Anees Hussain Quick Math Exercise

QUICK MATH 1 – 20 Questions, 5 Minutes

1 2. 35% of 440 4 2 4. 875 divided by ½

1. 5 x 88 3. 15 – 12
8 (A) 162 9 3 (A) 1650
(A) 399 2
(B) 158 (A) 2 (B) 1700
9
(B) 451 (C) 154 7 (C) 1750
(B) 2
(C) 448 (D) 150 9 (D) 1800
(D) 463 5
(C) 2
9
1
(D) 3
9

3 2  811 / 2 1 12 16 3 3
6.   7. 3  26 8. of 4275.4
5. 93 4 16 12 4 7
(A) 1 (A)1/2 (A) 0.2 (A) 1806.5
(B) 9 (B) 1 & 1/4 (B) 0.3 (B) 1832.4
(C) 1/9 (C) 1 & 3/4 (C) 0.4 (C) 1832.3
(D) 1/3 (D) 1 (D) 0.5 (D) 1806.4

5 17 10. 5.49 x 0.013 x 29.75 11. 0.04 x 0.04 x 0.04 12. 21 x 0.666
9. 
9 18 (A) 1.25 (A) 0.00064 (A) 13.76
4
(A) 1 (B) 1.6 (B) 0.000016 (B) 16.66
9
(B) 1 ½ (C) 2.1 (C) 0.000064 (C) 14
11 (D) 3.5 (D) 0.000076 (D) 15
(C) 1
18
12
(D) 1
18

13. 69 + 17691 + 0.97 + 8 12 15 16 22 7 16. 1/5 x 876

0.016 14. 15.   
4 3 21 11 5 4 (A) 176
(A) 16761.986 (A) 6
(A) 2 3 (B) 176.4
(B) 17761.986 (B) 7
(B) 2 2 (C) 175.2
(C) 17759.986 (C) 8
(C) 4 (D) 175.6
(D) 17760.986 (D) 9
(D) 4 3
17. 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 – 18. 175 ,960  8,260 0.003  0.007 20. 576 + 19,644
(9 + 8 + 7 + 6) 19.
0.063 (A) 19,224
(A) 16
(A) 4 (A) 0.003
(B) 3 (B) 20,220
(B) 5 (B) 0.000333
(C) 4.6 (C) 22,222
(C) – 5 (C) 0.0000333
(D) 6.4 (D) 20,224
(D) – 4 (D) 0.03

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Anees Hussain Quick Math Exercise
QUICK MATH 2 – 20 Questions, 5 Minutes
1 2 1 1 3. 5.04 x 0.6 4. 6 / 12 divided by 5
1. x 250 2.  
4 3 6 3 (A) 3.05 (A) 0.01
(A) 6.25 (A) 5/6 (B) 3.04 (B) 0.02
(B) 62.5 (B) 7/6 (C) 3.225 (C) 0.04
(C) 625 (C) 4/3 (D) 3.024 (D) 0.1
(D) 60 (D) 2/3

5.
0.22  0.23 6. 15 x 0.666 1 1
7.   
1 5
– 8. 15
3
 12
7
32 2 3 2 6 4 8
(A) 9.876
(A) 1/6 5
(A) 1 (B) 10.436 (A) 2
(B) 1/2 8
(B) 0.01 (C) 9.960 1
(C) 5/6 (B) 2
(C) 0.0001 (D) 10 8
(D) 2/3 7
(D) 0.00001 (C) 2
8
3
(D) 2
8

9. 45 divided by 85 10. 3489 + 4489 11. 8.25 x 12 2

12. 125 % of 2
(A) 7 / 17 (A) 8978 3
(A) 8
(B) 8 / 17 (B) 6978 (A) 4
(B) 9
(C) 9 / 17 (C) 9978 (B) 3
(C) 10
(D) 11 / 17 (D) 7978 (C) 3.33
(D) 12
(D) 3.50

13. 3.84 divided by 1.92 1 3 1 1 1 15. 2 4 3 6 16. 42 x 8 x 2-5

14.    
4 8 4 8 2
(A) 2.2 (A) 1
(A) 1 (A) 4 3
(B) 2.4 (B) 8
(B) 2 (B) 12
(C) 2.0 (C) 2
(C) 1.5 (C) 6
(D) 2.1 (D) 4
(D) 2.5 (D) 9

17. 246.46 – 185.3 0.04  0.04  0.04 3 1 1

18. 19. 3  5 20. 396 x 0.019 x
(A) 72.55 64  10  6 4 2 99
(B) 64.35 (A) 8 (A) – 1.25 (A) 0.15
(C) 61.16 (B) 16 (B) – 2.25 (B) 1
(D) 70.15 (C) 1 (C) – 1.5 (C) 0.08
(D) 10 (D) – 1.75 (D) 0.36

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Anees Hussain Quick Math Exercise

QUICK MATH 3 – 20 Questions, 5 Minutes

1. 175% of 44 2. 1756  36 3. 785 divided by 1/3 0 .3 3  0 .9 2
4.
(A) 80 (A) 76006 (A) 2256 0.27 2
(B) 70 (B) 67236 (B) 2358 (A) 0.1
(C) 77 (C) 64223 (C) 2767 (B) 0.3
(D) 93 (D) 63216 (D) 2355 (C) 0.9
(D) 0.09
55% 6. 271/3  1/9 7. 671  1/3 1961 / 2
5.  27% 8.
45% (A) 223 451 / 2
(A) 3
(A) 30 (B) 224 (A) 3
(B) 1/3
(B) 33 (C) 225 (B) 2.1
(C) 8 (C) 3.3
(C) 3 (D) 226 (D) 2.7
(D) 0.9
(D) 0.33

7 2  73 10. 19767 – 2988 125%  60 3 3 2

9. 11. 12. 2 + 17 – 18
343 (A) 8779 75%  100 5 10 5
(A) 1
(A) 7 (B) 13676 (A) 2.2
(B) 1.5 1
(B) 49 (C) 16779 (B) 1
2
(C) 77 (D) 15686 (C) 1.3
9
(D) 14 (D) 1 (C) 1
10
1
(D) 2
10
185.8  97.5  49 7 36 57 15. (142 + 82) 1/2 16. 1154  11
13. 14.  
2150  490 38 14 9
(A) 16 (A) 6694
(A) 1
(A) 2 (B) 9764
(B) 2 (B) 17
(B) 2.5 (C) 12694
(C) 3 (C) 18
(C) 1 (D) 8764
(D) 4 (D) 19
(D) 3

17. 1/5  977 18. 1764 – 1575 + 274 1 1  2 3

19. 7 2 20. 16  x
(A) 195.4 (A) 765 7 10  3 5
(B) 195.2 (B) 678 (A) 12 (A) 8
(C) 196.8 (C) 463 (B) 14 (B) 10
(D) 197.6 (D) 397 (C) 15 (C) 11.5
(D) 17 (D) 12.5

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Anees Hussain Quick Math Exercise

QUICK MATH 4 – 20 Questions, 5 Minutes

1. 5/6 + 3/4 – 7/8 2. 48 / 18 3. 3.75 / 2.5 4. 2766 – 1878
2 2 (A) 1.75 (A) 688
(A) 3/8 (A)
3 (B) 1.5 (B) 886
(B) 7/12 2
(B) (C) 1.25 (C) 756
(C) 17/24 3
(D) 1.15 (D) 888
2 2
(D) 5/4 (C)
3
(D) 3
5. 175 % of 5500 6. 7642 + 8615 + 9763 7. 2/3 – 6/9 + 8/3 +1/3 8. 96  46
2
(A) 8250 (A) 25542 (A) 2 (A) 56
3
(B) 7555 (B) 26020 (B) 3 (B) 66
1 (C) 76
(C) 8500 (C) 27622 (C) 3
3
(D) 9625 (D) 26222 1 (D) 86
(D) 2
3

9. 2/5 as a % of 7/5 10. 170.58 – 164.59 11. 8766 / 6 1 3 1

12. 15 9 7
(A) 25 (A) 6 (A) 1464 2 4 2
(B) 28 (B) 5.99 (B) 1463 (A) 12.5
(C) 30 (C) 6.21 (C) 1462 (B) 12.75

(D) 31 (D) 5.47 (D) 1461 (C) 13

(D) 13.25

3 195  49 15. (175.5 – 69) 50 16. 4 3 2

44 14.
13. 4 35 + 7400/11
12 (A) 2.2
(A) 273
(A) 5000 (B) 2.3
(A) 3.52 (B) 285
(B) 6000 (C) 2.4
(B) 3.73 (C) 300
(C) 7000 (D) 2.5
(C) 3.86 (D) 320
(D) 6500
(D) 3.96

17. 1/5 x 976 18. 41 % divided by 66% 19. 6251/4 divided by 252 20. (22)15  44
(A) 190 (A) 0.65 (A) 25 (A) 415
(B) 194.4 (B) 0.66 (B) 125 (B) 815
(C) 195.2 (C) 0.62 (C) 1/125 (C) 419
(D) 196 (D) 0.70 (D) 1/25 (D) 829

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Anees Hussain Quick Math Exercise

QUICK MATH 5 – 20 Questions, 5 Minutes

1. 1/3 x 2/3 x 99 7 2 1 1 1 1 0.02  0.02 
2
2. divided by 2 3. 4 +3 +2 +2 4.
(A) 39 20 3 3 6 6 3 0.08
(B) 29 (A) 0.84 (A) 11 (A) 0.0005
(B) 0.13 1
(C) 22 (B) 12 (B) 0.0001
6
(D) 12 (C) 0.22 (C) 12 (C) 0.00025
(D) 0.32 2 (D) 0.00001
(D) 11
3
5. 1950 divided by 75 7 3 1 8. 5.04  0.6
6. 12 –9 3
(A) 25 8 4 4
7. (A) 3.05
(B) 26 1 1
(A) 3 1
6 4 (B) 3.04
(C) 27
1 (A) 1.6
(D) 28 (B) 3
8 (C) 3.225
1 (B) 2.6
(C) 4
8 (C) 3.6 (D) 3.024
(D) 3 (D) 4.6

9. (2) 5  (4) 2  (8)-3 10. 2/3 (175% of 120) 18  8 12. 356  0.02  1/99
11.
(A) 2 (A) 15 36 (A) 0.15
(B) 4 (B) 150 (A) 4 (B) 1
(C) 1 (C) 140 (B) 3 (C) 0.07

(D) 2 (D) 120 (C) 2 (D) 0.37

(D) 1

13. 375.44 – 299.45 (0.2) 2  (0.2) 3 15. 1/5  396 16. (6  12)  5
14.
32
(A) 75.70 (A) 79.1 (A) 0.01
(A) 1
(B) 81.85 (B) 79.2 (B) 0.02
(B) 0.01
(C) 75.99 (C) 79.22 (C) 0.04
(C) 0.0001
(D) 75.93 (D) 78.12 (D) 0.1
(D) 0.00001

(15) 2  (5) 2 2 1 19. 15.67  0.666 20. 2/3 is what % of 14/15

17. 18. 2  2
450 5 2 (A) 10.416 (A) 58 %
(A) 75 (A) 5 (B) 9.876 (B) 65 %
(B) 9 (B) 6 (C) 10.44 (C) 71 %
(C) 12 (C) 7 (D) 73 (D) 78 %
(D) 12.5 (D) 8

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 QUICK MATHS ANSWERS

QUICK MATHS 1 QUICK MATHS 2 QUICK MATHS 3 QUICK MATHS 4

1. B
2. C 1. B 1. C 1. C
3. B 2. B 2. D 2. C
4. C 3. D 3. D 3. B
5. C 4. D 4. B 4. D
6. D 5. D 5. D 5. D
7. C 6. D 6. B 6. B
8. C 7. B 7. B 7. B
9. B 8. C 8. B 8. B
10. C 9. C 9. B 9. B
11. C 10. D 10. C 10. B
12. C 11. C 11. D 11. D
13. D 12. C 12. B 12. D
14. C 13. C 13. C 13. B
15. C 14. C 14. C 14. A
16. C 15. B 15. A 15. B
17. D 16. D 16. C 16. B
18. C 17. C 17. A 17. C
19. B 18. C 18. C 18. C
20. B 19. D 19. C 19. C
20. C 20. B 20. C

QUICK MATHS 5 5. B 11. C 17. D

6. B 12. C 18. B
1. C 7. A 13. C 19. C
2. A 8. D 14. D 20. C
3. C 9. C 15. B
4. D 10. C 16. D

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 Mixed Word Problems
A sampling of the types of problems that usually appear in the admission tests

Type 1: Work problems

1. A does a job in 6 days, while B can do the same job in 4 days. How long will it take A & B
working together to finish the same job?

2. Jack can do a piece of job in 12 days. With Bill’s help, he can finish the job in 8 days, how long
will, it take Bill to finish the job working by himself?

3. A can do a job in 2 days, B in 3 days , and C in 6 days, How many days will A,B and C working
together to finish the job?

Type 2: Tank Problems

1. Two taps can fill an empty tank in 20 minutes and 30 minutes respectively. A third pipe can
drain a full-tank in 15 minutes. If all three pipes are opened at the same time. How long will it
take to fill an empty tank?

2. Two taps can fill an empty tank in 20 minutes and 30 minutes respectively. A third pipe can
drain a full-tank in 5 minutes. If a tank is full, and all three pipes are opened together, how long
will it take to empty the tank?

Type 3 Ratio & Proportion

1. A painting with dimensions 5 feet x 8 feet is to be miniaturized. If the smaller side of the
painting is reduces to 6 inches, what will be the length of the longer side?

2. A man distributes his property to his three sons A, B & C in the ratio of 2:3:5 respectively. If B
gets $ 150,000, what amount does C get?

3. The ratio of males to females in college is 3:2, If 50 more males and 80 more females join the
college, the ratio of males to females becomes 5:4. Find the original number of males in the
college?

4. If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 4 to 5, which of the following could be the total number of
students in the class? A) 20 B) 40 C) 45 D) 50

5. Ten men can paint 2 houses in 8 days. How many men will be required to paint 15 houses in 6
days?

Type 4: Man-days (Inverse Relations)

1. A family of 6 people is marooned on an Island, and has enough food for 30 days. After ten days,
two men drowned. How long after this unhappy event would the remaining food last the
remaining people?

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 2. A certain number of men can construct a house in 90 days. If ten more men are hired, the time
required drop to 60 days. How many men are there originally?

3. A bicycle has a smaller front wheel and a larger rear wheel. If the rear wheel has a diameter of 6
inches and it does 60 revolutions, how much revolution will the smaller wheel make if it has a
diameter of 5 inches?

Type 5: Speed Problems

1. Car A starts travelling at 9 AM at the speed of 60 mph. Car B starts following Car A at 10 AM
and catches up at 12 PM. What is the speed of the Car B?

2. Car A starts traveling at 9 AM at the speed of 60 mph. Car B starts following Car A at 10 AM
traveling at the speed of 80 mph. What distance does it need to travel before it catches up with
Car A?

3. A man runs into a park at the speed of 8 mph. He returns along the same route at the speed of 3
mph. If he takes a total of 3 hours, what distance did the run?

4. Towns X and Y are 400 miles apart, if a train leaves X in the direction of Y, at 50 miles/hour how
many hours will it takes before it meets another train, going from Y to X, at a speed of 30
miles/hour?

5. If Ali travels to his school at the speed of 5 mph he is late by 20 minutes if he travels at the speed
of 6 mph, he is late by 4 minutes. What is the distance between Ali’s home & School (in miles)

Type 6: Percentages

1. A dress was sold for $ 1,500 after a discount of 25%. What was the original price of the dress?

2. If A sell a good costing $200 to B at a profit of 20 % and B sold the same good to C at a profit of
30%, What was the price paid by C?

3. The price of gold increase by 30% in one week, and decreases by 40% in the next week. What is
the net percentage change in price over the 2-week period?

4. The base of a triangle is increased by 30% and the height of the same triangle is decreased by
10%. What is the percentage change in the area of triangle?

5. George and Ben are the only competitors in an election, Ben gets 52% of the votes, and wins by a
majority of 1440 votes. What is the total number of votes casted in the election?

6. A painting is sold at a discount of 30% and still gives a profit of $20,000. If it had been sold at a
discount of 40%, it would have yielded a profit of $15,000. Find

A) The cost of the painting

B) The original selling price.

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Type 7: Averages

1. Five men have an average weight of 150lbs. Three boys have an average weight of 60 lbs. What
is the average weight of the entire group?

2. In a bowling game, Adam scored an average score of 22 in first two attempts, 16 in his third
attempt and 24 in his 4th attempt What must he score in his 5th attempt to achieve an average
score of 20 in all his 5 attempts?

3. A batsman has an average of 40 runs in 5 innings. How many runs must he score in the 6th
inningto raise his average to 50 runs?

4. A man scores 100 runs in his 9th innings, raising his average by 6 runs. What is his average after
the 9th inning?

Type 8: Weighted Average

1. Brand A coffee costs $5/Kg and brand B costs $8/Kg. if 3 Kg of Brand A and 2 Kg of Brand B
are mixed together, what is the average cost per Kg of the mixture?

2. Brand A coffee costs $5/Kg and Brand B costs $8/Kg. A mixture with an average cost of $6.8/Kg
is made by mixing Brand A and Brand B. if a total 20 Kg of coffee are used, how many Kg of
Brand B is used?

Type 9: Mixture

1. In a 30 ounces solution, 40 percent is alcohol. If 30 ounces of water is added to the solution, what
percent f the new solution is alcohol?

2. A 50-gallon mixture contains 90% paint and 10% thinner. How many gallons of thinner should be
added to this mixture to decrease the percentage concentration of paint of 75%?

Type 10: Fractions & Remainders

1. A man spends 2/5 of his salary on travel. He spends 1/3 of the remainder on food. If he has $200
left over, what was his salary?

2. David spends 3/8 of his salary on food, and 4/9 of the remainder on the utility bills. He then
spends 2/5 of the further remainder on travel and saves the rest. If he earns a salary of $7,200.
What amount does he save?

Type 11: Consecutive Numbers

1. The sum of four consecutive numbers is 102. What is the smallest number in this set?

2. Six consecutive numbers have an average of 12.5. What will be the average of the first five of
those numbers?

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 3. In a list of 3 consecutive even numbers, three times the first number is 12 more than twice the
third number. What is the middle number?

4. If the average of the 12 consecutive odd integers is 328, what is the least of these integers?

Type 12: Area & Borders

1. A rectangular tennis court with dimensions 20 mtrs x 40 mtrs is surrounded by a border that is 4
meters wide. Find the area of:
A) The grass and court
B) The grass alone

Type 13: Simultaneous Equations

1. Six pens and five pencils cost $20. Four pens and ten pencils cost $18. Find the cost of a pen.

Type 14: Income Tax

1. A man pays 20% income tax on income above $5,000. If his after-tax income is $25,000, what
was his before tax income?

Type 15: Commission

1. A sales man has a basic salary of $2,000. He gets 15% commission on all sales above $10,000.
If he sells above $100,000, he gets an extra bonus of $1,000. In one month, if he sells good
worth $120,000, what will his total income tax?

2. A man gets 20% commission on all sales above $10,000. If he wants to earn commission of
$10,000, what should his total sales tax?

Type 16: Age Problems

1. Today a man is twice as old as his son. Ten years ago he was three times as old as the son. What
is the man’s age today?

2. Two years ago, Nasir’s grandpa was 7 times as old as Nasir, Three years from now, Nasir’s
grandpa will be 5 times as old as him. What is the age of the grandpa today?

3. The ratio between the ages of A and B today is 5:1.Three years later, the ratio of their ages will be
11:3. What is A’s age today?

Type 17: Pie Charts

1. A town’s income from different sources is shown on a pie-chart. If its income from traffic fines
is represented by a segment with an angle of 20°, and is equal to $150,000, what is the town’s
total income?

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 2. Pakistan’s total spending in a certain year is Rs 300 billion. When this spending is shown on the
pie-chart, the angle of the sector representing defense spending is approximately 60°.What is
Pakistan’s defense spending for that year (in billions of rupees)

Type 18: Venn Diagrams and Sets

1. In a sports club, 60 members play tennis, 40 play squash and 20 play both tennis & squash. If all
members play at least one sport, what is total number of members in the club?

2. In a sports club, 60 members play tennis and 40 play squash. If the total number of members is
90 and all members play at least one game, how many members play tennis only?

3. In a sports club, 60 members play tennis, 40 play squash and 30 play both tennis & squash. If the
total number of members is 120, how many members play neither tennis nor squash?

4. At a cricket match, 100,000 people attended, 70% of the audience are man and 45% of the
audience are married. If there are 15,000 unmarried women at the match, how many married men
are in audience?

Type 19: Two-Rate Charge

1. A taxi charges $1.25 for the first 1/5th of a mile, and $0.15 for each 1/5th mile thereafter. What
would be the charge of a 3-mile trip?

2. A man gets $8 / hour for working 8 hours per day. He gets 50% extra for workingovertime. If he
wants to earn $100 in one day, how many hours must he work?

Type 20: Repeating Sequence

1. A necklace has multiple beads in the repeating sequence of red, yellow, green, white and pink. If
the first is red in color. What will be the color of the 74thbead?
A) Red B) Yellow C) Green D) White E) Pink

2. A fraction a/b has a value of 0.097234097234097…... What will be the 44th digit to the right of
the decimal
A) 0 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 9

3. A machine dispenses gumballs in a regularly repeating cycle of six gumballs (red, yellow, yellow,
green, green, green). If the first gumball is red in color, how many yellow gumballs will have
been dispensed during the first 70 gumballs?
A) 22 B) 23 C) 24 D) 25 E) 26

4. What is the remainder when 270 is divided by 10?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

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ANSWERS

TYPE 1 TYPE 8 TYPE 18

2 1. 6.2 1. 80
1. 25
2 2. 12 2. 50
2. 63 3. 50
3. 1 TYPE 9
TYPE 19
TYPE 2 1. 20%
2. 10 1. 3.35
1. 60 2. 11
4 TYPE 10
2. 8
7 TYPE 20
1. 500
TYPE 3 2. 1500 1. WHITE
1. 9.6 2. 9
TYPE 11 3. 24
2. 250000
3. 300 4. 4
1. 24
4. 45 2. 12
5. 100 3. 22
4. 317
TYPE 4
TYPE 12
1. 30
2. 20 1. A)1344
3. 72 B)544
TYPE 5 TYPE 13
1. 90 1. 2.75
2. 240
6 TYPE 14
3. 611
4. 5 1. 30000
5. 8
TYPE 15
TYPE 6
1. 19500
1. 2000 2. 60000
2. 312
3. 22% TYPE 16
4. 17%
5. 36000 1. 40
6. A)15000 2. 72
B) 50000 3. 30

TYPE 7 TYPE 17

1. 116.25 1. 2700000
2. 16 2. 50
3. 100
4. 52

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 Problem Solving Exercise 1
15 Questions / 20 Minutes
1. A train travelling at 50 mph arrives at a station 100 miles away 20 minutes later then schedule.
At what speed should in travel to arrive exactly on time?
(A) 55 mph (B) 56 mph (C) 60 mph (D) 65 mph

2. A man does a job alone in 2 hours. His wife can do the same job alone in 4 hours. If they work
together, how much would they take to finish the entire job?
1
(A) 3 hours (B) 2.5 hours (C) 1.5 hours (D) 13 hours

3. The average weight of 4 people is 150 lbs. If the heaviest man is removed and his wife is
substituted, the average weight drops to 140 lbs. What is the difference in the weights of the man
and his wife?
(A) 10 lbs (B) 60 lbs (C) 80 lbs (D) 40 lbs

4. A man invests 40% of his saving in the stock market. He invests 50% of the remainder in
property. If $15,000 is left over, what is the value of his total savings?
(A) $20,000 (B) $50,000 (C) $60,000 (D) $90,000

5. A carpet is fitted into a rectangular room that has dimensions 20 ft by 16 ft, leaving a margin
around the carpet 3 ft wide. Find the area of the carpet?
(A) 120 sq ft (B) 140 sq ft (C) 221 sq ft (D) 240 sq ft

6. Refer to question 5 above. What is the area of the margin around the carpet?
(A) 120 sq ft (B) 160 sq ft (C) 180 sq ft (D) 200 sq ft

7. A map is made to a scale of 1 inch = 25 miles. If a region on a map has dimensions 2 inches by 4
inches, what is the actual area of this region?
(A) 500 sq miles (B) 2000 sq miles (C) 400 sq miles (D) 5000 sq miles

8. A man has a combination of $5 and $ 10 notes. If the total number of notes is 20, and the total
value of the money is $120, what is the quantity of $10 notes?
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10

9. Carol has five more than twice the number of goldfish that Mark has. If Mark has two goldfish,
how many does Carol have?
(A) 7 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 13

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10. What is the decimal value of 1000 + 1 + 1000?
(A) 1000.1001 (B) 1000.101 (C) 1001.001 (D) 1001.01

11. Eric has $3.50. He owes his mother 14% and his sister 76%. How much will he have left after he
pays his debts?
(A) $0.10 (B) $0.15 (C) $0.35 (D) $0.70

12. The odometer in a car is improperly adjusted and registers only two miles for every three miles
actually driven. If the odometer shows 48 miles, how many miles were actually driven?
(A) 64 miles (B) 72 miles (C) 144 miles (D) 86 miles

13. The sum of the digits of 2-digit integer is 12. If the units digit is half the tens digits, then what is
the number?
(A) 26 (B) 48 (C) 63 (D) 84

3
14. What is 10% of 20% of 2 ?
(A) 0.003 (B) 0.03 (C) 0.045 (D) 0.6

15. What is the number of square tiles with area 9 required to cover a square that has a side length of
9?
(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 12

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 Problem Solving Exercise 2
15 Questions / 20 Minutes
1. The total cost of a jeans and a T-shirt if Rs.250. If the T-shirt cost Rs.75 less tha the jeans, what is
the price of the jeans?
(A) Rs.150 (B) Rs.162.50 (C) Rs.175 (D) Rs.180

2 1
2. Maleeha spends 5 of her time tutoring individuals. Of the remainder, she spends 2 on IBA
1
courses, 4 on SAT courses and the balance on GMAT courses. If she spends 9 hours on GMAT,
how much time does she spend on individual tuition?
(A) 18 hours (B) 20 hours (C) 22 hours (D) 24 hours

3. Two cars start from the same point and travel in opposite directions. After 1.5 hours, the distance
between the two cars is 180 miles. If the speed of the first car is 50 mph, what is the speed of the
second car?
(A) 60 mph (B) 70 mph (C) 80 mph (D) 90 mps

4. A pair of culottes were sold at a discount of 35% and still made a profit of Rs.50. If they had
been sold for a discount of 40%, they would have given a profit of Rs40. What is the original
selling price of the culottes?
(A) Rs 150 (B) Rs 170 (C) Rs 200 (D) Rs 235

3
5. What is the cost of 45 yards of cloth at $ 9 per yard?
(A) $40.45 (B) $41.40 (C) $43 (D) $44.20

6. A man has 4 shirts and 6 pairs of pants. What is the total number of different outfits that he can
select from these?
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 24 (D) 42

7. The rate of tax on a house is 7.5% of assessed value. The assessed value is 80% of the market
value. If the tax on a certain house is $12,000, what is the market value?
(A) $120,000 (B) $175,000 (C) $180,000 (D) $200,000

1 7
8. A car’s gas tank is full. If eight gallons are added, the tank will become full. What is the full
2 8
capacity of the tank?
1
(A) 16 gallons (B) 20 gallons (C) 21 3 gallons (D) 24 gallons

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9. John started on a 300-mile car trip with 20 gallons of gas that filled his car’s tank to its capacity.
He ran out of gas with 25% of the distance remaining to be covered. What was his car’s petrol
consumption in terms of miles per gallon?
(A) 10.25 (B) 11.25 (C) 12 (D) 12.5

1
10. The average age of 10 boys increased by years when one of them whose age was 13.5 years
4
replaced by a new boy. What is the age of the new boy?
(A) 13 years (B) 15 years (C) 16 years (D) 18 years

11. There are three numbers. The first is 3 times the second, while the second is double the third. If
the average of the three numbers is 21, what are the numbers?
(A) 42, 14, 7 (B) 54, 18, 6 (C) 27, 9, 3 (D) 18, 6, 3

1
12. Tiles are laid on a rectangular floor with dimensions 18ft x 14ft, leaving a border of 2 2 ft all
around the floor. If the tiles cost Rs.25 per sq foot, what is the total cost of the tiles?
(A) Rs 2895 (B) Rs 3000 (C) Rs 2925 (D) Rs 4000

13. If Rs.450 amounts to Rs.540 in 4 years at simple interest, then what sum of money will amount to
Rs.637.5 in 5 years at the same rate of interest?
(A) Rs.450 (B) Rs.500 (C) Rs.505 (D) Rs.510

14. How many students are there in a class if 2 students remain after 4 equal rows of seats are filled
end one student remains after 3 equal rows of seats are filled?
(A) 7 (B) 26 (C) 34 (D) 36

1 1
15. A boy walked for 2 hours and then hitched a ride for 3 of an hour. What fraction of an hour did
the entire trip take?
2 2 5 7
(A) 5 hours (B) 3 hours (C) 6 hours (D) 6hours

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 Problem Solving Exercise 3
15 Questions / 20 Minutes
1. Egg cost 90 cents per dozen while peppers cost 20 cents each. If an omelet consists of 3 eggs and
1
of a pepper, what will be the cost of making eight omelets?
4
(A) $ 1.3 (B) $ 1.90 (C) $ 2.10 (D) $ 2.20

2. The distance between City A and City B is 185 km. A bus travels the first 85 km in 2 hours. In
how much time should it travel the remaining distance so that its average speed for the entire
journey is 50 km/hr?
(A) 60 minutes (B) 75 minutes (C) 94 minutes (D) 102 minutes

3. A train traveled for 2 hours at the rate of 30 mph. Then in the next three hours it covered 60
miles. What is the average speed of the train for the entire journey in terms of mph?
(A) 18 mph (B) 45 mph (C) 24 mph (D) 25 mph

4. The population of certain town was 54,000 in the year 2000. Since then, it has grown by 2/3 rds.
What is the population now?
(A) 26,000 (B) 48,000 (C) 72,000 (D) 90,000

1
5. A car’s gas tank is 8 full. When 14 gallons are added, the tank becomes completely full. What is
the capacity of the tank?
(A) 14 gallons (B) 16 gallons (C) 18 gallons (D) 20 gallons

6. Wooden boards are sold only in lengths of multiples of 2 feet. The shortest board is 6 feet and the
1
longest is 24 feet. A carpenter needs many of such boards exactly 5 feet is length. To minimize
2
wastage, what lengths should he order?
(A) 6 feet (B) 12 feet (C) 22 feet (D) 24 feet

7. A radio was sold at a 20% discount for a price of Rs.118.80. What was the original selling price
of this radio?
(A) Rs.158.60 (B) Rs.148.50 (C) Rs.142.56 (D) Rs.132.40

1
8. A man insures 80% of his property and pays 2 2 % premium. If the amount of premium is 348,
what is the total value of his property?
(A) $ 19,000 (B) $ 18,000 (C) $ 18,400 (D) $ 17,400

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9. A class of 10 students obtained an average of 45 marks. On rechecking, it was found that 2 of the
scores were incorrect and should be increased by 24 and 36 marks respectively. What is the
corrected class average?
(A) 47 (B) 51 (C) 54 (D) 61

10. If 6 men or 9 boys can clear a field in 8 days, then in how many days will a group of 8 men and
12 boys clear the same field?
(A) 7 days (B) 3 days (C) 2 days (D) 4 days

11. A 20-ounce mixture of acid and water contains 5% acid. How many ounces of pure acid should
be added to this mixture to increase acid concentration of 24%?
(A) 2.5 ounces (B) 4 ounces (C) 5 ounces (D) 6 ounces

3 4
12. Asif reads 8 of a book in one day and 5 of the remaining the next day. If 30 pages are still left,
what is the total number of pages in the book?
(A) 400 (B) 340 (C) 240 (D) 120

13. If 60 feet of a certain wire weigh 80 lbs, then what is the weight of 2 yards of the same wire?
(A) 6 lbs (B) 12 lbs (C) 8 lbs (D) 120 lbs

1
14. A map is made to a scale of inch is to 12 inches. What is the actual length of a room is feet
4
3
whose length on the map is 3 8 inches?
7 3 1
(A) 3 8 feet (B) 6 4 feet (C) 9 feet (D) 13 2 feet

15. In a list of three consecutive odd integers, three times the first number is equal to three more than
twice the third number. Find the third number?
(A) 9 (B) 11 (C) 13 (D) 15

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 Problem Solving Exercise 4
15 Questions / 20 Minutes
1. A man jogged for 6 miles and then walked for 4 miles. His jogging speed was twice his walking
speed. If the total time taken for the journey was 2.5 hours, find his jogging speed?
(A) 4.5 mph (B) 5 mph (C) 5.6 mph (D) 6 mph

2. Twenty tons of mixture that contains sand & cement in the ratio of 60:40 is mixed with 30 tons of
another mixture that contains sand & cement in the ration of 30:70. What is the amount of
cement in the final mixture (in tons)?
(A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 27 (D) 29

3. The population of a town has been increasing at the rate of 10% per annum. If the population
right now is 30,250, what was the population 2 years ago?
(A) 20,000 (B) 22,500 (C) 25,000 (D) 27,500

4. Mr. X sold a car to Mr.Y at a profit of 25%. Mr.Y sold it to Mr. Z at a profit of 20%. If Mr. Z
paid a price of Rs.90,000, what was the original cost of the car to Mr. X?
(A) Rs 40,000 (B) Rs 50,000 (C) Rs 60,000 (D) Rs 70,000

5. A certain number of men can do a job in 20 days. If 5 more men are hired, the job can be done in
16 days. How many men were there originally?
(A) 15 (B) 18 (C) 20 (D) 25

6. A man rows a certain distance upstream in 3 hours. He rows the same distance downstream in 2
hours. If the speed of the boat in still water is 5 km/hr, what is the speed of the stream (in km/hr)?
1
(A) 1/22 (B) ¾ (C) 1 (D) 1
2

7. A 5 kg cake s divided in 3 parts in the ratio of 5:3:2. What is the weight of the smallest piece in
grams?
(A) 500 (B) 2,000 (C) 1,000 (D) 1,500

8. Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. A third can empty a full
tank in 10 minutes. If the tank is empty, and all three pipes are opened together, how much time
will it take to fill the tank completely? (in minutes)
(A) 30 (B) 40 (C) 50 (D) 60

9. Five men earn as much as six women. Three women earn as much as five boys. Four boys earn
as much as six girls. If a girl same Rs 500 per month, how much does a man earn?
(A) Rs 800 (B) Rs 1000 (C) Rs 1,200 (D) Rs 1,500

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10. If a train travels at the rate of 50 mph, it arrives 1 hour late. If it travels at the rate of 60 mph, it
arrives on time. What is the train’s distance from the station?
(A) 250 miles (B) 300 miles (C) 375 miles (D) 400 miles

11. A weight lifter lifts 400 lbs on his fifth attempt; thereby increase his average by 5 lbs. What is the
average after the fifth attempt?
(A) 400 lbs (B) 380 lbs (C) 375 lbs (D) 350 lbs

12. A map is made to a scale of 1:1000. If a factory has an area of 1,000,000 square feet, what will be
the area of its representation on the map?
(A) 10 sq feet (B) 5 sq feet (C) 2 sq feet (D) 1 sq feet

13. A coffee that costs $5/lb is mixed with another coffee that costs $2/lb to make blend that costs
$3/lb. What is the ratio in which they are mixed?
(A) 2:3 (B) 3:4 (C) 1:2 (D) 2:1

14. A can of dog food feeds either 3 dogs or 5 puppies. If twelve dogs are fed and enough cans are
left to feed 25 puppies, what is the total number of cans being used?
(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10

15. In an exam, 75 students passed in English and 65 students passed in Math. If 20 students passed
in both English and Math, and there were a total of 150 students, how many students failed both
the exams?
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 40

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 Problem Solving Exercise 5
15 Questions / 20 Minutes

1. A cow walks down a path 500 yards long is 20 minutes, and is then chased up the same distance
by a bull in 5 minutes. What is the average speed of the cow for the entire distance in terms of
yards / minute?
(A) 20 (B) 30 (C) 40 (D) 50

2. Pipes A and B can alone fill a tank in 10 minutes and 20 minutes respectively, while pipe C can
empty the same full tank in 15 minutes. If the tank is empty, and all three pipes are opened
together, how much time will it take to fill the tank (in minutes)?
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 15 (D) 18

3. Juice A contains 15% pure juice, while juice B contains 60% pure juice. If 20 gallons of A are
mixed with 30 gallons of B, what will be the percentage concentration of juice in the mixture?
(A) 30% (B) 40% (C) 42% (D) 46%

4. A man can mow an entire lawn alone in 2 hours. His son takes three times as long for the same
job. If the man starts off the job and works for 1 ½ hour, after which his son takes over, how
many hours will the son take to finish the remaining job?
(A) ½ hour (B) 1 hour (C) 1 ½ hours (D) 2 hours

5. If a 15 lbs weight hangs from a bar 5 feet from the fulcrum (balancing point), how far from the
fulcrum should a weight of 40 lbs be hung so as a balance the system?
(A) 1 foot (B) 1 foot 6 inches (C) 1 foot 10.5 inches (D) 13 feet 4 inches

6. A watch is priced to yield a 20% profit. It is then re-priced to yield a 40% profit. If the
difference in the profit in both cases is Rs.440, what is the cost of the watch?
(A) Rs 1200 (B) Rs 3080 (C) Rs 2640 (D) Rs 2200

7. Four men have an average weight of 180lbs. Their respective wives have an average weight of
120 lbs. Theireight children have an average weight of 60 lbs. What is the average weight of a
family of one man, his wife, and two kids?
(A) 400 lbs (B) 420 lbs (C) 440lbs (D) 460 lbs

8. A man is three times as old as his son today. Ten years ago, he was twenty years older than his
son. What is the man’s age today?
(A) 30 years (B) 40 years (C) 50 years (D) 60 years

9. A man has a total of 40 notes which are all either $ 20 or $ 100. If the average value of a note is
$40, how many $20 notes does he have?
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 35

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10. The ratio of black to white spectators at a football game is 3.7. The ratio of men
to women is 6:4 (for both the black population and the white population. If there are 1200 black
women, what is the total number of spectators at the football game?
(A) 5,000 (B) 8,000 (C) 10,000 (D) 12,000

11. A total of sixty students in a class study philosophy, while 40 students study Psychology. If ten
students study both the subjects, and all students take either philosophy, psychology or both, what
is the number of students who study philosophy only?
(A) 30 (B) 40 (C) 50 (D) 55

12. A bag contains 5 red and 7 black marbles. If three marbles are drawn at random
without replacement, what is the probability that all three will be red?
(A) 1/10 (B) 3/10 (C) 1/18 (D) 1/22

13. A batsman has a batting average of 48 runs after playing 9 innings. How many runs should he
score in the tenth inning to raise his average to 50?
(A) 58 (B) 68 (C) 70 (D) 80

14. A certain amount of money is invested in a bank account that pays compound
interest at the rate of 20% per annum. If the amount in the account has grown to
$7,200 at the end of 2 years, what was the amount invested?
(A) $ 4,000 (B) $ 5,000 (C) $ 5,500 (D) $ 6,000

15. A boy weighs 20 kgs and his sister weighs10 kgs. In two years, the boy’s weight grows by 60%,
while his sister’s weight increases at three times his rate of growth. What is the ratio of the boy’s
weight to that of his sister two years?
(A) 9:7 (B) 8:7 (C) 8:5 (D) 7:8

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ANSWER

PS 1 PS 4
1. C 1. C
2. D 2. D
3. D 3. C
4. B 4. C
5. B 5. C
6. C 6. C
7. D 7. C
8. A 8. D
9. B 9. D
10. C 10. B
11. C 11. B
12. B 12. D
13. D 13. C
14. B 14. C
15. C 15. C

PS 2
1. B PS 5
2. D 1. C
3. B 2. B
4. C 3. C
5. B 4. C
6. C 5. C
7. D 6. D
8. C 7. B
9. B 8. A
10. C 9. C
11. A 10. C
12. C 11. C
13. D 12. D
14. C 13. B
15. C 14. B
15. B
PS 3
1. D
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. D
9. B
10. B
11. C
12. C
13. C
14. D
15. D

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Lines and Angles

5. What is the complement of a 37° angle? What is its supplement?

6. What is the complement of a 45° angle? What is its supplement?
7. What is the supplement of a 152° angle?
8. In order to paint the second story of his house, Alex leaned a ladder against the side
of his house, making an acute angle of 58° with the ground. Find the size of the obtuse
angle the ladder made with the ground.

9. Confusion Corner is an appropriately named intersection that confuses

drivers unfamiliar with the area. Referring to the street plan on the
right, find the size of the three unmarked angles.

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Answers

1. ∠3 is an acute angle (less than 90°).

2. ∠C is a right angle (90°).
3. ∠JKL, ∠LKJ, or ∠K and is obtuse (greater than 90° and less than 180°)
4. ∠XYZ or ∠ZYX, and is a straight angle (exactly 180°)
5. Complement = 53°, Supplement = 143°
6. Complement = 45°, Supplement = 135°
7. Supplement = 28°
8. The ladder made a 122° angle with the ground.

9. 10.

11. 12.

13.

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Polygons and Triangles

10. Maryellen has cleared a 10-foot-by-6-foot rectangular plot of ground for her herb garden. She must completely
enclose it with a chain-link fence to keep her dog out. How many feet of fencing does she need, excluding the 3-
foot gate at the south end of the garden?
11. Terri plans to hang a wallpaper border along the top of each wall in her square dressing room. Wallpaper border
is sold only in 12-foot strips. If each wall is 8 feet long, how many strips should she buy?

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18. The base of a triangle is 14 feet long and the height is 5 feet. How many square feet of area is the triangle?
19. If a triangle with 100 square feet of area has a base that is 20 feet long, how tall is the triangle?

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Answers

1. yes, square
2. no, not a closed figure
3. no, one side is curved
4. yes, triangle
5. no, line segments cross
6. no, not flat (it’s three-dimensional)
7. 14 in.
8. 20 in.
9. 16 in.
10. 29 ft. (The perimeter is 32 feet; subtract 3 feet for the gate.)
11. 3 strips (There will be 4 feet of border left over.)
12. The triangle is named ABC. The marked angle is ∠B or ∠ABC or ∠CBA. The opposite side is AC.
13. The triangle is named XYZ. The marked angle is ∠Y or ∠XYZ or ∠ZYX. The opposite side is XZ.
14. right, scalene
15. equilateral, isosceles
16. isosceles
17. isosceles, right
18. 35 square feet
19. 10 feet
20. 12 square units
21. 3 square units
22. 18 square units
23. 24 square units
24. The measure of ∠C (also called ∠ACB or ∠BCA) is 40°. The longest side is BC and the shortest side is AC.
25. ∠J = ∠L = 70°. Longest sides are JK and KL. Shortest side is JL.
26. Y = 45°. Longest side is XY. Shortest sides are XZ and YZ.
27. ∠N = 80°. Longest side isMP. Shortest side is MN.
28. The perimeter is 120 and the area is 600.
29. The perimeter is 36 and the area is 54.
30. The perimeter is 30 and the area is 30.
31. The perimeter is 18 and the area is 12.

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True or false?

1. All squares are also rectangles.

2. All rectangles are also squares.
3. All quadrilaterals have opposite sides of equal length.
4. All squares and rectangles are also parallelograms.

8. What is the length of a side of a square room whose perimeter is 58 feet?

a. 8 ft. b. 14 ft. c. 14.5 ft. d. 29 ft. e. 232 ft.

9. The length of a rectangle is ten times as long as its height. If the total perimeter of the rectangle is 44 inches,
what are the dimensions of the rectangle?

a. 1 inch by 10 inches b. 2 inches by 20 inches c. 4 inches by 40 inches

d. 4 inches by 11 inches e. 2 inches by 22 inches

13. Tristan is laying 12-inch by 18-inch tiles on his kitchen floor. If the kitchen measures 15 feet by 18 feet, how
many tiles does Tristan need, assuming there’s no waste? (Hint: Do all your work in either feet or inches.)

a. 12 b. 120 c. 180 d. 216 e. 270

14. One can of paint covers 200 square feet. How many cans will be needed to paint the ceiling of a room that is 32
feet long and 25 feet wide?

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19. If a can is 5 inches across the top, how far around is it?

a. 2π b. 2.5π c. 3π d. 5π e. 15π

20. What is the radius of a tree whose round trunk has a circumference of 6 feet?

a. 6/π b. 6π c. 3/π d. 3π e. 12π

21. Find the circumference of a water pipe whose radius is 1.2 inches.

a. 1.2π in. b. 1.44π in. c. 2.4π in. d. 12π in. e. 24π in.

22. What is the radius of a circle whose circumference is 8π inches?

a. 2 in. b. 2π in. c. 4 in. d. 4π in. e. 8 in.

23. What is the circumference of a circle whose radius is the same size as the side of a square with an area of 9
square meters?

a. 3π m b. 6 m c. 3π m d. 6π m e. 9π m

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28. What is the area in square inches of the bottom of a jar with a diameter of 6 inches?

a. 6π b. 9π c. 12π d. 18π e. 36π

29. 29. James Band is believed to be hiding within a 5-mile radius of his home. What is the approximate area, in
square miles, of the region in which he may be hiding?

a. 15.7 b. 25 c. 31.4 d. 78.5 e. 157

30. 30. Approximately how many more square inches of pizza are in a 12-inch diameter round pizza than in a 10-
inch diameter round pizza?

a. 4 b. 11 c. 34 d. 44 e. 138

31. Find the area, in square units, of the shaded region below.

a. 20 - 2π b. 20 – π c. 24

d. 25 - 2π e. 25 - π

32. Farmer McDonald’s silo has an inside circumference of 24π feet. Which of the following is closest to the area of
the silo’s floor?

a. 1,800 sq. ft. b. 450 sq. ft. c. 150 sq. ft. d. 75 sq. ft. e. 40 sq. ft.

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Answers:

1. True: Squares are special rectangles that have four equal sides.
2. False: Some rectangles have one pair of opposite sides that is longer than the other pair of opposite sides.
3. False: A quadrilateral could have all different sides
4. True: Squares and rectangles are special parallelograms that have four right angles.
5. 22 in.
6. 20 cm
1
7. 2 ft.
2
8. c.
9. b.
10. 17 sq. in.
1
11. 6 4 sq mm
12. 48 sq. ft.
13. c.
14. 4
15. 6π in. (about 18.8 in.)
16. 7π ft. or 22 ft.
17. r = 5 ft.; d = 10 ft.
18. The radius is 4/π m (about 1.3 m) and the circumference is 8/π m (about 2.5 m).
19. d.
20. a.
21. c.
22. c.
23. d.
24. 5π in. (about 15.7 in.)
25. 9.3025π ft. (about 29.2 ft.)
26. r = 7 ft.; d = 14 ft.
27. r = 1 m; d = 2 m
28. b.
29. d.
30. c.
31. e.
32. b.

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Solids
Find the volume and surface area of each of the solids in # 1-5.

1. A rectangular solid with dimensions 4, 6 and 8.

2. A rectangular sold with dimensions 3, 4 and 12.

3. A cube with edge 6.

4. A cube with edge √2

5. A cylinder with height 12 and radius 6 (Find the total surface area.)

6. What is the area of a face of a cube with volume 64?

7. What is the ratio of the volume of a cylinder with radius r and height h to the volume of a cylinder with radius h
and height r?
A. r/h B. h/r C. 1/1 D. πr/h E. h/πr

8. A cube and a rectangular solid are equal in volume. If the length of the edges of the rectangular solid are 4, 8
and 16, what is the length of an edge of the cube?
A. 4 B. 8 C. 12 D. 16 E. 64

9. When 16 cubic meters of water are poured into an empty cubic container, it fills the container to 25 percent of
its capacity. What is the length of one edge of the containers, in meter?
A. 2√2 B. 4 C. 4√2 D. 8 E. 16

10. If the solid is half of a cube with side s, then the volume of the solid is?
A. 16 B. 32 C. 42 D. 64 E. 64√2

11. Milk is poured from a full rectangular container 4 inches by 9 inches by 10 inches into a cylindrical container with
a diameter of 6 inches. Assuming the milk does not overflow the container, how many inches high will the milk
reach?
A. 60/π B. 24 C. 40/π D. 10 E. 30π

12. What is the radius of the largest sphere that can be placed inside a cube of volume 64?
A. 6√2 B. 8 C. 4 D. 2√2 E. 2

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13. Each dimension of a certain rectangular solid is an integer less than 10. If the volume of the rectangular sold is
24 and one edge has length 4, which of the following could be the total surface area of the solid?
A. 48 B. 52 C. 56 D. 60 E. 96

14. Which of the following statements about the cube above

must be true?
FD parallel to GA
∆GCF and ∆AHD have the same area
AF = GD
A. I only
B. I and II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
E. I, II and III

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 Geometry (Nova)
1. In the triangle to the right, what is the value of y?
(A) 3
(B) 18
(C) 27
(D) 9
(E) 27

2. In the figure to the right, circle P has diameter 2 and

circle Q has diameter 1. What is the area of the shaded region?

3
(A) 
4
(B) 3π
7
(C) 
2
(D) 5π
(E) 6π

3. In the figure to the right, QRST is a square. If the

shaded region is bounded by arcs of circles with
centers at Q, R, S, and T, then the area of the shaded
region is
(A) 9
(B) 36
(C) 36 – 9π
(D) 36 – π
(E) 9 – 3π

4. In the figure to the right, QRST is a square. If the

area of each circle is 2π, then the area of square QRST is
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 2 π
(D) 4 2
(E) 32

5. In the figure to the right, if O is the center of the

circle, then y =
(A) 75o
(B) 76o
(C) 77o
(D) 78o
(E) 79o

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6. In the figure to the right, the value of a + b is
(A) 118
(B) 119
(C) 120
(D) 121
(E) 122

7. If l1 is parallel to l2 in the figure to the right,

what is the value of x?
(A) 30o
(B) 45o
(C) 60o
(D) 72o
(E) 90o

8. For the figure to the right, which of the following

are true?
I. OP = OQ
II. PQ < OP
III. PQ > OQ
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) I and III only

9.

From the two figures above, which of the following can be determined?
I. x = 60°
II. 7s = 180°
III. 2s < x
(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and II only (E) I, II, and III

10. In the figure to the right, x is both the radius of the

larger circle and the diameter of the smaller circle.
The area of the shaded region is
3 2 
(A) πx (B)
4 3
4 3
(C) πx2 (D) πx2
3 5
(E) πx2

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11. In the figure to the right, the circle with center O is
inscribed in the square PQRS. The combined area
of the shaded regions is
(A) 36 – 9p
9
(B) 36 – π
2
36  9
(C)
2
(D) 18 – 9π
9
(E) 9 – 
4

12. In the figure to the right, the length of QS is

(A) 51
(B) 61
(C) 69
(D) 77
(E) 89

13. For the figure to the right, which of the following

best describes the value of y?
(A) y < 50
(B) y < 55
(C) y > 35
(D) y > 55
(E) y < 35

14. In the figure to the right, if l is parallel to k, then

what is the value of y?
(A) 20
(B) 45
(C) 55
(D) 75
(E) 110

15. In the figure to the right, both triangles are right

triangles. The area of the shaded region is
(A) 1/2
(B) 2/3
(C) 7/8
(D) 3/2
(E) 5/2

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16. In the figure to the right, the radius of the larger
circle is twice that of the smaller circle. If the circles
are concentric, what is the ratio of the shaded
region’s area to the area of the smaller circle?
(A) 10:1 (B) 9:1 (C) 3:1
(D) 2:1 (E) 1:1

17. In the figure to the right, PST is an isosceles right

triangle, and PS = 2. What is the area of the shaded
region URST?
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 5/4
(D) 5/6 (E) 1/2

18. In the figure to the right, the area of triangle PQR is 40.
What is the area of triangle QRS?
(A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 20
(D) 25 (E) 45

19. In the figure to the right, PQRS is a square and M

and N are midpoints of their respective sides. What
is the area of quadrilateral PMRN?
(A) 8 (B) 10 (C) 12
(D) 14 (E) 16

20. In the figure to the right, what is the greatest number

of regions into which two straight lines will divide
the shaded region?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3
(D) 4 (E) 5

21. In the figure to the right, O is the center of the circle.

If the area of the circle is 9π , then the perimeter of the
sector PRQO is
 
(A)  18 (B) 6
2 2
3 3
(C) 6 (D)  18
4 4

(E) 6
2

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22. Let A denote the area of a circular region. Which of the following denotes the
circumference of that circular region?
A A A A
(A) (B) 2 (C) 2 A (D) 2 (E) 2π
   

23. Ship X and ship Y are 5 miles apart and are on a collision course. Ship X is sailing
directly north, and ship Y is sailing directly east. If the point of impact is 1 mile closer to
the current position of ship X than to the current position of ship Y, how many miles
away from the point of impact is ship Y at this time?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5

24. The figure to the right represents a square with sides

of length 4 surmounted by a circle with center O.
What is the outer perimeter of the figure?
49 20
(A)  + 12 (B)  + 12
9 3
5
(C)  + 12 (D) π + 12
6
(E) 9π + 12

25. The perimeter of a square is equal to the perimeter of a rectangle whose length and width
are 6m and 4m, respectively. The side of the square is
(A) 3m (B) 4m (C) 5m (D) 6m (E) 7m

26. If the circumference of a circle is 4m, then the ratio of circumference of the circle to the
diameter of the circle is
(A) π (B) 4 (C) 2π (D) 4π (E) 16

27. In Triangle ABC,  A is 10 degrees greater than  B, and  B is 10 degrees greater than
 C. The value of angle B is
(A) 30o (B) 40o (C) 50o (D) 60o (E) 70o

28. Two squares each with sides of length s are joined to form a rectangle. The area of the
rectangle is
(A) s2 (B) 2s2 (C) 4s2 (D) 8s2 (E) 16s2

29. A person travels 16 miles due north and then 12 miles due east. How far is the person
from his initial location?
(A) 4 miles (B) 8 miles (C) 14 miles (D) 20 miles (E) 28 miles

30. The area of Triangle PQR is 6. If PR = 4, then the

length of the hypotenuse QR is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3
(D) 4 (E) 5

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 5
31. In the figure, the equation of line AB is y =  x +10.
3
The area of the shaded portion is
(A) 12
(B) 30
(C) 100/3
(D) 60
(E) 100

32. In the figure, if x = 54° and y = 72°, then z =

(A) 54°
(B) 56°
(C) 72°
(D) 76°
(E) 98°

33. If one of the sides of the rectangle shown in the

figure has a length of 3, then the area of the
rectangle is
(A) 9
(B) 13.5
(C) 18
(D) 27
(E) 54

34. In the figure on the right, the

value of x + y + z is
(A) 120°
(B) 160°
(C) 180°
(D) 270°
(E) 360°

35. In the figure, what is the area of Triangle ABC ?

(A) 25
(B) 50
(C)100/ 2 s
(D) 100
(E) 100 2

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36. In the figure, what is the value of x?
(A) 20°
(B) 30°
(C) 40°
(D) 50°
(E) 60°

37. The area of the Triangle ABC shown in the figure is 30.
The area of Triangle ADC is
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 15
(D) 20
(E) 25

38. In the figure, what is the value of y ?

(A) 7.5
(B) 15
(C) 30
(D) 40
(E) 45

39. A circle is depicted in the rectangular

coordinate system as shown. The value of x is
(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 10
(E) 12

40. In the figure, the ratio of x to y is 2. What is the

value of y ?
(A) 108
(B) 90
(C) 68
(D) 45
(E) 36

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Answers to Geometry (Nova)

1. C 21. B
2. A 22. E
3. C 23. D
4. E 24. B
5. D 25. C
6. B 26. A
7. C 27. D
8. E 28. B
9. E 29. D
10. A 30. E
11. C 31. B
12. B 32. A
13. E 33. D
14. D 34. C
15. C 35. B
16. C 36. D
17. E 37. B
18. D 38. C
19. A 39. D
20. E 40. D

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 NUMBER SERIES - TEST 1
15 Questions / 5 Minutes

A B C D

Q.1 1/4 1/9 1/16 1/81 ____ 1/1536 1/256 1/289 1/196

Q.2 2 4 8 16 64 32 26 24

Q.3 1 8 27 64 81 115 125 164

Q.4 2 3 6 18 108 114 216 1944 1865

Q.5 9/2 4 3&1/2 3 5/2 2 7/2 3/2 1 1/2

Q.6 1 3 5 7 9 11 12 15 13 17

Q.7 1 7 17 31 49 71 85 97 107 87

Q.8 1 3 7 9 13 15 17 19 21 23

Q.9 126 62 30 14 6 2 12 1 -1 0

Q.10 3 7 11 15 19 23 25 27 31 29

Q.11 1 100 2 50 4 25 12.5 12 8 10

Q.12 2 6 14 30 28 62 56 70

Q.13 32 352 3872 56725 48744 44576 42592

Q.14 5 19 12 26 19 35 23 33 39

Q.15 2064 1032 516 258 96 196 129 206

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 NUMBER SERIES - TEST 2
15 Questions / 5 Minutes

A B C D

Q.1 7 11 16 22 29 35 37 38 39

Q.2 4 7 10 13 16 19 24 20 22 21

Q.3 3.5 2.8 2.3 2 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9

Q.4 2 6 11 18 28 42 53 56 61 64

Q.5 7 10 30 33 99 102 162 216 266 306

Q.6 5 7 11 19 27 34 35 39

Q.7 59 45 31 17 3 -17 14 0 -11

Q.8 3 12 27 48 53 65 75 93

Q.9 -31 -26 -20 -13 -5 -1 3 4 5

Q.10 7 10 13 16 19 22 21 25 19

Q.11 125 5 64 4 27 3 8 4 1 2 -2

Q.12 3 24 192 488 756 1356 1536

Q.13 7 22 17 28 28 35 42 43 40 39

Q.14 12 13 18 19 24 25 30 28 26 24

Q.15 91 78 65 52 27 30 33 39

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 NUMBER SERIES - TEST 3
15 Questions / 5 Minutes

A B C D

Q.1 18 21 16 19 14 12 17 13 10

Q.2 2 6 18 54 102 78 162 144

Q.3 5 9 17 33 57 62 39 65

Q.4 3 4 8 9 13 14 18 20 22 24

Q.5 9 14 20 23 25 27 31

Q.6 8 11 16 24 34 47 52 62 66 72

Q.7 2 6 14 30 60 74 64 62

Q.8 1 6 15 28 45 35 51 44

Q.9 8 10 14 20 28 38 50 48 54 60 64

Q.10 12 19 32 46 72 86 94 100 102

Q.11 1 3 9 27 81 243 729 486 576 689

Q.12 16 15 13 10 6 1 5 4 0 -5

Q.13 17 15 13 11 9 7 3 1 0 5

Q.14 1/2 1/8 1/32 1/128 1/144 1/176 1/396 1/512

Q.15 7 16 10 20 13 24 26 28 16 12

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 QUICK MATHS
NUMBER SERIES - TEST 4
15 Questions / 5 Minutes

A B C D

Q.1 13 15 17 19 21 17 23

Q.2 49 56 63 70 73 75 77 79

Q.3 13 15 12 14 9 11 12 13

Q.4 7 14 56 336 672 1344 2884 2688

Q.5 45 44 47 48 43 52 48 46 56

Q.6 1 4 16 64 128 256 512 1024

Q.7 1/9 1/25 1/49 1/64 1/99 1/81 1/66

Q.8 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.6 1.9 1.95 2.2 2.1

Q.9 7 8 6 7 5 4 5 4 6 8

Q.10 7 9 11 9 11 11 13 9 7

Q.11 285 253 221 189 143 147 153 157

Q.12 2 4 9 18 32 52 67 73 79 81

Q.13 7 10 15 22 23 27 29 31

Q.14 10 50 13 54 16 48 62 56 58

Q.15 2 4 10 20 13 16 22 24 26

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 NUMBER SERIES - TEST 5
15 Questions / 5 Minutes

A B C D

Q.1 6 1 11 6 16 11 6 21 16 26

Q.2 17 25 35 47 61 77 87 97 91 95

Q.3 80 20 40 10 20 5 10 20 5 15

Q.4 0 2 8 18 32 50 80 74 72 70

Q.5 8 9 27 16 64 25 35 85 125 30

Q.6 3.5 7 17.2 52.5 183.75 150 125.5 5

Q.7 25 100 50 50 75 23 25 100 75 50

Q.8 4 14 44 134 404 1764 1214 1232 1204

Q.9 32 28 36 24 40 20 24 16 22 44

Q.10 3 5 8 13 21 34 33 35 23

Q.11 85 80 85 90 85 90 90 85 100 95

Q.12 -2 -3 -1 -4 0 -5 0 -6 1 -1

Q.13 225 30 100 20 144 24 10 5 15

Q.14 54000 9000 1800 450 150 100 50 75 25

Q.15 -1 1 4 4 -27 27 64 -64 256 -256

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NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER
SERIES 1 SERIES 2 SERIES 3 SERIES 4 SERIES 5

1. B 1. B 1. B 1. A 1. B
2. B 2. C 2. C 2. C 2. D
3. C 3. D 3. D 3. B 3. A
4. C 4. C 4. A 4. D 4. C
5. B 5. D 5. C 5. A 5. C
6. C 6. C 6. B 6. B 6. A
7. B 7. D 7. D 7. C 7. B
8. B 8. C 8. A 8. D 8. B
9. D 9. C 9. D 9. B 9. D
10. B 10. A 10. C 10. B 10. A
11. C 11. C 11. A 11. D 11. D
12. B 12. D 12. D 12. C 12. C
13. D 13. C 13. D 13. D 13. A
14. C 14. A 14. D 14. D 14. C
15. C 15. D 15. C 15. D 15. C

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 IQ CODING & DECODING QUESTIONS

1. If in a certain language, MADRAS is coded as NBESBT, how is BOMBAY coded in that code?
A. CPNCBX B. CPNCBZ C. CPOCBZ
D. CQOCBZ E. None of these

2. In a certain code, TRIPPLE is written as SQHOOKD. How is DISPOSE written in that code?
A. CHRONRD B. DSOESPI C. ESJTPTF
D. ESOPSID E. None of these

3. If in a code language, COULD is written as BNTKC and MARGIN is written as LZQFHM, how will
MOULDING be written in that code?
A. CHMFINTK B.LNKTCHMF C.LNTKCHMF
D.NITKHMCF E. None of these

4. In a certain code, MONKEY is written as XDJMNL. How is TIGER written in that code?
A.QDFHS B. SDFH C. SHFDQ
D. UJHFS E. None of these

5. In a certain code, COMPUTER is written as RFUVONPC. How is MEDICINE writtenin the same code?
A. EOJDJEFM B.EOJDEJFM C. MFEJDJOE
D. MFEDJJOE E. None of these

6. If VICTORY is coded as YLFWRUB, how can SUCCESS be coded?

A. VXEEIVV B. VXFFHVV C. VYEEHVV
D. VYEFIVV E. None of these

7. In a certain code, TOGETHER is written as RQEGRJCT. In the same code PAROLE will be written as?
A. NCPQJG B. NCQPIG C. RCPQJK
D. RCTQNC E. None of these

8. If BOMBAY is written as MYMYMY, how will TAMIL NADU be written in that code?
A. TIATIATIA B. MNUMNUMNU C. IATIATIAT
D. ALDALDALD E. None of these

9. If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how is CANDLE written in that code?

A. EDRIRL B.DCQHQK C.ESJFME
D. FYOBOC E. DEQJQM

10. If in a certain language, COUNSEL is coded As BITIRAK, how is GUIDANCE written in that code?
A. EOHYZKBB B. FOHYZIBB C. FPHZZKAB
D. HOHYBJBA E. None of these

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11. If DELHI is coded as 73541 and CALCUTTA as 82589662, how can CALICUT be coded?
A. 5279431 B. 5978213 C. 8251896 D. 8543691

12. In a certain code, RIPPLE is written as 613382 and LIFE Is written as 8192. How is PILLER written in
that code?
A. 318826 B. 318286 C. 618826 D. 338816

13. If ROSE is coded as 6821, CHAIR is coded as 73456 and PREACH is coded as 961473, what will be the
code of SEARCH?
A. 246173 B. 214673 C. 214763 D. 216473

14. If in a certain code, TWENTY is written as 863985 and ELEVEN is written as 323039, how is TWELVE
written in that code?
A. 863203 B. 863584 C. 863903 D. 863063

15. If the letters in PRABA are coded as 27595, and THILAK are coded as 368451, how can BHARATHI be
coded?
A. 37536689 B. 57686535 C. 96575368 D. 96855368

16. if GIVE is coded as 5137 and BAT is coded as 924, how is GATE coded?
A. 5427 B. 5724 C. 5247 D. 2547

17. If PALE is coded as 2134, EARTH is coded as 41590, how is PEARL coded in that code?
A. 29530 B. 24153 C. 25413 D. 25430

18. If in a certain language if ENTRY is coded as 12345 and STEADY is coded as 931785, then state which
is the correct code for below word, TENANT.
A. 956169 B. 196247 C. 352123 D. 312723

19. If in a certain language if ENTRY is coded as 12345 & STEADY is coded as 931785 then state which is
the correct code for below word.NEATNESS.
A. 25196577 B. 21732199 C.21362199 D. 21823698

20. If in a certain language if ENTRY is coded as 12345 and STEADY is coded as 931785, then state which
is the correct code for below word. SEDATE
A. 918731 B. 954185 C. 814195 D. 614781

21. If in a certain language if ENTRY is coded as 12345 and STEADT is coded as 931785, then State which
is the correct code for below Word ARREST
A. 744589 B. 744193 C.166479 D. 745194

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22. If in a certain language if ENTRY is coded as 12345 and STEADY is coded as 931785, then state which
is the correct code for below word ENDEAR
A. 524519 B. 74189 C. 128174 D. 124179

23. If ENGLAND is written as 1234526 and FRANCE is written as 785291, how is GREECE coded?
A. 381171 B. 381191 C. 832252 D. 835545

24. In as a certain code, 15789 is written as EGKPT and 2346 is written ALUR. How is 23549 written in that
code?
A. ALEUT B. ALGTU C. ALGUT
D. ALGRT E. None of these

25. In a certain code, a number 13479 is written as AQFJL- and 5268 is written DMPN. How is 396824
written in that code?
A. QLPNKJ B. QLPNMF C. QLPMNF
D. QLPNDF E. None of these

Q 26-28 use the following table to identify the code for the given numbers

Digit 7 2 1 5 3 9 8 6 4
Letter W L M S I N D J B

26. 184632

A. MDJBSI B. MDJBIL C. MDJBWL

D. MDBJIL E. None of these

27. 879341
A. DWNIBS B. DWNBIM C. DWNIBM D. NDWBIM

28. 64928
A. JBNLD B. JBLND C. BJNLD
D. DBNLS E. None of these

29. In a certain code, 15789 is written as AXBTC 2346 is written as MPDU. How is 23549 written in that
code?
A. MPXDT B. MPADC C. MPXCD
D. MPXDC E. None of these

30. In a certain code, 15789 is written as XTZAL and 2346 is written as NPSU. How is 23549 written in that
code?
A. NPTUL B. PNTSL C. NPTSL
D. NBTSL E. None of these

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31. In a certain code, 33946 is coded as PPOAL and 1987 is coded as ROSE. How is 94678 coded in that
code?
A. ROSEP B. OALES C. POALE
D. OSEPL E. REAPS

32. In a certain language, 943 is coded as BED and 12448 is coded as SWEET, how is 492311 coded in that
language?
A. EDSWBS B. TSWBDD C. DSWTEE
D. EBDSWE E. EBWDSS

33. If white is called blue, blue is called red, red is called yellow, yellow is called green, green is called black,
black is called violet and violet is called orange, what would be the color of human blood?
A. Red B. Green C. Yellow
D. Violet E. Orange

34. If orange is called butter, butter is called soap, soap is called ink, ink is called honey and honey is called
orange, which of the following is used for washing clothes?
A. Honey B. Butter C. Orange
D. Soap E. Ink

35. If the animals which can walk are called swimmers, animals who crawl are called flying, those living in
water are called snakes and those which fly in the sky are called hunters, then what will a lizard be called?
A. Swimmers B. Snakes C. Flying
D. Hunters E. None of these

36. If air is called green, green is called blue, blue is called sky, sky is called yellow, yellow is called water and
water is called pink, then what is the color of clear sky?
A. Blue B. Sky C. Yellow
D. Water E. Pink

37. If sky is called sea, sea is called water, water is called air, air is called cloud and cloud is called river, then
what do we drink when thirsty?
A. Sky B. Air C. Water
D. Sea E. Cloud

38. If man is called girl, girl is called woman, woman is called boy, boy is called butler and butler is called
rogue, who will serve in a restaurant?
A. Butler B. Girl C. Man
D. Woman E. Rogue

39. If train is called bus, bus is called tractor, tractor is called car, car is called scooter, scooter is called bicycle,
bicycle is called moped, which is used to plough a field?
A. Train B. Bus C. Tractor
D. Car E. Moped

40. If lead is called stick, stick is called nib, nib is called needle, needle is called rope and rope is called thread,
what will be fitted in a pen to write with it?
A. Stick B. Lead C. Needle
D. Nib E. Thread

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41. If rose is called popy, popy is called lily, lily is called lotus and lotus is called glandiola, which is the king
of flowers?
A. Rose B. Lotus C. Popy
D. Lily E. Glandiola

42. If ‘ishltoinm’ stands for ‘neat and tidy’ : ‘qprinmsen’ stands for ‘small but neat’ and ‘hsmsenrso’ stands for
‘ good but erratic’, what would ‘but’ stand for?
A. inm B. qpr C. sen D. hsm

43. In a certain code language, ‘col tip mot’ means ‘singing is appreciable’: ‘mot baj min’ means ‘dancing is
good and ‘ tip nopbaj’ means ‘singing and dancing’, which of the following means ‘good’ in that code
language?
A. not B. min C. baj
D. Can’t be determined E. None of these

44. In a certain code, ‘binie pie’ means ‘some good jokes’: ‘nie bat lik’ means ‘some real stories’: and ‘pie
liktol’ means ‘many good stories;. Which word in that code means ‘jokes’?
A. bi B. nie C.pie
D. Can’t be determined E. None of these

45. If in a certain code language, okaperu’ means ‘fine cloth’; meta lisa’ means ‘clear water’ and ‘donalisaperu’
means ‘fine clear weather’ which word in that language means ‘weather’?
A. peru B. oka C. meta D. dona

46. In a certain code language, (A) ‘pit darna’ means ‘you are good’ (B) ‘dartok pa’ means ‘good and
bad’ (C) ‘timnatok’ means ‘they are bad’ in that language, which word stands for ‘they’?
A. na B. tok C. tim D. pit

47. In acertain code language,

(A) ‘pit darna’ means ‘you are good’
(B) ‘dartok pa’ means good and bad’
(C) ‘timnatok’ means ‘they are bad’.
To find the answer to the above questions, which of the following statements can be dispensed
with’?
A. Only A B. Only B C. A or B
D. B and C E. None of these

48. In a certain code language

(A) ‘picvicnic’ means ‘winter is cold’
(B) ‘tonic re’ means ‘summer is hot’
(C) ‘re pic boo’ means ‘winter and summer’
(D) ‘victho pa’ means ‘nights are cold’
Which word in that language means ‘summer?’
A. nic B. re C. to
D. pic E. vic

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49. In a certain code language,
(A) ‘picvicnic’ means ‘winter is cold’
(B) ‘tonic re’ means ‘summer is hot’
(C) ‘re pic boo’ means ‘winter and summer’
(D) ‘victho pa’ means ‘nights are cold’
Which of the given statements is superfluous?
A. Only A B. Only D C. Both A and D
D. Neither A Nor D E. None of these

50. In a certain code language

(A) ‘pit darna’ means you are good’
(B) ‘dartok pa ‘ means ‘good and bad’
(C) ‘timnatok’ means they are bad’
In that language, which word stands for `they’
A. na B. tok C. tim D. pit

51. In a certain code language,

(A) ‘pitdarna’ means ‘you are good’
(B) ‘dartok pa’ means good and bad’
(C)) ‘timnatok’ means ‘they are bad’
To find the answer to the above questions, which of the following statements can be dispensed with?
A. Only A B. Only B C. A or B
D. B and C E. None of these

52. In a certain code language,

(A) `pic vicnic’ means ‘winter is cold’
(B) ‘tonic re’ means ‘summer is hot’
(C) `re pic boo’ means ‘winter and summer’
(D) ‘victho pa’ means ‘nights are cold’
Which word in that language means ‘summer’?
A. nic B. re C. to
D. pic E. vic

53. In a certain code language.

(A) ‘pitnasom’ means ‘bring me water’
(B) ‘na ja tod’ means ‘water is life’
(C) ‘tub od pit’ means ‘give me toy’
(D) ‘jolinkot’ means ‘life and death’
Which of the following represents ‘is’ in that language?
A. Jo B. na C. tod
D. lin E. None of these

54. In a certain code, ‘37’ means ‘which class’ and ‘583’ means ’caste and class’. What is the code for ‘caste’?
A. 3 B. 7 C. 8
D. Either 5 or 3 E. Either 5 or 8

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55. In a certain code language, ‘734’ means ‘mangoes are good’; ‘657’ means ‘eat good food’ and ‘934’ means
‘mangoes are ripe’. Which digit means ‘ripe’ in that language?
A. 9 B. 4 C. 5 D. 7

56. In a certain code ‘247’ means ‘spread red carpet’; ‘256’ means dust one carpet’ and ‘234’ means ‘one red
carpet’. Which digit in that code means ‘dust’?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 5
D. 6 E. Can’t say

57. In a certain code ‘256’ means ‘you are good’; ‘637’ means ‘we are bad’ and ‘358’ means ‘good and bad’.
Which of the following represents ‘and’ in that code?
A. 2 B. 5 C. 8 D. 3

58. In a certain code, ‘467’ means ‘leaves are green’; ‘485 means ‘green is good’ and ‘639’ means ‘they are
playing’. Which digit stands for ‘leaves’ in that code?
A. 4 B. 6 C. 7
D. 3 E. None of these

59. In a certain code language, ‘851’ means ‘good sweet fruit’. ‘783’ means ‘good red rose’ and ‘341’ means
‘rose and fruit’. Which of the following digits stands for ‘sweet’ in that language?
A. 8 B. 5 C. 1
D. 3 E. None of these

60. In a certain coded language, ‘123’ means ‘hot filtered coffee’; ‘356’ means ‘very hot day’ and ‘589’
means ‘day and night’. Which digit stands for ‘very’?
A. 9 B. 5 C. 8
D. 2 E. 6

61. In a certain code, ‘256’ means ‘red color chalk’; ‘589’ means ‘green color flower’ and ‘245’ means ‘white
color chalk’. Which digit in that code means ‘white’?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 5
D. Can’t be determined E. None of these

62. In a certain code language, ‘526’ means ‘sky is blue’; ‘24’ means ‘blue color’ and ‘436’ means ‘color is
fun’. Which digit in that language means ‘fun’?
A. 5 B.4 C. 3
D. 2 E. None of these

63. In a certain code, ‘289’ means ‘read from paper’; ‘276’ means ‘tea from field’ and ‘85’ means ‘wall paper’.
Which of the following is the code for ‘tea’?
A. 2 B. 6 C. Either 2 or 6
D. Either 2 or 7 E. Either 7 or 6

64. In a certain code, ‘289’ means ‘read from paper‘276’ means ‘tea from field’ and ‘85’ means ‘wall paper’.
Which of the following is the code for ‘paper’?
A. 2 B. 8 C. 9
D. Can’t be determined E. None of these

65. If FRAGRANCE is written as SBHSBODFG, how can IMPOSING be written?

A. NQPTJHOJ B. NQPTJOHI C. NOTPJOHJ
D. NQPTJOHJ E. None of these

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66. If in a certain language, GAMBLE is coded as FBLCKF, how is FLOWER coded in that code?
A. GKPVFQ B. EMNXDS C. GMPVDS
D. HNQYGT E. EKNVDQ

67. If in a certain language. NATURE is coded as MASUQE, how is FAMINE coded in that code?
A. FBMJND B. FZMHND C. GANIOE
D. EALIME E. FZNJME

68. If in a certain language, GAMBLE is coded as FBLCKF, how is FLOWER coded in that code?
A. GKPVFQ B. EMNXDS C. GMPVDS
D. HNQYGT E. EKNVDQ

69. If in a certain language. NATURE is coded as MASUQE, how is FAMINE coded in that code?
A. FBMJND B. FZMHND C. GANIOE
D. EALIME E. FZNJME

ANSWERS
1. B 19. B 37. B 55. A
2. A 20. A 38. E 56. C
3. C 21. B 39. D 57. C
4. A 22. C 40. C 58. C
5. A 23. B 41. C 59. B
6. B 24. C 42. C 60. E
7. A 25. B 43. B 61. B
8. B 26. D 44. D 62. C
9. A 27. C 45. C 63. E
10. B 28. A 46. C 64. B
11. C 29. B 47. B 65. D
12. A 30. A 48. B 66. B
13. B 31. B 49. C 67. D
14. A 32. E 50. C 68. D
15. C 33. C 51. E 69. B
16. C 34. E 52. B
17. B 35. C 53. C
18. D 36. B 54. E

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