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If mn = 2401, then m/n =

a. 4/7 b. 7/4

c. 11/3 d. 4/11

301
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If 7a+4x 5b = 1715, then ab =

a. 0 b. 2

c. -1 d. 4

315
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The unit digit of 334 is

a. 7 b. 9

c. 3 d. 1

334
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Solve: √(9 - √(3 + √(5 - √(3 + √169))))

a. √7 b. 1

c. 0 d. √5 e. √2

341
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If Anita scores 66 out of hundred then how much does she score out of 75?

a. 50 b. 60

c. 66 d. 45

356
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A man bought 400 meters of cloth for Rs. 40,000 & sold it at a rate of Rs. 200 per one and
a half meter. What was his percentage profit or loss?

a. 36% loss b. 25% profit

c. 33% profit d. 27% loss

369
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Simplify [{(1/8)-1}-4]-1

a. 4906 b. 4096

c. 4960 d. 4690

408
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If abc4d is divisible by 4, what cannot be the value of d?

a. 0 b. 4

c. 8 d. 2

433
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What will be the value of A and B: A8 + 96 = 1AB

a. A=2,B=4 b. A=4,B=2

c.Inconsistent data d. Insufficient data

434
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The LCM of two numbers is 35322. If the numbers are in the ratio 1:3, then their HCF is:

a. 11774 b. 35322

c. 23542 d. 58870

475
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If a coin with both heads is tossed, then the probability of obtaining a tail is:

a. 0 b. 1/2

c. 1/3 d. 1

491
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If nC5 = nC6, what is the value of 15Cn?

a. 1365 b. 15!

c. 11 d. 11!

556
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If we permute 5 letters of the word 'lemon' in 5! ways. In how many words vowels do not
come together?

a. 120 b. 72

c. 48 d. 24

630
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A bag contains orange flavoured candies only. Malini takes out one candy without looking
into the bag. What is the probability that she takes out an orange flavoured candy?

a. 0 b. 1/2

c. 1/3 d. 1

643
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Ramesh, Abhijeet and Ajay are eligible to be the captain of the cricket team. Shaid, John,
Shisir and Nitin are eligible to be the co-captain. How many possible outcomes are there
for choosing a captain and a co-captain?
a. 12 b. 7

c. 9 d. 16

660
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Sameer plants 7225 plants, so that there are as many rows as there are trees in a row.
How many trees are there in a row?

a. 75 b.95

c. 85 d. 65

701
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What is the difference between the LCM and HCF of the numbers 20, 30, and 40?

a. 100 b. 110

c. 120 d. 130

741
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The average of 7 numbers is 50. The average of first three of them is 40, while the average
of the last three is 60. What must be the remaining number?

a. 65 b.55

c. 50 d. 45

826
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A bag contains coins of 1 rupee, 2 rupees and 5 rupees in the ratio 4:8:5. The total amount
in the bag is Rs. 90. The number of 5 rupee coins is:

a. 8 b. 16

c. 15 d. 10

835
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Find the value of 5/7 + 6/9 + 8/11 .

a. 224/231 b. 223/693

c. 487/231 d. 788/456

837
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A started a business with Rs. 2,70,000 and was joined by B three months afterwards. How
much money did B invest if the profit share of A at the end of the year was three-fifth of
the total profit?
a. Rs. 2,80,000 b. Rs. 1,00,000

c. Rs. 2,70,000 d. Rs. 2,40,000

888
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If the bank increases the interest on home loans from 6% to 7%, then a home loan of Rs.
10,00,000 for 3 years becomes expensive by:

a. Rs. 34,000 b. Rs. 35,000

c. Rs. 34,027 d. Rs. 34,127

910
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What sum of money will accumulate to Rs. 5,300 at 8% interest in 9 months?

a. Rs. 5,000 b. Rs. 5,400

c. Rs. 4,500 d. Rs. 4,000

916
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What is the value of 6-2 ?

a. – 1/36 b. 36

c. -36 d. None of the

above

91
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What is the value of (33 * 812 * 20) / 95?

a. 0 b. 3

c. 1/3 d. None of the

above

99
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In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'OPTICAL' be arranged so that the
vowels always come together ?

a. 120 b. 720

c. 4320 d. 2160 e. None of the

above

104
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In an examination 10 questions are to be answered choosing at least 4 from each of part A

and part B. If there are 6 questions in part A and 7 in part B, in how many ways can these
10 questions be answered ?
a. 212 b. 266

c. 272 d. 312

115
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The list price of an electric iron is Rs. 300. If two successive discounts of 15% and 10% are
allowed, its selling price will be:

a. Rs. 229.50 b. Rs. 231.50

c. Rs. 232.50 d. Rs. 234.50 e. None of the

above

195
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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:

a. 21 hours b. 22 hours

c. 23 hours d. 24 hours e. None of the

above

240
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The ascending order of rational numbers -7/10, 5/-8, 2/-3 is:

a. -7/10, 2/-3, 5/-8 b. -7/10, 5/-8, 2/-3

c. 5/-8, -7/10, 2/-3 d. 2/-3, 5/-8, -7/10

258
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Write 0.555.... as a fraction.

a. 1/5 b. 5/9

c. 1/3 d. 1/5

708
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Mumbai Rajdhani express takes 16 hours to reach Mumbai from Delhi while Swaraj
express takes 20 hours. The ratio of the speeds of both the trains is:

a. 1:4 b. 4:5

c. 5:4 d. 3:2

818
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To fill a storage tank of wheat, 20 containers full of wheat are required. How many
containers of wheat will be required to fill the same tank if the capacity of the containers
is reduced to two-fifth of their present capacity?
a. 30 b. 25

c. 50 d. 60

971
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5/11 of the paper produced can be recycled. If 6,42,400 tonnes of paper is produced, what
quantity of recycled paper can be made after its use?

a. 3,92,000 tonnes b. 2,92,000 tonnes

c. 1,92,000 tonnes d. 4,92,000 tonnes

992
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What is the number that should be subtracted from 682 to make it a perfect square?

a. 2 b. 4

c. 6 d. 8

1169
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Nine days ago, the area covered by the mold on a piece of bread was 3 square inches.
Today the mold covers 9 square inches. What is the rate of change in mold's area?

a. 2 square inches per day b. 3 square inches per day

c. 2/5 square inches per d. 2/3 square inches per

day day

1198
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A bread making machine can make bread of 50 kg dough in 3 minutes. How many such
machines are required to make breads of 300 kg dough in 6 minutes?

a. 6 b. 3

c. 4 d. 5

1208
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Sawroop draws a certain amount of money from the ATM machine. Number of Rs. 500
notes are double the number of Rs. 100 notes. Which of the following can be the possible
amount drawn?
a. 5,000 b. 8,800

c. 10,000 d. 9,500

1220
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Manu has invested 30% of his capital in petro bonds and rest in a life insurance plan. He
has invested Rs. 34,000 more in life insurance plan than in petro bonds. How much is the
total investment made by Manu?
a. Rs. 25,500 b. Rs. 59,500

c. Rs. 85,000 d. Rs. 95,000

1233
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Deepak sells 50 shirts at the cost price of 60 shirts. His gain percent is:

a. 0.15 b. 0.1

c. 0.25 d. 0.2

1249
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If 10Cx = 1, then what is the value of x if x≠0?

a. 1 b. 5

c. 10 d. 15

1270
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(173 * 175/2 * (173)3/2 ) * ( 1710/7 * ( 175)3/35 * (176)1/7)-1 =

a. 1751/7 b. 1743/7

c. 175 d. 1712 e. 1

1324
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In how many ways can at least two team members be selected for grade A out of 7
members in a group?
a. 7C2
b. 7C2 + 7C3 + 7C4 + 7C5 + 7C6 + 7C7
c. 7P2 + 7P3 + 7P4 + 7P5 + 7P6 + 7P7
d. 7C0 + 7C1
e. 7P0 + 7P1

1424
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In how many ways can the team members be arranged for the team picture if all the
males are always together and if the team comprises of 7 males and 6 females?

a. 13! b. 7! 7!

c. 7! 6! d. 14!

1428
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Akhil travels first half of the distance at 50 m/s and second half at 75 m/s. The total
distance travelled is 3 km. Find his average speed of travel for the entire journey.

a. 60 m/s b. 62.5 m/s

c. 55 m/s d. 65 m/s

1484
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Ratio between speeds of 2 trains is 5:3. If the first train runs 350 km in 2 hours, then what
is the speed of the second train?

a. 100 kmph b. 115 kmph

c. 105 kmph d. 210 kmph

1586
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Find the ratio of distances covered by a car and a cyclist when it is given that the car
moves for 1.5 hours at 30 kmph and the cyclist moves for 1 hour at 25 kmph?

a. 6:5 b. 9:5

c. 3:2 d. 5:1

1603
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A car engine is half filled and holds 15 litres of petrol. What fraction of the engine is full if it
contains 18 litres of pertrol?
a. 1/4 b. 2/3

c. 2/5 d. 3/5

1608
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The tremors of the earthquake were felt at intervals of 15 seconds. The first tremor was
felt at 08:54:57 am and the last tremor was felt at 10:45:12 am. How many times were the
tremors felt?
a. 484 b. 485

c. 441 d. 525

1625
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What is the least number which should be added to 0.0282 to make it a perfect square?

a. 0.0007 b. 0.0042

c. 0.0002 d. 0.0003

1628
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A train runs at a speed of 42 m/s and takes 35 seconds to pass a tunnel. After travelling
some distance, it takes 15 seconds to pass a pole. What is the length of the tunnel?

a. 162 m b. 630 m

c. 840 m d. 240 m

1632
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A content manager is working on an excel sheet. She has 6 columns in the sheet-
A,B,C,D,E and F. She has to check that no two columns should have the same entry. She
can check only 2 columns at a time. How many times will she have to repeat the
comparing process to complete the process for the whole file?
a. 7 b. 8

c. 15 d. 10

1638
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Micro-Sims Pvt. Ltd. produces 1,200 phones everyday. If out of these, 2 1⁄3 % are faulty and
4 1⁄3 % are defective in packaging, then how many non-faulty and non-defective packaged
phones are produced everyday?
a. 80 b. 120

c. 1080 d. 1120

1673
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If 764xy is divisible by 90, then what is the value of x + y?

a. 1 b. 3

c. 5 d. 6

1690
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Supriya runs a marathon race in 50 minutes at an average speed of 48 km/hour. In order

to set a national record, she needs to win the race in 40 minutes. Considering that her
speed remains constant, at what minimum speed should she run to set the record?

a. 70 km/hr b. 60 km/hr

c. 55 km/hr d. 50 km/hr

1698
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A supplier supplies cartridges to a newspaper publishing house. He earns a profit of 20%

by selling cartridges for Rs. 540. Find the cost price of the cartridges?

a. Rs. 500 b. Rs. 480

c. Rs. 450 d. Rs. 400

1713
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Maithli purchased a walkman from her friend. She then sold it for Rs. 90. Had it been sold
for Rs. 105, the gain would have been 1/4 of the former loss. What is the cost of the
walkman?

a. Rs. 82 b. Rs. 102

c. Rs. 114 d. Rs. 126

1716
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What is the sum of two consecutive numbers, the difference of whose squares is 19?

a. 9 b. 10

c. 18 d. 19

1736
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Sudhir goes to the market once every 64 days and Sushil goes to the same market once
every 72 days. They met each other one day. How many days later will they meet each
other again?

a. 16 b. 64

c. 240 d. 576

1750
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HCF of two numbers is 11 and their LCM is 693. If one number is 77, find the other number.

a. 7 b. 9

c. 63 d. 99

1752
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What is the least number by which 1470 must be divided to get a number which is a
perfect square?

a. 7 b. 30

c. 35 d. 42

1775
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Find the remainder when 221 is divided by 6.

a. 0 b. 1

c. 2 d. 3

1025
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The value of 74P2 is:

a. 2775 b. 150

c. 5402 d. None of the

above

120
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A man earns Rs. 24,000 per month. He spends one-third of his income on personal
expenditures. Half of the remaining income is invested in a scheme at 15% interest per
annum. After investing, half of the remaining is invested in a scheme which gives 10%
interest per annum. The remaining lies in a bank, where it earns an interest of 4% per
annum. The effective rate of interest earned by the man on his investments at the end of
the year is:
a. 19% b. 10%

c. 11% d. 29% e. 12.33%

376
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Five friends Megha, Meghna, Mehak, Menka and Meenakshi are to be seated on a round
table such that Megha never sits next to Meghna. In how many ways is it possible?

a. 4! b. 4! x 2

c. 3! x 3 d. 3!

510
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In a game, each person is dealt 3 cards from a deck of 52 cards and a player is said to have
a winning deck if and only if he or she has a king, queen and a jack each, irrespective of
the colour or the sign. What is the total possible number of winning decks for this game?
a. 3 b. 4

c. 16 d. 64 e. 128

512
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8 friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are to be seated around a round table. Find the
probability that A and B never sit next to each other.

a. 2/7 b. 5/7

c. 3/8 d. 5/8

517
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Five students have not been absent for the entire first semester. They are asked to draw
one pass each from a bag that has 5 movie passes and 5 meal passes. Parul and Mini are
the first two students to draw the pass simultaneously. What is the probability that they
both draw movie passes?

a. 5/6 b. 01/2

c. 2/9 d. 4/5

686
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Which of the following is true for the value of 0.999....?

a. It is equal to 1 b. It is less than 1

c. It is equal to 0.9 d. None of the

above

720
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a/b is a fraction where a < b. If n is added to both numerator and denominator, then
which one is greater: a/b or (a + n)/ (b + n)

a. a/b b. (a + n)/(b + n)

c. Both are equal d. Cannot be

determined

723
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log 3600 is equal to:

a. 2 log 6 + 1 b. 6 log 2 + 1

c. 2 log 6 + 2 d. 6 log 2 + 2

754
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In a class of 50 students, the average age of girls is 12.3 years and that of boys is 12.5
years. If the average age of the class is 12.42 years, then the number of boys and girls
respectively in the class are:
a. (25, 25) b. (20, 30)

c. (30, 20) d. (35, 15) e. (40, 10)

l887
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In a party, a dress code is mandatory for all. 16 friends get ready for the party but out of
them only 4 actually attend it in accordance with the dress code. What is the probability
of rejection of an invitee because of inappropriate dress?

a. 3/4 b. 1/4

c. 2/16 d. 1/2

1438
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Use the properties of logarithms to solve the following equation.

a. loga-logb-log(d+2)+logc b. loga-logb-(log(d)*log(2))+logc

c. loga+logb+log(d+2) - 3logc d. loga+logb+(log(d+2)/3logc)

1482
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The question consists of two statements - 1 and 2. Find out if the information given in the
statement(s) is sufficient to find the solution to the problem.

What will be the cost of fencing a rectangular compound if the wire costs Rs. 20 per
metre?

a.Only 1 b. Only 2

c. Either 1 or 2 d. Both 1 and 2

1648
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What will be the compound interest on the sum of Rs. 5,500 invested for 3 years at 5% p.a?

a. Rs. 866 b. Rs. 1,080

c. Rs. 1,280 d. Rs. 950

1730
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The simple interest earned on a certain amount is double the money when invested for 15
years. What interest rate is offered?

a. 26.66% b. 12%

c. 30% d. 13.33%

803
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4 men can repair a road in 7 hours. How many men are required to repair the road in 2
hours?

a. 7 b. 14

c. 17 d. 10

821
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Surekha travels 10 km to reach her office. She walks 0.5 km on foot at a speed of 8 kmph
to catch her charted bus which travels at a speed of 40 kmph. Time taken by her to reach
the office is:
a. 15 min b. 20 min

c. 18 min d. 30 min

822
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A total profit of Rs. 36,000 is to be distributed among Rajesh, Salesh and Rajeev such that
Rajesh : Salesh :: 5 : 4 and Salesh : Rajeev :: 8 : 9. What is the share of Rajeev?

a. Rs. 12,000 b. Rs. 24,000

c. Rs. 10,000 d. Rs. 20,000

828
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Sangeeta invested Rs. 20,000 at 8% per annum. If the interest is compounded half yearly,
then total interest earned by Sangeeta at the end of the year is:

a. Rs. 1,632 b. Rs. 1,600

c. Rs. 1,800 d. Rs. 1,475

382
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Rahul can finish one-fifth of his homework in one hour. Neha can finish three-seventh of
her homework in one hour thirty minutes and Riya can finish three fourth of her
homework in three hours thirty minutes. If all of them start their homework at 12.00 p.m.
and can go to play as soon as they all finish their homework, when can they start to play,
if they take a break at 3.30 p.m. for thirty minutes?
a. 5.00 p.m b. 5.30 p.m

c. 4.40 p.m d. 6.30 p.m e. 3.30 p.m

384
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A garden has 200 trees. If 1/5 of the trees are plum and 2/5 of the trees are orange, then
how many apple trees are there? Only these three types of trees are there.

a. 80 b. 40

c. 180 d. 120

415
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Solve : 4/5 x 61/80 x 10/9

a. 61/90 b. 90/61

c. 60/91 d. None of the

above

417
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What will be the last digit of 933 ?

a. 1 b. 9

c. 2 d. 0

438
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Which is the greatest power of 4 that can divide 10!?

a.3 b. 1

c. 2 d. 10

439
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4522 is not divisible by:

a. 7 b. 17

c. 19 d. 21

455
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The HCF of two numbers is 179 and their LCM is 2685. If one of the numbers is 537, then
one of the divisors of the other number is:

a. 2 b. 3

c. 4 d. 5

467
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If we permute 5 letters of the word 'mango', the number of permuted words with 'n' at
the second place are:

a. 5 b. 6

c. 12 d. 24

477
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One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards, each of the 52 cards being equally likely to be
drawn. Find the probability that the card drawn is '9' of hearts.

a. 1/13 b. 1/26

c. 1/52 d. 3/52

486
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The product of two numbers is 2028 and their H.C.F. is 13. The number of such pairs is:

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

1
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If the sum of two numbers is 55 and the H.C.F. and L.C.M of these numbers are 5 and 120
respectively, then the sum of the reciprocals of the numbers is equal to:

a. 55/601
b. 601/55
c. 11/120
d. 120/11

2
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Three different containers contain 496 litres, 403 litres and 713 litres of mixtures of milk
and water respectively. What is the volume of the biggest measuring container that will
be able to measure all the different quantities in an exact manner?

a. 1 litre
b. 7 litres
c. 31 litres
d. 41 litres

3
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Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 seconds
respectively. In 30 minutes, how many times do they toll together ?

a. 4
b. 10
c. 15
d. 16

4
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Four different electronic devices make a beep after every 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1 hour 30
minutes and 1 hour 45 minutes respectively. All the devices beeped together at 12 noon.
They will again beep together at:

a. 12 a.m.
b. 3 a.m
c. 6 a.m
d. 9 a.m

5
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The total number of prime factors of (3 x 5)12 (2 x 7)10 (10)25 is:

a. 47
b. 60
c. 72
d. None of the above

6
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What least value must be assigned to * so that the number 63576*2 is divisible by 8?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

7
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Which of the following numbers is exactly divisible by 24 ?

a. 35718
b. 63810
c. 537804
d. 3125736

8
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The nearest number to 15207, which is divisible by 467, is:

a. 14342
b. 15211
c. 14944
d. 15411
e. None of the above

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The smallest number, which is a perfect square and contains 7936 as a factor is:
a. 251664
b. 231564
c. 246016
d. 346016
e. None of the above

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If logx (0.1) = -1/3, then the value of x is:

a. 10
b. 100
c. 1000
d. 1/1000

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If ax = by, then:
a. log(a/b) = x/y
b. log(a) / log(b) = x/y
c. log(a) / log(b) = y/x
d. None of the above

38
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If log8 x + log8 (1/6) = 1/3 then the value of x is:

a. 12
b. 16
c. 18
d. 24

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If log x + log y = log (x + y), then:

a. x = y
b. xy = 1
c. y = (x-1)/x
d. y = x/(x-1)

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If log10 7 = a, then log10(1/70) is equal to:

a. - (1 + a)
b. (1 + a)-1
c. a/10
d. 1/(10a)

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The unit's digit in the product (771 * 659 * 365) is:

a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 6

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1.52 * 0.02251/2 = ?
a. 0.0375
b. 0.3375
c. 3.275
d. 32.75

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If (x1/2) / (4411/2) = 0.02, then the value of x is:

a. 0.1764
b. 1.764
c. 1.64
d. 2.64

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The value of 21/2 upto three places of decimal is:

a. 1.411
b. 1.412
c. 1.413
d. 1.414

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The value of (8-25 - 8-26) is:

a. 7 * 8-25
b. 7 * 8-26
c. 8 * 8-26
d. None of the above

77
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In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'CORPORATION' be arranged so
that the vowels always come together ?

a. 810
b. 1440
c. 2880
d. 50400
e. 5760

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How many 3 digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9, which are
divisible by 5 and none of the digits is repeated ?
a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20

106
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A committee is to be formed comprising 7 members such that there is a simple majority

of men and at least 1 woman. The shortlist consists of 9 men and 6 women. In how many
ways can this be done?

a. 3724
b. 3630
c. 4914
d. 5670

107
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From a deck of 52 playing cards, 4 cards are removed at random. In how many ways can
the 1st place and 3rd place cards be drawn out such that both are black ?

a. 64974
b. 62252
c. 69447
d. 1592500

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In how many ways can the digits 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9 be placed to form a three-digit number
so that the higher order digit is always greater than the lower order digits? (Assume
digits are all different).

a. 8
b. 9
c. 10
d. 15

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A bag contains 4 white, 5 red and 6 blue balls. Three balls are drawn at random from the
bag. The probability that all of them are red is:

a. 1/22
b. 3/22
c. 2/91
d. 2/77

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A box contains 20 electric bulbs, out of which 4 are defective. Two bulbs are chosen at
random from this box. The probability that at least one of these is defective is:
a. 4/19
b. 7/19
c. 12/19
d. 21/95

141
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In a class, 30% of the students offered English, 20% offered Hindi and 10% offered both. If
a student is selected at random, what is the probability that he has offered English or
Hindi ?
a. 2/5
b. 3/4
c. 3/5
d. 3/10

142
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A box contains 6 red balls, 7 green balls and 5 blue balls. Each ball is of a different size.
The probability that the red ball being selected is the smallest red ball is:

a. 1/18
b. 1/3
c. 1/6
d. 2/3

143
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If A and B are 2 independent events and P(A)=0.5 and P(B) = 0.4, calculate P(A/B).

a. 0.5
b. 0.4
c. 0.88
d. None of the above

144
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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 voters list
was :

a. 25000
b. 33000
c. 35000
d. 40000

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A, B and 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?

a. 4:3:5
b. 5:6:10
c. 6:5:10
d. 10:5:6

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Two varieties of 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:

a. Rs. 169.50
b. Rs. 170
c. Rs. 175.50
d. Rs. 180

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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 ?

a. 10
b. 20
c. 21
d. 25

174
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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% ?

a. Rs. 4
b. Rs. 5
c. Rs. 6
d. Rs. 7

175
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Padam purchased 30 kg of rice at the rate of Rs. 17.50 per kg and another 30 kg rice at a
certain rate. He mixed the two and sold the entire quantity at the rate of Rs. 18.60 per kg
and made 20% overall profit. At what price per kg did he purchase another lot of 30 kg
rice?

a. Rs. 12.50
b. Rs. 13.50
c. Rs. 14.50
d. Rs. 15.50
e. None of the above

176
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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 number of
units he should produce and sell in order to make a profit of at least Rs. 1000 per week,
is:
a. 200
b. 250
c. 300
d. 400

177
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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:

a. Rs. 110
b. Rs. 120
c. Rs. 125
d. Rs. 150

178
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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:

a. Rs. 50
b. Rs. 160
c. Rs. 200
d. Rs. 225

179
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Consider the following statements : If a sum of money is lent at simple interest, then the

a. 1 and 3
b. 2 alone
c. 3 alone
d. 2 and 3

180
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I started on my bicycle at 7 a.m. to reach a certain place. After going a certain distance,
my bicycle went out of order. Consequently, I rested for 35 minutes and came back to my
house walking all the way. I reached my house at 1 p.m. If my cycling speed is 10 kmph
and my walking speed 1 kmph, then on my bicycle I covered a distance of :

a. 4.92 km
b. 13.44 km
c. 14.375 km
d. 15.476 km

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Walking 6/7th of his usual speed, a man is 12 minutes too late. The usual time taken by
him to cover that distance is:

a. 1 hour
b. 1 hour 12 minutes
c. 1 hour 15 minutes
d. 1 hour 20 minutes

186
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A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 minutes to cover a certain distance, while it
takes 4 hours to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio
between the speed of the boat and speed of the water current ?

a. 2:1
b. 3:2
c. 8:3
d. Cannot be determined
e. None of the above

187
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In a 100 m race, A can beat B by 25 m and B can beat C by 4 m. In the same race, A can
beat C by:

a. 21 m
b. 26 m
c. 28 m
d. 29 m

188
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In a family, the father took 1/5 of the cake and he had 4 times as much as others had.
What is the count of all the family members ?
a. 16
b. 17
c. 18
d. None of the above

189
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36 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days. In how many days will 27 men complete
the same work ?
a. 12
b. 18
c. 22
d. 24
e. None of the above

219
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39 persons can repair a road in 12 days, working 5 hours a day. In how many days will 30
persons, working 6 hours a day, complete the work ?

a. 10
b. 13
c. 14
d. 15

220
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If 7 spiders make 7 webs in 7 days, then 1 spider will make 1 web in how many days ?

a. 1
b. 07-Feb
c. 7
d. 49

221
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Some persons can do a piece of work in 12 days. Two times the number of such persons
will do half of that work in?

a. 6 days
b. 4 days
c. 3 days
d. 12 days

222
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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, then in how many days will they complete the work?

a. 5 days
b. 47/6 days
c. 10 days
d. 47/3 days

224
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In the following expression, there are two missing digits: * and #. Find the value of *.

a. 1
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
e. None of the above

248
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What is the value of (-5)(4)(2)(-1/2)(3/4) ?

a. -30
b. -15
c. 15
d. 30

249
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If x * y = x2 + y2 - xy, then what is the value of 9 * 11?

a. 93
b. 103
c. 113
d. 121

250
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If a = 0.1039, then the value of (4a2 - 4a + 1)1/2 + 3a is:

a. 0.1039
b. 0.2078
c. 1.1039
d. 2.1039

251
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If a, b, c, d, e are five consecutive odd numbers, their average is:

a. 5 (a + 4)
b. (abcde/5)
c. 5 (a + b + c + d + e)
d. None of the above

252
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(x % of 932) + 30 = 309.6
a. 25
b. 30
c. 35
d. 40

253
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Which of the following multipliers will cause a number to be increased by 29.7%?

a. 1.297
b. 12.97
c. 129.7
d. 1297

254
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If 2A = 3B and 4B = 5C, then A: C is:

a. 04:03
b. 08:15
c. 15:08
d. 03:04

255
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0.4777 . . . is the recurring decimal for the fraction:

a. 4777/100000
b. 477/100
c. 437/1000
d. 43/90

256
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Which of the following options is equal to 0.8888 ÷ 0.011?

a. 8.08
b. 80.8
c. 0.808
d. None of the above

257
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832.58 - 242.31 = 779.84 - ?

a. 179.57
b. 199.57
c. 295.05
d. None of the above

287
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Which is the closest approximation to the product 0.3333 * 0.25 * 0.499 * 0.125 * 24 ?
a. 1/8
b. 3/4
c. 3/8
d. 2/5

288
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The simplification of (0.2 * 0.2 + 0.02 * 0.02 - 0.4 * 0.02) / 0.36

a. 0.009
b. 0.09
c. 0.9
d. 9

289
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If 13 + 23+ 33+ …… + 93 = 2025, then the value of (0.11)3 + (0.22)3 + …

+ (0.99)3 is close to:
a. 0.2695
b. 0.3695
c. 2.695
d. 3.695

290
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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?
a. 4/7
b. 1/2
c. 2/3
d. 5/6

291
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If 52416/312 = 168, then 52.416/0.00156 =

a. 3.36
b. 16800
c. 16.8
d. 33600

330
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If the sum of 4 times a number A and three times a number B is equal to the sum of
number B and seven times the number A, then what is the value of A:B?

a. 02:03
b. 03:02
c. 04:03
d. 03:04

353
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Riya earns Rs. 30,000 p.m. She spends 10% of her income on taxes. Of the remaining, she
spends one-third on rent, half on petrol, one third on electricity and the rest goes in the
savings. What percentage of Riya's income is she able to save?
a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 15%
d. 20%

354
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The average age of 10 members of a dance group is 12. Three members of age 9, 10 and 11
years leave the group. A year later, three new members of age 11, 12 and 13 years
respectively join the group. What is the average age of the group now?

a. 11 years
b. 12.6 years
c. 13.3 years
d. 14 years
e. None of the above

355
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A man's income is twice his expenditure. His expenditure is thrice his savings. His
savings are half his tax payments. What is his income?

a. Twice his taxes

b. 200 % more than his taxes
c. 300% more than his taxes
d. Eight times his savings

357
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A greedy shopkeeper cheats by 5%, while selling wheat. He bought wheat at Rs. 50/kg,
and sold it at the same price. What was his profit percentage?

a. 5%
b. 5.50%
c. 4.70%
d. 4%
e. 5. 26%

371
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In a town of 2,00,000 citizens, if the population increases at the rate of 4% per annum,
then what will be the population of the town in 2 years from now?

a. 2,10,000
b. 3,55,555
c. 1,84,320
d. 2,16,000
e. 2,16,320

372
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Given that the interest is only earned on principal, if an investment of Rs. 1000.00
amounts to Rs. 1440.00 in two years, then what is the rate of interest earned?

a. 20%
b. 22%
c. 21%
d. 11%
e. 44%

373
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Jaya bought a car worth Rs. 3,50,000 four years ago. If the value of the car depreciates
over time at a fixed rate of 10% per annum, then what will be the present worth of the
car?

a. Rs. 2, 29, 635.

b. Rs. 2, 50, 000.
c. Rs. 2, 30, 000.
d. Rs. 2, 55, 150

374
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The principal Rs. A, borrowed at A% per annum simple interest, for A months will
amount to:

a. A( 1 + A2/12)
b. A((1 + A2)/1200)
c. ( A + A3)/1200
d. A(1 + A2/1200)

375
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Simplify log10 625 - log10 25 + log10 4.

a. 2
b. 10
c. 1
d. 4

533
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If log3 27 + log3 12 - log3 4 = x, what is the value of x?

a. 2
b. 4
c. 8
d. 3

534
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If log5 7 = log3 7 * log5 x, what is the value of x?

a. 7
b. 5
c. 3
d. 10

535
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How many 4 digit numbers can be made using 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 with none of the digits
being repeated?
a. 7!
b. 840
c. 4!
d. 42

550
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In how many ways can the letters of the word RECTANGLE be arranged, such that all the
vowels are always together?

a. 7! * 3
b. 9!
c. 7! * 3!
d. 7!

551
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3 boys and 3 girls are to be seated on a round table. In how many ways can it be done so
that no two boys sit together?

a. 6!
b. 12!
c. 6
d. 12

552
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In how many ways can a panel of 5 students be selected from 8 kids if a particular
student is to be compulsorily included?
a. 35
b. 5!
c. 7!
d. 210

553
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The mixed fraction 22 5⁄6 should be multiplied by which smallest number so as to make it
an integer?
a. 6
b. 22
c. 5
d. 177

589
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Which of the following is greatest among the given values of x?

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. Cannot be determined

590
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What is the smallest number that should be multiplied to 12348 to make it a perfect
square?
a. 7
b. 2
c. 17
d. 12

593
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If a=5 and b=4 then, what is the value of log(a-b)(a2-b2-2b)?

a. -1
b. 0
c. 1/2
d. 1

601
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The value of log3 9 - log5 625 + log7 343 is:

a. 1
b. -1
c. 2
d. 3

602
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In a 100 m race, Partham can beat Ishan by 20 m and Ishan can beat Sarthak by 10 m. In
the same race, Partham can beat Sarthak by:

a. 10 m
b. 30 m
c. 28 m
d. 40 m

830
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How many times in a day do hands of a clock cross each other?

a. 21
b. 24
c. 23
d. 22

831
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An 8% stock yields 10%. The market value of the stock is:

a. Rs. 125
b. Rs. 100
c. Rs. 150
d. Rs. 75

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