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General awareness and Aptitude test
12) Last Year, there were 720 crimes committed
in the ninth precinct. These crimes involved
theft, rape, and drugs in the ration of 4:2:3,
How many crimes involved drugs?
a) 80
b) 160
c) 240
d) 320
13) A unit price is a ratio that compares the price
of an item to its unit of measurement. To
determine which product is the better buy,
calculate each one’s unit price. Which of
these five boxes of Klean-O Detergent is
the best buy?
a) Travel-size: Rs. 100 for 5 Kg.
b) Small: Rs. 200 for 11 KG.
c) Regular: Rs. 400 for 22 Kg.
d) Large: Rs. 700 for 40 Kg.
14) Rimmy pulse rate is 19 beats every 15
seconds. What is her rate in beats per minute?
a) 76
b) 60
c) 57
d) 45
15) If you write down all the numbers from 1 to
100, then how many times do you write 3?
a) 11
b) 18
c) 20
d) 21
16) The total number of digits used in numbering
the pages of a book having 366 pages is
a) 732
b) 990
c) 1098
d) 1305
17) In a garden, there are 10 rows and 12
coloumns of mango trees. The distance
between two trees is 2 meters and a distance
of one meter is left from all sides of the
boundary of the garden. The length of the
garden is
a) 20 m
b) 22m
c) 24m
d) 26m
18) A farmer built a fence around his square plot.
He used 27 fence poles on each side of the
square. How many poles did he need
altogether?
a) 100
b) 104
c) 108
d) None of these
19) An enterprising businessman earns an
income of Re.1 on the first day of his
business. On every subsequent day, he earns
on income which is just double of that made
on the previous day. One the 10
th
day of
business, his income is
a) Rs. 2
9
b) Rs. 2
10
c) Rs. 10
d) Rs. 10
2
20) In a family, the father took
¼
of the cake
and he had 3 times as much as each of the
other members had. The total number of
family members are
a) 3
b) 7
c) 10
d) 12
21) Three friends had dinner at a restaurant.
When the bill was received, Amita Paid 2/3
as much as Veena paid and Veena paid 1/3
as much as Tanya paid. What fraction of the
bill did Veena pay?
a) 1/3
b) 3/11
c) 12/31
d) 5/8
22) Find the number which when added to itself
13 times, gives 112.
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 11
23) A monkey climbs 30 feet at the beginning of
each hour and rests for a while when he slips
back 20 feet before he again starts climbing
in the beginning of the next hour. If he begins
his ascent at 8.00 a.m., at what time will he
first touch a flag at 120 feet from the ground?
a) 4 p.m.
b) 5 p.m.
c) 6 p.m.
d) None of these