q: What percent is 120 of 60?
Options:
(A) 133 1/3 %
(B) 134 1/3 %
(C) 200 %
(D) 140 1/3 %
(E) 143 1/3 %
a: Stream of consciousness: 120/60 = 2/1
2 100 = 200 % The answer is (C).

question: A committee has 5 men and 6 women. What are the number of ways of selecting a group of eight persons?
Options:
(A) 165
(B) 185
(C) 205
(D) 225
(E) 245
answer: Stream of consciousness: Total number of persons in the committee = 5 + 6 = 11
Number of ways of selecting group of eight persons = C = C = (11 * 10 * 9)/(3 * 2) = 165 ways. The answer is (A).

q: The speed of a boat in still water is 80kmph and the speed of the current is 20kmph. Find the speed downstream and upstream?
Options:
(A) kmph
(B) kmph
(C) kmph
(D) kmph
(E) kmph
a: Stream of consciousness: Speed downstream = 80 + 20 = 100 kmph
Speed upstream = 80 - 20 = 60 kmph The answer is (D).

question: If Rs.7500 are borrowed at C.I at the rate of 4% per annum, then after 2 years the amount to be paid is?
Options:
(A) 8112
(B) 8000
(C) 8500
(D) 7500
(E) 6500
answer: Stream of consciousness: A = 7500(26/25)2 = 8112 The answer is (A).

q: Ravi can do a piece of work in 30 days while Prakash can do it in 40 days. In how many days will they finish it together?
Options:
(A) 17 1/7
(B) 17 1/5
(C) 17 1/8
(D) 17 1/1
(E) 17 1/2
a: Stream of consciousness: 1/30 + 1/40 = 7/120
120/7 = 17 1/7 days The answer is (A).

q: An analyst will recommend a combination of 3 industrial stocks, 2 transportation stocks, and 2 utility stocks. If the analyst can choose from 5 industrial stocks, 4 transportation stocks, and 4 utility stocks, how many different combinations of 7 stocks are possible?
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Options:
(A) 12
(B) 19
(C) 360
(D) 580
(E) 720
a:
Stream of consciousness: 5C3 * 4C2 * 4C2 = 10*6*6 = 360. The answer is (C).