Quantitative Aptitude
How much time does Mr.Surya take to cover a distance of 500 m if he runs at a speed of 25 km/hr?
D. 72 sec

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How much time does Mr.Surya take to cover a distance of 500 m if he runs at a speed of 25 km/hr?
D. 72 sec

What is the area covered by a bell-shaped curve from —6 sigma to +6 sigma in normal distribution?
C. 99.999666%

The following table lists the marks of seven students(rows) of a class across six subjects(columns). The Numbers in the Parenthesis indicate the maximum marks of the subject concerned. Use the data in the table to answer the question that follows :

Who is the topper of the class?
B. Arya
The topper of the class is the one who gets highest overall score. Let us check the options, who has got the overall score.
Option A:
The overall score of Maya = 90 + 50 + 90 + 60 + 70 + 80 = 430 marks
Option B:
The overall score of Arya = 100 + 80 + 88 + 60 + 80 + 70 = 478 marks
Option C:
The overall score of Rupesh = 80 + 55 + 85 + 95 + 50 + 90 = 455 marks
Option D:
The overall score of Riya = 90 + 72 + 70 + 72 + 91 + 70 = 465 marks
So, the topper of the class is Arya, with a overall score of 478 marks.
Rajesh can check the quality of 1000 items in 5 hours and Rakesh can complete 75% of the same job in 3 hours. How much time is required for both of them to check 1300 items, if Rakesh stops checking after 2 hours?
C. 4 hours

Two oranges, three bananas and four apples cost Rs. 15. Three oranges, two bananas and one apple cost Rs. 10. I bought 3 oranges, 3 bananas and 3 apples. How much did I pay?
C. Rs. 15
Let the cost of each orange, banana and apple be Rs. 'o' , 'b' , and 'a' respectively.
Given, Two oranges, three bananas and four apples cost Rs. 15
=> 2o + 3b + 4a = 15..........(1)
Also given, Three oranges, two bananas and one apple cost Rs. 10
=> 3o + 2b + a = 10............(2)
Adding (1) and (2), we get,
5o + 5b + 5a = 25
=> o + b + a = 5
Then the cost of three oranges, three bananas and three apples is given as 3o + 3b + 3a = 3 [o + b + a] = 3 × 5 = Rs. 15
What value should come in place of question mark(?) in the following equation?
360√?+ 4500 = 19700 - 9800
C. 225

In a building, there are 30 cylindrical pillars. The radius of each pillar is 35 cm and height is 5 m. Find out the cost of painting the curved surface of half the number of pillars. The rate of painting is Rs. 10 per.
C. Rs. 1650

A management institute has 6 senior professors and 4 junior professors, 3 professors are selected at random for a government project. The probability that at least one of the junior professors would get selected is :
C. 5/6

The angle created by two hands of a clock when the clock shows 5.20 P.M. is :
D. 40°

The total volume of soaps sold is 680 lakhs units. The volume of Lux sold is 136 lakh units. If the percentage of Lifebuoy sold is 30%, Camay 10%, Liril 15% and Mysore Sandal 10%, answer the following questions.

What is the market share of others in percentage points?
A. 15

There are 6 tasks and 6 persons. Task 1 cannot be assigned either to person 1 or person 2. Task 2 must be assigned to either person 3 or person 4. Every person is to be assigned one task. In how many ways can the assignment be done?
C. 144

The maximum value of 3 cosx + 4 sinx + 8 is
c. 13

If one third of one-fourth of a number is 15, then three-tenth of that number is
B. 54

What is the probability of drawing a king or a heart from a deck of cards ?
D. 4/13

The sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 20 more than the first number. What is the middle number ?
D. 9
Let the three consecutive odd numbers be 'x-2', 'x' and 'x+2'
Given the sum of three consecutive odd numbers is 20 more than the first number
=> x-2 + x + x+2 = 20 + x-2
=> 2x = 18
=> x = 9
Therefore the three consecutive odd numbers are 7,9 and 11.
The middle number is 9.
In a simultaneous throw of a pair of dice, find the probability of getting a total of 9 or more.
A. 5/18

The length, breadth and height of a rectangular cuboid are in the ratio 1: 2 : 3. If the length, breadth and height are increased by 100% each then what would be the increase in the volume of the cuboid?
B. 7 times

It costs Rs. 6000/- and Rs. 6,100- respectively to paint the 4 walls of 2 square halls, of the same height. If the length of one hall exceeds the length of the other by 1 m and the cost of painting is Rs. 5 per sq.m., what is the height of the two walls?
D. 5 m

A rectangular box of width(a), length(b), and height(c) has a solid cylinder of height 'c' and of diameter 'a' placed within it. If a= 6, b =8 and c =10, how much volume is left in the rectangular box?
D. 480 − 90π



If f(x) = x3 - 4x + p and f(0) and f(1) are of opposite signs, Which one of the following is neccessarily true?
B. 0 < p < 3

The speed of a boat in still water is 5 km/hr. If it takes thrice as much time in going 20 km upstream as in going the same distance downstream, find the speed of the stream.
B. 2.5 km/hr

Three solid cubes of sides 1 cm, 6 cm and 8 cm are melted to form a new cube. Find the surface area of the cube so formed.
B. 486 cm2

The speeds of 3 cars in the ratio 5:4:6. The ratio between the time taken by them to travel same distance is
A. 12 :15 :10
