Partnership, Mixture

Mixture:
1. Two vessels A and B contain milk and water mixed in the ratio 8:5 and 5:2 res
pectively. The ratio in
which these two mixtures be mixed to get a new mixture containing 69 3/13 % milk
is
a) 2:7 b)3:5 c)5:2 d)5:7
2. A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest m
ilk. The second contains
50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so as to get
12 liters of milk such
that the ratio of water to milk is 3:5?
a) 4 liters,8 liters b)6 liters,6 liters c)5 liters,7 liters d)7 liters, 5 liter
s
3. One quality of wheat at Rs9.30 per Kg are mixed with another quality at a cer
tain rate in the ratio 8:7
if the mixture so formed be worth Rs10 per kg, what is the rate per kg of the se
cond quality of wheat?
a) Rs10.30 b) Rs10.60 c) Rs10.80 d) Rs11
4. tea worth Rs126 per kg and Rs135 per kg is mixed with a third variety in the
ratio 1:1:2 if the mixture
is worth Rs153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be
a) Rs169.50 b) Rs170 c) Rs175.50 d) Rs180
5. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the
rest at 18% profit. He
gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is
a) 400kg b) 560kg c) 600kg d) 640kg
6. A jar full of whiskey contains 40% alcohol. A part of this whisky is replaced
by another containing 19%
alcohol and now the percentage of alcohol was found to be 26% the quantity of wh
iskey replaced is
a) 1/3 b) 2/3 c) 2/5 d) 3/5
7. A container contains 40 liters of milk. From this container 4 liters of milk
was taken out and replaced
by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now cont
ained by the
container?
a) 26.34 liters b) 27.36 liters c) 28 liters d) 29.16 liters

8. 8 liters are drawn from a cask full of wine and is then filled with water. Th
is operation is performed
three more times. The ratio of the quantity of wine now left in cask to that of
the water is 16:65 how
much wine did cask hold originally?
a) 18 liters b) 24 liters c) 32 liters d) 42 liters

9. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7:5 when 9 liter
s of mixture are drawn off
and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7:9 how many liters o
f liquid A was contained
by the can initially?
a) 10 b)20 c)21 d)25
10. A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts syrup
. How much of the mixture
must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water
and half syrup?
a) 1/3 b) 1/4 c) 1/5 d) 1/7

Partnership:
1. In a partnership between A, B and C, A s capital is Rs4000. If in a profit of R
s800, A s share is Rs200
and C s share is rs100 then B s capital is
b) Rs8000 b)Rs2000 c)Rs10000 d)Rs5000 e)none of these
2. A, B, and C starts a business. A invests 3 times as much as B invests 2/3 of
what C invests. If the total
profit is Rs1320 find the share of A?
a) Rs760 b)Rs620 c)Rs600 d)Rs660 e)720
3. Rs180 is to be divided among 66 men and women the sum of men s share and women s
share are in
the ratio 5:4, but their individual shares are 3:2 respectively. The sums of men
are,
a) 26 b)30 c)40 d)5 e)10
4. Rs36.60 is shared between two persons, and one of them gets five times as muc
h as the other, then
smaller share is
a) Rs6.09 b)Rs7.32 c)Rs3.66 d)Rs6.10 e)Rs7
5. the total amount with A and C is Rs98 while with B and C is Rs90 if the total
amount with A,B and C is
Rs168. Then what is the amount of C?
a) Rs40 b)Rs50 c)Rs38 d)Rs78 e)Rs20
6. three persons A, B and C distribute 2600 chocolates in the ratio 11:18:23, th
en B gets,

a) 1100 chocolates b) 900 chocolates c) 1800 chocolates d) 800 chocolates e) no

ne of these
7. A group of boys contribute as many rupees as they were in number for their tr
ip. The total collection
was Rs84 how many boys were there in the group?
a) 21 b)31 c)29 d)19 e)41

8. A sum of money is divided among A,B,C so that to each rupees A gets, B gets 6
5 paise and C gets 40
paise. If C s share is Rs40 then sum must be
a) Rs105 b)Rs140 c)Rs205 d)Rs65 e)Rs165
9. A, B and C are partners in a business B s capital is 1/6 of the total and A s equ
al to that of B and C
together. How much does C receive out of a total profit of Rs2400?
a) Rs1200 b)Rs900 c)Rs1600 d)Rs800 e)Rs400
10. Ram and Shyam invest Rs3000 and Rs4000 respectively in a business. If Ran do
ubles his capital after
6 months, then in what proportion should Ram and Shyam divide that year s profit?
a) 3:4 b)4:3 c)16:9 d)9:8 e)9:16
11. P and Q started a business investing Rs85,000 and Rs15,000 respectively In w
hat ratio the profit
earned after 2 years be divided between P and Q respectively?
a) 3:4 b)3:5 c)15:23 d)17:23 e)none of these
12. Anand and karthik started a business investing Rs22500 and Rs35000 respectiv
ely. Out of a total
profit of Rs13800 karthik s share is
a) Rs5400 b)Rs7200 c) Rs8400 d) Rs9600
13. reena and shaloo are partners in a business. Reena invests Rs35000 for 8 mon
ths and shaloo invests
Rs42000 for 10 months Out of a profit Rs 31,570 Reena s share is:
a) Rs9423 b)Rs10250 c) Rs12500 d) Rs14500 e)none of these
14. A, B, C subscribe Rs50000 for a business A subscribes Rs4000 more than B and
B Rs 5000 more than
C out of a total profit of Rs35000, A receives
a) Rs8400 b)Rs11,900 c) Rs13,600 d) Rs14,700
15. A and B are partners in a business, A contributes of the capital for 15 mont
hs and B received 2/3 of
the profit. For how long B s money was used?
a) 6 months b)9 months c) 10 months d) 1 year
16. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3:2 if 5% of the total profit goes
to charity and A s share is
Rs.855 the total profit is

a) Rs.1425 b)Rs.1500 c) Rs.1537.50 d) Rs.1576

17. A and B started with initial investments in the ratio 14:15 and their annual
profits were in the ratio
7:6 if A invested the money for 10 months for how many months did B invest his m
oney?
a) 6 b)7 c) 8 d) 9
18. X and Y invested in a business. They earned some profit which they divided i
n the ratio of 2:3 if X
invested Rs40000 the amount invested by Y is
a) Rs45000 b)Rs50000 c) Rs60000 d) Rs80000
19. A, B, C subscribe Rs50000 for a business. A subscribes Rs4000 more than B an
d B Rs5000 more than
C out of a total profit of Rs35000 A receives
a) Rs8400 b)Rs11900 c) Rs13600 d) Rs14700
20. A, B, C hired a car for Rs520 and used it for 7,8 and 11 hours respectively.
Hire charges paid by B
were
a) Rs140 b)Rs160 c) Rs180 d) Rs220
21. Kamal started a business by investing Rs9000 after 5 months, Sameer joined w
ith a capital of Rs8000
If at the end of the year they earn a profit of Rs6970, then what will be the sh
are of Sameer in the
profit?
a) Rs1883.78 b)Rs2380 c) Rs3690 d) Rs3864
22. Simran started a software business by investing Rs50000 after 6 months, Nand
a joined her with a
capital of Rs80000 after 3 years they earned a profit of Rs24500, what was Simra
n s share in the profit?
a) Rs9423 b)Rs10250 c) Rs12500 d) Rs14000 e)none of these
23. A, B, C started a business with their investments in the ratio 1:3:5 after 4
months A invested the
same amount as before and B as well as C withdrew half of their investments. The
ratio of their profits
at the end of the year is
a) 4:3:5 b)5:6:10 c)6:5:10 d)10:5:6
24. in a business A and C invested amounts in the ratio 2:1 whereas the ratio be
tween amounts invested
by A and B was 3:2 If Rs157300 was their profit, how much amount did B receive?

a) 24200 b)36300 c)48400 d)72600

25. A, B, C started a business with their investments in the ratio 7/2 : 4/3 : 6
/5 after 4 months A increase
his share by 50%.if the total profit at the end of one year be Rs21600,then B shar
e in the profit is
a) Rs2100 b) Rs2400 c) Rs3600 d) Rs4000

26. A started a business with Rs21000 and is joined afterwards by B with Rs36000
. after how many
months did B join if the profits at the end of the year are divided equally?
a) 3 b)4 c) 5 d) 6
27. A started a business with Rs 85000 he was joined afterwards by B with Rs4250
0 for how much period
does B join if the profits at the end of the year are divided in the ratio of 3:
1?
a) 4 months b)5 months c) 6 months d) 8 months
28. A, B and C enter into a partnership with a capital in which A s contribution i
s Rs10000 if out of a total
profit of rs1000 A gets Rs500 and B gets Rs300 then C s capital is
a) 4000 b)5000 c) 6000 d) 9000
29. A starts business with Rs3500 and after 5 months B joins with A as his partn
er After a year the profit
is divided in the ratio 2:3 what is B s contribution in the capital?
a) 10500 b)11900 c) 12800 d) 13600
30. Two friends p and Q started a business investing in the ratio of 5:6 R joine
d them after six months
investing amount equal to that of Q s. At the end of the year 20% profit was earne
d which was equal to
Rs98000 what was the amount invested by R?
a) 105000 b)175000 c) 210000 d) Data inadequate e)none of these
31. A, B, C enter into the business investing Rs35000 Rs45000 and Rs55000 respec
tively. The respective
shares of A, B, C in an annual profit of Rs40500 are
a)
b)
c)
d)

Rs10,500
Rs11,000
Rs11,500
Rs11,500

Rs13,500
Rs14,000
Rs13,000
Rs12,500

Rs16,500
Rs15,500
Rs16,000
Rs16,500

32. A and B start a business with investments of Rs.5000 and Rs.4500 respectivel
y. After 4 months, A
takes out half of his capital. After two more months, B takes out one-third of h
is capital while C joins
them with a capital of Rs.7000 At the end of a year, they earn a profit of Rs.50
80 Find the share of each
member in the profit
a) A- Rs1400 B- Rs1900 C- Rs1780
b) A- Rs1600 B- Rs1800 C- Rs1680
c) A- Rs1800 B- Rs1500 C- Rs1780

d) A- Rs1680 B- Rs1600 C- Rs1800

e) None of these

33. A and B enter into a partnership investing Rs.16000 and Rs.12000 respectivel
y. After 3 months A
withdrew Rs.5000 while B invests Rs.5000 more. After 3 more months, C joins the
business with a capital
Rs.21000. the share of B exceeds that of C out of a total profit of Rs.26400 aft
er one year by:
a) Rs.2400 b) Rs.3000 c) Rs.3600 d) Rs.4800
34. Arun, Kamal and vinay invested Rs.8000, Rs.4000 and Rs.8000 respectively in
a business. Arun left
after 6 months. If After 8 months, there was a gain of Rs.4005, and then what wi
ll be the share of
Kamal?
a) Rs.890 b) Rs.1335 c) Rs.1602 d) Rs.1780
35. Three partners A, B, C start a business. Twice A s capital is equal to thrice
B s capital and B s capital is
four times C s capital. Out of a total profit of Rs.16500 at the end of the year,
B s share is:
a) Rs.4000 b) Rs.6000 c) Rs.7500 d) Rs.6600
36. A, B and C enter into Partnership A invests some money at the beginning. B i
nvests double the
amount after six months and C invests thrice the amount after 8 months. If the a
nnual profit be
Rs.27000, C s share is:
a) Rs.8625 b) Rs.9000 c) Rs.10800 d) Rs.11250
37. A, B and C rent a pasture C puts ten oxen for seven months, B puts 12 oxen f
or 5 months and C puts
15 oxen for 3 months for grazing. If the rent of the pasture is Rs.175 how much
must C pay as his share
of the rent?
a) Rs.45 b)Rs.50 c) Rs.55 d) Rs.60
38. A and B started partnership business investing some amount in the ratio of 3
:5. C joined them after 6
months with an amount equal to that of B. in what proportion should the profit a
t the end of 1 year be
distributed among A, B, and C ?
a) 3:5:2 b)3:5:5 c) 6:10:5 d) Data inadequate e)none of these
39. A, B and C enter into a partnership in the ratio 7/2: 4/3: 6/5. After 4 mont
hs A increases his share by
50%. If the total profit at the end of 1 year be Rs.21600, then B s share in the p
rofit is:

a) Rs.2100 b)Rs.2400 c) Rs.3600 d) Rs.4000

40. Three partners share the profit in a business in the ratio 5:7:8 they had pa
rtnered for 14 months,8
months and 7 months respectively. What was the ratio of their investment?
a) 5:7:8 b)28:49:64 c) 38:28:21 d)none of these

Number Series
Find out the Odd numbers
1. 2, 8, 20, 44, 92, 184, 380
2. 60, 48, 38, 28, 24, 20, 18
3. 380, 188, 92, 48, 20, 8, 2
4. 7, 9, 17, 42, 91, 172, 293
5. 3, 4.5, 9, 22.5, 67.5, 270, 945
6. 5, 15, 30, 135, 405, 1215, 3645
7. 2, 9, 28, 65, 126, 216, 344
8. 1, 2, 6, 21, 86, 445, 2676
9. 696, 340, 168, 80, 36, 14, 3
10. 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 22, 24
11. 1, 3, 10, 21, 64, 129, 356, 777
12. 1, 1, 4, 36, 586, 14400
13. 2, 2, 4, 12, 66, 420, 4620
14. 12, 20, 19, 26, 24, 31, 30
15. 1/8, , , 4, 15, 90
16. 100, 50, 33 1/3, 22, 20
17. -1/2, 0, , 3/2, 2
18. 2, 4, 6, 3, 9, 13, 4, 16, 20
19. 21, 28, 29, 36, 38, 46, 48, 55
20. -3, 9, 41, 113, 262, 577
21. 54, 9, 15, 6, 24, 4, 16
22. 200, 165, 148, 118, 104, 77, 68
23. 445, 221, 109, 46, 25, 11, 4

24. 15, 1, 14, 2, 12, 4, 9, 11, 5

25. 318, 368, 345, 395, 372, 422, 400, 449
What will come in place of question mark in the following number series?
26. 2, 9, 30, 105, ?, 2195
27. 3, 4, 12, 45, ?, 1005
28. 1, 3, 9, 31, ?, 651
29. 5, ?, 4, 7.5, 17, 45
30. 15, 30, ?, 40, 8, 48
31. The sum of the smallest six-digit number and the greatest five-digit number
is:
(a) 199999 (b) 201110 (c) 2111110 (d) 1099999
32. 5978 + 6134 + 7014 = ?
(a) 16226 (b) 62239 (c) 62319 (d) 62329
33. 7589 - ? = 3434
(a) 721 (b) 3246 (c) 4155 (d) 11023
34. 3578 + 5729 - ?486 = 5821
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) None of these
35. In the following sum,

stands for which digit?

? + 1? + 2? + ?3 + ?1 = 21?
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 9
36. Which of the following can be a product of two 3-digit numbers **3 and **8 ?
(a) 1010024 (b) 991014 (c) 9124 (d) none of these
37. For the integer n, if n3 is odd, then which of the following statements are
true?
i. n is odd. ii n2 is odd. iii n2 is even.
(a) i only (b) ii only (c) i and ii only (d) i and iii only

38. The total number of prime numbers less than 70?

(a)174 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 20
39. The smallest value oh n, for which 2n+1 is not a prime number, is:
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) none of these
40. The digit in unit s place of the product 81*82*

*89 is:

(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 8

41. The unit s digit in the product (771*659*365) is:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6
42. The number of prime factor of (3*5)12(2*7)10(10)25 is:
(a) 47 (b) 60 (c) 72 (d) None of these
43. The sum of first 45 natural numbers is:
(a) 1035 (b) 1280 (c) 2070 (d) 2140
44. If 1$548 is divisible by 3, which of the following digits can replace $ ?
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 7 (d) 9
45. What least value must be given to # so that the number 451#603 is exactly di
visible by 9?
(a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 8
46. The difference between the squares of two consecutive odd integers is always
divisible by:
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
47. What least must be subtracted from 427398 so that the remaining number is di
visible by 97?
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 11 (d) 16
48. The number of times 99 is subtracted from 1111 so that the remainder is less
than 99, is:
(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 13
49. When a number is divided by 13, the remainder is 11. When the same number is
divided by 17, the
remainder is 9. What is the number?
(a) 339 (b) 349 (c) 369 (d) data inadequate

50. If X is a whole number, then X2(x2 -1) is always divisible by:

(a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 12-x (d) multiple of 12

Profit And Loss:

1. By selling an article for Rs.100, a man gains Rs.15. Then, his gain% is:
(a)15% (b)12 2/3% (c) 17 11/17% (d) 17 %
2. When a commodity is sold for Rs.34.80, there is a loss of 2%. What is the cos
t price of the
commodity?
(a) Rs.26.10 (b) Rs.43 (c) Rs.43.20 (d) Rs.46.40
3. A man buys a cycle for Rs1, 400 and sells it at a loss of 15% .what is the se
lling price of the cycle?
(a)Rs.1090 (b) Rs.1160 (c) Rs.1190 (d) Rs.1202
4. If selling price of an article is 4/3 of its cost price, the profit in the tr
ansaction is :
(a) 16 2/3 % (b) 20 % (c) 25 % (d) 33 1/3%
5. The ratio of the cost price and the selling price is 4: 5. The profit percent
is:
(a) 10% (b) 20% (c) 25% (d) 30%
6. A man gains 20% by selling an article for a certain price. If he sells it at
double the price, the
percentage of profit will be:
(a) 40 (b) 100 (c) 120 (d) 140
7. If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent:
(a) 66 2/3 (b) 100 (c) 105 1/3 (d) 120
8. At what profit percent must an article be sold so that by selling at half tha
t price, there may be a loss
of 30%?
(a) 25% (b) 36% (c) 40% (d) 42%
9. If loss is 1/3 of S.P, the loss percentage is:
(a) 16 2/3% (b) 20% (c) 25% (d) 33 1/3%

10. If the cost price of 12 pens is equal to the selling price of 8 pens, the ga
in percent is:
(a) 25% (b) 33 1/3 % (c) 50% (d) 66 2/3%
11. 10% loss on selling price is what percent loss on the cost price?
(a) 9 1/11% (b) 9 2/11% (c) 10% (d) 11%
12. I gain 70 paise on Rs.70. my gain percent is:
(a) 0.1% (b) 1% (c) 7% (d) 10%
13. In terms of percentage profit, which is the best transaction?
C.P.(in Rs) profit(in Rs)
a) 36 17
b) 50 24
c) 40 19
d) 60 29
14. if books bought at praise ranging from Rs.200 to Rs.350 are sold that praise
ranging from Rs.300 to
Rs.425 what is the greatest possible profit that might be made in selling 8 book
s ?
(a) Rs.400 (b) Rs.600 (c) can t be determine (d) none of these
15. A shopkeeper sold an article for Rs.2090.42. approximately, what will be the
percentage of profit if
he sold that article for Rs.2602.58?
(a) 15% (b) 20% (c) 25% (d) 35%
16. A shopkeeper purchased 70kg of potatoes for Rs.420 and sold whole lot at the
rate of Rs.6.50 per Kg
what will be the gain percent?
(a) 4 1/6% (b) 6 1/4% (c) 8 1/3% (d) 20%
17. Alfred buys an old scooter for Rs.4700 and spends Rs.800 on its repairs. If
he sells the scooter for
Rs.5800, his gain percent is:
a) 4 4/7% b)6 % c)8 1/3 % d) 20%
18. Sam purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of Rs.375 per dozen. He sold eac
h one of them at the
rate of Rs.33. what was his percentage profit?
a) 3.5 b) 4.5 c) 5.6 d) 6.5 e) None of these

19. 100 oranges are bought at the rate of Rs.350 and sold at the rate of Rs.48 p
er dozen. The percentage
of profit or loss is:
a) 14 2/7% gain b) 15% gain c) 14 2/7% loss d)15% loss
20. A sells an article which costs him Rs.400 to B at a profit of 20%. B then se
lls it to C, making a profit of
10% on the price he paid to A. how much does C pay B?
a) Rs.472 b) Rs.476 c) Rs.528 d) Rs.532
21. A shop keeper expects a gain of 22 & on his cost price. If in a week, his sal
e was of Rs.392, what
was his profit?
a) Rs.18.20 b) Rs.70 c) Rs.72 d) Rs.88.25
22. The sale price of an article including the sales tax is Rs.616. the rate of
sales tax is 10% if the
shopkeeper has made a profit of 12% then the cost price of the article is:
a) Rs.500 b) Rs.515 c) Rs.550 d) Rs.600
23. A shopkeeper sells one transistor for Rs.840 at a gain of 20% and another fo
r Rs.960 at a loss of
4%.His total gain or loss percent is:
a) 5 15/17% loss b) 5 15/7 % gain c) 6 2/3% gain d)none of these
24. The ratio between the sale price and the cost price of an article is 7:5 wha
t is the ratio between the
profit and the cost price of that article?
a) 2:7 b) 5:2 c) 7:2 d) Data inadequate e) None of these
25. Profit earned by selling an article for Rs.1920 is equal to the percentage l
oss incurred by selling the
same article for Rs.1280. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% p
rofit?
a) Rs.2000 b) Rs.2200 c) Rs.2400 d) Data inadequate e) None of these
26. On selling 17 balls at Rs.720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5
balls. the cost price of a ball is:
a) Rs.45 b) Rs.50 c) Rs.55 d) Rs.60
27. A vendor loses the selling price of 4 oranges on selling 36 oranges. His los
s percent is:
(a) 15% (b) 20% (c) 25% (d) 35%
28. Oranges are bought at the rate of 10 for Rs.25 and sold at the rate of 9 for
Rs.25. the profit is:
(a) 9 1/11% (b) 10% (c) 11 1/9% (d) 12 1/2%

29. Some articles were bought at 6 for Rs.5 and at 5 for Rs.6. Gain percent is:
(a) 30% (b) 33 1/3% (c) 35% (d) 44%
30. Arun purchased 30 kg of wheat at the rate of Rs.11.50 per kg and 20 kg of wh
eat at the rate of
Rs.14.25 per kg. he mixed the two and sold the mixture. Approximately what price
per kg should he sell
the mixture to make 30% profit?
a) Rs.14.80 b) Rs.15.40 c) Rs.15.60 d) Rs.16.30 e) Rs.18.20
31. By selling 12 toffees for a rupee, a man loses 20%. How many for a rupee sho
uld he sell to get a gain
20%?
a) 5 b) 8 c) 10 d) 15
32. A man bought a number of clips at 3 for a rupee and an equal number at 2 for
a rupee. At what price
per dozen should he sell them to make a profit of 20%?
a) Rs.4 b) Rs.5 c) Rs.6 d) Rs.7
33. A house worth Rs.1, 50,000 is sold by X to Y at 5% profit. Y sells the house
back to X at 2% loss then,
in the entire transaction:
a) X loses Rs.1350 b) X gains Rs.3150 c) X loses Rs.4350 d) X gains Rs.4350
34. The difference between the cost price and the sales price of an article is R
s.240. If the profit is 20%
the selling price is:
a) Rs.1240 b) Rs.1400 c) Rs.1600 d) none of these
35. A man sells two flats at the rate of Rs.1.995 lakhs each. On one he gains 5%
and on the other, he
loses 5%.His gain or loss percent in the whole transaction is:
a) 0.25% loss b) 0.25% gains c) 2.5% loss d) 25% loss
36. A man purchased sugar worth Rs.400. He sold 3/4th at a loss of 10% and the r
eminder at a gain of
10%. On the whole he gets:
a) a loss of 5% b) a gain of 5 % c) a loss of 5 1/19% d) a loss of 5 5/19%
37. A businessman sold 2/3 of his stock at a gain of 20% and the rest at a gain
of 14% the overall
percentage of gain to the businessman is:
(a) 12% (b) 17% (c) 18% (d) 20%
38. A bag marked at Rs.80 is sold for Rs.68. The rate of discount is:
(a) 12% (b) 15% (c) 17 11/17% (d) 20%

39. The C.P of two watches taken together is Rs.840. If by selling one at a prof
it of 16% and the other at
a loss of 12%, there is no loss or gain in the whole transaction, then the C.P o
f the two watches are
respectively:
a) Rs.360, Rs.480 b) Rs.480, Rs.360 c) Rs.380, Rs.460 d) Rs.400, Rs.440
40. Successive discounts of 10%, 12% and 155 amount to a single discount of:
(a) 32.68% (b) 35.28% (c) 36.68% (d) none of these
41. The price of a VCR is marked at Rs.12, 000. If successive discounts of 15%,
10% and 5% be allowed,
then at what price does a customer buy it?
a) Rs.1400 b) Rs.1440 c) Rs.1520 d) Rs.1700
42. Applied to a bill for Rs.1, 00, 000, the difference between a discount of 40
% and two successive
discounts of 36% and 4% is:
a) Nil b) Rs.1440 c) Rs.2500 d) Rs.1960
43. The price of an article is raised by 30% and then two successive discounts o
f 10% each are allowed.
Ultimately, the price of the article is:
(a) Decreased by 5.3% (b) Increased by 3% (c) Increased by 5.3% (d) Increased by
10%
44. The cost price of an article is 63% of the marked price. Calculate the gain
percent after allowing a
discount of 12%
(a) 37.5% (b) 48% (c) 50.5% (d) 52%
45. At what percent above the cost price must a shopkeeper mark his goods so tha
t he gains 20% even
after giving a discount of 10% on the marked price?
(a) 25% (b) 30% (c) 33 1/3% (d) 37 1/2%
46. If a commission of 10% is given on the written price of an article, the gain
is 20%. If the commission
is increased to 20%, the gain is:
(a) 6 2/3% (b) 7 1/4% (c) 12 1/2% (d) 13 1/3%
47. A trader marked the selling price of an article at 10% above the cost price.
At the time of selling, he
allows certain discount and suffers a loss of 1%. He allowed a discount of:
(a) 9% (b) 10% (c) 10.5% (d) 11%

48. Komal buys an article at a discount of 25%. At what percentage above the cos
t price should he sell it
to make a profit of 25% over the original list price?
(a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 66.67
49. Peter bought an item at 20% discount on its original price. He sold it with
40% increase on the price
he bought it. The new sale price is by what percent more than the original price
?
(a) 7.5 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12 e) None of these
50. Tarun got 30% concession on the labeled price of an article and sold it for
Rs.8750 with 25% profit on
the price he bought. What was the labeled price?
a) Rs.10,000 b) Rs.12,000 c) Rs.16,000 d) Data inadequate e)none of these
Average
1. The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be grea
ter than zero?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 10 (d) 19
2. The average of first nine prime number is:
(a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 11 1/9 (d) 11 2/9
3. A student was asked to find the arithmetic mean of the numbers 3,11,7,9,15,13
,8,19,17,2,14 and x.
He found the mean to be 12. What should be the number in place of x?
(a) 3 (b) 7 (c) 17 (d) 31
4. The average of a non-zero number and its square is 5 times the number. The nu
mber is:
(a) 9 (b) 17 (c) 29 (d) 295
5. The average age of the boys in a class is 16 years and that of the girls is 1
5 years. The average age for
the whole class is:
(a) 15 years (b) 15.5 year (c) 16 years (d) cannot be compute with the given inf
ormation
6. If a, b, c, d, e are five consecutive odd numbers, their average is:
(a) 5(a+4) (b) abcde/5 (c) 5(a+b+c+d+e) (d) none of these
7. If the mean of 5 observations x, x+2, x+4, x+6 and x+8 is 11 then the mean of
the last three
observations is:
(a) 11 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 17

8. The average of first 50 natural numbers is:

(a) 12.25 (b) 21.25 (c) 25 (d) 25.5
9. The mean of 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62 and 72 is:
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 40
10. Out of 9 persons, 8 persons spent Rs.30 each for their meals. The ninth one
spent Rs.20 more than
the average expenditure of all the nine. The total money spent by all of them wa
s:
(a) Rs.260 (b) Rs.290 (c) Rs.292.50 (d) Rs.400.50
11. The average of five numbers is 27. If one number is excluded, the average be
comes 25, the excluded
number is:
(a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 30 (d) 35
12. 16 children are to be divided into two groups A and B of 10 and 6 children.
The average percent
marks obtained by the children of group A is 75 and the average percent marks of
all the 16 children is
76. What are the average percent marks of children of group B?
(a) 77 1/3 (b) 77 2/3 (c) 78 1/3 (d) 78 2/3
13. The average of six numbers is 3.95 the average of two of them is 3.4, while
the average of the other
two is 3.85. What is the average of the remaining two numbers?
(a) 4.5 (b) 4.6 (c) 4.7 (d) 4.8
14. The average of six numbers is x and the average of three of these is y. If t
he average of the remaining
is z, then:
(a) x = y + z (b) 2x = y + z (c) x= 2y + 2z (d) none of these
15. The batting average for 40 innings of a cricket player is 50 runs, His highe
st score exceeds his lowest
score by 172 runs. If these two innings are excluded, the average of the remaini
ng 38 innings is 48 runs.
The highest score of the player is:
(a) 165 runs (b) 170 runs (c) 172 runs (d) 174 runs
16. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What sho
uld be the run rate in the
remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?
(a) 6.25 (b) 6.5 (c) 6.75 (d) 7

17. The average price of three items of furniture is Rs.15000. If their prices a
re in the ratio 3:5:7 the
price of the cheapest item is:
(a) Rs.9000 (b) Rs.15000 (c) Rs.18000 (d) Rs.21000
18. Of the four numbers whose average is 60, the first is one-fourth of the sum
of the last three. The first
number is:
(a) 15 (b) 45 (c) 48 (d) 60.25
19. of the three numbers, the first is twice the second and the second is twice
the third, the average of
the reciprocal of the numbers is 7/72. The numbers are:
(a) 16.8,4 (b) 20,10,5 (c) 24,12,6 (d) 36,18,9
20. If the arithmetic mean of seventy-five numbers is calculated, it is 35. If e
ach number is increased by
5, then mean of new numbers is:
(a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 70 (d) 90
21. The average of ten numbers is 7.If each number is multiplied by 12, and then
the average of the new
set of numbers is:
(a) 7 (b) 19 (c) 82 (d) 84
22. The mean of 50 observations was 36. It was found later an observation 48 was
wrongly taken as 23.
The corrected new mean is:
(a) 35.2 (b) 36.1 (c) 36.5 (d) 39.1
23. A pupil s marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to that the aver
age marks for the
class got increased by half. The number of pupils in the class is:
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 73
24. The average of 11 numbers is 10.9. If the average of the first six numbers i
s 10.5 and that of the last
six numbers is 11.4, then the middle number is:
(a) 11 (b) 11.3 (c) 11.4 (d) 11.5
25. The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the average weight of A and B
is 40 kg and that of B and
C be 43 kg, then the weight of B is:
(a) 17 kg (b) 20 kg (c) 26 kg (d) 31 kg

26. The average age of 36 students in a group is 14 years. When teacher s age is i
ncluded to it, the
average increases by one. What is the teacher s age in years?
(a) 31 (b) 36 (c) 51 (d) cannot determined e) none of these
27. The average monthly salary of 20 employees in an organization is Rs.1500. If
the manager s salary is
added, then the average salary increases by Rs.100. what is the manager s monthly
salary?
(a) Rs.2000 (b) Rs.2400 (c) Rs.3600 (d) Rs.4800
28. The average age of the mother and her six children is 12 years which is redu
ced by 5 years if the age
of the mother is excluded. How old is the mother?
(a) 40 years (b) 42 years (c) 48 years (d) 50 years
29. The average weight of 8 persons increased by 2.5 kg when a new person comes
in place of one of
them weighing 65kg. What might be the weight of the new person?
(a) 76 kg (b) 76.5 kg (c) 85 kg (d) data inadequate e) none of these
30. The average of five consecutive numbers is n. If the next two numbers are a
lso included, the
average will:
(a) Remain the same (b) increase by 1 (c) increase by 1.4 (d) increase by 2
31. A cricketer whose bowling average is 12.4 runs per wicket takes 5 wickets fo
r 26 runs and thereby
increasing his average by 6 runs. His new average is:
(a) 48 runs (b) 52 runs (c) 55 runs (d) 60 runs
32. A motorist travels to a place 150 km away at an average speed of 50 km/hr. a
nd returns at 30 km/hr.
His average speed for the whole journey in km/hr is:
(a) 35 (b) 37 (c) 37.5 (d) 40
33. The average age of a husband and his wife was 23 years at the time of their
marriage. After five
years they have a one-year old child. The average age of the family now is:
(a) 19 years (b) 23 years (c) 28.5 years (d) 29.3 years
34. 3 years ago, the average age of a family of 5 members was 17 years. A baby h
ave been born, the
average age of the family is the same today. The present age of the baby is
(a) 1 year (b) 1 1/2 years (c) 2 years (d) 3 years

35. A certain factory employed 600 men and 400 women and the average wage was Rs
25.50 per day. If
a woman got Rs.5 less than a man, than a man, then what are their daily wages?
(a) Man: Rs.25; Woman: Rs.20 (b) Man: Rs.27.50; Woman: Rs.22.50
(c) Man: Rs.30; Woman: Rs.25 (d) Man: Rs.32.50; Woman: Rs.27.50
36. The average salary of all the workers in a work shop is Rs.8000. The average
salary of 7 technicians is
Rs.12000 and the average salary of the rest is Rs.6000. The total number of work
ers in the workshop is:
(a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 23
37. In
hat of
If the
in the

a school with 600 students, the average age of the boys is 12 years and t
the girls is 11 years.
average age of the school is 11 years 9 months, then the number of girls
school is:

(a) 150 (b) 250 (c) 350 (d) 450

38. Three years ago, the average age of A and B was 18 years. With C joining the
m, the average age
becomes 22 years. How old C is now?
(a) 24 year (b) 27 years (c) 28 years (d) 30 years
39. After replacing an old member by anew member, it was found that the average
age of five members
of a club is the same as it was 3 years ago. What is the difference between the
ages the replaced and the
new one?
(a) 15 year (b) 18 years (c) 20 years (d) cannot be determined
40. The arithmetic mean of the scores of a group of students in a test was 52. T
he brightest 20% of them
secured a mean score of 80 and the dullest 25% a mean score of 31. The mean scor
e of remaining 55%
is:
(a) 45 (b) 50 (c) 51.4 approx. (d) 54.6 approx.
41.
The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 26 years old and the wicket keepe
r is 3 years older. If
the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the remaining players is
one year less than
the average age of the whole team. What is the average age of the team?
(a)
23 years
(b)
24 years

(c)
25 years
(d)
None of these

42.
The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 5050. The average monthly income of
Q and R is Rs.
6250 and the average monthly income of P and R is Rs. 5200. The monthly income o
f P is:
(a)
3500
(b)
4000
(c)
4050
(d)
5000

43.
The average age of husband, wife and their child 3 years ago was 27 years and th
at of wife and the
child 5 years ago was 20 years. The present age of the husband is:
(a)
35 years
(b)
40 years
(c)
50 years
(d)
None of these

44.
A car owner buys petrol at Rs.7.50, Rs. 8 and Rs. 8.50 per litre for three succe
ssive years. What
approximately is the average cost per litre of petrol if he spends Rs. 4000 each
year?
(a)
Rs. 7.98
(b)
Rs. 8
(c)
Rs. 8.50
(d)
Rs. 9

45.

In Arun's opinion, his weight is greater than 65 kg but less than 72 kg. His bro
ther doest not agree
with Arun and he thinks that Arun's weight is greater than 60 kg but less than 7
0 kg. His mother's
view is that his weight cannot be greater than 68 kg. If all are them are correc
t in their estimation,
what is the average of different probable weights of Arun?
(a)
67 kg.
(b)
68 kg.
(c)
69 kg.
(d)
Data inadequate
(e)
None of these

46.
The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the average weight of A and B be 4
0 kg and that of B
and C be 43 kg, then the weight of B is:
(a)
17 kg
(b)
20 kg
(c)
26 kg
(d)
31 kg

47.
The average weight of 16 boys in a class is 50.25 kg and that of the remaining 8
boys is 45.15 kg.
Find the average weights of all the boys in the class.
(a)
47.55 kg
(b)
48 kg
(c)
48.55 kg
(d)
49.25 kg

48.
A library has an average of 510 visitors on Sundays and 240 on other days. The a
verage number of
visitors per day in a month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday is:
(a)
250
(b)
276
(c)
280
(d)
285

49.
If the average marks of three batches of 55, 60 and 45 students respectively is
50, 55, 60, then the
average marks of all the students is:
(a)
53.33
(b)
54.68
(c)
55
(d)
None of these

50.
A pupil's marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to that the averag
e marks for the
class got increased by half (1/2). The number of pupils in the class is:
(a)
10
(b)
20
(c)
40
(d)
73

Simple interest
1.
A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 i

n 4 years. The sum

is:
(a)
Rs. 650
B.
Rs. 690
(c)
Rs. 698
(d)
Rs. 700

2.
Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Rs. 13,900 divided in two different schemes A a
nd B at the
simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount
of simple interest
earned in 2 years be Rs. 3508, what was the amount invested in Scheme B?
(a)
Rs. 6400
(b)
Rs. 6500
(c)
Rs. 7200
(d)
Rs. 7500
E.
None of these

3.

A sum fetched a total simple interest of Rs. 4016.25 at the rate of 9 p.c.p.a. i
n 5 years. What is the
sum?
(a)
Rs. 4462.50
(b)
Rs. 8032.50
(c)
Rs. 8900
(d)
Rs. 8925
E.
None of these

4.
How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 450 to yield Rs. 81 as interest
at 4.5% per annum of
simple interest?
(a)
3.5 years
(b)
4 years
(c)
4.5 years
(d)
5 years

5.
Reena took a loan of Rs. 1200 with simple interest for as many years as the rate
of interest. If she
paid Rs. 432 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of int
erest?
(a)
3.6
(b)
6
(c)
18
(d)
Cannot be determined
E.
None of these

6.
A sum of Rs. 12,500 amounts to Rs. 15,500 in 4 years at the rate of simple inter
est. What is the rate
of interest?
(a)
3%
(b)
4%
(c)
5%
(d)
6%
E.

None of these

7.
An automobile financier claims to be lending money at simple interest, but he in
cludes the interest
every six months for calculating the principal. If he is charging an interest of
10%, the effective rate
of interest becomes:
(a)
10%
(b)
10.25%
(c)
10.5%
(d)
None of these

8.
A lent Rs. 5000 to B for 2 years and Rs. 3000 to C for 4 years on simple interes
t at the same rate of
interest and received Rs. 2200 in all from both of them as interest. The rate of
interest per annum is:
(a)
5%
(b)
7%
(c)
7
1
%

(d)
10%

9.
A sum of Rs. 725 is lent in the beginning of a year at a certain rate of interes
t. After 8 months, a sum
of Rs. 362.50 more is lent but at the rate twice the former. At the end of the y
ear, Rs. 33.50 is
earned as interest from both the loans. What was the original rate of interest?
(a)
3.6%
(b)
4.5%
(c)
5%
(d)
6%

(E) None of these

10.

A man took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After 3 yea
rs he had to pay Rs.
5400 interest only for the period. The principal amount borrowed by him was:
(a)
Rs. 2000
(b)
Rs. 10,000
(c)
Rs. 15,000
(d)
Rs. 20,000

11.
A sum of money amounts to Rs. 9800 after 5 years and Rs. 12005 after 8 years at
the same rate of
simple interest. The rate of interest per annum is:
(a)
5%
(b)
8%
(c)
12%
(d)
15%

12.

What will be the ratio of simple interest earned by certain amount at the same r
ate of interest for 6
years and that for 9 years?
(a)
1 : 3
(b)
1 : 4
(c)
2 : 3
(d)
Data inadequate
E.
None of these

13.
A certain amount earns simple interest of Rs. 1750 after 7 years. Had the intere
st been 2% more,
how much more interest would it have earned?
(a)
Rs. 35
(b)
Rs. 245

(c)
Rs. 350
(d)
Cannot be determined

E.
None of these

14. Person borrows Rs. 5000 for 2 years at 4% p.a. simple interest. He immediate
ly lends it to another
person at 6 p.a for 2 years. Find his gain in the transaction per year.
(a) Rs. 112.50 (b)Rs. 125 (c)Rs. 150 (d)Rs. 167.50
15. A man took a loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After
3 years he had to pay Rs.
5400 interest only for the period. The principal amount borrowed by him was
A. Rs. 2000 B.Rs. 10,000 C. Rs. 15,000 D. Rs. 20,000

16. The price of a T.V set worth Rs. 20,000 is to be paid in 20 instalments of R
s. 1000 each. If the rate of
interest be 6% per annum, and the first instalments be paid at the time of purch
ase, then the value of
the last instalments covering the interest as well will be
A. Rs.1050 B. Rs. 2050 C. Rs. 3000 D. Rs. 19000

17.A lent Rs. 5000 to B for 2 years and Rs. 3000 to C for 4 years on simple inte
rest at the same rate of
interest and received Rs. 2200 in all from both of them as interest. The rate of
interest per annum is
A. 5% B. 7% C. 8% D. 10%
18.A money lender finds that dues to a fall in the annual rate of interest from
8% to 7x3/4%, his yearly
income diminishes by Rs. 61.50. His capital is
A. Rs. 22,400 B. Rs. 23,800 C. Rs. 24,600 D. Rs. 26,000
19.A sum fetched a total simple interest of Rs. 4016.25 at the rate of 9. p.c.p.
a in 5 years. What is the
sum?
A. Rs. 4462.50 B. Rs. 8032.50 C. Rs. 8900 D. Rs. 8925
20. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs.815 in 3 years and to Rs. 85
4 in 4 years. The sum is
A. Rs. 650 B. Rs. 690 C. Rs. 698 D. Rs. 700
21. How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 450 to yield Rs. 81 as inter
est at 4.5% per annum of
simple interest?
A. 3.5 years B. 4 years C. 4.5 years D. 5 years
22. A certain amount earns simple interest of Rs. 1750 after 7 years. Had the in
terest been 2% more,
how much more interest would it have earned?
A. Rs. 35 B. Rs. 245 C. Rs. 350 D. cannot be determined
23. What is the present worth of Rs. 132 due in 2 years at 5% simple interest pe
r annum?
A. Rs. 112 B. Rs. 118.80 C. Rs. 120 D. Rs. 122
24. An automobile financier claims to be lending money at simple interest, but h
e includes the interest
every six months for calculating the principal. If he is charging an interest of
10%, the effective rate of
interest becomes
A. 10% B. 10.25% C. 10.5% D. None of these

25. A sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts to Rs. 720 after 2 years
and to Rs. 1020 after a
further period of 5 years. The sum is
A. Rs. 500 B. Rs. 600 C. Rs. 700 D. Rs. 710
26.A sum of Rs. 12,500 amounts to Rs. 15,500 in 4 years at the rate of simple in
terest. What is the rate
of interest?
A. 3% B. 4% C. 5% D. 6%
27. A sum of money amounts to Rs. 9800 after 5 years and Rs. 12005 after 8 years
at the same rate of
simple interest. The rate of interest per annum is
A. 5% B. 8% C. 12% D. 15%
28. How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 450 to yield Rs. 81 as inter
est at 4.5% per annum of
simple interest?
A. 3.5 years B. 4 years C. 4.5 years D. 5 years
29. A person takes a loan of Rs. 200 at 5% simple interest. He returns Rs. 100 a
t the end of 1 year. In
order to clear his dues at the end of 2 years, he would pay
A. Rs. 105 B. Rs. 110 C. Rs. 115 D. Rs. 115.50
30. At what rate percent per annum will the simple interest on a sum of money be
2/5 of the amount in
10 years?
A. 2% B. 4% C. 6% D. 11%
31.The simple interest on Rs. 1820 from march 9, 2003 to may 21, 2003 at 7x1/2%
rate will be
A. Rs. 22.50 B. Rs. 27.30 C. Rs. 28.80 D. Rs. 29
32. At what percent per annum will a sum of money double in 16 years?
A. 6x1/4% B. 5x3/2% C. 7x2/3% D. None of these

33. Reena took a loan of Rs. 1200 with simple interest for as many years as the
rate of interest. If she
paid Rs. 432 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of int
erest?
A. 3.6 B. 5.6 C. 6 D. 18

34. An amount of Rs.1, 00,000 is invested in two types of shares. The first yiel
ds an interest of 9% per
annum and the second, 11% per annum. If the total interest at the end of one yea
r is 9 3/4 %, then the
amount invested in each share was:
[A] Rs. 52,500; Rs. 47,500 [C] Rs. 72,500; Rs 27,500
[B] Rs. 62,500; Rs. 37,500 [D] Rs. 82,500; Rs. 17,500
35. A sum of money doubles in 8 years. In how many years, it will treble at S.I.
[A] 4 [B] 8 [C] 12 [D] 16
36. Divide Rs.2379 into 3 parts so that their amount after 2,3 and 4 years respe
ctively may be equal, the
rate of interest being 5% per annum at simple interest. The first part is :
[A] Rs.759 [B] Rs.792 [C] Rs.818 [D] Rs.828
37. Saranya gives 50 times the rent per annum to purchase a plot from L.I.C. Fin
d the rate of interest
from the amount paid by him.
[A] 1% [B] 3% [C] 2% [D] 15%
38. If Rs. 750 amounts to Rs. 1000 in 5 years, what will it become in 10 years a
t S.I.
[A] 1250 [B] 1520 [C] 2050 [D] 2000
39. A sum was put a simple interest at a certain rate for 2 years. Had it been p
ut at 3% higher rate, it
would have fetched Rs. 72 more. The sum is:
[A] 9% [B] 10% [C] 8% [D] None of these
40. If a sum of Rs. 9 is lent to be paid back in 10 equal monthly instalments of
re. 1 each, then the rate of
interest is
[A] 266 2/3% [B] 265 3/4% [C] 266% [D] None of these
41. A sum of money is lent at S.I for 8 years. If the same amount is paid at 5%
higher, Ramesh would
have got Rs. 100 more. Find the Principal.
[A] 200 [B] 240 [C] 250 [D] 500
42. What annual payment will discharge a debt of Rs. 6450 due in 4 years at 5% s
imple interest?
[A] Rs. 1400 [B] Rs. 1500 [C] Rs. 1550 [D] Rs. 1600

43. A sum of Rs. 7700 is to be divided among three brothers Suresh, Bala and Kri
shnan in such a way
that simple interest on each part at 5% per annum after 1, 2 and 3 years, respec
tively remains equal.
The Share of Suresh is more than that of Krishnan by
[A] Rs. 2800 [B] Rs. 2500 [C] Rs. 3000 [D] None of these
44. The price of a T.V. set worth Rs. 20,000 is to be paid in 20 instalments of
Rs. 1000 each. If the rate of
interest be 6% per annum, and the first instalment be paid at the time of purcha
se, then the value of the
last instalment covering the interest as well will be :
[A] Rs. 1050 [B] Rs. 2050 [C] Rs. 3000 [D] None of these
45. If simple interest on a certain sum of money for 4 years at 5% per annum is
same as the simple
interest on Rs. 560 for 10 years at the rate of 4% per annum then the sum of mon
ey is
[A] Rs. 1190 [B] Rs. 1120 [C] Rs. 1210 [D] None of these
46. A sum of Rs. 2600 is lent out in two parts in such a way that the interest o
n one part at 10% for 5
years is equal to that on another at 9% for 6 years. The sum lent out at 10% is
:
[A] Rs. 1150 [B] Rs. 1250 [C] Rs. 1350 [D] Rs. 1450
47. Mr. Sathish invested an amount of Rs. 12000 at the simple interest rate of 1
0% per annum and
another amount at the simple interest rate of 20% per annum. The total interest
earned at the end of
one year on the total amount invested became 14% per annum. Find the total amoun
t invested.
[A] Rs. 20000 [B] Rs. 20800 [C] Rs. 21000 [D] None of these
48. Santhi borrowed a sum for 3 years on S.I. at 10%. The total interest paid wa
s Rs. 360. Find the
Principal.
[A] 1000 [B] 1100 [C] 1500 [D] 1200
49. Saranya gives 50 times the rent per annum to purchase a plot from L.I.C. Fin
d the rate of interest
from the amount paid by him.
[A] 1% [B] 3% [C] 2% [D] 15%
50. If Rs. 750 amounts to Rs. 1000 in 5 years, What will it become in 10 years a
t S.I.
[A] 1250 [B] 1520 [C] 2050 [D] 2000

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Compound interest
1. A bank offers 5% compound interest calculated on half-yearly basis. A custome
r deposits Rs. 1600
each on 1st January and 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the amount h
e would have gained by
way of interest is:
(a)
Rs. 120
(b)
Rs. 121
(c)
Rs. 122
(d)
Rs. 123

--2.
The difference between simple and compound interests compounded annually on a ce
rtain sum of
money for 2 years at 4% per annum is Re. 1. The sum (in Rs.) is:
(a)
625
(b)
630
(c)
640
(d)
650

--3.
There is 60% increase in an amount in 6 years at simple interest. What will be t
he compound
interest of Rs. 12,000 after 3 years at the same rate?
(a)
Rs. 2160
(b)
Rs. 3120
(c)
Rs. 3972
(d)
Rs. 6240
E.
None of these

4.
What is the difference between the compound interests on Rs. 5000 for 1 years at
4% per annum
compounded yearly and half-yearly?
(a)
Rs. 2.04
(b)
Rs. 3.06
(c)
Rs. 4.80

(d)
Rs. 8.30

5.
The compound interest on Rs. 30,000 at 7% per annum is Rs. 4347. The period (in
years) is:
(a)
2
(b)
2
1
2

(c)
3
(d)
4

6.
What will be the compound interest on a sum of Rs. 25,000 after 3 years at the r
ate of 12 p.c.p.a.?
(a)
Rs. 9000.30
(b)
Rs. 9720
(c)
Rs. 10123.20
(d)

Rs. 10483.20
(E) None of these

7.
At what rate of compound interest per annum will a sum of Rs. 1200 become Rs. 13
48.32 in 2 years?
(a)
6%
(b)
6.5%
(c)
7%
(d)
7.5%

8.
The least number of complete years in which a sum of money put out at 20% compou
nd interest will
be more than doubled is:
(a)
3
(b)
4
(c)
5
(d)
6

9.
Albert invested an amount of Rs. 8000 in a fixed deposit scheme for 2 years at c
ompound interest

rate 5 p.c.p.a. How much amount will Albert get on maturity of the fixed deposit
?
(a)
Rs. 8600
(b)
Rs. 8620
(c)
Rs. 8820
(d)
None of these

10.
The effective annual rate of interest corresponding to a nominal rate of 6% per
annum payable halfyearly is:
(a)
6.06%
(b)
6.07%
(c)
6.08%
(d)
6.09%

11. Simple interest on a certain sum of money for 3 years at 8% per annum is hal
f the compound
interest on Rs. 4000 for 2 years at 10% per annum. The sum placed on simple inte
rest is:
(a)
Rs. 1550
(b)

Rs. 1650
(c)
Rs. 1750
(d)
Rs. 2000

12.
If the simple interest on a sum of money for 2 years at 5% per annum is Rs. 50,
what is the
compound interest on the same at the same rate and for the same time?
(a)
Rs. 51.25
(b)
Rs. 52
(c)
Rs. 54.25
(d)
Rs. 60

13.
The difference between simple interest and compound on Rs. 1200 for one year at
10% per annum
reckoned half-yearly is:
(a)
Rs. 2.50
(b)
Rs. 3
(c)
Rs. 3.75
(d)

Rs. 4
(e) None of these

14.
The difference between compound interest and simple interest on an amount of Rs.
15,000 for 2
years is Rs. 96. What is the rate of interest per annum?
(a)
8
(b)
10
(c)
12
(d)
Cannot be determined
E.
None of these

15.

The compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years at 10% per annum is Rs. 525.
The simple interest
on the same sum for double the time at half the rate percent per annum is:
(a)

Rs. 400
(b)
Rs. 500
(c)
Rs. 600
(d)
Rs. 800

16. Find compound interest on Rs. 7500 at 4% per annum for 2 years, compounded a
nnually.
A. Rs.512 B. Rs.552 C.Rs.612 D. Rs.622

17. Find the compound interest on Rs.16, 000 at 20% per annum for 9 months, comp
ounded quarterly.
A. Rs. 2552 B. Rs.2512 C. Rs.2572 D. Rs. 2592

18. Simple interest on a certain sum of money for 3 years at 8% per annum is hal
f the compound
interest on Rs. 4000 for 2 years at 10% per annum. The sum placed on simple inte
rest is
A. Rs. 1550 B. Rs. 1650 C. Rs. 1750 D. Rs. 2000

19. Albert invested an amount of Rs.8000 in a fixed deposit scheme for 2 years a
t compound interest
rate 5 p.c.p.a. How much amount will Albert get on maturity of the fixed deposit
?
A. Rs. 8600 B. Rs. 8620 C. Rs. 8840 D. Rs. 8820

20. The present worth of Rs.169 due in 2 years at 4% per annum compound interest
is

A. Rs.150.50 B. Rs.154.75 C.Rs.156.25 D. Rs.158

21. On a sum of money, the simple interest for 2 years is Rs. 660,while the comp
ound interest is
Rs.696.30,the rate of interest being the same in both the cases. The rate of int
erest is
A.10% B.11% C.12% D.10.5%

22. The difference between simple interest and compound interest on Rs. 1200 for
one year at 10% per
annum reckoned half yearly is
A. Rs.2.50 B. Rs. 3 C. Rs. 4 D. Rs. 3.75

23. A sum of money invested at compound interest amounts to Rs. 800 in 3 years a
nd to Rs. 840 in 4
years. The rate of interest per annum is
A. 2x1/2% B. 4% C.5% D. 6x2/3%

24. If the simple interest on a sum of money for 2 years at 5% per annum is Rs.
50, what is the
compound interest on the same at the same rate and for the same time?
A. Rs. 51.25 B. Rs. 52 C. Rs. 54.25 D. Rs. 60

25. In what time will Rs.1000 become Rs.1331 at 10% per annum compounded annuall
y?
A. 2 years B.3 years C. 4 years D. 7 years

26. If the simple interest on a sum of money at 5% per annum for 3 years is Rs.
1200, find the compound
interest on the same sum for the same period at the same rate.
A. 1251 B. 1261 C. 1271 D. 1281

27. What will be the compound interest on a sum of Rs.25, 000 after 3 years at t
he rate of12 p.c.p.a?
A. Rs.9000.30 B. Rs. 9720 C. Rs. 10123.20 D. Rs. 10483.20

28. The compound interest on Rs. 30,000 at 7% per annum is Rs. 4347. The period
(in years) is
A. 2 B. 2 C.3 D. 4

29. A sum of money becomes Rs. 6690 after three years and Rs. 10035 after six ye
ars on compound
interest. The sum is [A] Rs. 4400 [B] Rs. 4445 [C] Rs. 4460 [D] Rs. 4520

30. A bank offers 10% interest rate compounded annually. A person deposits Rs. 1
0,000 every year in his
account. If he does not withdraw any amount, then how much balance will his acco
unt show after four
years?
[A] Rs. 51051 [B] Rs. 45095 [C] Rs. 36410 [D] Rs. 51000

31. A sum of money at compound interest amounts to Rs. 578.40 in 2 years and to
Rs. 614.55 in 3 years.
The rate of interest per annum is
[A] 4% [B] 5% [C] 6 % [D] 8 1/3%

32. What annual payment will discharge a debt of Rs. 1025 due in 2 years at the
rate of 5% compound
interest?
[A] Rs. 550 [B] Rs. 551.25 [C] Rs. 560 [D] Rs. 560.75

33. A sum of money placed at compound interest doubles itself in 4 years. In how
many years will it
amount to 8 times?
[A] 6 years [B] 8 years [C] 12 years [D] 10 years [E] None of these

34. Divide Rs. 3903 between A and B, so that A's Share at the end of 7 years may
equal to B's share at
the end of 9 years, compound interest being at 4 percent.
[A] Rs. 2028, Rs. 1875 [B] Rs. 2018, Rs. 1885 [C] Rs. 2008, Rs. 1895 [D] Rs. 20
38, Rs. 1865

35. A sum is invested for 3 years compounded at 5%, 10% and 20 % respectively. I
n three years, if the
sum amounts to Rs. 16,632, then find the sum.
[A] Rs. 11000 [B] Rs. 12000 [C] Rs. 13000 [D] Rs. 14000

36. The difference in compound interest and simple interest, on a certain amount
at 10% per annum at
the end of third year is Rs. 620. What is the principal amount?
[A] Rs. 40,000 [B] Rs. 1,20,000 [C] Rs. 10,000 [D] Rs. 20,000

37. Some money was lent on 4% C.I. If the difference in interest of second and t
he first year is Rs. 88,
find out the sum.
[A] Rs. 50,000 [B] Rs. 60,000 [C] Rs. 65,000 [D] Rs. 55,000 [E] None of these

38. Ravi borrows Rs 65,000 at 10% per annum simple interest for 3 years and lend
s it at 10% per annum
compound interest for 3 years. Find his gain after three year.
[A] Rs. 2015 [B] Rs. 1330 [C] Rs. 1300 [D] None of these

39. The population of a town is 50,000. It decreases by 20 per thousand per year
. Find out the
population after 2 years.
[A] Rs. 46,000 [B] Rs. 46,200 [C] Rs. 48,020 [D] Rs. 48,320 [E] None of these

40. Venkat earns an interest of Rs 1656 for the third year and Rs 1440 for the s
econd year on the same
sum. Find the rate of interest if it is lent at compound interst.
[A] 18% [B] 12% [C] 15% [D] None of these

41. If the difference between the simple interest and compound interests on some
principal amount at
20% for 3 years is Rs. 48, then the principal amount is
[A] Rs. 648 [B] Rs. 600 [C] Rs. 375 [D] Rs. 350

42. What sum invested for 2 years at 12% compounded annually will grow to Rs. 43
90.40?
[A] Rs. 4000 [B] Rs. 3500 [C] Rs. 3800 [D] Rs. 3875

43. A sum of money is borrowed and paid back in two annual installments of Rs. 8
82 each allowing 5%
compound interest. The sum borrowed was:
[A] Rs. 1620 [B] Rs. 1640 [C] Rs. 1680 [D] Rs. 1700

44. The difference between compound interest and simple interest on an amount of
Rs. 15,000 for 2
years is Rs. 96. What is the rate of interest per annum?

[A] 8 [B] 10 [C] 12 [D] Cannot be determined [E] None of these

45. A tree increases annually by 1/8th of its height. By how much will it increa
se after 2 years, if it stands
today 64 cm high?
[A] 72 cm [B] 74 cm [C] 75 cm [D] 81 cm

46. The difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on Rs.
8000 for 3 years at 5%
per annum is
[A] Rs. 61 [B] Rs. 63 [C] Rs. 65 [D] None of these
47. The difference between the simple interest on a certain sum at the rate off
10% per annum for 2
years and compound interest which is compounded every 6 months is Rs. 124.05. Wh
at is the principal
sum?
[A] Rs. 6000 [B] Rs. 8000 [C] Rs. 10,000 [D] Rs. 12,000 [E] None of these

48. A sum of Rs. 550 was taken as a loan. This is to be repaid in two equal annu
al instalments. If the rate
of interest be 20% compounded annually then the value of each instalment is
[A] 8 [B] 10 [C] 12 [D] cannot be determined [E] None of these

49. A sum of money amounts to Rs. 10648 in 3 years and Rs. 9680 in 2 years. The
rate of interest is
[A] 5% [B] 10% [C] 15% [D] 20%

50. Mr. veera invested money in two schemes A and B offering compound interest @
8 p.c.p.a. and 9
p.c.p.a. respectively. If the total amount of interest accrued through two schem
es together in two years
was Rs. 4848.30 and the total amount invested was Rs. 27,000. What was the amoun
t invested in
Scheme A?
[A] Rs. 12,000 [B] Rs. 13,500 [C] Rs. 15,000 [D] Cannot be determined [E] None
of these

Simplification

1.
A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and
ten-rupee notes.
The number of notes of each denomination is equal. What is the total number of n
otes that he has ?
(a)
45
(b)
60
(c)
75
(d)
90

2.
There are two examinations rooms A and B. If 10 students are sent from A to B, t
hen the number of
students in each room is the same. If 20 candidates are sent from B to A, then t
he number of
students in A is double the number of students in B. The number of students in r
oom A is:
(a)
20
(b)
80
(c)
100
(d)
200

3.
The price of 10 chairs is equal to that of 4 tables. The price of 15 chairs and
2 tables together is Rs.
4000. The total price of 12 chairs and 3 tables is:
(a)
Rs. 3500
(b)
Rs. 3750
(c)
Rs. 3840
(d)
Rs. 3900

4.
If a - b = 3 and a2 + b2 = 29, find the value of ab.
(a)
10
(b)
12
(c)
15
(d)

18

5.
The price of 2 sarees and 4 shirts is Rs. 1600. With the same money one can buy
1 saree and 6 shirts.
If one wants to buy 12 shirts, how much shall he have to pay ?
(a)
Rs. 1200
(b)
Rs. 2400
(c)
Rs. 4800
(d)
Cannot be determined
E.
None of these

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6.
A sum of Rs. 1360 has been divided among A, B and C such that A gets of what B g
ets and B
gets of what C gets. B's share is:
(a)
Rs. 120
(b)
Rs. 160
(c)
Rs. 240
(d)
Rs. 300

7.
One-third of Rahul's savings in National Savings Certificate is equal to one-hal
f of his savings in
Public Provident Fund. If he has Rs. 1,50,000 as total savings, how much has he
saved in Public
Provident Fund ?
(a)
Rs. 30,000
(b)
Rs. 50,000
(c)
Rs. 60,000
(d)
Rs. 90,000

8.

A fires 5 shots to B's 3 but A kills only once in 3 shots while B kills once in
2 shots. When B has
missed 27 times, A has killed:
(a)
30 birds
(b)
60 birds
(c)
72 birds
(d)
90 birds

9.
Eight people are planning to share equally the cost of a rental car. If one pers
on withdraws from the
arrangement and the others share equally the entire cost of the car, then the sh
are of each of the
remaining persons increased by:
(a)
1
7

(b)
1
8

(c)
1
9

(d)
7
8

10.
To fill a tank, 25 buckets of water is required. How many buckets of water will
be required to fill the
same tank if the capacity of the bucket is reduced to two-fifth of its present?
(a)
10
(b)
35
(c)
62.5
(d)
Cannot be determined

11.
In a regular week, there are 5 working days and for each day, the working hours
are 8. A man gets
Rs. 2.40 per hour for regular work and Rs. 3.20 per hours for overtime. If he ea
rns Rs. 432 in 4
weeks, then how many hours does he work for ?
(a)
160
(b)
175
(c)

180
(d)
195

12.
Free notebooks were distributed equally among children of a class. The number of
notebooks each
child got was one-eighth of the number of children. Had the number of children b
een half, each
child would have got 16 notebooks. Total how many notebooks were distributed ?
(a)
256
(b)
432
(c)
512
(d)
640
E.
None of these

13.
A man has some hens and cows. If the number of heads be 48 and the number of fee
t equals 140,
then the number of hens will be:
(a)
22
(b)
23
(c)
24
(d)
26

14.
(469 + 174)2 - (469 - 174)2
=
?
(469 x 174)

(a)
2
(b)
4
(c)
295
(d)
643

15

16.

17.

David gets on the elevator at the 11th floor of a building and rides up at the r
ate of 57 floors per
minute. At the same time, Albert gets on an elevator at the 51st floor of the sa
me building and rides
down at the rate of 63 floors per minute. If they continue travelling at these r
ates, then at which
floor will their paths cross ?
(a)
19
(b)
28
(c)
30
(d)
37

Simplify the following 515*515*515-221*221*221/(515*515+515*221*221+221)

(a)
294
(b)
298

(c)
295
(d)
292

Simplify the following (578291*578291-457428*457428)/120863

(a)
1035719
(b)
1035729
(c)
1036719
(d)
1035819

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

Find the value of ((598+194)2-(598-194)2)/(598*194)

(a)
4
(b)
6
(c)
5
(d)
9

If the value of a-b=6 and a2+b2=40, then find the value of ab

(a)
9
(b)
2
(c)
7
(d)
3

In a class 80% have passed English, 70% passed Hindi 10% didn t passed either. If
144 students
passed both. What is the total strength of the class?
a. 320 b. 160 c. 80 d. 240
The least perfect square, which is divisible by each of 21,36 and 66 is
a. 213444 b. 214344 c. 214434 d. 213444

What is the least number to be added with 1056, So that the sum is completely di
visible by 23?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 18 d. 21

The largest 4 digit number which is exactly divisible by 88 is

a.9933 b.9988 c.9944 d.9999

The sum of any seven consecutive numbers is divisible by

a)2 b) 7 c) 3 d) 11
b-[b-(a+b)-{b-(b-a-b)}+2a]
(a) (b)39300 (c)39400 (d)39500

A classroom has equal number of boys and girls. Eight girls left to play kho-kho
, leaving twice as
many boys as girls in the classroom. What was the total number of girls and boys

present initially?
A. 16 B. 24 C. 32 D. 48
5.8 2.5 + 0.6 6.75 + 139.25= ?
A. 157.30 B. 157.80 C. 158.40 D. 160.30

28.

29.

30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

N number of persons decided to raise Rs. 3 lakhs by equal contribution from each
. Had they
contributed Rs. 50 each extra, the contribution would have been Rs. 3.25 lakhs.
How many persons
are there?
A. 400 B. 500 C. 550 D. 600
In a classroom, if 6 students per bench are assigned to accommodate all students
, one more bench
will be required. However, if 7 students are accommodate per bench, there would
be a space left
for 5 students.What is the number of students in the class ?
A. 30 B. 45 C. 42 D. 72
On a sports day, if 30 children were made to stand in a column, then 16 columns
could be formed. If
24 children were to stand in a column, then how many columns could be formed?
A. 20 B. 22 C. 29 D. 452
How may pieces of 85cm length can be cut from a rod 42.5 metres long?

A. 30 B. 40 C. 60 D. None of these
In a regular week, there are 5 working days and for each day, the working hours
are 8. A man gets
Rs. 2.40 per hour for regular work and Rs. 3.20 per hours for overtime. If he ea
rns Rs. 432 in 4
weeks, then how many hours does he work for ?
A. 160 B. 175 C. 180 D. 195
What fraction of an hour is a second?
A. 1 / 24 B. 1 / 60 C. 1 / 120 D. 1 / 3600
A man earns on the first day and spends Rs. 15 on the next day. He again earns R
s. 20 on the third
day and spends Rs. 15 on the fourth day. If he continues to save like this, how
soon will he have Rs.
60 in hand?
A. on 17th day B. on 27th day C. on 30th day D. on 40th day
In a garden there are 10 rows and 12 columns of mango trees. The distance betwee
n the two trees
is 2 metres adn a distance of one metre is left from all sides of the boundary o
f the garden. The
length of the garden is
A. 20 m B. 22 m C. 24 m D. 26 m
A boy was asked to multiply a number by 25. He instead multiplied the next numbe
r by 52 and got
the answers 324 more than the correct answer. The number to be multiplied was
A. 10 B. 12 C. 15 D. 25

37.

38.

39.

40.

41.

42.

43.

44.

45.

On simplification 3034 - (1002 20.04) is equal to

A. 2543 B. 2984 C. 2993 D. 3029
3640 14 16 + 340 = ?
A. 0.70 B. 3525 C. 4500 D. 9600
Along a yard 225 metres long, 26 trees are palnted at equal distances, one tree
being at each end of
the yard. What is the distance between two consecutive trees?
A. 9 metres B. 12 metres C. 15 metres D. 18 metres
Find the value of 40000-40000100
(a)39600 (b)39300 (c)39400 (d)39500
N number of persons decided to raise Rs. 3 lakhs by equal contributions from eac
h. Had they
contributed Rs. 50 each extra, the contribution would have been Rs. 3.25 lakhs.
How many persons
are they?

A.400 B.450 C. None of these D. 500

Village X has a population of 68000, which is decreasing at the rate of 1200 pe
r year. Village Y has a
population of 42000, which is increasing at the rate of 800 per year. In how yea
rs will the population
of the two villages be equal?
A. 22 years B. 16 years C. 13 years D. 7 years
A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and
ten-rupee notes.
The number of notes of each denomination is equal. What is the total number of n
otes that he has?
A. 45 B. 60 C. 75 D. 90
In a regular week, there are 5 working days and for each day, the working hours
are 8. A man gets
Rs. 2.40 per hour for regular work and Rs. 3.20 per hours for overtime. If he ea
rns Rs. 432 in 4
weeks, then how many hours does he work for?
A. 160 B. 175 C. 180 D. 195
4/15 of 5/7 of a number is greater than 4/9 of 2/5 of the same number by 8. What
is half of that
number?
(a)
315
(b)
390
(c)
360
(d)
395

46.

47.

48.

49.

50.
Simplify: (i) 12.05*5.4+0.6
(a)
108.45
(b)
108.70

(c)
100.47
(d)
107.8

If (x/y)=(6/5), find the value (x2+y2)/(x2-y2)

(a)
61/12
(b)
60/11
(c)
61/11
(d)
60/12

If 2x+3y=34 and ((x + y)/y)=13/8,then find the value of 5y+7x.

(a)
25
(b)
35
(c)
75
(d)
70

Find the value of (1/(2*3))+(1/(3*4))+(1/(4*5))+(1/(5*6))+ ..+ ((1/(9*10))

(a)
3/5
(b)
2/5

(c)
4/5
(d)
6/5

0.6*0.6+0.6*0.6
(a)
0.46
(b)
0.25
(c)
0.35
(d)
0.15

Percentage:
1. In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes,
20% of the votes were
invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that t
he other candidate got,
was
A. 2500 B. 2700 C. 3000 D. 3100
2. Gauri went to the stationers and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30
paise went on sales tax
on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%. then what was the cost of the tax
free items ?
A. Rs. 15 B. Rs.15.70 C. Rs.19.70 D.Rs. 20
3. In a competitive examination in State A, 6% candidates got selected from the
total appeared
candidates. State B had an equal number of candidates appeared and 7% candidates
got selected with
80 more candidates got selected than A. What was the number of candidates appear
ed from each
State?
A. 7600 B. 8000 C. 8400 D. Data inadequate
4. A housewife saved Rs. 2.50 in buying an item on sale. If she spent Rs. 25 for
the item, approximately
how much percent she saved in the transaction?
A. 8% B. 9% C. 10% D.11%
5. Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more tha
n the other and his
marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are
A. 39, 30 B. 41, 32 C. 42, 33 D. 43, 34
6.The price of a car is Rs. 3,25,000. It was insured to 85% of its price. The ca
r was damaged completely in
an accident and the insurance company paid 90% of the insurance. What was the di
fference between
the price of the car and the amount received?
A. Rs. 32.500 B. Rs. 48,750 C. Rs. 76,375 D. Rs. 81,250
7. What percent of a day is 3 hours?
A. 121/2% B. 161/2% C. 182/3% D. 221/2%
8. If number x is 10% less than another number y and y is 10% more than 125, the
n x is equal to
A. 123.75 B. 140.55 C. 143 D. 150
9. The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The
average percent
increase of population per year is

A. 4.37% B. 5% C. 6% D. 8.75%

10. A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 125 marks and
failed by 40 marks. The
maximum marks are
A. 300 B. 500 C. 800 D. 1000
11. In an examination, 5% of the applicants were found ineligible and 85% of the
eligible candidates
belonged to the general category. If 4275 eligible candidates belonged to other
categories, then how
many candidates applied for the examination?
A. 30,000 B. 35,000 C. 37,000 D. None of these
12.A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples.
Originally, he had
A. 588 apples B. 600 apples C. 672 apples D. 700 apples
13.270 students appeared for an examination, of which 252 passed. The pass perce
ntage is
A. 80% B. B. 85%1/2% C. 90% D. 931/3%
14. Raman's salary was decreased by 50% and subsequently increased by 50%. How m
uch percent does
he loss?
A. Rs. 25 B. Rs. 50 C. Rs. 75 D. Rs. 85
15. How many litres of pure acid are there in 8 litres of a 20% solution?
A. 1.4 B. 1.5 C.1.6 D. 2.4
16. Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 vot
es respectively. What
percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get ?
A. 45% B.57% C. 60% D. 65%
17.
A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent
of his total score
did he make by running between the wickets?
A.
45%
B.
45
5
%
11

C.
54
6
%
11

D.
55%

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18.
Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than t
he other and
his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:
A.
39, 30
B.
41, 32
C.
42, 33
D.
43, 34

19.
A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Or
iginally, he had:
A.
588 apples
B.
600 apples
C.
672 apples
D.
700 apples

20.
What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?
A.
1

B.
14
C.
20
D.
21

21.
If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then which of the following is true?
A.
A is smaller than B.
B.
A is greater than B
C.
Relationship between A and B cannot
be determined.
D.
If x is smaller than y, then A is greater
than B.
E.
None of these

22.
If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as:
A.
4% of a
B.

5% of a
C.
20% of a
D.
None of these

23.
In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. The number of stu
dents above 8 years
of age is of the number of students of 8 years of age which is 48. What is the t
otal number of
students in the school?
A.
72
B.
80
C.
120
D.
150
E.
100

24.
Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of
the sum of 6% of
A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B.
A.
2 : 3
B.
1 : 1
C.
3 : 4
D.
4 : 3

25.
A student multiplied a number by
3
instead of
5
.
5
3

What is the percentage error in the calculation?

A.
34%
B.
44%
C.
54%
D.

64%

26.
In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20%
of the votes were
invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that t
he other candidate
got, was:
A.
2700
B.
2900
C.
3000
D.
3100

27.
Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes r
espectively.
What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?
A.
57%
B.
60%
C.
65%
D.
90%

28.
Two tailers X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their employer. If X
is paid 120 percent 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

29.
Gauri went to the stationers and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 pai
se went on sales tax
on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax
free items?
A.
Rs. 15
B.
Rs. 15.70
C.
Rs. 19.70
D.
Rs. 20

30.
Rajeev buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the
rebate, he pays
sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods.
A.
Rs. 6876.10
B.
Rs. 6999.20
C.
Rs. 6654
D.
Rs. 7000

31.
The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The av
erage percent
increase of population per year is:
A.
4.37%
B.
5%
C.
6%
D.
8.75%

32. There are 850 students in a class .out of these, 44% are muslims , 28% hindu
s, 10% christians and
remaining students belong to the other community. How many students are there of
other
communities?

[A] 183 [B] 275 [C] 153 [D] 133

33. The difference between one-fifth of 1000 and one-fifth percent of 1000 is?
[A] 900 [B] 198 [C] 858 [D] 800
34. A man spends 80% of his income and saves the rest. What percentage of his ex
penditure does he
save?
[A] 15 [B] 45 [C] 25 [D] 34
35. If the price of sugar is increased by 7 %, then by how much percent should a
housewife reduce her
consumption of sugar, to save no have extra expenditure?
[A] 93 over 100% [B] 7 over 107% [C] 20% [D] 15%
36. A medical student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He gets 80 and fails by 6
0 marks .Find the
maximum marks.
[A] 150 [B] 450 [C] 250 [D] 350
37. The radius of a circle is so increased that its circumference increases by 5
%. Then the area of the
circle will increase by?
[A] 10.25% [B] 10% [C] 14.5% [D] 12%
38. If 16% of 40% of a number is 8 then the number is?
[A] 400 [B] 125 [C] 155 [D] 300

39. 40% of the population of a town are men and 35% are women. if the number of
children are 20000,
then the number of men will be?
[A] 42000 [B] 52410 [C] 64000 [D] 32000
40. In an examination mike scored 130 points, which are 10 points above 40% and
john scored 75%. The
points scored by john are?
[A] 125 [B] 225 [C] 325 [D] 425
41. what is the total number of customers in a shop on a particular day, when 31
% of them purchases on
credit, and the number of those who do cash purchase exceeds the number of credi
t purchases by 247?
[A] 650 [B] 450 [C] 1250 [D] 350
42. In an office 40% of the job holders are graduate 20% are post graduate and r
emaining 8000 are nongraduate. How many post graduate job seekers are there?
[A] 1500 [B] 1275 [C] 4000 [D] 4100
43. A merchant earns a profit of 20% when he sells an goods for Rs.840. if he wa
nts to get 28 % profit ,
then what should be the selling price of the goods?
[A] 900 [B] 586 [C] 658 [D] 896
44. The cost price of 16 shirts is equal to selling price of 12 shirts. The gain
percentage is?
[A] 15% [B] 45% [C] 33 1/3% [D] 34 2/4%
45. If the number is 30% less than the second number, then how much % the second
number is greater
than the first?
[A] 51 1/8% [B] 47 1/8% [C] 42 6/7% [D] None of these
46. a medical student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He gets 80 and fails by 6
0 marks .Find the
maximum marks.
[A] 150 [B] 450 [C] 250 [D] 350
47.The price of a table is Rs.400 more than that of a chair. If 6 tables and 6 c
hairs together cost Rs.4800,
by what percent is the price of the chair less than that of the table?
[A] 33 1/3% [B] 66 2/3% [C] 50% [D] None of these
48. X% of Y is y% of
[A] x [B] x/100 [C] 100X [D] y/100

49. If X% of Y is the same as 4/5 of 80, then the value of xy is

[A] 320 [B] 640 [C] 400 [D] None of these
50. If X% of Y is 100 and Y% of Z is 200, then find a relation between X and Z.
[A] Z = X/2 [B] Z = X/4 [C] Z = 2X [D] Z = 4X