q: A train 490 m long, running with a speed of 63 km/hr will pass a tree in?
Options:
(A) 15 sec
(B) 16 sec
(C) 28 sec
(D) 20 sec
(E) 25 sec
a: Stream of consciousness: Speed = 63 * 5/18 = 35/2 m/sec
Time taken = 490 * 2/35 = 28 se The answer is (C).

question: John makes $50 a week from his job. He earns a raise and now makes $60 a week. What is the % increase?
Options:
(A) 16%
(B) 16.66%
(C) 17.9%
(D) 18.12%
(E) 20%
answer: Stream of consciousness: Increase = (10/50)*100 = (1/5)*100 = 20%. The answer is (E).

q: The edge of a cube is 6a cm. Find its surface?
Options:
(A) 116a2 cm2
(B) 126a2 cm2
(C) 256a2 cm2
(D) 150a2 cm2
(E) 216a2 cm2
a: Stream of consciousness: 6a2 = 6 * 6a * 6a = 216a2 The answer is (E).

question: Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?
Options:
(A) 57%
(B) 60%
(C) 90%
(D) 65%
(E) 70%
answer: Stream of consciousness: Req percentage = 11628/20400*100 = 57% The answer is (A).

q: A train 360 m long is running at a speed of 36 km/hr. In what time will it pass a bridge 140 m long?
Options:
(A) 40 sec
(B) 50 sec
(C) 88 sec
(D) 19 sec
(E) 10 sec
a: Stream of consciousness: Speed = 36 * 5/18 = 10 m/sec
Total distance covered = 360 + 140 = 500 m
Required time = 500 * 1/10 = 50 sec The answer is (B).

q: he population of a city is 140,000. If it increases at the rate of 6% per annum, then what will be its population 2 years hence?
Options:
(A) 1797787
(B) 1597723
(C) 159776
(D) 159728
(E) 157304
a:
Stream of consciousness: Population after n years = P [1 + (R/100)]2
Population after 2 years = 140000 * [1 + 6/100]2 = (160000 x 53/50 x 53/50) = 157304 The answer is (E).