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A monkey ascends a greased pole 12 metres high. He ascends 2 metres in first minute and slips down 1 metre in the alternate minute. In which minute, he reaches the top?
2.
4 mat-weavers can weave 4 mats in 4 days. At the same rate, how many mats would be woven by 8 mat-weavers in 8 days?
3.
A train 108 m long moving at a speed of 50 km/h crosses a train 112 m long coming from the opposite direction in 6 seconds. The speed of the second train is:
4.
The calendar for the year 2007 will be the same for the year.
5.
At what time are the hands of clocks together between 6 and 7?
6.
A alone can complete a work in 12 days and B alone in 48 days. Starting with B, they work on alternate days. The total work will be completed in
7.
Two trains are running at 40 km/h and 20 km/h respectively in the same direction. Fast train completely passes a man sitting in the slower train in 5 seconds. What is the length of the fast train?
8.
Mrs. Susheela celebrated her wedding anniversary on Tuesday, 30th September 1997. When will she celebrate her next wedding anniversary on the same day?
9.
A train is running at the rate of 40 kmph. A man is also going in the same direction parallel to the train at the speed of 25 kmph. If the train crosses the man in 48 seconds, the length of the train is ______________ metres.
10.
12 buckets of water fill a tank when the capacity of each bucket is 13.5 liters. How many buckets will be needed to fill the same tank, if the capacity of each bucket is 9 liters?
11.
The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/h and the rate of stream is 5 km/h. The distance travelled downstream in 24 minutes is
12.
A boat goes 40 km upstream in 8 hours and 36 km downstream in 6 hours. The speed of the boat in still water is _____________ km/hr.
13.
If a, man walks to his office at 5/4 of his usual rate, he reaches office 30 minutes early than usual. What is his usual time to reach office.
14.
In Ravi’s clock shop, two clocks were brought for repairs. One clock has the cuckoo coming out every sixteen minutes, while the other one has the cuckoo coming out every eighteen minutes. Both cuckoos come out at 12.00 noon. When will they both come out together again?
15.
A student rides on a bicycle at 8 km/h and reaches his school 2.5 minutes late. The next day he increases his speed to 10 km/h and reaches the school 5 minutes early. How far is the school from his house.
16.
39 persons can repair a road in 12 days, working 5 hours a day. In how many days will 30 persons, working 6 hours a day, complete the work?
17.
A man can row a certain distance against the stream in six hours. However, he would take two hours less to cover the same distance with current. If the speed of the current is 2 kmph, then what is the rowing speed in still water?
18.
4 pipes can fill a reservoir in 15, 20, 30 and 60 hours respectively. The first was opened at 6 am, second at 7 am third at 8 am and fourth at 9 am. When will the reservoir be full?
19.
March 1, 2008 was Saturday. Which day was it on March 1, 2002?
20.
A man completes 5/8 of a job in 10 days. At these rates, how many more days will it take him to finish the job?
21.
A fort had provision of food for 150 men for 45 days. After 10 days, 25 men left the fort. The number of days for which the remaining food will last is
22.
If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 26 men and 48 boys can do the same in 2 days, the time taken by 15 men and 20 boys in doing the same type of work will be:
23.
A bike covers a certain distance at the speed of 64 km/h in 8 hours. If the bike was to cover the same distance in approximately 6 hours, at what approximate speed should the bike travel?
24.
A gun is fired at a distance of 3.32 km from Chauhan. He hears its sound 10 second later. Find the speed of the sound.
25.
Without stoppages, train travels certain distance with an average speed of 80 km/h, and with stoppages, it covers the same distance with an average speed of 60 km/h. How many minutes per hour the train stops?
