I. Each one of questions 1 to 30 is independent:
1. A 300 meter 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)340 m
2. A and B can complete a work in 15 days and 10 days respectively. They started doing the work together , but after 2 days B had to leave and A alone completed the remaining work. The whole work was completed in :
(a)8 days (b)10 days
(c)12 days (d)15 days
3. When a plot is sold for Rs. 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price must that plot be sold in order to gain 15%?
(a)Rs. 21,000 (b)Rs. 22,500
(c)Rs. 25,300 (d)Rs. 25,800
4. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child?
(a)4 years (b)8 years
(c)10 years (d)9 years
5. 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
6. A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6500?
(a)Rs. 4991 (b)Rs. 5991
(c)Rs. 6001 (d)Rs. 6991
7. A library has an average of 510 visitors on Sundays and 240 on other days. The average number of visitors per day in a month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday is:
(a)250 (b)276
(c)280 (d)285
8. How many kilogram of sugar costing Rs. 9 per kg must be mixed with 27 kg of sugar costing Rs. 7 per kg so that there may be a gain of 10% by selling the mixture at Rs. 9.24 per kg?
(a)36 kg (b)42 kg
(c)54 kg (d)63 kg
9. If a quarter kg of potato costs 60 paise, how many paise will 200 gm cost ?
(a)48 paise (b)54 paise
(c)56 paise (d)72 paise
10. A flagstaff 17.5 m high casts a shadow of length 40.25 m. The height of the building, which casts a shadow of length 28.75 m under similar conditions will be:
(a)10 m (b)12.5 m
(c)17.5 m (d)21.25 m
11. The ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangular park is 3 : 2. If a man cycling along the boundary of the park at the speed of 12 km/hr completes one round in 8 minutes, then the area of the park (in sq. m) is:
(a)15360 (b)153600
(c)30720 (d)307200
12. A tank is 25 m long, 12 m wide and 6 m deep. The cost of plastering its walls and bottom at 75 paise per sq. m, is:
(a)Rs. 456 (b)Rs. 458
(c)Rs. 558 (d)Rs. 568
13. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in a day?
(a)20 (b)21
(c)22 (d)24
14. The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is:
(a)4.37% (b)5%
(c)6% (d)8.75%
15. In one hour, a boat goes 11 km/hr along the stream and 5 km/hr against the stream. The speed of the boat in still water (in km/hr) is:
(a)3 km/hr (b)5 km/hr
(c)8 km/hr (d)9 km/hr
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