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  • The total of the ages of Amar, Akbar and Anthony is 80 years. What was the total of their ages three years ago?


  • Options
  • A. 71 years
  • B. 72 years
  • C. 74 years
  • D. 77 years

  • Correct Answer
  • 71 years 

    Explanation
    Required sum = (80 - 3 x 3) years = (80 - 9) years = 71 years.

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    • 1. A woman says, "If you reverse my own age, the figures represent my husband's age. He is, of course, senior to me and the difference between our ages is one-eleventh of their sum." The woman's age is

    • Options
    • A. 23 years
    • B. 34 years
    • C. 45 years
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. In a family, each daughter has the same number of brothers as she has sisters and each son has twice as many sisters as he has brothers. How many sons are there in the family?

    • Options
    • A. 2
    • B. 3
    • C. 4
    • D. 5
    • Discuss
    • 3. In a cricket match, five batsmen A, B, C, D and E scored an average of 36 runs. D Scored 5 more than E; E scored 8 fewer than A; B scored as many as D and E combined; and B and C scored 107 between them. How many runs did E score?

    • Options
    • A. 62
    • B. 45
    • C. 28
    • D. 20
    • Discuss
    • 4. Five bells begin to toll together and toll respectively at intervals of 6, 5, 7, 10 and 12 seconds. How many times will they toll together in one hour excluding the one at the start?

    • Options
    • A. 7 times
    • B. 8 times
    • C. 9 times
    • D. 11 times
    • Discuss
    • 5. The total number of digits used in numbering the pages of a book having 366 pages is

    • Options
    • A. 732
    • B. 990
    • C. 1098
    • D. 1305
    • Discuss
    • 6. A man wears socks of two colours - Black and brown. He has altogether 20 black socks and 20 brown socks in a drawer. Supposing he has to take out the socks in the dark, how many must he take out to be sure that he has a matching pair?

    • Options
    • A. 3
    • B. 20
    • C. 39
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. What is the product of all the numbers in the dial of a telephone?

    • Options
    • A. 1,58,480
    • B. 1,59,450
    • C. 1,59,480
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. A is three times as old as B. C was twice-as old as A four years ago. In four years' time, A will be 31. What are the present ages of B and C?

    • Options
    • A. 9, 46
    • B. 9, 50
    • C. 10, 46
    • D. 10, 50
    • Discuss
    • 9. Ravi's brother is 3 years senior to him. His father was 28 years of age when his sister was born while his mother was 26 years of age when he was born. If his sister was 4 years of age when his brother was born, what were the ages of Ravi's father and mother respectively when his brother was born?

    • Options
    • A. 32 years, 23 years
    • B. 32 years, 29 years
    • C. 35 years, 29 years
    • D. 35 years, 33 years
    • Discuss
    • 10. A number of friends decided to go on a picnic and planned to spend Rs. 96 on eatables. Four of them, however, did not turn up. As a consequence, the remaining ones had to contribute Rs. 4 each extra. The number of those who attended the picnic was

    • Options
    • A. 8
    • B. 12
    • C. 16
    • D. 24
    • Discuss


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