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Question 61

AP Police SI 2018• Test

The maximum of the distance between any two points of a unit cube is, in proper units 

  1. AOption (a)

    √2 + 1

  2. BOption (b)

    √3 + √2

  3. COption (c)

    √2

  4. DOption (d)

    √3

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Answer: (a)A.

√2 + 1

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Question 62

AP Police SI 2018• Test

A train started at 9 AM from a station A with a speed of 72 km/hr. Another train after two hours started from the station B towards A with a speed of 90 km/ph. The two trains are expected to cross each other at 1.30 PM. At 12 noon because of the signals both the trains reduced their speeds by the same quantity and they crossed each other at 4.30 PM. The speed of the train, after 12 noon, that started from the station A, is

  1. AOption (a)

    54

  2. BOption (b)

    36

  3. COption (c)

    18

  4. DOption (d)

    40

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Answer: (a)A.

54

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Question 63

AP Police SI 2018• Test

A left his house for school t min late from normal time and travelled with \(\frac{4}{3}\) of his usual speed and reached the school in t minutes early. Next day he left home, t minutes early than the previous day and travelled with \(\frac{8}{11}\) of his usual speed. He reached his school in

  1. AOption (a)

    t minutes late

  2. BOption (b)

    3t minutes late

  3. COption (c)

    Exactly on time

  4. DOption (d)

    \(\frac{t}{10}\) minutes late

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Answer: (a)A.

t minutes late

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Question 64

AP Police SI 2018• Test

Two points A and B lie along a line at a distance of 120km apart. P and Q start at the same time from A and B with speeds 40km/h and 60km/h respectively. They travel towards each other and after their meeting for the first time, they then go in reverse directions and also interchange their speeds. These speeds are continued in their further journey. After reaching their respective starting points, they reverse their directions of travel and proceed towards each other again. The time taken by them to meet each other 2nd time is

  1. AOption (a)

    4 hours 

  2. BOption (b)

    3 hours 36 min

  3. COption (c)

    3 hours

  4. DOption (d)

    3 hours 54 min

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Answer: (a)A.

4 hours 

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Question 65

AP Police SI 2018• Test

A person rows a distance of 12 kms in down stream and returns to the starting point. The difference between the times taken to travel in down stream and that of upstream is 6 hours. If he doubles his speed throughout the above trip, then the difference between the times taken to cover in down stream and upstream is 1 hour. Then the speed of the current in km per hour is

  1. AOption (a)

    \(2 \frac{2}{3}\)

  2. BOption (b)

    \(2 \frac{1}{3}\)

  3. COption (c)

    \(2 \frac{1}{2} \)

  4. DOption (d)

    \(2 \frac{3}{4}\)

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Answer: (a)A.

\(2 \frac{2}{3}\)

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Question 66

AP Police SI 2018• Test

Certain amount is divided into 3 parts such that those parts yields the equal interest after 1, 2 and 3 years respectively at 4% simple interest per annum. Then the ratio between the three parts respectively is

  1. AOption (a)

    6 ∶ 3 ∶ 2

  2. BOption (b)

    3 ∶ 2 ∶ 1

  3. COption (c)

    6 ∶ 5 ∶ 4

  4. DOption (d)

    9 ∶ 5 ∶ 3  

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Answer: (a)A.

6 ∶ 3 ∶ 2

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Question 67

AP Police SI 2018• Test

A man borrows Rs. 5000 at the rate of 10% compound interest per annum. At the end of each year he pays back Rs. 1500 for the first 2 years. The amount he should pay at the end of 3rd year to clear the loan (in Rs.) is

  1. AOption (a)

    3290

  2. BOption (b)

    3190

  3. COption (c)

    4790

  4. DOption (d)

    4290

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Answer: (a)A.

3290

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Question 68

AP Police SI 2018• Test

The equal annual installment which clears the debt of Rs. 7620 due in 3 years at \(16\frac{2}{3}%\) per annum compounded is (in Rs.)

  1. AOption (a)

    3430

  2. BOption (b)

    2540

  3. COption (c)

    2700

  4. DOption (d)

    2600

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Answer: (a)A.

3430

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Question 69

AP Police SI 2018• Test

A tree is growing in height at the rate of 10% per annum. The present height of the tree is 1815 cm. The height of the tree 3 years back was (approximately) in cms

  1. AOption (a)

    1524

  2. BOption (b)

    1364

  3. COption (c)

    1325

  4. DOption (d)

    1532

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Answer: (a)A.

1524

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Question 70

AP Police SI 2018• Test

Two partners invested Rs. 1,25,000 and Rs. 85,000 respectively in a business. They agreed to share 60% of the profit equally and the remaining profit as interest on their respective capitals. If one partner gets Rs. 300 more than the other partner, the profit on the business is (in Rs)

  1. AOption (a)

    4572.50

  2. BOption (b)

    4012.75

  3. COption (c)

    3825.75

  4. DOption (d)

    3937.50

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Answer: (a)A.

4572.50

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