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Three flags, each of different colour, are available for a military exercise. Using these flags, different codes can be generated by waving i) a single flag of different colours, or ii) any two flags in a different sequence of colours, or iii) three flags in a different sequence of colours. The maximum number of codes that can be generated is

(a) 6
(b) 9
(c) 15
(d) 18
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Answer: (c) 15

A car travels the first one-third of a certain distance with a speed of 10 km/hr, the next one-third distance with a speed of 20 km/hr and the last one-third distance with a speed of 60 km/hr. The average speed of the car for the whole journey is

(a) 18 km/hr
(b) 24 km/hr
(c) 30 km/hr
(d) 36 km/hr
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Answer: (a) 18 km/hr

‘A’ walks around a circular field at the rate of one round per hour while ‘B’ runs around it at the rate of six rounds per hour. They start in the same direction from the same point at 7.30 a.m. They shall first cross each other at

(a) 8.30 a.m.
(b) 8.10 a.m.
(c) 7.48 a.m.
(d) 7.42 a.m.
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Answer: (d) 7.42 a.m.

Four different candles, which can last for 5 hours, 4 hours, 3 hours and 2 hours of burning, respectively, are lit in a room at the same instant and allowed to burn till such time that the three candles in the room get extinguished. The cost of burning each one of these candles is 75 paise per hour. The cost involved is:

(a) Rs. 2.75
(b) Rs. 3.75
(c) Rs. 9.75
(d) Rs. 12.50
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Answer: (c) Rs. 9.75

A two-member committee comprising of one male and one female member is to be constituted out of five males and three females. Amongst the females, Ms. A refuses to be a member of the committee in which Mr. B is taken as the member. In how many different ways can the committee be constituted?

(a) 11
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) 14
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Answer: (d) 14
UPSC 2003 · Q120 · CSAT › Quantitative Aptitude · Save

Three bells toll at intervals of 9, 12 and 15 minutes respectively. All three begin to toll at 8 a.m. At what time will they first toll together again?

(a) 8.45 a.m.
(b) 10.30 a.m.
(c) 11.00 a.m.
(d) 1.30 p.m.
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Answer: (c) 11.00 a.m.
UPSC 2003 · Q132 · CSAT › Quantitative Aptitude · Save

Total time taken by a person in going to a place by walking and returning on cycle is 5 hours 45 minutes. He would have gained 2 hours by cycling both ways. The time taken by him to walk both ways is

(a) 6 hours 45 minutes
(b) 7 hours 45 minutes
(c) 8 hours 15 minutes
(d) 8 hours 30 minutes
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Answer: (b) 7 hours 45 minutes
UPSC 2003 · Q141 · CSAT › Quantitative Aptitude · Save

‘A’ and ‘B’ are two fixed points in a field. A cyclist C moves such that ACB is always a right angle. In this context, which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) The path followed by the cyclist is an ellipse
(b) The path followed by the cyclist is a circle
(c) The path followed by the cyclist is an exponential curve
(d) This type of motion is not possible
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Answer: (b) The path followed by the cyclist is a circle