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IBPS REGIONAL RURAL BANKS (RRBs)

CLERKS-XIV PRELIMS - MODEL TEST - 49
REASONING
Direction (1-5): Study the given information carefully to answer the given

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questions:
Eight people – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H live on eight different floors of a eight
storeyed building where ground floor is numbered one, the one above that is
numbered two and so on till the topmost floor of the building is numbered eight.
Only one person lives on each floor.
More than three people live above D. Only two people live between F and D.
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As many people live above C as below G. B lives on an odd numbered floor. Only
one person lives between B and E. H lives below G and above E. F lives on an even
numbered floor. Only two people live between E and A.
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How many people live above E?
1) Four 2) Two 3) Five 4) Three
Who among the following people live on the top floor?
5) Six
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1) B 2) A 3) F 4) G 5) C
3. As many people live above B as below____.
1) F 2) A 3) E 4) C 5) H
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4. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE as per the given arrangement?
I. C does not live on an even numbered floor
II. E lives below C
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III. G lives on an odd numbered floor
1) Only I 2) Only II 3) Only III 4) Both I and II 5) Both II and III
5. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions as per
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the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which one of the following does
not belong to that group?
1) G 2) E 3) B 4) D 5) C
Direction (6-10): Following questions are based on the five three-digit numbers
given below.
734 286 891 563 928
6. If the position of first and the third digit of each of the given numbers is
interchanged within the number then how many number(s) is/are completely
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divisible by 2?
1) None 2) Two 3) One 4) Three 5) More than three
7. If all the digits are arranged in descending order within the number then how
many numbers will remain unchanged?
1) Three 2) Four 3) One 4) Two 5) None
8. If ‘1’ is added to the last digit of each number and ‘1’ is subtracted from the first
digit of each number, in how many of the numbers thus formed will a digit appear
more than once?
1) Three 2) Four 3) One 4) Two 5) None
9. If the position of first and the second digit of each of the given numbers is
interchanged within the number. What will be the resultant if third digit of the
lowest number thus formed is divided by the second digit of the highest number
thus formed?
1) 1 2) 2 3) 1.5 4) 3 5) 2.5
10. What will be the resultant if the first digit of the highest number is divided by the
last digit of the second lowest number?
1) 2 2) 1 3) 4 4) 3 5) 5
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Direction (11-15): Study the given information carefully to answer the given
questions:
Eight people – P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting around a square table
facing away from the centre. Four of them are sitting at four corners of the table
while four are sitting in the middle of the four sides.
R sits third to the right of U. Only two people sit between T and W (either
from left or right). Q sits second to the left of S. V sits opposite to P. T sits second
to the right of V. T does not sit any corner of the table. U is not an immediate
neighbour of S.
11. Who among the following people sits third to the left of Q?
1) T 2) U 3) V 4) P 5) S

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12. How many people sit between S and W?
1) Two 2) Three 3) One 4) Four 5) Both 2 and 4
13. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions as per
the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which one of the following does
not belong to that group?
1) Q 2) U
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14. Who among the following people sits second left of the one who sits third to the
right of S?

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1) T 2) R

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are ‘TRUE’ as per the given arrangement?
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1) W sits second to the right of T 2) R sits third to the right of P
3) U sits third to the right of V 4) Q sits second to the left of T
5) None of the given statements is true
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Direction (16-18): In this question relationship between different elements is

shown in the statement/s. The statement/s is/are followed by two conclusions.
Study the given conclusions based on the given statement/s and select the
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appropriate option as your answer.
16. Statement: P=N<G  K<C=D  E<B>L
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Conclusion I: P < E
Conclusion II: N = E
1) Only conclusion I is true 2) Only conclusion II is true
3) Either conclusion I or II is true 4) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
5) Both conclusions I and II are true
17. Statement: W  S>R=U<J  E>P=N  K
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Conclusion I: W  P
Conclusion II: N < W
1) Only conclusion I is true 2) Only conclusion II is true
3) Either conclusion I or II is true 4) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
5) Both conclusions I and II are true
18. Statement: K  V=J  P  S  G=R<M  N
Conclusion I: V < R
Conclusion II: V = G
1) Only conclusion I is true 2) Only conclusion II is true
3) Either conclusion I or II is true 4) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
5) Both conclusions I and II are true
19. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word “REPUBLIC” each of which
has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward
directions) as they have between them in English alphabetical order?
1) Two 2) Three 3) One 4) Four 5) More than four
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20. If it is possible to make only one meaningful four letter English word with the
seventh, the eighth, the ninth and the tenth letters of the word “FORMULATED”
using each letter only once, when counted from left to right, which of the following
will be the third letter of the word so formed from the left end? If no such word
can be formed give M as your answer. If more than one such word can be formed
give N as your answer.
1) A 2) E 3) T 4) M 5) N
Direction (21-23): The given question consists of a question and two statements
numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in
the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read the both statements
and mark the appropriate option.
21. How is S related to P?

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Statement I: M is son of P, who is father-in-law of N. T is spouse of R. N is father
of T. Q is mother of S, who is sister of T.
Statement II: S is daughter of Q, who is child of O. U is child of P, who is father-
in-law of T. U is brother of Q, who is spouse of T. S is niece of U.
1) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
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data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
2) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
3) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to
answer the question.

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4) The data given in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to
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answer the question.
5) The data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the
question.
22. What is the Code for “King Bird”?
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Statement I: In a certain code language ‘Send Bird Away’ is coded as ‘lr mr sr’
and ‘Away King Lost’ is coded as ‘sr ur pr’.
Statement II: In a certain code language ‘King Lost Bird’ is coded as ‘ur pr mr’
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and ‘King Rule Lake’ is coded as ‘ur fr kr’.
1) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
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data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

2) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
3) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to
answer the question.
4) The data given in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to
answer the question.
5) The data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the
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question.
23. Which date does Tom go to Mumbai in July month?
Statement I: According to the Tom’s mother, Tom goes to Mumbai after 11th and
before 16th but he does not go on prime numbered date.
Statement II: According to the Tom’s father, Tom goes to Mumbai after 10th and
before 15th.
1) The data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
2) The data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
3) The data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to
answer the question.
4) The data given in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to
answer the question.
5) The data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the
question.
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Direction (24-26): Study the given information carefully to answer the given
questions:
Point C is 7m West of point I. Point A is 12m North of point C. Point F is 4m
East of point A. Point H is 3m North of point F. Point B is 5m East of point H. Point
D is 6m South of point B. Point G is 13m West of point D. Point E is 9m South of
point G.
24. In which direction is point E with respect to point I?
1) East 2) South 3) North 4) West 5) South-East
25. What is the shortest distance between Point G and Point A?
1) 2m 2) 5m 3) 6m 4) 3m 5) 4m

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26. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the
above arrangement and hence form a group. Find out the one that does not
belong to that group?
1) C - B 2) I - D 3) E - H 4) G - B 5) H - I
27. How many such pairs of digits are there in the number ‘8759264’, each of which
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has as many digits between them in the number (both forward and backward
direction) as they have between them in the numerical series?
1) Two 2) Three 3) One 4) More than four 5) Four

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Direction (28-30): Study the given information carefully to answer the given

Amongst seven people viz. E, F, G, H, K, L and M, each having a different

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weight. H is lighter than L and F. M is lighter than L and heavier than K. E is
lighter than only G. F is heavier than only two people. M is heavier than F. K is
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not the lightest person.

28. How many people heavier than L?
1) Three 2) Two 3) Four 4) Both 1 and 3 5) Either 1 or 3
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29. Who among the following people is just heavier than K?
1) M 2) E 3) F 4) L 5) H
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30. Who among the following people is the lightest?

1) M 2) E 3) K 4) F 5) H
Direction (31-35): Study the given information carefully to answer the given
questions:
Seven people: K, L M, N, P, Q and R were born in seven different years viz.
1968, 1973, 1980, 1989, 1997, 2002 and 2011. Each of the given persons is born
on 15th January of their respective years of birth. All calculations are done with
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respect to the present year – 2023. It is assumed that no person was born in any
of the given years or any other year.
Only two people were born between P and N. P is younger than L. The age
difference between L and P was 9 years. Only three people were born between K
and R. M is older than R. The difference between the ages of N and Q is the
multiple of 8. Q is older than N.
31. Who among the following people younger than R?
1) P 2) The one who born in 1989 3) The one whose age was 21
4) Q 5) Both (1) and (3)
32. _____ is the sum of the ages of N and the one who was born in 1973.
1) 86 2) 84 3) 71 4) 93 5) 76
33. If S is the father of R and he is 30 years older than his child, then in which year
S was born?
1) 1959 2) 1960 3) 1965 4) 1967 5) 1971

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34. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions as per
the given arrangement and thus form a group. Which one of the following does
not belong to that group?
1) N 2) Q 3) L 4) P 5) R
35. Who among the following people was/were born between L and the one who was
born in 1989?
1) The one who was born in 1973 2) The one whose age is 43
3) P 4) The one whose age is 26 5) Both 1 and 4
Direction (36-40): In these questions below contains two/three statements followed
by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be

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true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then
decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements
disregarding commonly known facts.
36. Statements: All Phones are Laptops Only a few Laptops are Printers
All Printers are Servers
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Conclusion I: Some Laptops are Servers
Conclusion II: All Servers can be Phones
1) Only conclusion I follows 2) Only conclusion II follows

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3) Either conclusion I or II follows
4) Neither conclusion I nor II follows 5) Both conclusions I and II follow
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37. Statements: All Pens are Pencils Some Pencils are Refills
Only a few Refills are Markers
Conclusion I: All Markers can be Pens
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Conclusion II: Some Pencils are not Markers

1) Only conclusion I follows 2) Only conclusion II follows
3) Either conclusion I or II follows
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4) Neither conclusion I nor II follows 5) Both conclusions I and II follow
38. Statements: Some Doors are Windows All Windows are Keys
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Only a few Keys are Locks

Conclusion I: Some Doors are Locks
Conclusion II. Some Windows are not Locks
1) Only conclusion I follows 2) Only conclusion II follows
3) Either conclusion I or II follows
4) Neither conclusion I nor II follows 5) Both conclusions I and II follow
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39. Statements: Some Computers are Laptops Only a few Laptops are Printers
All Printers are Cameras
Conclusion I: Some Computers are not Cameras
Conclusion II. All Computers are Cameras
1) Only conclusion I follows 2) Only conclusion II follows
3) Either conclusion I or II follows
4) Neither conclusion I nor II follows 5) Both conclusions I and II follow
40. Statements: Only a few Pens are Pencils No Pencil is Book
All Books are Chairs
Conclusion I: All Pencils are Chairs
Conclusion II: Some Pens are not Books
1) Only conclusion I follows 2) Only conclusion II follows
3) Either conclusion I or II follows
4) Neither conclusion I nor II follows 5) Both conclusions I and II follow
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NUMERICAL ABILITY
Direction (41-55): What should come in the place of question mark (?) in the
following questions?

41. (1170 ÷ 26) × (1394 ÷ 1681 ) =? × 51

1) 24 2) 30 3) 27 4) 33 5) 36

42. 25% of (480 ÷ 4) +? × 2 = 144 × 10

1) 45 2) 36 3) 54 4) 72 5) 18

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43. 324 + 112 +? = 152 × 5 ÷ 4 + 12
1) 36 2) 108 3) 18 4) 117 5) 72
44. 293 – 52 × 8 + 1612 ÷ 169 =?
1) 2 2) 1 3) 5 4) 7 5) 9
45.
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((17 × 14) + 272) ÷ 15 =? ÷ 7
1) 198 2) 242 3) 228 4) 238 5) 234

46. 16×? = 2304 × (208 ÷ 13)

1) 42 2) 48

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47. 3969  2601  784 =?
1) 50 2) 30 3) 60 4) 39 5) 40
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48. 55% of 4800 –   of 900 =?
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1) 2460 2) 2790 3) 2730 4) 4230 5) 2130
5 2 ?
49. 9 ÷ 729 × 81 ÷ 9 × 6561 = 9 × 9
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1) 7 2) 3 3) 5 4) 6 5)2
50. 60 × 40 – 956 + 46 × 3 =?
1) 1482 2) 1582 3) 1652 4) 1792 5) 1682
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51. 420 + 75 =? % of (75 × 4 – 150)
1) 5030 2) 3040 3) 4230 4) 3030 5) 4030
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52. (7 ÷ 84) of (12 ÷ 156) of 4680 = 45 - ?
1) 25 2) 35 3) 5 4) 15 5) 20
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53. 5 +7 =?+6
2 4 2
5 1 1 1 1
1) 2 2) 6 3) 12 4) 5 5) 6
4 4 2 4 2
54. 3850 ÷ 196 – 1350 ÷ 18 =? × 8
1) 25 2) 50 3) 100 4) 20 5) 75

55. 129  55  81  ?
1) 8 2) 9 3) 11 4) 7 5) 10
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Direction (56-60):What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the given
number series?
56. 16 17 13 22 6 ?
1) 31 2) 60 3) 28 4) 45 5) 20
57. ? 16 26 34 40 44
1) 8 2) 4 3) 10 4) 12 5) 2
58. 3 ? 10 33 136 685
1) 3 2) 6 3) 8 4) 5 5) 4
59. 8 12 24 60 180 ?
1) 380 2) 720 3) 630 4) 680 5) 690
60. 45 57 69 81 ? 105
1) 88 2) 104 3) 91 4) 98 5) 93
Directions (61-65): Study the following information carefully and answer the

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questions given below.
The given below table shows the number of males and females migrated
from six different states.
States Male Female
Uttar Pradesh 240 280
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Andhra Pradesh
320
280
440
350
Tamilnadu 420 310
Telangana 300 260

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E Odisha 390 420

What is the respective ratio between the number of males migrated from Bihar to
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the number of females migrated from Odisha?
1) 16:23 2) 14: 21 3) 16:21 4) 16: 19 5) 13:21
62. What is the average number of males migrated from all the given states together?
1) 340 2) 325 3) 360 4) 350 5) 320
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63. The total number of females migrated from Tamilnadu is approximately what
percent of the total number of females migrated from Bihar?
1) 40 2) 35 3) 60 4) 70 5) 20
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64. What is the difference between the number of males migrated from Odisha to the
total number of females migrated from Uttar Pradesh?
1) 110 2) 150 3) 160 4) 140 5) 120
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65. If the total number of males migrated from Karnataka is 40% more than the total
number of females migrated from the Telangana, then find the total number of
males migrated from the Karnataka.
1) 354 2) 340 3) 364 4) 370 5) 350
66. Ram buys 15 boxes of pen at a certain rate. Each box contains equal number of
pens and the cost of each pen is also equal. If he sells all the pens, at the rate of
Rs.5 per pen, then he makes an overall profit of Rs. 1080. If he sells all the pens,
at the rate of Rs.1.50 per pen, then he incurs an overall loss of Rs. 180.
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How many pens does each box contain ?
1) 22 2)24 3) 26 4) 28 5) 16
67. P and Q can do a piece of work in 15 days and 25 days respectively. They start the
work together but after some days P leaves the job. Q alone does the remaining
work in 9 days. Find how many days after P leave the job?
1) 12 2) 8 3) 6 4) 16 5) 18
68. The rate of interest on a sum of money is 5% p.a. for the first 2 years, 6%p.a. for
next 2 years and 8% p.a. for last 3 years. If the simple interest on the sum for a
total period of 7 years is Rs. 3450, then what is the sum?
1) 7500 2) 18000 3) 12000 4) 21000 5) 8400
69. The length of a rectangle is 20% more than its breadth. The side of a square is
equal to breadth of the rectangle. The difference between the area of the rectangle
and the square is 45 cm square. What is the breadth of the rectangle ? (in cm)
1) 15 2) 24 3) 5 4) 25 4) 10
70. A man travels a certain distance (X km) at a speed of 24kmph and 2X km at a
speed of 20kmph. If the total time taken to cover the total distance was 8 hours
30 minutes, what is the value of X ?
1) 120 2) 36 3) 60 4) 80 5) 90
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71. In a two digit positive number the digit in ten’s place is 40% more than the digit in
unit’s place. If the difference between the digits at the ten’s place and the unit’s
place is 2, what is the two digit number ?
1) 42 2) 64 3) 53 4) 86 5) 75
72. A and B started a business. Amount invested by B was twice of that invested by A.
6 months from the start of the business, A invested an additional amount of
Rs.1000 and B withdrew Rs.2000. If the annual profit earned was distributed
among A and B in the respective ratio of 5 : 6, what was A’s initial investment ?
1) Rs. 500 2) Rs. 2000 3) Rs. 3000 4) Rs. 4000 5) Rs. 1000
73. In a school the number of boys are 600 more than the number of girls. Had the
number of girls been 200 more than the actual number of girls, then they would
have been 40% less than the actual number of boys. What is the number of girls

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in the school ?
1) 300 2) 600 3) 200 4) 400 5) 150
74. 8men and 10women working together can do a piece of work in 5 days. If 4men
and 20women working together can do the same work in 4 days, then find how
many days 12 men and 5women together can do twice the work.
1) 15 2) 18 3) 16 4) 14 5) 10
75.
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The average speed of Boat M and Boat N in still water is 9kmph. Boat M can cover
51km upstream in 10.2hours while Boat N can cover 41km upstream in 41hours,
and then find the time taken by Boat N to cover a distance of 104km downstream.

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1) 5 2) 8

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A Bus starts running late by 30 minutes so the driver increases its speed by 18
kmph to reach the destination on the scheduled time. If the distance between
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the source and destination of the bus is 180 km, then find the original speed of
the bus.
1) 90 2) 78 3) 76 4) 72 5) 74
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77. Chandana gets a certain amount of salary invested in scheme A offering 14%
compound interest for two years compound annually. The interest earned by her
is Rs.31518 less than the amount invested by her, then find how much amount
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was invested by Chandana.
1) 45000 2) 81000 3) 63000 4) 36000 5) 27000
78. A shirt is marked up by 40% and then some discount is offered on it such that
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there is a profit of 30%. If the marked price had been Rs.65 more, then the
discount price that had to be given will be the thrice, then find the cost price of
the shirt.
1) 350 2) 325 3) 330 4) 360 5) 335
79. The average weight of a class of some students increased by 1.5kg if a student
whose weight is 56kg joined the class and the average weight increased by 2kg if
two students whose average weight is 51 kg respectively joined the class, then
find how many students in the class initially.
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1) 9 2) 7 3) 6 4) 8 5) 11
80. A vessel contains 600L of a mixture of grape juice and milk in the ratio of 7:X
respectively. A person added 30 liters of milk to it, the ratio of milk to Grape juice
resultant mixture becomes 4:5, and then find the value of X.
1) 5 2) 7 3) 3 4) 8 5) 9

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