CHANDU TIME SAVERS – I

1. If x = (163+173+183+193), then x divided by 70 leaves a remainder of

a. 0 b. 1 c. 69 d. 35 e. None of these
2. In Sivakasi, each boy’s quota of match sticks to fill into boxes is not more than 200 per session. If
the boy reduces the number of sticks per box by 25, he can fill 3 more boxes completely. Which
of the following could be the number of match sticks assigned to him?
a. 200 b. 150 c. 125 d. 175 e. 75
3. A student was asked to divide a number by 6 and then add 12 to the quotient. By mistake he
added 12 first and then divided the sum by 6 getting 112 as the answer. The correct an-sewer
should have been
a. 122 b. 118 c. 114 d. 124 e. 102
4. A chemical plant has four tanks (A,B,C and D), each containing 1000 liters of a chemical. The
chemical is being pumped from one tank to another as follows:
From A to B @ 20 liters/minute From C to D @ 50 liters/minute
From C to A @ 90 liters/minute From B to C @ 100 liters/minute
From A to D @ 10 liters/minute From D to D @ 110 liters/minute
a. A, 16.66 b. C,20 c. D, 20 d. D, 25 e. B, 25
5. A positive number when multiplied by the number obtained by reversing the order of the digits
gives a product 2430. What is that number?
a. 25 b. 35 c. 45 d. 65 e. 75
6. Two identical circles intersect so that their centers and the points at which they intersect, form a
square of side 1 cm. The area in sq.cm of the portion that is common to the two circles is
   d.√2-1 e. None of these
a. b. 1 c.
4 2 5
7. The average age of a family of 6 members is 22 years. If the age of the youngest member is 7
years, what was the average age of the family at the birth of the youngest member?
a. 15 b. 18 c. 21 d. 12 e. None of these
8. Ram and Shyam run a race between points A and B, 5 km apart. Ram starts at 9.a.m. from A at a
speed of 5 km/hr, reaches B, and returns to A at the same speed. Shyam starts at 9:45 a.m. from A
at a speed of 10/km/hr, reaches B and comes back to A at the same speed.
At what time do Ram and Shyam first meet each other?
a. 10.a.m b.10:10 a.m. c. 10:20 a.m. d. 10.30 a.m. e. 10:25 a.m.
9. At what time does Shyam overtake Ram?
a. 10:20 a.m. b. 10:30 a.m. c. 10:40 a.m. d. 10:50 a.m. e. 10:45 a.m.
10. The sum of two integers is 10 and the sum of their reciprocals is 5/12. Then, the larger number is
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8 d. 9
11. A third standard teacher gave a simple multiplication exercise to the kids. But one kid reversed
the digits of both the numbers and carried out the multiplication, but surprisingly got the correct
answer. Which of the following pairs of umbers fits into this situation?
a. 14, 22 b. 13, 62 c. 19, 33 d. 42, 28 e. 24, 82
12. Anita had to do a multiplication. Instead of taking 35 as one of the multipliers, she took 53. s a
result, the product went up by 540. What is the new product?
a. 1050 b. 540 c. 1440 d. 1590 e. None of these
13. Let g(x) be a function such that g(x+1) = g(x) for every real x. Then for what value of p is the
relation g(x+p) =g(x) necessarily true for every real x?
a. 5 b. 3 c. 2 d. 6 e. None of these
14. A telecom service provider engages male and female operators for answering 1000 calls per day.
A male operator can handle 40 calls per day whereas a female operator can handle 50 calls per day.
The male and the female operators get a fixed wage of rs.250 and Rs.300 per day respectively. In
addition, a male operator gets Rs.15 per call he answers and a female operator gets Rs.10 per call
the answers. To minimize the total cost, how many male operators should the service provider
employ assuming he has to employ more than 7 of the 12 female operators available for the job?
a. 15 b. 14 c. 12 d. 10 e. None of these
15. In a long division sum, the dividend is 198997 and the successive remainders from the first to the
last are 46, 3 and 43 respectively. What is the divisor?
a. 63 b. 48 c. 45 d. 47 e. 37
16. Simon wants to inculcate the saving habit in his 5-year old daughter Baby. So, he gives her some
money as pocket money on the first day of the month and promises to give her everyday thereafter
an amount equal to her total saving till-date for the month. Baby wants a lot of money in
December for Christmas and so decides not to spend any of her November pocket money. If
Baby’s pocket money for 16th November is the square root of her pocket money for 30 th
November, what is he pocket money for 12th November?. {Pocket money is in whole rupees}
a. Rs.32 b. Rs.512 c.Rs.1024 d. None of these e. Cannot say
17. Factors of x3+4x2+x-6 are
a. (x+1), (x+3), (x-2) b. (x-1), (x+3), (x+2) c. (x+1), (x+3), (x+2) d. (x-1), (x+3), (x-2) e. (x-1), (x+3), (x-2)
18. Number S is obtained by squaring the sum of the digits of a two-digit number D. If the difference
between S and D is 27, then the two- digit number D is
a. 24 b. 54 c. 34 d. 45 e. None of these
19. If a sum triples itself in 10 years under simple interest, in how many years does it become 9 times?
a. 30 b. 40 c. 45 d. 50 e. Cannot say
20. If P is a prime number greater than 3, then the remainder when (P2+17) is divided by 12 is
a. 6 b. 1 c. 0 d. 8 e. Cannot say
21. If by selling 10 units of an article the cost price of 15 units is realized, what is the profit/loss
percent?
a. 40% Loss b. 40% Profit c. 50 % Profit d. 50 % Loss e. None of these
22. A sum invested under simple interest doubles itself in 10 years. In how many years will it become
16 times?
a. 160 b. 40 c. 150 d. 80 e. None of these
23. The average of 7 consecutive odd integers is 13. What is the average of the next 7 consecutive
odd integers?
a. 20 b. 23.5 c. 27 d. 34 e. 37.5
24. A men going from A to B covers a third of the distance at a constant speed in two thirds of the total
time taken to cover AB and covers the remaining two thirds of the distance again at a constant
speed in a third of the total time. If the initial speed is 20 kmph, what is the final speed?
a. 80 b. 60 c. 40 d. Cannot Say e. None of these
25. Going against the current a boat takes 5 minutes to go from A to B. On return from B to A it goes
1 km beyond a During the same 5 minutes. What is the speed of the current?
a. 12 kmph b. 9 kmph c. kmph d. kmph e. Cannot Say

Never see the black point in a white paper, like any one. Differentiate
yourself by looking the whole white color around a small black point.

KAKARLA CHANDRASEKHAR. B.Sc., M.B.A, P.G.P.M,

P.G.D.B.M.