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Question 21.

  1. Thirty six men and boys are employed to do a piece of work and are paid Rs 166 in all. If men are paid RS 5 each and boys Rs 4 each, then the number of men and boys is

  1.    14 men, 22 boys
  2.    22 men, 14 boys
  3.    12 men, 24 boys
  4.    24 men, 12 boys
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 22 men, 14 boys
Question 22.

  1. A pole has one-third of its length in mud and one-fourth of its length in water. If it is 25 metres above water, its length is

  1.    40 m
  2.    50m
  3.    60 m
  4.    70 m
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 60 m
Question 23.

  1. The sum of both the digits of a number of two digits is 8. If the two digits are interchanged with each other, the number decreases by 36. The number is

  1.    60
  2.    62
  3.    64
  4.    66
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 62
Question 24.

  1. One-third of a two-digit number exceeds its one-fourth by 4. What is the sum of the digits of that number?

  1.    6
  2.    10
  3.    16
  4.    none of thes
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> none of thes
Question 25.

  1. Four numbers are such that if the 1st is decreased by 4, the 2nd multiplied by 4, the 3rd increased by 4 and the last divided by 4, the result is the same. If the sum of all the numbers is 250, what is the second number?

  1.    10
  2.    20
  3.    30
  4.    40
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 10
Question 26.

  1. If 300 be divided into two parts such that half of the one part is less than the other by 48 then the two parts are

  1.    168, 132
  2.    175, 125
  3.    180, 120
  4.    240, 60
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 168, 132
Question 27.

  1. A man willed his property worth Rs 42240 in such a way that his wife received 1.2 times as much as his daughter and his son received 0.6 times the amount that the wife and daughter together received. What was the son’s share?

  1.    Rs 14400
  2.    Rs 15880
  3.    Rs 15840
  4.    18800
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Rs 15840
Question 28.

  1. 8 mangoes and 6 apples can be purchased for Rs 9.60 and 6 mangoes and 8 apples for Rs 10. What is the cost of each apple?

  1.    50 p
  2.    60 p
  3.    70 p
  4.    80 p
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 80 p
Question 29.

  1. The ages of Ratan and his father are in the ratio 2 : 5. After 8 years their ages will be in the ratio 1 : 2. The father’s age is more than Ratan’s age by

  1.    20 years
  2.    24 years
  3.    28 years
  4.    none of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 24 years
Question 30.

  1. The ratio of Kamal’s age to his son’s age is 3 : 1. The sum of their ages is 72 years. The ratio of their ages after 12 years will be

  1.    7 : 3
  2.    9 : 4
  3.    11 : 5
  4.    10 : 7
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 11 : 5

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