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A can do a piece of work in 10 days and B can do the same work in 14 days. How long will they take if both of them work together?

  1. 35/6 days

  2. 6/35 days

  3. 6 days

  4. 60/11 days

  5. 12 days


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A's 1 day's work = 1/10th part of the whole work and  B's 1 day's work = 1/14th part of the whole work. Therefore, (A + B)'s one day's work = 1/10 + 1/14 = 6/35th part of the whole work. So, both will complete the work in 35/6 days. It is the correct answer.

A piece of work can be finished by 12 men in 12 days, whereas it takes 16 women 12 days to finish the same work. If 18 men and 8 women undertake the responsibility to complete the work, how many days will it take them to complete it?

  1. 7 days

  2. 6 days

  3. 24 days

  4. 5 days

  5. 8 days


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 It is clear that 12 men = 16 women or 3 men = 4 women.  Therefore, 18 men + 8 women =18 * (4 / 3) women + 8 women  = 24 + 8 = 32 women 
Now, 16 women can complete the work in 12 days. So, 32 women will do it in 6 days. ((12 * 16) / 32 = 6 days).  It is the correct answer.

A can do a work in 4 days. B completes the same work in 8 days. C takes as long as A and B would take if they worked together. How long will it take B and C to complete the work if they work together?

  1. 3 days

  2. 12/5 days

  3. 32/3 days

  4. 8/3 days

  5. 2 days


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

(A + B) can do the work in (4 * 8) / (4 + 8) = 32/12 = 8/3 days

Therefore, C takes 8/3 days to complete the work. So, (B + C) takes ((8/3) * 8)/((8/3) + 8) = 64/32 = 2 days. It is the correct answer.

A pipe can fill a cistern in 8 hours. Due to a leak at its bottom, it is filled in 9 hours. When the cistern is full, in how much time will it be emptied by the leakage?

  1. 72 hours

  2. 17 hours

  3. 31.5 hours

  4. 64 hours

  5. 36 hours


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Part of the capacity of the cistern emptied by leakage in 1 hour = (1/8 - 1/9) = (9 - 8)/(8 * 9) = 1/72

Therefore, the leakage will take 72 hours to empty the cistern. This is answer correct.

A man can row at the speed of 8 km/hr in still water. When the speed of the current in the river is 1.6 km/hr, it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and return back. How far is the place?

  1. 9.6 km

  2. 6.4 km

  3. 3.91 km

  4. 3.2 km

  5. 3.84 km


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Man's rate while going downstream = (8 + 1.6) = 9.6 km/hr

Man's rate going upstream = (8 - 1.6) = 6.4 km/hr

Let the required distance be x km.

Then, (x/9.6) + (x/6.4) = 1

6.4x + 9.6x = 6.4 * 9.6

16x = 6.4 * 9.6

x = (6.4 * 9.6)/16

x = 6.4 * 0.6

x = 3.84 km

It is the correct answer.

A man travels 140 km by ship, 600 km by rail and 40 km by horse, taking an overall time of 15 hours 30 minutes. The speed of the train is 3 times that of the horse and 11/2 times that of the ship. Find the speed of the train.

  1. 60 km/hr

  2. 20 km/hr

  3. 30 km/hr

  4. 40 km/hr

  5. 10 km/hr


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

If the speed of horse is x km/hr, then the speed of the train is 3x km/hr (speed of train is 3 times the speed of the horse)

Speed of the train = 11/2 of the speed of the ship = 3/2 of ship's speed, i.e. speed of ship = 3x/(3/2) = 2x km/hr

Total time taken is 15 hrs and 30 min = 15 + 30/60 = 15 + 1/2 = 31/2 hrs. Therefore, (140/2x) + (600/3x) + (40/x) = (31/2)

70/x + 200/x + 40/x = 31/2

310/x = 31/2

x = 20 Speed of the train is 3x = 3 * 20 = 60 km / hr.  It is the correct answer.

Two cyclists start from the same place to ride in the same direction. A starts at noon at the speed of 10 km/hr and B starts at 1:30 pm at the speed of 12 km/hr. How far will A have ridden before he is overtaken by B?

  1. 180 km

  2. 45 km

  3. 90 km

  4. 60 km

  5. 100 km


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

If A rides for X hrs before he is overtaken by B, then B rides for (X - 1.5) hrs. Therefore, 10X = 12(X - 1.5)

12 * 1.5 = 12X - 10X

12 * 1.5 = 2X

6 * 1.5 = X

X = 9.0

So, A will have ridden 10 * 9.0 = 90 km.

It is the correct answer.

Two dice are thrown simultaneously. The probability of obtaining a total score of eight is

  1. 5/36

  2. 1/6

  3. 1/9

  4. 1/12

  5. 5/12


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

When two dice are thrown then there are 6 * 6 exhaustive cases. Therefore, n = 36.

Let A denote the event total score of 8 when 2 dice are thrown. Then A = {(2, 6), (3, 5), (4, 4), (5, 3), (6, 2)}

Thus, there are 5 favourable cases.

Therefore, m = 5

By definition P(A) = m/n = 5/36.

It is the correct answer.

A boy walking at the speed of 15 km/hr reaches his school 18 minutes late. Next time, he walks at the speed of 20 km/hr and reaches his school 10 minutes late. Find the distance between his school and his house?

  1. 8/7 km

  2. 8 km

  3. 6 km

  4. 10 km

  5. 5 km


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Difference between time = 18 - 10 = 8 min

= 8/60 hr

= 2/15 hr

Required distance = ((Speed1 * Speed2)/(Speed1 - Speed2)) * difference of time

Required distance = ((15 * 20)/(20 - 15)) * (2/15)

                          = (15 * 20 * 2)/(5 * 15) = 8 km

It is the correct answer.

Aman has seven friends - four boys and three girls. In how many ways can Aman invite her friends, so that there are exactly three boys in the invitees?

  1. 32

  2. 24

  3. 4

  4. 48

  5. 36


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Out of four boys, Aman has to invite exactly three boys. This can be done in 4C3 ways.

Out of three girls, she can invite one or two or three girls or none of them in 23 i.e 8 ways.

So, total number of ways are 4C3 * 8 = 32 ways. It is the correct answer.

The number of trees cut by 50 men in 8 hours is 70. If 10 men leave the job, then how many trees will be cut in 12 hours?

  1. 84 trees

  2. 67 trees

  3. 82 trees

  4. 37 trees

  5. 2 trees


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

50 men working for 8 hrs cut 70 trees. 
or 1 man working for 1 hr cuts 70/(50 * 8) trees.

Thus, 40 men working for 12 hrs will cut (70 * 40 * 12)/(50 * 8) trees  = 84 trees.

It is the correct answer.

We have 4 boxes and each box is numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Each box has either a green or red ball in such a way that at least 1 box contains a red ball and the boxes containing red balls are numbered consecutively. Find the total number of ways in which it can be done.

  1. 11

  2. 20

  3. 10

  4. 1

  5. 9


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

There are 4 cases only, either all 4 boxes have a red ball, or 3 have a red ball or 2 have a red ball or 1 has a red ball. So, as they are numbered consecutively, total number of ways when only 1 box has red ball = 4 as it can be in any of the four boxes. Similarly, for 2 boxes having red balls, total number of ways = 3, For 3 boxes having red balls, the total number of ways = 2 and for 4 boxes having red boxes, the total number of ways = 1.

Therefore, total number of ways = 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 10.

It is the correct answer.

A can do a piece of work in 18 days and B can do the same work in 24 days. They finished the work with the assistance of C in 6 days and got Rs. 51 as their wage. Find the share of B in the wage?

  1. Rs. 11.25

  2. Rs. 17

  3. Rs. 12.75

  4. Rs. 11.75

  5. Rs. 21.25


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A did 1/3th of the workin 6 days. B completed 1/4th of the work in 6 days. Work completed by C in 6 days = 1 - (1/3) + (1/4) = 5/12th of the work Since A, B and C did the work in 6 days 1/3th, 1/4th, 5/12th of the work, respectively. A's share = Rs 51 * (1 / 3) = Rs. 17 B's share = Rs 51 * (1 / 4) = Rs. 12.75 C's share = Rs 51 * (5 / 12) = Rs. 21.25. So B's share is Rs 12.75. It is the correct answer.

A reservoir can be filled by 4 pipes in 30, 40, 60 and 120 hours, respectively. The first was opened at 6 am, second was opened at 7 am, third was opened at 8 am and fourth was opened at 9 am. At what time will the reservoir be completely full?

  1. 4 pm

  2. 7 pm

  3. 5 pm

  4. 1:30 pm

  5. 7 am


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Let the time taken after 6 am be t hours.
Therefore, (t/30) + ((t - 1)/40) + ((t - 2)/60) + ((t - 3)/120) = 1                  4t + 3(t - 1) + 2(t - 2) + t - 3 = 120                                           t = 13 hours Therefore, the reservoir will be filled at 7 pm.  It is the correct answer.

Two trains of equal lengths are running on parallel tracks in the same direction at the speeds of 58 km/h and 48 km/h, respectively. The faster train passes the slower train in 54 sec. The length of each train is

  1. 100 m

  2. 435 m

  3. 150 m

  4. 75 m

  5. 360 m


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Let the length of each train be x metres.

Then, the total distance covered by the faster train in 54 sec = (x + x) = 2x m

Relative speed = (58 - 48) km/h

                      = 10 km/h                                           = (10 * 5)/18 m/s (since both trains are moving in the same direction)

Hence, time = distance/speed

54 = 2x/(50/18)

54 = (2x * 18)/50

x = (54 * 50)/(18 * 2)

x = 3 * 25 x = 75 m

It is the correct answer.

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