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ARITHMETIC MODULE

TOTAL QUESTIONS: 40
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TIME : 3 HOURS

1. P is 6 times as large as Q. The percent that Q is less than P is a) 16.66 % b) 66.66 % c) 33.33 %

d) 83.33 %

2. The income of a property dealer remains unchanged though the rate of commission is increased from 8% to 10%. The percentage change in the value of business is a) 2% b) 20 % c) 28 % d) 15 % 3. If 30 % of M is the same as 15 % of 20 % of N , then N is what percent of M? a) 0.1 % b) 1 % c) 10 % d) 1000 % 4. If the length of the rectangle is increased by 25 % and the breadth of the rectangle is decreased by 20 % then the percent change in the perimeter of the rectangle is a) 5 % increase b) 10 % increase c) 5% decrease d) none of these. 5. If the base of the triangle is increased by 14.28 % , then the percentage change in the height for the area to be same is a) 12.5 % b) 16.66 % c) 14.28 % d) 7.07 % 6. A student multiplies a number by 5 instead of dividing it by 5. What is the percentage change in the result due to this mistake? a) 25 % b) 250 % c) 2500% d) 150 % 7. In an examination consisting of 4 subjects, the marks obtained by Shyam in 3 of them are 90 %, 95% and 95 %. Each subject is of equal marks. Under the given circumstances, his average percentage marks for the examination cannot be a) 90 % b) 82 % c) 78 % d) 96 % 8. The value of the machine depreciates at the rate of 10 % per annum. If the present value is Rs. 162,000, then what was the value of the machine 2 years ago? a) 180000 b) 194000 c) 200000 d) 210000 9. If the Cost price of 36 books is equal to the selling price of 30 books, then the gain / loss percentage is ? a) 20 % profit b) 20 % loss c) 16.66 % profit d)16.66 % loss 10. By selling an article at 2/5 of the marked price, there is a loss of 25 %. The ratio of the marked price and the cost price of the article is a) 15/8 b) 8/15 c) 5/8 d)8/5 11. A traveler bought a cycle for Rs. 2000 with a Travelers Cheque worth 3000. The shop owner did not have the cash to return him Rs. 1000 and hence went to his friend Amit, gave him the cheque,

took Rs.3000 in cash from him, and returned Rs. 1000 back to the traveler. The traveler left with the cycle and Rs. 1000 never to be seen again. Next day Amit found that the cheque was forged and asked the shop owner to return his Rs3000. The shop owner gave Rs. 3000 back to Amit. If the shop owner had bought the cycle for Rs.1000, then how much was the loss of the shop owner? a) Rs. 3000 b) Rs. 4000 c) Rs. 5000 d) None of these
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price must be marked on the book which costs him Rs. 600 to make a profit of 20 %? a) Rs. 792 b) Rs. 800 c) 720 d) Rs. 726 13. Find the single discount equivalent to series discounts of 20 %, 10 % and 5 %. a) 35% b) 35.6% c)31.6% d) 32.8% 14. By selling an article at Rs. 540, a profit of 12.5% is made. In order to double the profit, at what price should the article be sold. a) Rs.600 b) Rs. 640 c) Rs. 680 d) Rs. 580 15. A man sells 2 items such that the cost price of one is equal to the selling price of the second and the selling price of the second is equal to the cost price of the second? Which of the following is true? a) He makes a profit b) He makes a loss c) He makes no loss / no profit d) None of these. 16. A dishonest seller uses a weight of 800 gms in place of 1 kg and adds 20 % impurities in sugar. What would be his profit percentage if he claims to be selling at cost price? a) 50 % b) 40 % c) 45.5% d) 33.33% 17. Average height of 5 people is 162 cm. When one person is removed, the average height of the remaining people is 161 cm. What is the height of the person removed? a) 161 cm b) 162 cm c) 163 cm d) 164 cm 18. A glass of wine contains 3 parts of wine and one part of water. How much part of the solution must be withdrawn and substituted with water so that the resulting solution is half water and half wine? a) b) 1/3 c) d) 1/5 19. 3 utensils contain equal quantities of solution of milk and water in the ratios 6:1, 5:2 and 3:1. If all the 3 are mixed, then what will be the ratio of milk to water in the final mixture? a) 19: 65 b) 14: 4 c) 65: 17 d) 65:19 20. There are 48 students in a class. Rs. 24 are distributed among them so that each boy gets 60 p and each girl gets 40 p. Find the ratio of the number of boys and girls in the class? a) 1: 1 b) 13: 11 c) 1:2 d) 2:1

21. In a class of 40 students the average weight is 60 kg. When Amit enters the class the average weight of the class becomes 61.25 kg. What is the weight of Amit? a) 100.25 kg b) 101.25 c) 110.25 kg d) 111.25 kg 22. Mean of 20 observations was found out as 63 but later it was found that 69 was misread as 96. The correct mean is ________. Page | 3 a) 61 b) 62.65 c) 63.5 d) 61.65 23. A can copy 40 pages in 5 hrs. A and B together can copy 100 pages in 4 hrs. In what time can B copy 20 pages? a) 3 hr b) 4 hrs c) 5 hrs d) 4.5 hrs 24. To complete a task in 45 days, a contractor employs 45 people. Upon reviewing the work after 30 days, he notices that only half the task is completed. In order to meet the deadline of 45 days, how many more people must he employ now? a) 25 b) 90 c) 60 d) 45 25. 6 men earn as much as 8 women, 2 women earn as much as 3 boys, and 4 boys earn as much as 5 girls. If a girl earns Rs. 50 a day, then each man earns __________. a) Rs. 115 b) Rs 135 c) Rs. 125 d) Rs. 150 26. If 2 pipes are opened simultaneously, the tank will be filled in 6 hrs. One pipe fills the tank 5 hrs faster than the other. How much time does the slower pipe take to fill in the reservoir. a) 10 hrs b) 8 hrs c) 11 hrs d) 15 hrs. 27. A, B and C can complete an assigned work in 8, 16 and 24 days respectively. They all begin together. A continues to work till it is finished. C leaves 2 days before its completion, and B leaves one day before its completion. In what time will the work get finished? a) 5 days b) 3 days c) 4 days d) 2 days. 28. A and B can build a wall in 25 days and 20 days respectively. They both sign a contract of Rs. 90000 to build the wall. A works alone for the first 5 days and then B joins A. They then work together till the entire wall is built. As share of the contract is a) Rs. 40000 b) Rs. 45000 c) Rs. 50000 d) 55000. 29. A, B and C can together do a job in 15 days. After working with B and C for 5 days, A leaves and then B and C take 20 days more to finish the job. In how many days can A do the job alone. a) 25 b) 27 c) 32 d) 30

30. A train speeds past a pole in 15 sec and past a platform 100 m long in 30 sec. Find the length of the train. a) 75 m b)130 m c)100m d)120 m 31. The ratio of the walking speeds of A and B is 3:4. If the time taken by B to cover a certain distance is 48 min, find the time taken by A to cover the same distance. a) 36 min b) 64 min c) 60 min d) 42 min

32. A train moving at rd of its normal speed reaches the destination half an hour late. What is the normal time taken? a) 4 hrs b) 3/2 hrs c) 1 hr d) 7/4 hrs 33. Mr X walks into the woods at a rate of 4 km/hr and returned at the starting point at the rate of 3 km/hr. If the entire trip took him 3.5 hrs, how far into the woods did he go? a) 9 km b) 12 kms c) 10 kms d) none of these 34. If a person has a speed of 40 km/hr, he reaches the office 5 min late and if he increases the speed to 50 km /hr, he reaches the office 3 min early. Calculate the distance to his office. a) 18 kms b) 24.33 kms c) 26.66 kms d) 30 kms 35. In thick fog, a carriage passed a man who was walking at the rate of 3 km/hr in the same direction. He could see the carriage for 4 min and it was visible to him upto a distance of 100 m. What was the speed of the carriage? a) 4.33 km/hr b) 4.66 km /hr c) 4.5 km /hr d) 4 km /hr. 36. A Career Launcher Student starts from his home and reaches CL centre at 2.30 p.m. by his car. On a certain day due to inconvenience in his car, he reduced his speed to of his usual speed and thus was 10 min late. How much time does he take normally? a) 40 min b) 20 min c) 30 min d) 15 min 37. Sham and Ram are running on a circular track of circumference 1500 m. They start simultaneously from point A in the same direction. Ratio of their speeds is 5: 3 (in that order). If they keep running, then at how many different points will they meet? a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3 38. 2 runners A and B are running on a circular track of length 14 kms. If A and B start simultaneously from the same point but in opposite direction with speeds 15 m/s and 20 m/s respectively. What is the distance covered by A when they cross each other for the first time. a) 6 kms b) 8 kms c) 9 kms d) 4 kms 39. A rabbit is sitting inside the tunnel at a length of 2/9 of the length of the tunnel from one end. A train would be entering the tunnel from the same end. In case the rabbit runs towards the train, the train hits the rabbit at the entrance. In case the rabbit runs in the other direction (towards the far end of the tunnel), the train hits the rabbit at the other end. What is the ratio of speed of the train and the rabbit? a) 9:5 b) 9:7 c) 3:1 d) 4:1 40. Amit goes (from home) to pick his son from school which ends at 5.00 p.m. One day the school left at 4.00 p.m. and his son started walking home immediately. Amit, who was not aware of the same left home at the usual time to pick his son at 5p.m. However, he found his son on the way, picked him up and came home half an hour earlier than the usual time. For what time did the son walk alone before he met Amit? a) 30 min b) 20 min c) 40 min d) 45 min

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