SMCE Aptitude Questions

(Framed by Syril Thomas)

1. Find the greatest number that will divide 43,91 and 183 so as to leave the same remainder in each case(a) 4 Ans: (a) Logic: Required no. : HCF of (91-43), (183-43), (183-91)= HCF(48,92,140)=4 2. A bus runs at 100km/hr top speed. It can carry a maximum of 6 persons. If the speed of the bus decreases in fixed proportion with increase in number of person, find the speed when three persons are travelling in busAns: 100km/hr 3. Ankita has been visiting friends Ridge-Wood for the past two weeks. She is leaving tomorrow morning and her flight is very early. Most of her friends live fairly close to the airport. Trisha lives ten miles away. Anjali lives five miles away, Sam, seven miles. Ann is farthest away from Anjali but closer than Sam. Approximately how far away from the airport is Ann? (a) 9 miles (b) 7 miles (c) 8miles (d) 6 miles Ans: (d) Logic: Airport---(5)----Anjali--------Ann-----(7)------Sam (b) 7 (c) 9 (d)13