Quiz Discussion

The reduction in the speed of an engine is directly proportional to the square of the number of bogies attached to it. The speed of the train is 100 km/hr when there are 4 bogies and 55 kmph when there are 5 bogies. What is the maximum number of bogies that can be attached to the train so that it can move?

• 1]

  4

• 2]

  5

• 3]

  6

• 4]

  7

A team of 8 persons joins in a shooting competition. The best marksman scored 85 points. If he had scored 92 points, the average score for the team would have been 84. The number of points the team scored was :

• 1] 672
• 2] 665
• 3] 645
• 4] 588

The average expenditure of a man for the first five months is Rs. 1200 and for the next seven months is Rs. 1300. If he saves Rs. 2900 in that year, his monthly average income is-

• 1] Rs. 1500
• 2] Rs. 1600
• 3] Rs. 1700
• 4] Rs. 1400

The average height of 30 boys out of a class of 50 is 160 cm. If the average height of the remaining boys is 165 cm, the average height of the whole class (in cm) is :

• 1] 161
• 2] 162
• 3] 163
• 4] 164

The average age of the mother and her six children is 12 years which is reduced by 5 years if the age of the mother is excluded. How old is the mother ?

• 1] 40 years
• 2] 42 years
• 3] 48 years
• 4] 50 years

The average weight of 47 balls is 4 g. if the weight of the bag (in which the balls are kept) be included; the calculated average weight per ball increases by 0.3 g. What is the weight of the bag?

• 1] 14.8 g
• 2] 14.4 g
• 3] 15 g
• 4] 18.6 g
• 5] None of these

Average weight of 25 students of a class is 50 kg. If the weight of the class teacher is included , the average is increased by 1 kg. The weight of the teacher is ?

• 1] 76 kg
• 2] 77 kg
• 3] 74 kg
• 4] 75 kg

A batsman makes a score of 87 runs in the 17th inning and thus increases his average by 3. Find his average after 17th inning.

• 1] 40
• 2] 39
• 3] 52
• 4] 55

The average of six numbers is x and the average of three of these is y. If the average of the remaining three is z, then-

• 1] x = y + z
• 2] 2x = y + z
• 3] x = 2y + 2z
• 4] None of these

40% of the employees in a factory are workers. All the remaining employees are executives. The annual income of each worker is Rs. 390. The annual income of each executive is Rs. 420. What is the average annual income of all the employees in the factory together?

• 1] 390
• 2] 405
• 3] 408
• 4] 415