PROBLEMS ON TRAINS

1. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the
length of the train?

A. 120 metres B. 180 metres C. 324 metres D. 150 metres

2. A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 km/hr in the same direction in which
the train is going, in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is:

A. 45 km/hr B. 50 km/hr C. 54 km/hr D. 55 km/hr

3. The length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr
can cross in 30 seconds, is:

A. 200 m B. 225 m C. 245 m D. 250 m

4. Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27
seconds and 17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23 seconds. The ratio
of their speeds is:

A. 1 : 3 B. 3 : 2 C. 3 : 4 D. None of these

5. A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in
20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of the platform?

A. 120 m B. 240 m C. 300 m D. None of these

6. A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a
platform 650 m long?

A. 65 sec B. 89 sec C. 100 sec D. 150 sec

7. Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at 46
km/hr and 36 km/hr. The faster train passes the slower train in 36 seconds. The length
of each train is:

A. 50 m B. 72 m C. 80 m D. 82 m

8. A train 360 m long is running at a speed of 45 km/hr. In what time will it pass a
bridge 140 m long?

A. 40 sec B. 42 sec C. 45 sec D. 48 sec

9. Two trains are moving in opposite directions @ 60 km/hr and 90 km/hr. Their
lengths are 1.10 km and 0.9 km respectively. The time taken by the slower train to cross
the faster train in seconds is:

A. 36 B. 45 C. 48 D. 49

10. A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track in 240 metres ahead of the
engine of a 120 metres long train running at 45 kmph in the same direction. In how
much time will the train pass the jogger?

A. 3.6 sec B. 18 sec C. 36 sec D. 72 sec

TIME AND DISTANCE

1. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?

A. 3.6 B. 7.2 C. 8.4 D. 10

2. An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover

the same distance in 1 ½ hours, it must travel at a speed of:

A. 300 kmph B. 360 kmph C. 600 kmph D. 720 kmph

3. If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km

more. The actual distance travelled by him is:

A. 50 km B. 56 km C. 70 km D. 80 km

4. A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time
and reach point B 75 kms away from A at the same time. On the way, however, the
train lost about 12.5 minutes while stopping at the stations. The speed of the car is:

A. 100 kmph B.110 kmph C.120 kmph D.130 kmph

5. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45

kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?

A. 9 B. 10 C. 12 D. 20
6. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average
speed for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30
minutes. The duration of the flight is:

A. 1 hour B. 2 hours C. 3 hours D. 4 hours

7. A man complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate
of 21 km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km.

A. 220 km B. 224 km C. 230 km D. 234 km

8. The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in
4 hours, then the speed of the first train is:

A. 70 km/hr B. 75 km/hr C. 84 km/hr D. 87.5 km/hr

9. A man on tour travels first 160 km at 64 km/hr and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. The
average speed for the first 320 km of the tour is:

A. 35.55 km/hr B. 36 km/hr C. 71.11 km/hr D. 71 km/hr

10. A car travelling with of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. Find
the actual speed of the car.

A. 6 B. 25 km/hr C. 30 km/hr D. 35 km/hr

17 km/hr
7

TIME AND WORK

1. A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days,
then the fraction of the work that is left is :

A. 1/4 B. 1/10 C. 7/15 D. 8/15

2. A can lay railway track between two given stations in 16 days and B can do the same
job in 12 days. With help of C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then, C alone can do the
job in:

A. 9 1/5 Days B. 9 2/5 Days C. 9 3/5 Days D. 10 Days

3. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many
days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?
A. 12 days B. 15 days C. 16 days D. 18 days

4. A is thrice as good as workman as B and therefore is able to finish a job in 60 days

less than B. Working together, they can do it in:
A. 20 days B. 22 ½ Days C. 25 days D. 30 days

5. A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and B undertook to
do it for Rs. 3200. With the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How much is
to be paid to C?

A. Rs. 375 B. Rs. 400 C. Rs. 600 D. Rs. 800

6. If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 26 men and 48 boys can
do the same in 2 days, the time taken by 15 men and 20 boys in doing the same type of
work will be:

A. 4 days B. 5 days C. 6 days D. 7 days

7. A can do a piece of work in 4 hours; B and C together can do it in 3 hours, while A

and C together can do it in 2 hours. How long will B alone take to do it?

A. 8 hours B. 10 hours C. 12 hours D. 24 hours

8. A can do a certain work in the same time in which B and C together can do it. If A
and B together could do it in 10 days and C alone in 50 days, then B alone could do it in:

A. 15 days B. 20 days C. 25 days D. 30 days

9. A does 80% of a work in 20 days. He then calls in B and they together finish the
remaining work in 3 days. How long B alone would take to do the whole work?

A. 23 days B. 37 days C.37 ½ Days D. 40 days

10. A machine P can print one lakh books in 8 hours, machine Q can print the same
number of books in 10 hours while machine R can print them in 12 hours. All the
machines are started at 9 A.M. while machine P is closed at 11 A.M. and the remaining
two machines complete work. Approximately at what time will the work (to print one
lakh books) be finished ?

A. 11:30 A.M. B. 12 noon C. 12:30 P.M. D. 1:00 P.M.

PROBLEMS ON AGES

1. Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit. After 8 years, he would be two
and a half times of Ronit's age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be of
Ronit's age?

A. 2 times B. 2 ½ times C. 2 ¾ times D. 3 times

2. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is
the age of the youngest child?

A. 4 years B. 8 years C. 10 years D. None of these

3. A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your
birth". If the father's age is 38 years now, the son's age five years back was:

A. 14 years B. 19 years C. 33 years D. 38 years

4. A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the total of the ages of A, B
and C be 27, then how old is B?

A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10 E. 11

5. Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three years
hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively. What is Anand's present
age in years?

A. 24 B. 27 C. 40 D. Cannot be determined E. None of these

6. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his
son. The present age of his son is:

A. 14 years B. 18 years C. 20 years D. 22 years

7. Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Kunal and Sagar was 6 : 5. Four years hence,
the ratio of their ages will be 11 : 10. What is Sagar's age at present?

A. 16 years B. 18 years C. 20 years D. Cannot be determined

E. None of these
8. The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago, father's
age was five times the age of the son. After 6 years, son's age will be:

A. 12 years B. 14 years C. 18 years D. 20 years

9. At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun and Deepak is 4 : 3. After 6 years,
Arun's age will be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak at present ?

A. 12 years B. 15 years C. 19 and half D. 21 years

10. Sachin is younger than Rahul by 7 years. If their ages are in the respective ratio of 7
: 9, how old is Sachin?

A. 16 years B. 18 years C. 28 years D. 24.5 years

E. None of these

BOATS AND STREAMS

1. A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is
4 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream.

A. 2 hours B. 3 hours C. 4 hours D. 5 hours

2. A man's speed with the current is 15 km/hr and the speed of the current is 2.5 km/hr.
The man's speed against the current is:

A. 8.5 km/hr B. 9 km/hr C. 10 km/hr D. 12.5 km/hr

3. 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 respectively?

A. 2 : 1 B. 3 : 2 C. 8 : 3 D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these

4. A motorboat, whose speed in 15 km/hr in still water goes 30 km downstream and

comes back in a total of 4 hours 30 minutes. The speed of the stream (in km/hr) is:

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 10
5. In one hour, a boat goes 11 km/hr along the stream and 5 km/hr against the stream.
The speed of the boat in still water (in km/hr) is:

A. 3 km/hr B. 5 km/hr C. 8 km/hr D. 9 km/hr

6. A boat running downstream covers a distance of 16 km in 2 hours while for covering

the same distance upstream, it takes 4 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still
water?

A. 4 km/hr B. 6 km/hr C. 8 km/hr D. Data inadequate

7. The speed of a boat in still water in 15 km/hr and the rate of current is 3 km/hr. The
distance travelled downstream in 12 minutes is:

A. 1.2 km B. 1.8 km C. 2.4 km D. 3.6 km

8. A boat takes 90 minutes less to travel 36 miles downstream than to travel the same
distance upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 10 mph, the speed of the
stream is:

A. 2 mph B. 2.5 mph C. 3 mph D. 4 mph

9. A man can row at 5 kmph in still water. If the velocity of current is 1 kmph and it
takes him 1 hour to row to a place and come back, how far is the place?

A. 2.4 km B. 2.5 km C. 3 km D. 3.6 km

10. A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1 hour, while it comes back in 1
½ hours. If the speed of the stream be 3 kmph, what is the speed of the boat in still
water?

A. 12 kmph B. 13 kmph C. 14 kmph D. 15 kmph

E. None of these

BLOOD RELATION TEST

1. Pointing to a photograph of a boy Suresh said, "He is the son of the only son of my
mother." How is Suresh related to that boy?

A. Brother B. Uncle C. Cousin D. Father

2. If A + B means A is the mother of B; A - B means A is the brother B; A % B means A
is the father of B and A x B means A is the sister of B, which of the following shows that
P is the maternal uncle of Q?

A. Q - N + M x P B. P + S x N – Q C. P - M + N x Q

D. Q - S % P

3. If A is the brother of B; B is the sister of C; and C is the father of D, how D is related

to A?

A. Brother B. Sister C. Nephew D. Cannot be determined

4. If A + B means A is the brother of B; A - B means A is the sister of B and A x B

means A is the father of B. Which of the following means that C is the son of M?

A. M - N x C + F B. F - C + N x M C. N + M - F x C

D. M x N - C + F

5. Introducing a boy, a girl said, "He is the son of the daughter of the father of my
uncle." How is the boy related to the girl?

A. Brother B. Nephew C. Uncle D. Son-in-law

6. Pointing to a photograph Lata says, "He is the son of the only son of my
grandfather." How is the man in the photograph related to Lata?

A. Brother B. Uncle C. Cousin D. Data is inadequate

7. If A + B means A is the brother of B; A x B means A is the son of B; and A % B

means B is the daughter of A then which of the following means M is the maternal uncle
of N?

A. M + O x N B. M % O x N + P C. M + O % N D. None of these
8. If D is the brother of B, how B is related to C? To answer this question which of the
statements is/are necessary?

1. The son of D is the grandson of C. 2. B is the sister of D.

A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. Either 1 or 2

D. 1 and 2 both are required

9. If A + B means A is the father of B; A - B means A is the brother B; A % B means A

is the wife of B and A x B means A is the mother of B, which of the following shows that
M is the maternal grandmother of T?

A. M x N % S + T B. M x N - S % T C. M x S - N % T

D. M x N x S % T

10. Pointing to a photograph. Bajpai said, "He is the son of the only daughter of the
father of my brother." How Bajpai is related to the man in the photograph?

A. Nephew B. Brother C. Father D. Maternal Uncle

VENN DIAGRAM
Directions to Solve

Study the following figure and answer the questions given below.

1. How many doctors are neither artists nor players ?

A. 17 B. 5 C. 10 D.30
2. How many doctors are both players and artists ?

A. 22 B. 8 C. 3 D. 30

3. How many artists are players ?

A. 5 B. 8 C. 25 D. 16

4. How many players are neither artists nor doctors ?

A. 25 B. 17 C. 5 D. 10

5. How many artists are neither players nor doctors ?

A. 10 B. 17 C. 30 D. 15

Study the following figure and answer the questions given below.

6. If hospital management requires only married trained nurses for operation theater,
which part of diagram should be chosen by him ?

A. 7 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

7. By which number, married but untrained nurses in the hospital are represented?

A. 4 B. 6 C. 7 D. 5

8. By which numbers trained nurses are represented ?

A. 3, 6 B. 7, 5 C. 5, 6 D. 1, 5
9. What is represented by the number 7 ?

A. Married nurses in the hospital B. Trained nurses

C. Unmarried trained nurses D. Married trained nurses

10. By which number, the trained unmarried nurses in the hospital are represented ?

A. 6 B. 5 C. 7 D. 4

ONE WORD SUBSTITUTES

1. Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool

A. Imbecility B. Senility C. Dotage C. Superannuation

2. That which cannot be corrected

A. Unintelligible B. Indelible C. Illegible C. Incorrigible

3. The study of ancient societies

A. Anthropology B. Archaeology C. History D. Ethnology

4. A person of good understanding knowledge and reasoning power

A. Expert B. Intellectual C. Snob D. Literate

5. A person who insists on something

A. Disciplinarian B. Stickler C. Instantaneous C. Boaster

6. State in which the few govern the many

A. Monarchy B. Oligarchy C. Plutocracy C. Autocracy

7. A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge

A. Pedantic B. Verbose C. Pompous D. Ornate

8. List of the business or subjects to be considered at a meeting

A. Schedule B. Timetable C. Agenda D. Plan

9. Leave or remove from a place considered dangerous

A. Evade B. Evacuate C. Avoid D. Exterminate

10. A prima facie case is such

A. As it seems at first sight

B. As it is made to seem at first sight
C. As it turns out to be at the end
D. As it seems to the court after a number of hearings

NUMBER SERIES
1. Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), ... What number should come next?

A. (1/3) B. (1/8) C. (2/8) D. (1/16)

2. Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... What number should come next?

A. 7 B. 10 C. 12 D. 13

3. Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... What number should come next?

A. 20 B. 22 C. 23 D. 26

4. Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ... What number should come next?

A. 22 B. 24 C. 25 D. 26
5. Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ... What number should come next?

A. 12 B. 14 C. 27 D. 53

6. Look at this series: 21, 9, 21, 11, 21, 13, 21, ... What number should come next?

A. 14 B. 15 C. 21 D. 23

7. Look at this series: 58, 52, 46, 40, 34, ... What number should come next?

A. 26 B. 28 C. 30 D. 32

8. Look at this series: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, ... What number should come next?

A. 7 B. 10 C. 14 D. 15

9. Look at this series: 8, 22, 8, 28, 8, ... What number should come next?

A. 9 B. 29 C. 32 D. 34

10. Look at this series: 31, 29, 24, 22, 17, ... What number should come next?

A. 15 B. 14 C. 13 D. 12

PIE CHART

1. If for a certain quantity of books, the publisher has to pay Rs. 30,600 as printing cost,
then what will be amount of royalty to be paid for these books?

A. Rs. 19,450 B. Rs. 21,200 C. Rs. 22,950 D. Rs. 26,150

2. What is the central angle of the sector corresponding to the expenditure incurred on
Royalty?

A. 15° B. 24° C. 54° D. 48°

3. The price of the book is marked 20% above the C.P. If the marked price of the book
is Rs. 180, then what is the cost of the paper used in a single copy of the book?

A. Rs. 36 B. Rs. 37.50 C. Rs. 42 D. Rs. 44.25

4. If 5500 copies are published and the transportation cost on them amounts to Rs.
82500, then what should be the selling price of the book so that the publisher can earn a
profit of 25%?

A. Rs. 187.50 B. Rs. 191.50 C. Rs. 175 D. Rs. 180

5. Royalty on the book is less than the printing cost by:

A. 5% B. 33 1/5% C. 20% D.25%

6. If the difference between the two expenditures are represented by 18° in the pie-
chart, then these expenditures possibly are

A. Binding Cost and Promotion Cost

B. Paper Cost and Royalty

C. Binding Cost and Printing Cost

D. Paper Cost and Printing Cost

7. For an edition of 12,500 copies, the amount of Royalty paid by the publisher is Rs.
2,81,250. What should be the selling price of the book if the publisher desires a profit of
5%?

A. Rs. 152.50 B. Rs. 157.50 C. Rs. 162.50 D. Rs. 167.50

8. If for an edition of the book, the cost of paper is Rs. 56250, then find the promotion
cost for this edition.

A. Rs. 20,000 B. Rs. 22,500 C. Rs. 25,500 D. Rs. 28,125

9. Which two expenditures together have central angle of 108°?

A. Binding Cost and Transportation Cost B. Printing Cost and Paper Cost
C. Royalty and Promotion Cost D. Binding Cost and Paper Cost
BAR CHART

The bar graph given below shows the sales of books (in thousand number) from six
branches of a publishing company during two consecutive years 2000 and 2001.

Sales of Books (in thousand numbers) from Six Branches - B1, B2, B3, B4, B5 and B6 of
a publishing Company in 2000 and 2001.

1. What is the ratio of the total sales of branch B2 for both years to the total sales of
branch B4 for both years?

A. 2:3 B. 3:5 C. 4:5 D. 7:9

2. Total sales of branch B6 for both the years is what percent of the total sales of
branches B3 for both the years?

A. 68.54% B. 71.11% C. 73.17% D. 75.55%

3. What percent of the average sales of branches B1, B2 and B3 in 2001 is the average
sales of branches B1, B3 and B6 in 2000?

A. 75% B. 77.5% C. 82.5% D.87.5%

4. What is the average sales of all the branches (in thousand numbers) for the year
2000?

A. 73 B. 80 C. 83 D. 88

5. Total sales of branches B1, B3 and B5 together for both the years (in thousand
numbers) is?

A. 250 B. 310 C. 435 D. 560

The bar graph given below shows the foreign exchange reserves of a country (in million
US $) from 1991 - 1992 to 1998 - 1999.

Foreign Exchange Reserves Of a Country. (in million US $)

6. The ratio of the number of years, in which the foreign exchange reserves are above
the average reserves, to those in which the reserves are below the average reserves is?

A. 2:6 B. 3:4 C. 3:5 D. 4:4

7. The foreign exchange reserves in 1997-98 was how many times that in 1994-95?

A. 0.7 B. 1.2 C. 1.4 D. 1.5

8. For which year, the percent increase of foreign exchange reserves over the previous
year, is the highest?

A. 1992-93 B. 1993-94 C. 1994-95 D. 1996-97

9. The foreign exchange reserves in 1996-97 were approximately what percent of the
average foreign exchange reserves over the period under review?

A. 95% B. 110% C. 115% D. 125%

10. What was the percentage increase in the foreign exchange reserves in 1997-98 over
1993-94?

A. 100 B. 150 C. 200 D. 620