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APTITUDE
JITENDRA K.
[QAUNTITATIVE
APTITUDE]
1.CALENDAR
1. What day of the week does May 28 2006 fall on
A. Saturday
B. Monday
C. Sunday
D. Thursday
B. Sunday
C. Monday
D. Saturday
B. Sunday
C. Monday
D. Saturday
C. 3rd, 10th,
17th, 24th
B. 8x
C. 7x2
D. 7
6. The calendar for the year 2007 will be the same for the year
A. 2017
B. 2018
C. 2014
D. 2016
B. 800
C. 700
D. 2000
D. Tuesday
9. 8th Dec 2007 was Saturday, what day of the week was it on 8th Dec,
2006?
A.
Sunday
B. Tuesday
C. Friday D. Tuesday
10. On 8th Feb, 2005 it was Tuesday. What was the day of the week on 8th
Feb, 2004?
A. Sunday B. Friday
C.Saturday D. Monday
B. Wednesday
C. Tuesday
D. Friday
12. January 1, 2008 is Tuesday. What day of the week lies on Jan 1, 2009?
A. Saturday B. Wednesday
C.
Thursday
D. Saturday
13. If Jan 1, 2006 was a Sunday, What was the day of the week Jan 1,
2010?
A. Friday
B. Thursday
C. Tuesday D. Saturday
14. What was the day of the week on 17th June 1998?
A. Monday
B. Sunday
C. Wednesday
D. Friday
15. 6th March, 2005 is Monday, what was the day of the week on 6th March,
2004?
A. Friday
B. Saturday
C. Wednesday
D. Sunday
B. Tuesday
C. Saturday
D. Friday
B. Tuesday
C. Sunday
D. Thursday
B. Tuesday
C. Saturday
D. Sunday
19. What is the year next to 1990 which will have the same calendar as that
of the year 1990?
A.
1992
B. 2001
C.
1995
D. 1996
20. January 1, 2004 was a Thursday, what day of the week lies on January 1
2005.
A.
Saturday
B. Monday
C.
Saturday
D. Tuesday
21. If the first day of a year (other than leap year) was Friday, then which
was the last day of that year?
A. Saturday
B. Friday
C. Tuesday
D. Monday
A. Saturday
B. Thursday
C. Wednesday
D. Tuesday
23. Arun went for a movie nine days ago. He goes to watch movies only on
Thursdays. What day of the week is today?
A.
Wednesday
B. Saturday
C. Friday
D. Sunday
24. 1.12.91 is the first Sunday. Which is the fourth Tuesday of December
91?
A.
20.12.91
B. 22.12.91
C.
24.12.91
D. 25.12.91
25. If the day before yesterday was Thursday, when will Sunday be?
A. Day after
tomorrow
B. Tomorrow
D. Today
26. The second day of a month is Friday, What will be the last day of the
next month which has 31 days?
A. Friday
B. Saturday
C.
Wednesday
D. Data inadequate
B. 103
C. 111
D. 120
B. 5
C. 2
D. 3
29. If the seventh day of a month is three days earlier than Friday, What day
will it be on the nineteenth day of the month?
A. Saturday
B. Monday
C. Sunday
D. Wednesday
30. Second Saturday and every Sunday is a holiday. How many working
days will be there in a month of 30 days beginning on a Saturday?
A. 24
B. 23
C. 18
D. 21
2.CLOCK
1. An accurate clock shows 8 o'clock in the morning. Through how may
degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o'clock in the
afternoon?
A. 154
B. 180
C. 170
D. 160
B. 145
C. 152
D. 140
3. At what time between 7 and 8 o'clock will the hands of a clock be in the
same straight line but, not together?
A. 5 minutes past 7
4. At what time between 5.30 and 6 will the hands of a clock be at right
angles?
A. 44 minutes past 5
D. 43 minutes past 5
B. 6212
C. 70
D. 6334
6. At 3.40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of
A. 135
B. 130
C. 120
D. 125
7. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when
the time is 8.30, is
A. 75
B. 85
C. 80
D. 70
8. How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in straight line but
opposite in direction?
A. 48
B. 22
C. 24
D. 12
9. At what time between 3 o'clock and 4 o'clock, both the needles of a clock
will coincide each other?
A. 16211 minutes past 3
10. How many times will the hands of a clock coincide in a day?
A. 24
B. 22
C. 20
D. 21
11. How many times in a day, the hands of a clock are straight
A. 22
B. 44
C. 48
D. 24
12. How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide every 64
minutes?
A. 34111 minute
B. 32811 minute
C. 31 minute
D. 33211 minute
13. At what time between 9 and 10 o' clock will the hands of a clock be
together?
A. 4529 min past 9
14. At what time between 4 and 5 o'clock will the hands of a watch point in
opposite directions?
A. 53611 minutes past 4
15. A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was set right at 7 a.m. In
the afternoon of the same day, when the watch indicated quarter past 4
o'clock, the true time is
A. 3 pm
B. 3.45 pm
C. 3.30 pm
D. 4 pm
16. How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day?
A. 48
B. 44
C. 24
D. 22
17. A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low at noon on and is 4 min
48 sec fast at 2 pm on the following Monday. When was it correct?
A. 2 pm on Tuesday
B. 3 pm on Wednesday
C. 2 pm on Wednesday
D. 3 pm on Tuesday
18. What is the reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10.25?
A. 195
B. 19712
C. 180
D. 19312
19. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when
the time is 4.20 is
A. 10
B. 5
C. 0
D. 1
20. A clock is set at 5 am. If the clock loses 16 minutes in 24 hours, what
will be the true time when the clock indicates 10 pm on 4th day?
A. 9.30 pm
B. 10 pm
C. 10.30 pm
D. 11 pm
21. What is the angle between the hour and the minute hand of a clock
when the time is 3.25?
A. 47
B. 4612
C. 46
D. 4712
22. At what time between 8 and 9 o'clock will the hands of a clock are in the
same straight line but not together?
A. 11811 minutes past 8
23. At what time between 2 and 3 o'clock will the hands of a clock be
together?
24. At what time between 5 and 6 'o clock, will the hands of a clock be at
right angle?
A. 101011 minutes past 5
and 43711 minutes past 5
25. The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 65
minutes. How much a day does the clock gain or loss?
A. 109143 minutes
B. 119143 minutes
C. 1110143 minutes
D. 1010143 minutes
26. Find the time between 4 and 5'o clock, when the two hands of a clock
are 4 minutes apart?
A. 26211 minutes past 4
and 17511 minutes past 4
27. At what time between 5 and 6 will the hands of the clock coincide?
A. 26211 minutes past 5
B. 48 minutes past 6
and 16311 minutes past 6
B. 100
C. 120
D. 110
B. 30 seconds
C. 36 seconds
D. 27 seconds
3. STREAM
1. A man's speed with the current is 15 km/hr and the speed of the current
is 2.5 km/hr. The man's speed against the current is:
A. 8.5 km/hr
B. 10 km/hr.
C. 12.5 km/hr
D. 9 km/hr
B. 6
C. 5
D. 4
3. In one hour, a boat goes 14 km/hr along the stream and 8 km/hr against
the stream. The speed of the boat in still water (in km/hr) is:
A. 12 km/hr
B. 11 km/hr
C. 10 km/hr
D. 8 km/hr
B. 2 km/hr.
C. 1.5 km/hr.
D. 2.5 km/hr.
B. 2 hr
C. 4 hr
D. 1 hr 15 min
B. 350 hours
C. 1400 hours
D. 1010 hours
7. The speed of a boat in still water in 22 km/hr and the rate of current is 4
km/hr. The distance travelled downstream in 24 minutes is:
A. 9.4 km
B. 10.2 km
C. 10.4 km
D. 9.2 km
B. 15 kmph
C. 13 kmph
D. 12 kmph
B. 6 : 5
C. 8 : 3
D. 3 : 8
10. A boat can travel with a speed of 22 km/hr in still water. If the speed of
the stream is 5 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 54 km
downstream
A. 5 hours
B. 4 hours
C. 3 hours
D. 2 hours
B. 4.95 kmph
C. 4.75 kmph
D. 4.65
12. A man takes twice as long to row a distance against the stream as to
row the same distance in favour of the stream. The ratio of the speed of the
boat (in still water) and the stream is:
A. 3 : 1
B. 1 : 3
C. 1 : 2
D. 2 : 1
13. A man can row at 5 kmph in still water. If the velocity of current is 1
kmph and it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and come back, how far is
the place?
A. 3.2 km
B. 3 km
C. 2.4 km
D. 3.6 km
B. 5 kmph
C. 6 kmph
D. 8 kmph
travel the same distance upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is
10 mph, the speed of the stream is:
A. 4 mph
B. 2.5 mph
C. 3 mph
D. 2 mph
16. Tap 'A' can fill the tank completely in 6 hrs while tap 'B' can empty it by
12 hrs. By mistake, the person forgot to close the tap 'B', As a result, both
the taps, remained open. After 4 hrs, the person realized the mistake and
immediately closed the tap 'B'. In how much time now onwards, would the
tank be full?
A. 2 hours
B. 4 hours
C. 5 hours
D. 1 hour
17. A Cistern is filled by pipe A in 8 hrs and the full Cistern can be leaked
out by an exhaust pipe B in 12 hrs. If both the pipes are opened in what
time the Cistern is full?
A. 12 hrs
B. 24 hrs
C. 16 hrs
D. 32 hrs
B. 12 hours
C. 14 hours
D. 16 hours
19. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 10 hrs and 40 hrs respectively. If
both the pipes are opened simultaneously, how much time will be taken to
B. 6 hours
C. 4 hours
D. 2 hours
B. 12 km/hr
C. 13 km/hr
D. 14 km/hr
21. If a man rows at the rate of 5 kmph in still water and his rate against
the current is 3 kmph, then the man's rate along the current is:
A. 5 kmph
B. 7 kmph
C. 12 kmph
D. 8 kmph
22. A man can row 8 km/hr in still water. If the river is running at 3 km/hr, it
takes 3 hours more in upstream than to go downstream for the same
distance. How far is the place?
A. 32.5 km
B. 25 km
C. 27.5 km
D. 22.5 km
23. A man can row 4 kmph is still water. If the river is running at 2 kmph it
takes 90 min to row to a place and back. How far is the place?
A. 2 km
B. 4 km
C. 5 km
D. 2.25 km
24. At his usual rowing rate, Rahul can travel 12 miles downstream in a
certain river in 6 hours less than it takes him to travel the same distance
upstream. But if he could double his usual rowing rate for his 24-mile round
trip, the downstream 12 miles would then take only one hour less than the
upstream 12 miles. What is the speed of the current in miles per hour?
A. 213 mph
B. 113 mph
C. 123 mph
D. 223 mph
25. A man can row 40 kmph in still water and the river is running at 10
kmph. If the man takes 1 hr to row to a place and back, how far is the
place?
A. 16.5 km
B. 12.15 km
C. 2.25 km
D. 18.75 km
B. 2 hr
C. 4 hr
D. 1 hr
B. 12 km/hr
C. 1.5 km/hr
D. 4.4 km/hr
B. 1134 km/hr
C. 1214 km/hr
D. 1114 km/hr
29. A boatman can row 3 km against the stream in 20 minutes and return in
18 minutes. Find the rate of current
A. 12 km/hr
B. 1 km/hr
C. 13 km/hr
D. 23 km/hr
30. A boat takes 38 hours for travelling downstream from point A to point B
and coming back to point C midway between A and B. If the velocity of the
stream is 4 kmph and the speed of the boat in still water is 14 kmph, what
is the distance between A and B?
A. 240 km
B. 120 km
C. 360 km
D. 180 km
31. If a man's rate with the current is 15 km/hr and the rate of the current
is 112 km/hr, then his rate against the current is
A. 12 km/hr
B. 10 km/hr
C. 10.5 km/hr
D. 12.5 km/hr
32. The speed of the boat in still water in 12 kmph. It can travel
downstream through 45 kms in 3 hrs. In what time would it cover the same
distance upstream?
A. 8 hours
B. 6 hours
C. 4 hours
D. 5 hours
B. 26 km/hr
C. 22 km/hr
D. 24 km/hr
B. 30 minutes
C. 40
minutes
D. 15 minutes
35. A boat can travel with a speed of 12 km/hr in still water. If the speed of
the stream is 4 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km
downstream.
A. 4 hr
B. 4.25 hr
C. 4.5 hr
D. 6 hr
36. A man can row 7.5 kmph in still water and he finds that it takes him
twice as long to row up as to row down the river. Find the rate of stream.
A. 10 km/hr
B. 2.5 km/hr
C. 5 km/hr
D. 7.5 km/hr
B. 2 km/hr
C. 3 km/hr
D. 1 km/hr
38. The speed of a boat in still water is 15 km/hr and the rate of current is 3
km/hr. The distance travelled downstream in 24 minutes is
A. 3.6 km
B. 2.4 km
C. 3.2 km
D. 7.2 km
39. The current of a stream runs at the rate of 2 km per hr. A motor boat
goes 10 km upstream and back again to the starting point in 55 min. Find
the speed of the motor boat in still water?
A. 22 km/hr
B. 12 km/hr
C. 20 km/hr
D. 16 km/hr
B. 2 minutes
C. 3 minutes
D. 4 minutes
B. 40
C. 64
D. 42
2. What is the greatest number of four digits which is divisible by 15, 25, 40
and 75 ?
A.
9800
B. 9600
C.
9400
D. 9200
3. Three numbers are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4 and their L.C.M. is 240. Their
H.C.F. is:
A. 40
B. 30
C. 20
D. 10
B. 220
C. 120
D. 180
B. 1683
C. 2007
D. 3363
6. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 5 and their L.C.M. is 150. If one of the
numbers is 25, then the other is:
A. 30
B. 28
C. 24
D. 20
B. 2 3 3 3 7 7
C. 2 3 3 3 3 7
D. 2 2 2 3 3 7
B. 99
C. 182
D. 176
9. The least number which should be added to 28523 so that the sum is
exactly divisible by 3, 5, 7 and 8 is
A. 41
B. 42
C. 32
D. 37
10. What is the least number which when doubled will be exactly divisible by
12, 14, 18 and 22 ?
A. 1286
B. 1436
C. 1216
D. 1386
11. What is the greatest possible length which can be used to measure
exactly the lengths 8 m, 4 m 20 cm and 12 m 20 cm?
A. 10 cm
B. 30 cm
C. 25 cm
D. 20 cm
B. 4150
C. 2140
D. 56
13. The product of two 2 digit numbers is 2028 and their HCF is 13. What
are the numbers ?
A. 26, 78
B. 39, 52
C. 13, 156
D. 36, 68
14. The product of two numbers is 2028 and their HCF is 13. What are the
number of such pairs?
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
15. N is the greatest number which divides 1305, 4665 and 6905 and gives
the same remainder in each case. What is the sum of the digits in N?
A. 4
B. 3
C. 6
D. 5
16. A boy divided the numbers 7654, 8506 and 9997 by a certain largest
number and he gets same remainder in each case. What is the common
remainder?
A. 156
B. 199
C. 211
D. 231
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8
18. A, B and C start at the same time in the same direction to run around a
circular stadium. A completes a round in 252 seconds, B in 308 seconds and
c in 198 seconds, all starting at the same point. After what time will they
again at the starting point ?
A. 36 minutes 22 seconds
B. 46 minutes 22 seconds
C. 36 minutes 12 seconds
D. 46 minutes 12 seconds
B. 60
C. 90
D. 120
B. 2
C. 0.02
D. 0.04
21. If HCF of two numbers is 11 and the product of these numbers is 363,
what is the the greater number?
A. 9
B. 22
C. 33
D. 11
22. What is the greatest number which on dividing 1223 and 2351 leaves
remainders 90 and 85 respectively?
A. 1133
B. 127
C. 42
D. 1100
B. 350
C. 343
D. 371
24. Three numbers which are co-prime to each other are such that the
product of the first two is 119 and that of the last two is 391. What is the
sum of the three numbers?
A. 47
B. 43
C. 53
D. 51
B. 1317
C. 1314
D. 712
26. What is the greatest number which divides 24, 28 and 34 and leaves the
same remainder in each case?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
27. Six bells start ringing together and ring at intervals of 4, 8, 10, 12, 15
and 20 seconds respectively. how many times will they ring together in 60
minutes ?
A. 31
B. 15
C. 16
D. 30
28. What is the least number which when divided by 8, 12, 15 and 20 leaves
in each case a remainder of 5 ?
A. 125
B. 117
C. 132
D. 112
29. The HCF of two numbers is 23 and the other two factors of their LCM are
13 and 14. What is the largest number?
A. 312
B. 282
C. 299
D. 322
30. What is the smallest number which when diminished by 12, is divisible
8, 12, 22 and 24?
A. 276
B. 264
C. 272
D. 268
B. 13
C. 14
D. 112
B. 320
C. 103
D. 203
5. ALIGATION OR MIXTURE
1. A container contains 40 litres of milk. From this container 4 litres of milk
was taken out and replaced by water. This process was repeated further two
B. 29.16
litres
C. 28 litres
D. 28.2
litres
2. Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third
variety of tea in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg,
what is the price of the third variety per kg ?
A. Rs.182.50
B. Rs.170.5
C. Rs.175.50
D. Rs.180
3. A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the
rest milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix
from each of the containers so as to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio
of water to milk is 3 : 5?
A. 5litres, 7 litres
B. 7litres, 4 litres
C. 6litres, 6 litres
D. 4litres, 8 litres
4. Two vessels A and B contain spirit and water in the ratio 5 : 2 and 7 : 6
respectively. Find the ratio in which these mixture be mixed to obtain a new
mixture in vessel C containing spirit and water in the ration 8 : 5 ?
A. 3: 4
B. 4 : 3
C. 9 : 7
D. 7 : 9
5. The cost of Type 1 material is Rs. 15 per kg and Type 2 material is Rs.20
per kg. If both Type 1 and Type 2 are mixed in the ratio of 2 : 3, then what
B. Rs. 16
C. Rs. 18
D. Rs. 17
6. Find the ratio in which rice at Rs. 7.20 a kg be mixed with rice at Rs. 5.70
a kg to produce a mixture worth Rs. 6.30 a kg.
A. 4 : 3
B. 3 : 4
C. 2 : 3
D. 3 : 2
7. 8 litres are drawn from a cask full of wine and is then filled with water.
This operation is performed three more times. The ratio of the quantity of
wine now left in cask to that of the water is 16 : 65. How much wine did the
cask originally hold?
A. 30 litres
B. 26 litres
C. 24 litres
D. 32 litres
B. 34
C. 32
D. 23
9. How many kilograms of sugar costing Rs. 9 per kg must be mixed with 27
kg of sugar costing Rs. 7 per Kg so that there may be a gain of 10 % by
selling the mixture at Rs. 9.24 per Kg ?
A. 60 Kg
B. 63 kg
C. 58 Kg
D. 56 Kg
10. In what ratio should rice at Rs.9.30 per Kg be mixed with rice at Rs.
10.80 per Kg so that the mixture be worth Rs.10 per Kg ?
A. 7 : 8
B. 8 : 7
C. 6 : 7
D. 7 ; 6
11. In what ratio must tea worth Rs. 60 per kg be mixed with tea worth Rs.
65 a Kg such that by selling the mixture at Rs. 68.20 a Kg ,there can be a
gain 10%?
A. 3 : 2
B. 2 : 3
C. 4 : 3
D. 3 : 4
B. 21
C. 19
D. 17
13. A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts of
syrup. How much of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water
so that the mixture may be half water and half syrup?
A. 13
B. 14
C. 15
D. 16
14. In what ratio must water be mixed with milk costing Rs.12 per litre in
order to get a mixture worth of Rs.8 per litre?
A. 1 : 3
B. 2 : 2
C. 1 : 2
D. 3 : 1
15. In what ratio must tea at Rs.62 per Kg be mixed with tea at Rs. 72 per
Kg so that the mixture must be worth Rs. 64.50 per Kg?
A. 1 : 2
B. 2 : 1
C. 3 : 1
D. 1 : 3
16. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing Rs.15
and Rs. 20 per kg respectively to obtain a mixture worth Rs.16.50 per Kg?
A. 1 : 2
B. 2 : 1
C. 3 : 7
D. 7 : 3
17. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar part of which he sells at 8% profit and
the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The Quantity sold at
18% profit is
A. 300
B. 400
C. 600
D. 500
18. A dishonest milkman sells his milk at cost price but he mixes it with
water and thereby gains 25%. What is the percentage of water in the
mixture?
A. 25%
B. 20%
C. 22%
D. 24%
19. In what ratio must water be mixed with milk to gain 1623% on selling
the mixture at cost price?
A. 6 : 1
B. 1 : 6
C. 1 : 4
D. 4 : 1
20. In what ratio must rice at Rs.7.10 be mixed with rice at Rs.9.20 so that
the mixture may be worth Rs.8 per Kg?
A. 5 : 4
B. 2 : 1
C. 3 : 2
D. 4 : 3
21. How many Kg of rice at Rs.6.60 per Kg. be mixed with 56Kg of rice at
Rs.9.60 per Kg to get a mixture worth Rs.8.20 per Kg
A. 56 Kg
B. 52 Kg
C. 44 Kg
D. 49 Kg
22. How many litres of water must be added to 16 liters of milk and water
contains 10% water to make it 20% water in it
A. 4 litre
B. 2 litre
C. 1 litre
D. 3 litre
23. We have a 630 ml of mixture of milk and water in the ratio 7:2. How
much water must be added to make the ratio 7:3?
A. 70 ml
B. 60 ml
C. 80 ml
D. 50 ml
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 33%
25. Rs.460 was divided among 41 boys and girls such that each boy Rs.12
and each girl got Rs.8. What is the number of boys?
A. 33
B. 30
C. 36
D. 28
26. A trader has 1600Kg of sugar. He sells a part at 8% profit and the rest
at 12% profit. If he gains 11% on the whole , find the quantity sold at 12%.
A. 1200 Kg
B. 1400 Kg
C. 1600 Kg
D. 800 Kg
B. 413 litre
C. 623 litre
D. 6 litre
28. Some amount out Rs.7000 was lent at 6% per annum and the remaining
was lent at 4% per annum. If the total simple interest from both the
fractions in 5 years was Rs.1600, the sum lent of 6% per annum was
A. Rs. 2400
B. Rs. 2200
C. Rs. 2000
D. Rs. 1800
B. 2 Kg
C. .5 Kg
D. 1 Kg
B. Rs.8
C. Rs.16
D. Rs.20
6.PERCENTAGE
1. Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks
more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks.
What are the marks obtained by them?
A. 42, 33
B. 42, 36
C. 44, 33
D. 44, 36
B. A is smaller than B.
B. 10% of a
C. 4% of a
D. 20% of a
B. 1 : 2
C. 1 : 1
D. 4 : 3
5. Two employees X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their
employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid
per week?
A. Rs. 150
B. Rs. 300
C. Rs. 250
D. Rs. 200
6. Rahul went to a shop and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30
Paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then
what was the cost of the tax free items?
A. Rs. 15
B. Rs. 12.10
C. Rs. 19.70
D. Rs. 16.80
B. 6%
C. 5%
D. 50%
B. 50%
C. 52%
D. 60%
9. A fruit seller had some oranges. He sells 40% oranges and still has 420
oranges. How many oranges he had originally?
A. 420
B. 700
C. 220
D. 400
10. A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes.
What percent of his total score did he make by running between the
wickets?
A. 45411 %
B. 45 %
C. 45511 %
D. 44511 %
B. 20%
C. 21%
D. 2223%
12. In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid
votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500,
what was the number of valid votes that the other candidate got?
A. 2800
B. 2700
C. 2100
D. 2500
B. 7500
C. 7000
D. 8000
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 12.5%
15. A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 125
marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks are
A. 600
B. 500
C. 400
D. 300
16. In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. The
number of students above 8 years of age is 2/3 of the number of students of
8 years of age which is 48. What is the total number of students in the
school?
A. 100
B. 102
C. 110
D. 90
B. 30000
C. 32000
D. 33000
B. 32%
C. 34%
D. 42%
19. 270 students appeared for an examination, of which 252 passed. What
is the pass percentage?
A. 9313%
B. 9323%
C. 9223%
D. 92%
B. 25%
C. 32%
D. 28%
21. How many litres of pure acid are there in 8 litres of a 20% solution?
A. 2 litres
B. 1.4 litres
C. 1 litres
D. 1.6 litres
22. The price of a car is Rs. 3,25,000. It was insured to 85% of its price. The
car was damaged completely in an accident and the insurance company paid
90% of the insurance. What was the difference between the price of the car
and the amount received ?
A. Rs. 76,375
B. Rs. 34,000
C. Rs. 82,150
D. Rs. 70,000
23. If number x is 10% less than another number y and y is 10% more than
125, then find out the value of x.
A. 123
B. 122
C. 122.25
D. 123.75
24. A housewife saved Rs. 2.50 in buying an item on sale. If she spent Rs.
25 for the item, approximately how much percent she saved in the
transaction ?
A. 9%
B. 10%
C. 7%
D. 6%
25. A pipe X is 30 meters and 45% longer than another pipe Y. find the
length of the pipe Y.
A. 20.12
B. 20.68
C. 20
D. 20.5
26. On my sister's 15th birthday, she was 159 cm in height, having grown
6% since the year before. How tall was she the previous year?
A. 150 cm
B. 140 cm
C. 142 cm
D. 154 cm
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 66%
28. If the price of petrol increases by 25% and Benson intends to spend only
an additional 15% on petrol, by how much % will he reduce the quantity of
petrol purchased?
A. 8%
B. 7%
C. 10%
D. 6%
29. Arun got 30% of the maximum marks in an examination and failed by
10 marks. However, Sujith who took the same examination got 40% of the
total marks and got 15 marks more than the passing marks. What were the
B. 250
C. 75
D. 85
30. 30% of the men are more than 25 years old and 80% of the men are
less than or equal to 50 years old. 20% of all men play football. If 20% of
the men above the age of 50 play football, what percentage of the football
players are less than or equal to 50 years?
A. 60%
B. 70%
C. 80%
D. 90%
B. 9 min
C. 10 min
D. 15 min
3. A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took
223 hours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water of the tank in:
A. 6 hours
B. 8 hours
C. 9 hours
D. 10 hours
4. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank from empty to full in 30 minutes, 20
minutes, and 10 minutes respectively. When the tank is empty, all the three
pipes are opened. A, B and C discharge chemical solutions P,Q and R
respectively. What is the proportion of the solution R in the liquid in the tank
after 3 minutes?
A. 611
B. 511
C. 711
D. 811
5. A tank is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes
operating simultaneously fill the tank in the same time during which the
tank is filled by the third pipe alone. The second pipe fills the tank 5 hours
faster than the first pipe and 4 hours slower than the third pipe. The time
required by the first pipe is:
A. 30 hours
B. 15 hours
C. 10 hours
D. 6 hours
6. Two pipes A and B together can fill a cistern in 4 hours. Had they been
opened separately, then B would have taken 6 hours more than A to fill the
cistern. How much time will be taken by A to fill the cistern separately?
A. 6 hours
B. 2 hours
C. 4 hours
D. 3 hours
B. 8 min
C. 6 min
D. 4 min
B. 25 min 20 sec
C. 29 min 20 sec
D. 20 min 10 sec
9. Two pipes can fill a tank in 25 and 30 minutes respectively and a waste
pipe can empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together
can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank is:
A. 250 gallons
B. 450 gallons
C. 120 gallons
D. 150 gallons
10. A tank is filled in 10 hours by three pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is twice
as fast as B and B is twice as fast as A. How much time will pipe A alone
take to fill the tank?
A. 70 hours
B. 30 hours
C. 35 hours
D. 50 hours
11. One pipe can fill a tank four times as fast as another pipe. If together
the two pipes can fill the tank in 36 minutes, then the slower pipe alone will
be able to fill the tank in:
A. 180 min
B. 144 min.
C. 126 min
D. 114 min
12. A tap can fill a tank in 4 hours. After half the tank is filled, three more
similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the tank
completely?
A. 3 hr
B. 1 hr 30 min
C. 2 hr 30 min
D. 2 hr
13. A tap can fill a tank in 4 hours. After half the tank is filled, two more
similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the tank
completely?
A. 1 hr 20 min
B. 4 hr
C. 3 hr
D. 2 hr 40 min
14. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours. After working at it
together for 2 hours, C is closed and A and B can fill the remaining part in 7
hours. The number of hours taken by C alone to fill the tank is:
A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
15. A large tanker can be filled by two pipes A and B in 60 minutes and 40
minutes respectively. How many minutes will it take to fill the tanker from
empty state if B is used for half the time and A and B fill it together for the
other half?
A. 15 min
B. 20 min
C. 27.5 min
D. 30 min
16. Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12, 15 and 20 hours respectively.
If A is open all the time and B and C are open for one hour each alternately,
the tank will be full in:
A. 623 hours
B. 6 hours
C. 712 hours
D. 7 hours
17. A leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full tank in 6 hours. An
inlet pipe fills water at the rate of 4 liters a minute. When the tank is full,
the inlet is opened and due to the leak, the tank is empty in 24 hours. How
many liters does the cistern hold?
A. 4010 litre
B. 2220 litre
C. 1920 litre
D. 2020 litre
B. 2.4 hr
C. 3.6 hr
D. 1.8 hr
19. Two taps A and B can fill a tank in 5 hours and 20 hours respectively. If
both the taps are open then due to a leakage, it took 40 minutes more to fill
the tank. If the tank is full, how long will it take for the leakage alone to
empty the tank?
A. 28 hr
B. 16 hr
C. 22 hr
D. 32 hr
20. Bucket P has thrice the capacity as bucket Q. It takes 80 turns for
bucket P to fill the empty drum. How many turns it will take for both the
buckets P and Q, having each turn together to fill the empty drum?
A. 30
B. 45
C. 60
D. 80
21. A booster pump can be used for filling as well as for emptying a tank.
The capacity of the tank is 2400 m3. The emptying of the tank is 10 m3 per
minute higher than its filling capacity and the pump needs 8 minutes lesser
to empty the tank than it needs to fill it. What is the filling capacity of the
pump?
A. 20 m3 / min.
B. 40 m3 / min.
C. 50 m3 / min.
D. 60 m3 / min.
22. Two pipes A and B can separately fill a cistern in 40 minutes and 30
minutes respectively. There is a third pipe in the bottom of the cistern to
empty it. If all the three pipes are simultaneously opened, then the cistern is
full in 20 minutes. In how much time, the third pipe alone can empty the
cistern?
A. 120 min
B. 100 min
C. 140 min
D. 80 min
23. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 9 hours and 3 hours respectively. If
they are opened on alternate hours and if pipe A is opened first, how many
hours, the tank shall be full?
A. 4 hr
B. 5 hr
C. 2 hr
D. 6 hr
24. 13 buckets of water fill a tank when the capacity of each bucket is 51
litres. How many buckets will be needed to fill the same tank, if the capacity
of each bucket is 17 litres?
A. 33
B. 29
C. 39
D. 42
25. Pipe A can fill a tank in 8 hours, pipe B in 4 hours and pipe C in 24
hours. If all the pipes are open, in how many hours will the tank be filled?
A. 2.4 hr
B. 3 hr
C. 4 hr
D. 4.2 hr
26. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank is 8 minutes and 14 minutes
respectively. If both the taps are opened simultaneously, and the tap A is
closed after 3 minutes, then how much more time will it take to fill the tank
by tap B?
A. 6 min 15 sec
B. 5 min 45 sec
C. 5 min 15 sec
D. 6 min 30 sec
27. A water tank is two-fifth full. Pipe A can fill a tank in 12 minutes and
pipe B can empty it in 6 minutes. If both the pipes are open, how long will it
take to empty or fill the tank completely?
A. 2.8 min
B. 4.2 min
C. 4.8 min
D. 5.6 min
28. Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 8 and 24 hours respectively. Pipe C can
empty it in 12 hours. If all the three pipes are opened together, then the
tank will be filled in:
A. 18 hr
B. 6 hr
C. 24 hr
D. 12 hr
29. One pipe can fill a tank 6 times as fast as another pipe. If together the
two pipes can fill the tank in 22 minutes, then the slower pipe alone will be
able to fill the tank in:
A. 164 min
B. 154 min
C. 134 min
D. 144 min
30. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 2 and 6 minutes respectively. If both
the pipes are used together, then how long will it take to fill the tank?
A. 3 min
B. 2.5 min
C. 2 min
D. 1.5 min
B. 10%
C. 447%
D. 5511%
2. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles.
If the profit is 25%, find out the value of x
A. 15
B. 25
C. 18
D. 16
3. If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. What is the profit percent?
A. 100
B. 10513
C. 6623
D. 120
4. In a shop, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but
the selling price remains constant, find out approximately what percentage
of the selling price is the profit?
A. 250%
B. 100%
C. 70%
D. 30%
5. A vendor bought bananas at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must
he sell to gain 20%?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
6. The percentage profit earned by selling an item for Rs. 1920 is equal to
the percentage loss incurred by selling the same item for Rs. 1280. At what
price should the item be sold to make 25% profit?
A. Insufficient Data
B. Rs. 3000
C. Rs. 2000
D. Rs. 2200
B. Rs. 80
C. Rs. 90
D. Rs. 72
8. A man buys a scooter for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is
the selling price of the scooter?
A. Rs. 1240
B. Rs. 1190
C. Rs. 1090
D. Rs. 1130
9. Murali purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of Rs. 375 per dozen. He
sold each one of them at the rate of Rs. 33. Find out his profit percentage.
A. 3.5
B. 5.6
C. 4.1
D. 3.4
10. Some items were bought at 6 items for Rs. 5 and sold at 5 items for Rs.
6. What is the gain percentage?
A. 44%
B. 3313
C. 3123
D. 30%
11. On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5
B. Rs. 60
C. Rs. 55
D. Rs. 34
12. When an item is sold for Rs. 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price
should that plot be sold to get a gain of 15%?
A. Rs. 25100
B. Rs. 24200
C. Rs. 25300
D. Rs. 21200
13. 100 oranges were bought at the rate of Rs. 350 and sold at the rate of
Rs. 48 per dozen. What is the percentage of profit or loss?
A. 1127% Loss
B. 1117% Profit
C. 1427% Profit
D. 1427% Loss
14. A shopkeeper sells one radio for Rs. 840 at a gain of 20% and another
for Rs. 960 at a loss of 4%. What is his total gain or loss percentage?
A. 5%
B. 6%
C. 61217%
D. 51517%
B. 5%
C. 4%
D. 7%
16. If a material is sold for Rs.34.80, there is a loss of 25%. Find out the
cost price of the material?
A. Rs.46.40
B. Rs.44
C. Rs.42
D. Rs.47.20
17. A fruit seller sells apples at the rate of Rs.9 per kg and thereby loses
20%. At what price per kg, he should have sold them to make a profit of
5%?
A. 11.32
B. 11
C. 12
D. 11.81
18. A trader gives 12% additional discount on the discounted price, after
giving an initial discount of 20% on the labeled price of an item. The final
sale price of the item is Rs.704. Find out the labeled price?
A. 1000
B. 2000
C. 1200
D. 920
19. A man sells two houses at the rate of Rs.1.995 lakhs each. On one he
gains 5% and on the other, he loses 5%. What is his gain or loss percent in
the whole transaction?
A. 0.25%.
B. .3%
C. .4%
D. .5%
20. John purchased a machine for Rs. 80,000. After spending Rs.5000 on
repair and Rs.1000 on transport he sold it with 25% profit. What price did
he sell the machine?
A. Rs.107000.
B. Rs.107500.
C. Rs.108500.
D. None of these
21. By selling an item for Rs.15, a trader loses one sixteenth of what it costs
him. The cost price of the item is
A. Rs.14
B. Rs.15
C. Rs.16
D. Rs.17
22. A shopkeeper sells his goods at cost price but uses a weight of 800 gm
B. 40%
C. 25%
D. 20%
23. Prasanth bought a car and paid 10 % less than the original price. He
sold it with 30% profit on the price he had paid. What percentage of profit
did he earn on the original price?
A. 17%
B. 16%
C. 18%
D. 14%
24. If a seller reduces the selling price of an item from Rs.400 to Rs.380, his
loss increases by 2%. What is the cost price of the item?
A. 1000
B. 800
C. 1200
D. 1100
25. A trader keeps the marked price of an item 35% above its cost price.
The percentage of discount allowed to gain 8% is
A. None
B. 30%
C. 25%
D. 20%
26. Arun bought a computer with 15% discount on the labeled price. He sold
the computer for Rs.2880 with 20% profit on the labeled price. At what price
did he buy the computer?
A. Rs.3000
B. Rs.2080
C. Rs.2040
D. Rs.2000
27. An item was sold for Rs.27.50 with a profit of 10%. If it was sold for
Rs.25.75, what would have been the percentage of profit or loss?
A. 3%
B. 2%
C. 4%
D. 5%
28. If selling price of an article is Rs. 250, profit percentage is 25%. Find the
ratio of the cost price and the selling price
A. 5: 3
B. 3 : 5
C. 4 : 5
D. 5 : 4
29. A material is purchased for Rs. 600. If one fourth of the material is sold
at a loss of 20% and the remaining at a gain of 10%, Find out the overall
gain or loss percentage?
A. 312%
B. 212%
C. 3%
D. 2%
30. A shopkeeper buys pencils at 9 for Rs. 16 and sells them at 11 for Rs.
22. Find out his loss or gain percentage?
A. 1212%
B. 12%
C. 14%
D. 1123%
B. 6
C. 5
D. 4
32. Sunil purchases two books at Rs.300 each. He sold one book 10% gain
and other at 10% loss. What is the total loss or gain in percentage?
A. 10% gain
B. 1% loss
C. No loss or no gain
D. 1% gain
9. SIMPLE INTREST
1. How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 900 to yield Rs. 81 as
B. 3 years
C. 1 year
D. 4 years
2. Arun took a loan of Rs. 1400 with simple interest for as many years as
the rate of interest. If he paid Rs.686 as interest at the end of the loan
period, what was the rate of interest?
A. 8%
B. 6%
C. 4%
D. 7%
B. Rs. 690
C. Rs. 650
D. Rs. 698
B. Rs. 1223
C. Rs. 2563
D. Rs. 2353
B. Rs. 7200
C. Rs. 6500
D. Rs. 7500
B. Rs. 150
C. Rs.225
D. Rs. 112.50
7. What will be the ratio of simple interest earned by certain amount at the
same rate of interest for 5 years and that for 15 years?
A. 3 : 2
B. 1 : 3
C. 2 : 3
D. 3 : 1
B. 12%
C. 8%
D. 5%
9. A certain amount earns simple interest of Rs. 1200 after 10 years. Had
the interest been 2% more, how much more interest would it have earned?
A. Rs. 25
B. None of these
C. Rs. 120
D. Cannot be determined
10. A man took loan from a bank at the rate of 8% p.a. simple interest.
After 4 years he had to pay Rs. 6200 interest only for the period. The
principal amount borrowed by him was:
A. Rs.17322
B. Rs.20245
C. Rs.18230
D. Rs.19375
11. A sum of Rs. 14,000 amounts to Rs. 22,400 in 12 years at the rate of
simple interest. What is the rate of interest?
A. 7%
B. 6%
C. 5%
D. 4%
12. A sum of Rs. 725 is lent in the beginning of a year at a certain rate of
interest. After 8 months, a sum of Rs. 362.50 more is lent but at the rate
twice the former. At the end of the year, Rs. 33.50 is earned as interest from
both the loans. What was the original rate of interest?
A. 3.46%
B. None of these
C. 4.5%
D. 5%
B. 10.25%
C. 10.5%
D. 10%
14. A lent Rs. 5000 to B for 2 years and Rs. 3000 to C for 4 years on simple
interest at the same rate of interest and received Rs. 2200 in all from both
of them as interest. The rate of interest per annum is:
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 7%
D. 8%
15. What annual payment will discharge a debt of Rs. 6450 due in 4 years at
5% per annum?
A. Rs.1500
B. Rs.1400
C. Rs.1800
D. Rs.1600
16. A lends Rs. 1500 to B and a certain sum to C at the same time at 8%
per annum simple interest. If after 4 years, A altogether receives Rs. 1400
as interest from B and C, then the sum lent to C is
A. Rs.2875
B. Rs.1885
C. Rs.2245
D. Rs.2615
B. 620%
C. 780%
D. 640%
B. 4%
C. 8%
D. 12%
B. 11%
C. 266.67%
D. 26.67%
20. Divide Rs. 2379 into 3 parts so that their amount after 2,3 and 4 years
respectively may be equal, the rate of interest being 5% per annum at
simple interest. The first part is
A. Rs. 828
B. Rs. 746
C. Rs. 248
D. Rs. 1024
21. In how many years, Rs. 150 will produce the same interest at 6% as Rs.
800 produce in 2 years at 4% ?
A. 4 years
B. 6 years
C. 8 years
D. 9 years
22. A sum of Rs. 2500 amounts to Rs. 3875 in 4 years at the rate of simple
interest. What is the rate of interest?
A. 12.25%
B. 12%
C. 6%
D. 13.75%
23. What is the interest due after 40 days for Rs. 3200 at 10%
A. 35.07
B. 36.21
C. 35.52
D. 34
24. What is the rate of interest at which Rs.150 becomes Rs. 220 in 10
years.
A. 113%
B. 143%
C. 12%
D. 14%
25. A person invested in all Rs. 2600 at 4%, 6% and 8% per annum simple
interest. At the end of the year, he got the same interest in all three cases.
The money invested at 4% is:
A. Rs.2200
B. Rs.800
C. Rs.1600
D. Rs.1200
B. Rs.2000
C. Rs.6000
D. Rs.3000
27. A sum of Rs. 1550 was lent partly at 5% and partly at 8% p.a. simple
interest. The total interest received after 3 years was Rs. 300. The ratio of
the money lent at 5% to that lent at 8% is:
A. 16 : 15
B. 15 : 16
C. 15 : 8
D. 8 : 15
28. A sum of money doubles in 12 years. In how many years, it will treble at
S.I.
A. 12 years
B. 8 years
C. 6 years
D. 24 years
29. A man invests a certain sum of money at 6% per annum simple interest
and another sum at 7% per annum simple interest. His income from interest
after 2 years was Rs. 354. One-forth of the first sum is equal to one-fifth of
the second sum. The total sum invested was :
A. Rs.3100
B. Rs.2700
C. Rs.2200
D. Rs.1800
30. The interest on a certain deposit at 5% per annum is Rs. 101.20 in one
year. How much will the additional interest in one year be on the same
deposit at 6% per annum?
A. Rs.20.8
B. Rs.19.74
C. Rs.20.24
D. Rs.19.5
B. Rs.2000
C. Rs.6000
D. Rs.3000
27. A sum of Rs. 1550 was lent partly at 5% and partly at 8% p.a. simple
interest. The total interest received after 3 years was Rs. 300. The ratio of
the money lent at 5% to that lent at 8% is:
A. 16 : 15
B. 15 : 16
C. 15 : 8
D. 8 : 15
28. A sum of money doubles in 12 years. In how many years, it will treble at
S.I.
A. 12 years
B. 8 years
C. 6 years
D. 24 years
29. A man invests a certain sum of money at 6% per annum simple interest
and another sum at 7% per annum simple interest. His income from interest
after 2 years was Rs. 354. One-forth of the first sum is equal to one-fifth of
the second sum. The total sum invested was :
A. Rs.3100
B. Rs.2700
C. Rs.2200
D. Rs.1800
30. The interest on a certain deposit at 5% per annum is Rs. 101.20 in one
year. How much will the additional interest in one year be on the same
deposit at 6% per annum?
A. Rs.20.8
B. Rs.19.74
C. Rs.20.24
D. Rs.19.5
31. A sum was put a simple interest at a certain rate for 2 years. Had it
been put at 4% higher rate, it would have fetched Rs. 60 more. The sum is:
A. Rs.750
B.
Rs.700
C. Rs.820
D.
Rs.940
32. The simple interest at x% for x years will be Rs. x on a sum of:
A. Rs. x
B. Rs. x2
C. Rs. 100x
D. Rs. 100x2
B. 10%
C. 11%
D. 12%
34. If the simple interest on Rs. 2000 is less than the Simple Interest on Rs.
3000 at 5% by Rs. 50, find the time.
A. 2.5 year
B. 1 year
C. 1.5 year
D. 2 year
35. A sum of Rs. 7700 is to be divided among three brothers Vikas, Vijay
and Viraj in such a way that simple interest on each part at 5% per annum
after 1, 2 and 3 years respectively remains equal. The Share of Vikas is
more than that of Viraj by
A. Rs.1200
B. Rs.1400
C. Rs.2200
D. Rs.2800
10.COMPOUND INTREST
1. What is the difference between the compound interests on Rs. 5000 for
112 years at 4% per annum compounded yearly and half-yearly?
A. Rs. 2.04
B. Rs. 4.80
C. Rs. 3.06
D. Rs. 8.30
B. Rs. 121
C. Rs. 123
D. Rs. 122
B. Rs.3714
C. Rs.4612
D. Rs.4634
4. The compound interest on Rs. 30,000 at 7% per annum is Rs. 4347. The
period (in years) is:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 3.5
B. Rs.645
C. Rs.525
D. Rs.625
B. 12%
C. 8%
D. 6%
B. Rs. 62
C. Rs. 61.5
D. Rs. 64
8. The difference between simple interest and compound on Rs. 900 for one
year at 10% per annum reckoned half-yearly is:
A. Rs. 3
B. Rs. 2.25
C. Rs. 4.5
D. Rs. 4
9. What will be the compound interest on a sum of Rs. 40,000 after 3 years
at the rate of 11 p.c.p.a.?
A. Rs. 14705.24
B. Rs. 14602.25
C. Rs. 14822.26
D. Rs. 14322.10
10. At what rate of compound interest per annum will a sum of Rs. 1400
B. 5%
C. 6%
D. 8%
11. The least number of complete years in which a sum of money put out at
20% compound interest will be more than doubled is
A. 5
B. 4
C. 4
D. 2
B. 6.08%
C. 6.06%
D. 6.09%
13. Arun invested an amount of Rs. 20000 in a fixed deposit scheme for 2
years at compound interest rate 4 p.c.p.a. How much amount will Arun get
on maturity of the fixed deposit?
A. 20342
B. 21632
C. 22324
D. 24120
14. Simple interest on a certain sum of money for 4 years at 5% per annum
is half the compound interest on Rs. 3000 for 2 years at 10% per annum.
The sum placed on simple interest is:
A. Rs.1575
B. Rs. 2200
C. Rs. 1200
D. Rs. 1625
15. The compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years at 10% per annum
is Rs. 525. The simple interest on the same sum for double the time at half
the rate percent per annum is:
A. Rs. 500
B. Rs. 400
C. Rs. 450
D. Rs. 600
16. The difference between simple interest and compound on Rs. 2400 for
one year at 10% per annum reckoned half-yearly is:
A. Rs. 4
B. Rs. 6
C. Rs. 3
D. Rs. 2
17. The Simple interest on a certain sum for 2 years at 20% per annum is
Rs. 80. The corresponding compound interest is
A. Rs. 66
B. Rs. 82
C. Rs. 86
D. Rs. 88
18. The Compound interest on Rs. 20,480 at 6 14 % per annum for 2 years
73 days, is :
A. Rs. 2929
B. Rs. 2219
C. Rs. 3021
D. Rs. 3049
B. Rs. 822
C. Rs. 840
D. Rs. 816
B. Rs. 11200
C. Rs. 8840
D. Rs. 12600
21. A sum of money is borrowed and paid back in two annual instalments of
Rs. 882 each allowing 5% compound interest. The sum borrowed was:
A. Rs.1820
B. Rs.1640
C. Rs.1260
D. Rs.1440
22. What sum invested for 2 years at 14% compounded annually will grow
to Rs. 5458.32?
A. 4120
B. 3300
C. 4200
D. 4420
23. If the difference between the simple interest and compound interests on
some principal amount at 20% for 3 years is Rs. 48, then the principal
amount is
A. Rs. 365
B. Rs. 325
C. Rs. 395
D. Rs. 375
24. Andrews earns an interest of Rs. 1596 for the third year and Rs. 1400
for the second year on the same sum. Find the rate of interest if it is lent at
compound interest.
A. 12%
B. 13%
C. 14%
D. 15%
B. 38266
C. 38416
D. 38226
26. If the compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years in Rs. 80.80 and
the simple interest Rs. 80; then the rate of interest per annum is
A. 2%
B. 1%
C. 3%
D. 4%
27. The compound interest on a sum for 2 years is Rs. 832 and the simple
interest on the same sum for the same period is Rs. 800. The difference
between the compound and simple interest for 3 years will be
A. Rs. 48
B. Rs. 66.56
C. None of these
D. Rs. 98.56
28. On a certain sum of money, the simple interest for 2 years is Rs. 200 at
the rate of 7% per annum. Find the difference in C.I. and S.I.
A. None of these
B. Rs. 9
C. Rs. 7
D. Rs. 11
B. Rs. 8000
C. Rs. 12000
D. Rs. 14000
B. 25%
C. 20%
D. 12%
11. SIMPLIFICATION
1. The price of 80 apples is equal to that of 120 oranges. The price of 60
apples and 75 oranges together is Rs.1320. The total price of 25 apples and
40 oranges is
A. Rs. 660
B. Rs. 620
C. Rs. 820
D. Rs. 780
40 oranges is
A. Rs.920
B. Rs.940
C. Rs.880
D. Rs.900
3. There are two buildings P and Q. If 15 persons are sent from P to Q, then
the number of persons in each building is the same. If 20 persons are sent
from Q to P, then the number of persons in P is double the number of
persons in Q. How many persons are there in building P?
A. 80
B. 140
C. 120
D. 90
4. The price of 3 tables and 4 chairs is Rs. 3300. With the same money one
can buy 2 tables and 10 chairs. If one wants to buy 1 table and 1 chair, how
much does he need to pay?
A. Rs.940
B. Rs.1050
C. Rs.1040
D. Rs.950
5. There are 6 working days in a regular week and for each day, the working
hours are 10. A man earns Rs. 2.10 per hour for regular work and Rs. 4.20
per hour for overtime. If he earns Rs.525 in 4 weeks, how many hours did
he work?
A. 245
B. 285
C. 275
D. 255
6. A man has some hens and cows. If the number of heads be 48 and the
number of feet equals 140, then the number of hens will be
A. 22
B. 24
C. 26
D. 20
7. A sum of Rs.2200 has been divided among A, B and C such that A gets
1/4 of what B gets and B gets 1/5 of what C gets. What is B's share?
A. Rs.341
B. Rs.364
C. Rs.372
D. Rs.352
8. A fires 5 shots to B's 3 but A kills only once in 3 shots while B kills once in
2 shots. When B has missed 27 times, A has killed:
A. 30 birds
B. 22 birds
C. 18 birds
D. 38 birds
B. 40
C. 20
D. 50
B. 64.5
C. 62.5
D. 60.5
11. John gets on the elevator at the 14th floor of a building and rides up at
the rate of 84 floors per minute. At the same time, Vinod gets on an
elevator at the 58th floor of the same building and rides down at the rate of
92 floors per minute. If they continue travelling at these rates, then at which
floor will their paths cross?
A. 38
B. 36
C. 32
D. 35
12. A man has Rs. 312 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five-rupee
notes and twenty-rupee notes. The number of notes of each denomination is
equal. What is the total number of notes that he has ?
A. 36
B. 24
C. 28
D. 32
13. Free notebooks were distributed equally among children of a class. The
number of notebooks each child got was one-eighth of the number of
children. Had the number of children been half, each child would have got 16
notebooks. Total how many notebooks were distributed?
A. 602
B. 528
C. 423
D. 512
14. 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. 25
B. 18
C. 27
D. 17
15. (723+1992)2(7231992)27231992 = ?
A. 4
B. 33
C. 6
D. 1
B. Rs. 44000
C. Rs. 58000
D. Rs. 92000
17. 8 / 4 / 2 = ?
A. 4
B. 1
C. 0
D. 2
18. 20 + 20 2 = ?
A. 40
B. 50
C. 60
D. 70
19. 25 / 5 5 = ?
A. 25
B. 15
C. 20
D. 30
20. 5 5 / 5 = ?
A. 5
B. 1
C. 10
D. 25
B. 4a
C. a
D. -2a
22. 213+312+414 = ?
A. 10112
B. 1016
C. 1014
D. 1012
B. 0
C. 14
D. 12
24. 14+14+14+14=?
A. 24305
B. 164
C. 72305
D. 81320
25. If the number of boys in a class are 8 times the number of girls, which
value can never be the total number of students?
A. 27
B. 45
C. 81
D. 42
B. 234
C. 214
D. 34
B. 300
C. 200
D. 100
28. In a group of ducks and cows, the total number of legs are 28 more than
twice the number of heads. Find the total number of cows.
A. 14
B. 12
C. 16
D. 8
B. 40
C. 60
D. 80
30. A room has equal number of men and women. Eight women left the
room, leaving twice as many men as women in the room . What was the
total number of men and women present in the room initially?
A. 32
B. 34
C. 28
D. 30
31. From a group of boys and girls, 15 girls leave. They are then left 2 boys
for each girl. After this, 45 boys leave. There are then 5 girls for each boy.
Find the number of girls in the beginning
A. 40
B. 20
C. 32
D. 60
32. How many pieces of 85 cm length can be cut from a rod of 42.5 meters
long?
A. 15
B. 20
C. 2
D. 50
33. In a garden, there are 10 rows and 12 columns of mango trees. The
distance between the two trees is 2 metres and a distance of one metre is
left from all sides of the boundary of the garden. What is the length of the
garden?
A. 30 m
B. 28 m
C. 26 m
D. 24 m
34. In a garden, 26 trees are planted at equal distances along a yard 300
metres long, one tree being at each end of the yard. What is the distance
between two consecutive trees?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 14
D. 12
35. A boy was asked to multiply a number by 22. He instead multiplied the
number by 44 and got the answer 308 more than the correct answer. What
was the number to be multiplied?
A. 16
B. 10
C. 14
D. 12
and loses 1 mark for every wrong answer. If he attempts all 80 questions
and secures 120 marks, How many questions does he answer correctly?
A. 30
B. 60
C. 50
D. 40
B. 8 hrs 45 min
C. 7 hrs 45 min
D. 9 hts 20 min
B. 4.2
C. 6.1
D. 7.2
B. 11
C. 10
D. 9
B. 242 km
C. 224 km
D. 112 km
B. 35 km/hr
C. 25 km/hr
D. 40 km/hr
B. 38
C. 40
D. 42
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
8. Two boys starts from the same place walking at the rate of 5 kmph and
5.5 kmph respectively in the same direction. What time will they take to be
8.5 km apart?
A. 17 hr
B. 14 hr
C. 12 hr
D. 19 hr
B. 5 kmph
C. 4 kmph
D. 7 kmph
10. A car travels first 160 km at 64 km/hr and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr.
What is the average speed for the first 320 km of the tour?
A. 70.24 km/hr
B. 74. 24 km/hr
C. 71.11 km/hr
D. 72.21 km/hr
B. 14 km
C. 16 km
D. 18 km
12. Walking 6/7th of his usual speed, a man is 12 minutes too late. What is
the usual time taken by him to cover that distance?
A. 1 hr 42 min
B. 1 hr
C. 2 hr
D. 1 hr 12 min
13. A man goes to his office from his house at a speed of 3 km/hr and
returns at a speed of 2 km/hr. If he takes 5 hours in going and coming, what
is the distance between his house and office?
A. 3 km
B. 4 km
C. 5 km
D. 6 km
B. 10 kmph
C. 10.2 kmph
D. 10.8 kmph
B. 680 km/hr
C. 700 km/hr
D. 720 km/hr
16. A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the
same time and reach point B 75 kms away from A at the same time. On the
way, however, the train lost about 12.5 minutes while stopping at the
stations. What is the speed of the car?
A. 80 kmph
B. 102 kmph
C. 120 kmph
D. 140 kmph
17. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather.
Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of
flight increased by 30 minutes. What is the duration of the flight ?
A. 2 hour
B. 112 hour
C. 12 hour
D. 1 hour
B. 70 km
C. 60 km
D. 50 km
19. The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train
runs 400 km in 4 hours, What is the the speed of the first train?
A. 85 km/hr
B. 87.5 km/hr
C. 90 km/hr
D. 92.5 km/hr
20. It takes eight hours for a 600 km journey, if 120 km is done by train and
the rest by car. It takes 20 minutes more, if 200 km is done by train and the
rest by car. What is the ratio of the speed of the train to that of the car?
A. 3 : 4
B. 2 : 3
C. 1 : 2
D. 1 : 3
21. Arun is traveling on his cycle and has calculated to reach point A at 2 pm
if he travels at 10 kmph, he will reach there at 12 noon if he travels at 15
B. 10 kmph
C. 12 kmph
D. 14 kmph
22. A car travels at an average of 50 miles per hour for 212 hours and then
travels at a speed of 70 miles per hour for 112 hours. How far did the car
travel in the entire 4 hours?
A. 210 miles
B. 230 miles
C. 250 miles
D. 260 miles
23. The speed of a bus increases by 2 km after every one hour. If the
distance travelling in the first one hour was 35 km. what was the total
distance travelled in 12 hours?
A. 422 km
B. 552 km
C. 502 km
D. 492 km
24. Sound is said to travel in air at about 1100 feet per second. A man hears
the axe striking the tree, 11/5seconds after he sees it strike the tree. How far
is the man from the wood chopper?
A. 1800 ft
B. 2810 ft
C. 3020 ft
D. 2420 ft
25. An athlete runs 200 metres race in 24 seconds. What is his speed?
A. 20 km/hr
B. 25 km/hr
C. 27.5 km/hr
D. 30 km/hr
26. A train is moving at the speed of 80 km/hr. What is its speed in metres
per second?
A. 2229 m/s
B. 22 m/s
C. 2119 m/sec
D. 21 m/s
27. The distance between two cities A and B is 330 km. A train starts from A
at 8 a.m. and travel towards B at 60 km/hr. Another train starts from B at 9
a.m. and travels towards A at 75 Km/hr. At what time will they meet?
A. 10.30 a.m.
B. 10 a.m.
C. 12 noon
D. 11 a.m.
B. 1280
C. 1320
D. 1340
B. 7 hrs 14 min
C. 7 hrs 22 min
D. 6 hrs
B. 56 km/hr
C. 52 km/hr
D. 48 km/hr
31. A man in a train notices that he can count 21 telephone posts in one
minute. If they are known to be 50 metres apart, at what speed is the train
travelling?
A. 61 km/hr
B. 56 km/hr
C. 63 km/hr
D. 60 km/hr
B. 1 : 2
C. 4 : 3
D. 3 : 4
B. 12 km/hr
C. 10 km/hr
D. 8 km/hr
B. 7/15
C. 11/15
D. 2/11
2. P can lay railway track between two stations in 16 days. Q can do the
same job in 12 days. With the help of R, they completes the job in 4 days.
How much days does it take for R alone to complete the work?
A. 9(3/5) days
B. 9(1/5) days
C. 9(2/5) days
D. 10 days
A. 10 days
B. 14 days
C. 15 days
D. 9 days
B. 22 days
C. 24 days
D. 26 days
B. Rs. 600
C. Rs. 420
D. Rs. 400
B. 6 days
C. 2 days
D. 8 days
B. 6 hours
C. 8 hours
D. 10 hours
8. P can do a work in the same time in which Q and R together can do it. If
P and Q work together, the work can be completed in 10 days. R alone
needs 50 days to complete the same work. then Q alone can do it in
A. 30 days
B. 25 days
C. 20 days
D. 15 days
B. 22 days
C. 31 days
D. 22 days
10. Machine P can print one lakh books in 8 hours. Machine Q can print the
same number of books in 10 hours while machine R can print the same in 12
hours. All the machines started printing at 9 A.M. Machine P is stopped at 11
A.M. and the remaining two machines complete work. Approximately at
what time will the printing of one lakh books be completed?
A. 3 pm
B. 2 pm
C. 1:00 pm
D. 11 am
11. P can finish a work in 18 days. Q can finish the same work in 15 days. Q
worked for 10 days and left the job. how many days does P alone need to
finish the remaining work?
A. 8
B. 5
C. 4
D. 6
12. 3 men and 7 women can complete a work in 10 days . But 4 men and 6
women need 8 days to complete the same work . In how many days will 10
women complete the same work?
A. 50
B. 40
C. 30
D. 20
13. A and B can finish a work 30 days if they work together. They worked
together for 20 days and then B left. A finished the remaining work in
another 20 days. In how many days A alone can finish the work?
A. 60
B. 50
C. 40
D. 30
14. A can complete a work in 12 days with a working of 8 hours per day. B
can complete the same work in 8 days when working 10 hours a day. If A
and B work together, working 8 hours a day, the work can be completed in
--- days.
A. 5 511
B. 4 511
C. 6 411
D. 6 511
B. 11
C. 13
D. 15
16. P, Q and R can complete a work in 24, 6 and 12 days respectively. The
work will be completed in --- days if all of them are working together.
A. 2
B. 3 37
C. 4
D. 5
17. 10 men can complete a work in 7 days. But 10 women need 14 days to
complete the same work. How many days will 5 men and 10 women need to
complete the work?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
18. Kamal will complete work in 20 days. If Suresh is 25% more efficient
than Kamal, he can complete the work in --- days.
A. 14
B. 16
C. 18
D. 20
19. Anil and Suresh are working on a special assignment. Anil needs 6 hours
to type 32 pages on a computer and Suresh needs 5 hours to type 40
pages. If both of them work together on two different computers, how much
time is needed to type an assignment of 110 pages?
A. 7 hour 15 minutes
B. 7 hour 30 minutes
C. 8 hour 15 minutes
D. 8 hour 30 minutes
B. 10 days
C. 14 days
D. 22 days
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
22. P and Q can complete a work in 15 days and 10 days respectively. They
started the work together and then Q left after 2 days. P alone completed
the remaining work. The work was finished in --- days.
A. 12
B. 16
C. 20
D. 24
23. P and Q can do a work in 30 days. Q and R can do the same work in 24
days and R and P in 20 days. They started the work together, but Q and R
left after 10 days. How many days more will P take to finish the work?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 18
D. 22
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
25. A work can be finished in 16 days by twenty women. The same work can
be finished in fifteen days by sixteen men. The ratio between the capacity of
a man and a woman is
A. 1:3
B. 4:3
C. 2:3
D. 2:1
B. 8
C. 12
D. 4
27. P can do a work in 24 days. Q can do the same work in 9 days and R can
do the same in 12 days. Q and R start the work and leave after 3 days. P
finishes the remaining work in --- days.
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
28. If daily wages of a man is double to that of a woman, how many men
should work for 25 days to earn Rs.14400? Given that wages for 40 women
for 30 days are Rs.21600.
A. 12
B. 14
C. 16
D. 18
29. P,Q and R together earn Rs.1620 in 9 days. P and R can earn Rs.600 in 5
days. Q and R in 7 days can earn Rs.910. How much amount does R can
earn per day?
A. Rs.40
B. Rs.70
C. Rs.90
D. Rs.100
30. Assume that 20 cows and 40 goats can be kept for 10 days for Rs.460.
If the cost of keeping 5 goats is the same as the cost of keeping 1 cow, what
will be the cost for keeping 50 cows and 30 goats for 12 days?
A. Rs.1104
B. Rs.1000
C. Rs.934
D. Rs.1210
31. There is a group of persons each of whom can complete a piece of work
in 16 days, when they are working individually. On the first day one person
works, on the second day another person joins him, on the third day one
more person joins them and this process continues till the work is
completed. How many days are needed to complete the work?
A. 3 14 days
B. 4 13 days
C. 5 16 days
D. 6 15 days
B. 160 metres
C. 200 metres
D. 120 metres
B. 245 m
C. 235 m
D. 220 m
B. 180 km/hr
C. 152 km/hr
D. 169 km/hr
B. 99 s
C. 89 s
D. 80 s
5. A train 360 m long runs with a speed of 45 km/hr. What time will it take
to pass a platform of 140 m long?
A. 38 sec
B. 35 s
C. 44 sec
D. 40 s
B. 3 : 1
C. 1 : 3
D. 3 : 2
B. 36
C. 18
D. 22
8. Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same
direction at 46 km/hr and 36 km/hr. If the faster train passes the slower
train in 36 seconds,what is the length of each train?
A. 88
B. 70
C. 62
D. 50
9. Two trains having length of 140 m and 160 m long run at the speed of 60
km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively in opposite directions (on parallel tracks).
The time which they take to cross each other, is
A. 10.8 s
B. 12 s
C. 9.8 s
D. 8 s
10. Two trains are moving in opposite directions with speed of 60 km/hr and
90 km/hr respectively. Their lengths are 1.10 km and 0.9 km respectively.
the slower train cross the faster train in --- seconds
A. 56
B. 48
C. 47
D. 26
11. A train passes a platform in 36 seconds. The same train passes a man
standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr,
The length of the platform is
A. None of these
B. 280 meter
C. 240 meter
D. 200 meter
12. A train moves past a post and a platform 264 m long in 8 seconds and
20 seconds respectively. What is the speed of the train?
A. 79.2 km/hr
B. 69 km/hr
C. 74 km/hr
D. 61 km/hr
13. Two trains having equal lengths, take 10 seconds and 15 seconds
respectively to cross a post. If the length of each train is 120 meters, in
what time (in seconds) will they cross each other when traveling in opposite
direction?
A. 10
B. 25
C. 12
D. 20
14. Two trains, one from P to Q and the other from Q to P, start
simultaneously. After they meet, the trains reach their destinations after 9
hours and 16 hours respectively. The ratio of their speeds is
A. 2 : 3
B. 2 :1
C. 4 : 3
D. 3 : 2
B. 4.2 min
C. 3.4 min
D. 5.5 min
16. A train runs at the speed of 72 kmph and crosses a 250 m long platform
in 26 seconds. What is the length of the train?
A. 270 m
B. 210 m
C. 340 m
D. 130 m
17. A train overtakes two persons who are walking in the same direction to
that of the train at 2 kmph and 4 kmph and passes them completely in 9
and 10 seconds respectively. What is the length of the train?
A. 62 m
B. 54 m
C. 50 m
D. 55 m
B. 360 m
C. 480 m
D. 400 m
19. A train having a length of 270 meter is running at the speed of 120
B. 190 m
C. 210 m
D. 230 m
20. Two trains, each 100 m long are moving in opposite directions. They
cross each other in 8 seconds. If one is moving twice as fast the other, the
speed of the faster train is
A. 75 km/hr
B. 60 km/hr
C. 35 km/hr
D. 70 km/hr
21. Two stations P and Q are 110 km apart on a straight track. One train
starts from P at 7 a.m. and travels towards Q at 20 kmph. Another train
starts from Q at 8 a.m. and travels towards P at a speed of 25 kmph. At
what time will they meet?
A. 10.30 a.m
B. 10 a.m.
C. 9.10 a.m.
D. 11 a.m.
22. A train overtakes two persons walking along a railway track. The first
person walks at 4.5 km/hr and the other walks at 5.4 km/hr. The train needs
8.4 and 8.5 seconds respectively to overtake them. What is the speed of the
train if both the persons are walking in the same direction as the train?
A. 81 km/hr
B. 88 km/hr
C. 62 km/hr
D. 46 km/hr
B. 8 sec
C. 6 sec
D. 4 sec
24. A 300 metre long train crosses a platform in 39 seconds while it crosses
a post in 18 seconds. What is the length of the platform?
A. 150 m
B. 350 m
C. 420 m
D. 600 m
B. 300 m
C. 400 m
D. 180 m
26. A train , 800 meter long is running with a speed of 78 km/hr. It crosses
a tunnel in 1 minute. What is the length of the tunnel (in meters)?
A. 440 m
B. 500 m
C. 260 m
D. 430 m
27. Two train each 500 m long, are running in opposite directions on parallel
tracks. If their speeds are 45 km/hr and 30 km/hr respectively, the time
taken by the slower train to pass the driver of the faster one is
A. 50 sec
B. 58 sec
C. 24 sec
D. 22 sec
28. Two trains are running at 40 km/hr and 20 km/hr respectively in the
same direction. If the fast train completely passes a man sitting in the
slower train in 5 seconds, the length of the fast train is :
A. 19 m
B. 2779 m
C. 1329 m
D. 33 m
29. Two trains are running in opposite directions in the same speed. The
length of each train is 120 meter. If they cross each other in 12 seconds, the
B. 36
C. 28
D. 20
B. 76 kmph
C. 44 kmph
D. 58 kmph
31. How many seconds will a 500 meter long train moving with a speed of
63 km/hr, take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3 km/hr in the
direction of the train ?
A. 42
B. 50
C. 30
D. 28
B. 584632125
C. 544638125
D. 584638125
B. 8
C. 4
D. 2
B. 9999
C. 9988
D. 9900
B. 4200
C. 3060
D. 3210
5. (64 - 12)2 + 4 x 64 x 12 =?
A. 5246
B. 4406
C. 5126
D. 5776
6. 121 x 54 =?
A. 68225
B. 75625
C. 72325
D. 71225
B. (7 x 223 )
C. (216 - 1)
D. (216 + 1)
8. How many of the following numbers are divisible by 132 ? 264, 396, 462,
792, 968, 2178, 5184, 6336
A. 4
B. 3
C. 6
D. 8
B. False
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 0
11. 5216 x 51 = ?
A. 266016
B. 212016
C. 266436
D. 216314
B. 61212
C. 512216
D. 3125832
13. 719719+347347719347719719719+347347347=?
A. 1372
B. 25133
C. 11066
D. 56
B. 7
C. 5
D. 9
B. 6 only
C. 12 only
D. None of these
B. 18322
C. 13032
D. 18662
B. 22
C. 33
D. 66
18. (912+643)2+(912643)2(912912+643643)=?
A. 122
B. 2
C. 1
D. None of these
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
B. 1223441288
C. 2142579288
D. 2142339288
B. 7
C. 3
D. 6
B. n2
C. 12(n1)
D. 12(n+1)
23. What least number should be added to 1056, so that the sum is
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
B. 1851404
C. 1951404
D. 1954404
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
B. 27474
C. 21224
D. 27224
27. the difference between a positive fraction and its reciprocal is 9/20 find
the sum of that fraction and its reciprocal.
A. 4120
B. 1720
C. 1120
D. 920
B. 148
C. 150
D. 152
29. How many natural numbers are there between 43 and 200 which are
exactly divisible by 6?
A. 28
B. 26
C. 24
D. 22
B. 100011
C. 100012
D. 100013
31. If x and y are positive integers such that (3x + 7y) is a multiple of 11,
then which of the followings are divisible by 11?
A. 9x + 4y
B. x + y + 4
C. 4x - 9y
D. 4x + 6y
B. 220
C. 210
D. 280
33. 852852852212212212852852+852212+212212=?
A. 640
B. 620
C. 740
D. None of these
34. 2664126=?
A. 43
B. 41
C. 37
D. 33
35. (422+404)2(4422404)=?
A. None of these
B. 342
C. 324
D. 312
36. Which one of the following can't be the square of natural number ?
A. 128242
B. 128881
C. 130321
D. 131044
B. 54250
C. 52150
D. None of these
D. n is prime
39. The number 97215*6 is completely divisible by 11. What is the smallest
whole number in place of * ?
A. 4
B. 2
C. 1
D. 3
B. 375
C. 55
D. 385
41. If the product 4864 9a2 is divisible by 12, then what is the value of a?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 5
D. 6
B. -3200
C. 3120
D. 3200
B. 34
C. 12
D. None of these
44. What least number should be subtracted from 13601 such that the
remainder is divisible by 87 ?
A. 27
B. 28
C. 29
D. 30
B. 165642
C. 202860
D. 112330
B. 2
C. 1
D. 4
47. 12 + 22 + 32 + ... + 82 = ?
A. 204
B. 200
C. 182
D. 214
48. 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 12 = ?
A. 66
B. 68
C. 76
D. 78
49. 13 + 23 + 33 + ... + 63 = ?
A. 451
B. 441
C. 421
D. 401
B. 437
C. 247
D. 203
B. 6
C. 4
D. 7
B. 115919
C. 115939
D. 115929
53. 612612612+321321321612612612321+321321=?
A. 933
B. 1000
C. 712
D. 843
54. How many terms are there in the G.P. 4, 8, 16, 32, ... , 1024?
A. 9
B. 8
C. 7
D. 6
B. 178121
C. 168921
D. 162481
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2
57. In a division sum, the remainder is 0 when a student mistook the divisor
by 12 instead of 21 and obtained 35 as quotient. What is the correct
quotient ?
A. 25
B. 20
C. 15
D. 10
B. 306100
C. 306200
D. 306400
B. 100
C. 1000
D. 10000
A. 246
B. 248
C. 248.12
D. 248.22
B. 46
C. 8
D. 50
62. How many even prime numbers are there less than 50?
A. 1
B. 15
C. 2
D. 16
B. 14
C. 15
D. 16
64. What is the difference between local value and face value of 7 in the
numerical 657903?
A. 6993
B. 69993
C. 7000
D. 7
B. 14625
C. 14715
D. 14725
B. 22608258
C. 22608268
D. 23708258
B. 223521407
C. 123527407
D. 122858407
B. 25
C. 15
D. 34
69. If P and Q are odd numbers, then which of the following is even ?
A. P + Q
B. PQ
C. P + Q + 1
D. PQ + 2
70. Which of the following numbers will completely divide (3 19 + 320 + 321 +
322) ?
A. 25
B. 16
C. 11
D. 12
B. 99924
C. 99926
D. 99928
B. 10054
C. 10056
D. 10058
A. 351
B. 361
C. 371
D. 379
74. 320 2 3 = ?
A. None of these
B. 53.33
C. 160
D. 106
75. 476**0 is divisible by both 3 and 11. What are the non-zero digits in the
hundred's and ten's places respectively?
A. 8 and 5
B. 6 and 5
C. 8 and 2
D. 6 and 2
76. On dividing 2272 as well as 875 by 3-digit number N, we get the same
remainder. What is the sum of the digits of N?
A. 11
B. 10
C. 9
D. 8
B. 101
C. 130
D. 129
B. 47554
C. 466654
D. 4646652
79. What is the sum all even natural numbers between 1 and 101?
A. 5050
B. 2550
C. 5040
D. 2540
80. A boy multiplies 987 by a certain number and obtained 559981 as his
answer. If in the answer both 9 are wrong , but the other digits are correct,
then what will be the correct answer?
A. 556581
B. 555681
C. 555181
D. 553681
81. Which one of the following cannot be the square of natural number ?
A. 15186125824
B. 49873162329
C. 14936506225
D. 60625273287
B. 1248
C. 2348
D. 7178
83. 3 + 32 + 33 + ... + 38 = ?
A. 9820
B. 9240
C. 9840
D. 9220
B. 724036589
C. 734036589
D. 734036129
85. 32 + 33 + 34 + ... + 42 = ?
A. 397
B. 407
C. 417
D. 427
86. What is the digit in the unit place of the number represented by (7 95 358)
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
87. What is the unit digit in the number represented by [365 659 771]
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
B. 20328
C. 20288
D. 24288
B. 93010688
C. 93110678
D. 83110688
B. 4700
C. 4800
D. 4900
B. 158
C. 168
D. 178
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12
A. 44000
B. 42000
C. 38000
D. 40000
B. 363
C. 364
D. 560
95. The sum of the two numbers is 11 and their product is 24. What is the
sum of the reciprocals of these numbers ?
A. 712
B. 1112
C. 1124
D. 78
96. What is the difference between the place values of two sevens in the
numeral 54709479 ?
A. 699930
B. 699990
C. 99990
D. None of these
97. Which of the following numbers completely divides (4 61 + 462 + 463 + 464)
?
A. 11
B. 10
C. 9
D. 8
B. 1
C. 6
D. 9
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
B. 100
C. 102
D. 101
101. Which is the natural number nearest to 11720 and completely divisible
by 58?
A. 11716
B. 11712
C. 11718
D.
11714
B. 562892222
C. 562892212
D. 562892202
B. 19901
C. 19900
D. 20100
B. 2
C. 1
D. 0
A. None of these
B. 1890
C. 4230
D. 6237
B. 68.8
C. 60.6
D. 59.6
107. 1437298= ?
A. 1642
B. 1802
C. 2022
D. 1372
108. What smallest number should be added to 8444 such that the sum is
completely divisible by 7 ?
A. 6
B. 5
C. 4
D. 3
B. 5289244
C. 5289214
D. 5289324
B. 240
C. 80
D. 120
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
B. 230759
C. 230769
D. 240759
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
B. 25
C. 35
D. 23
B. 7
C. 6
D. 5
B. 377
C. 469
D. 176
117. In a division sum, the divisor is 10 times the quotient and 5 times the
remainder. If the remainder is 46, find out the dividend.
A. 4426
B. 3426
C. 4336
D. 5336
118. The difference of two numbers is 1365. On dividing the larger number
by the smaller, 6 is obtained as quotient and 15 as remainder. What is the
smaller number ?
A. 310
B. 330
C. 250
D. 270
B. 7
C. 6
D. 3
B. 324
C. 304
D. 214
B. 205
C. 190
D. 210
B. 37212
C. 37532
D. 38122
B. 292
C. 24
D. 584
B. 2, 3
C. 3, 2
D. 2,1
B. 672
C. 662
D. 702
126. The number 13*48 is exactly divisible by 72. Find out the minimum
value of * .
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
B. 4122
C. 3141
D. 3222
128. When a number is divided by 13, the remainder is 6. When the same
number is divided by 7, then remainder is 1. What is the number ?
A. 243
B. 253
C. 312
D. None of these
B. 820
C. 790
D. 810
B. 4006004
C. 4002004
D. 4004004
B. 409959
C. 410078
D. 410071
132. What is the difference between the place value and the face value of 6
in the numeral 296827?
A. None of these
B. 5999
C. 994
D. 5994
B. 15
C. 16
D. 17
134. 5+143+23+135= ?
A. 18960
B. 19960
C. 12960
D. 16960
A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8
B. 100
C. 120
D. 0
B. 259219
C. 259279
D. 259259
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
139. 44436664= ?
A. 22622
B. 22642
C. 24622
D. 24642
B. 5
C. 4
D. 3
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
142. What is the unit digit in the product (2344 6892 349 527 238)
?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
143. Which is the common factor of (22121 + 19121) and (22231 + 19231) ?
A. (22 - 19)
B. (22 + 19)
C. (22231 + 19231)
D. (22121 + 19121)
144. (232+323)2(232323)2232323 = ?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 3424
D. 2344
B. 0
C. 5
D. 8
B. 173 m
C. 273 m
D. 200 m
B. 33 units
C. Data inadequate
D. 12 units
3. From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top tower
is 30. If the tower is 200 m high, the distance of point P from the foot of
the tower is:
A. 346 m
B. 400 m
C. 312 m
D. 298 m
4. The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree
is equal to the height of the tree, is:
A. None of these
B. 60
C. 45
D. 30
B. 12 m
C. 14 m
D. 10 m
B. 6.2 m
C. 12.4 m
D. 24.8 m
B. 10 min 57 second
C. 14 min 34 second
D. 12 min 23 second
8. A man is watching from the top of a tower a boat speeding away from the
tower. The boat makes an angle of depression of 45 with the man's eye
when at a distance of 100 metres from the tower. After 10 seconds, the
angle of depression becomes 30. What is the approximate speed of the
boat, assuming that it is running in still water?
A. 26.28 km/hr
B. 32.42 km/hr
C. 24.22 km/hr
D. 31.25 km/hr
B. 8 metres
C. 10 metres
D. 12 metres
10. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a certain point is 30.
If the observer moves 40 m towards the tower, the angle of elevation of the
top of the tower increases by 15. The height of the tower is:
A. 64.2 m
B. 62.2 m
C. 52.2 m
D. 54.6 m
11. On the same side of a tower, two objects are located. Observed from the
top of the tower, their angles of depression are 45 and 60. If the height of
the tower is 600 m, the distance between the objects is approximately equal
to :
A. 272 m
B. 284 m
C. 288 m
D. 254 m
12. A ladder 10 m long just reaches the top of a wall and makes an angle of
60 with the wall.Find the distance of the foot of the ladder from the
wall (3=1.73)
A. 4.32 m
B. 17.3 m
C. 5 m
D. 8.65 m
13. From a tower of 80 m high, the angle of depression of a bus is 30. How
far is the bus from the tower?
A. 40 m
B. 138.4 m
C. 46.24 m
D. 160 m
14. The angle of elevation of the top of a lighthouse 60 m high, from two
points on the ground on its opposite sides are 45 and 60. What is the
distance between these two points?
A. 45 m
B. 30 m
C. 103.8 m
D. 94.6 m
15. From the top of a hill 100 m high, the angles of depression of the top
and bottom of a pole are 30 and 60 respectively. What is the height of the
pole?
A. 52 m
B. 50 m
C. 66.67 m
D. 33.33 m
B. 10.40 m
C. 15.57 m
D. 12 m
17. A balloon leaves the earth at a point A and rises vertically at uniform
speed. At the end of 2 minutes, John finds the angular elevation of the
balloon as 60. If the point at which John is standing is 150 m away from
point A, what is the speed of the balloon?
A. 0.63 meter/sec
B. 2.16 meter/sec
C. 3.87 meter/sec
D. 0.72 meter/sec
18. The angles of depression and elevation of the top of a wall 11 m high
from top and bottom of a tree are 60 and 30 respectively. What is the
height of the tree?
A. 22 m
B. 44 m
C. 33 m
D. None of these
19. Two vertical poles are 200 m apart and the height of one is double that
of the other. From the middle point of the line joining their feet, an observer
finds the angular elevations of their tops to be complementary. Find the
heights of the poles.
A. 141 m and 282 m
C. 65 m and 130 m
20. To a man standing outside his house, the angles of elevation of the top
and bottom of a window are 60 and 45 respectively. If the height of the
man is 180 cm and he is 5 m away from the wall, what is the length of the
window?
A. 8.65 m
B. 2 m
C. 2.5 m
D. 3.65 m
21. The elevation of the summit of a mountain from its foot is 45. After
ascending 2 km towards the mountain upon an incline of 30,the elevation
changes to 60. What is the approximate height of the mountain?
A. 1.2 km
B. 0.6 km
C. 1.4 km
D. 2.7 km
22. Two persons are on either sides of a tower of height 50 m. The persons
observers the top of the tower at an angle of elevation of 30 and 60. If a
car crosses these two persons in 10 seconds, what is the speed of the car?
A. 243 km/hr
B. None of these
C. 243 km/hr
D. 2033 km/hr
23. Find the angle of elevation of the sun when the shadow of a pole of 18
m height is 63 m long?
A. 30
B. 60
C. 45
D. None of these
24. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from a point on the ground
is sin1(35). If the point of observation is 20 meters away from the foot of
the tower, what is the height of the tower?
A. 9 m
B. 18 m
C. 15 m
D. 12 m
25. A person, standing exactly midway between two towers, observes the
top of the two towers at angle of elevation of 22.5 and 67.5. What is the
ratio of the height of the taller tower to the height of the shorter tower?
(Given that tan 22.5 = 21)
A. 122 : 1
B. 1+22 : 1
C. 3+22 : 1
D. 322 : 1
B. 12
C. 48
D. 36
2. 5.4756 = ?
A. 2.24
B. 1.24
C. 1.34
D. 2.34
B. 13.41
C. 22.35
D. 44.7
B. 0.9
C. 0.21
D. 0.11
5. What is the least perfect square which is divisible by each of 21, 36 and
66?
A. 213444
B. 214434
C. 214344
D. 231444
B. 0.72
C. 2.8
D. 0.4
A. 367
B. 736
C. 367
D. 736
B. 121
C. 211
D. 229
9. 0.0576?=0.24.
A. None of these
B. 10
C. 1
D. 0.1
10. 0.000256?=1.6.
A. 0.1
B. 10
C. 10000
D. 1000
11. How many two-digit numbers satisfy this property : The last digit (units
digit) of the square of the two-digit number is 8 ?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. None of these
B. 0.2917
C. 1.2917
D. 2.2917
13. A group of students decided to collect as many paise from each member
B. 98
C. 99
D. 88
B. 8.92
C. 6.72
D. 10.77
B. 14
C. 13
D. 10
B. 9
C. 10
D. 12
17. 248+64 =?
A. 21
B. 14
C. 12
D. 16
18. 1916 =?
A. 116
B. 113
C. 112
D. 114
19. 4121+199 =?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
20. 3 412125 =?
A. 1
B. 125
C. 135
D. 145
21. 3 0.000064 =?
A. 0.2
B. 0.4
C. 0.1
D. 0.3
B. 210
C. 420
D. 450
B. 15
C. 5
D. 50
24. 0.2890.00121+9=?
A. 18.45
B. 15.45
C. 12.45
D. 15
25. A man plants 49284 apple trees in his garden and arranges them so that
there are as many rows as there are apples trees in each row. The number
of rows is
A. 182
B. 202
C. 222
D. 122
B. 2 - 23
C. 22 - 3
D. 22 + 3
B. 13
C. 12
D. 11
28. 1911119+11110+99?=12
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
B. 5 + 3
C. 2 + 6
D. 22 + 26
30. 1(98)1(87)+1(76)1(65)+1(54)=?
A. 1.5
B. .25
C. 0.5
D. 5
B. 1579
C. 722
D. 812
2.Insert the missing number. 34, 7, 37, 14, 40, 28, 43, (...)
A. 31
B. 42
C. 46
D. 56
B. 54
C. 56
D. 81
B. 52
C. 46
D. 62
5.
A. 7620
B. 10080
C. 6200
D. 10020
6.
A. 6
B. 2
C. -2
D. -6
7.
A. 128
B. 64
C. 125
8.
D. 122
A. 354
B. 392
C. 343
D. 245
9.
A. 22
B. 35
C. 27
D. 32
10.
A. 53
B. 47
C. 48
D. 59
11.
A. 27
B. 68
C. 108
D. 72
12.
A. 481
B. 391
C. 511
D. 421
13.
A. 486
B. -486
C. 422
D. -428
14.
A. 61
B. 72
C. 64
D. 70
15.
A. 60.75
B. 62
C. 58
D. 60.5
16.
A. 16
B. 8
C. 18
D. 12
17.
2, 3, 5, 16, 231, ?
A. 62005
B. 52120
C. 422
D. 53105
18.
A. 60
B. 46
C. 36
D. 66
19.
A. 166
B. 178
C. 182
D. 190
20.
A. 1800
B. 2200
C. 2800
21.
D. 3158
A. 502
B. 521
C. 559
D. 611
22.
A. -12
B. -14
C. 2
D. 8
23.
A. 1
B. 8
C. 2
D. 0.5
24.
A. 1
B. 164
C. 18
D. None of these
25.
A. 1521
B. 1609
C. 1307
D. 1701
26.
A. 0.015625
B. 0.03125
C. 0.0078125
D. None of these
27.
A. 15
C. 13
28.
D. 14
Which fraction will come next, 12,34,58,716,?
A. 932
B. 930
C. 928
D. 1132
29.
A. 26
B. 28
C. 40
D. 48
30.
A. 160.5
B. 162.5
C. 164.5
D. 166.5