9.There are 5 tasks and 5 persons. Task-l cannot be assigned to either person-l 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?

a) 6
b) 12
c) 24
d) 144

10.The monthly incomes of Peter and Paul are in the ratio of 4: 3. Their expenses are in the ratio of 3
:2. If each saves Rs. 6,000 at the end of the month, their monthly incomes respectively are (in Rs.)

a) 24,000 and 18,000

b) 28,000 and 21,000
c) 32,000 and 24,000
d) 34,000 and 26,000

11.Two cities A and B are 360 km apart. A car goes from A to B with a speed of 40 km/hr and returns
to A with a speed of 60 km/hr. What is the average speed of the car?

a) 45 km/hr
b) 48 km/hr
c) 50 km/hr
d) 55 km/hr

14.In a society it is customary for friends of the same sex to hug and for friends of opposite sex to
shake hands when they meet. A group of friends met in a party and there were 24 handshakes.

Which one among the following numbers indicates the possible number of hugs?

a) 39
b) 30
c) 21
d) 20

16.In a plane, line X is perpendicular to line Y and parallel to line Z; line U is perpendicular to both
lines V and W; line X is perpendicular to line V.

Which one of the following statements is correct?

a) Z, U and W are parallel.

b) X, V and Y are parallel.
c) Z, V and U are all perpendicular to W.
d) Y, V and W are parallel.

19.In a box of marbles, there are three less white marbles than the red ones and five more white
marbles than the green ones. If there are a total of 10 white marbles, how many marbles are there in
the box?

a) 26
 b) 28
c) 32
d) 36

20.Candidates in a competitive examination consisted of 60% men and 40% women. 70% men and
75% women cleared the qualifying test and entered the final test where 80% men and 70% women
were successful.

Which of the following statements is correct?

a) Success rate is higher for women.

b) Overall success rate is below 50%.
c) More men cleared the examination than women.
d) Both (a) and (b) above are correct.

28.A selection is to be made for one post of Principal and two posts of Vice-Principal. Amongst the six
candidates called for the interview, only two are eligible for the post of Principal while they all are
eligible for the post of Vice-Principal. The number of possible combinations of selectees is

a) 4
b) 12
c) 18
d) None of the above

29.A student has to opt for 2 subjects out of 5 subjects for a course, namely, Commerce, Economics,
Statistics, Mathematics I and Mathematics II. Mathematics II can be offered only if Mathematics I is
also opted. The number of different combinations of two subjects which can be opted is

a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8

30.A person ordered 5 pairs of black socks and some pairs of brown socks. The price of a black pair
was thrice that of a brown pair. While preparing the bill, the bill clerk interchanged the number of
black and brown pairs by mistake which increased the bill by 100%. What was the number of pairs of
brown socks in the original order?

a) 10
b) 15
c) 20
d) 25

31.The number of persons who read magazine X only is thrice the number of persons who read
magazine Y. The number of persons who read magazine Y only is thrice the number of persons who
read magazine X. Then, which of the following conclusions can be drawn?

1. The number of persons who read both the magazines is twice the number of persons who read
only magazine X.
 2. The total number of persons who read either one magazine or both the magazines are twice the
number of persons who read both the magazines.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

33.Two pipes A and B can independently fill a tank completely in 20 and 30 minutes respectively. If
both the pipes are opened simultaneously, how much time will they take to fill the tank completely?

a) 10 minutes
b) 12 minutes
c) 15 minutes
d) 25 minutes

49.Twelve people form a club. By picking lots, one of them will host a dinner for all once in a
month.The number of dinners a particular member has to host in one year is

a) One
b) Zero
c) Three
d) Cannot be predicted

55.In a test, a candidate attempted only 8 questions and secured 50% marks in each of the questions.
If he obtained a total of 40% in the test and all questions in the test carried equal marks, how many
questions were there in the test?

a) 8
b) 10
c) 15
d) 16

56. A father is nine times as old as his son and the mother is eight times as old as the son. The sum of
the father's and the mother's age is 51 years. What is the age of the son?

a) 7 year
b) 5year
c) 4 year
d) 3 year

70. Each of A, B, C and D has Rs 100. A pays Rs 20 to B, who pays Rs 10 to C, who gets Rs 30 from D. In
this context, which one of the following statements is not correct?
 a) C is the richest
b) D is the poorest.
c) C has more than what A and D have together.
d) B is richer than D

71. In a town, 45% population read magazine A, 55% read magazine B, 40% read magazine C, 30% read
magazines A and B, 15% read magazines Band C, 25% read magazines A and C; and 10% read all the
three magazines. What percentage do not read any magazine?

a) 10%
b) 15%
c) 20%
d) 25%

73. Shahid and Rohit start from the same point in opposite directions. After each 1 km, Shahid always
turns left and Rohit always turns right. Which of the following statements is correct?

a) After both have travelled 2 km, the distance between them is 4 km.
b) They meet after each has travelled 3km.
c) They meet for the first time after each has travelled 4 km.
d) They go on without ever meeting again.

74.In a 500 metres race, B starts 45 metres ahead of A, but A wins the race while B is still 35 metres
behind. What is the ratio of the speeds of A to B assuming that both start at the same time?

a) 25: 21
b) 25: 20
c) 5:3
d) 5:7

75.Two equal glasses of same type are respectively 1/3 and 1/4 full of milk. They are then filled up
with water and the contents are mixed in a pot. What is the ratio of milk and water in the pot?

a) 7: 17
b) 1: 3
c) 9: 21
d) 11: 23

76. Out of 130 students appearing in an examination, 62 failed in English, 52 failed in Mathematics,
whereas 24 failed in both English and Mathematics. The number of students who passed finally is

a) 40
b) 50
c) 55
d) 60

77.In a group of persons travelling in a bus, 6 persons can speak Tamil, 15 can speak Hindi and 6 can
speak Gujarati. In that group none can speak any other language. If 2 persons in the group can speak
two languages only and one person can speak all the three languages, then how many persons are
there in the group?

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

78.In a parking area, the total number of wheels of all the cars (four-wheelers) and
scooters/motorbikes (two-wheelers) is 100 more than twice the number of parked vehicles. The
number of cars parked is

a) 35
b) 45
c) 50
d) 55