HSSC CLERK EXAM, 20.11.2016 (Shift-III)

Total Questions: 100

71. Thirty six vehicles are parked in a parking lot in single row. After the first car there is scooter. After the second car there are two scooters & so on Work out the number of scooter in the second half row.

(1) 10
(2) 12
(3) 15
(4) 17

Correct Answer: (3) 15

Solution:The number of scooter will be 15 in the second half of the queue

There are total of 36 Vehicle park.

There will be 15 scooters and 3 cars in the second half of the queue.

72. In a shop, the items were arranged in a shelf consisting six row Biscuit are arranged above the Tin of chocolate but below cakes the rows of packets of chips, cokes, are at the bottom and the bottles of peppermint are below chocolate. To Top most row has display potters of Jam, where exactly are the bottles of peppermint? Mention the place from the top

(1) 2ⁿᵈ
(2) 3ʳᵈ
(3) 4ᵗʰ
(4) 5ᵗʰ

Correct Answer: (4) 5ᵗʰ

Solution:5th

(i) Gem

(ii) Chips

(iii) Biscuits

(iv) Choclates

(v) Peppermint

(vi) Cakes

73. Choose the correct alternate Malaria : Disease :: Javelin

(1) Wound
(2) Sword
(3) Weapon
(4) Death

Correct Answer: (3) Weapon

Solution:Weapon

Malaria is a disease like wise Javelin is a weapon.

74. The following three of them are alike, the fourth one is different, choose out The odd one.

(1) Grapes
(2) Pineapple
(3) Cashew
(4) Apple

Correct Answer: (3) Cashew

Solution:Cashew

Cashew is a embryo while others are fruits.

75. If in a certain language FASHION is called as FOIHSAN, how in PROBLEM called in that code?

(1) ROBLEMP
(2) PELBORM
(3) PRBOELM
(4) RPBOELM

Correct Answer: (2) PELBORM

Solution:

List-I	List-II
1234567	1654327
FASHION	FOIHSAN
1234567	1654321
PROBLEM	PELBORM

76. In what ratio should water & Alcohol be mixed so that after selling the mixture at cost price a profit of 33.33% is made?

(1) 1 : 4
(2) 1 : 3
(3) 2 : 3
(4) 3 : 4

Correct Answer: (2) 1 : 3

Solution:1 : 3

33.33% = 33.33/100

= 1/3 -Free Amount (Water) -Main Amount (Alcohol) Water : Alcohol

Water : Alcohol

1 : 3

77. The average weight of 8 men is increased by 1.5 kg when one of the men whose weight is 65 kg. is replaced by a new man. The weight of the new man is.

(1) 60 kg
(2) 72 kg
(3) 69 kg
(4) 77 kg

Correct Answer: (4) 77 kg

Solution:Let- weight of new comer is y and Average weight of 8 men is x.

Total weight of 8 person = 8x After joining new person total weight =

8x-65+y

New Average = old Average + 1.5.

(8x - 65 + y)/8 = x + 1.5

8x - 65 + y = 8x + 12.0

y = 65 + 12

y = 77kg

78. There numbers are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 then LCM is 2400. Then HCF is

(1) 40
(2) 80
(3) 120
(4) 200

Correct Answer: (1) 40

Solution:Let first number = 3x

Second number = 4x

Third number = 5x

HCF = x

LCM= 3 × 4 × 5 × x

2400/60 = x

x = 40

79. The difference between two digit number & the number obtained by inter changing the position of its digit is 36. What's the difference between two digit.

(1) 13
(2) 4
(3) 9
(4) None of the above

Correct Answer: (2) 4

Solution:Let Number = 10x × y According to the question

(10y + x) - (10x + y) = 36

10y + x - 10x - y = 36

9y - 9x = 36

y - x = 4 (difference of digit)

80. Find out the number when 15 substracted from 7 times the number, result is 10 more then twice of the number.

(1) 5
(2) 15
(3) 7.5
(4) 4

Correct Answer: (1) 5

Solution:Let number = x

7 × Number - 15 = 2 × Number + 10

5x = 25

x = 5

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