Aptitude Questions and Answers for PLACEMENTS

Ques. 16 men complete one-fourth of a piece of work in 12 days. What is the additional number of men required to complete the work in 12 more days ?
Op 1: 48
Op 2: 36
Op 3: 30
Op 4: 16
Op 5:
Correct Op : 4


Ques. A takes thrice as long to do a piece of work, as B takes. A and B together can do a piece of work in 7.5 days. A alone can do in:
Op 1: 30 days
Op 2: 40 days
Op 3: 50 days
Op 4: 60 days
Op 5: None of these
Correct Op : 1

Ques. A cistern can be filled by two pipes A and B in 10 and 15 hours respectively and is then emptied by a tap in 8 hours. If all the taps are opened, the cistern will be fill in:
Op 1: 21 hours
Op 2: 22 hours
Op 3: 23 hours
Op 4: 24 hours
Op 5: None of these
Correct Op : 4


Ques. A locomotive engine, without any wagons
attached to it, can go at a speed of 40 km/hr. Its speed is diminished by a quantity that varies proportionally as the square root of the number of wagons attached. With 16 wagons, its speed is 28 km/hr. The
Op 1: 99
Op 2: 100
Op 3: 101
Op 4: 120
Op 5:
Correct Op : 2