EXERCISE 4 (OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS in 181 190)

181.   In an office, 3/4 of the staff can neither type nor take shorthand. However, 1/5^th can type and 1/3^rd can take shorthand. What part of the whole staff can do both?

a)      1/5

b)      3/40

c)       13/40

d)      17/60

182.       The charges of hired car are Rs.4 per km for the first 60 k, Rs. 5 per km for the next 60 km and Rs. 8 for every 5 km for further journey. If the balance amount left over with Rohit is one-fourth of what he paid towards the charges of the hired car for travelling 320 km, how much money did he have initially with him?

a)      Rs. 1075

b)      Rs. 1255

c)       Rs. 1540

d)      None of these

183.       A fires 5 shots to B’s 3 but  A kills only once in 3 shots hile B kills once in2 shots when B has missed 27 times, A has killed:

a)      30 birds

b)      60 birds

c)       72 birds

d)      90 birds

184.       If every 2 out of 3 readymade shirts need alterations in the collar, every 3 out of 4 need alterations in the sleeves, and every 4 out of 5 need it in the body, how many alteration will be required for 60 shirts?

a)      24

b)      123

c)       133

d)      143

185.       The sum of three fractions is 2 11/24. When the largest fraction is divided by the smallest, the fraction thus obtained is 7/6  which is 1/3 more than the middle one. The fractions are:

a)      3/5 ,4/7, 2/3

b)      7/8, 5/6, 3/4

c)       7/9, 2/3, 3/5

d)      None of these

186.       One test tube contains some acid and another test tube contains an equal quantity of water. to prepare a solution, 20 grams of the acid is poured into the second test tube. Then, two – thirds of the so-formed solution is poured from tesecond tube into the first. If the fluid in first test tube is four times that in the second, what quantity of water was taken initially?

a)      40 grams

b)      60 grams

c)       80grams

d)      100 grams

187.       From a number of apples, a man sells half the number of existing apples plus 1 to the first customer, sells 1/3^rd of the remaining apples plus 1 to the second customer and 1/5^th of the remaining apples plus 1 to the third customer. He then finds that he has 3 apples left. How many apples did he have originally?

a)      15

b)      18

c)       20

d)      25

188.       (856 + 167)² + (856 – 167)²/856 x 856 + 167 x 167 =?

a)      1

b)      2

c)       689

d)      1023

189.       (469 +174)² - (469 – 167)²/469 x 174 =?

a)      2

b)      4

c)       295

d)      643

190.       If a-b = 3 and a² + b² = 29, find the value of ab.

a)      10

b)      12

c)       15

d)      18

ANSWERS

181.D

182.A

183.A

184.C

185.B

186.A

187.C

188.B

189.B

190.A