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1.practice Set Ibps Cwe Po IV
1.practice Set Ibps Cwe Po IV
1.practice Set Ibps Cwe Po IV
IBPS PO-CWE
Test-I: Reasoning Ability
Directions (Q. 1-6): Study the following information
carefully and answer the given questions.
A word and number arrangement machine when given
an input line of words and numbers rearranges them
following a particular rule in each step. The following is an
illustration of input and rearrangement.
Input: new 11 bold 22 carve hundred 32 29 45 houses it 38
Step I: 11 22 new bold carve hundred 32 29 45 houses it 38
Step II: it new 11 22 bold carve hundred 32 29 45 houses 38
Step III: 29 32 it new 11 22 bold carve hundred 45 houses 38
Step IV: bold carve 29 32 it new 11 22 hundred 45 houses 38
Step V: 38 45 bold carve 29 32 it new 11 22 hundred houses
Step VI: houses hundred 38 45 bold carve 29 32 it new 11 22
Step VI is the last step of the above input, as the
desired arrangement is obtained. As per the rules followed
above find the appropriate step for the given input.
Input:
ice money 21 13 good 18 12 qualify 35
eligible 41 browse candidates 10
1. Which of the following represents the position of ice
in Step VI?
1) Third from the left
2) Fifth from the right
3) Sixth from the right
4) Fourth from the left
5) None of these
2. Which step will be the last but one?
1) IX
2) VI
3) V
4) VII 5) None of these
3. Which word/number would be at the 5th position from
the right in Step V?
1) ice
2) qualify 3) 10
4) 12
5) money
4. How many steps will be required to complete the
arrangement?
1) VI
2) VII
3) VIII
4) X
5) IX
5. How many elements (words or numbers) are there
between 21 and 12 in Step VII?
1) Eight
2) Five
3) Three
4) Six
5) None of these
6. Which step number is the following output?
money browse 13 18 ice good 10 12 21 qualify 35
eligible 41 candidates
1) III
2) VI
3) IV
4) V
5) None of these
Directions (Q. 7-10): Study the following information
carefully and answer the given questions.
The festival of an institute was organised from 23rd to
30th November. 23rd was Wednesday. During that period
six functions were organised, viz Singing, Painting, Debate,
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1) Only I
2) Only II
3) Either I or II
4) Only II and III 5) None of these
30. Among five friends Aman, Neelam, Vidya, Rani and
Sapna, whose salary is the highest?
I. Vidyas basic salary is `100 more than Ranis.
II. Ranis basic salary is more than those of Aman and
Neelam but not more than that of Sapna.
III.Neelams salary is more than that of Aman.
1) Only II and III
2) All I, II and III
3) Only I and III
4) Only II
5) None of these
Directions (Q. 31-34): Study the following information
carefully to answer the given questions.
Six friends B, L, N, Q, E and R are in two rows, each
row having three friends, facing each other and sitting in
such a way that E is second to the right of N. B is at the end
of the row. L is the neighbour of R. N is opposite R.
31. Which of the following pairs are not facing each other?
1) L, Q 2) B, N 3) E, B 4) R, N 5) None of these
32. Which of the following are sitting in a row?
1) LBE
2) NQR
3) EQN
4) LNE
5) None of these
33. If R and B exchange their places with each other who
will be on the immediate left of B?
1) L
2) N
3) Q
4) R
5) None of these
34. Who among the following faces Q?
1) R
2) L
3) B
4) N
5) None of these
Directions (Q. 35): Select the related word from the
given alternatives.
35. Mongoose : Snake
1) Milk : Goat
2) Fish : Crane 3) Whale : Crow
4) Water : Sky
5) None of these
36. A man runs 20m towards east and turns to right, runs
10m and turns to right, runs 9m and turns to left, runs
5m and again turns to left, runs 12m and finally turns
to left, and runs 6m. Now which direction is the man
facing?
1) East
2) West
3) Northeast
4) Southeast
5) North
37. Aman introduces Rohan as the son of the only brother
of his fathers wife. How is Rohan related to Aman?
1) Brother
2) Cousin
3) Son
4) Uncle
5) Son-in-law
Directions (Q. 38-40): Study the following information
carefully to answer the given questions.
Z, Y, X, W, V and T are standing in a row facing south.
Z is third to the right of V. X is fourth from one end of the
row. Y, who is between Z and W, is third to the right of T.
38. Which of the following pairs sit at the ends of the
row?
1) X,T
2) W, Z
3) V, W
4) X,Y
5) None of these
39. What is the position of T?
1) Immediate right of X
40.
41.
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43.
44.
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54.
1)
2)
3)
4)
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55.
56.
57.
58.
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84. 1) desire
4) duty
85. 1) proper
4) corresponding
86. 1) reprimand
4) salvation
87. 1) consternation
4) conspiracy
88. 1) prosecution
4) property
89. 1) align
4) feel
90. 1) enemy
4) assistance
2) uplift
5) status
2) better
5) condign
2) rebuttal
5) resurgence
2) consistency
5) consortium
2) perspective
5) proposal
2) solve
5) help
2) faults
5) culprit
3) imperative
3) corroborative
3) revolt
3) consolation
3) prospective
3) address
3) friend
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50
% profit
50
40
30
40
25
20
10
15
30
35
30
25
20
10
15
10
2008
2009
2010 2011
Year
2012
2013
Colors
24%
Sahara
10%
Star Plus
17%
SAB TV
12%
ZEE TV
18%
Sony
19%
F
17%
B
13%
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E
20%
C
10%
D
22%
F
24%
E
20%
A
15%
B
8%
C
12%
D
21%
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2
15
3
1
3
2)
3)
4)
5)
17
17
16
4
4
125. A man can swim a certain distance downstream in 2
hours and return in 7 hours. If the rate of stream is 5
kmph then what is the speed of man in still water?
1) 7 kmph
2) 8 kmph
3) 9 kmph
4) 10 kmph
5) 11 kmph
Directions (Q. 126-130): In each of these questions,
two equations (I) and (II) are given. You have to solve both
the equations and give answer
1) if x > y
2) if x > y
3) if x < y
4) if x < y
5) if x y or relation cannot be established between x
and y.
126. I. x2 + 3x 40 = 0
II. y2 14y + 48 = 0
2
127. I. x + x 2 = 0
II. y2 +5y + 6 = 0
128. I. 7x + 5y = 11
II. 7y 8x = 51
129. I. x2 = 49
II. y2 16y + 63 = 0
1)
5292
?
?
3072
1) 4032 2) 3684 3) 3212 4) 3056 5) 2816
140. In how many different ways can the letters of the word
EUROPA be arranged such that the vowels always
come together?
1) 720 2) 144 3) 120 4) 36
5) None of these
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1) Bimal Jalan
2) Nachiket Mor
3) D Subbarao
4) C Rangarajan
5) Y Venugopal Reddy
156. Consider the following statements with respect to the
recently launched India's first Mars Orbiter Mission
(MOM):
(A) It was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space
Centre in Sriharikota.
(B) India's indigenous launch vehicle PSLV C25 carried
the MOM.
(C) After launch, the satellite is expected to go around
the Earth for 20-25 days, before embarking on a
nine-month voyage to the red planet.
(D) India's `1000-cr MOM mission is the third in the
world, after the US and Russia.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
1) Only (A) and (B)
2) Only (B) and (C)
3) Only (A), (B) and (C) 4) Only (B), (C) and (D)
5) All (A), (B), (C) and (D)
157. Which of the following terrorists, the head of Pakistan
Taliban, was killed recently in the drone attack by the
US in Pakistan?
1) Abu Anas al-Libi
2) Hafiz Muhammad Saeed
3) Hakimullah Mehsud
4) Khan Syed Mehsud
5) None of these
158. Which of the following Indian batsmen scored a double
century, only third in the ODIs till date, in the recently
concluded India-Australia ODI series?
1) Virat Kohli
2) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
3) Rohit Sharma
4) Shikhar Dhawan
5) None of these
159. Nirupama Rao bid farewell to her diplomatic career
recently. She last served as India's envoy to which of
the following countries?
1) US
2) Sri Lanka
3) China
4) Brazil
5) None of these
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1) Venezuela
2) Bhutan
3) Cuba
4) Norway
5) Spain
171. Six major central banks have announced to convert
their "temporary bilateral liquidity swap
arrangements" into standing arrangements to deal with
future global financial strains. Which of the following
banks is NOT among them?
1) Bank of England
2) European Central Bank
3) US Federal Reserve
4) Reserve Bank of India
5) The Bank of Japan
172. India suspended a two-decade-old tax benefits pact
with which of the following countries recently, saying
the European nation has "not been providing"
information to authorities here that are trying to track
down black money?
1) Croatia
2) Cyprus
3) Belgium
4) Austria
5) None of these
173. Which of the following is correct with respect to the
recent policy review (29 Oct 2013) of the RBI?
1) It allowed banks to pay interest on fixed deposits
and bank accounts on a monthly or fortnightly basis
given that the transition from current practice is
not mandatory.
2) The RBI is in process to make the inflation index
linked to the consumer price inflation (CPI).
3) The RBI advised the banks not to levy charges on
SMS alerts.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)
174. What is India's current ranking in the list of 189
countries in the ease-of-doing-business report
released by the World Bank recently?
1) 85
2) 110 3) 130 4) 134 5) None of these
175. India has developed a new tactical missile named
'Pragati' with a range of 60-170 km. The missile will be
offered to friendly countries and was on display at a
defence exhibition in South Korea recently. It is a
1) Surface-to-air missile
2) Surface-to-surface missile
3) Air-to-surface missile
4) Air-to-air missile
5) None of these
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176. What is the current repo rate after the Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) raised it by 25 bps recently (29 Oct 2013)?
1) 7.00 per cent 2) 7.25 per cent 3) 7.50 per cent
4) 7.75 per cent 5) None of these
177. The US govt is likely to slap a fine of $35 million (`219
crore) on which of the following Indian information
technology companies over charges of inappropriate
use of visitor visa for business purposes?
1) Wipro
2) Infosys
3) Tech Mahindra
4) TCS
5) None of these
178. The Shyamal Sen Commission probing the collapse of
the Saradha collective investment scheme controversy
has put the size of the scam at ________.
1) `1,200 crore 2) `1,620 crore 3) `2,060 crore
4) `2,206 crore 5) None of these
179. Which of the following telecommunication companies
is in process to raise its 64 per cent equity stake in its
Indian unit to 100 per cent investing `10,141 cr?
1) SingTel
2) Sistema
3) Maxis
4) Vodafone
5) None of these
180. The United Nations General Assembly, for the 22nd
year in a row, has voted overwhelmingly to condemn
the US economic embargo against _______recently.
1) Venezuela
2) Cambodia
3) Cuba
4) Croatia
5) None of these
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Test-V: Computer Knowledge
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Answers
(1-6):
The machine arranges words and numbers in
the following manner:
Step I. The first two numbers are arranged
in ascending order from the left.
Step II. The first two words are arranged
according to the number of letters present in
the word.
This process follows in each alternate step
until all the numbers and words are arranged.
Input: ice money 21 13 good 18 12 qualify
35 eligible 41 browse candidates 10
Step I: 10 12 ice money 21 13 good 18
qualify 35 eligible 41 browse candidates
Step II: ice good 10 12 money 21 13 18
qualify 35 eligible 41 browse candidates
Step III: 13 18 ice good 10 12 money 21
qualify 35 eligible 41 browse candidates
Step IV: money browse 13 18 ice good 10
12 21 qualify 35 eligible 41 candidates
Step V: 21 35 money browse 13 18 ice good
10 12 qualify eligible 41 candidates
Step VI: qualify eligible 21 35 money browse
13 18 ice good 10 12 41 candidates
Step VII: 41 qualify eligible 21 35 money
browse 13 18 ice good 10 12 candidates
Step VIII: candidates 41 qualify eligible 21
35 money browse 13 18 ice good 10 12
1. 3
2. 4
3. 4
4. 3
5. 1
6. 3
(7-10):
Check for 2)
Date
Day
Function
23
Wednesday
Drama
24
Thursday
25
Friday
Debate
26
Saturday
Singing
27
Sunday
28
Monday
Dancing
29
Tuesday
Sports
30
Wednesday
Painting
7. 3
8. 1
9. 4
10. 3
11. 3; Given expression:
Hence, 2) follows.
Check for 3)
Similarly,
Family tree
16. 4
17. 2
18. 1
19. 4 20. 3
21. 4
22. 1
23. 5; Some cakes are bread (I) + All breads
are toffees (A) = I + A = I = Some cakes are
toffees
conversion
Some toffees are
cakes. Hence, conclusion I follows.
Again, there is no negative statement. Hence
the possibility exists in II.
24. 1; There is no negative statement. So
the possibility exists in I. Hence, conclusion
I follows.
Again, Some cakes are breads
conversion
Some breads are cakes. Hence, conclusion
II does not follow.
25. 3; No cabin is a room (E) + All rooms are
houses (A) = E + A = O* = Some houses are
not cabins. But conclusion I and II make a
complementary pair (I-E). Hence, either
conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
26. 1; No cabin is a room (E) + All rooms are
houses (A) = E + A = O* = Some houses are
not cabins. Hence, conclusion I follows.
Again, All rooms are houses
conversion
Some houses are rooms. Hence,
conclusion II does not follow.
27. 2; All ribbons are mats (A) + Some mats
are ropes (I) = A + I = No conclusion. Hence,
conclusion I does not follow.
Again, No rope is a thread
conversion
No thread is a rope. Hence, conclusion II
follows.
28. 4; From I. Meena > Veena > Sunita, Naina
From II. Sunita > Meena > Naina, Veena
From III. Veena > Sunita > Naina
From I and III.
Meena > Veena > Sunita > Naina.
Hence, Naina is the youngest.
29. 3; From I:
The woman in the photograph may be
Surajs wife or Surajs brothers wife.
From II: Again, Surajs wife or Surajs
brothers wife.
From III: Suraj has no brother.
Hence, either I and III, or II and III are
required to reach a certain conclusion, viz
the woman is Surajs wife.
30. 5; From I. Vidyas salary is `100 more
than Ranis.
From II. Sapna > Rani > Aman, Neelam
From III. Neelam > Aman
Hence, all are not sufficient to answer the
question.
(31-34):
36. 5;
38. 3 39. 4
40. 2
41. 3; Both 3 and 4 are quite close. But we go
for 3 because it is more explanatory.
42. 2; Trade deficit is the difference between
imports and exports.
43. 3; This one goes beyond the immediate
scope of the given statement.
44. 4; The symptoms given in the statement form a perfect recipe for shooing away
the investors.
45. 5
46. 1; Choice 2 is ruled out because an appeal
has been made to use one's "discretion to
balance work and passion".
47. 1; (A) is the effect and not the cause. (C)
has nothing to do with PCs. But (B) seems to
be the probable cause quite obviously. If consumers start buying less PCs, their shipments
are bound to decline.
48. 3; (B) may improve the quality of the
faculty but won't address their shortage. (C)
will only aggravate the crisis. (A) will address the shortage because "pay and perks"
are a great puller for human resources.
49. 2; Choice 4 also weakens the argument
but not substantially so. Rajiv Gandhi received the Bharat Ratna only "a few months"
after his death.
50. 4; This one is implicit in the reference
to "rented crowd" and its relation to the first
sentence.
51. 3
52. 2
53. 1
54. 1
55. 5
56. 2
57. 4
58. 3
59. 3
60. 2
61. 4
62. 1
63. 5
64. 2
65. 3
66. 2; Replace to with than
67. 3; Replace it with they
68. 5
69. 4; Replace adverse with adversity
70. 2; Replace get with got
71. 3
72. 1
73. 5
74. 2
75. 4
(76-80): DACEFB
76. 4
77. 3
78. 5
79. 2
80. 1
81. 2
82. 1
83. 4
84. 3
85. 5
86. 2
87. 4
88. 1
89. 3
90. 5
91. 5; The series is 4 + 6, 6 + 9, 8 + 12, ...
92. 5; The series is 113 11, 93 9, 73 9, ...
93. 1; The series is 3 2 1 1, 5 2 2 3,
72 3 5, 92 4 7, ...
94. 3; The series is 1 2 1, 3 4 2,
5 6 3, 7 8 4, 9 10 5, ...
95. 2; The series is 1 1 3 , 2 3 3 , 3 5 3 ,
4 73 , 5 93 , ...
96. 4;
CP = 20 9.5 + 30 9 = 190 + 270 = 460
140
SP = 460
= 644
100
644
= `12.88
50
97. 4; Let the age of Ravi and Rohan be x
and y respectively.
x
1
Then, y =
3
or, 3x = y
... (i)
After 12 years
x 12
5
y 12 = 11
11x 5y + 72 = 0
... (ii)
Solving (i) and (ii), we have
x = 18, y = 54
Difference = 54 18= 36 years
98. 5; Suppose previous selling price = `x
x
Now, the later selling price = `
3
There is loss of 25% when selling price
x
is `
3
x
100
100x 4 x
Cost price =
3 100 25
225
9
Now, when the selling price `x,
Now, price per kg =
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31. 2
32. 3
33. 1
34. 2
35. 2; First is eaten by the second.
4x
9
4x
9
100
5x
100 = 125%
4
Quicker Method:
Reqd % profit = 100 3 % loss
( Here, n = 3)
3 (100 x) 100 = 300 3x 100
= 200 3x
= 200 3 % loss
= 200 3 25 = 125%
99. 1; Let the listed price be `x.
35
Then, x
= 112
100
or, x = 320
So, the person bought the chair for
320 112 = `208
100. 4; Reqd answer
120
120
120
= 11500
= `19872
100
100
100
100
101. 4; Expenditure2011 = 91
= 65 lakh
140
115
102. 2; IA2008 = 60
= 69 lakh
100
=
130
= 78 lakh
100
Difference = 78 69 = 9 lakh
IB2009 = 60
103. 4; Reqd % =
35
100 175%
20
104. 3; E2011 = 91
100
= 65 lakh
140
100
= 70 lakh
130
Total expenditure = 65 + 70 = 135 lakh
And, E2012 = 91
105. 5; IA2013 = 45
120
= 54 lakh
100
100
= 60 lakh
130
EB2009 = 78
Reqd % =
54
100 = 90%
60
106. 4;
( 22 18)
= 380
100
107. 2; Total number of students passed from
(8 24)
School B and F together = 2400
100
= 24 32 = 768
10
950
108. 1; CApp = 9500
100
Reqd difference = 9500
12
= 288
100
Number of failed students = 950 288 = 662
22
109. 5; DApp = 9500
= 2090
100
CPass = 2400
9
= 7560
17
Now, total number of viewers of Sahara
10
= 84000
= 8400
100
7560
7560
100 =
Reqd % =
= 90%
8400
84
84000
8
115. 2; MaleTotal =
(12
+ 18
100
21
7
5
9
3
+ 19
+ 17
+ 10
+ 24
18
12
17
10
11
)
24
32
95
= 840 (
+7+
+ 9 + 3 + 11)
7
12
= 3840 + 5880 + 6650 + 7560 + 2520 +
9240 = 35690
Total number of females
= 84000 35690 = 48310
Difference = 48310 35690 = 12620
(116-120):
Star PlusMale = 14280
1
of the tank in 1
20
minute.
3
of the tank in 1 minute.
20
If both are opened together then in one
1
3
1
minute they will fill
, ie
of the
20 20
5
ta nk .
So, they will take 5 minutes to fill the tank.
16!
123. 3; Reqd probability = 16 C 5 =
5! 11!
= 4368
124. 1; n(S) = 16 C 3 = 560
Pipe X will fill
n(E) = 4 C1 5 C1 7 C1 = 4 5 7 = 140
140
1
P(E) =
=
560
4
125. 3; Let the speed of the man in still
water be x kmph.
Then, x + 5 2 = x 5 7
or, 2x + 10 7x + 35 = 0
or, 5x = 45
or, x = 9
126. 3; I. x2 + 3x 40 = 0
or, x2 + 8x 5x 40 = 0
or, x(x + 8) 5(x + 8) = 0
or, (x 5) (x + 8) = 0
or, x = 5, 8
II. y2 14y + 48 = 0
or, y2 6y 8y + 48 = 0
or, y(y 6) 8(y 6) = 0
or, (y 6) (y 8) = 0
or, y = 6, 8
Hence, x < y
127. 2; I. x2 + x 2 = 0
or, x2 + 2x x 2 = 0
or, x(x + 2) 1(x + 2) = 0
or, (x 1) (x + 2) = 0
x = 1, 2
II. y2 + 5y + 6 = 0
or, y2 + 2y + 3y + 6 = 0
or, y(y + 2) + 3(y + 2) = 0
or, (y + 2) (y + 3) = 0
or, y = 2, 3
Hence, x y
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= 504
100
DFail = 2090 504 = 1586
Reqd difference = 1586 504 = 1082
20
20
2400
110. 1; EFail = 9500
100
100
= 1900 480 = 1420
Total appeared students = 9500
DPass = 2400
Reqd % =
1420
100 = 14.94
9500
18
100
15%
7
= 5880
18
84000
24
100
13 11
24
= 1680
18
11
= 9240
100 18
Total number of viewers of all channels
together = 84000
9240 100
Reqd % =
= 11%
84000
114. 5; Total number of viewers of Star Plus
17
= 84000
= 14280
100
113. 1; ZeeF = 84000
129. 4; I. x2 = 49
or, x = +7, 7
II. y2 16y + 13 = 0
or, y2 7y 9y + 63 = 0
or, y(y 7) 9(y 7) = 0
or, (y 7) (y 9) = 0
or, y = 7, 9
Hence, x y
130. 1; I. 2x2 + 13x + 21 = 0
or, 2x2 + 6x + 7x + 21 = 0
or, 2x(x + 3) + 7(x + 3) = 0
or, (2x + 7) (x + 3) = 0
7
or, x = , 3
2
II. 2y2 + 16y + 11y + 88 = 0
or, 2y(y + 8) + 11(y + 8) = 0
or, (2y + 11) (y + 8) = 0
11
or, y = 8,
2
Hence, x > y
5292
?
?
3072
or, ?2 = 5292 3072 = (441 12) (256
12) = 144 256 441
or, ? = 12 16 21 = 4032
140. 2; There are six letters in the word
EUROPA, in which four are vowels. If we
consider all the vowels as a single letter, then
total letters will be 2 + 1 = 3
These three letters can be arranged in 3P3 =
3! ways and all the fours vowels can be
arranged in 4! ways among themselves.
Total number of ways = 3! 4! = 6 24
= 144
141. 1 142. 1 143. 5 144. 4 145. 2
146. 3 147. 4 148. 4 149. 4 150. 3
151. 3 152. 1 153. 1 154. 2 155. 1
156. 3 157. 3 158. 3 159. 1 160. 3
161. 4 162. 1 163. 3 164. 4 165. 2
166. 3 167. 2 168. 3 169. 4 170. 1
171. 4 172. 2 173. 5 174. 4 175. 2
176. 4 177. 2 178. 3 179. 4 180. 3
181. 3 182. 1 183. 1 184. 2 185. 4
186. 2
187. 4; Operating system does not measure
performance.
188. 4 189. 2 190. 1 191. 1 192. 2
193. 3 194. 2 195. 1 196. 2 197. 4
198. 2
199. 3; Reel-to-reel tape is one of the basic
tape mechanisms mainly used in mainframe
computers.
200. 3
139. 1;
K
KUNDAN
131. 3; ? =
845
955
100
100
25
7800
5326
3 100
100
= 2600 + 1331.5 = 3931.5 3930
1.7
34
135. 3; ? =
0.05
136. 2; Let the length of the park be x metres.
=
137. 4;
Width = x
10
10 x
=
21
21
10x
= 3360
21
21
or, x2 = 3360
= 7056
10
or, x = 84
Hence, length = x = 84m
10
and width = 84
= 40 metres
21
Difference = 84 40 = 44 metres
Area = x