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M.A.Jaleel, Soft Skills Training Faculty, L&D, GITAM Deemed to be University

1/4 of a tank contains fuel. When 11 litres of the fuel is poured into the tank, the indicator rests at the 1/2 mark. Find the
capacity of the tank in litres.

a. 44 b. 36 c. 6 d. 8 TCS

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Yuvraj and Harbhajan are at a distance of 1050 m. They start towards each other at 27 kmph and 36 kmph respectively. As
they start, the dog of Yuvraj starts running towards Harbhajan, touches him and then runs towards Yuvraj. It continues the
process till they meet. Find the distance travelled by the dog, if its speed is 108 kmph.
CAT
a. 1225 m b. 1650 m c. 1800 m d. 2250 m

1800 M
A can do a piece of work in 20 days working 8 hours a day. He starts the work and on the second day B, who is twice as
efficient as A joins. On the third day, another man who is thrice as efficient as A joins, and the process continues till the work
is completed. In how many days will the work be completed if everyone works for 8 hours a day?
CAT
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6

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 X and Y start moving towards each other simultaneously from two places A and B respectively, which are 60 km apart. They
meet after 6 hours. After meeting X reduces its speed by 2 kmph and Y increases its speed by 2 kmph. They arrive at B and A
respectively at the same time. Find the initial speed (in kmph) of X.
CAT
a. 8 b. 4 c. 6 d. 10

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Rahul travels to his office by car every day. If he goes by bus, it takes him 50% more time to cover the same distance. One
morning his car breaks down at half the distance. It takes him 6 minutes to catch a bus to go to his office. Traveling in this way
he saves 10% time as compared to that taken by bus to cover the whole journey. Find the time taken if he travels by bus to
cover the same distance. CAT

a. 1 hr 15 min b. 2 hrs c. 1 hr 30 min d. 1 hr 45 min

1 hr 30 min
Q picks his brother P every day at 8 pm from the railway station. One day P arrived early and started walking towards his
home. Q left home at the usual time, so as to just reach the station at 8 pm and picked up P on the way. P had already
covered 1/3rd of the distance. They arrived home 12 min earlier than usual. At what time did they meet?
CAT
a. 7 : 48 pm b. 7 : 54 pm c. 8 : 12 pm d. 8 : 06 pm

7 : 54 pm
A bus starts from Mysore to Bangalore every one hour, and another bus starts from Bangalore to Mysore every two hours. If
the speed of each bus is 50 kmph, and the distance between Mysore and Bangalore is 400 km, then a bus that starts from
Bangalore crosses how many buses by the time it reaches Mysore?
CAT
a. 8 b. 4 c. 7 d. 17

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A cat takes 5 leaps for every 4 leaps of a dog, and 3 leaps of the dog is equal to 4 leaps of the cat. A fox takes 3 leaps for every
5 leaps of the dog, and 2 leaps of the fox is equal to 3 leaps of the dog. What is the ratio of the speed of the cat to that of the
fox?
CAT
a. 25 : 24 b. 5 : 3 c. 20 : 21 d. 9 : 10

25 : 24
P, Q and R can do the work in 18, 24 and 32 days respectively. First R starts the work alone, and after few days P joins him.
They both work together for some days, then R leaves the work. After a few days, Q joins P, and after some days P leaves the
work, and Q alone completes the remaining work. The ratio of the number of days P, Q and R work is 3 : 5 : 4. If the total
work is done in 20 days, for how many days does P work alone? CAT

a. 4 days b. 6 days c. 2 days d. 8 days

2 days
 I, J and K can do a work in 1 day, 20 days and 10 days respectively. They together started the work but I was unwell on the
first day, he could not work at his normal capacity and left after a day. J and K completed the job, J got Rs.17,000 out of total
Rs.60,000 paid to them. At what percent of his normal capacity did I work on the first day?
CAT
a. 10 b. 15 c. 20 d. 9

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Solve the problem and select ALL the answer choices that apply.
Alex and Blue can complete a certain work in 10 hours and 12 hours respectively. If they work alternately for 1 hour each
starting at 9 A.M., then at what time can the work be completed?
CAT
a. 7:40 P.M b. 7:50 P.M. C. 8.00 P.M. d 8:20 P.M.

7:50 pm & 8pm

A, B, and C can together do a work in 72 days. A and B can together do two times as much work as C alone, and A and C
together can do four times as much work as B alone. Find the time taken by C alone to do the whole work.

a. 144 days b. 360 days c. 216 days d. 180 days TCS

216 days
A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B
and C on every third day?

TCS
a. 5 days b. 12 days c. 15 days d. 16 days

15 days
There is a tank connected with two pipes A and B. A can fill the tank in 25 minutes and B can empty the tank in 20 minutes. If
both the pipes are opened at the same time, how much time is required to fill the tank?

TCS
a. 13 min b. Never filled c. 15 min d. 18 min

Never Filled
10 years ago, the average age of a group of 10 people was 33 years. After 3 years a person of age 40 left the group. Three
years later, another person of age 40 left the group. 3 years from then, another 30 year old left the group. Find the present
average age.
TCS
a. 43 b. 45 c. 46 d. 44

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An old man and a young man are working together in an office and staying together in a near by apartment. The old man
takes 30 minutes and the young one takes 20 minutes to walk from apartment to the office. If one day the old man starts at
10am and the young man at 10:05am from the apartment to the office, when will they meet?
TCS

a. 10: 00 b. 10: 30 c. 10:15 d. 10 : 45

10:15
Ram and Shakil run a race of 2000 meters. First Ram gives Shakil a start of 200 meters and beats him by one minute. If Ram
gives Shakil a start of 6 minutes, Ram is beaten by 1000 meters. Find the time in minutes in which Ram and Shakil can run the
races respectively.
TCS

a. 8, 10 b. 10, 12, c. 11, 18 d. 12, 18

8, 10
AT 12:00 hours Jake starts to walk from his house at 6kms an hour. At 13:30 hours, Paul follows him from Jake’s house on his
bicycle at 8kmph. When will Jake be 3km behind Paul?

TCS
a. 19:30 b. 19:00 c. 20:00 d. 18:30

19:30
It takes 52 days to complete a task by a certain number of men. After 17 days, 300 men are added, and 21 days are reduced.
How many men were working initially?

a. 200 b. 150 c. None of these d. 250 TCS

200
Car A leaves city C at 5 pm and drives at a speed of 40 kmph. 2 hours later another car B leaves city C and drives in the same
direction as car A. In how much time will car B be 9 km ahead of car A given that the speed of car B is 60 kmph.

a. 4.17hrs b. 4.25hrs c. 4.30hrs d. 4.45hrs TCS

4.45 hrs
A and B completed a work together in 5 days. Had A worked at twice the speed and B at half the speed, it would have taken
them four days to complete the job. How much time would it take for A alone to do the work?

a. 25 days b. 5 days c. 10 days d. 20 days TCS

10 days
After 6 years, Raju’s father’s age will be twice Raju’s age 2 years ago. His mother’s age is twice Raju’s age. The sum of the
ages of his parents is __________.
a. 10 less than four times Raju’s age
b. 10 less than four times Raju’s age TCS
c. 2 more than four times Raju’s age
d. 4 more than four times Raju’s age

10 less than four times Raju’s age

George, Paul and Harris start a business by contributing Rs.30,000, Rs.40,000 and Rs.50,000 respectively. After 6 months
George withdraws half his contribution. At the end of the year the business shows a profit of Rs.90000 which is divided
amongst the 3 men proportionate to amount and duration of their investment in the enterprise. Paul’s share is________.
TCS
a. Rs.32000 b. Rs.18000 c. Rs.24000 d. Rs.25000

Rs.32000
A sum of Rs.3000 is distributed amongst A, B and C. A gets 2/3 of what B and C together get and C gets 1/3 of what A and B
together get. C’s share is____.

a. 2250 b. 1200 c. 750 d. 1050 TCS

750
George and Mark can paint 720 boxes in 20 days, Mark and Harry in 24 days and Harry & George in 15 days. George works for
4 days, Mark for 8 days and Harry for 8 days. The total number of boxes painted by them is______________.

a.492 b. 348 c. 516 d. 252 TCS

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X and Y started moving towards each other simultaneously from two places A and B respectively, which are 60 km apart.
They meet after 6 hours. After meeting X reduces its speed by 2 kmph and Y increases its speed by 2 kmph. They arrived at B
and A respectively at the same time. Find the initial speed (in kmph) of X.
CAT
a. 8 b. 4 c. 6 d. 10