Sreedhar's CCE IBPS-RRB Clerks-Prelims -XIII-MT-37

IBPS REGIONAL RURAL BANKS (RRBs)

CLERKS-XIII-Prelims - MODEL TEST-37

REASONING

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Direction (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the ques-
tions given below.
Ten persons – M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V are sitting in a straight line
and facing North but not necessarily in the same order. Q sits at one of the
extreme ends of the line. Only three persons sit between Q and P. P sits immedi-
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ate right of T. O and N do not sit immediate to each other. Only two persons sit
between T and O. M sits third to the right of U. M does not sit immediate to P. As
many persons sit to the left of M as right of N. Neither M nor T sits immediate to

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V. More than four persons sit between V and R.
Who among the following person sits second to the right of P?
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1) V 2) M 3) S 4) T 5) Q
2. Who amongst the following persons are immediate to the persons, who are at
extreme ends of the line?
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1) V, U 2) Q, U 3) N, O 4) V, O 5) M, S
3. If all the persons are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right, then how
many persons will remain unchanged?
1) Two 2) None 3) Three 4) One 5) More than three
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4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the
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above arrangement and hence form a group. Find out the one that does not
belong to that group.
1) V – P 2) M – N 3) O – T 4) N – Q 5) R – S
5. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?
1) R and M sit immediate to each other.
2) U sits at one of the extreme ends of the line.
3) Only four persons sit between M and V.
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4) O sits fifth to the left of N.
5) All the statements are true
Direction (6-10): In this question, relationship between different elements is
shown in the statements. The statements are followed by two conclusions. Study
the conclusions based on the given statement and select the appropriate answer.
6. Statement: N<R=G  C>E=X  V<P  B
Conclusions: I. X < R II. G > V
1) Both conclusions I and II are true 2) Only conclusion I is true
3) Neither conclusion I nor II is true 4) Either conclusion I or II is true
5) Only conclusion II is true
7. Statements: P  K < T = N  D, O  Y < F  N = G
Conclusions: I. Y < D II. P < F
1) Either conclusion I or II is true 2) Only conclusion II is true
3) Both conclusions I and II are true 4) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
5) Only conclusion I is true
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8. Statements: U  T > R = X  B, D  T < O  K = V
Conclusions: I. X < K II. R  V
1) Neither conclusion I nor II is true 2) Only conclusion I is true
3) Only conclusion II is true 4) Either conclusion I or II is true
5) Both conclusions I and II are true
9. Statements: G > R  F = V  B, Q = C  R  D > H
Conclusions: I. Q < G II. V  D
1) Either conclusion I or II is true 2) Both conclusions I and II are true
3) Neither conclusion I nor II is true 4) Only conclusion II is true
5) Only conclusion I is true

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10. Statements: N  G > W = Z  K, T = A < W  P > O
Conclusions: I. G > O II. T < K
1) Only conclusion II is true 2) Neither conclusion I nor II is true
3) Either conclusion I or II is true 4) Only conclusion I is true
5) Both conclusions I and II are true
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Direction (11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the ques-
tions given below.
Eight boxes – M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, and T are placed one above another but not
necessarily in the same order. Two boxes are placed between N and P. Box P is

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placed at either top or bottom. Box O is placed two boxes below box N. Only Three
boxes are placed between box R and box M. Box M does not immediate to box N.
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More than three boxes are placed between R and S. As many boxes are placed
between boxes O and S as between N and T.
11. Which of the following box is placed immediately above box O?
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1) Box N 2) Box R 3) Box Q 4) Box M 5) Box T

12. How many boxes are placed between box T and box M?
1) Three 2) Four 3) Two 4) One 5) More than four
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13. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group.
Which one doesn’t belong to that group?
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1) R – O 2) S – Q 3) T – Q 4) M – N 5) P – O
14. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?
I. Only three boxes are placed between T and O.
II. Box S is placed immediately above box M.
III. More than four boxes are placed between O and P.
1) Only III 2) Only II 3) Both I and II 4) Only I 5) Both I and III
15. If all the boxes are arranged in alphabetical order from bottom to top, then how
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many boxes’ places will remain unchanged?
1) Two 2) Three 3) None 4) One 5) More than three
Direction (16-19): Study the following information carefully and answer the ques-
tions given below.
N $ G 5 T % Q ~ 8 Y *  E V 3 & U H 6 ^ C # B 1 + K M 2 ¥ D
4 @ O P ! 7 L A
16. How many numbers are there in the above arrangement which are immediately
followed by a letter and immediately preceded by a symbol?
1) Two 2) One 3) Four 4) Three 5) More than four
17. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the
above arrangement and hence form a group. Find out the one that does not
belong to that group.
1) CBH 2) ¥4K 3) TQ$ 4) 6U# 5) E3Y

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18. If all the letters are dropped from the above series, then which of the following is
9th from the right end?
1) ^ 2) 1 3) # 4) 6 5) &
19. Which of the following element is 7th to the right of 12th from the left end in the
given series?
1) H 2) B 3) 6 4) U 5) ^
Direction (20-23): These questions are based on the following five three letter
words.
PA M DOT XNE SAV TIK
20. If all the given words are arranged in an alphabetical order from left to right, then
how many letters (in the English alphabetical series) are there between the

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second letter of second word from the right end and third letter of second word
from the left end?
1) Four 2) Three 3) Five 4) Two 5) One
21. If all the consonants are changed to previous letter and vowels are changed to
next letter in all the words, then how many words thus formed will have at least
one vowel?
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1) Four 2) None 3) Two 4) One 5) Three
22. If the positions of the first and the third letters of all the words are interchanged,

2) None

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then how many meaningful words will be formed?
1) Two 3) Three 4) One 5) More than three
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23. If the second alphabet in each of the words is changed to the previous alphabet in
the English alphabetical order then how many words thus formed will have an
alphabet appear twice?
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1) Three 2) None 3) One 4) Two 5) More than three

Direction (24-26): Study the following information carefully and answer the ques-
tions given below.
Point B is 12m North of Point E. Point D is 7m East of Point B. Point G is 6m
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South of Point D. Point G is 4m West of Point A. Point C is 10m North of Point A.
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Point F is 7m West of Point C. Point H is 13m South of Point F.

24. Which direction is Point D with respect to Point E?
1) South-East 2) North 3) North-West 4) South 5) North-East
25. If Point R is 4m West of Point H, then what is the distance between Point R and
Point E?
1) 2m 2) 5m 3) 4m 4) 6m 5) 3m
26. What is the shortest distance between Point B and Point G?
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1) 83 m 2) 75 m 3) 87 m 4) 85 m 5) 78 m
Direction (27-29): Study the following information carefully and answer the ques-
tions given below.
A meaningful eight-letter word is going to be formed. No two letters of this
word are the same. E is second to the right of R. L and A are immediate letters.
Three letters between N and O, which is at one of the ends. T is immediate right
of N. As many letters after T as before I. At least one letter is between T and L.
27. Which of the following letter is second to the right of N?
1) L 2) E 3) A 4) I 5) R
28. If all the letters are arranged in alphabetical order from left to right, then how
many letters will remain unchanged?
1) Three 2) One 3) None 4) Two 5) More than three
29. As many letters between R and N as to the right of _____.
1) E 2) I 3) L 4) T 5) O

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Direction (30-32): Study the following information carefully and answer the ques-
tions given below.
There are eight members of a family. A is the sister of V, who is the nephew
of Y. E is the father of S, who is the spouse of H. K has only two children. S is the
mother-in-law of L. K is the spouse of E, who has no sons. V is unmarried.
30. How is Y related to A?
1) Uncle 2) Niece 3) Aunt 4) Mother 5) Sister
31. How many males are there in the family?
1) Three 2) One 3) Five 4) Two 5) Four
32. How is H related to Y?
1) Brother-in-law 2) Brother 3) Sister-in-law 4) Father

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5) Sister
Direction (33-36): Study the following information carefully and answer the ques-
tions given below.
In a certain code language,
“room rent is more” is written as “dy xz rm rs”
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“study book rent room” is written as “rm kr dy jm”
“more study work hard” is written as “cg kr pr xz”
“pay rent is more” is written as “dy xz tp rs”.

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(Note: All the codes are two letter codes only)
In the given code language, what does the code “kr” stand for?
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1) book 2) more 3) study 4) hard 5) rent
34. What is the code for “work” in the given code language?
1) pr 2) rs 3) Either ‘jm’ or ‘cg’ 4) xz
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5) Either ‘cg’ or ‘pr’

35. What is the code for “more rent pay” in the given code language?
1) dy rm tp 2) tp dy jm 3) rs pr dy 4) xz dy rs 5) tp xz dy
36. In the given code language, what does the code “jm rs” stand for?
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1) is work 2) book is 3) room book 4) more pay 5) is hard
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Direction (37-40): Study the following information carefully and answer the ques-
tions given below.
Seven persons – A, B, C, D, E, F, and G work in three different departments
of HR, Finance, and Technical, but not necessarily in the same order. Not less
than two persons in each department.
A is working in the Finance department. E does not work with A. Only one
person works with F but does not work in Finance and Technical. B and G work in
different departments. C and G work in same department. F does not work with
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B, who does not work in the Finance department. D does not work with B.
37. Who works with D?
1) A 2) C 3) E 4) F 5) G
38. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?
1) A and D work in the same department.
2) Only two persons work in the Technical department.
3) G and A work in different departments. 4) Both 2 and 3
5) All the statements are true
39. C works in which of the following department?
1) HR 2) Technical 3) Finance 4) Either 1 or 2 5) Either 2 or 3
40. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group.
Which one doesn’t belong to that group?
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NUMERICAL ABILITY
41. The respective ratio of speed of a boat downstream and speed of the water current
is 5 : 1. If the boat can travel 12.6 km upstream in 84 minutes, what is the speed
of water current ? (in kmph)
1) 2.5 2) 2 3) 1.5 4) 3.5 5) 3
42. The compound interest (compounded annually) on Rs. ‘R’ for 2 years @ 20 p.c.p.a.
Rs. 1716. What would be the simple interest on Rs. ‘R + 1400’ for 3 years @ ‘14’
p.c.p.a ?
1) Rs. 2310 2) Rs. 2226 3) Rs. 2058 4) Rs. 2394 5) Rs. 2142
43. A and B started a business by investing Rs. X and Rs. X + 3000 respectively. After
9 months from the start of the business B left. If the respective ratio of A’s share

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and B’s share of annual profit is 8 : 9, what is the value of X ?
1) 4500 2) 9000 3) 5000 4) 3000 5) 6000
44. The area of a square is 324 sq m. Perimeter of a rectangle is 30 m more than the
perimeter of the given square. If the breadth of the rectangle is 19 m, what is its
area ? (in sq m)

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1) 532
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2) 646 3) 608 4) 570 5) 684
A train can cross an electric pole in 12 seconds. Had the length of the train been
60m less, it could have crossed 500 m long platform in 28 seconds. What is the
actual length of the train ? (in m)

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1) 300 2) 275

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Rice worth Rs. 56 per kg is mixed with another variety of rice in the respective
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ratio of 3 : 2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 64 per kg, what is the price of the second
variety of rice ?
1) Rs. 80 2) Rs. 82 3) Rs. 78 4) Rs. 74 5) Rs. 76
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47. 5 years hence, the respective ratio of A’s and B’s age (at that time) will be 7 : 5
and that of B’s and C’s age (at that time) will be 10 : 9. 10 years ago, if the sum of
A’s and C’s age was 62 years, what is B’s present age ? (in years)
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1) 30 2) 35 3) 40 4) 25 5) 45
48. The profit earned when an article is sold at 42% profit is Rs. 110.40 more than
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that earned when the same article is sold at 18% profit. What would be the
selling price of the article if it is sold at 25% profit ?
1) Rs. 575 2) Rs. 615 3) Rs. 600 4) Rs. 625 5) Rs. 555
49. Of the three numbers the average of the first and second number is greater than
the average of the second and the third number by 49. If the respective ratio of
first and third number is 9 : 2 what is the first number ?
1) 126 2) 63 3) 189 4) 81 5) 72
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50. The sum of 4 consecutive even numbers is 83 more than the sum of three
consecutive odd numbers. If the sum of smallest odd number and largest even
number is 69, what is the smallest even number ?
1) 44 2) 40 3) 38 4) 42 5) 36
Direction(51-55):What will come in place of question mark (?) in the given series.
51. 12 12 36 180 ?
1) 1140 2) 1180 3) 1220 4) 1280 5) 1260
52. 16 86 149 205 ?
1) 262 2) 248 3) 258 4) 242 5) 254
53. 3 4 9 32 ? 924
1) 150 2) 170 3) 160 4) 165 5) 155
54 6 7.2 8.7 10.8 14.1 ?
1) 19.6 2) 20.4 3) 19.8 4) 20.2 5) 20.8
55. 7 14 40 103 227 ?
1) 442 2) 448 3) 428 4) 454 5) 436
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Direction(56-57):The question consists of a question and two statements I and II
given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements
are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and choose the
appropriate option :
56. In how many days 2 men and 8 women can complete a piece of work ?
(I) 9 men and 6 women together can complete the same piece of work in 14
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7 days.
(II) 6 men can complete the same piece of work in 30 days.
1) the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the

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data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
2) the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
3) the data in both the statements I & II together are not sufficient to answer the
question.
4) the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to
answer the question.
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5) the data in both the statements I & II together are necessary to answer the
question.
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How many marks did Charlie obtain in Mathematics ?
(I) The average marks obtained by Charlie in 4 subjects (English, Mathematics,
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Geography and History) are 63,
(II) The average marks obtained by Charlie in English and Mathematics are 48
and the average marks obtained by him in English and Geography are 61.
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1) the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
2) the data in both the statements I & II together are necessary to answer the
question.
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3) the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
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4) the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to

answer the question.
5) the data in both the statements I & II together are not sufficient to answer the
question.
Direction(58-62):Study the table and answer the given question :
Number of wallets sold by 5 stores during 4 months
Stores B C D E F
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Months
March ---- 54 97 85 ----
April 66 69 ---- 125 45
May 84 --- 78 81 108
June 100 68 71 ---- 70
Note : Few values are missing in the table (indicated by—). You are expected to
calculate the missing value, if it is required to answer the given question, on the
basis of the given data and information.
58. The number of wallets sold by store F decreased by 20% from March to July and
by 50% from July to August. If the number of wallets sold by store F in August was
42, what was the number of wallets sold by store F in March ?
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59. Number of wallets sold by store E decreased by 12% from April to June. What was
the number of wallets sold by store E in June ?
1) 108 2) 90 3) 120 4) 110 5) 115
60. The respective ratio between total number of wallets sold by store B in March and
June together and number of wallets sold by the same store in October was 13 :
6. If the number of wallets sold by store B in October was 108, what was the
number of wallets sold by store B in March ?
1) 120 2) 134 3) 118 4) 138 5) 128
61. The total number of wallets sold by store D in March and April together is 35 more
than that sold by store B in April and July together. If the number of wallets sold
by store B in July is 52, what is the number of wallets sold by store D in April ?

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1) 48 2) 62 3) 56 4) 66 5) 54
62. Had the number of wallets sold by store C in May been 80% more than what it
actually sold, the average number of wallets sold by stores C, E and F in May
would have been 87. What is the actual number of wallets sold by store C in May ?
1) 40 2) 45 3) 55 4) 50 5) 60
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Direction(63-65): What approximate value will come in place of the question
mark (?) in the given question ? (You are not expected to calculate exact value)
63. 3422/3 + ?  40.05 = 64.83
1) 236 2) 192

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64. (6.01 - 4.05)2 + 50 + 10.95 = ?
1) 28 2) 34 3) 14 4) 18 5) 22
65. 91.89% of ? = 24.95 x 2.013 + 536.04
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1) 800 2) 700 3) 900 4) 850 5) 650

Direction(66-70) : Study the following information carefully to answer the question.
There are 5 colleges affiliated to University ‘X’, namely A, B, C, D and E. The
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total number of students in College A is 22% of the total number of students in
University ‘X’. The total number of students in College ‘B’ is 28% of the total
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number of students in University ‘X’. The total number of students in College D is

three-seventh of the total number of students in College B. The respective ratio
between the total number of students in College D and the total number of students
in College E is 20 : 23. The total number of students in College E is 1725.
66. In College A, the respective ratio between the number of male students and the
number of female students is 12 : 13. If the number of male students in College C
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is 15% more than the number of male students in College A. What is the number
of male students in College C ?
1) 1532 2) 1521 3) 1502 4) 1507 5) 1518
67. In College B, 38% of the total number of students are female, in College D 46% of
the total number of students are female and in College E, 40% of the total number
of students are female. What is the approximate percentage of female students in
College B, D and E together ?
1) 30 2) 48 3) 45 4) 36 5) 40
68. What is the average number of students in College D and A together ?
1) 2250 2) 2305 3) 2485 4) 2575 5) 2125
69. The total number of students in College C and E together is what percent less
than the total number of students in College B and D together ?
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70. In College E, 40% of the total students have enrolled for Post-graduate courses
and in College D, 25% of the total students have enrolled for Post-graduate courses.
What is the total number of students who have enrolled for Post-graduate courses
in College E and D together ?
1) 1065 2) 1075 3) 1125 4) 1245 5) 965
Direction(71-72) : In this question two equations numbered I & II are given. You
have to solve both the equations and mark the appropriate answer.
71. I. 9x2 – 49x + 20 = 0
II. y2 – 15y + 56 = 0
1) X > Y 2) X  Y 3) X  Y
4) Relationship between X and Y cannot be established 5) X < Y

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72. I. 16x – 46x + 15 = 0
II. 6y2 – 31y + 40 = 0
1) X > Y 2) X  Y 3) X  Y 4) X < Y
5) Relationship between X and Y cannot be established
Direction (73-80) :What will come In place of question mark (?) In the given
question.
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73. 184  4 x 5 = ?
1) 210 2) 230 3) 310 4) 330 5) 190
74. 642.68 + 482.22 + ? = 1200
1) 65.9 2) 75.1

E3) 66.9 4) 60.1 5) 70.1

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75. 9 th of 504 – th of 165 = ?
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1) 145 2) 135 3) 130 4) 120 5) 125

76. 25% of 448 – ? = 52 - 17
1) 79 2) 77 3) 71 4) 81 5) 75
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77. (3  3 )   ?
8 8 9
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1) 9 2) 6 3) 3 4) 14 5) 7

78. 24  6  ? 3 = 4
1) 24 2) 36 3) 18 4) 27 5) 9
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79. 25 % of 240  =?
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1) 60 2) 90 3) 120 4) 70 5) 45
80. 80 % of 350 – ? = 120
1) 160 2) 140 3) 150 4) 120 5) 75

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