PSC/BANK MATHS PREVIOUS QUESTIONS - PMQ3b

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MATHS PMQ3b

1.       Divide Rs 2820 among three persons P,Q and R such that Q gets Rs 4 when P gets Rs 3, and Q gets Rs 5 when R gets Rs 3.

a.       900, 1200, 720

b.      1800, 1200, 360

c.       720, 1400, 700

d.      500, 100, 1220

e.      1320, 750, 750

2.       A contractor employs 60 men to complete a piece of work in 40 days. But after 30 days only ⅔ of the work was finished. How many more persons should be employed to complete the work in time?

a.       45

b.      60

c.       30

d.      55

e.      none of these

3.       A train running at uniform speed of 54km/hr passes a telephone post 100 m long kept vertically near the platform in 10 seconds. In what time will it cross a bridge 300 m long?

a.       12 sec

b.      27 sec

c.       30 sec

d.      20 sec

e.      none of these

4.       The average age of 50 pupils in the class is 10.5. If the age of the class teacher is included the average will increase by 0.5. what is the age of the teacher?

a.       11

b.      36

c.       50

d.      21

e.      none of these

5.       A greeting card  is 15 cm long and 9 cm broad. What will be the minimum of cards required for arranging them on a table in rows and columns to form a square?

a.       45

b.      9

c.       15

d.      10

e.      8

6.       10 years ago the sum of ages of a father and his son was 80. The son married five years ago when the father was 65. if so what was the age of the son when married?

a.       25

b.      30

c.       27

d.      35

e.      none of these

7.       Pipes P and Q can fill a tank in 20 hrs and 10 hrs respectively. Pipe R can empty the tanks in 30 hrs. If all the pipes are opened together how much time will it take to fill the tank full?

a.       7 hrs

b.      8 hrs

c.       8 ⁴/₇hrs

d.      9 hrs

e.      9 ⁴/₇hrs

8.       The diameter of a cylinder is 14 cm and its height is 15 cm. What is its volume in cm³?

a.       3340

b.      2310

c.       4500

d.      29

e.      none of these

9.       How many numbers are there between 36 and 84 exactly divisible by eight?

a.       6

b.      8

c.       4

d.      7

e.      none of these

10.   What is the sum of all odd numbers between 22 and 66?

a.       300

b.      968

c.       1014

d.      856

e.      none of these

ANSWERS

1.       A

2.       C

3.       C

4.       B

5.       C

6.       A

7.       C

8.       B

9.       A

10.   B