Question: A man can buy a new house in 4 years with all of his earnings. But he spend the same amount in household expenses in 8 years and for savings in 12 years. How many time needed for buying the house?
Options:
(A) 12
(B) 20
(C) 30
(D) 15
(E) 24
Answer: His savings in 1 year = 1/4 - (1/8+ 1/12) = 1/24
He can buy a new house in 24 years
The answer is (E).

Question: The average of 10 numbers is calculated as 15. It is discovered later on that while calculating the average, one number namely 36 was wrongly read as 26. The correct average is?
Options:
(A) 22
(B) 88
(C) 16
(D) 83
(E) 82
Answer: 10 * 15 + 36 26 = 160/10 = 16
The answer is (C).

Question: How many 4 letter combinations can be made from the letters of the word VERMONT if the first letter has to be a vowel and the last letter has to be a vowel, and each letter can be used only once?
Options:
(A) 20
(B) 40
(C) 120
(D) 60
(E) 10
Answer: Vowel: E O
Consonants: V R M N T
First letter can be filled in 2 Ways ( As the question states that first letter has to be a vowel)
Fifth letter can be filled in 1 Ways ( As the question states that the last letter has to be a vowel)
Now since each letter can be used only once, and 2 letters out of 7 letters are already used in First and fourth letter
Second letter can be filled in 5 Ways
Third letter can be filled in 4 Ways
So, Total number of ways = 2 Ways x 5 Ways x 4 ways x 1 ways = 40
The answer is (B).

Question: A train 460 m long is running at a speed of 45 km/hr. In what time will it pass a bridge 140 m long?
Options:
(A) 40
(B) 87
(C) 48
(D) 21
(E) 14
Answer:
Speed = 45 * 5/18 = 25/2 m/sec
Total distance covered = 460 + 140 = 600 m
Required time = 600 * 2/25 = 48 se
The answer is (C).