ASSIGNMENT - 5
1.A boat takes a total of 2 hours to cover 9 km downstream and return, given that the speed of the stream is 6 km/h. What
is the speed of the boat in still water?
(a) 16 km/h (b) 8 km/h (c) 12 km/h (d) 15 km/h
2. A boat takes 20 hours to travel downstream from point A to point B and return to a midpoint C situated between A and
B. The speed of the stream is 5 km/h and the speed of the boat in still water is 10 km/h. Find the distance between A and B.
(in km)
(a) 120 (b) 100 (c) 150 (d) 75
3. A train covers a certain distance in 45 minutes. If its speed is reduced by 5 km/h it takes 3 minutes more to cover the
same distance. The distance (in km) is :
(a)64 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 54
4. A train has to cover a distance of 900 km in 25 hours. What should be its average speed in meters/second ?
(a)20 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) 36
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5. if tan A = , then what is the value of (4 cos A – 7 sinA)? Given that A is an acute angle ?
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(a)2 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 2
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6. If xsin 30° cos 60° = sin 45°cos 45°, then the value of x is:
(a) 2 (b) 𝟎 (c) 3 (d) 1
7. The graph of the equations 5x –2y + 1 = 0 and 4y –3x + 5 = 0, intersect at the point p(α, β). What is the value of (2α – 3β)
(a)4 (b) -4 (c) 6 (d) -3
8. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given: If 2x + 3y = 12 and 3x – 2y = 5 then :
(a) x = 3, y = 2 (b) x = 2, y = 3 (c) x = -2, y = 3 (d) x = 3, y = -2
9. What is the area (in square units) of the triangular region enclosed by the graphs of the equations x + y = 3, 2x + 5y = 12
and the x-axis ?
(a)6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
10. A cylindrical vessel of diameter 32 cm is partially filled with water. A solid metallic Sphere of radius 12 cm is dropped
into it . What will be the increase in the level of water in the vessel (in cm).
(a)2.25 (b) 27 (c) 72 (d) 9
11. The radius of the base of a cylindrical, tank is 4m. If three times the sum of the areas of its two circular faces is twice the
area of its curved surface, then the capacity (in Kilolitres) of the tank is :
(a)108 π (b)144 π (c)54 π (d)96 π
12. Pipe A and B together can fill a tank in 16 hours, whereas pipe C alone can empty the full tank in 24 hours. A and B
were opened together for 10 hours and then closed. Pipe C was then opened. The tank will now be emptied by C in:
(a)12hrs (b)15hrs (c) 18hrs (d)10hrs
13. An inlet pipe can fill a tank in 10 hours and an outlet pipe can empty the completely filled tank in 20 hours. Both the
pipes are opened at 6:30 am. when will the tank get filled ?
(a) 1 a.m. next day (b) 2 a.m. next day (c) 12:00 midnight (d) 2:30 a.m. next day
14. If 30 men can complete a work in 30 days, how much part of the work can be completed by 1 man in 1 day?
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(a) (b) (c) (d)
𝟑𝟎 𝟗𝟎𝟎 𝟗𝟎 𝟔𝟎
15. A can do a piece of work in 20 days while B can do the same work in 25 days. Both of them together work for 10 days
and C alone completes the remaining work in 10 days. In how many days will A, B and C together complete the same work
(a)12days (b) 10days (c) 8days (d) 5days
16. The median of a set of 11 different observation is 73.2 . If each of the largest five observations in the set is increases by
3, then the median of this new set is :
(a)Decreased by 3 (b)Increased by 3 (c) Becomes 3 times the median of the original set
(d) Remains the same as the median of the original set
17. Ramesh is three times older than Suresh. After two years Ramesh will be twice as old as Suresh. Ramesh's present age
(in year) is:
(a)4 (b)6 (c)3 (d)2
18. The average age of a father and his son is 24 years. What will be the average of their age after 6 years ?
(a)30years (b) 32years (c) 36years (d) 27years
19. Shreya climbs a hill at a speed of 5 miles/hr and descends the hill at a speed of 7 miles/hr. If he takes a total of 3 hour in
this two-way journey, what is distance between the top and the foot of the hill ?
(a)8miles (b) 9miles (c) 6.75miles (d) 8.75miles
20. Reshma covers a distance of 45 km by bicycle at a speed of 15 km/hr and distance of 80 km by car at a speed of 40
km/hr and the remaining 6 km on foot at a speed of 2 km/hr. Find his average speed for the entire journey (rounded to 2
decimal places).
(a) 15.25 km/hr (b) 16.38 km/hr (c) 43.50 km/hr (d) 18.36 km/hr
21. At item cost Rs. 400. During a festival sale a company after a sale discount that offers x% off on its regular price along
with a discount coupon of 10%. The price of the item after using both the sale discount and the discount coupon, is Rs. 216.
What is the value of x?
(a)40 (b) 35 (c) 30 (d) 25
22. The marked price and the cost price of an article are in ratio 5:4. If the profit earned by selling the article is 12.5%,
then what is the discount percentage?
(a)12.5 (b) 15 (c) 8 (d) 10
23. Mohan divides 18935 by a certain number. If he gets quotient and remainder as 102 and 65 respectively, then the
divisor is
(a)165 (b) 155 (c) 185 (d) 175
24. Which of the following number is divisible by 11?
(a)63962 (b) 56923 (c) 97174 (d) 17295