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17. Gary answered all 50 questions on a test. If he scored 78% on the test, how many questions did he get wrong? a) 39 b) 38 c) 22 d) 12 Ans: D 18. Under normal conditions, 1 ½ feet of snow will melt to become 2 inches of water. How many inches of water will result from 6 ¾ feet of melted snow? a) 5 b) 6 c) 8 d) 9 Ans: D 19. Subtract 346.14 from 3792.182? a) 3757.568 b) 3446.168 c) 3446.042 d) 330.782 Ans: C
20. Multiply 371.4 x 4248.72?
a) 1577974.6 b) 157797.46 c) 15779.746 d) 1577.975 Ans: A
21. A
contractor calculates 35% labour, 45% material and 20% miscellaneous
expenses. What is the material cost, if the labour cost is $385.00?
a) $173.25 b) $495.00 c) $715.00 d) $650.00 Ans: B 22. Which decimal fraction expresses the value of 4 ¾? a) 4.12 b) 4.25 c) 4.50 d) 4.75 Ans: D 23. Some metric measures of length are: (1) metre, (2) centimetre, (3) kilometre, (4) millimetre. In increasing order of length, the correct order for listing these units is? a) (2), (4), (1), (3). b) (1), (2), (3), (4). c) (3), (1), (2), (4). d) (4), (2), (1), (3). Ans: D 24. When liquids or gases are heated, they? a) Shrink in volume and become less dense b) Shrink in volume and become more dense c) Expand in volume and become more dense d) Expand in volume and become less dense e) Stay the same there is no change Ans: D 25. A speed of 14 metres per second is the same as? 1. 28 km / h 2. 46.6 km / h 3. 50.4 km / h 4. 70 km / h
Mathematics Section : Model Test for Postal / Sorting
Assistant Exam 2014
1) A man goes 10
meter due east and then 24 meter due north. Find the distance from the
starting point.
(A)26 meters (B)24 meters (C)28 meters (D)30 meters
2) Ravi borrowed
Rs.15, 000 from Anita at compound interest rate of 12% per annum. How much
money should Sushil pay at the end of 2 years to settle the loan?
(A)Rs.18,600 (B)Rs.18,816
(C)Rs.18,618 (D)Rs.18,869
3) Capacity of a
cylindrical vessel is 25.872 litres. If the height of the cylinder is three
times the radius of its base, what is the area of the base in square cms?
(A)336 (B)1232
(C)616 (D)Cannot be
determined
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4) Mr Mohit is 7
times as old as his son. 10 years hence he will be 3 times as old as his son.
What are their present ages (in years)?
(A)4, 28 (B)5, 35 (C)3, 21
(D)6, 42
5) Three men A,
B and C go walking round a circle 1 kilometre in circumference at the rates
of 10, 20 and 40 metres per minute respectively. If they all start together
and walk in the same direction, when will they again be together at the same
place?
(A)After 50
minutes (B)After 240 minutes
(C)After 800 minutes (D)After 100 minutes
6) A certain sum
of money doubles in 10 years at simple interest. What is the rate of
interest?
(A)20% (B)30%
(C)10% (D)5%
7) There are 30
students in a class. The average age of the first 10 students is 12.5 years.
The average age of the next 20 students is 13.1 years. The average age of the
whole class is:
(A)12.5
years (B)12.7 years
(C)12.8
years (D)12.9
years
8) The distance
between Charu’s and Mani’s places is 120 km. Charu travelled the whole
distance from her place to Mani’s at 30 km/hr but returned at 40 km/hr. Her
average speed for the whole journey is (approximately):
(A)35 km/hr (B)37 km/hr (C)33 km/hr (D)34 km/hr
9) If 6440
soldiers were asked to stand in rows to form a perfect square, it was found
that 40 soldiers were left out. What was the number of soldiers in each row? (A)40 (B)80 (C)64
(D)60
10) The
difference between the simple interest and the compound interest compounded
annually at the rate of 12% per annum on Rs 5,000 for two years will be:
(A)Rs 17.50 (B)Rs 36
(C)Rs 45
(D)Rs 72
11) A shopkeeper bought 800 kg rice at Rs.3840. He had to sell it at a loss of as much as he received for 16 kg. The selling price (per kg, in Rs.) will be:
(A)Rs.40 (B)Rs.100
(C)Rs.50 (D)Rs.80
12) A number is
increased by 10% and then reduced by 10%. After this operation, the number:
(A)Does not
change (B)Decreases by 1 % (C)Increases by 1 per cent
(D)Increases by
0.1 per cent
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