Monday, 11 February 2013

Tamil Nadu Civil Services (TNPSC)-Group I Exam- Free Model Test 3- Part 8


 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
(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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