## Monday 9 October 2017

46. Five years ago, the average age of P and Q was 25.  The average age of
P,Q and R today is 25.  The age of R after 5 years will be:
(a) 15  (b) 20  (c) 40  (d) 35

47. What is the least number that is to be added to 11880, to make it a perfect
square?
(a) 16   (b) 81  (c) 120  (d) 1

48. A truck covers a distance of 300 km in 5 hours.  If the speed of a car is 15
kmph more than that of the truck, in how many hours can the car cover a
distance of 450 km?
(a) 6  (b) 5  (c) 7.5  (d) 8

49. In order to pass an examination, a student is required to get 35% out of
the maximum marks. Sunitha got 180 marks and was declared failed by 5%
of the maximum marks.  What are the aggregate marks to pass?
(a) 210  (b) 270  (c) 280  (d) 300

50. A man rows 40km upstream in 8 hours and a distance of 36km downstream in 6 hours.  Then the speed of the stream is:
(a) 0.5km/hr (b) 1.5km/hr
(c) 1km/hr (d) 3km/hr

51. A car travels from A to B in 50 kmph and B to A in 30 kmph.  What is the average speed of the car in whole journey?
(a) 40 (b) 35.5
(c) 37.5 (d) 36.5

52. 10 men can complete a piece of work in 8 days. In how many days can 16 men complete that work?
(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 6 (d) 7

53. Average of five consecutive odd numbers is 95. What is the fourth number in the descending order?
(a) 91 (b) 95
(c) 97 (d) 93

54. The difference between the squares of two numbers is 65 and the difference between the numbers is 5.  Which is the larger number?
(a) 9 (b) 12
(c) 11 (d) 10

55. What is the cost price of an article if it is sold at 20% profit by giving a 20% discount on the given marked price of Rs.1200?
(a)Rs.800 (b) Rs.960
(c) Rs.1020 (d) Rs. 860

56. The sum of one half, one third and one fourth of a number exceeds the number by 10. The number is:
(a) 430 (b) 220
(c) 60 (d) 120

57. In order to keep the product of two numbers constant, what percentage should one be diminished if the other increases by 25%?
(a) 25% (b) 20%
(c) 5% (d)1/5%

58. One seventh of a number is 39.  What will be 56% of that number?
(a) 164.66 (b) 152.88
(c) 178.22 (d) 182.44

59. 71% of a number is more than its 46% by 120. What is the 30% of that number?
(a) 160 (b) 150
(c) 148 (d) 144

60. A work can be completed in 12 days by 25 people. After working for 4 days, 5 people left the work and the remaining people completed the work. The total number of days to complete the work is:
(a) 13 (b) 14
(c) 16 (d) 17
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