1.

If A : B = 3 : 4 and B : C= 8 : 9 , then A : C is :

A. 1:3
B. 3:2
C. 2:3
D. 1:2

2. If 2A = 3B and 4B= 5C, then A : C is:

A. 4:3
B. 8 : 15
C. 15 : 8
D. 3:4

3. If 2A = 3B = 4C, then A : B : C is :

A. 2:3:4
B. 4:3:2
C. 6:4:3
D. 20 : 15 : 2

4. If 0.75 : X :: 5 : 8, then X is equal to :

A. 1.12
B. 1.20
C. 1.25
D. 1.30

5. If X : Y = 5 : 2 then (8x + 9y) : (8x + 2y) is:

A. 22 : 29
B. 26 : 61
C. 29 : 22
D. 61 : 26
6. Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 5. If 9 is subtracted from each, the new numbers are
in the ratio 12 : 23. The smallest number is :

A. 27
B. 33
C. 49
D. 55

7. Two numbers are respectively 20 % and 50 % more than a third number .The ratio of
the two numbers is :

A. 2:5
B. 3:5
C. 4:5
D. 6:7

8. The ratio of number of boys and girls in a college is 7 : 8. If the percentage increase
in the number of boys and girls be 20% and 10% respectively, what will be the new
ratio ?

A. 8:9
B. 17 : 18
C. 21 : 22
D. Cannot be determined.

9. A sum of money is to be distributed among A,B,C,D in the proportion of 5 : 2 : 4: 3.

If C gets Rs. 1000 more than D,what is B’s share ?

A. Rs. 500.
B. Rs. 1500
C. Rs. 2000
D. Rs. None of these.
 10. What least number must be subtracted from each of the numbers 14, 17, 34 and
42 so that the remainders may be proportional?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 7

11. The fourth proportional to 5, 8,15 is :

A. 18
B. 24
C. 19
D. 20

12. In a mixture of 40 liters, the ratio of milk and water is 4:1. How many water must be
added to this mixture so that ratio of milk and water becomes 2:3
A. 20 ltrs
B. 32 ltrs
C. 40 ltrs
D. 30 ltrs

13. If 391 bananas were distributed among the three monkeys in the ratio 1/2 : 2/3 :
3/4, how many bananas did the first monkey get?

A. 102
B. 108
C. 112
D. 104

14. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio
of the two numbers is:

A. 2 : 5
B. 3 : 5
 C. 4 : 5
D. 5 : 4

15. Seats for Mathematics, Physics and Biology in a school are in the ratio 5:7:8.
There is a proposal to increase these seats by 40%, 50%and 75%respectively. What
will be the ratio of increased seats?

A. 2:3:4
B. 6:7:8
C. 6:8:9
D. None

16. The salaries A, B, C are in the ratio 2:3:5. If the increments

of 15%, 10% and 20% are allowed respectively in their salaries, then what will be
new ratio of their salaries?

A. 3 : 3 : 10
B. 10 : 11 : 20
C. 23 : 33 : 60
D. Cannot be determined.

17. If 40% of a number is equal to two-third of another number, what is the ratio of
first number to the second number?

A. 2:5
B. 3:7
C. 7:3
D. 5:3

18. The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to second is 2:3 and that of
the second to the third is 5:8, then the second number is:

A. 20
B. 30
C. 48
D. 58
19. What number has a 5:1 ratio to the number 10?

A. 42
B. 50
C. 55
D. 62.

20. The inverse ratio of 3: 2: 1 is?

A. 1:2:3
B. 2:3:1
C. 3:1:2
D. 2:3:6

21. A does a work in 10 days & B does the same work in 15 days. In how many days
they together will do the same work
A. 5 days
B. 6 days
C. 8 days
D. 9 days

22. A can finish a work in 24 days, B in 9 days & C in 12 days. B and C start the
work but are forced to leave after 3 days. The remaining work was done by A in:

A. 5 days
B. 6 days
C. 10 days
D. 10 ½ days

23. A and B together can do a piece of work in 30 days. A having worked for 16
days. B finishes the remaining work alone in 44 days. In how many days shall B
finish the whole work alone.

A. 30 days
 B. 40 days
C. 60 days
D. 70 days

24. A and B can do a piece of work in 45 days & 40 days respectively. They began to
do the work together but A leaves after some days & then B completed the
remaining work in 23 days. The number of days after which A left the work was

A. 6
B. 8
C. 9
D. 12

25. Kim can do a work in 3 days while David can do the same work in 2 days. Both
of them finish the work together & get Rs. 150. What is the share of Kim?

A. Rs 30
B. Rs. 60
C. Rs. 70
D. Rs. 75

26. A and B together can complete a work in 12 days. A alone can complete it in 20
days. If B does the work only for half a day daily, then in how many days A and B
together will complete the work

A. 10 days
B. 11 days
C. 15 days
D. 20 days

27. A, B & C can do a piece of work in 36 , 54 and 72 days. Respectively. They

started the work but A left 8 days before the completion of the work while B left 12
days before the completion. The number of days for which C worked is

A. 4
B. 8
 C. 12
D. 24

28. 12 men complete a work in 9 days. After they have worked for 6 days, 6 more
men join them. How many days will they take to complete the remaining work?

A. 2 days
B. 3 days
C. 4 days
D. 5 days

29. A man, a woman & a boy can complete a job in 3, 4 & 12 days respectively. How
many boys must assist 1 man and 1 woman to complete the job in ¼ of a day.
A. 1.
B. 4.
C. 19
D. 41.

30. 10 women can complete a work in 7 days & 10 children take 14 days to complete
the work. How many days will 5 women & 10 children take to complete the work.

A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. Can not be determined

31. 5 men & 2 boys working together can do four times as much work as a man and a
boy. Working capacities of a woman & a boy are in the ratio

A. 1:2
B. 2:1
C. 1:3
D. 3:1
32. If 6 men & 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 26 men & 48 boys can
do the same in 2 days, the time taken by 15 men & 20 boys in doing the same type of
work will be

A. 4 days
B. 5 days
C. 6 days
D. 7 days

33. If 4 examiners can examine a certain number of answer books in 8 days by

working 5 hours a day, for how many hours a day would examine twice the number
of answer books in 20 days.

A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9

34. If 5 girls can embroider a dress in 9 days, then the number of days taken by 3 girls
will be

A. 20 days
B. 10 days
C. 14 days
D. 15 days

35. A completes a work in 12 days and B complete the same work in 24 days. If both
of them work together, then the number of days required to complete the work will
be

A. 8 days
B. 6 days
C. 7 days
D. 5 days

36. A and B can complete a work in 15 days and 10 days respectively. They started
doing the work together but after 2 days B had to leave and A alone completed the
remaining work. The whole work was completed in :

A. 8 days
B. 10 days
C. 12 days
D. 15 days

37. A takes twice as much time as B or thrice as much time as C to finish a piece of work.
Working together, they can finish the work in 2 days. B can do the work alone in:

A. 4 days
B. 6 days
C. 8 days
D. 12 days

38. A and B can do a piece of work in 30 days, while B and C can do the same work
in 24 days and C and A in 20 days. They all work together for 10 days when B and C
leave. How many days more will A take to finish the work?

A. 18days
B. 24 days
C. 30 days
D. 36 days

39. 4 men and 6 women can complete a work in 8 days, while 3 men and 7 women
can complete it in 10 days. In how many days will 10 women complete it?
A. 35
B. 40
C. 45
D. 50

40. Two pipes can fill the cistern in 10hr and 12 hr respectively, while the third empty
it in 20hr. If all pipes are opened simultaneously, then the cistern will be filled in
A. 7.5 hr
B. 8 hr
C. 8.5 hr
D. 10 hr

Work done by all the tanks working together in 1 hour.

1/10+1/12−1/20=2/15
Hence, tank will be filled in 15/2=7.5 hr

41. An athlete runs 200 meters race in 24 seconds. His speed is:
A. 20 km/hr
B. 24 km/hr
C. 28.5 km/hr
D. 30 km/hr

42. How long will a boy take to run round a square field of side 35 meters, if he runs at
the rate of 9 km/hr ?

A. 50 sec
B. 52 sec
C. 54 sec
D. 56 sec

43. A car is running at a speed of 108 kmph. What distance will it cover in 15 seconds ?

A. 45 meters
B. 55 meters
C. 450 meters
D. Cannot be determned
44. A truck covers a distance of 550 meters in 1 minute where as bus covers a distance of
33 kms in 45 minutes. The ratio of their speed is:
A. 3:4
B. 4:3
C. 3:5
D. 50:3

45. A man in a train notices that he can count 21 telephone posts in one minute,if they are
known to be 50 meters apart, then at what speed is the train travelling?

A. 55 km/hr
B. 57 km/hr
C. 60 km/hr
D. 63 km/hr

46. An express train travelled at an average speed of 100 km/hr , stopping for 3 minutes
after every 75 km. how long did it take to reach its destination 600 km from the
starting point?

A. 6 hrs 21 min
B. 6 hrs 24 min
C. 6 hrs 27 min
D. 6 hrs 30 min

47. A train covers a distance of 10 km in 12 minutes. If its speed is decreased by 5 km/hr,

the time taken by it to cover the same distance will be:

A. 10 min.
B. 11 min 20 sec
C. 13 min
D. 13 min 20 sec

48. A person has to cover a distance of 6 km in 45 mins. If he covers one-half of the

distance in two thirds of the total time; to cover the remaining distance in the
remaining time, his speed (in km/hr) must be :
 A. 6
B. 8
C. 12
D. 15

49. A can complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of
21 km/hr and second half at the rate 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km.
A. 220 km.
B. 224 km.
C. 230 km.
D. 234 km.

50. A man travels 600 km by train at 80 km/hr, 800 km by ship at 40 km/hr,500 km by

aeroplane at 400 km/hr and 100 km by a car at 50 km/hr. What is the average speed
for the entire distance?

A. 60 km/hr
5
B. 60 km/hr
123
C. 62 km/hr
5
D. 65 km/hr
123

51. Mary jogs 9 km at a speed of 6 km/hr. At what speed would she need to jog during the
next 1.5 hours to have an average of 9 km per hour for the entire jogging

A. 9 kmph
B. 10 kmph
C. 12 kmph
D. 14 kmph
52. Robert is travelling on his cycle and has calculated to reach point A at 2 P.M. if he
travels at 10 kmph; he will reach there at 12 noon if he travels at 15 kmph. At what
speed must he travel to reach A at 1 p.m.

A. 8 kmph
B. 11 kmph
C. 12 kmph
D. 14 kmph

53. The speed of the train in going form Nagpur to Allahabad is 100 km/hr while when
coming back from Allahabad to Nagpur, its speed is 150 km/hr. Find the average
speed during the whole journey.

A. 125
B. 75
C. 135
D. 120

54. How many seconds will a 500 meter long train take to cross a man walking with a
speed of 3 km/hr in the direction of the moving train if the speed of the train is 63
km.hr?

A. 25
B. 30
C. 40
D. 45

55. A man walking at the rate of 5 km/hr crosses a bridge in 15 minutes. The length of the
bridge(in meters) is:

A. 600
B. 750
C. 1000
D. 1250

56. Two trains of equal lengths take 10 seconds and 15 seconds respectively to cross a
telegraph post. If the length of each train be 120 meters, in what time (in seconds) will
they cross each other travelling in opposite direction?

A. 10
B. 12
C. 15
D. 20

57. In covering a distance of 30 km, Abhay takes 2 hours more than Sameer. If Abhay
doubles his speed, then he would take 1 hour less than Sameer. Abhay's speed is :

A. 5 kmph
B. 6 kmph
C. 6.25 kmph
D. 7.5 kmph

58. It takes eight hours for a 600 km journey, if 120 km is done by train and the rest by
car. It takes 20 minutes more, if 200 km is done by train and the rest by car. The ratio
of the speed of the train to that of the cars is:

A. 2:3
B. 3:2
C. 3:4
D. 4:3

59. A motorboat, whose speed in 15 km/hr in still water goes 30 km downstream and
comes back in a total of 4 hours 30 minutes. The speed of the stream (in km/hr) is:

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 10

60. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45
kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?

A. 9
B. 10
C. 12
D. 20

61. How many arrangements can be made out of the letters of the word ENGINEERING

A. 277200

B. 92400

C. 69300

D. 23100

62. In how many different ways can be letters of the word “ Banking” be arranged so
that the vowels always come together.

A. 120

B. 240

C. 360

D. 720

63. How many words can be formed by using letters of word “MADAM”?
A. 30
B. 32
C. 28
D. 35
64. From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a
committee so that at least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can it
be done?
A. 564
B. 645
C. 735
D. 756

65. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'LEADING' be arranged in
such a way that the vowels always come together?
A. 360
B. 480
C. 720
D. 5040
66. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'CORPORATION' be
arranged so that the vowels always come together?
A. 810
B. 1440
C. 2880
D. 50400
67. Out of 7 constants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can
be formed?
A. 210
B. 1050
C. 25200
D. 21400
68. In how many ways can 8 Indians and, 4 American and 4 Englishmen can be seated in
a row so that all person of the same nationality sit together?
A. 3! 8! 4! 4!
B. 3! 8!
 C. 4! 4!
D. 8! 4! 4!
69. In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, four children are to be selected. In how many
different ways can they be selected such that at least one boy should be there?
A. 159
B. 194
C. 205
D. 209
70. How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9, which
are divisible by 5 and none of the digits is repeated?
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20
71. A box contains 2 white balls, 3 black balls and 4 red balls. In how many ways can 3
balls be drawn from the box, if at least one black ball is to be included in the draw?
A. 32
B. 48
C. 64
D. 96
72. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'DETAIL' be arranged in such
a way that the vowels occupy only the odd positions?
A. 32
B. 48
C. 36
D. 60
73. How many 4-letter words with or without meaning, can be formed out of the letters of
the word, 'LOGARITHMS', if repetition of letters is not allowed?
A. 40
 B. 400
C. 5040
D. 2520
74. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'OPTICAL' be arranged so
that the vowels always come together?
A. 120
B. 720
C. 4320
D. 2160
75. A boy has nine trousers and 12 shirts. In how many different ways can he select a
trouser and a shirt?
A. 21
B. 12
C. 108
D. 101
76. How many three letter words are formed using the letters of the word TIME?
A. 12
B. 20
C. 16
D. 24

77. Using all the letters of the word "NOKIA", how many words can be formed, which
begin with N and end with A?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 24
D. 120
78. How many four digit numbers can be formed using the digits {1, 3, 4, 5, 7,
9}(repetition of digits is not allowed)?
A. 360
B. 60
C. 300
D. 180

79. How many four digit even numbers can be formed using the digits {2, 3, 5, 1, 7, 9} ?
A. 60
B. 360
C. 120
D. 240
80. A question paper consists of five problems, each problem having three internal
choices. In how many ways can a candidate attempt one or more problems?
A. 63
B. 511
C. 1023
D. 15

81. The number of permutations of the letters of the word 'MESMERISE' is_.
A. 9!/(2!)2 3!
B. 9!/(2!)3 3!
C. 9!/(2!)2 (3!)2
D. 5!/(2!)2 3!

82. A committee has 5 men and 6 women. What are the number of ways of selecting 2
men and 3 women from the given committee?
A. 150
 B. 200
C. 250
D. 300

83. What are the number of ways to select 3 men and 2 women such that one man and
one woman are always selected?
A. 100
B. 60
C. 30
D. 20

84. A committee has 5 men and 6 women. What are the number of ways of selecting a
group of eight persons?
A. 165
B. 185
C. 205
D. 225

85. There are 18 stations between Hyderabad and Bangalore. How many second class
tickets have to be printed, so that a passenger can travel from any station to any other
station?
A. 100
B. 190
C. 200
D. 380

86. What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice:
 A. 1/6
B. 1/8
C. 1/9
D. 1/12
87. If a card is picked up at random from a pack f 52 cards. Find the probability that
it is a king or queen.

A. 3/13
B. 2/13
C. 7/52
D. 1/169

88. A family has two children. Find the probability that both the children are girls
given that at least one of them is a girl?

A. 1/4
B. 2/3
C. 1/3
D. 2/4

89. A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random.
What is the probability that none of the balls drawn is blue?
A. 10/21
B. 11/21
C. 2/7
D. 5/7

90. In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green balls. One ball is picked up
randomly. What is the probability that it is neither red nor green?
A. 1/3
B. 3/4
C. 7/19
D. 8/21
91. An urn contains 10 black and 5 white balls two balls are drawn from the urn one
after the other without replacement. What is the probability that both drawn balls are
black?
A. 1/7
B. 2/7
C. 7/3
D. 3/7

92. Two cards are drawn together from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that one is
a spade and one is a heart, is:
A. 3/20
B. 29/34
C. 47/100
D. 13/102

93. Two cards are drawn together from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability
that the card drawn is a face card (Jack, Queen and King only)?
A. 1/13
B. 3/13
C. 1/4
D. 9/52

94. In a simultaneous throw of two coins, the probability of getting at least one head
is:
A. 1/2
B. 1/3
C. 2/3
D. 3/4

95. Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two
heads?
A. 3/4
B. 1/4
 C. 3/8
D. 7/8

96. In a simultaneous throw of two dice, what is the probability of getting a total of
7.?
A. 1/6
B. 1/4
C. 2/3
D. 3/4

97. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting two
numbers whose product is even?
A. 1/2
B. 3/4
C. 3/8
D. 5/16

98. Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random.
What is the probability that the ticket drawn bears a number which is a multiple of 3?
A. 3/10
B. 3/20
C. 2/5
D. 1/2

99. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 blanks. A lottery is drawn at random. What
is the probability of getting a prize ?
A. 1/10
B. 2/5
C. 2/7
D. 5/7
100. From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn together at random. What is the
probability of both the cards being kings ?
A. 1/15
B. 25/57
C. 35/256
D. 1/221

101. A box contains 4 red balls, 5 green balls and 6 white balls. A ball is drawn at
random from the box. What is the probability that the ball drawn is either red or
green?
A. 2/5
B. 3/5
C. 1/5
D. 7/15

102. In a class there are 15 boys and 10 girls. Three students are selected at random.
The probability that one girl and two boys are selected is:
A. 21/46
B. 25/117
C. 1/50
D. 3/25

103. Four persons are chosen at random from a group of 3 men, 2 women and 4
children. The chance that exactly two of them are children is:
A. 1/9
B. 1/5
C. 1/12
D. 10/21

104. A box contains 20 electric bulbs, out of which four are defective. Two bulbs are
chosen at random from this box. The probability that at least one of these is defective ,
is:
A. 4/19
B. 7/19
C. 12/19
D. 21/95
105. “A” speaks truth in 75% cases and “B” speaks truth in 80 %of the cases. In what
percentage of cases are they likely to contradict each other, narrating the same incident
?
A. 5%
B. 15%
C. 35 %
D. 45%

106. The probability that a number selected at random from the first 50 natural
numbers is a composite number is -.

A. 21/25
B. 17/25
C. 4/25
D. 8/25

107. If a number is chosen at random from the set {1, 2, 3, ...., 100}, then the
probability that the chosen number is a perfect cube is -.

A. 1/25
B. 1/2
C. 4/13
D. 1/10

108. Out of first 20 natural numbers, one number is selected at random. The
probability that it is either an even number or a prime number is -.

A. 1/2
B. 16/19
C. 4/5
D. 17/20

109. If two dice are thrown together, the probability of getting an even number on one
die and an odd number on the other is -.

A. 1/4
B. 1/2
 C. 3/4
D. 3/5

110. If four coins are tossed, the probability of getting two heads and two tails is -.

A. 3/8
B. 6/11
C. 2/5
D. 4/5

111. The product of 4 consecutive even numbers is always divisible by:

A. 600
B. 678
C. 864
D.384

112. What is the least value of x. So that 23x57 is divisible by 3.

A. 2
B. 0
C. 1
D.3

113. What is the least value of x, So that 2x5472 is divisible by 9

E. 7
F. 8
G. 9
H. 3

114. What is the least value of k. So that 123k578 is divisible by 11.

A. 8
B. 7
C. 5
D. 6
115. Which is the following is divisible by 11.
A. 4305
B. 4825
C. 4805
D. 4905
116. The sum of the first 100 numbers, 1 to 100 is always divisible by
A. 2
B. 2 and 4
C. 2, 4 and 8
D. None of these

117. Find the least value of 'a' so that 365a24 is divisible by 8.

A. 9
B. 8
C. 0
D. 2

118. Find the number of digits that are to be used in numbering a book of 400 pages.
A. 1094
B. 1093
C. 1092
D. 109
119. Find the number of divisor of 175.
A. 15
B. 12
C. 9
D. 6
120. The number of divisors excluding 1 and itself for the number 1540 is
A. 22
B. 20
C. 18
D. 16

121. Find the sum of first 70 odd numbers

A. 4490
 B. 4970
C. 4990
D. 4980
E. 4900

122. Find the sum of all odd number upto 250.

A. 15345
B. 15645
C. 15625
D. 15342

123. What is the units place digit in the expansion of (249)64

A. 5
B. 3
C. 1
D. 2

124. What is the unit place digit in (24)13 x (13)4 x (21)16

A. 4
B. 3
C. 7
D. 5

125. In a division, divident is 689, divisior is 36 and quotient is 19. Find the remainder.

A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 5

126. Find the number of different prime factors of 2400

A. 4
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
127. What least number must be added to 4725 to make a perfect square.

A. 32
B. 36
C. 24
D. 20

128. Find the number of divisors of 80

A. 5
B. 9
C. 10
D. 8

129. Find the number of divisor of 248 other than unity and itself

A. 3
B. 5
C. 6
D. 9

130. How many digits are used to number a book containg 300 pages.

A. 694
B. 792
C. 698
D. 784

131. Sum of the two number is 14 and difference of their square is 28. Find the numbers.

A. 8 and 6
B. 9 and 5
C. 4 and 10
D. 3 and 10

132. When a number divided by 288, the remainder is 47. Find the remainder when the
same number is divided by 24.

A. 24
B. 21
C.23
D. 25
 133. A boy was asked to find 7/9 of a number. But he divided the number by 7/9, Thus
he got 32 more than the correct answer. Find the number.

A. 61
B. 63
C. 62
D. 54
134. Find the difference between largest and smallest number formed by the digits 0, 1, 2,
3, 5.
A. 41375
B. 42975
C. 42775
D. 43565

135. Find the L.C.M of 12, 25, 24 and 20.

A. 240
B. 600
C. 320
D. 150
136. Find the H.C.F of 300, 450, 525.
A. 125
B. 50
C. 75
D. 25
137. L.C.M of two numbers is 192 and there H.C.F is 16. If one of them is 48 then find
the other.
A. 32
B. 64
C. 48
D. 68

138. Two numbers are in the ratio 5:8 and thier H.C.F is 4. Find the numbers.
A. 25 and 40
B. 20 and 32
C. 30 and 48
D. 15 and 24
 139. Find the greatest number which will divide 200 and 320 exactly
A. 20
B. 40
C. 50
D. 8

141. 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%

142. Two tailors 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

143. 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

144. 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

145.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%

145. 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

146. 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. 2:5
B. 1: 1
C. 3:4
D. 4:3

147. 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

148. 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

149. 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

150. 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

151. If the given two numbers are respectively 7% and 28% of a third number, then
what percentage is the first of the second?
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 18%
D. none of these
152. 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

153. 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
154. A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5
consecutive months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets
an average sale of Rs. 6500?

A. Rs. 4991
B. Rs. 5991
C. Rs. 6001
D. Rs. 6991

155. 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

156. Vijay Tendulkar has certain average for 99 innings. In the tenth inning, he scores
100 runs thereby increasing his average by 8 runs. His new average is
A. 20
B. 24
C. 28
D. 32

ANS C 28

157. The speed of the train in going form Nagpur to Allahabad is 100 km/hr while
when coming back from Allahabad to Nagpur, its speed is 150 km/hr. Find the
average speed during the whole journey.
A. 125
B. 75
C. 135
D. 120

Ans d. 120
 158. 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

159. 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

160. A shopkeeper bought 600 oranges and 400 bananas. He found 15% of oranges
and 8% of bananas were rotten. Find the percentage of fruits in good condition.
A. 87.8
B. 86.8
C. 85.8
D. 84.8

161. What percent of 120 are 90?

A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 33%

162. If y exceeds x by 20%, then x is less than y by?

A. 16%
B. 16 1/3 %
C. 16 2/3 %
D. 16 3/5%
163. After decreasing 24% in the price of an article costs Rs.912. Find the actual cost of an
article?

A. 1400
B. 1300
C. 1200
D. 1100

164. How much 60% of 50 is greater than 40% of 30?

A. 18
B. 13
C. 15
D. 20

165. How much is 80% of 40 is greater than 4/5 of 25?

A. 4
B. 6
C. 9
D. 12

166. 40% of a number is more than 20% of 650 by 190. Find the number?
A. 600
B. 700
C. 800
D. 900

167. 25% of 30% of 45% is equal to?

A. 0.03375
B. 0.3375
C. 3.375
D. 33.75

168. 60% of a number is added to 120, the result is the same number. Find the number?
A. 300
B. 200
C. 400
D. 500

169. 85% of a number is added to 24, the result is the same number. Find the number?

A. 150
B. 140
 C. 130
D. 160

170.40 is subtracted from 60% of a number, the result is 50. Find the number?
A. 150
B. 140
C. 130
D. 110

171. 96% of the population of a village is 23040. The total population of the village is?
A. 32256
B. 24000
C. 24936
D. 25640

172. If the price has fallen by 10% what percent of its consumption be: increased so that the
expenditure may be the same as before?
A. 11%
B. 10%
C. 11 1/9%
D. 9 1/11%

173. If y exceeds x by 25%, then x is less than y by?

A. 16 %
B. 16 1/3 %
C. 20
D. 16 3/5 %

174. The salary of Mr. X is 30% more than that of Mr. Y. Find what percent of Mr. Y’s salary
is less than Mr. X’s?
A. 30 %
B. 25 1/13 %
C. 23 1/13 %
D. 22 1/13 %

175. In an examination 38% of students fail in English and 61% pass in Hindi and 23% fail in
both. Find the actual failure percentage?
A. 46 %
B. 61 %
C. 54 %
D. 70 %
176. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 25% more than a third number. The percentage
that is first of the second is?

A. 80 %
B. 85 %
C. 96 %
D. 125 %

177. A sells his goods 50% cheaper than B but 50% dearer than C. The cheapest is?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. All Alike

178. The salary of a typist was at first raised by 10% and then the same was reduced by 5%. If
he presently draws Rs.1045.What was his original salary?

A. 900
B. 950
C. 1000
D. 975

179. The tax on a commodity is diminished by 20% and its consumption increased by 15%.
The effect on revenue is?
A. It increases by 8%
B. It decreases by 8%
C. No change in revenue
D. It increases by 10%
E. None

180. A candidate got 35% of the votes polled and he lost to his rival by 2250 votes. How many
votes were cast?
A. 7500
B. 5000
C. 6000
D. 3500

181. What is the average of first 21 multiples of 7?

A. 49
B. 77
C. 66 D. 57
 In a class, the average age of 30 boys is 13 years and the average of 20 girls is 12 years.
182.
What is the average age of the whole class?

A. 12.5 Yrs
B. 14.2 Yrs
C. 12.3 Yrs
D. 12.6 Yrs

183.The average age of a class of 32 students is 16 yrs. if the teacher's age is also included,
the average increases by one year. Find the age of the teacher

A. 49
B. 48
C. 47
D. 50

184.Average of five consecutive even numbers is 35. Find the greatest number in these five
numbers?

A. 31
B. 33
C. 39
D. 36

185.Average of 13 results is 65. If the average of first six results is 61 and average of last six
results is 59 Then find the seventh result?

A. 115
B. 135
C. 125
D. 105

186.The average weight of a class of 20 boys was calculated to be 58.4 kgs and it was later
found that one weight was misread as 56 kg instead of 65 kg. What is the correct weight?
A. 67.4kg
B. 57.75kg
C. 58.85kg
D. 49.4kg

187. The average of 10 numbers is 25. The average of first three numbers is 22 1/3 and that of
next five is 15 1/5. If the eighth be less than the ninth and tenth numbers by 5 and 11
respectively, then the tenth number is:

A. 29
B. 21
C. 41
D. 30

188.The average of 5 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 2
D.) Decrease by 1

189.The average of marks of a student of 8 exams was 35. How many marks must be get in the
next exam so as to increase his average of marks by 5?
A. 75
B. 80
C. 83
D. 79

190.The average of seven numbers is 18. The average of first three numbers is 14 and the
average of last three numbers is 19. What is the middle number?

A. 42
B. 57
C. 27
D. None of these

191.If the average age of six numbers is 30. If one is excluded. The average becomes 25. The
excluded number is:
A.) 54
B.) 55
C.) 53
D.) 45

192.Of the three numbers whose average is 45, the first is half of the sum of the others. The first
number is:
A.) 45
B.) 51
C.) 59
D.) 49
193.The average age of father and his two sons is 27 Years. Five years ago, the average age of
the two sons was 12 Years. If the difference between the ages of the two sons is four years,
what is the present age of the father?
A. 42
B. 47
C. 48
D. 49

194.There were 45 students in a hostel, if the numbers of students increased by 7, the expenses
of the mess were increased by Rs. 39 per day while the average expenditure per head
diminished by Re.1. What is the original expenditure of the mess?
A. Rs. 562
B. Rs. 624
C. Rs. 1950
D. Rs. 585
195.Of three numbers, the third is twice the second and the second is 4 times the first. If their
average is 78, the smallest of the three numbers is:
A.) 15
B.) 21
C.) 17
D.) 18

196.If the average of seven numbers is 35. If one is included. The average becomes 40. The
included number is:
A.) 70
B.) 75
C.) 65
D.) 80

197.Out of 12 employs of a bank, one employ retires and his place, a new employ of age 24
years joins as a result average age of employs reduces by 4 years. The age of the retired
employ is:
A.) 72
B.) 62
C.) 64
D.) 71

198.A man covered a certain distance at a speed of 8 Kmph and returned at a speed of 4 Kmph.
Find the average speed of whole journey?
A.) 3 ¾ Kmph
B.) 5 1/3 Kmph
C.) 4 ¼ Kmph
D.) 2 ¼ Kmph

199. The average of first five odd numbers is?

A.) 5
B.) 4
C.) 4.5
D.) 5.2

200.The average temperature for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday was 41 c. the average
temperature for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was 42 c. If the temperature on Thursday
be 43 c, what was the temperature on Monday?
A.) 41 c
B.) 39 c
C.) 40 c
D.) 42 c