Prelims

In the sequence 462, 420, 380, X, 306. X stands for

Ten per cent of twenty plus twenty per cent of ten equals

The square root of the cube of this number is the cube of its square root. It is not 1 and it is less than 6. What is it ?

Ram and Shyam work on a job together for four days and complete 60% of it. Ram takes leave then and Shyam works for eight more days to complete the job. How long would Ram take to complete the entire job alone?

Consider the following chart : Interest Rates (in percentage) The chart above shows the movement of nominal interest rates and real interest rates (defined as nominal interest rate minus inflation). Which one of the following is the correct interpretation ?

Consider the following figures marked A and B : The manufacturing cost and projected sales for a product are shown in figures A and B respectively. What is the minimum number of pieces that should be manufactured to avoid a loss ?

The table below compares apparel exports of various countries between the years 1980 and 1990. Which one of the following statements in not true ? (Restricting consideration to countries listed in the table only)

A person at a point D on a straight road AC has four options to go to B which lies on a perpendicular to AC through D. Which one of the following is the shortest route to B ?

There are three tables containing two drawers each. It is known that one of the table contains a silver coin in each of its drawers, another table contains a gold coin in each drawer while the third table contains a silver coin in one drawer and a gold coin in the other. One of the drawers of a table is opened and found to contain a silver coin. What is the probability that the other drawer of that table contains a gold coin ?

Which one of the following figures will generate a cone when rotated about one of its straight edges ?