Aptitude and Reasoning part-4
61. If on an item a company gives 25% discount, they earn 25% profit. If
they now give 10% discount then what is the profit percentage.
(a) 40% (b) 55% (c) 35% (d) 30%
Ans. D
62. A certain number of men can finish a piece of work in 10 days. If
however there were 10 men less it will take 10 days more for the work to be
finished. How many men were there originally? (a) 110 men (b) 130 men (c) 100
men (d) none of these
Ans. A
63. In simple interest what sum amounts of Rs.1120/- in 4 years and
Rs.1200/- in 5 years ?
(a) Rs. 500 (b) Rs. 600 (c) Rs. 800 (d) Rs. 900
Ans. C
64. If a sum of money compound annually amounts of thrice itself in 3
years. In how many years will it become 9 times itself. (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d)
12
Ans A
65. Two trains move in the same direction at 50 kmph and 32 kmph
respectively. A man in the slower train observes the 15 seconds elapse before
the faster train completely passes by him. What is the length of faster train ?
(a) 100m (b) 75m (c) 120m (d) 50m
Ans B
66. How many mashes are there in 1 squrare meter of wire gauge if each mesh
is 8mm long and 5mm wide ?
(a) 2500 (b) 25000 (c) 250 (d) 250000
Ans B
67. x% of y is y% of ? (a) x/y (b) 2y (c) x (d) can't be determined
Ans. C
68. The price of sugar increases by 20%, by what % should a housewife
reduce the consumption of sugar so that expenditure on sugar can be same as
before ? (a) 15% (b) 16.66% (c) 12% (d) 9%
Ans B
69. A man spends half of his salary on household
expenses, 1/4th for rent, 1/5th for travel expenses, the man deposits the rest
in a bank. If his monthly deposits in the bank amount 50, what is his monthly
salary ? (a) Rs.500 (b) Rs.1500 (c) Rs.1000 (d) Rs. 900
Ans C
70. The population of a city increases @ 4% p.a. There is an additional
annual increase of 4% of the population due to the influx of job seekers, find
the % increase in population after 2 years ?
71. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3:2 Out of
these 10% the boys and 25% of girls are scholarship holders. % of students who
are not scholarship holders.?
72. 15 men take 21 days of 8 hrs. each to do a piece of work. How many days
of 6 hrs. each would it take for 21 women if 3 women do as much work as 2 men?
(a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 19 (d) 29
Ans. A
73. A cylinder is 6 cms in diameter and 6 cms in height. If spheres of the
same size are made from the material obtained, what is the diameter of each
sphere? (a) 5 cms (b) 2 cms (c) 3 cms (d) 4 cms
Ans C
74. A rectangular plank (2)1/2 meters wide can be placed so that it is on either side of the diagonal of a
square shown below.(Figure is not available)What is the area of the plank?
Ans :7*(2)1/2
75. The difference b/w the compound interest payble half yearly and the
simple interest on a certain sum lent out at 10% p.a for 1 year is Rs 25. What
is the sum?
(a) Rs. 15000 (b) Rs. 12000 (c) Rs.
10000 (d) none of these
Ans C
76. What is the smallest number by which 2880 must be divided in order to
make it into a perfect square ?
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
Ans. C
77. A father is 30 years older than his son however he will be only thrice
as old as the son after 5 years what is father's present age ? (a) 40 yrs (b)
30 yrs (c) 50 yrs (d) none of these
Ans. A
78. An article sold at a profit of 20% if both the cost price and selling
price would be Rs.20/- the profit would be 10% more. What is the cost price of
that article?
29. If an item costs Rs.3 in '99 and Rs.203 in '00.What is the % increase
in price?
(a) 200/3 % (b) 200/6 % (c) 100% (d) none of these
Ans. A
80. 5 men or 8 women do equal amount of work in a day. a job requires 3 men
and 5 women to finish the job in 10 days how many woman are required to finish
the job in 14 days.
a) 10 b) 7 c) 6 d) 12
Ans 7