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- Question
A farmer built a fence around his square plot. He used 27 fence poles on each side of the square. How many poles did he need altogether?
Options- A. 100
- B. 104
- C. 108
- D. None of these
- Correct Answer
- 104
ExplanationSince each pole at the corner of the plot is common to its two sides, so we have :Total number of poles needed = 27 x 4 - 4 = 108 - 4 = 104.
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- 1. A tailor had a number of shirt pieces to cut from a roll of fabric. He cut each roll of equal length into 10 pieces. He cut at the rate of 45 cuts a minute. How many rolls would be cut in 24 minutes?
Options- A. 32 rolls
- B. 54 rolls
- C. 108 rolls
- D. 120 rolls Discuss
Correct Answer: 120 rolls
Explanation:
Number of cuts made to cut a roll into 10 pieces = 9.Therefore Required number of rolls = (45 x 24)/9 = 120.
- 2. Choose the word which is different from the rest.
Options- A. Doe
- B. Bitch
- C. Sorceress
- D. Drone
- E. Mare Discuss
Correct Answer: Drone
Explanation:
All except Drone are females.- 3. Choose the word which is different from the rest.
Options- A. Assassinate
- B. Kill
- C. Kidnap
- D. Stab
- E. Murder Discuss
Correct Answer: Kidnap
Explanation:
All except Kidnap are actions of killing.- 4. Choose the word which is different from the rest.
Options- A. Cot
- B. Sheet
- C. Quilt
- D. Pillow
- E. Blanket Discuss
Correct Answer: Cot
Explanation:
All except Cot are parts of bed-spread.- 5. Choose the word which is different from the rest.
Options- A. Bajra
- B. Mustard
- C. Rice
- D. Wheat
- E. Barley Discuss
Correct Answer: Mustard
Explanation:
All except Mustard are foodgrains, while mustard is an oilseed.- 6. Today is Varun's birthday. One year, from today he will be twice as old as he was 12 years ago. How old is Varun today?
Options- A. 20 years
- B. 22 years
- C. 25 years
- D. 27 years Discuss
Correct Answer: 25 years
Explanation:
Let Varan's age today = x years.Then, Varan's age after 1 year = (x + 1) years.
Therefore x + 1 = 2 (x - 12) ⟺ x + 1 = 2x - 24 ⟺ x = 25.
- 7. In a class, there are 18 boys who are over 160 cm tall. If these constitute three-fourths of the boys and the total number of boys is two-thirds of the total number of students in the class, what is the number of girls in the class?
Options- A. 6
- B. 12
- C. 18
- D. 24 Discuss
Correct Answer: 12
Explanation:
Let the number of boys be x. Then, (3/4)x = 18 or x = 18 x(4/3) = 24.If total number of students is y, then (2/3) y = 24 or y = 24 x (3/2) = 36.
Therefore Number of girls in the class = (36 - 24) = 12.
- 8. An institute organised a fete and 1/5 of the girls and 1/8 of the boys participated in the same. What fraction of the total number of students took part in the fete?
Options- A. 2/13
- B. 13/40
- C. Data inadequate
- D. None of these Discuss
Correct Answer: Data inadequate
- 9. Mr. Johnson was to earn £ 300 and a free holiday for seven weeks' work. He worked for only 4 weeks and earned £ 30 and a free holiday. What was the value of the holiday?
Options- A. £ 300
- B. £ 330
- C. £ 360
- D. £ 420 Discuss
Correct Answer: £ 330
Explanation:
- 10. A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says to B, "If you give me three cards, you will have as many as E has and if I give you three cards, you will have as many as D has." A and B together have 10 cards more than what D and E together have. If B has two cards more than what C has and the total number of cards be 133, how many cards does B have?
Options- A. 22
- B. 23
- C. 25
- D. 35 Discuss
Correct Answer: 25
Explanation:
Clearly, we have :B-3 = E ...(i)
B + 3 = D ...(ii)
A+B = D + E+10 ...(iii)
B = C + 2 ...(iv)
A+B + C + D + E= 133 ...(v)
From (i) and (ii), we have : 2 B = D + E ...(vi)
From (iii) and (vi), we have : A = B + 10 ...(vii)
Using (iv), (vi) and (vii) in (v), we get:
(B + 10) + B + (B - 2) + 2B = 133 ⟺ 5B = 125 ⟺ B = 25.
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