SSC ? Grade ?D? Exam
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SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT
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SSC ? Grade ?D? Exam
ENGLISH
SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT
Directions (Qs. 1 to 135) : In each question
below, a part of the sentence is italicized. Below are
given alternatives to the italicized part which may improve
the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no
improvement is needed, option ?D? is the answer.
1. If you cross the line you will be disqualified.
(a) cross upon the line
(b) cross on the line
(c) cross out the line
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
2. My friend was in the hospital for a week after an
accident.
(a) through
(b) following
(c) for
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) following
3. I want you to clearly understand that excuses won?t
do.
(a) you clearly to understand
(b) you to understand clearly
(c) to clearly understand you
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
4. I have lived in Delhi since I was four.
(a) am living
(b) lived
(c) had lived
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
5. To get one?s name in the Rowland Ward?s book of
hunting records was the hot ambition of every serious
hunter.
(a) extreme
(b) burning
(c) high
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) high
6. In fact, if it hadn?t been for his invaluable
advice on so many occasions I wouldn?t have achieved
anything in life.
(a) remarkable advice
(b) valuable advice
(c) priceless suggestions
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
7. The greatest thing in style is to have a use of
metaphor.
(a) knowledge
(b) command
(c) need
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) knowledge
8. John had told me that he hasn?t done it yet.
(a) told
(b) tells
(c) was telling
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) tells
9. The record for the biggest tiger hunt has not been
met since 1911 when Lord Hardinge, then Viceroy of India,
shot a tiger that measured eleven feet six and three-fourth
inches.
(a) improved
(b) broken
(c) bettered
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) broken
10. Whatever to our other problems, we have no
shortcoming to cheap labour in India.
(a) default
(b) deficit
(c) scarcity
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) scarcity
11. Mr. Smith arrived at India in June last year.
(a) to
(b) by
(c) in
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) in
12. If he would have tried he would have succeeded.
(a) is tried
(b) Was tried
(c) had tried
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) had tried
13. I will not go to school, if it shall rain tomorrow.
(a) it would rain tomorrow
(b) it will rain tomorrow
(c) it rains tomorrow
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) it rains tomorrow
14. Why the dinosaurs died out is not known.
(a) it is not known
(b) the reason is not known
(c) that is not known
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
15. He could not look anything in the dark room.
(a) look at
(b) see
(c) see through
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) see
16. He was fined for careless driving.
(a) got fined
(b) fined
(c) was to be fined
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
17. We look forward to hear from you.
(a) hearing
(b) have heard
(c) listen
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) hearing
18. When the examinations were over Anil and me went to
our native town.
(a) me and Anil
(b) Anil and I
(c) I and Anil
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) Anil and I
19. Will you kindly open the knot?
(a) Unite
(b) break
(c) loose
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) Unite
20. Realizing is the significance of technical
education for a developing country, the government laid
aside a large sum on it during the last plan-period.
(a) laid up
(b) set aside
(c) laid out
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) set aside
21. Other countries have eradicated this disease ten
years ago.
(a) eradicated
(b) had eradicated
(c) did eradicated
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) eradicated
22. We were not the wiser for all his effort to explain
the case to us.
(a) none
(b) neither
(c) nevertheless
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) none
23. If I stood alone in defence of truth, and the whole
world s banded against me and against truth, I would fight
them all.
(a) will be banded
(b) were banded
(c) banded
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) were banded
24. During his long discourse, he did not tough that
point.
(a) touch upon
(b) touch on
(c) touch of
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) touch on
25. He has not and can never be in the good books of
his employer because he lakes honesty.
(a) has not and cannot be
(b) has not and can never been
(c) has not been and can never be
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) has not been and can never be
26. This matter admits of no excuse.
(a) admits to
(b) admits from
(c) admits
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
27. You have come here with a view to insult me.
(a) to insulting me
(b) of insulting me
(c) for insulting me
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) to insulting me
28. For all our powers of reason and under-standing we
know a little about life?s secrets.
(a) a little of live?s secrets
(b) little about life?s secrets
(c) nothing about life?s secrets
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) little about life?s secrets
29. He died in the year 1960 at 11 p.m. on 14 July.
(a) on 14 July in the year 1960 at 11 p.m.
(b) in the year 1960 on 14 July at 11 p.m.
(c) at 11 p.m. on 14 July in the year 1960
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) at 11 p.m. on 14 July in the year
1960
30. The logic of the Berlin Wall already had been
undermined but when the news came through that the Wall
itself had been opened I jumped into a car.
(a) had been undermined already
(b) had already been undermined
(c) had been already undermined
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) had already been undermined
31. Taxpayers are to be conscious of their privileges.
(a) have to
(b) need
(c) ought to
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) have to
32. I would have waited for you at the station if I
knew that you would come.
(a) Had known
(b) was knowing
(c) have known
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) Had known
33. No one could explain how a calm and balanced person
like him could penetrate such a mindless act on his friends.
(a) perpetaute
(b) perpetrate
(c) precipitate
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) perpetrate
34. The old man felled some trees in the garden with
hardly no effort at all.
(a) hard effort
(b) hardly any effort
(c) a hardly any effort
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) hardly any effort
35. Five years ago today, I am sitting in a small
Japanese car, driving across Poland towards Berlin.
(a) was sitting
(b) sat
(c) have been sitting
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) was sitting
36. But in all these cases conversion from one scale to
another is easy because scales have well-formulated.
(a) can be well-formulated
(b) are well-formulated
(c) well-formulated
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) are well-formulated
37. The more they earn, more they spend.
(a) More they earn, more they spend
(b) More they earn, the more they spend
(c) The more they earn, the more they spend
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) The more they earn, the more they
spend
38. Although India is still by far a poor country, it
can become rich if its natural and human resources are
fully utilized.
(a) few and far between
(b) by and large
(c) by and by
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) by and large
39. Due to these reason we are all in favour of
universal compulsory education.
(a) Out of these reasons
(b) For these reasons
(c) By these reasons
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) For these reasons
40. While we would like that all Indian children to go
to school, we need to ponder why they do not.
(a) that all the Indian children
(b) if all the children of India
(c) all Indian children
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) all Indian children
41. You are warned against committing the same mistake
again.
(a) to commit
(b) for committing
(c) against to commit
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
42. The workers are hell bent at getting what is due to
them.
(a) hell bent on getting
(b) hell bent for getting
(c) hell bent upon getting
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) hell bent upon getting
43. She says she?s already paid me back, but I can?t
remember, so I?ll have to take her word.
(a) to take her word true
(b) to take her at her word
(c) to take her word for it
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) to take her at her word
44. When it was feared that the serfs might go too far
and gain their freedom from serfdom, the Protestant leaders
joined the princes at crushing them.
(a) into crushing
(b) in crushing
(c) without crushing
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) in crushing
45. In India today many of our intellectuals still talk
in terms of the French Revolution and the Rights of Man,
not appreciating that much has happened since then.
(a) much had been happening
(b) much had happened
(c) much might happen
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
46. The end of the examinations is a (an) opportunity
for celebrating.
(a) chance
(b) moment
(c) occasion
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) moment
47. Our office clock is not so correct as it should be
it is usually five minutes fast.
(a) right
(b) regular
(c) accurate
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) accurate
48. You cannot forbid him leaving.
(a) he leaving
(b) his leaving
(c) him to leave
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) him to leave
49. I hope you won?t object to me watching while you
work.
(a) against me watching
(b) me to watch
(c) to my watching
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) to my watching
50. The dissidents hold a great problem in every
political party.
(a) cause
(b) give
(c) pose
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) cause
51. Not long back, in Japan, a mysterious nerve gas
affected a large number of people.
(a) effected
(b) infected
(c) infested
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) infected
52. As she was suffering from high fever, she could not
face the examination.
(a) bear
(b) suffer
(c) take
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) take
53. As he is past his teens now, he can look for
himself.
(a) after
(b) to
(c) around
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) after
54. Either he or I am going.
(a) he or I are going
(b) he is going or I am
(c) I or he is going
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
55. It will be no good trying to find an excuse next
time.
(a) to try to find
(b) to try finding
(c) trying finding
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) to try to find
56. We did not see this movie yet.
(a) have seen
(b) have not seen
(c) have seen
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) have not seen
57. I shall not go until I am invited.
(a) till I am invited
(b) unless I am invited
(c) if not I am invited
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) unless I am invited
58. I took the cycle which he bought yesterday.
(a) that he bought yesterday
(b) that which he had bought yesterday
(c) that he had bought yesterday
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) that he had bought yesterday
59. If you had attended the meeting, you would have
benefited a great deal.
(a) could benefit
(b) would benefit
(c) benefited
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
60. The cloud of misfortunes appears to have blown out.
(a) over
(b) up
(c) away
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) over
61. We had nothing to eat since eight o?clock, this
morning.
(a) have had nothing
(b) had had nothing
(c) did have nothing
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) have had nothing
62. If you are not clear about the meaning of a word,
it is wise to look to a dictionary.
(a) look for
(b) look at
(c) look up
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) look up
63. They are social insects, living in communities,
regulated by definite laws, each member of society bearing
a well-defined and separate part in the work of a colony.
(a) who are living in communities
(b) living among a community
(c) who lives with a community
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
64. He should move on to the next point, and not harp
one string only.
(a) harp on string only
(b) harp only one string
(c) harp upon one string only
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) harp upon one string only
65. Please make it a point to send your letter at my
address.
(a) On my address
(b) to my address
(c) in my address
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) to my address
66. The demonstration passed off peacefully.
(a) passed out
(b) passed away
(c) passed on
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
67. This telephone number is not existing.
(a) has not existed
(b) does not exist
(c) has not been existing
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) does not exist
68. Whenever my students come across new words, I ask
them to look for them in the dictionary.
(a) to look it up
(b) to look them up
(c) to look at them
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) to look them up
69. Please remind me of posting these letters to my
relatives.
(a) by posting
(b) to post
(c) for posting
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) to post
70. If you are living near a market place you should be
ready to bear the disturbances caused by traffic.
(a) to bear upon
(b) to bear with
(c) to bear away
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) to bear with
71. Practically every part of the banana tree is used
by man.
(a) each part
(b) any part
(c) most part
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
72. Hoping not to be disturbed, I sat down in my easy
chair to read the book I won as a prize.
(a) I had won as a prize
(b) I have won as prize
(c) I had to win as a prize
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) I had won as a prize
73. His father won?t be able to leave for Varnasi until
they have arrived.
(a) until they arrive
(b) until they will have arrived
(c) until they will arrive
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) until they arrive
74. The company goes to great length to ensure that
employees can be comfortable in their work environment.
(a) are comfortable
(b) Will be comfortable
(c) should be comfortable
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) are comfortable
75. The reason why he wrote the letter was because he
could not contact him over the phone.
(a) why he wrote the letter was since
(b) for which he wrote the letter because
(c) why he wrote the letter was that
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) for which he wrote the letter
because
76. I shall be grateful to you if you are of help to me
now.
(a) help
(b) would help
(c) helped
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) would help
77. Will you lend me few rupees in this hour of need?
(a) lend me any rupees
(b) borrow me a few rupees
(c) lend me a few rupees
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) lend me a few rupees
78. No sooner he had returned home then his mother felt
happy.
(a) had he returned home when
(b) he had returned home than
(c) did he return home than
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) did he return home than
79. There is no more room for you in this compartment.
(a) There is no more seat
(b) There is no more space
(c) There is no more accommodation
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) There is no more space
80. Young men and women should get habituated to
reading and writing about current affairs.
(a) used
(b) prepared
(c) trained
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
81. While crossing the highway a five year old child
was knocked out by a passing car.
(a) away
(b) up
(c) down
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) down
82. Every time I go in a lift to my sixth floor
apartment, I remember the calm and serenity of my ancestral
home in the village.
(a) move in a lift
(b) Ascend in a lift
(c) take a lift
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) take a lift
83. He found a wooden broken chair in the room.
(a) wooden and broken chair
(b) broken wooden chair
(c) broken and wooden chair
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) broken wooden chair
84. If the room had been brighter, I would have been
able to read for a while before bed time.
(a) If the room was brighter
(b) If room are brighter
(c) Had the room been brighter
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) Had the room been brighter
85. Not a word they spoke to the unfortunate wife about
it.
(a) did they speak
(b) they will speak
(c) they had spoken
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) did they speak
86. More than one person was killed in the accident.
(a) were killed
(b) are killed
(c) have been killed
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) were killed
87. If he had time he will call you.
(a) would have
(b) would have had
(c) has
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) has
88. His powerful desire brought about his downfall.
(a) His intense desire
(b) His desire for power
(c) His fatal desire
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) His desire for power
89. All, but her, had made an attempt.
(a) All, but she,
(b) All but herself
(c) All, but her
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) All, but she,
90. I hope you vividly remember the premiere of the
film when I, my wife and you were present in the hall.
(a) my wife, I and you
(b) you, I and my wife
(c) my wife, you and I
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) my wife, you and I
91. With a thundering roar the huge rocket soared up
from he launching pad.
(a) flew up
(b) went upwards
(c) took off
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) took off
92. My opinion for the film is that it will bag the
national award.
(a) opinion to
(b) opinion on
(c) opinion about
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) opinion on
93. He sent a word to me that he would be coming late.
(a) sent word
(b) had sent a word
(c) sent words
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) sent word
94. It became clear that the strangers were heading
into a serious disaster.
(a) along
(b) towards
(c) for
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) towards
95. Twenty kilometers are not a great distance in these
days of fast moving vehicles.
(a) is not a great distance
(b) is no distance
(c) aren?t a great distance
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) is not a great distance
96. I am used to hard work.
(a) work hard
(b) work hardly
(c) hard working
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
97. It was indeed a shock for her, but she has later
recovered from it.
(a) since
(b) Then
(c) afterwards
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) since
98. There is a dearth of woman doctor in our state. We
shall have to recruit some from the other states.
(a) women doctor
(b) woman doctors
(c) women doctors
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) women doctors
99. The poor villagers have waited in the bitter cold
for more than four hours now.
(a) have been waiting
(b) had waited
(c) has been waiting
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) have been waiting
100. Most donors would seriously protest any effort to
extrapolate from such limited data.
(a) protest against
(b) protest at
(c) protest to
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) protest against
101. The right-to-work implies the obligation on the
part of the government to give a job to all the unemployed.
(a) any of the unemployed
(b) every unemployed
(c) each of the unemployed
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) each of the unemployed
102. I do not know why he avoids to speak to me.
(a) saying to me
(b) speaking to me
(c) to tell me
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) speaking to me
103. Are you more cleverer than us?
(a) more cleverer to us
(b) cleverer to us
(c) cleverer than us
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) cleverer than us
104. In accordance to your instructions, we have
remitted the amount in the bank.
(a) for
(b) by
(c) with
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) with
105. I knew he could not be trusted; he let off the cat
from the bag.
(a) let the cat out of the bag
(b) let the cat from the bag
(c) let the cat jump out of the bag
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) let the cat out of the bag
106. The mother has not seen the child for several
months and now eagerly looks forward to seeing him.
(a) looks ahead to
(b) looks for
(c) looks onto
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
107. He sat until he was chilled with the cold, glancing
occasionally at the figure of the old woman peering into
the window.
(a) behind the window
(b) up the window
(c) through the window
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) through the window
108. This matter must be considered in every point of
view.
(a) at
(b) from
(c) with
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) from
109. He opened the letter without caring to read the
address on the envelope.
(a) worrying
(b) bothering
(c) thinking
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) bothering
110. The parents became extremely troubled when their
son did not return by midnight.
(a) sad
(b) depressed
(c) anxious
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) anxious
111. Each of our students pay their tuition fee at the
beginning of the month.
(a) student pays their
(b) students pays his
(c) student pay their
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) students pays his
112. He found it difficult to adapt to the changed
circumstances.
(a) adapt himself to
(b) adapt with
(c) adapt according to
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) adapt himself to
113. I am definitely late; the train will have left the
station by the time I reach there.
(a) will leave
(b) will be leaving
(c) would have left
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) would have left
114. Scarcely had he entered the room than the phone
rang.
(a) as
(b) when
(c) while
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
115. It is unreasonable to disort the statement of a man
simply because he does not agree with your opinions.
(a) bend
(b) denounce
(c) discourage
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) denounce
116. When a man has to give evidence he must have a
clean breast of the whole matter.
(a) make a clean breast
(b) obtain a clean breast
(c) possess a clean breast
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) make a clean breast
117. His trousers are three sizes large.
(a) three size
(b) three sizes too
(c) three sizes over
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) three sizes too
118. The Managing Director said that the firm had
ordered the goods and will have to pay for them.
(a) may have to pay
(b) would have to pay
(c) shall have to pay
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
119. She gave most of her time to music.
(a) spent
(b) lent
(c) devoted
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) devoted
120. She did not ask any question to him.
(a) him any question
(b) to him any question
(c) any question from him
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) him any question
121. I am looking forward to see you soon.
(a) looking forward for seeing
(b) looking forward to seeing
(c) looking forward towards seeing
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) looking forward to seeing
122. Having finished the book, it was put away by him.
(a) it was being put away by him
(b) he put it away
(c) it was putting away by him
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) he put it away
123. They have stopped from constructing new buildings.
(a) to construct
(b) at constructing
(c) constructing
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) constructing
124. When the clock struck six I was waiting here for an
hour.
(a) had waited
(b) shall have waited
(c) had been waiting
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) had been waiting
125. If the pain is returning you would better take
another pill.
(a) returned
(b) should returned
(c) has returned
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) returned
126. I complimented him for his success in the
examination.
(a) on his success
(b) at his success
(c) about his success
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) on his success
127. The crop?s quality improved after fertilizers were
applied to the paddy field.
(a) The crop-quality
(b) The quality in the crop
(c) The quality of the crop
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) The quality of the crop
128. My father agreed with my going alone for the
examination.
(a) to my going alone
(b) that I go alone
(c) I go alone
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) to my going alone
129. Many accidents can be avoided if we be careful.
(a) Were careful
(b) are careful
(c) might be careful
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) are careful
130. Not till he got home he did realize that he had
lost his keys in the theatre.
(a) he realised
(b) he did not realise
(c) did he realise
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) did he realise
131. She had no difficulty to settle down to her new
life in the city.
(a) to settling down
(b) for settling down
(c) in settling down
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( c ) in settling down
132. It is easier walking than run.
(a) easier to walk than to run
(b) easier walking than running
(c) easier walking to running
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( a ) easier to walk than to run
133. The members of his family are coming in this train.
(a) on
(b) by
(c) with
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) by
134. The winter was such severe that even water in the
taps was frozen.
(a) severe so much
(b) so severe
(c) severe such
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( b ) so severe
135. No sooner had the umpire given the batsman out than
the crowd rushed into the field.
(a) and the crowd
(b) when the crowds
(c) but the people
(d) No Improvement
Ans: ( d ) No Improvement
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ICI Aptitude Questions 1. In a class composed of x girls and y boys what part of the class is composed of girls A.y/(x + y) B.x/xy C.x/(x + y) D.y/xy (Ans.C) 2. What is the maximum number of half-pint bottles of cream that can be filled with a 4-gallon can of cream(2 pt.=1 qt. and 4 qt.=1 gal) A.16 B.24 C.30 D.64 (Ans.D) 3. .If the operation,^ is defined by the equation x ^ y = 2x + y,what is the value of a in 2 ^ a = a ^ 3 A.0 B.1 C.-1 D.4 (Ans.B) 4. A coffee shop blends 2 kinds of coffee,putting in 2 parts of a 33p. a gm. grade to 1 part of a 24p. a gm.If the mixture is changed to 1 part of the 33p. a gm. to 2 parts of the less expensive grade,how much will the shop save in blending 100 gms. A.Rs.90 B.Rs.1.00 C.Rs.3.00 D.Rs.8.00 (Ans.C) 5. There are 200 questions on a 3 hr examination.Among these questions are 50 mathematics problems.It is suggested that twice as much time be spent on each maths problem as for each other question.How many minutes should be spent on mathematics problems A.36 B.72 C.60 D.100 (Ans.B) 6. In a group of 15,7 have studied Latin, 8 have studied Greek, and 3 have not studied either.How many of these studied both Latin and Greek A.0 B.3 C.4 D.5 (Ans.B) 7. If 13 = 13w/(1-w) ,then (2w)2 = A.1/4 B.1/2 C.1 D.2 (Ans.C) 8. If a and b are positive integers and (a-b)/3.5 = 4/7, then (A) b < a (B) b > a (C) b = a (D) b >= a (Ans. A) 9. In june a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its game played. After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its average to 50% .How many games must the team have won in a row to attain this average? A. 12 B. 20 C. 24 D. 30 (Ans. C) 10. M men agree to purchase a gift for Rs. D. If three men drop out how much more will each have to contribute towards the purchase of the gift/ A. D/(M-3) B. MD/3 C. M/(D-3) D. 3D/(M2-3M) (Ans. D) 11. . A company contracts to paint 3 houses. Mr.Brown can paint a house in 6 days while Mr.Black would take 8 days and Mr.Blue 12 days. After 8 days Mr.Brown goes on vacation and Mr. Black begins to work for a period of 6 days. How many days will it take Mr.Blue to complete the contract? A. 7 B. 8 C. 11 D. 12 (Ans.C) 12. 2 hours after a freight train leaves Delhi a passenger train leaves the same station travelling in the same direction at an average speed of 16 km/hr. After travelling 4 hrs the passenger train overtakes the freight train. The average speed of the freight train was? A. 30 B. 40 C.58 D. 60 (Ans. B) 13. If 9x-3y=12 and 3x-5y=7 then 6x-2y = ? A.-5 B. 4 C. 2 D. 8 (Ans. D) 14. There are 5 red shoes, 4 green shoes. If one draw randomly a shoe what is the probability of getting a red shoe (Ans 5c1/ 9c1) 15. What is the selling price of a car? If the cost of the car is Rs.60 and a profit of 10% over selling price is earned (Ans: Rs 66/-) 16. 1/3 of girls , 1/2 of boys go to canteen .What factor and total number of classmates go to canteen. Ans: Cannot be determined. 17. The price of a product is reduced by 30% . By what percentage should it be increased to make it 100% (Ans: 42.857%) 18. There is a square of side 6cm . A circle is inscribed inside the square. Find the ratio of the area of circle to square. (Ans. 11/14 ) 19. There are two candles of equal lengths and of different thickness. The thicker one lasts of six hours. The thinner 2 hours less than the thicker one. Ramesh lights the two candles at the same time. When he went to bed he saw the thicker one is twice the length of the thinner one. How long ago did Ramesh light the two candles . Ans: 3 hours. 20. If M/N = 6/5,then 3M+2N = ? 21. If p/q = 5/4 , then 2p+q= ? 22. If PQRST is a parallelogram what it the ratio of triangle PQS & parallelogram PQRST . (Ans: 1:2 ) 23. The cost of an item is Rs 12.60. If the profit is 10% over selling price what is the selling price ? (Ans: Rs 13.86/- ) 24. There are 6 red shoes & 4 green shoes . If two of red shoes are drawn what is the probability of getting red shoes (Ans: 6c2/10c2) 25. To 15 lts of water containing 20% alcohol, we add 5 lts of pure water. What is % alcohol. (Ans : 15% ) 26. A worker is paid Rs.20/- for a full days work. He works 1,1/3,2/3,1/8.3/4 days in a week. What is the total amount paid for that worker ? (Ans : 57.50 ) 27. If the value of x lies between 0 & 1 which of the following is the largest? (a) x b) x2 (c) ?x (d) 1/x (Ans : (d) ) 28. If the total distance of a journey is 120 km .If one goes by 60 kmph and comes back at 40kmph what is the average speed during the journey? Ans: 48kmph 29. A school has 30% students from Maharashtra .Out of these 20% are Bombey students. Find the total percentage of Bombay? (Ans: 6%) 30. An equilateral triangle of sides 3 inch each is given. How many equilateral triangles of side 1 inch can be formed from it? (Ans: 9) 31. If A/B = 3/5,then 15A = ? (Ans : 9B) 32. Each side of a rectangle is increased by 100% .By what percentage does the area increase? (Ans : 300%) 33. Perimeter of the back wheel = 9 feet, front wheel = 7 feet on a certain distance, the front wheel gets 10 revolutions more than the back wheel .What is the distance? Ans : 315 feet 34. Perimeter of front wheel =30, back wheel = 20. If front wheel revolves 240 times. How many revolutions will the back wheel take? Ans: 360 times 35. 20% of a 6 litre solution and 60% of 4 litre solution are mixed. What percentage of the mixture of solution (Ans: 36%) 36. City A s population is 68000, decreasing at a rate of 80 people per year. City B having population 42000 is increasing at a rate of 120 people per year. In how many years both the cities will have same population? (Ans: 130 years) 37. Two cars are 15 kms apart. One is turning at a speed of 50kmph and the other at 40kmph . How much time will it take for the two cars to meet? (Ans: 3/2 hours) 38. A person wants to buy 3 paise and 5 paise stamps costing exactly one rupee. If he buys which of the following number of stamps he won t able to buy 3 paise stamps. Ans: 9 39. There are 12 boys and 15 girls, How many different dancing groups can be formed with 2 boys and 3 girls. 40. Which of the following fractions is less than 1/3 (a) 22/62 (b) 15/46 (c) 2/3 (d) 1 (Ans: (b)) 41. There are two circles, one circle is inscribed and another circle is circumscribed over a square. What is the ratio of area of inner to outer circle? Ans: 1 : 2 42. Three types of tea the a,b,c costs Rs. 95/kg,100/kg and70/kg respectively.How many kgs of each should be blended to produce 100 kg of mixture worth Rs.90/kg, given that the quntities of band c are equal a)70,15,15 b)50,25,25 c)60,20,20 d)40,30,30 (Ans. (b)) 43. in a class, except 18 all are above 50 years.15 are below 50 years of age. How many people are there (a) 30 (b) 33 (c) 36 (d) none of these. (Ans. (d)) 44. If a boat is moving in upstream with velocity of 14 km/hr and goes downstream with a velocity of 40 km/hr, then what is the speed of the stream ? (a) 13 km/hr (b) 26 km/hr (c) 34 km/hr (d) none of these (Ans. A) 45. Find the value of ( 0.75 * 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.001 ) / ( 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.075 + 0.01) (a) 0.845 (b) 1.908 (c) 2.312 (d) 0.001 (Ans. A) 46. A can have a piece of work done in 8 days, B can work three times faster than the A, C can work five times faster than A. How many days will they take to do the work together ? (a) 3 days (b) 8/9 days (c) 4 days (d) can t say (Ans. B) 47. A car travels a certain distance taking 7 hrs in forward journey, during the return journey increased speed 12km/hr takes the times 5 hrs.What is the distance travelled. (a) 210 kms (b) 30 kms (c) 20 kms (c) none of these (Ans. B) 48. Instead of multiplying a number by 7, the number is divided by 7. What is the percentage of error obtained ? 49. Find (7x + 4y ) / (x-2y) if x/2y = 3/2 ? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) data insufficient (Ans. C) 50. A man buys 12 lts of liquid which contains 20% of the liquid and the rest is water. He then mixes it with 10 lts of another mixture with 30% of liquid.What is the % of water in the new mixture? 51. If a man buys 1 lt of milk for Rs.12 and mixes it with 20% water and sells it for Rs.15, then what is the percentage of gain? 52. Pipe A can fill a tank in 30 mins and Pipe B can fill it in 28 mins.If 3/4th of the tank is filled by Pipe B alone and both are opened, how much time is required by both the pipes to fill the tank completely ? 53. 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) 54. 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) 55. 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) 56. 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) 57. 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) 58. 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) 59. x% of y is y% of ? (a) x/y (b) 2y (c) x (d) can t be determined Ans. C 60. 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) 61. 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) 62. 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 ? 63. 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.? 64. 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) 65. 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) 66. 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 ) 67. 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) 68. 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) 69. 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? 70. 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) 71. 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) 72. A simple interest amount of rs 5000 for six month is rs 200. what is the anual rate of interest? a) 10% b) 6% c) 8% d) 9% (Ans 8%) 73. In objective test a correct ans score 4 marks and on a wrong ans 2 marks are ---. a student score 480 marks from 150 question. how many ans were correct? a) 120 b) 130 c) 110 d) 150 (Ans130) 74. An artical sold at amount of 50% the net sale price is rs 425 .what is the list price of the artical? a) 500 b) 488 c) 480 d) 510 (Ans 500) 75. A man leaves office daily at 7pm A driver with car comes from his home to pick him from office and bring back home.One day he gets free at 5:30 and instead of waiting for driver he starts walking towards home. In the way he meets the car and returns home on car He reaches home 20 minutes earlier than usual. In how much time does the man reach home usually? (Ans. 1hr 20min) 76. A works thrice as much as B. If A takes 60 days less than B to do a work then find the number of days it would take to complete the work if both work together? Ans. 22?days 77. How many 1 s are there in the binary form of 8*1024 + 3*64 + 3 Ans. 4 78. In a digital circuit which was to implement (A B) + (A)XOR(B), the designer implements (A B) (A)XOR(B) What is the probability of error in it ? 79. A boy has Rs 2. He wins or loses Re 1 at a time If he wins he gets Re 1 and if he loses the game he loses Re 1.He can loose only 5 times. He is out of the game if he earns Rs 5.Find the number of ways in which this is possible? (Ans. 16) 80. If there are 1024*1280 pixels on a screen and each pixel can have around 16 million colors. Find the memory required for this? Ans. 4MB) 81. . On a particular day A and B decide that they would either speak the truth or will lie. C asks A whether he is speaking truth or lying? He answers and B listens to what he said. C then asks B what A has said B says "A says that he is a liar" What is B speaking ?(a) Truth (b) Lie (c) Truth when A lies (d) Cannot be determined Ans. (b) 82. What is the angle between the two hands of a clock when time is 8:30 Ans. 75(approx) 83. A student is ranked 13th from right and 8th from left. How many students are there in totality ? 84. A man walks east and turns right and then from there to his left and then 45degrees to his right.In which direction did he go Ans. North west) 85. A student gets 70% in one subject, 80% in the other. To get an overall of 75% how much should get in third subject. 86. A man shows his friend a woman sitting in a park and says that she the daughter of my grandmother s only son.What is the relation between the two Ans. Daughter 87. How many squares with sides 1/2 inch long are needed to cover a rectangle that is 4 ft long and 6 ft wide (a) 24 (b) 96 (c) 3456 (d) 13824 (e) 14266 88. If a=2/3b , b=2/3c, and c=2/3d what part of d is b/ (a) 8/27 (b) 4/9 (c) 2/3 (d) 75% (e) 4/3 Ans. (b) 89. 2598Successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equal to a single discount of (a) 30% (b) 32% (c) 34% (d) 35% (e) 36 Ans. (b) 90. The petrol tank of an automobile can hold g liters.If a liters was removed when the tank was full, what part of the full tank was removed? (a)g-a (b)g/a (c) a/g (d) (g-a)/a (e) (g-a)/g (Ans. (c) 91. If x/y=4 and y is not 0 what % of x is 2x-y (a)150% (b)175% (c)200% (d)250% (Ans. (b) Average: Give it 1/5 Give it 2/5 Give it 3/5 Give it 4/5 Give it 5/5 Your rating: None Average: 4.1 (11 votes) * admin's blog * ICI Aptitude Questions 1. In a class composed of x girls and y boys what part of the class is composed of girls A.y/(x + y) B.x/xy C.x/(x + y) D.y/xy (Ans.C) 2. What is the maximum number of half-pint bottles of cream that can be filled with a 4-gallon can of cream(2 pt.=1 qt. and 4 qt.=1 gal) A.16 B.24 C.30 D.64 (Ans.D) 3. .If the operation,^ is defined by the equation x ^ y = 2x + y,what is the value of a in 2 ^ a = a ^ 3 A.0 B.1 C.-1 D.4 (Ans.B) 4. A coffee shop blends 2 kinds of coffee,putting in 2 parts of a 33p. a gm. grade to 1 part of a 24p. a gm.If the mixture is changed to 1 part of the 33p. a gm. to 2 parts of the less expensive grade,how much will the shop save in blending 100 gms. A.Rs.90 B.Rs.1.00 C.Rs.3.00 D.Rs.8.00 (Ans.C) 5. There are 200 questions on a 3 hr examination.Among these questions are 50 mathematics problems.It is suggested that twice as much time be spent on each maths problem as for each other question.How many minutes should be spent on mathematics problems A.36 B.72 C.60 D.100 (Ans.B) 6. In a group of 15,7 have studied Latin, 8 have studied Greek, and 3 have not studied either.How many of these studied both Latin and Greek A.0 B.3 C.4 D.5 (Ans.B) 7. If 13 = 13w/(1-w) ,then (2w)2 = A.1/4 B.1/2 C.1 D.2 (Ans.C) 8. If a and b are positive integers and (a-b)/3.5 = 4/7, then (A) b < a (B) b > a (C) b = a (D) b >= a (Ans. A) 9. In june a baseball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its game played. After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its average to 50% .How many games must the team have won in a row to attain this average? A. 12 B. 20 C. 24 D. 30 (Ans. C) 10. M men agree to purchase a gift for Rs. D. If three men drop out how much more will each have to contribute towards the purchase of the gift/ A. D/(M-3) B. MD/3 C. M/(D-3) D. 3D/(M2-3M) (Ans. D) 11. . A company contracts to paint 3 houses. Mr.Brown can paint a house in 6 days while Mr.Black would take 8 days and Mr.Blue 12 days. After 8 days Mr.Brown goes on vacation and Mr. Black begins to work for a period of 6 days. How many days will it take Mr.Blue to complete the contract? A. 7 B. 8 C. 11 D. 12 (Ans.C) 12. 2 hours after a freight train leaves Delhi a passenger train leaves the same station travelling in the same direction at an average speed of 16 km/hr. After travelling 4 hrs the passenger train overtakes the freight train. The average speed of the freight train was? A. 30 B. 40 C.58 D. 60 (Ans. B) 13. If 9x-3y=12 and 3x-5y=7 then 6x-2y = ? A.-5 B. 4 C. 2 D. 8 (Ans. D) 14. There are 5 red shoes, 4 green shoes. If one draw randomly a shoe what is the probability of getting a red shoe (Ans 5c1/ 9c1) 15. What is the selling price of a car? If the cost of the car is Rs.60 and a profit of 10% over selling price is earned (Ans: Rs 66/-) 16. 1/3 of girls , 1/2 of boys go to canteen .What factor and total number of classmates go to canteen. Ans: Cannot be determined. 17. The price of a product is reduced by 30% . By what percentage should it be increased to make it 100% (Ans: 42.857%) 18. There is a square of side 6cm . A circle is inscribed inside the square. Find the ratio of the area of circle to square. (Ans. 11/14 ) 19. There are two candles of equal lengths and of different thickness. The thicker one lasts of six hours. The thinner 2 hours less than the thicker one. Ramesh lights the two candles at the same time. When he went to bed he saw the thicker one is twice the length of the thinner one. How long ago did Ramesh light the two candles . Ans: 3 hours. 20. If M/N = 6/5,then 3M+2N = ? 21. If p/q = 5/4 , then 2p+q= ? 22. If PQRST is a parallelogram what it the ratio of triangle PQS & parallelogram PQRST . (Ans: 1:2 ) 23. The cost of an item is Rs 12.60. If the profit is 10% over selling price what is the selling price ? (Ans: Rs 13.86/- ) 24. There are 6 red shoes & 4 green shoes . If two of red shoes are drawn what is the probability of getting red shoes (Ans: 6c2/10c2) 25. To 15 lts of water containing 20% alcohol, we add 5 lts of pure water. What is % alcohol. (Ans : 15% ) 26. A worker is paid Rs.20/- for a full days work. He works 1,1/3,2/3,1/8.3/4 days in a week. What is the total amount paid for that worker ? (Ans : 57.50 ) 27. If the value of x lies between 0 & 1 which of the following is the largest? (a) x b) x2 (c) ?x (d) 1/x (Ans : (d) ) 28. If the total distance of a journey is 120 km .If one goes by 60 kmph and comes back at 40kmph what is the average speed during the journey? Ans: 48kmph 29. A school has 30% students from Maharashtra .Out of these 20% are Bombey students. Find the total percentage of Bombay? (Ans: 6%) 30. An equilateral triangle of sides 3 inch each is given. How many equilateral triangles of side 1 inch can be formed from it? (Ans: 9) 31. If A/B = 3/5,then 15A = ? (Ans : 9B) 32. Each side of a rectangle is increased by 100% .By what percentage does the area increase? (Ans : 300%) 33. Perimeter of the back wheel = 9 feet, front wheel = 7 feet on a certain distance, the front wheel gets 10 revolutions more than the back wheel .What is the distance? Ans : 315 feet 34. Perimeter of front wheel =30, back wheel = 20. If front wheel revolves 240 times. How many revolutions will the back wheel take? Ans: 360 times 35. 20% of a 6 litre solution and 60% of 4 litre solution are mixed. What percentage of the mixture of solution (Ans: 36%) 36. City A s population is 68000, decreasing at a rate of 80 people per year. City B having population 42000 is increasing at a rate of 120 people per year. In how many years both the cities will have same population? (Ans: 130 years) 37. Two cars are 15 kms apart. One is turning at a speed of 50kmph and the other at 40kmph . How much time will it take for the two cars to meet? (Ans: 3/2 hours) 38. A person wants to buy 3 paise and 5 paise stamps costing exactly one rupee. If he buys which of the following number of stamps he won t able to buy 3 paise stamps. Ans: 9 39. There are 12 boys and 15 girls, How many different dancing groups can be formed with 2 boys and 3 girls. 40. Which of the following fractions is less than 1/3 (a) 22/62 (b) 15/46 (c) 2/3 (d) 1 (Ans: (b)) 41. There are two circles, one circle is inscribed and another circle is circumscribed over a square. What is the ratio of area of inner to outer circle? Ans: 1 : 2 42. Three types of tea the a,b,c costs Rs. 95/kg,100/kg and70/kg respectively.How many kgs of each should be blended to produce 100 kg of mixture worth Rs.90/kg, given that the quntities of band c are equal a)70,15,15 b)50,25,25 c)60,20,20 d)40,30,30 (Ans. (b)) 43. in a class, except 18 all are above 50 years.15 are below 50 years of age. How many people are there (a) 30 (b) 33 (c) 36 (d) none of these. (Ans. (d)) 44. If a boat is moving in upstream with velocity of 14 km/hr and goes downstream with a velocity of 40 km/hr, then what is the speed of the stream ? (a) 13 km/hr (b) 26 km/hr (c) 34 km/hr (d) none of these (Ans. A) 45. Find the value of ( 0.75 * 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.001 ) / ( 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.075 + 0.01) (a) 0.845 (b) 1.908 (c) 2.312 (d) 0.001 (Ans. A) 46. A can have a piece of work done in 8 days, B can work three times faster than the A, C can work five times faster than A. How many days will they take to do the work together ? (a) 3 days (b) 8/9 days (c) 4 days (d) can t say (Ans. B) 47. A car travels a certain distance taking 7 hrs in forward journey, during the return journey increased speed 12km/hr takes the times 5 hrs.What is the distance travelled. (a) 210 kms (b) 30 kms (c) 20 kms (c) none of these (Ans. B) 48. Instead of multiplying a number by 7, the number is divided by 7. What is the percentage of error obtained ? 49. Find (7x + 4y ) / (x-2y) if x/2y = 3/2 ? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) data insufficient (Ans. C) 50. A man buys 12 lts of liquid which contains 20% of the liquid and the rest is water. He then mixes it with 10 lts of another mixture with 30% of liquid.What is the % of water in the new mixture? 51. If a man buys 1 lt of milk for Rs.12 and mixes it with 20% water and sells it for Rs.15, then what is the percentage of gain? 52. Pipe A can fill a tank in 30 mins and Pipe B can fill it in 28 mins.If 3/4th of the tank is filled by Pipe B alone and both are opened, how much time is required by both the pipes to fill the tank completely ? 53. 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) 54. 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) 55. 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) 56. 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) 57. 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) 58. 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) 59. x% of y is y% of ? (a) x/y (b) 2y (c) x (d) can t be determined Ans. C 60. 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) 61. 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) 62. 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 ? 63. 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.? 64. 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) 65. 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) 66. 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 ) 67. 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) 68. 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) 69. 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? 70. 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) 71. 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) 72. A simple interest amount of rs 5000 for six month is rs 200. what is the anual rate of interest? a) 10% b) 6% c) 8% d) 9% (Ans 8%) 73. In objective test a correct ans score 4 marks and on a wrong ans 2 marks are ---. a student score 480 marks from 150 question. how many ans were correct? a) 120 b) 130 c) 110 d) 150 (Ans130) 74. An artical sold at amount of 50% the net sale price is rs 425 .what is the list price of the artical? a) 500 b) 488 c) 480 d) 510 (Ans 500) 75. A man leaves office daily at 7pm A driver with car comes from his home to pick him from office and bring back home.One day he gets free at 5:30 and instead of waiting for driver he starts walking towards home. In the way he meets the car and returns home on car He reaches home 20 minutes earlier than usual. In how much time does the man reach home usually? (Ans. 1hr 20min) 76. A works thrice as much as B. If A takes 60 days less than B to do a work then find the number of days it would take to complete the work if both work together? Ans. 22?days 77. How many 1 s are there in the binary form of 8*1024 + 3*64 + 3 Ans. 4 78. In a digital circuit which was to implement (A B) + (A)XOR(B), the designer implements (A B) (A)XOR(B) What is the probability of error in it ? 79. A boy has Rs 2. He wins or loses Re 1 at a time If he wins he gets Re 1 and if he loses the game he loses Re 1.He can loose only 5 times. He is out of the game if he earns Rs 5.Find the number of ways in which this is possible? (Ans. 16) 80. If there are 1024*1280 pixels on a screen and each pixel can have around 16 million colors. Find the memory required for this? Ans. 4MB) 81. . On a particular day A and B decide that they would either speak the truth or will lie. C asks A whether he is speaking truth or lying? He answers and B listens to what he said. C then asks B what A has said B says "A says that he is a liar" What is B speaking ?(a) Truth (b) Lie (c) Truth when A lies (d) Cannot be determined Ans. (b) 82. What is the angle between the two hands of a clock when time is 8:30 Ans. 75(approx) 83. A student is ranked 13th from right and 8th from left. How many students are there in totality ? 84. A man walks east and turns right and then from there to his left and then 45degrees to his right.In which direction did he go Ans. North west) 85. A student gets 70% in one subject, 80% in the other. To get an overall of 75% how much should get in third subject. 86. A man shows his friend a woman sitting in a park and says that she the daughter of my grandmother s only son.What is the relation between the two Ans. Daughter 87. How many squares with sides 1/2 inch long are needed to cover a rectangle that is 4 ft long and 6 ft wide (a) 24 (b) 96 (c) 3456 (d) 13824 (e) 14266 88. If a=2/3b , b=2/3c, and c=2/3d what part of d is b/ (a) 8/27 (b) 4/9 (c) 2/3 (d) 75% (e) 4/3 Ans. (b) 89. 2598Successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equal to a single discount of (a) 30% (b) 32% (c) 34% (d) 35% (e) 36 Ans. (b) 90. The petrol tank of an automobile can hold g liters.If a liters was removed when the tank was full, what part of the full tank was removed? (a)g-a (b)g/a (c) a/g (d) (g-a)/a (e) (g-a)/g (Ans. (c) 91. If x/y=4 and y is not 0 what % of x is 2x-y (a)150% (b)175% (c)200% (d)250% (Ans. (b) Average: Give it 1/5 Give it 2/5 Give it 3/5 Give it 4/5 Give it 5/5 Your rating: None Average: 4.1 (11 votes) * admin's blog * If apples are bought at 11 for RS 10 & sold at 10 for RS 11, how much will be the gain %?
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