ASF Inspector Past Paper Dated: 2007

21- In a club the ratio of the number of boys to girls is 5 : 3. What percentage of the members of the club are girls?

A. 37.5%
B. 38.5%
C. 40.5%
D. 70.5%

Answer : A. 37.5%

22- The average age of husband, wife and their child 3 years ago was 27 years and that of wife and the child 5 years ago was 20 years. The present age of the husband is:

A. 33 years
B. 40 years
C. 45 years
D. 48 years

Answer : B. 40 years

23- A family consists of two grandparents, two parents and three grandchildren. The average age of the grandparents is 67 years, that of the parents is 35 years and that of the grandchildren is 6 years. What is the average age of the family?

A. 25 years
B. 27 years
C. 31 years
D. 35 years

Answer : C. 31 years

24- The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the average weight of A and B is 40 kg and that of B and C is 43 kg, then the weight of B is:

A. 12 kg
B. 15 kg
C. 25 kg
D. 31 kg

Answer : D. 31 kg

25- The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 26 years old and the wicket keeper is 3 years older. If the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the remaining players is one year less than the average age of the whole team. What is the average age of the team?

A. 23 years 
B. 25 years
C. 27 years
D. 30 years

Answer : A. 23 years

26- Find the average of all prime numbers between 30 and 50.

A. 35.75
B. 38.6
C. 39.8
D. 42.1

Answer : C. 39.8

27- If 15 men make 27 baskets in one hour, how many baskets will 45 men make in 40 minutes?

A. 34
B. 54
C. 64
D. None of these

Answer : B. 54

28- While watching TV from 7 PM to 8 PM you count 20 commercials each 30 seconds long. What nearest percent of the hour is taken by the commercials?

A. 13.5%
B. 15%
C. 16.67%
D. 17%

Answer : C. 16.67%

29- In a chowk, traffic signals blink together. One of them blinks after 6 seconds and the other blinks after 8 seconds. After how long will they blink together again?

A. 12 sec
B. 18 sec
C. 24 sec
D. 48 sec

Answer : C. 24 sec

30- In a cage there are pigeons and rabbits. If there are 20 heads and 48 feet, then how many rabbits are there?

A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 16

Answer : A. 4

31- The average of 5 numbers is 34. If three of them are 28, 30, 32, then find the average of the remaining two.

A. 30
B. 40
C. 50
D. 60

Answer : B. 40

32- A student of physics obtains an average of 60 in his 4 physics tests. How many marks in his fifth test will bring the average to 65?

A. 80
B. 85
C. 86
D. 90

Answer : B. 85

33- Eight people are planning to share equally the cost of a rental car. If one person withdraws from the arrangement and the others share equally the entire cost of the car, then the share of each of the remaining persons increased by:

A. 1/6
B. 1/7
C. 1/8
D. 1/9

Answer : B. 1/7

34- 5005 – 5000 / 10.00 = ?

A. 0.5
B. 50
C. 4505
D. 5000

Answer : C. 4505

35- Out of a group of 80 applicants for a job, 20 persons appeared for the test. What percent of the total applicants not appeared for the test?

A. 75%
B. 76%
C. 77%
D. 80%

Answer : A. 75%

36- The ratio of 3.5 kg to 280 gm is:

A. 2:25
B. 4:5
C. 5:4
D. 25:2

Answer : D. 25:2

37- The compound ratio of 3:4, 8:15 and 25:28 is:

A. 3:28
B. 5:14
C. 28:3
D. 14:5

Answer : B. 5:14

38- In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?

A. 6.26
B. 7.25
C. 6.25
D. 8.25

Answer : C. 6.25

39- If the average marks of three batches of 55, 60 and 45 students respectively is 50, 55, 60, then the average marks of all the students is:

A. 48.50
B. 54.68
C. 60.65
D. 62.75

Answer : B. 54.68

40- Out of 100 persons, 50 drink Pepsi, 40 drink Coke and 20 drink both Pepsi and Coke. The number of persons who neither take Pepsi nor Coke is:

A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40

Answer : C. 30

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