IBPS PO 2011 Mental Ability Question Paper

1. The angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio of 1 : 4 : 2 : 3. The angles are respectively :

2. A circle of 1 m radius is drawn inside a square as shown in the above figure. What is the area of the shaded portion in m²?

3. If 2x + 3y = 10 and y < 4, then

4. Ram started his journey at 9.00 a.m. at 8 km/hour. Hamid started from the same spot in the same direction at 9.30 a.m. at 10 km/hour. Hamid overtakes Ram at :

5. A can do a piece of work in 12 days and B can do it in 10 days and A, B and C together in 5 days. C alone can do it in:

6. The given diagram shows the population of a town. If the total population of the town is 7,20,000 then
the number of animals in the town is :


8. A circular road runs around a circular garden. If the sum of the circumferences of the inner and outer circles is 88 metres and the radius of the inner circle is one-third of the outer circle, then the width of the road is :

9. A city has a population of 3,00,000 out of which 1,80,000 are males. 50% of the population is literate. If 70% of the males are literate, the number of literate females is :

10. The cost price of an article is Rs. 100. To gain 50% after allowing a 50% discount, the market price of the article is :

11. In three annual examinations, of which the aggregate marks of each was 500, a student secured average marks 45% and 55% in the first and the second yearly examinations respectively. To secure 60% average total marks, it is necessary for him in third yearly examination to secure marks :

12. If RUNNER is coded by SUMMER, the code for WINTER will be :

13. P is 300 kms eastward of O and Q is 400 kms north of O. R is exactly in the middle of Q and P. The distance between Q and R is :

14. A man borrows Rs. 1200.00 from a bank for a period of 3 months. He finds that he has to repay Rs. 1236.00. The bank rate of interest is:

15. In climbing a round pole of 80 metres height, a monkey climbs 5 metres in a minute and slips 2 metres in the alternate minute. To get to the top of the pole, the monkey would take :

16. A man travels by a car for 3 days. He traveled 10 hours each day. He drove on the first day at 45 km/hr, second day at 40 km/hr and third day at 20 km/hr. His average speed was :

17. 1Forty three persons went to a canteen which sold cold drink ‘Maaza’ and ‘Pepsi’. If 18 persons took Maaza only, 8 took Pepsi only and 5 took nothing, find how many took both the drinks :

18. A man works for 2 days and then rests for one day, then works for 2 days and rests for one day and so on. For everyday he works, he earns Rs. 100. How much will he earn from Monday to Saturday?

19. A rectangular plot of lawn of length and width respectively x and y metres is surrounded by a pathway of 2 metres width. The total area of pathway is :

20. How many triangles are there in the given figure?

21. Unscramble the letters of words and find odd one out.

22. A square park is surrounded by a path of uniform width 2 metres all round it. The area of the path is 288 sq. metres. The perimeter of the park is

23. What is the sum of 5x³–3x²–1 and 3x²+1?

24. India has won the “World Cup Hockey” title:

25. The price of T.V. set inclusive of sales tax of 9% is Rs. 13.407. Find its marked price.

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