Friday, March 8, 2013

A man walked diagonally across a square lot. Approximately, what was the percent saved by not walking along the edges?

  • 20 
  • 24 
  • 30 
  • 35 


39 persons can repair a road in 12 days, working 5 hours a day. In how many days will 30 persons, working 6 hours a day, complete the work?

  • 10 
  • 13 
  • 11 
  • 15 


3 pumps, working 8 hours a day, can empty a tank in 2 days. How many hours a day must 4 pumps work to empty the tank in 1 day?

  • 10 
  • 11 
  • 12 


If a quarter kg of potato costs 60 paise, how many paise will 200 gm cost?

  • 48 paise 
  • 54 paise 
  • 56 paise 
  • 72 paise 


Running at the same constant rate, 6 identical machines can produce a total of 270 bottles per minute. At this rate, how many bottles could 10 such machines produce in 4 minutes?

  • 648 
  • 1800 
  • 2700 
  • 10800 


The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is:

  • 15 
  • 16 
  • 18 
  • 20 



The average weight of 8 person's increases by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 65 kg. What might be the weight of the new person?

  • 76 kg 
  • 76.5 kg 
  • 85 kg 
  • Data inadequate 



In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?

  • 6.25 
  • 6.5 
  • 6.75 


If one-third of one-fourth of a number is 15, then three-tenth of that number is:

  • 35  
  • 36
  • 45
  • 54


A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 8. When 18 is added to the number, then the digits are reversed. The number is:

  • 18 
  • 24 
  • 42 
  • 81