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ARITHMETIC
81. A person wants to travel a distance 83. Radius of a wheel is 0.25 m. How
of 50 km by his bicycle. He travels with many rounds will it take to complete the
the speed of 12.5 km/hr. After every distance of 11 km ?
12.5 km, he takes a rest for 20 minutes. (A) 2800 (B) 7000
How much time will he take to complete (C) 4000 (D) 5500
the whole distance ?
(A) 4 hours 20 minutes 84. A person crosses a 600 m long
(B) 5 hours 20 minutes street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in
(C) 5 hours km per hour ?
(D) 6 hours (A) 7.2 (B) 3.6
82. A and B walk on a circular path (C) 10 (D) 8.4
whose circumference is 35 km. They start 85. At present, average age of Ashok
walking from the same place in the same and Pradeep is 4 : 3. After six years
direction and at the same time. Speed of Ashok’s age will be 26 years. What is the
‘A’ is 4 km per hour and speed of ‘B’ is age of Pradeep at present ?
5 km per hour. After how much time will (A) 12 years (B) 15 years
they meet again ?
(A) 15 hours (B) 21 hours 1
(C) 19 years (D) 21 years
(C) 35 hours (D) 42 hours 2
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86. How many cubes of 10 cm edge 95. Which of the following fractions
can be put in a cubic box of 1 m edge ? is the smallest ?
(A) 10 (B) 100 11 9 3 5
(C) 1000 (D) 10000 (A) (B) (C) (D)
87. ‘A’ can run a kilometre in 4 minutes 13 11 4 7
54 seconds and ‘B’ can run this distance 96. In an examination, a student
in 5 minutes. How many metres ahead of
‘A’ should ‘B’ stand at the start of the 1 km was asked to find of a certain
race so that both of them reach the finish
point together ? number. By mistake, he found of
(A) 20 metres (B) 16 metres
(C) 18 metres (D) 14.5 metres that number. His answer was 150 more
88. A man has some hens and cows. than the correct answer. The number
If the number of heads be 48 and is
number of feet equals 140, then the (A) 180 (B) 240 (C) 280 (D) 290
number of hens will be 97. 0.9 = ?
(A) 22 (B) 23 (C) 24 (D) 26
89. By selling 12 oranges for a rupee, a (A) 0.3 (B) 0.94 (C) 0.03 (D) 0.33
man loses 20%. How many for a rupee 98. Price of a commodity is reduced by
should he sell to get a gain of 20% ? 10%. To bring it to the original price, what
(A) 5 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 15 should be the increase in the new price ?
90. How many times a day, are the 1
hands of a clock in straight line but (A) 10% (B) 9 %
11
opposite in direction ? 1
(A) 24 (B) 20 (C) 22 (D) 48 (C) 11 % (D) 11%
91. Find the value of 9
99. What percent of a day is 3 hours ?
1
(A) 12 % (B) 25%
2
1 3 3 100
(A) 2 (B) (C) (D) (C) 80% (D) %
2 4 2 3
92. Which mathematical operation 100. In an examination, 65% students
should come at the place of ‘?’ in the passed in Civics and 60% in History.
equation : 2 ? 6 – 12 y 4 + 2 = 11 ? 40% passed in both of these subjects.
(A) + (B) – If 90 students failed in History and
(C) u (D) y Civics both, then what is the total
93. Which number will come in place number of students ?
of question mark (?) in the following (A) 600 (B) 650 (C) 700 (D) 750
equation ? 101. A mixture of water and milk is
40 litres. There is 10% water in it. How
much water should now be added in this
(A) 72 (B) 27 (C) 36 (D) 63 mixture so that new mixture contains
94. Which of the following is the 20% water ?
smallest number that gives remainder ‘2’ (A) 4 litres
everytime, when divided by 6, 7, 8, 9 (B) 5 litres
and 12 ? (C) 6.5 litres
(A) 756 (B) 504 (C) 754 (D) 506 (D) 7.5 litres
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102. The length of a rectangle is ratio becomes 16 : 27. One number out
increased by 40% and its breadth of the two will be
decreased by 30%. The change in the area (A) 99 (B) 77 (C) 88 (D) 66
of the rectangle is 109. Kanti started a business investing
(A) 10% increase (B) 10% decrease Rs. 9,000. After five months, Sudhakar
(C) 2% increase (D) 2% decrease joined with a capital of Rs. 8,000. If at
103. The ratio of the first and the the end of the year, they earn a profit of
second class fares between two stations is Rs. 6,970, then what will be the share of
4 : 1 and that of the number of passengers Sudhakar in the profit ?
travelling by the first and second class is 1 (A) Rs. 3,690 (B) Rs. 1,883.78
: 40. If Rs. 11,000 is collected as the total (C) Rs. 2,380 (D)Rs. 3,864
fare, then the amount collected from the 110. Rs. 700 are distributed among A,
first class passengers is B and C such that A gets half of what
B gets and B gets half of what C gets.
(A) Rs. 275 (B) Rs. 315 What is the share of C ?
(C) Rs. 1000 (D)Rs. 100 (A) Rs. 600 (B) Rs. 400
104. The average marks of 48 students (C) Rs. 300 (D)Rs. 200
in a class is 45. The average marks of the 111. A person incurs 5% loss by selling
boys in the class is 40 and the average a watch for Rs. 1,140. To earn 5% profit,
marks of the girls in the class is 50. What at what price the watch should be sold ?
is the ratio between the number of boys (A) Rs. 1,311 (B) Rs. 1,197
and the number of girls in the class ? (C) Rs. 1,254 (D) Rs. 1,260
(A) 3 : 5 (B) 4 : 5 112. A person sells 320 mangoes at
(C) 1 : 1 (D) Data inadequate the cost price of 400 mangoes. What is
105. In a joint family, the average age his profit percent ?
of grand parents is 67 years, the average (A) 10% (B) 15% (C) 20% (D) 25%
age of the parents is 35 years and that 113. A seller marks his goods 30%
of the three grand children is 6 years. above the cost price but allows
What is the average age of the family? 15% discount for cash payment. What
4 5
is his profit percent when sold in cash ?
(A) 28 years (B) 31 years (A) 10.5% (B) 8.5%
7 7 (C) 9% (D) 15%
1 114. A number when divided by 133
(C) 32 years (D) Data inadequate leaves the remainder 21. If the same
2
106. The average earnings of a mechanic number is divided by 19, then the
for the first four days of a week are Rs. 18 remainder will be
and for the last four days Rs. 22. If he (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 7 (D) 21
earns Rs. 20 on the fourth day, then his 115. Simple interest on a certain
average earnings for the whole week are 9
(A) Rs. 18.95 (B) Rs. 16 amount is of the principal. If the
16
(C) Rs. 20 (D)Rs. 25.71 number representing the rate of interest
107. Rs. 53 are divided among A, B in percent and time in years be equal,
and C such that A gets Rs. 7 more than then time, for which the principal
B and B gets Rs. 8 more than C. What amount is lent out, is
is the ratio of their shares ?
(A) 16 : 9 : 18 (B) 25 : 18 : 10 1 1
(A) 5 years (B) 6 years
(C) 18 : 25 : 10 (D)15 : 8 : 30 2 2
108. Two numbers are in the ratio 1
5 : 9. After adding 9 to each number, the (C) 7 years (D) 7 years
2
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116. An amount will double itself in 84. (A) : 7200 m/hour, i.e. 7.2 km/hr
16 years at a certain simple interest. What
is the rate of interest per annum ? 85. (B) : A + 6 = 26, i.e. A = 20
1 ? P = 15
(A) 10% (B) 6 %
4
(C) 8% (D)16% 86. (C) :
117. In what time Rs. 8,000 at 3% simple
interest per annum will produce the same 87. (A) : In 6 seconds, B can cover 20
earnings as Rs. 6,000 do in 5 years at 4% metres, running the distance of
simple interest per annum ? 1 km in 5 minutes, i.e. 300
(A) 3 years (B) 4 years seconds, i.e. 1000 m in 300 sec.,
(C) 5 years (D)6 years i.e. 20 m in 6 seconds.
118. ‘A’ and ‘B’ together can complete a ? Remaining distance of
work in 12 days. ‘A’ alone can complete it 980 metres will be covered
in 20 days. If ‘B’ now does the work only by B in 4 min. 54 sec.
for half a day daily, then in how many days ? B should stand 20 metres
‘A’ and ‘B’ together will complete the work? ahead of A at the start.
(A) 15 days (B) 11 days 88. (D) : H + C = 48
(C) 20 days (D)10 days 2H + 4C = 140
119. If 7 spiders make 7 webs in 2H = 52 H = 26, C = 22
7 days, then 1 spider will make 1 web in 1
how many days ? 89. (B) : S.P. of one orange
(A) 1 day (B) 7 days 12
Loss = 20%
(C) 49 days (D)3.5 days
120. A tap can fill a tank in 25 minutes
and another tap can empty it in 50
minutes. If both the taps are opened
together simultaneously, then the tank
will be filled in
(A) 20 minutes (B) 30 minutes If Gain = 20%, then S.P.
(C) 40 minutes (D)50 minutes
will be i.e..
ANSWERS
1
81. (C) Re per orange..
8
82. (C) ? The man should sell 8
83. (B) : Distance covered in one round oranges for a rupee.
90. (A)
91. (D) :
92. (C) : 2 u 6 – 12 y 4 + 2
? Number o f r ound s t o = 2 u 6 – 3 + 2 = 12 – 3 + 2
cover 11 km = 11
93. (A) : ?2 = 54 u 96
=2u3u3u3u2u2
×2u2u2u3
= 7000 ? = 2 u 2 u 2 u 3 u 3 = 72
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94. (D) : L.C.M. of 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 = 504 Suppose number of passengers
? Required number travelling by 2nd class = 40y
= 504 + 2 = 506 ? 4xy + 40xy = 11000
95. (D) :
The amount collected from
1st class passengers
= 4xy = 1000
96. (C) : Let the given number be K.
104. (C) : Let the number of boys in the
class be B and the number of
girls be G.
? B + G = 48
Also 40B + 50G
= 48 u 45 = 2160
G = 24, B = 24
97. (B) 98. (C) 99. (A) Required ratio
100. (A) : =B:G=1:1
15 105. (B) : Average age of the family
C H
25 40 20
7
? 15% = 90
106. (C) :
7
101. (B) : Quantity of water in the
mixture = 4 litres
Suppose x litres of water is
added to the mixture. 107. (B) : A + B + C = 53
...(1)
? x + 4 = 20% of (40 + x)
A = B + 7, B = C + 8
5x + 20 = 40 + x
? (1) (B + 7) + B + (B – 8)
4x = 20 x = 5
= 53
? 5 litres of water must be
B = 18, A = 25, C = 10
added to the mixture so that
the new mixture contains 20% Required ratio
of water. = 25 : 18 : 10
102. (D) 108. (A) : Let the two numbers be 5k
and 9k.
103. (C) : Suppose the first class fare
= Rs. 4x
Suppose the second class fare
= Rs. x. 135k + 243 = 144k + 144
Suppose number of passengers k = 11
travelling by 1st class = y The numbers are 55 and 99.
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109. (C) : The profit of Rs. 6970 must Time = R years
be divided among Kanti and
Sudhakar in the ratio of
R2
9000 u 12 : 8000 u 7, i.e.
108 : 56, i.e. 27 : 14
? Sudhakar’s share
? Rate %
117. (C) :
100
C = 400
111. (D) : If S. P. = Rs. 1140 and , sayy
Loss = 5%, then 100
x = 5
? Time = 5 years
C. P.
118. (A) : (A + B)’s one day’s work