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INDEX
Sr.No Topic Page No.

1. Number System 4
LCM & HCF, Square root & cube roots, Problem on numbers, Power cycle & Fundamentals
2. Averages 9
3. Ratio and Proportion 12
4. Partnership 15
5. Percentage 18
6. Profit and Loss 21
7. Time and Work 24
8. Pipes - Cisterns 25
9. Chain Rule 26
10. Time Distance Speed 28
11. Boats and Streams 31
12. Probability 32
13. Permutations and Combinations 35
14. Problem on Ages 39
15. Mixture or Alligation 41
16. Simple Interest and Compound Interest 43
17. Clocks 47
18. Calendar 49
19. Algebra 50
Simultaneous Linear Equations, Quadratic Equations, Logarithms, Surds & Indices,
Set theory, Heights & distances.
20. Mensuration & Geometry 55
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NUMBER SYSTEM
 LCM and HCF

1) Find the LCM of 8, 12, 15, 21 and HCF of 24, 30, 60, 72 and 96
a) 120, 3 b) 420, 6 c) 840, 6 d) 2, 9 e) none
2) Find the LCM of 2/3, ¾, 4/5

a) 1/5 b) 2/5 c) 1/7 d) 1 e) none
3) The LCM and HCF of two numbers is 48 and 8. If one of the numbers is 16, find the other number.
a) 24 b) 12 c) 32 d) 36 e) none
4) The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 4 and 60. Which of the following could be those numbers?
a) 24, 60 b) 6, 40 c) 12, 20 d) 18, 40 e) none
5) Three numbers are in the ratio 2:3:5 and their HCF is 8. Find the numbers?
a) 32,48,80 b) 8,12,20 c) 12,18,30 d) 16,24,40 e) none
6) The greatest 4-digit number which is divisible by 6,8 and 10 is?

a) 9960 b) 9999 c) 9990 d) 9600 e) none
7) The least multiple of 7, which leaves a remainder of 4, when divided by 6, 9, 15 and 18 is?
a) 74 b) 94 c) 184 d) 364 e) none
8) The greatest number that will divide 82, 111 and 140 leaving the same remainder in each case is:
a) 58 b) 47 c) 31 d) 29 e) none
9) The greatest number which can divide 432, 534 and 398 leaving the same remainder in each case is?
a) 11 b) 13 c) 15 d) 17 e) none
10) Five bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 sec respectively. How many
times do they toll together in an hour?
a) 11 b) 12 c) 10 d) 6 e) none
11) The traffic signals at four road crossings change every 30 sec, 1 min, 45 sec and 75 sec resp. If they
changed simultaneously at 9:00 am, at what time will they change simultaneously again?
a) 9:12 am b) 9:15 am c) 9:20 am d) 9:30 am e) none
12) A number when divided by 6 leaves remainder of 5, when divided by 5 leaves a remainder of 4, when
divided by 4 leaves a remainder of 3, when divided by 3 leaves remainder of 2 and when divided by leaves
remainder of 1. Find the number
a) 59 b) 49 c) 29 d) 19 e) none
13) Rahul has three pieces of thread of length 15m, 18m and 24m. He is asked to cut them into smaller pieces
of equal length such that no piece of thread gets wasted. Find the minimum no of small threads he will get.
a) 19 b) 72 c) 24 d) 15 e) none

NUMBER SYSTEM
 Square root and Cube root

14) Find the Square root of 18769 and cube root of 9261
a) 137, 21 b) 143, 11 c) 847, 21 d) 342, 79 e) none
15) What is the least number to be added to 8200 to make it a perfect square?
a) 81 b) 100 c) 264 d) 154 e) none
16) What is the least number to be multiplied with 294 to make it a perfect square?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 6 d) 24 e) none
17) What least number should be subtracted from 6860 so that 19 be the cube root of the result from the
subtraction?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 5 e) none
18) Find the least square number which is exactly divisible by 10, 12 and 15.
a) 900 b) 300 c) 700 d) 400 e) none
19) What is the greatest four digit perfect square number?

a) 9801 b) 9901 c) 9702 d) 9601 e) none
20) What is the smallest number by which 3600 be divided to make it a perfect cube?
a) 12 b) 400 c) 300 d) 450 e) none
21) Each student of class X contributed some money for a picnic. The money contributed by each student was
equal to the square of the total number of students. If total collected amount was Rs.29791, find total
number of students.
a) 15 b) 27 c) 31 d) 34 e) none
22) Munni plants 15376 orange trees in the garden and arranges them so that there are as many rows as there
are orange trees in each row. Find number of rows.
a) 125 b) 124 c) 128 d) 135 e) none
23) A group of students decided to collect as many paise from each member of group as is the number of
members. If the total collection amounts to Rs.44.89, the number of the member is the group is?
a) 57 b) 67 c) 77 d) 87 e) none
24) A General wishes to draw up his 36581 soldiers in the form of a solid square. After arranging them, he
found that some of them are left over. How many are left?
a) 85 b) 55 c) 100 d) 23 e) none
25) Lieutenant when arranged all his 1500 soldiers in such a way that the number of soldiers in a line were
the same as there were the number of lines. So he was left with 56 soldiers, who were not part of this
arrangement. The number of lines in this arrangement is:
a) 36 b) 38 c) 40 d) 42 e) none

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 Problem on Numbers
26) The positions of digits of a 2 digit number are interchanged. If the sum of the earlier number and the
interchanged number is 55, what is the sum of its digits?
a) 9 b) 5 c) 7 d) 8 e) None
27) A number consists of two digits. The sum of its digits is 10. If the digits are reversed, the value of the
number increases by 36. What is the number?
a) 73 b) 64 c) 37 d) 46 e) None
28) The average of seven consecutive odd numbers a, b, c, d, e, f, and g is..

a) (a + e)/7 b) (c + d)/2 c) d d) (d + e)/2 e) None
29) π is a / an :
a) Prime no b) Perfect no c) Rational no d) Irrational no e) Composite no
30) A number, when divided by 8 leaves remainder 5. What is the remainder left when the square of the
number is divided by 8?
a) 0 b) 1 c) 5 d) Data Inadequate e) None
31) The number 52** has the same digit at *. If the difference between their positional values is 81, what is the
value of *?
a) 6 b) 7 c) 8 d) 9 e) None
32) A teacher asked a student to multiply a number by 3/7. Instead, he multiplied it by 7/3 and obtained an
answer greater than the correct answer by 120. What was the original number?
a) 42 b) 77 c) 63 d) 84 e) None
33) The difference between place value and face value of 7 in the numeral 32675149 is:
a) 75142 b) 64851 c) 5149 d) 69993 e) None
34) A student gets 4 marks for a correct answer and 1 mark is deducted for a wrong answer. If he has
attempted 80 questions in all & if he gets only 240 marks. Find the correct answers he has attempted.
a) 40 b) 60 c) 64 d) 24 e) None
35) How many numbers up to 150 are divisible by 7?

a) 21 b) 14 c) 22 d) 17 e) None
36) How many numbers between 333 and 666 are divisible by 5?
a) 67 b) 70 c) 75 d) 55 e) None
37) How many numbers between 11 and 111 are the multiples of both 2 and 5?
a) 10 b) 12 c) 11 d) 70 e) None
38) Find the following values for the number 4960:

a) No. of factors b) No of odd factors c) No of even factors d) No of prime factors
e) Number of ways of expressing the given number as a product of two number prime factors
f) Number of ways of expressing the given number as a product of two co-primes

NUMBER SYSTEM
 Power cycle & Fundamentals

39) What is the unit digit in the product (365 × 659 ×771)?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 6 e) 7
40) What is the unit digit in (6374)1793 × (625)317 × (341)491?

a) 0 b) 2 c) 3 d) 5 e) 8
41) What is the unit digit in: 111111 × 222222 × 333333 × 444444 × 555555 × 666666 × 777777 × 888888 × 999999?
a) 0 b) 4 c) 6 d) 1 e) 9
42) What is the unit digit of expression: 8889235! + 2229235! + 6662359! + 9999999!
a) 17 b) 18 c) 19 d) 20 e) 21
43) On dividing a number by 5, 7 and 8 successively the remainders are 2, 3 and 4 resp. What will be the
remainder if order of digits is reversed?
a) 5,5,2 b) 2,2,5 c) 2,3,4 d) 2,3,5 e) 3,5,3
44) 461 + 462 + 463 + 464 + 465 is divisible by?

a) 3 b) 6 c) 11 d) 17 e) none
45) A number on being divided by 5 and 7 successively leaves the remainders 2 and 4 resp. Find the
remainder when the same number is divided by 5 ×7 =35
a) 11 b) 22 c) 13 d) 17 e) 0
46) Find the number of zeroes at the end of products: 12 × 18 ×15 × 40 × 25 × 16 × 55 × 105
a) 6 b) 7 c) 8 d) 9 e) 5
47) What would be maximum value of Q in the following equation: 5P9 + 3R7 + 2Q8 = 1114
a) 7 b) 8 c) 9 d) 6 e) 4
48) Find the sum ( 2 + 22 + 23 + 24 + 25… + 212 )

a) 8085 b) 8190 c) 8187 d) 8798 e) 8978
49) Find the sum of all even natural numbers up to 74.

a) 1518 b) 1471 c) 1618 d) 1406 e) none
50) A person has to make 86 pieces of a long bar. He takes 3 seconds to cut a piece. What is the total time
taken by him in seconds to make 86 pieces?
a) 255 b) 256 c) 257 d) 258 e) none

AVERAGES
1) The monthly incomes of Raja, his wife and their son are Rs. 6000, Rs. 4000 and 1880 respectively. Find
their average income.
a) 2650 b) 3960 c) 4690 d) 5145 e) none
2) Rajiv purchased three dozen mangoes at Rs. 10 per dozen, two dozen mangoes at Rs.15 per dozen and five
dozen mangoes at Rs. 16 per dozen. Find the average cost per dozen of the mangoes that he purchased.
a) Rs. 14 b) Rs.15 c) Rs.16 d) Rs.13 e) none
3) The average age of 51 students is 14 years. If the age of the teacher is included, the average increases by
one. What is the age of the teacher (in years)?
a) 54 b) 51 c) 65 d) 66 e) none
4) The average age of 5 men is 20 years. Their average age is increased by 1 year when a new man joined
them. Find the age of the new man.
a) 26 years b) 27 years c) 30 years d) 21 years e) none
5) The average runs scored by 10 of the 11 players of a cricket team are 30. If the 11th players score is also
included, the average decreases by two runs. How many runs did the 11th players score?
a) 8 b) 11 c) 15 d) 22 e) none
6) The average age of 5 members of a family is 30 years. If the average age of two of these member is 36
years, what is the average age of the other three members (in years)?
a) 26 b) 25 c) 23 d) 22 e) none
7) The average runs scored by 10 players of a cricket team are 25. However, if the captain‟s run are included,
the average increases by 4. What are the runs scored by the captain ?
a) 110 b) 40 c) 100 d) 69 e) none
8) The average age of 5 friends is 20 years. If the average age of first two of them is 18 years, while the
average of last two of them is 22 years, what is the average age of the remaining ones (in years)?
a) 18 b) 20 c) 21 d) 22 e) none
9) The average weight of 8 persons increases by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them
weighing 65 kg. What might be the weight of the new person ?
a) 85 kg b) 75 kg c) 80 kg d) 67.5 kg e) none
10) The average age of three sisters is 18 years. If the age of the mother and father is included, the average
increases by 10 years. If the father is 4 years older than mother, what is the age of the father (in years)?
a) 40 b) 45 c) 42 d) 54 e) none
11) Two years ago, the average age of a family of 5 members was 18 years. A child has since been born in the
family. If the average age of the family remains same today also, what is the present age of the child?
a) 6 b) 8 c) 6 ½ d) 7 e) none
12) The average age of the boys in a class is 16 years. The average age of the girls in that class is 14 years. If
the ratio of the numbers of boys and girls in that class is 4 : 3, find the average age of the class :
a) 14.4 b) 15.1 c) 16.2 d) 14.6 e) 17.8

13) After replacing an old member by a new member, it was found that the average age of five members
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member?
a) 2 years b) 4 years c) 8 years d) 15 years e) 18 years
14) The average age of 8 men is increased by 3 years when two of them whose ages 22 years and 14 years are
replaced by two new men. The average age of the two men is :
a) 22 years b) 24 years c) 28 years d) 30 years e) 18 years
15) The average salary of all the workers in a workshop is Rs. 6500. The average salary of 6 technicians is
Rs. 10000 and the average salary of the rest is Rs. 5000. The total number of workers in the workshop is;
a) 21 b) 20 c) 22 d) 23 e) 25
16) 10 years ago, the average age of a family of 3 members was 26 years. Two children having been born with
age difference of 4 years, the present average age of the family is the same. The present age of the
youngest child is :
a) 1 year b) 2 years c) 9 years d) 5 years e) 8 years
17) In an examination, pupils average marks were 65 per paper. If he had obtained 20 more marks for his
Geography paper and 13 more marks for his History paper, his average per paper would have been 68.
How many papers were there in the examination?
a) 8 b) 9 c) 10 d) 11 e) 12
18) The average weight of 45 students in a class is 52 kg. Five of them whose average weight is 48 kg leave
the class and other 5 students whose average weight is 54 kg join the class. What is the new average
weight (in kg) of the class?
a) 52.7 kg. b) 62.5 kg c) 53.7 kg d) 52.5 e) none
19) A cricketer whose bowling average is 12.4 runs per wicket takes 4 wickets for 24 runs and there by
decreases his average by 0.4.The number of wickets taken by him till the last match was :
a) 85 b) 72 c) 80 d) 64 e) 95
20) A team of 8 people join s a shooting competition. The best marksman scored 95 points. If he had scored
86 points, the average score for the team would have been 82. The number of points, the team scored was :
a) 588 b) 645 c) 665 d) 672 e) 500
Practice questions:
21) The average age of students in a class is 16 years. The average age of boys in the class is 17 years and that
of the girls is 14 years. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in the class is
a) 1 : 2 b) 2 : 1 c) 3 : 4 d) 3 : 5 e) 2 : 5
22) A certain factory employed 500 men and 300 women and the average wage was Rs. 21 per day. If a
woman got Rs. 8 less than a man, then what are their daily wages?
a) M:Rs.28; W:Rs.20 b) M:Rs.24;W: Rs.16 c) M:Rs30;W:Rs.38 d) M:Rs.325,W:Rs.24.5 e) none
23) The arithmetic mean of the scores of a group of students in a test was 48. The brightest 20% of them
secured a mean score of 75 and the poorest 30% of them secured a mean score of 50. The mean score of
remaining 55% is:
a) 45 b) 50 c) 36 d) 54.6 e) 58.5

RATIO & PROPORTION
1) If A: B = 3: 2, B: C = 4: 5 then A: B: C?
a) 8 : 12 : 20 b) 4 : 3 : 5 c) 12 : 8 : 10 d) 2 : 4 : 25 e) none
2) If A : B = 2 : 3, B : C = 4 : 5, C : D = 6 : 7 then A : B : C : D = ?
a) 16 : 24 : 30 : 35 b) 8 : 24 : 30 : 35 c) 8 : 12 : 4 : 5 d) 2 : 4 : 6 : 25 e) none
3) Find mean proportional between 0.25 and 400 a) 10 b) 15 c) 20 d) 25 e) none
4) Rs.1210 are to be divided among A, B and C in the ratio A: B=5:4, B: C =9:10 then C gets?
a) Rs.340 b) Rs.400 c) Rs.450 d) Rs.475 e) none
5) Rs.366 is divided among A, B, C such that A may get ½ as much as B and C together, B may get 2/3 as
much as A and C together then find share of A?
a) 100 b) 122 c) 250 d) 275.5 e) none
6) Divide the number 3870 into three parts such that 2 times the first is equal to 7 times the second is equal to
8 times the third. What is the smallest part?
a) 720 b) 630 c) 520 d) 475 e) none
7) Two no‟s are in the ratio 1:2, if 7 is added to both their ratios changes to 3:5 find greatest no?
a) 24 b) 14 c) 28 d) 32 e) none
8) A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio of 4:3. If 14 liters of water is added to the mixture, the
ratio becomes 3:4, find quantity of alcohol in the mixture.
a) 6 liters b) 24 liters c) 18 liters d) 76.4 liters e) none
9) A bag contains coins of Rs.1, 50 paisa and 25 paisa in the ratio of 8:9:11. If total money in the bag is
Rs.366, find no of 25 paisa coins?
a) 264 b) 364 c) 268 d) 120 e) none
10) A bag contains 230 coins consisting of 1 rupee, 50 paisa and 25 paisa. The ratio of amounts formed by them
is 12: 7: 5. How many one rupee coins does the bag have
a) 100 b) 60 c) 70 d) 80 e) none
11) The monthly incomes of two persons are in the ratio 4: 5 and their monthly expenditures are in ratio 7: 9. If
each saves Rs. 50 per month. What are their monthly incomes?
a) Rs. 100, 125 b) Rs. 200, 250 c) Rs. 300, 375 d) Rs. 400, 500 e) none
12) The monthly income of A, B, C are in the ratio 3: 4: 5 while there savings are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. If A saves
Rs. 600 per month which is 10% of his income, how much does C spend per month?
a) 8200 b) 6600 c) 9000 d) 7500 e) none
13) A police takes 5 leaps for every 4 leaps of thief but 3 leaps of thief are equal to 4 leaps of police. What is
ratio of speeds of police to that of thief?
a) 11:15 b) 15:11 c) 16:15 d) 15:16 e) none

14) The electricity bill of an office is partly fixed and partly varies as the no. of units of electricity consumed.
When in a certain month 540 units are consumed, the bill is Rs.1800. In another month 620 units are
consumed and the bill is Rs.2040. In yet another month 500 units are consumed. The bill for that month
would be?
Practice Exercise:
15) A man divides his property so that his son‟s share to his wife‟s share and the wife‟s share to his daughter‟s
share are both in the ratio 3: 1. If the daughter get‟s Rs. 10,000 less than the son, find the total worth of
property.
a) Rs 16200 b) Rs. 16250 c) Rs. 16500 d) Rs. 16800 e) none
16) The salaries of A, B, C are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If an increment of 15 %, 10% and 20% is given respectively
then what will be the new ratio of their salaries
a) 3: 3: 10 b) 10: 11: 20 c) 23: 33: 60 d) 25 : 32 : 45 e) none
17) Rs. 675 is to be distributed among A, B, C in such a way that Rs 10 more than one third of A‟s share and
Rs. 20 more than two third of B‟s share and Rs. 5 more than one third of C‟s share are equal. What is A‟s
share.
a) Rs. 120 b) Rs. 270 c) Rs. 285 d) Rs. 225 e) none
18) A gave 2/5th of the money he had to B and B in turn gave 3/7th of the money he received from A to C,
if C received Rs. 30, how much amount A had initially.
19) The ages of A and B are in the ratio 9 : 4. After 7 years the ratio will be 5: 3. Present age of A is?
20) A sum of Rs.1300 is divided amongst P,Q,R,S such that shares of P/Q=Q/R=R/S=2/3. Find P‟s share?
a) Rs.140 b) Rs.160 c) Rs.240 d) 320 e) none
21) In a bag, there are coins of 25 p, 10 p and 5 p in the ratio of 1:2:3. If there is Rs.30 in all, how many 5 p
coins are there?
a) 50 b) 100 c) 150 d) 200 e) none

PARTNERSHIP
1) A and B invest Rs. 7000 and Rs. 2000 respectively. What would be B‟s share in the profit of Rs. 900 at end
of the year?
a) 200 b) 140 c) 120 d) 300 e) none
2) A started a business with Rs 60,000. four months later B joined him with an investment of Rs.60,000.If at
the end of the year Rs 35,000 profit is made. What is A‟s share in it.?
a) 14,000 b) 15,000 c) 21,000. d) 20,000 e) none
3) A, B, C invested Rs. 8000, Rs. 4000 and Rs. 8000 respectively in a business. A left after six months. If after
8 months there was a gain of Rs. 4005, what is B‟s share?
a) 890 b) 1335 c) 1602 d) 1780 e) none
4) A started a business with Rs. 10,000. 4 months later B joined him and 2 more months later, C joined them.
If at the end of year all of them got an equal share of profit, what was C‟s investment?
a) 15,000 b) 20,000 c) 18,000 d) 22,000 e) none
5) A, B, C enter a partnership A initially invest 25 lakhs and adds another Rs 10 lakhs after one year. B
initially invests Rs. 35 lakhs and withdraws Rs 10 lakhs after 2 year and C invests Rs. 30 lakhs. After 3
years in what ratio profit should be divided?
a) 10 : 10 : 9 b) 20 : 20 : 19 c) 20 : 19 : 18 d) 19 : 19 : 18 e) none
6) A, B, C subscribe Rs 50,000 for a business. A invests Rs 4000 more than B and B Rs.5000 more than C. Out
of a total Profit of Rs. 35000, A receives?
a) 3400 b) 11900 c) 13600 d) 14700 e) none
7) A and B start a business with Rs. 5000 and Rs. 4500 respectively. After 3 months A withdraws Rs.5000
While B invests Rs 5000 more. After 3 more months C joins with Rs. 21000. The share of B exceeds that of
C out of a total profit of Rs. 26400 after 1 year by?
a) 2400 b) 3000 c) 2970 d) 4800 e) none
8) Ajay and Anil started a business. Anil invested Rs. 300 more than Ajay for half the number of months than
Ajay if out of the total profit of Rs. 375 after one year, Ajay got Rs. 25 more than Anil, what was Anil‟s
investment?
a) 800 b) 700 c) 350 d) 400 e) none
9) If 4 (A‟s capital) = 6 (B‟s capital) = 10 (C‟s capital) then out of a profit of Rs. 4650 C will receive?
a) 465 b) 900 c) 4100 d) 2250 e) none
10) In a partnership A invests 1/6 of capital for 1/6 of time B invests 1/3 of capital for 1/3 of time and C the rest
of the capital for the whole time. Out of a profit of Rs. 4600. What is B‟s share?
a) 650 b) 800 c) 960 d) 1000 e) none
11) In a partnership business A invests Rs 20,000 for 2 years, B invest Rs 40,000 for 1 year, C invest Rs.30, 000
for one year and D invests Rs. 35000 for 2 years. Out of total profit C gets 20% as a working partner before
profit is distributed. What would be C share in a total profit of Rs. 22,500?
a) 9000 b) 7500 c) 11,000 d) 8,000 e) none

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out of the profit and the rest of it is divided in proportion of their investment. If in a year A totally receives
Rs. 3900.What does B receive?
13) A and B invest Rs. 3000 and Rs. 4000 respectively A was a sleeping partner. At the end of a year both gets
Rs. 150 each. What was B‟s remuneration for his work?
14) A, B, C hired a car for Rs. 520 and used it for 7, 8 and 11 hours respectively. How much hire charges were
paid by B?
a) 140 b) 160 c) 180 d) 220 e) none
15) Four milkmen rented a pasture. A put to graze 16 cows for 3 months, B 20 cows for 4 months, C 18 cows
for 6 months and D 42 cows for 2 months. If A‟s share of rent be Rs.2400, the rent paid by C is:
16) A and B jointly start a business. A invests Rs. 16000 for 8 months and B remains in business for 4 months
out of total profit B claims 2/7 of profit. What was B‟s investment
a) 10,500 b) 11900 c) 12800 d) 13600 e) none
17) P and Q started a business investing in the ratio of 5: 6. R joined them after six months investing an amount
equal to that of Q. At end of the year 20% profit was earned which was equal to 98000. How much R
invests?
a) 1,05,000 b) 175000 c) 210000 d) Data inadequate e) none
18) A & B invest in a business in the ratio 3:2. If 5% of total profit goes to charity and A‟s share is Rs. 855, the
total profit is?
a) Rs.1425 b) Rs.1500 c) Rs.1537.5 d) Rs.1576 e) none
19) A working partner gets 205 as his commission of the profit after his commission is paid. If the
working partner‟s commission is Rs.8000, then what is the total profit in the business?
a) Rs.48,000 b) Rs.36,000 c) Rs.21,500 d) Rs.35,750 e) none
20) A, B, and C started a business with their investments in the ratio 1:2:4. After 6 months, A invested the half
amount more as before and B invested twice the amount as before while C withdrew 1/4 th of his
investments. Find the ratio of their profits at the end of the year.
a) 5:12:14 b) 3:12: 8 c) 5:14:12 d) 4: 9: 12 e)none
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PERCENTAGE
1) The price of article is reduced by 25%.If new price is Rs.960. Find the original price.
a) 1280 b) 480 c) 1120 d) 1450.6 e) none
2) If price of petrol is first increased by 25% and then reduced by 33 1/3 %. If new price is Rs.1200, find
original price.
a) 1550 b) 1333.3 c) 1440 d) 2000 e) none
3) Mr. Motabhai spends 25% of his income on food and 20% of remaining on office rent. If at end of month he
is left with Rs.24, 000, find his income.
a) 10000 b) 20000 c) 25000 d) 40000 e) none
4) Laluji spends 25% of his salary on house rent, 5% on food, 15% on travel, 10% on clothes and remaining
amount of Rs.22, 500 is his saving. What is his salary?
a) 25,000 b) 11,900 c) 12,800 d) 50,000 e) none
5) A student has to score 30% marks to pass through an exam. If he gets 30 marks and he fails by 30 marks,
find the total marks set for the exam.
a) 50 b) 100 c) 150 d) 200 e) none
6) A batsman scored 110 runs which is included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What % of his total score did he
make by running between the wickets?
a) 45% b) 45 5/11% c) 54 6/11% d) 55% e) none
7) In an exam, 65% students passed in civics and 60% in History, 40% passed in both these subjects. If 90
students failed in History and civics both, then what is the total number of students?
a) 600 b) 650 c) 700 d) 750 e) none
8) An inspector rejects 0.08% of the meters as defective. How many he will examine to reject 2?
a) 2000 b) 2500 c) 2750 d) 3000 e) none
9) In expressing a length 81.472 km as nearly as possible with 3 significant digits, find % error.
a) 0.01% b) 0.025% c) 0.034% d) 0.047% e) none
10) If income of Ravi is 20% more than Rahul, than income of Rahul is how much % loss than that of Ravi?
a) 18% b) 16.66% c) 29% d) 33.33 e) none
11) If price of sugar is increased by 25%. By what % the consumption should be decreased so that expenditure
remains the same?
a) 18% b) 16.66% c) 20% d) 33.33 e) none
12) The population of village is 7986. During last 3 years, population increased at the rate of 10% per year. The
population before 3 years was?
a) 5000 b) 5500 c) 6000 d) 6600 e) none
13) The value of machinery depreciates at the rate of 10% per annum. If its present value is Rs.10000. what will
be the value after 3years?
a) 8000 b) 10000 c) 18000 d) 81000 e) none
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in his monthly expenditure on petrol will be?
a) 10% b) 2% c) 3% d) 4% e) none
15) If length of rectangle is increased by 30% and width is decreased by 20%, then find % change in area?
a) 10% b) 5% c) 4% d) 20% e) none
16) In an election contested, between the two, 20% of the voters did not participated for voting. Out of total
votes polled the person getting support of 55% won the election by 7200 votes. Find total no. of voters.
a) 1, 00,000 b) 1, 75000 c) 90,000 d) Data inadequate e) none
17) Total no. of 5000 voters voted in a zilla parishad election between two candidates. 14% of the votes were
invalid. The winner won by 300 votes. Find the number of votes secured by the winner.
a) 1800 b) 2000 c) 2300 d) 2400 e) none
18) In an election, the winning candidate got 58% of the valid votes.. If he got 1600 votes more than the other
candidate and 100 votes were invalid, find the number of votes cast.
a) 12500 b) 16100 c) 10100 d) 15600 e) none
19) In a certain city, 60% of the registered voters are congress supporters and the rest are BJP supporters. In an
assembly election, if 75% of the registered congress supporters & 20% of the registered BJP supporters are
expected to vote for candidate A, what percent of the registered voters are expected to vote for candidate A?
a) 50% b) 53% c) 55% d) 60% e) none
20) 10% of residents of a village died of Swine Flu, a panic set in during which 25% of remaining villagers left
the village. The population of village reduced to 4050. Find total no of villagers originally?
a) 5500 b) 4510 c) 6000 d) 6500 e) none
21) A class has a strength of 120 out of which 60% are boys. Find how many boys should be taken out from
class so that remaining class contains 60% girls?
a) 40 b) 80 c) 100 d) 150 e) none
22) There is a garden containing 200 flowers of different species out of which 80% are roses. Find how many
roses should be taken out so that remaining garden contains 50% of roses.
a) 120 b) 100 c) 80 d) 200 e) none
23) Fresh fruits contain 68% water and dry fruit contains 20% water. How much dry fruit can be obtained from
100 kg of fresh fruits?
a) 32 kg b) 40 kg c) 52 kg d) 80 kg e) none
24) A salesman gets commission on total sales at 9%.If the sale is exceeded Rs.10000 he gets an additional
commission as bonus of 3% on the excess of sales over Rs.10,000. If he gets total commission of Rs.1380,
then the bonus he received is:
a) Rs.180 b) Rs.120 c) Rs.480 d) Data insufficient e) none
25) An empty fuel tank of a car was filled with A type petrol. When the tank was half empty, it was filled with
B type petrol. Again when the tank was half empty again, it was filled with B type petrol. What is the
percentage of A type petrol in the tank?
a) 33.5% b) 37.5% c) 40% d) 50% e) none
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PROFIT AND LOSS
1) Anil buys an old T.V for Rs.4700 and spends Rs.800 on its repairs. If he sells the T.V for Rs.5800. find his
gain %?
a) 4 4/7% b) 5 5/11% c) 12% d) 10 % e) none
2) If 10% is lost by selling an article for Rs.36, find the gain % on selling it for Rs.56
a) 40% b) 20% c) 60% d) 16% e) none
3) If CP of 12 pens is equal to SP of 8 pens, find gain %?

a) 25% b) 33.33% c) 50% d) 66 2/3% e) none
4) If S.P of 50 articles is equal to C.P of 40 articles, find the loss or gain%?

a) 20% loss b) 20% gain c) 25% loss d) 25% gain e) none
5) Oranges are bought at 6 for Rs.5 and sold at 5 for Rs.6, find gain %?
a) 30% b) 33.33% c) 30% d) 45% e) none
6) A man bought apples at the rate of 8 for Rs.34 and sold them at the rate of 12 for Rs.57. how many apples
should be sold to earn a net profit of Rs.45
a) 90 b) 100 c) 135 d) 150 e) none
7) A dishonest trader professes to sell his goods at C.P but uses a false weight of 800 gm instead of a kilogram
weight. What profit % does he make?
a) 20% b) 16 2/3% c) 25% d) 33.33% e) none
8) A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at C.P. but he uses a false weight and gains 6 18/47 %. How
much weight does he uses for a Kg weight?
a) 940 gms b) 947 gms c) 953 gms d) 960 gms e) none
9) A retailer cheats to the extent of 10% while buying as well selling by using false weights, find his total
gain%?
a) 10% b) 11% c) 20 % d) 21 % e) none
10) A shopkeeper sells grocery at a profit of 10% and uses weights which are 20% less than the market weight.
Find the total gain earned by him.
a) 35% b) 45% c) 37.5% d) 25% e) none
11) A man sells two wrist watches at Rs.200 each, one at a profit of 10% and other at a loss of 10%. Find his
profit or loss % in the whole transaction.
a) 0% b) 1% c) 20% d) 10% e) none
12) A watch when sold at a profit of 5% yields Rs.15 more than sold when at a loss of 5%. Find its C.P?
b) 100 b) 150 c) 200 d) 250 e) none
13) A man bought chairs worth Rs.6000 and sold half of them at a gain of 10%. At what percent must he sell
the remaining half so as to gain 255 on the whole?
a) 25% b) 11% c) 40% d) 50% e) none

14) The difference between a discount of 35% and two successive discounts of 20% on a certain bill was Rs.22.
find the amount of the bill?
a) 200 b) 1100 c) 2200 d) 500 e) none
15) A trader bought 20 kg rice at a discount of 10%. Wholesaler offered him 1 kg rice free at the purchase of 20
kg. If trader sells all the rice at M.P to the customer, what is his profit %?
a) 11.11% b) 33.33% c) 12.5% d) 16.66% e) none
16) A retailer buys 40 pencils at the M.P of 36 pencils from a wholesaler. If he sells these pencils giving a
discount of 1%, what is his profit %?
a) 16.66% b) 11.11% c) 10% d) 12.5% e) none
17) At what percent above the C.P must a retailer mark his goods so that he earns a profit of 20% even after
giving a discount of 10% on the M.P?
a) 25% b) 30% c) 33.33% d) 37 ½% e) none
18) At what price should a shopkeeper mark a radio that costs him Rs.1200 in order that he may offer a discount
of 20% on the M.P and still make a profit of 25%?
19) A trader gives a discount of 4% on the M.P and gives 1 book free for buying every 15 books and thus gains
35%. By how much percent is the M.P above the C.P?
a) 20% b) 39% c) 40% d) 50% e) none
20) A shopkeeper sells a badminton racket, whose M.P is Rs.30, at a discount of 15% and gives a shuttle cock
costing Rs.1.5 free with each racket. Even then he makes a profit of 20%. His cost price per racket is?
a) Rs.19.75 b) Rs.20 c) Rs.21 d) Rs.21.25 e) none
21) A shopkeeper sells 25 articles at Rs.45 per article after giving 10% discount and earns 50% profit, if the
discount is not given, the profit gained is?
a) 60% b) 60 2/3% c) 66% d) 66 2/3% e) none
22) A reduction of 20% in the price of sugar enables a person to buy 6 kg more for Rs.240. What is the original
price per kg of sugar?
23) A salesman sold a shirt at Rs.266 each after giving 5% discount on labeled price. He would have earned a
profit of 12% on C.P if had he not given the discount. What was the C.P of each shirt?
a) 260 b) 240 c) 250 d) 245 e) none
24) Even after reducing the M.P of a transistor by Rs.32, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 155. If the C.P be
Rs.320, what percentage would he have made if he had sold the transistor at M.P?
a) 10% b) 20% c) 25% d) 25% e) none
25) If a commission of 10% is given on the M.P of a book, the publisher gains 20%. If the commission is
increased to 20%, the gain percent is?
a) 6 2/3% b) 6 1/3% c) 7 2/3 % d) 7 1/3% e) none

TIME AND WORK
1) A does the work in 10 days and B does the work in 15 days. In how many days they will complete the work
together?
a) 5 b) 6 c) 8 d) 9 e) none
2) A, B and C can complete a certain work in 24, 6, 12 resp. Working together they will complete the same
work in how many days?
a) 1/24 b) 7/24 c) 3 3/7 d) 4 4/7 e) none
3) A can develop a road between two given areas in 16 days and B can do the same in 12 days. With the help
of C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then C alone can do the same job in how many days?
a) 9 1/5 b) 9 2/5 c) 9 3/5 d) 10 e) none
4) A and B can do a work in 8 days, B and C can do the same work in 12 days. A, B and C together can finish
it in 6 days. Then A and C together will require how much time to do it.
a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 12 e) none
5) A and B can complete a work in 15 days and 10 days resp. they started the work together but after 2 days B
had to leave the job and A alone completed the remaining work. In how many days the whole work will be
completed?
a) 8 b) 10 c) 12 d) 15 e) none
6) A can finish a work in 24 days, B in 9 days and C in 12 days. B and C start work together but are forced to
leave after 3 days. The remaining work was done by A in how many days?
a) 5 b) 6 c) 10 d) 10 ½ e) none
7) A can complete a work in 16 days and B alone in 12 days. Starting with A, they work on alternate days. The
total work will be completed in how many days?
a) 12 b) 13 c) 13 5/7 d) 13 3/4 e) none
8) A, B and C can complete a job in 12, 15 and 20 hrs resp. If A works every day while B and C works on
alternate days then the total work will be completed in how many days?
a) 6 b) 6 2/3 c) 5 d) 7 ½ e) none
9) A is thrice efficient as C and twice efficient as B. How long will they take to complete job together which B
does in 11 days?
a) 3 b) 1.5 c) 2 d) 12 e) none
10) A can do a work in 14 days. B is 75% more efficient than A. B can do the same work in how many days?
a) 8 b) 5 c) 12 d) 10 e) none
11) A does half as much work as B in 3/4th of the time. If together they take 18 days to complete the work in 40
days, then A, B and c together can do the work in?
a) 30 days b) 35 days c) 40 days d) 45 days e) none
12) A is thrice as good workman as B and thus finish the job in 60 days less than B. Together they can do it in ?
a) 20 days b) 22 ½ days c) 25 days d) 30 days e) none
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PIPES - CISTERNS
1) Pipe A can fill a tank in 5 hr, pipe B can fill in 6 hr while pipe C can empty the tank in 12 hrs. In how much
time the tank will be completely filled if all pipes are opened simultaneously.
a) 5 b) 4 2/5 c) 8 d) 3 9/17 e) none
2) Taps A and B fill the tank in 8 and 10 mins resp. and C is outlet pipe. If all the three pipes are opened
simultaneously the tank is filled in 40 min. In how much time C can alone empty the tank?
a) 24 b) 5 c) 3 d) 4 e) none
3) Because of a leak a tank takes half hour more than the usual time of 3 hrs. In what time the full tank will be
completely emptied by the leak pipe.
a) 9 b) 25 c) 21 d) 10 e) none
4) A tank is filled in 5 hr by three pipes A, B and C .The pipe C is twice as fast as B and B is twice as fast as
A. How much time will pipe A alone take to fill the tank?
b) 20 b) 25 c) 35 d) 45 e) none
5) Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hrs. After working at it together for 2 hrs, C is closed, A and B
can fill the remaining part in 7 hrs, the no. of hours taken by pipe C alone to fill the tank is?
a) 10 b) 12 c) 14 d) 16 e) none
6) Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 15, 12 and, 20 hrs resp. If tap A is open all the time while B and C
are open for 1 hr each alternately, the tank will be filled in?
a) 6 b) 6 2/3 c) 5 d) 7 ½ e) none
7) A tap can fill a tank in 32 min and another can empty it in 16 min. If the tank is already half full and both
the tanks are opened together, the tank will be filled in? a)12 b) 14 c) 16 d) 20 e) none
8) If two pipes function together, the cistern will be filled in 6 hrs. One pipe fills the cistern 5 hrs faster than
the other. How many hours it take the second pipe to fill the cistern?
a) 5 hrs b) 10 hrs c) 15 hrs d) 20 hrs e) none
9) 12 buckets of water fill a tank when the capacity of each bucket is 13.5 litres. How many buckets will be
needed to fill the same tank, if the capacity of each bucket is 9 litres?
a) 14 b) 15 c) 16 d) 18 e) none
10) A leak in the lower portion of a tank can empty the full tank in 9 hrs. An inlet pipe fills water at the rate of
10 litre/min. When the tank is full, the inlet is opened and due to the leak, the tank is empty in 16 hrs. How
many litres the cistern hold?
a) 12,432 litres b) 12,444 litres c) 12,566 litres d) 12,000 litres e) none
11) A leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full tank in 6 hrs. An inlet pipe fills water at the rate of
4 litre/min. When the tank is full, the inlet is opened and due to the leak, the tank is empty in 8 hrs. The
capacity of tank in litres is?
a) 5750 litres b) 5760 litres c) 6890 litres d) 12,80 litres e) none
12) Pipe A and B can fill the tank in X and X+5 hrs resp.Together, they take 6 hrs to fill the tank. Find X.
a) 12 b) 8 c) 10 d) 9 e) none
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CHAIN RULE
1) If 5 monkeys can eat 5 bananas in 5 days than 10 monkeys can eat 10 bananas in how many days?
a) 10 b) 5 c) 1 d) 7 ½ e) none
2) If 3 men or 4 boys or 6 women take 10 days to do a work in how many days would they complete the work
together?
10 11 13
a) /3 b) 4 c) / 3 d) /3 e) none
3) 5 men or 6 women can do a job in same time. If 6 men take 10 days to complete a job working 4 hrs a day,
how much time 10 women take to do a twice work as much working 6 hrs a day?
a) 9 5/3 b) 5 c) 9 3/5 d) 7 e) none
4) 20 men complete 1/3rd work in 20 days. How many more men can finish rest of work in 25 more days?
a) 10 b) 12 c) 15 d) 20 e) none
5) 2 men and 12 women can finish a job in 4 days. 4 men and 6 women can do the same job in 5 days. Find the
time taken by 1 man and 1 woman to complete the job?
6) 8 children and 12 men complete a certain piece of work in 9 days. If each child takes twice the time taken
by a man to finish the work, in how many days will 12 men finish the same work?
7) 6 men and 8 women can complete a work in10 days. If 26 men and 48 women can finish the same work in
2 days. Then 15 men and 20 women can do the same work in how many days?
8) A garrison of 500 men had food provision for 27 days. After 3 days a reinforcement of 300 men arrived. For
how many more days will the remaining food last now?
a) 15 days b) 35 days c) 6 ½ days d) 45 days e) none
9) A contractor undertook to do a certain work in 9 days. He employed certain number of men, but 6 of them
being absent from very first day, the rest could finish the work in 15 days. The number of men originally
employed were?
a) 20 days b) 22 ½ days c) 25 days d) 30 days e) none
10) A contract is to be completed in 50 days and 105 men were set to work, each working 8 hours a day. After
25 days, 2/5th of the work is finished. How man additional men be employed so that the work may be
completed on time, each man now working 9 hours a day?
a) 35 men b) 40 men c) 45 men d) 30 men e) none
11) A man was engaged on a job for 30 days on the condition that he would get a wage of Rs.10 for the day he
works, but he has to pay a fine of Rs.2 per day of his absence. If he gets Rs.216 at the end, he was absent for
how many days?
a) 7 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10 e) none
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TIME DISTANCE SPEED
1) John travelled 1800 km by air, which accounts for 2/5th of total journey. Further 1/3rd of the journey was by
car and the rest of it by train. What is the distance John travelled by train?
a) 480 km b) 1800 km c) 1600 km d) 1200 km e) none
2) A cyclist covers a certain distance in 50 min at a speed of 24 km/hr. To cover the same distance in 40 min,
he should travel at a speed of?
a) 30 km/hr b) 27 km/hr c) 25 km/hr d) 20 km/hr e) none
3) A man travelled a distance of 2 km from his home to office by walking at a speed of 6 km/hr. He returns
back at a speed of 4 km/hr. What is his average speed?
a) 4.5 km/hr b) 4.8 km/hr c) 5 km/hr d) 5.1 km/hr e) none
4) Rahul walks from his home to school at a speed of 5 km/hr. If he walks at a speed of 4km/hr, he takes 6
more minutes. What is the distance from his home to school?
a) 2 km b) 2.5 km c) 1.75 km d) 3 km e) none
5) Ajay covers a certain distance from his home to school by cycle. When he travels at an average speed of 30
km/hr, he is late by 20 min. However, with a speed of 40 km/hr, he reaches his school 10 min earlier. Find
the distance between his home and school.
6) A man walking at a speed of 20 km/hr from his home reaches his office 30 min late. He increases his speed
next time by 4 km/hr but he is still late by 10 min. Find the distance from his home to office.
7) Excluding stoppages, the average speed of a bus is 54 km/hr and including stoppages, it is 45 km/hr. For
how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
a) 9 b) 10 c) 12 d) 20 e) none
8) I drive to office at a speed of 40 km/hr and return from office at a speed of 30 km/hr. If the total travel time
to and from the office is 1 hr 45 mins, find the distance from my home to office.
9) There are 21 poles with a constant distance between each pole. A car takes 30 sec to reach the 16 th pole.
How long does it take to reach the last pole?
a) 35 sec b) 40 sec c) 45 sec d) 30 sec e) none
10) In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was
reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 min. The duration of the flight is :
a) 1 hr b) 2 hr c) 3 hr d) 4 hrs e) none
11) A policeman sees a thief at a distance of 100 m. If the thief is running at a speed of 8 km/hr while the
policeman is chasing him with a speed of 10 km/hr. Find the distance covered by the thief before he is
caught by the policeman?
a) 100 m b) 200 m c) 250 m d) 400 m e) none
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PROBLEMS ON TRAINS
12) In what time would a 100 meter long train, travelling at the speed of 54 km/hr, cross a 200 meter long
platform?
a) 18 sec b) 20 sec c) 9 sec d) 7.2 sec e) none
13) A train, travelling at 36 km/h, takes 1 min to pass a telegraph pole. What is the length of the train in m?
a) 80 b) 320 c) 600 d) 1,000 e) none
14) Two trains are travelling towards one another, on parallel tracks at speeds of 64 and 80 km/ respectively,
If the two trains are respectively 980 m and 780 m long, how many seconds will elapse before they are
completely clear from one another ?
a) 36 sec b) 45 sec c) 30 sec d) 44 sec e) none
15) Two trains 900 m and 1100 m long are travelling in the same direction, at speeds of 108 and 72 km/hr
respectively. How many seconds will elapse before they are completely clear from one another?
a) 200 b) 150 c) 180 d) 20 e) none
16) Two trains A and B travel from points P to Q and ratio of the speeds of A to that of B is 2:7. Find the ratio
of time taken by A and B to reach from P to Q.
a) 2: 7 b) 7:2 c) 2:5 d) 5:2 e) none
17) Two stations A and B are 110 km apart. One train starts from A at 7 am and travels towards B at 20 kmph.
Another train starts from B at 8 am travel towards A at 25 kmph speed. At what time they will meet?
a) 9 am b) 10 am c) 11 am d) 12 am e) none
18) Janshatabdi express started from Aurangabad towards Mumbai at 6:00 am with a speed of 60 km/hr and
another express train started from Aurangabad towards Mumbai at 7:00 am with a speed of 75 km/hr. Find
at what time and at what distance from Aurangabad will the two trains meet?
a) 5hr, 300 km b) 6hr, 200 km c) 4hr, 400 km d) 3 hr, 250 km e) none
19) A express train running at the speed of 80 km/hr leaves the railway station 6 hrs after goods train leaves and
overtakes it in 4hours. What is the speed of the goods train?
20) A train leaves Delhi at 6 am and reaches Agra at 10:00 am. Another train leaves Agra at 8:00 am and
reaches Delhi at 11:30 am. At what time does the train cross each other if the distance between Delhi and
Agra is 200 km?
a) 8:45 am b) 9:20 am c) 8:56 am d) 9:56 am e) none
21) First train starts from Pune to Mumbai and at the same time second train starts from Mumbai to Pune. After
passing each other, they complete their journeys in 9 hrs and 4 hrs respectively. Find ratio of their speeds.
a) 2:3 b) 4:5 c) 4:9 d) 9:4 e) none
22) Rajdhani express train met with an accident 120 km from Lucknow station. It completed the remaining
journey at 5/6th of its previous speed and reached 2 hrs late at Delhi station. It would have been only 1 hr
late if the accident taken place 300 km further. What is the speed of the train?
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BOATS AND STREAMS
1) In 1 hour, a boat goes 11 km along the stream and 5 km against the steam. Find the speed of the boat in still
water in km/hr.
a) 3 b) 5 c) 8 d) 9 e) none
2) A boat running downstream covers a distance of 16 km in 2 hours while for covering the same distance
upstream, it takes 4 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
3) A man can row 5 km/hr in still water. If the velocity of the current is 1 km/hr and it takes him 1 hour to row
to a place and come back, how far is the place?
a) 2.4 km b) 2.5 km c) 3 km d) 3.6 km e) none
4) A motorboat whose speed is 15 km/hr in still water goes 30 km downstream and comes back in total of 4
hours 30 minutes. The speed of the stream in km/hr is?
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 10 e) none
5) In a stream running at 2 km/hr, a motorboat goes 6 km upstream and back again to the starting point in 33
minutes. Find speed of the boat in still water.
6) A man can row 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 6 hours while it covers 36 km upstream and 24
km downstream in 6.5 hours. The velocity of the current is?
a) 1 km/hr b) 1.5 km/hr c) 2 km/hr d) 2.5 km/hr e) none
7) The time taken by a boat to travel upstream is twice the time taken by it to travel downstream. If the speed
of the boat in still water is 9 km/hr, find the rate of current?
a) 2 km/hr b) 2.5 km/hr c) 3 km/hr d) 3.5 km/hr e) none
8) Find the ratio between the speeds of the boat and stream if the boat can travel 30 km upstream in 3 hours
and the same distance downstream in 2 hours.
a) 5:1 b) 3:2 c) 4:1 d) 2:3 e) none
9) A boat travels 10 km upstream and 5 km downstream in 3 hrs. If the speed of the boat in still water is
7 km/hr, find the speed of the stream.
10) A boatman starts from point A at 11:00 am and travels downstream to point B, stays there for an hour and
returns to point A at 4:00 pm. If the speed of the boat and stream are 12 km/hr and 3 km/hr respectively,
find the distance between A and B.
a) 45 km b) 22.5 km c) 36.5 km d) 27 km e) none
11) Moving along a stream, a boat travels 16 km and moving against the stream, it travels12 km. The time taken
for the entire journey is 5 hrs. The upstream speed and downstream speed are in the ratio of 1:2. Find the
speed of the stream.
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PROBABILTY
1) Two unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting atmost 1 Head?
b) 4/3 b) 3/4 c) 1/6 d) 2/3 e) none
2) In a simultaneous throw of a pair of dice, find the probability of getting a total more than 7 ?
a) 1/4 b) 2/7 c) 2/5 d) 5/12 e) none
3) Two dice thrown simultaneously. Find the probability of getting a prime number on both the dice?
a) 1/4 b) 2/9 c) 1/6 d) 1/5 e) none
4) Two cards are drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that either both are red or
both are kings?
a) 7/13 b) 3/26 c) 63/221 d) 55/221 e) none
5) A card is selected at random from a pack of cards. After replacing it, another draw is made. Find the
probability that the first card is a spade and the second is a club
a) 1/2 b) 1/4 c) 1/8 d) 1/16 e) none
6) One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card drawn is either a black
card or a queen?
a) 1/2 b) 6/13 c) 7/13 d) 7/52 e) none
7) A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of getting a queen of club or king of heart is?
a) 2/13 b) 1/13 c) 1/26 d) 1/52 e) none
8) A box contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue marbles. Two marbles are drawn at random. What is the
probability that none of the marbles drawn is blue?
a) 10/21 b) 11/21 c) 2/7 d) 5/7 e) none
9) A box contains 5 green, 4 yellow and 3 white marbles. From the box 3 marbles are drawn at random. What
is the probability that they are not of same color?
a) 3/55 b) 3/44 c) 15/220 d) 41/44 e) none
10) A box contains 20 Electric bulbs, out of which 4 are defective. From the box 2 bulbs are drawn at random.
Find the probability that atleast 1 is defective?
a) 4/19 b) 7/19 c) 12/19 d) 21/95 e) none
11) Tickets numbered 1 to 100 are placed in a box. Find the probability that a ticket selected at random has a
number that is divisible by both 3 and 5.
a) 3/20 b) 3/50 c) 1/15 d) 3/25 e) none
12) There are 4 hotels in a town. If 3 men check into the hotels in a day, find the probability that each checks in
a different hotel.
a) 3/4 b) 5/8 c) 3/8 d) 1/4 e) none
13) In a class 30% of students passed in English, 20% passed in Hindi and 10% passed in both. If a student is
selected at random, what is the probability that he has passed in English or Hindi?
a) 2/5 b) 3/5 c) 3/4 d) 3/5 e) none
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14) Two friends appear for an interview. The probability of each of them getting selected is 1/5 and 1/6
respectively. Find probability that both are selected.
a) 1/30 b) 2/15 c) 1/3 d) 11/30 e) none
15) In a debate competition student A speaks truth in 75 % cases and student B in 80 % cases. In what
percentage of cases are they likely to contradict each other, while narrating the same incident?
a) 15 % b) 25 % c) 35 % d) 45 % e) none
16) A boy and his girl friend appear for an interview for 2 vacancies in the same post. The probability of boy
getting selected is 1/7 and the probability of girl getting selected is 1/5. What is the probability of only one of
them is selected?
a) 4/7 b) 2/7 c) 3/4 d) 5/7 e) none
17) A 4-digit number is formed using the digits 1, 2, 3 and 5 without repetition. Find the probability that the
number will be divisible by 5.
a) 6 b) 24 c) 9 d) 12 e) none
18) Two friends appear for an interview. The probability of each of them getting is selected is 1/5 and 1/6
respectively. Find the probability that both are selected?
a) 1/30 b) 2/15 c) 1/3 d) 11/30 e) none
19) The odds in favor of an event are 7:4 while the odds against another event are 9:5.If the events are
independent, find the probability that both of the events occur.
a) 5/22 b) 153/154 c) 9/22 d) 111/154 e) none
20) A man can hit a target once in 3 shots. If he fires 3 shots in succession, find the probability that he will hit
the target.
a) 2/9 b) 19/27 c) 5/9 d) 1/27 e) none
Practice Questions:
21) A box contains 2 red, 4 blue and 6 green balls. If 1 ball is drawn from the bag, what is the probability that it
is red or green?
a) 3/4 b) 2/3 c) 1/3 d) 1/6 e) none
22) A teacher selects two students at random from a class of 30 students. If there are 10 boys and 20 girls in the
class, find the probability that both of the selected students are girls.
a) 2/3 b) 4/9 c) 38/87 d) 37/88 e) none
23) The probability that a card drawn from a pack will be a queen or a spade is?
a) 1/4 b) 1/13 c) 4/13 d) 17/52 e) none
24) A bag contains 4 pink and 5 blue beads. Another bag contains 3 pink and 6 blue beads. Two beads are
drawn, one from each bag. Find the probability that one is pink and the other is blue.
a) 13/27 b) 1/2 c) 7/11 d) 14/27 e) none
25) A box contains 20 watches out of which 2 are defective. 2 watches are drawn out of the box. Find the
probability that both the drawn watches are in good condition.
a) 153/190 b) 153/380 c) 9/10 d) 19/20 e) none
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Part I:
1) If nC7 = nC8, then find n.
c) 5 b) 3 c) 15 d) 8 e) none
2) If nP8 = 336 nP5, then find n.

a) 11 b) 12 c) 21 d) 13 e) none
3) How many words with or without meaning, can be formed out of the letters of the word, „DELHI‟, using
each letter once?
a) 60 b) 25 c) 80 d) 120 e) none
4) In how many ways can the letters of the word „LEADER‟ be arranged?
a) 72 b) 144 c) 360 d) 720 e) none
5) In how many different ways can the letters of the word „MATHEMATICS‟ be arranged so that the vowels
always come together?
a) 1680 b) 489600 c) 120960 d) 39916800 e) none
6) In how many ways can 10 true-false questions be replied?

a) 20 b) 512 c) 100 d) 1024 e) none
7) Find the number of ways of arranging 20 boys around a circular table?

b) 20! b) 16! c) 19!/2 d) 19! e) none
8) Find the number of ways of arranging 25 colored beads in a necklace.

a) 24! b) 24! / 2 c) 25! d) 25!/2 e) none
9) How many distinct straight lines can be formed by 20 non-collinear points in a plane?
a) 380 b) 175 c) 190 d) 328 e) none
10) 11 persons are seated around a circular table. In how many ways can we select 2 persons, who are not
seated adjacent to each other?
a) 55 b) 77 c) 44 d) 22 e) none
11) Find the number of rectangles and squares in an 8 by 8 chess board respectively. (Do not take square as
rectangle)?
a) 1296,204 b) 1092,204 c) 204,1092 d) 204,1296 e) none
12) Find the number of ways of arranging 7 boys and 6 girls in a row so that :
(i) All the boys sit together. (ii) No two girls sit together
2
a) (7!) , 7! × 6! b) 7! , 7! × 7P6 c) (7!)2, 8! × 7P6 d) (7!)2, 8P6 × 7! e) none
13) From a group of 7 men and 6 women, 5 persons are to be selected to form a committee so that at last 3 men
are there on the committee. In how many ways can it be done?
a) 564 b) 645 c) 735 d) 756 e) none
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drawn from the box, it atleast 1 black marble is to be included in the draw?
a) 32 b) 48 c) 64 d) 96 e) none
15) Find the number of ways in which 11 players can be selected from 15 players if the captain and the vice-
captain are always selected?
a) 650 b) 715 c) 165 d) 117 e) none
16) 8 friends go for a trip in 2 cars. Each car can accommodate a maximum of 4persons. In how many ways
can they travel?
a) 160 b) 140 c) 168 d) 70 e) none
17) A family of 10 people travels in two cars, of which one can seat 6 and the other only 5. In how many ways
can they travel?
a) 252 b) 500 c) 462 d) 450 e) none
18) In how many ways can you select four cards, each of a different suit from a standard deck of cards?
a) 208 b) 520 c) 2197 d) 28561 e) none
19) In how many ways can 4 cards of different suits having the same value be selected from a standard pack of
cards?
a) 13 b) 52 c) 26 d) 169 e) none
20) In how many ways can 5 letters be posted in 4 post boxes if each post box can contain any no of letters?
a) 125 b) 625 c) 1024 d) 20 e) none
21) In how many ways can 21 books on English and 19 books on Hindi be placed in a row on a shelf so that
two books on Hindi many not be together?
b) 2990 b) 1540 c) 2995 d) 2674 e) none
22) Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be formed?
a) 310 b) 1500 c) 25200 d) 26400 e) none
23) In a party of 50 people each person handshakes with every other person. How many total handshakes take
place?
a) 1225 b) 2450 c) 100 d) 500 e) none
24) In a colony, there are 45 leaders. On republic day, every leader posts a greeting card to all the players. How
many greeting cards were posted by them?
a) 1980 b) 990 c) 89 d) 2080 e) none
25) A dinner party is arranged for 16 persons along two sides of a long table, with 8 chairs on each side. 4
persons wish to sit on one particular side and 2 on the other side. In how many ways can they all be seated?
a) 20320 b) 40320 c) 26320 d) 80640 e) none
26) A double decker travels from Mumbai to Pune with 48 passengers has 28 seats in the upper deck and 20
seats in the lower deck. In how many ways can students be arranged, if 10 students refuse to go the upper
deck and 8 students wish to travel only in the upper deck?
a) 30C10×10! ×8! b) 30C10×28! ×20! c) 28! ×20! d) 48C2 × (28!) e) none
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Part II:
27) How many numbers of 5 digits can be formed with the digits 0, 2, 3, 4 and 5 if repetition of digits is
allowed?
a) 2500 b) 250 c) 120 d) 2400 e) none
28) How many of the numbers from 1000 to 9999 both inclusive : i) if repetition of digits allowed
ii) if repetition of digits not allowed iii) do not have four different digits
a) 9000,4536,4464 b) 6444,4464,4536 c) 4664,9000,2624 d) 9640,2525,1020 e) none
29) How many 5 digit numbers can be formed using the digits 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 when repetition is allowed?
a) 65 b) 56 c) 54 d) 45 e) none
30) How many 4-digit numbers greater than 3000, can be formed by using the digits 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 when
repetition is allowed?
a) 565 b) 500 c) 450 d) 800 e) none
31) In how many ways 4 rings of different types can be worn in 3 fingers?
a) 36 b) 12 c) 49 d) 81 e) none
32) In how many ways can 5 prizes be given away to 4 boys when each boy is eligible for all the prizes?
a) 1024 b) 120 c) 90 d) 240 e) none
33) In how many ways can 5 letters be posted in 4 letter boxes?

a) 512 b) 1024 c) 250 d) 420 e) none
34) 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 e) none
35) How many natural numbers not exceeding 4321 can be formed with the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 if repetition is
allowed?
a) 123 b) 113 c) 222 d) 313 e) none
36) If all the words formed by the letters of the word RAINBOW are arranged in a dictionary form, then what
is the position of the word RAINBOW in that dictionary?
a) 3136 b) 3631 c) 3361 d) 1363 e) none
37) If the letters of the word VERMA are arranged in all possible ways and these words are written out as in a
dictionary, then the rank of the word VERMA is?
a) 108 b) 117 c) 810 d) 180 e) none
38) How many numbers each lying between 100 and 1000 can be formed with the digits 0, 2, 3, 4,5 if repletion
of digits not allowed?
a) 24 b) 48 c) 72 d) 96 e) none
39) How many 6-digit telephone numbers can be formed from the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 if each
number starts with 35 and no digit appears more than once?
a) 3600 b) 1680 c) 900000 d) 9000 e) none
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PROBLEMS ON AGES
1) Sachin is younger than Rahul by 7 yrs. If their ages are in the respective ratio of 7:9, how old is Sachin?
a) 16 yrs b) 18 yrs c) 28.5 yrs d) 24.5 yrs e) none
2) The ratio between the present ages of P and Q is 6:7. If Q is 4 years old than P, what will be the ratio of
the ages f P and Q after 4 years?.
d) 3:4 b) 3:5 c) 4:3 d) 5:3 e) none
3) The age of the father 3 years ago was 7 times the age of his son. At present the fathers age is 5 times that
of his son. What are the present ages of the father and son.
b) 45 yrs,9 yrs b) 35 yrs, 15 yrs c) 30 yrs, 10 yrs d) 45 yrs, 15 yrs e) none
4) A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the total of the ages of A, B and C be 27, then how
old is B?
b) 7 years b) 8 years c) 9 years d) 10 years e) none
5) A man is 24 years older than his son. In 2 yrs, his age will be twice the age of his son. The present age of
the son is :?
a) 14 b) 18 c) 20 d) 22 e) none
6) 18 years ago, a father was three times as old as his son. Now the father is only twice as old as his son.
Then the sum of the present ages of the son and the father is:
a) 54 b) 72 c) 105 d) 108 e) none
7) A person‟s age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8 years , he will be one-half of the age of his
mother. How old is the mother at present?
a) 32 yrs b) 36 yrs c) 40 yrs d) 48 yrs e) none
8) The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago, fathers age was five times
the age of the son. After 6 years, son‟s age will be?
9) The sum of the ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the
youngest child?
b) 4 yrs b) 8 yrs c) 10 yrs d) 12 yrs e) none
10) After 5 yrs the age of a father will be thrice the age of his son, whereas five years ago, he was 7 times as
old as his son was. What are their present ages?
a) 40,10 b) 45,10 c) 42,15 d) 54,16 e) none
11) The ratio of the ages of A and B is 8 : 7 and the sum of their ages is 45 years. What will be the ratio of
their age 6 years hence?
a) 18 : 13 b) 10 : 9 c) 13 : 18 d) 2 : 3 e) none
12) A is 20 years old and B is one-fourth older than A. The number of years ago when B‟s age was what
A‟s age is now is?
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) Data inadequate e) None
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the father will be twice as old as the elder son. If the younger son is now 10 years old, what is the father‟s
present age (in years)
a) 48 b) 51 c) 54 d) Data inadequate e) none
14) The ratio of the ages of Ram and Sham is 2 : 3 and the sum of their ages is 60 years. What will be the
ratio of their ages six years hence?
a) 8 : 3 b) 3 : 2 c) 3 : 8 d) 5 : 7 e) none
15) A father is now 7 times older than his son but two years hence he will be only five times older. What is the
father‟s present age (in years)?
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16) Rajan got married 8 years ago. His present age is /5 times his age at the time of his marriage. Rajan‟s
sister was 10 years younger to him at the time of his marriage. The age of Rajan‟s sister is:?
17) A father said to his son,” I was as old as you are at present at the time of your birth.” If the fathers age is
38 years now, the son‟s age five years back was::
a) 14 yrs b) 19 yrs c) 33 yrs d) 38 yrs e) 17 yrs
18) Ayesha‟s father was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother was 36 years old when her
brother four years younger to her was born. What is the difference between the ages of her parents??
19) On a man‟s tombstone, it is said that one-sixth of his life was spent in childhood and one-twelfth as a
teenager. One-seventh of his life passed between the time he became an adult and the time he married;
five years later, his son was born. Alas, the son died four years before he did. He lived to be twice as old
as his son did. How old did the man live to be?
20) A person was asked to state his age in years. His reply was, “Take my age three years hence, multiply it
by 3 and then subtract three times my age three years ago and you will know how old I am.” What was the
age of the person?
Practice questions:
21) Present ages of X and Y are in the ratio 5:6 resp. Seven years hence this ratio will become 6:7
respectively. What is X‟s present age in years?
a) 35 yrs b) 42 years c) 49 years d) 55 years e) 8 years
22) The product of the ages of Ankit and Nikita is 240. If twice the age of Nikita is more than Ankit‟s age by
4 yrs., what is Nikita‟s age?
23) My mother is 3 years elder to me. My father was 28 years of age when my sisiter was born while my
mother was 26 yrs of age when I was born. If my sister was 4 years of age when my brother was born,
then, what was the age of my father and mother respectively when my brother was born?
a) 32 yrs, 23 yrs b) 32 yrs, 29 yrs c) 35 yrs, 29 yrs d) 35 yrs, 33 yrs e) none

MIXTURES AND ALLIGATIONS
1) Tea at rate of Rs. 30.20 per kg is mixed with tea at Rs 20.50 per kg such that the mixture is worth Rs. 25.40
per kg. Find the ratio in which these two kinds are mixed
a) 48 : 49 b) 49 : 18 c) 49 : 24 d) 49 : 48 e) none
2) One quality of wheat at Rs. 9.30 per kg is mixed with another quality at a certain rate in the ratio 8: 7. If the
mixture so formed be worth Rs. 10 per kg, what is the rate per kg of the second quality of wheat?
a) Rs. 10.30 b) Rs. 10.60 c) Rs. 10.80 d) Rs. 11 e) Rs. 12
3) In a mixture of 100 litre, the ratio of milk and water is 3: 1, how much water must be added so that the ratio
of milk and water be 1 : 3.
a) 200 L b) 225 L c) 150 L d) none e) none
3) Two solutions of milk and water are mixed in ratio 2 : 3 by volume; the resultant solution is 40% milk
solution, find the concentration of first solution, if concentration of second solution is 60%.
a) 20% b) 50% c) 10% d) 5% e) none
4) 10 liters of solution of salt in water contains 25% salt. How much water must be evaporated from the
solution so as to increase the salt content to 40%
a) 7.5 b) 3.75 c) 2.5 d) 1.75 lit e) none
5) A dishonest milkman professes to sell milk at cost price but he mixes it with water and thereby gains 25 %.
The percentage of water in the mixture is?
a) 16.25% b) 28% c) 25% d) 20% e) none
6) A shopkeeper purchased 30 Kg of rice at Rs. 11.50 per kg and 20 kg at Rs. 14.25 per kg. At what price he
should sell so as to gain 30%.
a) Rs 14.8 b) Rs. 15.4 c) Rs. 16.3 d) Rs. 18.2 e) none
7) The cost of oil is Rs. 100/kg, after mixing another oil costing Rs. 50/kg the mixture is sold at Rs. 96/kg there
by gaining a profit of 20%..Find the ratio of quantities that are mixed.
a) 1 : 2 b) 3 : 2 c) 3 : 1 d) 3 : 4 e) none
8) In a mixture of 80 L, milk and water are in ratio 5 : 3 If 16 L of this mixture is replaced by 16 L of milk, the
ratio of milk and water is
a) 2: 1 b) 6 : 3 c) 7 : 3 d) 8 : 3 e) none
9) If 1 litre water is added to 800 ml solution that contains 15% salt. What is the percentage of salt in the
resulting solution
a) 6 2/3 b)10 1/2 c) 5 1/3 d) 2 2/5 e) none
10) A vessel is filled with liquid 3 parts of which is water and 5 parts are syrup. How much mixture must be
drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water and half syrup.
a) 1/2 b) 1/4 c) 1/5 d) 1/7 e) none
11) Two vessels A and B contain milk and water is ratio 7: 5 and 17: 7 respectively. In what ratio the mixtures
from two vessels should be mixed to get a new mixture containing milk and water in the ratio 5: 3.
a) 1:2 b) 2:1 c) 2:3 d) 3:2 e) none

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a) 20 L b) 15 L c) 30 L d) 25 L e) none
13) A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar part of which he sells at 8 % profit and the rest at 18% profit and gains
14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is (in kg)?
a) 400 b) 560 c) 600 d) 640 e) none
14) Rs. 1000 in lent out in two parts one at 6% simple interest and other at 8% simple interest. The yearly
income is Rs 75. The sum lent at 8% in Rs. Is ?
a) 250 b) 500 c) 750 d) 600 e) none
15) If 75 litres of milk and water contains 10% milk how much pure water should be added to it so that half litre
of solution of resultant mixture contains 37.5 ml milk.
a) 20 L b) 25 L c) 30 L d) 40 L e) none
16) In a farm there are some rabbits and some hens. If the total number of heads is 100 and total number of legs
are 250, how many rabbits are there?
a) 75 b) 25 c) 60 d) 40 e) none
17) A mixture of 20 kg spirit and water contains 10% water. How much water must be added to this mixture so
as to raise the percentage of water to 25%.
a) 4 kg b) 5 kg c) 8 kg d) 30 kg e) none
18) In a container having 1000 liter pure alcohol, 10 liters is replaced by water. This is done three times. What
will be final volume of alcohol in the mixture?
a) 800 L b) 700 L c) 729 L d) 784 L e) none
19) A container contains 40 liter of milk. From this container, 4 liter of milk is taken out and replaced by water.
This process was further repeated 2 times. How much milk is now there in container?
a) 29.16 L b) 20 L c) 9.5 L d) 40 L e) none
20) 8 litres are drawn from a cask full of wine and is then filled with water. This operation is performed three
more times. The ratio of quantity of wine now left in cask to that of water is 16: 65. How much wine did
cask had originally.
a) 18 L b) 24 L c) 32 L d) 32 L e) 48 L
21) A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7: 5. When 9 liters of mixtures are drawn off
and the can is filled with B , the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. How many liters of liquid A was contained
by the can initially?
a) 10 b) 20 c) 21 d) 25 e) none
22) Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If the
mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be :
a) Rs. 169.50 b) Rs. 170 c) Rs. 175.50 d) Rs. 180 e) Rs. 190
23) By mixing two varieties of tea costing Rs 65 and Rs. 115 per kg and selling the mixture at Rs. 100 per kg a
seller makes a profit of 15%. In what ratio did he mixed the two varieties.
a) 101 : 129 b) 120 : 113 c) 129 : 100 d) 100 : 113 e) 129:101
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Simple Interest:
1) In what time Rs.1200 will become Rs.1450 when annual rate of interest is 20%?
e) 1 1/24 b) 2 1/24 c) 1 2/3 d) 2 3/2 e) none
2) How much time will it take for an amount of Rs.450 to yield Rs.81 as interest at 4.5% per annum of simple
interest?
b) 3.5 yrs b) 4 yrs c) 4.5 yrs d) 5 yrs e) none
3) A sum of Rs.12,500 amounts to Rs.15,500 in 4 years at the rate of simple interest. What is rate of interest?
b) 3% b) 4% c) 5% d) 6% e) none
4) A man took a loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a simple interest. After 3 yrs, he had to pay Rs.5400
interest only for the period. What was the principal amount borrowed by him??
a) Rs.2000 b) Rs.10,000 c) Rs.15,000 d) Rs.20,000 e) none
5) Rs.800 becomes Rs.956 in 3 years at a certain rate of simple interest. If the rate of interest is increased by
4%, what amount will Rs.800 become in 3 years?
a) Rs.1020.8 b) Rs.1025 c) Rs.1052 d) Data Inadequate e) none
6) What is the present worth of Rs.132 due in 2 years at 5% simple interest per annum?
a) Rs.112 b) Rs.118.8 c) Rs.120 d) Rs.122 e) none=u74
7) A sum of money becomes 4 times in 20 years at S.I. Find the rate of interest?
c) 10% b) 15% c) 20% d) 25% e) none
8) In a certain time, a sum becomes 3 times at the rate of 5% p.a. At what rate of interest, the same sum
becomes 6 times in same duration?
a) 25% b) 12.5% c) 6.5% d) 15% e) none
9) A certain sum in certain time becomes Rs.500 at the rate of 8% p.a. SI and the same sum amounts to
Rs.200 at the rate of 2% SI in the same duration. Find the sum and time?
a) Rs.100, 50 yr b) Rs.175, 25 yr c) Rs.150, 20 yr d) Rs.250, 30 yr e) none
10) A sum of Rs.1550 is lent out into two parts, one at 8% and another one at 6%. If the total annual income is
Rs.106, find the money lent at 6%?
11) What annual payment will discharge a debt of Rs.6450 in 4 years at 5% per annum?
12) What annual payment will discharge a debt of Rs.1092 due in 3 years at 12% simple interest?
13) Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Rs.13,900 divided in two different schemes A and B at S.I rate of 14%
p.a and 11% p.a respectively. If the total amount of S.I earned in 2 years be Rs.3508, what was the amount
invested in Scheme B?
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14) A person invested in all Rs.2600 at 4%, 6%, and 8% p.a S.I. At the end of the year, he got the same interest
in all the three cases. The money invested at 4% is?
15) Divide Rs.2379 into 3 parts so that their amounts after 2, 3 and 4 years respectively may be equal, the rate
of interest being 5% p.a S.I. How much is the first part?
16) If A lends Rs.3500 to B at 10% p.a and B lends the same sum to C at 11.5% p.a, then the gain of B in a
period of 3 years is?
a) Rs.107.5 b) Rs.157.5 c) Rs.115.5 d) Rs.177.5 e) none
17) A sum of Rs.1550 was lent partly at 5% and partly at 8% p.a simple interest. The total interest received
after 3 years was Rs.300. The ratio of the money lent at 5% to that lent at 8% is:
a) 16:15 b) 15:16 c) 15:8 d) 8:15 e) none
18) Prabhat took a certain amount as a loan from a bank at the rate of 8% p.a. S.I. and gave the same amount to
Ashish as a loan at the rate of 12% p.a. If at the end of 12 years, he made a profit of Rs.320 in the deal,
what was the original amount?
a) Rs.2000 b) Rs.666.6 c) Rs.3000 d) Rs.2525.5 e) none
19) A private financier claims to be lending money at simple interest, but he includes the interest every 6
months for calculating the principal. If he is charging an interest of 10%, the effective rate of interest
becomes?
a) 10% b) 10.25% c) 10.5% d) 11% e) none
20) Mr. Mani invested an amount of Rs.12000 at the simple interest rate of 10% p.a and another amount at the
simple interest rate of 20% p.a. The total interest earned at the end of one year on the total amount invested
became 145 p.a. Find the amount invested?
21) A sum of Rs.7700 is to be divided among three brothers Om, Jai, Jagdish in such a way that simple interest
on each part at 55 p.a after 1, 2 and 3 years respectively remains equal. The share of Om is greater than
Jagdish by what amount?
22) A car is purchased on hire-purchase. The cash price is $21,000 and the terms are a deposit of 10% of the
price, then the balance to be paid off over 60 equal monthly installments. Interest is charged at 12% p.a.
What is the monthly installment?
a) $503 b) $504 c) $505 d) $506 e) none
23) A father left a will of Rs.35 lakhs between his two daughters aged 8.5 and 16 such that they may get equal
amounts when each of them reach the age of 21 years. The original amount of Rs.35 lakhs has been
instructed to be invested at 10% p.a simple interest. How much did the elder daughter get at the time of the
will?
a) Rs.17.5 lakhs b) Rs.21 lakhs c) Rs.15 lakhs d) Rs.20 lakhs e) none
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Compound Interest:
24) Compound Interest received on Rs.5000 for 2 yrs is Rs.512.5. Then the rate of interest is:
a) 5% b) 6% c) 8% d) 10% e) none
25) The C.I on Rs.1550 at 10% p.a. compounded annually for 11/2 years is?
a) Rs.240.25 b) Rs.310.25 c) Rs.455 d) Rs.560.5 e) none
26) Find the C.I on Rs.5000 in 2 yr at 4% p.a, the interest being compounded half yearly.
a) Rs.412.16 b) Rs.200 c) Rs.402.5 d) Rs.204.6 e) none
27) If a certain sum at C.I becomes double in 5 yr, then in how many years, it will be 16 times at the same rate
of interest.
28) A sum of money placed at C.I doubles itself in 5 yrs. It will amount to 8 times itself at the same rate of
interest in:
29) The principle of Rs.4000 amounts to Rs.5324 in 3 yrs at C.I. Find the rate of interest per annum.
a) 14.5% b) 12.5% c) 11.5% d) 10% e) none
30) If C.I. received on Rs.4500 after 2 yrs is Rs.846.45, then the rate of interest if compounded annually?
a) 9% b) 10% c) 12% d) 15% e) none
31) A sum of money amounts to Rs.2580 in 3 yrs & to Rs.3440 in 6 yrs at C.I compounded annually. Find sum ?
32) If the difference between simple interest and compound interest for a certain sum for a period of 2 yrs at
10% p.a is Rs.210. Find the sum?
33) What annual payment will discharge a debt of Rs.1025 due in 2 yrs at the rate of 5% compound interest?
a) Rs.550 b) Rs.551.25 c) Rs.560 d) Rs.560.75 e) none
34) Kakaji borrowed Rs.2550 to be paid back with compound interest at the rate of 4% p.a. by the end of 2 yrs
in two equal yearly installments. How much will each installment be?
a) Rs.1253 b) Rs.1324 c) Rs.1352 d) Rs. 1367 e) none
35) A sum of money is borrowed and paid back in two annual installment of Rs.882 each allowing 5%
compound interest. The sum borrowed was:
36) The population of a city increases at the rate f 15% p.a. If its population was 4000 at the end of year 2009,
what will be its population at the end of year 2011?
a) 5290 b) 6260 c) 5325 d) 6290 e) none
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CLOCKS
1) What will be the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of ac lock at 3:15?
a) 0° b) 180° c) 7.5° d) 2.5° e) none
2) What will be the angle between the two hands of a clock at 9:50?
a) 8° b) 15° c) 90° d) 5° e) none
3) At what time between 3 o‟clock and 4 o‟clock will the hands of a clock be together?
a) 16 5/11 min past 3 b) 16 4/11 min past 3 c) 12 3/11 min past 3 d) 12 4/11 min past 3 e) none
4) At what time between 6 o‟clock and 7 o‟clock will both the hands of the clock be at right angle?
a) 49 1/11 & 16 4/11 b) 50 4/11 & 16 4/11 c) 481/11 & 12 2/5 d) 48 1/11 & 16 4/11 e) none
5) At what time between 9 o‟clock and 10 o‟clock will the hands of the clock will be in same straight line but
not together?
a) 16 4/11 past 10 b) 16 4/11 past 9 c) 16 2/11 past 9 d) 16 2/11 past 10 e) none
6) At what time between 5.30 and 6 o‟clock will the hands of the clock will be at right angle?
a) 16 4/11 past 10 b) 16 4/11 past 9 c) 16 2/11 past 9 d) 16 2/11 past 10 e) none
7) How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in 1 day?

a) 24 b) 22 c) 25 d) 12 e) none
8) How many times in a day are the hands of a clock in straight line but in opposite directions?
a) 24 b) 23 c) 12 d) 22 e) none
9) How many times are the hands of a clock in straight line?

a) 24 b) 22 c) 44 d) 8 e) none
10) How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day?
a) 24 b) 22 c) 44 d) 8 e) none
11) At what time between 10 o‟clock and 11 o‟clock will the hands of a clock be together past 10?
a) 54 4/11 min b) 54 5/11 min c) 54 6/11 min d) 52 8/11 min e) none
12) A gong clock takes 30 sec to strike 5 o‟clock. Find in how much time it will strike 10 o‟clock?
a) 60 sec b) 67.5 sec c) 65 sec d) 72.5 sec e) none
13) A gong clock takes 20 sec to strike 6 o‟clock. Find in how much time it will strike 8 o‟clock?
a) 24.5 sec b) 28 sec c) 40 sec d) 28.5 sec e) none
14) A clock is set right at 6 am. The clock losses 16 min in 24 hrs. What will be the true time if the clock
indicates 11 pm on 4th day? :
a) 9 pm b) 10 pm c) 11 pm d) 12 (midnight) e) none
15) A clock is set right at 9 pm. The clock gains 10 min in 24 hours. What will be the true time when the clock
indicates 2 pm on the following day?
b) 48 min past 1 b) 48 min past 2 c) 48 min past 10 d) 48 min past 11 e) none
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16) A clock gains 5 sec in 2 min. It is set right at 6 am. What will be the actual time when it shows 6.30
Contact: pm the
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same day?
a) 6 pm b) 6.45 pm c) 6.30 pm d) 7.15 pm e) none
17) A watch which gains uniformly is 5 min slow at 7 o‟clock in the morning on Sunday and it is 5 min 48 sec
fast at 7 pm on following Sunday. Which day was it correct??
b) Tuesday b) Wednesday c) Thursday d) Friday e) none
18) Two clocks are set right at 6 pm. First clock gains 10 min / hour and second clock losses 10 min per hour,
then after how much time will both of them show same time?
a) 24 hr b) 36 hr c) 48 hr d) 72 hr e) none
19) Two clocks are set right at 9 pm. First clock looses10 min / hour and second clock gains 20 min per hour,
then after how much time will both of them show same time?
a) 24 hr b) 36 hr c) 48 hr d) 72 hr e) none
20) The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 65 min of the correct time. How much
in a day does the clock gain or lose?
a) 18720/11 min gain b) 18720/11 min loss c) 187/11 min loss d) 187/11 min gain e) none
a) 10 10/43 min gain b) 12 12/15 min loss c) 5 ½ min loss d)14 ½ min gain e) none
d) 7200/77 min gain b) 7200/77 min loss c) 7500/77 min gain d) 7500/77 min loss e) none
23) A clock which is gaining uniformly is 12 min behind the normal time at 8 am Monday and the same clock
is 9 min ahead of normal time the next Monday at 8 am. Find at which day and at what time it was showing
the correct time?
a) Friday, 8 am b) Thursday, 8 am c) Friday, 8 pm d) Monday 8 pm e) none
24) A clock which is gaining uniformly is 12 min behind the normal time at 8 am Monday and the same clock
is 9 min ahead of normal time the next Monday at 8 am. Find at which day and at what time it was showing
the correct time?
a) Thursday, 8 am b) Thursday, 4 am c) Friday, 4 pm d) Monday, 11 am e) none
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CALENDAR
1) What was the day of the week on 15th August, 1947?

b) Thursday b) Friday c) Monday d) Sunday e) none
2) What was the day of the week when we became republic?

b) Friday b) Thursday c) Saturday d) Sunday e) none
3) What was the day week on 2nd Jan, 2010, if it was Sunday on 1st Jan, 2006?
b) Saturday b) Sunday c) Monday d) Tuesday e) none
4) Which of the following year is a leap year?

b) 2007 b) 2016 c) 2001 d) 1997 e) none
5) Today is Monday. What will be the day after 64 days?

b) Monday b) Wednesday c) Tuesday d) Friday e) none
6) On 6th March, 2005 Monday falls. What was the day of the week on 7th March, 2004?
b) Monday b) Saturday c) Friday d) Sunday e) none
7) The last day of a century cannot be?

c) Monday b) Wednesday c) Friday d) Tuesday e) none
8) On what dates of April, 2001 did Sunday fall?

a) 1st,8th,15th,22nd,29th b) 2nd,8th,16th,23rd, 25th c) 4th,11th,18th,25th d) 6th,13th,20th,27th e) none
9) Calendar for the year 2003 is the same for the year?
b) 2010 b) 2011 c) 2012 d) 2014 e) none
10) India won the Cricket world cup on 25th June, 1983 at Lords. What will be the day of the week on 25th
June, 2033??
b) Friday b) Saturday c) Monday d) Sunday e) none
11) Three friends Jaya, Rekha and Sushma were travelling in a train. Jaya remembers that they went to the
picnic last in the month of March. Rekha remembers that it was on a second Saturday. Sushma remembers
that one of her vacations of the same year started from 8th November which was a Wednesday. On which
date did they go to the picnic last?
b) 8th March b) 9th March c) 10th March d) 11th March e) none
12) While auditing the accounts of a company, the auditor has noticed that an employee claimed a TA bill
quoting 1st January, 2000 as Friday. The auditor, even without referring the calendar objected the bill on
the ground of the day of the date. His objection is?
b) Suspicious b) Invalid c) Valid d) Data Inadequate e) none
13) If three days before the day before yesterday was Saturday, the 30th January. What will be the date day and
month after one day followed by the day after tomorrow?
a) 22nd Dec-Saturday b) 8th Dec-Tuesday c) 7th Feb-Sunday d) 8th Dec-Tuesday e) none
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Simultaneous linear equation:

1) If 2x + 3y = 29 and y = x + 3, what is the value of x?
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7 e) none
2) If 4x + 9y = 43 and 6x + 4y = 36 are the linear equations in x and y, then find the values of x and y.
b) x = 4,y = 3 b) x = 3, y = 4 c) x = 5,y = 3 d) x = 3,y = 5 e) none
3) [√(3+x) + √(3-x) ] / √(3+x) - √(3-x)] , then find the value of x.

c) 5/12 b) 12/5 c) 5/7 d) 7/5 e) none
4) If the taxi charges in a city consist of a fixed charge together with the charge of the distance covered. Foe
a distance of 20 km, the charge paid is Rs.205 and for a distance of 25 km, the charge paid is Rs.255. How
much does a person have to pay for covering a distance of 50 km??
c) Rs.205 b) Rs.255 c) Rs.505 d) Rs.405 e) none
5) In an exam, a student scores 4 marks for every correct answer and losses 1 mark for every wrong answer.
A student attempted all the 200 questions and scored 200 marks. Find the number of questions, he
answered correctly.
a) 82 b) 80 c) 68 d) 60 e) none
Quadratic equations:
6) If x2 - 3x + 1= 0, what is the value of x + 1/x?
a) 0 b) 3 c) 2 d) 1 e) none
7) If 2x2 + 12x + 18 = 0, what is the value of x?

a) 3 b) 2 c) -3 d) -2 e) none
8) If one root of x2 - 6kx + 5 = 0 is 5, find the value of k.

a) -1/2 b) -1 c) 1 d) 2 e) none
9) Find the roots of the equation 2x2 - 11x + 15 = 0.

c) 3,5/2 b) -3,-5/2 c) 5,3/2 d) 50 e) none
10) If α and β are the roots of the equation x2 - 6x + 5 = 0, find the solution having the roots 2α and 2β?
a) x2 + 19x + 12 = 0 b) x2 - 12x + 20 = 0 c) 12x2 + 19x + 4 = 0 d) 4x2 + 19x – 12 = 0 e) none
Logarithm:
11) Evaluate: (i) log216 (ii) log7(1/343) (iii) log10(0.0001)
a) 4,-3,-4 b) -4,3,4 c) 4,3,-4 d) 3,-4,-4 e) none
12) Evaluate: (i) log6 1 (ii) log35 35 (iii) 36 log64

a) 1,0,16 b) 0,0,16 c) 1,1,16 d) 0,1,16 e) none
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13) Evaluate: (i) log5 3 × log3 625 (ii) log9 27 - log27 9
a) 4,5/6 b) 4,6/5 c) 2,6/5 d) 2,5/6 e) none
14) Evaluate: 1 + 1 + 1
log xy (xyz) log yz (xyz) log zx (xyz)
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) none
15) If log 2 = 0.3010 and log 3 = 0.4771, the value of (i) log5 512 (ii) log 25
a) 2.87, 1.398 b) 2.967, 1.415 c) 3.876, 1.398 d) 3.912, 1.274 e) none
Surds and Indices:

16) The value of [(10)50 ÷ (10)146] is:
a) 1000 b) 10000 c) 100000 d) 106 e) none
17) (1000)7 ÷ 1018 = ?

a) 10 b) 100 c) 1000 d) 10000 e) none
18) (256)0.16 × (256)0.09 = ?

b) 4 b) 16 c) 64 d) 256.25 e) none
19) (18)3.5 ÷ (27)3.5 × 63.5 = 2x. Find the value of x.

b) 3.5 b) 4.5 c) 6 d) 7 e) none
20) If x = 3 + 2√2, then value of ( √x – 1/√x ) is:

a) 1 b) 2 c) 2√2 d) 3√3 e) none\o651
21) If m and n are whole numbers such that mn = 121, then the value of (m – 1)n+1 is :
a) 1 b) 10 c) 121 d) 1000 e) none
22) A 3 (x-y) = 27 and 3 (x+y) = 243, then x is equal to :

a) 0 b) 2 c) 4 d) 6 e) none
23) If ax = by = cz and b2 = ac, then y equals to ?

a) xz / (x+z) b) xz / [(2(x-z)] c) xz / [2(x-z)] d) 2xz / (x+z) e) none
24) If 2x = 4y = 8z and [ 1/(2x) + 1/(4y) + 1/(6z ) ] = 24/7, then the value of z is?
a) 7/8 b) 7/16 c) 7/32 d) 7/48 e) none
25) 1 + 1 =?
(n-m) (m-n)
1+a 1+a
a) 0 b) ½ c) 1 d) am+n e) none
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Set Theory:
26) In an examination, 34% of the students failed in Mathematics and 42% failed in English. If 20% of the
students failed in both the subjects , then the percentage of students who passed in both the subjects is:
a) 44 b) 50 c) 54 d) 56 e) none
27) 40 % of the people read Times of India newspaper , 50% of students read Indian express newspaper and
10% read both the newspapers. What percentage of the people read neither newspaper?
a) 10% b) 15% c) 20% d) 25% e) none
28) In a hotel, 60% had vegetarian food while 30% had non-vegetarian food and 15% had both types of food.
If 96 people were present, how many did not eat either type of lunch?
a) 20 b) 24 c) 26 d) 28 e) none
29) In an exam, 65% students passed in Civics and 60% passed in History, 40% passed in both of these
subjects. If 90 students failed in History and Civics both, then what is total number of students?
a) 600 b) 650 c) 700 d) 750 e) none
30) In an exam, 35% candidates failed in one subject and 42% failed in another subject while 15% failed in
both the subjects. If 2500 candidates appeared at the exam, how many passed in either subject but not
both?
a) 325 b) 1175 c) 2125 d) 2145 e) none
31) In an exam, 80% candidates passed in English and 70% failed in Hindi while 10% failed in both the
subjects. If 144 candidates passed in both subjects, find total number of candidates?
b) 325 b) 240 c) 250 d) 125 e) none
32) A newspaper agent delivers newspaper to 240 families with each family buying atleast one paper. 90
families buy only Times of India. 15 buy Times of India and Indian Express. 100 buy The Indian
Express. 30 buy The Indian Express and Hindu. 30 buy only Hindu and no family buy all 3 papers. How
many read only one paper?
a) 125 b) 175 c) 55 d) 120 e) none
33) In order to study the Breakfast habits of the people in a particular city, a survey of 400 families was
conducted of these 400 families. Out of these 156 had cereals, 288 had eggs and 300 had toast. It was
found that 212 families had egg & toast and 104 had cereals & toast. If 128 had egg & cereal and 84 had
all three, find how many had neither Toast nor Cereal nor Egg?
a) 12 b) 14 c) 15 d) 16 e) none
34) The following are the statistics of 22 students of M.A.D who appeared for Bank exams. 15 students got
calls from SBI, 12 students from Union Bank and 8 students from ICICI. 6 students got calls from SBI
and Union Bank, 7 students got calls from Union Bank and ICICI and 4 students who got calls from SBI
and ICICI. If 4 students who got calls from all three banks. Find how many students of M.A.D got calls
from exactly two banks?
a) 5 b) 7 c) 8 d) 14 e) none
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Heights and Distance:
35) The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree is √3 times the height of the
tree is?
a) 30 º b) 45 º c) 60 º d) 90 º e) none
36) From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30 º. If the tower is 100 m,
the distance of point P from the foot of the tower is :
a) 149 m b) 156 m c) 173 m d) 200 m e) none
37) A man is watching from the top of a tower a boat speeding away from the tower. The boat makes an
angle of depression of 45 º with the man‟s eye when at a distance of 60 meters from the tower. After
5 seconds, the angle of depression becomes 30 º. What is the approximate speed of the boat, assuming that
it is running in still water?
a) 32 km/hr b) 36 km/hr c) 38 km/hr d) 40 km/hr e) 42 km/hr
38) There is one hotel and a temple, one on each bank of a river, just opposite to each other. Hotel is 54 m
high. From the top of this hotel, the angles of depression of the top and the foot of the other temple are
30º and 60 º respectively. Find the width of the river and the height of the temple.
a) 31.14 m,18 m b) 31.14 m, 36 m c) 30.5 m, 16.5 m d) 32.6 m, 18.5 m e) none
39) A man on the top of a vertical observation tower observes a car moving at a uniform speed coming
directly towards it. If it takes 12 minutes for the angle of depression to change from 30 º to 45 º, how soon
after this the car will reach the observation tower?
a) 14 min 35 sec b) 15 min 49 sec c) 16 min 23 sec d) 18 min 5 sec e) none
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Formulae:
A. 1. Area of a rectangle = Length × Breadth
2. Perimeter of a rectangle = 2 (L + B)
B. 3. Area of a square = (side)2 = ½ (diagonal)2
4. Perimeter of a square = 4 × side
* Ratio of Area of incircle and outcircle of a square = 1:2
C. 5. Area of 4 walls of a room = 2 (l + b) × h
D. 6. Area of a triangle = ½ × base× height
7. Area of a triangle = √s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c) ; s= ½ (a+b+c) ; a,b,c are sides of triangle
8. Area of an equilateral triangle = √3/4(side)2
9. Radius of in-circle of an equilateral triangle of side a = a/(2√3)
10. Radius of circumference of an equilateral triangle of side a = a/√3
11. Radius of in-circle of a triangle of area A and semi-perimeter S = A/S
E. 12. Area of a parallelogram = Base × Height
13. Area of a rhombus = ½ × (Product of diagonals)
14. Area of a trapezium = ½ × (sum of parallel sides) × distance between them
F. 15. Area of a circle = πr2
16. Circumference of a circle = 2πr
17. Length of an arc = 2πrф/360 ; ф = central angle
18. Area of sector = ½ (arc × R) = πr2ф/360
G. 19. Area of a semi-circle = πr2/2
20. Circumference of semi-circle = πr
Note: 1 hectare = 1000 m
Some points to remember:

1. The point where the 3 medians of a triangle meet is called centroid.
The centroid divides each of the medians in the ratio 2:1.
2. The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.
3. Each diagonal of a parallelogram divides it into two triangles of the same area.
4. The diagonals of a rectangle are equal and bisect each other.
5. The diagonals of a square are equal and bisect each other at right angles.
6. The diagonals of a rhombus are unequal and bisect each other at right angles.
7. A parallelogram and a rectangle on the same base and between the same parallels are
equal in area.
8. Of all the parallelogram of given sides, the parallelogram which is a rectangle has the
greatest area.
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Volume & surface Area:
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CODING-DECODING
Type -I
1) In a certain code language,„PICTURE‟ is written
as„QHDSVQF‟. How would „BROWSER‟ be 10) If BOMBAY is written as MYMYMY, how will
written in that same code language? TAMIL NADU be written as?
a) CQVVTDS b) CQPVTDS a) TIATIATIA b) MNUMNUMNU
c) CQPUTDS d) CQVPPDS e) None c) IATIATIAT d) ALDALDALD e) None
2) In a certain code language, „BAT‟ is written „YZG‟. 11) If MADRAS can be written as ARSARS, how can
How will „SICK‟ be written in that same code? ARKONAM be written as?
a) HRYV b) HRZP c) HRXP d) RHPX e) None a) ROAAKNM b) ROAKANM
c) ROAKNAM d) ROKANAM e) None
3) In a certain code language, „STARK‟ is written as
„LBFMG‟ and „MOBILE‟ is written as „TNRSPJ. 12) In a certain code, CONVENTIONAL is written as
How will „BLAME‟ be written in that same code NOCNEVOITLAN. How is ENTHRONEMENT
language? written in the same language?
a) TSFRJ b) RPFTJ c) NJFTP d) TSFGJ e) None a) TNEROHEMNTNE b) TNEROHEMNNTE
c) TNEORHMENTNE d) NTEROHEMNNTE
4) If „WORK‟ is coded as„4-12-9-16‟, then how will e) none
you code „WOMAN‟?
a) 4-12-14-26-13 b) 4-26-14-13-12 13) If in certain code, CORPORATIONS is written as
c) 23-12-26-14-13 d) 23-15-13-1-14 e) None PROCTAROSNOI, then how is JUDICIAL written
in that code?
5) In a certain code language, „786‟ means „study very a) IDUJLAIC b) UJIDLAIC
hard‟, „958‟ means„hard work pays‟ and „645‟means c) UJIDICLA d) IDUJICLA e) None
„study and work‟. Which of the following is the code
for „very‟? 14) If in a code, EXECUTIVE is coded as TCIEUXVEE
a) 8 b) 6 c) 7 d) Cannot be determined e) None then how is MAUSOLEUM coded?
a) LSEUOAUMM b) AUUCOSLMM
6) If TRUTH is coded as SUQSTVSUGI, then the code c) AUEUSEMM d) SLUEOAUMM e) None
for FALSE will be?
a) EGZBKMRDE b) EGZKMRTDF 15) If in a certain code GERMINATION is coded as
c) EGZBKMRTDF d) FGZBKNRTDF e) None IMGRENNOAIT. How is ESTABLISHED written
in that code?
7) In a certain code, SPRING is written as UNUFRC. a) BEATSLDEIHS b) BAETSLEDIHS
How will the word MOBILE be written as? c) BAETSLDEIHS d) BEATSLDEISH e) None
a) KQEFPA b) OMDGNC
c) OMDGPA d) OMEFPA e) None 16) If in a certain code VISHWANATHAN is written as
NAAWTHHSANIV. How is KARUNAKARANA
8) In a certain code, BORN is written as APQON and written in that code?
LACK is written as KBBLK. How will the word a) AKNUARRANKA b) KAANRAURNAAK
GRID be written in that code language? c) NKKRANKRAUK d) RURNKAAUNAK
a) FSHCD b) HSJED d) None
c) FOHCD d) FSHED e) None
17) If in a certain code language, ORIENTAL is written
9) In a certain code, POETRY is written as QONDSQX as MBUOFJSP. How is COWARDLY written?
and OVER is written as PNUDQ. How is MORE a) XKCQBXPD b) XLBQCXPD
written in that code? c) ZMESDPXB d) ZMDSEPXB e) None
a) LNNQD b) NNNQD
c) NLNQD d) NLPQD e) None 18) If FRAGRANCE is written as SBHSBODFG, how
can IMPOSING be written as?
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a) NQPTJHOJ b) NQPTJOHI c) NQTPJOHJ d) NQPTJOHJ
Type –II
19-23) Compare the group of words and their respective codesand answer the following:
19) What is the code for ‘have’?

a) pik b) bik c) vik d) rik e) sik
20) Which word is coded as ‘lik’?

a) do b) not c) often d) need e) beat
21) What is the code for ‘you do not beat’?

a) bik rik tik cik b) rik bik tik lik c) yik bik tik rik d) cik lik bik tik e) None
22) What is the code for ’company to need you’?

a) cik sik nik pik b) nik cik sik fik c) cik sik nik rik d) rik nik pik cik e) None
23) What can be the code for ‘company need your thoughts’?
a) nik yik cik bik b) cik bik yik rik c) yik cik nik mik d) bik pik cik sik e) yik rik bik mik
24-28) Compare the group of words and their respective codes and answer the following questions.
24) What is the code for „time‟?

a) ch b) dh c) ah d) gh e) lh
25) What is the code for „this‟?

a) dh b) ah c) lh d) oh e) ch
26) Which is coded as „fh‟?

a) do b) good c) things d) are e) for
27) What is the code for „for you‟?

a) fh mh b) gh mh c) ch gh d) fh ch e) None
28) What can be the code for „good or right‟?

a) dh nh mh b) dh jh mh c) ch nh jh d) dh nh ch e) jh kh ah
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Type III:
29-33) Study the following information to answer the given questions.
Letter M I K T A B E J W F H U D P Y
Code 6 * 5 © 7 8 @ 1 2 3 4 % 9 # $
Condition:
i) If the first letter is a vowel and the last letter is a consonant, the codes are to be interchanged.
ii) If the first letter is consonant and the last letter is a vowel,both are to be coded as the code for the vowel.
iii) If both the first and the last letters are vowels, both are to be coded as „&‟.
29) MEAPTD
a) 6@7#©9 b) 6@7#©6 c) 9@7#©9 d) 9@7#©6 e) None
30) MJKPU
a) %615#8 b) %615#% c) 8615#% d) 8615#8 e)None
31) IPTWHY
a) $#©24$ b) $#©24* c) *#©24$ d) *#©24* e) None
32) ABJFEP
a) 7813@7 b) 7813@# c) #183@7 d) #813@7 e) None
33) EYBEJA
a) &$8@1& b) @$8@17 c) 7$8@1@ d) 7$8@1& e) None
34-38) Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions
Letter M P F Q V L U G S E X K T Z C
Code @ 0 7 * 9 % 1 # 5 ! ? 3 © 8 $
Condition:
ii) If the first letter is consonant and the last letter is a vowel,both are to be coded as the code for the last letter
34) QGMCLE
a) !#@$%! b) &#%$?& c) 7#?$%8 d) *#@$%! e) None
35) KZQCSE
a) 38*$53 b) !8*$5! c) 58*$5! d) 38*$5! e) None
36) UMLGTP
a) 0@#©%0 b) $@%#©$ c) 1@%#©0 d) 0@%#©1 e) None
37) EGXKQU
a) &#?3*& b) !#?3*1 c) 13?#*! d) !#3*?& e) None
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38) PEZTVL
a) %!8©90 b) @0!5#? c) 0!8©9% d) 1!*?9% e) None

Number 8 2 0 3 5 7 1 4 9 6
Code * G Z @ F ! J X # B
Condition:
i)If the first number is odd number and the last number is even number the codes are to be interchanged.
ii)If the first number is even number and the last number is a odd number,both are to be coded as the code for the
last letter.
iii)If both the first and the third numbers are odd numbers, both are to be coded as „+‟.
iv)If even number is immediately proceeded and followed by odd number, then the even number is coded as %
39) 45239
a) XF%@X b) XF%@# c) #F%@# d) XFG@# e) None
40) 72163
a) +%+%@ b) !%+Z@ c) !G+%@ d) +G+Z@ e) None
41) 61283
a) BJG*@ b) +JG*+ c) &JG*& d) @JG*@ e) None
Type IV:
42-46): Study the following information arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:
Q4NSE#K7Y$C83PIT6%9HU2RJ*V5WA1BDG
42) How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by
either a symbol or number but not immediately followed by a letter?
a) Three b) Four c) Five d) Six e) None
43) What will come in pace of (?) based on the given series?
5A* JV2 UR9 %HT ?
a) PT8 b) C39 c) I63 d) A5J e) None
44) How many such vowels are there each of which is immediately followed by a symbol?
a) Three b) One c) Five d) Four e) None
45) If all the numbers are dropped from the arrangement, which of the following will be the twelfth from the
right end of the above arrangement?
a) I b) H c) T d) % e) None
46) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the above arrangement and so
form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
a) KY# b) %H6 c) J*R d) NF4 e) 1DA
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PUZZLE TEST/ANALYTICAL REASONING (Type - I)
Q.1)) Directions (1 to 3): Read the following information carefully and answer questions given below.
Ravi and Kunal are good in Hockey and Volleyball. Sachin and Ravi are good in Hockey and Baseball.
Gaurav and Kunal are good in Cricket and Volleyball. Sachin, Gaurav and Michael are good in Football and
Baseball.
1) Who is good in Hockey, Cricket and Volleyball?

a) Sachin b) Kunal c) Ravi d) Gaurav e) None
2) Who is good in Baseball, Cricket, Voleyball and Football?

a) Sachin b) Kunal c) Gaurav d) Ravi e) None
3) Who is good in Baseball, Volleyball and Hockey ?

a) Sachin b) Kunal c) Ravi d) Gaurav e) None
Q.2) Directions (4 to 7) Read the following information carefully and answer questions given below.
 There are six friends A,B,C,D,E and F in a school.Each of the teacher teaches two subjects, one
compulsory subject and the other optional subject.
 D‟s optional subject was History while 3 others have it as compulsory subject.
 E and F have Physics as one of their subjects.
 F‟s compulsory subject is Maths which is optional subject of both C and E.
 History and English are A‟s subject but in terms of compulsory and optional subjects they are just
reverse those of D‟s.
 Chemistry is an optional subject of only one of them.
 The only female teacher in school has English as her compulsory subject.
4) Which is C‟s compulsory subject?

a) History b) Physics c) Chemistry d) English e) Maths
5) Who is the female member in the group?

a) A b) B c) C d) D e) E
6) Which of the following has same compulsory and optional subjects as those of F‟s?
a) D b) B c) A d) C e) None
7) Disregarding which is the compulsory & which is the optional subject, who has the same subject
combination as F ?
a) A b) B c) E d) D e) None
 5 friends P,Q,R,S and T travelled to five different cities of Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore and
Hyderabad by different modes of transport of Bus, Train, Airoplane, Car and Boat from Mumbai.
 The person who travelled to Delhi did not travel by boat.
 R went to Bangalore by Car and Q went to Kolkata by airoplane
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 S travelled by boat whereas T travelled by train.
 Mumbai is not connected by Bus to Delhi and Chennai
8) Which of the following combinations of person and mode is not correct?

a) P-Bus b) Q-Airoplane c) R-Car d) S-Boat e) T-Airoplane
9) Which of following combinations is true for S?

a) Delhi-Bus b) Chennai-Bus c) Chennai-Boat d) Data inadequate e) None
10) The person travelling to Delhi went by which of the following modes?
a) Bus b) Train c) Airoplane d) Car e) Boat
11) Who among the following travelled to Delhi?

a) R b) S c) T d) Data inadequate e) None
 3 Ladies and 4 men are a group of friends i.e., P, K,R,Q,J,V and X. Each one has a different profession
i.e Lawyer, Travel Agent, Air-hostess, Doctor, Professor, Consultant and Jeweler and each one owns
a different car i.e., Alto, Corolla, Santro, Lancer, Ikon, Scorpio, and Esteem not necessarily in the
same order.
 None of the ladies is a Consultant or a Lawyer. And no lady owns a Scorpio.
 R is an Air-Hostess and she owns an Ikon car.
 P owns a Scorpio. K is not a Doctor.
 J is a jeweler and he owns a Corolla.
 V is a Lawyer and does not owns Alto.
 X is a consultant and owns Santro.
 The doctor owns Esteem car whereas The Professor owns Scorpio.
 The travel agent owns an Alto.
R.Who are the 3 ladies in the group?

a) V,R,K b) R,P,J c) R,K,Q d) Data Inadequate e) None
S.What car does Q own
a) Esteem b) Lancer c) Alto d) Santro e) None
T.Who owns the car Lancer?
a) V b) X c) K d) Data inadequate e) None
U.What is the profession of K?
a) Doctor b) Professor c) Travel agent d) Data inadequate e) None
 A,B,C,D,E,F and G are seven international players. Each of them plays a different game
viz.,Tennis,Boxing,Judo,Chess,High jump, Squash and Shooting. Each of these players has a different
choice of food ,viz.,Pizza,Pasta,Biryani,Korma, Curry, Paneer Tikka and Tandoori.
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 B does not like Tandoori or Biryani. D is a player of Judo.C plays boxing and likes Korma.
 The chess player likes Curry. A, who likes Pizza, does not play Tennis.F likes Pasta and is a shooter.
 The one who likes Tandoori will participate in High jump.
 G does not like Curry and is not a High jumper.
16) Who amongst the following likes Paneer Tikka?

a) A b)D c) G d) D or G e) A or D
17) Which of the following combinations of player-game-food is definitely correct?

a) D-Judo-Biryani b) E-Tennis-Paneer Tikka c) D-Squash-Korma d) B-Chess-curry e) None
18) Who amongst the following is a tennis player?

a) A b) D c)E d) G e) None
Q.6).Directions (19 to 23) Read the following information carefully & answerquestions given below.
 A university offers 5 specialization disciplines Agriculture, Marketing, Finance, Systems and Personnel for
post-graduation studies in Management science.5 students Abhijeet, Vijay, Saira, Deepak and Meeta opt
for different specializations while studying from four different institutes A,B,C& D.
 Institute D doesn‟t provide facility to study Agriculture and Systems management.
 Only Abhijeet and Deepak have taken Marketing as the specialization and they are studying in different
institutes.
 Both the lady students are studying in Institute D.
 Vijay is the only student who has taken Finance. He is studying in Institute B.
 Deepak is not studying in Institute A.
 Abhijeet and Deepak do not go to any of the institutes to which Vijay, Saira or Meeta go.
19) In which of the following institutes is Abhijeet studying?

a) A b) B c) C d) D e) None
20) In which of the following institutes is Deepak studying?

a) A b) B c) C d) D e) None
21) Which of the disciplines has not been opted by any student?
a) Agriculture only b) Systems only c) Personnel only d) Both Agriculture & systems e) None
22) Which of the following combinations is right?

a) Deepak-Finance b) Meeta-Personnel c) Marketing-Institute D d ) Vijay-Institute C e) None
23) Which are the specializations opted by two students each?

a) Marketing only b) Personnel only c) Finance only d) Both Marketing & Personnel e) None
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PUZZLE TEST / Seating Arrangement
Circular Arrangement
Q.1) Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circle, facing the centre. E and G always sit next to each other. D
sits third to the right of C. F sits second to the left of H. C never sits next to A while D never sits next to G. H is
not the neighbor of D and C.
1) Who sits between A and D?

a) B b) F c) C d) E e) none
2) Who sits second to left of B?

a) F b) G c) A d) E e) none
3) Who sits to the immediate right of F?

a) D b) C c) B d) A e) none
4) Which of the following pairs sits between B and F?

a) HB b) FD c) EG d) GC e) AH
5) Four of the following are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the seating arrangement and so
a) CH b) BA c) FE d) DG e) AC
Eight executives J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are sitting around a circular table for a meeting. J is second to the
right of P who is third to the right of K. M is second to the left of O who sits between P & J, L is not a neighbor
of K or N.
9) Who is to the immediate left of L?

a) Q b) O c) K d) N e) none
10) Who is to immediate left of K?

a) N b) J c) Q d) O e) none
11) Who is third to the right of P?
a) L b) J c) Q d) N e) none
11) Which of the following is the correct position of N?

a) Second to the right of K b) Immediate left of K
c) Immediate right of M d) Immediate right of M e) none
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12) Which of the following groups of persons have the first person sitting between the other two?
a) PJO b) OPJ c) OPM d) MPO e) none
Directions (11-15): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
M, N, P,R,T, W, F and H are sitting around a circle at the centre, P is third to the left of M and second to the
right of T. N is second to the right of T. N is second to the right of P. R is second to the right of W who is second
to the right of M. F is not an immediate neighbor of P.
11) Who is to the immediate right of P?

a) H b) F c) R d) Data inadequate e) none
12) Who is to the immediate right of H?

a) R b) F c) M d) Data inadequate e) none
13) Who is third to the right of H?

a) T b) W c) R d) F e) Data inadequate
14) Who is second to the right of F?

a) M b) R c) T d) Data inadequate e) none
15) Which of the following groups of persons have the first person sitting between second and the third person?
a) NHM b) PHN c) TRP d)TWF e) none
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and h are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. A sits fourth to the right of H
while second to the left of F. C is not the neighbor of F and B. D sits third to the right of C. H never sits next
to G.
16) Which of the following pairs sits between H & G?

a) G b) F c) H d) A e) C
19) Who amongst the following sits between B & D?

a) BH b) EF c) CE d) DB e) none
17) Who sits second to the right of B?

a) A b) C c) D d) E e) none
18) Which is the position of B with respect to C?
1) 2nd to the right of H 2) 6th to the left
3) 3rd to the left 4) 5th to the right
a) Only 2 b) Only 2 & 3 c) Only 1 & 4 d) Data inadequate e) Both 3 and 4
20) Who is to the immediate right of A?

a) C b) D c) G d) Data inadequate e) none
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21) Four of the following are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the seating arrangement and so
a) AE b) HF c) BD d) GE e) CH
Ten persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are sitting in two rows with five persons in each row in such
a way that one person in the first row sits exactly opposite and facing a person in the second row. Members of
the first row are facing North. B sits in the first row to the immediate right of H who sits exactly opposite of D. C
is at the extreme end of second row and is second to the left of D. A is to the immediate right of D and exactly
opposite to F. G sits exactly opposite to E who is at one ends of the second row. J does not sit at the end.
22) Who is second to the left of B?

a) I b) G c) H d) F e) none
23) Which of the following pairs of persons are sitting at the two ends of row?
a) GJ b) EI c) GI d) EJ e) none
24) Who sits exactly opposite to B?

a) J b) I c) G d) A e) none
25) Who is third to the left of E?

a) D b) I c) H d) C e) none
26) A sits between which of the following persons?

a) DJ b) ED c) FB d) BI e) none
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PUZZLES ( Type II)
Q.1-5: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Five friends A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench.
 A is sitting next to B.
 C is sitting next to D.
 D is not sitting with E.
 E is on the left end of the bench.
 C is on the second position from the right.
 A is on the right of B and E.
 A and C are sitting together.
1. Where is A sitting?
a) Between B & D b) Between D & C c) Between E & D d) Between B & C
2. Who is sitting in the centre?
a) A b) B c) C d) D
3. C is sitting between?
a) B and D b) A and E c) D and E d) A and D
4. What is the position of D?
a) Extreme left b) Extreme right c) Third from left d) Second from left
5. What is the position of B?
a) Second from right b) Centre c) Extreme left d) Second from left
 There is group of six persons A, B, C, D, E, and F seated around a circular table.

 There are two females and four males in this group.
 Both the females are married to two males of the same group.
The remaining two are bachelors.
 A, a female, is sitting opposite one of the bachelors, F. her husband is not on either of the sides.
 Another female is sitting opposite her husband D.
 The two females are not sitting adjacently.
 On the immediate right of the both the females is seated a bachelor.
 C has the same marital status as F while B is father of two sons.
6. Who is the other female in the group?

a) E b) C c) D d) Can‟t say e) None
7. How many females are seated between the two husbands?
a) 1 b) None c) 2 d) Can‟t say e) None
8. Moving clockwise, how many bachelors are there between A and her husband, if one starts from the
husband?
a) Zero b) 1 c) 2 d) Can‟t say e) None
9. Which of the following depicts the correct couple?
a) ED, AB b) EB, AD c) EC, AB d) ED, Can‟t say e) Cant say
10. If the two bachelors were to exchange their seats via the shorter route, how many females would they cross?
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) Can‟t say e) None
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Problem on Comparison:
 Seven students P, Q, R, S, T, U and V take a series of tests.
 No two students get the same marks.
 V always scores more than P.
 P always scores more than Q.
 Each time either R scores the highest and T gets the least , or equivalently
S scores the highest and U or Q scores the least.
11. If S is ranked 6th and Q is ranked 5th, which of the following can be true?
a) V is ranked 1st or 4th c) R is ranked 2nd or 3rd
b) P is ranked 2nd or 5th d) U is ranked 3rd or 4th
12. If R gets most, V should be ranked not lower than
a) 2nd b) 3rd c) 4th d) 5th
nd th
13. If R is ranked 2 and Q is ranked 5 , which of the following must be true?
a) S is ranked 3rd b) T is ranked 6th c) P is ranked 6th d) V is ranked 4th
14. If S is ranked 2nd, which of the following can be true?
a) U gets more than V c) P gets more than R
b) V gets more than S d) P gets more than V
Problem on Blood Relation:
All the six members of a family A, B, C, D, E, and F are travelling together. B is the son of C but C is not the
mother of B; A and C are a married couple. E is the brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B.
15. How many male members are there in the family?
a) 1 b) 3 c) 2 d) 4 e) 5
16. Who is the mother of B?
a) D b) F c) E d) A e) None
17. How many children does A have?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) None
18. Who is the wife of E?
a) A b) F c) B d) Can‟t say e) None
19. Which of the females is a pair of females?
a) AE b) BD c) DF d) AD e) None
20. How is E related to D?
a) Father b) Brother c) Uncle d) Can‟t say e) None
Problem on Blood Relation and Profession:

 There is a group of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F in a family.
They are Psychologist, Manager, Lawyer, Jeweler, Doctor and Engineer.
 The Doctor is grandfather of F who is Psychologist.
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 The Manager D is married to A.
 C, the Jeweler, is married to the Lawyer.
 B is the mother of F and E.
 There are two married couples in the family.
21. What is the profession of E?

a) Doctor b) Jeweler c) Manager d) Psychologist
22. How is A related to E?
a) Brother b) Uncle c) Father d) Grandfather
a) 1 b) 3 c) 4 d) 2
24. What is the profession of A?
a) Doctor b) Lawyer c) Jeweler d) Manager
25. Which of the following is one of the pairs of couples in the family?
a) AB b) AC c) AD d) Can‟t say
Problem on Conditional Selection:
From amongst six boys A, B, C, D, E and F and five girls P, Q, R, S, and T, a team of six is to be selected under
following conditions:
 A and D have to be together.
 C cannot go with S.
 S and T have to be together.
 B cannot be teamed with E.
 D cannot go with P.
 B and R have to be together.
 C and Q have to be together.
26. If there be five boys in the team, the lone girl member is
a) P b) Q c) S d) T
27. If, including P, the team has three girls, the members other than P are
a) BCFQR b) ADEST c) ADBST d) BFRST
28. If the team including C consists of four boys, the members of the team other than C are
a) ADEPQ b) ABDQR c) DEFAQ d) BEFRQ
29. If four members including E have to be boys, the members other than E are
a) ABCQR b) ADFST c) BCFQR d) ACDFQ
30. If four members have to be girls, the members of the team are
a) BCPQRS b) BFPRST c) BCQRST d) BCPQRT
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Puzzles (Type III)
Q.1-6) Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
All the six members of the family A, B, C, D, E and F are travelling together. B is the son of C but C is not the
mother of B. A and C are married couple. E is the brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B

a) 1 b) 3 c) 2 d) 4 e) 5
2. Who is the mother of B?
a) D b) F c) E d) A e) none
3. How many children do A have?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) none
4. Who is the wife of E?
a) A b) F c) B d) C e) none
5. Which of the following is the pair of females?
a) AE b) BD c) DF d) AD e) none
6. How is E related to D?
a) Father b) Brother c) Uncle d) Cant‟ be determined e) none
In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F. A and B are a married couple, A being the male
member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother of A. E, is the sister of D. B is daughter in law of F, whose
husband has died.
7. How is F related to A?
a) Mother b) Sister in law c) Sister d) Mother in law e) none
8. How is E related to C?
a) Sister b) Daughter c) Cousin d) Aunt e) Mother
9. Who is C to B?
a) Brother b) Brother in law c) Son-in-law d) Nephew e) none
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 e) 1
There is a group of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F in a family. They are Psychologist, Manager, Lawyer,
Jeweller, Doctor and Engineer. The doctor is the grandmother of F who is Psychologist. The Manager D is
married to A.C, the Jeweller, is married to the Lawyer. B is the mother of F and E. There are two married
couples in the family.
11. What is profession of E?
a) Doctor b) Jeweller c) Manager d) Psychologist e) none
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12. How is A related to E?
a) Brother b) Uncle c) Father d) Grandfather e) none
a) 1 b) 3 c) 4 d) 2 e) Can‟t say
14. What is the profession of A?
a) Doctor b) Lawyer c) Jeweller d) Manager e) none
15. Which of the following is one of the pairs of couples in the family?
a) AB b) AC c) AD d) Can‟t say e) none
P, Q, R, S, T and X are members of the family. Q is an engineer and the father of T. X is the grandfather of R
and is a lawyer. S is grandmother of T and is a housewife. There is one Engineer, one lawyer, one Teacher, one
Housewife and two students in the family.
16. Who is the husband of P?
a) R b)X c)Q d)S e) T
17. Which of the following are married couples in the family?
a) XS, QP b) XS,QT c) XS, RP d) TS, RX e) none
18. Which of the following is definitely a group of male members?
a) Q,X,T b) X,T c) Q,X,P d) Q,X e) none
19. Who is the sister of T?
a) R b) S c) P d) Data inadequate e) none
20. Which of the following can be the profession of P?
a) Housewife b) Engineer c) Teacher d) Engineer or Teacher e) Housewife or Teacher
Q.21-25) From amongst 6 boys A,B,C,D,E and F and 5 girls P,Q,R,S,T, a team of six is to be selected under
following conditions:
 A and D have to be together  D cannot go with P
 C cannot go with S  B and R have to be together
 S and T have to be together  C and Q have to be together
 B cannot be teamed with E
21. If there are 5 boys in the team, the lone member is?
a) P b) Q c) R d) S e) none
22. If, including P, the team has 3 girls, the members other than T are?
a) BCFQR b) ADEST c) ADBST d) BFRST e) none
23. If the team including C consists of 4 boys, the members of the team other than C are?
a) ADEPQ b) ABDQR c) DEFAQ d) BEFRQ e) none
24. If 4 members including E have to be boys, the members other than E are?
a) ABCQR b) ADFST c) BCFQR d) ACDFQ e) none
25. If 4 members have to be girls, the members of the team are?
a) BCPQRS b) BFPRST c) BCQRST d) BCPQRT e) none
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PUZZLES TO PUZZLE YOU....!!
Practice assignment
26) Four defensive football players are chasing the opposing wide receiver, who has the ball. Calvin is directly
behind the ball carrier. Jenkins and Burton are side by side behind Calvin. Zeller is behind Jenkins and
Burton. Calvin tries for the tackle but misses and falls. Burton trips. Which defensive player tackles the
receiver?
a) Burton b) Zeller c) Jenkins d) Calvin e) none
527) A four-person crew from Classic Colors is painting Mr. Field's house. Michael is painting the front of the
3 house. Ross is in the alley behind the house painting the back. Jed is painting the window frames on the
) north side, Shawn is on the south. If Michael switches places with Jed, and Jed then switches places with
. Shawn, where is Shawn?
a) in the alley behind the house b) on the north side of the house c) in front of the house
d) on the south side of the house e) none
28) Ms. Forest likes to let her students choose who their partners will be; however, no pair of students may
work together more than seven class periods in a row. Adam and Baxter have studied together seven class
periods in a row. Carter and Dennis have worked together three class periods in a row. Carter does not want
to work with Adam. Who should be assigned to work with Baxter?
a) Carter b) Adam c) Jenkins d) Dennis e) Forest
29) As they prepare for the state championships, one gymnast must be moved from the Level 2 team to the
Level 1 team. The coaches will move the gymnast who has won the biggest prize and who has the most
experience . In the last competition, Roberta won a bronze prize and has competed seven times before.
Jamie has won a silver medal and has competed fewer times than Roberta. Beth has won a higher medal
than Jamie and has competed more times than Roberta. Michele has won a bronze medal, and it is her third
time competing. Who will be moved to the Level 1 team?
a) Roberta b) Beth c) Michele d) Jamie e) none
30) Four friends in the sixth grade were sharing a pizza. They decided that the oldest friend would get the extra
piece. Randy is two months older than Greg who is three months younger than Ned. Kent is one month
older than Greg. Who should get the extra piece of pizza?
a) Randy b) Greg c) Ned d) Kent e) Forest
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SYLLOGISM / STATEMENT-CONCLUSION
Instructions (Q.1-11): Give ans as a) If only conclusion i follow b) If only conclusion ii follow
c) If either conclusion i or ii follow d) If neither conclusion i or ii follow e) If both conclusion i or ii follow
1) Statement: All flowers are colorful. All colorful are objects

Conclusion: i) Some objects are colorful ii) Some objects are flowers
2) Statements: Some tables are watches Some watches are lamps

Conclusion: i) Some tables are lamps ii) Some tables are not lamps
3) Statements: No tables are windows. Some windows are lamps

Conclusion: i) Some lamps are tables ii) Some lamps are not tables
4) Statements: All rabbits are parrots No parrots are horses

Conclusion: i)Some rabbits are horses ii) Some horses are parrots
5) Statements: Some roads are stones. All stones are platforms

Conclusion: i)Some roads are platforms ii) Some stones are roads
6) Statements: Some girls are beautiful. Some beautiful are intelligent

Conclusion: i) Some girls are intelligent ii) No intelligent is beautiful
7) Statements: All cars are tables. Some cubes are tables

Conclusions: i) Some cars are cubes ii) Some cubes are cars
8) Statements: Some Sharma are Kapil. All Comedians are Kapil

Conclusion: i)Some Comedians are Sharma. ii) Some Kapil are Sharma
9) Statements: All politicians are corrupt. Some intelligent are politicians

Conclusion: i)Some intelligent are corrupt. ii) All those who are corrupt are intelligent
10) Statements: Some swords are sharp. All swords are rusty.
Conclusions: i) Some rusty things are sharp. ii) Some rusty things are not sharp
11) Statements: Many scooters are trucks. All trucks are trains
Conclusions: i) Some scooters are trains ii) No truck is a scooter
12) Statements: All hunters are painters. Some painters are tigers
Conclusion: 1) Some hunters are tigers 2) All tigers are painters
3) Some painters are hunters 4) No painters are hunters
a) 1, 2 b) 2, 3 c) 1, 3 d) 2, 4 e) none
13) Statements: Some boxes are dogs. All dogs are pens
Conclusions: 1) Some boxes are pens 2) Some pens are boxes
3) Some pens are dogs 4) All pens are dogs
a) 1, 2, 3 b) 2, 3, 4 c) 1, 3, 4 d) 1, 2, 4 e) all
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14) Statements: All bulbs are radium. All radium are flowers. No flowers are toys
Conclusion: 1) Some flowers are bulbs 2) No toys are bulbs
3) Some radium are bulbs 4) Some toys are radium
a) 1,2,3 b) 2,3,4 c) only 1 & 2 d) only 1 & 3 e) only 2 & 4
15) Statements: Some bags are pencils. No pencils are walls

Conclusion: 1) Some bags are not walls 2) Some bags are walls
3) Some walls are not bags 4) Some walls are bags
a) 1,3 b) 1 c) either 1 or 2 or 3 d) either 3 or 4 & 1 e) either 1 or 2 & either 3 or 4
16) Statements: All dolls are windows. All bottles are windows. All cars are bottles
Conclusion: 1) All cars are windows 2) Some cars are dolls
3) Some windows are cars
a) only 1 & 2 follow b) only 2 & 3 follow c) only 1& 3 follow d) All follows e) none
17) Statements: Some hills are rivers. Some rivers are deserts. All deserts are roads.
Conclusions: 1) Some roads are rivers 2) Some roads are hills 3) Some deserts are hills
a) None follows b) Only 1 follow c) only 1 & 2 follow d) only 2 & 3 follow e) All follows
18) Statements: Some blades are hammers. Some hammers are knives. Some knives are axes.
Conclusions: 1) Some axes are hammers 2) Some knives are blades 3) Some axes are blades
a) None follows b) Only 1 follow c) only 2 follow d) only 3 follow e) All follows
19) Statements: Some pearls are stones. Some stones are diamonds. No diamond is a gem
Conclusions: 1) Some gems are pearls 2) some gems are diamonds
3) No gem is a diamond 4) No gem is a pearl
a) Only 1 & 2 follow b) Only 3 & 4 follow c) Only either 1 or 4 and either 2 or 3 follow
d) Only 3 and either 1 or 4 follow e) none
20) Statements: No man is sky. No sky is a road. Some men are roads
Conclusions: 1) No road is man 2) No road is sky 3) Some skies are men 4) All roads are men
21) Statements: Some dogs are rats. All rats are trees. Some trees are not dogs.
Conclusions: 1) Some trees are dogs 2) All dogs are trees 3) All rats are dogs 4) No tree is dog
22) Statements: All cups are glasses. Some glasses are bowls. No bowl is a plate
Conclusions:1) No cup is a plate 2) No glass is a plate 3) Some plates are bowls 4) Some cups are not glasses.
a) None follows b) Only either 1 or 3 follow c) only 2 & 3 follow d) only 3 & 4 follow e) All follows
23) Statements: Some trains are roads. No road is jungle. All flowers are jungles.
Conclusions: 1) Some trains are flowers 2) Some trains are jungles
3) Some flowers are train 4) No road is flower
a) None follows b) Only 2 follow c) only 3 follow d) only 4 follow e) All follows
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BLOOD RELATIONS
1) Introducing Veena, Komal said “She is the only daughter of my father‟s only daughter”. How is Komal
related to Veena?
a) Niece b) Sister c) Aunt d) Mother e) None
2) Pointing toward a boy, Arjun said, “He is the son of only son of my grandfather”. How is the boy related
to Arjun?
a) Brother b) Uncle c) Cousin d) Father e) None
3) A man is said to lady, “Your mother‟s husband‟s sister is my aunt”. How is the lady related to the man?
a) Mother b) Sister c) Daughter d) Aunt e) Grand daughter
4) Pointing to Kamal, Sheeba said, “His mother‟s brother is the father of my son Akilesh”. How is Kamal
related to Sheeba?
a) Niece b) Nephew c) Aunt d) Sister-in-law e) None
5) Pointing to a photograph, Nithish said, “She is the mother of my son‟s wife‟s daughter”. How is Nithish
related to lady?
a) Son b) Uncle c) Father d) Father – in – law e) None
6) Pointing to a lady in photograph, Nitesh said, “Her mother is the only daughter of my mother‟s mother.”
How is Nitesh related to the lady?
a) Nephew b) Uncle c) Maternal uncle d) Brother e) None
7) Shalu is the mother-in-law of Rakhi who is the sister-in-law of Sameer. Dinesh is the father of Yuvraj,
the only brother of Sameer. How is Shalu related to Dinesh?
a) Aunt b) Wife c) Sister d) Sister-in-law e) Mother-in-law
8) Pointing to a lady in photograph, Nitesh said, “Her mother is the only daughter of my mother‟s mother.”
How is Nitesh related to the lady?
a) Nephew b) Uncle c) Maternal uncle d) Brother e) None
9) A is sister of B. E is brother of B. E is son of H. H is married to F. F is daughter of G. F has only one

daughter. G is married to C. E is brother of D. D is married to I. How is I related to A?
a) Sister b) Mother c) Daughter-in-law d) Sister-in-law e) None
10) Introducing a girl, Vinay said, “She is my maternal grandfather‟s only grandson‟s wife.”How is Vinay
related to that girl?
a) Father in Law b) Brother in Law c) Husband d) Father e) None
11) A boy goes to see a movie with his girl friend and sees a man sitting to his left. He found that the man
was his relative. The man is the husband of the sister of his mother. How is the man related to the boy?
a) Uncle b) Nephew c) Brother d) Father e) None
12) Pointing to a woman, Raveena said, “She is the only sister of my paternal grandmother‟s only daughter in
law‟s husband.” How is the woman related to Raveena?
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a) Daughter b) Mother c) Sister d) Paternal aunt e) None
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13) Reena told Madhuri,” the girl I met yesterday at the beach was the youngest daughter of the brother-in-
law of my friend‟s mother.” How is the girl related to Reena‟s friend?
a) Daughter b) Niece c) Friend d) Cousin e) None
14-15) Answer thw questions based on the following statements.

 Gita, Ravi and Suresh are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Khanna.
 Renu, Raja and Sumit are children of Mr. and Mrs. Chopra.
 Sumit and Gita are married and Ashok and Sanjay are their children
 Garima and Ram are children of Mr. and Mrs. Chawla.
 Garima is married to Suresh and has three children Rita, Sonu and Raju.
14) What is the surname of Sanjay

a) Chawla b) Chopra c) Khanna d) Patel e) None
15) How is Ram related to Rita?

a) Brother b) Uncle c) Cousin d) Maternal Uncle e) None
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CODING-DECODING
Type -I 10) If BOMBAY is written as MYMYMY, how

1) In a certain code language,„PICTURE‟ is written willTAMIL NADU be written as?
as„QHDSVQF‟. How would „BROWSER‟ be a) TIATIATIA b) MNUMNUMNU
written in that same code language? c) IATIATIAT d) ALDALDALD e) None
a) CQVVTDS b) CQPVTDS
c) CQPUTDS d) CQVPPDS e) None 11) If MADRAS can be written as ARSARS, how can
ARKONAM be written as?
2) In a certain code language, „BAT‟ is written „YZG‟. a) ROAAKNM b) ROAKANM
How will „SICK‟ be written in that same code? c) ROAKNAM d) ROKANAM e) None
a) HRYVb) HRZP c) HRXP d) RHPX e) None
12) In a certain code, CONVENTIONAL is written as
3) In a certain code language, „STARK‟ is written as NOCNEVOITLAN. How is ENTHRONEMENT
„LBFMG‟ and „MOBILE‟ is written as written in the same language?
„TNRSPJ.How will „BLAME‟ be written in that a) TNEROHEMNTNE b) TNEROHEMNNTE
same code c) TNEORHMENTNE d) NTEROHEMNNTE
language? e) none
a) TSFRJ b) RPFTJ c) NJFTP d) TSFGJ e) None 13) If in certain code, CORPORATIONS is written as
PROCTAROSNOI, then how is JUDICIAL written
4) If „WORK‟ is coded as„4-12-9-16‟, then how will in that code?
you code„WOMAN‟? b) UJIDLAIC
a) 4-12-14-26-13 a) IDUJLAIC e) None
b) 4-26-14-13-12
c) 23-12-26-14-13 d) 23-15-13-1-14 c) UJIDICLA d) IDUJICLA
e) None
14) If in a code, EXECUTIVE is coded as TCIEUXVEE
5) In a certain code language, „786‟ means „study very then how is MAUSOLEUM coded?
hard‟, „958‟ means„hard work pays‟ and „645‟means a) LSEUOAUMM b) AUUCOSLMM
„study andwork‟. Which of the following is the code
c) AUEUSEMM d) SLUEOAUMM e) None
forvery‟?
a) 8 b) 6 c) 7 d) Cannot be determined e) None 15) If in a certain code GERMINATION is coded as
IMGRENNOAIT. How is ESTABLISHED written
6) If TRUTH is coded as SUQSTVSUGI, then the code in that code?
for FALSE will be? a) BEATSLDEIHS b) BAETSLEDIHS
a) EGZBKMRDE b) EGZKMRTDF
c) EGZBKMRTDF d) FGZBKNRTDF e) None c) BAETSLDEIHS d) BEATSLDEISH e) None
7) In a certain code, SPRING is written as UNUFRC. 16) If in a certain code VISHWANATHAN is written as
How will the word MOBILE be written as? NAAWTHHSANIV. How is KARUNAKARANA
a) KQEFPA b) OMDGNC written in that code?
c) OMDGPA d) OMEFPA e) None a) AKNUARRANKA b) KAANRAURNAAK
c) NKKRANKRAUK d) RURNKAAUNAK
8) In a certain code, BORN is written as APQON and d) None
LACK is written as KBBLK. How will the word
GRID be written in that code language? 17) If in a certain code language, ORIENTAL is written
a) FSHCD b) HSJED as MBUOFJSP. How is COWARDLY written?
c) FOHCD d) FSHED e) None a) XKCQBXPD b) XLBQCXPD
c) ZMESDPXB d) ZMDSEPXB e) None
9) In a certain code, POETRY is written as QONDSQX
and OVER is written as PNUDQ. How is MORE 18) If FRAGRANCE is written as SBHSBODFG, how
written in that code? can IMPOSING be written as?
a) LNNQD b) NNNQD a) NQPTJHOJ b) NQPTJOHI
c) NLNQD d) NLPQD e) None c) NQTPJOHJ d) MJTSFW e) none
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Type –II
20-23) Compare the group of words and their respective codesand answer the following:
19) What is the code for ‘have’?

a) pik b) bik c) vik d) rik e) sik
20) Which word is coded as ‘lik’?

a) do b) not c) often d) need e) beat
21) What is the code for ‘you do not beat’?

a) bik rik tik cik b) rik bik tik lik c) yik bik tik rik d) cik lik bik tik e) None
22) What is the code for ’company to need you’?

a) cik sik nik pik b) nik cik sik fik c) cik sik nik rik d) rik nik pik cik e) None
23) What can be the code for ‘company need your thoughts’?
a) nik yik cik bik b) cik bik yik rik c) yik cik nik mik d) bik pik cik sik e) yik rik bik mik
25-28) Compare the group of words and their respective codes and answer the following questions.
25) What is the code for „time‟?

a) ch b) dh c) ah d) gh e) lh
26) What is the code for „this‟?

a) dh b) ah c) lh d) oh e) ch
27) Which is coded as „fh‟?

a) do b) good c) things d) are e) for
28) What is the code for „for you‟?

a) fh mh b) gh mh c) ch gh d) fh ch e) None
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29) What can be the code for „good or right‟?
a) dh nh mh b) dh jh mh c) ch nh jh d) dh nh ch e) jh kh ah
Type III:
Letter M I K T A B E J W F H U D P Y
Code 6 * 5 © 7 8 @ 1 2 3 4 % 9 # $
Condition:
ii) If the first letter is consonant and the last letter is a vowel,both are to be coded as the code for the vowel.
30) MEAPTD
b) 6@7#©9 b) 6@7#©6 c) 9@7#©9 d) 9@7#©6 e) None
31) MJKPU
a) %615#8 b) %615#% c) 8615#% d) 8615#8 e)None
32) IPTWHY
a) $#©24$ b) $#©24* c) *#©24$ d) *#©24* e) None
33) ABJFEP
a) 7813@7 b) 7813@# c) #183@7 d) #813@7 e)None
34) EYBEJA
a) &$8@1& b) @$8@17 c) 7$8@1@ d) 7$8@1& e)None
35-39) Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions
Letter M P F Q V L U G S E X K T Z C
Code @ 0 7 * 9 % 1 # 5 ! ? 3 © 8 $
Condition:
i)If the first letter is a vowel and the last letter is a consonant, the codes are to be interchanged.
ii)If the first letter is consonant and the last letter is a vowel,both are to be coded as the code for the last letter
iii)If both the first and the last letters are vowels, both are to be coded as „&‟.
35) QGMCLE
a) !#@$%! b) &#%$?& c) 7#?$%8 d) *#@$%! e) None
36) KZQCSE
a) 38*$53 b) !8*$5! c) 58*$5! d) 38*$5! e) None
37) UMLGTP
a) 0@#©%0 b) $@%#©$ c) 1@%#©0 d) 0@%#©1 e) None
38) EGXKQU
a) &#?3*& b) !#?3*1 c) 13?#*! d) !#3*?& e) None
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39) PEZTVL
a) %!8©90 b) @0!5#? c) 0!8©9% d) 1!*?9% e) None

Number 8 2 0 3 5 7 1 4 9 6
Code * G Z @ F ! J X # B
Condition:
i)If the first number is odd number and the last number is even number the codes are to be interchanged.
ii)If the first number is even number and the last number is a odd number,both are to be coded as the code for
the last letter.
iii)If both the first and the third numbers are odd numbers, both are to be coded as „+‟.
iv)If even number is immediately proceeded and followed by odd number, then the even number is coded as %
40) 45239
a) XF%@X b) XF%@# c) #F%@# d) XFG@# e) None
41) 72163
a) +%+%@ b) !%+Z@ c) !G+%@ d) +G+Z@ e) None
42) 61283
a) BJG*@ b) +JG*+ c) &JG*& d) @JG*@ e) None
Type IV:
43-47): Study the following information arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:
Q4NSE#K7Y$C83PIT6%9HU2RJ*V5WA1BDG
43) How many such consonants are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by
either a symbol or number but not immediately followed by a letter?
a) Three b) Four c) Five d) Six e) None
44) What will come in pace of (?) based on the given series?
5A* JV2 UR9 %HT ?
a) PT8 b) C39 c) I63 d) A5J e) None
45) How many such vowels are there each of which is immediately followed by a symbol?
a) Three b) One c) Five d) Four e) None
46) If all the numbers are dropped from the arrangement, which of the following will be the twelfth from the
right end of the above arrangement?
a) I b) H c) T d) % e) None
47) Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the arrangement and so form
a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
a) KY# b) %H6 c) J*R d) NF e) 1DA
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DIRECTION SENSE TEST
1. Natwarlal left for his office in his car. He drove 15 km towards west. He then turned to the south and
covered 5 km. Further, he turned to the east and moved 8 km. Finally, he turned right and drove 10 km.
How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
a) 2 km West b) 5 km East c) 3 km North d) 6 km South e) none
2. A man is facing west. He turns 45* in clockwise direction and then another 180* degree in the same
direction and then 270* in the anti-clockwise direction. In which direction is he facing now?
a) South b) West c) North west d) South west
3. Deepa moved a distance of 75 m towards north. She then turned left and walking for about 25 m, turned left
again and walked 80 m. Finally, she turned to the right at an angle of 45*. In which direction was she
moving?
a) South b) South East c) North west d) South west e) none
4. A child is looking for his father. He went 90 m in the east before turning to his right. He went 20 m before
turning to his right again to look for his father at his uncle‟s place 30 m from this point, his father was not
there. From there, he went 100 m to his north before meeting his father in a street. How far did the son meet
his father from the starting point?
a) 80 m b) 100 m c) 140 m d) 260 m e) none
5. A, B, C, D are playing cards. A and B are partners. D faces towards North. If A faces towards West, then
who faces towards south?
a) B b) C c) D d) A e) none
6. The town of Paranda is located on Green lake. The town of Akram is west of Paranda. Tokhada is east of
Akram but west of Paranda. Kakran is east of Bopri but west of Tokhada and Akram. If they all are in same
district, which town is farthest west?
a) Paranda b) Kakran c) Akram d) Bopri e) none
7-10. Read the following information and answer the following questions:
 Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T, U.
 Q gets North facing flat and is not next to S.
 S and U gets diagonally opposite flat.
 R, next to U, gets a South facing flat and T gets a North facing flat.
7. Which of the following combinations gets South facing flats?

a) QTS b) UPT c) URP d) Data inadequate e) none
8. Which flat between Q and S?

a) T b) U c) R d) P e) none
9. If the flats would have been interchanged, who‟s flat will be next to U?
a) P b) Q c) R d) T e) none
10. To arrive at ans to above Q‟s which of the following statements can be dispensed with?
a) None b) i only c) iii only d) Can‟t say e) none
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NUMBER-RANKING AND TIME SEQUENCE TEST
Number Test:
1. How many such 5‟s are there in the following no sequence each of which is immediately preceded by 3 or 4
but jot immediately followed by 8 or 9?
35954553584567357554523510
a) None b) Three c) Four d) Five e) none
2. How many such pairs of digits are there in the number 531268947 each of which has as many digits
between them in the number as when they are arranged in the descending order?
a) One b) Two c) Three d) More than three e) none
3. In a school, the following codes were used during physical exercises. “1” means “ start walking”, “2” means
“keep standing”, “3” means “ start running at the same spot”, “4” means “sit down”. How many times will a
student who performs the following sequence without error from the beginning to the end have to sit down?
123423144322124314412
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 e) none
Ranking Test:
4. Three persons A, B and C are standing in a queue. There are five persons between A and B and eight
persons between B and C. If there are three persons ahead of C and 21 behind A, then what could be the
minimum no of persons in the queue?
a) 27 b) 28 c) 40 d) 41 e) none
5. In a row of girls, Rita and Monika occupy the ninth place from the right end and tenth from the left end,
respectively. If they interchange their places, then Rita and Monika occupy seventeenth place from the right
and eighteenth place from the left respectively. How many girls are there in the row?
6-8. Read the following information to ans the following questions:
Consider a group comprising of 4 students-Reena, Beena, Meena and Neena, who stand in a row, Reena and
Beena stand in 6th and 7th positions respectively from the left. Meena and Neena standing the 4th and 5th
positions respectively from the right. When, Beena and Meena exchange their positions, then Beena will be 15 th
from the left.
6. Originally, Neena‟s position from the left is:

a) 5 b) 13 c) 14 d)16 e) none
7. Reena‟s position from the right is?

a) 6 b) 13 c) 14 d) 18 e) none
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8. If Neena and Reena also exchange their positions between themselves, then after the ex
position from the left will be?
a) 6 b) 10 c) 12 d) 14 e) None
Time Sequence Test:
9. Sangeeta remembers that her father‟s birthday was certainly after 20th May but before 28th May. Her sister
Natasha remembers that their father‟s birthday was definitely before 22nd May but after 12th May. On which
date of December was their Fathers Birthday?
a) 20th May b) 21st May c) 22nd May d) 19th May e) None
10. Ashish leaves his house at 20 mins to seven in the morning , reaches Kunal‟s house in 25 mins, they finish
their breakfast in another 15 mins and leave for their office which takes another 35 mins. at what time do
they leave Kunal‟s house to reach their office?
a) 7.40 am b) 7.20 am c) 7.45 am d) 8.15 am e) none
11. A monkey climbs 30 feet at the beginning of each hour and rests for a while when he slips 20 feet before he
again starts climbing in the beginning of the next hour. If he begins his ascent at 8:00 am, at what time will
he first touch a flag at 120 feet from the ground?
a) 4 p.m b) 5 p.m c) 6 p.m d) 5.30 p.m e) None
12. There are 20 people working in the office. The first group of five works between 8:00 am and 2:00 pm. The
second group of ten works between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm. And the third group of five works between 12
noon and 6:00 pm. There are three computers in the office which all the employees frequently use. During
which of the following hours the computers are likely to be used most?
a) 10.00 am - 12 noon c) 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
b) 12 noon - 2:00 pm d) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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CUBES AND DICES
Dices:
1) Which number is on the face opposite to 6? 6) Which symbol will be on the face opposite to
the face with symbol *?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5 a) @ b)$ c) 8 d) + e) –
2) Which number is on the face opposite to 2? 7) Two positions of a dice are shown below. When
number 1 is on the top. What number will be on
bottom?
a) 1 b) 6 c) 5 d) 4 e) none
a) 6 b) 4 c) 3 d) 5 e) 2
8) Observe the dots on the dice in the following
3) Which number will appear on the face opposite
to the face with number 3? figures. How many dots are contained on the
face opposite to the face containing four dots?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 2/3/4 d) 6 e) 1
a) 2/6 b) 2 c) 6 d) 4 e) none
9) Which number is on the face opposite to 4?

4) Which number will appear on the face opposite
to the face with number 5?
a) 1 b) 2/6 c) 3 d) 2 e) 4
a) 1 b) 2 c) 6 d) 5 e) 4
5) From the four positions of a dice given below,

find the color which is opposite to yellow?
a) Orange b) Blue c) Red d) Rose e) Violet
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Cube Cutting: a) 2 b) 4 c) 8 d) 10 e) none
Directions: A solid cube of each side 8 cms, has been
painted red, blue and black on pairs of opposite faces. It is
20) How many cubes are there in all?
then cut into cubical blocks of each side 2 cms.
a) 64 b) 48 c) 32 d) 16e) 36
21-26) A cube is painted Red on two adjacent faces,

Yellow on the two faces opposite to the red faces &
Green on the remaining faces. It is then cut into 64
smallercubes of equal size. Answer following Q‟s.
21) How many cubes are painted on all faces?
a) 16 b) 8 c) 4 d) 0 e) none
22) How many cubes are there which have no face

painted?
a) 24 b) 16c) 8 d) 4 e) none
11) How many cubes have no face painted?
a) 0 b) 4 c) 8 d) 12 e) 16 23) How many cubes are painted yellow on 1 face
only?
12) How many cubes have only one face painted? a) 4 b) 8c) 8 d) 16 e) 32
a) 8 b) 16 c) 24 d) 28 e) none
24) How many cubes have 3 faces painted?
13) How many cubes have only two faces painted? a) 16 b) 12 c) 8 d) 6 e) 32
a) 8 b) 16 c) 20 d) 24e) 24
25) How many cubes have one face green and one
14) How many cubes have only 3 facespainted? of the adjacent faces red or yellow?
a) 0 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8 e) 10 a) 24 b) 20 c) 16 d) 12 e) none
15) How many cubes have three faces paintedwith different 26) How many cubes are painted on two faces only
colors? and with the same colour?
a) 0 b) 4 c) 8 d) 12e) 15 a) 16 b) 8c) 4 d) 9 e) none
16) How many cubes have two faces paintedred and black Directions(27-31): A cube of side 10cm is coloured
black and all other faces unpainted? Red with a 2 cm wide green strip along all the sides
a) 4 b) 8 c) 16 d) 32 e) 18 on all the faces. The cube is cut into 125 smaller
cubes of equal size. Answer the following Q‟s.
17) How many cubes have only one face painted red and and
all other faces unpainted? 27) How many cubeshave 3 green faces?
a) 4 b) 8 c) 16 d) 32 e) 20 a) 0 b) 4 c) 8 d) 16 e) none
18) How many cubes have two faces painted black? 28) How many cubes have one face red & an
a) 2 b) 4 c) 8 d) 10e) none adjacent face Green?
a) 0 b) 6 c) 8 d) 16 e) none
19) How many cubes have one face painted blue and one
face painted red? (the other face may be painted 29) How many cubes have one face coloured?
or unpainted) a) 76 b) 89 c) 98 d) 102 e) none
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30) How many cubes have atleast 2 green faces each 39) How many cubes have only 1 red face each?
a) 8 b) 27 c) 44 d) 63 e) 32 a) 40 b) 25 c) 20 d) 15 e) none
31) How many cubes are without any colour?

40) How many cubes have more than 2 coloured
a) 64 b) 27 c) 12 d) 0 e) none
32-36) A cube is colored redon one face, green the faces each?
opposite face, yellow on another face and blue on a a) 8 b) 20 c) 36 d) 44 e) none
face adjacent to the yellow face. The other two faces are
left uncolored. It is then cut into 125 smaller cubes. 41-48) A solid cube has been painted yellow, blue
and black on pairs opposite faces. The cube is then
32) How many cubes are uncoloured on all faces? cut into 36 smaller cubes such that 32 cubes are of
the same size while 4 others are of bigger size. Also
a) 64 b) 48 c) 36 d) 27 e) none no face of any of the bigger cubes is painted blue
33) How many cubes have atleast 2 coloured faces?

a) 23 b) 21 c) 19 d) 16 e) none
34) How many cubes are coloured red on one face

and have the remaining faces uncoloured?
a) 16 b) 12 c) 20 d) 8e) none
35) How many cubes have atleast 1 green face?

a) 5 b) 16 c) 25 d) 32 e) none
36) How many cubes are coloured blue on 1 face, red

or green on another face & have 4 uncoloured faces? 41) How many cubes have atleast 1 blue painted?
a) 4 b) 8 c) 12 d) 16 e) none a) 0 b) 8 c) 16 d) 32 e) none
37-40) Directions: 125 cubes of the same size are 42) How many cubes have atleast 1 blue painted?
arranged in the form of a cube on a table. Then a a) 0 b) 4 c) 8 d) 12 e) none
column of 5 cubes is removed from each of the four
corners. All the exposed faces of the rest of the 43) How many cubes have only 2 faces painted?
solid (except the face touching the table) are a) 24 b) 20 c) 16 d) 8 e) none
coloured red. Now ans the following questions.
44) How many cubes have 2 or more faces painted?
37) How many smaller cubes are there in the solid a) 36 b) 34 c) 28 d) 24 e) none
after the removal of the columns?
a) 120 b) 110 c) 105 d) 100 e) none 45) How many cubes do not have any of their faces
painted yellow?
38) How many cubes have 0 coloured faces? a) 5 b) 16 c) 25 d) 32 e) none
a) 12 b) 24 c) 36 d) 48 e) none
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46) How many cubes have atleast one of their faces a) 36 b) 32 c) 16 d) 0 e) none
painted black?
a) 0 b) 8 c) 16 d) 20 e) none 48) How many cubes have no face painted?
a) 0 b) 8 c) 12 d) 16 e) none
47) How many cubes have atleast 1 yellow or blue ?
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INEQUALITIES
Type I: Single Line statement:
Ex 1) Statement: J = A > B ≥ C = H > D ≤ E < F = G > K < L ≤ M = P
1. Conclusion: I) A > D II) D = G
2. Conclusion: I) H < F II) H > F
3. Conclusion: I) L M II) R > J
Ex 3) Statement: 1.R = Z > D < E > F > T 2. J < K = L ≤ Z = Q < N

Conclusion: I) R > Q II) R < Q
Type III: Conclusion of more than 2 statements:

Ex 4) Statement: D < O ≤ N , K ≥ J, T > O > Y , Z < Q, Q < K
Conclusion: I) D > T II) K > Z
Ex 5) Statement: A ≤ B, B ≥ C, C > D ≥ E, E < F, F < L

Conclusion: I) A > B II) B > E
Type IV: Questions based on fill in the blanks:

Ex 6) Which of the following symbols should be filled in the given spaces in order to make the given
expression J ≤ P definitely true?
H_D_J_T_M_R_P
1) > , < , < , < , < , < 2) ≤ , ≤ , ≤ , < , ≤ , ≤
3) ≤ , ≤ , ≤ , = , = , ≤ 4) > , > , ≤, = , =, > 5) None
Ex 7) Which of the following symbols should be filled in the given spaces in order to make the given
expression A < F and B ≤ C definitely true?
A_W_X_B_F_C
1) > , < , < , < , < 2) ≤ , ≤, ≤, < , ≤
3) ≤ , < , ≤, = , ≤ 4) >, > , ≤, = , > 5) None
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Practise Exercise:
Directions: Mark your conclusion ans as

A : if only conclusion I follows.
B : if only conclusion II follows.
C : if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
D : if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
E : if both conclusions I and II follow.
Type I:
1. A ≥B > C=D, E = F > G < C 6. D < R, R ≤ F, F > E

I.F ≥ B II. G <A I. E >D II.E ≤ D
2. F <E ≥ D > C, D < A; B ≤ C 7. N ≥ H, H > M, M ≤ T
I.F <A II.B < A I.T >N II. M > N
3. P ≥ Q = R ≤ S; T < Q ≥ U 8. A = D, D ≥ B, B > C
I. P ≥ T II.S≥T I.B ≤ A II.C < A
4. M ≤ N < O ≥ P, N ≤ Q, R > O 9. P < Q, Q = R, R ≤ S
I.M <R II.P≤Q I.S ≥ Q II.R > P
5. H ≥ G < I, F ≤ G > J 10. L ≤ M, M > K, K ≥ N
I.F ≤ H II.J U 14. S > U > V, Y W
I. P > U II. V > T I. S < Z II. X > Y
12. U ≥ X = Y, Y ≤ Z ≤ S, T = W > Z 15. P < X ≤ Y < Q, S > Y < T, P=V > R

I. T ≤ U II. S > U I. V < S II. T > R
13. A ≥ P = S > T, V X II. P B > D; P < F ≥ C > E
I. A ≥ E II. F > D 20. J ≤ K = M, N ≥ P > K, Q > N = R
I. R > J II. Q ≥ M
Type III:
Study the following information to answer the given questions

A©B means A is either smaller than or equal to B
A$B means A is neither greater than nor smaller than B
A@B means A is either greater than or equal to B
A*B means A is greater than B
A%B means A is smaller than B
21. M @ R, R % T, T $ K 23. F % J, B © J, W @ R
I. K *M II. T * M I. F $ J II. J % F
22. K * T, T @ B, B © M 24. A © N, N*V, V $ J

I. M % T II. K © B I. J @ N II.A © V
b) In the given questions assuming the assumption given in the statement to find whether the given conclusion
is true or false
25. A ≥ B, B > C, C< D, D ≤ E 26. P = S, P < Q, R ≤ Q, R ≤ T

I. D > B II. E > C I. Q > S II. Q = T
27. X < Y, Y = Z, Z > A, A ≥ B 28. A > N, K ≥ N, K > M, R > M

I.Z > B II.A < Y I. R ≥ A II. M ≤ K
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Directions: Study the following illustration and answer the given questions.
 A©B means A is not greater than B
 A$B means A is not smaller than B
 A@B means A is neither smaller than nor greater than B
 A*B means A is neither equal to nor greater than B
 A%B means A is neither smaller than nor equal to B
Mark ans as: a) Only I is true b) Only II is true

c) Only I and II are true d) All I, II and III are true e) none
29. R * K, K © M, M % T, T $ J 31. W © F, F @ D, D * K, K $ J
I. J * M II. R * M III. K © J I.K %W II. D $ W III.F * K
30. T $ N, N % B, B @ W, K © W 32. R @ K, T © K, T $ M, M * W
I. K $ B II. K $ T III. T % B I.W %K II. M © R III. T © R
II. @PQ means P is not greater than Q

PQ@ means P is not smaller than Q
PQ$ means P is neither greater nor smaller than Q
*PQ means P is neither greater than nor equal to Q
PQ* means P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q
Now in each of the following questions, find out which of the 2 conclusion I and II is/are definitely true?
Mark ans as: a)Only I is true b)Only II is true

c)If either I or II follow d) If neither I or II follow e)If both I and II follow
33. PQ@ , DP * , SD$ 35. @AU , UL$ , JL*

I. SP$ II. SP* I. JA* II. JU*
34. *LU , UG* , GS@ 36. *YG , GH@ , HR$

I. LS* II. *GL I. RG$ II. *RG
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INPUT-OUTPUT
Type I: Shifting
Q.1.Directions: (1-5): A word arrangement machine, when given input lines of words, rearranges them following a
rule in each step. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement.
Input Man’s mood varies with time and environment

Step I varies with Man’s mood environment and time
Step II and time environment mood Man’s varies with
Step III environment time and varies with mood Man’s
Step IV and varies environment time Man’s mood with
And soon for the consequent steps. You have to find out the logic and answer the questions given below:
1) If Step V reads “bees are sucking juice from colourful flowers”, what would Step III read?
a) sucking are bees colorful flowers juice from b) colourful juice from bees sucking flowers are
c) colourful flowers from juice sucking bees are d) from juice colourful flowers are bees sucking e) none
2) If Step III reads “old streets of Calcutta attract me lots”, what would be the arrangement for Step VII?
a) me of old attract lots streets Calcutta b) lots attract me of Calcutta streets old
c) streets old Calcutta of me lots attract d) Calcutta of streets old attract lots me e) none
3) If Step IV reads “everyone were aware about their intimate friendship”, what would be the three middle words
of Step II?
a) Their intimate aware b) aware intimate their
c) everyone were friendship d) aware were intimate e) none
4) If the given Input is “he has learnt a lot from krishna”, what will be Step VI?
a) he a has from learnt lot Krishna b) has from he a Krishna lot learnt
c) lot learnt Krishna a he has from d) krishna a lot learnt from has he e) none
5) Input: “he is member of the dancing club”, for the given input, which step will be the following arrangement?
Arrangement: is of he the club dancing member.
a) Step IV b) Step V `c) Step VI d) Step III e) none
Q.2.Directions: (6-10): A word arrangement machine, when given input lines of words, rearranges them following a
Input I have long awaited for your reply
Step I reply long have awaited for your I
Step II long reply awaited have for I your
Step III your awaited reply have for I long
Step IV awaited your have reply for long I
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6) Given Step IV: I know you will not reply back. What step will be the following arrangement?
Arrangement: you back I reply not will know
a) X b) XI c) IX d) VIII e) none
7) If Step VI of a given input be “ Have I done anything wrong with you”, what would be the Input?
a) You done with have wrong I anything b) you done with have wrong anything I
c) Done you have with wrong anything I d) I have you with wrong anything done e) none
8) If Step XII of a given input be “It is impossible to do everything right”, what is the Step 17 of that input?
a) is it everything right do impossible to b) It is right everything do to impossible
c) It is everything right do impossible to d) to everything is right do impossible it e) none
9) Given the input, what would be Step V of the input?

Input: Only you can do all thing right.
a) you only right thing all do can b) only you thing right all can do
b) Only thing you right all do can d) thing only you right all do can e) none
10) If Step IV of a given input be “It is last serious warning to you”, what is step I of that input?
a) you last is to serious it warning b) last you is to warning it serious
c) serious last to it warning is you d) warning to serious it is you last e) none
Q.3.Directions: (11-15): Read the following information and answer the questions given below:
In an exhibition the timings for entry are 10 am to 3 pm and 4 pm to 9 pm. There are 5 batches in each session of
one hour duration. The tickets issued for entry are coded of seven words, which gets rearranged for different
batches following a definite rule which is described below:
Batch 1 (10 am - 11 am): You all are welcome in this exhibition.
Batch 2 (11 am -12 am): Are all this welcome exhibition in you.
Batch 3 (12 am – 1 pm): This all in welcome you exhibition are.
And so on till the last batch.
11) If the code on the ticket of 6th batch is “enjoy your life equally after the marriage”, which of the following would
be the code on the ticket of the 3rd batch?
a) The your equally after marriage enjoy life b) the your after equally enjoy marriage life
c) Your after equally marriage life the enjoy d) the after equally life marriage enjoy your e) none
12) If the code of ticket of the batch between 8 and 9 pm in the evening is “ Anand Roop Choudhary is my best
friend”, which of the following would be the code on the ticket of the batch between 10 – 11 am in the
morning session?
a) Best Roop Choudhary is my friend Anand. b) Choudhary Roop best is my Anand friend
c) Choudhary Roop best is friend my Anand d) my Roop friend is Choudhary Anand best e) none
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13) If the code of ticket of the last batch is” Vijay Prakash Singh likes beautiful red roses” then what will be the code
of the ticket issued in the first batch in morning session?
a) Singh Prakash red likes beautiful roses Vijay. b) roses Prakash red likes Vijay Singh beautiful
c) red Prakash Singh likes Vijay beautiful roses d) Singh Prakash red likes roses beautiful Vijay e) none
14) If the code of ticket issued during 1 pm to 2 pm batch is “Digvijay Pathak hates beautiful birds during exam”
then the code on ticket “ During Pathak birds beautiful Digvijay exam hates” will represent which of the
following batches?
a) 1st batch b) 2nd bacth c) 3rd batch d) 4th batch e) none
15) If the code of ticket issued during the 8th batch is “Pranab Sinha is not tall as Ashok”, what will be the code of
ticket issued during 2 pm-3 pm?
a) tall Sinha as not Ashok is Pranab b) As Sinha tall not Pranab Ashok is
c) as Sinha Pranab not tall is Ashok d) Ashok Sinha as not Pranab tall is e) none
Type II: Arrangement.

Q.4. Directions: (16-20): A word arrangement machine, when given input lines of words, rearranges them following
a rule in each step. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement.
Input gone was the excitement of friday polls
Step I excitement was the gone of friday polls
Step II excitement friday the gone of was polls
Step III excitement friday gone the of was polls
Step IV excitement friday gone of the was polls
Step V excitement friday gone of polls was the
Step VI excitement friday gone of polls the was
Since the words are already arranged. The machine stops after this step else it would have carried on till it gets fully
arranged. Study the logic and answer the following questions:
16. What will be the step III for the Input: “It has swept the four seats last year”?
a) four had it last seats swept the year b) four had it last swept seats the year
c) four had it the swept seats last year d) four had swept the it seats last year e) none
17. Input: For some this loss is a message.” For this input which step will be following arrangement?
Arrangement: a for is loss message some this
a) Step IV b) step V c) Step VI d) Can’t bedetermined e) none
18. Input: We were over with counting at noon. Which of the following will be the penultimate step for the above
input?
a) Step IV b) Step V c) Step VI d) Can’t say e) none
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19. Input: how much can we check and prune”. What will be the step V for the given input? Contact: 8888519569
a) and much can we check how prune b) and can check how much we prune
c) and can check how much prune we d) and can much we check how prune e) none
20. What will be the second step for the Input: “He has been seen wearing a loose shirt”.?
a) a has been seen wearing he loose shirt b) a been has seen wearing he loose shirt
c) a been has he wearing seen loose shirt d) a been has he loose seen wearing shirt e) none
Q.5.Directions: (21-25): Read the following information and answer the questions given below.
An electronic device when fed with the numbers, rearranges them following a rule in each step. The following is
the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement.
Input 85 16 36 04 19 97 63 09
Step I 97 85 16 36 04 19 63 09
Step II 97 85 63 16 36 04 19 09
Step III 97 85 63 36 16 04 19 09
Step IV 97 85 63 36 19 16 04 09
Step V 97 85 63 36 19 16 09 04
(For the given input Step V is the last step).
21. Which of the following will be Step V for the given input?
Input: 25 08 35 11 88 67 23
a) 88 67 35 25 23 11 08 b) 88 67 35 25 08 11 23
c) 08 11 23 25 35 67 88 d) 88 67 35 25 23 08 11 e) none
22. Which of the following will be Step III for the given input?
Input: 09 25 16 30 32 18 17 06
a) 32 09 25 16 30 18 17 06 b) 32 30 09 25 16 19 17 06
c) 32 30 25 09 16 19 17 06 c) 32 25 09 16 30 19 17 06 e) none
23. Which of the following will be the last step for the given input?
Input: 16 09 25 27 06 05
a) I b) II c) III d) IV e) none
24. Which of the following will be the last step for the given input?
Input: 03 31 43 22 11 09
a) IV b) V c) VI d) Cannot be determined e) none
25. If the step IV is as given below, which of the following would be the input?
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Step IV: 92 86 71 69 15 19 06 63 58
a) 86 92 69 71 15 19 06 63 58 b) 15 86 19 92 06 69 63 58 71
c) 15 19 06 63 58 86 92 69 71 d) Cannot be determined e) none
Q.6. Directions: (26-30): A word arrangement machine, when given input lines of words, rearranges them following
a rule in each step. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement.
Input go for to though by easy To access at

Step I access go for to though by easy To at
Step II accesss at go for to though by easy To
Step III access at by go for to though easy To
Step IV access at by easy go for to though To
Step V Access At By Easy For Go To Though To
Step VI Access At By Easy For Go Though to To
Step VII Access At By Easy For Go Though To to
And Step VII is the last step of this input.

26) Input: “story For around on was He at”. Which of the following will be Step IV for given input?
a) II b) III c) IV d) V e) none
27) Input: “every and peer to an for”. Which of the following steps would be “an and every for peer to”?
28) Input: “Together over series on feast the so”. Which of the following steps will be last but one?
29) Input: “Over Go for through at one”. Which of the following will be last step for the given input?
a) III b) V c) VI d) VII e) none
30) The Step II of an input is: “and do pet to on that”. Which of following would definitely be the input?
a) Do on pet to and that b) Do pet to and that on
c) Do and pet to on that d) Cannot be determined e) none
Q.7. Directions: (31-35): An arrangement machine, when given input lines of numbers, rearranges them following a
Input 37 29 17 51 46 22 71 33
Step I 71 29 17 51 46 22 37 33
Step II 71 37 17 51 46 22 29 33
Step III 71 37 29 51 46 22 17 33
Step IV 71 37 29 46 51 22 17 33
Step V 71 37 29 46 51 17 22 33
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Since the numbers are already arranges, the machines stops after this step. Otherwise the machine may carry on
its logic until the numbers get fully arranged. Study the logic and answer the questions that follow:
31. Input: 19 59 23 36 60 75 71. What will be the step III?

a) 71 59 23 36 60 75 19 b) 71 59 60 36 23 75 19
c) 71 59 75 36 60 23 19 d) 71 59 60 75 23 36 19 e) none
32. Input: 81 89 72 43 69 28 90. What will be the last step?

a) 89 90 43 72 81 69 28 b) 90 89 72 81 43 69 28
c) 90 89 81 72 69 43 28 d) 89 69 43 90 81 72 28 e) none
33. Input: 28 63 65 58 57 42 40.

How many steps will be required to arrange the above input?
a) Two b) Three c) Four d) Five e) none
34. The step II of an input is: 54 27 45 36 63 17

Which of the following will definitely be the first step?
a) 27 45 54 36 63 17 b) 17 63 45 36 27 54
b) 45 54 17 36 63 27 d) Can’t be determined e) none
35. Input: 7 17 27 37 47 57 67
Which of the following will be the last two terms of Step IV?
a) 57, 7 b) 27, 7 c) 17, 7 d) 57, 7 e) none
Q.8. Directions: (36-40): A number arrangement machine, when given input lines of numbers, rearranges them
following a rule in each step. The following is the illustration of the input and the steps of arrangement.
Input 87 321 293 47 176 409 215

Step I 47 321 293 87 176 409 215
Step II 47 321 293 87 176 215 409
Step III 47 87 293 321 176 215 409
Step IV 47 87 293 215 176 321 409
Step V 47 87 176 215 293 321 409
This is final arrangement and step v ids the last step for this input.
36. How many steps will be required to get the final output from the following input?
Input: 182 317 67 249 417 91 293
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6 e) none
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37. What will be the 4 step for the following input?
Input: 76 172 372 43 243 361 165
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a) 43 76 165 172 243 361 372 b) 43 172 165 76 243 361 372
c) 43 172 372 76 243 361 165 d) Can’t be determined e) none
38. If following is the 2nd step for an input, what will be the 4th step?
Step II: 46 122 343 48 56 212 415
a) 46 122 212 48 56 212 415 b) 46 48 212 122 56 343 415
c) 46 48 343 122 56 212 415 d) 46 48 212 122 56 343 415 e) none
39. Which of the following is the last step for the given input?
Input: 26 12 68 36 46 87 9
a) 9 12 26 36 68 46 87 b) 9 12 36 26 46 68 87
c) 9 12 26 36 46 68 87 d) 9 12 26 46 36 68 87 e) None
40. Following is the step III for an input. What will be the 2nd step for the input?
Step III: 45 47 342 121 155 211 414
a) 45 121 342 47 55 211 414 b) 45 55 342 121 47 211
c) 45 211 342 121 55 47 414 d) Can’t be determined e) none
41. If 23, 142, 348, 96, 200, 410 is the step II of an input, which of the following steps will be:
23, 96, 142, 348, 200, 400, 410?
a) 3rd b) 4th c) 5th d) Can’t be determined e) none
Type III: Miscellaneous

Q.9. Directions: (42-46): A number arrangement machine, when given input lines of numbers, rearranges them
Input 44 38 24 55 16 14 85
Step I 8 2 6 1 7 5 4
Step II 60 0 32 -3 45 21 12
Step III 6 0 5 -3 9 3 3
Step IV 7 4 14 13 34 399 52
Step V 15 12 22 21 42 47 60
Step VI 6 3 4 3 6 2 6
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42. What will be the 4 step of the following input?
Input: 23, 61, 15, 35, 54, 75, 85
a) 4, 13, 14, 22, 30, 41, 52 b) 4, 12, 14, 20, 30, 41, 52
b) 3, 13, 14, 20, 30, 41, 52 d) 4, 13, 15, 22, 32, 41, 52 e) none
43. The Step II of a given input is 45, 60, 21, 77, 0, -3, 32. What will be step V for the input?
a) 10, 18, 20, 28, 33, 41, 52 b) 18, 10, 20, 28, 33, 41, 52
c) 18, 18, 20, 29, 33, 41, 62 d) 18, 18, 29, 20, 33, 41, 52 e) none
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44. In how many steps would the following arrangement be yielded by the given input?
Input: 43 37 42 64 25 23 76
Arrangement: 10 1 14 13 34 39 52
a) IV b) V c) III d) II e) none
45. What would be the 5th step of the Input: 35 56 33 46 16 32 94

a) 12 15 21 22 42 47 60 b) 15 12 22 21 42 47 60 c) 7 4 14 13 34 39 52 d) 6 3 4 6 3 2 6 e) none
46. What would be the input for the following 5th step?
Step V: 14 11 23 27 34 56 62
a) 57 42 68 17 14 81 29 b) 62 41 17 81 14 68 29 c) 81 42 71 17 15 23 61
d) can’t be determined e) none
Q.10. Directions: (47-51): A word arrangement machine, when given input lines of words, rearranges them
Input: Anis goes to the bar after dinner everyday
Step I: after Anis goes to the bar dinner everyday
Step II: Anis after goes to the bar dinner everyday
Step III: everyday anis after goes to the bar dinner
Step IV: bar everyday anis after goes to the bar dinner
Step V: dinner bar everyday Anis after goes to the
Step VI: goes dinner bar everyday anis after to the And so the arrangement machine goes on.
47. What will be the Step VII of the rearrangement process?
a) the goes dinner bar everyday Anis after to b) Anis dinner everyday bar to goes after
c) everyday bar dinner anis goes the after to d) goes anis the to bar dinner everyday after e) none
48. Input: The men will arrive on Monday. Which of the following would be the 5th step for the above input?
a) arrive on the men will Monday b) on Monday men arrive the will
c) men the will Monday arrive on d)| Monday will the on arrive men e) none
49. If the Step IV of an input is “him gateway at intercept we will the”, what is the Step VI of that input?
a) we intercept the him will gateway b) at intercept we will him the gateway
c) the intercept we will him gateway at d) we gateway will him the at intercept
e) we the him gateway at intercept will
50. If the Step III of an input is “money be after the will paid sunset”,then what is middle word of the Step VI?
a) the b) paid c) will d) be e) money
51. Input: “during off lights were put the murder”,. What would be the 2nd & the last words of Step V of this input?
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a) lights, put b) during, off c) murder, the d) during, put
Q.11. Directions: (52-56): A word arrangement machine, when given input lines of words, rearranges them
Input She Was Shot Dead At Her residence

Step I At Was Shot Dead She Her residence
Step II At Her Shot Dead She Was residence
Step III At Her She Dead Shot Was residence
Step IV At Her She Was Shot Dead residence
Step V At Her She Was Dead Shot residence
Since the words are fully arranged, the machine stops else it may go on till it gets fully arranged.
52. In how many steps will the Input: ”India has always been a critical factor” , be fully arranged?
a) One b) three c) Five d) six e) none
53. What would be the Step III for the Input:”this is one thing on which I caution” ?
a) I is one thing on which this caution b) I is on one this which thing caution
c) I is on thing one which this caution d) I is on one thing which this caution e) none
54. If Step II of an input reads, “by he out the efforts made spells us”, which of the following will be the last step?
a) Step III b) Step IV c) Step V d) Step VI e) none
55. What will be the penultimate step for the Input: You hardly see any motorized vehicles
a) Step I b) step II c) Step III d) Step IV e) none
56. What would be the Step IV for the following input?

Input: the foliage along road can deceive you
a) Can foliage along road the deceive you b) can the you road along deceive foliage
c) Can the you road foliage deceive along d) can the along road foliage deceive you e) none
INPUT-OUTPUT ANSWER KEY

Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS
1 d 6 b 11 b 16 b 21 a 26 c 31 d 36 a 41 c 46 d 51 c 56 b
2 e 7 d 12 c 17 a 22 c 27 b 32 a 37 d 42 a 47 a 52 e
3 b 8 a 13 d 18 23 b 28 d 33 c 38 b 43 c 48 b 53 D
4 a 9 b 14 a 19 b 24 b 29 e 34 d 39 c 44 a 49 e 54 C
5 b 10 e 15 b 20 b 25 d 30 d 35 b 40 d 45 b 50 e 55 c
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Answer key
RATIO AND PROPORTION
Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS

1 c 5 b 9 a 13 d 17 b 21 c
2 a 6 b 10 c 14 b 18 b
3 a 7 c 11 d 15 b 19 b
4 b 8 b 12 a 16 c 20 b
PARTNERSHIP
Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS

1 a 4 b 7 d 10 b 13 b 16 c 19 a
2 a 5 d 8 b 11 b 14 b 17 c 20 a
3 a 6 d 9 b 12 b 15 e 18 b
CALENDAR
1 b 3 a 5 c 7 d 9 d 11 d 13 c
2 b 4 b 6 d 8 a 10 b 12 c
PERCENTAGE

1 a 5 d 9 c 13 e 17 c 21 a 25 b
2 c 6 b 10 b 14 b 18 c 22 a
3 d 7 a 11 c 15 c 19 b 23 b
4 d 8 b 12 d 16 c 20 c 24 c
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PROFIT AND LOSS

1 b 5 e 9 e 13 c 17 c 21 d 25 a
2 d 6 a 10 c 14 c 18 b 22
3 c 7 c 11 b 15 19 d 23 c
4 a 8 d 12 b 16 20 b 24 c
TIME DISTANCE SPEED
Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS

1 d 5 b 9 b 13 c 17 b 21 a
2 a 6 c 10 a 14 d 18 a 22 c
3 b 7 b 11 d 15 a 19 a
4 a 8 a 12 b 16 b 20 c
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CLOCKS
1 c 3 b 5 b 7 b 9 c 11 c 13 d
2 d 4 a 6 a 8 b 10 d 12 b 14 a
Permutations and combinations
Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS
1 c 5 c 9 c 13 d 17 c 21 b 25 b 29 a 33 a 37 a
2 d 6 d 10 c 14 c 18 d 22 c 26 a 30 b 34 d 38 b
3 d 7 d 11 b 15 b 19 a 23 a 27 a 31 d 35 d 39 b
4 c 8 b 12 d 16 d 20 c 24 a 28 a 32 a 36 b
SIMPLE INTEREST AND COMPOUND INTEREST
Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS
1 a 5 c 9 A 13 a 17 a 21 d 25 a 29 d 33 b
2 b 6 C 10 b 14 d 18 b 22 b 26 d 30 a 34 c
3 d 7 b 11 b 15 d 19 b 23 b 27 b 31 d 35 b
4 c 8 b 12 a 16 b 20 d 24 a 28 c 32 a 36 a
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AVERAGES
Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS
1 b 4 a 7 d 10 b 13 d 16 c 19 d 22 b
2 a 5 a 8 b 11 b 14 d 17 d 20 c 23 c
3 d 6 a 9 a 12 b 15 b 18 a 21 b
PROBLEMS ON AGES
1 d 4 d 7 c 10 a 13 b 16 c 19 d 22 a
2 e 5 d 8 d 11 b 14 d 17 b 20 a 23 a
3 a 6 d 9 a 12 c 15 a 18 c 21 a
Mensuration
Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS
1 d 6 b 11 d 16 b 21 d 26 a 31 d 36 c 41 c 46 b
2 b 7 c 12 d 17 c 22 a 27 d 32 b 37 c 42 a 47 d
3 a 8 d 13 c 18 c 23 b 28 b 33 b 38 d 43 b 48 b
4 c 9 a 14 a 19 b 24 a 29 a 34 b 39 b 44 b 49 c
5 a 10 c 15 c 20 d 25 c 30 a 35 c 40 b 45 c 50 d
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Algebra
1 a 6 b 11 a 16 b 21 d 26 a 31 b 36 c
2 a 7 c 12 b 17 c 22 c 27 c 32 b 37 a
3 b 8 c 13 a 18 a 23 d 28 b 33 d 38 b
4 c 9 a 14 b 19 d 24 d 29 a 34 b 39 c
5 b 10 b 15 c 20 b 25 c 30 b 35 a
PROBABILITY
Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS Q ANS
1 b 4 d 7 c 10 b 13 a 16 b 19 a 22 c 25 a
2 d 5 d 8 a 11 b 14 a 17 a 20 b 23 c
3 a 6 c 9 d 12 c 15 c 18 a 21 b 24 a
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 LCM and HCF

2) Find the LCM of 2/3, ¾, 4/5

6) The greatest 4-digit number which is divisible by 6,8 and 10 is?

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 Square root and Cube root

19) What is the greatest four digit perfect square number?

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28) The average of seven consecutive odd numbers a, b, c, d, e, f, and g is..

35) How many numbers up to 150 are divisible by 7?

38) Find the following values for the number 4960:

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 Power cycle & Fundamentals

40) What is the unit digit in (6374)1793 × (625)317 × (341)491?

44) 461 + 462 + 463 + 464 + 465 is divisible by?

48) Find the sum ( 2 + 22 + 23 + 24 + 25… + 212 )

49) Find the sum of all even natural numbers up to 74.

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3) Find mean proportional between 0.25 and 400 a) 10 b) 15 c) 20 d) 25 e) none

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3) If CP of 12 pens is equal to SP of 8 pens, find gain %?

4) If S.P of 50 articles is equal to C.P of 40 articles, find the loss or gain%?

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2) If nP8 = 336 nP5, then find n.

6) In how many ways can 10 true-false questions be replied?

7) Find the number of ways of arranging 20 boys around a circular table?

8) Find the number of ways of arranging 25 colored beads in a necklace.

33) In how many ways can 5 letters be posted in 4 letter boxes?

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7) How many times do the hands of a clock coincide in 1 day?

9) How many times are the hands of a clock in straight line?

1) What was the day of the week on 15th August, 1947?

2) What was the day of the week when we became republic?

4) Which of the following year is a leap year?

5) Today is Monday. What will be the day after 64 days?

7) The last day of a century cannot be?

8) On what dates of April, 2001 did Sunday fall?

Simultaneous linear equation:

3) [√(3+x) + √(3-x) ] / √(3+x) - √(3-x)] , then find the value of x.

7) If 2x2 + 12x + 18 = 0, what is the value of x?

8) If one root of x2 - 6kx + 5 = 0 is 5, find the value of k.

9) Find the roots of the equation 2x2 - 11x + 15 = 0.

12) Evaluate: (i) log6 1 (ii) log35 35 (iii) 36 log64

Surds and Indices:

17) (1000)7 ÷ 1018 = ?

18) (256)0.16 × (256)0.09 = ?

19) (18)3.5 ÷ (27)3.5 × 63.5 = 2x. Find the value of x.

20) If x = 3 + 2√2, then value of ( √x – 1/√x ) is:

22) A 3 (x-y) = 27 and 3 (x+y) = 243, then x is equal to :

23) If ax = by = cz and b2 = ac, then y equals to ?

Some points to remember:

19) What is the code for ‘have’?

20) Which word is coded as ‘lik’?

21) What is the code for ‘you do not beat’?

22) What is the code for ’company to need you’?

24) What is the code for „time‟?