Exercise interview questions – page 4

Three sets of English, Mathematics and Science books containing 336, 240 and 96 books respectively have to be stacked in such a way that all the books are stored subject wise and the height of each stack is the same. Total number of stacks will be

1. 7
2. 14
3. 21
4. 28

The H.C.F. of two numbers is 8. Which one of the following can never be their L.C.M.?

1. 24
2. 48
3. 56
4. 60

Find the highest common factor of 36 and 84.

1. 4
2. 6
3. 8
4. 12

252 can be expressed as a product of primes as

1. 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 7
2. 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 7
3. 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 7
4. 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 7

About the number of pairs which have 16 as their HCF and 136 as their LCM, we can definitely say that

1. Only one such pair exists
2. No such pair exists
3. Only two such pairs exist
4. Many such pairs exist

The H.C.F. of 0.54, 1.8 and 7.2 is

1. 0.18
2. 0.018
3. 1.8
4. 18

A bakery opened with its daily supply of 40 dozen rolls. Half of the rolls were sold by noon and 60% of the remaining rolls were sold between noon and closing time. How many dozen rolls were left unsold?

1. 6
2. 7
3. 8
4. 10

The price of rice is reduced by 2%. How many kilograms of rice can now be bought for the money which was sufficient to buy 49 kg of rice earlier?

1. 48 kg
2. 49 kg
3. 50 kg
4. 51 kg

In an examination, 35% candidates failed in one subject and 42% failed in another subject while 15% failed in both the subjects. If 2500 candidates appeared at the examination, how many passed in either subject but not in both?

1. 325
2. 1170
3. 1175
4. 2125

How many litres of pure acid are there in 8 litres of a 20% solution?

1. 1.4
2. 1.5
3. 1.6
4. 2.4

The day on 5th March of a year is the same day on what date of the same year?

1. 5th August
2. 5th October
3. 5th November
4. 5th December

January 7, 1992 was Tuesday. Find the day of the week on the same date after 5 years, i.e., on January 7, 1997?

1. Monday
2. Tuesday
3. Wednesday
4. Friday
5. Friday

My watch gains 5 minutes, in every hour. How many degrees the second hand moves in every minute?

1. 375°
2. 380°
3. 385°
4. 390°

What was the day of the week of 1st January 2001?

1. Tuesday
2. Wednesday
3. Friday
4. Sunday

May 6, 1993 was Thursday. What day of the week was on May 6, 1992?

1. Tuesday
2. Wednesday
3. Friday
4. Saturday

$${60840} / {234}$$ = ?

1. 225
2. 255
3. 260
4. 310

2056 x 987 = ?

1. 1896172
2. 1936372
3. 1923472
4. 2029272

(999)2 - (998)2 = ?

1. 1992
2. 1995
3. 1996
4. 1997

A number is divisible by 11 if the difference between the sum of the digits in odd and even places respectively is

1. a multiple of 3
2. a multiple of 5
3. zero or a multiple of 7
4. zero or a multiple of 11

6897 is divisible by

1. 11 only
2. 19 only
3. both 11 and 19
4. neither 11 nor 19

January 1, 1995 was a Sunday. What day of the week lies on January 1, 1996?

1. Saturday
2. Sunday
3. Monday
4. Tuesday

How often between 11 o’clock and 12 o’clock are the hands of a clock in integral number of minutes apart?

1. 54 times
2. 55 times
3. 56 times
4. 58 times

How many times do the hands of a clock point towards each other in a day?

1. 12
2. 20
3. 22
4. 24

If the first day of the year 1991 was Tuesday. What day of the week must have been on 1st January, 1998?

1. Tuesday
2. Wednesday
3. Thursday
4. Friday

Today is Tuesday. After 62 days it will be

1. Monday
2. Wednesday
3. Thursday
4. Sunday

A, B and C entered into a partnership by investing Rs.15400, Rs.18200 and Rs.12600 respectively. B left after 6 months. If after 8 months, there was a profit of Rs.28,790 then what is the share of C in the profit?

1. Rs. 9432
2. Rs. 8568
3. Rs. 8712
4. Rs. 8352

Gautam started a business with a sum of Rs.60000. Jatin joined him 8 months later with a sum of Rs.35000. At what respective ratio will the two share the profit after two years?

1. 37 : 14
2. 18 : 7
3. 3 : 1
4. 2 : 1

A, B and C enter into a partnership. A invests some some at the beginning, B invests double the amount after 6 months and C invests thrice the amount after 8 months. If the annual profit be Rs.27,000, C’s share is

1. Rs. 11,250
2. Rs. 10,800
3. Rs. 9000
4. Rs. 8625

Kamal started a business investing Rs. 9000. After five months, Sameer joined with a capital of Rs. 8000. If at the end of the year, they earn a profit of Rs. 6970, then what will be the share of Sameer in the profit?

1. Rs. 1883.78
2. Rs. 2380
3. Rs. 3690
4. Rs. 3864

X and Y invested in a business. They earned some profit which they divided in the ratio of 2 : 3. If X is invested Rs.40,000, the amount invested by Y is

1. Rs. 40,000
2. Rs. 45,000
3. Rs. 50,000
4. Rs. 60,000