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Question 1

Bob can finish a job in 40 days, if he works alone. Alex is twice as fast as Bob and thrice as fast as Cole in the same job. Suppose Alex and
Bob work together on the first day, Bob and Cole work together on the second day, Cole and Alex work together on the third day, and then,
they continue the work by repeating this three - day roster, with Alex and Bob working together on the fourth day, and so on. Then, the
total number of days Alex would have worked when the job gets finished, is

Answer:11

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Explanation:
Let the efficiency of Bob be 3 units/day. So, Alex's efficiency will be 6 units/day, and Cole's will be 2 units/day.

Since Bob can finish the job in 40 days, the total work will be 40*3 = 120 units.

Since Alex and Bob work on the first day, the total work done = 3 + 6 = 9 units.

Similarly, for days 2 and 3, it will be 5 and 8 units, respectively.

Thus, in the first 3 days, the total work done = 9 + 5 + 8 = 22 units.

The work done in the first 15 days = 22*5 = 110 units.

Thus, the work will be finished on the 17th day(since 9 + 5 = 14 units are greater than the remaining work).

Since Alex works on two days of every 3 days, he will work for 10 days out of the first 15 days.

Then he will also work on the 16th day.

The total number of days = 11.

Question 2

Two ships are approaching a port along straight routes at constant speeds. Initially, the two ships and the port formed an equilateral
triangle with sides of length 24 km. When the slower ship travelled 8 km, the triangle formed by the new positions of the two ships and the
port became right-angled. When the faster ship reaches the port, the distance, in km, between the other ship and the port will be

A 4

B 12

C 8

D 6

Answer: B

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Let S be the slower ship and F be the faster ship.

It is given that when S travelled 8 km, the positions of ships with the port is forming a right triangle.

Since one of the angles is 60(since one vertex is still part of the equilateral triangle),

the other two vertexes will have angles of 30 and 90.

The distance between O and S = 24 - 8 = 16

OF
In triangle OFS, cos 600 = OS

Thus, OF = 8.

Thus in the time, S covered 8 km, F will cover 24 - 8 = 16 km.

Thus, the ratio of their speeds is 2:1,

Thus, when F covers 24 km, S will cover 12 km.

The correct option is B.

Question 3

Moody takes 30 seconds to finish riding an escalator if he walks on it at his normal speed in the same direction. He takes 20 seconds to
finish riding the escalator if he walks at twice his normal speed in the same direction. If Moody decides to stand still on the escalator, then
the time, in seconds, needed to finish riding the escalator is

Answer:60

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Explanation:
Let the speed of Moody be 'x' steps/sec and that of the escalator be 'y' steps/sec.

In 30 seconds, Moody will finish riding the escalator when going in the same direction.

Thus, total steps = 30(x+y)

If Moody's speed becomes twice, the time becomes 20 seconds.

Thus, total steps = 20(2x+y)

Or 30x + 30y = 40x + 20y

Or x = y

So, total steps = 60y.

Time taken by only escalator= 60y/y = 60s.

Question 4

Two cars travel from different locations at constant speeds. To meet each other after starting at the same time, they take 1.5 hours if they
travel towards each other, but 10.5 hours if they travel in the same direction. If the speed of the slower car is 60 km/hr, then the distance
traveled, in km, by the slower car when it meets the other car while traveling towards each other, is

A 100

B 90

C 120

D 150

Answer: B

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Explanation:
Both the cars take 1.5 hrs to meet when they travel towards each other.

It is given, speed of slower car is 60 km/hr

Therefore, distance covered by slower car before they meet = 60*1.5 = 90 km

The answer is option B.

Question 5

A group of N people worked on a project. They finished 35% of the project by working 7 hours a day for 10 days. Thereafter, 10 people left
the group and the remaining people finished the rest of the project in 14 days by working 10 hours a day. Then the value of N is

A 150

B 23

C 36

D 140

Answer: D

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Explanation:
Let the unit of work done by 1 man in 1 hour and 1 day be 1 MDH unit (Man Day Hour).

Thus, in 7 hours per day for 10 days, the work done by N people = N × 7 × 10 MDH units.

Since this is equal to 35% of the total work,

35% of the total work = N × 7 × 10 MDH units.

(N× 100× 7× 10 )
Total work = 35 = 200 × N MDH units.
The work left = 200N − 70N = 130N MDH units.

Now, 10 people left the job. So, the number of people left = (N-10)

Since (N-10) people completed the rest of work in 14 days by working 10 hours a day,

(N − 10) × 14 × 10 = 130N
10N = 1400
N = 140

Thus, the correct option is D.

Question 6

Working alone, the times taken by Anu, Tanu and Manu to complete any job are in the ratio 5 : 8 : 10. They accept a job which they can
finish in 4 days if they all work together for 8 hours per day. However, Anu and Tanu work together for the first 6 days, working 6 hours 40
minutes per day. Then, the number of hours that Manu will take to complete the remaining job working alone is

Answer:6

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Explanation:
Let the time taken by Anu, Tanu and Manu be 5x, 8x and 10x hours.

Total work = LCM(5x, 8x, 10x) = 40x

Anu can complete 8 units in one hour

Tanu can complete 5 units in one hour

Manu can complete 4 units in one hour

It is given, three of them together can complete in 32 hours.

32(8 + 5 + 4) = 40x
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x= 5

It is given,

Anu and Tanu work together for the first 6 days, working 6 hours 40 minutes per day, i.e. 36 + 4 = 40 hours

40(8 + 5) + y(4) = 40x

4y = 24

y=6

Manu alone will complete the remaining work in 6 hours.

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Question 7

Two ships meet mid-ocean, and then, one ship goes south and the other ship goes west, both travelling at constant speeds. Two hours
later, they are 60 km apart. If the speed of one of the ships is 6 km per hour more than the other one, then the speed, in km per hour, of the
slower ship is

A 20

B 12

C 18

D 24

Answer: C

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Explanation:
Let the speeds of two ships be 'x' and 'x+6' km per hour

Distance covered in 2 hours will be 2x and 2x+12

It is given,

(2x)2 + (2x + 12)2 = 602

2 2
(x) + (x + 6) = 302
2x2 + 12x + 36 = 900
x2 + 6x + 18 = 450
x2 + 6x − 432 = 0
Solving, we get x = 18

The speed of slower ship is 18 kmph

The answer is option C.

Question 8

Trains A and B start traveling at the same time towards each other with constant speeds from stations X and Y, respectively. Train A
reaches station Y in 10 minutes while train B takes 9 minutes to reach station X after meeting train A. Then the total time taken, in minutes,
by train B to travel from station Y to station X is

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A 6

B 15

C 10

D 12

Answer: B

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Explanation:

M - First meeting point

Let the speeds of trains A and B be 'a' and 'b', respectively.

x D−x
a = b

It is given,
D x
a = 10 and b =9
x
D D−x
x
10 = 9

10x 9D−9x
D = x

10x2 = 9D2 − 9Dx

10x2 + 9Dx − 9D2 = 0
3D
Solving, we get x = 5
x
b =9
3D
b×5 =9
D
b = 15
The total time taken by train B to travel from station Y to station X is 15 minutes.

The answer is option B

Question 9

Anil can paint a house in 12 days while Barun can paint it in 16 days. Anil, Barun, and Chandu undertake to paint the house for ₹ 24000 and
the three of them together complete the painting in 6 days. If Chandu is paid in proportion to the work done by him, then the amount in INR
received by him is

Answer:3000

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Explanation:
Now Anil Paints in 12 Days
Barun paints in 16 Days
Now together Arun , Barun and Chandu painted in 6 Days
Now let total work be W
Now each worked for 6 days
So Anil's work = 0.5W
6W 3W
Barun's work = 16 = 8
W 3W W
Therefore Charu's work = 2 − 8 = 8
24000
Therefore proportion of charu = 8 = 3, 000

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Question 10

Mira and Amal walk along a circular track, starting from the same point at the same time. If they walk in the same direction, then in 45
minutes, Amal completes exactly 3 more rounds than Mira. If they walk in opposite directions, then they meet for the first time exactly
after 3 minutes. The number of rounds Mira walks in one hour is

Answer:8

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Explanation:
Considering the distance travelled by Mira in one minute = M,

The distance traveled by Amal in one minute = A.

Given if they walk in the opposite direction it takes 3 minutes for both of them to meet. Hence 3*(A+M) = C. (1)

C is the circumference of the circle.

Similarly, it is mentioned that if both of them walk in the same direction Amal completes 3 more rounds than Mira :

Hence 45*(A-M) = 3C. (2)

Multiplying (1)*15 we have :

45A + 45M = 15C.

45A - 45M = 3C.

18C
Adding the two we have A = 90
12C
Subtracting the two M = 90
12C 12C
Since Mira travels 90 in one minute, in one hour she travels : 90 ⋅ 60 = 8C

Hence a total of 8 rounds.

Alternatively,

Let the length of track be L

and velocity of Mira be a and Amal be b
Now when they meet after 45 minutes Amal completes 3 more rounds than Mira
so we can say they met for the 3rd time moving in the same direction
so we can say they met for the first time after 15 minutes
So we know Time to meet = Relative distance /Relative velocity
15 L
so we get 60 = a−b (1)
Now When they move in opposite direction
They meet after 3 minutes
3 L
so we get 60 = a+b (2)
Dividing (1) and (2)
(a+b )
we get (a−b ) = 5
or 4a =6b
or a = 3b/2
Now substituting in (1)
we get :
L 15
b × 2= 60
L 1
so b = 8
1
So we can say 1 round is covered in 8 hours
so in 1-hour total rounds covered = 8.

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Question 11

One day, Rahul started a work at 9 AM and Gautam joined him two hours later. They then worked together and completed the work at 5 PM
the same day. If both had started at 9 AM and worked together, the work would have been completed 30 minutes earlier. Working alone,
the time Rahul would have taken, in hours, to complete the work is

A 11.5

B 10

C 12.5

D 12

Answer: B

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Explanation:
Let Rahul work at a units/hr and Gautam at b units/hour
Now as per the condition :
8a+6b =7.5a+7.5b
so we get 0.5a=1.5b
or a=3b
Therefore total work = 8a +6b = 8a +2a =10a
Now Rahul alone takes 10a/10 = 10 hours.

Question 12

Two pipes A and B are attached to an empty water tank. Pipe A fills the tank while pipe B drains it. If pipe A is opened at 2 pm and pipe B is
opened at 3 pm, then the tank becomes full at 10 pm. Instead, if pipe A is opened at 2 pm and pipe B is opened at 4 pm, then the tank
becomes full at 6 pm. If pipe B is not opened at all, then the time, in minutes, taken to fill the tank is

A 144

B 140

C 264

D 120

Answer: A

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Explanation:
Let A fill the tank at x liters/hour and B drain it at y liters/hour
Now as per Condition 1 :
We get Volume filled till 10pm = 8x-7y (1) .
Here A operates for 8 hours and B operates for 7 hours .
As per condition 2
We get Volume filled till 6pm = 4x-2y (2)
Here A operates for 4 hours and B operates for 2 hours .
Now equating (1) and (2)
we get 8x-7y =4x-2y
so we get 4x =5y
y =4x/5
4x 12x
So volume of tank = 8x − 7 × 5 = 5 12x
5 12
So time taken by A alone to fill the tank = x = 5 hrs
= 144 minutes

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Question 13

Anil can paint a house in 60 days while Bimal can paint it in 84 days. Anil starts painting and after 10 days, Bimal and Charu join him.
Together, they complete the painting in 14 more days. If they are paid a total of ₹ 21000 for the job, then the share of Charu, in INR,
proportionate to the work done by him, is

A 9000

B 9200

C 9100

D 9150

Answer: C

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Explanation:
Let Entire work be W
Now Anil worked for 24 days
Bimal worked for 14 days and Charu worked for 14 days .
Now Anil Completes W in 60 days
so in 24 days he completed 0.4W
Bimal completes W in 84 Days
W
So in 14 Days Bimal completes = 6
W 4W 26W 13W
Therefore work done by charu = W − 6 − 10 = 10 = 30
13
Therefore proportion of Charu = 30 × 21000=9100
Question 14

Two trains A and B were moving in opposite directions, their speeds being in the ratio 5 : 3. The front end of A crossed the rear end of B 46
seconds after the front ends of the trains had crossed each other. It took another 69 seconds for the rear ends of the trains to cross each
other. The ratio of length of train A to that of train B is

A 3:2

B 5:3

C 2:3

D 2:1

Answer: A

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Explanation:
Considering the length of train A = La, length of train B = Lb.

The speed of train A be 5*x, speed of train B be 3*x.

From the information provided :

The front end of A crossed the rear end of B 46 seconds after the front ends of the trains had crossed each other.

In this case, train A traveled a distance equivalent to the length of train B which is Lb at a speed of 5*x+3*x = 8*x because both the trains are
traveling in the opposite direction.

Hence (8*x)*(46) = Lb.

In the information provided :

It took another 69 seconds for the rear ends of the trains to cross each other.

In the next 69 seconds

The train B traveled a distance equivalent to the length of train A in this 69 seconds.

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Hence (8*x)*(69) = La.

La/Lb = 69/46 = 3/2 = 3 : 2

Question 15

Amar, Akbar and Anthony are working on a project. Working together Amar and Akbar can complete the project in 1 year, Akbar and
Anthony can complete in 16 months, Anthony and Amar can complete in 2 years. If the person who is neither the fastest nor the slowest
works alone, the time in months he will take to complete the project is

Answer:32

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Explanation:
Let the total work be 48 units. Let Amar do 'm' work, Akbar do 'k' work, and Anthony do 'n' units of work in a month.
48
Amar and Akbar complete the project in 12 months. Hence, in a month they do 12 =4 units of work.

m+k = 4.

Similarly, k+n = 3, and m+n = 2.

3 5 1
Solving the three equations, we get m = 2 , k = 2 , n = 2 .

Here, Amar works neither the fastest not the slowest, and he does 1.5 units of work in a month. Hence, to complete the work, he would take
48
1.5 = 32months.

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Question 16

Anu, Vinu and Manu can complete a work alone in 15 days, 12 days and 20 days, respectively. Vinu works everyday. Anu works only on
alternate days starting from the first day while Manu works only on alternate days starting from the second day. Then, the number of days
needed to complete the work is

A 5

B 8

C 6

D 7

Answer: D

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Explanation:
Let the total amount of work be 60 units.

Then Anu, Vinu, and Manu do 4, 5, and 3 units of work per day respectively.

On the 1st day, Anu and Vinu work. Work done on the 1st day = 9 units

On the 2nd day, Manu and Vinu work. Work done on the 2nd day = 8 units

This cycle goes on. And in 6 days, the work completed is 9+8+9+8+9+8 = 51 units.

On the 7th day, again Anu and Vinu work and complete the remaining 9 units of work. Thus, the number of days taken is 7 days.

Question 17

Two trains cross each other in 14 seconds when running in opposite directions along parallel tracks. The faster train is 160 m long and
crosses a lamp post in 12 seconds. If the speed of the other train is 6 km/hr less than the faster one, its length, in m, is

A 184

B 192

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C

D 180

Answer: C

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Explanation:
160 40
Speed of the faster train = 12 = 3 m/s
40 5 35
Speed of the slower train = 3 − (6 × 18 ) = 3 m/s
40 35
Sum of speeds (when the trains travel towards each other) = 3 + 3 = 25 m/s
160+x
Let the slower train be x metres long; then: 25 = 14
On solving, x = 190 m

Question 18

Two circular tracks T1 and T2 of radii 100 m and 20 m, respectively touch at a point A. Starting from A at the same time, Ram and Rahim
are walking on track T1 and track T2 at speeds 15 km/hr and 5 km/hr respectively. The number of full rounds that Ram will make before he
meets Rahim again for the first time is

A 5

B 3

C 2

D 4

Answer: B

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Explanation:

To complete one round Ram takes 100m/15kmph and Rahim takes 20m/5kmph

They meet for the first time after L.C.M of (100m/15kmph , 20m/5kmph) = 100m/5kmph=20m/kmph.

Distance traveled by Ram =20m/kmph * 15kmph =300m.

So, he must have ran 300/100=3 rounds.

Note:

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Question 19

A and B are two points on a straight line. Ram runs from A to B while Rahim runs from B to A. After crossing each other. Ram and Rahim
reach their destination in one minute and four minutes, respectively. if they start at the same time, then the ratio of Ram's speed to
Rahim's speed is

1
A 2

B 2

C 2

D 2 2
Answer: C

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Explanation:
Let the speed of Ram be v(r) and the speed of Rahim be v(h) respectively. Let them meet after time "t" from the beginning.

Hence Ram will cover v(r)(t) during that time and Rahim will cover v(h)t respectively.

Now after meeting Ram reaches his destination in 1 min i.e. Ram covered v(h)t in 1 minute or v(r)(1)= v(h)(t)

Similarly Rahim reaches his destination in 4 min i.e. Rahim covered v(r)t in 4 minutes or v(h)(4)= v(r)(t)
v(r) v(h) v(r)
Dividing both the equations we get 4v(h) = v(r) or v(h) = 2 Hence the ratio is 2.

Question 20

In a car race, car A beats car B by 45 km. car B beats car C by 50 km. and car A beats car C by 90 km. The distance (in km) over which the
race has been conducted is

A 475

B 450

C 500

D 550

Answer: B

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Explanation:
Now car A beats car B by 45km. Let the speed of car A be v(a) and speed of car B be v(b).
v(a) m
v(b ) = m−45 .....(1)where '"m" is the entire distance of the race track.

v(b ) m
Moreover v(c) = m−50 .......(2)
v(a) m
and finally v(c) = m−90 ......(3)
m m m
Multiplying (1) and (2) we get (3). m−90 = m−45 ( m−50 )

Solving we get m=450 which is the length of the entire race track

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Question 21

John takes twice as much time as Jack to finish a job. Jack and Jim together take one-thirds of the time to finish the job than John takes
working alone. Moreover, in order to finish the job, John takes three days more than that taken by three of them working together. In how
many days will Jim finish the job working alone?

Answer:4

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Explanation:
Let Jack take "t" days to complete the work, then John will take "2t" days to complete the work. So work done by Jack in one day is (1/t) and
John is (1/2t) .
1 1 3 1 1
Now let Jim take "m" days to complete the work. According to question, t + m = 2t or m = 2t or m = 2t Hence Jim takes "2t" time to
complete the work.

Now let the three of them complete the work in "p" days. Hence John takes "p+3" days to complete the work.
1 4
2t (m + 3) = ( 2t ) m
1 4
2t (m + 3) = ( 2t ) m
or m=1. Hence JIm will take (1+3)=4 days to complete the work. Similarly John will also take 4 days to complete the work

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Question 22

The distance from B to C is thrice that from A to B. Two trains travel from A to C via B. The speed of train 2 is double that of train 1 while
traveling from A to B and their speeds are interchanged while traveling from B to C. The ratio of the time taken by train 1 to that taken by
train 2 in travelling from A to C is

A 5:7

B 4:1

C 1:4

D 7:5

Answer: A

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Explanation:
Let the distance from A to B be "x", then the distance from B to C will be 3x. Now the speed of Train 2 is double of Train 1. Let the speed of
Train 1 be "v", then the speed of Train 2 will be "2v" while travelling from A to B.

Time taken by Train 1 = (x/v)

Time taken by Train 2 = (x/2v)

Now from B to C distance is "3x" and the speed of Train 2 is (v) and the speed of Train 1 is (2v).

Time taken by Train 1 = 3x/2v

Time taken by Train 2 = 3x/v

Total time taken by Train 1 = x/v(1+(3/2)) = (5/2)(x/v)

Total time taken by Train 2 = x/v(3+(1/2))= (7/2)(x/v)

527
2 5
Ratio of time taken = = 7

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Question 23

Anil, Sunil, and Ravi run along a circular path of length 3 km, starting from the same point at the same time, and going in the clockwise
direction. If they run at speeds of 15 km/hr, 10 km/hr, and 8 km/hr, respectively, how much distance in km will Ravi have run when Anil and
Sunil meet again for the first time at the starting point?

A 4.8

B 4.6

C 5.2

D 4.2

Answer: A

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Explanation:
3 3
Anil and Sunil will meet at a first point after LCM ( 15 , 10 ) = 3/5 hr

In the mean time, distance travelled by ravi = 8 * 3/5 = 4.8 km

Question 24

A and B are two railway stations 90 km apart. A train leaves A at 9:00 am, heading towards B at a speed of 40 km/hr. Another train leaves
B at 10:30 am, heading towards A at a speed of 20 km/hr. The trains meet each other at

A 11 : 45 am

B 11 : 20 am

C 11 : 00 am

D 10 : 45 am

Answer: C

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Explanation:
The distance travelled by A between 9:00 Am and 10:30 Am is 3/2*40 =60 km.

Now they are separated by 30 km

Let the time taken to meet =t

Distance travelled by A in time t + Distance travelled by B in time t = 30

40t + 20t =30 => t=1/2 hour

Hence they meet at 11:00 AM

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Question 25

Vimla starts for office every day at 9 am and reaches exactly on time if she drives at her usual speed of 40 km/hr. She is late by 6 minutes
if she drives at 35 km/hr. One day, she covers two-thirds of her distance to office in one-thirds of her usual total time to reach office, and
then stops for 8 minutes. The speed, in km/hr, at which she should drive the remaining distance to reach office exactly on time is

A 29

B 26

C 28

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D

Answer: C

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Explanation:
Let distance = d
d d 6
Given, 35 − 40 = 60

=> d = 28km

The actual time taken to travel 28km = 28/40 = 7/10 hours = 42 min.

Given time taken to travel 58/3 km = 1/3 *42 = 14 min.

Then a break of 8 min.

28
( 203 )
To reach on time, he should cover remaining 28/3 km in 20 min => Speed = 60 = 28 km/hr
Question 26

A contractor agreed to construct a 6 km road in 200 days. He employed 140 persons for the work. After 60 days, he realized that only 1.5
km road has been completed. How many additional people would he need to employ in order to finish the work exactly on time?

Answer:40

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Explanation:
Let the desired efficiency of each worker '6x' per day.

140*6x*200= 6 km ...(i)

In 60 days 60/200*6=1.8 km of work is to be done but actually 1.5km is only done.

Actual efficiency 'y'= 1.5/1.8 *6x =5x.

Now, left over work = 4.5km which is to be done in 140 days with 'n' workers whose efficiency is 'y'.

=> n*5x*140=4.5 ...(ii)

(i)/(ii) gives,
(140⋅6x⋅200 ) 6
(n⋅5x⋅140 ) = 4.5

=> n=180.

.'. Extra 180-140 =40 workers are needed.

Question 27

Two persons are walking beside a railway track at respective speeds of 2 and 4 km per hour in the same direction. A train came from
behind them and crossed them in 90 and 100 seconds, respectively. The time, in seconds, taken by the train to cross an electric post is
nearest to

A 87

B 82

C 78

D 75

Answer: B

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Let the length of the train be lkms and speed be skmph. Base on the two scenarios presented, we obtain:
l 90 l 100
s−2 = 3600 ....(i) and s−4 = 3600 ...(ii)
90
On dividing (ii) by (i) and simplifying we acquire the value of s as 22kmph. Substituting this value in (i), we have l = 3600 × 20 kms
{keeping it in km and hours for convenience}
l 20
Since we need to find s , let this be equal to x. Then, x = 90 × 22 = 81.81 ≈ 82 sec onds

Hence, Option B is the correct choice.

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Question 28

A train travelled at one-thirds of its usual speed, and hence reached the destination 30 minutes after the scheduled time. On its return
journey, the train initially travelled at its usual speed for 5 minutes but then stopped for 4 minutes for an emergency. The percentage by
which the train must now increase its usual speed so as to reach the destination at the scheduled time, is nearest to

A 50

B 58

C 67

D 61

Answer: C

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Explanation:
Let the total distance be 'D' km and the speed of the train be 's' kmph. The time taken to cover D at speed d is 't' hours. Based on the
s 1
information: on equating the distance, we get s × t = 3 × (t + 2 )
1
On solving we acquire the value of t = 4 or 15 mins. We understand that during the return journey, the first 5 minutes are spent traveling at
s s s s
speed 's' {distance traveled in terms of s = 12 }. Remaining distance in terms of 's' = 4 − 12 = 6

The rest 4 minutes of stoppage added to this initial 5 minutes amounts to a total of 9 minutes. The train has to complete the rest of the
s6 1 10s
journey in 15 − 9 = 6mins or {1/10 hours}. Thus, let 'x' kmph be the new value of speed. Based on the above, we get x = 10 or x = 6
10s
( 6 −s) 200
Since the increase in speed needs to be calculated: s × 100 = 3 ≈ 67% increase.
Hence, Option C is the correct answer.

Question 29

Leaving home at the same time, Amal reaches the office at 10:15 am if he travels at 8 km/hr, and at 9:40 am if he travels at 15 km/hr.
Leaving home at 9.10 am, at what speed, in km/hr, must he travel so as to reach office exactly at 10 am?

A 13

B 12

C 14

D 11

Answer: B

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Explanation:
d d 35
The difference in the time take to traverse the same distance ′ d′ at two different speeds is 35 minutes. Equating this: 8 − 15 = 60

On solving, we obtain d = 10kms. Let xkmph be the speed at which Amal needs to travel to reach the office in 50 minutes; then
10 50
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x = 60 or x = 12 kmph.Hence, Option B is the correct answer.
Question 30

A straight road connects points A and B. Car 1 travels from A to B and Car 2 travels from B to A, both leaving at the same time. After
meeting each other, they take 45 minutes and 20 minutes, respectively, to complete their journeys. If Car 1 travels at the speed of 60
km/hr, then the speed of Car 2, in km/hr, is

A 100

B 90

C 80

D 70

Answer: B

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Explanation:
Let the speed of Car 2 be 'x' kmph and the time taken by the two cars to meet be 't' hours.

In 't' hours, Car 1 travels (60 × t) km while Car 2 travels (x × t) km

(x × t) 3 180
It is given that the time taken by Car 1 to travel (x × t) km is 45 minutes or (3/4) hours. ∴ 60 = 4 or t= 4x ....(i)
(60× t) 1 x
Similarly, the time taken by Car 2 to travel (60 × t) km is 20 minutes or (1/3) hours. ∴ x = 3 or ∴ t= 180 ....(ii)

Equating the values in (i) and (ii), and solving for x:

180 x
∴ 4x = 180 ⟶ x = 90 kmph
Hence, Option B is the correct answer.

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Question 31

Three men and eight machines can finish a job in half the time taken by three machines and eight men to finish the same job. If two
machines can finish the job in 13 days, then how many men can finish the job in 13 days?

Answer:13

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Explanation:
Consider the work done by a man in a day = a and that by a machine = b

Since, three men and eight machines can finish a job in half the time taken by three machines and eight men to finish the same job, hence
the efficiency will be double.

=> 3a+8b = 2(3b+8a)

=> 13a=2b

Hence work done by 13 men in a day = work done by 2 machines in a day.

=> If two machines can finish the job in 13 days, then same work will be done 13 men in 13 days.

Hence the required number of men = 13

Question 32

At their usual efficiency levels, A and B together finish a task in 12 days. If A had worked half as efficiently as she usually does, and B had
worked thrice as efficiently as he usually does, the task would have been completed in 9 days. How many days would A take to finish the
task if she works alone at her usual efficiency?

A 36

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B

C 18

D 12
Answer: C

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Explanation:
Assuming A completes a units of work in a day and B completes B units of work in a day and the total work = 1 unit

Hence, 12(a+b)=1.........(1)
a
Also, 9( 2 +3b)=1 .........(2)
a
Using both equations, we get, 12(a+b)= 9( 2 +3b)
3a
=> 4a+4b= 2 +9b
5a
=> 2 =5b

=> a=2b

Substituting the value of b in equation (1),

3a
12( 2 )=1
1
=> a= 18
1
Hence, the number of days required = 1/( 18 )=18

Question 33

One can use three different transports which move at 10, 20, and 30 kmph, respectively to reach from A to B. Amal took each mode of
1 rd 1 rd
transport for 3 of his total journey time, while Bimal took each mode of transport for 3 of the total distance. The percentage by which
Bimal’s travel time exceeds Amal’s travel time is nearest to

A 22

B 20

C 19

D 21

Answer: A

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Explanation:
Assume the total distance between A and B as d and time taken by Amal = t
1 rd
Since Amal travelled 3 of his total journey time in different speeds
t t t
d= 3 × 10 + 3 × 20 + 3 × 30 = 20t
d1 d2 d3
Total time taken by Bimal = s1 + s2 + s3

20t 1 20t 1 20t 1 20t(6+3+2 ) 11

= 3 × 10 + 3 × 20 + 3 × 30 = 3 ×30 = 9 t
11t
9 11
Hence, the ratio of time taken by Bimal to time taken
11t
by Amal = t = 9
9 −t
Therefore, Bimal will exceed Amal's time by t × 100 = 22.22

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Question 34

In a race of three horses, the first beat the second by 11 metres and the third by 90 metres. If the second beat the third by 80 metres, what
was the length, in metres, of the racecourse?

Answer:880

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Explanation:
Assuming the length of race course = x and the speed of three horses be a,b and c respectively.
x x−11
Hence, a = b ......(1)
x x−90
and a = c ......(2)
x x−80
Also, b = c ......(3)
x−11 x−90
From 1 and 2, we get, b = c .....(4)
x−11 x−90
Dividing (3) by (4), we get, x = x−80

=> (x-11)(x-80)=x(x-90)

=> 91x-90x=880 => x=880

Question 35

The wheels of bicycles A and B have radii 30 cm and 40 cm, respectively. While traveling a certain distance, each wheel of A required 5000
more revolutions than each wheel of B. If bicycle B traveled this distance in 45 minutes, then its speed, in km per hour, was

A 18π

B 14π

C 16π

D 12π
Answer: C

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Explanation:
Distance covered by A in 1 revolution = 2 π *30 = 60π

Distance covered by B in 1 revolution = 2 π *40 = 80π

Now, (5000+n)60π = 80 π n

=> 15000= 4n-3n =>n=15000

Then distance travelled by B = 15000*80 π cm = 12 π km

12π× 60
Hence, the speed = 45 = 16 π

Question 36

Two cars travel the same distance starting at 10:00 am and 11:00 am, respectively, on the same day. They reach their common destination
at the same point of time. If the first car travelled for at least 6 hours, then the highest possible value of the percentage by which the speed
of the second car could exceed that of the first car is

A 20

B 30
C 25

D 10

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Explanation:
Let the speed of cars be a and b and the distance =d

Minimum time taken by 1st car = 6 hours,

For maximum difference in time taken by both of them, car 1 has to start at 10:00 AM and car 2 has to start at 11:00 AM.

Hence, car 2 will take 5 hours.

d d
Hence a= 6 and b = 5
d d d
5 − 6 30
d d
Hence the speed of car 2 will exceed the speed of car 1 by 6 × 100 = 6 × 100 = 20

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Question 37

Anil alone can do a job in 20 days while Sunil alone can do it in 40 days. Anil starts the job, and after 3 days, Sunil joins him. Again, after a
few more days, Bimal joins them and they together finish the job. If Bimal has done 10% of the job, then in how many days was the job
done?

A 12

B 13

C 15

D 14

Answer: B

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Explanation:
Let the total work be LCM of 20, 40 = 40 units

Efficiency of Anil and Sunil is 2 units and 1 unit per day respectively.

Anil works alone for 3 days, so Anil must have completed 6 units.

Bimal completes 10% of the work while working along with Anil and Sunil.

Bimal must have completed 4 units.

The remaining 30 units of work is done by Anil and Sunil

Number of days taken by them 30/3=10

The total work is completed in 3+10=13 days

Question 38

John jogs on track A at 6 kmph and Mary jogs on track B at 7.5 kmph. The total length of tracks A and B is 325 metres. While John makes
9 rounds of track A, Mary makes 5 rounds of track B. In how many seconds will Mary make one round of track A?

Answer:48

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Explanation:
Speed of John = 6kmph

Speed of Mary = 7.5 kmph

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Lengths of tracks A and B = 325 m

Let the length of track A be a, then the length of track B = 325-a

9 rounds of John on track A = 5 rounds of Mary on track B

9× a5 5⋅ (325−a)
5
6 × 18 = 7.5× 18

On solving we get , 13a=1300

a=100

The length of track A = 100m, track B = 225m

100 5
Mary makes one round of track A = 7.5× 18

= 48 sec

Question 39

A cyclist leaves A at 10 am and reaches B at 11 am. Starting from 10:01 am, every minute a motorcycle leaves A and moves towards B.
Forty-five such motorcycles reach B by 11 am. All motorcycles have the same speed. If the cyclist had doubled his speed, how many
motorcycles would have reached B by the time the cyclist reached B?

A 22

B 23

C 15

D 20

Answer: C

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Explanation:
It is given that starting from 10:01 am, every minute a motorcycle leaves A and moves towards B.

Forty-five such motorcycles reach B by 11 am.

It means that the forty-fifth motorcycle starts at 10:45 AM at A and reaches B by 11:00 AM i.e 15 minutes.

Since the speed of all the motorcycles is the same, all the motorcycles will take the same duration i.e 15 minutes.

If the cyclist doubles the speed, then he will reach B by 10:30 AM. (Since if the speed is doubled, time is reduced by half)

Since each motorcycle takes 15 minutes to reach B, 15 motorcycles would have reached B by the time the cyclist reaches B

Question 40

Two ants A and B start from a point P on a circle at the same time, with A moving clock-wise and B moving anti-clockwise. They meet for
the first time at 10:00 am when A has covered 60% of the track. If A returns to P at 10:12 am, then B returns to P at

A 10:25 am

B 10:45 am

C 10:18 am

D 10:27 am

Answer: D

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Explanation:
When A and B met for the first time at 10:00 AM, A covered 60% of the track.

So B must have covered 40% of the track.

It is given that A returns to P at 10:12 AM i.e A covers 40% of the track in 12 minutes

60% of the track in 18 minutes

B covers 40% of track when A covers 60% of the track.

B covers 40% of the track in 18 minutes.

B will cover the rest 60% in 27 minutes, hence it will return to B at 10:27 AM

Question 41

On a long stretch of east-west road, A and B are two points such that B is 350 km west of A. One car starts from A and another from B at
the same time. If they move towards each other, then they meet after 1 hour. If they both move towards east, then they meet in 7 hrs. The
difference between their speeds, in km per hour, is

Answer:50

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Explanation:

Let 'a' and 'b' be the speed (in km/hr) of cars starting from both A and B respectively.

If they both move in east direction, then B will catch A if and only if b > a.

Relative speed of both the cars when they move in east direction = (b - a) km/hr

It takes them 7 hours to meet. i.e. they travel 350 km in 7 hours with a relative speed of (b-a) km/hr.
350
Hence, (b - a) = 7 = 50 km/hr.

Question 42

Ramesh and Ganesh can together complete a work in 16 days. After seven days of working together, Ramesh got sick and his efficiency
fell by 30%. As a result, they completed the work in 17 days instead of 16 days. If Ganesh had worked alone after Ramesh got sick, in how
many days would he have completed the remaining work?

A 14.5

B 11

C 13.5

D 12

Answer: C

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Explanation:
Let 'R' and 'G' be the amount of work that Ramesh and Ganesh can complete in a day.

It is given that they can together complete a work in 16 days. Hence, total amount of work = 16(R+G) ... (1)

For first 7 days both of them worked together. From 8th day, Ramesh worked at 70% of his original efficiency whereas Ganesh worked at his
original efficiency. It took them 17 days to finish the same work. i.e. Ramesh worked at 70% of his original efficiency for 10 days.

⇒ 16(R+G) = 7(R+G)+10(0.7R+G)

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⇒ R = 0.5G ... (2)
Total amount of work left when Ramesh got sick = 16(R+G) - 7(R+G) = 9(R+G) = 9(0.5+G) = 13.5G
13.5G
Therefore, time taken by Ganesh to complete the remaining work = G = 13.5 days.

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Question 43

Points A and B are 150 km apart. Cars 1 and 2 travel from A to B, but car 2 starts from A when car 1 is already 20 km away from A. Each
car travels at a speed of 100 kmph for the first 50 km, at 50 kmph for the next 50 km, and at 25 kmph for the last 50 km. The distance, in
km, between car 2 and B when car 1 reaches B is

Answer:5

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Explanation:
1
Time taken to cover first 50 km at 100 km/hr = 2 hr.
Time taken to cover second 50 km at 50 km/hr = 1 hr.
Time taken to cover last 50 km at 25 km/hr = 2 hr.
When car 2 starts, car 1 has already covered 20 km.
So, time taken by car 1 to reach B after car 1 starts = total time - time required to travel first 20 km
= 3 hr 30 min - 12 min = 3 hr 18 min
Distance travelled by car 2 = (50 + 50 + 45) = 145 km
Distance from B = (150 - 145) km = 5 km

Hence, 5 is the correct answer.

Question 44

A tank is emptied everyday at a fixed time point. Immediately thereafter, either pump A or pump B or both start working until the tank is
full. On Monday, A alone completed filling the tank at 8 pm. On Tuesday, B alone completed filling the tank at 6 pm. On Wednesday, A
alone worked till 5 pm, and then B worked alone from 5 pm to 7 pm, to fill the tank. At what time was the tank filled on Thursday if both
pumps were used simultaneously all along?

A 4:48 pm

B 4:12 pm

C 4:24 pm

D 4:36 pm

Answer: C

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Explanation:
Let 't' pm be the time when the tank is emptied everyday. Let 'a' and 'b' be the liters/hr filled by pump A and pump B respectively.

On Monday, A alone completed filling the tank at 8 pm. Therefore, we can say that pump A worked for (8 - t) hours. Hence, the volume of the
tank = a*(8 - t) liters.

Similarly, on Tuesday, B alone completed filling the tank at 6 pm. Therefore, we can say that pump B worked for (6 - t) hours. Hence, the
volume of the tank = b*(6 - t) liters.

On Wednesday, A alone worked till 5 pm, and then B worked alone from 5 pm to 7 pm, to fill the tank. Therefore, we can say that pump A
worked for (5 - t) hours and pump B worked for 2 hours. Hence, the volume of the tank = a*(5 - t)+2b liters.

We can say that a*(8 - t) = b*(6 - t) = a*(5 - t) + 2b

a*(8 - t) = a*(5 - t) + 2b

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⇒ 3a = 2b ... (1)
a*(8 - t) = b*(6 - t)

Using equation (1), we can say that

3a
a ∗ (8 − t) = 2 ∗ (6 − t)

t=2
Therefore, we can say that the tank gets emptied at 2 pm daily. We can see that A takes 6 hours and pump B takes 4 hours alone.

Hence, working together both can fill the tank in = \dfrac{6*4}{6+4} = 2.4 hours or 2 hours and 24 minutes.

The pumps started filling the tank at 2:00 pm. Hence, the tank will be filled by 4:24 pm.

Question 45

Points A, P, Q and B lie on the same line such that P, Q and B are, respectively, 100 km, 200 km and 300 km away from A. Cars 1 and 2
leave A at the same time and move towards B. Simultaneously, car 3 leaves B and moves towards A. Car 3 meets car 1 at Q, and car 2 at P.
If each car is moving in uniform speed then the ratio of the speed of car 2 to that of car 1 is

A 2:7

B 2:9

C 1:2

D 1:4

Answer: D

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Explanation:
Car 3 meets car 1 at Q, which is 200 km from A.
Therefore, at the time of their meeting car 1 must have travelled 200 km and car 3 must have travelled 100 km.
As the time is same, ratio of speed of car 1 to speed of car 3 = 2 : 1.

Car 3 meets car 2 at P, which is 100 km from A.

Therefore, at the time of their meeting car 2 must have travelled 100 km and car 3 must have travelled 200 km.
As the time is same, ratio of speed of car 2 to speed of car 3 = 1 : 2.

Speed of car 1 : speed of car 3 = 2 : 1

And speed of car 2 : speed of car 3 = 1 : 2
So, speed of car 1 : speed of car 2 : speed of car 3 = 4 : 1 : 2

Hence, option D is the correct answer.

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Question 46

A water tank has inlets of two types A and B. All inlets of type A when open, bring in water at the same rate. All inlets of type B, when
open, bring in water at the same rate. The empty tank is completely filled in 30 minutes if 10 inlets of type A and 45 inlets of type B are
open, and in 1 hour if 8 inlets of type A and 18 inlets of type B are open. In how many minutes will the empty tank get completely filled if 7
inlets of type A and 27 inlets of type B are open?

Answer:48

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Explanation:
Let the efficiency of type A pipe be 'a' and the efficiency of type B be 'b'.
In the first case, 10 type A and 45 type B pipes fill the tank in 30 mins.
1
So, the capacity of the tank = 2 (10a + 45b)........(i)
In the second case, 8 type A and 18 type B pipes fill the tank in 1 hour.

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So, the capacity of the tank = (8a + 18b)..........(ii)
Equating (i) and (ii), we get
10a + 45b = 16a + 36b
=>6a = 9b
From (ii), capacity of the tank = (8a + 18b) = (8a + 12a) = 20a
In the third case, 7 type A and 27 type B pipes fill the tank.
Net efficiency = (7a + 27b) = (7a + 18a) = 25a
20a
Time taken = 25a hour = 48 minutes.
Hence, 48 is the correct answer.

Question 47

A tank is fitted with pipes, some filling it and the rest draining it. All filling pipes fill at the same rate, and all draining pipes drain at the
same rate. The empty tank gets completely filled in 6 hours when 6 filling and 5 draining pipes are on, but this time becomes 60 hours
when 5 filling and 6 draining pipes are on. In how many hours will the empty tank get completely filled when one draining and two filling
pipes are on?

Answer:10

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Explanation:
Let the efficiency of filling pipes be 'x' and the efficiency of draining pipes be '-y'.
In the first case,
Capacity of tank = (6x - 5y) * 6..........(i)
In the second case,
Capacity of tank = (5x - 6y) * 60.....(ii)
On equating (i) and (ii), we get
(6x - 5y) * 6 = (5x - 6y) * 60
or, 6x - 5y = 50x - 60y
or, 44x = 55y
or, 4x = 5y
or, x = 1.25y

Capacity of the tank = (6x - 5y) * 6 = (7.5y - 5y) * 6 = 15y

Net efficiency of 2 filling and 1 draining pipes = (2x - y) = (2.5y - y) = 1.5y
15y
Time required = 1.5y hours = 10 hours.

Hence, 10 is the correct answer.

Question 48

The distance from A to B is 60 km. Partha and Narayan start from A at the same time and move towards B. Partha takes four hours more
than Narayan to reach B. Moreover, Partha reaches the mid-point of A and B two hours before Narayan reaches B. The speed of Partha, in
km per hour, is

A 6

B 4

C 3

D 5

Answer: D

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Explanation:
Let the time taken by Partha to cover 60 km be x hours.
Narayan will cover 60 km in x-4 hours.

60
Speed of Partha = x
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Speed of Narayan = x−4

Partha reaches the mid-point of A and B two hours before Narayan reaches B.

30 60
60
60
(x−4)
=> x +2=

x
2 + 2 = x−4
x+4
2 = x−4
x + 4 = 2x − 8
x = 12

Partha will take 12 hours to cross 60 km.

60
=> Speed of Partha = 12 = 5 Kmph.
Therefore, option D is the right answer.

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Question 49

When they work alone, B needs 25% more time to finish a job than A does. They two finish the job in 13 days in the following manner: A
works alone till half the job is done, then A and B work together for four days, and finally B works alone to complete the remaining 5% of
the job. In how many days can B alone finish the entire job?

A 20

B 22

C 16

D 18

Answer: A

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Explanation:
Let us assume that A can complete 'a' units of work in a day and B can complete 'b' units of work in a day.
A works alone till half the work is completed.
A and B work together for 4 days and B works alone to complete the last 5% of the work.
=> A and B in 4 days can complete 45% of the work.

Let us assume the total amount of work to be done to be 100 units.

4a + 4b = 45 ---------(1)
B needs 25% more time than A to finish a job.
=> 1.25*b = a ----------(2)

Substituting (2) in (1), we get,

5b+4b = 45
9b = 45
b = 5 units/day

B alone can finish the job in 100/5 = 20 days.

Therefore, option A is the right answer.

Question 50

Train T leaves station X for station Y at 3 pm. Train S, traveling at three quarters of the speed of T, leaves Y for X at 4 pm. The two trains
pass each other at a station Z, where the distance between X and Z is three-fifths of that between X and Y. How many hours does train T
take for its journey from X to Y?

Answer:15

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Explanation:
Train T starts at 3 PM and train S starts at 4 PM.
Let the speed of train T be t.
=> Speed of train S = 0.75t.

When the trains meet, train t would have traveled for one more hour than train S.
Let us assume that the 2 trains meet x hours after 3 PM. Trains S would have traveled for x-1 hours.

Distance traveled by train T = xt

Distance traveled by train S = (x-1)*0.75t = 0.75xt-0.75t

We know that train T has traveled three fifths of the distance. Therefore, train S should have traveled two-fifths the distance between the 2
cities.

=> (xt)/(0.75xt-0.75t) = 3/2

2xt = 2.25xt-2.25t
0.25x = 2.25
x = 9 hours.

Train T takes 9 hours to cover three-fifths the distance. Therefore, to cover the entire distance, train T will take 9*(5/3) = 15 hours.
Therefore, 15 is the correct answer.

Question 51

Point P lies between points A and B such that the length of BP is thrice that of AP. Car 1 starts from A and moves towards B.
Simultaneously, car 2 starts from B and moves towards A. Car 2 reaches P one hour after car 1 reaches P. If the speed of car 2 is half that
of car 1, then the time, in minutes, taken by car 1 in reaching P from A is

Answer:12

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Explanation:
Let the distance between A and B be 4x.
Length of BP is thrice the length of AP.
=> AP = x and BP = 3x

Let the speed of car 1 be s and the speed of car 2 be 0.5s.

Car 2 reaches P one hour (60 minutes) after Car 1 reaches P.

=> x/s + 60 = 3x/0.5s

x/s + 60 = 6x/s
5x/s = 60
x/s = 12

Time taken by car 1 in reaching P from A = x/s = 12 minutes.

Therefore, 12 is the correct answer.

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Question 52

Humans and robots can both perform a job but at different efficiencies. Fifteen humans and five robots working together take thirty days
to finish the job, whereas five humans and fifteen robots working together take sixty days to finish it. How many days will fifteen humans
working together (without any robot) take to finish it?

A 45

B 36

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C

D 40

Answer: C

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Explanation:
Let the efficiency of humans be 'h' and the efficiency of robots be 'r'.
In the first case,
Total work = (15h + 5r) * 30......(i)
In the second case,
Total work = (5h + 15r) * 60......(ii)
On equating (i) and (ii), we get
(15h + 5r) * 30 = (5h + 15r) * 60
Or, 15h + 5r = 10h + 30r
Or, 5h = 25r
Or, h = 5r
Total work = (15h + 5r) * 30 = (15h + h) * 30 = 480h
480h
Time taken by 15 humans = 15h days= 32 days.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.

Question 53

Amal can complete a job in 10 days and Bimal can complete it in 8 days. Amal, Bimal and Kamal together complete the job in 4 days and
are paid a total amount of Rs 1000 as remuneration. If this amount is shared by them in proportion to their work, then Kamal's share, in
rupees, is

A 100

B 200

C 300

D 400

Answer: A

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Explanation:
Let the time take by kamal to complete the task be x days.
1 1 1 1
Hence we have 10 + 8 + x = 4
=> x = 40 days.
1 1 1
Ratio of the work done by them = 10 : 8 : 40 = 4 : 5 : 1
Hence the wage earned by Kamal = 1/10 * 1000 = 100

Question 54

A motorbike leaves point A at 1 pm and moves towards point B at a uniform speed. A car leaves point B at 2 pm and moves towards point
A at a uniform speed which is double that of the motorbike. They meet at 3:40 pm at a point which is 168 km away from A. What is the
distance, in km, between A and B7

A 364

B 378

C 380

D 388

Answer: B

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Explanation:
Let the distance traveled by the car be x KMs
Distance traveled by the bike = 168 KMs
Speed of car is double the speed of bike
x 168
=> 3:40−2:00 = 2 × 3:40−1:00
x 168
=> 100 = 2 × 160
=> x = 210
Hence the distance between A and B is x + 168 = 378 KMs

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Question 55

A tank has an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. If the outlet pipe is closed then the inlet pipe fills the empty tank in 8 hours. If the outlet pipe is
open then the inlet pipe fills the empty tank in 10 hours. If only the outlet pipe is open then in how many hours the full tank becomes half-
full?

A 20

B 30

C 40

D 45

Answer: A

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Explanation:
Let the time taken by the outlet pipe to empty = x hours
1 1 1
Then, 8 − x = 10
=> x = 40
Hence time taken by the outlet pipe to make the tank half-full = 40/2 = 20 hour

Question 56

Arun drove from home to his hostel at 60 miles per hour. While returning home he drove half way along the same route at a speed of 25
miles per hour and then took a bypass road which increased his driving distance by 5 miles, but allowed him to drive at 50 miles per hour
along this bypass road. If his return journey took 30 minutes more than his onward journey, then the total distance traveled by him is

A 55 miles

B 60 miles

C 65 miles

D 70 miles

Answer: C

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Explanation:
Let the distance between the home and office be 2x miles
2x
Time taken for going in the morning = 60 hrs
x x+5
Time taken for going back in the evening = 25 + 50 . hrs
It is given that he took 30 minutes (0.5 hrs) more in the evening
2x x x+5
Hence 60 hrs + 0.5 = 25 + 50

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Solving for x, we get x = 15 miles.
Total distance traveled = 2x + x + x + 5 = 4x + 5 = 65 Miles

Question 57

In a 10 km race, A, B, and C, each running at uniform speed, get the gold, silver, and bronze medals, respectively. I f A beats B by 1 km and
B beats C by 1 km, then by how many metres does A beat C?

Answer:1900

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Explanation:
By the time A traveled 10 KM, B traveled 9 KM
Hence SpeedA : SpeedB = 10 : 9
Similarly SpeedB : SpeedC = 10 : 9
Hence SpeedA : SpeedB : SpeedC = 100 : 90 : 81
Hence by the time A traveled 10 KMs , C should have traveled 8.1 KMs
So A beat C by 1.9 KMs = 1900 Mts

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Question 58

A man travels by a motor boat down a river to his office and back. With the speed of the river unchanged, if he doubles the speed of his
motor boat, then his total travel time gets reduced by 75%. The ratio of the original speed of the motor boat to the speed of the river is

A 6: 2

B 7:2

C 2 5:3

D 3:2

Answer: B

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Explanation:
Let the speed of the river be x and the speed of the boat be u. Let d be the one way distance and t be the initial time taken.

Given,
d d
t= u−x + u+x ... i

Also,
t d d
4 = 2u−x + 2u+x

4d 4d
t= 2u−x + 2u+x ... ii

Equating both i and ii,

d d 4d 4d
u − x + u + x = 2u − x + 2u + x
2u 16u
u2 − x2 = 4u2 − x2

4u2 − x2 = 8u2 − 8x2

u2 7
x2 = 4

u 7
x = 2

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Question 59

A man leaves his home and walks at a speed of 12 km per hour, reaching the railway station 10 minutes after the train had departed. If
instead he had walked at a speed of 15 km per hour, he would have reached the station 10 minutes before the train's departure. The
distance (in km) from his home to the railway station is

Answer:20

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Explanation:
We see that the man saves 20 minutes by changing his speed from 12 Km/hr to 15 Km/hr.

Let d be the distance

Hence,
d d 1
12 − 15 = 3
d 1
60 = 3

d = 20 Km.

Question 60

A person can complete a job in 120 days. He works alone on Day 1. On Day 2, he is joined by another person who also can complete the job
in exactly 120 days. On Day 3, they are joined by another person of equal efficiency. Like this, everyday a new person with the same
efficiency joins the work. How many days are required to complete the job?

Answer:15

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Explanation:
Let the rate of work of a person be x units/day. Hence, the total work = 120x.

It is given that one first day, one person works, on the second day two people work and so on.

Hence, the work done on day 1, day 2,... will be x, 2x, 3x, ... respectively.

The sum should be equal to 120x.

n(n+1)
120x = x ∗ 2

n2 + n − 240 = 0
n = 15 is the only positive solution.

Hence, it takes 15 days to complete the work.

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DIRECTIONS for the following questions: These questions are based on the situation given below: Rajiv reaches city B from city A in 4 hours,
driving at the speed of 35 km per hour for the first 2 hours and at 45 km per hour for the next two hours. Aditi follows the same route, but
drives at three different speeds: 30, 40 and 50 km per hour, covering an equal distance in each speed segment. The two cars are similar with
petrol consumption characteristics (km per litre) shown in the figure below.

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Question 61

Zoheb would like to drive Aditi's car over the same route from A to B and minimize the petrol consumption for the trip. The amount of petrol
required by him is

A 6.67 litres

B 7 litres

C 6.33 litres

D 6.0 litres

Answer: A

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Explanation:
To minimize the petrol consumption, he must travel at 40kmph constantly through out the 160 km.
160
Total petrol consumed = 24 = 6.67 litres.

Question 62

The amount of petrol consumed by Aditi for the journey is

A 8.3 litres

B 8.6 litres

C 8.9 litres

D 9.2 litres

Answer: C

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Explanation:
Total distance = 35*2 + 45*2 = 160 km
160
Distance traveled by Aditi at each constant speed value = 3
160/3 160/3 160/3 10 20 10
Total petrol consumed by Aditi = 16 + 24 + 16 = 3 + 9 + 3 = 6.67 + 2.22 = 8.9 litres

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DIRECTIONS for the following three questions

These questions are based on the situation given below:

A road network (shown in the figure below) connects cities A, B, C and D. All road segments are straight lines. D is the midpoint on the road
connecting A and C. Roads AB and BC are at right angles to each other with BC shorter than AB. The segment AB is 100 km long. Ms. X and
Mr. Y leave A at 8:00 am, take different routes to city C and reach at the same time. X takes the highway from A to B to C and travels at an

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average speed of 61.875 km per hour. Y takes the direct route AC and travels at 45 km per hour on segment AD. Y's speed on segment DC is
55 km per hour.

Question 63

What is the length of the road segment BD?

A 50 km

B 52.5 km

C 55 km

D Cannot be determined

Answer: B

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Explanation:
BC 2 + 10000 = AC 2 .
BC+100 AC BC+100
61.875 = 49.5 => AC = 1.25 = > BC = 1.25AC - 100

On solving these equations, we get AC as 105 and BC a 31.

Let the point B be (0,0) => A = (0, -100) and C = (31,0)

D = Mid point of AC = (15.5, -50)

BD = 15.52 + 502 = 52.5 (approximately).

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Question 64

The total distance traveled by Y during the journey is approximately

A 105 km

B 150 km

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C 130 km

D Cannot be determined

Answer: A

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Explanation:
BC 2 + 10000 = AC 2 .
BC+100 AC BC+100
61.875 = 49.5 => AC = 1.25 = > BC = 1.25AC - 100

On solving these equations, we get AC as 105 and BC a 31.

=> Y traveled 105 km.

Question 65

What is the average speed of Y in km per hour?

A 47.5

B 49.5

C 50

D 52

Answer: B

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Explanation:
Y takes the direct route AC and travels at 45 km per hour on segment AD. Y's speed on segment DC is 55 km per hour.

AD=DC =a(D is the midpoint on the road connecting A and C.)

The time taken by Y to reach D= a/45

Further, the time taken by Y to reach C= a/55

Y has travelled equal distances are constant speed.

a 2a a 2∗45∗55
=> Average speed = 45 + 55 = 100 = 49.5 kmph

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For the following questions answer them individually

Question 66

Navjivan Express from Ahmedabad to Chennai leaves Ahmedabad at 6:30 am and travels at 50km per hour towards Baroda situated 100
kms away. At 7:00 am Howrah - Ahmedabad express leaves Baroda towards Ahmedabad and travels at 40 km per hour. At 7:30 Mr. Shah,
the traffic controller at Baroda realises that both the trains are running on the same track. How much time does he have to avert a head-on
collision between the two trains?

A 15 minutes

B 20 minutes

C 25 minutes

D 30 minutes

Answer: B

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Explanation:

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The distance between Ahmedabad and Baroda is 100 Km
Navjivan express starts at 6:30 am at 50 Km/hr and Howrah expresses starts at 7:00 am at 40 Km/hr.
Distance covered by Navjivan express in 30 minutes (by 7 am) is 25 Km/hr.

So, at 7 am, the distance between the two trains is 75 Kms and they are travelling towards each other a relative speed of 50+40=90 Km/hr.

So, time taken them to meet is 75/90*60 = 50 minutes.

As, Mr. Shah realizes the problem after thirty minutes, time left to avoid collision is 50-30 = 20 minutes

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Question 67

The speed of a railway engine is 42 Km per hour when no compartment is attached, and the reduction in speed is directly proportional to
the square root of the number of compartments attached. If the speed of the train carried by this engine is 24 Km per hour when 9
compartments are attached, the maximum number of compartments that can be carried by the engine is:

A 49

B 48

C 46

D 47

Answer: B

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Explanation:
The function of the speed of the train = 42 - k n where n is the number of compartments and k is a constant.

42 - k 9 = 24
=> 3k = 18 => k = 6

=> Function of speed = 42 - 6 n

Speed is 0 when 42 - 6 n=0

=> 42 = 6 n
=> n = 49

=> So, with a positive speed, the train can carry 48 compartments.

Question 68

I started climbing up the hill at 6 a.m. and reached the top of the temple at 6 p.m. Next day I started coming down at 6 a.m. and reached the
foothill at 6 p.m. I walked on the same road. The road is so short that only one person can walk on it. Although I varied my pace on my way,
I never stopped on my way. Then which of the following must be true?

A My average speed downhill was greater than that of uphill

B At noon, I was at the same spot on both the days.

C There must be a point where I reached at the same time on both the days.

D There cannot be a spot where I reached at the same time on both the days.

Answer: C

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Explanation:
The total time taken for both the journeys is the same. So, a) is incorrect. If he goes with the same speed both ways, he would've been at the
same point at noon on both days. So, d) is incorrect. If he does not travel with the same speed in both the directions, he need not be at the
same spot at noon. So, option b) is incorrect. Option c) is the correct answer.

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Question 69

Three wheels can complete 60, 36 and 24 revolutions per minute. There is a red spot on each wheel that touches the ground at time zero.
After how much time, all these spots will simultaneously touch the ground again?

5
A 2 s

5
B 3 s

C 5s

D 7.5 s
Answer: C

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Explanation:
60
The first wheel completes a revolution in 60 = 1 second
60 2
The second wheel completes a revolution in 36 = 1 3 second
60 1
The third wheel completes a revolution in 24 = 2 2 second

The three wheels touch the ground simultaneously at time which are multiples of the above three times.
5 5
Hence, the required number is LCM(1, 3 , 2 ) = 5 seconds.

So, the correct option is option (c)

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Question 70

Distance between A and B is 72 km. Two men started walking from A and B at the same time towards each other. The person who started
from A travelled uniformly with average speed of 4 km/hr. While the other man travelled with varying speed as follows: in the first hour his
speed was 2 km/hr, in the second hour it was 2.5 km/hr, in the third hour it was 3 km/hr, and so on. When will they meet each other?

A 7 hr

B 10 hr

C 35 km from A

D Mid-way between A and B

Answer: D

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Explanation:
In the first hour, they cover 6km. In the second hour they cover 6.5km. In the third hour, they cover 7km and so on.

Finally, they cover 72km in 9 hours.

Distance covered by A in 9 hours = 4*9 = 36km

=> They meet mid-way between A and B.

Question 71

A company has a job to prepare certain number cans and there are three machines A, B and C for this job. A can complete the job in 3
days, B can complete the job in 4 days, and C can complete the job in 6 days. How many days will the company take to complete the job if
all the machines are used simultaneously?

A 4 days

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3 days
B

C 3 days

D 12 days

Answer: B

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Explanation:
1 1 1 9
If they work together, then total work done in single day = 3 + 4 + 6 = 12
9
So 12 work is done in 1 day
12 4
Hence unit work will be done in 9 or 3 days.

Instructions

A thief, after committing the burglary, started fleeing at 12 noon, at a speed of 60 km/hr. He was then chased by a policeman X. X started the
chase, 15 min after the thief had started, at a speed of 65 km/hr.

Question 72

If another policeman had started the same chase along with X, but at a speed of 60 km/hr, then how far behind was he when X caught the
thief?

A 18.75 km

B 15 km

C 21 km

D 37.5 km

Answer: B

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Explanation:
As relative velocity of other poilceman will be 0 , hence distance remain same as starting i.e. = 15 km.

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Question 73

At what time did X catch the thief?

A 3.30 p.m.

B 3 p.m.

C 3.15 p.m.
D None of these
Answer: C

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Explanation:
d
Time taken to catch the thief = v (Where d is relative distance achieved in 15 min. = 15km. and v is relative velocity of poiliceman i.e. = 65-
60 = 5 kmph)
So time taken = 3hr.
Hence he will catch thief at 3:15 pm

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Boston is 4 hr ahead of Frankfurt and 2 hr behind India. X leaves Frankfurt at 6 p.m. on Friday and reaches Boston the next day. After waiting
there for 2 hr, he leaves exactly at noon and reaches India at 1 a.m. On his return journey, he takes the same route as before, but halts at
Boston for 1hr less than his previous halt there. He then proceeds to Frankfurt.

Question 74

What is X's average speed for the entire journey (to and fro)?

A 176 mph

B 180 mph

C 165 mph

D Data insufficient

Answer: D

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Explanation:
Distance is not known to find the average speed.

=> Data insufficient

Question 75

If X had started the return journey from India at 2.55 a.m. on the same day that he reached there, after how much time would he reach
Frankfurt?

A 24 hr

B 25 hr

C 26 hr

D Data insufficient

Answer: A

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Explanation:
X leaves Frankfurt at 6 PM and reaches Boston at 10 AM, which is 6 AM in Frankfurt => 12-hour journey

Leaves Boston at 12 PM ad reaches India at 1 AM, which is 11 PM in Boston => 11-hour journey

=> Total time = 12 + 2 + 11 = 25 hours

Return journey is 1 hour lesser => 25 - 1 = 24 hours.

Question 76

If his journey, including stoppage, is covered at an average speed of 180 mph during the journey from Frankfurt to India, what is the
distance between Frankfurt and India?

A 3,600 miles

B 4,500 miles

C 5,580 miles

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 Data insufficient
D

Answer: B

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Explanation:
X leaves Frankfurt at 6 PM and reaches Boston at 10 AM, which is 6 AM in Frankfurt => 12-hour journey

Leaves Boston at 12 PM ad reaches India at 1 AM, which is 11 PM in Boston => 11-hour journey

=> Total time = 12 + 2 + 11 = 25 hours

Average speed = 180 mph

=> Distance = 25 * 180 = 4500 miles

Instructions

The Weirdo Holiday Resort follows a particular system of holidays for its employees. People are given holidays on the days where the first
letter of the day of the week is the same as the first letter of their names. All employees work at the same rate.

Question 77

Starting on February 25, 1996 (Sunday), if Raja had finished his job on April 2, 1996, when would T and S together likely to have completed
the job, had they started on the same day as Raja?

A March 15, 1996

B March 14, 1996

C March 22, 1996

D Data insufficient

Answer: C

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Explanation:
The number of days taken by Raja to complete the work is 5+31+2 = 38
So, cumulative number of days needed by T and S to complete the work is 38.

Both of them take two days off in a week as S takes of on Saturday and Sunday and T takes off on Tuesday and Thursday.

So, total number of man-working days per week by the duo is 10.
Hence, after three weeks, they finish 30 man working days.
i.e by end of 17th March 1996 (Sunday), 30 man working days are finished.

Both of them work on Monday,

S works on Tuesday
Both of them work on Wednesday
S works on Thursday
Both of them work on Friday and the remaining 8 man working days are also over.

Hence, the required date is 17+5 = 22 March 1996 (Friday)

Question 78

Raja starts working on February 25(Sunday), 1996, and finishes the job on March 2, 1996. How much time would T and J take to finish the
same job if both start on the same day as Raja?

A 4 days

B 5 days

C Either a or b

D Cannot be determined

Answer: A

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Explanation:
Raja takes 7 days to complete the job.

Feb 25, 1996 is a Sunday.

If T and J start working on Sunday, they can complete the work by wednesday because T would have worked for 3 days and J would worked
for 4 days, thereby matching the number of days worked by Raja.

Hence, they can complete the job in 4 days.

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Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually

Question 79

An express train travelling at 80 km/hr overtakes a goods train, twice as long and going at 40 km/hr on a parallel track, in 54 s. How long
will the express train take to cross a platform of 400 m long?

A 36 s

B 45 s

C 27 s

D None of these

Answer: C

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Explanation:
Let's say length of express train = x
So length of goods train = 2x
5 5
Total length travelled by express train = 3x = ((80 − 40) × 18 ) × 54 (Where (80 − 40) × 18 ) = relative velocity of express train w.r.t.
goods train in meter/sec.)
So x = 200 meter.
5
Now crossing a plateform of length 400 m., total length travelled by train = 600 m= t × (80 × 18 )
t = 27 sec.
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A certain race is made up of three stretches: A, B and C, each 2 km long, and to be covered by a certain mode of transport. The following
table gives these modes of transport for the stretches, and the minimum and maximum possible speeds (in km/hr) over these stretches.
The speed over a particular stretch is assumed to be constant. The previous record for the race is 10 min.

Question 80

Mr Tortoise completes the race at an average speed of 20 km/hr. His average speed for the first two stretches is four times that for the
last stretch. Find the speed over stretch C.

A 15 km/hr

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 12 km/hr
B

C 10 km/hr

D This is not possible

Answer: C

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Explanation:
2+2+2
Average speed to cover complete race = 20 km/hr = t1 +t2 +t3 (Where t1 is time taken to cover the distance A, t2 is time taken to cover the
distance B and t3 is time taken to cover the distance C)

So total time = t1 + t2 + t3 = 18 min.

4
Avg. speed for first two streches = t1 +t2
2
Avg. speed for last strech = t3
4 2
Given: t1 +t2 = 4 × t3

Or 2t1 + 2t2 = t3

Or t3 = 12 min.
2
So V3 = 12 × 60 = 10 km/hr

Question 81

Mr Hare completes the first stretch at the minimum speed and takes the same time for stretch B. He takes 50% more time than the
previous record to complete the race. What is Mr Hare's speed for the stretch C?

A 10.9 km/hr

B 13.3 km/hr

C 17.1 km/hr

D None of these

Answer: B

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Explanation:
1
Total time taken by Mr. Hare to complete the race = 50% more of (10 min.) = 15 min.= 4 hr.
1 2 2 2
Or 4 = 40 + 40 + v ( i.e. complete time for strech A,B and C Where v is velocity at strech C)
Or v= 13.3 km./hr

Question 82

Anshuman travels at minimum speed by car over A and completes stretch B at the fastest speed. At what speed should he cover stretch C
in order to break the previous record?

A Maximum speed for C

B Minimum speed for C

C This is not possible

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 None of these
D

Answer: C

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Explanation:
2
Anshuman travels at a minimum speed by car over A, so the time taken = 40 *60= 3 min
2
Anshuman travels stretch B at the fastest speed, so the time taken = 50 *60= 12/5 min
So in order to break the record, he has to cover the three stretches in less than 10 min
12 23
10-(3+ 5 ) = 5
23
So the time taken to cover stretch C should be less than 5 min.
Let x kmph be the speed at which he covers stretch C
2 23
x *60 < 5
x > 26.08 kmph but the maximum speed at which he can cover stretch C is 20 kmph.
Hence it is not possible for him to break his previous record.
C is the correct answer.

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For the following questions answer them individually

Question 83

In a watch, the minute hand crosses the hour hand for the third time exactly after every 3 hr 18 min and 15s of normal time. What is the
time gained or lost by this watch in one day?

A 14 min 10 s lost

B 13 min 48 s lost

C 13 min 20 s gained

D 14 min 40 s gained

Answer: B

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Explanation:
In a normal watch, the minute hand crosses the hour's hand after every 1 hour 5 minutes and 27 seconds.
So, the third time the hour's hand crosses the minute's hand is after 3 hours 16 minutes and 21 seconds.

In this watch, the time taken for this to happen is 3 hours 18 minutes and 15 seconds.
Hence, the watch loses 1 minute and 54 seconds after every 3 hours 18 minutes and 15 seconds.
18 minutes and 15 seconds = 1095 seconds = 1095/3600 ≈ .304 hours.
=> 3 hours 18 minutes and 15 seconds = 3.304 hours
54 24 114 24
So, time lost in a day is 1 60 ∗ 3.304 = 60 ∗ 3.304 ≈ 13.8
So, the time lost by the watch in a day is approximately equal to 13 minutes and 48 seconds.

Question 84

A man travels from A to B at a speed x km/hr. He then rests at B for x hours. He then travels from B to C at a speed 2x km/hr and rests for
2x hours. He moves further to D at a speed twice as that between B and C. He thus reaches D in 16 hr. If distances A-B, B-C and C-D are all
equal to 12 km, the time for which he rested at B could be

A 3 hr

B 6 hr

C 2 hr

D 4 hr

Answer: A

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Explanation:
Total time taken to reach at D:
12 12 12
x +x+ 2x + 2x + 4x = 16
Or 3x2 − 16x + 21 = 0

From the options we can see that only, x = 3hr satisfies the equation. Thus, A is the right choice.

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Question 85

A man travels three-fifths of a distance AB at a speed 3a, and the remaining at a speed 2b.If he goes from B to A and return at a speed 5c
in the same time, then

1 1 1
A a + b = c

B a+b=c
1 1 2
C a + b = c

D None of these

Answer: C

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Explanation:
3x 2x
5 5 2x
3a + 2b = 5c

3x 2x
5 5
(Where x is distance between A and B; 3a = time taken to cover the distance with speed 3a ; 2b = time taken to cover the distance with speed
2x
2b; 5c = time taken to cover the distance x from B to A then return.)
3x 2x
5 5 2x
3a + 2b = 5c

1 1 2
Or a + b = c

Question 86

In a mile race, Akshay can be given a start of 128 m by Bhairav. If Bhairav can give Chinmay a start of 4 m in a 100 m dash, then who out
of Akshay and Chinmay will win a race of one and half miles, and what will be the final lead given by the winner to the loser? (One mile is
1,600 m.)

1
A Akshay, 12 mile

1
B Chinmay, 32 mile

1
C Akshay, 24 mile

1
D Chinmay, 16 mile

Answer: D

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Explanation:
Akshay can complete 1600 - 128 = 1472 m and Bhairav can completer 1600 m in the same time.

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Bhairav can complete 100 m and Chinmay can complete 96 m in the same time.

=> Bhairav can complete 1600 m and Chinmay can complete 1536 m in the same time.

=> Akshay can complete 1472 m and Chinmay can complete 1536 m in the same time.

1.5 miles => 2400 m

1472
Distance travelled by Akshay by the time Chinmay completes 1.5 miles = 1536 ∗ 2400 = 2300 m
1
=> Akshay lost by 100 m, which is 16 th of a mile.

Question 87

Every day Neera's husband meets her at the city railway station at 6.00 p.m. and drives her to their residence. One day she left early from
the office and reached the railway station at 5.00 p.m. She started walking towards her home, met her husband coming from their
residence on the way and they reached home 10 minutes earlier than the usual time. For how long did she walk?

A 1 hour

B 50 minutes

C 1/2 hour

D 55 minutes

Answer: D

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Explanation:
Since we know that Neera's husband drives at a uniform speed to and from his residence.
If he saved 10 mins overall travel time, he should have driven 5 mins less towards railway station and 5 mins less while driving towards
residence.
If he saved 5 minutes in his return journey, he should have started to return 5 minutes before his actual return time.
When the husband met Neera, he should have met her 5 minutes before the actual meeting time i.e. at 5.55 PM.
So, Neera must have walked for 55 minutes from 5PM.

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Question 88

Three machines, A, B and C can be used to produce a product. Machine A will take 60 hours to produce a million units. Machine B is twice
as fast as Machine A. Machine C will take the same amount of time to produce a million units as A and B running together. How much time
will be required to produce a million units if all the three machines are used simultaneously?

A 12 hours

B 10 hours

C 8 hours

D 6 hour

Answer: B

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Explanation:
As machine B's efficiency is twice as of A's, Hence, it will complete its work in 30 hours.
1 1
And C's efficiency is putting A and B together i.e. = 20 hours (( 60 + 30 )−1 )
Now if all three work together, then it will be completed in x (say) days.

1 1 1 1
x = 20 + 30 + 60

or x = 10 hours

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Question 89

Alord got an order from a garment manufacturer for 480 Denim Shirts. He brought 12 sewing machines and appointed some expert tailors
to do the job. However, many didn't report to duty. As a result, each of those who did, had to stitch 32 more shirts than originally planned
by Alord, with equal distribution of work. How many tailors had been appointed earlier and how many had not reported for work?

A 12,4

B 10,3

C 10,4

D None of these

Answer: C

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Explanation:
Suppose he appointed x persons and y of them didn't come. Hence work done by each of them increases by 32.
480 480
So x−y − x = 32

Now we can check options by putting in the above eq.

x=10 and y=4 will be our answer

Question 90

Two trains are traveling in opposite direction at uniform speed 60 and 50 km per hour respectively. They take 5 seconds to cross each
other. If the two trains had traveled in the same direction, then a passenger sitting in the faster moving train would have overtaken the
other train in 18 seconds. What are the lengths of trains (in metres)?

A 112.78

B 97.78, 55

C 102.78, 50

D 102.78, 55

Answer: C

 Video Solution

Explanation:
let's ls is length of slower train and lf is length of faster train.
So according to second condition when two trains are moving in same direction
ls = vfs × t (where vfs is relative velocity of faster train w.r.t. slower train and t is time taken to cross it)
(60−50)×5
or ls = 18 × 18 = 50 meter
Only option which has length of slower train as 50 is C.

Question 91

A, B and C individually can finish a work in 6, 8 and 15 hours respectively. They started the work together and after completing the work
got Rs.94.60 in all. When they divide the money among themselves, A, B and C will respectively get (in Rs.)

A 44, 33, 17.60

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B

C 45, 30, 19.60

D 42, 28, 24.60

Answer: A

 Video Solution

Explanation:
Money will be distributed in the ratio of work done in an hour.
1 1 1
i.e. 6 : 8 : 15
or 20:15:8
20
Hence part of A will be = 43 × 94.6 = 44
15
part of B will be = 43 × 94.6 = 33
8
part of C will be = 43 × 94.6 = 17.60

Question 92

A car after traveling 18 km from a point A developed some problem in the engine and speed became 4/5 of its original speed As a result,
the car reached point B 45 minutes late. If the engine had developed the same problem after traveling 30 km from A, then it would have
reached B only 36 minutes late. The original speed of the car (in km per hour) and the distance between the points A and B (in km.) is

A 25, 130

B 30,150

C 20, 90

D None of these

Answer: D

 Video Solution

Explanation:
Time difference, when second time car's engine failed at a distance of 30 km., is of 9 min.
Hence putting this in equation:
12
4v 12 9
5 − v = 60 hr. (Because difference of time is considered with extra travelling of 12 km. in second case)

We will get v(velocity) = 20 km/hr.

d−18 18 d 45
Now for distance 16 + 20 − 20 = 60 hr. (As car is 45 min. late after engine's faliure in first case)
So d = 78 km.
Hence none of these will be our answer.

Question 93

Three small pumps and a large pump are filling a tank. Each of the three small pump works at 2/3 the rate of the large pump. If all four
pumps work at the same time, they should fill the tank in what fraction of the time that it would have taken the large pump alone?

[CAT 2002]

A 4/7

B 1/3

C 2/3

D 3/4

Answer: B

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Explanation:
Let the work done by the big pump in one hour be 3 units.
Therefore, work done by each of the small pumps in one hour = 2 units.
Let the total work to be done in filling the tank be 9 units.
Therefore, time taken by the big pump if it operates alone = 9/3 = 3 hours.
If all the pumps operate together, the work done in one hour = 3 + 2*3 = 9 units.
Together, all of them can fill the tank in 1 hour.
Required ratio = 1/3

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Question 94

It takes six technicians a total of 10 hr to build a new server from Direct Computer, with each working at the same rate. If six technicians
start to build the server at 11 am, and one technician per hour is added beginning at 5 pm, at what time will the server be completed?

[CAT 2002]

A 6.40 pm

B 7 pm

C 7.20 pm

D 8 pm

Answer: D

 Video Solution

Explanation:
Let the work done by each technician in one hour be 1 unit.
Therefore, total work to be done = 60 units.
From 11 AM to 5 PM, work done = 6*6 = 36 units.
Work remaining = 60 - 36 = 24 units.
Work done in the next 3 hours = 7 units + 8 units + 9 units = 24 units.
Therefore, the work gets done by 8 PM.

Question 95

A train approaches a tunnel AB. Inside the tunnel is a cat located at a point that is 3/8 of the distance AB measured from the entrance A.
When the train whistles the cat runs. If the cat moves to the entrance of the tunnel A, the train catches the cat exactly at the entrance. If the
cat moves to the exit B, the train catches the cat at exactly the exit. What is the ratio of speed of train and cat ?

A 3:1

B 4 :1

C 5:1

D None of these

Answer: B

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Explanation:
Let the length of the tunnel be x and distance of the train to entrance A be y. Let the speeds of train and cat be t and c respectively.

Hence, when the cat runs 3x/8, the train covers y.

=> (3x/8)/c = y/t --- (1)

When the cat runs 5x/8 to the other end, the train covers x+y

=>(5x/8)/c = (x+y)/t ---(2)

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Taking ratio of (1) to (2)

3/5 = y/(x+y) => 3x = 2y ---(3)

Substituting (3) in (1)

(2y/8)/c = y/t

=> t = 4c

Hence the ratio t:c is 4:1.

Question 96

On a 20 km tunnel, connecting two cities A and B, there are three gutters (1, 2 and 3). The distance between gutters 1 and 2 is half the
distance between gutters 2 and 3. The distance from city A to its nearest gutter, gutter 1, is equal to the distance of city B from gutter 3. On
a particular day, the hospital in city A receives information that an accident has happened at gutter 3. The victim can be saved only if an
operation is started within 40 min. An ambulance started from city A at 30 km/hr and crossed gutter 1 after 5 min. If the driver had doubled
the speed after that, what is the maximum amount of time would the doctor get to attend to the patient at the hospital.

Assume that a total of 1 min is elapsed for taking the patient into and out of the ambulance?

A 4 min

B 2.5 min

C 1.5 min

D The patient died before reaching the hospital

Answer: C

 Video Solution

Explanation:
Let the distance between gutter 1 and A be x and between gutter 1 and 2 be y.

Hence, x + y + 2y + x = 20 => 2x+3y=20

Also x = 30kmph * 5/60 = 2.5km

Hence, y = 5km

After the ambulance doubles its speed it goes at 60kmph i.e. 1km per min. Hence, time taken for the rest of the journey = 15*2 + 2.5 = 32.5

It takes 1 min to load and unload the patient.

Hence, total time = 5 + 32.5 + 1 = 38.5 mins

So, the doctor would get 1.5 min to attend to the patient.

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Question 97

Only a single rail track exists between stations A and B on a railway line. One hour after the northbound super fast train N leaves station A
for station B, a south-bound passenger train S reaches station A from station B. The speed of the super fast train is twice that of a normal
express train E, while the speed of a passenger train S is half that of E. On a particular day, N leaves for B from A, 20 min behind the normal
schedule. In order to maintain the schedule, both N and S increased their speeds. If the super fast train doubles its speed, what should be
the ratio (approximately) of the speeds of passenger train to that of the super fast train so that the passenger train S reaches exactly at the
scheduled time at A on that day?

A 1:3

B 1:4

C 1:5

D 1:6

Answer: D

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Explanation:
Let the speed of an express train be 4x, normal train be 2x and passenger train be x.
Let the distance between the 2 stations be D.
Since there is only 1 railway track, train N must reach station B before train S leaves.
Therefore, D/4x + D/x = 60
5D/4x = 60
D/x = 48

Train N leaves 20 minutes late. Therefore, the 2 trains must have covered the distance within 40 minutes on this particular day.
Train N doubles its speed. Therefore, speed of train N will be 8x. Let the new speed of the passenger train be y.

D/8x + D/y = 40
48/8 + D/y = 40
D/y = 34.

Speed of super fast train = D/8x = 6

Speed of passenger train = D/y = 34

Ratio of the speeds = 6/34 = 3/17.

The ratio is approximately equal to 1:6. Therefore, option D is the right answer.

Question 98

A truck travelling at 70 kilometres per hour uses 30% more diesel to travel a certain distance than it does when it travels at the speed of 50
kilometres per hour. If the truck can travel 19.5 kilometres on a litre of diesel at 50 kilometres per hour, how far can the truck travel on 10
litres of diesel at a speed of 70 kilometres per hour?

[CAT 2000]

A 130

B 140

C 150

D 175

Answer: C

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Explanation:
If the truck is being driven at 70 kmph, it takes 1.3 liters of diesel to travel 19.5 km.
Therefore, with 10 liters of diesel, the truck can travel 10/1.3 * 19.5 km = 150 km.

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Directions for the next 2 questions: There are five machines A, B, C, D, and E situated on a straight line at distances of 10 metres, 20 metres,
30 metres, 40 metres and 50 meters respectively from the origin of the line. A robot is stationed at the origin of the line. The robot serves the
machines with raw material whenever a machine becomes idle. All the raw material is located at the origin. The robot is in an idle state at the
origin at the beginning of a day. As soon as one or more machines become idle, they send messages to the robot- station and the robot
starts and serves all the machines from which it received messages. If a message is received at the station while the robot is away from it,
the robot takes notice of the message only when it returns to the station. While moving, it serves the machines in the sequence in which they
are encountered, and then returns to the origin. If any messages are pending at the station when it returns, it repeats the process again.
Otherwise, it remains idle at the origin till the next message (s) is received.

Question 99

Suppose there is a second station with raw material for the robot at the other extreme of the line which is 60 metres from the origin, that.
is, 10 meters from E. After finishing the services in a trip, the robot returns to the nearest station. If both stations are equidistant, it
chooses the origin as the station to return to. Assuming that both stations receive the messages sent by the machines and that all the
other data remains the same, what would be the answer to the above question?

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A 120

B 140

C 340

D 70

Answer: A

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Explanation:
Since the machine recieves the message from A and D, it will cater to them in the same trip.In return journey,it will go to the point which is 10
m away from E.
Distance travelled=40+20=60m
Now it recieves the message from B and C and caters them in the single journey.In return journey,it will go to origin.
Distance travelled=40+20=60m

Total distance travelled=60m+60m=120m

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Question 100

Suppose on a certain day, machines A and D have sent the first two messages to the origin at the beginning of the first second, and C has
sent a message at the beginning of the 5th second and B at the beginning of the 6th second, and E at the beginning of the 10th second.
How much distance in metres has the robot travelled since the beginning of the day, when it notices the message of E? Assume that the
speed of movement of the robot is 10 metres per second.

A 140

B 80

C 340

D 360

Answer: A

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Explanation:
At the beginning, the robot gets the message from both A and D. So it will cated A and D in the same trip.
Distance travelled= 40*2=80m
Time taken=8 sec
At the beginning of 9th second,it recieves message from both B and C and hence caters to them in the same trip.
Distance travelled=30*2=60m

Total distance travelled= (60+80)= 140m

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For the following questions answer them individually

Question 101

Three runners A, B and C run a race, with runner A finishing 12 m ahead of runner B and 18 m ahead of runner C, while runner B finishes 8
m ahead of runner C. Each runner travels the entire distance at a constant speed. What was the length of the race?

A 36 m

B 48 m

C 60 m

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D 72 m

Answer: B

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Explanation:
Let x be the required distance.

Let a,b,c be speed of the A,B and C respectively.

From the given conditions we have,

a x a x b x b x−12
b = x−12 and c = x−18 and c = x−8 . From first 2 equations we can deduce c = x−18 .

b x−12 x
c = x−18 = x−8

x = 48 satisfy the equation.

Question 102

Train X departs from station A at 11 a.m. for station B, which is 180 km so far. Train Y departs from station B at 11 a.m. for station A. Train
X travels at an average speed of 70 km/hr and does not stop anywhere until it arrives at station B. Train Y travels at an average speed of
50 km/hr, but has to stop for 15 min at station C, which is 60 km away from station B enroute to station A. Ignoring the lengths of the
trains, what is the distance, to the nearest kilometre, from station A to the point where the trains cross each other?

A 112 km

B 118 km

C 120 km

D None of these

Answer: A

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Explanation:
Distance between A-B , A-C, C-B is 180, 120 and 60 km respectively.

Let x be the distance from A where the 2 trains meet.

According to given condition we have

x 60 1 120−x
70 = 50 + 4 + 50 .

Solving the equation we get x around 112 km.

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Question 103

There’s a lot of work in preparing a birthday dinner. Even after the turkey is in the oven, there’s still the potatoes and gravy, yams, salad,
and cranberries, not to mention setting the table.

Three friends — Asit, Arnold and Afzal — work together to get all of these chores done. The time it takes them to do the work together is 6
hr less than Asit would have taken working alone, 1 hr less than Arnold would have taken alone, and half the time Afzal would have taken
working alone. How long did it take them to do these chores working together?

A 20 min

B 30 min
C 40 min

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D

Answer: C

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Explanation:
Let the time taken working together be t.
Time taken by Arnold = t+1
Time taken by Asit = t+6
Time taken by Afzal = 2t
1 1 1
Work done by each person in one day = (t+1) + (t+6) + 2t
1
Total portion of workdone in one day = t
1 1 1 1
(t+1) + (t+6) + 2t = t
1 1 2−1
(t+1) + (t+6) = 2t
(t+1)⋅(t+6)
2t + 7 = 2t
2
3t2 − 7t + 6 = 0 ⟶ t = 3 or t = −3
2
Therefore total time = 3 hours = 40mins

Alternatively,
1 1 1 1
(t+1) + (t+6) + 2t = t
2
From the options, if time = 40 min, that is, t = 3
3 3 3 (12+3+15) 30 3
LHS = 5 + 20 + 4 = 20 = 20 = 2
1 3
RHS = t = 2
The equation is satisfied only in case of option C
Hence, C is correct

Question 104

Shyama and Vyom walk up an escalator (moving stairway). The escalator moves at a constant speed. Shyama takes three steps for every
two of Vyom’s steps. Shyama gets to the top of the escalator after having taken 25 steps, while Vyom (because his slower pace lets the
escalator do a little more of the work) takes only 20 steps to reach the top. If the escalator were turned off, how many steps would they
have to take to walk up?

A 40

B 50

C 60

D 80

Answer: B

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Explanation:
Let the number of steps on the escalator be x.

So, by the time Shyama covered 25 steps, the escalator moved 'x-25' steps.

Hence, the ratio of speeds of Shyama and escalator = 25:(x-25)

Similarly, the ratio of speeds of Vyom and escalator = 20:(x-20)

But the ratio is 3:2

Ratio of speeds of Shyama and Vyom = 25(x-20)/20*(x-25) = 3/2

=> 10(x-20) = 12(x-25)

=> 2x = 100 => x = 50

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Question 105

At his usual rowing rate, Rahul can travel 12 miles downstream in a certain river in 6 hr less than it takes him to travel the same distance
upstream. But if he could double his usual rowing rate for this 24 miles round trip, the downstream 12 miles would then take only 1 hr less
than the upstream 12 miles. What is the speed of the current in miles per hour?

7
A 3

4
B 3

5
C 3

8
D 3

Answer: D

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Explanation:
12/(R − S) = T
12/(R + S) = T − 6
12/(2R − S) = t
12/(2R + S) = t − 1
=> 12/(R − S) − 12/(R + S) = 6 and 12/(2R − S) − 12/(2R + S) = 1
=> 12R + 12S − 12R + 12S = 6R2 − 6S 2 and 24R + 12S − 24R + 12S = 4R2 − S 2
=> 24S = 6R2 − 6S 2 and24S = 4R2 − S 2
=> 6R2 − 6S 2 = 4R2 − S 2
=> 2R2 = 5S 2
=> 24S = 10S 2 − S 2 = 9S 2
=> S = 24/9 = 8/3

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Question 106

If 09/12/2001(DD/MM/YYYY) happens to be Sunday, then 09/12/1971 would have been a

A Wednesday

B Tuesday

C Saturday

D Thursday

Answer: D

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Explanation:
30 years. The number of leap years is 8 (1972,1976,1980,1984,1988,1992,1996,2000).

So, the total number of days = 22*365 + 8*366 = 10958

10958 mod 7 = 3

Since 9/12/2001 is a Sunday, 9/12/1971 should be a Thursday.

Question 107

A can complete a piece of work in 4 days. B takes double the time taken by A, C takes double that of B, and D takes double that of C to
complete the same task. They are paired in groups of two each. One pair takes two-thirds the time needed by the second pair to complete
the work. Which is the first pair?

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A A and B

B A and C

C B and C

D A and D

Answer: D

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Explanation:
A takes 4 days to complete the work.
So, B takes 8 days to complete the same work.
C takes 16 days to complete the work.
D takes 32 days to complete the same work.

In order to measure, let the total work be of 64 units. Hence, the speed of working of each of the four persons is given below.

A - 16 units/hr
B - 8 units/hr
C - 4 units/hr
D - 2 units/hr

From the given options, we need to find two pairs in such a way that their speeds are in the ratio 3:2. Note that A+D=18 while B+C=12 and the
ratio is 3:2

Hence, the first pair is A and D and the second pair is B and C

Question 108

A chemical plant has four tanks (A, B, C, and D), each containing 1000 litres of a chemical. The chemical is being pumped from one tank to
another as follows:

From A to B @ 20 litres/minute

From C to A @ 90 litres/minute

From A to D @ 10 litres/minute

From C to D @ 50 litres/minute

From B to C @ 100 litres/minute

From D to B @ 110 litres/minute

Which tank gets emptied first, and how long does it take (in minutes) to get empty after pumping starts?

A A,16.66

B C,20

C D,20

D D,25

Answer: C

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Explanation:
After 1 min the cans will contain following amount of chemicals : A - 1060 B - 1030 C - 970 D - 950

So, we can see that the can D loses 50 ltrs in 1 min which is highest. So the can D will lose 1000 ltrs in 20*1 = 20 mins.

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Instructions

Ram and Shyam run a race between points A and B, 5 km apart. Ram starts at 9 a.m. from A at a speed of 5 km/hr, reaches B, and returns to
A at the same speed. Shyam starts at 9:45 a.m. from A at a speed of 10 km/hr, reaches B and comes back to A at the same speed.

Question 109

At what time does Shyam overtake Ram?

A 10:20 a.m.

B 10:30 a.m.

C 10:40 a.m.

D 10:50 a.m.

Answer: B

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Explanation:
Let the time at which Shyam overtakes Ram be t minutes past 10.
So, distance run by both of them is the same till that moment.
(60+t)5 = (15+t)10 => 300 + 5t = 150 + 10t => 5t = 150 => t = 30 min.
So, at 10.30 am, Shyam overtakes Ram

Question 110

At what time do Ram and Shyam first meet each other?

A 10 a.m.

B 10:10 a.m.

C 10:20 a.m.

D 10:30 a.m.

Answer: B

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Explanation:
Let the time at which they meet be t minutes past 10.

So, distance run by Ram + distance run by Shyam = 10 km

=> (60+t)5/60 [t+60 because he would have traveled for 9 am to 10 am and t minutes more before meeting Shyam]+ (15+t)*10/60 [15+t
because he would have traveled from 9:45 to 10:00 and t minutes more]= 10

=> 300+5t+150+10t = 600 => t = 10

So, they meet at 10.10 am

Instructions
For the following questions answer them individually

Question 111

Arun, Barun and Kiranmala start from the same place and travel in the same direction at speeds of 30, 40 and 60 km per hour respectively.
Barun starts two hours after Arun. If Barun and Kiranmala overtake Arun at the same instant, how many hours after Arun did Kiranmala
start?

A 3

B 3.5

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C

D 4.5

E 5

Answer: C

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Explanation:
Let the distance be D.
Time taken by Arun = D/30
Time taken by Barun = D/40
Now, D/40 = D/30 - 2
=> 3D = 4D - 240
=> D = 240
Therefore time taken by Arun to cover 240 km = 240/30 = 8 hr
Time Kiranmala takes to cover 240 km = 240/60 = 4 hr
So, Kiranmala has to start 4 hours after Arun.

Question 112

Karan and Arjun run a 100-meter race, where Karan beats Arjun 10 metres. To do a favour to Arjun, Karan starts 10 metres behind the
starting line in a second 100 metre race. They both run at their earlier speeds. Which of the following is true in connection with the second
race?

A Karan and Arjun reach the finishing line simultaneously.

B Arjun beats Karan by 1 metre

C Arjun beats Karan by 11 metres.

D Karan beats Arjun by 1 metre.

Answer: D

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Explanation:
The speeds of Karan and Arjun are in the ratio 10:9. Let the speeds be 10s and 9s.
Time taken by Karan to cover 110 m = 110/10s = 11/s
Time taken by Arjun to cover 100 m = 100/9s = 11.11/s
Therefore, Karan reaches the finish line before Arjun. From the options, the only possible answer is d).

Question 113

A sprinter starts running on a circular path of radius r metres. Her average speed (in metres/minute) is π r during the first 30 seconds, π
r/2 during next one minute, π r/4 during next 2 minutes, π r/8 during next 4 minutes, and so on. What is the ratio of the time taken for the
nth round to that for the previous round?

A 4

B 8

C 16

D 32

Answer: C

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Explanation:
Let radius be 1 units and p = 3.14 or π . So circumference is 2 ∗ π.

According to given condition distance covered in first 1/2 mins = π/2 km, distance covered in next 1 min = π/2 km, distance covered in next
2 mins = π/2 km and finally distance covered in next 4 minutes = π/2 km.

Time taken to cover first round = 1/2 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 7.5 minutes.

Now time taken to cover π/2 is in GP.

For the second round the time taken is = 8+16+32+64 = 120

Ratio = 120/7.5 = 16

Question 114

If a man cycles at 10 km/hr, then he arrives at a certain place at 1 p.m. If he cycles at 15 km/hr, he will arrive at the same place at 11 a.m.
At what sped must he cycle to get there at noon?

A 11 km/hr

B 12 km/hr

C 13 km/hr

D 14 km/hr

Answer: B

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Explanation:
Let the distance to be travelled be D.

In the first case, D/10 = t

In the second case, D/15 = t-2

=> D/15 = D/10 - 2

=> 2D = 3D - 60

=> D = 60 km and T = 6 hours

Therefore, to get there at noon, he has to travel at 60/5 = 12 km/hr

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Question 115

Two boats, traveling at 5 and 10 kms per hour, head directly towards each other. They begin at a distance of 20 kms from each other. How
far apart are they (in kms) one minute before they collide.

A 1/12

B 1/6

C 1/4

D 1/3

Answer: C

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Explanation:

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Therefore, one minute before they collide, they are at a distance of 250m.

Question 116

In a 4000 meter race around a circular stadium having a circumference of 1000 meters, the fastest runner and the slowest runner reach
the same point at the end of the 5th minute, for the first time after the start of the race. All the runners have the same starting point and
each runner maintains a uniform speed throughout the race. If the fastest runner runs at twice the speed of the slowest runner, what is the
time taken by the fastest runner to finish the race?

A 20 min

B 15 min

C 10 min

D 5 min

Answer: C

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Explanation:
Let A , B and f,s be the distance traveled and speed of the fastest and the slowest person respectively. Also f=2s so in the given time A=2B.
Since the ration of the speeds is 2:1, they will meet at 2-1 points = 1 pont.

Both meet each other for first time at starting point . let b travel distance equal to 1 circumference i.e. 1000m so A=2000m . Both meet after
5 min so speed of slowest is 1000/5=200m/min . So speed of the fastest is 400m/min. So time taken by A to complete race 4000/400 = 10
min

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DIRECTIONS for the following three questions: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

A city has two perfectly circular and concentric ring roads, the outer ring road (OR) being twice as long as the inner ring road (IR). There are
also four (straight line) chord roads from E1, the east end point of OR to N2, the north end point of IR; from N1, the north end point of OR to
W2, the west end point of IR; from W1, the west end point of OR, to S2, the south end point of IR; and from S1 the south end point of OR to E2,
the east end point of IR. Traffic moves at a constant speed of 30π km/hr on the OR road, 20 π km/hr on the IR road, and 15 5 km/hr on all
the chord roads.

Question 117

Amit wants to reach E2 from N1 using first the chord N1 - W2 and then the inner ring road. What will be his travel time in minutes on the
basis of information given in the above question?

A 60

B 45.

C 90

D 105

Answer: D

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Explanation:
Let the radii of 2 circles be R and r respectively such that R=2*r. Triangle O $$N_2E_1
andalltheother3similartrianglesformarightangleatthecentre.Sousingpythagorastheoremthevalueofchordscomeouttobe
\sqrt5∗R/2.Hencethetotaldistancetraveledis\sqrt5$$ * R/2 + 0.5*R*pi. Total time required can be calculated by distance / speed
which comes out to be 3.5*R. Among options only 105 is integral multiple of 3.5.

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Question 118

Amit wants to reach N2 from S1. It would take him 90 minutes if he goes on minor arc S1 - E1 on OR, and then on the chord road E1 - N2.
What is the radius of the outer ring road in kms?

A 60

B 40

C 30

D 20

Answer: C

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Explanation:
We know that the total time taken is 1.5 hrs. Calculating the individual time taken and the adding and then equating to 1.5.

Let R be the radius of the outer-ring road.

π∗R 5 ∗R
2∗30∗π + 2∗15∗ 5 = 1.5 solving we get R=30.

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Question 119

The ratio of the sum of the lengths of all chord roads to the length of the outer ring road is

A 5:2

B 5 : 2π

C 5:π

D None of the above.

Answer: C

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Explanation:
Let the radius of outer circle be 2R and the centre of both the circles be O.

Triangle ON2 E1 and all the other 3 similar triangles form a right angle at the centre.

Let the radius of the inner ring road be R

The radius of outer will be 2R as the circumference of the outer ring road is double that of the inner ring road.

5 5
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So, in triangle ON2 E1 using Pythagoras theorem the value of chords come out to be 5 * R so the total length of the chords 4 * 5 * R and
circumference is equal to 2 *Pi*2R. The ratio gives option C.

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For the following questions answer them individually

Question 120

Rahim plans to drive from city A to station C, at the speed of 70 km per hour, to catch a train arriving there from B. He must reach C at
least 15 minutes before the arrival of the train. The train leaves B, located 500 km south of A, at 8:00 am and travels at a speed of 50 km
per hour. It is known that C is located between west and northwest of B, with BC at 60° to AB. Also, C is located between south and
southwest of A with AC at 30° to AB. The latest time by which Rahim must leave A and still catch the train is closest to

A 6 : 15 am

B 6 : 30 am

C 6 :45 am

D 7 : 00 am

E 7 : 15 am

Answer: B

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Explanation:
According to given conditions angle between AC and AB is 30 degrees and between AB and BC is 60 degrees. So the triangle formed is a 30-
60-90 triangle.

So, total time taken by train is 5 hrs, hence the train reaches at 1 pm. Accordingly, Rahim has to reach C fifteen minutes before i.e. at 12:45
PM.

Time taken by Rahim to travel by car is around 6.2 hrs. So, the latest time by which Rahim must leave A and still be able to catch the train is
6:30 am.

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Directions for the following two questions: Cities A and B are in different time zones. A is located 3000 km east of B. The table below
describes the schedule of an airline operating non-stop flights between A and B. All the times indicated are local and on the same day.

Assume that planes cruise at the same speed in both directions. However, the effective speed is influenced by a steady wind blowing from
east to west. It reduces or increases the speed of plane by 50 km per hour depending on direction of flight.

Question 121

What is the plane’s cruising speed in km per hour?

A 700

B 550

C 600

D 500

E Cannot be determined.

Answer: B

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Explanation:
Let the speed of the plane be p Kmph.

So the speed of plane from A to B will be 'p+50' and the speed from B to A will be 'p-50'.

We notice that the plane goes from B to A stays there for 1 hr and again come back to B with total time duration 12 hrs.
3000 3000
So we have p−50 + 1 + p+50 = 12.

On substituting the options, we can clearly see that speed of the plane is 550 which satisfies the above equation.

Question 122

What is the time difference between A and B?

A 1 hour and 30 minutes

B 2 hours

C 2 hours and 30 minutes

D 1 hour

E Cannot be determined

Answer: D

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Explanation:
Let the speed of the plane be p Kmph.
So the speed of plane from A to B will be 'p+50' and the speed from B to A will be 'p-50'.
We notice that the plane goes from B to A stays there for 1 hr and again come back to B with total time duration 12 hrs.
3000 3000
So we have p−50 + 1 + p+50 = 12.
We can clearly see that speed of the plane is 550 which satisfies the above equation.
3000
So for the journey of B to A, the plane takes 550−50 = 6 hrs.
So time at B when plane reaches at A is 2 pm .
Hence the time difference between A and B is 1 hr.

Alternatively,
Let speed of flight be s,
Since A is to the east of B, A is ahead of be in time
Let A be ahead of B in time by a hours
Departure from A = 4PM, Arrival at B = 8PM
Travel time = 8 - 4 +a = 4 + a
Since City B is behind city A by 'a' hours, the actual travel time is 'a' hours more than the difference of local times.
Similarly when one travels from B to A, since B is ahead of A by 'a' hrs, actual travel time is 'a' hours less than total
i.e. B->A Travel time = (3PM - 8AM) - a = 7 -a
Total distance travelled = Speed × Time taken ....(1)
From A to B, the wind is favourable / in same direction as flight
Hence from (1), we have
A->B >>> 3000 = (s + 50)(4 + a) => 3000(7 − a) = (s + 50)(4 + a)(7 − a) ...(2)
B->A >>> 3000 = (s − 50)(7 − a) => 3000(4 + a) = (s − 50)(7 − a)(4 + a) ...(3)
(2) - (3) => 3000(3 − 2a) = 100(7 − a)(4 + a) => a 2 − 63a + 62 = 0 => a = 1/62
Hence the time difference between A and B is 1 hr.

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