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Partnership, Mixture
Mixture:
1. Two vessels A and B contain milk and water mixed in the ratio 8:5 and 5:2 respectively. 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 milk. 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 liters
3. One quality of wheat at Rs9.30 per Kg are mixed with another quality at a certain rate in the ratio 8:7
if the mixture so formed be worth Rs10 per kg, what is the rate per kg of the second 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 whiskey 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 contained 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. This 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 liters of mixture are drawn off
and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7:9 how many liters of 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 Rs800, 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 much 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, then B gets,
a) 1100 chocolates b) 900 chocolates c) 1800 chocolates d) 800 chocolates e) none of these
7. A group of boys contribute as many rupees as they were in number for their trip. 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 65 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 equal 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 doubles 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 what 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 respectively. 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 months 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 ¼ of the capital for 15 months 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 money?
a) 6 b)7 c) 8 d) 9
18. X and Y invested in a business. They earned some profit which they divided in 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 and 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 with a capital of Rs8000
If at the end of the year they earn a profit of Rs6970, then what will be the share 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, Nanda joined her with a
capital of Rs80000 after 3 years they earned a profit of Rs24500, what was Simran’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 between 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’share 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 Rs42500 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 is 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 partner 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 joined them after six months
investing amount equal to that of Q’s. At the end of the year 20% profit was earned 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 respectively. The respective
shares of A, B, C in an annual profit of Rs40500 are
a) Rs10,500 Rs13,500 Rs16,500
b) Rs11,000 Rs14,000 Rs15,500
c) Rs11,500 Rs13,000 Rs16,000
d) Rs11,500 Rs12,500 Rs16,500
32. A and B start a business with investments of Rs.5000 and Rs.4500 respectively. After 4 months, A
takes out half of his capital. After two more months, B takes out one-third of his capital while C joins
them with a capital of Rs.7000 At the end of a year, they earn a profit of Rs.5080 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 respectively. 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 after 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 will 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 invests double the
amount after six months and C invests thrice the amount after 8 months. If the annual 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 for 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 at 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 months 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 profit 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 partnered 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, ¼, ¾, 4, 15, 90
16. 100, 50, 33 1/3, 22, 20
17. -1/2, 0, ½ ¼, 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 divisible 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 divisible 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 ¼%
2. When a commodity is sold for Rs.34.80, there is a loss of 2%. What is the cost 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 selling 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 transaction is :
(a) 16 2/3 % (b) 20 ½% (c) 25 ½% (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 that 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 gain 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 books ?
(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 ¼ % c)8 1/3 % d) 20%
18. Sam purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of Rs.375 per dozen. He sold each 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 per 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 sells 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 ½& on his cost price. If in a week, his sale 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 for 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 what 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 loss incurred by selling the
same article for Rs.1280. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit?
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 loss 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 wheat 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 should 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 Rs.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 reminder at a gain of
10%. On the whole he gets:
a) a loss of 5% b) a gain of 5 ½% 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 profit of 16% and the other at
a loss of 12%, there is no loss or gain in the whole transaction, then the C.P of 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 of 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 that 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 cost 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 greater 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 number 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 15 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 information
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 was:
(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 becomes 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 the 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 highest score exceeds his lowest
score by 172 runs. If these two innings are excluded, the average of the remaining 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 should 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 are 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 each 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 average 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 is 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 included 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 reduced 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 also 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 for 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. and 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 have 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 Rs25.50 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 workers in the workshop is:
(a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 22 (d) 23
37. In a school with 600 students, the average age of the boys is 12 years and that of the girls is 11 years.
If the average age of the school is 11 years 9 months, then the number of girls in the 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 them, 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. The brightest 20% of them
secured a mean score of 80 and the dullest 25% a mean score of 31. The mean score 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 keeper 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 of 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 that 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 successive 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 brother doest not agree with Arun and he thinks that Arun's weight is greater than 60 kg but less than 70 kg. His mother's view is that his weight cannot be greater than 68 kg. If all are them are correct 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 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
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 average 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 average 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 in 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 and 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. in 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 interest?
(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 interest. 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 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
8. A lent Rs. 5000 to B for 2 years and Rs. 3000 to C for 4 years on simple interest 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
% 8
(d) 10%
9. A sum of Rs. 725 is lent in the beginning of a year at a certain rate of interest. After 8 months, a sum of Rs. 362.50 more is lent but at the rate twice the former. At the end of the year, 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 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
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 rate 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 interest 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 immediately 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 Rs. 1000 each. If the rate of
interest be 6% per annum, and the first instalments be paid at the time of purchase, 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 interest 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. 854 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 interest 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 interest 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 per 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 he 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 interest. 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 interest 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 at 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 interest?
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 yields an interest of 9% per
annum and the second, 11% per annum. If the total interest at the end of one year 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 respectively 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. Find 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 at 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 put 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% simple 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 Krishnan in such a way
that simple interest on each part at 5% per annum after 1, 2 and 3 years, respectively 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 purchase, 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 money 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 on 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 10% 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 amount 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 was 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. Find 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 at S.I.
[A] 1250 [B] 1520 [C] 2050 [D] 2000
Compound interest
1. A bank offers 5% compound interest calculated on half-yearly basis. A customer deposits Rs. 1600 each on 1st January and 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the amount he 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 certain 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 the 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 rate 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. 1348.32 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% compound 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 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. 8820 (d) None of these
10. The effective annual rate of interest corresponding to a nominal rate of 6% per annum payable half-yearly 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 half the compound interest on Rs. 4000 for 2 years at 10% per annum. The sum placed on simple interest 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 annually.
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, compounded 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 half the compound
interest on Rs. 4000 for 2 years at 10% per annum. The sum placed on simple interest 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 at 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 compound interest is
Rs.696.30,the rate of interest being the same in both the cases. The rate of interest 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 and 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 annually?
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 the 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. 2½ C.3 D. 4
29. A sum of money becomes Rs. 6690 after three years and Rs. 10035 after six years 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. 10,000 every year in his
account. If he does not withdraw any amount, then how much balance will his account 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 ¼% [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. 2038, Rs. 1865
35. A sum is invested for 3 years compounded at 5%, 10% and 20 % respectively. In 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 the 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 lends 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 second 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. 4390.40?
[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. 882 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 increase 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. What 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 annual 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 schemes together in two years
was Rs. 4848.30 and the total amount invested was Rs. 27,000. What was the amount 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 notes 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, then the number of
students in each room is the same. If 20 candidates are sent from B to A, then the number of students in A is double the number of students in B. The number of students in room 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
6. A sum of Rs. 1360 has been divided among A, B and C such that A gets of what B gets 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-half 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 person withdraws from the arrangement and the others share equally the entire cost of the car, then the share 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 earns 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 been 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 feet 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 rate of 57 floors per minute. At the same time, Albert gets on an elevator at the 51st floor of the same building and rides down at the rate of 63 floors per minute. If they continue travelling at these rates, 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 divisible 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 earns 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 Rs. 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 between the two trees
is 2 metres adn a distance of one metre is left from all sides of the boundary of 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 number 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 40000-40000÷100
(a)39600 (b)39300 (c)39400 (d)39500
N number of persons decided to raise Rs. 3 lakhs by equal contributions from each. 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 per year. Village Y has a
population of 42000, which is increasing at the rate of 800 per year. In how years 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 notes 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 earns 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 the 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 appeared 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 than 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 car was damaged completely in
an accident and the insurance company paid 90% of the insurance. What was the difference 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. 12×1/2% B. 16×1/2% C. 18×2/3% D. 22×1/2%
8. If number x is 10% less than another number y and y is 10% more than 125, then 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 percentage is
A. 80% B. B. 85%×1/2% C. 90% D. 93×1/3%
14. Raman's salary was decreased by 50% and subsequently increased by 50%. How much 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 votes 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%
18. Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than 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
19. 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
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 students above 8 years
of age is of the number of students of 8 years of age which is 48. What is the total 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 the 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 respectively. 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 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
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 average 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% hindus, 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 expenditure 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 60 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 credit 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 remaining 8000 are non-
graduate. 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 wants 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 60 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 chairs 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
