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1. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 km/hr and including stoppages, it is 45 km/hr. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?

1. 9
2. 10
3. 12
4. 20

Answer: Option 2
Solution

Due to stoppages, it covers 9 km less.
Time taken to cover 9 km = 9/54 * 60 = 10 min.

2. A jogger running at 9 km/hr along side a railway track is 240 m ahead of the engine of a 120 m long train running at 45 km/hr in the same direction. In how much time will the train pass the jogger?

1. 3.6 sec
2. 18 sec
3. 36 sec
4. 72 sec

Answer: Option 3
Solution

Speed of train relative to jogger = 45 – 9 = 36 km/hr.
= 36 * 5/18 = 10 m/sec.
Distance to be covered = 240 + 120 = 360 m.
Time taken = 360/10 = 36 sec.

3. Kim can do a work in 3 days while David can do the same work in 2 days. Both of them finish the work together and get Rs. 150. What is the share of Kim?

1. Rs. 30
2. Rs. 60
3. Rs. 70
4. Rs. 75

Answer: Option 2
Solution

Kim’s wages : David’s wages = Kim’s 1 day work : David’s 1 day work = 1/3 : 1/2 = 2:3
Kim’s share = 2/5 * 150 = Rs. 60

4. A and B start a business, with A investing the total capital of Rs.50000, on the condition that B pays A interest @ 10% per annum on his half of the capital. A is a working partner and receives Rs.1500 per month from the total profit and any profit remaining is equally shared by both of them. At the end of the year, it was found that the income of A is twice that of B. Find the total profit for the year?

1. 53000
2. 58000
3. 50000
4. 59000

Answer: Option 4
Solution

Interest received by A from B = 10% of half of Rs.50000 = 10% * 25000 = 2500.
An amount received by A per annum for being a working partner = 1500 * 12 = Rs.18000.
Let ‘P’ be the part of the remaining profit that A receives as his share. Total income of A = (2500 + 18000 + P)
Total income of B = only his share from the remaining profit = ‘P’, as A and B share the remaining profit equally.
Income of A = Twice the income of B
(2500 + 18000 + P) = 2(P)
P = 20500
Total profit = 2P + 18000
= 2*20500 + 18000 = 59000

5. Salaries of Ravi and Sumit are in the ratio 2:3. If the salary of each is increased by Rs. 4000, the new ratio becomes 40:57. What is Sumit’s present salary?

1. Rs. 17,000
2. Rs. 20,000
3. Rs. 25,500
4. None of these

Answer: Option 4
Solution:
Let the original salaries of Ravi and Sumit be Rs. 2x and Rs. 3x respectively.
Then, (2x + 4000)/(3x + 4000) = 40/57
6x = 68000 => 3x = 34000
Sumit’s present salary = (3x + 4000) = 34000 + 4000 = Rs. 38,000.

6. A man can row 6 kmph in still water. When the river is running at 1.2 kmph, it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and black. What is the total distance traveled by the man?