TNPSC Verbal Reasoning - Arithmetical Reasoning
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
A bird shooter was asked how many birds he had in the bag. He replied that there were all sparrows but six, all pigeons but six, and all ducks but six. How many birds he had in the bag in all ?
- (a)
9
- (b)
18
- (c)
27
- (d)
36
A man wears socks of two colours - black and brown. He has altogether 20 black socks and 20 brown socks in a drawer. Supposing he has to take out the socks in the dark, how many must he take out to be sure that he has a matching pair ?
- (a)
3
- (b)
20
- (c)
39
- (d)
None of these
A group of 1200 persons consisting of captains and soldiers is travelling in a train. For every 15 soldiers there is one captain. The number of captains in the group is
- (a)
85
- (b)
80
- (c)
75
- (d)
70
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
First bunch of bananas has \(1\over4\) again as many bananas as a second bunch. If the second bunch has 3 bananas less than the first bunch, then the number of bananas in the first bunch is
- (a)
9
- (b)
10
- (c)
12
- (d)
15
A student got twice as many sums wrong as he got right. If he attempeted 48 sums in all, how many did he solve correctly ?
- (a)
12
- (b)
16
- (c)
18
- (d)
24
The number of boys in a class is three times the number of girls. Which one of the following numbers cannot represent the total number of children in the class?
- (a)
48
- (b)
44
- (c)
42
- (d)
40
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
The total number of digits used in numbering the pages of a book having 366 pages is
- (a)
732
- (b)
990
- (c)
1098
- (d)
1305
A farmer built a fence around his square plot. He used 27 fence poles on each side of the square. How many poles did he need altogether?
- (a)
100
- (b)
104
- (c)
108
- (d)
None of these
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)
\(5\over 9\)
Three friends had dineer at a restaurant. When the bill was received, Amita paid \(2\over 3\) as much as Veena paid and Veena paid \(1\over 2\) as much as Taniya paid. What faction of the bill did Veena pay ?
- (a)
\(1\over 3\)
- (b)
\(3\over 11\)
- (c)
\(12\over 31\)
- (d)
\(5\over 8\)
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
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 the authorities decide to remove one pole and place the remaining on equal distances among the poles, then each set of poles would be ........ metres apart.
- (a)
7\(1\over2\)
- (b)
8\(1\over2\)
- (c)
9
- (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.
Two bus tickets from city A to B and three tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 77 but three tickets from city A to B and two tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 73. What are the fares for cities B and C from A?
- (a)
Rs.4 , Rs. 23
- (b)
Rs.13 , Rs. 17
- (c)
Rs.15 , Rs. 14
- (d)
Rs.17 , Rs. 13
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 total of 324 coins of 20 paise and 25 paise make a sum of Rs. 71.The number of 25-paise coins is
- (a)
120
- (b)
124
- (c)
144
- (d)
200
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 man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one- rupee notes, five-rupee notes and ten-rupee notes. The number of notes of each denomination is equal. What is the total number of notes that he has?
- (a)
45
- (b)
60
- (c)
75
- (d)
90
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.
How many 10-paise coins are there?
- (a)
25
- (b)
50
- (c)
75
- (d)
100
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 value of 50-paise coins ?
- (a)
Rs. 10
- (b)
Rs. 15
- (c)
Rs. 20
- (d)
Rs. 30
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.
How many 1-rupee coins are there?
- (a)
25
- (b)
50
- (c)
75
- (d)
100
Robin says, "If Jai gives me Rs. 40, he will have half as much as Atul, but if Atul gives me Rs. 40, then the three of us will all have the same amount." What is the total amount of money that Robin, Jai, and Atul have between them ?
- (a)
Rs. 240
- (b)
Rs. 320
- (c)
Rs. 360
- (d)
Rs. 420
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
A certain number of horses and an equal number of men are going somewhere. Half of the owners are on their horses' back while the remaining ones are walking along leading their horses. If the number of legs walking on the ground is 70, how many horses are there?
- (a)
10
- (b)
12
- (c)
14
- (d)
16
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
In a family, a couple has a son and a daughter. The age of the father is three times that of his daughter and the age of the son is half of that of his mother. The wife is 9 years younger to her husband and the brother is seven years older than his sister. What is the age of the mother ?
- (a)
40 years
- (b)
45 years
- (c)
50 years
- (d)
60 years
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 town, 65% people watched the news on television, 40% read a newspaper and 25% read a newspaper and watched the news on television also. What percent of the people neither watched the news on television nor read a newspaper ?
- (a)
5
- (b)
10
- (c)
15
- (d)
20
There are 50 students admitted to a nursery class. Some students can speak only English and some can speak only Hindi. Ten students can speak both English and Hindi. If the number of students who can speak English is 21, then how many students can speak Hindi, how many can speak only Hindi and how many can speak only English?
- (a)
39, 29 and 11 respectively
- (b)
37, 27 and 13 respectively
- (c)
28, 18 and 22 respectively
- (d)
21, 11 and 29 respectively
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 :
What is the percentage of students who get distinction in two subjects ?
- (a)
8%
- (b)
9%
- (c)
10%
- (d)
12%