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2015 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Percentage

Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]

The given question is followed by two statements; select the most appropriate option that solves the question.
Capacity of a solution tank A is 70% of the capacity of tank B. How many gallons of solution are in tank A and tank B?
Statements:
(I) Tank A is 80% full and tank B is 40% full.
(II) Tank A if full contains 14,000 gallons of solution.

A

Statement I alone is sufficient.

B

Statement II alone is sufficient.

C

Either statement I or II alone is sufficient.

D

Both the statements I and II together are sufficient.

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2015 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Percentage

Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]

A groundwater sample was found to contain 500 mg/L total dissolved solids (TDS). TDS (in %) present in the sample is __________.

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2016 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Percentage

Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]

\( (x\% \text{ of } y) + (y\% \text{ of } x) \) is equivalent to ________.

A

\(2\% \text{ of } xy\)

B

\(2\% \text{ of } (xy/100)\)

C

xy\% \text{ of } 100

D

\(100\% \text{ of } xy\)

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2019 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Percentage

Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]

Population of state X increased by x% and the population of state Y increased by y% from 2001 to 2011. Assume that x is greater than y. Let P be the ratio of the population of state X to state Y in a given year. The percentage increase in P from 2001 to 2011 is _______.

A

\(\frac{x}{y}\)

B

\(x - y\)

C

\(\frac{100(x-y)}{100+x}\)

D

\(\frac{100(x-y)}{100+y}\)

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2020 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Percentage

Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]

Nominal interest rate is defined as the amount paid by the borrower to the lender for using the borrowed amount for a specific period of time. Real interest rate calculated on the basis of actual value (inflation-adjusted), is approximately equal to the difference between nominal rate and expected rate of inflation in the economy.
Which of the following assertions is best supported by the above information?

A

Under high inflation, real interest rate is low and borrowers get benefited.

B

Under low inflation, real interest rate is high and borrowers get benefited.

C

Under high inflation, real interest rate is low and lenders get benefited.

D

Under low inflation, real interest rate is low and borrowers get benefited.

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2024 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Percentage

Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 2]

A student was supposed to multiply a positive real number \( p \) with another positive real number \( q \). Instead, the student divided \( p \) by \( q \). If the percentage error in the student’s answer is 80%, the value of \( q \) is

A

5

B

\(\sqrt{2}\)

C

2

D

\(\sqrt{5}\)

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2025 · General Aptitude (GA) · General Aptitude · Percentage

Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 2]

A bag contains Violet (V), Yellow (Y), Red (R), and Green (G) balls. On counting them, the following results are obtained:
(i) The sum of Yellow balls and twice the number of Violet balls is 50.
(ii) The sum of Violet and Green balls is 50.
(iii) The sum of Yellow and Red balls is 50.
(iv) The sum of Violet and twice the number of Red balls is 50.
Which one of the following Pie charts correctly represents the balls in the bag?

A

Pie chart with V 10%, R 20%, Y 30%, G 40%

B

Pie chart with G 30%, V 40%, Y 20%, R 10%

C

D

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