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Q.10009·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

A person walks 12 km due north, then 15 km due east, after that 19 km due west and then 15 km due south. How far is he from the starting point?

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Q.10010·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

AB is a vertical trunk of a huge tree with A being the point where the base of the trunk touches the ground. Due to a cyclone, the trunk has been broken at C which is at a height of 12 meters. Broken part touches the ground at D, 5 m from A. Original height of the trunk is:

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Q.10011·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

Three friends A, B, C wore garments (jacket, sweater, tie) of blue, white, black Each wore only one outer garment Ribeiro, Kumar, Singh (surnames)Neither B nor Ribeiro wore a white sweater C wore a tie Singh’s garment was not white Kumar does not wear a jacket Ribeiro does not like to wear black Each friend wore only one outer garment of one color Who wore the sweater?

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Q.10012·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

Three friends A, B, C wore garments (jacket, sweater, tie) of blue, white, black Each wore only one outer garment Ribeiro, Kumar, Singh (surnames) Neither B nor Ribeiro wore a white sweater C wore a tie Singh’s garment was not white Kumar does not wear a jacket Ribeiro does not like to wear black Each friend wore only one outer garment of one color What is the colour of the tie?

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Q.10013·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

The average monthly income of a person in a certain family of 5 is Rs. 10,000. What will be the average monthly income of a person in the same family if the income of one person increased by Rs. 1,20,000 per year?

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Q.10014·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

A person allows a 10% discount for cash payment from the marked price of a toy and still he makes a 10% gain. What is the cost price of the toy which is marked Rs. 770?

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Q.10015·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

A round archery target of diameter 1 m is marked with four scoring regions from the centre outwards as red, blue, yellow, and white. The radius of the red band is 0.20 m. The width of all the remaining bands is equal. If archers throw arrows towards the target, what is the probability that the arrows fall in the red region of the archery target?

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Q.10016·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

W can do 25% of a work in 30 days, X can do 1/4 of the work in 10 days, Y can do 40% of the work in 40 days and Z can do 1/3 of the work in 13 days. Who will complete the work first?

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Q.10017·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

A and B walk around a circular park. They start at 8 a.m. from the same point in the opposite directions. A and B walk at a speed of 2 rounds per hour and 3 rounds per hour respectively. How many times shall they cross each other after 8.00 a.m. and before 9.30 a.m.?

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Q.10018·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

Class of 60 students: number of girls is twice that of boys. Kamal, a boy, is 17th from the top. 9 girls are ahead of Kamal. Number of boys ahead of him?

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Q.10019·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

Conditions Given: Three friends A, B, C wore garments (jacket, sweater, tie) of blue, white, black Each wore only one outer garment Ribeiro, Kumar, Singh (surnames) 1.Neither B nor Ribeiro wore a white sweater 2.C wore a tie 3.Singh’s garment was not white 4.Kumar does not wear a jacket 5.Ribeiro does not like to wear black 6.Each friend wore only one outer garment of one color What is C’s surname?

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Q.10020·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

A person is standing on the first step from the bottom of a ladder. If he has to climb 4 more steps to reach exactly the middle step, how many steps does the ladder have?

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Q.10021·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

A person climbs a hill in a straight path from point ‘O’ on the ground in the direction of north-east and reaches a point ‘A’ after travelling a distance of 5 km. Then, from the point ‘A’ he moves to point ‘B’ in the direction of north-west. Let the distance AB be 12 km. Now, how far is the person away from the starting point ‘O’?

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Q.10022·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

The total emoluments of two persons are the same, but one gets allowance to the extent of 65% of his basic pay and the other gets allowance to the extent of 80% of his basic pay. The ratio of the basic pay of the former to the basic pay of the latter is:

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Q.10023·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

The sum of the ages of 5 members comprising a family, 3 years ago was 80 years. The average age of the family today is the same as it was 3 years ago, because of an addition of a baby during the intervening period. How old is the baby?

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Q.10024·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

In aid of charity, every student in a class contributes as many rupees as the number of students in that class. With the additional contribution of Rs. 2 by one student only, the total collection is Rs. 443. Then how many students are there in the class?

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Q.10025·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

Consider the following statements: Either A and B are of the same age or A is older than B Either C and D are of the same age or D is older than C B is older than C Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?

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Q.10026·Miscellaneous·2016·Easy

The monthly average salary paid to all the employees of a company was Rs. 5000. The monthly average salary paid to male and female employees was Rs. 5200 and Rs. 4200 respectively. Then the percentage of males employed in the company is:

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