1.
In a viva exam, the examiner asks only two questions to each student of a computer
science class. 75% of the students answer the first question correctly, 55% of the students
answer the second question correctly. What percentage of the total students of the class
give the correct answer to both the questions, if each student answered at least one
question correctly?
30%
40%
35%
54%
2.A shopkeeper purchases an article for Rs. 360 after getting a discount of 10% from the
wholesaler. If he sold the article at 15% profit, then what would be his profit if the wholesaler
had not given him a discount, assuming he sold it at the same price?
Rs. 14
Rs. 60
Rs. 25
None of the given options
3.A company purchased a product for $20 and displayed the market price as $30, and then
gave 2 successive discounts of 10%. What is their profit per product?
$6.30
$5.30
$4.30
$3.30
4.A salesman earns a commission of 3% on the value of sales that he makes. If by selling a
radio at 60% of the marked price, he earns a commission of Rs. 12, then what is the marked
price of the radio?
Rs. 666.66
Rs. 640
Rs. 600
Rs. 625
5.I received two salary hikes during the current financial year. The first time, my salary was
hiked by x%, while the second time it was hiked by 2x%. My current salary is 1.875 times my
salary at the start of the year. Find the value of 'X'.
17
18.8
25
23.44
6.A boy has denominations of ten cents, twenty cents and one dollar coins in the ratio
10:17:7 respectively in his piggy bank. On counting it was found that the total amount was
$57. How many coins of denomination 20 cents were there in the piggy bank?
114
100
95
85
7.A spare-parts seller increases the price of an article by 20% on its cost price and then
offers a discount of 15%. By doing this if he obtains a profit of $50, then what will be the cost
price of the article for the seller?
$500
$1,000
$2.000
$2.500
[Link] of ice is decreased by 10% when ice is melted into water. If the same water is
frozen, then by what percentage the volume of the water is increased?
(111/10) %
(100/9) %
(100/11) %
(1/10)%
[Link] ON is coded as 210, DEL is coded as 240, SJR is coded as 3420 and AT is coded as 20,
what would be the code for BAT?
36
40
88
None of these
[Link] 30 men complete 1/7 the work in 2 days. How many more men should join in now, if the
work has to be completed in 10 more days?
11.A sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts to Rs. 1000 in 2 years and Rs. 1164
in 3.5 years. Find the rate of interest per annum.
13%
14%
12.5%
15%
12.8 men can do a piece of work in 15 days. How many men are needed to do twice the
work in 10 days?
6 men
24 men
12 men
48 men
[Link] three numbers are in the ratio 4:5:6 and the sum of their squares is 693. Find the
numbers.
12, 15, 18
8, 10, 12
16, 20, 24
[Link] 4 boys or 3 men can complete a work in 10 days how many days will it take for 4 men
and 3 boys to finish the work?
22/5 days
19/5 days
24/5 days
23/3 days
[Link] 5 men can do a piece of work in 6 days while 10 women can do it in 5 days, then in how
many days can 5 women and 3 men do it?
5
6
8.
16.A leak in the bottom of a cistern can empty the full cistem in 8 hours. A tap is turned on
which admits 6 liters a minute into the cistern, and it is now emptied in 12 hours. How many
liters does the cistern hold?
8821
8841
8340
8760
17.A spare-parts seller increases the price of an article by 20% on its cost price and then
offers a discount of 15%. By doing this if he obtains a profit of $50, then what will be the cost
price of the article for the seller?
$500
$1,000
$2,000
$2,500
[Link], Bosco, Cruize and Diana purchase an office for Rs. 1,12,00,000. The share of
Auro, Crutze and Diana is 366.66% that of Bosco. The share of Bosco, Cruize and Diana is
460% that of Auro. Cruize's share is 40% that of Auro, Bosco and Diana. Find the difference
between the shares of Bosco and Diana.
Rs. 14,50,000
Rs 14,00,000
Rs. 16,00,000
None of these
[Link] can walk a certain distance in 52 days when he rests 10 hrs a day. How long will he
take for twice the distance, If he walks twice as fast and rests twice as long each day?
104 days
96 days
136 days
182 days
20.
Year Items of expenditure
Salary Fuel & transport Bonus Interest & Taxes
loan
2008 289 98 3.00 23.4 83
2009 342 112 2.52 32.5 100
2010 324 101 3.84 41.6 74
2011 336 133 3.68 36.4 88
2012 420 142 3.96 49.4 58
What is the average interest on loans that the company has to pay during a given time
period?
35.00
35.45
32.43
34.44
[Link] total amount of salary paid by the company during the given period (2008 2012) is
approximately what percent of the total amount of taxes paid during this period?
A.365 %
B.379%
C.387%
D.375%
[Link] expenditure on all these items in 2008 was approximately what percent of the total
expenditure in 2012?
[Link] is 20% of 50% of 75% of 70?
6.75
7.25
5.5
5.25
[Link] of the given options is the most suitable for completing the following series?
4, 5, 9, 18, 34,___
25.A garments retailer gives a percentage discount on formal coats, which is equal to his
profit percentage on formal coats. The cost price to MRP ratio is 3.5 on formal coats If selling
price of a formal coat is $120, then what is the cost price of one formal coat?
Choose the best options
$86
$96
$90
$100
26.'A' purchases a car at a discount of 20% from a wholesaler and sells it at a profit of 20%
for $1,800. How much discount does he get from the wholesaler?
$360
$385
$370
$375
[Link] average salary of 20 workers in an office is Rs. 19,000 per month. If the manager's
salary is added, the average salary becomes Rs. 20,000 per month. What is the manager's
annual salary?
Rs 24,000
Rs. 25,200
Rs. 40,000
None of the given options
28. An ant climbing up a vertical pole ascends 12 metres and slips down 5 metres in every
alternate hour. If the pole is 63 metres high, how long will it take it to reach the top?
16 hours 35 minutes
17 hours 25 minutes
18 hours
17 hours
29.A jersey manufacturer increases the price of a jersey by 24%. At max by what percent the
reduction in the volume of his sales can go, so that the manufacturer's sales revenue
remains equal to the original sales revenue?
16.11%
17.88%
18.72%
19.35%
[Link] premium collected by an insurance company is 40 crores and the claim provided is
30 crores in a financial year. Find the percentage of the profit eamed by the company if there
are no other expenses and sources of revenue.
33.33%
50%
25%
10%
[Link] 30 men complete 1/7 the work in 2 days. How many more men should join in now, if the
work has to be completed in 10 more days?
[Link] a test, a student scores 2 marks for every correct answer, and loses 0.5 marks for
every wrong answer. A student attempts all the 100 questions and scores 120 marks. How
many questions did he answer correctly?
33.A person sets out to cross a forest. On the first day, he completes 1/10th of the total
distance. On the second day, he covers 2/3rd of the distance already travelled on the first
day. He continues in this manner, alternating the days in which he travels 1/10th of the
distance still to be covered on one day, with days on which he travels 2/3rd of the total
distance already covered, on the next day. At the end of the seventh day, he finds 45/2 km
more will see the end of his journey. What is the total distance that he has to cover?
200/3 km
100 km
120 km
150 km
34.A person sets out to cross a forest. On the first day, he completes 1/10th of the total
distance. On the second day, he covers 2/3rd of the distance already travelled on the first
day. He continues in this manner, alternating the days in which he travels 1/10th of the
distance still to be covered on one day, with days on which he travels 2/3rd of the total
distance already covered, on the next day. At the end of the seventh day, he finds 45/2 km
more will see the end of his journey. What is the total distance that he has to cover?
200/3 km
100 km
120 km
150 km
[Link] Profit Pvt. Ltd. allowed an 18% commission on the total sales to a salesman
and a bonus of 2% on the sales over Rs. 40,000. If the salesman deposited Rs. 1,26,400 in
the company after deducting his earnings. Find the total sales.
Rs. 1,75,000
Rs: 1,57,500
Rs. 1,25,600
None of these
[Link] a city 4/5th of the voters promise to vote for Samuel and the rest promise to vote for
Steve. Of these voters, 10% of the voters who promise to vote for Samuel do not vote on the
Election Day, while 20% of the voters who promise to vote for Steve do not vote on the
Election Day. What is the total number of votes polled on the Election Day, if Samuel gets
216 votes?
200
300
264
100
[Link] a shop, the cost of 3 burgers, 7 milkshakes, and French fries is Rs. 120. In the same
shop, the cost of 4 burgers, 10 milkshakes, and French fries is Rs. 164.5. Find the cost of 1
burger, 1 milkshake, and French fries in the shop.
41
21
31
None of the given options
38. A purchases a car at a discount of 20% from a wholesaler and sells it at a profit of 20%
for $1,800. How much discount does he get from the wholesaler?
$360
$385
$370
$375
[Link] $116 is divided among 150 children such that each girl and each boy gels 50 cents and
$1 respectively the ou many boys are there?
52
62
54
66
[Link] average weight of six persons is increased by 2.5 kg when one of them, whose
weight is 50 kg, is replaced by a new man. What is the weight of the new man?
75 kg
65 kg
76 kg
60 kg
[Link] the value of x if, 2(x)+9x=18?
3/2 or 6
3/2 or -6
4/3 or 6
None of the given options
[Link] average weight of 40 passengers in a bus is 50kg, while the average weight of the
passengers along with the driver and conductor is 51kg What is the average weight of the
driver and conductar?
81 kg
72 kg
74 kg
71 kg.
43.A shopkeeper sells an article A for $80 and makes a loss of 20%. He decides to
compensate the loss and make an overall profit of 15%. What should be the selling price of
another unit of article A in order to do so?
$180
$140
$160
$150
[Link] buys 7 pens, 7 pencils and 5 markers. Rick buys 14 pencils, 10 markers and 11
pens for an amount, which is three-fourths more than what Steve pays. What percentage of
the total amount paid by Steve is paid for the pens?
58.33%
62.5%
79%
45.3%
46. A company purchased a product for $20 and displayed the market price as $30, and
then gave 2 successive discounts of 10%. What is their profit per product?
$6.30
$5.30
$4.30
$3.30
47.A, B and C can finish a piece of work in 10, 12 and 15 days respectively. A and B started
working then B left after 2 days. If C joins after 4 days from the start, in how much time, from
the moment C joins, will the remaining work be completed by A and C together?
2 days
3 days
26/10 days
8/3 days
[Link] sum of three numbers is 350. If the ratio of the first to the second is 2:3, and that of
the second to the third is 4:5, then what is the second number?
130
120
150
140
[Link] is the value of x if 2(x)²+9x=18?
3/2 or 6
3/2 or -6
4/3 or 6
None of the given options
[Link] Profit Pvt. Ltd. allowed an 18% commission on the total sales to a salesman
and a bonus of 2% on the sales over Rs. 40,000. If the salesman deposited Rs. 1,26,400 in
the company after deducting his earnings. Find the total sales.
Rs. 1,75,000
Rs. 1,57,500
Rs. 1,25,600
None of these
51.$500 is divided among A, B, C and D so that A and B together get thrice as much as what
C and D together, B gets four times of what C gets and C gets 1.5 times of what D gets.
What is the amount that C gets?
$300
$75
$125
$30
[Link] average weight of a class of 24 students is 30kg. When the weight of the teacher is
also included, the average weight increases by 1kg. What is the weight of the teacher?
60kg
61kg
55kg
54kg
[Link] price of sugar increases by 3%, as a result of which there is a fall in sugar
consumption of 2.5% However, the income from sugar goes up by Rs. 85,000 for the year.
What was the original income from this sector prior to the increase?
Rs 2,00,00,000
Rs. 2,75,00,000
Rs 20,00,000
Rs 20,00,00,000
54.A shopkeeper had purchased 400 products for $40 each The goods did not sell due to
quality issues. He sold them to a scrap dealer for $6500. What is the profit loss percentage
that he made in the transaction?
52.75% loss
60% profit
58.37% loss
59.57%, profit
[Link] out the roots of 15x²-28 = x
7/5 and -4/3
8/6 and -6/7
7/8 and -9/2
None of these
56.'A' purchases a car at a discount of 20% from a wholesaler and sells it at a profit of 20%
for $1,800. How much discount does he get from the wholesaler?
$360
$385
$370
$375
[Link] 4 boys or 3 men can complete a work in 10 days how many days will it take for 4 men
and 3 boys to finish the work?
22/5 days
19/5 days
24/5 days
23/3 days
58.A shopkeeper sells an article A for $80 and makes a loss of 20%. He decides to
compensate for the loss and make an overall profit of 15%. What should be the selling price
of another unit of article A in order to do so?
$180
$140
$160
$150
[Link] average weight of a class of 30 students is 40kg However, if the weight of the
teacher is included, the average becomes 41kg. What is the weight of the teacher?
31kg
62kg
71kg
70kg
[Link] 5 men can do a piece of work in 6 days while 10 women can do it in 5 days, then in how
many days can 5 women and 3 men do it?
[Link] is the value of x if, 2(x)²+9x=18?
62.A company manufactures computers. The price of computer components has increased
by 15%. At the same time, the cost of assembling has gone up to 30% of the components'
cost trom 25% of components' cost. The company is facing a liquidity crunch and cannot
afford to pump in more funds So, it decides to keep the overall cost the same. By
approximately what percentage should reduce s consumption of components to achieve
this?
16.4%
12.5%
21%
19%
63.A salesman earns a commission of 3% on the value of sales that he make It by selling a
rada at 60% of the marked price, he earns a commission of Rs 12, then what is the marked
price of the radio?
Rs.666.66
Rs.640
Rs.600
Rs.625.
64. If $1,1570 was divided among three persons A, B and C in such a way thru the share of
A, one mard of the share of B and one sixth of the share of Care equal. What is the size of
A?
$340
$280
$410
$460
[Link] labourers (of equal efficiencies) can build a wall in 10 days. How many labourers of
equal and double the efficiency are required to build 3 such walls in 5 days?
16
17
18
19
20
66.A sum of $8.25 is made up of 100 coins, which are either 10 cents or 5 cents. How many
10 cent coins are there?
85
35
40
36
[Link] daily income of two persons are in the ratio of 4:7. If each receives an increment of
$10 a the daily income, the ratio is altered to 35 Find their respective daily salaries.
$120 and $210
$80 and $140
$180 and $315
$200 and $350
[Link] boys or 3 men can complete a work in 10 days. How many days will it take for 4 men
and 3 boys to finish the work?
19/5 days
24/5 days
23/3 days
22/5 days
69. I received two salary hikes during the last financial year. The first time, my salary was
hiked by x%, while the second time it was hiked by 2x%. The effective percentage increase
in my salary is 6.08%. In the current financial year, I am assuming that I will have two
increments of 3% and 4x% successively. What will be the effective increment in my salary
during the current financial year?
22.08%
17.12%
11.24%
14.48%
[Link] a shop, the cost of 3 burgers, 7 milkshakes, and French fries is Rs. 120. In the same
shop, the cost of 4 burgers, 10 milkshakes, and French fries is Rs. 164.5. Find the cost of 1
burger, 1 milkshake, and French fries in the shop.
41
21
31
None of the given options
[Link] product of three consecutive numbers is 74046. What is the sum of these numbers?
123
126
129
132
72.A spare-parts seller increases the price of an article by 20% on its cost price and then
offers a discount of 15%. By doing this if he obtains a profit of $50, then what will be the cost
price of the article for the seller?
$500
$1,000
$2,000
$2,500
[Link] Print Pvt Ltd allowed an 18% commission on the total sales to a salesman and
a bonus of 2% on the sales over Rs 40,000 If the salesman deposited Rs. 1,26,400 in the
company after deducting his earnings. Find the total sales.
Rs. 1,75,000
Rs. 1,57,500
Rs. 1,25 60
None of these
74.4 carpenters made 20 chairs in 5 days. How many chair will 8 carpenters make in 10
days?
40
50
60
70
80
75.A number is incmased by 10% and then maced by 10%. After this operation, what will
happen to the number?
it does not change
it decreases by 1%
It increases by 1%
It Increases by 0.1%
76.A person sets out to cross a forest. On the first day, he completes 1/10th of the total
distance. On the second day he covers 2/3rd of the distance already travelled on the first
day. He continues in this manner, automating the days to which he travels 1/10th of the
distance still to be covered on one day, with days on which he travels the 23rd of the total
distance already covered, on the next day. At the end of the seventh day, he finds 45/2 km
more will see the end of his journey. What is the total distance that he has to cover?
2003km
100 km
120 km
150 km
[Link] a test, a student scores 2 marks for every correct answer, and loses 0.5 marks for
every wrong answer A student attempts all the 100 questions and scores 120 marks. How
many questions did he answer correctly?
50
60
45
68.
78. If boy has denominations of ten cents, twenty cents and one dollar coins in the ratio
10:17.7 respectively in his piggy bank. On counting it was found that the total amount was
$57. How many coins of denomination 20 cents were there in the piggy bank?
114
100
95
85
79. A student was asked to add 6 to a number and then multiply it by 5. By mistake he
added 5 and multiplied it by 6 getting the result as 210. What should have been the actual
result?
180
100
200
210
80.A garments retailer gives a percentage discount on formal coats, which is equal to his
profit percentage on formal coats. The cost price to MRP ratio is 3:5 on formal coats. If the
selling price of a formal coat is $120, then what is the cost price of one formal coat?
$86
$96
$90
$100
81.A sum of $8.25 is made up of 100 coins, which are either 10 cents or 5 cents. How many
10 cent coins are there?
65
35
40
55
[Link] is the value of x if, 2(x)²+9x=18?
3/2 or 6
4/2 or 0
3/2 or -6
None of the above options
83.A number is increased by 10% and then reduced by 10%. After this operation, what will
happen to the number?
[Link] $116 is divided among 150 children such that each girl and each boy gets 50 cents and
$1 respectively then how many boys are there?
52
54
66
62
[Link] average weight of six persons is increased by 2.5 kg when one of them, whose
weight is 50 kg, is replaced by a new man. What is the weight of the new man?
65 kg
75 kg
76 kg
60 kg
[Link] sum of two numbers is 153. Half of the smaller number is greater than one-third of
the larger number by 4. What is the larger number?
89
76
66
87.
[Link] of the given options is the most suitable for completing the following series?
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18,__,54
18
27
36
81.
88. Which one of the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + mx+24=0 is 1.5, then what is the
value of m?
-22.5
16
-10.5
-17.5
[Link] price of sugar increases by 3%, as a result of which there is a fall in sugar
consumption of 2.5% However, the income from sugar goes up by Rs. 85,000 for the year.
What was the original income from this sector prior to the increase?
Rs 2,00,00,000
Rs. 2,75,00,000
Rs 20,00,000
Rs 20,00,00,000
54.A shopkeeper had purchased 400 products for $40 each The goods did not sell due to
quality issues. He sold them to a scrap dealer for $6500. What is the profit loss percentage
that he made in the transaction?
52.75% loss
60% profit
58.37% loss
59.57%, profit
[Link] out the roots of 15x²-28 = x
7/5 and -4/3
8/6 and -6/7
7/8 and -9/2
None of these
56.'A' purchases a car at a discount of 20% from a wholesaler and sells it at a profit of 20%
for $1,800. How much discount does he get from the wholesaler?
$360
$385
$370
$375
[Link] 4 boys or 3 men can complete a work in 10 days how many days will it take for 4 men
and 3 boys to finish the work?
22/5 days
19/5 days
24/5 days
23/3 days
58.A shopkeeper sells an article A for $80 and makes a loss of 20%. He decides to
compensate for the loss and make an overall profit of 15%. What should be the selling price
of another unit of article A in order to do so?
$180
$140
$160
$150
[Link] average weight of a class of 30 students is 40kg However, if the weight of the
teacher is included, the average becomes 41kg. What is the weight of the teacher?
31kg
62kg
71kg
70kg
[Link] 5 men can do a piece of work in 6 days while 10 women can do it in 5 days, then in how
many days can 5 women and 3 men do it?
8
[Link] is the value of x if, 2(x)²+9x=18?
62.A company manufactures computers. The price of computer components has increased
by 15%. At the same time, the cost of assembling has gone up to 30% of the components'
cost trom 25% of components' cost. The company is facing a liquidity crunch and cannot
afford to pump in more funds So, it decides to keep the overall cost the same. By
approximately what percentage should reduce s consumption of components to achieve
this?
16.4%
12.5%
21%
19%
63.A salesman earns a commission of 3% on the value of sales that he make It by selling a
rada at 60% of the marked price, he earns a commission of Rs 12, then what is the marked
price of the radio?
Rs.666.66
Rs.640
Rs.600
Rs.625.
64. If $1,1570 was divided among three persons A, B and C in such a way thru the share of
A, one mard of the share of B and one sixth of the share of Care equal. What is the size of
A?
$340
$280
$410
$460
[Link] labourers (of equal efficiencies) can build a wall in 10 days. How many labourers of
equal and double the efficiency are required to build 3 such walls in 5 days?
16
17
18
19
20
66.A sum of $8.25 is made up of 100 coins, which are either 10 cents or 5 cents. How many
10 cent coins are there?
85
35
40
36
[Link] daily income of two persons are in the ratio of 4:7. If each receives an increment of
$10 a the daily income, the ratio is altered to 35 Find their respective daily salaries.
$120 and $210
$80 and $140
$180 and $315
$200 and $350
[Link] boys or 3 men can complete a work in 10 days. How many days will it take for 4 men
and 3 boys to finish the work?
19/5 days
24/5 days
23/3 days
22/5 days
69. I received two salary hikes during the last financial year. The first time, my salary was
hiked by x%, while the second time it was hiked by 2x%. The effective percentage increase
in my salary is 6.08%. In the current financial year, I am assuming that I will have two
increments of 3% and 4x% successively. What will be the effective increment in my salary
during the current financial year?
22.08%
17.12%
11.24%
14.48%
[Link] a shop, the cost of 3 burgers, 7 milkshakes, and French fries is Rs. 120. In the same
shop, the cost of 4 burgers, 10 milkshakes, and French fries is Rs. 164.5. Find the cost of 1
burger, 1 milkshake, and French fries in the shop.
41
21
31
None of the given options
[Link] times of a number 'm' is 8 more than it. Find the value of m.
Ops:
[Link] borrowed some money at the rate of 7% for the first two years, at the rate of 6% for
the next 4 years, and at the rate of 9% for last years. If she pays a totals interest of Rs
14110 at the end of 11 years, how much did she borrowed.
15000
18000
16000
17000
[Link] ratio of the number of oranges with Jason and Tom is 21:11. If Jason gives Tom 30
oranges, both will have equal number of oranges. Find the initial number of oranges with
Tom.
66
63
52
42
[Link] and Jacky invest $3000 and $2500 respectively in a business. If after one year
there is a gain $770, how mu share will Chloe get? (Loss or profit is in proportion to their
investments)
$450
$400
$360
$420
[Link] a cricket match, India has scored 320 runs in 50 overs. Find the run rate per over.
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.1
[Link] and Seren, individually, can paint a car in 12 days and 15 days respectively. Both
of them start working toget the car but Tacey leaves after 6 days of start. How many
additional days would Seren take to complete the job?
3 days
2 days
1.5 days
2.5 days
[Link] the value of x for the given equation.
|6x - 5| = 8
A. 13/6 and -1/2
B. -1/2
C. 1/2
D. 7/3
[Link] and HCF of two numbers is 120 and 5 respectively. If one number is 24, then find
the other number.
A. 36
B.15
C.28
D.25.
[Link] (3/8)th of (4/3)rd of a number is 84, then what is the value of 42% of the corresponding
number?
62.58
75.06
65.28
70.56
[Link] trains start simultaneously towards each other from two cities A and B, which are
separated by a distance of 1,200
miles. Train leaving A moves at a uniform speed of 80 mph, while train leaving B moves at a
speed of 120 mph. After how much time will both the trains meet, and what is the distance
covered by the train leaving A when they meet?
A. 10 hours; 800 miles
B. 6 hours; 480 miles
C. 15 hours; 220 miles
D. 12 hours; 960 miles
