Tamil Nadu Civil Services (TNPSC)-Group I Exam- Free Model Test 3- Part 8
176. Ram can do a work in 20 days. Ram and Shyam together do the same work in 15
days. If they are paid Rs.400 for that
work, what is the share of each?
(1) Rs.300, Rs.100
(2) Rs.200, Rs.200
(3) Rs.250, Rs.150
(4) Rs.350, Rs.50
Answer: 1
177. A and B can do a piece of work in 18 days; B and C
in 24 days, A and C in 36 days. In what time can they do it all working
together?
(1)12
(2)13
(3)16
(4)26
Answer: 3
178. A certain number of men can do a work in 35
days. If there were 10 men more it could
be finished in 10 days less. How many
men are there?
(1) 25 men
(2) 20 men
(3) 15 men
(4) 30 men
Answer: 1
179. The sum of the ages of a son and father is 56
years. After four years, the age of the
father will be three times that of the son.
Their ages respectively are:
(1) 12 years, 44
years
(2) 16 years, 48
years
(3) 16 years, 42
years
(4) 18 years, 36
years
Answer: 1
180. The ratio of the ages of the father and the son at
present is 4: 1. After 9 years the ratio
will become 5: 2. What is the sum of the
present ages of the father and the son?
(1) 50 years
(2) 6 0 years
(3) 45 years
(4) 58 years
Answer: 3
181. Two friends P and Q started a business investing
in the ration of 5 : 6. R joined them after six months investing an amount
equal to that of Q's. At the end of the year, 20% profit was earned which was
equal to Rs. 98,000. What was the amount invested by R?
(1) Rs.1, 05,000
(2) Rs. 1, 75,000
(3) Rs.2, 10,000
(4) Data
inadequate
Answer: 3
182. A metallic sheet is of rectangular shape with
dimensions 48 m x 36 m. From each of its corners, a square is cut off so as to
make an open box. If the length of the square is 8 m, the volume of the box (in
m3) is:
(1) 4830
(2) 5120
(3) 6420
(4) 8960
Answer: 2
183. The area of a triangular plate of which the base
and the altitude are 33 cm and 14 cm respectively is to be reduced to one third
by drilling a circular hole through it. Calculate the diameter of the hole?
(1)7cm
(2) 14cm
(3) 6cm
(4)12cm
Answer: 1
184. A man covers a certain distance by car driving at
40 km/ hr and he returns back to the starting point riding on a scooter at 10
km/hr. Find his average speed for the
whole journey.
(1) 8 km/hr
(2) 16 km/hr
(3) 12 km/hr
(4) None of these
Answer: 2
185. A can row a certain distance down a stream in 6
hours and return the same distance in 9 hours.
If the stream flows at the rate of 2 ¼ km/hr, find how far he can row in
an hour in still water?
a) 11 ¾ km/hr
b) 12 km/hr
c) 11 ¼ km/hr
d) Data inadequate
Answer: 3
186. The average age of 30 students in a class is 12
years. The average age of a group of 5
of the students is 10 years and that of another group of 5 students is 14
years. Find the average age of the
remaining students.
(1) 14 years
(2) 10 years
(3) 12 years
(4) Data inadequate
Answer: 3
187. Ashok borrowed some money at the rate of 6 per
cent per annum for the first two years, at the rate of 9 per cent per annum for
the next three years and at the rate of 14% per cent per annum for the period
beyond five years. If he pays a total
interest of Rs.11400 at the end of 9 years how much money did he borrow?
(1) Rs.16, 000
(2) Rs.14, 000
(3) Rs.18, 000
(4) Rs.12, 000
Answer: 4
188. Sam ranked ninth from the top and thirty-eighth
from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class?
(1) 45
(2) 46
(3) 47
(4) 48
Answer: 2
189. Pointing to a woman, Naman said, “She is the
daughter of the only child of my grandmother? How is the woman related to
Naman?
(1) Sister
(2) Niece
(3) Cousin
(4) Data inadequate
Answer: 2
Directions (Questions 190 to 192): Read the
following information and answer the questions given below:
A is the son of B.
C, B’s sister, has a son D and a daughter E. F is the maternal uncle of D.
190. How is A related to D?
(1) Cousin
(2) Nephew
(3) Uncle
(4) Brother
Answer: 1
191. How is E related to F?
(1) Sister
(2) Daughter
(3) Niece
(4) Wife
Answer: 3
192. How many nephews does F have?
(1) Nil
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
Answer: 3
193. How many meaningful English words can be formed
from the letter ADRW using each letter only once in each word?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three
Answer: 3
194. How many such pairs of letters are there in the
word MISPLACE each of which has as many letters between its two letters in the
word as there are between them in the English alphabet?
(1) One
(2) Nil
(3) Two
(4) Three
Answer: 3
195.
Forfeit related to surrender in the same way as Remit is related to?
(1) Perceive
(1) Perceive
(2)
Confiscate
(3)Exempt
(4)
Refrain
Answer: 4
Directions (196-200): On the basis of the information provided below answer these questions:
Six people A, B, C,
D, E and F are sitting on the ground in a hexagonal shape. All the sides of the
hexagon so formed are of same length. A is not adjacent to B or C; D is not
adjacent to C or E; B and C are adjacent, F is in the middle of D and C.
196. Which of the following is not a correct neighbor
pair?
(1) A and F
(2) D and F
(3) B and E
(4) C and F
Answer: A
197. Who is at the same distance from D as E is from
D?
(1)B
(2) C
(3) D
(4)F
Answer: 2
198. Which of the following is in the right sequence?
(1) A, F, B
(2) F,A, E
(3) B, C, F
(4) D, A, B
Answer: 3
199. lf one neighbor of A is D, who is the other One?
(1) B
(2) C
(3) E
(4) F
Answer: 3
200. Who is placed, opposite to E?
(1)B
(2) C
(3) D
(4) F
Answer: 4
Courtesy: P.L. Raj Memorial IAS Institute
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