SNS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

(An Autonomous Institution, Affiliated to Anna University)

Coimbatore – 641 035.

UNIT I – QUANTITATIVE ABILITY III

ASSESSMENT 1
Answer
S.NO QUESTIONS (Write
A/B/C/D)
1. Find the logarithm of 144 to the base 23–√23:

A) 2 B) 4 B
C) 8 D) None of these
2. If loga(ab) = x, then logb(ab) =?
A) 1/x B) x/(x+1) D
C) x/(1-x) D) x/(x-1)
3. What is the characteristic of the logarithm of 0.0000134?
A) 5 B) -5 B
C) 6 D) -6
4. A fast-moving superfast express cross another passenger train in 20 seconds. The
speed of faster train is 72 km/hr and speeds of slower train is 27 km/h. Also, the
length of faster train is 100m, then find the length of the slower train if they are
moving in the same direction. C

A) 100 m B) 125 m
C) 150 m D) 175 m
5. Solve the equation (1/2)^2x+1 = 1?

A
A) -1/2 B) 1/2
C) 1 D) -1
6. Which one of the following is not a prime number?
A)31 B) 61 D
C) 71 D) 91
7. A bag contains 6 white and 4 black balls .2 balls are drawn at random. Find the
probability that they are of same colour. B
A) 1/2 B) 7/15
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8. Two cards are drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability
that either both are black or both are queen?
C
A) 52/221 B) 55/190
C) 55/221 D) 19/221
9. Two dice are tossed. The probability that the total score is a prime number is:
A) 5/12 B) 1/6 A
C) 1/2 D) 7/9
10. A basket contains 10 apples and 20 oranges out of which 3 apples and 5 oranges
are defective. If we choose two fruits at random, what is the probability that
either both are oranges or both are non-defective? C
A) 136/345 B) 17/87
C) 316/435 D) 158/435
11. The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. five years ago,
father's age was four times the age of the son. so now the son's age will be: C
A) 5 B) 10
C) 15 D) 20
12. A person's present age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8 years, he will
be one-half of the age of his mother. How old is the mother at present? B
A) 36 yrs B) 40 yrs
C) 38 yrs D) 42 yrs
13. The present average age of a family of five members is 26 years. If the present
age of the youngest member in the family is ten years, then what was the average
age of the family at the time of the birth of the youngest member? (Assume no D
death occurred in the family since the birth of the youngest)
A) 19 years B) 16 years
C) 18 years D) 20 years
14. A can do a piece of work in 10 days, B in 15 days. They work together for 5
days; the rest of the work is finished by C in two more days. If they get Rs. 3000
as wages for the whole work, what are the daily wages of A, B and C B
respectively (in Rs):
A) 200, 250, 300 B) 300, 200, 250
C) 200, 300, 400 D) None of these
15. A, B, C together can do a piece of work in 10 days. All the three started working A
at it together and after 4 days, A left. Then B and C together completed the work
in 10 more days. In how many days can complete a work alone?
A) 25 B) 24

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ASSESSMENT 2
1 Find the next number in the series 125, 80, 45, 20, ...
A) 5 B) 15 A
C) -5 D) 10
2 The sum of all two-digit numbers divisible by 5 is
A
A) 945 B) 678
C) 439 D) 568
3 The difference between the squares of two consecutive odd integers is always
divisible by? D
A) 4 B) 2
C) 6 D) 8
4 Find the next number in the series 14, 916, 2536, ......
A) 4981 B) 6481 C
C) 4964 D) 6449
5 What is the smallest number by which 2880 must be divided in order to make it
into a perfect square? D
A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 5
6 What was the day on 15th august 1947? A
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 A) Friday B) Saturday
C) Sunday D) Thursday
7 Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be:
A) Tuesday B) Monday D
C) Sunday D) Saturday
8 It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the week Jan 1, 2010?
A) Monday B) Friday B
C) Sunday D) Tuesday
9 How many weekends in a year?
A
A) 52 B) 53
C) 103 D) 104
10 26 January 1950 which day of the week?
C
A) Monday B) Wednesday
C) Thursday D) Tuesday
11 The cube root of .000216 is:
B
A) .6 B) .06
C) 77 D) 87
12 A group of students decided to collect as many paise from each member of
group as is the number of members. If the total collection amounts to Rs. 59.29,
the number of the member is the group is: C
A) 57 B) 67
C) 77 D) 87
13 Cube root of 729 then square it
C
A) 9 B) 36
C) 81 D) 144
14 What are the 2 natural numbers, sum of whose squares is 52?
B
A) 2, 7 B) 4, 6
C) 3, 5 D) 5, 6
15 Find the square root of 1471369.
A) 1213 B) 1223 A
C) 1203 D) 1233
16. A fires 5 shots to B's 3 but A kills only once in 3 shots while B kills once in 2 A
shots. When B has missed 27 times, A has killed:
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C) 72 birds D) 90 birds
17. If 2 tables and 3 chairs cost Rs, 3500 and 3 tables and 2 chairs cost Rs. 4000,
then how much does a table cost? B
A) 500 B) 1000
C) 1500 D) 2000
18. If a+b=5 and 3a+2b=20, then (3a+b) will be:
A) 20 B) 15 C
C) 25 D) 30
19. Seam got Rs. 50 from her father and bought a toffee for Rs. 15. Her mother gave
her Rs. 30, but her brother took Rs. 42 from her. How much money was left with
her?
C
A) Rs. 20 B) Rs. 25
C) Rs. 23 D) Rs. 24
20. If 3A=4B=5C, then A:B:C is equal to:
A) 10: 5 : 4 B) 10 : 7 : 6 D
C) 20 : 15 : 16 D) 20 : 15 : 12

ASSESSMENT 3

1. If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent?

A) 100% B) 200% A
C) 300% D) 400%
2. A trader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs. 20 per kg with 30 kg of rice of other variety
at Rs. 36 per kg and sells the mixture at Rs. 30 per kg. His profit percent is:
A) No profit, no loss B) 5% B
C) 8% D) 10%
3. A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 10% while buying and selling, by using
false weights. His total gain is. B
A) 20% B) 21%
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4. If the cost price of 12 pens is equal to the selling price of 8 pens, the gain percent
is?
A) 12% B) 30% C
C) 50% D) 60%

5. A milkman purchases the milk at Rs. x per litre and sells it at Rs. 2x per litre still
he mixes 2 litres water with every 6 litres of pure milk. What is the profit
percentage? A
A) 166.66% B) 116%
C) 60% D) 100%
6. A man reaches his office 20 min late, if he walks from his home at 3 km per
hour and reaches 30 min early if he walks 4 km per hour. How far is his office
from his house? D
A) 20 km B) 16 km

C) 14 km D) 10 km

7. Two horses start trotting towards each other, one from A to B and another from B to A. They
cross each other after one hour and the first horse reaches B, 5/6 hour before the second horse reaches
A. If the distance between A and B is 50 km. what is the speed of the slower horse?

A) 20 km/h B) 15 km/h
C) 25 km/h D) 30 km/h A
8. The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7: 8. If the second train runs 400
kms in 4 hours, then the speed of the first train is?
A) 83.5 km/hr B) 84.5 km/hr C
C) 87.5 km/hr D) 86.5 km/hr

9. How long will a boy take to run round a square field of side 35 meters, If he runs
at the rate of 9 km/hr?
A) 50 sec B) 52 sec D
C) 54 sec D) 56 sec

10. Akash leaves Mumbai at 6 am and reaches Bangalore at 10 am. Prakash leaves
Bangalore at 8 am and reaches Mumbai at 11:30 am. At what time do they cross
each other? C
A) 10 am B) 8:32 am

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11. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio
of the two numbers is:
A) 2:5 B) 4:5 B

C) 3:5 D) 5:4
12. A sum of Rs.312 was divided among 100 boys and girls in such a way that the
boy gets Rs.3.60 and each girl Rs. 2.40 the number of girls is

A) 35 B) 50
D

C) 45 D) 40

13. Salaries of Ravi and Sumit are in the ratio 2:3. If the salary of each is increased
by Rs. 4000, the new ratio becomes 40:57. What is Sumit's salary?

A) 38000 B) 46800 A

C) 36700 D) 50000

14. The compounded ratio of (2 : 3), (6: 11) and (11 :2) is

A) 1:2 B) 2:1 B
C) 11:24 D) 36:121

15. A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 4 : 3. If 5 litres of water is
added to the mixture, the ratio becomes 4: 5. Find the quantity of alcohol in the
given mixture.

A
A) 10 B) 12

C) 15 D) 18