Tuesday 15 July 2014

TNPSC Group I Exam-Previous Year Question Paper-Subject wise Analysed Questions-Mental Ability-Part 8

TNPSC Group I Exam-Previous Year Question Paper-Subject wise Analysed Questions-Mental Ability-Part 8

176.    A man bought two hens at the same price and sold one at a gain 20% and other at the loss of 20%. On the whole the man will
            A)        gain                                         B)        lose
            C)        neither gain nor lose             D)        None of these










            Answer : (C)










177.    If A’s income is 10% more than B, how much % is B’s income less than A?
                                                    
            A)        9 11 %                        B)        10  4%
            C)        11%                            D)        13%










            Answer : (A)










178.    Three pipes A,B and C can fill a cistern in 6 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours. C is closed and A and B can fill the remaining part
in 7 hours. The number of hours taken by C alone to fill the cistern is
            A)        12                                B)        14
            C)        16                                D)        18










            Answer : (B)










179.    Average marks scored by a class of 31 students is 40. If one student is left out. the average falls to 39. Marks of this child is               
            A)        60                                B)        41
            C)        70                                D)        39










            Answer : (C)










180.    Find the missing term in the following series:
            1,1,2,3,5,8…… ? ….. 21.
            A)        7                                  B)        12
            C)        13                                D)        15










            Answer : (C)










181.    The area of a circle whose radius is 7 feet is equal to the area of a rectangle whose length is 7 feet. The breath of the rectangle is
            A)        7                                  B)        49
            C)        22                                D)        14










            Answer : (C)










182.    A sum of money becomes Rs. 13,380 after 3 years and Rs. 20,070 after 6 years on compound interest. The sum (in Rupees) is:
            A)        8800                           B)        8890
            C)        8920                           D)        9040










            Answer : (C)










183.    The average age of A, B and C is  70 years. What is the age of B if the ratio of their ages is 3:7:5, respectively
            A)        98                                B)        84
            C)        70                                D)        42










            Answer : (A)










184.    Simple interest on a certain sum of the rate of 20% per annum for a period of 8 years amount to Rs. 10,960/- What is the original sum of money?
            A)        Rs. 6,500                   B)        Rs. 7,800
            C)        Rs. 8,000                   D)        Rs. 6,850










            Answer : (D)










185.    20 women do a work in 18 days . How many days would 15 women take to complete the work?
            A)        24                                B)        22
            C)        12                                D)        20










            Answer : (A)










TNPSC Group I Exam-1996

186.    The average weight of a group of 25 boys was calculated to be 30 kg . It was later discovered that one weight was misread by as 25 kg instead of
35 kg. Then the correct average is
            A)        30.0 kg                                   B)        30.2 kg
            C)        30.4 kg                                   D)        31.0 kg










            Answer : (C)










187.    In the triangles AFE €r  ADC, DC is parallel to FE. AD = DF, DC = 4 and
DF = 3. The value of FE is
            A)        4                                  B)        6
            C)        7                                  D)        8










            Answer : (D)










188.    Diameter of a wheel is 3 cm. The wheel revolves 28 times in a minute. To cover 5.280 km distance, the wheel will take
                             22
(Take p =  7
            A)        10 minutes                            B)        20 minutes
            C)        30 minutes                            D)        40 minutes










            Answer : (B)










189.    The area of an equilateral triangle is 400 3 sq. m. Its perimeter is
            A)        120 m                         B)        150 m
            C)        90 m                           D)        135 m










            Answer : (A)










190.    Find the missing term in the following series :
            81, 9, 64, 8, 49, 7, 36, 6, 25, ?
            A)        3                                  B)        5
            C)        7                                  D)        10










            Answer : (B)










                                                        1  ÷  1  x 1
                                                        3      3      3    1
 191.   the simplified value of   1     1       1    - 9 is
                                                    3 ÷  3 of  3
           
A)        0                                  B)        1
            C)        1                                  D)        1
                        3                                              9

           









          Answer : (A)










192.    The original price of a washing machine is Rs. 6,000/- If the price is discounted at 20% and then raised to 10% for service contract, then the price charged is
            A)        Rs. 4,200                               B)        Rs. 5,100
            C)        Rs. 5,280                               D)        Rs. 5,400










            Answer : (C)










193.    A boat moves downstream at the rate of 8 kmph and upstream at the rate of 5 kmph. The speed of the boat in still water is
            A)        6 kmph                                   B)        6.5 kmph
            C)        7 kmph                                   D)        7.5 kmph










            Answer : (B)










194.    Rs. 1,000 is to be divided among A,B and C such that A gets twice as B and B gets thrice as C. The share of C is
            A)        Rs. 50                         B)        Rs. 100
            C)        Rs. 125                      D)        Rs. 200










            Answer : (B)










195.    A person borrowed Rs. 2,500 from two money - lenders . For one loan he paid 8% per annum simple interest and for the other he paid 6% per annum simple interest . If he paid Rs. 180 as total interest for one year,  how  much did he borrow at 8%
            A)        Rs. 1,000                               B)        Rs. 1,200
            C)        Rs. 1,300                               D)        Rs. 1,500

            Directions (Qns.11 to 14): the following questions are based on the pie - chart given below. Study the pie - chart and answer the questions.
                            

                       
  






                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Answer : (D)










196.The central angle for the sector on “paper -cost” is
                             1°
            A)        22 2                            B)        16°
            C)        54.8°                           D)        36°










            Answer : (D)










197.    If the “ printing Cost” - is Rs. 17,500, the royalty paid is
            A)        Rs. 8750                                B)        Rs. 7500
            C)        Rs. 3150                                D)        Rs. 6300










            Answer : (B)










198.    If the “miscellaneous expenses” are Rs. 6000. How much more are “Binding and cutting charges” than “Royalty”?
            A)        Rs. 6000                                B)        Rs. 5500
            C)        Rs. 4500                                D)        Rs. 10,500










            Answer : (C)










199.    The central corresponding to the sector on “ printing cost” is more than that of “ Advertisement Charges” by?
            A)        72°                               B)        61.2°
            C)        60°                               D)        54.8°










            Answer : (B)










200.    The median of the set of observation :
            27, 36, 28, 18, 35, 26, 20, 35, 40, 26, 50 is
            A)        20                                B)        26
            C)        27                                D)        28











            Answer : (D)

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