List of top Questions asked in MAT

In a certain language, 'cul max dir' means 'nice little boxes' , 'sut med bix' means 'well arranged row' , 'bix fac dir' means 'row ofboxes'. Which of the following stands for 'of' in that language?

The honeymooner's haven among the not-so-rich Americans, Las Vegas has much more to offer than shops and slot machines. But sadly, tourists seldom stray off the beaten track. 200} Guide is a book that encourages the visitors to do so and discover the living museum, that is the Las Vegas city.
Which of the following information about 2001 Guide will weaken the intended impact of the book?

In a certain code language, 'pit nae tom' means 'apple is green', 'nae to tap' means 'green and white', and 'ho tom ka' means 'shirt is white'. Which of the following represents 'apple' in that language?

A large cube is formed from the material obtained by melting three smaller cubes of sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm.What is the ratio of the total surface area of the smaller cubes to the large cube?

The average age of 40 boys of a class is 12 years. When 10 new boys are admitted, the average is increased by 0.1 year. What is the average age of new boys?

The population of a town increases geometrically. If the population is 10000 now and was 8000 two years ago, what will it be two years hence if it grows at the same rate?

The profit percentage earned by selling a watch for Rs. 820 is as much as the loss percentage incurred when it is sold for Rs. 650. What is the cost price of the watch?

A tank can be filled by one tap in 10 minutes and by another in 30 minutes. Both the taps are kept open for 5 minutes and then the first one is shut off. In how many minutes more is the tank completely filled?

Bucket P has thrice the capacity as bucket Q. It takes 60 turns for bucket P to fill the empty drum. How many turns will it take for both the buckets P and Q together to fill the empty drum?

The radius of a circle is equal to the length of one side of an equilateral triangle. If the perimeter of the triangle is 3 cm what is the ratio of the area of the triangle to that of the circle?

I went to a shop to purchase some refills costing Rs. 1.60 each but the clerk did not have change for my 20rupee note. I was constrained to purchase some 30 paise labels as well so that no money needed to be returned. After purchasing the maximum number of refills under the given constraints, how many labels did I have to purchase?

A man rows 1 km upstream in 20 min and 1 km downstream in 15 min. What is his speed of rowing in still water?

One-fifth of the boys and one-fourth of the girls in a class exclusively joined a swimming camp. Two-thirds of boys and three-fifths of girls exclusively joined a sports camp. If the total number of boys and girls in the class is 65, how many girls joined the sports camp?

There are two squares one of whose diagonal is double that of the other. The ratio of area of the bigger one to that of the smaller one is

A man takes 5 hours to walk to a certain place and returns by car. He would have, however, gained 3 hours if he had completed his entire journey by car. How long would he have taken to walk both ways?

The captain of a cricket team of 11 players is 25-year old and the wicketkeeper is 3 years older than the captain. If the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the remaining players is 1 year less than the average age of the whole team. What is the average age of the whole team?

To complete a piece of work, A and B take 30 days, B and C take 24 days and C and A take 20 days. They all workfor 10 days, and then B and C leave. How many more days will A take to finish the work?

An alloy contains copper and zinc in the ratio 5:3 and another contains copper and tin in the ratio 8 : 5. If equal weights of the two are melted together to form a 3rd alloy, find the weight of tin per kg. in the new alloy.

An egg-seller purchases 6 dozen eggs at 3 per Re. 1. Half a dozen eggs break during transportation. At what rate must he sell each egg to still make a profit of 10%?

The ratio of the ages of Anjali and Smita is 2 : 3. After 6 years the ratio of their ages becomes 5 : 7. What is the present age of Smita?

Anand and Bharat can cut 5 kg ofwood in 20 min. Bharat and Chandra can cut 5 kg of wood in 40 min. Chandra and Anand cut 5 kg of wood in 30 min. How much time Chandra will take to cut 5 kg wood alone?

In a group of 7 people, the average age is found to be 17 years. TWO more people joined with an average age 19 years. One person left the group whose age was 25 years. What is the new average age of the group?

The rate of simple interest on a sum ofmoney is 6 per cent per annum for the first 3 years, 8 per cent per annum for the next 5 years and 10 per cent per annum for the period beyond 8 years. If the simple interest accrued by the sum for a total period of 10 years is Rs. 1,560, what is the sum?

A one-foot tall tree was planted on New Year's day. If there is a 10 per cent increase in its height every month with respect to the previous month, which of the following will be its height on All Fool's Day (April l)?