1) If N is the greatest number that will divide 2458,2718 and 3238 leaving the same remainder

in each case. What is the sum of digits of N?

Ans: 2718-2458=260, 3238-2718=520, 3238-2458=780

HCF of (260,520,780)=260 N=260 Sum=8

2) A fruit vendor has 60 boxes of mangoes, 108 boxes of oranges and 144 boxes of apples. He
wants the pack them in smaller packets such that each packet has same number of fruits and
no two fruits are mixed together. What is the least number of such packets that can be
formed?

Ans: HCF of 60,108, 144=12

60/12=5 108/12=9 144/12=12 5+9+12=26

3) A set of coins in a bag is divided into groups of 42,48 and 54 coins each. Each time 8 coins
are left over. The least number of coins in the bag is:

Ans: LCM of 42,48 , 54= 3024 3024+8=3032

4) There are three different types of coins- gold, bronze and silver such that there are 12000
gold coins, 2400 bronze coins and 7200 silver coins. Find the minimum number of rooms
required if in each room there has to be same number of coins of the same type.
Ans: HCf of 120, 24 ,72=24 (Actual hcf=2400)
12000/2400=5 2400/2400=1 7200/2400=3 Total rooms=9

5) The product of two numbers is 1014 and their HCF is 13. The number of such pairs is
Ans: Let two numbers be x and y.
xy=1014 => 13ax13b=1014 (HCF of x and y is 13, x=13a y=13b)
ab=1014/13=78 78 can be written as product of co-primes in only one way i.e 13x6
Hence there is only one pair.

6) 5 bells start tolling together and toll at intervals 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 seconds respectively. Find
in 50 minutes, how many times do they toll together?
Ans: LCM of 2,4,6,,8,10=120 120seconds=2min
(50/2)+1= 26 times

7) The dimensions of an open box are 50cm,40cm and 20 cm. It's thickness is 4cm. If 1 cubic cm
of metal used in the box weighs 0.5gms, the weight of the box is:
Ans: Volume= external volume-internal volume= (50x40x20)-(42x32x16)= 18496 cm3
Weight= 18496x0.5/1000=9.25kg (convert cc to kg => divide by 1000)

8) A conical vessel of internal diameter 24cm and height 50cm is full of liquid. The contents are
completely transferred to a cylindrical vessel with internal radius 20cm. The height to which
liquid will rise in the vessel
Ans: Volume of liquid in cone= 1/3 x π x 12 x 12 x 50= 2400π
Volume of liquid in cone= 2400π => π x 20 x 20 x h= 2400π
H=6cm
 9) The volume of the greatest sphere that can be cut out off a cylindrical piece of wood of base
diameter 6cm and height 5cm is:
Ans: Radius of the greatest sphere = radius of wood= 3cm
Volume= 4/3 x π x 3 x 3 x 3= 36π

10) A cone of height 18cm and diameter of base 18cm is carved out of a wooden sphere of
radius 9cm. Percentage of wood wasted is
Ans: Volume of sphere= 4/3 x π x 9 x 9 x 9= 972π
Volume of cone= 1/3 x π x 9 x 9 x 18= 486π
Percentage wasted= 972π-486π/972π x 100= 50%

11) A cylindrical tub of radius 12cm contains water up to a height of 20cm. A spherical iron ball is
dropped into the tub due to which the level of water rises by 2cm. The radius of the ball is:

Ans: Volume of water displaced= volume of spherical ball

Π x 12 x 12 x 2 = 4/3 x π x r3 => r3 = 216 r=6cm (height is taken as 2, because
only 2 cm is displaced)

12) Water flows through a cylindrical pipe of internal diameter 14cm at 2 m per second. If the
pipe is always half full what is the volume of water discharged in 20 minutes.
Ans: Speed= distance/time => distance(height) =2m=200cm
Volume of water flow in 1 sec= 22/7 x 7 x 7 x 200 = 30800
Volume of water flow in 20 min= 30800 x 60 x 20/1000=36960 litres (divide by 1000 to
convert to litres).

13) Two trains are moving in the same direction. The shorter train which is 122m long overtakes
the longer train 186m long in 0.168 minutes. If the second train is moving at a speed of
40km/hour, what is the speed of the first train?
Ans: Let speed of the second train=x km/hr
(x-40) x 5/18= (122+186)/(0.168x60) => x=150km/hr

14) A man sitting in a train which is travelling at a speed of 82km/hr observes that a goods train
travelling in opposite direction takes 9 seconds to pass him. Find the speed of the goods
train if its length is 290m
Ans: Relative speed = (290/9) m/sec
=(290/9 x 18/5) km/hr= 116 kmph
Speed of goods train= (116-82) = 34km/hr

15) Two trains running in the opposite direction cross a man standing on the platform in
38seconds and 30seconds respectively. They cross each other in 35 seconds. The ratio of
their speeds is:
Ans: Let speeds be x and y m/s.
Length of first train= 38x
length of second train=30y => (38x+30y)/(x+y)= 35
x/y =5/3
16) A train moving at 20m/sec takes 20seconds to pass a cyclist moving in the same direction.
How much time will the train take to pass the cyclist if he moves in opposite direction to that
of the train. The speed of the cyclist is 10m/sec and length of the cycle is 1m.
 Ans: Let length of the train be x m.
X+1 = (20-10) x 20 = 200
t= 200/(20+10) =15seconds

17) A man standing on a platform observes that a train takes 4 seconds to pass him, while
another train of same length travelling in the opposite direction takes 7 seconds to pass him.
The time taken by the trains to pass each other will be:
Ans: Let length of the trains be x m. Total distance=2x
Speed of first train= x/4 speed of second train=x/7
Time= 2x/(x/4 + x/7) = 56/11 = 5(1/11)seconds

18) A train travelling at 48kmph crosses another train half of it's length and travelling in opposite
direction at 60kmph in 12 seconds. It also crosses a platform in 54 seconds. Length of the
platform is
Ans: Let length of train be l m.
Total length= l+ (1/2)l= (3/2)l total speed= 48+60=108kmph
12= 3l/(2 x 108 x 5/18) => l= 240m
Let length of the platform be p m.
240+p = 48 x 5/18 x 54 = 720 => p= 480m

19) Two trains 150m and 210m long are going in the same direction. The faster train takes one
minute to pass the other train completely. When they travel in opposite directions, they
pass each other completely in 3 seconds. The speed of the faster train is
Ans: Total length= 150+210 =360m
Let the speeds be x m/sec and y m/sec.
60= 360/(x-y) and 3=360/(x+y)
X=63 m/sec y=57m/sec
63 x 18/5 = 226.8km/hr

20) Two identical trains are running in opposite directions at same speed take 2 minutes to cross
each other. The number of bogies of one train is increased from 12 to 20. How much more
time would they now need to cross each other.
Ans: Let x be the lengths of the trains and y be the speeds of the trains
120= 2x/2y => x/y=120
When bogies increased from 12 to 20, new length is (20/12)x= 5/3 x
New time= ((5/3)x + x) / (2y) = 8x/6y = 8/6 x 120 =160
Difference in time= 160-120= 40 seconds
BOATS AND STREAMS:

1.The current of a stream 2km/hr . A motor boat goes 36km upstream and back to the starting point
in 24 hours.The speed of motor boat in still water is ?

speed of stream 2km/hr

speed of boat in still water x km/hr

speed downstream x+2 km/hr

speed upstream x-2 km/hr

36/x-2 + 36/x+2 =24

72x=24 x^2 -96

x=4 or x=-1

x=4 kmph

2.A man swimming in a stream which flows 1⅓ km/hr finds that in a given time he can swim twice as
far with the stream as he can against it.At what rate does he swim?

speed downstream x km/hr

speed upstream 2x km/hr

speed of stream (2x-x)/2=x/2 km/hr

x/2=4/3

x=8/3 km/hr 2x=16/3 km/hr

Hence rate of swimming (16/3+8/3)/2 = 4km/hr

3.A boat running upstream takes 5 hours 42 minutesmto cover a certain distance ,while it takes 2
hours to cover same distance running downstream .What is the ratio between the speed of the boat
and speed of the water current respectively?

Let the man's rate upstream be x kmph and that downstream be y kmph.

Then, distance covered upstream in 5 hrs 42 min = Distance covered downstream in 2 hrs.

⇒x×57/10=y×2⇒35x=20y⇒y=7x/4
 ∴Requiredratio=y+x/2:y−x/2=(7x/4+x):(7x/4-x)=11:3

4.The speed of the boat in still water is 18km/hr and the rate of current is 2km/hr. The distance
travelled downstream in 12 minutes is ?

speed downstream = 18+2 = 20km/hr

Distance travelled = 20x 13/60=4.33km

5.A man can row at 4km/hr in still water.If the velocity of current is 3 km/hr and it takes him 2 hours
to row to a place and come back ,how far is the place?

speed downstream 7 km/hr

speed upstream 1 km/hr

x/7 + x/1 =2

x=7/2=3.5 km

6.A boat takes 22 hours for travelling downstream from point A to B and coming back to a point C
which is at midway between A and B.If velocity of stream is 5km/hr and speed of boat in still water is
20km/hr .

What is the distance between A and B?

speed downstream 20+5=25 km/hr

speed upstream 20-5=15 km/hr

Distance between A and B = xkm

x/25 + (x/2)/15 = 22

11x/150=22

x=300km

PROBABILITY

1.Three unbiased coins are tossed .What is the probability of getting at most two heads?

Here S = {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT, HHH}

Let E = event of getting at most two heads.

 Then E = {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT}.

P(E) =n(E)/n(S)=7/8.

2.A basket contains 4 blue ,2 red, 2 green and 6 black balls .If 4 balls are drawn at random from the
basket ,what is the probability that none is blue?

n=14

n(E)=10C4=210

n(S)=14C4=1001

P(E)=210/1001

3.A basket contains 5 Pink ,7 Blue and 8 Green marbles .If 2 marbles are drawn at random from the
basket ,what is the probability that both are Pink?

Total no. of marbles : 5 + 7 + 8 =20

n(E)= 5C2=10

n(S)=20C2=190

P(E)=n(E)/n(S)=10/190=1/19

4.Tickets numbered 1 to 25 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random .What is the
probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 7?

E={3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,7,14}

P(E)=n(E)/n(S)=10/25=2/5

5.Two dice are thrown simultaneously .What is the probability of getting two numbers whose
product is odd ?

E={(3,1),(1,3),(1,1),(1,5),(3,3),(3,5),(5,1),(5,3),(5,5)}

P(E)=9/36=1/4
6.One card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards .What is the probability that the card drawn
is a face card?

Total number of face cards = 16

P(E)=16/52=4/13

HEIGHTS AND ELEVATION:

1.Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the top
of the lighthouse is observed from the ships are 60º and 30º respectively.

If the lighthouse is 150 m high, the distance between the two ships is:
2. From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top tower is 60º. If the
tower is 385 m high, the distance of point P from the foot of the tower is:
3. he angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 30ºand the foot of the ladder is
11.4 m away from the wall. The length of the ladder is:

4. On the same side of a tower, two objects are located .Observed from the top of the tower,
their angles of depression are 30° and 60°. If the height of the tower is 800 m, the distance
between the objects is approximately equal to
5. A ladder 15 m long just reaches the top of a wall and makes an angle of 30° with the wall.
Find the distance of the foot of the ladder from the wall
(√3=1.73)

6. An aeroplane when 1200 m high passes vertically above another aeroplane at an instant
when their angles of elevation at same observing point are 60° and 45°
respectively. Approximately, how many meters higher is the one than the other?
 CTC -1
TOPICS: 1. Clock and Time
2. Data Interpretation
1. Clock and Time:

1. The reflex angle between the hands of the clock at 10:30 is: MEDIUM

a. 220°
b. 180°
c. 222°
d. 225°

ANS: d. 225°

Solution:
Angle traced by the hour hand in 21/2 hrs = ( (360/12) * (21/2) ) =315°
Angle traced by minute hand in 30 min = ( (360/60) * 30 ) = 180 °
Hence, Reflex angle = 360° - ( 315 - 180 ) ° = 225°

2. A clock is started at noon. By 20 minutes past 4, the hour hand has passed
through: EASY

a. 129°
b. 130°
c. 131°
d. 132°

ANS: b. 130°

Solution:
Angle traced by hour hand in 12 hrs = 360°
Angle traced by hour hand in 13/3 hrs = ( (360/12) * (13/3) ) = 130 °
3. At what time between 8 and 9’o clock will the hands of a clock be in the same
straight line but, not together? HARD

10
a. 10 11 min. past 8

9
b. 10 11 min. past 8

c. 10 min. past 8

8
d. 10 11 min. past 8

10
ANS: a. 10 11 min. past 8

Solution:
When the hands of the clock are in the same straight line but not together,
they are 30 minute spaces apart.
At 8 o’clock, they are 20 min spaces apart.
Therefore, minute hand will have to gain only 10 min spaces.
55 min spaces are gained in 60 min.
10
10 min spaces are gained in ( (60/55) * 10 ) = 10 11 min.
10
Therefore, required time = 10 11 min. past 8.

4. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the
time is 10:50, is: EASY

a. 0°
b. 10°
c. 25°
d. 5°

ANS: c. 25°

Solution:
Angle traced by hour hand in 65/6 hrs = ( (360/12) * (65/6) ) = 325 °
 Angle traced by minute hand in 50 min = ( (360/60) * 50 ) ° = 300°
Therefore, required angle = (325 - 300) = 25°

5. At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 40 minutes past 4? EASY

a. 90°
b. 100°
c. 60°
d. 75°

ANS: b. 100°

Solution:
Angle traced by the hour hand in 14/3 hrs = ( (360/12) * (14/3) ) =140 °
Angle traced by the minute hand in 40 mins = ( (360/60) * 40 ) = 240°
Therefore, required angle = 240° – 140° = 100°

6. At what time between 7 and 8 o’clock will the hands of a watch be together?
MEDIUM

1
a. 38 11 min. past 7

b. 35 min. past 7

c. 40 min. past 7

2
d. 38 11 min. past 7

2
ANS: d. 38 11 min. past 7

Solution:
To be together between 7 and 8 o’clock, the minute hand has to gain 35 min
spaces.
55 min spaces gained in 60 min.
 2
35 min spaces are gained in ( (60/55) * 35 ) = 38 11 min. past 7.

2. DATA INTERPRETATION:

1. EASY
Expenditures of a Company (in Lakh Rupees) per Annum Over the given Years
Year Item of Expenditure
Salary Fuel and Transport Bonus Interest on Loans Taxes
1998 277 95 3.46 25.5 99
1999 342 120 3.50 38.3 110
2000 303 111 3.84 42.8 92
2001 320 122 3.68 39.7 92
2002 550 150 3.99 49.9 102

Total expenditure on all these items in the year 1998 was approximately what
percent of the total expenditure in the year 2002?

a. 62%
b. 66%
c. 69%
d. 58%

ANS: d. 58%

Solution:
( 277+95+3.46+25.5+99)
Required percentage = (550+150+3.99+49.9+102) 𝑋 100 = 58.41%
2. Various Expenditures (in percentage) incurred in publishing a book is as shown
below:

The price of the book is marked 25% above C.P. If the marked price of the book is
Rs. 200, then what is the cost of the paper used in a single copy of the book?
HARD

a. Rs. 40
b. Rs. 42
c. Rs. 41.25
d. Rs. 42.5

ANS: a. Rs. 40

Solution:
Marked prize of the book = 125% of C.P.
Also, cost of paper = 25% of C.P.
Let the cost of paper for a single book be Rs. n.
Then, 125:25 = 200:n
Therefore, n = Rs. 40.

3. Ratio of exports to imports (in terms of money in Rs. crores) of two companies
over the years is as shown below:
In 1995, the export of Company A was double that of Company B. If the imports
of Company A during the year was Rs. 195 crores, what was the approximate
amount of imports of Company B during that year? HARD

a. Rs. 210 crores

b. Rs. 211 Crores
c. Rs. 227.5 crores
d. Cannot be determined

ANS: c. Rs. 227.5 crores

Solution:
In 1995 for Company A we have:
EA/IA = 1.75 -------(1)
[where EA = amount of exports, IA = amount of imports of company A in 1995]
In 1995 for Company B we have:
EB/IB = 0.75 -------(2)
[where EB = amount of exports, IB = amount of imports of company B in 1995]
We have, EA = 2EB -------(3)
Substituting IA = Rs. 195 crores in (1), we get : EA = Rs. 341.25 crores
Using EA = Rs. 341.25 crores in (3), we get: EB = Rs. (341.25/2) crores
Substituting EB = Rs. (341.25/2) crores in (2), we get: IB = Rs. 227.5 crores.
4. (same chart as above)

If the exports of Company A in 1997 were Rs.448 crores, what was the amount
of imports in that year? EASY

a. Rs. 246 crores

b. Rs. 256 crores
c. Rs. 312 crores
d. Rs. 190.9 crores

ANS: b. Rs. 256 crores

Solution:
For the year 1997,
448/x = 1.75
Therefore, x = Rs. 256 crores

5. Sales of books (in thousand numbers) from six branches – B1,B2,B3,B4,B5 and
B6 of a publishing company in 2000 and 2001 is as shown below:

What percentage of the average sales of branches B1, B3 and B5 in 2001 is the
average sales of branches B2, B4 and B6 in 2000? MEDIUM

a. 74%
b. 75%
c. 77.5%
d. 74.19%
 ANS: d. 74.19%

Solution:
Average sales (in thousand number) of branches B2, B4, and B6 in 2000
= (75+85+70)/3 = 230/3
Average sales (in thousand number) of branches B1, B3, and B5 in 2001
= (105+110+95)/3 = 310/3
Therefore, required percentage = (230/3) / (310/3) = 74.19%

6. (same graph as above)

What is the average sales of all the branches (in thousand numbers) for the year
2001? EASY

a. 80
b. 91.66
c. 90.5
d. 88.15

ANS: b. 91.66

Solution:
(105+65+110+95+95+80)/6 = 91.66