AGES

1.The ratio between kishor rahi and his father's age is 1:4,if 5 years ago,his father

  was 7 times older to him at that time,what is kishore's age today?

  a)30  b)40    c)60    d)28    e)32

2.The average age of two daughters of Mrs.Mathews is 15 years.If the age of Mrs.Mathews 

  is added,the average becomes 20 years.How old is Mrs Mathews?

  a)35  b)60    c)55    d)45    e)50

3.Mrs.Malik is twice as old as her daughter Manu.20 years ago,the age of MRs Malik was 

  12 times Manu's age.Calculate how old is Mrs Malik today.

  a)40  b)45    c)60    d)50    e)44

4.Sonu and Manu's age ratio is 4:3.If sum of their ages is 28 years,the ratio of their

  ages after 8 years will be...

  a)5:4 b)2:3   c)5:6   d)3:2   e)1:4

5.Ratio of Dolly and Vandana's age is 2:3 and the sum of their ages is 60 years.How old

  is Dolly?

  a)12  b)16    c)24    d)30    e)20

6.The average age of 10 boys in a hostel comes out to be 14.A new admission brought down

  their average age by one year.How old the new recruit must be

  a)4   b)5     c)12    d)3     e)11

7.Ravi is as much younger to Nitin as he is older to Lokesh.If  the sum of ages of Nitin 

  and Lokesh is 24 years,how old is Ravi?

  a)10  b)12    c)24    d)48    e)6

8.Ratio of Raveesh and his wife's age is 4:3.Raveesh will be 24 after 4 years.How old is

  his wife?

  a)12  b)15    c)16    d)10    e)14

9.Ratio of Lokesh's age to his mother's age is 4:7.The difference between their ages is

  33 years.How old is Lokesh today?

  a)44  b)33    c)11    d)30    e)60

10.Average of ages of Eva and Meena is 12 years and average age of Meena,Teena and Zareena

   comes out to be 48.The total age of four girls would be?

  a)140 b)60    c)84    d)72    e)cannot be determined

11.In a class of 20 students , if the average of 16 year is reduced by 2 year if Mohan joins

   in,can you calculate Mohan's age.If yes,then find out.

  a)24  b)20    c)28    d)26    e)30

12.Treeza is as much as younger to Eveline as she is older to eyeline.If the sum of age of 

   Eveline and Eyeline is 80 years,how old is treeza?

  a)64  b)46    c)32    d)48    e)40

13.The ratio of grandfather's age and grandson's age is 8:3.If the product of their ages is 

   120 years.How old is the grandson?

  a)18  b)12    c)15    d)9     e)8

14.Fathers age is 5 times his son's age.4 years back the fayjer was 9 times older than son.

   Find the father's present age.

  a)40  b)28    c)67    d)56    e)80

15.Father's age is reverse of son's age.one year back fathers age was twice of sons age.whats

   the fathers current age?

  a)89  b)70    c)73    d)56    e)67  

16.Sachin is younger than rahul by 4 years.If their ages are in the respective ratio of 7:9,

   how old is sachin?

  a)16years    b)18 years     c)28 years     d)none of these

17.Abhay's age after six years will be three seventh ofhis fathers age.Ten years ago the ra-

   tio of their ages was 1:5.What is Abhays fathers age at present?

  a)45 years   b)50 years     c)68 years     d)57 years

18.One year ago,the ratio of gaurav's and sachins age was 6:7 respectively.Four years hence,

   their ratio would become 7:8.How old is sachin?

  a)36 years   b)35 years     c)34 years     d)32 years

19.The present age of a father is 3 years more than three times the age of his son.Three years

   hence fathers age will be 10 years more than twice the age of the son.Find the present age

   of the father

  a)32 years   b)33 years     c)45 years     d)36 years

20.A person was asked to state his age in years.His reply was ,"take my age three years hence,

   multiply it by 3 and then subract 3 times my age three years ago and you will know how old

   iam." What was the age of the person?

  a)18 years   b)20 years     c)24 years     d)32 years

21.Present ages of sameer and anand are in the ratio of 5:4 respectively.Three years hence,the

   ratio of their ages will become 11:9 respectively.What is Anands present age in years?

  a)24  b)27    c)40    d)cannot be determined

22.My brother is 3 years elder to me.My father was 28 years of age when my sister was born 

   while my mother was 26 years of age when i was born.If my sister was 4 years of age when my

   brother was born,then,what was the age of my father and mother when my brother was born?

  a)32,23      b)32,29 c)35,29 d)35,33

23.Father is ages three times more than his son Rohit.After 8 years,he would be two and a half

   times of Rohit's age.After further 8 years,how many times would he be of Rohit's age?

  a)2 times    b)2 1/2 times  c)2 3/4 times  d)3 times

24.Present ages of X and Y are in the ratio 5:6 respectively.Seven years hence this ratio will

   become 6:7 respectively.What is X's present age in years?

  a)35  b)42    c)49    d)none of these

25.Ayesha's fathers age was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother was 36 years old 

   when her brother four years younger to her was born.What is the difference between the ages 

   of her parents?

  a)2 years    b)4 years      c)6 years      d)8 years

26.A persons present age is two fifth of the age of his mother.After 8 years,he will be one-half

   of the age of his mother.How old is the mother at present?

  a)32 years   b)36 years     c)40 years     d)48 years

27.The sum of the ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each in 50 years.What is 

   the age of the youngest child?

  a)4 years    b)8 years      c)10 years     d)none of these

28.At present,the ratio between the ages of Arun and Deepak is 4:3.After 6 years,Arun's age will 

   be 26 years.What is the age of Deepak at present?

  a)12 years   b)15 years     c)19 years     d)21 years

29.If 6 years are subracted from the present age of gagan and the remainder is divided by 18,then

   the present age of his grandson anup is obtained.If anup is 2 years younger to madan whose age 

   is 5 years,then what is gagans present age?

  a)48 years   b)60 years     c)84 years     d)96 years

30.The ratio between the present ages of P and Q is 5:7 respectively.If the difference between 

   Q's present age and P's age after 6 years is 2,what is the total of P's and Q's present ages?

  a)48 years   b)52 years     c)cannot be determined d)none of these

31.In 10 years,A will be twice as old as B was 10 years ago.If A is now 9 years older than B,

   the present age of B is

  a)19 years   b)29 years     c)39 years     d)none of these

32.Eighteen years ago,a father was three times as old as his son.Now the father is only twice 

   as old as his son.Then the sum of the present ages of the son and the father is

  a)54  b)72    c)105   d)108

33.Rajan got married 8 years ago.His present age is 6/5 times his age at the time of his marriage.

   Rajans sister was 10 years younger to him at the time of his marriage.The age of Rajans sister

   is

  a)32  b)36    c)38    d)40

34.The ratio between the present ages of P and Q is 6:7.If Q is 4 years old than P.what will be

   the ratio of the ages of P and Q after 4 years?

  a)3:4 b)3:5   c)4:3   d)none of these

35.A father said to his son ," i was as old as u are at present at the time of your birth.If the

   fathers age is 38 years now,the sons age 5 years back was

  a)14 years   b)19 years     c)33 years     d)38 years

36.A man is 24 years  older than his son.In two years , his age will be twice the age of his son.

   The present age of the son is

  a)14  b)18    c)20    d)22

37.The sum of the ages of a father and his son is 45 years.Five years ago,the product of their

   ages was 34.The ages of the son and the father are respectively

  a)6 and 39   b)7 and 38     c)9 and 36     d)11 and 34

38.A is 2 years older than B who is twice as old as C.If the total of the ages of A,B and C be 27.

   then how old is B?

  a)7   b)8     c)9     d)10

39.The age of a man is three times the sum of the ages of his two sons.Five years hence , his

   age will be double of the sum of the ages of his sons.The fathers present age is:

  a)40 years   b)45 years     c)50 years     d)55 years

40.The total age of A and B is 12 years more than the total age of B and C.C is how many years 

   younger than A?

  a)12  b)24    c)C is elder than A    d)data inadequate

RATIO AND PROPORTION

1.If a:b=3:7,find the value of (5a+b):(4a+5b)

  a)15:44      b)22:35 c)15:49 d)22:47

2.The ratio between two number is 3:5 and their is 40.Find the larger of two numbers

  a)15  b)20    c)25    d)40

3.A bag contains one rupee,50 paise and 25 paise coins in the ratio 1:2:4.If the

  total amount is Rs 75,then find the number of 50 paise coins in the bag

  a)25  b)50    c)75    d)100

4.If (x+4):(3x+15) is the triplicate of 2:3.Find the value of x

  a)1   b)3     c)4     d)none of these

5.If a is 75% of b,b is 150% of c and d is 25% of c,then find a:d

  a)9:1 b)9:2   c)8:3   d)8:1

6.The present ages of two persons are in the ratio 7:8.Twenty years ago the ratio of

  their ages was 9:11.Find the present age of the older son

  a)64 years   b)72 years     c)56 years     d)40 years

7.Find x:y:z,if 2x+y-5z = 0 and 3x-2y-4z=0

  a)1:2:1      b)1:1:1 c)1:1:2 d)2:1:1

8.A certain sum is divided among A,B and C in a manner that for every rupee that A 

  gets,B gets 75 paise and for every rupee that B gets,C gets 50 paisee.If B's share

  in the total sum is Rs 840.Find the share of A

  a)Rs 2380    b)Rs 2240      c)Rs 1750      d)Rs 1120

9.Seventy eight is divided into two parts such that five times the first part and four

  times the second part are in the ratio 15:14.Find the first part

  a)32  b)36    c)42    d)46

10.A certain amount of money  is divided among A,B and C such that A gets half of what

   B and C gets together.B gets one third of what A and C together get.If A got Rs 500 

   more than B,then how much money was divided?

  a)Rs4500     b)Rs 6000      c)Rs 8000      d)none of these

11.In a school there are 650 students.The ratio of the boys to that of the girls is 8:5.

   How many more girls should join the school so that the ratio becomes 4:3?

  a)25  b)50    c)100   d)200

12.A variable x varies directly as the cube of another variable y.if x=4,y=2,then find y

   when x = 32

  a)4   b)8     c)16    d)32

13.What should be subracted from both the numbers which are in the ratio 3:4 so that the

   ratio becomes 2:3

  a)4   b)6     c)10    d)cannot be determined

14.A varies directly as the sum of the quantities B and C.B in turn varies directly as x and 

   C varies inversely as x.When x=2,A = 6 and when x=4,A=9.Find the value of A when the value 

   of x=16

  a)2 1/2      b)1     c)8 1/2 d)32 1/4

15.The volume of a shere varies directly as the cube of its radius.If three cubes of radii 3 

   cm,4 cm and 5 cm are melted and recast into one sphere,then find the radius of the sphere

  a)5.5 cm     b)6 cm  c)7 cm  d)7.5 cm

Directions for question 16 to 18:These questions are based on the data given below

   There are two colleges in the town-college A and college B.There are 500 students more in

 college A than in college B.The ratio of the boys to that of the girls in college A is 3:2 

 and that in college B is 4:1.The ratios of the number of science,humanities and commerce 

 students in college A and college B are respectively 2:5:3 and 2:3:3.The number of commerce

 students in both the colleges is the same.

16.How many students are there in college A?

   a)2000      b)2500  c)3000  d)3500

17.How many girls are there in two colleges together?

   a)1400      b)1600  c)1700  d)2000

18.How many more/less humanities students are there in college A than in college B?

   a)400 more  b)400 less     c)500 less     d)500 more

19.If (2x+5):(7x-6) is the duplicate ratio of 5:8,then find the value of x

   a)6  b)7     c)10    d)none of these

20.The mean proportional between two numbers is 16 and their third proportional is 128.Find the

   smaller of the two numbers

   a)8  b)12    c)16    d)32

21.A bag contains 50 p,25 p and 10 p coins in the ratio 5:9:4,amounting to Rs 206.Find the 

   number of coins of each type

   a)200,360,160       b)160,360,200  c)360,373,123  d)678,234,763

22.what is the ratio whose terms differ by 40 and the measure of which is 2/7?

   a)16:56     b)14:56 c)15:56 d)16:72

23.A sum of Rs 53 is divided among A,B,C in such a way that A gets Rs 7 more than what B gets

   and B gets Rs 8 more than what C gets.The ratio of their shares is

   a)16:9:18   b)25:18:10     c)18:25:10     d)15:8:30

24.A certain amount was divided between A and B in the ratio 4:3.If B's share was Rs 4800,the 

   total amount was

   a)Rs 11,200 b)Rs 6,400     c)Rs 19,200    d)Rs 39,200

25.If 10% of x = 20% of y,then x:y is equal to

   a)1:2       b)2:1   c)5:1   d)10:1

26.x varies inversely as square of y.Given that y=2 for x=1.The value of x for y=6 will be 

   equal to

   a)3  b)9     c)1/3   d)1/9

27.The ratio of incomes of A and B is 5:4 and the ratio of their expenditures is 3:2.If at

   the end of the year,each saves Rs 1600,then income of A is

   a)Rs 3400   b)Rs 3600      c)Rs 4000      d)Rs 4400

28.Three containers have their volumes in the ratio 3:4:5.They are full of mixtures of milk  

   and water.The mixtures contain milk and water in the ratio of (4:1),(3:1) and (5:2) resp.

   The contents of all these three containers are poured into a fourth container.The ratio

   of milk and water in the fourth container is

   a)4:1       b)151:48       c)157:53       d)5:2

29.In a school,10% of the boys are same in number as 1/4rth of the girls.What is the ratio of

   boys to girls in that school?

   a)3:2       b)5:2   c)2:1   d)4:3

30.The ratio of number of boys and girls in a school is 3:2.If 20% of the boys and 25% of the

   girls are scholarship holders,what percentage of the students does not get the scholarship?

   a)56 b)70    c)78    d)80

31.The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 1/2:1/3:1/4 and its perimeter is 104 cm.The length 

   of the longest side is

   a)52 cm     b)48 cm c)32cm  d)26cm

32.which of the following ratios is greatest?

   a)7:15      b)15:23 c)17:25 d)21:29

33.In a college the ratio of number of girls to boys is 8:5.If there are 160 girls,the total 

   number of students in the college is

   a)100       b)250   c)260   d)416

34.The least whole number which when subracted from both the terms of the ratio 6:7 gives

   a ratio less than 16:21 is

   a)2  b)3     c)4     d)6

35.The speeds of three cars are in the ratio 5:4:6.The ratio between the time taken by them

   to travel the same distance is

   a)5:4:6     b)6:4:5 c)10:12:15     d)12:15:10

36.15 litres of mixture contains 20% alcohol and the rest water.If 3 litres of water be mixed

   with it,the percentage of alcohol in the new mixture would be

   a)15 b)16 2/3       c)17    d)none of these

37.20 litres of mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5:3.If 4 litres of this mixture 

   be replaced by 4 litres of milk,the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture would be

   a)2:1       b)7:3   c)8:3   d)4:3

38.85 kg of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 27:7.How much more water is to be

   added to get a new mixture containing milk and water in the ratio 3:1?

   a)5kg       b)6.5kg c)7.25kg       d)8kg

39.The ages of A and B are in the ratio 3:1.Fifteen years hence,the ratio will be 2:1.Their

   present ages are

   a)30,10     b)45,15 c)21,7  d)60,20

40.The average age of three boys is 25 years and their ages are in the proportion 3:5:7.The 

   age of the youngest boy is

   a)21 b)18    c)15    d)9

PROFIT AND LOSS

1.Alfred buys an old scooter for Rs.4700 and spends Rs 800 on its repairs.If he sells the scooter for Rs5800,his gain
percent is
a.4 4/7 % b.5 5/11 % c.10 % d.12%

2.Shyam purchased 20dozens of toys at the rate of Rs.375 per dozen .He sold
each one of them at the rate of Rs 33 what was his percentage profit
a. 3.5 b. 4.5 c. 5.6 d.6.5
3.Peter purchased a machine for Rs 80000 and spent Rs.5000 on repair and Rs.1000
on transport and sold it with 25% profit.At what price did he sell the machine
a.Rs1,05,100 b.Rs1,06,250 c.Rs. 1,07,500 d.none of these


4.vA school bookshop sells an outdated biology text book for $49.35, making a 6% loss.
What was the cost price of the book, and what is the cash value of the loss?
a.$52.50 ,$3.15 b.$62.50,$3.15 c.$52.30,$3.15 d.$53.50,$4.20

5.When a commodity is sold for Rs.34.80 there is a loss of 2% what is the cost price of the commodity
a. Rs26.10 b. Rs. 43 c.Rs 43.20 d.Rs. 46.40

6.A person brought 20lts of milk at the rate of 8per liter .He got it churned after spending
Rs.10 and 5kg of cream and 20lts of tonned milk are obtained.If he sold the cream at Rs30 per kg and toned milk at Rs.4
per lt his profit in the transaction is
a.25% b.35.3% c.35.7% d.42.5%

7.A trader buys a chair for Rs 600 and sells it for Rs 765 at a credit of 4 months
reckoning money worth 6% per annum his gain % is
a.20% b.22.5% c.25% d.27.5%

8.If the sellinfg price of an article is 4/3rd of its cost price the profit in the transaction is
a.16 2 /3% b.20 ½%c.25 ½ % d.33 1/3 %

9.The ratio of cost price to the selling price is 4:5 the profit % is
a.10% b.20% c.25% d.30%

10.At what profit % must an article must be sold so that by selling at half that price
there may be a loss of 30%
a.25% b.36% c.40% d.42%

11.If loss is 1/3 of selling price the loss % is
a.16 2/3% b.20% c.25% d.33 1/3%

12.Tarun got 30% concession on the labled price of an article and sold it for Rs 8750
with 25 % on the price he bought.What was the labled price
a.Rs 10000 b.Rs 12000 c.Rs 16000 d.data inadequate

13.A shopkeeper sol an article offering a discount of 5% and earned a profit of 23.5 %
What woul have been the % of profit earned if no discount is offered
HYPERLINK "http://a.24.5/"#a. 24.5 b.28.5 c. 30 d.none

14.A shopkeeper sells 25 articles at Rs.45 per article giving 10% discount and earns 50% profit .If the discount is not
given the profit gained is
a.60% b.62 2/3 c.66 d.66 2/3

15.A trade marked the selling price of the article at 10% above the cost price.
At the time of selling he allows certain discount and suffers a loss of 1%.He allowed
a discount of
a.9% b.10% c.10.5% d.11%

16.At what % above the cost price must the shop keeper mark his goods so that he gains 20% even after giving a discout
of 10% on marked price
a.25 b.30 c.33 1/3 d.37 ½

17.A tradesman marked his goods 30 % above the cost price if he allows a discount of
6 ¼% then the gain% is
a. 21 7/8% b.20 c.22 d.none

18.A bag marked at Rs 80 is sold for Rs68. The rate of discount is
a.12 b,15% c.17 11/17% d.20%

19.2/3rd of the consignment were sold at a profit of 5% and remainder at the loss of 2%
If the total profit Rs 400 the valu of consignment in Rs is
a. 10000 b.12000 c.15000 d.20000

20.A fair price shopkeeper takes 10% profit on his goods.He lost 20% goods during
theft his loss% is
a.8 b.10 c.11 d.12

PROBLEMS ON TRAINS

1.A train 100 m long is running at a speed of 30 kmph.Find the time taken by it

  to pass a man standing near the railway line

  a)12 sec     b)13 sec       c)14 sec       d)15 sec

2.Two trains 100 m and 120m long are running in the same direction with speeds of 

  72 kmph and 54 kmph.In how much time will the first train cross the second?

  a)40 sec     b)44 sec       c)72 sec       d)30 sec

3.How long does a train 110 m long running at a speed of 72 kmph take to cross a

  bridge 132 m in length?

  a)9.8 sec    b)12.1 sec     c)12.42 sec    d)14.3 sec

4.A train travelling at a speed of 75 mph enters a tunnel 3 1/2  miles long.The

  train is 1/4 mile long.How long does it take for the train to pass through the

  tunnel from the moment the front enters to the moment the rear emerges?

  a)2.5 min    b)3 min c)3.2 min      d)3.5 min

5.A train speeds past a pole in 15 seconds and a platform 100 m log in 25 seconds.

  Its length is

  a)50 m       b)150 m c)200m  d)data inadequate

6.A train passes a station platform  in 36 seconds and a man standing on the plat

  form in 20 seconds.If the speed of the train is 54 kmph,what is the length of the

  platform?

  a)120m       b)240m  c)300 m d)none of these

7.Two trains are running in opposite directions with the same speed.If the length of

  each train is 120 m and they cross each other in 12 seconds,then the speed of each 

  train is

  a)10  b)18    c)36    d)72

8.A 270 m long train running at the speed of 120 kmph crosses another train running

  in opposite direction at the speed of 80 kmph in 9 seconds.What is the length of 

  the other train?

  a)230 m      b)240 m c)260 m d)320 m

9.A 300 m long train crosses a platform in 39 seconds while it crosses a signal pole

  in 18 seconds.What is the length of the platform?

  a)320 m      b)350 m c)650 m d)none of these

10.A train crosses a platform 100 m long in 60 seconds at a speed of 45 kmph.The time

   taken by the train to cross an electric pole is

  a)8 sec      b)52 sec       c)1 minute     d)data inadequate

11.Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at 

   46 kmph and 36 kmph respectively.The faster train passes the slower train in 36 sec. 

   The length of each train is

  a)50m b)72    c)80    d)82

12.A train of length 150 m takes 40.5 seconds to cross a tunnel of length 300 metres.What

   is the speed of the train in kmph?

  a)13.33      b)26.67 c)40    d)66.67

13.Two goods train each 500 m long are running in opposite directions so parallel tracks.

   Their speeds are 45 kmph and 30 kmph respectively.Find the time taken by the slower train 

   to pass the driver of the first one

  a)12 sec     b)24 sec       c)48 sec       d)60 sec

14.Two trains one from howrah to patna and the other from patna to howrah,start simultaneously.

   After they meet,the trains reach their destinations after 9 hours and 16 hours respectively.

   The ratio of their speeds is

   a)2:3       b)4:3   c)6:7   d)9:16

15.The length of a train and that of a platform are equal.If with a speed of 90 kmph the train 

   crosses the platform in one minute,then  the length of the train in metres is

   a)500       b)600   c)750   d)900

16.A train 110 m long passes a man,running at 6 kmph in the direction opposite to that of 

   the train,in 6 seconds.The speed of the train is

   a)54 kmph   b)60 kmph      c)66 kmph      d)72 kmph

17.A train X starts from Meerut at 4 p.m and reaches Ghaziabad at 5 p.m while another train

   Y starts from Ghaziabad at 4 p.m and reaches Meerut at 5:30 p.m.The two trains will

   cross each other at:

   a)4:36 p.m  b)4:42 p.m     c)4:48 p.m     d)4:50 p.m

18.A goods train runs at a speed of 72 kmph and crosses a 250 m long platform in 26 seconds.

   What is the length of the goods train?

   a)230 m     b)240 m c)260 m d)270 m

19.A train 120 m long passes a man,runnin at 5 kmph in the same direction in which the train

   is going,in 10 seconds.The speed of the train is

   a)45 kmph   b)50 kmph      c)54 kmph      d)55 kmph

20.Two stations A and B are 110 km apart on a straight line.One train starts from A at 7 a.m

   and travels towards B at 20 kmph.Another train starts from B at 8 a.m and travels towards

   A at a speed of 25 kmph.At what time will they meet?

   a)9 a.m     b)10 a.m       c)10:30 a.m    d)11 a.m

21.A train 800 m long is running at a speed of 78 kmph.If it crosses a tunnel in 1 minute,

   then the length of the tunnel(in meters) is 

   a)130       b)360   c)500   d)540

22.Two trains are moving in opposite direction @ 60 kmph and 90 kmph.Their lengths are 1.10 

   km and 0.9 km respectively.The time taken by the slower train to cross the faster train in 

   seconds is

   a)36 b)45    c)48    d)49

23.Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27 seconds

   and 17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23 seconds.The ratio of their 

   speeds is

   a)1:3       b)3:2   c)3:4   d)none of these

24.A train travellin 48 kmph completely crosses another train having half its length and

   travelling in opposite direction at 4 kmph,in 12 seconds.It also passes a railway platform

   in 45 seconds.The length of the platform is

   a)400 m     b)450 m c)560 m d)600 m

25.The length of the bridge , which  a train 130 m long and travelling at 45 kmph can cross

   in 30 seconds is

   a)200 m     b)225 m c)245 m d)250 m

26.A train 110 m long is runnig with a speed of 60 kmph .In what time will it pass a man who 

   is running at 6 kmph in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going?

   a)5 sec     b)6 sec c)7 sec d)10 sec

27.A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track is 240 m ahead of the engine of a 120

   m long train running at 45 kmph in the same direction.In how much time will the train pass

   the jogger>

   a)3.6 sec   b)18 sec       c)36 sec       d)72 sec

28.Two trains of equal length take 10 seconds and 15 seconds respectively to cross a telegraph

   post.If the length of each train be 120 m,in what time(in seconds)will they cross each other

   travelling in opposite direction

   a)10 b)12    c)15    d)20

29.A train 108 m long moving at a speed of 50 kmph crosses a train 112 m long coming from opp

   direction in 6 seconds.The speed of the second train is

   a)48 kmph   b)54 kmph      c)66 kmph      d)82 kmph

30.A train moves past a telegraph post and a bridge 264 m long in 8 seconds and  20 seconds

   respectively.What is the speed of the train?

   a)69.5 kmph b)70 kmph      c)79 kmph      d)79.2 kmph

31.A train X speeding with 120 kmph crosses another train Y,running in the same direction,in

   2 min.If the lengths of the trains X and Y be 100 m and 200 m respectively.What is the

   speed of train Y?

   a)111 kmph  b)123 kmph     c)127 kmph     d)129 kmph

32.Two trains travel in opposite directions at 36 kmph and 45 kmph and a man sitting in slower

   train passes the faster train in 8 seconds.The length of the faster train is

   a)80 m       b)100 m       c)120 m d)180 m

33.A train takes 18 seconds to pass completely through a station 162 m long and 15 seconds through 

   another station 120 m long.The length of the train is

   a)70 m      b)80 m  c)90 m  d)100m

34.Two trains are running at 40 kmph and 20 kmph respectively in the same direction.Fast train

   completely passes a man sitting in the slower train in 5 seconds.What is the length of the

   fast trian?

   a)23 m      b)23 2/9 m     c)27m   d)27 7/9m

35.A train overtakes two persons who are walking in the same direction in which the train is going,

   at the rate of 2 kmph and 4 kmph and passes them completely in 9 and 10 seconds respectively.

   The length of the train is

   a)45 m      b)50m   c)54 m  d)72 m

36.How many seconds will a 500 m long train take to cros a man walking with a speed of 3 kmph in 

   the direction of the moving train if the speed of the train is 63 kmph

   a)25 b)30    c)40    d)45

37.A train 360 m long is running at a speed of 45 kmph.In what time will it pass a bridge 140 m

   long?

   a)40 sec    b)42 sec       c)45 sec       d)48 sec

38.A train running at a speed of 60 kmph crosses a pole in 9 seconds.What is the length of the

   train?

   a)120 m     b)180 m c)cannot be determined         d)none of these

39.Two trains each 100 m long moving in opposite direction ,cross each other in 8 seconds.If

   one is moving twice as fast as other,then the speed of the faster train is

   a)30 kmph   b)45 kmph      c)60 kmph      d)75 kmph

40.A train 150 m long passes a km stone in 15 seconds and another train of the same length 

   travelling in opposite direction in 8 seconds.The speed of the second train is

   a)60 kmph   b)66 kmph      c)72 kmph      d)99 kmph

TIME AND WORK

1.If 20 men take 30 days to complete a job.In how many days can 25 men complete the job?

  a)28 days    b)24 days      c)36 days      d)20 days

2.Fifteen men take 10 days to complete a job working 12 hours a day.How many hours a day

  should 10 men work to complete the job in 20 days?

  a)20 days    b)8 days       c)9 days       d)10 days

3.A piece of work can be done by 16 men in 8 days working 12 hours a day.How many men are

  needed to complete another work, which is three times the first one,in 24 days working 8

  hours a day?

  a)24 men     b)29 men       c)20 men       d)30 men

4.A can do a piece of work in 9 days.,B can do the same in 12 days.In how many days can the

  work be completed if A and B work together?

  a)5 1/9 days b)5 1/4 days   c)5 1/3 days   d)5 1/7 days

5.A and B together can do a piece of work in 12 days and A alone can complete the work in 18

  days. How long will B alone take to complete the job?

  a)30 days    b)36 days      c)6 days       d)56 days

6.Anil and Amit can complete a job in 12 days working together. Amit alone can complete it in

  16 days.Both of them worked together for 4 days and then Amit left. How long will Anil take

  to complete the remaining work?

  a)30 days    b)47 days      c)32 days      d)24 days

7.A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days,B and C can do it in 15 days and C and A can do 

  the same work in 20 days. How long would each take to complete the job?

  a)1/30,1/20,1/60     b)1/20,1/30,1/30       c)1/20,1/20,1/20       d)1/60,1/0,1/30

8.A and B can do a work in 12 days,B and C in 15 days and C and A in 20 days.They all work 

  together for 6 days and then A left.In how many more days can B and C finish the remaining 

  work?

  a)5 days     b)6 days       c)8 days       d)9 days

9.A can do a work in 12 days.When he had worked for 3 days B joined him.If they complete the 

  work in 3 more days.In how many days can B alone can finish the work?

  a)5 days     b)6 days       c)8 days       d)9 days

10.A and B together can do a piece of work in 14 2/5 days;B and C together can do the same 

   work in 12 days.After A worked for 8 days,B for 12 days C takes up and finished it alone

   in 6 days.In how many days will each of them do the work,working alone?

  a)28 days    b)24 days      c)36 days      d)20 days

11.To do a certain work C alone takes twice as long as A and B together.A would take 3 times 

   as long as B and C together.All three together complete the work in 5 days.How long would 

   each take separately?

  a)15 days    b)29 days      c)20 days      d)10 days

12.4 men or 5 women can construct a wall in 82 days.How long will it take 5 men and 4 women to

   do the same?

  a)30 days    b)47 days      c)32 days      d)40days

13.If 9 men and 12 boys can do a piece of work in 4 days and 4 men and 16 boys can do the same 

   piece of work in 6 days.how long will 6 men and 24 boys take to complete the same work?

  a)5 days     b)6 days       c)8 days       d)4 days

14.A certain number of men can do a work in 20 days.If there were 4 more men,the work can be 

   done in 5 days less.How many men were there initially?

  a)12 days    b)18 days      c)16 days      d)4 days

15.X is 3 times as fast as Y and is able to complete the work in 40 days less than Y.Find the

   time in which they can complete the work together?

  a)12 days    b)17 days      c)19 days      d)15 days

16.Sita can finish some work in 12 days working 4 hours a day.Gita can finish the same in 15 

   days working 3 hours a day.In how many days can they finish it working together at 4 1/2

   hours a day?

  a)5 5/31 days b)5 5/32 days  c)5 5/33 days  d)5 5/34 days

17.A alone can do a work in 12 days and B alone in 18 days.If C takes twice as long as A and B

   together,how long will B and C together take to complete the same work?

  a)5 days     b)6 days       c)8 days       d)4 days

18.A and B each working alone can do a work in 10 and 15 days respectively.They started the work 

  together but B left after sometime and A finished the remaining work in 5 days.After how many

  days from the start did B leave?

  a)4 days     b)3 days       c)2 days       d)8 days

19.A contractor decided to complete the work in 40 days and employed 60 men at the beginning and

   40 men additionally after 10 days and got the work completed as per schedule.If he had not 

   employed the additional men,how many extra days would he have needed to complete the work?

  a)30 days    b)20 days      c)40 days      d)45 days

20.A group of 35 men is employed to complete some work in 48 days.After 33 days,5 more men are 

   employed and the work is finished 1 day ealier.If 5 more men were not employed,how many more

   days would it have taken beyond the expected period?

  a)7 day behind schedule

  b)3 day behind schedule

  c)2 day behind schedule

  d)1 day behind schedule

21.A and B working separately can do a piece of work in 6 and 9 days respectively;they work on 

   althernate days starting with A on the first day.In how many days will the work be done?

  a)4 days     b)3 days       c)2 days       d)7 days

22.A and B working separately can do a piece of work in 6 and 12 days respectively.They work on

   alternate days starting with A on the first day.In how many days will the work be completed?

    a)4 days   b)3 days       c)2 days       d)8 days

23.A and B working separately,can do a piece of work in 12 and 15 days .They work on alternate

   days starting with A on the first day.In how many days will the work be completed?

   a13 1/4 days b)13 2/4 days  c)13 3/4 days  d)135/4 days

24.A and B working separately can do a piece of work in 20 and 24 days.They work on alternate 

   days starting with B on the first day.In how many days will the work be completed?

   a)21 5/6 days       b)21 1/6 days  c)21 4/5 days  d)none of these

25.A ,B and C can do a piece of work in 4,5 and 7 days respectively.They got Rs.415 for the job.

   what is A's share?

   a)120       b)175   c)160   d)140

26.A,B and C contract a work for Rs.4500.A and B together complete 3/5th of the work and then C

   takes over and finished the work.What is the amount got by C?

   a)1200      b)1800  c)1600  d)1400

27.Wages for 40 women for 30 days are Rs,21,600.How many men must work for 25 days to earn Rs.

   14,400 if the daily wages for a man are double that of a women?

   a)12        b)14    c)16    d)19

28.A,B and C can together earn Rs.1,620 in 9 days.A and C can earn Rs.600 in 5 days where as B and

   C in 7 days can earn Rs 910.Find the daily earnings of C?

   a)Rs 60     b)Rs 70 c)Rs 80 d)Rs 90

29.A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B in 30 days.A starts the work and worked for 6 days.

   Then B completed the remaining part of the work.In how many days was the work completed?

   a)24 b)27    c)32    d)34

30.A can do a piece of work in 24 days and B in 48 days.B joins A after A had worked alone for

   6 days.In how many more days would the work get completed?

   a)10 b)11    c)12    d)13

31.P can complete a piece of work in 20 days and Q in 30 days.P worked alone for 4 days and then

   Q  completed the remaining work along with R in 18 days.In how many days can R working alone

   complete the work?

   a)60 b)65    c)80    d)90

32.25 men take 25 days to construct a wall 10 m high.How many men would be required to construct a

   similar wall,which is 8 m high,if it is planned that the work would be completed in 10 days?

   a)32 b)40    c)44    d)48

33.20 cows and 40 goats can be kept for 10 days for Rs.460.What would be the cost of keeping 50

   cows and 30 goats for 12 days if the cost of keeping 5 goats is the same as cost of keeping 

   1 cow?

   a)Rs 888    b)Rs 965       c)Rs 1007      d)Rs 1104

34.A,B and C started the work and after completing 1/5th of the work C left.A and B then worked 

   for 20 days.C then took over from A and B and completed the remaining portion of the work in 

   12 days.If C takes 40 days to complete the work , in how many days wourd A alone or B alone 

   complete the work if the efficiencies with which they work is the same?

   a)40 b)60    c)80    d)100

35.A boy is trying to cover a distance of 100 meters.He takes a jump forward and covers 2m,but 

   every time he jumps forward he also moves 1m backward.In all,how many jumps would be required

   to cover the distance?

   a)99 b)100   c)98    d)none of these

36.A piece of work can be completed by 10 men in certain number of days.If there were 2 men less 

   it would have taken 3 more days to complete the work.In how many days can 24 men complete the 

   same work?

   a)2  b)3     c)4     d)5

37.A is 80 % more efficient than B who is 60% more efficient than C.A takes 40 days less than B to 

   complete a work. A starts the work and works for 25 days and then B takes over.B then work for

   the next 30 days and then stops.In how much more time can C complete the remaining work?

   a)20 days   b)24 days      c)32 days      d)40 days

38.3 men and 5 women can complete a work in 12 days ,which 5 men and 12 women can complete in 6

   days.In how many days can 4 men and 4 women complete the same work?

   a)7  b)10    c)11    d)12

39.P and Q agreed to complete a job in 15 days for Rs 6200.P can complete the same job in 50 days

   and Q in 30 days.They had to take R to complete the work in time.Find R's share in the money

   earned by them.

   a)Rs 880    b)Rs 1240      c)Rs 1460      d)Rs 2020

40.A and B complete a piece of work in 10 days.B and C in 12 days and C and A in 15 days.All the

   three of them started working and then B left after 4 days.C left 3 days after that and then

   immediately B joined A again to complete the remaining work.In how many days was the work

   completed?

   a)10 b)12    c)14    d)22

CLOCKS

1.Find the angle between the hands of a clock when the time is 3:20

  a)20  b)30    c)40    d)50

2.At what time between 4 and 5'o clock will the 2 hands of a clock be

  at an angle of 60 degrees with each other?

  a)4:10 10/11 b)4:32 8/11    c)both a and b d)none of these

3.Find the time at which the hands of a clock are at right angles 

  between 7 and 8'o clock?

  a)7:21 9/11  b)7:54 6/11    c)both a & b   d)none of these

4.Find the time at which the hands of a clock are exactly opposite 

  directions between 8 and 9'o clock?

  a)8:10 10/11 b)8:02  c)8:3/11       d)none of these

5.At what time between 2 and 3'o clock are the hands of a clock together?

  a)2:10       b)2:10 10/11   c)2:10 10/12   d)none

6.In 24 hours,how many times do the two hands of a clock coincide?

  a)20 times   b)21 times     c)22 times     d)23 times

7.If the hands of a clock coincide every 65 minutes,how much time does the 

  clock gain or lose per day?

  a)10 100/146 b)10 100/145   c)10 100/156   d)10 100/143

8.In a country R,clocks are manufactured in a special way.The total area 

  covered by the hour hand in 2 days is 2/3rd of the total area covered 

  by the minute hand in one day.What is the ratio of the length of the minute 

  hand to the length of the hour hand?

  a)1:2 b)2:1   c)4:1   d)1:4

9.There are two clocks,which are set to correct time on sunday at 12 noon.The

  first clock gains 2 1/2 minutes every hour while the second clock loses 1 1/2 

  minutes every hour.When will they be 2 hours apart?

  a)Monday 9 p.m       b)Tuesday 12 midnight  c)Monday 6 p.m d)Tuesday 6 a.m

10.A watch which is set correctly at 12 noon on sunday shows 6:20 a.m on Monday

   when the correct time is 6:00 a.m.If the correct time is 6:00 p.m. on tuesday,

   what time does the clock show?

  a)6:45 p.m   b)7:00 p.m     c)7:30 p.m     d)8:00 p.m

11.At what time between 1 and 2'o clock are the two hands coincident?

  a)1:12 5/11  b)1:07 5/11    c)1:05 5/11    d)1:08 5/11

12.Ajay started a test at a certain time between 5 and 6 and ended between 6 and 7.

   He observed that the minutes and hours hands when he ended the test had inter-

   changed their positions with those when he started.How much time did he take for 

   the test?

  a)52 3/11    b)55 5/13      c)47 4/9       d)45 min

13.A clock is started at noon.By 10 minutes past 5,the hour hand has turned through

  a)145 deg    b)150 deg      c)155 deg      d)160 deg

14.An accurate clock shows 8'o clock in the morning.Through how many degrees will

   the hour hand rotate when the clock show 2'o clock in the afternoon?

  a)144 deg    b)150 deg      c)168 deg      d)180 deg

15.At 3:40 the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of

  a)120 b)125   c)130   d)135

16.The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 

   8:30 is

  a)80  b)75    c)60    d)105

17.The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 

   4:20 is

  a)0   b)10    c)5     d)20

18.At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 15 minutes past 5?

  a)58 1/2     b)64    c)67 1/2       d)72 1/2

19.The reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10:25 is

  a)180 b)192 1/2      c)195   d)197 1/2

20.How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?

  a)20  b)21    c)22    d)24

21.How many times do the hands of  a clock are straight?

  a)22  b)24    c)44    d)48

22.How many  times are theh hands of a clock at right angle in a day?

   a)22 b)24    c)44    d)48

23.How many times in a day,are the hands of a clock in straight line but opposite in

   direction?

   a)20 b)22    c)24    d)48

24.How much does a watch lose per day,if its hands coincide every 60 minutes?

   a)32 8/11   b)36 5/11      c)90 min       d)96 min

25.At what time,in minutes , between 3'o clock and 4'o clock , both the needles will 

   coincide each other?

   a)5 1/11    b)12 4/11      c)13 4/11      d)16 4/11

26.At what time between 9 and 10'o clock will the hands of a watch be together?

   a)45 min past 9     b)50 min past 9 c)49 1/11past9 d)48 2/11 past 9

27.At what time between 7 and 8'o clock will the hands of a clock be in the same

   straight line but,not together?

   a)5 min.past 7      b)5 2/11 past 7 c)5 3/11 past 7 d)5 5/11 past 7

28.At what time between 4 and 5'o clock will the handle of a watch point to opposite

   directions?

   a)45 min past 4     b)40 min past 4 c)50 4/11 past 4       d)54 6/11 min past4

29.At what time between 5:30 and 6 will the hands of a clock be at right angles?

   a)43 5/11   b)43 7/11 past 5       c)cannot be determined d)none

30.A watch which gains uniformly in 2 min low at noon on monday and is 4 min.48sec fast

   at 2 pp.m.on the following monday.when was it correct?

   a)2 p.m on tuesday

   b)2 p.m on wednesday

   c)3 p.m on thursday

   d)1 p.m on friday

31.A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was set right at 7 a.m.In the afternoon

   of the same day,when the watch indicated quarter past 4'o clock,the true time is

   a)59 7/12 past 3    b)4 p.m c)5 p.m d)7 p.m

32.A clock is set right at 8 a.m.The clock gains 10 minutes in 24 hours.What will be 

   the true time whne the clock indicates 1 p.m on the following day?

   a)48 min past 12    b)48 min       c)47 min past 4 d)none

33.A clock is set right at 5 a.m.The clock loses 16 min in 24 hours.What will be the

   true time when the clock indicates 10 p.m on 4th day?

   a)12 p.m    b)1 p.m c)1 a.m d)11 p.m

34.The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 65 min of the

   correct time.How much a day does the clock gain or lose?

   a)10 10/43 in 24 hrs        b)10 10/23 in 24 hrs   c)10 10/34 in 24 hrs   d)none

35.Find the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock when the time is

   3:25

   a)42 b)45    c)47 1/2       d)73

36.At what time between 2 and 3'o clock will the hands of a clock be together?

   a)10 10/11 min past 2       b)10 10/11 past 3      c)10 10/11 past4       d)none

37.At what time between 4 and 5'o clock will the hands of a clock be at right angle?

   a) 5 5/11 min past 4        b)38 2/11 min past 4   c)both a&b     d)none

38.At what time between 4 and 5'o clock will the hands of a clock be at right angle?

   a) 5 5/11 min past 4        b)38 2/11 min past 4   c)both a&b     d)none

39.Find at what time between 8 and 9'o clock will the hands of a clock be in the same

   straight line but not together

   a)10 10/11 min past 8       b)10 10/11 past7       c)10 10/11past2 d)none

40.At what time between 5 and 6'o clock are the hands of a clock 3 minutes apart?

   a)31 5/11 min past 5

   b)31 5/18 min past 5

   c)31 5/19 min past 5

   d)31 5/16 min past 5

CALENDARS

1.What was the day of the week on 16th july,1776?

  a)monday     b)tuesday      c)wednesday    d)friday

2.On what dates of july 2004 did monday fall?

  a)5,12,19,26 b)12,5,19,26   c)cannot be determined d)none of these

3.What was the day of the week on 16th april 2000?

  a)monday     b)friday       c)saturday     d)sunday

4.What was the day of the weekon 15th august , 1947?

  a)friday     b)saturday     c)sunday       d)monday

5.The first Republic Day of India was celebrated on 26th January,1950.It was

  a)tuesday    b)wednesday    c)thursday     d)friday

6.The last day of century cannot be

  a)monday     b)wednesday    c)friday       d)tuesday

7.Today is friday,after 62 days it will be

  a)saturday   b)monday       c)tuesday      d)thursday

8.What was the day of the weekon 28th may,2003?

  a)friday     b)saturday     c)sunday       d)monday

9.What was the day of the week on 17th june,1998

  a)monday     b)tuesday      c)wednesday    d)thursday

10.What will be the day of the week on 1st january 2010?

  a)friday     b)saturday     c)sunday       d)monday

11.On what dates of April 2001 did sunday fall?

  a)1,8,15,22,29       b)2,9,16,23,30 c)4,11,18,25   d)6,13,20.27

12.The calendar for the year 2005,Wednesday is the same as for the year?

  a)2010       b)2011  c)2012  d)2013

13.On 8th march,2005,wednesday falls.What day of the week was it on 8th march?

  a)sunday     b)monday       c)tuesday      d)wednesday

14.January 1,2004 was a Thursday.What day of the week lies on Jan 1,2005?

  a)thursday   b)friday       c)saturday     d)sunday

PROBABILITY

1.The probability that a digit chosen at random from {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9} will be multiple

  of 3 is

  a)1/3 b)2/3   c)3/4   d)5/9

2.The probability of throwing a total of 3 when two dice are thrown is

  a)1/36       b)1/18  c)5/36  d)35/36

3.If two cards are drawn are at random from a well shuffled pack , the probability that

  both are queens is

  a)3/221      b)1/221 c)1/17  d)4/17

4.A committee of three is to be chosen from a group of 3 men and 4 women.The probability 

  of all the three being women is

  a)4/35       b)3/35  c)31/35 d)34/35

5.If 5 students are seated at random in a row,the probability that two particular students 

  are not seated side by side is

  a)13/120     b)119/120      c)3/5   d)4/5

6.There are 25 bulbs,out of which 2 are fused.If 2 bulbs are drawn at random the probability

  of drawung one good and one fused bulb is

  a)7/13       b)5/13  c)23/150       d)7/15

7.A puzzle in logic was given to 3 students A,B and C whose chances of solving i are 1/2,3/4 

  and 1/4 respectively.The probability that the problem is solved is..

  a)29/32      b)31/32 c)1/8   d)7/8

8.A die has 2 of its  sides painted pink,2 blue and 2 green.If the die is rolled twice the 

  probability that same colour appears both the times is

  a)1/3 b)2/3   c)7/9   d)8/9

9.If the card is drawn at random from a pack,the probability that it is a jack is

  a)1/52       b)1/26  c)3/26  d)1/13

10.The chance that a leap year has 53 tuesdays is

  a)2/13       b)3/7   c)2/7   d)1/8

11.The odds against an event A are 3 to 2 while the odds in favor of another independent event

   B are 2 to 5.Then the probability that atleast one of them would happen is

  a)5/7 b)2/7   c)4/7   d)3/7

12.The probability of throwing 22 or more with a throw of 4 dice is

  a)5/432      b)431/432      c)3/432 d)427/432

Directions for questions 13  to 17: A house wife buys a dozen eggs of which two turn out to be 

  bad.If she chooses 4 eggs at random from the dozen to scramble for breakfast,the probability

  that she chooses

13.all good eggs is

  a)1/33       b)14/33 c)13/33 d)1/11

14.three good eggs and one bad egg is

  a)16/33      b)1/11  c)19/33 d)10/11

15.two good eggs and two bad eggs is 

  a)17/33      b)16/33 c)3/11  d)1/11

16.atleast one bad egg is

  a)13/22      b)4/11  c)19/33 d)3/11

17.atleast one good egg is

  a)13/22      b)1     c)11/33 d)14/33

18.If three balls are drawn at random from a bag containing 4 red and 7 green balls,the odds in 

   favour of all being red is

  a)12:13      b)4:161 c)161:4 d)3:121

19.The probability that a number selected at random from the first 10 natural numbers is prime,is

  a)3/5 b)3/10  c)7/10  d)2/5

20.The probability of getting exactly 2 heads when 2 coins are tossed is 

  a)1/2 b)1/4   c)3/4   d)1/3

21.The probability of getting atleast one head when 4 fair coins are tossed is

  a)1/16       b)15/16 c)3/16  d)7/16

22.The probability of getting atleast one head,where a loaded coin is tossd twice(given that

   head occurs twice as often as tails) is

  a)7/9 b)8/9   c)4/9   d)2/9

23.The odds,against the ocurance of a head when a loaded coin is tosed are 3:5.The probability of 

   getting a tail when the coin is tossed is

  a)3/8 b)5/8   c)3/2   d)5/2

24.If 4 coins are tossed,the probability of getting 2heads and 2 tails is

  a)3/8 b)6/11  c)2/5   d)4/5

25.If A and B are two mutually exclusive events such that P(A)=5 P(B),then P(AUB):P(B)=

  a)6:1 b)5:6   c)6:11  d)5:11

26.if P(A) = p and P(B)=q,then P(A`UB`)(when A and B is independent) is

  a)pq  b)(1-p)(1-q)   c)1-pq  d)none

27.If P(A) = 1/4,P(B)=2/5 and P(AUB) = 1/2, then P(A intersection B) is 

  a)0.15       b)0.10  c)0.12  d)0.32

28.If P(A) = 0.75 and B is an event which is mutually exclusive with A,P(A intersection B)=

  a)0.25       b)0.35  c)0.81  d)none

29.A bag contains 7 green and 8 white balls.If two balls are drawn simutaneously,the probability

   that both are of the same colour is

  a)8/15       b)7/15  c)3/5   d)8/15

30.If 3 dice are thrown, the probability of getting an even number on each die is

  a)4/9 b)3/4   c)3/16  d)1/8

31.Two dice are rolled.The probability of getting a sum of atleast 9 is

  a)13/36      b)5/18  c)35/36 d)11/36

32.The odds against Arun solving a problem are 5:7 and the odds in favor of Prashant solving

   the same problem are 4:3.The probability that only one of them can solve the problem is

  a)13/84      b)41/84 c)17/84 d)23/84

33.If a card is drawn from a well shuffled pack of cards,the kprobability of drawing a spade

   or a king is

  a)19/52      b)17/52 c)5/13  d)4/13

34.Out of first 20 natural numbers,one number is picked at random.The probability that it is 

   wither an even number or a prime number is

  a)1/2 b)16/19 c)4/5   d)17/20

35.A bag has 10 bulbs of which 3 are defective.If three bulbs are drawn in succession without 

   replacement,the prabability of all the three being defective is

   a)(3/10)^3  b)1/120 c)1/80  d)7/120

36. If P(Aintersection B) = 0.2,P(A)=0.5 and P(AUB) = 0.7then P(B`)=

   a)0.4       b)0.8   c)0.6   d)0.3

37.In a single throw with two dice,the probability of throwing the sum less than 11 is

   a)11/12     b)35/36 c)31/36 d)3/4

38.If two cards are drawn at random from a well shuffled pack,the probability that both are

   king is

   a)1/221     b)13/17 c)51/52 d)5/52

39.If six persons sit around a table, the probability that some specified three of them are 

   always together is

   a)1/20      b)3/10  c)1/5   d)4/5

40.Arun speaks truth in 70% of cases while Bhargav speaks truth in 65% of cases.The probability

   that they will contradict each other on starting the same fact is

   a)0.44      b)0.72  c)0.47  d)0.86

NUMBERS

NUMBERS

1.Find the number of factors that the number 2025 has.

  a)12  b)13    c)15    d)14

2.In how many ways can 14630 be writen as the product of two factors

  a)14  b)15    c)23    d)16

3.Find the largest 3 digit multiple of 28.

  a)980 b)987   c)986   d)578

4.Find the smallest number which when divided by 4 or 7 leaves a 

  remainder of 3 in each case and the number being greater than the

  two divisors

  a)30  b)76    C)21    d)31

5.Find the largest four digit number which when divided by 5 and 9

  gives remainders of 3 and 7 respectively

  a)8899       b)9988  c)9898  d)8989

6.Find the smallest number which when divided by 7 leaves a remainder

  of 6 and when divided by 11 leaves a remainder of 8

  a)40  b)20    c)59    d)41

7.Find the remainder of the division 3^42/4

  a)0   b)1     c)2     d)3

8.Which of the following is divisible by 19?

  a)614120     b)860472       c)921194       d)998777

9.What should be added to 475935 so that it becomes a multiple of 11?

  a)2   b)3     c)7     d)8

10.What should be subracted from 478185 so that it becomes a multiple

   of 19?

  a)7   b)8     c)10    d)12

11.There are some sweets with me.If i distribute them equally among 10,

   16 or 20 children,i would be left with one sweet in each case.If i 

   distribute the sweets equally among 20 children,I do not have any

   sweets left with me.How many sweets do i have?

  a)92  b)115   c)150   d)161

12.What is the largest number which,divides 288,528 and 708, and leave 

   the same remainder in each case?

  a)30  b)60    c)75    d)150

13.What is the smallest five digit number which when divided by 7,11 and

   21 leaves a reminder of 5 in each case?

  a)10164      b)10169 c)10118 d)10123

14.From a certain city,buses start for four different places every 15,20,

   25 and 30 minutes starting from 8 a.m.At what time,for the first time

   after 8 a.m. would all the buses start together again?

  a)10 a.m     b)12 noon      c)1 p.m d)2 p.m

15.A number when divided by 928 leaves a reminder 244.What would be the

   reminder when the number is divided by 58?

  a)8   b)12    c)17    d)23

16.When a three digit number is divided by 64484 and 62767,the remainder

   is the same in both the cases.What is the remainder?

  a)101 b)458   c)757   d)cannot be determined

17.if x+1/x = 4 , find the value of x^4-1/x^4(x>1)

  a)112 b)112sqrt3     c)224   d)none of these

18.Which of the following is a perfect square?

  a)20,734     b)61,504       c)71,295       d)77,286

19.How many digits are there in the smallest number containing all 9's 

   which is divisible by 13?

  a)4   b)5     c)6     d)8

20.If the number 7448x24y is divisible by 72,find the value of x-y given

   x not equal to y

  a)5   b)7     c)8     d)none of these

21.The difference of a four digit number and any number formed by permutin

   its digits would always be divisible by 

  a)18  b)11    c)10    d)9

22.Find a number such that it exceeds 18 by three times the number by which

   it is less than 86

  a)32  b)69    c)54    d)67

23.Find the smallest number,which when divided by 31 leaves as remainder 7 

  and when divided by 25 leaves a remainder 6

  a)106 b)81    c)131   d)162

24.Find the greatest number with which when 565,847 and 1551 are divided, 

   the respective remainders are 5,7 and 11

  a)70  b)140   c)170   d)210

25.Find the remainder when 3^50 is divided by 11

  a)1   b)6     c)7     d)cannot be determined

26.Find the smallest number which when increased by 5 is divisible by 36,

   108,126 and 198

  a)4422       b)8311  c)7764  d)6867

27.What is the minimum number of identical square tiles required to cover

   a floor of dimensions 3 m 78 cm by 4 m 80 cm

  a)3200       b)5040  c)7600  d)8100

28.The HCF and LCM of a pair of numbers are 11 and 1001 resp.Find the smaller

   of the two numbers given that their sum is 220

  a)11  b)33    c)55    d)77

29.Find the greatest power of 20,which can divide 200!

  a)10  b)49    c)98    d)104

30.Find the number of factors of the number 46200

  a)64  b)78    c)96    d)106

31.Find the highest power of 5 contained in 250!

  a)50  b)62    c)78    d)84

32.Find the largest five digit number which when divided by 8 leaves remainder 3 

   and when divided by 7 leaves remainder 1?

  a)99948      b)99953 c)99960 d)99947

33.When the numbers 5,7 and 11 divide a multiple of 17,the remainders left are

   ,respectively,4,6 and 10.Which multiple of 17 gives the least number that

   satisfies the given condition?

  a)384 b)317   c)385   d)none of these

34.How many times the HCF , of the fractions 3/14,6/35 and 16/21 is their LCM?

  a)1440       b)144   c)210   d)48

35.What is the maximum number of ways in which the number 11025 can be expressed

   as the product of a pair of co prime factors

  a)1   b)2     c)4     d)8

36.What is the number of different ways in which the number 784 can be expressed

   as a product of the two different factors?

  a)8   b)7     c)2     d)none of these

37.What is the sum of all the coprimes of 24,which are less than 24?

  a)96  b)72    c)52    d)144

38.How many co prime of 53 are there between 29 and 41,including the two numbers?

  a)23  b)13    c)36    d)none of these

39.What is the HCF of the numbers represented by n(n^2 + 20), n being an even

   number?

  a)16  b)12    c)8     d)48

40.When a three digit number is divided by 64484 and 62767,the remainder

   is the same in both the cases.What is the remainder?

  a)101 b)458   c)757   d)cannot be determined