In what time will a railway train 60 m long moving at the rate of 36 kmph pass a telegraph post on its way?
Options:
(A) 5 sec
(B) 4 sec
(C) 3 sec
(D) 6 sec
(E) 1 sec

T = 60/36 * 18/5 = 6 sec So the answer is: (D).

The floor of a rectangular room is 17 m long and 12 m wide. The room is surrounded by a veranda of width 2 m on all its sides. The area of the veranda is :
Options:
(A) 124 m2
(B) 132 m2
(C) 148 m2
(D) 152 m2
(E) None of these

Area of the outer rectangle = 21 16 = 336 m2
Area of the inner rectangle = 17 12 = 204 m2
Required area = (336 204) = 132 m2 So the answer is: (B).

If a company allocates 10 percent of its budget to advertising, 10 percent to capital improvements, and 55 percent to salaries, what fraction of its budget remains for other allocations?
Options:
(A) 4/5
(B) 1/4
(C) 3/10
(D) 1/5
(E) 1/10

10 + 10 + 55 = 75% 100 - 75 = 25% to all others So the answer is: (B).

Twenty percent of Country Y's yearly exports come from fruit exports. One-sixth of all fruit exports from Country Y are orange exports. If country Y generates $4 million from its orange exports, how much money does it generate from its yearly total of exports?
Options:
(A) $21.25m
(B) $25.5m
(C) $106.25m
(D) $120m
(E) $153m
2/10*1/6*(total) = 4
1/30*(total) = 4
(total) = 4*30 = 120 So the answer is: (D).