1 A garrison of 3300 men had provisions for 32 days, when given at the rate of 850 gms per head. At the end of 7 days, a reinforcement arrives and it was found that the provisions will last 17 days more, when given at the rate of 825 gms per head. What is the strength of the reinforcement ? A) 1890 B) 1700 C) 1800 D) 900
2 A contract is to be completed in 46 days and 117 men were set to work, each working 8 hours a day. After 33 days, $\frac{4}{7}$ of the work is completed. How many additional men may be employed so that the work may be completed in time, each man now working 9 hours a day ? A) 81 B) 90 C) 75 D) 53
3 If 9 engines consume 24 metric tonnes of coal, when each is working 8 hours a day, how much coal will be required for 8 engines, each running 13 hours a day, it being given that 3 engines of former type consume as much as 4 engines of latter type? A) 18 B) 20 C) 25 D) 26
4 If 15 men, working 9 hours a day, can reap a field in 16 days, in how many days will 18 men reap the field, working 8 hours a day ? A) 10 B) 15 C) 12 D) 8
5 If 20 men can build a wall 56 metres long in 6 days, what length of a similar wall can be built by 35 men in 3 days ? A) 20 m B) 38 m C) 50 m D) 49 m
6 If the wages of 6 men for 15 days be Rs. 2100, then find the wages of 9 men for 12 days. A) 2520 B) 2000 C) 2123 D) 2542
7 If 36 men can do a piece of work in 25 hours, in how many hours will 15 men do it ? A) 43 B) 55 C) 60 D) 70
9 Some persons can do a piece of work in 12 days. Two times the number of such persons will do half of that work in : A) 6 Days B) 4 Days C) 3 Days D) 12 Days
10 15 men take 21 days of 8 hours each to do a piece of work. How many days of 6 hours each would 21 women take, if 3 women do as much work as 2 men ? A) 25 B) 18 C) 20 D) 30
11 A garrison of 500 men had provisions for 27 days. After 3 days a reinforcement of 300 men arrived. For how many more days will the remaining food last now ? A) 30 B) 25 C) 20 D) 15
12 A contractor employed 30 men to do a piece of work in 38 days. After 25 days, he employed 5 men more and the work was finished one day earlier. How many days he would have been behind, if he had not employed additional men ? A) $1$ B) $1\frac{1}{4}$ C) $1\frac{1}{2}$ D) $1\frac{3}{4}$
13 If 3 men or 6 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days, working 7 hours a day; how many days will it take to compete a piece of work twice as large with 6 men and 2 boys working together for 8 hours a day ? A) 6 B) $7\frac{1}{2}$ C) $8\frac{1}{2}$ D) 9
14 A contractor undertakes to do a piece of work in 40 days. He engages 100 men at the beginning and 100 more after 35 days and completes the work in stipulated time. If he had not engaged the additional men, how many days behind schedule would it be finished ? A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8
15 A contractor undertook to do a certain piece of work in 9 days. He employed certain number of men, but 6 of them being absent from the very first day, the rest could finish the work in 15 days. The number of men originally employed were : A) 12 B) 18 C) 15 D) 23
