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1. In an examination 80% of the students passed in English, (c) 179 (d) 189.
85% in Mathematics and 75% in both English and 13. In question 11 above, how many students brought at
Mathematics. If 40 students failed in both the subjects, least two items?
the total number of students is (a) 131 (b) 141
(a) 200 (b) 400 (c) 151 (d) 161.
(c) 600 (d) 800. 14. In question 11 above, how many students brought at
2. In a school 190 students play foot ball and 135 students most two items?
play cricket. If 163 students play neither of those two (a) 291 (b) 390
games, while 78 students play both these games, there (c) 311 (d) 331.
are how many students in the school? 15. In question 11 above, how many students brought
(a) 390 (b) 400 exactly two items?
(c) 410 (d) 415. (a) 102 (b) 112
3. In a factory 240 workers are members of Union A and (c) 122 (d) 132.
150 workers are members of Union B. 80 workers are 16. In a survey it was found that 260 families owned both a
members of both the Unions. If there are 400 workers in VCR and a TV; 200 families owned both TV and a CD
the factory, how many of them are members of neither of player; 320 families owned both a VCR and a CD player;
the two unions? while 100 families owned all the three viz. VCR, TV and
(a) 80 (b) 90 CD player. How many families owned exactly two of
(c) 110 (d) 120 these three items?
4. If A = {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, ………..+ then which of these (a) 780 (b) 680
express A properly? (c) 480 (d) Data inadequate.
(a) A = {x | x is an odd natural number} 17. In question 16 above, how many families were surveyed?
(b) A = {x | x is not an even number} (a) 780 (b) 680
(c) A = {x | x is a prime number } (c) 580 (d) Data inadequate.
(d) A = {x | x is an odd prime number. } 18. If 250 boys at a school play exactly two games, and 125
5. The universal set is the set of positive integers. If A = {x | play three games; while 100 play only one games, and 60
x integers; 20 > x > 115}, then A is play no games at all, and only three games are played in
(a) *1, 2, 3, ……. 20, 115, 116………….+ the school, what is the number of boys at the school?
(b) *1, 2, 3, …….., 19, 116, 117, 118……..+ (a) 535 (b) 415
(c) *1, 2, 3, ………20, 116, 117, …………+ (c) 285 (d) more than 600 boys
(d) *1, 2, 3, ……. 19, 115, 116, ……….+ 19. In a city there are two clubs. Exactly 45 businessmen are
6. At a conference there are 25 doctors, of which 5 are members of both, 82 of exactly one of the two clubs; and
foreigners and the rest Indian. 16 Indian doctors are 23 of neither club. There are how many businessmen in
male and 5 doctors are females. How many foreigner the city?
doctors are males? (a) 150 (b) 104
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 60 (d) more than 200.
(c) 3 (d) Data inadequate. 20. If 20% of the students in a class get Ist division, 40% get
7. In a district 200 men always speak truth, 250 always lie at least II division, 65% get at least III division, then what
and 250 sometimes lie and sometimes speak truth. There percent of the class get II division?
are how many men in the district? (a) 15% (b) 20%
(a) 200 (b) 250 (c) 25% (d) 30%.
(c) 700 (d) 900. 21. In a cricket team of 11 players, 4 players can both bat and
8. In a school, 75% of students play exactly one of the game ball, 3 can bat alone. What percent of the team can bat?
viz. Hockey or cricket. If 10% of the students play neither 7 3
(a) 6311% (b) 2711 %
of the two games, what per cent of students play both the 5
games? (c) 4511 % (d) 175%.
(a) 20% (b) 15% 22. 65% of teachers in my college own a car, 40% scooter
(c) 10% (d) 5%. and 22% both a car and a scooter. What percent of
9. In an examination 52% and 40% candidates respectively teachers of my college do not possess a car or a scooter?
failed in science and maths. If 27% candidates failed in (a) 7% (b) 17%
both the subjects, then the percentage of candidates (c) 27% (d) 37%.
passing the examination is 23. 32% of population has at least one vehicle, 23% has at
(a) 35 (b) 48 least two vehicles and 11% has more than two vehicles.
(c) 60 (d) 65. What percent of the population has no vehicle?
10. In a town, 16% of the men had passed electrical (a) 89% (b) 77%
engineering and those who had passed Mechanical (c) 68% (d) 9%.
engineering were 25% of the remainder. What is the 24. The number of people who play both games is what,
maximum percent of males who could have passed both when 1540 play bridge, 2377 play golf and in all there
the engineering? are 3200 people in the town who play at least one of the
(a) 16% (b) 21% two games?
(c) 25% (d) 75%. (a) 517 (b) 617
11. At a school picnic, 200 students brought tiffin boxes, 160 (c) 627 (d) 717.
brought water bottles and 120 brought comics. 85 25. In a town 200 houses have a membership of 4 or less
students brought both the tiffin and water bottles, 63 members and 150 have more than 4 members but less
brought both the water bottles and comics, 41 brought than 7 members. What can be the maximum population
both the comics and the tiffin boxes, while 19 brought the of this town?
three. Every student brought at least one of the three (a) 1700 (b) 1600
items. How many students went to the picnic? (c) 1500 (d) 1400.
(a) 310 (b) 348 26. In question 25 above, what can be minimum population
(c) 329 (d) 650. of this town?
12. In question 11 above, how many students brought (a) 750 (b) 950
exactly one of the items (c) 1150 (d) 1350.
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27. In the school there are two houses viz. Shraddha and 38. A salesman visits 274 wives in a town to find out their
Shakti; 400 students being members of the first and 250 views about three products A, B and C. He finds that 157
of the second with none of them belonging to both. How uses A, 98 use only A, 22 use all the three, 14 use A and C
many Sharddha house members should be shifted to but not B, 36 use B and C, 48 use only B. Which product is
shakti house so that both the houses have equal most popular according to the inquiry conducted?
membership? (a) A (b) B
(a) 150 (b) 125 (c) C (d) Data inadequate.
(c) 75 (d) 50. 39. As per the question no. 38 above how many use product
28. Of three business houses, 200 shareholders possess C only
shares of company X, 300 of company Y, 400 of company (a) 45 (b) 55
Z, 150 of both companies X and Y, 125 of both companies (c) 65 (d) Data inadequate
Y and Z, 80 of both companies Z and X. we could be 40. As per the question no. 38 above, approximately what
talking about at most how many shareholders? percent use at least two product?
(a) 625 (b) 650 (a) 22.62% (b) 23.63%
(c) 675 (d) 725. (c) 26.64% (d) data inadequate.
29. In question 28 above, we could be talking of at least how 41. As per the question no. 38 above, approximately what
many share holders? percent use only one of the product?
(a) 575 (b) 625 (a) 69.18% (b) 42%
(c) 705 (d) None of these (c) 73.35% (d) Data inadequate.
30. In a community there are three pastimes, viz riding, A TV viewing survey was conducted and analysed that 60%
swimming and reading. Every resident indulges in at see programme A, 50% see programme B, 50% see
least one of these pastimes. 250 do not ride, 400 do not programme C, 30% see programme A & B, 20% see
read, and 350 do not swim. While 120 neither swim nor programme B & C, 30% see programme A & C, 10% do not
ride. 120 neither ride nor read, and 120 neither swim nor view any progamme. Find out the following:
read. 30 are involved in all three pastimes. How many 42. What percent view A, B and C?
only swim? (a) 20% (b) 5% (c) 15% (d) 10%
(a) Data insufficient (b) 120 43. What percent view B & C but not A
(c) 350 (d) 470. (a) 20% (b) 10% (c) 5% (d) 15%
31. In problem no. 30 above, what can be said about the total 44. What percent view only B?
number of residents of the community? (a) 15% (b) 5% (c) 10% (d) 20%.
(a) 670 (b) 625 45. What percent view exactly two programmes?
(c) 635 (d) data insufficient. (a) 50% (b) 40% (c) 30% (d) 60%.
32. In problem no. 30 above how many residents are 46. In a class 35% of the students have at least 60% marks
involved in exactly two of the pastimes? and 65% of the students have at least 35% marks. If
(a) 280 (b) 350 there are four hundred students in the class and the
(c) 550 (d) data sufficient. required pass percentage is 35. Find number of students
33. In problem no 30 above how many residents are who are fail
indulging in at least two pastimes? (a) 120 (b) 140
(a) 310 (b) 350 (c) 35 (d) Data inadequate.
(c) 550 (d) data insufficient. 47. In the question no 46 above find the number of students
34. In problem no. 30 above, how many residents are who are not having first divisions?
involved in precisely, one of the pastimes? (a) 140 (b) 240
(a) 360 (b) 390 (c) Data inadequate (d) none of these.
(c) 330 (d) data insufficient. 48. If in a locality all the persons are having at least 4 animals
35. In a science course, all students offered at least one of the and at the most 8 animals. What could be the maximum
subjects Maths, Physics and Chemistry, 162 took Maths, number of animals, in that locality, considering that
153 took physics, 198 took Chemistry, 99 took Maths and whatever information is provided, is very rational and is
Physics, 90 took Physics and Chemistry; 117 took Maths very much verifiable (it is given that there are 40 persons
and Chemistry and 72 took all three. Find the total in that locality)?
number of students offered the above course. (a) 316 (b) 320
(a) 279 (b) 423 (c) 310 (d) None of these.
(c) 379 (d) data insufficient. 49. As the question no. 48 above, what could be the
36. In the question no 35, above, find the number of student minimum number of animals in the locality considering
who took Maths and Chemistry but not Physics that whatever information provided is very rational and
(a) 90 (b) 135 is very much verifiable?
(c) 35 (d) None of these. (a) 160 (b) 166
37. Out of 1200 persons, 420 can read Hindi only, 530 can (c) 164 (d) None of these.
read English only and 100 can read neither of the two 50. If in a class there are 25% of the students who
languages. Find how many can read both Hindi and understand Venn Diagram and there are 29% of the
English? students who understand ‘alligation’. What could be
(a) 100 (b) 75 maximum percentage of students who can understand
(c) 150 (d) 300. both of these chapters?
(a) 4% (b) 25%
(c) 12.5 % (d) None of these.

Ans Key
(1-10) bcbcc bcbaa (11-20) aacad cdaab (21-30) abcda acaab
(31-40) aaaaa dcabc (41-50) cdbca bdacb

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