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1251.

A can finish a work in 24 days, B in 9 days and C in 12 days. B and C start the work but are forced to leave after 3 days. The remaining work was done by A in

A.  5 days                         
B.  6 days         
C.  10 days
D.  \[10\frac{1}{2}\] days
Answer» D.  \[10\frac{1}{2}\] days
1252.

A and B can do a work in 12 days. B and C in 15 days. C and A in 20 days. If A, B and C work together, they will complete the work in

A.  5 days                         
B.  \[7\frac{5}{6}\]days        
C.  10 days  
D.  \[15\frac{2}{3}\]days
Answer» D.  \[15\frac{2}{3}\]days
1253.

X can do \[1/4\] of a work in 10 days. Y Can do 40% of the work in 40 days and Z can do 1/3 of the work in 13 days. Who will complete the work first?

A.  X                                
B.  Y              
C.  Z       
D.  X and Z both
Answer» D.  X and Z both
1254.

45 men can complete a work in 16 days. Six days after they started working, 30 more men joined them. How many days will they now take to complete the remaining work?

A.  5 days                         
B.  6 days   
C.  7 days                         
D.  8 days
Answer» C.  7 days                         
1255.

2 men and 3 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days. While 3 men and 2 boys can do the same work in 8 days. In how many days can 2 men and 1 boy do the work?

A.  \[12{\scriptstyle{}^{1}/{}_{2}}\]days 
B.  \[13{\scriptstyle{}^{1}/{}_{2}}\] days
C.  \[14{\scriptstyle{}^{1}/{}_{2}}\] days              
D.  \[17{\scriptstyle{}^{1}/{}_{2}}\] days
Answer» B.  \[13{\scriptstyle{}^{1}/{}_{2}}\] days
1256.

A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 24, 6 and 12 days respectively. Working together they will complete the same work in

A.  \[\frac{1}{24}\]days                 
B.  \[\frac{7}{24}\]days         
C.  \[3\frac{3}{7}\]days
D.  4 days
Answer» D.  4 days
1257.

  Ravi and Sonu can do a job alone in 20 days and 30 days respectively. In how many days the job will be finished, if they work together?

A.  10 days             
B.  12 days     
C.  8 days                         
D.  13 days
Answer» C.  8 days                         
1258.

If x persons working x hours a day for each of y days produce y units of works, then the unit of work produced by y persons working y hours a day for each of x days is

A.  \[{{y}^{2}}/{{x}^{2}}\]                   
B.  \[{{y}^{{}}}/{{x}^{2}}\]          
C.  \[{{y}^{2}}/{{x}^{3}}\]                   
D.  \[{{y}^{2}}/x\]
Answer» E.
1259.

When x=2, 7, 11.....,y = 8, 28, 44, ...., then x and y are in ............ .

A.  Direct proportion
B.  Inverse proportion
C.  Neither direct nor inverse proportion
D.  None of these
Answer» B.  Inverse proportion
1260.

If 24 workers can paint a wall in 45 hours, how many workers are required to do the same work in 20 hours?

A.  \[45\]                                  
B.  \[24\]                  
C.         \[54\]                  
D.         \[36\]                  
Answer» D.         \[36\]                  
1261.

Match the following. Column - I Column - II P. \[x\] and \[y\] are in direct proportion and \[x=40\] when \[y=120\]. If \[x=60\] then \[y=\] (i) 160 Q. \[x\] varies inversely as \[y\] and \[x=12\] when \[y=300\], if \[x=24\] then \[y=\] (ii) 180 R. \[x\] varies directly as \[y\] and \[y=50\] when \[x=30\], if \[x=96\] then \[y=\] (iii) 130 S. \[x\] varies inversely as \[y\] and \[y=650\] when \[x=20\], if \[x=100\] then \[y=\] (iv) 150

A.  P\[\to \](iv); Q\[\to \](i); R\[\to \](iii); S\[\to \](ii)
B.  P\[\to \](ii); Q\[\to \](iv); R(i); S(iii)
C.  P\[\to \](iv); Q\[\to \](i); R\[\to \](iii); S\[\to \](ii)
D.  P\[\to \](ii); Q\[\to \](iv); R\[\to \](i); S\[\to \](iii)
Answer» E.
1262.

A car takes 3 hours to reach a destination by travelling at\[60\text{ }km/h\]. How long will it take while travelling at\[90\text{ }km/h\]?

A.  1 hour 30 minutes
B.  1 hour 40 minutes
C.  2 hours 40 minutes
D.  2 hours
Answer» E.
1263.

If x and y are directly proportional, find the respective values of \[{{x}_{1}},{{x}_{2}}\] and \[{{y}_{1}}\] in the table given. x 3 \[{{x}_{1}}\] \[{{x}_{2}}\] 10 Y 30 50 80 Y,

A.  \[{{x}_{1}}=8;\,{{x}_{2}}=2;{{y}_{1}}=100\]
B.  \[{{x}_{1}}=5;{{x}_{2}}=8;{{y}_{1}}=100\]
C.  \[{{x}_{1}}=2;{{x}_{2}}=8;{{y}_{1}}=100\]
D.  \[{{x}_{1}}=5,{{x}_{2}}=8,{{y}_{1}}=120\]
Answer» C.  \[{{x}_{1}}=2;{{x}_{2}}=8;{{y}_{1}}=100\]
1264.

A train is moving at a uniform speed of 75 km/hr. How far will it travel in 36 minutes?

A.  \[60\text{ }km\]                             
B.  40 km  
C.         \[50\text{ }km\]             
D.         \[45\text{ }km\]                             
Answer» E.
1265.

x and y vary in inverse proportion. When x is 12, y is 3. Which of the following is not a possible pair of corresponding values of x and y?       

A.  4 and 9          
B.         10 and 3.6     
C.  72 and 0.5     
D.         5 and 6          
Answer» E.
1266.

The scale of a map is \[1:3\times {{10}^{7}}\]Two cities are \[5\text{ }cm\] apart on the map. Find the actual distance between them in kilometres.

A.  \[1500\,km\]                                    
B.  \[1000\,km\]    
C.  \[1100\,km\]                                    
D.  \[2000\,km\]                    
Answer» B.  \[1000\,km\]    
1267.

A Satish takes 24 minutes to reach his school, travelling at\[15\text{ }km/h\]. At what speed must he go to reach his school in 18 minutes?

A.  \[20\text{ }km/h\]                        
B.  \[30\text{ }km/h\]        
C.         \[24\text{ }km/h\]        
D.         \[18\text{ }km/h\]
Answer» B.  \[30\text{ }km/h\]        
1268.

5 women can clear a piece of land in 4 days. How many more women will be required to clear it in one day?

A.  \[10\]                                                  
B.  \[20\]                  
C.         \[25\]                  
D.         \[15\]                  
Answer» E.
1269.

A man completes \[\frac{5}{8}\] of a job in 10 days. At this rate, how many more days will it take him to finish the job?

A.  \[5\]                                    
B.  \[6\]   
C.  \[7\]                    
D.  \[7\frac{1}{2}\]               
Answer» C.  \[7\]                    
1270.

A fort had provision of food for 150 men for 45 days. After 10 days, 25 men left the fort. For how many days does the remaining food last?

A.  \[29\frac{1}{5}\]                             
B.  \[37\frac{1}{4}\]             
C.  \[42\]                  
D.         \[54\]
Answer» D.         \[54\]
1271.

In a camp, there is a meal for 120 men or 200 children. If 150 children have taken the meal, how many men will be catered to with the remaining meal?

A.  \[20\]                                  
B.  \[30\]                  
C.         \[40\]                  
D.         \[50\]
Answer» C.         \[40\]                  
1272.

A rope makes 260 rounds of a cylinder with base radius 20 cm. How many times can it go round a cylinder with base radius 26cm?

A.  \[130\]                                
B.  \[300\]
C.  \[200\]                
D.         \[150\]                
Answer» D.         \[150\]                
1273.

If 45 students can consume a stock of food in 2 months, for how many days does the same stock of food last for 27 students?

A.  \[100\]                                
B.  \[144\]                
C.  \[160\]                
D.         \[180\]                
Answer» B.  \[144\]                
1274.

A car takes one hour to cover a certain distance at\[60\text{ }km/h\]. How long will the same journey take at \[80\text{ }km/h\]?

A.  45 minutes                        
B.  2 hours               
C.         90 minutes        
D.         3 hours
Answer» B.  2 hours               
1275.

If the cost of 27 bags of paddy is \[Rs.9450,\] what is the cost of 36 bags of paddy?

A.  \[Rs.12000\]                     
B.  \[Rs.12600\]     
C.         \[Rs.16200\]    
D.         \[Rs.10620\]                     
Answer» C.         \[Rs.16200\]    
1276.

Three people paint a house in 20 days. How many days do 30 people take to do the same?

A.  3 days                                 
B.  2 days 
C.         60 days               
D.         12 days                               
Answer» C.         60 days               
1277.

A shopkeeper makes a profit of \[Rs.15\] from 36 tins of oil. How much profit does he make from 66 such tins?

A.  \[Rs.32.50\]                      
B.  \[Rs.22.50\]      
C.         \[Rs.27.50\]      
D.         \[Rs.18.50\]      
Answer» D.         \[Rs.18.50\]      
1278.

A tailor makes 16 dresses from a \[40\text{ }m\]long material. How much material would be needed for 20 such dresses?                             

A.  \[20\text{ }m\]                               
B.  \[60\text{ }m\]               
C.         \[\text{28 }m\]               
D.         \[\text{50 }m\]
Answer» E.
1279.

A van travels \[210\text{ }km\] in 3 hours. How far can it travel in 5 hours?

A.  \[350\,km\]                      
B.  \[70\,km\]        
C.         \[35\,km\]        
D.         \[270\,km\]      
Answer» B.  \[70\,km\]        
1280.

A shirt costs \[Rs.520\]and a pair of trousers cost\[145\]. How much does it cost for 2 such shirts and 3 pairs of such trousers?

A.  \[\text{Rs}.1040\]                          
B.  \[\text{Rs}.1475\]          
C.  \[\text{Rs}\text{.605}\]              
D.         \[\text{Rs}\text{.435}\]                              
Answer» C.  \[\text{Rs}\text{.605}\]              
1281.

5 people can paint a wall in 5 hours. In how many hours can 3 people paint the same wall?

A.  \[8\frac{2}{3}\] hours                   
B.  \[8\frac{1}{3}\] hours   
C.  \[9\frac{1}{3}\]hours   
D.         8 hours
Answer» C.  \[9\frac{1}{3}\]hours   
1282.

A car needs 33 litres of petrol to cover a 'Br distance of 363 km. Petrol costs ' 78 per litre. How much would one spend on a journey of 407 km by that car?

A.  \[Rs.2886\]                       
B.  \[Rs.2780\]       
C.  \[Rs.2618\]      
D.         \[Rs.2870\]       
Answer» B.  \[Rs.2780\]       
1283.

A supply of food lasts for a week for 25 families. How long would it last if 5 more families are to be supplied?

A.  5 days                                 
B.  6 days 
C.         \[\frac{5}{6}\] of a week
D.         \[1\frac{1}{5}\]weeks
Answer» D.         \[1\frac{1}{5}\]weeks
1284.

6 workers complete a job in 8 days. How Br many workers are needed to complete the job 2 days in advance?

A.  \[4\]                                    
B.  \[8\]                    
C.  \[10\]                                  
D.         \[6\]                    
Answer» C.  \[10\]                                  
1285.

A typist can finish typing 3 pages in 5 minutes. How many minutes does it take him to type 10 pages?

A. \[16.7\]minutes
B.  \[17.6\]minutes
C.  \[180\]minutes
D.  \[160\]minutes
Answer» B.  \[17.6\]minutes
1286.

If x varies directly as \[{{y}^{2}}\] and \[x=4\] when\[y=5\], then find x when y is 15.

A.  4                    
B.         9        
C.  12                  
D.         36      
Answer» E.
1287.

Suman drove \[244\text{ }km\] in 4 hours. How long will he take to drive 366 km going at the same speed?

A.  8 hours                               
B.  4 hours               
C.         10 hours             
D.         6 hours
Answer» E.
1288.

A wheel revolves 19500 times in 3 hours.  How many times does it revolve in 7 hours?

A.  \[54500\]                           
B.  \[55400\]
C.  \[45500\]           
D.         \[50450\]           
Answer» E.
1289.

A recipe for 20 rolls needs 5 tablespoons w of butter. How many tablespoons of butter is needed for 30 rolls?

A.  \[6\]                                    
B.  \[7\]   
C.  \[7.5\]                                 
D.                                                        \[6.5\]
Answer» D.                                                        \[6.5\]
1290.

A worker is paid Rs. 139.20 for 3 days. (i) What will he get in the month of June (in Rs,)? (ii) For how many days will he be working for Rs. 696?

A. (i) (ii) 1392 15                
B. (i) (ii) 15 1392                
C. (i) (ii) 1382 20
D. (i) (ii) 1392 20
Answer» B. (i) (ii) 15 1392                
1291.

If a quarter kg of green chillies cost 60 paise, how many paise will 200 g cost?

A.  \[48\text{ }paise\]                         
B.  \[54\text{ }paise\]         
C.         \[56\text{ }paise\]         
D.         \[72\text{ }paise\]
Answer» B.  \[54\text{ }paise\]         
1292.

Match the following. Column - I Column - II (P) If the cost of 93m of a certain kind of plastic sheet is Rs. 1395, then what would it cost (in Rs.) to buy 105 m of such plastic sheet? (1) 42 (Q) 55 cows can graze a field in 16 days. How many cows will graze the same field in 10 days? (2) 18 (R) 18 men can reap a field in 35 days. For reaping the same field in 15 days; how many men are required? (3) 88 (S) Suneeta types 1080 words in one hour. What is her GWPM (gross words per minute)? (4) 1575

A. P Q R S 4 3 1 2                
B. P Q R S 2 1 4 3
C. P Q R S 3 2 1 4                
D. P Q R S 1 3 2 4
Answer» B. P Q R S 2 1 4 3
1293.

In a camp, 95 men had provisions for 200 days. After 5 days, 30 men left the camp. For how many days will the remaining provisions last?

A.  \[180\]                
B.         \[285\]                
C.  \[139\frac{16}{19}\]                      
D.         \[200\]
Answer» C.  \[139\frac{16}{19}\]                      
1294.

A garrison of 500 men had provisions for 27 days. After 3 days, a reinforcement of 300 men arrived. For how many more days will the remaining provisions last?

A.  \[15\]                                                  
B.  \[16\]                  
C.         \[17\frac{1}{2}\]             
D.         \[18\]                  
Answer» B.  \[16\]                  
1295.

State ?T? for true and ?F? for false. (i) If x and y are in direct proportion, then (x-1) and (y-1) are also in direct proportion. (ii) If x and y are in inverse proportion then (x+2) and (y+2) are also in inverse proportion. (iii) Two quantities x and y are said to vary directly with each other if \[\frac{x}{y}=k\], where k is a positive constant. (iv) When distance is kept fixed, then speed and time vary inversely with each other.

A. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) T F F T                
B.        (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) T T F F                
C.        (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) F F T T                
D.        (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) T F T F
Answer» D.        (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) T F T F
1296.

In 15 days, the earth picks up \[1.2\times {{10}^{8}}\text{kg}\] of dust from the atmosphere. In how many days it will pick up \[4.8\times {{10}^{8}}\text{ kg}\]of dust?

A.  50                              
B.         40      
C.         60                              
D.         100
Answer» D.         100
1297.

A rope makes 70 rounds of the circumference of a cylinder whose radius of the base is\[14\text{ }cm\] How many times can it go round a cylinder with radius \[20\text{ }cm\]?

A.  \[40\]                                  
B. \[49\]                   
C.  \[100\]                
D.         \[54\]                  
Answer» C.  \[100\]                
1298.

A van covers \[432\text{ }km\] with 36 litres of diesel. How much distance would it cover with 25 litres of diesel?

A.  \[200\,km\]     
B.         \[300\,km\]      
C.         \[100\,km\]     
D.         \[350\,km\]
Answer» C.         \[100\,km\]     
1299.

36 men can construct a bridge in 18 days. In how many days will 27 men complete the construction?

A.  \[12\]                                                  
B.  \[18\]                  
C.         \[22\]                  
D.         \[24\]                  
Answer» E.
1300.

Raghu has enough money to buy 75 machines worth Rs. 200 each. How many machines can he buy if he gets a discount of Rs. 50 on each machine?

A.  180                            
B.         200    
C.         150                            
D.         100    
Answer» E.