Arithmetic
1. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. The duration of the flight is:
A. 1 hour
B. 2 hours
C. 3 hours
D. 4 hours
Answer: A
2. A man complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21 km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km.
A. 220 km
B. 224 km
C. 230 km
D. 234 km
Answer: B
3. A man on tour travels first 160 km at 64 km/hr and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. The average speed for the first 320 km of the tour is:
A. 35.55 km/hr
B. 36 km/hr
C. 71.11 km/hr
D. 71 km/hr
Answer: C
4. A car travelling with 5/7 of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. Find the actual speed of the car.
A. 17 6/7 km/hr
B. 25 km/hr
C. 30 km/hr
D. 35 km/hr
Answer: D
5. 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 respectively.
A. 360, 160, 200
B. 160, 360, 200
C. 200, 360,160
D. 200,160,300
Answer: C
6. A trader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs. 20 per kg with 30 kg of rice of other variety at Rs. 36 per kg and sells the mixture at Rs. 30 per kg. His profit percent is:
A. No profit, no loss
B. 5%
C. 8%
D. 10%
Answer: B
7. By selling 45 lemons for Rs 40, a man loses 20%. How many should he sell for Rs 24 to gain 20% in the transaction ?
A. 16
B. 18
C. 20
D. 22
Answer: B
8. The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. five years ago, father's age was four times the age of the son. so now the son's age will be:
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20
Answer: C
9. If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as :
A. 4% of a
B. 6% of a
C. 8% of a
D. 10% of a
Answer: A
10. The speed of a car increases by 2 kms after every one hour. If the distance travelling in the first one hour was 35 kms. what was the total distance travelled in 12 hours?
A. 456 kms
B. 482 kms
C. 552 kms
D. 556 kms
Answer: C
Reasoning
11. Ten new television shows appeared during the month of September. Five of the shows were sitcoms, three were hour-long dramas, and two were news-magazine shows. By January, only seven of these new shows were still on the air. Five of the shows that remained were sitcoms.
A. Only one of the news-magazine shows remained on the air.
B. Only one of the hour-long dramas remained on the air.
C. At least one of the shows that was cancelled was an hour-long drama.
D. Television viewers prefer sitcoms over hour-long dramas.
Answer: C
12. On weekends, Mr. Sanchez spends many hours working in his vegetable and flower gardens. Mrs. Sanchez spends her free time reading and listening to classical music. Both Mr. Sanchez and Mrs. Sanchez like to cook.
A. Mr. Sanchez enjoys planting and growing vegetables.
B. Mr. Sanchez does not like classical music.
C. Mrs. Sanchez cooks the vegetables that Mr. Sanchez grows.
D. Mrs. Sanchez enjoys reading nineteenth century novels.
Answer: A
13. Look at this series: 8, 6, 9, 23, 87 , ... What number should come next?
A. 128
B. 226
C. 324
D. 429
Answer: D
14. Look at this series: 5.2, 4.8, 4.4, 4, ... What number should come next?
A. 3
B. 3.3
C. 3.5
D. 3.6
Answer: D
15. Statements: In a one day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200. Out of these 160 runs were made by spinners.
Conclusions:
I. 80% of the team consists of spinners.
II. The opening batsmen were spinners.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
E. Both I and II follow
Answer: D
16. QAR, RAS, SAT, TAU, _____
A. UAV
B. UAT
C. TAS
D. TAT
Answer: A
17. Study the given information to answer the followings questions In a certain code,
‘today positive decent found’ is written as ‘@6A @6V &7B @5Q’
‘people attend daily party’ is written as ‘@6V *6V #5B @5A’
‘regular fitness sound health’ is written as ‘@6A @8P #8O @5E’
‘picture perfect quality movie’ is written as ‘#6B #8B #8V @8Q’
What is the code for the word ‘picnic time’?
A. @5A @3B
B. #5A @3B
C. @7A @3B
D. #5A #5B
E. Cannot be determined
Answer: E
18. Read the following information carefully to answer the following questions
There are six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U in a family. There are two fathers, three brothers and a mother in the family. R is the sister of U. Q is the brother of T’s husband. S is the father of P and grandfather of U.
Who is the mother in the family?
A. P
B. R
C. T
D. S
E. None of these
Answer: C
19. Footwear: Leather :: Apparel: ?
A. shirt
B. pant
C. cloth
D. jeans
E. None of these
Answer: C
20. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?
A. bcdr
B. ghst
C. nmlv
D. vxzw
E. akhi
Answer: E