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1. A man and a woman 81 miles apart from each other, start traveling towards each other at the same
time. If the man covers 5 miles per hour to the women's 4 miles per hour, how far will the woman have
travelled when they meet?
(1) 27 (2) 36 (3) 45 (4) None of these.

2. A and B working together can finish a job in T days. If A works alone and completes the job, he will
take T + 5 days. If B works alone and completes the same job, he will take T + 45 days. What is T?
(1) 25 (2) 60 (3) 15 (4) None of these

3. A man can do a piece of work in 60 hours. If he takes his son with him and both work together then
the work is finished in 40 hours. How long will the son take to do the same job, if he worked alone on
the job?
(1) 20 hours (2) 120 hours (3) 24 hours (4) None of these

4. A, B and C can do a work in 5 days, 10 days and 15 days respectively. They started together to do
the work but after 2 days A and B left. C did the remaining work (in days)
(1) 1 (2) 3 (3) 5 (4) 4

5. X alone can do a piece of work in 15 days and Y alone can do it in 10 days. X and Y undertook to do it
for Rs. 720. With the help of Z they finished it in 5 days. How much is paid to Z?
(1) Rs. 360 (2) Rs. 120 (3) Rs. 240 (4) Rs. 300

6. In a kilometer race, A can give B a start of 100 m or 15 seconds. How long does A take to complete
the race?
(1) 150 seconds (2) 165 seconds (3) 135 seconds (4) 66.67 seconds

7. A gives B a start of 30 seconds in a km race and still beats him by 20 m. However, when he gives B a
start of 35 seconds, they finish the race in a dead heat. How long does A take to run the km?
(1) 250 seconds (2) 285 seconds (3) 220 seconds (4) 215 seconds

8. How many numbers are there between 100 and 300 with 2 in the end and 2 in the beginning?
(a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) none of these

9. 0.000006 * 0.0000007 = ?
(a) 0.0000000042 (b) 0.000000000042 (c) 0.0000000000042
(d) 0.00000000000042
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10. You have Rs 1000 with 8% p.a compounded every 6 months. What is the total interest you get after
1 year.
(a) Rs.116.40 (b) Rs.345.60 (c) Rs.224.50 (d) Rs.160

11. A can do a piece of work in 15 days. He worked for 5 days and B completed the remaining work in
12 days. B alone can complet it in :

1. 12 days
2. 15 days
3. 18 days
4. 20 days

12. A boat can travel downstream through a distance of 20 km. in 1 hour but takes 2 hours to travel
upstream through the same distance. What is the ratio of the speed of boat to that of the current?

1. 5:2
2. 3:1
3. 3:2
4. 4:1

13. An electric wire is sold only in multiples of 1 metre, and a customer required several lengths of wire,
each 85 cm long. To avoid any wastage and to minimize labour, he should purchase minimum lengths of

1. 8.5 metres
2. 17 metres
3. 85 metres
4. None of these

14. A cricketer has an average of 24 runs in 24 innings. How many runs must he score in the 25th
inning to make the average equal to 25 runs?

1. 25
2. 49
3. 50
4. 100

15. The present ages of A and B are as 6 : 4. Five years ago their ages were in the ratio 5 : 3. Find their
present ages.

1. 41,26
2. 36,24
3. 30, 20
4. 15,23
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16. Select the related letters: HKNQ : GDAX :: SVYB : ?

1. TQMK
2. ROLI
3. ZVTQ
4. ADGJ

17. A cube is colored red on all faces. It is cut into 64 smaller cubes of equal size. Now, answer the
following questions based on this statement: How many cubes have two red opposite faces?

1. 0
2. 8
3. 16
4. 24

18. From the alternatives, select the set which is most like the given set ---( 4, 10, 15 )

1. (3, 6, 12)
2. (2, 8, 10)
3. (5, 12, 18)
4. (7,10,18)

19. 2/3 of people read newspaper A , 3/4 read newspaper B. If 38 read both and 8 didn't read any of the
2.how many read A?

1. 48
2. 50
3. 49
4. 52

20. If k is divisible by 2, 3, and 15, which of the following is also divisible by these numbers?

1. k+2
2. k+5
3. k+10
4. k+30