Test-Chapter 2,3 and 4

40 Questions (50 Mins)

1. The solution of the equation : (3/5) X – (1/10) = [(X + 2)/10] is :
(a) 17/5 (b) 12/5 (c) 3/5 (d) -12/5

2. A man leaves half his property to his wife, one third to his son and the remaining to his daughter. If the
daughter’s share is Rs. 15,000, how much money did his wife get ?
(a) Rs. 45,000 (b) Rs. 30,000 (c) Rs. 9,000 (d) None of these

3. By selling a car for Rs. 72,000, a person made a profit of 20%. What was the cost price of the car ?
(a) Rs. 50,000 (b) 60,000 (c) Rs. 56,000 (d)None of these

4. A and B can do a piece of work in 8 days, which A alone can do in 12 days. In how many days can B
alone do the same work ?
(a) 20 days (b) 24 days (c) 18 days (d) 16 days

5. 5 years ago, the age of a man was 7 times the age of his son. The age of the man will be 3 times the age
of his son in five years from now. How old is he now ?
(a) 40 years (b) 30 years (c) 35 years (d) None of these

6. A man invested Rs. 35,000, a part of it at an annual interest rate of 12% and the rest at 14%. If he
received a total interest of Rs. 4,460, how much did he invest at the rate of 14% ?
(a) Rs. 13,000 (b) Rs. 22,000 (c) Rs. 17,000 (d) Rs. 19,000

7. A number consists of two digits, the digit in the ten’s place is twice the digit in the unit’s place. If 18 be
subtracted from the number the digits are reversed. The number is :
(a) 63 (b) 42 (c) 84 (d) None of these

8. The denominator of a fraction exceeds the numerator by 5 and if 3 be added to both numerator and
denominator fraction becomes 3/4. Find the fraction.
(a) 12/17 (b) 13/18 (c) 16/21 (d) None of these

9. The perimeter of a rectangular is 140 m. If the length of the field is increased by 2 m. and its breadth
decreased by 3 m. the area is decreased by 66 sq. m. Find the length and breadth of the field.
(a) 40 cm, 30 cm (b) 45 cm, 25 cm.
(c) 50 cm,20 cm (d) None of these

10. A man wants to invest Rs. 15,000 partly in two types of debentures. He earns 12% from the type A and
15% from the type B. If his total annual income be Rs. 1950, find his investment in each type.
(a) Rs. 7,000, Rs. 8,000 (b) Rs. 10,000, Rs. 5,000 (c) Rs. 9,000, Rs. 6,000 (d) None of these

11. The roots of the cubic equation : X3 + 7X2 – 21X – 27 = 0 are :

(a) (-3, -9, -1) (b) (3, -9, -1) (c) (3, 9, 1) (d) (-3, 9, 1)

12. Present population of a town is 20,00,000 if it increases @ 10% per annum for first two years but decreases at
the rate 20% per annum in third year, find out the population after three years?
(a) 20,00,000 (b) 19,20,000 (c) 19,36,000 (d) None of these

13. A sum of Rs. 46,875 was lent out at simple interest and at the end of 1 year 8 months the total amount was Rs.
50,000. Find the rate of interest per cent per annum.
(a) 6% (b) 5% (c) 4% (d) 3%

14. A man sold a chair and a table together for Rs. 1,520, thereby, making a profit of 25% on chair and 10% on
table. By selling them together for Rs. 1,535 he would have made a profit of 10% on the chair and 25% on the
table. Find the cost price of chair.
(a) Rs. 500 (b) Rs. 700 (c) Rs. 600 (d) None of these
 15. The roots of the equation : 8X2 - 14X =15 are :
(a) (5/2, -3/2) (b) (-5/2, 3/2) (c) (1/2, -3/2) (d) None of these

16. A automobile advertisement reads : “No money down, Rs. 10,000 per month for 36 months : interest rate
equals 12% per year compounded monthly on the unpaid balance”. How much of Rs. 3,60,000 to be paid will
go for interest and how much for the car itself ?
(a) Rs. 61,000 (b) Rs. 58,294 (c) Rs. 60,200 (d) None of these

17. A company may obtain a machine either by leasing it for 5 years (useful life) at annual rent of Rs. 2,000 or by
purchasing the machine for Rs. 8,100. If the company can borrow money at 18% per annum, which
alternative is preferable ?
(a) Leasing is preferable (b) Should be purchased (c) No difference (d) None of these

18. The difference between the simple and compound interest on a certain sum for 3 year at 5% p.a. is 228.75.
The compound interest on the same sum for 2 years at 5% p.a. is :
(a) Rs. 3,175 (b) Rs. 3,075 (c) Rs. 3,275 (d) Rs. 2,975

19. The rate of simple interest on a sum of money is 6% p.a. for first 3 years, 8% p.a. for the next five years and
10% p.a. for the period beyond 8 years. If the simple interest accrued by the sum for a period for 10 years is
Rs. 1,560. The sum is :
(a) Rs. 1500 (b) Rs. 2,000 (c) Rs. 3,000 (d) Rs. 5,000

20. A certain sum of money amounts to Rs. 6,300 in two years and Rs. 7,875 in three years nine months at simple
interest. Find the rate of interest per annum :
(a) 20% (b) 18% (c) 15% (d) 10%

21. A company is considering proposal of purchasing a machine either by making full payment of Rs. 4,000 or by
leasing it for four years at an annual rent of Rs. 1,250. Which course of action is preferable, if the company
can borrow money at 14% compounded annually ? [Given : (1.14)4 = 1.68896]
(a) Leasing is preferable (b) Should be purchased (c) No difference (d) None of these

22. Vipul purchases a car for Rs. 5,50,000. He gets a loan of Rs. 5,00,000 at 15% p.a. from a Bank and balance
Rs. 50,000 he pays at the time of purchase. He has to pay the whole amount of loan in 12 equal monthly
instalments with interest starting from the end of the first month The money he has to pay at the end of every
month is : [Given (1.0125)12 = 1.16075452]
(a) Rs. 45,130.43 (b) Rs. 45,230.43 (c) Rs. 45,330.43 (d) None of these

23. A person deposited Rs. 5,000 in a bank. The deposit was left to accumulate at 6% compounded quarterly for
the first five years and at 8% compounded semi-annually for the next eight years. The compounded amount
at the end of 13 years is :
(a) Rs. 12621.50 (b) Rs. 12613.10 (c) Rs. 13613.10 (d) None

24. Two equal sums of money were lent at simple interest at 11% p.a. for years and years respectively. If
the difference in interests for two periods was Rs. 412.50, then each sum is :
(a) Rs. 3,250 (b) Rs. 3,500 (c) Rs. 3,750 (d) Rs. 4,350

25. There is 60% increase in an amount in 6 years at simple interest. What will be the compound interest of Rs.
12,000 after 3 years at the same rate?
(a) Rs. 2160 (b) Rs. 3120 (c) Rs. 3972 (d) Rs. 6240

26. 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) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

27. On a sum of money, simple interest for 2 years is Rs 660 and compound interest is Rs. 696.30, the rate of
interest being the same in both cases.
 (a) 5 % (b) 12% (c) 10% (d) 11%

28. What sum of money put out at compound interest will amount to Rs. 6006 in 3 years, the rate of interest for
the 1st, 2nd and 3rd being 4%, 5% and 10% respectively?
(A) Rs. 5000 (B) Rs. 5250 (C) Rs. 5550 (D) Rs. 5600

29. Rajesh borrowed Rs. 720 from Mahesh at 8% simple interest for 3 years and the same sum to Suresh at 10%
compound interest for 2 years. In the whole transaction, Rajesh has:
(A) Loss Rs. 21.60 (B) Gained Rs. 21.60
(C) Neither gained nor loss (D) Loss Rs. 216

30. Due to a fall in the rate of interest from 13% p.a. to 12½% p.a., a moneylender’s yearly income diminishes
by Rs. 104. His capital is
(A) Rs. 20400 (B) Rs. 20800 (C) Rs. 22300 (D) Rs. 24000
31. The Solution of the set of equations : (a – b) x + (a + b) y = a – 2ab – b2; and (a + b) (x + y) = a2 + b2 is :
2

(A) a + b, (-2ab /(a + b) (B) – (a + b), 2ab/(a+b)

(C) a + b, ab (D) None of these.
32. The car hire charges in a city comprise of a fixed charges together with the charge for the distance covered.
For a journey of 12 km, the charges paid is Rs. 89 and for a journey of 20 km, the charges paid is Rs. 145.
What will a person have to pay or travelling a distance of 30 km.
(A) Rs. 225 (B) Rs. 215 (C) Rs. 245 (D) None of these.

33. The value of is :

(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D)4.
34. The condition that one of the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 is thrice the other is
(A) 3b2 = 16ac (B) b2 = 9ac (C) 3b2 = -16ac (D) b2 = -9ac
35. Graphs of Inequality are drawn below:

L1 : x+2y=1000; L2:x+y=800; L3:x 400; L4:x 700: “ Detail Discussion In STUDY EDGE“
The shaded part shown in the diagram refers to :

(A) x+2y 1000 (B) x+2y≥ 1000 (C) x+2y 100 (D) none of these.
 x+y 800 x=y 800 x+y≥800

x 00 x 400 x 400

y 700 y 700 y 700

x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0 x ≥0, y ≥ 0 x ≥0, y ≥ 0

36. The common region satisfied by the inequalities L1 :3x+y ≥ 6, L2 : x+y ≥ 4, L3: x+3y ≥ 6, and L4: x+y 6 is indicated by :

37. Graphs of the Inequations are drawn below :

L1:3x+3y=36 L2=5x+2y=50 L3: 2x+6y=60 x ≥0,y ≥0

The Shaded region MODEF shown in the figure refers to the inequalities:

(A) 3x+3y 36 (B) 3x+3y 36 (C) 3x+3y≥36

2x+6y≥60 2x+6y 60 2x+6y 60

5x+2y 50 5x+2y 50 5x+2y≥0

x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0 x ≥0, y ≥ 0 x ≥0, y ≥ 0

(D) none of these

38. The inequality – x+2y 0 is indicated on the graph as:

 39. A Scooter company manufacture scooters of two models A and B. Model A requires 15 man hours of assembly, 5
man-hours for painting and finishing and I man- hour for checking and testing. Model B requires 6 man-hours for
assembly. 4 man-hours for painting and finishing and 2 man-hours for checking and testing. There are 300 man-
hours available in the assembly shop,120 man-hours in painting and finishing shop and 50 man-hours are available
in checking and testing division.

The constraints can be formulated by taking x = number of scooters of model A; and y= number of scooters of model B as:

(A) 15x+6y 300 (B) 15x+6y 300 (C) 15x+6y 300

x+2y 50 x+2y 50 x+2y 50

5x+4y 120 5x+4y 120 5x+4y 120

x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0 x ≥0, y ≥ 0 x ≥0, y ≥ 0

(D) none of these

40. Suppose a man needs a minimum of 50 units of carbohydrate. 40 units of proteins per month for good health. He
is taking food at two places. viz., A and B, food at A contains 4 and 5 units of carbohydrates and proteins
respectively. Food at B contains, 1units of carbohydrates and 3 units of proteins respectively, Express this in the
form of a linear inequalities assuming the man is keeping good health. Also solve it graphically.

[Hint. Let x1 and x2 represents carbohydrates and proteins respectively. Then the mathematical inequalities are:]

(A) 4x1 + x2 50 (B) 4x1 + x2 50 (C) 4x1 + x2 50 (D) None of these

5x1 + 3x2 40 5x1 + 3x2 40 5x1 + x2 40
x1 0 ; x2 0 x 0 ; x2 0 x 1 0 ; x2 0

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