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1. The average of the seven consecutive

natural numbers is 22. What is . the
product of the smallest and the second
largest numbers?

a) 475

b) 380

c) 154

d) 456

2. In a sequence of 12 consecutive odd

numbers, the sum of the first 5 numbers
is 425. What is the sum of the last 5
numbers in the sequence? (GATE - 2014)
3. What is the average of all multiples ofl 0
from 2 to 198?
(GATE - 2014)
a) 90
b) 100
c) 110
d) 120
4. The average of eight consecutive odd
humbers is 34. What is the second
smallest of these numbers?
a) 31
b) 27
c) 29
d) 39
5. The sum of eight consecutive odd
numbers is 656. The average of four
consecutive even numbers is 87. What is
the sum of the smallest odd number and
second largest even number(GATE- 2014)

6. The average marks obtained by a group

of 178 students are 69. If each student is
now awarded 4 grace marks then what
would be the resultant average?
a) 73
b) 182
c) 65
d) 174
7. The average age of a couple 7 years ago
was 24 years. During this period a child
is born and the average age of the couple
including child . at present is 22 years.
Then find the present age of the child.
a) 2 years
b) 6 years
c) 4 years
d) 3 years

8. The average of x numbers is 3x, if x-I is

subtracted from each given number,

what will be the new average?
a) 2x+1
b) 3(x-l)
c) 2x-l.
d) Data Inadequate
9. The average of 24 numbers is 32. If each
number is tripled, then what would be
the resultant average?
a) 72
b) 96
c) 27
d) 35
10. Which of the following assertions are
CORRECT? (GATE - 2012) .
P: Adding 7 to each entry in a list adds 7
to the mean of the list

Q: Adding 7 to each entry in a list adds 7

to the standard deviation of the list
R: Doubling each entry in a list doubles

the mean of the list

S: Doubling each entry in a list leaves the
standard deviation of the list unchanged

a) P, Q

b) Q,R

c) P, R

d) R, S

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class is 38 kg. If the teacher is also
included the average increases to 39 kg.
the weight of the teacher is
a) 39 kg
b) 74 kg
c) 73 kg
d) 75 kg
12. Swnitra has an averige of 56% on her
first 7 examinations. How much she
should make on her eighth examination
to obtain an average of 60% on 8
examinations?
a) 88%
b) 84%
c) 92%
d) 86%

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13. Ashok secured an average of 7S marks' in
7 subjects. If the average of marks in 6
subjects is 74.5. How many marks did he
secure in the seventh subject?
a) 76
b) 77
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d) 79
14. The average salary of 20 workers in an
office is Rs.1900 per month. If the
manager's salary i~ added the " average
salary becomes Rs.2000 per month.'
What is the tnanager's annual salary
a) Rs.24000
b) Rs.25200
c) Rs.4000
.;lrRs.48000
15. The average age of A, B, C, D five years
ago was 4S years. By including X the
present average age of all the five is 49
years. The present age of X is
a) 64 yrs
b) 48 yrs
c) 45 yrs
d) 40 yrs
th
16.A batsman in his 16 innings makes a
score of 92 .and there by. increases his
average by 4. What is his average after 16
innings?
a) 32
b) 30
c) 34
d) 23
17. The average mark of a student in 4
subjects is 75. If the student obtained 80
marks in the 5th subject then the new
average IS
a) 80
b) 76
c) 92
d) 95
18. The average height of a group of 8 boys
is 159 cm. If one of them is excluded
from the group the average height of the
group increases by 2 cm. Find the height
of the boy excluded;
a) 147cm
b) 173 cm
c) 145 em
d) 175 cm
19. The average weight of 20 students in a
class is increased by 0.75 kg when one of

the students weighing 30 kg is replaced

by a new student. Weight of the new
student (in kg.) is
a) 35
b) 40
c) 45
d) 50
20. The average age of 8 men is increased by
2 yrs when two of them whose ages are
21 and 23 yrs are replaced by two new
men. The average age of the two new
men IS
a) 22 yrs
b) 24 yrs

c) 28 yrs

d) 30 yrs

21. The average age of 24 boys in a class is

16 years. If the teacher is included and
one boy is excluded from the group, the
average increases by one. The age of the
teacher is:
a) 41
b) 40
c) 42
~ata Insufficient
22. The average temperature of a town in
the first four days of a month was 36.
The average for the second, third, fourth
and fifth day was 38.If the temperatures
of the first and fifth day were in the ratio
4:5. What is the temperature on the fifth
day?
a) 32 0
b) 35 0
c) 38
d) 40
23. The average weight of A,B and C is 84
kg.If D joins the group, the average
weight of the group becomes 80 kg.If
another man E who weighs 3 kg more
than D, replaces A, then the average of
B,C,D and E becomes 79 kg.What is the
weight of A?
a) 64 kg
b) 72 kg
c) 75 kg
d) 80 kg
24. The average marks of 14 students IS
calculated as 71.But it was later found
that the marks of one student had been

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wrongly entered as 42 instead of 56 and
another as 74 instead of 32.The correct
average 1S:
a) 67
b) 62
c) 69
d) 71
25. The average of 11 results is 50.1f the
average of the first 6 results is 49 and
that of the last 6 is 52, ftnd the sixth
result
a) 50
b) 52
c) 56
d) 60
26. The average age of a family of 7
members is 29 years, and the youngest
boy is 5 years old. What was the average
age of the family just before the birth of
.this boy?
a) 34 yrs
b) 28 yrs
c) 24 yrs
d) 29 yrs
27. There are N boys in a group whose
average weight is 20 kg. If 5 boys, each
of them weighing 12 kg, join the group
or if 10 boys, each of them weighing 21
kg, leave the group, the average weight
of the resulting group would be the
same. Find N.
a) 10
b) 12
c) 15
d) 20
28. There were 45 students in a hosteL If the
number of students increases by 9, the
expenses of the mess increase by Rs.25

per day while the average expenditure

per head diminishes by Rs.1. Find the
original expenditure of the mess.
a) Rs.390
b) Rs.295
c) Rs.395
d) RsAOO
29. The table below has question-wise data
on the performance of students in an
The marks for each
examination.
question are also listed. There is no
negative or partial marking in the
examination.
Q.
No

Marks

Answered
Correcdy

Answered
Wrongly

Not
Attempted

1
2
21
17
6
2
27
2
3
15
3
2
23
18
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What is the average of the. marks
obtained by the class in the examination?
(GATE - 2014)

a) 1.34

b) 1.74

c) 3.02

d) 3.91

30. A foundry has

a fixed

daily cost of Rs.

50,000 whenever it operates and a
variable cost of Rs. 8000Q, where Q is
the daily production in tones. What is
the cost of production in Rupees per
tonne for a daily production of 10
tonnes? (GATE - 2014)

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1. At present the ratio of the father's age and
the son's age is 2:1. 15 years ago father's

age was 25 years. What will be the son's

age after 15 years (in years) ?

a) 25

b) 30

angles of the quadrilateral is 3:4:5:6.The

largest angle of the triangle is twice its
smallest angle.
What is the sum, in .
degrees, of the second largest angle of the
triangle and the .larges tangle 0 f the
quadrilateral? (GATE .... 2014)
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2. The ratio of the ages of Naren, I<iranand

Jeevan is 5:4:3. If I<iran's age is 28 years,
then the sum of the ages of the three (in
years)
a) 72

b) 84

c) 60

d) 105

is di ed among P, Q and R in
tha for each rupee P gets, Q
e and R gets 30 paise. If the
f Q 1S Rs.27. What is the total

After 8 years Sita would reach the present

age of Geetha. Find the present age of S'
(in years).
a) 10

b) Rs.105

c)9
c) Rs.96

4. The respec~ve ratio

breadth of a rectan
lengthof the plot is 4
its breadth. Wha
rectangular p

The speeds of three cars are in the ratio of

4:3:2. The ratio between the time taken by
the cars to cover the same distance will be
a) 2:3:4 .

a) 200 metr

~3:4:6

c) 50

5.

ective r
een the angles of
a quad
eral is . 2: 3: 4. What is the sum
of the twi
. allest angle and half the
largest angle together?
a) 180

d) Rs.120

b) 216

6. The smallest angle of a triangle is equ31 to

two thirds of the smallest angle of a
quadrilateral.
The ratio between the

b) 6:8:12
d) 6:4:3

10. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of

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fth

le 1S
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: - . If th e peruneter
0
e trlang
357

142 cm, find the shortest side of the

triangle
a) 30 em

b) 42em

c) 28 em

d) 70 em

11. It was intended that Rs.117 be di;rided

among Chinky, Pinky and Rinky in the

ratio 4:3:2, but bv mistake the distribution

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both of them
ethe < ve Rs.2400, what
amounts

3. The ratio of ages of Geetha and Sita is 9:5.

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, c) Rs:28 .

d) Rs.52

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d) 270

17. Rs.1180is 'dividedamOngA, Band t such

that 5 times of A's, 6 times of B's and 8
times .ofC~s, shares_are,.equaL ..Wha..tlsthc share of A?

12.The total ' nU1nb~r bf boys and girls in ' a '

a) Rs.480

. class is 70.Which .of the ' following cannot

represent the ratio of boys and girls in the
class?

c) Rs306

a) 1:4

b) 4:3

18.If A is

c) 1:6

13. Ina class of 70 students, the ratio of the

number of boys ' and girlS is 4:3. Among
"the girls, the ratio of the number of rich
and poor is J:4.1 the ratio oEthe number
bf rich and poor students is 8:27, find
ratio of number rich aild poor boys in
class '

of
, money with Rita and Sita
d that with Sita and lCavita is
has RsA90, how much money
vita have?

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.A{'Rs.2400

a) 1:2 .
14.The ratio between twopos' ye
4:3 and their product is
, the
" the integers is '

a) 28
f one
s in the
umber of 25
paise

a) 80
d) 30
16.. A sum of money is divided among 160
males and some females in the
racio16:21,individually'each male gets Rs.4
and ' each female Rs.3.The number of
females is:

a) 280

b) Rs.400

b) 198

d) Rs.I0S0

O. The ratio of two natural nu.rnbers is 8:11.If

a number is added to both the numbers ,
the ratio becomes 13:16.1 the larger
number exceeds the smaller number by
36, find the number added.
.

a) 5

b) 36

c) 60

d) 30

21. Annual incomes of A and B are as 4:3 and

their expenses are as 3:2.1f each saves
Rs.600 per annum, the annual income of
A is:
a) Rs.1,800

b) Rs.2,200

c) Rs.2,400

d) Rs.2,600

22. Two numbers are in the ratio 5:11. If 6 is

added to both the numbers, L~ey will be in

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the ratio 1:2. What is the sum of the two
numbers?

a) 64

b) 80

c) 96

d)

23. Pinky's mother was four times her age 10

years ago. She will be twice as old as Pinky
10 years from now. What is the present
age of Pinky's mother?
a) 40 years

b) 45 years

c) 60 years

d) 50 years

a) 3:1

b) 4:1

27. Income of two companies A and B are in

the ratio of 5:8. Had the income of
company A been more by Rs.30 lakhs, the
ratio of their incomes would have been
5:4 respectively. What is the income of
company B (in Lakhs)?

)s) 48

a) 80

b) 8 years

c) 16 years

d) 24 years

25. The annual incomes of two pers

the ratio 9:7 and their expe
ratio 4:3.1f each of them
year, then their annual' c

b) Rs.27,000 and

26. In a .
water

resulting mixture

es, the milk and

ra 0 7:2. If 7 htres of
the mixture, find the
water respectively in the

d) 60

e number of men
in
ference hall will be
. Fina the ~riginal number
the conference hall.

c) 30

d) 40

of number of girls to boys at a

was 1:3.When four girls and two
s left, the ratio became 1 :5. Find the
number of people originally present in the
party.
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a) 9

. a) Rs.18,000 and

c) 40

en ill a
5:4. If 3

24. Four years ago, the ratio of the ages of A

and B was 13:9 and eight years hence it
would be 4:3. The difference of their
present ages is
a) 20 years

d) 7:5

c) 7:3

b) 27 ,

c) 36

d) 48

30. Two candles of the ame length are

lighted at 7 p .m. The first is consumed in
6 hours and the second in 4 hours.
Assuming that each candle burns at a
constant rate, in how many hours after the
candle is being lighted, was the first candle
twice the length of the second?
a) 3 hours

b) 2 hours

c) 1 hr 30 min

d) 2 hr 30 min

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1. Area of a circle vanes as the square of

its radius. Given that the area of the

circle is 154 sq.units, when the radius is
7 units. Find the area of the circle, when
the radius is 3.5 units.
a) 77 sq. units

b) 38.5 sq.units

c) 308 sq. units

d) 616 sq.units

2. The volume of a sphere vanes with the

cube of its radius. The volume of a
sphere of radius 2 units is 80 cubic
units. What is the radius of a sphere of
volume 3430 cubic units?
a) 21 units

b) 28 units

c) 14 units

d) 7 units

3. An article worth Rs.6,400 is broken'

two pieces whose weights are
ratio 3:5. If the value of the
proportional to the square
find the loss incurred
breakage,
a) Rs.2,600
c) Rs.3,OOO
4.
diamond is
square of its
>e
of the original
0,000, what is the loss
e breakage?
a) Rs.7,600

b) Rs.12,400

c) Rs.8,400

d) Rs.ll ,600

5. The value of diamond varies with the

square of its weight. A Rs.14,40,000
worth diamond breaks into three pieces

whose weights are in the ratio 3:4:5.

Find the loss in its value due to
breakage
a) Rs.8.40 Lakh

b) Rs.9.40 Lakh

c) Rs.6.40 Lakh

d) Rs.7.40 Lakh

6. A diamond falls d, wn and breaks into

three pieces whose' _ 'ghts in the ratio
2:3:5. The v
of (
directly propo
weight.
Rs.
Rs.3,09,043
d) Rs.2,88,120
of a hostel is partly
and partly varies with the
er of inmates in the hosteL When
number of inmates in the hostel is
100, the total expenses come to
Rs.25000. However, if the number of
inmates in the hostel is 150, then the
expenses of the hostel are Rs.35000.
Find the total expenses of the hostel if
the number of inmates in the hostel is
600.
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a) Rs.l,25,000

b) Rs.1,50,OOO

c) Rs.1,40,000

d) Rs.l,OO,OOO

8. The total expenditure for a party

consists of two parts. One part remains
constant and the second part varies
directly with the number of guests. The
total expenditure is Rs.650 for 7 gests
and Rs.970 for 11 guests. Find the
expenditure for 18 guests.
a) Rs.1700

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c) Rs.1S00

d) Rs.2000

9. A locomotive engine without any

wagon attached to it can go at 40 kmph.
Its speed is diminished by a quantity
which varies as the square root of the
number of wagods attached. With 16
wagons, its speed is 28 kmph. Find the
greatest number of wagons which can
be attached if the speed is not to fall
below 10 kmph.

a) 100

b) 75

c) 50

d) 125

1(). A machine~s output varies directly with .

its input in kilos as well as its
percentage of efficiency and varies
inversely with the percentage of waste
material in the input. The machine
produces an output of 2100 kg when its
input is 2400 kg, e ficiency is 70% and
was te material is 4' . . Find the output
of the mac'
if it
ut is 1680 kg,
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1. In a class of 52 students, 25% are rich
and others are poor. There are 20
females in the class, of whom 55% are
poor. How many rich males are there in
the class?
a) 13

b) 4

c) 39

d) 2

c) 300

7. In an examination Suresh scored 22% of

the maximum marks and failed the exam
by 52 marks, where as Ramesh scored
45% of the maximum marks and got 40
marks more than the pass mark. Then
find the maximum marks of the exam?

a) 300

2. If 60% of 75 % of a number is 270, it's

40% is
a) 180

b) 210

c) 230

d) 240

c) 400
8.

2% marks gets 42
ss mark. Percent of

3. 75% of a number when added to 75, the

result is the number again. The number
1S

b) 25

a) 150

b) 300

c) 360

d) 450

4. The difference between

number and 58% of the
960, 22% of that
a) 1408
c) 1324
5.

t are the
a student can
b) 980
c) 1140

d) Can't be detennmed

6. A candidate needs 35% marks to pass. If

he gets 96 marks and fails by 16 marks,
then the maximum marks are
a) 250

d) 425

b) 320

d) 30

g one year the population of a

n increased by 10% and in the next
year decreased by 10%. If the population
at the end of the second year was 20295,
what was it at the beginning of 1st year?
a) 19800

b) 19900

c) 20500

d) 21500

10.In an election between two candidates

the person who, got 56% of the total
votes polled won the election by a
majority of 1080 votes. Then find the
total number of votes polled?
a) 1800

b) 7000

c) 9000

d) 1500

11. In an election between two candidates a

person who secured 60% of the valid
votes won the election by a margin of
760 votes. If 95% of the total votes are
valid, the invalid votes are ..

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a) 100

b) 200

c) 300

d) 400

12. An electrical contractor purchased a

certain amount of wire, 10% of which
was stolen. After using 80% of the
remainder he had 36 meters of wire left.
How much wire did 'he purchase?
a) 100 m

b) 300m

c) 200 m

d) 150 m

16. A's salary is 25% higher than that of B's.

By how much percent is B's salary lower
than that of A's?
a) 33.33%

b) 25%

c) 35%

d) 20%

17. Two nllmbers are 15% and 20% less

than a third numb@] What percentage is
. rcentage of the

13. Ram spends 20% of his monthly income

on his household expenditure, 15% of
the rest on books, and 30% of the rest
on clothes and saves the remaining
Rs.9520. Find his monthly income.
a) 10000

b) 15000

c) 20000

d) 12500

14. Samar spends 52% of his mon

on household expetlditure'
miscellaneousexpendi
If
with Rs.4,500, what is

a) Rs.17,OOO
c) Rs.18,000

nsport, 15% on
enterGUnrnent. He
after incurring all
H'UJlLU-Les. What is his monthly
a) Rs.35,000

b) Rs.28,000

c) Rs.65,333

d) Rs.48,400

~,a.u

is
more than Ashu's;
.se of 40% on his salary
a raise of 25% on his
percent is Vicky's salary
Ashu's?
b) 104.16%
d) 204.16%

9.In an examination in which maximum

marks are 500, A got 10% less than B, B
got 25% more than C, C got 20% less
than D . If A got 360 marks, what
percentage of marks was obtained by D? .
a) 60

b) 72

c) 55

d) 80

20. On a shelf, the first row contains 25%

more books than the second row and the
third row contains 25% less books than
the second row. 1 the total number of
books contained in all the rows is 600,
then find the number of books in the
first row.
a) 250

b) 225

c) 300

d) 400

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21. Naveen's monthly income is 30% more
than that of Ravi. Ravi's monthly income
is 20% less than that of Venky. If the
difference between the monthly incomes
of Naveen and Venky is Rs.800, What is
the monthly income of Ravi?

a) Rs.16000

b) Rs.20000

c) Rs.12000

d) Rs.18000

22. In an examination, the percentage of

students qualified to the number of
students appeared from school 'A' is
70%.In school 'B', the number of
students appeared is 20% more than the
students appeared from school 'A' and
the number of students qualified from
school 'B' is 50 % more than the stude
qualified from school 'A'. What is the
of students qualified to the n
students appeared from school

25. A man spends 60 % of his income. His

income increases by 40% and due to this,
he increases his expenditure also by
40%.Find the percentage increase in his
savings?
a) No change

b) 40%

c) 50%
oth are reduced
. th sold

d) 10% decrease
e in s fare resulted in a 10%
ssenger traffic. Still the daily
co
.on at the bus depot increased by
RS.15 . The daily collection at the depot
e fare hike is

a) 87.5%

a) Rs.1800

b) Rs.1850

c) 70%

c) Rs.1900

d) Rs.1875

23. In Mathematics ex
30% in the fir

28. If the price of sugar increased by 25%,

by what percentage must a family reduce ,
its consumption of sugar so that there is
no change in the expenditure on sugar?

'stakenly divided by 5
multiplied by 5; find the
percentage change in the result due to
th e mis take..
a) 96%

b) 480%

c) 2400%

d) 100%

a) 33.33%

b) 25 %

c) 20%

d) 400/0

29. Due to rise of 25 % in the price of apples,

a dealer gets 2 dozens less for Rs.1440.
Find the new price per apple.
a) Rs.12

b) Rs.15

c) Rs.16

d) Rs.20

30. There are two candidates P and Q in an

election. During, the campaign, 40% of
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rest for Q. However, on the day of the
.election 15 % of the voters went back on
their promise to vote for P and instead
voted for Q. 25 % of the voters went
back on their promise to vote for Q and
instead voted for-Po Suppose, P lost by 6
votes then what was the total number of
voters? (GA'tE - 2012)
y

a) 300

b) 200

c) 600

d) 800

31. One percent of the people country X are

taller than 6 ft; Two percent of the
people of country Yare taller than 6 ft.
'There _ are thrice as many people in
country X as in country Y. Taking both
countries
together,
what
is
percentages of people taller than 6

(GATE - 2014)

a) 5.6

b) 7.2

c) 10.0

d) 12.2

34. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in

Rupees grew at 7% during 2012-2013.
For international comparison, the GDP
is compared in US Dollars (USD) after
conversion base the market
exchange rate. D
the period 20122013 the
for the USD
to Rs.
SD during

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urvey, 300 respondents were asked

ther they own a vehicle or not. If
yes, they were further asked to mention
whether they own a car or scooter or
both. Their responses are tabulated
below. What percent of respondents do
not own a scooter? (GATE - 2014)

a) 3.0
c) 1.5
32. The population of a
and is growing at 2
many years wo
this growth r ?

Men

a) 3-4 year
Car

c) 533.Ind

power
Find the

annual
assuming it to e uniform over the years.

(GATE - 2014)

Own
Scooter
vehicle
Both
Do not own
vehicle

Women

40

34

30

20

60

46

20

50

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PROFIT LOSS AND DISCOUNT

1. A bookseller sold a book for Rs.100
and there by gains Rs.20. Find his
gain percent
a) 20%

b) 25%

c) 40%

d) 50%

2. Venkat 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 is his percentage profit?
a) 6.5%

b) 5.60/0

c) 3.5%

d) 4.5%

3. A vendor purchases 25 dozen

bananas at Rs.12 per dozen. Three
dozen get rotten and had to
thrown away. He sells 10 dozens
Rs.18 per dozen and the rem_-:.=-_
Rs.1.25 per banana. What is
percentage?
a) 60 %
c) 12%

b) 50%

a) 60%

7.

is numerically
ees and
, hat is the

d) Rs.19.50
sold for Rs.16 the
_.L""~U''''~F.''' of loss is equal to its cost
Find the cost price of the
1S

b) Rs.20

c) Rs.80
'

d) Either (b) or (c)

9. The owner of a cell phone shop

charges his customer 23% more than
the cost price. If a customer paid
Rs.7011 for a cell phone, then what
was the cost price of the cell phone?

4. A man boug
for Rs.34 an
12 fo

d) 150
5.

6. If a dealer wants to earn 20% profit

on an article after offering 25%
discount to the customer, by what
percentage above the cost pnce
should he mark the price?

centage above the cost

price must an article be marked so as
to gain 33% after allowing customer
a discount of 5%?

a) 35%

b) 38%

c) 40%

d) 42%

a) Rs.S900

b) Rs.6750

c) Rs.5700

d) RS.6925

10. By selling a calculator for RsA18, a

shopkeeper gains 10%.The cost price
of the calculator is
a) Rs.459.80 .

b) RsA08

c) Rs.376.20

d) Rs.380

PROFIT LOSS ANn DISCOUNT

1i.By selling an article for Rs.4S0, a man
loses 10%. His g~ or losspercent if
he sells for Rs.540 is
a) Gain 8%

b) Loss 8%

c) Gain 20%

d) Loss 20%

12. A sells an article to B at a profit of

15% and B sells it to C at a profit of
200/o.1f C pays Rs.690 for it, what was
the cost price of A?

list price. What is the cost pticeof aft

article whose 'list price is Rs.500?
a) Rs.360

b) Rs.400

c) Rs.450

d) Rs.540

17. A trader fixed the price of an article

in such a way at by giving a rebate
of 10% on the
fixed he made a
profit of
article is Rs.
. .' on it is

a) Rs.600

b) Rs500

.0.00

c) Rs.630

d) Rs580

d) Rs.97.80

13.Anita sold a painting at a profit of

11 %. Had she, sokI it for Rs.175 more
she would have gained 18 %. Th
cost price of the painting is
a) Rs.2250

b) Rs.235

c) Rs.2S00

d) Rs.

14.A trader marks up

product by 60%. I
increased from
profit comes 0
is the cost p

15.

by selling an article
is equal to the loss
when the same article is sold
. 8.What should be the sale
of the article for making 50
rcent profit?
b) Rs.1060

c) Rs.1200

d) Rs.920

19. An article IS sold for Rs.500 and

hence lost something. Had the article
is sold for Rs.700; the merchant
would have gained three times the
former loss. Find the cost price of
the article.

a profit of 10%.
t for 10% less and
less, the profit would
have
0%. What is the cost
price 0 f the machine?

a) Rs.900

b) Rs.1800

c) Rs.600

d) Rs.1200

16. A shopkeeper earns a profit of 250/0,

after allowing 10% discount on the

a) RS.525

b) Rs.550

c) Rs.600

d) Rs.650

20. If after successive discounts of 30%,

20% and J 0%, a customer has to pay
Rs.252, what is the list price of the
article?

a) RsAOO

b) Rs.500

c) Rs.600

d) Rs.360

PROFIT LOSS AND DISCOUNT

21 . A shopkeeper bought a chair whose
marked price is Rs.800, at two
successive discounts of 10% and
15% respectively. He spent Rs.28 on
its transportation and then sold the
chair for Rs.800. What is his gain in
percentage?
a) 10%

c) 25%

26. Some articles were bought at 6 for

Rs.5 and sold at 5 for Rs.6. The gain
percent is:
"

a) 25%

b) 33.33%
d) 44%

c) 35%
27. A shopkeeper
Rs.1485 each.

two watches for

he gains 10%
10%~Find

d) 400/0

whole

22. The CP of 21 articles is equal to SP

of 18 articles, find the gain or loss
percent
a) 12.5% gain

b) 12.5% loss

c) 16.66% gain

d) 16.66% loss

!JK1na~Pll~es

some water to the

it at the cost price
profit. Find out the
of water added per litre of

23. By selling twelve notebooks,

sell~r earns profit equal to the
-price of two note books, w
percentage profit?
a) 20%

b) 50 rnl
c) 200 rnl

d) 250 m1

c) 16.66%
29. A trader by mistake calculates profit

24. A dishonest

on the selling price and expresses it

as 25%. What is the original profit?

er se ~ rice at a profit of 20%

and us
eight which is 25% less.
Find his total percentage gain
a) 25% .

c) 75%

b) 60%

a) 20%

b) 25%

c) 33.33%

d) 30%

30. If pinky buys ~ car at 75% of its value

and sells it for 20% more than its
value, her profit will be

a) 45%

b) 20%

c) 60%

d) 50%

xz

SI and CI

-1 . Rs.1200 is lent out at 5% per annum

simple interest for 3 years. Find the
amount after 3 years?
a) Rs.1380

b) Rs.1290

c) Rs.1470

d) Rs.1250

2. What sum of money will amount to

Rs.1440 in 4 years at 11% per annum
simple interest?
a) Rs.564

b) Rs.1000

c) Rs.790

d) Rs.1200

8. Ajay borrowed Rs.5000 from Sanjay at

simple interest. If Sanjay got Rs.600
more than his capital after 4 years, what
is the rate of interest Per annum?
a) 2%

b) 3%

to Rs.920 in 3 years at
If the interest rate is
3 per cent, it would amount
~.uu\..u?

b) Rs.I056

d) Rs.1182

a) Rs.4800 ,
c) Rs.8000
of

5. After how
Rs.12,500
of10%p

a) 2
c) 4 ,
money doubles itself in
rate % per annum?
b) 20%

c) 25%

d) 50%

7. A certain sum of money trebles itself in

S years. In how many years will it
become 9 times itself?
a) 32 years

at 10% per
ame sum to C
. ofB

d) Rs.17750

4. The simple interest on a sum

at 8 per cent per annum fo
half the sum. The sum is

'a) 10%

d) 8%

b) Rs.11550

b) Rs.10 c) Rs.20 d) Rs.40

6. A cert
5 years.

c) 4%

9. If A lends Rs.350

. 3. What is the difference between the

simple interest on a principal of Rs.500
being calculated at 5% per annum for 3
years and 4% per annum for 4 years?
a) Rs.5

d) 16 years

c) 24 years

b) 40 years

1.A sum was put at simple interest at a

certain rate for 2 years. Had it been put
at 4 per cent higher rate, it would have
fetched Rs.72 more. The sum is
a) Rs.900

b) Rs.1500

c) Rs.1600

d) Rs.1800

12. A person borrowed Rs.2500 from two

money lenders, for one loan he paid SOlo
p.a. and for the other 6% p.a. simple
interest. If he paid Rs.1S0 as total
interest for one year, how much did he
borrow at 8% p.a.?
a) Rs.I000

b) Rs.1200

c) Rs.1300

d)Rs.1500

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Sland CI

..

13. What is the principal amount which

earns Rs.132 as compound interest for
the second year at 10% per annum?
a) Rs.1000

b) Rs.1200

c) Rs.1320

d) Rs.1188

14. The time in which Rs.1800 amounts to

Rs.2178
at
10%
per
annum,
compounded annually is :
a) 3 years

b) 2 years

c) 4 years

d) 1 1/2 years

20.What IS the difference between the

compound interest and simple interest
for the sum of Rs.2000 over a 2 year
period if the compound interest is
calculated at 20% p.a and simple interest
is calculated at 23% p.a?
a) RsAO b) Rs.4~ c) Rs.44 d) Rs.sO
21. Seema borrowed Rs.
0 at 12% simple
interest for 3
nt it to Anjali
for 3
annum
ompounded
fit at the end of 3

15. If the amount is 2 l//times the sum after

2 years at compound interest, the rate of
interest per annum 1S :
a) 25%

b) 300/0

c) 24 years

a) Rs.331 b) Rs.310 c) Rs.330 d) Rs.333

a) 4%
d) Rs.100
n . e C.I and S.I
ears at 5% p.a is

b) Rs.15,000
c) Rs.30,On
d) RsAO,OOO
19. The difference between the C.I and S.I
on a certain sum for 3 years at 10% p.a
is Rs.93. Find the Sum?
a) Rs.5,000
c) Rs.9,300

YV

mpound interest at the rate

p.a. for 3 years on that principal
in 3 years at the rate of 10% p.a.
oes Rs.300 as simple interest?

23. The compound interest orr Rs.4000 for 2

years compounded annually is RsA10.
The rate per cent per annum is:

17. Find the difference

on Rs.sOOO for
p.a?
a) Rs.20
18.The

d) RS.1783

c) 400/0

16. A certain sum of money lent

trebles itself in' 8 years. In h
years will it become 9 times i e
a) 32 years

b) Rs.1301

b) Rs.6,000
d) Rs.3,OOO

b) 10%

c) 5%

d) 6%

24. The compound interest on certain sum

at 5% p.a. for 2 years is Rs.328. The
simple interest on that sum at the same
rate and for the same period will be :
a) Rs.320 b) Rs.322 c) RS.325 d) Rs.326
25. The compound interest on Rs.16000 for
1 V2 years at 10% per annum interest
compounded half yearly is
a) RS.18724

b) Rs.2724

c) RS.2522

d) Rs.18522

ALLIGATION AND MIXTURES

, 1. The cost of one type rice is Rs.1S per kg and
another type is Rs.20 per kg. If thes.e two
varieties rice are mixed in the ratio of 2:3
respectively then the price per kg of mixed
variety of rice is
a) Rs.18.00
b) Rs.18.50
c) Rs.19.50
d) Rs.19.00
2. One quality of wheat at Rs.9.30 per kg mixed
with another quality at a certain rate in the ratio
8:7. If the mixture so fonned be worth Rs.10
per kg, What is the rate per kg of the second
quality of wheat?
b) Rs.10.60
a) Rs.10.30
c) Rs.10.80
d) Rs.11.00
3. Tea worth Rs 126 per kg and Rs 135 per kg is
mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1:1:2. If
the mixture is worth Rs 153 per kg, then the
price of the third variety per kg will be
a) Rs 169.50
b) Rs 170
c) Rs 175.50
d) Rs 180
4. In what proportion must rice at Rs.15 per k
mixed with rice at Rs.18 per kg,
mixture will be worth Rs.16 per kg?
a) 2:1
b) 1:2
c) 3:2 .
5. A goldsmith has two qualities
carats and another of 24 c
proportion should he
ornament of 20 carats p
a) 2:1
b) 2:3
'. 6. Gold and co
heavier than
and copper
heavie
gold
a) 3:
d) 4:3
7. How
ch ' chic
at
kg should be
added to
a at Rs.10 a kg, so that the
mixture be w
. s.6.50 a kg?
a) 21 kg
b) 15 kg ' c) 24 kg . d) 23 kg
8. How much water must be added to a cask
which cont~s 40 litres of milk at cost price
Rs.3.5 per litre, so that the cost of milk reduces
to Rs.2 per litre?
a) 25litres
b) 30 litres
c) 35 litres
d) 20 litres

9, A sum of RsA 1 was divided among 50 boys and

girls. Each boy gets 90 paise and each girl 65
paise. The number of boys is
a) 34
b) 22
c) 28
d) 16
1O. AA~m of Rs.6.40 is made up of 80 coins which
are either 10-paise or 5-paise coins. How many
are of 5-paise coins?
a) 45
b) 32
d) 35
11. A mixture of 48 Ii
milk and water

es
has 40% sugar in it.
be added to make it
c) 300 gm

d) 450 gm

es of the first solution to make a solution

70 sugar?
o litres
b) 5 litres
c) 15 litres
d) 20 litres
4. In an alloy, zinc and copper are in the ratio 1 :2.
In the second alloy the same elements are in the
ratio 2:3. in what ratio should these two alloys
be mixed to fonn a new alloy in which the two
elements are in the ratio 5:8
a) 3:10 b) 10:3
c) 6:7
d) 7:6
15. Two vessels A and B contain spirit and water
mixed in the ratio 5:2 and 7:6 respectively .. Find
the ratio in which these two mixtures be mixed
to obtain a new mixture in vessel C containing
spirit and water in the ratio 8:5.
a) 4:3 . b) 3:4
c) 5:6
d) 7:9
16. A container originally contains 10 liters of pure
spirit. From this container 1 liter of spirit is
replaced with 1 liter of water, Subsequendy, 1
liter of the mixture is again replaced with 1 liter
of water and this process is repeated one more
time. How much 'spirit is now left in the
container? (GATE - 2011)
a) 7.58 liters
b) 7.84 liters

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1

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'" . .'

Al..LIGATIONAND MIXTURES
7.5'%> and on the whole he neither gains nor
c) 7 liters
d) 7.29 liters
loses. What does first horse cost
17.8 liters are drawn from a cask full of wineand is
a) Rs.750
b) Rs.600
then filled with water. This operation is
c)Rs.700
d) Rs.650
performed three more times. The ratio of the
24. A trader has 120 kg of rice, out of which he sells
quantity of wine now left in cask to that of the
some with 10% profit and the rest with 25%
water is 16:65. How . much wine did the cask
profit. He gains 15% on the whole. What is the
hold originally?
quantity of rice sold at 25% profit?
a) 18 liters
b) 24 liters
aj 30 kg
b) ' g
c) 32 liters
d) 42 liters
c) 50 kg
. d) 55
18. The population of a town was 20000. If the
25; A man has 60 p
number of males increased by 10% and the
these at a
profit of 1, % an
number of females decreased by 6%, the total
s. On the
whole, h
population would have remained unchanged. .
t 1
The number of females is
a) 12500 b) 7500
c) 12000
d) 8000
b) 57
d) 40
19. In a certain year, the p6pulation of a town was
has
kg 0
part of which he sells
e rest at the cost price. In this
9000. If in next year, the population of males
e gets oss of 3%. Find the quantity
increases by 5% that of females by 8% and the
s at the cost price
population increases to 9600 thenwhat was '
ratio of males and females :in that given year?
d) 15 kg
4 kg c) 25 kg
are purchased for RsA50 and 1/3td
a) 4:5
b) 5:4
c) 2:3
d) 3:2
20. A man has Rs.30000 rupees to lend 0
part f e goods are sold at a loss of 10%, what
lent some of his capita.! to Mohan at
ent of profit should be taken on the
rate of 20% per annum .and .the ..re
ainder so as to gain 20% on the whole
an interest rate of 12% per a
.
transaction?
of one year he got 17% of
capita.! 'as
a) 5%
b) 65%
c) 35%
d) 30%
How much did he lend t
28. If goods are purchased for Rs.840 and 1/ 4th
a) Rs.16250
b) Rs.
part of the goods are sold at a los.s of 25%, at
c) Rs.17000
what gain per cent should the remainder be sold
so as to gain 8% on the whole?
21. Rs.1500 is inves
part be inve
a) 21%
b) 19%
c) 24%
d) 28%
total interes
29. How many kg of tea at Rs.42 per kg must a man
is Rs 8
mix with 25 kg of tea at Rs.24 per kg so that he
may, on selling the mixture at Rs.40 per kg, gain
a) Rs
c) Rs.
25% on the outlay?
22. Some
s.
0 was lent at 6% p.a.
a) 25 kg
b) 32 kg
4% p.a. if the total simple
c) 35 kg
d) 20 ~g
interest from .
the fractions in 5 years was
30. A person has a chemical of Rs.2S per litre. In
Rs 1600, the sum lent at 6% p.a. was
what ratio should water be mixed in that
chemical so that after selling the mixture at
a) Rs.2000
b) Rs.5000
c) RsAOOO
d) Rs.3000
Rs.18 per litre he may get a profit of 20%?
23. A man buys two horses for Rs.1350 and sells
a) 3:2
b) 2:3
one so as to lose 6% and the other so as to gain
c) 3:5
d) 5:3

TIME AND WORK

1. X is thrice as fast as Y and is able to

complete the work in 40 days less than Y.

Find the time in which they can complete
the work together?
a) 12 days
b) 17 days
~19~~

~15d~s

2. P alone can do a piece of work in 36 days,

and Q alone can do it in 45 days. In how
many days P and Q working together can
complete the work?
a) 30 days
b) 20 days
c) 18 days
d) 27 days
3. A can do a piece of work in 9 days; B can
do the same in 12 days. In how many days
can the work be completed if A and B
work together?
a) 5 1/9 days
b) 5 1/4 days
c) 5 1/3 days
d) 5 1/7 days
4. A alone can complete a work in 20 da
and A and B together can complete' .
days. In how many days B a
complete the work?
a) 10 days
c) 60 days
5. A andB together ca
12 days. A alone can
If B does the wo
:)
then in how

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a) 10 da s
days
c) 1
days
6. A c
n the same time in
whic
and c tog
r can do it. If A and
B toge
do it in 10 days and C
alone in 5
then B alone could do it
in?
a) 15 days
b) 20 days
c) 25 days .
d) 30 days
7. A and B together can do a piece of work in
12 days, which Band C together can do in
16 days. After A has been working at it for
5 days and B for 7 days, C finishes it in 13

days. In how many days C alone will do the

work?
a) 16
b) 24
c) 36
d) 4
8. 5 Skilled worker~ can build a wall in 20
days, 8 semi-skilled workers can build a
wall in 25 days; 10 unskilled workers can
build a wall in 30
s. If a team has 2
skilled, 6 semi-skill, amd 5 unskilled
workers, how
will
ke to build the
wall? (GATE~2
a) 20 d
c) 16
days
. pipes in 10 and 15
9. A
tively
then emptied by a
hours. If all the three taps
at time the tank is filled?
b) 24 hrs

d) 30 hrs
taps can fill an empty :tank in 36
utes and 60 minutes respectively. A .
third tap can empty the full tank in 90
minutes. At what time will an empty tank
be filled if all the three are opened
simultaneously at 8.50 A.M~?
a) 9:00 A.M.

b) 9:20 A.M.

c) 9:30 A.M.

d) 10:00 A.M.

11. Two pipes can fill half of the tank in 20

minutes. If one of the pipes fills the whole
tank in 60 minutes, Hnd the time taken by
the other pipe to fill the tank individually?
a) 90 min

b) 135 min

c) 100 min

d) 120 min

12. A tank is normally filled in 8 hours but

takes two hours longer to fill because of a
leak in its bottom. If the tank is full, the
leak will empty it in

a) 20 hrs

b) 25 hrs

TIME AND WORK

c) 30 hrs

d) 40 rus

13. A tap can a fill a tank in 20 minutes and

another can empty it in 15 minutes. When
the tank is 3/ 4tb full, both taps are opened.
In what will the tank be completely empty?

a) 45 min

b) 24 min

c) 30 min

d) 40 min

14. It takes 30 minutes to empty a half-full tank

by draining it at a constant rate. I.tis
decided to simultaneously pump water mto
the half-full tank while draining it~ What is
the rate at which water has to be pumped
in so that it gets fully filled in 10 minutes?
(GATE-2014)
a) 4 times the draining rate
b) 3 times the draining rate
c) 2.5 times the draining rate
d) 2 time,s the draining rate
15. Two pipes can fill a .tank in .
24 minutes respectively.
can empty 9 gallons
three pipes working
tank in 15
tank is

.0 gallons
16. A

ould empty it in 8
full, a tap is turned
litres a minute into the
tank and
' k is now emptied in 12
hours. How many litres does the tank hold?
a) 8840 litres

b) 8540 litres

c) 8000 litres

d) 8640 litres

17. If two pipes function simultaneously, the

reservoir will be filled in 12 hours. First

pipe fins the reservoir 10 hours faster than

the second. How many hours does it take
the fIrst pipe alone to fIll the reservoir?
a) 25 hrs

b) 20 hrs

c) 60 hrs

d) 30 hrs

18. A father and son together can complete a

job in 6 days.
father alone can
of them worked
complete it in 8 days.
for three days
f r had to
the son
leave. In
work?
b) 18 days
. d) 12 days
wor
alone can do a work
d 15
s respectively. They sta.tted
, tog ther, but B left after
d A finished the remaining
5 days. After how many days from
did B leave?
b) 3 days
.. days
d) 8 days
O. A can do a work in 12 days. When he had
w:orked for 3 days B joined him. If they
complete the remaining work in 3 more
days. In how many days B alone can finish
the work?
a) 5 days
b) 6 days
c) 8 days
d) 9 days
21. Pcan complete a piece of work in 20 days
and Q in 30 days. P worked alone for 4
days and left, then Q completed the
remaining work along with R in 18 days. In
how many days can 'R' working alone
complete the work?
a) 60 days
b) 72 days
c) 80 days
d) 90 days
22. A and B can do a work in 12 days; Band C
in 15 days; C and A in 20 days. They all
work together for 8 days and then A left. In

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TIME AND WORK

how many more days can Band C finish
the remaining work?
a) 3 days
b) 2 days
c) 4 days
d) 6 days
23 . Three taps can fill a tank in 10, 15 and 18
minutes respectively. In an empty tank all
the three taps are kept open and after 3
minutes the third tap is closed. In how
many minutes more will the tank be full?
a) 1 min

b) 3 min

c) 2 min

d) 4 min

24. Two pipes P and Q can fill a tank in 12

minutes and 18 minutes respectively. They
are turned on at the same time. If the tap P
is turned off after 4 minutes, how long will
tap Q take to fill the rest tank?
a) 8 min

b) 9 min

c) 7 min

d) 10 min

25. Two pipes P and Q can fill a ta

minutes and 15 minutes re
an empty pipe 'R can emp'
The pipes P and
minutes and then the
opened. In what
a) 10 min

ely an do a piece
respectively. They
starting with A on
ow many days will the
work be c
d?
a) 4 days
b) 6 days
c) 10 days
d) 8 days
27, P and Q working separately can do a piece
of work 'in 12 and 15 days respectively.
They work on alternate days starting with
Q on the fust day. In how many days will
the work be completed?

a) 13 1/4 days
b) 13 2/5 days
c) 13 3/4 days
d) 13 days
28. P and Q working separately can do a piece
of work in 18 and 24 days respectively. In
how many days will the work be completed
if they work on alternate days?
a) 20 1/2 days
b) 20 2/3 days
c) 21 days
d) , ta Inadequate
s, B can do a work
29. A can do a work in 8
in 7 days, C
k in 6 days. A
works on the '
on the
third day
wor on alternate
.sh the work?
b) 7 1/21 days
d) 8 days
wor n 72 days. B can do the
ays and C can do work in 78
tee of them work on alternate
days 1. A works on the 1st day. B works
e 2nd day, C on the 3rd day and so
. On which day will they finish the work?
a) 55th day
b) 54th day
c) 56th day
d) 49th day
31. A,B and C can do a piece of work in 40,60
and 120 days respectively. In how many
days can A do tqe work, if he is assisted by
Band C and every third day?
a) 10 days
b) 32 days
c) 30 days
d) 60 days
32. Three taps P, Q and R can fill a tank in 12,
15 and 20 hours respectively. If P is opened
all the time and Q and R are opened for 1
hour each alternatively starting with Q, the
tank will be full in
a) 8 hrs

b) 9 hrs

c) 7 hrs

d) 6 hrs

33. A piece of work can be done by 16 men in

8 days working 12 hours a day. How many
men are needed to complete another work,

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which
the ftrst one, in 32
. : :" .,. is three rimes
'.:." : .
days working 8 houts a day?
a) 18 men
b) 24 men
..

c) 20 men

d) 30 men

34. 15 men take 10 days to complete a job

working 12 hours aday. How many hours a
day should 10 men work to complete the
job in 20 days?
a) 20 hours
c) 9 hours

b} 8 hours
d} 10'hours

<1:)40 days

37. A certain number of men can do a work in

20 days. If there were 4 more men, the
work can be done in 5 days less. How many
men were there initially?

a} 12
c) 15

b) 50

c) 44

d) 48

36. A contractor decided to

in 40 days _and employed
beginning and 40 men
days and got .the work
schedule. I f he
additional
would he
work?

en in (x-3) days
~ days is

and work don

equaL Fin

35.25 men take 25 days to construct a wall 10

m high. How many men would be required
to construct a slmilar wall, which is 8 m
high, if it is planned that the work would be
completed in 10 days?
a) 32

d) .10 days

en can construct a wall in

g will it take 5 men and 4 .
. ow
the same?
b) 47 days
d) 40 days
wom~n

can complete a work .in 7. days

and 10 children take 14 days to complete
the work. How many days will 5 women
and 10 children take to comple te the :vork?
a) 1

b) 3

c) 5

d) 7

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NUMBER SYSTEM
, LIn a knock-out tennis tournament of 128
players, what is the number of matches
played to decide the winner?

a) 128

b) 127

c) 64

d) 129

2. In a knock-out tennis tournament of 63

matches, were played to decide the

Vv1nner of the tournament. What is the
number of players in the tournament?
a) 62

b) 63

c) 64

c) 9153

d) 9351

8, There are 576 boys and 448 girls in a

school that are to be divided into equal
sections of either boys or girls alone.
Find the least number of sections that
can be formed?
a) 24

d) 48

b) 32

. . ferent qualities
'ty, 465
gallons of
e east possible
o qual size in which
of > ferent qualities can

9.

d) 126

3. A printer numbers the pages of book

starting with 1 and uses 3189 digits in alL
How many pages does the book have?

<.

a) 1000 b) 1074 c) 1075

4. Raja was given, a problem of adding

certain number of consecutive na
numbers starting from 1. By mist
added a natural number
obtained the sum as 82
.number that was added

a) 5
5.
' :"0:.-

a) 3
Y 36 leaves a
is the remainder
ki-\.UlUUer is divided by 17?
b) 6 '. 1i1W,l: ii'j;.T;i;
l

c) 8 )"

c) 26

d) Cannot say ';'

d) 40

ells ring at the intervals of 6, 8, 12

.seconds. They start ringing
er at 12 o'clock. After .how many
s conds will they ring together again?
~~::'t!"

a number is
remainder is 25.
divided by

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tnlXlllg.

a) 72 ,<. b) 84

b) 15

~en

6.

d) 1080

c) 60

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ring

11. Seven bells

at interVals of 2,
3,4,6,8,9,12 minutes respectively. They
started ringing simultaneously at 6:00 in
the morning. How many more times
would all seven bells ring simultaneously
till 5:00 in the eve~g of the same day?
a) 8

b) 9

c) 12

d) 18

12. Find , ;ith,e ; smallest four ;l pi~tt~n.umber

which when divided by 5,6,7 and 8
leaves a remainder of 3 'in ;each "case

7. The BEe.:: .9L two numlters js.113ancL __ ---' ~L 16I7~J683 c) lQQ3 ~"" " ~lJ013
. their .! LG~M ".is 'i,2~8825.0n~ !H~:tbf " the . 13. Findfh"iiargest four digk ~~b~twhich
numbers IS 2825. Fmd the other
when divided by' 5,6,7,8,9,10 leaves the
a) 9513
b) 9135
remainders of 4,5,6,7,8,9 respectively. -

NUMBER SYSTEM,
a} 2519

b) 2521

c) 7559

d) 7561

14.1 have a few sweets of be distributed. If I

keep 2, 3 or 4 in apack, I am left with
one sweet. If I keep 5 in a pack, I am left
with none. What is the minimum
number of sweets I have to pack and
distribute?

a) 25

b) 37

c) 54

d) 65

, 15. Raju has 14 currency notes in his pocket

consisting of only Rs.20 notes and Rs.10
notes. The total 1I].oney value of the
notes is Rs.230. The number of Rs.l0
notes that Raju has is (GATE - 2012)

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b) 6

c) 9 '

, a) 8

d) 12

of rice looking
even
whic have equal weight
'8 ' slig y heavier. The \y~ighing
, f unlimited capacit:Y~ , Using
nce, the minimum number of
j:.,.s :';:;::required to iden~fy" the

d) 10

16.Three friends R, Sand T shared

from a bowi~ 'R took 113m of
but returned four to the
114th of what was left
toffees to the bowl. T
remainder but
the bowl. If the

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17.

,'toys 'w~re initially divided among them in '

a certain proportion. Subsequently, -Bgave some toys to S which doubled the
share of S. Then S in turn,gave some of
her toys to T, which doubled T's share" , '
Next, some of T's toys were given to R,
which doubled the number of toys that
13- .currently had. X
result of all such
thr
exchanges,
with e ual n
toys did

1) received a
Christrri<is':';lThe

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b)3 , ' c)4

d)8

9. If 137 + 276 = 435, how much is 731 1672 =? .(GATE - 2010)

a) 534

b) 1403

c) 1623

d) 1513

20. Consider the equation: (7526)s- .M s =

(4364)8'" , ~~~Ee (X)N., stand~/9r5;ii~ilr~~g ~;w.e ., '
baseN :'"Fifj~lY (GATE - 2014) "

a) 1634 iiui-h)" '1 737 c) 3142

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