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1001.

Compute 33800/520/5

A. 31
B. 325
C. 13
D. 352
Answer» D. 352
Discussion
1002.

Compute : 28854 / 458 / 9

A. 70
B. 567
C. 7
D. 576
Answer» D. 576
Discussion
1003.

Compute : 1112 / 139 - 5

A. 557/67
B. -3
C. 556/67
D. 3
Answer» E.
Discussion
1004.

Coefficient of x in (x + 9)(8 - 5x) is

A. 37
B. -53
C. -37
D. 53
Answer» D. 53
Discussion
1005.

Coefficient of x in (x + 8)(6 -­ 3x) is

A. 18
B. 30
C. -18
D. -30
Answer» D. -30
Discussion
1006.

Coefficient of x in (x + 11)(3 -­ 5x) is _____.

A. 33
B. -5
C. 3
D. -52
Answer» E.
Discussion
1007.

Choose one of the following options which is equal to 1 + cosθsinθ_x005F_x000D_

A. sinθ1 - cosθ
B. 1 + sin2θsinθcosθ
C. 1 + 2cosθsinθcosθ
D. 1 - 2sin2θcosθ
Answer» B. 1 + sin2θsinθcosθ
Discussion
1008.

Calculate the value of x, if 1 - (x529) = (1623)_x005F_x000D_

A. 283
B. 276
C. 273
D. 374
Answer» D. 374
Discussion
1009.

Calculate the value of x if 1 - x289 = 1517_x005F_x000D_

A. 64
B. 44
C. 36
D. 54
Answer» B. 44
Discussion
1010.

Calculate the value of (59881 × 59881 - 49681 × 49681)10200?_x005F_x000D_

A. 110956
B. 109562
C. 109652
D. 109662
Answer» C. 109652
Discussion
1011.

Calculate the value of (514 - 1)(534+ 512 + 514 + 1)_x005F_x000D_

A. 5
B. 4
C. 10
D. 25
Answer» C. 10
Discussion
1012.

Calculate the value of 0.77777 + 0.7777 + 0.777 + 0.77 + 0.7 + 0.07.

A. 3.86274
B. 3.80247
C. 3.85274
D. 3.87247
Answer» E.
Discussion
1013.

Calculate the sum of squares from 1 to 9.

A. 284
B. 285
C. 385
D. 380
Answer» C. 385
Discussion
1014.

By how much is three-fifth of 350  greater than four-seventh of 210 ?

A. 90
B. 100
C. 110
D. 120
Answer» B. 100
Discussion
1015.

Calculate the angle subtended by the chord at the point on the major arc if the radius and the chord of the circle are equal in length.

A. 30°
B. 120°
C. 200°
D. 300°
Answer» B. 120°
Discussion
1016.

B has 32 pens, 24 pencils and 16 erasers. How many sets of these three items can B make without any left over?_x005F_x000D_

A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
Answer» D. 9
Discussion
1017.

ax + 3y = 6 has slope -2/3. What is the value of a?

A. -2
B. 2
C. 3
D. -3
Answer» C. 3
Discussion
1018.

At what point does the line 3x + 2y = 12 cuts the Y-axis?

A. (0, 6)
B. (0, -6)
C. (6, 0)
D. (-6, 0)
Answer» B. (0, -6)
Discussion
1019.

At what point does the line 2x + 5y = -6 cuts the X-axis?

A. (3, 0)
B. (0, 3)
C. (-3, 0)
D. (0, -3)
Answer» D. (0, -3)
Discussion
1020.

At what point does the line 3x + 2y = -12 intercept the Y-axis?

A. (0,6)
B. (0,-6)
C. (-4,0)
D. (4,0)
Answer» C. (-4,0)
Discussion
1021.

At what point does the line 2x - 3y = 6 cuts the Y axis?

A. (0, 2)
B. (-2, 0)
C. (2, 0)
D. (0, -2)
Answer» E.
Discussion
1022.

Assume 57 + 59 + 109 = 0, then find the value of 573 + 593 + 1093_x005F_x000D_

A. 1099701
B. 1099601
C. 1099801
D. 1098701
Answer» B. 1099601
Discussion
1023.

An owner of a Dry fruits shop sold small packets of mixed nuts for Rs. 150 each and large packets for Rs. 250 each. One day he sold 5000 packets, for a total of Rs. 10.50 lakh. How many small packets were sold ?

A. 2000
B. 3000
C. 2500
D. 3500
Answer» B. 3000
Discussion
1024.

Anuj runs 1 2/3 laps of 7 laps race, find the remaining laps to be run.

A. 44271
B. 44269
C. 44266
D. 44265
Answer» B. 44269
Discussion
1025.

An equilateral triangle has sides of 10 cm each. Find the ratio of in-radius to the circum-radius of the triangle._x005F_x000D_

A. 1 : 1_x005F_x000D_
B. 0.043055555555556
C. 0.084027777777778
D. 0.04375
Answer» C. 0.084027777777778
Discussion
1026.

An army lost 10% of its men in war, 10% of the remaining died due to disease and 10% of the rest were declared disabled. Thus the strength of the army was reduced to 7,29,000 active men. The original strength of the army was

A. 1500000
B. 1000000
C. 1200000
D. 1100000
Answer» C. 1200000
Discussion
1027.

An angle is thrice its complementary angle. What is the measure of the angle?

A. 22.5°
B. 135°
C. 45°
D. 67.5°
Answer» E.
Discussion
1028.

An angle is greater than its complementary angle by 30°. Find the measure of the angle?

A. 30°
B. 90°
C. 60°
D. 120°
Answer» D. 120°
Discussion
1029.

An angle is four times its complementary angle. What is the measure of the angle?

A. 72°
B. 108°
C. 54°
D. 36°
Answer» B. 108°
Discussion
1030.

An aeroplane flying horizontally at a height of 3 Km. above the ground is observed at a certain point on earth to subtend an angle of 60°. After 15 sec flight, its angle of elevation is changed to 30°. The speed of the aeroplane (taking √3 = 1.732) is

A. 230.63 m/sec
B. 230.93 m/sec
C. 235.85 m/sec
D. 236.25 m/sec
Answer» C. 235.85 m/sec
Discussion
1031.

ABCD is a parallelogram. Co-ordinates of A, B and C are (5,0), (-2,3) and (-1,4) respectively. What will be the equation of line AD?

A. y = 2x - 5
B. y = x + 5
C. y = 2x + 5
D. y = x - 5
Answer» E.
Discussion
1032.

Along a yard 225 metres long, 26 trees are palnted at equal distances, one tree being at each end of the yard. What is the distance between two consecutive trees

A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11
Answer» C. 10
Discussion
1033.

ABC is a right angled triangle. ∠BAC = 90 deg and ∠ACB = 60 deg. What is the ratio of the circum radius of the triangle to the side AB?

A. 0.043055555555556
B. 1 : √3
C. 2 : √3
D. 0.085416666666667
Answer» C. 2 : √3
Discussion
1034.

AB is a diameter of a circle. C is a point on the tangent drawn at A . If AB = 8 cm and AC = 6 cm , then the length of BC is

A. 10 cm
B. 14 cm
C. 5 cm
D. 7 cm
Answer» B. 14 cm
Discussion
1035.

A zoo has few numbers of penguins and polar bears. The total number of heads of both of them is 60 and the total number of their feet is 160. How many polar bears are there in the zoo?_x005F_x000D_

A. 20
B. 40
C. 60
D. 80
Answer» B. 40
Discussion
1036.

A T.V was sold at a profit of 5% If it had been sold at a profit of 10% , the profit would have been Rs. 1000 more. What is its cost price ?

A. Rs.20000
B. Rs.5000
C. Rs.10000
D. Rs.15000
Answer» B. Rs.5000
Discussion
1037.

A triangular prism has 9 edges. How many vertices does it have?

A. 8
B. 6
C. 12
D. 10
Answer» C. 12
Discussion
1038.

A tower stands on the top of a building which is 40 metres high. The angle of depression of a point situated on the ground from the top and bottom of the tower are found to be 60 and 45 deg respectively. What is the height (in metres) of tower?

A. 20√3
B. 30(√3 + 1)
C. 40(√3 – 1)
D. 50(√3 – 1)
Answer» D. 50(√3 – 1)
Discussion
1039.

A tetrahedron has 4 vertices. How many edges does it have?

A. 8
B. 12
C. 6
D. 10
Answer» D. 10
Discussion
1040.

A telephone bill costs Rs.13 for 19 minutes. What is the cost in rupees for 15 minutes 50 seconds?(rounded to one decimal)

A. 10.8
B. 10.7
C. 10.6
D. 10.9
Answer» B. 10.7
Discussion
1041.

A tank is 2/5 full. If 16 litres of water is added to the tank, it becomes 6/7 full. The capacity of the tank is:

A. 28 litres
B. 32 litres
C. 35 litres
D. 42 litres
Answer» D. 42 litres
Discussion
1042.

A spherical lead ball of radius 6 cm is melted and small lead balls of radius 3 mm are made. The total number of possible small lead balls is

A. 4250
B. 4000
C. 8005
D. 8000
Answer» E.
Discussion
1043.

A tailor has 37.5 metres of cloth and he has to make 8 pieces out of a metre of cloth. How many pieces can he make out of half of the cloth he has ?

A. 300
B. 150
C. 175
D. 200
Answer» C. 175
Discussion
1044.

A sphere of radius 5 cm is melted to form a cone with base of same radius. The height (in cm) of the cone is

A. 5
B. 10
C. 20
D. 22
Answer» D. 22
Discussion
1045.

A ship is full of cargo containers. It drops 2/3 of cargo containers at the first port and takes 60 more, at the second port it drops two third of the new total and takes eleven more. On arriving at the third port it is found that it have 48 cargo containers. Find the number of cargo containers in the ship at the starting?

A. 189
B. 159
C. 161
D. 153
Answer» E.
Discussion
1046.

A secret can be told to only 3 persons in 3 minutes. Each person in turn tells 3 other persons in the next 3 minutes and the processes continues accordingly. In 30 minutes how many persons can be told this secret in this way ?

A. 88572
B. 77854
C. 99584
D. 55654
Answer» B. 77854
Discussion
1047.

A piece of cloth costs Rs. 35. If the piece were 4 m longer and each meter were to cost Rs. 1 lesser, then the total cost would remain unchanged. How long is the piece of cloth?

A. 10 m
B. 14 m
C. 12 m
D. 8 m
Answer» B. 14 m
Discussion
1048.

A politician distributed 285 kg of sugar among the people of a village counting 1487.Find out how much sugar does each person get._x005F_x000D_

A. 1.91 kg
B. 191 kg
C. 0.191 kg
D. 19.1 kg
Answer» D. 19.1 kg
Discussion
1049.

A man spends in 8 months as much as he earns in 6 months. He saves Rs. 6000 in a year. His average monthly income is

A. Rs. 2400
B. Rs. 2000
C. Rs. 2150
D. Rs. 1800
Answer» C. Rs. 2150
Discussion
1050.

A man could buy a certain number of notebooks for Rs.300. If each notebook cost is Rs.5 more, he could have bought 10 notebooks less for the same amount. Find the price of each notebook ?

A. 15
B. 20
C. 10
D. 8
Answer» D. 8
Discussion