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Ques. A = 11 * 22 * 33 * 44 * 55 * ……..1010. How many zeroes will be there at the end of A ?
Op 1: 6
Op 2: 15
Op 3: 10
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2
Ques. If x = 3 + 31/2, then what is the value of x2 + 9/x2 ?
Op 1: 15 + 3 * 31/2
Op 2: 18 + 3 * 31/2
Op 3: 27 + 3 * 31/2
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4
Ques. If x4 + 1/x4 = 47, then find the value of x3 + 1/x3
Op 1: 18
Op 2: 27
Op 3: 9
Op 4: 12
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1
Ques. The product of two numbers is 2028 and their H.C.F. is 13. The number of such pairs is:
Op 1: 1
Op 2: 2
Op 3: 3
Op 4: 4
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2

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Ques. If 13 + 23+ 33+ ……….+ 93 = 2025 ,then the value of (0.11)3 + (0.22)3 + ….+ (0.99)3 is close to:
Op 1: 0.2695
Op 2: 0.3695
Op 3: 2.695
Op 4: 3.695
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3
Ques. In a purse there are 30 coins, twenty one-rupee and remaining 50-paise coins. Eleven coins are picked simultaneously at random and are placed in a box. If a coin is now picked from the box, find the probability of it being a rupee coin?
Op 1: 4/7
Op 2: 1/2
Op 3: 2/3
Op 4: 5/6
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3
Ques. A, B and C are three students who attend the same tutorial classes. If the probability that on a particular day exactly one out of A and B attends the class is 7/10; exactly one out of B and C attends is 4/10; exactly one out of C and A attends is 7/10. I
Op 1: 46/100
Op 2: 63/100
Op 3: 74/100
Op 4: 99/100
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4

Ques. A box contains 10 balls numbered 1 through 10. Anuj, Anisha and Amit pick a ball each, one after the other, each time replacing the ball. What is the probability that Anuj picks a ball numbered less than that picked by Anisha, who in turn picks a lesser n
Op 1: 3/25
Op 2: 1/6
Op 3: 4/25
Op 4: 81/400
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1

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Ques. If |x| + |y| = 7, then what is the sum of minimum and maximum values of x + y?
Op 1: 3/2
Op 2: -7
Op 3: 7
Op 4: 0
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4
Ques. 832.58-242.31 =779.84- ?
Op 1: 179.57
Op 2: 199.57
Op 3: 295.05
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4
Ques. Which is the closest approximation to the product 0.3333 * 0.25 * 0.499 * 0.125 * 24 ?
Op 1: 1/8
Op 2: 3/4
Op 3: 3/8
Op 4: 2/5
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1
Ques. The simplification of (0.2 * 0.2 + 0.02 * 0.02 - 0.4 * 0.02) / 0.36
Op 1: 0.009
Op 2: 0.09
Op 3: 0.9
Op 4: 9
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2

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Ques. The equations 2x+3y-7=0 and 10x+15y-35=0 are:
Op 1: Consistent and have unique solution
Op 2: Consistent and have infinitely many solutions
Op 3: inconsistent
Op 4: none of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2
Ques. The solution of the simultaneous equations (1/2)x + (1/3)y = 2 and x+y=1 is:
Op 1: x = 0, y = 1
Op 2: x = 1, y = 0
Op 3: x = 2/3, y = 3/2
Op 4: x = 10, y = -9
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4

Ques. If the equation x2-2(k+1)x+(9/2)k=0 has two identical roots then the values of k are:
Op 1: k=1, 2
Op 2: k=2 or 1/2
Op 3: k=3, 1/2
Op 4: none of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2
Ques. The number which should be subtracted from 5a2-3ab+7b2 to make it equal to a2+ab+b2, is:
Op 1: 4a2-4ab+6b2
Op 2: 4a2-4ab+5b2
Op 3: 4a2+4ab+6b2
Op 4: 4a2-3ab+6b2
Op 5: None of these
Correct Op : 1

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Ques. The ascending order of rational numbers -7/10, 5/-8, 2/-3 is:
Op 1: -7/10, 2/-3, 5/-8
Op 2: -7/10, 5/-8, 2/-3
Op 3: 5/-8, -7/10, 2/-3
Op 4: 2/-3, 5/-8, -7/10
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1

Ques. If A is real and 1 + A + A2 + A3 = 40, then A is equal to:
Op 1: -3
Op 2: -1
Op 3: 1
Op 4: 3
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4


Ques. (1 + 3 + 5 + … + 3983) / 1992 = ?
Op 1: 1988
Op 2: 1992
Op 3: 1990
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2


Ques. Which one of the following should be added to 25p2 + 16q2, so that the resulting sum becomes a perfect square?
Op 1: 20pq
Op 2: 30pq
Op 3: 40pq
Op 4: 50p2q2
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3

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Ques. Which of the following multipliers will cause a number to be increased by 29.7% ?
Op 1: 1.297
Op 2: 12.97
Op 3: 129.7
Op 4: 1297
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1


Ques. If 2A = 3B and 4B = 5C, then A: C is:
Op 1: 4 : 3
Op 2: 8 : 15
Op 3: 15 : 8
Op 4: 3 : 4
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3


Ques. 0.4777 . . . is the recurring decimal for the fraction:
Op 1: 4777/100000
Op 2: 477/100
Op 3: 437/1000
Op 4: 43/90
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4


Ques. 0.8888 ÷ 0.011 is equal to:
Op 1: 8.08
Op 2: 80.8
Op 3: 0.808
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2

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Ques. If x * y = x2 + y2 - xy, then the value of 9 * 11 is:
Op 1: 93
Op 2: 103
Op 3: 113
Op 4: 121
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2


Ques. If a = 0.1039, then the value of (4a2 - 4a + 1)1/2 + 3a is:
Op 1: 0.1039
Op 2: 0.2078
Op 3: 1.1039
Op 4: 2.1039
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3


Ques. If a, b, c, d, e are five consecutive odd numbers, their average is:
Op 1: 5 (a + 4)
Op 2: (abcde/5)
Op 3: 5 (a + b + c + d + e)
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4

Ques. (x % of 932) + 30 = 309.6
Find x.
Op 1: 25
Op 2: 30
Op 3: 35
Op 4: 40
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2

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Ques. Find the value of X :
0.009/X = 0.01
Op 1: 0.0009
Op 2: 0.09
Op 3: 0.9
Op 4: 9
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3

Ques. The least among the following is:
Op 1: 0.2
Op 2: 1/0.2
Op 3: 0.22222222
Op 4: (0.2)2
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4

Ques. In the following expression, there are two missing digits: * and #. Find the value of *.
1*5#4 / 148 = 78
Op 1: 1
Op 2: 4
Op 3: 6
Op 4: 8
Op 5: None of these
Correct Op : 1

Ques. What is the value of (-5)(4)(2)(-1/2)(3/4) ?
Op 1: -30
Op 2: -15
Op 3: 15
Op 4: 30
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3

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Ques. If 33 untrained labourers can do a work in 15 days of 12 hr. each, how many trained labourers can do 50% more work in 11 days of 9 hr each ? (It may be assumed that it takes 2 trained labourers to do the work of 5 untrained labourers)
Op 1: 42
Op 2: 36
Op 3: 90
Op 4: 100
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2


Ques. Which of the following fractions is less than 7/8 and greater than 1/3 ?
Op 1: 1/4
Op 2: 23/24
Op 3: 11/12
Op 4: 11/24
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4


Ques. 892.7 - 573.07 - 95.007 = ?
Op 1: 224.623
Op 2: 224.777
Op 3: 233.523
Op 4: 414.637
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1


Ques. Which is the closest approximation to the product 0.3333 x 0.25 x 0.499 x 0.125 x 24 ?
Op 1: 1/8
Op 2: 3/4
Op 3: 3/8
Op 4: 2/5
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1

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Ques. Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12, 15 and 20 hours respectively. If A is open all the time and B and C are open for one hour each alternately, the tank will be full in:
Op 1: 6 hrs.
Op 2: 20/3 hrs
Op 3: 7 hrs
Op 4: 15/2 hrs
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3

Ques. Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank is:
Op 1: 60 gallons
Op 2: 100 gallons
Op 3: 120 gallons
Op 4: 180 gallons
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3


Ques. Ram and Shyam together do a work in 8 days. Both of them began to work. After 3 days Ram fell ill. Shyam completed the remaining work in 15 days. In how many days can Ram complete the whole work?
Op 1: 12
Op 2: 17
Op 3: 16
Op 4: 15
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1




Ques. Two workers A and B were employed for a work. A takes 8 hour more than the time taken by A and B together. If B takes 4.5 hours more than the time taken by A and B together, how long would A and B take together to complete the work?
Op 1: 7 hours
Op 2: 6 hours
Op 3: 5 hours
Op 4: 4 hours
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2

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Ques. The manufacturer of a certain item can sell all he can produce at the selling price of Rs. 60 each. It costs him Rs. 40 in materials and labour to produce each item and he has overhead expenses of Rs. 3000 per week in order to operate the plant. The numb
Op 1: 200
Op 2: 250
Op 3: 300
Op 4: 400
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1


Ques. A sells a bicycle to B at a profit of 20%. B sells it to C at a profit of 25%. If C pays Rs. 225 for it, the cost price of the bicycle for A is:
Op 1: Rs. 110
Op 2: Rs.120
Op 3: Rs. 125
Op 4: Rs. 150
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4


Ques. If 5% more is gained by selling an article for Rs. 350 than by selling it for Rs. 340, the cost of the article is:
Op 1: Rs. 50
Op 2: Rs. 160
Op 3: Rs. 200
Op 4: Rs. 225
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3

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Ques. Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1:1:2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be:
Op 1: Rs. 169.50
Op 2: Rs. 170
Op 3: Rs. 175.50
Op 4: Rs. 180
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3

Ques. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7:5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7:9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially ?
Op 1: 10
Op 2: 20
Op 3: 21
Op 4: 25
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3

Ques. A man bought a number of clips at 3 for a rupee and an equal number at 2 for a rupee. At what price per dozen should he sell them to make a profit of 20% ?
Op 1: Rs 4
Op 2: Rs 5
Op 3: Rs 6
Op 4: Rs 7
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3

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Ques. The probability of occurrence of event X is 0.8 and that of event Y is 0.05. The events are mutually exclusive. What is the probability of occurrence of either X or Y?
Op 1: 0.85
Op 2: 0.75
Op 3: 0
Op 4: Cannot be determined
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1



Ques. 10% of the voters did not cast their vote in an election between two candidates. 10% of the votes polled were found invalid. The successful candidate got 54% of the valid votes and won by a majority of 1620 votes. The number of voters enrolled on the vo
Op 1: 25000
Op 2: 33000
Op 3: 35000
Op 4: 40000
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1

Ques. A, B, C started a business with their investments in the ratio 1:3:5. After 4 months, A invested the same amount as before and B as well as C withdrew half of their investments. The ratio of their profits at the end of the year is:
Op 1: 4:3:5
Op 2: 5:6:10
Op 3: 6:5:10
Op 4: 10:5:6
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2

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Ques. The probability of drawing an apple from a bag of fruits is 6/25. How many apples should Ravi draw, so that there is a chance he will draw 12 apples on average?
Op 1: 25
Op 2: 50
Op 3: 12
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2



Ques. What is the probability for a day to be Sunday?
Op 1: 1/7
Op 2: 1/5
Op 3: 52/365
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1

Ques. Rani has a bag with three blue and three yellow coins. She takes out a coin, sees its colour and puts it back in the bag. She does this thrice. What is the probability that she saw all blue coins.
Op 1: 1/8
Op 2: 1/2
Op 3: 1/3
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1

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Ques. Three numbers are chosen from 1 to 30 randomly. The probability that they are not consecutive is:
Op 1: 1/145
Op 2: 144/145
Op 3: 139/140
Op 4: 1/140
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2


Ques. A bag is full of 20 bananas and no other fruit. Rajeev draws a fruit from the bag. What is the probability that he will draw a banana?
Op 1: 1
Op 2: 0
Op 3: 1/2
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1


Ques. An unbiased dice is rolled 5 times and the outcomes are 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. If it is rolled again, what is the probability that the outcome is 6?
Op 1: 1
Op 2: 5/6
Op 3: 1/6
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3

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Ques. X and Y are two independent events. The probability that X and Y occur is 1/12, and the probability that neither occur is 1/2, the probability of occurrence of X can be:
Op 1: 1/3
Op 2: 1/5
Op 3: 1/2
Op 4: 1/10
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1


Ques. An unbiased coin is tossed n times. If the probability of getting 4 tails equals the probability of getting 7 tails, then the probability of getting two tails is:
Op 1: 55/2048
Op 2: 3/4096
Op 3: 1/1024
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1


Ques. Sudhanshu and Pankaj stand in a circle with 10 other persons. If the arrangement of the person is at random, then the probability that there are exactly 3 persons between Sudhanshu and Pankaj is?
Op 1: 9/11
Op 2: 2/11
Op 3: 1/11
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2

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Ques. An unbiased dice is rolled 3 times. The probability that the value on the dice is not more than 4 in any of the 3 rolls is:
Op 1: 8/27
Op 2: 1/27
Op 3: 26/27
Op 4: 2/3
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1


Ques. Probability of occurrence of event A is 0.5 and that of event B is 0.2. The probability of occurrence of both A and B is 0.1. What is the probability that none of A and B occur?
Op 1: 0.3
Op 2: 0.4
Op 3: 0.7
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2


Ques. An unbiased coin is tossed 5 times. If tail appears on first four tosses, then probability of tail appearing on the fifth toss is:
Op 1: 1/2
Op 2: 1
Op 3: 0
Op 4: 4/5
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1

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Ques. A bag contains 5 yellow and 4 brown pencils. If two pencils are drawn, what is the probability that the pencils are of the same colour?
Op 1: 5/108
Op 2: 1/6
Op 3: 5/18
Op 4: 4/9
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4


Ques. A single letter is drawn at random from the word, "ASPIRATION", the probability that it is a vowel is?
Op 1: 1/2
Op 2: 1/3
Op 3: 3/5
Op 4: 2/5
Op 5:
Correct Op : 1


Ques. The probability that a man can hit a target is 3/4. He tries 5 times. The probability that he will hit the target at least three times is:
Op 1: 291/364
Op 2: 371/464
Op 3: 471/502
Op 4: 459/512
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4

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Ques. There are two boxes A and B. Box A has three red and four blue balls. Box B has five red and two blue balls. Anya draws a ball from each bag randomly. What is the probability that both balls are red?
Op 1: 4/7
Op 2: 8/49
Op 3: 7/8
Op 4: 15/49
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4

Ques. Ravi has a bag full of 10 Nestle and 5 Cadbury chocolates. He draws two chocolates. What is the probability that he got at least one Nestle chocolate?
Op 1: 2/3
Op 2: 3/7
Op 3: 2/21
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4

Ques. The probability of having at least one tail in 5 throws of a coin is
Op 1: 1/32
Op 2: 31/32
Op 3: 1/5
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2

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Ques. A 5-digit number is formed by the digits 1,2,3,4 and 5 without repetition. What is the probability that the number formed is a multiple of 4?
Op 1: 1/4
Op 2: 1/5
Op 3: 2/5
Op 4: 1/120
Op 5: 4
Correct Op : 2


Ques. In a single throw of dice, what is the probability to get a number greater or equal to 4?
Op 1: 1/3
Op 2: 2/3
Op 3: 1/2
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 3


Ques. A bag contains 5 oranges, 4 bananas and 3 apples. Rohit wants to eat a banana or an apple. He draws a fruit from the bag randomly. What is the probability that he will get a fruit of his choice?
Op 1: 3.5/12
Op 2: 7/12
Op 3: 5/12
Op 4: None of these
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2