Verbal Reasoning - Arithmetical Reasoning
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Aruna cut a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smaller pieces of equal size. Each of the small pieces is twenty grams in weight. If she has seven pieces of the cake in all with her, how heavy was the original cake ?
- (a)
120 grams
- (b)
140 grams
- (c)
240 grams
- (d)
280 grams
- (e)
None of these
A motorist knows four different routes from Bristol to Birmingham. From Birmingham to Sheffield he knows three different routes and from Sheffield to Carlisle he knows two different routes. How many routes does he know from Bristol to Carlisle?
- (a)
4
- (b)
8
- (c)
12
- (d)
24
In a garden, there are 10 rown and 12 columns of mango trees. The distance between the two trees is 2 metres and a distance of one metre is left from all sides of the boundary of the garden. The length of the garden is
- (a)
20 m
- (b)
22 m
- (c)
24 m
- (d)
26 m
A waiter's salary consists of his salary and tips. During one week his tips were of his salary. What fraction of his income came from tips?
- (a)
\(4\over 9\)
- (b)
\(5\over 4\)
- (c)
\(5\over 8\)
- (d)
\(5\over 9\)
An institute organized a fete and of\(1\over5\) the girls and of\(1\over8\) the boys participated in the same. What fraction of the total number of students took part in the fete?
- (a)
\( 2\over13\)
- (b)
\(13\over40\)
- (c)
Data inadequate
- (d)
None of these
In a class, \(3\over5\)of the students are girls and rest are boys. If \(2\over9\)of the girls and \(1\over4\)of the boys are absent, what part of the total number of students is present?
- (a)
\(17\over25\)
- (b)
\(18\over49\)
- (c)
\(23\over30\)
- (d)
\(23\over36\)
If every 2 out of 3 readymade shirts need alternations in the sleeves, and every 4 out of 5 need it in the body, how many alternations will be required for 60 shirts?
- (a)
24
- (b)
123
- (c)
133
- (d)
143
A bus starts from city X. The number of women in the bus is half of the number of men. In city Y, 10 men leave the bus and five women enter. Now, number of men and women is equal. In the beginning, how many passengers entered the bus?
- (a)
15
- (b)
30
- (c)
36
- (d)
45
A number consists of two digits whose sum is 11. If 27 is added to the number, then the digits change their places. What is the number?
- (a)
47
- (b)
65
- (c)
83
- (d)
92
Seven poles A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are put in such a way that the distance between the next two decreases by 1 metre. The distance between the first two poles, A and B, is 10 metres.
A tailor had a number of shirt pieces to cut from a roll of fabric. He cut each roll of equal length into 10 pieces. He cut at the rate of 45 minutes. How many rolls would be cut in 24 minutes?
- (a)
32 rolls
- (b)
54 rolls
- (c)
108 rolls
- (d)
120 rolls
Seven poles A, B, C, D, E, F and G are put in such a way that the distance between the next two decreases by 1 metre. The distance between the first two poles, A and B, is 10 metres.
If a clock takes seven seconds to strike seven, how long will it take to strike ten?
- (a)
7 seconds
- (b)
9 seconds
- (c)
10 seconds
- (d)
None of these
Seven poles A, B, C, D, E, F and G are put in such a way that the distance between the next two decreases by 1 metre. The distance between the first two poles, A and B, is 10 metres.
David gets on the elevator at the 11th floor of a building and rides up at the rate of 57 floors per minute. At the same time, Albert gets on an elevator at the 51st floor the same building and rides down at the rate of 63 floors per minute. If they continue traveling at these rates, then at which floor will their paths cross?
- (a)
19
- (b)
28
- (c)
30
- (d)
37
A bag contains coins of four different denominations, viz. 1 rupee, 50-paise, 25-paise, and 10-paise. There are as many 50-paise coins as the value of 25-paise coins in rupees. The value of 1-rupee coins is 5 times the value of 50-paise coins. The ratio of the number of 10-paise coins to that of 1-rupee coins is 4 : 3, which the total number of coins in the bag is 325.
What is the total value of coins in the bag?
- (a)
Rs. 130
- (b)
Rs. 140
- (c)
Rs. 150
- (d)
Rs. 160
A number of friends decided to go on a picnic and planned to spend Rs. 96 on eatables. Four of them, however, did not turn up. As a consequence, the remaining ones had to contribute Rs. 4 each extra. The number of those who attended the picnic was
- (a)
8
- (b)
12
- (c)
16
- (d)
24
After distributing the sweets equally among 25 children, 8 sweets remain. Had the number of children been 28, 22 sweets would been left equal distribution. What was the total number of sweets?
- (a)
328
- (b)
348
- (c)
358
- (d)
Data inadequate
A player holds 13 cards of four suits, of which seven are black and six are red. There are twice as many diamonds as spades and twice as many hearts as diamonds. How many clubs does he hold ?
- (a)
4
- (b)
5
- (c)
6
- (d)
7
In a family, each daughter has the same number of brothers as she has sisters and each son has twice as many sisters as he has brothers. How many sons are there in the family?
- (a)
2
- (b)
3
- (c)
4
- (d)
5
At the fair I bought 6 erasers and 2 pens for Rs. 15. If I could have bought 4 more erasers for Rs. 14 than pens for Rs. 9, the price of a pen was
- (a)
Rs. 1.50
- (b)
Rs. 1.75
- (c)
Rs. 2.25
- (d)
None of these
A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says to B, "If you give me 3 cards, you will have as many as I have at this moment while if D takes 5 cards from you, he will have as many as E has". A and C together have twice as many cards as E has. B and D together also have the same number of cards as A and C taken together. If together they have 150 cards, how many cards has C got?
- (a)
28
- (b)
29
- (c)
31
- (d)
35
There are deer and peacocks in a zoo. By counting heads they are 80. The number of their legs is 200. How many peacocks are there ?
- (a)
20
- (b)
30
- (c)
50
- (d)
60
The total of the ages of Amar, Akbar and Anthony is 80 years. What was the total of their ages three years ago ?
- (a)
71 years
- (b)
72 years
- (c)
74 years
- (d)
77 years
Today is Varun's birthday. One year from today he will be twice as old as he was 12 years ago. How old is Varun today ?
- (a)
20 years
- (b)
22 years
- (c)
25 years
- (d)
27 years
12-year-old Manick is three times as old as his brother Rahul. How old will Manick be when he is twice as old as Rahul?
- (a)
14 years
- (b)
16 years
- (c)
18 years
- (d)
20 years
Ayush was born two years after his father's marriage. His mother is five years younger than his father but 20 years older than Ayush who is 10 years old. At what age did the father get married ?
- (a)
23 years
- (b)
25 years
- (c)
33 years
- (d)
35 years
A is three times as old as B. C was twice as old as A four years ago. In four years' time, A will be 31. What are the present ages of B and C?
- (a)
9, 46
- (b)
9, 50
- (c)
10, 46
- (d)
10, 50
When Rahul was born, his father was 32 years olden than his brother and his mother was 25 years older than his sister. If Rahul's brother is 6 years older than him and his mother is 3 years younger than his father, how old was Rahul's sister when he was born ?
- (a)
7 years
- (b)
10 years
- (c)
14 years
- (d)
19 years
In a group of 15 people, 7 read French, 8 read English while 3 of them read none of these two. How many of them read French and English both?
- (a)
0
- (b)
3
- (c)
4
- (d)
5
The diagram given below shows the number of students who got distinction in three subjects out of 500 students. Study the diagram carefully and answer the questions that follow :
The percentage of students with distinction marks in Mathematics is
- (a)
17.8%
- (b)
18.6%
- (c)
19.2%
- (d)
20.6%
A publishing firm publishes newspapers A, B and C. In an effort to persuade advertisers to insert advertisement in these newspapers, the firm sends out the following statement to possible advertisers :
A survey of representative sample of the whole population shows that -
Newspaper A is read by 26%;
Newspaper B is read by 25%;
Newspaper C is read by 14 %;
Newspapers A and B are read by 11%;
Newspapers B and C are read by 10 %;
Newspapers C and A are read by 9 %;
Newspaper C only is read by 0%.
The percentage of readers who read all the three newspapers is
- (a)
1
- (b)
4
- (c)
5
- (d)
6
Mac has 3 pounds more than Ken, but then ken wins on the horses and trebles his money, so that he now has 2 pounds more than the original amount of money that the two boys had between them. How much money did mac and ken have between them before ken's win ?
- (a)
9 pounds
- (b)
11 pounds
- (c)
13 pounds
- (d)
15 pounds