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Q572022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 2
A, B and C can all together do a piece of work in 10 days, in which B takes 3 times as long as A and C together to do the work. In how many days can B alone do the work?
1. A.50 days
2. B.40 days
3. C.10 days
4. D.15 days
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Answer: B
Q642022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
Two persons A and B working separately can sanitise a building in 6 and 10 hours, respectively. They work in stretches of one hour alternately. If A begins at 8 a.m., then when will the work be finished?
1. A.9 h
2. B.7 h
3. C.6 h
4. D.8 h
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Answer: B
Q712022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
Pawan can do a piece of work in 32 days. He worked for 8 days and left the work. Thereafter Sandeep finished the remaining work in 27 days. In how many days can Pawan and Sandeep together do the whole work?
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: A
Q622022 · 12 Dec 2022 · Shift 2
Raju, Shobh and Mohan can do a work in 15 days, 20 days and 25 days respectively. In how many days,will the work be finished, if they do it on alternate days?
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: D
Q522022 · 12 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
Aarif, Arun and Abraham can do a work in 12, 20 and 24 days, respectively. They all begin together. Aarif leaves the work 1 day, Arun 3 days and Abraham 4 days before its completion. In how many days is the work finished?
1. A.8
2. B.10
3. C.11
4. D.9
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Answer: A
Q652022 · 9 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
Anshu, Swati and Rajni can finish a work in 4 days if they work together. However, Anshu alone will take 9 days to complete the work, and Swati alone will complete the work in 12 days. How many days will Rajni alone take to complete the work?
1. A.18
2. B.12
3. C.24
4. D.16
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Answer: A
Q512022 · 9 Dec 2022 · Shift 2
The table given below shows the number of officers working in six companies. Companies Officers D 400 E 500 F 600 G 350 H 450 I 800 What is the total number of officers working in all the companies?
1. A.2900
2. B.2600
3. C.3400
4. D.3100
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Answer: D
Q562022 · 9 Dec 2022 · Shift 2
20 men can finish a work in 220 days, but at the end of 90 days, 20 additional men are employed. In how many more days will the work be completed?
1. A.50
2. B.60
3. C.65
4. D.55
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Answer: C
Q562022 · 9 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
Abha and Anuj working together completed a job in $\frac{40}{9}$ days. If Abha had worked twice as efficiently as she actually did and Anuj had worked $\frac{1}{3}$ of his actual efficiency, then the work would have been completed in $\frac{60}{17}$ days. Find the time Abha would take to complete the work alone
1. A.10 days
2. B.8 days
3. C.12 days
4. D.6 days
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Answer: B
Q692022 · 9 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
Two persons P and Q can do a job together in 36 days. P is 3 times as efficient as Q. In how many days can Q alone complete the work?
1. A.148
2. B.140
3. C.144
4. D.146
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Answer: C
Q722022 · 9 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
A, B and C can separately do a work in 6, 10 and 15 days respectively. They started to work together but C left after 2 days. In how many days will the remaining work be finished?
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: B
Q632022 · 8 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
Ten men begin to do a work. But after some days, four of them left the job. As a result, the job that could have been completed in 40 days is completed in 50 days. How many days after the commencement of the work did the four men leave?
1. A.30
2. B.20
3. C.35
4. D.25
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Answer: D
Q692022 · 8 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
The given table shows the number of new employees who joined in different categories of employees in an organisation and also the number of employees from these categories who left the organisation every year since the foundation of the organisation in 2015. Study the table and answer the questions that follow. Business Analysts Accountants Sales Representatives Peons Year Joined Left Joined Left Joined Left Joined Left 2015 80 0 35 0 50 0 73 0 2016 63 21 26 16 46 20 34 23 2017 78 28 15 5 38 15 48 29 2018 42 39 20 38 34 0 14 12 2019 67 44 14 24 22 30 21 30 What was the total number of accountants working in the organisation in the year 2019?
1. A.110
2. B.83
3. C.27
4. D.193
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Answer: C
Q562022 · 8 Dec 2022 · Shift 2
In a factory, Ajay and Vijay work on the same machine to cut diamonds but on alternate hour basis. Ajay works for the first hour and then Vijay works for the second hour and so on. Ajay can complete the work in 6 hours, while Vijay completes it in 16 hours if they work individually. In how much time can they complete the work if they are using the machine on alternate basis?
1. A.8 h 30 min
2. B.8 h
3. C.9 h
4. D.9 h 30 min
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Answer: A
Q562022 · 8 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
Raju, Sunil and Vishal can separately finish a work in 20, 30 and 40 days, respectively. In how many days Raju can finish the work, if he is assisted by Sunil and Vishal on alternate days, starting with Sunil?
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: A
Q712022 · 8 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
The table given below shows the earnings of two persons on five different days. Earnings Days A B Tuesday 85 130 Wednesday 76 90 Thursday 45 102 Friday 95 86 Saturday 110 48 What is the difference between the total earnings of A and B on all the five days?
1. A.45
2. B.35
3. C.50
4. D.55
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Answer: A
Q632022 · 8 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
A and B can complete a piece of work in 13 and 17 days respectively. A begins to do the work, and they work alternatively one at a time for one day each. The whole work will be completed in:
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: C
Q532022 · 7 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
25 men and 45 women can complete a piece of work in 15 days, while 15 men and 60 women can complete it in 20 days. In how many days can 69 men and 67 women complete the work?
1. A.10
2. B.5
3. C.8
4. D.6
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Answer: D
Q652022 · 7 Dec 2022 · Shift 2
In a partnership firm two partners, Vijay and Praveen are working on an assignment. It will take 12 weeks for Vijay to complete the entire assignment alone, while Praveen will take 8 weeks to complete it alone. Due to work pressure, they decided to work on that assignment on the alternate week basis. In the first week Praveen will work and in the second week Vijay will work and so on. In how many weeks the work will be completed if they work on alternate week basis?
1. A.8
2. B.8.5
3. C.9.5
4. D.9
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Answer: C
Q572022 · 7 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
12 men and 12 women can complete a piece of work in 9 days. 6 men and 15 women can complete the same work in 12 days. How long (in days) would it take 9 women to complete half the work?
1. A.36
2. B.12
3. C.18
4. D.24
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Answer: C
Q672022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
A, B and C can do a piece of work in 11 days, 20 days and 55 days respectively. If B works daily and is supported by A and C on alternate days beginning with A, then in how many days will the work be finished?
1. A.10
2. B.9
3. C.12
4. D.8
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Answer: B
Q552022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 2
The table given below shows the temperature recorded every day in a certain week. Days Temperature Monday 20º Tuesday 45º Wednesday 30º Thursday 50º Friday 25º Saturday 55º Sunday 60º What is the difference between the temperature recorded on Monday and Tuesday together and the temperature recorded on Friday and Saturday together?
1. A.25 degree
2. B.20 degree
3. C.15 degree
4. D.10 degree
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Answer: C
Q672022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 2
The external diameter of an iron pipe is 20 cm and its length is 12 cm. If the thickness of the pipe is 1 cm, find the surface area of the pipe (take $π = \frac{22}{7}$ ) correct to two places of decimal.
1. A.1,662.67 cm2
2. B.1,552.57 cm2
3. C.1,442.48 cm2
4. D.1,772.76 cm2
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Answer: B
Q682022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 2
A group of men decided to do a job in 6 days, but 18 men dropped out every day. If the job was completed in 8 days, then how many men initially decided to do the job.
1. A.300
2. B.252
3. C.188
4. D.150
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Answer: B
Q722022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
A and B can complete a piece of work in 10 and 16 days respectively. A begins to do the work and they work alternatively one at a time for one day each. The whole work will be completed in:
1. A.Option 1
2. B.Option 2
3. C.Option 3
4. D.Option 4
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Answer: A