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Arithmetic

The document contains 10 multiple choice questions related to mathematics and reasoning. The questions cover a range of topics including ratios, averages, time and work problems, probability, and algebra. Specifically, questions 1-3 involve ratios and averages, questions 4-6 are time and work problems, questions 7-8 involve probability concepts, and questions 9-10 are algebra word problems.

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Arithmetic

The document contains 10 multiple choice questions related to mathematics and reasoning. The questions cover a range of topics including ratios, averages, time and work problems, probability, and algebra. Specifically, questions 1-3 involve ratios and averages, questions 4-6 are time and work problems, questions 7-8 involve probability concepts, and questions 9-10 are algebra word problems.

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1. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds.

What is the length


of the train?
A.
120 metres B.
180 metres
C.
324 metres D.
150 metres
2. A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 km/hr in the same direction in which the
train is going, in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is:
A.
45 km/hr B.
50 km/hr
C.
54 km/hr D.
55 km/hr
3. The length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can
cross in 30 seconds, is:
A.
200 m B.
225 m
C.
245 m D.
250 m
4. Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27
seconds and 17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23 seconds. The ratio of
their speeds is:
A.
1 : 3 B.
3:2
C.
3 : 4 D.
None of these
5. A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 20
seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of the platform?
A.
120 m B.
240 m
C.
300 m D.

None of these
6. A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform
650 m long?
A.
65 sec B.
89 sec
C.
100 sec D.
150 sec
7. Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at 46 km/hr
and 36 km/hr. The faster train passes the slower train in 36 seconds. The length of each
train is:
A.
50 m B.
72 m
C.
80 m D.
82 m
8. A train 60 m long is running at a speed of 45 km1/hr. In what time will it pass a bridge
140 m long?
A.
40 sec B.
42 sec
C.
45 sec D.
48 sec
9. Two trains are moving in opposite directions @ 60 km/hr and 90 km/hr. Their lengths are
1.10 km and 0.9 km respectively. The time taken by the slower train to cross the faster
train in seconds is:
A.
36 B.
45
C.
48 D.
49
10. A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track in 240 metres ahead of the engine
of a 120 metres long train running at 45 kmph in the same direction. In how much time will
the train pass the jogger?
A.
3.6 sec B.
18 sec

C.
36 sec D.
72 sec
1. A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then
the fraction of the work that is left is :
A.
1
4
B.
1
10
C.
7
15
D.
8
15

2. A can lay railway track between two given stations in 16 days and B can do the same job
in 12 days. With help of C, they did the job in 4 days only. Then, C alone can do the job in:
A.
9 1 days
5
B.
9 2 days
5
C.
9 3 days
5
D.
10
3. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days
can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?
A.
12 days B.
15 days
C.
16 days D.
18 days
4. A is thrice as good as workman as B and therefore is able to finish a job in 60 days less

than B. Working together, they can do it in:


A.
20 days B.
22 1 days
2
C.
25 days D.
30 days
5. A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and B undertook to do
it for Rs. 3200. With the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How much is to be
paid to C?
A.
Rs. 375 B.
Rs. 400
C.
Rs. 600 D.
Rs. 800
6. If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 26 men and 48 boys can do
the same in 2 days, the time taken by 15 men and 20 boys in doing the same type of work
will be:
A.
4 days B.
5 days
C.
6 days D.
7 days
7. A can do a piece of work in 4 hours; B and C together can do it in 3 hours, while A and C
together can do it in 2 hours. How long will B alone take to do it?
A.
8 hours B.
10 hours
C.
12 hours D.
24 hours
8. A can do a certain work in the same time in which B and C together can do it. If A and B
together could do it in 10 days and C alone in 50 days, then B alone could do it in:
A.
15 days B.
20 days
C.
25 days D.

30 days
9. A does 80% of a work in 20 days. He then calls in B and they together finish the
remaining work in 3 days. How long B alone would take to do the whole work?
A.
23 days B.
37 days
C.
37 D.
40 days
10. A machine P can print one lakh books in 8 hours, machine Q can print the same number
of books in 10 hours while machine R can print them in 12 hours. All the machines are
started at 9 A.M. while machine P is closed at 11 A.M. and the remaining two machines
complete work. Approximately at what time will the work (to print one lakh books) be
finished ?
A.
11:30 A.M. B.
12 noon
C.
12:30 P.M. D.
1

0 P.M.

1. Alfred buys an old scooter for Rs. 4700 and spends Rs. 800 on its repairs. If he sells the
scooter for Rs. 5800, his gain percent is:
A.
44%
7
B.
55%
11
C.
10% D.
12%
2. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is
25%, then the value of x is:
A.
15 B.
16
C.
18 D.
25

3. If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent.
A.
66 2
3
B.
100
C.
105 1
3
D.
120
4. In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the
selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the
profit?
A.
30% B.
70%
C.
100% D.
250%
5. A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain
20%?
A.
3 B.
4
C.
5 D.
6
1. Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit. After 8 years, he would be two and a
half times of Ronit's age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be of Ronit's age?
A.
2 times B.
2 1 times
2
C.
2 3 times
4
D.
3 times
2. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is
the age of the youngest child?

A.
4 years B.
8 years
C.
10 years D.
None of these
3. A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth".
If the father's age is 38 years now, the son's age five years back was:
A.
14 years B.
19 years
C.
33 years D.
38 years
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, the how old is B?
A.
7 B.
8
C.
9 D.
10
E.
11
5. Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three years
hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively. What is Anand's present age
in years?
A.
24 B.
27
C.
40 D.
Cannot be determined
E.
None of these

1. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run
rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?
A.
6.25 B.
6.5
C.

6.75 D.
7
A family consists of two grandparents, two parents and three grandchildren. The average
age of the grandparents is 67 years, that of the parents is 35 years and that of the
grandchildren is 6 years. What is the average age of the family?
A.
28 4 years
7
B.
31 5 years
7
C.
32 1 years
7
D.
None of these
A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5
consecutive months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an
average sale of Rs. 6500?
A.
Rs. 4991 B.
Rs. 5991
C.
Rs. 6001 D.
Rs. 6991
The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be greater than
zero?
A.
0 B.
1
C.
10 D.
19
The average weight of 8 person's 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.
76 kg B.
76.5 kg
C.
85 kg D.
Data inadequate

1. From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a
committee so that at least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can it be
done?
A.
564 B.
645
C.
735 D.
756
2. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'LEADING' be arranged in such a
way that the vowels always come together?
A.
360 B.
480
C.
720 D.
5040
3. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'CORPORATION' be arranged so
that the vowels always come together?
A.
810 B.
1440
C.
2880 D.
50400
4. Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be
formed?
A.
210 B.
1050
C.
25200 D.
21400
5. In how many ways can the letters of the word 'LEADER' be arranged?
A.
72 B.
144
C.
360 D.
720

1. Find the greatest number that will divide 43, 91 and 183 so as to leave the same
remainder in each case.
A.
4 B.
7
C.
9 D.
13
The H.C.F. of two numbers is 23 and the other two factors of their L.C.M. are 13 and 14.
The larger of the two numbers is:
A.
276 B.
299
C.
322 D.
345
Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8 10 and 12 seconds
respectively. In 30 minutes, how many times do they toll together ?
A.
4 B.
10
C.
15 D.
16
Let N be the greatest number that will divide 1305, 4665 and 6905, leaving the same
remainder in each case. Then sum of the digits in N is:
A.
4 B.
5
C.
6 D.
8
The greatest number of four digits which is divisible by 15, 25, 40 and 75 is:
A.
9000 B.
9400
C.
9600 D.
9800

The cube root of .000216 is:


A.
.6 B.
.06
C.
77 D.
87
What should come in place of both x in the equation x = 162 .
128 x
A.
12 B.
14
C.
144 D.
196
The least perfect square, which is divisible by each of 21, 36 and 66 is:
A.
213444 B.
214344
C.
214434 D.
231444
(Underroot)1.5625 = ?
A.
1.05 B.
1.25
C.
1.45 D.
1.55
If 3(Underroot)5 + (Underroot)125 = 17.88, then what will be the value of (Underroot)80 +
6(Underroot)5 ?
A.
13.41 B.
20.46
C.
21.66 D.
22.35
3 pumps, working 8 hours a day, can empty a tank in 2 days. How many hours a day must
4 pumps work to empty the tank in 1 day?
A.

9 B.
10
C.
11 D.
12
If the cost of x metres of wire is d rupees, then what is the cost of y metres of wire at the
same rate?
A.
Rs. xy
d
B.
Rs. (xd)
C.
Rs. (yd) D.
Rs. yd
x

Running at the same constant rate, 6 identical machines can produce a total of 270 bottles
per minute. At this rate, how many bottles could 10 such machines produce in 4 minutes?
A.
648 B.
1800
C.
2700 D.
10800
A fort had provision of food for 150 men for 45 days. After 10 days, 25 men left the fort.
The number of days for which the remaining food will last, is:
A.
29 1
5
B.
37 1
4
C.
42 D.
54
39 persons can repair a road in 12 days, working 5 hours a day. In how many days will 30
persons, working 6 hours a day, complete the work?
A.
10 B.
13

C.
14 D.
15
A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are water and 5 parts syrup. How much of the
mixture must be drawn off and replaced with water so that the mixture may be half water
and half syrup?
A.
1
3
B.
1
4
C.
1
5
D.
1
7

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
A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture
are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. How many
litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially?
A.
10 B.
20
C.
21 D.
25
A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The
second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so
as to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3 : 5?
A.
4 litres, 8 litres B.

6 litres, 6 litres
C.
5 litres, 7 litres D.
7 litres, 5 litres
In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing Rs. 15 and Rs. 20 per kg
respectively so as to get a mixture worth Rs. 16.50 kg?
A.
3 : 7 B.
5:7
C.
7 : 3 D.
7:5
In order to obtain an income of Rs. 650 from 10% stock at Rs. 96, one must make an
investment of:
A.
Rs. 3100 B.
Rs. 6240
C.
Rs. 6500 D.
Rs. 9600
A man bought 20 shares of Rs. 50 at 5 discount, the rate of dividend being 13 . The rate of
interest obtained is:
A.
12 1 %
2
B.
13 1 %
2
C.
15% D.
16 2 %
3

Which is better investment: 11% stock at 143 or 9 % stock at 117?


A.
11% stock at 143
B.
9 3 % stock at 117
4
C.

Both are equally good


D.
Cannot be compared, as the total amount of investment is not given.
A man buys Rs. 20 shares paying 9% dividend. The man wants to have an interest of 12%
on his money. The market value of each share is:
A.
Rs. 12 B.
Rs. 15
C.
Rs. 18 D.
Rs. 21
By investing in 16 % stock at 64, one earns Rs. 1500. The investment made is:
A.
Rs. 5640 B.
Rs. 5760
C.
Rs. 7500 D.
Rs. 9600

The banker's discount on a bill due 4 months hence at 15% is Rs. 420. The true discount
is:
A.
Rs. 400 B.
Rs. 360
C.
Rs. 480 D.
Rs. 320
The banker's discount on Rs. 1600 at 15% per annum is the same as true discount on Rs.
1680 for the same time and at the same rate. The time is:
A.
3 months B.
4 months
C.
6 months D.
8 months
The banker's gain of a certain sum due 2 years hence at 10% per annum is Rs. 24. The
present worth is:
A.
Rs. 480 B.
Rs. 520
C.

Rs. 600 D.
Rs. 960
The banker's discount on a sum of money for 1 years is Rs. 558 and the true discount on
the same sum for 2 years is Rs. 600. The rate percent is:
A.
10% B.
13%
C.
12% D.
15%

The banker's gain on a sum due 3 years hence at 12% per annum is Rs. 270. The banker's
discount is:
A.
Rs. 960 B.
Rs. 840
C.
Rs. 1020 D.
Rs. 760
1. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?
A.
3.6 B.
7.2
C.
8.4 D.
10
An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the
same distance in 1 hours, it must travel at a speed of:
A.
300 kmph B.
360 kmph
C.
600 kmph D.
720 kmph
If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. The
actual distance travelled by him is:
A.
50 km B.
56 km
C.
70 km D.

80 km
A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach
point B 75 kms away from A at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost about
12.5 minutes while stopping at the stations. The speed of the car is:
A.
100 kmph B.
110 kmph
C.
120 kmph D.
130 kmph
Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph.
For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
A.
9 B.
10
C.
12 D.
20
A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years.
The sum is:
A.
Rs. 650 B.
Rs. 690
C.
Rs. 698 D.
Rs. 700
Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Rs. 13,900 divided in two different schemes A and B at
the simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple
interest earned in 2 years be Rs. 3508, what was the amount invested in Scheme B?
A.
Rs. 6400 B.
Rs. 6500
C.
Rs. 7200 D.
Rs. 7500
A sum fetched a total simple interest of Rs. 4016.25 at the rate of 9 p.c.p.a. in 5 years.
What is the sum?
A.
Rs. 4462.50 B.
Rs. 8032.50
C.

Rs. 8900 D.
Rs. 8925
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?
A.
3.5 years B.
4 years
C.
4.5 years D.
5 years
Reena took a loan of Rs. 1200 with simple interest for as many years as the rate of interest.
If she paid Rs. 432 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of interest?
A.
3.6 B.
6
C.
18 D.
Cannot be determined
1. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 2. If 5% of the total profit goes to charity and
A's share is Rs. 855, the total profit is:
A.
Rs. 1425 B.
Rs. 1500
C.
Rs. 1537.50 D.
Rs. 1576
A, B and C jointly thought of engaging themselves in a business venture. It was agreed that
A would invest Rs. 6500 for 6 months, B, Rs. 8400 for 5 months and C, Rs. 10,000 for 3
months. A wants to be the working member for which, he was to receive 5% of the profits.
The profit earned was Rs. 7400. Calculate the share of B in the profit.
A.
Rs. 1900 B.
Rs. 2660
C.
Rs. 2800 D.
Rs. 2840
A, B and C enter into a partnership in the ratio7/2:4/3:6/5. After 4 months, A increases his
share 50%. If the total profit at the end of one year be Rs. 21,600, then B's share in the
profit is:
A.
Rs. 2100 B.

Rs. 2400
C.
Rs. 3600 D.
Rs. 4000
A, B, C subscribe Rs. 50,000 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 4000 more than B and B Rs.
5000 more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 35,000, A receives:
A.
Rs. 8400 B.
Rs. 11,900
C.
Rs. 13,600 D.
Rs. 14,700
Three partners shared the profit in a business in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. They had partnered for
14 months, 8 months and 7 months respectively. What was the ratio of their investments?
A.
5 : 7 : 8 B.
20 : 49 : 64
C.
38 : 28 : 21 D.
None of these
It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the week Jan 1, 2010?
A.
Sunday B.
Saturday
C.
Friday D.
Wednesday
What was the day of the week on 28th May, 2006?
A.
Thursday B.
Friday
C.
Saturday D.
Sunday
What was the day of the week on 17th June, 1998?
A.
Monday B.
Tuesday
C.
Wednesday D.
Thursday

What will be the day of the week 15th August, 2010?


A.
Sunday B.
Monday
C.
Tuesday D.
Friday
Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be:
A.
Wednesday B.
Saturday
C.
Tuesday D.
Thursday
The ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangular park is 3 : 2. If a man cycling
along the boundary of the park at the speed of 12 km/hr completes one round in 8 minutes,
then the area of the park (in sq. m) is:
A.
15360 B.
153600
C.
30720 D.
307200
An error 2% in excess is made while measuring the side of a square. The percentage of
error in the calculated area of the square is:
A.
2% B.
2.02%
C.
4% D.
4.04%
The ratio between the perimeter and the breadth of a rectangle is 5 : 1. If the area of the
rectangle is 216 sq. cm, what is the length of the rectangle?
A.
16 cm B.
18 cm
C.
24 cm D.
Data inadequate
The percentage increase in the area of a rectangle, if each of its sides is increased by 20%

is:
A.
40% B.
42%
C.
44% D.
46%
A rectangular park 60 m long and 40 m wide has two concrete crossroads running in the
middle of the park and rest of the park has been used as a lawn. If the area of the lawn is
2109 sq. m, then what is the width of the road?
A.
2.91 m B.
3m
C.
5.82 m D.
None of these

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