two passenger trains start at the same hour in the day from two different stations and move towards each other at the rate of 16 kmph and 21 kmph respectively. When they meet, it is found that one train has traveled 60 km more than the other one. The distance between the two stations is ?

A. 387 kms
B. 242 kms
C. 145 kms
D. 444 kms
Answer» E.
109.

Q: Two parallel chords on the same side of the centre of a circle are 5 cm apart. If the chords are 20 and 28 cm long, what is the radius of the circle?

A. 14.69 cm
B. 15.69 cm
C. 18.65 cm
D. 16.42 cm
Answer» C. 18.65 cm
110.

Q: Two numbers are respectively 40% and 30% more than a third number. The second number expressed in terms of percentage of the first is ?

A. 0.928
B. 0.8423
C. 0.8714
D. 0.941
Answer» B. 0.8423
111.

Q: Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 7. If 6 be added to each of them, then they are in the ratio 5 : 9. Find the numbers ?

A. 11 & 17
B. 7 & 17
C. 9 & 21
D. 13 & 23
Answer» D. 13 & 23
112.

Q: Two numbers are 35% and 42% are less than a third number .How much percent is the second number less than the first ?

A. 0.10769
B. 0.1123
C. 0.104
D. 0.0987
Answer» B. 0.1123
113.

Q: Two motor bikes cover the same distance at the speed of 60 and 64 kmps respectively. Find the distance traveled by them if the slower bike takes 1 hour more than the faster bike ?

A. 1102 km
B. 1060 km
C. 960 km
D. 1250 km
Answer» D. 1250 km
114.

Q: Two men A and B start from place X walking at 4 ½ kmph and 5 ¾ kmph respectively. How many km apart they are at the end of 3 ½ hours if they are walking in the same direction ?

A. 2 9/7 km
B. 3 7/5 km
C. 1 3/4 km
D. 4 3/8 km
Answer» E.
115.

Q: Two letters are randomly chosen from the word TIME. Find the probability that the letters are T and M?

A. 2021-04-01 00:00:00
B. 2021-06-01 00:00:00
C. 2021-08-01 00:00:00
D. 4
Answer» C. 2021-08-01 00:00:00
116.

Q: Two goods trains each 520 m long, are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. Their speeds are 42 km/hr and 36 km/hr respectively. Find the time taken by the slower train to cross the driver of the faster one ?

A. 60 sec
B. 48 sec
C. 45 sec
D. 34 sec
Answer» C. 45 sec
117.

Q: Two dice are rolled simultaneously. Find the probability of getting the sum of numbers on the on the two faces divisible by 3 or 4?

A. 2021-07-03 00:00:00
B. 2021-11-07 00:00:00
C. 2021-09-05 00:00:00
D. 2013-06-01 00:00:00
Answer» D. 2013-06-01 00:00:00
118.

Q: Two cars start from two points A and B. The distance between A and B is 120 km. If both the cars come towards each other from opposite direction it takes them 1 hour to meet. But if they move in the same direction, they meet after 6 hours. Find speed of the car travelling from point A.

A. 70 km/hour
B. 120 km/hour
C. 60 km/hour
D. Data insufficient
Answer» E.
119.

Q: Two candidates fought in a municipality election. One of them got 54% of the total votes pooled and won by 1080 votes. What was the total number of votes polled ?

A. 12000
B. 13500
C. 15400
D. 11000
Answer» C. 15400
120.

Q: Two bus tickets from city K to L and three tickets from city K to M cost Rs. 77,  but three tickets from city K to L and two tickets from city K to M cost Rs. 73. What are the fares for cities L and M from K ?

A. Rs. 13 and Rs. 17
B. Rs. 17 and Rs. 19
C. Rs. 23 and Rs. 17
D. Rs. 13 and Rs. 19
Answer» B. Rs. 17 and Rs. 19
121.

Q: Two boys are playing on a ground. Both the boys are less than 10 years old. Age of the younger boy is equal to the cube root of the product of the age of the two boys. If we place the digit representing the age of the younger boy to the left of the digit representing the age of the elder boy, we get the age of the father of the younger boy. Similarly, we place the digit representing the age of the elder boy to the left of the digit representing the age of the younger boy and divide the figure by 2, we get the age of the mother of the younger boy. The mother of the younger boy is younger than his father by 3 years. Then, what are the ages of elder and younger boys ?

A. E = 15 & Y = 3
B. E = 14 & Y = 12
C. E = 40 & Y = 22
D. E = 4 & Y = 2
Answer» E.
122.

Q: Two boys and a girl can do a work in 5 days, while a boy and 2 girls can do it in 6 days. If the boy is paid at the rate of 28$ a week, what should be the wages of the girl a week ?

A. 24 $
B. 22 $
C. 16 $
D. 14 $
Answer» D. 14 $
123.

Q: Two bottles contains mixture of milk and water. First bottle contains 64% milk and second bottle contains 26% water. In what ratio these two mixtures are mixed so that new mixture contains 68% milk?

A. 03:02:00
B. 02:01:00
C. 01:02:00
D. 02:03:00
Answer» B. 02:01:00
124.

Q: Two bike riders ride in opposite directions around a circular track, starting at the same time from the same point. Biker A rides at a speed of 16 kmph and biker B rides at a speed of 14 kmph. If the track has a diameter of 40 km, after how much time (in hours) will the two bikers meet?

A. 6.52
B. 8.14
C. 4.18
D. 5.02
Answer» D. 5.02
125.

Q: Twenty men can do a work in eighteen days. Eighteen women can complete the same work in fifteen days. What is the ratio between the capacity of a woman and a man ?

A. 04:05:00
B. 03:04:00
C. 04:03:00
D. 02:03:00
Answer» D. 02:03:00
126.

Q: Twenty times a positive integer is less than its square by 96. What is the integer ?

A. 42
B. 36
C. 48
D. 24
Answer» E.
127.

Q: Twelve percent of Kalyan's monthly salary is equal to the sixteen per cent of Nandu's monthly salary. Sarnesh's monthly salary is half that of Nandu's monthly salary. If sarnesh's annual salary is Rs. 1.08 lacs, What is Kalyan's monthly salary ?

A. 15000
B. 36000
C. 24000
D. 12500
Answer» D. 12500
128.

Q: Twelve children take sixteen days to complete a work which can be completed by 8 adults in 12 days. After working for 3 days, sixteen adults left and six adults and four children joined them. How many days will they take to complete the remaining work ?

A. 3 days
B. 2 days
C. 6 days
D. 12 days
Answer» D. 12 days
129.

Q: Train X crosses a stationary train Y in 60 seconds and a pole in 25 seconds with the same speed. The length of the train X is 300 m. What is the length of the stationary train Y ?

A. 360 m
B. 420 m
C. 460 m
D. 320 m
Answer» C. 460 m
130.

Q: Train K crosses a stationary Train L in 50 seconds and a pole in 20 seconds with the same speed. The length of the Train K is 240 meters. What is the length of stationary Train L ?

A. 60 mts
B. 120 mts
C. 240 mts
D. 360 mts
Answer» E.
131.

Q: Train K crosses a pole in 30 seconds and train L crosses the same pole in one minute and 20 seconds. The length of train K is three-fourths the length of train L. What is the ratio of the speed of train K to that of train L   ?

A. 01:03:00
B. 02:01:00
C. 03:01:00
D. 01:02:00
Answer» C. 03:01:00
132.

Q: Total number of students in 3 classes of a school is 333 . The number of students in class 1 and 2 are in 3:5 ratio and 2 and 3 class are 7:11 ratio . What is the strength of class that has highest number of students ?

A. 125
B. 155
C. 135
D. 165
Answer» E.
133.

Q: Total 100 members are writing exam. In that 48 members are writing first exam, 45 members are writing second exam and 38 members are writing third exam. 5 members are writing all the three exams. How many members are writing 2 exams ?

A. 26
B. 23
C. 27
D. 21
Answer» E.
134.

Q: Today is Varun's birthday. One year, from today he will be twice as old as he was 12 years ago. How old is Varun today ?

A. 25 years
B. 24 years
C. 23 years
D. 22 years
Answer» B. 24 years
135.

Q: To fill 8 vacancies there are 15 candidates of which 5 are from ST. If 3 of the vacancies are reserved for ST candidates while the rest are open to all, Find the number of ways in which the selection can be done ?

A. 7920
B. 74841
C. 14874
D. 10213
Answer» B. 74841
136.

Q: Time taken by P alone to finish a work is 50% more than the time taken by P and Q together. Q is thrice as efficient as R. If Q and R together can complete the work in 22.5 days, then how many days will P alone take to complete the work ?

A. 17 days
B. 11 days
C. 15 days
D. 16 days
Answer» D. 16 days
137.

Q: Tilak rides on a cycle to a place at speed of 22 kmph and comes back at a speed of 20 kmph. If the time taken by him in the second case is 36 min. more than that of the first case, what is the total distance travelled by him (in km)?

A. 132 km
B. 264 km
C. 134 km
D. 236 km
Answer» C. 134 km
138.

Q: Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 4 or 15 ?

A. 2019-06-01 00:00:00
B. 2021-10-03 00:00:00
C. 2021-10-07 00:00:00
D. 2017-06-01 00:00:00
Answer» C. 2021-10-07 00:00:00
139.

Q: Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5 ?

A. 2021-03-02 00:00:00
B. 2021-02-01 00:00:00
C. 2021-08-07 00:00:00
D. 2021-05-04 00:00:00
Answer» C. 2021-08-07 00:00:00
140.

Q: Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads ?

A. 2021-03-04 00:00:00
B. 2021-03-02 00:00:00
C. 2021-02-03 00:00:00
D. 2021-04-03 00:00:00
Answer» E.
141.

Q: Three taps I, J and K can fill a tank in 20,30and 40 minutes respectively. All the taps are opened simultaneously and after 5 minutes tap A was closed and then after 6 minutes tab B was closed .At the moment a leak developed which can empty the full tank in 70 minutes. What is the total time taken for the completely full ?

A. 24.315 minutes
B. 26.166 minutes
C. 22.154 minutes
D. 24 minutes
Answer» C. 22.154 minutes
142.

Q: Three taps P, Q and R can fill a tank in 12 hrs, 15 hrs and 20 hrs respectively. If P is open all the time and Q and R are open for one hour each alternately, starting with Q, then the tank will be full in how many hours ?

A. 9 hrs
B. 7 hrs
C. 13 hrs
D. 11 hrs
Answer» C. 13 hrs
143.

Q: Three strategies P, Q and R have been initiated for cost cutting in a company producing respectively 20%, 30% and 10% savings. Assuming that they operate independently, what is the net saving achieved ?

A. 0.496
B. 0.504
C. 0.3367
D. 0.6666
Answer» B. 0.504
144.

Q: Three numbers which are co-prime to each other are such that the product of the first two is 551 and that of the last two is 1073. The sum of the three numbers is :

A. 83
B. 89
C. 85
D. 79
Answer» D. 79
145.

Q: Three milkmen rented a pasture. A grazed 24 cows for 4 months; B 10 cows for 6 months; C 56 cows for 5 months. If A's share of rent is Rs. 960, find the total rent of the field?

A. 4530
B. 4440
C. 4360
D. 4280
Answer» D. 4280
146.

Q: Three numbers are in the ratio of 3:4:5 and their L.C.M is 3600.Their HCF is:

A. 40
B. 60
C. 100
D. 120
Answer» C. 100
147.

Q: Three men, four women and six children can complete a work in 9 days. A women does  double the work a man does and a child does half the work a man does. How many women alone can complete this work in 9 days?

A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 6
Answer» B. 8
148.

Q: Three maths classes: A, B and C take an algebra test. The average score of class A is 83. The average score of class B is 76. The average score of class C is 85. The average score of class A and B is 79 and average score of class B and C is 81. What is the average score of classes A, B, C ?

A. 81
B. 78
C. 80.5
D. 81.5
Answer» E.
149.

Q: Three friends, P, Q and R started a partnership business investing money in the ratio of 5 : 4 : 2 respectively for a period of 3 years. What is the amount received by P as his share in the total profit ? a. Total amount invested in the business in Rs. 22,000. b. Profit earned at the end of 3 years is 3/8 of the total investment. c. The average amount of profit earned per year is Rs. 2750.

A. Only c is sufficient
B. Both a & b are sufficient
C. Both A & B gives result
D. None
Answer» D. None
150.

Q: Three friends Rudra, Siva and Anvesh start to run around a circular stadium. They complete a revolution in 24, 36 and 30 seconds respectively. After how many minutes will they meet at the starting point ?

A. 60
B. 120
C. 360
D. 6
Answer» E.