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TIME AND WORK

1) A can do a piece of work in 15 days and B can do it in 10 days. Working together how long will they take
finish the work?

a) 4 days
b) 5 days
c) 6days
d) 7 days
2) A and B together can do a piece of work in 10 days while B alone can do it in 15 days. How long will A alo

take to finish the work?

a) 5 days
b) 15 days
c) 25 days
d) 30 days
3) A, B and C can do a piece of work in 12, 18 and 30 days respectively. If they do a work together, find the
ratio in which the amount to be distributed.
a) 2:3:5
b) 5: 3: 2
c) 6: 10: 15

d) 15: 10: 6

4) A, B and C can do a piece of work 12, 15 and 20 days respectively. In how many days working together w
they finish the work?
a) 5 days

b) 10 days

c) 15 days

d) 47 days

5) A is twice as good a workman as B. Working together they can finish a work in 16 days. How many days

take to finish the work?

a) 4 days
b) 8 days
c) 24 days
d) 48 days
6) 2 men or 4 women can do a work in 22 days. How long will 4 men and 3 women take to complete the wo
a) 4 days
b) 8 days
c) 16 days
d) 26 days
7) A and B can do a work in 12 and 15 days respectively. They started together but A left after 4 days due t
illness.
In how many days B will finish the remaining work:
a) 5 days
b) 6 days
c) 10 days
d) 12 days
8) A, B and C can finish a work in 12 days. They started the work together and then A leaves after 4 days.

If B and C took 10 days to finish the remaining work, in how many days can A alone do the work?
a) 60 days
b) 80 days
c) 100 days
d) 120 days
9) A and B can do a work in 10 and 15 days respectively. If they work at it on an alternate days, A starting fi

in how many days the work will be completed?

a) 6 days
b) 10 days
c) 12 days
d) 15 days
10) If 18 men working 7 hours a day can finish a work in 24 days. In how many days 21 men working 8 hr pe

will finish the same work?

a) 18 days
b) 21 days
c) 24 days
d) 27 days
11) A contractor agreed to complete a work in 120 days. He engaged 150 men for the work and after 70 day

only half of the work was completed. How many additional men must employ to complete the work in ag
time?
a) 60 men

b) 90 men

c) 150 men

d) 210 men

12) A certain number of men can complete a work in 35 days. However if there are 12 men less it takes 15 m
days to complete the work. How many men were present initially?
a) 20

b) 25

c) 30

d) None

13) A piece of work can be done by 6 men and 5 women in 6 days or 3 men and 4 women in 10 days.
In how many days can 9 men and 15 women finish the work?
a) 1 day

(b) 2 days

(c) 3 days

(d) 4 days

14) Ajay and Vijay under take to do a piece of work for Rs.200. Ajay alone can do it in 24 days while
Vijay alone can do it in 30 days. With the help of pradeep, they finish the work in 12 days, how
much should Pradeep get for his work?
a) Rs.20

(b) Rs.100

(c) Rs.180

(d) Cant say

15) A can do a job in 10 days, B can do it in 12 days and C can do it in 15 days. All begin together, but A leav
work after 2 days and B leaves 3 days before the work is completed. How long did the work last?
a) 9 days
b) 8 days
c) 7 days
d) 6 days
16) 25 men can do a piece of work in 17 days. They worked at it for 5 days and then some more men joined

group and all of them together finished the remaining work in 10 days. How many more men joined the g

a) 5 men
b) 6 men
c) 7 men
d) 8 men
17) If 60 men working 7 hours a day can do a piece of work in 18 days, in how many days will 21 men workin

8 hours a day can do the same work?

a) 15 days
b) 25 days
c) 30 days
d) 45 days
18) A camp has provision of food for 600 persons for 41 days. After 37 days, 360 persons left the camp. How
the food will last for the remaining persons?
a) 5 days
b) 8 days
c) 10 days
d) 12 days
19) 12 men can do of a work in 15 days. In how many days will 10 men finish the remaining work?
a) 9 days
b) 18 days c) 27 days
d) 36 days
20) A can do a piece of work in 80 days. He alone works at it for 20 days and then B alone do the remaining
in
36 days. In how many days A and B together can complete the work?
a) 25 days
b) 30 days
c) 35 days
d) 40 days
21) 30 men complete 1/3rd of work in 30 days. How many more men are required to complete rest of the
work in 40 days?
a) 10

b) 20

c) 15

d) 25

22) A started a work and left after 4 days and B finished the remaining work in 12 days. Had A worked
5 days, B would have completed the remaining work in 10 days. How many days will B alone
complete the work?
a) 20 days

b) 25 days

c) 30 days

d) None

23) A is thrice as good workman as B and B is twice as good workman as C. If all the three work
together they can complete the work in 10 days. In how many days can B and C together
complete the work?
a) 10/3 days

b) 15 days

c) 30 days

d) None

24) A contractor undertakes to build a wall in 50 days. He employs 50 people for the same. However,
after 25 days he finds that the work is only 40% complete. How many more men need to be
employed to complete the work in time?
a) 100 men

(b) 125 men

(c) 150 men

(d) 50 men

25) Harish can do a piece of work in 24 days. If Suresh works as fast as Harish, how long would they
take to finish the work by working together?
a) 5 days

b) 8 days

c) 12 days

d) 15 days

26) A is thrice as good as B and takes 10 days less to do a piece of work than B takes . Find the time
in which B alone can complete the work.
a) 15 days

b) 18 days

c) 14 days

d) 110 days

27) 12 men or 15 women can do a work in 14 days, and then in how many days, 7 men and 5 women
would complete the work?
a) 15 3/11 days

b) 10 3/11 days c) 12 3/11 days

d) 5 3/11 days

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28) Rajesh can complete a work alone in 24 days and Srinivas can complete the same work in 36
days. If they both start the work together, after how many days did Rajesh quit so that the work is
completed in 30 days?
a) 14.4 days

b) 10 days

c) 12days

d) None

29) If 40 men working 9 hrs a day can do a work in 24 days. How many men working 8 hrs a day can do dou
that work in 60 days?
a) 30 men
b) 36 c) 45
d) 54
30)
If 10 persons can complete 2/5th of a work in 8 days, then find the number of persons required to
complete
the remaining work in 12 days
a) 5 days

b) 2 days

c) 10 days

d) 6 days

PIPES AND CISTERNS

1) Two fill pipes can fill a cistern together in 12min, If one filling pipe A has 3 times faster filling rate
than the second filling pipe B, then when the cistern will be full if pipe B is only open
a) 48 minutes

b) 40 minutes

c) 30 minutes

d) None

2) A tap can fill a tank in 15 minutes while another tap can empty it in 20 minutes. If both the taps are open
simultaneously, when the tank be full.
a) 5 minutes

b) 35 min

c) 60 min

d) 70 min

3) A pipe A can a fill cistern in 24 min & B can fill in 36 min with the help of third fill pipe C they
can fill the cistern in 8 min. If only fill pipe C is opened, when will the cistern be full?
a) 60 minutes

b) 50 minutes

c) 48 minutes

d) None

4) A tap can fill a tank in 25 minutes and another can empty it in 50 minutes. If the tank is already
half full and both the taps are opened together, how much will it take to fill the tank?
a) 20 min

b) 25 min

c) 30 min

d) 35 min

5) A tap can fill a tank in 20 minutes. Due to leakage in the bottom of the tank, it takes 25 min to fill the tan
If the tank is full, how long will the leak to take empty the tank?
a) 50 min

b) 60 min

c) 80 min

d) 100 min

6) Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 minutes and 30 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are
opened together after how many minutes should pipe A be closed so that the tank is full in 15
minutes?
a) 12 minutes

b) 10.5 minutes

c) 10 minutes

d) None

7) Two fill pipes can separately fill a cistern in 12 min & 15 min respectively. There is one waste pipe
fitted in the bottom of the cistern. If all the three pipes are opened simultaneously then the cistern
is full in 10 min. In how much time the waste pipe can empty the full cistern?
a) 10 minutes

b) 15 minutes

c) 12 minutes

d) None

8) Pipe A can fill a tank in 30 min, pipe B can fill it in 60 min and pipe C can empty it in 15 min. If the
two pipes A and B are open for 15 min and then C is opened how much time will it take to

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fill/empty the tank?
a) Fill in 20 min

b) Fill in 30 min

c) Empty in 45 min

d) None

9) Three pipes A,B and C can fill a cistern in 6 hours. They are open for 2 hours and then C is closed.
The remaining part is filled by A and B in 8 hours. How much time will C alone take to fill the
cistern?
a) 10 hours

b) 12 hours

c) 15 hours

d) None

10) A tank can be filled by one tap in 20 min and by another in 25 min. Both the taps being kept
opened for 5 min and then the tap B is turned off. In how many minutes more is the tank
completely filled?
a) 6 minutes

b) 11 minutes

c) 12 minutes

d) None

11) A water tank is 2/5th full. Pipe A can fill the tank in 10 minutes and the 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?
a) 6min to empty

b) 6 min to full

c) 9 min to full

d) 9min to empty

12) A cistern has a leak, which would empty it in 8 hours. A tap is turned on which admits 6 liters a
minute into the cistern and it is now emptied in 12 hours. How many liters does the cistern hold?
a) 7580

b) 7960

c) 8640

d) None

13) Two pipes A and B can fill a cistern in 30min. and 60min. respectively. There is third exhaust tap C
at the bottom of the tank. If all taps are opened at the same time, the cistern will be full in 45min.
In what time can exhaust tap C empty the cistern when it is full?
a) 30 min

b)36 min

c)45 min

d)None

14) Two taps can separately fill a cistern in 10 min & 15 min respectively and when the waste pipe is
open, they can together fill it in 18 min. The waste pipe can empty the full cistern in
a) 7 minutes

b) 9 minutes

c) 13 minutes

d) None

15) A pipe can fill a tank in 12hrs. Due to leakage in the bottom, it is filled in 24hours. If the tank is
full, How much time will the leak take to empty it?
a) 18 hrs

b)12 hrs

c)24 hrs

d)None

16) A water tank is 2/5th full. Pipe A can fill the tank in 10 minutes and the 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?
a) 6min to empty

b) 6 min to full

c) 9 min to full

d) 9min to empty

17) A pipe can fill a tank in 12hrs. Due to leakage in the bottom, it is filled in 24hours. If the tank is
full, how much time will the leak take to empty it?
a) 18 hrs

b)12 hrs

c)24 hrs

d)None

18) A leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full tank in 6hrs. An inlet pipe fills water at the rate
of 4Li/min. When the tank is full, the inlet is opened and due to leak, the tank is empty in 8hrs.
Find the capacity of the tank.
a) 5670 lit

b) 5760 lit

c) 5860 lit

d) None

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19) Pipe A can fill a tank in 16 min and pipe B can empty it in 24 min. If both are opened, after how
many minutes should pipe B be closed, so that tank is filled in 30 min?
1. 20
2. 21
3. 23
4. 22
20) Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 8 hrs. All the three pipes are opened for 2 hrs and then C
is closed. If A & B fill the remaining tank in 9 hrs, find the time taken by C alone to fill the tank?
1. 12
2. 18
3. 24
4. 36
21) A tap can fill a tank in 25 minutes and another can empty it in 50 minutes. If the tank is already half full
both the taps are opened together, how much will take to fill the tank?
a) 20 min
b) 25 min
c) 30 min
d) 35 min
22) A pipe can fill a tank in 12hrs. Due to leakage in the bottom, it is filled in 24hours. If the tank is full, how
time will the leak take to empty it?

1. 18 hrs
2.12 hrs
3.24 hrs
4.None
23) Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 and 6 hours respectively. Pipe C can empty it in 12 hours. If all the three
are opened together, then the tank will be filled in:

A. 1 13/17hours
B. 2 8/11hours
C.3 9/17 hours
D.
4 1/2 hours
24) A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak, it took 2 hours to fill the tank. The leak c
drain
all the water of the tank in:

A. 4 1/3hours B. 7 hours C. 8 hours D. 14 hours

25) Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can empty 3 gallons per mi
All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank is:

A. 60 gallons B. 100 gallons C. 120 gallons

D.180 gallons
26) A tank is filled in 5 hours by three pipes A, B and C. The pipe C is twice as fast as B and B is twice as fas
How much time will pipe A alone take to fill the tank?
A. 20 hours
B. 25 hours
C. 35 hours
D. Cannot be determined
27) Two pipes A and B together can fill a cistern in 4 hours. Had they been opened separately, then B would

taken 6 hours more than A to fill the cistern. How much time will be taken by A to fill the cistern separat
A. 1 hour
B. 2 hours
C. 6 hours
D. 8 hours
28) One pipe can fill a tank three 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. 81 min.
B. 108 min.
C. 144 min.
D. 192 min.
29) A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. After half the tank is filled, three more similar taps are opened. What is th
total time taken to fill the tank completely?

A. 3 hrs 15 min B. 3 hrs 45 min

C. 4 hrs
D. 4 hrs 15 min
30) 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
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

TIME AND DISTANCE

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1) By increasing his speed by 40% a man reached his office from his house 12 minutes early. What is
the actual time taken by him if he travels with his usual speed?
a) 42 minutes
b) 45 minutes
c) 48 minutes
d) None
2) By traveling at 3/5th of his original speed a man reaches his office from his house 18 minutes late.
What is the actual time taken by him if he travels with his usual speed?
a) 30 minutes
b) 28 minutes
c) 27 minutes
d) None
3) Traveling at a speed of 24km/hr a man reaches his office from his house 8 minutes late. If he
travels at a speed of 32km/hr he reaches 7 minutes early. Find the distance between his house
and office?
a) 30 km
b) 35 km
c) 40 km
d) None
4) Raju starts from a place at 6.00 am with speed of 12km/hr. After 8 hours Shyam starts from the
same place and in the same direction of Raju at a speed of 18km/hr. At what time will Shyam
meet Raju?
a) 7.00 pm
b) 10.00pm
c) 8.00 pm
d) None
5) Two ports A and B are 300km apart. Two ships leave A for B such that the second leaves 8 hours
after the first. The ships arrive at B simultaneously. Find the time the slower ship spent on the trip
if the speed of one of them is 10 km/hr higher than that of the other?
a) 25 hours
b) 15 hours
c) 10 hours
d) 20 hours
6) Two friends karan and Arjun are 500meters apart. They walk towards each other with speeds of
45m/sec and 55m/sec respectively. Karan had a dog which started to walk when karan started
with a speed of 80m/sec. It goes and meets Arjun and again turns back and meets Karan and so
on. What is the distance traveled by the dog when Karan and Arjun meet?
a) 500meters
b) 250meters
c) Cant Say
d) None
7) Two jeeps travel to a place at 45kmph & 60kmph respectively. If the second jeep takes 5 hrs
less than the first jeep, the length of the journey is ____________
a) 900km.

b) 945km.

c) 1350km.

d) none

8) Sanjay went up hill at an average speed of 10 km/hr and then returns at the average speed of 15
km/hr. find his average speed during the whole journey?
a) 12 km/hr

b) 12.5 km/hr

c) 13 km/hr

d) 15 km/hr

9) A man covers the distance between A & B at 60kmph and from B to C at 80kmph. If the distance
between A & B is 30km and between B & C is 40km, what is his avg. speed?
a) 17.5kmph
b) 75kmph
c) 70kmph
d) none
10) A thief steals a car at 2. 30p.m and drives it at 60kmph. The theft is discovered at 3p.m and the
owner sets off in another car at 75kmph, when will he overtake the thief?
a) 11.30p.m
b) 5p.m
c) 4. 45p.m
d) none
11) A man wants to cover a distance of 50km by bicycle. He goes at the speed of 12. 5km/hr but takes
rest for 20 minutes after covering each 12.5km. How much time will he take to cover the whole
distance?
a) 5 hrs
b) 41/3 hrs
c) 42/3 hrs
d) none
12) Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 km/hr and including stoppages, it is 45 km/hr. For
how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
1. 15

2. 20

3. 10

4. 18

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13) A man takes 6 hrs to walk to a certain place and riding back. However he could have gained 2 1/2 hours
if he had covered both ways by riding. How long have taken to walk both ways?
a) 8.5 hrs

b) 16 hrs

c) 10 hrs

d) none

14) The driver of a bus driving at a speed of 60 km/hr located a truck 140 meters ahead of him. After 30
seconds the truck is 160 meters behind. Find the speed of the truck.
a) 24 km/hr

b) 25 km/hr

c) 20 km/hr

c) none

15) Two persons start from the same place and walk at the rate of 12kmph and 17kmph each. What
time do they take to be 85km. apart, if they walk in the same direction?
a) 15hrs.
b) 16hrs.
c) 17hrs.
d) none
16) By travelling at a speed of 40km/hr, a man reaches his office from his house 10 minutes late. But
if he travels at a speed of 50km/hr he reaches 2 minutes early. Find the speed at which he has to
travel to reach on time?
a) 45km/hr
b) 46km/hr
c) 47km/hr
d) none
17) Walking 4/7th of his usual speed, a man is 20 minutes late. The usual time taken by him to cover
the same distance is _______________
1

1
2

a) 1hr.20min
b)
hrs.
c) 1hr. 12min.
d) None
18) A thief escapes from prison and starts running at 6km/hr. The two Sentries and their dog start
after 4hrs, chasing at 10km/hr and 15km/hr respectively. The dog meets the prisoner, come back
and meets the two Sentries and continues doing so, until the Sentries catch the thief. Find the
total distance travelled by the dog?
a) 24km b. 45km c. 90km d. 120km
19) Ravi leaves a station at 8 mph and after 5 hours Raju leaves the same station and travels in the
same direction as Ravi at 12 mph. After how much time Raju overtake Ravi?
20) An aircraft was to take off from a certain airport at 8 a.m. but it was delayed by 30 minutes. To
make up for the lost time, it was to increase its speed by 250 km per hour from the normal speed
to reach its destination 1500 km away, on time. What was the normal speed of the aircraft?
21) A man takes 5 hrs. 45 mins in walking to a certain place and riding back. He would have gained 2
hrs. by riding both ways. The time he would take to walk both ways is
22) A boy goes to school at a speed of 5 km/hr and returns to the village at a speed of 3 km/hr. If he
takes 8 hours in all, what is the distance between the village and the school?
1)12 km
2) 15km
3. 18 km
4.None
23) A If a man travels at 3/4th of his usual speed he is late to his office by 25 minutes. If he walks at
5/3 times the original speed, how much time he can save?
1. 45min
2. 30min
3. 60min
4. None
24) The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4 hours,
then the speed of the first train is:
A. 70 km/hr
B. 75 km/hr
C. 84 km/hr
D. 87.5 km/hr
25) A man on tour travels first 160 km at 64 km/hr and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. The average
speed for the first 320 km of the tour is:
A. 35.55 km/hr

B. 36 km/hr

C. 71.11 km/hr

D. 71 km/hr

PROBLEMS ON TRAINS
1) A train of 280m long crosses a platform 220m with a speed of 60km/hr in
a) 20 Sec
b) 25 Sec
c) 30 Sec
d) none
2) The length of the train that takes 8 Seconds to cross a pole when it runs at a speed of 36km/hr is
a) 88 mts
b) 45 mts
c) 48 mts
d) none
3) A train 700 mts long is running at the speed of 72 Km per hour. If it crosses a tunnel in 1 minute,
then the length of the tunnel is
a) 500 mts
b) 550 mts
c) 600 mts
d) none
4) Two trains 132 mts and 108 mts long are running in opposite directions, one at the rate of 32
km/hr and another one at the rate of 40 km/hr. From the moment they meet they will cross each
other in
a) 10 Sec
b) 11 Sec
c) 12 Sec
d) none
5) A train crosses a pole in 15 seconds and crosses a platform 100m long in 25 seconds. Its length in
mts is
a) 200
b) 150
c) 50
d) none
6) Two trains of equal length crosses a pole in 4 sec and 5 sec respectively. In how much time will
they cross each other travelling in opposite directions?
7) Two trains start at the same time from A and B and proceed towards each other at 35Km/hr and
43km/hr respectively. When they meet, it is found that one train has traveled 40km more than the
other, then the distance between A and B is
a) 400 km
b) 390 km
c) 350 km
d) None
8) Two trains are leaving in the same direction at respective speeds of 60kmph and 40kmph. The
faster train passes a man sitting in the slower train in 9 sec. What is the length of the faster train?
a) 240m
b) 50m
c) 320m
d) 300m
9) The distance between two cities is 330km. At 8.00am a train starts with a speed of 60km/hr
towards B. Another train starts from B at 9.00am. and travels towards A at 75km/hr. At what time
do they meet?
a) 11am.
b) 10am.
c) 12noon.
d) none
10) A Train crosses a platform of length 110m in 42 sec and a man standing on the platform in 20 sec.
Find the ratio of the length of the train to the length of the platform.
a) 10:11
b) 11:10
c) 6:5
d) 5:6
11) A Train starts from Hyderabad at 9 a.m with a speed of 54km/hr and another train starts from
there on the same day at 1p.m in the same direction with a speed of 72km/hr. Find at what
distance from Hyderabad both the trains will meet and also find the time of their meeting?
a) 864km, 1p.m
b) 800km, 12Noon
c) 832km, 11p.m
d) 720km, 10p.m
12) A train covers the distance between stations A and B in 48 minutes. If its speed is increased by 5
kilometers per hour. It will cover the same distance in 45 minutes. What is the present speed of
the train in kilometers per hour?
13) Two trains one from Delhi to Hyderabad and Hyderabad to Delhi start simultaneously. After they
meet, the trains reach their destinations after 9 hrs and 16 hrs respectively. The ratio of their
speeds is
14) A train crosses a pole in 12sec and a bridge of length 300metres in 27sec. What is the speed of
the train?(in km/hr)
a) 18km/hr b. 36km/hr c. 72km/hr d. none

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15) 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. The speed of the car is:
A. 100 kmph
B. 110 kmph
C. 120 kmph
D. 130 kmph
16) A train leaves point A at 6.00 a.m. and reaches point B at 10.00 a.m. Another train leaves point
B at 8.00 a.m. and reaches point A at 12 noon. When do the two trains meet?
1. 9.00 a.m.
2. 10.00 a.m.
3. 11.00 a.m. 4. 1.00 p.m.
17) A train crosses a pole in 15 seconds and crosses a platform 100m long in 25 seconds. Its length in
mts is
a) 200
b) 150
c) 50
d) none
18) Hyderabad is at a distance of 340km from Vijayawada. A Train starts from Hyderabad to
Vijayawada at 4a.m with a speed of 60km/hr. Another Train starts from Vijayawada to Hyderabad
at 5a.m with speed of 80km/hr. At what distance from Hyderabad will the two trains cross each
other and also find the time when they cross each other?
a) 180km, 7a.m
b) 160km, 7a.m
c) 200km, 8a.m
d) 220km, 6a.m
19) A train, 180m long crossed 120m long platforms in 20s and another train at same speed crossed a
pole in 10s. In what time can they cross each other, when they travel in opposite directions?
1. 11s
2. 13s
3. 12s
4. 14s
20) Two trains pass each other on parallel lines. Each train is 100 meters long. When they are going in
the same direction, the faster one takes 60 seconds to pass the other completely. If they are going
in opposite directions they pass each other completely in 10 seconds. Find the speed of the slower
train? (in km/h)
1. 30
2. 42
3. 48
4. 60
21) A 150 mts long train crosses a man walking at the speed of 6 km/hr in the opposite direction in 6
Seconds. The speed of the train in km/hr is
a) 66

b) 84

c) 96

d) none

22) A railway passenger counts the telegraph poles on the rail road as he passes them. The telegraph
poles are at a distance of 50 meters. What will be his count in 4 hours, if the speed of the train is
45 km per hour?
1. 600

2. 2500

3. 3600

4. 5000

BOATS AND STREAMS, RACES AND GAMES

1) A boat moves down stream at the rate of 1Km in 6minutes and upstream at the rate of 1Km in 10
minutes. The speed of current is
(a) 2 Km/hr
(b) 1 Km/hr
(c) a)5 Km/hr
(d) none
2) A man row upstream 20 Km and downstream 30Km taking 5 hours each. Then the speed of
current is
(a) 5 Km/hr
(b) 4 Km/hr
(c) 3 Km/hr
(d) none
3) A boatman rows 6 Km downstream in 8 hours and return back in 16 hours, then the speed of the
boat in still water is
(a) 5 Km/hr
(b) 6 Km/hr
(c) 8 Km/hr
(d)none
4) A man can swim 3Kmph in still water if the velocity of the stream is 2 Km/hr, the time taken by
him to swim to a place 10 Km up stream & back is
(a) 10 hours

(b) 12 hours

(c) 14 hours

(d) none

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5) The speed of a boat in still water is 24 km/hr. If it can travel 30 km downstream in the same time
as it can travel 18 km upstream, then find the rate of the stream.
a) 48 km/hr
b) 6 km/hr
c) 3 km/hr
d) 12 km/hr
6) A man can travel 40km upstream and 55km downstream in 13hrs. He can also travel 30km
upstream and 44km downstream in 10hrs. Find the speed of the man in still water?
a) 10km/hr b. 8km/hr c. 12km/hr d. none
7) In a kilometer race, A beats B by 50 meters or 10 seconds. What time does A take to complete
the race?
(a)190
(b)200
(c)180
(d) 195
8) A can give B 100 meters start and C 200 meters start in a kilometer race. How much start can B
give C in a kilometer race approximately?
(a)109
(b)110
(c)111
(d) 112
9) A can run a kilometer race in 4 minutes while B can run the same race in 5 minutes. How many
meters start can A give B in a kilometer race, so that the race may end in a dead heat?
(a)105m
(b)104m
(c)110m
(d) 100m
10) In a race of 1000 meters, A can beat B by 100 meters, in a race of 800 meters, B can beat C by
100 meters, by how many meters will A beat C in a race of 600 meters?
(a)125m
(b)127.5m
(c)130m
(d) 13b)5m
11) A runs 3 times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 80 m, how far must the winning post be so that
A and B might reach it at the same time?
(a)120m
(b)125m
(c)124m
(d)115m
12) A and B take part in a 100 m race. A runs at a 5 km per hour. A gives B a start of 10 m and still
beats him by 9 sec. The speed of B is
(a) 4 km/hr
(b)d)2 km/hr
(c)c)8 km/hr
(d) d)4 km/hr
13) A gives B a start of 30 seconds in a km race and still beats him by 20 m. However, when he gives
B a start of 35 seconds, they finish the race in a dead beat. How long does A take to run the km?
(a)210 sec
(b)215 sec
(c)220 sec
(d) 218 sec
14) At a game of billiards, A can give B 15 points in 60 and A can give C 20 in 60. How many points
can B give C in a game of 90?
(a)11
(b)13
(c)10
(d)14
15) A man can row downstream at 10 Km/hr and upstream at 7 Km/hr. The rate of current is
(a) b)5 Km/hr
(b) a)5 Km/hr
(c) 1 Km/hr
(d) none
16) If a man rows at the rate of 5 Kmph in still water and his rate against the current is 3.5 Kmph then
the mans rate along the current is
(a) 4.25 Kmph
(b) 6 Kmph
(c) 6.5 Kmph
(d) none
17) A boat can travel with a speed of 13 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) 2 hrs
(b) 3 hrs
(c) 4 hrs
(d) none
18) A boat takes 2 hrs to travel a distance of 9 km down the current and it takes 6 hrs to travel the
same distance against the current. The speed of the boat in still water is ___________
(a) 3 Km/hr
(b) 4 Km/hr
(c) 5 Km/hr
(d) none
19) The speed of a boat in still water is 18 km/hr and its speed against the current is 3 km/hr. Find the
speed of boat with the current.
a) 30 km/hr
b) 33 km/hr
c) 21 km/hr
d) 15 km/hr
20) Raja can row a boat 50 km downstream in 5 hours and 15 km upstream in 3 hours. Find the speed
of the current.
a) 2.5 km/hr

b) 7.5 km/hr

c) 5 km/hr

d) 15 km/hr

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21) Mary can row a boat 140 km with stream in 5 hours. If speed of the boat is triple the speed of the
stream, find the speed of stream.
a) 9 km/hr
b) 28 km/hr
c) 7 km/hr
d) None
22) A runs 1 times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 84 m. How far must the winning post be so
that A and B might reach it at the same time?
(a)204m
(b)196m
(c)200m
(d) 210m
23) In a 500 meters race, the ratio of speeds of two contestants A and B is 3:4. A has a start of 140
meters. By how many meters does A win?
(a)25 m
(b)22 m
(c)18 m
(d)20 m
24) A beats B by 9 seconds or 72 meters in a 360 meters race. After what time will they meet if they
start running the race simultaneously but from opposite ends?
(a) 15 sec
(b) 25 sec
(c)20 sec
(d) 22 sec
25) In a game, A can give B 20 points, A can give C 32 points and B can give C 15 points. How many
points make the game?
(a)115
(b)110
(c)108
(d)100
26) A and B run a km and A wins by 1 minute. A and C run a km and A wins by 375 meters. B and C
run a km and B wins by 30 seconds. Find the time taken by each of them to run a km.
(a)160,220,250
(b)150,210,240
(c)180,240,270
(d)120,180,210
27) In a 100 m race, A can give B 10 m and C 28 m. In the same race B can give C:
a) 18 m
b) 20 m
c) 27 m
d) 9 m
28) A and B take part in 100 m race. A runs at 5 kmph. A gives B a start of 8 m and still beats him by
8 seconds. The speed of B is:
a) 5.15 kmph
b) 4.14 kmph
c) 4.25 kmph
d) 4.4 kmph
29) In a 500 m race, the ratio of the speeds of two contestants A and B is 3 : 4. A has a start of 140 m.
Then, A wins by:
a) 60 m
b) 40 m
c) 20 m
d) 10 m
30) In 100 m race, A covers the distance in 36 seconds and B in 45 seconds. In this race A beats B by:
a) 20 m
b) 25 m
c) 2b)5 m
d) 9 m
31) In a game of 100 points, A can give B 20 points and C 28 points. Then, B can give C:
a) 8 points
b) 10 points
c) 14 points
d) 40 points
32) In a 200 metres race A beats B by 35 m or 7 seconds. A's time over the course is:
a) 40 sec
b) 47 sec
c) 33 sec
33) A can run 22.5 m while B runs 25 m. In a kilometre race B beats A by:

d) None of these

a) 100 m
b) 111 1 /9 m
c) 25 m
d) 50 m
34) Three runners A, B and C run a race, with runner A finishing 12 meters ahead of runner B and 18
meters ahead of runner C, while runner B finishes 8 meters ahead of runner C. Each runner
travels the entire distance at a constant speed. What was the length of the race?
a) 50meters

b) 75 meters

c) 100 meters

d) None

PROFIT AND LOSS-1

1) Sunil sold an article for Rs.480 and got a profit of 25%. What is the cost price of the article?
a) Rs.384
b) Rs.375
c) Rs.360
d) none
2) By selling an article for Rs.1000 the person loses 20%. At what price should he sell to gain 30%?
a) Rs.1500
b) Rs.1625
c) Rs.1675
d) none
3) Selling price of four articles = cost price of three articles. The percentage profit or loss is
a) 25% loss

b) 25% profit

c) 75% profit

d) none

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4) A man bought 750 apples for a certain amount and sold 500 of them for the same amount. Find
his profit %.
a) 50%
b) 60%
c) 75%
d) Data inadequate
5) A man purchased two articles for Rs 4000 each. On one he got a profit of 10% and a loss of 10%
on the other. His overall profit or loss percent is
a) Rs.800 profit
b) Rs.800 loss
c) Rs.300 profit
d) no loss no profit
6) A man sold two articles for Rs 8818 each. On one he got profit of 15% and loss 15% on the other.
His overall profit or loss percentage is
a) b)25% loss
b) b)75% profit
c) 3% profit
d) none
7) By selling 25 articles a merchant gained selling price of 5 articles. His profit percent is
a) 25%
b) 33 1/%
c)62.5%
d) none
8) Mr. Singh sold 2/5 of his articles for a profit of 75%. If he sells the remaining at its cost price, find
the overall profit he earned.
a) 10%
b) 25%
c) 30%
d) none
9) A person lost 10% by selling an article. If he sells at double the selling price, his percentage of
profit will be
a) 20%
b) 80%
c) 40%
d) none
10) A radio set was sold for a profit of 18%. If it were sold for Rs. 30 more, a profit of 20% would have
gained. The cost price of the radio set is
a) Rs. 1000
b) Rs. 1200
c) Rs. 1500
d) none
11) Due to reduction in price by 20%, one article more could be purchased for Rs. 100. the original
price of each article was
a) Rs. 20
b) Rs. 10
c) Rs. 25
d) none
12) A shopkeeper had calculated the profit % on selling price and announced it as 40%. His actual
profit % is
66

a) 60%
13)

1
%
2

66

2
%
3

b)
c)
d) none
The price of an article was increased by 20% and later decreased by 20%.

If the present value of the article is Rs 480. The original price of the article was?
a) Rs.490
b) Rs.500
c) Rs.525
d) none
14) A shopkeeper purchases pens at the rate of 13 for Rs.10 and sells them at 10 for Rs.13. Find his
profit or Loss%?
a) 30% Profit
b) 30%Loss
c) 69% Loss
d) None
15) The Selling Price of 16 Articles = The Cost Price of 20 Articles, then find the profit or Loss%?
a) 20% Profit
b) 20%Loss
c) 25%Profit
d) 25% Loss
16) A shopkeeper purchases an article for Rs.8000 and marks it 40% above the cost price. Find his
profit or loss percent if he sells it after giving a discount of 30%?
a) 10%Profit
b) 10% Loss
c) 2% Profit
d) 2% Loss
17) An article was sold for a loss of 30%, which costs Rs.450. The selling price of the article is
a) Rs.315
b) Rs.275
c) Rs.250
d) none
18) A grocer brought 12 lemons for a rupee and sold 10 lemons for a rupee. His profit percent would
be
a) 10%
b) 12%
c) 18%
d) none
19) By selling an article for Rs.2400 the person loses 20%. At what price should he sell to gain 20%?
a) Rs.4800
b) Rs.4500
c) Rs.3600
d) none
20) Selling price of 80 articles = cost price of 60 articles. The percentage profit or loss is
a) 20% loss

b) 20% profit

c) 33 1/3% profit

d) none

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21) A man bought 240 mangoes for a certain amount and sold 300 of them for the same amount. Find
his profit/loss %?
a) 20%profit
b) 20%loss
c) 33 1/3%loss
d) none
22) A man purchased two articles for Rs.9900 each. On one he got a profit of 20% and a loss of 20%
on the other. His overall profit or loss percent is
a) 2% profit
b) 2% loss
c) No loss No profit
d) None
23) By selling 50 articles a merchant loses cost price of 10 articles. His loss percent is
33

1
%
3

a) 25%
b)
c) 20%
d) none
24) Mr. Singh sold 2/5th of his articles for a loss of 50%. At what profit percentage should he sell the
remaining so that he gets no profit and loss.
a) 20%
b) 25%
c) 50%
d) none
25) A person lost 40% by selling an article. If he sells at 2 times the selling price, his percentage of
profit/loss will be
a) No profit no loss
b) 20% gain
c) 50% gain
d) none
26) By selling 66 meters cloth a trader gain cost price of 22 meters profit what is his profit
percentage?
1
2

1
3

a) 33 %
b) 22%
c) 16 %
d) 25%
27) By selling 33 meters cloth, a trader gains selling price of 11 meters. Find the gain percentage.
1
3

a) 25%

b) 50%

c) 33

d) 28%

PROFIT AND LOSS-2

1) Instead of giving a single discount of 40%, the shopkeeper gives two successive discounts of 30%
and 10%. How much does he gain or lose?
a) 3% gain
b) 3% loss
c) No profit no loss
d) cant say
2) Kiran bought a radio with 15% discount. If he got a discount of 18%, he would have saved Rs 63.
What is selling price of radio
a) 1785
b) 1722
c) 1745
d) none
3) After getting two successive discounts on a suit with list price Rs 5000, is available for Rs 3600. If
the first discount was 20%, then the second discount is
a) 90%
b) 20%
c) 10%
d) none
4) After getting three equal successive discount percentages over a marked price of Rs.1,000 a
customer has to pay 729 for an article. What is the rate of each of the successive discounts?
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 30%
d) none
5) Due to a slump in the market, A, while selling 12 apples to B, allows him to count them as 9. But
due to an overnight demand A is forced to buy them back at the same rate as he sold and allows
B to count 9 apples as 12. What is overall gain percentage of B
a) 777/9%
b) 75%
c) 50%
d) none
6) A trader offers to give two articles free for every 10 articles I purchase. I get a total of 10 articles
free for my purchase and I sell them all at a rate such that I get back my investment from the sale

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of just 10 of the articles. What is my overall percentage of profit
a) 100%
b) 150%
c) 500%
d) none
7) After giving a discount of 60%, a shopkeeper sells an article for Rs.600 and loses 30%. Find his
gain or loss% if he gives a discount of 40%?
a) 25% profit
b) 20% profit
c) 50%
d) None
8) A dishonest seller professes to sell goods at a profit of 20%. Find his true profit if he uses a false
weight of 750grams for every kilogram?
a) 60%
b) 53 1/3 %
c) 33 1/3%
d) None
9) A shopkeeper by mistake calculates profit on selling price and announces it as 20%. Find his true
profit or loss percent?
a) 25%Profit
b) 25% Loss
c) 20% Profit
d) 20% Loss
10) A man bought an article and sold at a gain of 10%. If he had bought it at 20% less and sold it for
Rs.10 more he would have made a profit of 40%. Find the cost price of the Article?
a) Rs.350
b) Rs.400
c) Rs.450
d) None
11) A sells an article B at a profit of 10%. B then sells it to C at a loss of 10%, who again sells it to D at
profit of 10%, and D sells to E at a loss of 10%. If the price at which E bought the article was Rs.
199 less than As cost price, then find the cost price A?
a) Rs.199
b) Rs.500
c) Rs.990
d) None
12) A shopkeeper buys toffees at a rate of 40 toffees for Rs 5 and sells at a rate of 50 toffees for Rs
10. His profit percentage is
a) 60%
b) 50%
c) 25%
d) 30%
13) A merchant purchased 20kg of sugar at Rs.35 per Kg and mixed with 30Kg of sugar at Rs.30 per
Kg. At what rate should he sell to gain 50%?
a) Rs. 42
b) Rs.45
c) Rs.48
d) none
14) A mobile was sold for a loss of 12%. If it were sold for Rs.450 more, a profit of 13% would have
gained. The cost price of the mobile is
a) Rs. 1500
b) Rs. 1800
c) Rs. 2400
d) none
15) Due to reduction in price by 25%, 6 articles more could be purchased for Rs. 480. the reduced
price of each article is
a) Rs. 30
b) Rs. 20
c) Rs. 15
d) none
16) A shopkeeper had calculated the profit % on selling price and announced it as 50%. His actual
profit % is
66

2
%
3

a) 50%
b) 100%
c)
d) none
17) The price of an article was increased by 30% and later decreased by 20%. If the present value of
the article is Rs 520. The original price of the article was?
a) Rs.500
b) Rs.510
c) Rs.525
d) none
18) Instead of giving a single discount of 30%, the shopkeeper gives two successive discounts of 20%
and 10%. How much does he gain or lose?
a) 2% gain
b) 2% loss
c) No profit no loss
d) cant say
19) A shopkeeper by mistake calculates discount on selling price and announces it as 50%. Find the
actual discount percent?
a) 50%
b) 33 1/3%
c) 25%
d) none
20) After getting two successive discounts on a suit with list price Rs.7500, is available for Rs.4500. If
the first discount was 20%, then the second discount is
a) 20%

b) 25%

c) 33 1/3%

d) none

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21) By selling at 3/4th the selling price a shopkeeper gets a profit of 20%. If he sells it at selling price
then find his profit or loss%?
a) 40% Profit
b) 50% Profit
c) 60% profit
d) None
22) A dishonest seller professes to sell his goods at cost price, but he is weighing 900 grams for one
kg. Find his profit percent?
1
9

a) 10%
b) 11 %
c) 20%
d) 25%
23) If a man purchases 11 oranges for Rs.10 and sells 10 oranges for 11, how much profit or loss does
he make?
a) 21% loss
b) 21% profit
c) 22% profit
d) 23% loss
24) A milk seller purchased milk at the rate of Rs. 10 per liter and adds one fifth of water to it. What
percent profit does he make by selling the mixture at Rs.12 per liter?
a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 30%
d) 32%
25) A merchant makes a profit of 12%, after allowing 30% discount on the marked price. How much
the marked price is above the cost price?
a) 25%

b) 60%

c) 42%

d) 140%

Averages
1) Out of the three numbers, the first is twice the second and three times the third. The average of
the three numbers is 88. The smallest number is
a) 72
b) 36
c) 42
2) Find the average of all odd numbers from 1 to 100?

d) None

a) 49
b) 50
c) 51
d) None
3) The average of 7 numbers is 11. When one number is added, their combined average is increased
by 0.5. Find the new number?
a) 20
b) 15
c) 25
d) None
4) The average age of a group of 10 boys was 20 years. A boy left the group and the average was
raised to 21 years. Age of that boy was
5) The average of 25 results is 18. The average of first twelve is 14 and that of the last twelve is 17
then the 13th result is
a) 78
b) 28
c) 85
d) None
6) The average weight of A, B, C is 45kgs. If the average weight of A and B be 40 kgs and that of B
and C be 43kgs. Find the weight of B?
a) 31kgs.
b) 32kgs.
c) 23kgs.
d) None
7) The average salary of 20 workers in an office is Rs. 1900 per month. If the managers salary is
added, the average salary becomes Rs. 2000 per month. What is the managers annual salary?
a) Rs.24,000
b) Rs.25,200
c) Rs.45,600
d) None
8) The average age of A, B C and D five years ago was 45 years. By including X, the present average
age of all the five is 49 years. The present age of X is
a) 64 years
b) 48 years
c) 45 years
d) None
9) In a class of 60 students, a girl weighing 40kg goes away and at the same time another boy joins
the class then the average weight of the class is increased by 1/4 th kg. The weight of the boy who
joined (in kg) is
a) 55

b) 40.25

c) 50

d) None

10) The average age of the 25 students of a class is 20 years. If the teachers age is also included, the
average goes up by 0.5 years. Find the age of the teacher.

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11) The average weight of a class of 10 students is increased by 1 kg. If a boy replaces a girl
weighing 40 kg, then weight of that boy is
12) The average age of a family of 6 members is 22 years. If the age of the youngest member be 7
years, find the average age of the family at the birth of the youngest member
13) 3 years ago the average age of a five-member family was 17 years. A baby having been born, the
average age is now 17 years. Babys age now is
14) The average age of 36 students in a group is 14years. When teachers age is included to it, the
average increases by 1. What is teachers age?(in years)
a) 50
b) 51
c) 52
d) none
15) A batsman scored 104 runs in his 18th inning thereby increasing his average by 5 runs. What is the
average run made by him after 18th inning?
a) 18
b) 14
c) 19
d) None
16) The average weight of A, B and C is 64 kgs. When D joined these three the average weight got
reduced by 4 kgs. When E whose weight is 3 kgs more than D replaced A, the average weight
becomes 59 kgs. Find the weight of A (in kgs)?
a) 52
b) 55
c) 57
d) None
17) The average of 10 numbers is calculated as 15. It is discovered later on that the calculation was
done with 26 as one of the values instead of 36. Find the correct average.
a) 15
b) 16
c) 17
d) None
18) The average age of the Indian cricket team playing the Eden garden test is 30. The average age of
5 of the players is 28 and that of another set of 5 players, totally different from the first five, is 31.
If it is the captain who was not included in either of these two groups, then find the age of the
captain?
a) 25
b) 35
c) 40
d) None
19) In a class of 75 students the average age is 23years. The average age of male students is 25years
and that of female students is 20years. Then the number of male students is ___
a) 30
b) 40
c) 45
d) None
20) The average of 13 papers is 40. The average of the first 7 papers is 42 and of the last seven
papers is 35. Find the marks obtained in the 7th paper?
a) 23
b) 38
c) 19
d) None
21) The average of marks obtained by 120 candidates was 65. If the average of marks of passed
candidates was 86 and that of failed candidate was 30. The number of candidates who passed are
_____________
a) 45
b) 44
c) 43
d) None
22) The average weight of 30 students is 29kg. When 15 new students joined then average weight is
reduced by 2 kg. What is the average weight of the new students?
a) 27kg
b) 25kg
c) 23kg
d) None
23) The average weight of a class of 20 students is increased by 1.5 kg when two boys replace two
girls whose weights are 33kg and 27kg. What is the weight of the heaviest between the two boys
if one of them is 10 kg more than the other?
a) 40kg
b) 45kg
c) 50kg
d) None
24) The average weight of a class of 30 students is increased by 0.5kg, when B replaces A whose
weight is 35kg and is decreased by 1kg when C replaces B. What is the weight of C?
a) 25kg
b) 23kg
c) 21kg
d) None
25) The average age of a class of 40 girls is reduced by 1 year, when 10 girls whose average age is 20
years, are discharged and 10 new girls are admitted. Find the average age of new comers.

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26) The average age of a couple when they got married was 30 years. Three years after their
marriage, a child was born to them. The present average age of the couple and the child is 34
years. Find the present age of the child.

BLOOD RELATIONS-1
1) As fathers mother-in-laws only daughters son is B. How is A related to B?
a) Brother
b) Sister
c) Nephew
d) Cannot be determined
2) A + B Means A is the son of B. A B means A is the daughter of B. A x B means A is the father of
B.

A B means A is the mother of B. If M x N + O - P

Q, then how is M related to Q?

a) Husband
b) Cousin
c) Brother-in-law
d) Uncle
3) Y is the daughter of Xs brothers wifes father-in-law. Y is Xs ___________
a) Niece
b) Daughter c) Sister
`
d) Sister-in-law
4) Showing a photograph P said, She is my mothers mothers sons daughter. How is the person
in the photograph related to P?
a) Sister
b) Cousin
c) Niece
d) None of these
5) How is Ramus mother-in-laws only daughters son related to Ramu?
a) Nephew
b) Brother
c) Son
d) Uncle
6) How is my fathers brothers only siblings mother related to me?
a) Mother
b) Grandmother
c) Daughter d) Aunt
7) Divyas father, pointing towards a person, said, He is the brother of my fathers only sibling.
How is the person related to Divya?
a) Father
b) Uncle
c) Brother
d) Grandfather
8) Tinku, introducing a person to Rinku, said He is the father of your sisters son and he is also my
mothers husband. How is Tinkus father related to Rinkus mother?
a) Nephew
b) Uncle
c) Son-in-law d) None of these
9) A is Bs father, B is Cs daughter, E is Ds only sibling. C is Ds only daughter. How is B related to
Es

niece?

a) Niece
b) Granddaughter
c) Daughter d) None of these
10) My fathers only brothers wifes only daughters paternal uncle is my mothers
a) Father-in-law

b) Husband

c) Son

d)Uncle

Directions for questions 11 to 13 use the relations defined below and answer the following
questions.
A + B means A is the mother of B.

A B means A is the sister of B.

A x B means A is the father of B.

A B means A is the son of B.

A = B means A is the brother of B.

A B means A is the daughter of B.
11) Which of the following means P is the aunt of Q?

a) P R
Q
b) P + R x Q c) P R x Q d) P R + Q
12) Which of the following means W is the uncle of Z?
a) W x A B + Z

b) W = A + B Z

c) W = A + B + Z

d) W A + B Z

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13) Which of the following means C is the grandfather of both D and E?

a) C x A
D Eb) C + A + D E
c) C
A D=E
d) C x A x D E
14) A boy picks up the phone and asks "Who are you?" The voice from the other side answers "I am
your mother's mother-in-laws only sons wifes daughter". What is the relation of the boy with the
fellow speaking at the other end?
a) Sister
b) Sister-in-law
c) Aunt
d) Mother
15) Pointing to a photograph, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother." How is
the woman related to his mother?
a) Mother
b) Daughter
c) Sister
d) Myself
16) Veena who is the sister-in-law of Ashok, is the daughter-in-law of Kalyani. Dheeraj is the father of
Sudeep who is the only brother of Ashok. How Kalyani is related to Ashok?
a) Mother-in-law
b) Aunt
c) Wife
d) None of these
17) Introducing a man, a woman said, "He is the only son of the mother of my mother. How is the
woman related to the man?
a) Mother
b) Sister
c) Niece
d) Maternal aunt
18) X introduces Y saying, He is the husband of the granddaughter of the father of my father.How is
Y related to X?
a) Brother
b)Son
c)Brother-in-law
d)None
19) Pointing out to a lady ,Ravi said, She is the daughter of the woman who is the mother of the
husband of my mother.Who is lady to Ravi?
a) Aunt
b)Granddaughter
c)Daughter
d)None
20) Pointing to photograph, a person tells his friend, She is the granddaughter of the elder brother of
my father.How is the girl in the photograph related to his man?
a) Niece
b) Sister
c)Aunt
d)None
21) Introducing a man to her husband, a woman said, His brothers father is the only son of my
grandfather.How is the woman related to his man?
a) Mother
b) Sister
c) Aunt
d)None
22) Pointing out to a lady, a girl said, She is the daughter in law of the grandmother of my fathers
only son.How is lady related to the girl?
a) Mother
b) Sister in -law
c) Aunt
d)None
23) Introducing a boy, a girl said, "He is the son of the daughter of the father of my uncle." How is the
boy related to the girl?
A. Brother
B. Nephew
C. Uncle
D. Son-in-law
24) Pointing to a photograph Lata says, "He is the son of the only son of my grandfather." How is the
man in the photograph related to Lata?
A. Brother
B. Uncle
C. Cousin
D. Data is inadequate
25) Pointing to a photograph. Bajpai said, "He is the son of the only daughter of the father of my
brother." How Bajpai is related to the man in the photograph?
A. Nephew

B. Brother

C. Father

D. Maternal Uncle

Directions(Q.Nos 2630) Read the following information carefully and answer the questions,
which follow : A B means A is father of B. A + B means A is daughter of B
A B means A is son of B. A B means A is wife of B
26) Which of the following means P is grandson of S ?
a) P + Q S
b) P Q S
c) P Q + S
27) How is P related to T in the expression P + S T ?
a) Sister

b) Wife

c) Son

d) P Q S
d) Daughter

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28) In the expression P + Q T how is T related to P?
a) Mother
b) Father
29) Which of the following means T is wife of P?

c) Son

d) Brother

a) P S T
b) P S T
c) P S T
30) In the expression P Q T how is T related to P?
a) Daughter

b) Sister

d) None of these

c) Mother

d) Cant be determined

BLOOD RELATIONS-2
Directions for questions 1 to 2: These questions are based on the information given below.
A, B. C, D, E and F are six members of a family. A is the mother of B, who is the husband of D. F
is the brother of one of the parents of C. D is the daughter-in-law of E and has no siblings. C is
the son of D.
1) How is C related to A?
a) Nephew
b) Son-in-law
c) Grandson
2) If F is married to G, then how is G related to B?
a) Sister

b) Sister-in-law

d) None of the above

c) Cousin

d) None of these

Directions for questions 3 to 4: These questions are based on the information given below.
A family of eight persons has three married couples. Amelie is the grandmother of charles and is
the mother-in-law of Floyd. Helen is the daughter of Bob, who is the brother of George. Diana is
the only child of George and is the mother of Charles. Emma is the wife of Bob.
3) How is George related to Helen?
a) Uncle
b) Father
4) How is Helen related to Diana?
a) Sister

b) Daughter

c) Brother

d) None of these

c) Cousin

d)Mother

Directions for questions 5 to 6: These questions are based on the information given below.
In a family of three generations, there are eight members. M and N are brothers. R is the
grandson of Q. T is the only niece of M, P is the sister-in-law of N. O is the mother-in-law of S.
There are three married couples in the family. T is the daughter of S.
5) How is R related to T?
a) Cousin
b) Uncle
c) Brother
d) Cannot be determined
6) In the family the ratio of number of male members to that of female members
a) 3: 5

b) 5 : 3

c) 1 : 1

d) None of these

Directions for question 7 to 11: These questions are based on the information given below.
In a family of eight members, there are two married couples and a widow. A, the engineer, is
married to a doctor. C, an architect is the wife of D, E, a student is the only child of C. G is the son
of H whose sister F is the niece of the manager. B, a teacher, is the mother of only A and D.
7) Who is the manager?
a) G
b) D
8) Who is the mother of F?

c) H

d) A

a) A
b) B
9) B. is related to G as

c) H

d) Cannot be determined

a) Mother-in-law
b) Mother
10) The profession of H is
a) Manager

b) Engineer

c) Grandmother
c) Doctor

d) None of these

d) None of these

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11) The profession of G is
a) Manager

b) Engineer

c) Doctor

d) Data insufficient

Directions (Q.No 12-16): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below it: In a family, there are six members A,B,C,D,E and F .A and B are married couple, A being
the male member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother of A. E is the sister of D. B is the
daughter-in-law of F, whose husband has died?
12) How is F related to A?
a) Mother
b)Sister in -law
13) How is E related to C?

c)Sister

d)None

a) Sister
14) Who is C to B?

c)Cousin

d)None

b)Daughter

a) Brother
b)Brother in-law
c)Nephew
15) How many male members are there in the family?

d)None

a) One
b)Two
16) How is F related to C?

c)Three

d)None

c)Mother

d)None

a) Mother-in-law

b)Sister-in-law

Directions (Q.17-20): Study the following information to answer the given question:
a. J, K, L, M, N and O are six family members having different professions.
b. There are two married couples in the family.
c. M is a doctor and his wife is an engineer.
d. J is the granddaughter of O and sister of L, who is a typist,
e. K is the grandfather of L and is married to a teacher.
f. J's mother, who is an engineer, is the daughter-in -law of a lawyer.
17) What is the profession of J?
(1) Teacher
(2) Lawyer
(3) Typist
18) Which of the following is one of the married couples?
(1) KN
19) Who is the wife of M?
(1) N

(2) NM

(4) None of these

(3) Cannot be determined

(2) O

(3) J

(4) None of these

(4) Cannot be

determined

20)

How many male members are there in the family?

(1) Two
(2) Three
(3) Cannot be determined
(4) None of these
21) If A is the brother of B; B is the sister of C; and C is the father of D, how D is related to A?
A. Brother
B. Sister
C. Nephew
D. Cannot be determined
22) If A + B means A is the brother of B; A - B means A is the sister of B and A x B means A is the
father of B. Which of the following means that C is the son of M?
A. M - N x C + F
B. F - C + N x M
C. N + M - F x C
D. M x N - C + F
23) Deepak said to Nitin, "That boy playing with the football is the younger of the two brothers of the
daughter of my father's wife." How is the boy playing football related to Deepak?
A. Son
B. Brother
C. Cousin
D. Brother-in-law
24) Pointing a photograph X said to his friend Y, "She is the only daughter of the father of my mother."
How X is related to the person of photograph?
A. Daughter
B. Son
C. Nephew
D. Cannot be decided
25) Veena who is the sister-in-law of Ashok, is the daughter-in-law of Kalyani. Dheeraj is the father of
Sudeep who is the only brother of Ashok. How Kalyani is related to Ashok?
A. Mother-in-law

B. Aunt

C. Wife

CALENDAR

D. None of these

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1) Today is Friday, after 62 days, it will be?
a) Saturday
b) Monday
2) What will be next leap year after 2096?

c) Tuesday

d) Thursday

a) 2100
b) 2101
c) 2104
d) 2108
3) If today is Sunday, then what day of the week will be the 426 th day from today?
a) Saturday
b) Friday
c) Tuesday
4) The Republic day of India was celebrated on 26th January 2008, it was?

d) Wednesday

a) Friday
b) Saturday
5) The first day of a century year cannot be a?

d) Monday

c) Sunday

a) Tuesday
b) Friday
c) Thursday
d) Saturday
6) January 1st 1992 was a Wednesday. What day of the week was January 1st 1993?
a) Monday
b) Tuesday
7) The last day of the Century cannot be?

c) Sunday

d) Friday

a) Friday
b) Wednesday
c) Monday
8) Which year will have the same calendar as that of 2005?

d) Tuesday

a) 2006
b) 2007
c) 2011
d) 2008
9) How many times does the 29th day of the month occur in 400 consecutive years?
a) 4400
b) 4497
c) 4487
10) Which among the following year is a leap year?

d) 97

a) 3400
b) 3700
c) 3600
d) 3300
11) If 25th May, 2003 is a Sunday, what day of the week will be 25 th December?
a) Monday
b) Tuesday
c) Wednesday
12) Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2 Oct 1869. The day of the week was

d) Thursday

a) Tuesday
b) Saturday
c) Thursday
13) If 23rd April 2006 is a Sunday, then 23rd April 2106 will be a?

d) Friday

a) Wednesday
b) Thursday
c) Friday
14) On which day of the week does 29th May 2003 fall?

d) Saturday

a) Thursday
b) Tuesday
c) Friday
15) Today is Wednesday. What day of the week it was 24 days before?

d) Sunday

a) Monday
b) Friday
c) Sunday
16) How many days are there from 2nd Jan 1993 to 15th March 1993?

d) Saturday

a) 73
b) 85
17) What was the day on 15th August 1947?

c) 75

d) 71

a) Monday
b) Saturday
18) What was the day on 26th January 1950?

c) Sunday

d) Friday

a) Monday
b) Thursday
c) Sunday
d) Friday
19) It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the week Jan 1, 2010?
A. Sunday
B. Saturday
20) Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be:

C. Friday

A. Wednesday
B. Saturday
C. Tuesday
21) On what dates of April, 2001 did Wednesday fall?
A. 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th

D. Wednesday
D. Thursday

B. 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th

C. 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th

22) The calendar for the year 2007 will be the same for the year:

D. 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

A. 2014
B. 2016
C. 2017
D. 2018
23) January 1, 2007 was Monday. What day of the week lies on Jan. 1, 2008?
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Sunday
24) The day on 5th March of a year is the same day on which date of the same year
a) July 5th

b) June 4th

c) August 7th

d) September 4th

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25) The year next to 1974 having the same calendar as that of 1974 is
a) 1988

b) 1981

c) 1985

d) 1980

Clocks
1. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 3.30 is
a) 800
b) 900
c) 600
d) 750
2. At what time between 8 o clock and 9 o clock the hands of a clock will coincide?
a) 43 5/11 min. past 8 b) 43 7/11 min. past 8
c) 40 min. past 8
d) 45 min. past 8
3. At what time between 5.30 and 6 0 clock will the hands of a clock be at right angles?
a) 43 5/11 min. past 5o clock
b) 43 7/11 min. past 5o clock
c) 40 min. past 5o clock
d) 45 min. past 5o clock
4. A clock which gains 2 mins in every hour is set at 9.00 a.m on a certain day. Find the time shown
by the clock on the next day at 3 p.m.
a) 4 p.m
b) 5 p.m
c) 6 p.m
d) 2 p.m
5. A clock which loses 3 mins in every hour is set at 10.00 a.m on a certain day. Find the time shown
by the clock on the next day at 4 p.m.
a) 2 p.m
b) 6.30 p.m
c) b)30 p.m
d) 6 p.m
6. A clock which gains 2 mins in every hour is set at 3 p.m on a certain day. Find the correct time if
the time shown by the clock on the next day is 10 p.m.
a) 11 p.m
b) 9 p.m
c) 2 mins past 11 p.m

d) 2 mins past 9

p.m
7. A clock is set right at 5 a.m. The clock loses 16 mins in 24 hours. What will be the true time when
the clock indicates 10 p.m on 4th day?
a) 11 p.m
b) 12 p.m
c) a)p.m
d)none
8. If the time in a clock is 7.15 a.m then what time does it show on the mirror?
a) 4 hours 45 mins
b) 5 hours 45 mins
c) 5 hrs 15 mins
d) 4 hrs 15 mins
9. A clock which loses 3 mins in every hour is set at 10.00 a.m on a certain day. Next day if the time
shown by this clock is 2.30 p.m, what is the correct time?
a) 2 p.m
b) d)30 p.m
c) 3 p.m
d) 4 p.m
10. How much does a watch gain per day, if its hands coincide every 64 minutes?
a) 32 8/11 min.
b) 36 5/11 min.
c) 90 min
d) 96 min
11. What time between 6.30 and 7 oclock are hands of a clock 60o apart?
a) 43 9/11 minutes past 6 oclock
b) 21 9/11 minutes past 6 oclock
11
c) 43 /7 minutes past 6 oclock
d) 43 7/11 minutes past 6 oclock
12. The time on a clock is 4.30. If the minute hand points towards south then in its mirror image the
hour hand points towards
a) SouthEast
b) North East
c) South West
d) NorthWest
13. A watch which gains uniformly is 5 mins slow at 8 o clock in the morning on a Sunday and it is 5
mins 48 sec fast at 8 p.m on the following Sunday when was it correct?
a) 20 mins past 7 a.m on Wednesday
b) 20 mins past 7 p.m on Wednesday
c) 20 mins past 7 p.m on Tuesday
d) 20 mins past 7 p.m on Tuesday
14. How many times in a day, the hands of a clock will coincide?
a)22
b)24
c)44
d)48
15.

The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 4.20, is:
A. 0

16.

B. 10

C. 5

D. 20

At 3:40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of:
A. 120

B. 125

C. 130

D. 135

17. At what time between 2 o clock and 3 o clock will the hands of a clock be in opposite direction?
a) 43 5/11 min. past 2 oclock
b) 43 7/11 min. past 2 oclock
c) 40 min. past 2 oclock
d) 45 min. past 2 oclock

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18.

How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day?
A. 22

19.

B. 24

C. 44

D. 48

A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low at noon on Monday and is 4 min. 48 sec fast at 2
p.m. on the following Monday. When was it correct?
A. 2 p.m. on Tuesday

20.

B. 2 p.m. on Wednesday C. 3 p.m. on Thursday

D. 1 p.m. on Friday

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. 144

B. 150

C. 168

D. 180

Mixtures
1. In what proportion coffee at Rs.21 per kg be mixed with another quality coffee at Rs.28 per kg, so
that the mixture be worth Rs.25 a kg?
a) 4:3
b) 3:4
c) 5:4
d) 4:5
2. A shop keeper buys two kinds of barley at Rs.1.50p and 95p per kg respectively. In what
proportion should these be mixed so that by selling the mixture at 1.60p per kg, 25% may be
gained?
a) 3:1
b) 3:2
c) 4:1
d) 2:3
3. Goods worth Rs.400 are purchased. On fourth of them are sold at 5% loss. At what profit percent
should the remaining be sold such that 10% profit is made on the whole?
a) 5%
b) 15%
c) 25%
d) 20%
4. A mixture of a certain quantity of milk with 26 liters of water is worth Rs.2 per liter. If pure milk be
worth Rs.12 per liter, how much milk is there in the mixture?
a) 4 liters
b) 6 liters
c) 5 liters
d) 7 liters
5. In what proportion must water be mixed with spirit to gain 16% by selling at its cost price?
a) 4:25
b) 25:4
c) 1:16
d) 1:4
6. A trader has 40 kg of tea, a part of which he sells at 12% profit and the rest at 8% loss. He gains
9% on the whole. What is the quality sold at 12% gain and 8% loss?
a) 32 kg, 6 kg
b) 32 kg, 8 kg
c) 34 kg, 6 kg
d) 33 kg, 7 kg
7. Rams expenditure and saving are in the ratio 4:5. His income increases by 25%. His expenditure
also increases by 35%. By how much percent does his saving increase ___
a) 15%
b) 17%
c) 18%
d) 16%
8. A vessel of 120 liters is filled with milk and water. 80% of milk and 40% of water is taken out of
the vessel. If is found that the vessel is vacated by 65%, what is the ratio of milk and water?
a) 5:6
b) 4:3
c) 5:3
d) 3:5
9. 25 liters of a mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 3:2. How much water is to be added to
get a new mixture containing milk and water in the ratio 3:4?
a) 12 liters
b) 8 liters
c) 10 liters
d) 14 liters
10. Three equal glasses are filled with mixtures of milk and water in the proportions of 3:2, 5:3 and
9:7. The contents of the three glasses are emptied in a single vessel. What is the proportion of
milk and water in it?
a) 31:17
b) 17:31
c) 31:15
d) 15:31
11. 150 gm of sugar solution has 20% sugar in it. How much sugar should be added to make it 25% in
the solution?
a) 40 gm
b) 35 gm
c) 45 gm
d) 10 gm
12. A mixture of 66 liters of milk and water are in the ratio 5:1 and water is added to make the ratio
5:3. Find the quantity of water added.
a) 20 liters
b) 18 liters
c) 22 liters
d) 24 liters
13. There are 50 students in a class; 32 rupees are distributed among them. Each boy gets Rs.1 and
each girl gets 50 paise. Find the number of girls?

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a) 36

b) 20

c) 14

d) 24

14. Three vessels of sizes 3 liters, 4 liters and 5 liters contain mixture of milk and water. The
concentration of milk in the three vessels are 60%, 75% and 80% respectively. If all the three
mixtures are mixed, what is the ratio of milk to water in the resultant mixture?
a) 12:5
b) 5:12
c) 11:4
d) 4:11
15. From a cask of wine containing 25 liters, 5 liters of wine is replace by water. This process is
repeated a second and then a third time. Find the ratio of wine to water in the resulting mixture?
a) 64:16
b) 61:64
c) 51:54
d) 46:61
16. A man mixes 5 kilo liters of milk at Rs.6000 per kilo leter with 6 kilo liter at Rs.5400, and with
sufficient water to make the average value Rs.4800 per kilo liter. How many kilo liters of water has
he added?
a) 2 kilo liters
b) 4 kilo liters
c) 3 kilo liters
d) a)5 kilo liters
17. An alloy zinc and copper are in the ratio 3:4. In the second alloy the same elements are in the
ratio 4:5. In what ratio should these two alloys be mixed to form a new alloy in which the two
elements are in the ratio 7:3?
a) 161:181
b) 171:181
c) 161:171
d) 151:161
18. A vessel contains 3 parts milk and 1 part water. How much of the mixture must be drawn off and
water substituted in order that the resulting mixture may be half milk and half water?
1
1
2
1
3
5
3
2
a)
b)
c)
d)
19. How much water must be added to 14 kilo liters of milk worth Rs.5.40 a liter. So that the value of
the mixture may be Rs.4.20 a liter?
a) 4 kilo liters
b) 8 kilo liters
c) 6 kilo liters
d) 5 kilo liters
20. A sugar solution of has 15% sugar. Another solution has 5% sugar. How many liters of the second
solution must be added to 20 liters of the first solution to make a solution of 10% sugar?
a) 10
b) 5
c) 15
d) 20
21. 330 grams of sugar solution has 40% sugar in it. How much sugar must be added to make it 50%
in the solution?
a) 30 gms
b) 50 gms
c) 60 gms
d) 20 gms
22. A vessel of 200 liters capacity is full of alcohol. On the first day 40 liters are drawn and filled with
water, the same operation is repeated second and third day. Find the quantity of alcohol at last?
a) 102.4 liters
b) 104.2 liters
c) 120.4 liters
d) 140.2 liters

PARTNERSHIP
1. In a business Pavan, Kalyan, Madhu invested Rs.38,000, Rs.40,000 and Rs. 42,000 respectively.
Find the share of Pavan in the total profit of Rs.24,000.
a) 7600
b) 8000
c) 8400
d) 8600
2. Three persons Kamala, Vimala and Rani shared profits in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5. If Rani received
Rs.2800 more than Kamala then find the share of Vimala.
a) 4200
b) 7000
c) 1400
d) 5600
3. John, Peter and Cathie Shared profits in the ratio 12 : 15 : 20. If the share of Peter is Rs.1, 20,000
then find the total profit.
a) 3,76,000
b) 8,000
c) 1,20,000
d) 96,000
4. A, B, C as partners started a business. A contributes Rs.32,000 for 4 months, B contributes
Rs.51,000 for 3 months and C contributes Rs.27,000 for 5 months. If the total profit be
Rs.1,24,800, then find the share of B.
a) 38,400
b) 40,500
c) 45,900
d) 45,600
5. If the investments of Ram and Rahim in a business are in the ratio of 3 : 2 and the periods of their
investments in the ratio of 4 : 5 then in which ratio should be the profit is divided between them.
a) 6:5
b) 15:8
c) 5:6
d) 3:10

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6. A, B and C hired a jeep for Rs.520 and they used it for 7 : 8 : 11 hours respectively. Find the
charge paid by B.
a) 140
b) 160
c) 220
d) 180
7. 3 milk men A, B, C rented a pasture. As 9 cows grazed for 8 months, Bs 25 cows grazed for 2
months and Cs 20 cows for 8 months. If As share of rent was Rs.540 then find the total rent?
a) 375
b) 1200
c) 2115
d) 15
8. Ajay started a business with a capital of Rs.1,20,000. After 4 months Sujay joined him with a
capital of Rs.2,00,000. At the end of the year they got Rs.38,000 as a profit. Find the share of
Sujay in this profit.
a) 18000
b) 20000
c) 25000
d) 24000
9. A and B entered into a partnership with Rs.20,000 and Rs.25,000 respectively. After 3 months A
invested Rs.5000 more. Find the share of A in the annual profit of Rs.1,17,000.
a) 57000
b) 75000
c) 60000
d) None
10. A and B entered into a partnership with Rs.12,000 and Rs.18,000 respectively. After 3 months A
invested Rs.4,000 more B withdrew Rs.2,000. Find the share of B in the profit of 1,05,000.
a) 50,000
b) 40,000
c) 45,000
d) 55,000
11. A and B started a business with Rs.10 and Rs.15 lakhs respectively. After 2 years A invested Rs.2.5
lakhs and after next 6 months B withdrew Rs.2.5 lakhs. They shared the profit of Rs.30.3 lakhs at
the end of 5th year. Find the difference between their shares.
a) 2.7 lakhs
b) 3.5 lakhs
c) 2.6 lakhs
d)2.4 lakhs
12. A, B and C started a business. The capital of A is four-fifth of as much as the capitals of B and C
together and the capital of B is one-third of much as the capitals of C and A together. Find the
share of C in the annual profit of Rs.1, 80,000.
a) 52000
b) 54000
c) 65000
d) 55000
13. P and Q start a business investing Rs.24,000 and Rs.32,000 respectively. After 3 months, R joined
investing Rs.40,000 and after 6 months S joined by investing Rs.48,000. After 8 months P
withdrew completely from the business. If the profit earned at the end of 9 months is Rs.36,000
find the share of R in the profit.
a) 12,000
b) 13,200
c) 13,500
d) 10,000
14. A and B entered into a partnership with Rs.2 lakhs and Rs.3.5 lakhs respectively. A is a sleeping
partner. In the annual profit of Rs.3,35,000, if A got Rs.1,00,000. then find the monthly salary of B.
a) 4000
b)5000
c) 6000
d)3000
15. In a partnership, A invests 1/6 of the capital for 1/6 of time, B invests 1/3 of the capital for 1/3 of
the time and C the rest of the capital for the whole time. Find As share of the total profit of
Rs.2300.
a) 100
b) 400
c) 800
d) 300
16. Pratap started a business with Rs.30,000. After certain months Pranay joined him with Rs.45,000.
At the end of the year, they shared the profits in the ratio of 4 : 5. After how many months Pranay
joined in the business.
a) 2
b) 10
c) 3
d) 8
17. A and B entered into a partnership with Rs.80,000 and Rs.50,000 respectively. After 4 months they
invested Rs.10,000 each. Find the difference between their shares in the annual profit of
Rs.2,58,000.
a) 1,56,000
b) 1,02,000
c)54000
d) 64000
18. A, B, C enters into a partnership with a total of Rs.8200. As capital is Rs.1000 more than Bs and
2000 less than Cs. Find the share of B if the years profit is Rs.2460
a) 420
b) 530
c) 3000
d) None
19. The share of A in a partnership is 1000 more than that of B, but capital of A is invested for 8
months while capital of B for 12 months. If the share of A of the yearly profit is the same as that of
B, then what is the capital of A?
a) 2000
b) 3000

c) 4000

d) 5000

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20. A and B entered into a partnership with Rs.60,000 and Rs.96,000 respectively. B was sleeping
partner. At the end of the year they shared the profit of Rs.3,08,000 in the ratio of 37 : 40. Find the
monthly salary of A.
a)4000
b) 5000
c) 3000
d) 6000
21. A and B entered into a partnership with Rs.30,000 and Rs.45,000 respectively. A was active
partner and had to get 30% of the total profit for his work and the rest to be divided between
them in proportion of their capitals. If A received Rs.28,000 at the end of the year. Find the total
profit.
a) 60000
b) 20000
c) 50000
d) 40000
22. A and B invest Rs.3000 and Rs.4000 in a business. A receives Rs.10 per month out of the profit as
a remuneration for running the business and the rest of profit is divided in proportion to the
investments. If in a year, A totally receives Rs.390 then find the total profit.
a) 630
b) 360
c) 750
d) 240
23. A work man earned Rs.180 in a certain number of days. If his daily wages had been Rs.2 less, he
would take one more day to earn the same amount. Find how many days he worked at higher
rate.
a) 18
b) 10
c) 9
d) 6
24. Divide Rs.671 among P, Q and R such that if their shares be increased by Rs.3, Rs.7 and Rs.9
respectively, the result should be in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3.
a) 118, 220,333
b) 220,120, 331
c) 112,223,336
d) 115,230,345
25. Ashok and Vamshi start a business with Ashok investing the total capital of Rs.50,000, on the
condition that Vamshi pays Ashok interest @ 10% p.a. on his half of the capital. Ashok is a working
partner and receives Rs.1500 per month from the total profit and any profit remaining is equally
shared by both of them. At the end of the year, it was found that the income of Ashok is twice that
of Vamshi. Find the total profit for the year.
a) 56,000
b) 69,000

c) 18,000

d) 33,000

Problems on Ages
1) The ratio of present ages of P and Q is 3:4. Five years ago, the ratio of their ages was 5:7. Find
their present ages.
a) 25, 35
b) 30, 40
c) 35, 45
d) 40, 50
2) The age of father is 4 times that of his son. After 20yrs. His age will be 2 times that of his son. The
present age of the father is ____________
a) 20yrs.
b) 40yrs.
c) 60yrs.
d) 80yrs.
3) Ram is twice as old as Shyam. If 10 years ago, Ram was 4 times as old as Shyam, then the
present ages of Ram and Shyam are. _______________
a) 30, 15
b) 20, 40
c) 25, 35
d) 15, 16
4) Rajeev was 4 times as old as his son 8 years ago. After 8 years, Rajeev will be twice as old as his
son. What are their present ages?
a) 20, 40
b) 16, 40
c) 30, 40
d) 40, 50
5) The average age of a husband and a wife was 23yrs when they were married 5 years ago. The
average age of the husband, the wife and a child who was born during the interval is 20yrs. How
old is the child now?
a) 3yrs.
b) 4yrs.
c) 5yrs.
d) 2yrs.
6) Fathers age was 5 times his sons age 5yrs ago and will be three times sons age after 2yrs. The
ratio of their present ages is ____________
a) 10:3

b) 3:10

c) 4:5

d) 5:4

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7) The ratio between Swatis and Poornas age at present is 2:3. Swati is 6yrs younger than Poorna.
The ratio of Swatis age to Poornas age after 6yrs, will be ___________
a) 2:3
b) 2:3
c) 3:4
d) 4:3
8) The sum f the ages of a mother and a daughter is 50yrs. Five years ago, the mothers age was 7
times the age of the daughter. The present ages of mother and daughter are
a) 40, 10
b) 30, 20
c) 20, 30
d) 42, 8
9) The age of a man is 4 times that of his cousin. Five years ago, the man was nine-times as old as
his son was at that time. The present age of man is ___________
a) 30yrs.
b) 34yrs.
c) 32yrs.
d) 23yrs.
10) My brother said to me I am twice as old as you were when I was as old as you are. The sum of
our present ages is 50 years. What is my present age?
a) 30yrs.
b) 20yrs.
c) 25yrs.
d) 35yrs.
11) Pushpa is twice as old as Rita was two years ago. If the difference between their ages be 2yrs.
How old is Pushpa today?
a) 8yrs.
b) 6yrs.
c) 7yrs.
d) 5yrs.
12) 10 years ago, Bhagamathis mother was 4 times older than her daughter. After 10 years, the
mother will be twice older than the daughter. The present age of Bhagamathis is ___________
a) 10yrs.
b) 30yrs.
c) 40yrs.
d) 20yrs.
13) The sum of the ages of a son and father is 56yrs. After 4 years, the age of the father will be 3
times as that of son. What is the age of the son?
a) 14yrs.
B) 12yrs.
C) 16yrs.
D) 17yrs.
14) P is as much younger to Q as he is older to R. If the sum of the ages of Q and R is 72 years, what
is the age of P?
a) 32yrs.
b) 34yrs.
c) 36yrs.
d) 40yrs.
15) The age of a mother is three times the sum of the ages of her sons. Five years hence, her age will
be double the sum of the ages of his sons. Mothers present age is __________
a) 40yrs.
b) 30yrs.
c) 45yrs.
d) 55yrs
16) Father tells his son that he was half of sons present age when the son was born. If the age of
father is 21years older than his son, what is the present age of father?
a) 62yrs.
b) 63yrs.
c) 64yrs.
d) 65yrs.
17) The ratio of the fathers age to the sons age is 4:1. The product of their ages is 196. The ratio of
their ages after 6 years will be.
a) 34:13
b) 13:34
c) 35:12
d) 36:19
18) The age of a father 10 years ago was thrice the age of son. Ten years hence, the fathers age will
be twice that of his son. The ratio of their present ages is _________
a) 3:7
b)7:3
c) 5:2
d)2:7
19) The ratio of the ages of father and son at present is 6:1. After 5 years the ratio will become 7:2.
The present age of son is __________
a) 5yrs.
b) 6yrs.
c) 7yrs.
d) 9yrs.
20) The ratio between the present ages of Pavan and Vimal is 5:7 respectively, if the difference
between Vimals present age and Pavans age after 6 years is 2, what is the total of Pavan and
Vimals age?
a) 28yrs.
b) 38yrs.
c) 48yrs.
d) none of these.
21) Present ages of Somayya and Ramayya are in the ratio 5:4. 3 years hence, the ratio of their ages
will become 11:9. What is Ramayyas present age?
a) 24yrs.

b) 25yrs.

c) 23yrs.

d) 35yrs.

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22) The ratio of mothers age to sons age is 7:3. The product of their ages is 756. The ratio of their
ages after 6 years will be _________
a) 2:1
b) 1:2
c) 3:2
d) 2:3
23) The ratio of ages of A & B is 5:3. The ratio between As age 4 years ago, and Bs age 4 years
hence is 1:1. What is the ratio between As age 4 years hence and Bs age 4 years ago?
a) 1:3
b) 2:3
c) 3:1
d) 4:1
24) In 10 years, A will be twice as old as B was 10 years ago. If A is now 9 years older than B, the
present age of B is ___________
a) 19yrs.
b) 39yrs.
c) 49yrs.
d) 29yrs.
25) The sum of the ages of a father and his son is 45 years. Five years ago, the product of their ages
was 34. The ages of the son and the father are respectively.
a) 6, 39
b) 39, 6
c) 33, 6
d) 32, 8
26) The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago, fathers age was
five times the age of the son. After 6 years, sons age will be ___________
a) 20yrs.

b) 15yrs.

c) 18yrs.

d) 19yrs.