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81. What number should be added to 27 to get

(a)514

(b) -114

(c)67

(d)114

82. Simplify : (5-16-1(15)-1

(a)5

(b) 15

(c)16

(d)6

83. Janaki and Janu can do a piece of work in 8 days. Janaki alone can do it in 12 days. How long would Janu take to do the same work ?

(A) 22 days (B) 20 days

(C) 26 days (D) 24 days

84. If 45% of the students in a school are boys and no. of girls is 1100, find out the no. of boys.

(A) 900 (B) 1500

(C) 1350 (D) 2000

85. One sixth of a certain number decreased by 5 is equal to 2. Find the number.

(A) 12 (B) 18

(C) 30 (D) 42

86. Which term of the sequence 3,3,33 ______ is, 729 ?

(A) 7 (B) 14

(C) 12 (D) 10

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87. The average of three numbers is 20. If each of these numbers is doubled, what is the average ?

(A) 20 (B) 40

(C) 10 (D) 30

88. Find the compound interest on ` 2,000 for 2 years at 15% per annum compounded annually.

(A) 645 (B) 735

(C) 900 (D) 1000

89. If cost price of 25 books is equal to selling price of 20 books, then calculate the gain or loss  percent.

(A) 80 (B) 20

(C) 25 (D) 50

90. The side of an equilateral triangle is 16 cm. Find the length of its altitude.

(a) 43

(b) 83

(c)23

(d)3

91. If in a certain language RANGE is coded as 12345, then find the code for ANGER.

(a) (B) 14352

(C) 23154 (D) 12453

92. Which is the odd one : 8, 27, 16, 64 ?

(A) 64 (B) 27

(C) 16 (D) 8

93. It was FRIDAY on 4th December, 2015. What was the day on 4th December, 2016 ?

(A) Monday (B) Saturday

(C) Friday (D) Sunday

94. If a mirror image shows 11.15, what is the exact time ?

(A) 2.45 (B) 12.45

(C) 9.15 (D) 10.45

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95. Brick : House; Protein : ______

(A) Fish (B) Body

(C) Milk (D) Soyabean

96. If A stands for +, B stands for –, C stands for ·, then what is the value of (10C4) A (4C4) – 6 ?

(A) 50 (B) 20

(C) 56 (D) 60

97. Pointing to a man, a woman said his mother is the only daughter of my mother. How is the woman related to the man ?

(A) Grandmother (B) Daughter

(C) Mother (D) Sister

98. What is the value of 0.555555 ‚ 0.11 ?

(A) 0.555 (B) 0.50505

(C) 5.0505 (D) 55.055

99. Arjun turned left after walking 10 m and covered a distance of 6 m, then turned right and covered a distance of 20 m. In the end, he was moving towards the west. From which direction did Arjun start his journey ?

(A) North (B) East

(C) South (D) West

100. Find the angle made by the minute hand in 50 minutes.

(A) 300 (B) 240

(C) 200 (D) 320