ALPHA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY TRAINING AND CREATIVE CELL QUESITON PAPER ( 30 questions in 30 minutes) Name: Register

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1. Ramans salary is decreased by 50 % and subsequently increased by 50%. What is % difference? a) an increase in 50% b) an increase in 25% c) a decrease in 25 % d) No change

2. An inspector rejects 0.08% of the meters as defective. How many will he examine to reject 2? a) 2500 b) 250 c) 5000 d) 500 3. Paulson spends 75% of his income. His income is increased by 20% and he increased his expenditure by 10%. Find the % increse in his savings? a)25% b)50% c)75% d)20% 4. A vendor bought bananas at 6 for Rs.10 and sold them at 4 for Rs.6. Find his gain or loss percent. a) loss of 10% b) gain of 10% c) loss of 15% d) gain of 15%

5. A man sold two flats for Rs.6,75,958 each. On one he gains 16% while on the other he loses 16%. How much does he gain or loss in the whole transaction? a) 2.65% b) 4.32% c)4.23% d) 2.56%

6. A man bought toffees at 3 for a rupee. How much for a rupee must he sell to gain 50%? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

7. The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago, father's age was five times the age of the son. After 6 years, son's age will be: a) 12 years b) 14 years c) 18 years d) 20 years

8. 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 and half d) 21 years

9. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially? A) 10 B) 20 C) 21 D) 25

10. A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so as to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3 : 5? A) 4 litres, 8 litres B) 6 litres, 6 litres C) 5 litres, 7 litres D) 7 litres, 5 litres

11. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day? A. 12 days B. 15 days C. 16 days D. 18 days

12. A is thrice as good as workman as B and therefore is able to finish a job in 60 days less than B. Working together, they can do it in: A. 20 days B. 22 1/2 days C. 25 days D. 30 days

13. At a book store, MS BOOK STORE is flashed using neon lights. The words are individually flashed at intervals 2, 4, and 5 seconds respectively, and each word is put off after a second. What is the least time after which the full name of the bookstore can be read again? a) 10 sec b) 20 sec c) 30 sec d) 40 sec

14. 3 chairs and 2 tables costsRs. 700 and 5 chairs and 3 tables costs Rs. 1100. What is the cost of 1 chair and 2 tables? a) 200 b) 300 c)400 d) 500

15. Running at the same constant rate, 6 identical machines can produce a total of 270 bottles per minute. At this rate, how many bottles could 10 such machines produce in 4 minutes? A) 648 B) 1800 C) 2700 D) 10800

16. A fort had provision of food for 150 men for 45 days. After 10 days, 25 men left the fort. The number of days for which the remaining food will last, is: A) 29 1/5 B) 37 C) 42 D) 54

17. A pipe can fill 2/3rdof a tank in 16 minutes. How long will it take to fill 3/4th of the tank? a) 12 min b) 22 min c) 18 min d) 16 min

18. There is a leak at the bottom of a tank. Before the leak, pipe A that fills the tank could fill it in 2 hours. Now it takes half an hour longer. How long will the leak take to empty a full tank if pipe A is kept closed? a) 5 hours b) 10 hours c) 15 hours d) 20 hours

19. 39 persons can repair a road in 12 days, working 5 hours a day. In how many days will 30 persons, working 6 hours a day, complete the work? A) 10 B) 13 C) 14 D) 15

20. A man completes 5/8 of a job in 10 days. At this rate, how many more days will it takes him to finish the job? A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 7

Insert the missing number. 21. 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, (....) A. 43 22. B. 47 C. 53 D. 51

8, 24, 12, 36, 18, 54, (....) A. 27 B. 108 C. 68 D. 72

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2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, (....) A. 61 B. 64 C. 72 D. 70

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4, -8, 16, -32, 64, (....) A. 128 B. -128 C. 192 D. -192

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7, 26, 63, 124, 215, 342, (....) A. 481 B. 511 C. 391 D. 421

Directions to Solve Each of the following questions consists of two sets of figures. Figures A, B, C and D constitute the Problem Set while figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 constitute the Answer Set. There is a definite relationship between figures A and B. Establish a similar relationship between figures C and D by selecting a suitable figure from the Answer Set that would replace the question mark (?) in fig. (D). 26. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the question mark (?). Problem Figures: Answer Figures:

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27. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the question mark (?). Problem Figures: Answer Figures:

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28. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the question mark (?). Problem Figures: Answer Figures:

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29. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the question mark (?). Problem Figures: Answer Figures:

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30. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the question mark (?). Problem Figures: Answer Figures:

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