1. In 1978, a kg of paper was sold at Rs25/-. If the paper rate increases at 1.5% more than the inflation rate which is 6.5% a year, then what will be the cost of a kg of paper after 2 years?
(a) 29.12 (b) 29.72 (c) 30.12 (d) 32.65 (e) none of these
2. In A,B,C are having some marbles with each of them. A has given B and C the same number of marbles each of them already have. Then, B gave C and A the same number of marbles they already have. Then C gave A and B the same number of marbles they already have. At the end A,B,and C have equal number of marbles.
(i) If x,y,z are the marbles initially with A,B,C respectively. Then the number of marbles B have at the end
(a) 2(x-y-z) (b) 4(x-y-z) (c) 2(3y-x-z) (d) x + y-z Ans. (c)
(ii) If the total number of marbles are 72, then the number of marbles with A at the starting (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 39 Ans. (d)
3. If a car starts from A towards B with some velocity. Due to some problem in the engine after traveling 30km, the car goes with 4/5 th of its actual velocity The car reaches B 45 min later to the actual time. If the car engine fails after traveling 45km, the car reaches the destination B 36min late to the actual time What is the initial velocity of car and what is the distance between A and B in km
Ans. 20 & 130.
4. A person has Rs 100/- in his pocket, he can as 25 pencils or 15 books. He kept 15% of the money for traveling expenses and purchased 5 pencils. So how many books he can purchase with the remaining money.
5. Ten questions on analogies. eg: chief : tribe :: governer : state epaulette : shoulder :: tiara : head guttural : throat :: gastric : stomach inept : clever :: languid : active knife : butcher :: hammer : carpenter ::
6. The values of shares (in Rs).of A, B and C from January to June are as follows. Month A B C January 30 60 80 February 35 65 85 March 45 75 65 April 40 75 82 May 55 75 85 June 50 75 80
7. If x and y are both positive integers, how much greater is x than y? x + y = 20 x = y² A. B. C. D. E. Ans: C
8. Fifty percent of the articles in a certain magazine are written by staff members. Sixty percent of the articles are on current affairs. If 75 percent of the articles on current affairs are written by staff members with more than 5 years experience of journalism, how many of the articles on current affairs are written by journalists with more than 5 years experience? 20 articles are written by staff members. Of the articles on topics other than current affairs, 50 percent are by staff members with less than 5 years experience.
A. B. C. D. E. Ans: A
9. Is xy > 0 ? x/y < 0 x + y < 0 A. B. C. D. E. Ans: A
10 One number, n, is selected at random from a set of 10 integers. What is the probability that ½ n + 13 = 0 ? The largest integer in the set is 13. The arithmetic mean of the set is zero? A. B. C. D. E. Ans: E
11. Is w a whole number? 3w is an odd number. 2w is an even number
A. B. C. D. E. Ans: B
Directions 12-15 :The table below shows the number of people who responded to a survey about their favorite style of music. Use this information to answer the following questions to the nearest whole percentage.
12. What percentage of respondents under 31 , indicated that blues in their favorite style? A. 7.1 B. 7.6 C. 8.3 D. 14.1 E. 7.2 Ans: B
13. What percentage of respondents aged 21-30 indicated that jazz is their favorite style? A. 64 % B. 60% C. 75% D. 36% E. 46% Ans: A
14. What percentage of the total sample indicated that Jazz is heir favorite style of music? A. 6 % B. 8% C. 22% D. 4% E. 11% Ans: E
15. What percentage of the total sample were aged 21-30? A. 31 % B. 23% C. 25% D. 14% E. 30% Ans: C
16. complete the following a. $ * * $ @ * ? ? # @ @ # # $ ? ? some what simillar like this...but not clear. b. 1 , 3 , 7 , 13 , 21 , __ , 43 Ans : 31 c. 1, 3, 9, __ , 16900
17 Point out error, if any, in the following program
main() { int i=1; switch(i) { case 1: printf("\nRadioactive cats have 18 half-lives"); break; case 1*2+4: printf("\nBottle for rent -inquire within"); break; } } Ans. No error. Constant expression like 1*2+4 are acceptable in cases of a switch.
18. Point out the error, if any, in the following program
main() { int a=10,b; a>= 5 ? b=100 : b=200; printf("\n%d",b); } Ans. lvalue required in function main(). The second assignment should be written in parenthesis as follows: a>= 5 ? b=100 : (b=200);
19. In the following code, in which order the functions would be called?
a= f1(23,14)*f2(12/4)+f3(); a) f1, f2, f3 b) f3, f2, f1 c) The order may vary from compiler to compiler d) None of the above
20. What would be the output of the following program?
main() { int i=4; switch(i) { default: printf("\n A mouse is an elephant built by the Japanese"); case 1: printf(" Breeding rabbits is a hair raising experience"); break; case 2: printf("\n Friction is a drag"); break; case 3: printf("\n If practice make perfect, then nobody's perfect");
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