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PRE-SWOT Assessment
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SWOT : Mathematical &

Reasoning Skills
Purpose: Self Assessment & Module Allocation
 MATHS & REASONING
TIME: 25 Min

1. 16 58 – 3 79 = ?
[A] 12 72
61

[B] 13 7
6

[C] 12 36
11

[D] 13 24
17

2. If one-fourth of one-fifth of a number is 50, then seven-tenths of the same number is

[A] 1000
[B] 700
[C] 630
[D] 210

3. Which is the highest?

[A] 10 increased by 33%
[B] 20 decreased by 33%
[C] 15 decreased by 10%
[D] 12 increased by 10%

4. A taxi is travelling at a speed of 21 metres/second on the DND expressway. The speed (Km/hour)
reflected in the Speedometer would be nearly
[A] 120
[B] 90
[C] 75
[D] 60

5. Sid spent 50% of his salary on rent and food, 20% of the remaining on education, and 10% of the
remaining on other requirements. He is left with Rs.5400. What is his salary?
[A] 27,000
[B] 25,000
[C] 20,000
[D] 15,000

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6. The biggest number that can be obtained by using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
each once on the number 9 would be:
[A] Less than 9
[B] 9
9
99
[C] More than 9 but less than 9
9
99
[D] More than 9

7. In a recipe for pastry, flour, butter and water are mixed in the ratio 24 : 8 : 3. If Priyanka follows the
recipe and uses 3 cups of flour, how many cups of butter should she use?
[A] 1
3
[B] 3
4
[C] 3
8
[D] 1

8. In a game of cricket, the run rate of TeamIndia after first 10 overs was 3.2. At what run-rate should
TeamIndia score in the next 40 overs to reach a total of 282 runs? (Run Rate = Average number of
runs per over)
[A] 6.25
[B] 6.5
[C] 6
[D] 7

9. Sumit can buy 2 egg-rolls and 3 veg-rolls for Rs.31 for himself and his friends, Rahul and Modassar.
Farhad gets Rs.4 back from the owner Sunny if he changes his mind and returns a veg-roll and takes
a plain-roll instead. At the same time HP walks in and orders an egg-roll and 2 plain rolls for himself
and pays Rs.11 to Sunny for the same. How much should Rakesh pay to Sunny if he wants one of
each of the 3 rolls?
[A] 12
[B] 13
[C] 15
[D] 16

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10. How many diagonals does a hexagon (6 sides) have?
[A] 6
[B] 9
[C] 12
[D] 18

11. A circle is inscribed in a square which is inscribed in a bigger circle. What percentage of the area of
the bigger circle is not covered by the smaller circle?
[A] Depends on dimensions
[B] 25%
[C] 33%
[D] 50%

12. If ‘n’ is a 3-digit odd integer, what is the greatest number which always divides n3 – n?
[A] 24
[B] 16
[C] 8
[D] 6

13. Find the positive number which when increased by 17 is equal to 60 times the reciprocal of the
number.
[A] 7
[B] 3
[C] 5
[D] 11

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14. Which of the following has the least value?
[A] 1

[B] 1

[C] 1

[D] e = 2.7183

15. The second-last digit (10’s place) in the difference of the sum of the cubes of the first 6 natural
numbers and the sum of the cubes of the first 4 natural numbers is
[A] 6
[B] 1
[C] 9
[D] 4

16. Which of the following expressions is the largest?

[A] 197
[B] 216
[C] 206
[D] 225

17. 0.135 lies between the reciprocals of which of the following pairs of consecutive integers?
[A] 6 and 7
[B] 7 and 8
[C] 8 and 9
[D] 9 and 10

18. What is the reciprocal of the product of 0.667, 1.75 and 1.33?
[A] 1.97
[B] 0.643
[C] 1.036
[D] 0.42

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19. Tanya sells 4 softies for the cost of 5. What is her percentage gain?
[A] 15%
[B] 20%
[C] 25%
[D] Depends on number of softies sold

20. 50% of 17 subtracted from [(the sum of 110% of 90 and 75% of 148) divided by 2] is
[A] 92.5
[B] 83
[C] 91.5
[D] None of these

21. The average of the squares of all single digit integers (including zero) is
[A] 28.5
[B] 30
[C] 0
[D] 20.25

22. The 10th term in the series: 0, 3, 8, 15, 24… will be

[A] 63
[B] 80
[C] 99
[D] 120

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In questions 23 to 25: Consider a cube of side 10 cm which is to be painted at the rate of Rs.1 per square
cm. A cube has 6 faces like a die. An edge (or a side) is where 2 faces meet – there are 12 edges in a
cube. A corner is where 3 edges meet – there are 8 corners in a cube.

23. If a smaller cube of 1 cm side is cut out and removed from one of the 8 corners of the bigger cube,
the cost of painting will
[A] increase by Rs.4
[B] increase by Rs.2
[C] increase by Rs.1
[D] remain unchanged

24. If a smaller cube of 1 cm side is cut out and removed from one of the 12 edges (but without
touching any of the 8 corners) of the bigger cube, the cost of painting will
[A] increase by Rs.2
[B] increase by Rs.1
[C] decrease by Rs.2
[D] remain unchanged

25. If a smaller cube of 1 cm side is cut out and removed from one of the 6 faces (but without touching
any of the 8 corners or any of the 12 edges) of the bigger cube, the cost of painting will
[A] increase by Rs.2
[B] increase by Rs.3
[C] increase by Rs.4
[D] change by Rs.5

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