NSU Admission Practice Test -
Mathematics (Set 2)
Total Questions: 80
Topics Covered: Arithmetic, Profit & Loss, Simple Algebra, Series & Logic
Part 1: Arithmetic & Basic Operations
1. Which of the following fractions is the largest?
A) 5/6
B) 7/8
C) 11/12
D) 13/16
2. The average of six numbers is 30. If a seventh number is added, the new average becomes
32. The added number is:
A) 32
B) 36
C) 42
D) 44
3. If 0.60 : x :: 3 : 5, then x is equal to:
A) 1.0
B) 1.2
C) 1.5
D) 2.0
4. The salary of a worker is first increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. The final
salary is:
A) 5% more than the original
B) 5% less than the original
C) The same as the original
D) 10% less than the original
5. A man travels from City A to City B at 40 km/h and returns at 60 km/h. What is his average
speed for the round trip?
A) 48 km/h
B) 50 km/h
C) 52 km/h
D) 54 km/h
6. If 12 men can build a wall in 15 days, how many days will 20 men take to build the same
wall?
A) 7 days
B) 8 days
C) 9 days
D) 10 days
7. What is 0.2% of 5000?
A) 1
B) 10
C) 100
D) 250
8. The sum of two numbers is 30 and their difference is 14. What is their product?
A) 176
B) 196
C) 204
D) 224
9. A student multiplied a number by 5/4 instead of 4/5. What is the percentage error in the
calculation?
A) 36%
B) 44%
C) 50%
D) 56.25%
10.If a number is divisible by both 5 and 7, it must be necessarily divisible by:
A) 5 + 7
B) 7 - 5
C) 35
D) None of these
Part 2: Profit, Loss & Percentages
11.A shopkeeper sells a bag for 600 BDT, making a loss of 20%. At what price should he sell it
to make a profit of 20%?
A) 750
B) 800
C) 900
D) 960
12.If the Cost Price (CP) is 80% of the Selling Price (SP), what is the profit percentage?
A) 20%
B) 22.5%
C) 25%
D) 30%
13.By selling 50 apples, a vendor gains the selling price of 10 apples. His gain percentage is:
A) 15%
B) 20%
C) 25%
D) 30%
14.A trader mixes 10 kg of rice at 20 BDT/kg with 20 kg of rice at 35 BDT/kg. He sells the
mixture at 33 BDT/kg. His profit percent is:
A) 8%
B) 10%
C) 12%
D) 15%
15.Successive discounts of 20% and 25% are equivalent to a single discount of:
A) 45%
B) 40%
C) 35%
D) 30%
16.If the cost price of 15 books is equal to the selling price of 10 books, the gain percent is:
A) 33.33%
B) 40%
C) 50%
D) 66.66%
17.A man bought a watch and sold it at a 20% gain. If he had bought it for 10% less and sold it
for 15 BDT less, he would have made a 30% profit. The Cost Price of the watch is:
A) 300
B) 400
C) 500
D) 600
18.The price of petrol increases by 20%. By how much percent must a car owner reduce his
consumption so that his fuel expense remains unchanged?
A) 16.66%
B) 20%
C) 25%
D) 15%
19.A bicycle is sold for 1800 BDT at a loss of 10%. What was its Cost Price?
A) 1980
B) 1900
C) 2000
D) 2100
20.If the loss incurred on selling an item is 1/4 of its Cost Price, the loss percentage is:
A) 20%
B) 25%
C) 30%
D) 33.33%
Part 3: Simple Algebra
21.If x - y = 4 and xy = 12, then the value of x² + y² is:
A) 28
B) 32
C) 40
D) 48
22.Solve for x: 3^(x+2) = 9^(x-1)
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
23.If p/q = 5/2, then the value of (2p + 3q) / (2p - 3q) is:
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
24.The sum of three consecutive even integers is 72. The smallest of these integers is:
A) 20
B) 22
C) 24
D) 26
25.If 5x - 15 = 35, what is the value of x?
A) 8
B) 9
C) 10
D) 12
26.If g(x) = 2x² - 4x + 5, what is the value of g(-1)?
A) 3
B) 7
C) 9
D) 11
27.What value of k makes the expression x² - 10x + k a perfect square?
A) 10
B) 20
C) 25
D) 100
28.The solution to the inequality 4x + 7 < 23 is:
A) x < 4
B) x > 4
C) x < 8
D) x > 8
29.If 1/a + 1/b = 1/2 and a = 6, then the value of b is:
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 6
30.A mother is currently 4 times as old as her daughter. In 10 years, the mother will be twice
as old as her daughter. What is the mother's current age?
A) 20
B) 24
C) 28
D) 32
Part 4: Simple Series & Logic
31.Find the missing number: 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, __
A) 46
B) 48
C) 49
D) 50
32.Find the missing number: 2, 6, 18, 54, __
A) 108
B) 144
C) 162
D) 216
33.Find the missing number: 1, 8, 27, 64, __
A) 81
B) 100
C) 125
D) 144
34.Find the next term: 10, 15, 13, 18, 16, 21, __
A) 19
B) 22
C) 24
D) 26
35.Find the missing number: 50, 49, 45, 36, 20, __
A) 5
B) 4
C) -2
D) -5
36.Find the next term: 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 17, __
A) 21
B) 22
C) 23
D) 24
37.Identify the wrong number in the series: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, 64
A) 17
B) 26
C) 50
D) 64
38.Complete the alphabetical series: BZ, DY, FX, HW, __
A) JV
B) JU
C) IV
D) KV
39.If 14 = 25 (Logic: sum of digits squared) and 25 = 49, then 45 = ?
A) 64
B) 81
C) 100
D) 121
40.Find the next term: 1.5, 3, 6, 12, 24, __
A) 36
B) 42
C) 48
D) 54
Part 5: Advanced Arithmetic & Word Problems
41.The ratio of two numbers is 4:5 and their H.C.F is 6. What is their L.C.M?
A) 60
B) 90
C) 120
D) 150
42.A farm has ducks and pigs. If there are 30 heads and 100 legs in total, how many pigs are
there?
A) 10
B) 15
C) 20
D) 25
43.If 1/5 kg of spices costs 80 BDT, how much will 300 grams cost?
A) 100 BDT
B) 120 BDT
C) 140 BDT
D) 150 BDT
44.The sum of four consecutive even numbers is 100. What is the sum of the next four
consecutive even numbers?
A) 116
B) 124
C) 132
D) 140
45.In a class of 50 students, there are 20 boys and 30 girls. The average score of the entire
class is 60, and the average score of the boys is 66. What is the average score of the girls?
A) 54
B) 55
C) 56
D) 58
46.If 5 printers can print 100 pages per minute working together, how many pages can 8 such
printers print in 5 minutes?
A) 400
B) 600
C) 800
D) 1000
47.A boat can travel 15 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the current is 5 km/hr, how long will
it take the boat to travel 60 km upstream?
A) 3 hours
B) 4 hours
C) 5 hours
D) 6 hours
48.Pipe A is three times as fast as Pipe B. Together they can fill a tank in 15 minutes. How long
would it take Pipe A alone to fill the tank?
A) 20 minutes
B) 30 minutes
C) 45 minutes
D) 60 minutes
49.What is the smallest number which when divided by 12, 15, and 20 leaves a remainder of 4
in each case?
A) 60
B) 64
C) 120
D) 124
50.The value of a machine depreciates by 10% annually. If its present value is 8100 BDT, what
was its value 2 years ago?
A) 9000
B) 9500
C) 10000
D) 10500
Part 6: Profit, Loss & Interest (Advanced)
51.A boy buys 5 lemons for 4 BDT and sells 4 lemons for 5 BDT. What is his profit or loss
percentage?
A) 25% profit
B) 25% loss
C) 56.25% profit
D) 56.25% loss
52.A sum of money lent at simple interest amounts to 800 BDT in 3 years and to 920 BDT in 5
years. The original sum is:
A) 550
B) 600
C) 620
D) 700
53.A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price, but he uses a weight of 900
grams for a 1 kg weight. Find his gain percent.
A) 10%
B) 11.11%
C) 12.5%
D) 9%
54.If the Selling Price (SP) of an article is 5/4 of its Cost Price (CP), the profit percentage is:
A) 15%
B) 20%
C) 25%
D) 30%
55.By selling an item for 150 BDT, a trader gains 30 BDT. What is his profit percentage
calculated on the cost price?
A) 20%
B) 25%
C) 30%
D) 33.33%
56.An article is sold at a certain price. By selling it at 3/4 of that price, one loses 10%. Find the
gain percent at the original selling price.
A) 15%
B) 20%
C) 25%
D) 30%
57.A discount of 10% on item A is exactly the same as a discount of 15% on item B. The costs
of items A and B could respectively be:
A) 40, 60
B) 60, 40
C) 50, 75
D) 30, 20
58.A vendor sells 50% of his apples and throws away 20% of the remainder. The next day he
sells 50% of the new remainder and throws away the rest. What total percent of his
original apples did the vendor throw away?
A) 20%
B) 25%
C) 30%
D) 40%
59.The difference between Compound Interest and Simple Interest on a certain sum of
money for 2 years at 5% per annum is 15 BDT. The sum is:
A) 4000
B) 5000
C) 6000
D) 7500
60.A retailer marks his goods 50% above the cost price and then allows a discount of 20% on
the marked price. His overall profit percentage is:
A) 10%
B) 15%
C) 20%
D) 30%
Part 7: Algebra & Geometry
61.If x - 1/x = 4, then the value of x² + 1/x² is:
A) 14
B) 16
C) 18
D) 20
62.If the side of a square is increased by 10%, its area increases by:
A) 10%
B) 20%
C) 21%
D) 100%
63.If a + b = 7 and a² - b² = 21, find the value of a - b.
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
64.Solve for x: √(2x + 5) = 7
A) 18
B) 20
C) 22
D) 24
65.Which of the following is equivalent to (x+y)² + (x-y)²?
A) 2x² + 2y²
B) 4xy
C) 2xy
D) x² - y²
66.If 3x + y = 10 and x - y = 2, then the product xy equals:
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
67.What is the slope of the line that is parallel to the line 2y - 4x = 6?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 1/2
D) -2
68.If the radius of a cylinder is doubled and its height is halved, its volume is:
A) Halved
B) Unchanged
C) Doubled
D) Quadrupled
69.If 2^(x+y) = 32 and 2^(x-y) = 4, then the value of x is:
A) 1.5
B) 2.5
C) 3.5
D) 4.5
70.For what value of k does the system of equations 3x + 4y = 12 and 6x + ky = 24 have
infinitely many solutions?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
D) 12
Part 8: Advanced Series & Logic
71.Find the next term: 5, 11, 23, 47, __
A) 93
B) 94
C) 95
D) 96
72.Find the missing number: 144, 121, 100, 81, __
A) 49
B) 64
C) 68
D) 72
73.Find the odd one out: 8, 27, 64, 100, 125, 216
A) 27
B) 64
C) 100
D) 216
74.Complete the series: 3, 6, 18, 21, 63, 66, __
A) 69
B) 132
C) 198
D) 202
75.If TEAM is coded as 4516, then MATE is coded as:
A) 6415
B) 6145
C) 6514
D) 6154
76.Complete the series of prime numbers: 13, 17, 19, 23, __
A) 25
B) 27
C) 29
D) 31
77.Find the next term: 2, 6, 24, 120, __
A) 240
B) 480
C) 600
D) 720
78.Identify the missing number in the grid logic:
Row 1: 7, 5, 35
Row 2: 9, 4, 36
Row 3: 8, ?, 48
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
79.Complete the series: 2, 9, 28, 65, __
A) 125
B) 126
C) 127
D) 130
80.If 23 = 13 (Logic: sum of squares of the digits) and 34 = 25, then 4*5 = ?
A) 20
B) 35
C) 41
D) 45