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Q712022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
Ram, Shyam, Rohan, Reeta and Mukesh are five members of a family who are weighed consecutively and their average weight is calculated after each member is weighed. If the average weight increases by 2 kg each time, how much heavier is Mukesh than Ram?
1. A.14 kg
2. B.18 kg
3. C.16 kg
4. D.12 kg
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Answer: C
Q562022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 2
A student walked 6 km from his house to reach the metro station, then boarded a metro that has an average speed of 60 km/h, and reached the destination. It took 3 hours for the entire journey. If the average speed of the entire journey is 32 km/h, then the speed of walking is ________.
1. A.1.5 km/h
2. B.3 km/h
3. C.2 km/h
4. D.4 km/h
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Answer: D
Q532022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
The following bar chat shows the export of a certain commodity P in crore rupees between 2014 and 2020. For how many years, there was less export of P than the average export of P?
1. A.2
2. B.1
3. C.4
4. D.3
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Answer: D
Q602022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
A train travels at a speed of 18 m/s in the first 5 minutes, covers 7.5 km in the next 10 minutes and covers 12 km in another 10 minutes. What is its average speed (in km/h, rounded off to 1 decimal place) for the entire journey?
1. A.59.8
2. B.71.2
3. C.45.7
4. D.64.6
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Answer: A
Q692022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
In nine innings of cricket, the average of a batsman is 58 runs. How many runs does he need to make in the tenth innings to get the average score 61?
1. A.88
2. B.69
3. C.79
4. D.100
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Answer: A
Q512022 · 12 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
The given bar diagram represents the number of persons who have taken an insurance policy on the y-axis, and the year of purchase of the insurance policy on the x-axis. What is the average number of persons who have taken the insurance policy, excluding in the year 2012?
1. A.72
2. B.60
3. C.70
4. D.62
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Answer: A
Q692022 · 12 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
The table given below shows the GDP of two countries in different five years. Country Years A B Y1 175 285 Y2 200 300 Y3 150 125 Y4 75 85 Y5 50 95 K1 = The value of average GDP of country A in all the 5 years. K2 = The value of average GDP of country B in all the 5 years. What is the value of (K1 + K2)?
1. A.316
2. B.290
3. C.308
4. D.178
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Answer: C
Q742022 · 12 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
The average of six numbers is 3.52. The average of two of them is 3.7, while the average of other two is 2.5. What is the average of the remaining two?
1. A.3.7
2. B.2.5
3. C.4.36
4. D.3.52
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Answer: C
Q642022 · 12 Dec 2022 · Shift 2
A jeep travels to a place 300 km away at an average speed of 60 km/h and returns at a speed of 30 km/h. What is the average speed (in km/h) for the whole journey?
1. A.75
2. B.80
3. C.40
4. D.60
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Answer: C
Q652022 · 12 Dec 2022 · Shift 2
The table given below shows the number of people in different states. States Number of people F 474 G 500 H 444 I 495 J 580 What is the average number of people in all the states?
1. A.396.5
2. B.482.5
3. C.498.6
4. D.476.6
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Answer: C
Q612022 · 12 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
Some students went on a field trip. At a speed of 6 km/h, they travelled by bikes for 2 hours; then at a speed of 2 km/h, they walked for another hour; then they took rest for an hour and had lunch for half an hour; then at a speed of 1 m/s, they walked for an hour to visit a garden; and finally at a speed 4 km/h, they returned home in 3 hours. Their average speed, in km/h, (rounded off to two places of decimal) is:
1. A.3.48
2. B.129.23
3. C.0.28
4. D.251.62
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Answer: A
Q642022 · 9 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
In a hotel, there are 120 staff members. Their average weight is 62.5 kg. When one of the staff members leaves the hotel, the average weight is reduced by 250 g. Find the weight of the staff member who left the hotel.
1. A.64.25 kg
2. B.78.75 kg
3. C.90.50 kg
4. D.92.25 kg
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Answer: D
Q532022 · 9 Dec 2022 · Shift 2
A person travels in a car at 40 km/h for 3 hours, on a bike at 30 km/h for 2 hours, and in a train at 80 km/h for 5 hours. What is the average speed at which he travelled?
1. A.56 km/h
2. B.60 km/h
3. C.62 km/h
4. D.58 km/h
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Answer: D
Q632022 · 9 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
A person covers a certain distance by bus at 45 km/h and immediately returns to the starting point by car at a speed of 80 km/h. What is his average speed during the whole journey?
1. A.57.6 km/h
2. B.63.2 km/h
3. C.73.5 km/h
4. D.45.5 km/h
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Answer: A
Q622022 · 9 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
The table given below shows the number of salesman in five companies. Companies Salesman C1 35 C2 10 C3 30 C4 5 C5 15 What is the average number of salesman in C2, C4 and C5?
1. A.5
2. B.10
3. C.15
4. D.20
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Answer: B
Q672022 · 9 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
If the average of s numbers is r4 and the average of r numbers is s4, then find the average of all r + s numbers?
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: A
Q582022 · 8 Dec 2022 · Shift 2
John drives 250 km at 50 km/h and then he drives 350 km at 70 km/h. Find his average speed for the whole journey in km/h.
1. A.55 km/h
2. B.60 km/h
3. C.58 km/h
4. D.65 km/h
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Answer: B
Q582022 · 8 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
A student‘s marks were wrongly entered as 65 instead of 45. Due to this, the average marks for the class got increased by 1/3. The number of students in the class is:
1. A.40
2. B.20
3. C.60
4. D.30
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Answer: C
Q602022 · 8 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
The table given below shows the sales of bikes and cars of five companies. Companies Bike Car P 200 1200 Q 100 300 R 500 700 S 600 1000 T 800 800 J1 = The average sale of bikes of company P, Q and R. J2 = The average sale of cars of company R, S and T. What is the value of (J1 ∶ J2)?
1. A.24 ∶ 11
2. B.8 ∶ 25
3. C.7 ∶ 24
4. D.25 ∶ 8
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Answer: B
Q532022 · 8 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
While finding the average marks of a class, Vikas's marks were wrongly entered as 98 in place of 89. Due to this error, the average marks of the class were 0.25 more than the actual average. What is the number of students in the class?
1. A.32
2. B.38
3. C.34
4. D.36
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Answer: D
Q662022 · 7 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
The given bar graph shows the data of the production of rice (in lakh tons) by three different countries P, Q and R over the years mentioned. Study the graph and answer the question that follows. The average production for the five years is maximum for which country?
1. A.Only Q
2. B.P and Q
3. C.P and R
4. D.Only R
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Answer: D
Q552022 · 7 Dec 2022 · Shift 2
The average weight of 12 persons increases by 3.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 58 kg. The weight of the new person is:
1. A.100 kg
2. B.16 kg
3. C.70 kg
4. D.42 kg
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Answer: A
Q622022 · 7 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
The following bar graph shows the sales of books (in thousands) from six branches of a publishing company during two consecutive years 2018 and 2019. What is the average sales of all the branches (in thousands) for the year 2018 ?
1. A.84
2. B.78
3. C.80
4. D.86
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Answer: C
Q682022 · 7 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
The average of the first 7 non-zero multiples of 17 is:
1. A.67
2. B.68
3. C.69
4. D.66
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Answer: B
Q722022 · 7 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
The average weight of apples in a basket is 50 kg. 6 more apples with the average weight of 60 kg are added in the basket. If the average weight of the basket is increased by 5 kg, then find the number of apples in the basket originally.
1. A.4
2. B.6
3. C.2
4. D.8
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Answer: B