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Model Questions
Directions: (Q. No. 1 to 5):
Study the following table carefully
to answer the questions given below.

115 120 152 92 103 85

580 , 677 , 681 , 655 , 624 , 572 .

it is clear that 92/655 is lowest.

1996

115
100 = 19.827%
580

120
100 = 17.725%
677
152
1998
100 = 22.320%
681

1997

92
1999
100 = 14.046%
655
103
100 = 16.506%
2000
624
85
2001
100 = 14.860%
572

Hence, in 1999 percent production of company E is lowest.

Ans: b
2. During the year 1998, which company had the highest percentage of production over its total
production for all the years
together?
a) D
b) B
c) C
d) F
e) None of these
Sol: % Production in 1998 of
companies
over
its
total
production for all the years
together.
58
100 7.86%
A
737
79
100 12.48%
B
633
126
100 22.70%
555
145
100 23.53%
D
616
C

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What is the speed of a train?

152
100 22.78%
667
121
F
100 20.82%
581

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So, Company D has highest per

cent production over all the years

Production (in thousands) of leather belts by six companies

over the years
Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
2001
Total
Company
A
78
105
58
185 164
147
737
B
102
83
79
89
128
152
633
C
95
114
126
63
88
69
555
D
66
165
145
67
96
77
616
E
115
120
152
92
103
85
667
F
124
90
121
159
45
42
581
Total
580
677
681
655 624
572
3789
1. During which year company E
had the lowest percentage of production over the total production
of all the companies together?
a) 1998
b) 1999
c) 2000
d) 2001
e) None of these
Sol: % production of E:
By visual inspection and comparison of

Ol>l l B l
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taken together.
Ans: a
3. What is the percentage increase
in production of company C from
1997 to 1998? (Rounded off to
two decimal points)
a) 12.64 b) 15.61 c) 90.47
d) 10.53 e) None of these
Sol: Required % increase of production of company
126 114
100
114
12
100 10.53%
D =
114
C =

Ans: d
4. Total production of companies B,
C and E together in 2000 is how
much more/less than total
production of these companies
together in 2001?
a) More by 9000
b) Less by 5000
c) More by 11000
d) Less by 13000
e) None of these
Sol: Total production of B, C and E
in 2000
= 128 + 88 + 103 = 319 thousand
Total production of B, C and E in
2001
=152+69+85=306 thousand
Required difference =(319 306)
thousand = 13 thousand
Production in 2000 is more by
13 thousand than in 2001.
Ans:e
5. What is the ratio of the total
production of companies A, D
and E together in 2000 to the
total production of companies B,
C and F together in 1996?
a) 107 : 121
b) 11 : 10
c) 121 : 107
d) 10 : 11
e) None of these
Sol: Required ratio =

( A + D + E ) in 2000
(B + C + F ) in 1996

Special
Quantitative
Aptitude

(164 + 96 + 103 )thousand

(102 + 95 + 124 )thousand
363 thousand
321 thouand

= 363 : 321 = 121 : 107

Ans: c
Directions (Q. No. 6 - 10): Each
of these questions consists of a
question followed by information in
three statements. You have to study
the question and the statements and
decide that information in which of
the statement(s) is/are necessary to
answer the question.
6. How many people have opted for
VRS from company X?
I. 17% of males and 19% of
females have opted for VRS.
II. The ratio of total male
employees to female employees was 7 : 9.
III. The total number of employees before VRS was 8000.
a) Only II and III
b) III and either I or II
c) Only I and II
d) All I, II and III
e) Any two of the three
Sol: From statements III and II.
Total number of employees
= 8000
Ratio of male and female = 7 : 9
Number of males
=

7
8000 = 3500
(7 + 9)

Number of females
9
= 8000 = 4500
16

By using statement I,
Total number of people opted for
VRS
= 3500

17
19
+ 4500
100
100

= 595 + 855 = 1450

Ans: d
7. What is the distance covered by
Ram?
I. The distance covered by Manish is 10 km, which is half of
the distance covered by Leroy.
II. The distance covered by Ram

is 3/4 of the distance covered

by Leroy.
III. Leroy covers a distance of 20
km.
a) Only II
b) Only II and III
c) Only I and II
d) II and either I or III
e) Any two of the three
Sol: From statements I and II,
Distance covered by Ram
=3/4Distance covered by Leroy
= 3/4 20 = 15 km
From statements II and III,
Distance covered by Ram
3
20 = 15km
4

From statement II and by

either statement I or III, distance
can be determined.
Ans: d
8. What is the speed of a train?
I. The train crosses a pole in 9s.
II. The train crosses a platform in
30 s.
III. The length of the train is 108 m.
a) Only I and III
b) Only II and III
c) All I, II and III
d) Any two of the three
e) Question cannot be answered
even with the information in
all three statements
Sol: From statements I and III,
Speed of train
100 m
= 12 m / s
9s

Ans: a
9. What is the rate of interest per cent
per annum?
I. An amount of Rs. 9000 fetches
simple interest of Rs. 5400.
II. The amount fetches compound
interest of Rs. 1560 in 2 years.
III. The amount doubles itself in 5
years through simple interest.
a) Any one of the three
b) Only III
c) Only II
d) Only I
e) Question cannot be answered
even with the information in
all three statements.
Sol: From statement III,
If P = 100, A = 200
SI = 200 100 = 100
T = 5 years
R=

100 100
= 20%
100 5

Ans: b
10. What is the measure of the
diagonal of a rectangle?
I. Length of the rectangle is 9 m.
II. Area of the rectangle is 72 sqm.
III. Breadth of the rectangle is 8m.
a) All I, II and III

b) Only I and III

c) Any two of the three
d) Only II
e) Question cannot be answered
even with the information in
all three statements.
Sol: Diagonal of rectangle
length 2 + breadth 2

From I and II,

72
=8
9

Breadth =

2
2
Diagonal = 9 + 8
From I and III,

2
2
Diagonal = 9 + 8
From II and III,

l=

72
=9
8

D = 92 + 82

Hence, any two of the three

statements can fulfill our need.
Ans: c
11. Ravi invested some amount in
three different schemes A, B and
C at the rate of interest 12% per
annum, 14% per annum and 18%
per annum respectively. The
amount invested in scheme A is
2/3rd of the amount invested in
scheme B and the amount invested in scheme C is 3/4th of the
amount invested in scheme A. If
the total amount of interest
accrued in one year through all
three schemes is Rs. 17670, what
was the amount invested in
scheme C?
a) Rs. 38000 b) Rs. 28500
c) Rs. 57000
d) Can't be determined
e) None of these
Sol: Ratio of the amount invested in
3 schemes
2
3
A = B; C = A
3
4
A 2 2
A 4
= =
B 3 2
B 6

A 3
=
C 4

A:B:C=4:6:3
Total amount of interest
=

4 x 12 1 6 x 14 1
+
100
100

3 x 18 1
= Rs.17670
100

186x = 1767000
x = 1767000/186 = 9500
Amount invested in C = 3x
= 3 9500
= Rs. 28500
Ans: b