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EXERCISE 1. If selling price is doubled, profit triples. Find the profit percentage. a) 66.67 % b) 100 % c) 105.33 % d) 120 % 2. When a plot is sold for Rs.18, 700 the owner losses 15 %. At what price must that plot be sold in order to gain 15 %. a) Rs.21,000 b) Rs.22,500 c) Rs.25,300 d) Rs.25,800 3 A is 2 years older than B who is twice as old as C. If total age of A, B, C is 27, then how old is B? a) 7 years b) 8 years c) 9 years d) 10 years A grocer has a sale of Rs.6, 435, Rs.6, 927, Rs.6, 855, Rs.7, 230, Rs.6, 562 in last 5 months. How much sale he should achieve in 6th month so as to reach average sale of Rs.6, 500? a) Rs.4,991 b) Rs.5,991 c) Rs.6,991 d) Rs.6,001 A Library has an average of 510 visitors on Sunday and 240 on other days. The average number of visitors per day in a month of 30 days beginning with Sunday is a) 250 b) 276 c) 280 d) 285 Simple interest on certain sum of money for 3 years at 8 % per annum is half of the compound interest on Rs.4, 000 for 2 years at 10 % per annum. The sum placed on simple interest is a) Rs.1,550 b) Rs.1,650 c) Rs.1,750 d) Rs.2,000 The difference between simple interest and compound interest on Rs.12,000 for 1 year at 10 % per annum compounded half yearly is a) Rs. 25 b) Rs.30 c) Rs.37.50 d) Rs.40 A = X % of Y and B = Y % of X, then which of the following is true? a) A < B b) A > B c) A = B d) ) None of these If 20 % of A = B, then B % of 20 is same as a) 4 % of A b) 5 % of A 60 min

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10 Two workers X and Y are paid total of Rs.550 per week. If X is paid 120 % of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week? a) Rs. 200 b) Rs.250 c) Rs.300 d) None of these 11 The population is increased from 1, 75,000 to 2, 62, 500 in a decade. The average percentage increases per annum is : a) 4.37 % b) 5 % c) 6 % d) 8.75 % 12 A boat can travel with speed 13 km/hr. in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find the time taken to go 68 km downstream. a) 2 hours b) 3 hours c) 4 hours d) 5hours 13 Mr. Johns speed with the current is 15 km/hr. and the speed of the current is 2.5 km/hr. His speed against the current is a) 8.5 km/hr. b) 9 km/hr. c) 10 km/hr. d) 12.5 km/hr. 1

14 A man completes a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21 km/hr. and second half 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km. a) 220 km. b) 224 km. c) 230 km. d) 234 km. 15 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. 16 It takes 8 hours for 600 km. journey, if 120 km. is done by train and the rest by car. It takes 20 minutes more, if 200 km. is done by train and rest by car. The ratio of speed of train to that of car is a) 2:3 b) 3:2 c) 3:4 d) 4:3 17 A man covered a certain distance at some speed. Had he moved 3 km/hr. faster he would have taken 40 minutes less? If he had moved 2 km/hr. slower he would have taken 40 minutes more. The distance in km. is a) 35 km. b) 36 km. c) 37.5 km. d) 40 km. 18 What is the next number in the series 36,34,30,28,24,_______ a) 20 b) 22 c) 23 19 What is the next number in the series 544,509,474,439,_____ a) 404 b) 414 c) 420 20 What are the next number in the series 3,5,35,10,12,35,17_____ a) 22,35 b) 35,19 c) 19,35

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21 Eileen is planning a special birthday dinner for her husbands 35th birthday. She wants the evening to be memorable, but her husband is a simple man who would rather be in jeans at base ball game than in a suit at fancy restaurant. Which restaurant below should Eileen choose? A Alfredos offers fine Italian cuisine and an elegant Tuscan Dcor. Patrons will feel as though they have spent the evening in luxurious Italian Villa. B. Panchos Mexicon buffet is in all you can eat family style smorgasbord with the best tacos in town. C. The Parisian Bistro is four-star French restaurant where guests are treated like royalty. Chef Dilbert Olay is famous his beef bourguignon. D Martys serves delicious, hearty meals in charming setting reminiscent of a baseball clubhouse in honor of the owner, Marty Lester, a former major league baseball star. 22 The sum of first four prime numbers is a)10 b) 11 c) 16 23 a) is equal to 1/8 b) 8 c) 1/8 d) 17 d) 16 2

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25 The least number which should be subtracted from 11075 to make it a perfect square is a) 25 b) 50 c) 55 d) 75 26. (2.4 x )(8x ) equals a) 3 x 10 b) 3 x 10 c) 3 x 10 27. d) 30

On a New Year Day, each of the 10 friends presented a sum of Rs.10 to each other. The total amount of money presented was a) Rs.(10 x 9 ) b) Rs.( 10 x 10 x 9 ) c) Rs. (10 x 9 x 9 ) d) Rs. ( 10 x 10 x 10 ) If I buy 6 pens for Rs.5 and sell 5 pens for Rs.6. My gain percent is a) 16 .75 % b) 33.33 % c) 20 % d) 44 % A and B together invested Rs.15, 000 in a business. At the end of the year, out of a profit of Rs.2, 000, Bs share was Rs.600. As investment was a) Rs. 4,500 b) Rs.8,250 c) Rs.10,500 d) Rs.11,250 If a # b = (a*b) + b, then 5 # 7 equals a) 12 b) 35

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The smallest number that must be added to 803642 in order to obtain a multiple of 11 is a) 1 b) 4 c) 7 d) 9 A man purchased a plot of land for Rs. 44, 700 and spent Rs.5, 300 for leveling it. At what price should he sell the plot so as to gain 6.25 %? a) Rs.51,325 b) Rs.53,125 c) Rs.52,315 d) Rs.51,375 A man bought goods worth Rs.12, 000. He sells of them at a loss of 10 %. At what price should he sell the remaining goods so as to get a profit of 15 % on the whole? a) Rs. 11,100 b) Rs.11,000 c) Rs.11,110 d) Rs.11,111 A and B enter into a partnership investing Rs.12,000 and Rs.16,000 respectively. After 8 months, C also joins the business with a capital of Rs.15,000. The share of C in a profit of Rs.45,600 after two years is a) Rs.12,000 b) Rs.14,400 c) Rs.19,200 d) Rs.21,200 In a test, 1 mark is awarded for each correct answer and one mark is deducted for each wrong answer. If a boy answers all the 20 questions of the test and gets 8 marks, the number of questions correctly answered by him was : a) 16 b) 14 c) 12 d) 8 A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 24, 6 and 12 days respectively. Working together, they will complete the same work in a) day b) 7/24 day c) 3(3/7) days d) 4 days. If 24 men can do a piece of work in 27 days working 7 hours per day, find in how many days can 14 men do it working at the rate of 9 hours per day a) 28 b) 30 c) 36 d) 32 3

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If the compound interest on a certain sum of 2 years at 3 % is Rs.101.50, what will be the corresponding simple interest? a) Rs.90.00 b) Rs.95.50 c) Rs.100.00 d) Rs.98.25 One side of a right-angled triangle is 126 cm. The difference between the hypotenuse and the other side is 42 cm. The length of the hypotenuse is a) 168 cm. b) 189 cm c) 210 cm d) 378 cm

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40. The average age of the boys in the class is twice the number of girls in the class. If the ratio of the boys and the girls in the class of 36 is 5: 1, what is the total of the ages of the boys in the class? a) 490 years b) 420 years c) 360 years d) 196 years 41. A train 300 meters long is running at a speed at 25 meters per second. It will a cross a bridge 200 meters long in a) 15 seconds b) 10 seconds c) 20 seconds d) 25 seconds

42. The ratio between the present ages of P and Q is 5:7 respectively. If the difference between Qs present age and Ps age after 6 years is 2, what is the total of Ps and Qs present ages ? a) 52 years b) 48 years c) Cannot be determined d) None of these 43. What approximate value should come in place of the questions mark (?) in the following equation 35 of 1478 + 29% of 3214 = ? a) 1600 b) 1250 c) 1300 d) 1450 e) 1500 What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation? 152 ? + 795 = 8226 3486 a) 425 b) 985 c) 1225 d) 1025 e) 675 Ashok borrowed some money at the rate of 6 % p.a. for the first two years, at the rate of 9 % p.a. for the next three years and at the rate of 14 % p.a. for the period beyond five years. If he pays a total interest of Rs.11, 400 at the end of nine years, how much money did he borrow? a) Rs.16,000 b) Rs.14,000 c) Rs. 18,000 d) Rs.12,000 e) None of these

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46. When 30 percent of a number is added to another number, the second number increases to its 140 percent. What is the ratio between the first and the second number? a) 3:4 b) 4:3 c) 3:2 d) Data inadequate e) None of these 47. Atul and Babita enter into a business partnership in which Atul contributes Rs.2000 for 9 months and Babita contributes Rs.5000 for 7 months. A profit of Rs.1100 will be divided between Atul and Babita in the ratio of a) 6:11 b) 2:5 c) 7:9 d) 18:35 48. If 3:21:: x : 35, then x equals a) 5 b) 4 c) 7 d) 8

49. An alloy contains copper and zinc in the ratio of 5:3 and another alloy contains copper and tin in the ratio 8:5. If equal weights of both the alloys are melted together, then the weight of tin in the resulting alloy per kg will be a) 26/5 b) 5/26 c) 7/31 d) 31/7 4

50. A programmer noted the results of attempting to run 20 programs. The results showed that 2 Programs can correctly in the first attempt, 7 ran correctly in the second attempt, 5 ran correctly. In the third attempt, 4 ran correctly in the fourth attempt and 2 ran correctly in the fifth attempt. What is the probability that his next program will run correctly on the third run? a) 1/4 b) 1/3 c) 1/6 d) 1/5 51. The ratio of employed to unemployed persons in a village is 1:4. The number of unemployed people is more by 825 than that of the employed. What is the total number of employed and unemployed persons taken together ? a) 275 b) 825 c) 1,000 d) 1,375 e) None of these 52. A sum of Rs.21,840 is to be distributed among 3 friends (Bharati, Sanjay and Govinda ) in such a way that Bharati gets twice as much as Sanjay and Govinda gets two and half times as much as Bharati. What is the share of Govinda? a) Rs.18,200 b) Rs.14,560 c) Rs.13,650 d) 7,280 e) None

53. The rate of fencing a plot is Rs.9 per meter. If the cost of fencing all the four sides of a square plot Comes to Rs.1,260, what will be the area of the plot in square meters ? a) 70 b) 140 c) 4900 d) Data inadequate e) None of these 54. Smita bought a sari for Rs.1, 120 on 20 % rebate on 30 % discount on the original price. What was the discounted price before the rebate? a) Rs.2,000 b) Rs.1,400 c) Rs.1,120 d) Cannot be determined (e) Rs.1,680 55. 765 chairs are to be arranged in the columns in such a way that the number of chairs in each column should be equal to the number of columns. How many chairs will be excluded to make this arrangement possible? a) 6 b) 36 c) 19 d) 27 e) None of these 56. A trader purchased an old bicycle for Rs.480. He spent 20% of the cost of its repair. If he wants to earn Rs.144 as net profit on it, how much percentage should he added to the purchase price of the bicycle? a) 50% b) 48% c) 96% d) 100% e) None of these 57. A motorist travels to a place 150 km. away at an average speed of 50 km. per hour and returns at 30 km per hour. His average speed for the whole journey in km. per hour is a) 35 b) 37 c) 37.5 d) 40 58. If 9 kg of rice is worth 15 kg of wheat, 16 kg. of what is worth 7 kg of sugar, 14 kg of sugar is worth 4 kg of tea, then the ratio of the price of 1 kg of rice to that of 1 kg of tea is a) 3:40 b) 40 : 3 c) 24 : 5 d) 5 : 24 59. Rs.2, 186 are divided into three parts such that their amounts after 1,2 and 3 years respectively may be equal, the rate of simple interest being 4 percent per annum in all cases. The smallest part Is: a) Rs. 1,093 b) Rs.756 c) Rs.720 d) Rs.702 60. The compound interest on Rs.2, 000 at 10 % per annum for 3 years payable half yearly is a) Rs.600 b) Rs.630 c) Rs. 660 d) Rs.680