CONCEPTUAL WORKSHEET - 1 (VERBAL APPROACH)

1. If the list price of a book is reduced by Rs 5 then a person can buy 2 more
books for Rs 300.the original cost of the book is
a. 25 b. 30 c. 15 d. 20

2. A person who spends 66 ⅔ % of his income is able to save Rs. 1200 per
month. His monthly expenses in Rs. is
a. 4800
b. 1200
c. 3600
d. 2400
3. An agent gets a commission of 2.5% on the sales of cloths. If on a certain
day he gets Rs 12.50 as commission the cloth sold through him on that day is
worth
a. Rs. 500
b. Rs. 750
c. Rs. 1250
d. Rs. 280
4. If X is 80% Y, what percentage of X is Y ?
a. 75
b. 80
c. 100
d. 125
5. A trader marks his goods 10% above his cost price. If he allows
his Customers 10% discount on marked price, how much profit or loss does
he makes, if any
a. no gain ,no loss
b. 1% gain
c. 1% loss
d. 5% gain
6. A farmer built a fence around his square plot of land. He used 27 fence poles on
each side of the square. How many poles did he need altogether?
(A) 100 (B) 104 (C) 109 (D) 110
7. A radio, when sold at a certain price gives a gain of 20%. What will be the gain
in percent, if sold for thrice this price?
(A) 260% (B) 60% (C) 100% (D) 50% (E) None of these
8. In a certain club , the ratio of the number of boys to girls is 5:3. what percent of the
members of club are girls?
(A) 37.5% (B) 50% (C) 60% (D) 62.5% (E) 80%

9. In a code CORNER is coded as GSVRIV. How would you code CENTRAL?

a. GIRXVEO b. GJRYVEP c. GNFJKER d. GIRXVEP

10. The average weight of 10 men increased by 1.5 kgs when one weighing 68 kgs is
replaced by a new man. What is the weight of the new man?
a. 53 kgs b. 60 kgs. c. 83 kgs d. None of these

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