EMC Corporation Arithmetic Ability 2013
Posted on :10-02-2016
EMC Corporation Arithmetic Ability 2013:-
Q1. In how many ways a committee, consisting of 5 men and 6 women can be formed from 8 men and 10 women?
a) 10005
b) 12537
c) 11760
d) 10258
ANS: c) 11760
Q2. Every day a cyclist meets a train at a particular crossing. The road is straight before the crossing and both are traveling in the same direction. The cyclist travels with a speed of 10 kmph. One day the cyclist comes late by 25 min and meets the train 5 km before the crossing. What is the speed of the train?
a) 80 kmph
b) 70 kmph
c) 60 kmph
d) 50 kmph
Q3. The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 5050. The average monthly income of Q and R is Rs. 6250 and the average monthly income of P and R is Rs. 5200. The monthly income of P is:
a) 3000
b) 2000
c) 1000
d) 4000
ANS: d) 4000
Q4. What was the day of the week on 17th June, 1998?
a) Monday
b) Tuesday
c) Wednesday
d) Thursday
Q5. The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the average weight of A and B be 40 kg and that of B and C be 43 kg, then the weight of B is:
a) 35 kg
b) 36 kg
c) 32 kg
d) 31 kg
ANS: d) 31 kg
Q6. A family I know has several children. Each boy in this family has as many sisters as brothers but each girl has twice as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there?
a) 3 boys and 2 girls
b) 4 boys and 3 girls
c) 3 boys and 4 girls
d) 3 boys and 3 girls
Q7. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?
a) 100 metres
b) 120 metres
c) 150 metres
d) 135 metres
ANS: c) 150 metres
Q8. There is a 5 digit number, 3 pairs of sum is eleven each. Last digit is 3 times the first one. 3rd digit is 3 less than the second.4th digit is 4 more than the second one. Find the digit.
a) 25296
b) 14183
c) 35299
d) 23675
Q9. Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5:4 respectively. Three years hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11:9 respectively. What is Anands present age in years?
a) 23
b) 20
c) 24
d) 25
ANS: c) 24
Q10. Two twins have certain peculiar characteristics. One of them always lies on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The other always lies on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. On the other days they tell the truth. You are given a conversation. Person A-- today is Sunday my name is Anil Person B -- today is Tuesday, my name is Bill. What day is today?
a) Sunday
b) Monday
c) Tuesday
d) None
Q11. The Price of 2 sarees and 4 shirts is Rs. 1600. With the same money one can buy 1 saree and 6 shirts. If one wants to buy 12 shirts, how much shall he have to pay?
a) Rs.2300
b) Rs.2000
c) Rs.2400
d) Rs.2500
ANS: c) Rs. 2400
Q12. A trader owes a merchant Rs. 10,028 due 1 year hence. The trader wants to settle the account after 3 months. If the rate of interest 12% per annum, how much cash should he pay?
a) Rs. 9025.20
b) Rs. 9200
c) Rs. 9600
d) Rs. 9560
Q13. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 11 and their L.C.M. is 7700. If one of the numbers is 275, then the other is:
a) 400
b) 308
c) 390
d) 208
ANS: b) 308
Q14. In a certain company, 20% of the men and 40% of the women attended the annual company picnic. If 35% of all the employees are man, what percent of all the employees went to the picnic?
a) 23%
b) 33%
c) 43%
d) 53%
e) None of these
Q15. A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform 650 m long?
a) 89 sec
b) 102 sec
c) 95 sec
d) 83 sec
ANS: a) 89 sec
Q16. A tape manufacturer reduces the price of his heavy duty tape from Rs.30/- to Rs.28/- a reel and the price of a regular tape from Rs.24/- to Rs.23/- a reel. A computing centre normally spends Rs.1440/- a month for tapes and 3/4 of this is for heavy duty tapes. How much will they save a month under the new prices?
a) Rs.80
b) Rs.83
c) Rs.85
d) Rs.87
e) None of these
Q17. Two computers each produced 48000 public utility bills in a day. One computer printed bills at the rate of 9600 an hour and the other at the rate of 7800 an hour. When the first computer finished its run, how many bills did the other computer still have to print?
a) 7000
b) 8000
c) 9000
d) 10000
e) None of these
Q18. In a soap company a soap is manufactured with 11 parts. For making one soap you will get 1 part as scrap. At the end of the day you have 251 such scraps. From that how many soaps can be manufactured?
a) 22
b) 23
c) 24
d) 25
Q19. A car owner buys petrol at Rs.7.50, Rs. 8 and Rs. 8.50 per litre for three successive years. What approximately is the average cost per litre of petrol if he spends Rs. 4000 each year?
a) Rs.8.50
b) Rs.7.98
c) Rs.5.25
d) Rs.10.00
ANS: b) Rs. 7.98
Q20. In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, four children are to be selected. In how many different ways can they be selected such that at least one boy should be there?
a) 209
b) 200
c) 305
d) 250
ANS: a) 209
Q21. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 23 and the other two factors of their L.C.M. are 13 and 14. The larger of the two numbers is:
a) 300
b) 350
c) 322
d) 380
ANS: c) 322
Q22. If a - b = 3 and a^2 + b^2 = 29, find the value of ab.
a) 10
b) 12
c) 15
d) 18
Q23. The greatest number of four digits which is divisible by 15, 25, 40and 75 is:
a) 9700
b) 9600
c) 9000
d) 9500
ANS: b) 9600
Q24. The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the average weight of A and B be 40 kg and that of B and C be 43 kg, then the weight of B is
a) 17 kg
b) 20 kg
c) 26 kg
d) 31 kg
Q25. If 12 file cabinets require 18 feet of wall space, how many feet of wall space will 30 cabinets require?
a. 36
b. 45
c. 46
d. 55
e. None of these
