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Three Statements Data Sufficiency

Exercise-1
Directions: The following questions are
accopanied by three statements (A) or (I), (B) or (II),
and (C) or (III). You have to determine which
statement(s) is/are sufficient/necessary to answer
the questions.

Number System
1.

2.

If a and b are integers, is a + b an odd number?

A. 7 < a < 10
B. 8 < b < 11
C. a b
1) A and B together are sufficient
2) B and C together are sufficient
3) C and A together are sufficient
4) A, B and C together are necessary
5) A, B and C even together are not sufficient
Find the single value of an integer a.

5.

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A. a 2 26.01
B. a < 4

3.

4.

A. The ratio between a two-digit no. and the sum

of the digits of that no. is 5 : 2.
B. The digit in tens place is 4 less than the digit
in units place.
C. The sum of the squares of the two digits is 26.
1) Only A and B together are sufficient
2) Only B and C together are sufficient
3) Any two of the three together are sufficient
4) All A, B and C together are necessary
5) Even A, B and C all together are not sufficient
Find out the divisor.
A. Two numbers when divided by the divisor
give remainder 13 and 20 respectively.
B. The two numbers, ie dividends, are 148 and
614 respectively.
C. The sum of the numbers when divided by the
divisor gives 6 as remainder.
1) Only A and B
2) Only A and C
3) Only B and C
4) A and either B or C
5) Any two of them
P, Q, R and S are four consecutive even integers.
What is the value of the largest integer?
A. The average of the four numbers is the first
prime number greater than 10.
B. The ratio between the largest and the smallest
of the numbers is 7 : 4.
C. The squares of the sum of the smallest and
the largest numbers is equal to the squares of
the sum of the remaining two numbers.
1) Any of them
2) Any two of them
3) C and either A or B 4) Either A or B5) All
statements are required
Find a two-digit number.
A. Half of the two-digit number is 20 more than
the sum of the digits of the two-digit number.
B. The digit at units place is two more than the
digit at tens place.

C. a 2 9.61
1) All even together are not sufficient
2) All together are necessary
3) A and C are sufficient
4) A and B are sufficient
5) Any two of the statements A, B and C are
sufficient
Find out the divisor.
A. Two numbers when divided by the divisor
gives remainders 23 and 31.
B. The two numbers, ie the dividends, are 97 and
512.
C. The sum of the numbers when divided by the
divisor gives 17 as the remainder.
1) A and B are sufficient
2) A and C are sufficient
3) A and either B or C are sufficient
4) Any two of A, B and C are sufficient
5) All together are necessary
To find the no. which of the following statement(s)
is/are sufficient/necessary?

6.

7.

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C. The digit at units place is 33 % more than
3
the digit at tens place.
1) Any of them

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2) Any two of them
3) Only B and C together
4) Only A and B together
5) Either A alone or B and C together
8. What is the two-digit number?
I. Sum of the digits is 17.
II. Difference between the number and the number obtained by interchanging the digits is 9.
III. Digit in the units place is bigger than the
digit in the tens place by 1.
1) Only I and II
2) Only I and III
3) Only II and III
4) All I, II and III
5) None of the above
[IRMA-2002]
9. What is the sum of two numbers?
A. The bigger of these two numbers is 6 more
than the smaller number.
B. 40% of the smaller number is equal to 30% of
the bigger number.
C. The ratio between half of the bigger number
and one-third of the smaller number is 2 : 1.
1) Only B and C together are required
2) Only A and B together are required
3) Any two of A, B and C together are required
4) All A, B and C together are required
5) None of these
[SBI PO Exam-2000]
10. What is the difference between two numbers X
and Y?
I. X is 20 per cent more than another number Z.
II. Y is 20 per cent less than Z.
III. The sum of Y and Z is 72.
1) Only I and II are required
1) Only I and III are required
3) All I, II and III together are required
4) Any two of I, II and III are required
5) Even with all I, II and III together the answer
cannot be arrived at
[BSRB Mumbai PO-1998]
11. What is this two-digit number?
I. The number obtained by interchanging the digits is more than the original number by 9.
II. Sum of the digits is 7.
III. Difference between the digits is 1.
1) I and III only
2) I and II only
3) II and III only
4) All I, II and III
5) Question cannot be answered even with the
information in all the three statements.
[Corporation Bank PO-2002]

12. What is a two-digit number?

I. The difference between the two-digit number
and the number formed by interchanging the
digits is 27.
II. The difference between the two digits is 3.
III. The digit at units place is less than that at
tens place by 3.
1) Only I and II
2) Only I and either II or III
3) Only I and III
4) All I, II and III
5) Even with all the three statements the answer
cannot be given.
[RBI Grade-B Officers Exam-2002]

Fractions
13. Rs 241 is divided among three persons A, B and
C. Find As share. Which of the following information is/are sufficient/necessary?
A. B gets Rs 8 more than C
B. A gets Rs 14 more than C
C. B gets Rs 6 less than A.
1) A and C together are sufficient
2) B and C together are sufficient
3) A and either B or C are sufficient
4) All together are necessary
5) Any one of the options (2) or (3) is sufficient
14. To find out the share of Q out of Rs 1820, which
of the following statements is/are sufficient/necessary?
A. The share of P is 1.8 times the combined share
of Q and R.
3
B. The share of Q is
of the combined share of
11
P and R.
1
C. The share of R is of the combined share of
6
P and Q.
1) Statements A and B together are sufficient
2) Statement A and C together are sufficient
3) Statements B and C together are sufficient
4) Either statement B alone or statements A and
C together are sufficient
5) None of these
15. Find the share of Gautam out of Rs 24,000.

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A. The share of Amit is

5
of the combined
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share of Gautam and Ajay.
B. The share of Gautam is

1
of the combined
3

share of Amit and Ajay.

C. The share of Ajay is

1
of the combined share
4

of Gautam and Amit.

1) A and B together
2) A and C together
3) Only B is sufficient
4) All statements are required
5) Even all statements together are not sufficient
16. A sum of money Rs 2550 is to be distributed
among Krishna, Vijay and Ramaswami. What will
be the share of Vijay?
A. Krishnas share is 1.5 times Vijays share,.
B. Ramaswamis share is half the share of Krishna
and Vijay together.
C. The share of Krishna is Rs 340 more than Vijay.
1) Either A and B together or A and C together are
sufficient
2) Only A and B together are sufficient
3) Only A and C together are sufficient
4) All statements are required
5) Even all together are not sufficient
17. How much of the cake did the fourth man eat?
1 2
1
A. The first three men ate , and
of the
5 5
5
cake.
B. All the four men ate all the cake.
1
C. The third man ate of the cake.
5
1) A only
2) B only
3) C only
4) A and B only
5) B or C only

4) All A, B and C together are necessary

5) All A, B and C even together are not sufficient
19. How much marks did Mohan obtain in Hindi? To
get the answer which of the following information is/are necessary/sufficient?
A. The average marks obtained by Mohan in
Hindi, Math and Biology is 72.
B. The total marks obtained by him in Hindi and
Math is 129.
C. The total marks obtained by him in History
and Biology is 143.
1) Only A and B together are sufficient
2) Only A and C together are sufficient
3) Only A and B or C are sufficient
4) All A, B and C together are necessary
5) All A, B and C even together are not sufficient
20. Find the second number out of the three numbers.
A. The first no. is

1
of the sum of the other two
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numbers.
B. The average of the three numbers is 60.
C. The first and the third no. are in the ratio of
9 : 11.
1) A and B together are sufficient
2) B and C together are sufficient
3) Any two statements are sufficient
4) All together are necessary
5) All even together are not sufficient
21. What is the no. of clerks in a certain office? The
office has only two sections of its employees
clerks section and officers section. The average monthly salary per head of an employee is
Rs 120.
A. The average monthly salary per head of the
clerks is Rs 60.
B. The no. of officers is one-third the no. of clerks
in the office.
C. The average monthly salary per head of the
officers is Rs 300.
1) A and B are sufficient
2) C and A are sufficient
3) Any two statements are sufficient
4) All together are necessary
5) All even together are not sufficient
22. The following question is accompanied by three
statements A, B and C. You have to determine

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Average
18. How many runs did Ramesh score in his 32nd
match?
A. For the first 30 matches his average was 36.
B. His average run score is 32.
C. The average till 31st match is greater than his
average for 32nd match he has played.
1) A and B together are sufficient
2) A and C together are sufficient
3) B and C together are sufficient

23.

which statement(s) is/are necessary/sufficient to

answer the question. Find the total monthly expenditure of a person.
A. His average monthly income is Rs 2400.
B. The ratio of total amount for his expenditure
and income during the year is 89 : 96.
C. His average monthly saving is Rs 175.
1) A and B are sufficient
2) A and C are sufficient
3) B and C are sufficient
4) Any two statements are sufficient
5) All statements together are necessary
Find the four consecutive prime numbers under
100.
A. The average of middle numbers is 64.
B. The average of 1st and last number is 65.
C. The difference between 1st and last no. is 12.
1) Either A or B or C
2) Either A or B
3) Either A or C
4) A and B together are sufficient
5) All together are necessary
What is the middle number in a set of three numbers?
A. The average of the numbers is 37.
B. All the three numbers are odd prime.
C. The sum of 1st and 3rd numbers is double the
middle number.
1) Only B
2) A and B together
3) B and C together 4) A and C together
5) All statements are required to answer the question
How many runs did Powel score in 32nd match?
A. For the first 30 matches his average was 36.
B. His average run score is 32.
C. The average till 31st match is greater than his
average for the 32nd match he has played.
1) A and B together
2) A and C together
3) B and C together
4) All A, B and C together are necessary
5) All A, B and C even together are not sufficient
Find out the total monthly expenditure of a person.
A. His average monthly income is Rs 5000.
B. The ratio of total amounts of his expenditure
and income during the year is 9:10
C. His average monthly savings is Rs 500.

27.

28.

1) Only A and B together

2) Only A and C together
3) Only B and C together
4) Any two of them
5) All statements are required
How many children are there in a group?
A. The total age of the group of children is 630
years whereas the avrerage age is 15 years.
B. The total age of the group of children and 5
teachers is 855 years.
C. The total age of the teachers is 225 years.
1) Only A
2) Either B alone or A and C together
3) Any two of them
4) All statements are required
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
Find the monthly expenditure of a person.
A. His monthly income is Rs 2400.
B. The ratio of his expenditure to his income during the year is 3 : 4.
C. His average monthly saving is Rs 600.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only A and C together
3) Only A and C together
4) Any two of them
5) All statements together are required
What will be the average of three numbers?
A. The largest no. is greater than the smallest by
20.
B. The sum of the largest and smallest nos. is
equal to twice the middle one.
C. The difference of the first two numbers is 10.
1) Only A and C together
2) Only B and C together
3) Any two of them
4) Question cant be answered even after using
all the informations
5) All statements are required
To find the temperature on Monday which of the
following information is sufficient?
A. The average temperature for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday was 38 C.
B. The average temperature for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was 43 C.
C. The temperature on Tuesday and Thursday
was 45 C each.
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25.

26.

29.

30.

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2) Only B and C are sufficient
3) A and either B or C are sufficient
4) C and either A or B are sufficient
5) All the three together are sufficient
31. Is P = 27?
A. The mean of A, P & Q is 27.
B. (A) = (Q)
C. A = 8
1) A only is sufficient
2) B only is sufficient
3) A and B only are sufficient
4) B and C only are sufficient
5) None of these

Problems Based on Ages

32. The ratio of the ages of Javed and Akhtar is 6 :
11. Find out the ratio of their ages 5 years ago.
A. The difference of their ages is 25 years.
B. The difference of their ages after 5 years will
be 25 years.
C. The sum of their ages is 85 years.
1) Only A and C together are sufficient
2) Anyone of A, B and C is sufficient
3) Only A and B together are sufficient
4) Any two of A, B and C are sufficient
5) All together are necessary
33. The following question is accompanied by three
statements. You have to determine which of the
following statements is/are sufficient/necessary
to answer the question. Find the average of
present ages of P, Q and R.
A. The average age of P, Q and R 15 years ago
1
was 33 years.
3
B. The present ages of P, Q and R are in the ratio
of 8 : 9 : 12.
C. The average age of P, Q and R 15 years hence

1
the age of his father..
2
B. His father is 30 years older than his brother.
C. 10 years ago the ratio of his fathers and his
brothers age was 7 : 4.
1) Only B and C are sufficient
2) Only A and C are sufficient
3) All A, B and C are necessary
4) Only A and B are sufficient
5) Any two of the three statements are sufficient
35. What are the present ages of A and B?
A. Four years hence the ratio of ages will be 4 : 7.
B. B is 6 years older than A.
C. The sum of the ages is 14 years.
1) Any two of them are sufficient
2) A and B together are sufficient
3) B and C together are sufficient
4) A and C together are sufficient
5) All statements are required to answer the question
36. What is the ratio of the ages of Reena and Sonam?
A. 6 years ago their ages were in the ratio 3 : 4.
B. After 2 years the younger ones age will be
85% that of the older.
C. The sum of their ages is three less than twice
the age of the older.
1) Only A and C
2) Any two of them
3) Only A and B
4) All together are required
5) Any one of them is required
37. What will be the sum of the ages of the father
and the son after 3 years?
A. Fathers present age is two-and-a-half times
the sons present age.
B. After ten years the ratio of the fathers age to
the sons age will become 2 : 1.
C. Five years ago the difference between the
fathers age and the sons age was equal to 30
years.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only B and C together
3) Only A and C together
4) Any two of them
5) All statements are required to answer the questions

A. Sumeets age is

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years
3
1) A and B are sufficient
2) B and C are sufficient
3) Either (1) or (2) is sufficient
4) Either A or C is sufficient
5) All together are necessary
34. What is the age of Sumeet? Which of the following information is necessary/sufficient to find
out his age?

is 63

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38. What is Madhus present age?
1
of her fathers age.
5
B. Madhus fathers age will be thrice Vinays
age after 5 years.
C. Vinays seventh birthday was celebrated three
years before.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only B and C together
3) A and C together
4) All A, B and C are necessary
5) Even all together are not sufficient
39. What is the ratio of the present ages of X and Y?
A. The ratio between the present ages of X and Y
after 10 years is 11 : 15.

A. Madhus age is

B. The present age of Y is 66

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% more than that
3

of X.
C. The product of the present ages of X and Y is
240 years.
1) Any of them
2) Only C and either A or B
3) Any two of them
4) Only A and B together
5) All statements are required
40. The ratio of the ages of Mohit and Tilak is 5 : 3.
What will be the ratio of their ages after 4 years?
A. The sum of their ages is 32 years.
B. The ratio of their ages after 2 years will be
11 : 7.
C. The difference of their ages is 8 years.
1) A and C together 2) B and C together
3) A and B together 4) Any two of them
5) Any of them
41. Find the age of P.

5) None of these
42. What will be the sum of the preseng ages of P
and Q?
A. Ratio between the present ages of P and Q is
4 : 5.
B. Qs present age is 25% more than that of P.
C. Difference between the present ages of Q and
P is 10 years.
1) Any two of them 2) C and either A or B
3) Any of them
4) Only A and C together
5) None of these
43. What is the present age of Ajay?
A. After two years the ratio of the ages of Ajay
and Amit will be 37 : 27.
B. One-fourth of the sum of ages of Ajay and
Amit is equal to five more of their age difference.
C. Ajay is 10 years older than Amit.
1) Any of them
2) Only A and B together
3) Only B and C together
4) Only C
5) Any two of them
44. What are the present ages of Samar and Joseph?
A. Sum of their present ages is 26 years.
B. The sum of the ages of Samar six years hence
and Joseph 7 years ago is 25 years.
C. Product of their present ages is 120 years.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only B and C together
3) C and either A or B
4) B and either A or C
5) Any two of them
45. The ratio between the present ages of the son
and his father is 1 : 3. Find the present age of the
father.
A. Difference between the present ages of the
mother and her son is 22 years.
B. Difference between the present ages of the
father and his son is 26 years.
C. The present age of mother is 4 years less than
thrice the present age of her son.
1) Only A and C together
2) Either B alone or A and C together
3) Any two of them
4) All statements are required
5) Question cant be answered even after using
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A. Average age of M, P, R and S is 19

1
years.
2

2
years.
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C. Average age of R, P and M is 20 years.
1) A and B together
2) A and C together
3) A, B and C together
4) Even A, B and C together are not sufficient

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46. Find the average of present ages of X, Y and Z.
A. Ratio of their present ages is 7 : 9 : 10.
B. The average age of X and Y 15 years ago was
17 years.
C. The average age of Y and Z 3 years hence
would be 41 years.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only B and C together
3) Any two of them
4) A and either B or C
5) All statements are required
47. Find the ratio of the ages of a mother and a daughter after four years.
A. Sum of the present ages of the mother and the
daughter is 64 years.
B. The ratio of the age of the daughter four years
hence and that of the mother 8 years before is
2 : 3.
C. Twice the mothers present age is 28 years
more than thrice the present age of the daughter.
1) Any two of them 2) Only A and B together
3) A and either B or C 4) B and C together
5) Any of them

51.

B. The difference between thrice the present age

of the mother and five times the present age
of the son is 50 years.
C. The ratio of the age of the mother after 10
years to the age of the son after 16 years is
5:3.
1) Any two of them
2) Any one of them
3) B and either A or C
4) All statements are required
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the informations
The total of the present ages of P, Q, R and S is 96
years. What is Qs present age?
A. The average age of P, Q and S is 20 years.
B. The average age of Q and S is 20 years.
C. The average age of R and S is 25 years.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only B and C together
3) Any two of them
4) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
5) All statements are required
What will be the ratio between Ps and Qs ages
after 6 years?
A. The ratio between their present ages is 6 : 7.
B. The difference between their ages after eight
years will be 4 years.
C. Four years ago the ratio between their ages
was 5 : 6.
1) B only
2) C only
3) B or C only
4) A, B and C are all required
5) None of these
What is the difference between the ages of Prem
and Anand at present?
A. The ratio between the ages of Prem and Anand
five years back was 3 : 4.
B. The ratio between the ages of Prem and Anand
after five years will be 5 : 6.
C. The ratio between the ages of Prem and Anand
at present is 2 : 3.
1) A or C only
2) B and C only
3) A and B only
4) A and C only
5) Any two of the three statements
What is the difference between the ages of
Ramesh and Jayant?
A. The ratio of the present age of Ramesh to his
age after 8 years is 5 : 8.

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48. Ahsons age is

52.

5
of Sumits age. Find the age of
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Ahson.
A. Ahson is 25 years older than Sumit.
B. 6 years ago the ratio of the age of Sumit to that
of Ahson was 19 : 34.
C. 5 years hence the ratio of Ahsons age to
Sumits would be 3 : 2.
1) Any of them
2) Any two of them
3) Only either B or C 4) B and either A or C
5) None of these
49. What is Sanas age?
A. Sana is 3 years older than Prabhakaran.
B. 10 years ago Sana was 7 years younger than
Prabhakaran.
C. Sum of their present ages is 47 years.
1) Any two of them
2) Any of them
3) Only A and C together
4) C and either A or B
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the informations
50. What was the sum of the ages of the mother and
the son ten years earlier?
A. Ratio of the mothers present age to the sons
age after 10 years is 5:3.

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B. The ratio of the present ages of Ramesh and
Jayant is 5 : 4.
C. The ratio of the present age of Ramesh to his
age four years before was 6 : 5.
1) Any two of A, B and C
2) Only B or C
3) Only B and A, or B and C
4) A, B and C together
5) None of these
55. What will be the ratio between Rameshs and
Anands ages after 7 years.
A. The ratio between their present ages is 7 : 8.
B. The difference between their ages after eight
years will be 5 years.
C. Four years ago the ratio between their ages
was 5 : 7.
1) B only
2) C only
3) Any two of the three
4) A, B and C are all required
5) None of these
56. What is Sangitas present age?
A. Five years ago, Sangitas age was double that
of her sons age that time.
B. Present ages of Sangita and her son are in the
ratio of 11 : 6 respectively.
C. Five years hence, the respective ratio of
Sangitas age and her sons age will become
12 : 7.
1) Only A and C
2) Inly B and C
3) Only A and B
4) Any two of the three
5) None of the above
[IRMA-2002]
57. What is the present age of Subir?
I. The present age of Subir is half that of his
father.
II. After 5 yrs the ratio of Subirs age to his fathers
will be 6 : 11.
III. Subir is 5 yrs younger than his brother.
1) Only I and II
2) Only I and III
3) Only II and III
4) All I, II and III
5) Even with all the three
statements answer cannot be given.
[RBI Grade-B Officers Exam-2002]

A. The price of one article was reduced by 15%.

B. The price of the other article was reduced by
10%.
C. The total reduced price of both the articles is
Rs 6000.
1) A and B together are sufficient
2) B and C together are sufficient
3) C and A together are sufficient
4) A, B and C together are necessary
5) A, B and C even together are not sufficient
59. A, B and C secured 45%, 50% and 60% marks
respectively in Biology. Ds marks in Biology are
10 more than As marks and 20 less than Cs
marks. Find out the total marks of the four students.
A. For the students, total marks allotted for Biology is 800.
B. Total of Ds and As marks is 190.
C. C has obtained 120 marks.
1) A and B are sufficient
2) Only C is sufficient
3) Either A and B together or C alone is sufficient
4) All together are necessary
5) All A, B and C even together are not sufficient
60. Find out Rahuls percentage of marks in the examination.
A. He appeared in all the five papers of the examination carrying full marks of 100 for each paper.
B. He gained 6% marks more than the marks
needed for first division.
C. He got 30 marks more than the marks needed
for first division.
1) A and C are sufficient
2) B alone is sufficient
3) Either only B or A and C together are sufficient
4) All together are necessary
5) Any two of A, B and C are sufficient
61. What fractional part of the total strength of a
high school did participate in a blood donation
camp?
A. One-third of the boys participated in the camp.
B. Half of the girls participated in the camp.
C. The difference between the two participation
groups is 40% of the no. of boys who participated in the camp.
1) A and B are sufficient
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Percentage
58. The price of which of the two articles was reduced by the largest amount?

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3) All even together are not sufficient
4) Any two statements are sufficient
5) A and B or B and C are sufficient
62. What is the price of a chair?
A. The price of three tables is equal to the price
of seven chairs.
B. The difference between the price of a table
and that of a chair is Rs 900.
1
C. The price of one table is 133 % more than
3
the price of one chair.
1) Only A and B together are sufficient
2) Only A and C together are sufficient
3) All together are necessary
4) B and either A or C together are sufficient
5) Even all A, B and C together are not sufficient
63. What is the total no. of boys in a college?
A. The no. of boys in the college is 30% more
than that of girls.
B. The ratio between them is 13 : 10.
C. Total no. of students in the college is 3910.
1) Any two of them are sufficient
2) A and B together are sufficient
3) A and C together are sufficient
4) Either A and C together or B and C together are
sufficient
5) All statements are required to answer the questions
64. X, Y and Z secured 45%, 50% and 60% marks
respectively in Biology. Ws marks in Biology is
12.5 more than Xs marks and 4 less than Zs
marks. Find out the individual marks of four students.
A. For the students total marks obtained for Biology is 311.5.
B. Total of Ws and Xs marks in Biology is 147.5.
C. Z has obtained 84 marks.
1) A and B together 2) Only C
3) A and either B or C 4) All together
5) None of the above
65. The price of which of the two articles was reduced by the largest amount?
A. The price of one article was reduced by 20%.
B. The price of the other article was reduced by
10%.
C. The total reduced price of both the articles is
Rs 8000.

1) A and B together
2) B and C together
3) C and either A or B
4) All statements are required
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
66. The cost of three pencils, four erasers and five
paperweights is Rs 28. What is the cost of an
eraser?
A. The cost of a paperweight is 25 paise less
than that of the pencil and eraser together.
B. The cost of ten paperweights and 8 erasers is
Rs 42.50.
C. The cost price of a pencil is 80% more than
that of an eraser.
1) Any two of them
2) Either B alone or A and C together
3) Any of them
4) All statements are required
5) None of these
67. What is the pass marks in an examination?
A. Sundaram gets 10% of the total and fails by 4
marks.
B. Faisal gets 20% of the total, which is 1 mark
more than the pass marks.
C. Difference between Faisals and Sundarams
marks is 5.
1) Either A and B together or C alone
2) Any two of them
3) Only A and B together
4) C and either A or B
5) None of these
68. What is the difference between two numbers?
A. 60% of the bigger number is equal to the smaller
number.
B. Half of the bigger number is 5 less than the
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C. 40% of the bigger number is equal to 66 %
3
of the smaller number.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only B and C together
3) Any two of them
4) All statements are required
5) None of these
69. In a school what is the total number of students?
A. 28 students play cricket and their number is

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70.

71.

56% of students who play football.

B. 65% of the total students play football.
C. Ratio between cricket players and total students is 14 : 39.
1) Any two of them
2) A and either B or C
3) Only A
4) Only B and C together
5) All statements are required
If the length of a rectangle is decreased by 15%
and width is increased by 20%, find the change
in area in terms of magnitude.
A. Breadth of the rectangle is 16 cm.
B. Length of the rectangle is 25 cm.
C. Area of the rectangle is 400 cm2.
1) Only C
2) Only A and B together
3) Any two of them 4) Any one of them
5) None of these
What is the amount saved by Mr X per month?
A. He spends 10% of his earning on food, 25%
on rent, 10% on education of children and
20% on miscellaneous item, and saves the
rest.
B. He spends Rs 2000 per month on education of
children.
C. He gets Rs 700 interest on one months savings if the rate of interest is 10% per annum.
1) Only A nad B together are sufficient.
2) Either A and B together or C alone is sufficient
to answer the question.
3) Any two of the three statements are sufficient.
4) All the three statements together are necessary.
5) All the three even together are not sufficient.
40 students sit in rows and columns. How many
students are seated in each column?
A. The number of rows is 62.50% of the number
of columns.
B. The number of rows is 5/8 of the number of
columns.
C. The number of rows is less than the number of
columns.
1) Only A
2) C and either A or B
3) Only B
4) Either A or B
5) All the statements are required
What is the difference between two numbers?
A. 60% of the bigger number is equal to the smaller
number.
B. Half of the bigger number is 5 less than the

smaller number.
2
C. 40% of the bigger number is equal to 66 %
3
of the smaller number.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only B and C together
3) Any two of them
4) All statements are required
5) B and either A or C
74. What is the minimum marks required to pass an
examination?
A. A student gets 25% marks and fails by 40
marks.
B. Another student who appeared in the same
examination gets 70% of the pass marks and
fails by 42 marks.
C. The total marks of the examination is 400.
1) Any two of them
2) Either B alone or A and C together
3) Only A and C together
4) Any of them
5) None of these
75. What is the difference between two numbers?

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73.

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A. First number is 33 % less than the second.
3
B. 60% of the second number is 21 more than
20% of the first number.
C. HCF of the first and second numbers is 15.
1) Only A and B together
2) A and either B or C only
3) Any two of them
4) A and B together or C only
5) None of these
76. How much minimum marks is required to pass an
examination?
A. Student A secured 38% marks in the examination and failed by 8 marks. Student B secured
42% marks in the same examination and got
12 more than the minimum pass marks.
B. Student A secured 35% of the total marks in
the examination and failed by 23 marks. If he
had secured 25 more marks his percentage of
marks would have been 40%.
C. A student will be declared passed if he secures 39.60% of the total marks.
1) Any two of them
2) Only A
3) C and either A or B
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5) Any of these
77. Vishal secured 20% more marks than Jayant.
Umesh secured 10% less marks than Vishal.
Yogesh secured marks equal to the average marks
of Vishal and Umesh. What is the average marks
of the four? To answer the question, which of
the following information given in statements (A),
(B) and (C) is/are necessary/sufficient?
A. Marks were out of 200.
B. Jayants marks were 100.
C. Yogeshs marks were 114.
1) B alone is sufficient
2) Only C alone is sufficient
3) Both A and B together are necessary
4) Both A and C together are necessary
5) All A and B and C together are necessary
78. Nisha, Sneha and Suma secured 50%, 60% and
70% marks respectively in English. Deepas
marks in English are 10 more than Nishas and 30
less than Sumas. What are the total marks of 4
students together in English? To answer this
question, which of the following information
given in the statements (A), (B) and (C) is/are
sufficient/necessary?
A. Total marks allotted for English is 200.
B. Total of Deepas and Nishas marks is 210.
C. Sumas marks in English is 140.
1) A and C together are necessary.
2) Only B alone is sufficient
3) Only C alone is sufficient
4) All A, B and C together are necessary
5) None of these
79. What is Sudhas present salary?
I. The salary increases every year by 15%.
II. Her salary at the time of joining was Rs 10000.
III. She had joined exactly 5 years ago.
1) II and III only
2) I and II only
3) All I, II and III
4) I and III only
5) None of these
[PNB Management Trainee - 2003]
80. How many students are there in all in the institute of Arts, Commerce and Science?
I. 20% of the students study Science.
II. The numbers of students studying Arts and
Commerce are in the ratio of 3 : 5.
III. The number of students studying Commerce
is more than that studying Science by 375.
1) II and III only
2) III and either I or II only

3) Any two of the three

4) All I, II and III
5) Question cannot be answered even with the
information in all three statements
[PNB Management Trainee - 2003]

Population
81. In how many years would the population of a
town triple itself as compared to that of today?
A. At present the population of the town is 5.6
lakh.
B. The rate of growth of population is 25% per
annum.
C. The rate of death is not to be taken into account.
1) Only B is sufficient
2) B and C are sufficient
3) All together are sufficient
4) A and C are sufficient
5) Either A or B is independently sufficient
82. What is the male population of the city?
A. The total population of the city is 40000.
B. If male population is increased by 4% the total
population will be 41040.
C. If female population is increased by 10% the
total population will be 41400.
1) Only A and C
2) Any two of them
3) Only A and B
4) All together are required
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Ratio and Proportion
83. What is the monthly income of Ramesh?
A. The ratio of the monthly income of Mukesh
and Suresh is 2 : 3.
B. Ramesh gets Rs 1500 more than Suresh.
C. Mukesh gets Rs 2500 less than Ramesh.
1) Any two of A, B and C are sufficient
2) Only A and B are sufficient
3) Only A and C are sufficient
4) All together are sufficient
5) All even together are not sufficient
84. x 2 : y 2 ?
A. The sum of these two quantities and their
difference is 12 whereas the difference of the
sum of these two quantities and their differ-

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ence is 6.
B. y is 50% less than x.
C.

y : x 1: 2

1) Only A and B are sufficient

2) Any two of A, B and C are sufficient
3) Any one of A, B and C is sufficient
4) Only B and C are sufficient
5) All together are sufficient
85. Find the number of goats in a group of goats and
hens.
A. The total no. of hens is 20.
B. In the group, the no. of legs are 32 more than
twice the no. of heads.
C. If 4 rabbits be included in the group, the total
no. rises to 40.
1) B and C are sufficient
2) B alone is sufficient
3) A and C are sufficient
4) A, B and C even together are not sufficient
5) Either A and C together or B is sufficient

89.

that of Rakesh.
B. The ratio of the monthly salaries of Rakesh
and Rajesh is 3 : 7.
C. The annual salary of Rakesh is Rs 18000.
1) A and B together are sufficient
2) B and C together are sufficient
3) All A, B and C are necessary
4) Any two of the three statements are sufficient
5) A, B and C even together are not sufficient
What is the cost of 3 chairs, 4 tables and 5
benches?
A. The ratio of the cost of a chair and table is 3 :
8.
B. The ratio of the cost of a bench and a table is
5 : 3.
C. The cost of one chair and two tables is Rs
6000.
1) A and B together are sufficient
2) B and C together are sufficient
3) Any two statements are sufficient
4) All together are necessary
5) All even together are not sufficient
Find the no. of males and females at a party.
A. The ratio of males and females at the party is
5 : 2.
B. The no. of females is 40% of the no. of males.
C. The no. of females is 60 less than the no. of
males.
1) A and B are sufficient
2) B and C are sufficient
3) C and A or B together are sufficient
4) Any two statements are sufficient
5) None of these
The money is to be distributed among P, Q and
R. What will be Rs share in it?
A. The difference between Rs and Qs share is
Rs 100.
B. Ps share is Rs 270.
C. The ratio of the shares of Q and R is 3 : 7.
1) Only A
2) A and C together
3) All are not sufficient
4) All are required
5) None of these
The total marks obtained by Ramu in Commerce,
Hindi, Physics and English is 360. Find the marks
he obtained in Commerce.
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86. Find x 2 : y 2 .
A.

x : y 1. 5

90.

B. xy = 54

C. x 3 : y 3 13.5 4
1) Anyone of A, B and C is sufficient
2) Either A and B together or B and C together are
sufficient
3) All together are necessary
4) Either A or C is sufficient
5) Either option 2 or option 4 is sufficient
87. Rahim and Rahul have incomes in the ratio 4 : 5.
The expenses of Rahim, Rahul and Rohit are in
the ratio 5 : 7 : 6. Find Rahims savings.
A. Rahul spends Rs 24000.
B. Rahul saves Rs 4000.
C. Rohit spends Rs 18000.
1) Statements A and B are sufficient
2) Statements B and C are sufficient
3) All statements are necessary
4) Any two statements are sufficient
5) Statements B and A or C are sufficient
88. What is the monthly salary of Rajesh? To get the
answer which of the following information is/are
necessary/sufficient?
A. Rajeshs monthly salary is Rs 2000 more than

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Physics is 3 : 4.
B. Marks obtained by Ramu in Physics is 25 more
than in Commerce.
C. Total marks obtained by Ramu in Hindi, Physics and English together is 285.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only C is sufficient
3) Either C alone or A and B together are sufficient
4) All statements are required
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
93. What will be the value of a b c 2 ?
A. Ratio of a, b and c is 5 : 8 : 3 and the difference
between a and c is equal to 230.
B. The sum of a and c is equal to the double of b.
1
2
times the sum of the remaining two numbers.
1) Only A
2) Either A alone or B and C together
3) Only B and C together
4) All statements are required
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
94. What is the monthly salary of Amit?
A. Amits monthly salary is Rs 2000 more than
that of Pramod.
B. The ratio of monthly salaries of Amit and
Pramod is 29 : 19.
C. The annual salary of Pramod is Rs 45600.
1) Only A and B together are sufficient
2) Only B and C together are sufficient
3) All A, B, C are necessary
4) Any two of them are sufficient
5) A, B and C even together are not sufficient
95. What is the total number of coins in a bag containing only 50-paise and one-rupee coins?
A. Total number of coins in the bag is equal to
twice the number of 50-paise coins.
B. If the number of 50-paise coins decreased by
50%, the bag would have Rs 62.50.
C. If the number of one-rupee coins is decreased
by 20%, the bag will have Rs 65.
1) A and either B or C
2) Any two of them
3) Any of them

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97.

C. The half of second number is equal to 7

4) Only A and B together

5) All statements are required
A company has two kinds of employeessupervisors and clerks. The total monthly salary of
the employees is Rs 285000. What is the total
number of employees in that company?
A. The ratio of the no. of surpvisors to that of
clerks in the company is 4 : 5.
B. The total monthly salary of all the supervisors
is 28% more than that of clerks.
C. 20% of the clerks monthly salary is Rs 25000.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only A and C together
3) Only C
4) All statements are required
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
What is the monthly salary of Ashok?
A. Ashoks monthly salary is Rs 2,400 more than
that of Varun.
B. The ratio between the monthly salaries of Varun
and Pratap is 4 : 7.
C. Prataps annual salary is Rs 1,68,000.
1) Only B
2) Only A
3) B or C only
4) A, B, and C are all required
5) None of these
What will be the difference between Ps and Qs
share in an amount?
A. The amount is divided among P, Q and R.
B. The ratio between Ps and Rs shares is 3 : 5.
C. The ratio between Q and R is 6 : 7.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) A, B and C are all required
4) Even with all A, B and C together the answer
cannot be determined
5) None of these
What is the monthly salary of Rajesh?
A. Rajeshs monthly salary is Rs 3000 more than
that of Suraj.
B. The ratio between the monthly salaries of Suraj
and Rajnish is 4 : 7.
C. Rajnishs annual salary is Rs 14000.
1) Only B
2) Only A
3) B or C only
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5) None of these
100. What is the difference between As and Bs share
in an amount?
A. The amount is divided among A, B and C.
B. The ratio between As and Bs share is 4 : 6.
C. The ratio between Bs and Cs shares is 6 : 7.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) A, B and C are all required
4) Even with all a, B and C together the answer
cant be determined
5) None of these
101. What is the ratio of the marks of Ravi in English
and Mathematics?
A. Ravi has scored 300 marks as total in English,
Hindi and Mathematics.
B. Ravi has the ratio of marks in Mathematics
and Hindi as 2 : 3.
C. Ravi has the difference of marks in English
and Hindi as 15.
1) Only B or C
2) Only A or B
3) Only A or C
4) A, B and C together will give the answer
5) Even A, B and C together cant provide the
answer
102. What is the monthly salary of Pravin?
I. Pravin earns Rs. 1,200 more than Amal.
II. The ratio between Amal and Vimals monthly
salary is 5 : 3.
III. Vimal earns Rs. 1,000 less than Amal.
1) Any two of I, II and III are required
2) Only I and II are required
3) Only II and III are required
4) All I, II and III together are required
5) None of these
[BSRB-Mumbai PO-1998]
103. What is the staff strength of Company X?
I. Male and female employees are in the ratio of
2 : 3 respectively.
II. Of the officer employees 80% are males.
III. Total number of officers is 132.
1) I and III only
2) II and either III or I only
3) All I, II and III
4) Any two of the three
5) Question cannot be answered even with the
information in all the three statements.
[Corporation Bank PO-2002]

Partnership
104. P, Q and R start a business. Find the share of R in
the profit earned at the end of the year.
A. P contributes one-third of the capital.
B. The total profit earned at the end of the year is
Rs 48000.
C. Q contributes as much as P and R together.
1) A and C are sufficient
2) All statements together are necessary
3) All statements even together are not sufficient
4) Any two statements are sufficient
5) B and C are sufficient
105. The following question is accompanied by three
statements A, B and C. You have to determine
which statement(s) is/are necessary/sufficient to
answer the question.
Two persons X and Y entered into a partnership.
Find the share of Xs profit.
A. The ratio of the capitals of X and Y is 3 : 5.
B. X invested his money for two months more
than Y.
C. Ys share in the total profit is Rs 1000 less than
the share of X.
1) A and B are sufficient
2) C and A are sufficient
3) Any two statements are sufficient
4) All together are necessary
5) All even together are not sufficient
106. What is the share of Milan in the profit after the
end of December 1998?
A. He has invested Rs 35,000 after 5 months of
investing the money by Pravin.
B. Pravin has started business by invsting Rs
30,000 in February 1998.
C. Pravin got a profit of Rs 4400.
1) Only C is sufficient
2) All together are necessary
3) A and C together are sufficient
4) B and C together are sufficient
5) All even together are not sufficient
107. Ritwik, Rohit and Dheeraj invest some money
and buy a photocopy machine. They share the
earnings in proportion to the amount invested
by them. What is the share of Ritwik in the earning?
A. Total earning on one particular day is Rs 1496.
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less than Dheeraj.
C. The earning of Rohit and Dheeraj together is
Rs 1088.
1) Only A and C
2) Any two of them
3) Only A and B
4) All together are required
5) Any one of them
108. Two persons Amit and Madhav entered into a
partnership. Find the share of Amit in the total
profit.
A. The ratio of the capitals of Amit and Madhav
is 4 : 5.
B. Amit invested his money for two months more
than Madhav.
C. Madhavs share in the total profit is Rs 800
more than the share of Amit.
1) Questions cannot be answered even after using all the information.
2) All statements are required to answer the question.
3) A and C together
4) A and B together
5) Either A and B together or A and C together
109. Three friends named Rakhi, Surjeet and Aishwaria
together started a business. Find their individual
shares.
A. The amount invested by Surjeet is half of that
by Rakhi and Aishwaria together.
B. The average amount invested by all three is
Rs 30 lakh.
C. The ratio between the investments of Rakhi
and Surjeet is 3 : 4.
1) All statements are required to answer the question
2) Ony A and C together
3) Only B and C together
4) B and either A or C
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
110. Raghubir started a business with Rs 80000 for
two years. After three and nine months respectively Samar and Venkatesh joined the business.
Find their percentage profit.
A. The ratio of investment after one year is
16 : 9 : 4.
B. Amount invested by Raghubir is Rs 20000
more than that of Samar.

C. The ratio of investments of Raghubir and

Venkatesh is 2 : 1.
1) Only B and C together
2) Only A
3) C and either A or B
4) All statements are required
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
111. Two persons Ramu and Shyam entered into a
partnership. Find the profit of Shyam.
A. Ramu and Shyam started the business with a
capital of Rs 12000 and Rs 9000 respectively.
B. Ramu invested the money for two months more
than Shyam.
C. Ramus share in the total profit at the end of
first year is Rs 1500 more than that of Shyam.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only A and C together
3) Any two of them
4) All statements are required
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the statements
112. How much marks did Vijay get in Mathematics?
A. He secured an average of 55 marks in four
subjects including Mathematics.
B. He secured a total of 140 in Mathematics and
Hindi together.
C. He secured a total of 160 in Hindi and English
together.
1) All together are required
2) Only B and C
3) Only A and B
4) Any two of them
5) None of these
113. M, N and P together invested an amount of Rs
75000 in the ratio of 3 : 7 : 5. What was the per
cent profit earned by them at the end of one year?
A. The profit of N at the end of the year was Rs
1600 more than that of M.
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% more than that of M.
3
C. The profit of P at the end of the year was Rs
2000.
1) Only B
2) Any of the three
3) Either A or C
4) Only C
5) None of these
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114. Two friends X and Y earned profit in a business.
Find out their shares.
A. X had invested his capital for 8 months and Y
for 10 months.
B. The ratio of their capitals was 5 : 4.
C. The total profit was Rs 18760.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only A and C together
3) Any two of them
4) Either B alone or A and C together
5) All statements are required
115. What is Mohans share of profit in a business?
A. Ravi started the business investing Rs 72,000.
B. Mohan joined Ravi with a capital of Rs 80,000
after 3 months.
C. Renu joined Ravi after 4 months with a capital
of Rs 99,000 and got Rs 7,700 as her share of
profit after one year.
1) Only C
2) Only A and B together
3) All statements are required
4) Either C alone or A and B together
5) Even with all A, B and C the answer cant be
arrived at.
116. What will be the share of R in the profit earned
by V, R and A together?
A. They together invested an amount of Rs 54000
for a period of one year.
B. Rs investment was 25% less than Vs and
50% more than As.
C. The profit of V is Rs 4000 more than that of A.
1) Only A and B together
2) B and either A or C only
3) Only B
4) Only B and C together
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the informations
117. P, Q and R together invested an amount of Rs
42000 in the ratio of 4:3:7 for different periods of
time. What was the amount of profit earned by
them individually at the end of one year?
A. They invested for periods in the ratios of 1:2:1.
B. Rs profit is Rs 5500 less than Qs investment.
C. Total amount of profit at the end of one year is
Rs 8800.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only A and C together
3) A and either B or C

4) All statements are required

5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the informations
118. Two friends X and Y entered into a partnership.
Find the share of Xs profit.
A. The ratio of the capitals of X and Y is 3 : 5.
B. X invested his money for two months more
than Y.
C. Ys share in the total profit is Rs 1000 less than
the share of X.
1) A and B together
2) A and C together
3) Any two of them
4) All together are necessary
5) All even together are not sufficient
119. Ashok earned a profit of Rs 10,000 by investing
Rs 1,50,000 in a business for one year. If the profit
earned in the business is proportional to the investment and the period of investment, what
would have been the share of Saket in the total
profit at the end of one year, had Saket and Sudhir
joined Ashok in the business? To answer this
question, which of the information given in the
Statements (A), (B), (C) and (D) below is/are necessary/sufficient?
A. Sudhirs investment was for 9 months.
B. Sakets investment was thrice that of Ashok.
C. Total profit earned by the three at the end of
one year was Rs 55,000.
D. Sudhirs investment was two-thirds of that of
Ashok.
1) A, B and D together are sufficient
2) A, C and D together are sufficient
3) All A, B, C and D together are sufficient
4) B, C and D together are sufficient
5) All A, B, C and D together are not sufficient
120. What is Rs share of profit in a joint venture?
A. Q started a business investing Rs. 80,000/B. R joined him after 3 months.
C. P joined after 4 months with a capital of Rs. 1,
20,000 and got Rs. 6,000 as his share of profit.
1) Only A and C are required
2) Only B and C are required
3) All A, B and C together are required
4) Even with all A, B and C the answer cannot be
arrived at
5) None of these
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Discount
121. A customer is given two successive discounts
on an article. Find the second discount.
A. The selling price of the article.
B. The first discount % is 30% of the second
discount %.
C. The marked price of the article.
1) A and B are sufficient
2) B and C are sufficient
3) All together are necessary
4) All even together are not sufficient
5) Either A and B or B and C together are sufficient
122. The cost price of two articles is Rs 2400. The
price of which of the two articles was reduced by
larger amount?
A. The purchaser was given a discount of 8% on
the first article.
B. The purchaser was given a discount of 10%
on the second article.
C. The cost price of the second article is more
than that of the first article.
1) All statements are necessary
2) All even together are not sufficient
3) A and B are sufficient
4) Any two statements are sufficient
5) A and B together or C alone is sufficient

C. If he had bought it at 25% discount he would

1
have a profit of 17 % .
3
1) Only A and C
2) Any two of them
3) Only A and B
4) All together are required
5) Any one of them
125. What is the cost price of the book?
A. After allowing a discount of 18% on printed
price shopkeeper charges Rs 516.60 for it.
B. If he had not allowed any discount, he would
have a profit of 25%.
C. If he had allowed only 10% discount on
printed price then he would have 12.5% profit.
1) Any two of them 2) Either A and B or C
3) Any one of them 4) All together is required
5) A and either B or C
126. A customer is given two successive discounts
on an article. Find the second discount.
A. The marked price of the article is Rs 600.
B. The first discount is 20%.
C. The selling price of the article is Rs 400.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only A and C together
3) All statements are required to answer the question
4) All even together are not sufficient
5) Only B and C together
127. Find the percentage profit if the shopkeeper gives
a discount of 20% on marked price of an article.
A. Marked price of the article is Rs 200.
B. Cost price of the article is Rs 150.
C. Selling price of the article is Rs 160.
1) Only A and C together
2) Only B and C together
3) B and either A or C
4) Any of them
5) All statements are required
128. A man sold a pair of shoes at Rs 150 profit. Find
his per cent profit.
A. He allowed 20% discount at label price which
was Rs 750.
B. The cost price was Rs 450.
C. The selling price was Rs 600.
1) A and B together 2) B and C together
3) Either B or C
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123. To find the three successive discounts ( r1 , r2

and r3 ), which of the following statement/s is/
are sufficient/necessary?
A. The resultant discount of the two successive
discounts is 28%.
B. The resultant discount of the three successive discounts is 49.6%.
C. The third successive discount, r3 , is 30%.
1) A and C are sufficient
2) A and B are sufficient
3) Any two statements are sufficient
4) All together are necessary
5) All even together are not sufficient
124. What is the original price of the TV bought by
Abhijit?
A. He bought it at 20% discount on the original
price.
B. He sold it to Amit for Rs 22000 and earned
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5) Any of them
129. Find the prcentage profit on an article.
A. Marked price of the article is Rs 6000.
B. Difference between the selling price and cost
price of the article is Rs 800.
C. A discount of 20% is given on marked price.
1) A and B together
2) A and C together
3) B and C together
4) Question cant be answered even after using
all the statements
5) All statements are required
130. The marked price of an article is Rs 1200. Find the
cost price of the article.
A. 20% discount is given on the marked price.
B. The difference between the selling price and
the cost price of the article is Rs 160.
C. 20% profit is made on the cost price.
1) Any two of them
2) Only B and C together
3) Only A and B together
4) B and either A or C
5) None of these
131. What is the selling price of the article?
A. A discount of 25% is given on marked price.
B. Difference between marked price and cost
price of the article is Rs 1600.
C. If discount is not given on the article there
would be a profit of 15%.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only B and C togehter
3) B and either A or C
4) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
5) All statements are required
132. A shopkeeper marks the price of an article and
gives a discount of 205. Find the marked price of
the article.
A. If the discount is not given on the article then
the shopkeeper gets 60% profit.
B. The cost price of the article is Rs 2500.
C. After giving the discount the shopkeeper gets
28% profit.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only B and C together
3) Any two of them
4) B and either A or C
5) A and either B or C

133. What is the cost price of an article?

A. After allowing a discount of 15% on marked
price the shopkeeper charges Rs 1020 for it.
B. If he had not allowed any discount, he would
1
%.
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C. If he had allowed only 10% discount on marked

have had a profit of 47

price, he would have had 32

6
% profit.
17

1) Any two of them

2) Only A and B together
3) Only B and C together
4) A and either B or C
5) Only A
134. What is the per cent profit earned by a shopkeeper on selling the article?
A. Marked price of an article is 20% above the
cost price.
B. The shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% on
the marked price.
C. A discount of Rs 12 is given by the shopkeeper.
1) A and either B or C
2) Any two of them
3) Only A and B together
4) Only A
5) All the statements are required
135. A shopkeeper sells articles at a certain profit.
Find out the amount of profit.
A. Ratio of the selling price to the cost price of
the articles is 5 : 4.
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age is decrease by 13 % .
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C. If the marked price is kept at Rs 1000 above
the cost price and a discount of 15% is given,
then the profit percentage is decreased by

3
18 % .
4
1) Only A and B together
2) A and either B or C
3) Only A and C together
4) All statements are required

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5) None of these
136. Find the % discount on marked price offered by
a shopkeeper.
A. If the shopkeeper does not give the discount,
he will gain a profit of 50%.
B. If the shopkeeper gives the discount, the profit
will be 38%.
C. The cost price of the article is Rs 400.
1) Any two of them
2) All statements are required
3) C and either A or B
4) Only A and B together
5) None of these
137. A shopkeeper sold an article and got Rs 108 as
profit. Find the profit percentage.
A. Selling price of the article is Rs 828.
B. He gave 10% discount on the marked price,
which is Rs 920.
C. Cost price of the article is Rs 720.
1) Any two of them 2) Either A or C
3) Any of them
4) Only B
5) All statements are required
138. What is the cost price of an article?
A. After allowing a discount of 10% on marked
price the shopkeeper charges Rs 810.
B. If the shopkeeper does not give the discount
the shopkeeper gets a profit of 50%.
C. If the shopkeeper gives only 5% discount on
marked price, he will have 42.50% profit.
1) Any two of them
2) Only A and B together
3) Only B and C together
4) A and either B or C
5) Only A
139. Shyam bought a radio at a certain percentage of
discount on the original price and sold it at Rs
1380. What would have been the profit percentage on the original price?
A. He earned a profit of 20% by selling it at Rs
1296.
B. If Shyam gets 5% less discount then he has to
pay Rs 60 more than he was paying earlier.
C. Shyam bought the radio at 10% discount.
1) Only A and C together
2) Either B alone or A & C together
3) Any two of them
4) All statements are required
5) Any one of them

140. What was the amount of profit earned?

A. 10% discount was offered on the labelled price.
B. Had there been no discount, profit would have
been 30%.
C. Selling price was more than the cost price by
20%.
1) A and either B or C
2) Any two of the three
3) All A, B and C
4) Either A or B and C
5) Question cannot be answered even with the
information in all three statements
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Profit and Loss

141. Some pens were sold by Rahul. Find his profit.
A. He bought 100 pens for Rs 2250 and his expenditure for the conveyance amounted to
Rs 250.
B. He gifted 4 dozen pens to his friend Rahi.
C. He sold the remaining pens to his other friends
at 30% gain.
1) A and B are sufficient
2) B and C are sufficient
3) A and C are sufficient
4) All together are necessary
5) A, B and C even together are not sufficient
142. Find the gain or loss % of a person who sells two
cows
A. He sells one cow at 20% gain.
B. He buys his two cows for Rs 2450.
C. He sells the other cow at 20% loss.
1) All statements A, B and C together are necessary
2) All even together are not sufficient
3) Statements A and B together are sufficient
4) Statements B and C together are sufficient
5) Statements A and C together are sufficient
143. Find the gain or loss per cent of Rahul, who sells
two radios.
A. He sells one radio at 25% loss.
B. He has bought the two radios at equal costs
of Rs 900 each.
C. He sells the other radio at 20% gain.
1) Statements A and B are sufficient
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4) All together are necessary
5) All even together are not sufficient
144. Rajnish buys 30 books and 65 pens. What money
does he have to pay for this?
A. At a profit of 20% he sells all the objects for Rs
3828.
B. The CP of one book and one pen is Rs 90.
C. The difference of sum and difference of buying price of one pen and one book is Rs 28.
1) Only A alone is sufficient
2) B and C together are sufficient
3) A alone or B and C together are sufficient
4) All together are necessary
5) All even together are not sufficient
145. What is the profit of Rajesh in selling 13 shirts
and 9 trousers?
A. The cost price of 7 shirts is equal to the cost
price of 4 trousers.
B. The selling price of 3 trousers is equal to the
selling price of 5 shirts.
C. The cost price of 11 shirts is Rs 715.
1) All statements are required
2) A and C together
3) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
4) A and B together
5) B and C together
146. Find the gain or loss percentage of a person who
sells two TVs.
A. He sells one TV at 25% gain.
B. He bought his two TVs for Rs 34,000.
C. He sells the other TV at 20% loss.
1) All statements are required
2) Even all statements together are not sufficient
3) A and B together
4) B and C together
5) A and C together
147. If the cost price of an article is Rs 600 more than
the other, find the net gain or loss per cent of
Arun who sells the two articles.
A. Selling price of both the articles is Rs 3060.
B. Arun sells the first article at a profit of 20%
and the second article at a loss of 25%.
C. If the profit and loss per cent interchange as
stated in statement B then the total selling
price becomes Rs 2790.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only A and C together

3) Only B and C together

4) B and either A or C
5) Either B or C only
148. A man bought a number of cycles for Rs 36000.
He kept one for his own use and sold the rest.
How many cycles did he buy?
A. He sold the rest at the rate of Rs 200 more than
he gave for one cycle.
B. He makes a profit of Rs 2000 even after including the cost of his own cycle.
C. If he had sold the cycles at a profit of 25% his
gain would have been Rs 6750 even after including the cost of his own cycle.
1) Only A and B together
2) Any two of them
3) Any of them
4) A and either B or C
5) All statements are required to answer the question
149. How much did an article originally cost?
A. It changed hands 3 times and each seller
gained 25%.
B. The third person sells it for Rs 250 more than
the second.
C. The second person sells it for Rs 200 more
than the first.
1) A and either B or C
2) Any two of them
3) Any of them
4) Either B or C
5) All statements are required
150. What is the cost price of a table?
A. By selling the table for Rs 600 instead of Rs
500, loss per cent decreases by 10%.
B. When the cost price of the table increases by
10% and then decreases by 10%, it reduces
by Rs 10.
C. By selling the table and a chair for Rs 1500 a
net profit of 25% is made.
1) Only A or B alone
2) Only B or C alone
3) Only A and C together
4) Any two of them together
5) Either B alone or A and C together are sufficient
151. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the
selling price of 30 articles. To find the loss or
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essary?
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A. There is a loss of 33 %.
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B. Cost price of each article is Rs 5.
C. The person bought 100 articles.
1) Only A is sufficient
2) Only B is sufficient
3) Either B or C is sufficient
4) Only B and C are sufficient
5) All of the three are needed together
152. A shopkeeper sold a watch and got Rs 225 as
profit. Find the profit percentage.
A. Selling price of the watch is Rs 650.
B. He gave 20% discount on the labelled price,
which is Rs 812.50.
C. Cost price of the watch is Rs 425.
1) Only either B or C is sufficient
2) Only either A or C is sufficient
3) Only A and C together are sufficient
4) Any one of A, B and C is sufficient
5) Any two of A, B and C are sufficient
153. What was the profit earned on the cost price by
Mahesh by selling an article?
A. He got 15% concession on labelled price in
buying that article.
B. He sold it for Rs. 3,060/-.
C. He earned a profit of 2% on the labelled price.
1) Only A and B together are required
2) Only B and C together are required
3) Only either A or C and B together are required
4) Even with all A, B and C the answer cannot be
arrived at
5) All A, B, and C together are required
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154. How many articles were sold?
A. Total profit earned was Rs 1,596.
B. Cost price per article was Rs 632.
C. Selling price per article was Rs 765.
1) B and C only
2) A and B only
3) All A, B and C
4) Any two of the three
5) Question cannot be answered even with the
information in all the three statements.
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vessel?
A. The ratio of A and B in the mixture is 7 : 5.
B. 9 litres of the mixture is replaced by 9 litres of
liquid B.
C. The ratio is changed from 7 : 5 to 7 : 9.
1) All together are necessary
2) A and C together are sufficient
3) Any two of them are sufficient
4) B and C together are sufficient
5) Question cannot be solved even after using
all the information
156. In what ratio is milk of container X and Y mixed
so that the mixture has milk and water in ratio 1 :
2?
A. Container X of capacity 44 litres contains 20
litres pure milk and is filled with water to the
full capacity.
B. Milk of container X costs Rs 6.40 and of container Y cost Rs 5.30 per litre.
C. Container Y of capacity 27 litres has milk and
water in ratio 4 : 5 from which 9 litres of milk is
replaced by 9 litres of water.
1) Only A and C
2) Any two of them
3) Only A and B
4) All together are required
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Mixture
155. A vessel contains a mixture of two liquids A and
B. How much of the liquid A was there in the

Simple Interest
157. Two different sums are deposited at the same
rate of simple interest. Find the rate.
A. Difference in SI for 1 year.
B. One of the principals.
C. Difference in principals.
1) A and B are sufficient
2) A and C are sufficient
3) Any two of A, B and C are sufficient
4) All together are necessary
5) Even all together are not sufficient
158. Find the rate of simple interest.
A. A sum of Rs 10 was lent.
B. The loan was to be finished in 11 monthly
instalments.
C. Each instalment is of one rupee.
1) All together are necessary
2) Any two statements are sufficient
3) A and B together are sufficient
4) B and C together are sufficient

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5) All even together are not sufficient
159. Rinku borrowed an amount of Rs 5000 from Milan
and Rahul. What is the rate of interest?
A. Rinku returned the amount of Rs 5400 after
due date to Milan.
B. Rinku returned Rs 5900 to Rahul after due
date.
C. Rinku returned the money to Milan by SI,
whereas to Rahul by compound interest.
1) Only A and B together are sufficient
2) Only B and C together are sufficient
3) A, B and C together are necessary
4) Either A and B together or B and C together are
sufficient
5) A, B and C even together are not sufficient
160. How much amount has Rishikesh taken from a
moneylender?
A. In 2 years he has to pay Rs 335 as simple
interest.
B. In 3 years at the same rate he has to pay Rs
528.04 as simple interest.
C. On Rs 2620 at the same rate the simple interest
in two years is Rs 419.20.
1) Any two of them
2) Any one of them
3) B and either A or C
4) Only A and B together
5) C and either A or B
161. In what time does a sum of money become triple
at SI?
A. Rs 12000 amounts to Rs 16800 in 4 years at SI.
B. Rate of interest is 10%.
C. A sum of money becomes four times at the
same rate of interest in 30 years.
1) Any of them
2) Only B
3) Either A or B only 4) Any two of them
5) None of these
162. To find the rate of simple interest, which of the
following information is sufficient?
A. A sum becomes double in 6 years.
B. A sum gives an interest of 625 in 15 years.
C. A sum becomes four times in 18 years.
1) Only A is sufficient
2) Only C is sufficient
3) Only A or C is sufficient
4) Only B and C is sufficient
5) All of them together are sufficient
163. How much money did Suraj borrow from Shyam?

A. Suraj paid a total simple interest of Rs 3200.

B. The rate of interest was 5% per annum.
C. Suraj borrowed the sum for three years.
1) Only A and B
2) A or B only
3) B and C only
4) All A, B and C are required
5) None of these

Compound Interest
164. The compound interest on a sum is Rs 573. Find
the rate of interest.
A. The simple interest on the same amount at the
same rate is Rs 540.
B. The sum is Rs 3000.
C. The compound interest is compounded halfyearly.
1) Statements A and B are sufficient
2) Statements B and C are sufficient
3) Any two statements are sufficient
4) All together are necessary
5) All even together are not sufficient
165. Who among the wife and the husband will get
the maximum interest?
A. The husband deposits a certain sum of money
at 20% p.a. for 2 years, when the interest is
compounded half-yearly.
B. The wife deposits a certain sum of money at
10% p.a. for 5 years, when the interest is compounded yearly.
C. The ratio of the sums of money of the husband and wife is 3 : 4.
1) A and B are sufficient
2) Any two statements are sufficient
3) Either A and B together or B and C together are
sufficient
4) All together are necessary
5) All even together are not sufficient
166. A person lent Rs 3500 each to two of his friends.
What is the rate of interest?
A. Amount repaid by one of them was Rs 3900.
B. The other one repaid Rs 4200 after the due
period.
C. Amount was given to one of them on simple
interest and to another on compound interest.
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3) A, B and C together are necessary
4) Either A and B together or B and C together are
sufficient
5) A, B and C even together are not sufficient
167. Between P and Q who will get the maximum interest? To find the answer which of the following
statement(s) is/are sufficient/necessary?
1
2
years, when the interest is compounded halfyearly.

A. P deposits a certain sum at 15% p.a. for 1

1
B. Q deposits a certain sum of money at 7 %
2
p.a. for 4 years, when the interest is compounded yearly.
C. The ratio of the sums of money of P and Q is
2 : 3.
1) Only A and B together are sufficient
2) Any two of the three statements are sufficient
3) Either A and B together or, B and C together
are sufficient
4) All A, B and C together are necessary
5) All even together are not sufficient
168. The compound interest on a sum is Rs 625. Find
the rate of interest.
A. The sum is Rs 3500.
B. The simple interest on the same amount at the
same rate is Rs 575.
C. The interest is compounded half-yearly.
1) Only A and B together are sufficient
2) Only B and C together are sufficient
3) Any two of the three statements are sufficient
4) All A, B and C together are necessary
5) Even all together are not sufficient
169. What is the rate of interest at which Ashok has
invested money?
A. CI at this rate of Rs 1600 in two years is equal

3) Any one of them 4) All together is required

5) A and either B or C
170. What should be the rate of compound interest
on an amount?
A. Rs 786.52 is amounted at CI on the same
amount after two yrs.
B. At the same rate of interest difference between
CI and SI after two yrs is Rs 2.52.
C. The ratio of principal and total SI at the same
rate of interest after four yrs is 25 : 6.
1) Only B
2) A and B together
3) Any two of them
4) Either A and B together or C alone
5) Even all together are not sufficient
171. On what amount is the simple interest Rs 400?
A. The compound interest on the same sum for
two years is Rs 441.
B. The difference between compound interest
and simple interest on that sum is Rs 41.
C. Rate of interest is 5%.
1) Only C is sufficient
2) Only B is sufficient
3) Only A is sufficient
4) Either A and B together or C alone is sufficient
5) Questions cannot be answered even after using all the information.
172. What is the rate of interest?
A. An amount becomes double in 5 years at simple
interest.
B. The difference between CI & SI at the end of 2
yrs is Rs 200.
C. The sum is Rs 5000.
1) Only A
2) A and B together
3) Either A alone or B and C together
4) C and either A or B
5) None of these
173. What is rate of interest per annum?
A. The amount becomes Rs 9331.20 in 2 years at
compound interest.
B. The difference between CI and SI at the same
rate of interest in 2 yrs is Rs 51.20.
C. The amount invested in Rs 8000.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only B and C together
3) B and either A or C only
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to the SI in 3 years of Rs 1093

1
at the same
3

rate.
B. The total SI of investment of Rs 1600 for 3
years and Rs 1100 for 4 years at this rate is Rs
460.
C. In three years Rs 1740 at the same rate becomes Rs 2001 by simple interest.
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5) Any two of them
174. What is the rate of interest?
A. The difference between the amount of CI and
that of SI for the same sum after 2 years is
Rs 5.
B. The difference between the CI and SI after 2
years on the same sum is Rs 5.
C. The sum is Rs 2000.
1) Any two of them 2) B and either A or C
3) C and either A or B 4) A and either B or C
5) Only A and C together
175. Sujata borrowed a sum of money on compound
interest. What will be the amount to be repaid if
she is repaying the entire amount at the end of
two years?
A. The rate of interest is 5 p.c.p.a.
B. Simple interest fetched on the same amount in
one year is Rs 300.
C. The amount borrowed is 10 times the simple
interest in two years at the same rate of interest.
1) Only A and B together
2) A and either B or C
3) Any two of them
4) All statements are required
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
176. A person borrowed a sum of money on compound interest. What amount will the person pay
after two years?
A. Simple interest fetched on the same sum in 2
years at the same rate of interest is Rs 1250.
B. The simple interest in 4 years on the same sum
and same rate of interest is one-fifth of the
amount borrowed.
C. The difference between compound interest
and simple interest on the same sum after two
years is Rs 31.25.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only A and C together
3) Only B and C together
4) Any two of them
5) All the statements are required
177. The difference between compound interest and
simple interest on a fixed sum at the same rate of
interest at the end of two years is Rs 64. Find the
rate of interest.
A. Simple interest on the same sum at the same

rate of interest at the end of three years is Rs

2400.
B. Amount on compound interest after two years
becomes Rs 11664.
C. Compound interest for two years is Rs 1664.
1) Any of them
2) Any two of them
3) Either A or C only 4) B and either A or C only
5) None of these
178. The compound interest on a sum of Rs 6000 is Rs
741.60. Find the rate of interest.
A. The simple interest on the same sum at the
same rate is Rs 360.
B. Compound interest is compounded quarterly.
C. The sum doubles itself in 20 years at the rate
of 5% per annum.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only B and C together
3) All statements are required
4) All even together are not sufficient
5) C and either A or B
179. What is the total compound interest earned at
the end of three years?
A. Simple interest earned on that amount at the
same rate and for the same period is Rs 1200.
B. The rate of interest is 10% pa.
C. Compound interest for 3 years at the same
rate on the same amount is more than the
simple interest for that period by Rs 98.56.
1) Only A and B
2) Only B and C
3) Only A and C
4) Any two of them
5) Either B or C
180. What is the rate of interest per cent per annum?
A. The amount becomes Rs 8988. 80 at compound
interest after 2 years.
B. The same amount at simple interest becomes
Rs 8960 after two years.
C. The amount invested is Rs 8000.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only B and C together
3) Any of them
4) Any two of them
5) Only C
181. A sum of money was put at compound interest.
Find the rate per cent.
A. If the amount be invested on SI at the same
rate of interest, the sum trebles itself in 20
years.
B. 40% of the sum invested at CI and at the end

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of 2 years it yielded an interest of Rs 84.
C. The difference between CI and SI at the end of
two years at the same rate of interest is Rs 10.
1) Only A
2) Only B and C together
3) Only C
4) Either A alone or B and C together
5) All statements are required
182. What is the rate of interest at which Binod has
invested money?
A. The compound interest at this rate of Rs 2500
in 2 yrs is equal to the simple interest in 3 yrs
2
at the same rate.
3
B. The total simple interest on an investment of
Rs 12000 for 3 yrs and Rs 10000 for 5 yrs at
this rate is Rs 5160.
C. In 3 yrs Rs 1500 at the same rate becomes Rs
1725 by simple interest.
1) Any of them
2) A and either B or C
3) Only C
4) Only A and either B or C
5) Any two of them
183. Sanjeev borrowed a certain sum on compound
interest. What amount will he pay at the end of
two years?
A. The rate of interest is 5% per annum.
B. Simple interest fetched on the same sum in
one year is Rs 500.
C. The amount borrowed is five times the simple
interest in four years.
1) Any two of them 2) A or C only
3) Only A
4) B and either A or C
5) All statements are required
184. A sum of money is put at CI for a period of two
years. Find the rate per cent per annum.
A. If the same money is put at SI for three years
then the amount of interest is Rs 712.50 more
than the interest amount calculated on CI at
the end of two years.
B. The simple interest on the same sum at the
end of four years is Rs 3000.
C. Sum of money becomes eight times in three
years at compound interest.
1) Either C alone or A and B together
2) Only A & B together

of Rs 1716

3) Any two of them

4) Only C
5) All statements are required
185. What will be the difference between the simple
and compound interest at the same rate on a sum
of money at the end of the third year?
A. The sum fetches Rs 400 simple interest at the
end of the second year.
B. The sum doubles itself at the end of 25 years
at simple interest.
C. The total compound interest at the end of the
fourth year was Rs 849.29.
1) A only
2) B only
3) A or B or C only
4) A or B only
5) None of these
186. What will be the difference between the simple
and compound interests on a sum after 4 years?
A. The rate of interest is 5 per cent per annum.
B. On the sum, the simple interest after 8 years is
Rs 2000.
C. The difference between the simple interest
and the copound interest after 2 years is Rs
12.50.
1) Only B or C
2) A and B or A and C
3) Only B
4) A, B & C all are necessary
5) None of these
187. The compound interest earned on a certain
amount is Rs 432.10. What is the rate of interest?
To find out the answer, which of the following
information given in the statements (A), (B) and
(C) is/are necessary/sufficient?
A. The interest was for a period of 4 years.
B. The simple interest for the same period with
the same rate would have been Rs 400.
C. Difference between the compound interest and
the simple interest on the same amount with
the same rate of interest after 2 years is Rs 10.
1) Only (A) and (C) together
2) Only (A), (B) and (C) together
3) Only (A) and (B) together
4) All the three together are not sufficient
5) None of these
188. What will be the difference between the simple
and compound interests at the same rate on a
sum of money at the end of the third year?
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end of the second year.
B. The sum doubles itself at the end of 20 years
at simple interest.
C. The total compound interest at the end of the
fourth year was Rs 946.27.
1) A only
2) B only
3) A or B or C only
4) A or B only
5) None of these
189. What was the rate of compound interest on an
amount of money?
I. The amount fetches a total of Rs. 945.75 as
compound interest at the end of three years.
II. The difference between the total simple interest and the total compound interest at the end
of two years with the same rate of interest was
Rs. 15.
III. The ratio between the principal amount and
the total simple interest at the end of three
years is 20 : 3.
1) Only I and II are required
2) Only II and III are required
3) All I, II and III together are required
4) Even with all I, II and III together the answer
cannot be determined
5) None of these
[BSRB-Mumbai-PO-1998]
190. What is the rate of interest pcpa?
I. The amount doubles itself in 5 yrs on simple
interest.
II. Difference between the compound interest and
the simple interest earned on this amount in
two years is Rs 400.
III. Simple interest earned per annum is Rs 2000.
1) Only I
2) Only II and III
3) Any two of the three
4) All I, II and III
5) Only I or only II and III
[RBI Grade B Officers Exam-2002]

of 12 minutes.
1) Statements A and B together are sufficient
2) Statements A and C together are sufficient
3) Statements B and C together are sufficient
4) All together are necessary
5) All even together are not sufficient
192. A person travels from x to y and vice-versa. How
long will it take in travelling both the ways by
bus?
A. It takes 15 hrs in travelling from x to y by train
and returning by bus.
B. The distance between the two places is 360
km.
C. He can save 3 hrs if he travels both the ways
by train.
1) A and B are sufficient
2) B and C are sufficient
3) A and C are sufficient
4) Any two statements are sufficient
5) All statements are necessary
193. What is the total distance covered by a car in 18
hours?
A. The speed of the car during first four hours is
half the speed of the car during last four hours.

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Time and Distance

191. Find the total number of leaps of a monkey that
climbs on a pole.
A. The monkey takes 10 leaps to climb 6 m up the
pole.
B. After climbing up every 6 m of the pole, it slips
down 2 m in one minute.
C. In getting to the top of the pole it takes a total

B. The distance covered after 3

1
hrs but before
2

1
hrs of the journey is 45 km.
2
C. Average speed of the car is 45 km per hour.
1) Only C alone is sufficient.
2) Only A and B together are sufficient.
3) Any of the three statements is sufficient.
4) Any two of the three statements together are
sufficient.
5) None of these
194. A person travels from X to Y and back again.
How long will it take in travelling both the ways
by bus?
A. It takes 21 hours in travelling from X to Y by
train and returning by bus.
B. The distance between X and Y is 648 km.
C. A person can save 3 hours if he travels both
the ways by train as compared to travelling
by bus on the one side and returning by train.
1) Only A and C together
2) B and either A or C
3) Any two of them
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4) All statements are necessary
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
195. How much time does Mukesh take to reach his
school from home?
A. The bus stop is at a distance of 1 km from his
home.
B. The school bus takes 40 minutes from the bus
stop to the school.
C. Mukesh reaches the bus stop at a speed of 9
km/hr.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only C
3) Only A and C together
4) Question cant be answered even after using
all the informations
5) All statements are required
196. What is the speed of a plane?
A. By increasing the speed by 100 km/hr, the
pilot covers 100 km more.
B. By increasing the speed by 10%, the pilot
covers 100 km more than before in 1 hours
time.
C. If the pilot has to cover 500 km more then the
plane will take 30 minutes more than the usual
time to cover the distance.
1) Only B
2) A and C together or B alone
3) Only A and B together
4) Any of them
5) Either B or C alone
197. A car overtakes two persons. The first one walks
at the speed of 4.5 km/hr and the other walks at
6.3 km/hr. What is the length of the car if both the
persons are moving in the same direction?
A. The speed of the car is 22.5 km/hr.
B. The car overtakes the first person in 4 seconds.

bus?
A. It takes 15 hours in travelling from X to Y by
train and returning by bus.
B. The distance between two places is 360 km.
C. He can save 3 hrs if he travels both the ways
by train.
1) A and B together 2) B and C together
3) A and C together 4) Any two of them
5) All statements are required

Trains
199. What is the speed of train A? To get the answer
which of the following statement(s) is/are sufficient/necessary?
A. It crosses a platform in 30 sec.
B. It crosses a 180-m-long train running in opposite direction in 36 sec.
C. The other train crosses a telegraph pole in 9
sec.
1) A and B together
2) A and C together
3) B and C together
4) All A, B and C are required
5) A, B and C even together are not sufficient
200. What is the speed of a train?
A. The length of the train is 200 m.
B. The train crosses a 180-m-long platform in 19
seconds.
C. The headlight of the engine of the train crosses
a 240-m-long platform in 12 seconds.
1) A and B are sufficient
2) A and B or A and C together are sufficient
3) A and B or B and C together are sufficient
4) A and B together or C alone is sufficient
5) Any two statements are sufficient
201. A train crosses another train in 25 sec. To find
out the length of another train which of the following statements is/are sufficient/necessary?
A. Speed of the first train is 50 kmph.
B. Length of first train is 125 m.
C. Speed of second train is 65 kmph.
1) Only A and B together are sufficient.
2) Only B and C together are sufficient.
3) A, B and C together are sufficient.
4) Only A and C together are sufficient.
5) All the three even together are not sufficient.
202. In what time two trains of equal length 200 metres
are to cross each other, if they are moving in

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C. The car overtakes the second person in 4

4
9

seconds.
1) Any of them
2) A and either B or C
3) Any two of them 4) Only B and C together
5) All statements are required
198. A person travels from X to Y and vice versa.
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opposite directions?
A. The ratio of their speeds is 5 : 8.
B. When they are moving in same direction it
1
sec.
3
C. The sum of the speeds of both the trains is 52
m/s.
1) Only C is sufficient
2) Only B is sufficient
3) Only A is sufficient
4) Either C alone or A and B together are sufficient
5) Even all together are not sufficient
203. How much time will the train X take to cross
another train Y running in opposite direction?
A. Train X of length 120 m crosses a signal pole
in 6 seconds.
B. Ratio of the speed of train X and Y is 3 : 2.
C. Train Y crosses the platform of length 580 m in
54 seconds.
1) Questions cannot be solved even after using
all the information.
2) A and B together are sufficient.
3) B and C together are sufficient.
4) All together are necessary.
5) Only C is sufficient.
204. What is the speed of a train which takes 6 seconds to cross a standing man?
A. The train takes 9 seconds to cross a platform
of length 90 m.
B. The length of the train is 180 m.
C. The headlight of the engine crosses a platform of length 240 m in 8 seconds.
1) Either A or B only
2) B only
3) Either B alone or A and C together
4) Either B or C only
5) Either A or B or C alone is sufficient
205. What time will be taken by trains to cross each
other when they are moving in opposite directions?
A. The length of trains are in the ratio of 3 : 5.
B. The speeds are in the ratio of 7 : 9.
C. The trains cross an electric pole in 72/7 sec
and 40/3 sec respectively.
1) Questions cant be answered even after using
all the information

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2) Only A and C together

3) B and either A or C
4) Only A and B together
5) All statements are required
206. What are the speeds of two trains?
A. Two trains of lengths 100 m and 80 m respectively run on parallel tracks.
B. When running in the same direction the faster
train passes the slower one in 18 seconds.
C. When running in opposite directions, they
pass each other in 9 seconds.
1) A and C together
2) A and B together
3) A, B and C together
4) B and C together
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
207. What will be the length of the faster train, if it
crosses another train of 120 m length coming
from opposite direction?
A. Relative speed, if the trains are coming in the
same direction, is 12 km/hr.
B. They cross each other in 6 seconds if they
move in opposite directions.
C. The sum of their speeds is 180 km/hr.
1) Any two of them
2) Only B and C together
3) Only A and B together
4) All statements are required
5) Either A and B together or B and C together are
sufficient
208. A train crosses another train in 10 sec. Find out
the lengths of the trains.
A. Ratio between the lengths the of second and
first train is 4 : 5.
B. Ratio between the speed of first and second
trains is 1 : 2.
C. The speed of first train is 36 km/hr.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only B and C together
3) Only A and C together
4) Questions cant be answered even after using
all the information
5) None of these
209. Two trains X and Y are running in opposite directions. They start running at the same time and
speed of train X is 60 km/hr. Find the speed of
train Y.

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A. Train Y crosses an electric pole in 8 secs.
B. Train X covers the total distance in 5 hrs.
C. Both trains meet after 3 hrs.
1) Only A
2) A and B together
3) B and C together 4) A and C together
5) B and either A or C
210. What is the length of the train?
A. The train crosses a pole in 5 seconds.
B. The train crosses a platform of length 220 m in
15 secs.
C. The speed of the train is 79.2 km/hr.
1) Any two of them
2) Only A and C together
3) Only A and B together
4) All statements are required
5) A and either B or C
211. What is the relative speed of two trains running
in opposite directions?
A. The length of each train is 105 m.
B. The speed of one of these trains is 36 kmph.
C. They take 7 seconds to cross each other.
1) All together are necessary
2) A and B together
3) C and either A or B
4) Only B
5) Either C alone or A and B together are sufficient
212. What is the speed of a train?
A. It crosses a platform in 30 seconds.
B. It crosses a 180-m-long train running in opposite direction in 36 seconds.
C. The other train crosses a telegraph pole in 9
seconds.
1) A and B together
2) B and C together
3) A and C together
4) All statements are required
5) None of these
213. In what time will the train reach Kanpur from
Delhi?
A. The train crosses a platform of length 440 m in
30 seconds and a stationary man in 8 seconds.
B. Distance between Kanpur and Delhi is 576
km.
C. The train of length 160 m crosses an electric
pole in 8 seconds.
1) Only A and B together

2) B and either A or C
3) Only B and C together
4) Any two of them
5) None of these
214. What is the speed of a train?
A. The length of the train is 180 m.
B. The train crosses a 200-m-long platform in 18
seconds.
C. The headlight of the engine of the train crosses
a 120-m-long platform in 6 seconds.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only C
3) Either C alone or A and B together
4) Any two of them
5) All statements are required
215. How much time will train X take to cross another
train Y?
A. Train X crosses a pole in 6 seconds and Y
crosses a pole in 8 seconds.
B. Ratio of speeds of the train is 3 : 2 (X : Y).
C. Length of train X is 300 metres.
1) All the three statements together are necessary.
2) All the three even together cant answer the
question.
3) Only A and B together are sufficient.
4) Only B and C together are sufficient.
5) None of these
216. At what time will a train reach Lucknow from
Patna?
A. The train crosses another train of equal length
of 200 m and running in opposite direction in
9 sec.
B. The train leaves Patna at 11:15 am for Lucknow,
which is at a distance of 567 km.
C. The 97.50-m-long train crosses a signal pole
in 5 sec.
1) Only A
2) B and C together
3) A and C together
4) All statements are required
5) Only B
217. Find the length of a platform.
A. A train crosses a platform in 20 seconds.
B. The train, whose length is 90 m, crosses a
standing man in 5 seconds.
C. Speed of the train is 25 km/hr.
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2) A and B together
3) C and either A or B
4) A and C together
5) Only B
218. What is the speed of train x?
A. Train x crosses 120-metre-long train y running
in opposite direction in 7 seconds.
B. Speed of train y is 60 km/hr.
C. Length of train x is 75% of that of train y.
1) A and B together
2) B and C together
3) A and C together
4) B and either A or C
5) None of these
219. What is the total length of two trains?
A. They are moving opposite each other at the
speeds of 54 km/hr and 72 km/hr respectively.
B. When the trains are moving in the same direction the faster train crosses the slower train in
42 secs.
C. Time taken by the trains moving in the oppo-

B. The train crosses another train which is going

in the same direction at the speed of 36 km/hr
in 12 seconds.
C. The train crosses an engine of length 40 m in
18 seconds.
1) Only A and C together
2) Any two of them
3) B and either A or C together
4) Only A and B together
5) All statements are required
222. Two trains are travelling opposite each other. In
what time will both the trains cross each other?
A. The train crosses a platform of length 120 m,
which is 50% more than the length of the train,
in 20 secs.
B. Another train which is coming from the opposite direction at the speed of 72 km/hr crosses
a pole in 6 secs.
C. Ratio of the speeds of the train which are going opposite each other is 1 : 2.
1) C and either A or B
2) Only A and B together
3) Only B and C together
4) Any two of them
5) All statements are required
223. What is the speed of a train?
A. The train crosses a pole in 5 secs.
B. The train crosses a platform of length 180m in
17 secs.
C. The train crosses another train, whose length
is twice that of the first and which is running
in opposite direction at a speed of 72 km/hr, in

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site direction to cross each other is 14 2 % of

7
the time taken by the trains moving in the same
direction.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only B and C together
3) Any two of them
4) All the statements are required
5) Questions cant be answered even after using
all the informations
220. A train running at a certain speed crosses a stationary engine in 25 secs. Find the speed of the
train.
A. Length of the train is 80 m.
B. Length of the train is 150% more than that of
the engine.
C. Ratio of the length of the train to that of the
engine is 5 : 2.
1) Only A and B together
2) Either C alone or A and B together
3) Only C
4) All statements are required
5) A and either B or C
221. What is the speed of a train?
A. The train crosses a stationary pole in 6 seconds.

3
secs.
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1) Only A and B together
2) Only B and C together
3) Any two of them
4) Either C alone or A and B together
5) All statements are required
224. What is the speed of train x?
A. Train x crosses a 140-metre-long train y running in opposite direction in 10 seconds
B. Train x crosses a 400-metre long railway platform in 28 seconds
C. Train x crosses a man standing on the railway
platform in 8 seconds.
1) Only A and B together
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2) Only B and C together
3) Only B and C together
4) Any two of them
5) All statements are required to answer the question
225. What is the speed of a train which crosses another train running in the opposite direction in
25 seconds?
A. The length of the first train is 125 metres?
B. The relative speed of the two trains is 39.6 km/
hr.
C. The length of the second train is 150 metres.
1) Only (B) & (C)
2) Only (A) or (C)
3) Only (A) & (B)
4) Even with all (A), (B) & (C) the answer cant be
arrived at.
5) All (A), (B) & (C) are required
226. What is the length of the train P which crosses
another running train Q?
A. Both the trains take 25 seconds.
B. They are running in opposite directions.
C. The length of the train Q is 200 m.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) (A), (B) & (C) are all necessary.
5) Even (A), (B) & (C) together cant provide the
answer.
227. What is the speed of the train?
I. The train crosses 300 metres long platform in
21 seconds.
II. The train crosses another stationary train of
1
equal length in 19 seconds.
2
3
III. The train crosses a signal pole in 9 sec4
onds.
1) Only I and II
2) Only II and either I or III
3) Only I and either II or III
4) Only III and either I or II
5) None of the above
[IRMA-2002]
228. What is the speed of the train A?
I. Train A crosses 200-metre-long train B running
in opposite direction in 20 seconds.

II. Speed of train B is 60kmph.

III. Length of train A is twice that of train B.
1) I and II only
2) II and III only
3) I and III only
4) All I, II and III
5) Question cannot be answered even with information in all three statements.
[BSRB-Hyderabad-PO-1999]
229. What is the speed of a train?
I. The train crosses a signal pole in 18 secs.
II. The train crosses a platform of equal length in
36 secs.
III. Length of the train is 330 metres.
1) I and III only
2) II and III only
3) I and II only
4) III and either I or II only
5) Any two of the three
[Corporation Bank PO, 2002]

Boats and Streams

230. What is the speed of a man in still water?
A. The man can row 1 km against the current of a
river in 6 minutes.
B. The speed of the current is 1 km/ph.
C. The man can row 1 km with the current of the
river in 5 minutes.
1) A and B together are sufficient
2) B and C together are sufficient
3) Any two statements are sufficient
4) Either A and B together or B and C together are
sufficient
5) All even together are necessary
231. The following question is accompanied by three
statements A, B and C. You have to determine
which statement(s) is/are necessary/sufficient to
answer the question. A boat takes 4 hours to go
upstream from x to y and back downstream from
y to x on a river. What is the speed of the boat on
still water?
A. The distance between x and y is 6 km.
B. The boat takes 2 hours less to go downstream
than to go upstream.
C. The speed of the current is 2 kmph.
1) Only A and B are sufficient
2) Only A and C are sufficient
3) Any two of the three are sufficient
4) B alone is sufficient
5) All even together are not sufficient
232. A boat takes 4 hours to go from point M to N and
N to M. What is the speed of the current?

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A. Distance between M and N is 24 km.
B. Speed of boat in still water is 16 km/hr.
C. The boat covers 16 km upstream in 2 hours
and 72 km downstream in 3 hours.
1) Only C alone is sufficient
2) Only A and B together
3) Either A and B together or C alone is sufficient
4) A and C together
5) All statements are required
233. A man can row a distance of Y km upstream in 4
hrs. Find his speed in still water.
A. The speed of current is 1.5 km/hr.
B. He covers a distance of 60 km downstream in
5 hrs.
C. He covers the distance of Y km downstream in
3 hrs.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only A and C together
3) Only A and either B or C
4) A, B and C together
5) Any two of them
234. A boat takes 16 hours to go upstream from M to
N and back downstream from N to M on a river.
What is the speed of boat in still water?
A. The distance between M and N is 55 km.
B. The boat takes 6 hours less to go downstream
than to go upstream.
C. The speed of the current is 3 km/hr.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only A and C together
3) Any two of them
4) B alone
5) All even together are not sufficient

4) All together are necessary

5) Either B alone or A and C together are sufficient
236. X can do a job in 8 days. To find the number of
days in which Y can do the same job, which of
the following informations is/are necessary/sufficient?
A. Y is 60% more efficient than X.
B. X and Y together can do the job in 3

1
days.
13

1
C. X is 37 % less efficient than Y..
2
1) A is sufficient
2) B is sufficient
3) Either A or B is sufficient
4) Any one of the three is sufficient
5) A and C are sufficient
237. The following questions are accompanied by
three statements A, B and C. You have to determine which statement(s) is/are necessary/sufficient to answer the question.
In how many days can P, Q and R working together finish a piece of work?
A. The ratio of the no. of days of working in
which they, working alone, can finish the work
is 3 : 2 : 1.
B. C working alone can finish the work in 1.2
times of what A and B working together can
finish the work.
C. The ratio of efficiency of their working is
2 : 3 : 6.
1) A and B are sufficient
2) B and C are sufficient
3) Either A and B or B and C together are sufficeint
4) All together are sufficient
5) All even together are not sufficient
238. Amit works for 6 days and leaves the job. In how
many days can Amit alone finish the entire work?
A. Amit and Mohan together can finish the work
1
in 7 days.
2
B. Mohan is thrice as good a workman as Amit.
C. Mohan finishes the remaining work in 10 days.
1) All together are necessary
2) A and B together are sufficient
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235. P works for 4 days and leaves the job. In how
many days can P alone finish the entire work?
A. Q finishes the remaining work in 8 days.
B. P and Q together can finish the work in 6

2
3

days.
C. The working efficiency of Q is double that of
P.
1) Only B and C together are sufficient
2) Only A and B together or A and C together are
sufficient
3) Any two statements together are sufficient

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4) Any two of them are sufficient
5) Either A alone or B and C together are sufficient
239. 12 men have to work how many hours per day so
that they can finish a work in 7 days?
A. 9 men and 15 women work 8 hrs per day and
fiinish 2/3 of the same work in 5 days.
B. 6 men work 5 hrs a day and can do a work
which is done by 10 women who work 6 hrs a
day.
C. If men are asked to work 2 hrs more per day
then work will be finished in 5 days.
1) Only C
2) A and B together or C alone
3) All statements are required
4) Only A and C together
5) Only B
240. In how many days can Rahul finish the whole
job?
A. Reetesh and Rahul together can finish the job
in 30 days.
B. After working for 20 days together Reetesh
left and remaining work was done by Rahul in
20 more days.
C. Reetesh alone can finish the job in 60 days.
1) Any two of them 2) Either A and B or C
3) Any one of them 4) All together is required
5) A and either B or C
241. How many days will 8 men and 6 women take to
complete the work?
A. 15 men and 6 women undertake to complete
the work.
B. 10 men finish a piece of work in 10 days,
whereas it takes 12 women to finish it in 10
days.
C. 20 men can finish a piece of work in 5 days.
1) A only
2) B and C together
3) All A, B and C
4) B only
5) A and C together
242. 9 men and 12 women can do a work in 10 days. In
how many days can 6 men and 12 women do the
same work?
A. Work done by 3 men is equal to 4 women.
B. 18 men and 36 women can do the same work in
4 days.
C. 16 men can complete one-third of the work in
12 days.
1) Only A is sufficient

2) Either A or B is sufficient
3) A and C together
4) Either A or B or C
5) All statements are required to answer the question
243. Find the number of days in which Q can do a job
if P can do the same job in 8 days.
A. Q is 60% more efficient than P.
1
B. P and Q together can do the job in 3
days.
13
1
C. P is 37 % less efficient than Q.
2
1) Only A is sufficient
2) Only B is sufficient
3) Either A or B is sufficient
4) Any of them
5) A and C together are sufficient
244. Mahapatra works for 6 days and leaves the job.
In how many days can Mahapatra alone finish
the entire work?
A. Mahapatra and Sudhanshu together can finish the work in 10 days.
B. The work efficiency of Mahapatra is half that
of Sudhanshu.
C. Sudhanshu finishes the remaining work in 12
days.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only B and C together
3) Only A and C together
4) Any two of them
5) All statements are required
245. X and Y together work for 4 days and leave the
job. In how many days can Z alone finish the
remaining work?
A. X, Y and Z together can finish the work in

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B. Ratio of their efficiency is 3 : 6 : 2.
C. Z finishes the whole work in 30 days.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only A and C together
3) B and either A or C
4) Any two of them
5) Only C is sufficient
246. 3 men and a woman can complete a piece of work
in 8 days. How many days will it take for 2 women
and 2 men to complete the same work?
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A. 4 women can complete the work in 5 days.
B. 5 men can complete the work in 8 days.
C. 4 men and one woman together can complete
the same work in 6

2
days.
3

1) Any two of them

2) Only C
3) C alone or A and B together
4) Any one of them
5) All statements are required
247. Raju can do a work in 27 days. In how many days
can Atul alone do the same work?
3
days.
4
B. Ratio of the efficiencies of Raju and Atul is 1 :
3.

A. Both can finish the same work in 6

4
days.
5
2) Any two of them
4) Only B

C. Atul can do one-fifth work in 1

1) Any one of them

3) Only C
5) None of these
248. 8 men and 10 women can do a work in 30 days.
They work together for 10 days. Then 4 men and
5 women leave the job. The rest of the work will
be completed in how many days?
A. 7 men can complete one-fourth of the job in 12
days.
B. 8 women can complete half of the job in 24
days.
C. Work done by 5 men is equal to work done by
7.5 women.
1) Any two of the three statements together are
sufficient.
2) Either A and C together or C alone is sufficient.
3) Only C alone is sufficient.
4) All the three statements are necessary.
5) No information is needed.
249. X alone can do a piece of work in 20 days. In how
many days can X and Y together finish the same
work?
A. Ratio of the efficiencies of X and Y is 3 : 2.
B. Y can do four-fifths of the work in 24 days.
C. One-fourth of the work is done by X and Y
together in 3 days.
1) Only C
2) Any two of them

3) Any of them
4) Only either A or B
5) None of these
250. Find the number of days in which Anil can do a
job if Farha alone can do the same job in 15 days.
A. Farha is 25% more efficient than Anil.
B. Anil and Farha together can do the work in
4
days.
7
C. Seven-tenths of the work is done by Farha
and Anil together in 6 days.
1) Any two of them 2) Either A or B only
3) Any of them
4) A and C together
5) All statements are required
251. In how many days will Ravi alone finish the whole
work?
A. Rakhi and Ravi together can finish the job in
24/5 days.
B. After working for four days together Ravi left
and the remaining work was done by Rakhi in
2 days.
C. Rakhi alone can finish the job in 12 days.
1) A and either B or C only
2) Any of them
3) Any two of them
4) All together are required
5) Either A and B together or C alone
252. 12 girls and 10 boys together can complete a
piece of work in 6 days. How many days will it
take for 8 girls and 30 boys to do the same work?
A. 25 boys alone can complete the work in 6 days.
B. Ratio of time taken by one boy to that by one
girl is 5 : 4.
C. 20 girls and 25 boys together can complete
the work in 3 days.
1) Either A or B or C
2) Only A and C together
3) Only B
4) Any two of them
5) Only C
253. Tabu works for 8 days and leaves the job. In how
many days can Tabu alone finish the entire work?
A. Tabu and Amit together can finish the work in
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days.
5
B. The remaining work of Tabu is finished by
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2
days.
3
C. Three-fourths of the work is completed by
Amit in 6 days.
1) Any two of them
2) Any of them
3) Only A and C together
4) Only A and B together
5) All the statements are required
254. 8 men and 6 women can complete a piece of work
in 21 days. How many days will it take for 12 men
and 9 women to complete the same work?
A. 6 men can complete the work in 42 days.
B. 7 women can complete the work in 63 days.
C. The amount of work done by a woman is foursevenths of the work done by a man in one
day.
1) Any two of them 2) Any of them
3) Only C
4) Either A or B only
5) No need of any information
255. In how many days can 18 men complete a piece
of work?
A. Four-fifths of the work can be completed by
12 men in 24 days.
B. 15 men can complete the work in 24 days.
C. 20% of the work can be completed by 8 men in
9 days.
1) Only either A or B 2) Any two of them
3) Any of them
4) Only A and B together
5) All statements are required
256. In how many days can a work be completed by
X, Y and Z together?
A. Ratio of the work efficiencies of X, Y and Z is
3 : 2 : 1.
B. Z works for 5 days and leaves the job and the
remaining work is done by X and Y together
in 5 days.
C. 60% of the work is done by X alone in 6 days.
1) Any two of them
2) Only A and C together
3) Only B
4) Either B alone or A and C together
5) None of these
257. In how many days can 5 women and 3 men together complete a work?
A. 10 women together can complete a work in 12
days.

Amit in 2

B. 6 men can complete two-thirds of the work in

4 days.
C. 20 women and 12 men together can complete
the work in 2 days.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only C
3) Either A and B together or C alone
4) Any two of them
5) All statements are required
258. In how many days can 32 workers complete a
work?
A. 20% of the work can be completed by 16 workers in 4 days.
B. 64 workers can complete the work in 5 days.
C. One-fourth of the work is done by 20 workers
in four days.
1) Any two of them 2) Only B
3) Either A or C only 4) A and C together
5) Any one of the three
259. 15 men and 20 women work together for 5 days
and then 5 men and 8 women leave the group. In
how many days will the remaining work be finished by the remaining people?
A. 10 men and 15 women together can complete

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days.
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B. The work done by 1 man is equal to the work
done by 2 women.
C. 20 men alone can do the entire work in 15
days.
1) Any one of them
2) Either A or C
3) Only B
4) All statements are required
5) Any two of them
260. In how many days can 10 women finish a work?
I. 10 men can complete the work in 6 days.
II. 10 men and 10 women together can complete

the work in 17

3
days.
7
III. If 10 men work for 3 days and thereafter 10
women replace them, the remaining work is
completed in 4 days.
1) Only I and II
2) Any two of the three
3) Only I and III
4) Only II and III
5) None of these

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[RBI Grade B Officers Exam-2002]
261. In how many days can a work be completed by A
and B together?
I. A alone can complete the work in 8 days.
II. If A alone works for 5 days and B alone works
for 6 days, the work gets completed.
III. B alone can complete the work in 16 days.
1) Any two of the three
2) II and either I or III
3) I and II only
4) II and III only
5) None of these
[PNB Management Trainee-2003]

Pipes and Cisterns

262. In how much time two pipes A and B fill the tank?
A. A alone can fill the tank in 20 hrs.
B. If half the tank is filled, B alone can fill the tank
in 15 hrs.
C. The capacity of the tank is 6000 gallons.
1) Only C is sufficient
2) A and C together are sufficient
3) B and C together are sufficient
4) A and B together are sufficient
5) All together are necessary
263. A cistern has two taps X and Y. In what time will
X fill it when it is half-filled?
A. When both the taps are open, 1/6 of the cistern is filled in 60 mins.
B. Y can evacuate 1/4 of the cistern in 30 mins.

265. To find the area of a right-angled triangle, which

of the following statement(s) is/are necessary/
sufficient?
A. The hypotenuse of the triangle is 10 cm.
B. The perpendicular is 2 cm more than the base.
C. Perimeter of the triangle is 24 cm.
1) Only A and B are sufficient
2) Only A and C are sufficient
3) A and either B or C together are sufficient
4) Any two of the three are sufficient
5) B alone is sufficient
266. What is the area of a right-angled triangle?
A. The perimeter of the triangle is 12 m.
B. The hypotenuse of the triangle is 25% more
than the perpendicular.
C. The base of the triangle is 3 m.
1) Only B and C together
2) Only A and B together
3) B and either A or C
4) All statements are required
5) Any two of them
267. What is height of triangle XYZ?
A. XY is the base and the perimeter of the triangle is 45 cm.
B. The ratio of the sides XY, YZ and ZX is 3:2:4.
C. The ratio of XY to the height of the triangle is

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of its volume is filled by X alone in 18 mins.
5
1) Any two of them 2) Either A and B or C
3) Any one of them 4) All together is required
5) A and either B or C

C.

Triangle
264. What is the inradius of a right-angled triangle?
A. The area of the triangle is known.
B. Any two sides of the triangle are known.
C. The perimeter of the triangle is known.
1) B alone is sufficient
2) A and C together are sufficient
3) Any one statement is sufficient
4) Either B alone or A and C together are sufficient
5) All together are necessary

5
.
2
1) B and either A or C
2) Only A and C together
3) Any two of them
4) All the statements are required
5) None of these
268. What is the inradius of a right-angled triangle?
A. The area of the triangle is 24 m2.
B. The length of the perpendicular and the base
of the triangle is 8 m and 6 m respectively.
C. The perimeter of the triangle is 24 m.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only A and C together
3) Any two of them
4) Only B alone
5) Either B alone or A and C together
269. Find the perimeter of a right-angled triangle which
is made within a rectangle whose diagonal is equal
to the hypotenuse of the right-angled triangle.
A. The area of the rectangle is 12 m2.

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B. The diagonal of the rectangle is 5 m.
C. The ratio of the base of the triangle to its
hypotenuse is 4 : 5.
1) Any of them
2) Only A and B together
3) Any two of them 4) Only B and C together
5) A and either B or C only
270. Find the height of an equilateral triangle.
A. Perimeter of the triangle is equal to the perimeter of the rectangle whose length and breadth
are in the ratio of 5 : 3.
B. Perimeter of the square is 48 m, which is twice
the perimeter of the triangle.
C. Area of the triangle is 16 3m 2 .
1) Any two of them 2) Any of them
3) Only C
4) Either B or C alone
5) A and either B or C
271. Find the area of a right-angled triangle.
A. The perimeter of the triangle is 30 cm.
B. The base of the triangle is 87.50% more than
the height of the triangle.
C. The hypotenuse of the triangle is 17 cm.
1) Any two of them 2) Any of them
3) Only C
4) A and B together only
5) A and either B or C
272. What is the inradius of a right-angled triangle?
A. The area of the triangle is known.
B. Any two sides of the triangle are known.
C. The perimeter of the triangle is known.
1) Only B
2) Only A and C together
3) Any of them
4) Either B alone or A and C together
5) All together are necessary
273. What is the height of a right-angled triangle?
A. The area of the triangle is 24 sq cm.
B. The base of the triangle is equal to the breadth
of a rectangle of equal area.
C. The perimeter of the rectangle is 20 cm.
1) Only A
2) A or B
3) A, B and C are all required
4) Even with all A, B and C together the answer
cannot be determined.
5) None of these
274. What is the height of the triangle whose area is
equal to the area of a rectangle?
A. Length and breadth of the rectangle are in the

ratio 5 : 3.
B. Base of the triangle is 40 cm.
C. Perimeter of the rectangle is 80 cm.
1) Only A
2) Only (A) or (B)
3) Only (C)
4) (A), (B) & (C) are all required
5) None of these
275. What is the height of a right-angled triangle?
2
A. The area of the triangle is 14 cm
B. The base of the triangle is equal to the breadth
of a rectangle of equal area.
C. The perimeter of the rectangle is 18 cm.
1) Only A
2) A and B
3) A, B and C are all required
4) Even with all A, B and C together the answer
cant be determined
5) None of these
276. What is the area of the right-angled triangular
garden?
I. Perimeter of the garden is y cm.
II. Length of the diagonal side is x cm.
III. Perpendicular sides of the garden are in the
ratio of 5 : 12.
1) Only I and III or only II and III
2) All I, II and III
3) Any two of the three
4) Only I and III
5) None of the above
[IRMA-2002]
277. What is the area of the right-angled triangle?
A. The perimeter of the triangle is 30 cm.
B. The ratio between the base and the height of
the triangle is 5 : 12.
C. The area of the triangle is equal to the area of
a rectangle of length 10 cm.
1) Only B and C together are required
2) Only A and B together are required
3) Only either A or B and C together are required
4) Only A and C together are required
5) None of these
[SBI PO-2000]
278. What is the area of the isosceles triangle?
I. Perimeter of the triangle is 14 metres.
II. Base of the triangle is 14 metres.
III. Height of the triangle is 5 metres.

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1) I and II only
2) II and III only
3) I and II only or II and III only
4) I and III only
5) All I, II and III
[BSRB Bhopal PO-2000]

Rectangle and Square

279. What is the perimeter of a rectangle?
A. The area of the rectangle is 3600 sq m.
B. The diagonal of the rectangle is 123.7 m.
C. The ratio of the length and the breadth of the
rectangle is 4 : 1.
1) All together are sufficient.
2) Any two statements are sufficient.
3) Only A and C are sufficient.
4) Only B and C are sufficient.
5) Either the option (3) or the option (4) is sufficient.
280. What are the dimensions of a certain rectangle?
A. The diagonal of the rectangle is 13 cm.
B. The perimeter of the rectangle is 34 cm.

C. If the breath of the plot is increased by its

thrice, it is becomes 20 less than the length.
1) Only A and B together are sufficient
2) Only A and C together are sufficient
3) A, B and C together are necessary
4) A and B or C together are sufficient
5) Any two of the three are sufficient
283. A new cotton towel is rectangular in shape.
When it shrinks for the first time its length and
breadth are reduced by 8% and 10% respectively.
Find the percentage change in area.
3
A. Original length of the towel is 1 m.
4

B. Area of the towel after shrinking is 1.7388 m 2 .

1
C. Original breadth of the towel is 1 m.
5
1) A and C together are sufficient
2) Only B is sufficient
3) Either all statements or A and C together are
sufficient
4) None of the information is needed
5) All statements are required to answer the question
284. What are the dimensions of a rectangle?
A. The diagonal of the rectangle is 5 m.
B. The perimeter of the rectangle is 14 m.

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C. Area of the rectangle is 60 cm 2 .

1) Only A and B together are sufficient.
2) Only A and C together are sufficient.
3) Any two of the three together are sufficient.
4) A, B and C together are necessary.
5) A, B and C even together are not sufficient but
some more information is needed.
281. The areas of a rectangle and a square are equal.
Find the side of the square.
A. The lengthy of the rectangle is 24 cm.
B. The ratio of the length and breadth of the

rectangle is 2 :1 .
4
C. The breadth of the rectangle is 15 cm.
1) A and B are sufficient
2) C and A are sufficient
3) B and C are sufficient
4) Any two of the statements
5) All together are necessary
282. What would be the length of the plot?
A. The length of the plot of land is 5 times its
breadth.
B. A playground measuring 400 sq. metres occupies one-fifth of the total area of the plot.

C. Area of the rectangle is 12 m 2

1) Only A and B together
2) Only A and C together
3) Any two of them
4) Any of them
5) All statements are required to answer the question
285. What will be the sides of a rectangle?
A. Ratio between the areas of rectangle and circle
is 6 : 11.
B. Area of circle is 132 m 2
C. The breadth is half of its length.
1) Only B is sufficient
2) A and B together are sufficient
3) Any two of them
4) All statements are required
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
286. What is the cost of fencing a rectangular plot?

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A. Area of the plot is equal to the area of a square
whose area is 48 m 2
B. Cost of fencing a circular plot whose perimeter is 132 m is Rs 396.
C. The diagonal of the rectangular plot is 10 m.
1) All statements are required
2) None
3) Any two of them
4) A and B together
5) Questions cant be answered even after using
all the information
287. Find the area of a room rectangular in shape.
A. The ratio of the length of the room to its breadth
is 24 : 7.
B. Total cost of flooring the room at Rs 25 per
square metre is Rs 4200.
C. The diagonal of the floor of the room is 25 m.
1) Either A or B
2) Either B alone or A and C together
3) Only B
4) Only A and C together
5) All statements are required
288. Find the length of the side of a square.
A. Total cost of flooring the square is Rs 1000 at
the rate of Rs 40 per square metre.
B. A rectangle whose perimeter is 20 m is equal to
the perimeter of the square.
C. A square of area equal to 50 sqm can be made
on the diagonal of the given square.
1) Any of them
2) Any two of them
3) Either B or C only 4) Either A or B only
5) Either A or C only
289. What will be the cost of fencing a rectangular
plot?
A. Cost of fencing a circular plot whose area is

B. Ratio of length and breadth of the rectangular

house is 15:8.
C. Length of the diagonal is 2m more than the
length of rectangular house.
1) Any two of them
2) Only B and C together
3) A and either B or C
4) Only B
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the informations
291. What is the increase/decrease in surface area of
a towel? To find the value which of the following
information is sufficient?
A. Its length increases by 20%.
B. Its breadth decreases by 10%.
C. The ratio of length and breadth was 3 : 2.
1) Only A and B are sufficient
2) Only B and C are sufficient
3) All the three gotether are sufficient
4) All the three even together are not sufficient
but some more information is needed
5) Either A or B and C are sufficient
292. What would be the ratio of the length and the
breadth of a rectangle?
A. The perimeter of the rectangle is 280 cm.
B. The area of the rectangle is 100 times the
breadth of the rectangle.
C. The area of the rectangle is 4000 sq. cm.
1) A & B or C only
2) A & B only
3) A & C only
4) A or B or C only
5) Any two of the three statements
293. What is the area of a rectangle?
A. The length is 5 cm.
B. The breadth is 7.5 cm.
C. The perimeter is 25 cm.
1) C only
2) B only
3) A only
4) Any two of the three statements
5) A and B or C only
294. What is the perimeter of a rectangular garden?
I. The area of the garden is 2400 sq. metres.
II. The diagonal of the garden is 50 metres.
III. The ratio between the length and the breadth
of the garden is 3 : 2.
1) All I, II and III together are required
2) Any two of I, II and III are sufficient
3) Only I and II are required

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616m 2 is Rs 968.
B. Perimeter of the rectangular plot is 200 m.
C. Perimeter of the square whose length is equal
to the breadth of the rectangular plot is 20 m.
1) Only C
2) A and C together
3) A and B together 4) A and either B or C
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the informations
290. Find the length of the diagonal of a rectangular
house.
A. Total cost of carpeting the rectangular house
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4) Only II and III are required
5) None of these
[BSRB Mumbai PO-1998]

Parallelogram
295. The following question is accompanied by three
statements A, B and C. You have to determine
which statement(s) is/are necessary/sufficient to
answer the question.
Find the length of one of the diagonals of a parallelogram.
A. The ratio of the two adjacent sides is a : b.
B. The length of the other diagonal is x cm.
C. The length (in cm) of the two adjacent sides
are y and z.
1) B and C are sufficient
2) A and C are sufficient
3) All statements together are necessary
4) Any two statements are sufficient
5) All statements even together are not sufficient
296. The length of a diagonal of any parallelogram is
14 cm. To find the length of another diagonal
which of the following statement (s) is/are sufficient/necessary?
A. Area of the parallelogram is 84 sq cm.
B. Sum of the squares of diagonals and its height
is 309 sq. cm.
C. Sum of the squares of two adjacent sides are
244 sq cm.
1) Only A alone is sufficient
2) Only C alone is sufficient
3) B and C together are sufficient
4) All together are necessary
5) All even together are not sufficient
297. The length of a diagonal of any parallelogram is
22 cm. Find the length of another diagonal.

16 m. Find the length of another diagonal.

A. Area of the parallelogram is 142 m 2
B. Sum of the squares of two adjacent sides is
290 m 2 .
C. Sum of the squares of two adjacent sides and
the height is 434 m 2 .
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) B and C together
4) All statements are required
5) Questions cant be answered even after using
all the informations.
299. Find the area of a parallelogram.
A. The ratio of the two adjacent sides is m : n.
B. The length of the other diagonal is x.
C. The length of the two adjacent sides are y and
z.
1) Only B and C together
2) Only A and C together
3) All statements together
4) Any two of them
5) All statements even together are not sufficient

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A. Area of the parallelogram is 312 cm 2 .
B. Sum of the squares of diagonals and that of
height is 1317 cm 2 .
C. Sum of the squares of two adjacent sides is

656 cm 2 .
1) Only A
2) Only C
3) B and C together 4) All are required
5) Questions cant be answered even after using
all the information.
298. The length of a diagonal of any parallelogram is

Quadrilateral

300. Find the area of the quadrilateral all whose sides

are equal and whose diagonals bisect at right
angles.

A. Product of the diagonals is 240 m 2 .

B. The length of a side of the quadrilateral is 13
m.
C. The difference between the squares of the
diagonals of the quadrilateral is 476 m.
1) Only B and C together
2) Only A
3) Only A and B together
4) Either A alone or B and C together
5) None of these

Rhombus
301. Find the area of a rhombus.
A. Sum of the squares of the diagonals is 196

m2 .
B. Perimeter of the rhombus is 28 m.
C. Ratio of one of the diagonals and the side is
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1) C and either A or B
2) Any two of them
3) Only B and C together
4) Only A and C together
5) None of these

Regular Polygon
302. Find the area of a regular hexagon.
A. The perimeter of the hexagon.
B. The distance between the two opposite vertices of the hexagon.
C. The radius of the circle passing through the
vertices of the hexagon.
1) B alone is sufficient
2) B or C is sufficient
3) A and C together or B alone is sufficient
4) Any one statement is sufficient
5) Any two statements are sufficient

Circle
303. Find out the area of the shaded portion of the
figure.

using all the information.

305. What will be the area of a circle?
A. The diameter of the circle is 8.
B. The radius of the circle is 4.
C. The circumference of the circle is 8 .
1) B or C only
2) A or B only
3) A only
4) A or B only
5) A or B or C

Rectangular Hall
306. Find the length of a carpet which covers the floor
of a rectangular hall.
A. The length of the hall is 24 m.
B. The width of the carpet is 1.5 m.
C. The area of the hall is 372 sq. m.
1) Only A and B together are sufficient
2) Only A and C together are sufficient
3) Only B and C together are sufficient
4) Any two of A, B and C are sufficient
5) All together are necessary
307. The floor of a hall is to be paved with square
tiles. Find the least no. of square tiles.
A. The area of the floor is 69.36 sq m.
B. The digonal of a square tile is 2.404 m.
C. The LCM of the length and the breadth of the
floor is 20.4 m.
1) A and B together are sufficient
2) A and C together are sufficient
3) Any two statements are sufficeint
4) A and either B or C are sufficient
5) All even together are necessary
308. Find out the cost of a painting at the rate of Rs
4.50 per square metre of a 12-m-long square room.
A. The width of the room is 12 m.
B. The height of the room is 10 m.
C. The total area of the doors and windows is 48

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A. Circumference of the circle

B. The value of
C. The length of the arc ACB
1) A and B are sufficient
2) A and C are sufficient
3) A and either B or C are sufficient
4) Any two of A, B and C are sufficient
5) All together are necessary
304. What is the cost of fencing a circular plot?
A. Cost of fencing a rectangular plot whose perimeter is 130 m is Rs 780.
B. Area of the circular plot is 616 m 2
C. Area of a square plot with side equal to the
diameter of the circular plot is 784 m 2
1) Only A and B
2) A and either B or C
3) A or C only
4) All statements are required
5) The question cant be answered even after

m2
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) B and C together 4) A and B together
5) All are required
309. In a room there are two windows and one door.
What will be the cost of papering the walls of
that room, whose length, width and height are
5m, 3m and 8 m respectively?
A. Cost of papering the wall is Rs 25 per square
metre.
B. Windows and door have dimensions

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1
1
1 m 1m and 2m 1 m respectively..
2
2

C. Area of windows of 1.50 m 2 is half of the area

of the door.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only A
3) Only A and C together
4) Either A and B together or A and C together
5) All statements are required to answer the question
310. How many rolls of wall paper are necessary to
cover the walls of a room whose floor and ceiling
are rectangular shape?
A. The length and width of the floor are 16 m and
12 m respectively.
B. There are two windows of dimensions 2m
1m.
C. A roll of wall paper covers 23

1 2
m .
2

1) A and B together
2) A and C together
3) B and C together
4) All statements are required
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the informations
311. The cost of carpeting a rectangular hall will be
how much?
I. Perimeter of a rectangle is 60 m.
II. Angle between width and hypotenuse is 30.
III. The cost of carpeting the surface floor is Rs
125 per square metre.
1) Only I and II
2) Only II and III
3) Only I and III or only II and III
4) Question cannot be answered even with information in all three
5) All the three statements I, II and III together
are necessary for answering the question
[BSRB-Hyderabad-PO-1999]
312. What is the cost of flooring a rectangular hall?
I. The length and the breadth of the hall are in
the ratio of 3 : 2.
II. The length of the hall is 48 metres and the cost
of flooring is Rs 850 per square metre.
III. The perimeter of the hall is 160 metres and the
cost of flooring is Rs 850 per square metre.

1) Only I and II
2) Only I and III
3) Only III
4) Only I and either II or III
5) Any two of the three
[RBI Grade-B Officers Exam-2002]
313. What is the cost of flooring a rectangular hall?
I. Perimeter of the hall is 76 m.
II. Area of the hall is 336 m 2 .
III. Cost of flooring per square metre is Rs 550.
1) I and III only
2) II and III only
3) Any two of the three
4) All I, II and III
5) None of these
[PNB Management Trainee-2003]

Cube
314. How many ice cubes can be accommodated in a
container?
A. The length and breadth of the container are 30
cm and 15 cm respectively.
B. The size of the ice cube is 3 cm.
C. The container is 225 times heavier as compared to a single ice cube.
1) Only A and B are sufficient
2) Only A and C are sufficient
3) Only B and C are sufficient
4) All together are sufficient
5) All together are not sufficient
315. How many ice cubes can be accommodated in a
container?
A. The length and the breadth of container are
4m and 5 m respectively.
B. The edge of the cube is 2m.
C. Ratio between the volume of container and
that of ice cube is 27 : 1.
1) A and B together 2) Only C is sufficient
3) A and C together 4) B and C together
5) None of these
316. An empty tank requires 2000 buckets of water to
get completely filled up. If its length and breadth
are increased by 60% each, it needs 1600 more
buckets to get filled up. What is its depth?
To answer this question, which of the following
information given in statements (A), (B) and (C)
is/are necessary/sufficient?
A. A bucket holds 5 litres of water.
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C. Inner base of the tank is 5 m 2 .
1) Both (A) and (B) together are necessary
2) Both (B) and (C) together are necessary
3) (A), (B) and (C) together are necessary
4) All (A), (B) and (C) together are not sufficient
5) None of these

Cylinder
317. What is the volume of a cylinder?
A. Its radius and height are in the ratio of 2 : 5.
B. The ratio of curved surface area to total surface area is 5 : 7.
C. In magnitude the total surface area is 32m 2
more than its curved surface area.
1) Only A and C
2) Only C and either A or B
3) Only B and C
4) Any two of them
5) All together are required

Cone

B. 8 persons take tea and coffee both.

C. 26 persons take tea but not coffee.
1) Only A is sufficient
2) Only B is sufficient
3) A and C together are sufficient
4) All A, B and C are required
5) Any two are sufficient
321. How many marks did Raman get in Maths?
A. Raman secured a total of 90 in Maths and
Hindi together.
B. He secured an average of 45 marks in four
subjects (Maths, Hindi, Chemistry and Physics).
C. He secured 50 marks in Chemistry.
1) All statements are required
2) Only A and B together
3) Only B and C together
4) Any two of them
5) Questions cant be answred even after using
all the information
322. How many students in Class XII like to play
hockey?
A. Out of 62 students in the class, 22 like hockey
and cricket, 23 like football and cricket, 15 like
football and hockey.
B. All the students like at least one game and 10
students like all the three games.
C. 9 students like to play only hockey.
1) A and B together are sufficient.
2) A, B and C together are sufficient.
3) A, B and C even together are not sufficient.
4) Either A and B together or A and C together are
sufficient.
5) None of these
323. How much marks did Vijay get in Mathematics?
A. He secured an average of 55 marks in four
subjects including Mathematics.
B. He secured a total of 140 in Mathematics and
Hindi together.
C. He secured a total of 160 in Hindi and English
together.
1) All together are required
2) Only B and C
3) Only A and B
4) Any two of them
5) None of these
324. How many marks did Jitendra obtain in Chemistry?

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318. Find the whole surface area of the cone.

A. The radius of the cone is 8 cm.
B. The ratio of the slant height and the cone is
5 : 3.
C. The height of the cone is 6 cm.
1) A and B together are suficient
2) B and C together are sufficient
3) Any two of them is sufficient
4) Only either C alone or A and B together are
sufficient
5) Only A is sufficient

Sphere and Hemisphere

319. Find the total surface area of a hemisphere.
A. Volume of the hemisphere
B. Surface area of the hemisphere
C. Radius of the hemisphere
1) Only A is sufficient
2) Only C is sufficient
3) Either A or C is sufficient
4) Anyone of A, B and C is sufficient
5) Either B and C together or A is sufficient

Miscellaneous
320. In a group what is the total no. of members?
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A. The average marks obtained by Jitendra in
Physics, Maths and Chemistry is 71.
B. The total marks obtained by Jitendra in
Chemsitry and Physics is 142.
C. The total marks obtained by Jitendra in Physics and Maths is 162.
1) A & B only
2) A & C only
3) A & B or C only
4) B & C only
5) All A, B & C together are needed
325. What is the total number of employees in the
company?
I. Number of male employees is more than the
number of female employees by 25.
II. Total number of officers is three-fourth of the
clerks.
III. Number of male officers is 126.
1) All, I, II and III
2) I and II only
3) I and III only
4) II and III only
5) Questions cannot be answered even with the
information in all the three statements.
[IRMA-2002]
326. How many marks did Arun get in English?
A. Arun secured an average of 60 marks in four
subjects including English.
B. He secured a total of 170 in English and Mathematics together.
C. He secured a total of 180 in Mathematics and
Science together.
1) All A, B and C together are required
2) Only A and B together are required
3) Only B and C together are required
4) Only A and C together are required
5) None of the above
[SBI PO-2000]
327. How much marks was obtained by Mukesh in
Geography?
I. The average marks obtained by Mukesh in English, History and Geography was 65.
II. The difference between the marks obtained
by Mukesh in English and History was 15.
III. The total marks obtained by Mukesh in Geography and Mathematics was 140.
1) All I, II and III together are required
2) Only I and III are required
3) Only II and III are required
4) Even with all I, II and III together the answer
cannot be determined
5) Any two of I, II and III are sufficient

[BSRB Mumbai PO-1998]

328. Who earns most among M, N, P, Q and R?
I. M earns less than P but not less than R.
II. Q earns more than M but not equal to N.
III. N earns more than M and R.
1) Question cannot be answered even with information in all three statements
2) I and II only
3) Only I and II or only I and III
4) Only I and III
5) All the three statements I, II and III together
are necessary for answering the question
[BSRB Hyderabad PO-1999]
329. What is the price of 1 dozen oranges?
I. Price of 2 dozen oranges and 1 dozen banana is
Rs. 110.
II. Price of 3 dozen apples and 1 dozen banana is
Rs. 170.
III. Price of 1 dozen oranges and 1 dozen apples
is Rs. 95.
1) Only I and II or only I and III
2) Only I and III or only II and III
3) Only I and II or only II and III
4) Only II and III
5) All the three statements I, II and III are necessary for answering the question
[BSRB Hyderabad PO-1999]
330. A boat takes 2 hours to travel from point A to B in
still water. To find out its speed upstream, which
of the following information is/are required?
A. Distance between point A and B.
B. Time taken to travel downstream from B to A.
C. Speed of the stream of water.
D. Effective speed of boat while travelling downstream from B to A
1) All are required
2) Even with all these, the answer cannot be found
3) Only A, C and either B or D
4) Only A, C and D
5) None of these
[BSRB Bhopal PO-2000]
331. What is the capacity of a cylindrical tank?
I. The radius of the base is half of its height.
II. The area of the base is 616 sq. metres.
III. The height of the cylinder is 28 metres.
1) Only I and II
2) Only II and III
3) Only I and III
4) All I, II and III
5) Any two of the three

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[Corporation Bank PO-2002]
332. What is the value of a two-digit number?
A. The sum of the digits is 5.
B. The difference of the squares of the digits is
15.
C. The difference of their digits is 3.
1) A and B together are sufficient
2) B and C together are sufficient
3) C and A together are sufficient
4) Any one pair of A and B, B and C or C and A is
sufficient
5) A, B and C together are necessary
333. What is the non-voting population of a town?
A. Only males above 21 years of age can vote.
B. Males above 21 years form one-fourth of the
population of the town.
C. The population of the town is 80000.
1) A and B together are sufficient
2) B and C together are sufficient
3) Only B is sufficient
4) A, B and C together are necessary
5) A, B and C even together are not sufficient
334. How many persons did hear Riteshs story?
A. Ritesh told the story to four persons, each of
whom in turn told it to other four persons.
B. No one other than the first four persons was
told the story by Ritesh himself.
C. No one heard the story twice.
1) Only A is sufficient
2) A and B are sufficient
3) A and C are sufficient
4) All A, B and C together are necessary
5) All A, B and C even together are not sufficient.
335. Find the single value of an integer I.

4) C and either A or B
5) All statements are required
337. Is z greater than 0?
A. xy > 0 and zy < 0
B. x > 0
1) Only A and B together
2) Only A and C together
3) A and either B or C
4) Any of them
5) All statements are required
338. Is xy > 0?

C. x < 0

A. x 4 y 5 0
B. x 2 y 2 0 C. x 3 y 2 0
1) Any two of them
2) Either A and C together or B only
3) Only A and B together
4) Only A and C together
5) None of these
339. Which is the smaller of the two numbers?
A. The difference between these two numbers is
one-fourth of the largest number.
B. The sum of these two numbers is 49.
C. The difference between these two numbers is
7.
1) Only A & B together
2) Only A
3) Either A alone or B and C together
4) All statements are required
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the informations
340. A bag contains balls of only three different
colours ie, red, yellow and green. 3 balls are
drawn randomly. What is the probability that the
balls drawn are of three different colours?
A. The no. of yellow balls is two more than the
no. of red balls.
B. The Sum of the no. of yellow and green balls
is three times the no. of red balls.
C. The ratio of the no. of red balls to that of
green balls is 3 : 4.
1) A and either B or C
2) Any two of them
3) Only A and C together
4) Question cant be answered even after using
all the informations
5) All statements are required

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A. I 2 16.81
B. I < 3
C. I 2 4.41
1) A and C are sufficient
2) A and B together are sufficient
3) Any two of the statements A, B and C are
sufficient
4) All together are necessary
5) All even together are not sufficient
336. What is the value of 3x + 2y + z?
A. 1 + 2y + z = 6x

B. x 2 y 2 z 2 13

C. x : y : z = 3 : 5 : 7
1) Only A and C together
2) Only B and C together
3) Any two of them

Exercise-2
Directions: Each question is followed by three

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statements. You have to study the question and all the three statements given and decide whether any information provided in the statement(s) is redundant and can be dispensed with while answering the questions.

Number System
1.

Is P - 5 even? P is a real number.

A. P - 15 is an integer.
B. P - 10 is an odd integer.
C. P - 20 is an odd integer.
1) A only
2) B only
3) C only
4) B or C only
5) A and B or C only

HCF and LCM

2.

Find the possible pairs of two numbers.

A. The HCF of both the numbers is 16.
B. The product of the two numbers is 1536.
C. The sum of the two numbers is 80.
1) Only B
2) Only C
3) Only A
4) Either B or C
5) A and C together

6.

Fraction
3.

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How much of the cake did the fourth man eat.
A. The first three men ate 1/7, 2/7 and 3/7 of the
cake.
B. All the four men ate all the cake.
C. The third man ate 3/7 of the cake.
1) A only
2) B only
3) C only
4) A or B only
5) B or C only

7.

Percentage
4.

5.

B. Winner defeated his rival by a margin of 4.8

lakh.
C. Of the 64% votes polled, the runner got only
12.8% of the total electorate.
1) Either B or C
2) B only
3) Either A and B together or C alone
4) A only
5) None
Find the maximum marks in the examination.
A. Shyam scores 33% and fails by 20 marks.
B. Faisal appeared in the same examination and
scores 45% marks, which is 40 marks more
than the required marks to pass the examination.
C. Difference between the marks obtained by
Faisal and Shyam is 60.
1) Only A and B together
2) Either A or B only
3) Only C
4) Only A and C together
5) Either A and C together or either A and B together
How many marks did Manish obtain in History?
A. Manish secured 45%, 40% and 50% marks in
History, Economics and Geography respectively.
B. The average percentage marks of Manish in
History, Geography and Economics together
is 45%.
C. The marks of Manish in History, Geography
and Economics is 160, 200 and 250 respectively.
1) A only
2) B only
3) C only
4) Either A or B only
5) None
What is the price of one dozen mangoes?

On a shopping trip Raju spent 30% of his money

for buying a stereo. How much money did he
have originally?
A. He bought two CDs in Rs 160.
B. He had still half of his money after spending
the money on buying the CDs.
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C. Raju spent
of the original money for buy10
ing stereo.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) A and B together
5) None
How much vote did the winner get in an election
contest between two candidates, if the total electorate was 12.50 lakh?
A. Winner got 300% more than his rival.

8.

A. The price of one dozen mangoes is 33 1 3 %

more than the price of one dozen bananas.
B. The price of one dozen oranges is 25% more
than the price of one dozen mangoes.
C. The price of one dozen oranges is 66 2 3 %
more than the price of one dozen bananas.

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1) Any of them
2) Any two of them
3) None
4) Either A or C
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
9. On a shopping trip Mr X purchased a camera
worth 30% of the money he had. How much
money did he have originally?
A. Apart from purchasing a camera he also purchased a radio worth Rs 900.
B. After purchasing the radio, he still had onefourth of the original amount.
C. Mr X sold the camera for Rs 720 at a profit of
20%.
1) Either A and B together or C alone
2) Only C
3) Only A and B together
4) Any two of them
5) None
10. What is the difference between two numbers X
and Y?
A. X is 25% more than another number Z.
B. Y is 15% less than Z.
C. The sum of Y and Z is 3700.
1) None
2) Only B
3) Only A
4) Only C
5) Any one
11. A 25 m long wire is cut into 3 pieces. How long is
the longest piece?
A. Two pieces are each 1 m shorter than the longest piece.
B. Two pieces of the wire are of the same length.
C. The longest piece of the wire is 12.5% more
than the smallest piece.
1) Only A
2) Either A alone or B and C together
3) Only B and C together
4) B and either A or C
5) None
12. What per cent of a is b?
A. a% of b is 0.40.
B. a : b :: 5 : 2
C. 250% of b is equal to a.
1) Any two of them 2) A and either B or C
3) Either A or B
4) Only A and B together
5) Only B and C together
13. Find the population of a town who do not cast
their votes.
A. Only males above 21 years of age can vote.

B. Males above 21 years form 25% of the population of the town.

C. The population of the town is 60000.
1) Only A
2) B and C together
3) C only
4) None
5) None of these
14. What is the non-voting population of a certain
country?
A. Only males above 21 years of age can vote.
B. Males above 21 years form 30% of the total
population.
C. The total population of the country is 30 million.
1) A only
2) B only
3) C only
4) A and C only
5) None of the above
15. What is the amount saved by Sahil per month
from his salary?
I. Sahil spends 25% of his salary on food, 35%
on medicine and education.
II. Sahil spends Rs. 4000 per month on food and
15% on entertainment and saves the remaining amount.
III. Sahil spends Rs. 2,500 per month on medicine
and education and saves the remaining
amount.
1) II Only
2) III only
3) II & III both
4) II or III only
5) Question cannot be answered even with the
information given in all three statements.
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Ratio and Proportion
16. Find the second number out of three numbers.
A. Sum of first and third numbers is equal to
twice the second.
B. First number is twenty greater than the third
number.
C. The ratio of the three numbers is 4 : 3 : 2.
1) A only
2) B and either A or C
3) B and C together 4) Either A or C
5) A and C together
17. Rs 345 is divided among three persons P, Q and
R. Find Ps share.
A. Q gets Rs 12 more than R.
B. P gets Rs 9 less than Q.
C. P gets Rs 3 more than R.
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3) Any one of them 4) Only A
5) None
18. What is the monthly salary of Vijay?
A. Vijay earns Rs 2400 more than Praveen.
B. The ratio of Praveens monthly salary to Vijays
is 10 : 13.
C. Vijays monthly salary is 130% of Praveens.
1) Only B
2) Only C
3) Any of them
4) Either B or C
5) Any two of them

Average
19. What is the ratio of the average of any 5 consecutive even numbers and 5 consecutive odd
numbers?
A. The middle even number is 18.
B. The 1st odd number is 29.
C. The sum of the last even and last odd numbers is 59.
1) A or B only
2) B or C only
3) A and B or C
4) Any two of the three
5) A or B or C only
20. The average salary of the entire staff in an office
is Rs 120 per month. Find the number of nonofficers in the office.
A. The average salary of officers is Rs 460.
B. The average salary of non-officers is Rs 110.
C. The number of officers is 15.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) Only A & C
5) None
21. The average of temperatures of Sunday, Monday and Tuesday is 30 C. Find the temperature
of Wednesday.
A. The sum of temperatures of Monday and Tuesday is 61 C.
B. The sum of temperatures of Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday is 122 C.
C. The temperature of Wednesday is 3 C more
than that of Sunday.
1) A only
2) B only
3) A and C only
4) Either B alone or A and C together
5) None of these
22. Is the average of the largest and the smallest of
four given numbers greater than the average of
the four numbers?

A. The difference between the largest and the

second largest number is less than the difference between the second largest and the second smallest number.
B. The difference between the largest and the
second largest numbers is greater than the
difference between the second smallest and
the smallest numbers.
C. The difference between the largest and the
second smallest numbers is greater than the
difference between the second largest and the
smallest number.
1) Only A
2) Either B or C
3) A and either B or C 4) Any two of them
5) None
23. The average of four distinct numbers is 35. Then
how many numbers are greater than 35?
A. The average of the smallest and the second
largest number gives the second smallest
number.
B. The largest number is 20 more than the second smallest number.
C. The average of the largest and the second
smallest number is 40.
1) None
2) Either B or C
3) Only C
4) Any of them
5) The question cant be answered even after
using all the informations
24. Is T = 21?
A. The mean of B, C and T is 21.
B. (-B) = (C)
C. B = 4
1) A only
2) B only
3) C only
4) B or C only
5) None of the above
25. What is the average salary of 15 employees?
I. Average salary of 7 clerical cadre (out of the 15
employees) employees is Rs 8500.
II. Average salary of 5 clerical cadre (out of the 15
employees) employees is Rs 10000.
III. Average salary of the 3 sub-staff employees
(out of the 15 employees) is Rs 2500
1) None
2) Only I
3) Only II
4) Only III
5) Question cannot be answered even with information in all the three statements
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Problems Based on Ages

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26. What is the ratio of the present ages of Shyam
and his mother?
A. Five years ago Shyams age was one-fifth of
his mothers age that time.
B. Two years ago the sum of the ages of Shyam
and his mother was 36.
C. The sum of the present ages of Shyam, his
mother and his father is 72.
1) A only
2) B only
3) C only
4) A and B together
5) Any one of the them
27. Find the sum of the present ages of Padhi and
Mohanthy.
A. The ratio between the present ages of Padhi
and Mohanthy is 5 : 6.
B. The sum of the present ages of Padhi and his
mother is 44 years.
C. The sum of the present ages of Mohanthy
and his mother is 48 years.
1) None
2) Any two of them
3) Any one of them 4) Only B
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
28. What is the present age of Rohans father?
A. Five years earlier the ratio of Rohans age to
the age of his mother was 1 : 4.
B. Rohan is 15 years old and his father is 10
years older than his mother.
C. Ratio of Rohans age to his mothers age is 1 :
3.
1) Only C
2) Only B
3) Only A
4) Only either A or B
5) Only either A or C
29. What will be the sum of the ages of the mother
and the daughter after six years?
A. The mothers present age is 24 years more
than the daughters present age.
B. Four years ago the ratio of the mothers age to
her daughters was 5 : 1.
C. Five times the daughters present age is 16
years more than the mothers.
1) Any two of them 2) B and C together
3) Only A
4) Any of them
5) Either B or C
30. Find the ratio of the present age of the daughter
to her mother.
A. The ratio of the daughters age 5 years hence
to the mothers age 10 years back is 2 : 3.

5
6
years more than 50% of the present age of the
daughter.
C. Sum of twice the present age of mother and
the present age of her daughter is 95 years.
1) Any of them
2) C and either A or B
3) Either A or B
4) Any two of them
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the informations
31. What is the ratio of the present ages of Rohan
and his father?
I. Five years ago Rohans age was one-fifth of
his fathers age that time.
II. Two years ago the sum of the ages of Rohan
and his father was 36.
III. The sum of the ages of Rohan, his mother
and his father is 62.
1) I Only
2) I and II Only
3) III Only
4) II or III Only
5) I or III Only
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32. What will be the sum of the ages of father and
the son after five years?
I. Fathers present age is twice sons present age.
II. After ten years the ratio of fathers age to the
sons age will become 12 : 7.
III. Five years ago the difference between the
fathers age and sons age was equal to the
sons present age.
1) I or II only
2) II or III only
3) I or III only
4) III only
5) I or II or III only
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Partnership
33. X, Y and Z started a business by investing the
amount in the ratio of 4 : 5 : 7 for a period of four
years. What is the amount received by X as the
share in the total profit?
A. Total amount invested by all the three is Rs
64,000.
B. Profit was distributed after two years.
C. The average amount of profit earned per year
is Rs 1780.
1) A and B together 2) Only C
3) Either A or C
4) Only A

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5) None
34. What will be the share of P in the profit earned
by P, Q and R together?
A. The amount invested by Q is equal to the
amount invested by P and R together.
B. P, Q and R invested total amount of Rs 50000
for 3 years.
C. The profit earned at the end of 3 years is 25%.
1) A only
2) B only
3) C only
4) None
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
35. Three friends M, N and O are business partners
who invested 2,65,000 rupees. They earned a
profit of Rs 88,000 in the first year. Find the share
of M in the profit.
A. M and N had started the business by investing in the ratio 4 : 3.
B. Six months later O joined them, who invested
Rs 15 thousand more than N.
C. The profit was distributed in the ratio 20 : 15 :
9.
1) Only A and B together 2) Only A alone
3) Only B alone
4) Only C alone
5) None of these
36. Three friends X, Y and Z started a business. Find
the profit of Y out of a income of Rs 40000.
A. They invested in the ratio 3 : 6 : 7 for the same
period.
B. Y invested Rs 30000 and the ratio of X and Zs
investments is 3 : 7.
C. Share of X is 100% more than that of Y.
1) Any two of them
2) Any of them
3) C and either A or B
4) B and C together
5) None of these
37. Three friends X, Y and Z started a partnership
business investing money in the ratio of 5 : 4 : 2
respectively for a period of 3 years. What is the
amount received by X as the share in the total
profit?
I. Total amount invested in the business is Rs.
22,000
II. Profit was distributed after a period of 2 years.
III. The average amount of profit earned per year
is Rs. 2,750.
1) I Only
2) II Only
3) III Only
4) I or III Only
5) I or II or III

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38. What will be the share of P in the profit earned
by P, Q & R together?
I. P, Q & R invested total amount of Rs. 25,000 for
a period of two years.
II. The profit earned at the end of two years is
30%.
III. The amount invested by Q is equal to the
amount invested by P & R together.
1) I only
2) II only
3) III only
4) All I, II & III are required to answer the question
5) Question cannot be answered even with the
information given in all three statements.
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39. P, Q and R together invested an amount of Rs
20,000 in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 2. What was the per
cent profit earned by them at the end of one year?
I. Qs share in the profit is Rs 2,400.
II. The amount of profit received by P is equal to
the amount of profit received by Q and R together.
III. The amount of profit received by Q and R
together is Rs 4,000.
1) II and I or III only 2) I or III only
3) I and II both
4) II and III both
5) Information in all the three statements is required to answer the question
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Profit and Loss
40. What is the profit of Avinash?
A. He buys 30 oranges in Rs 20 and sells 20 oranges in Rs 30.
B. He bought total 1000 oranges out of which 50
are rotten.
C. In selling 50 oranges he gets same profit as in
selling 40 apples at the rate of Rs 1.05 apple.
1) A only
2) B only
3) C only
4) A and C together
5) B and C together
41. Find the percentage profit if the shopkeeper gives
a discount of 20% on marked price of an article.
A. Marked price of the article is Rs 200.
B. Cost price of the article is Rs 150.
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43.

1) Either A or C
2) Either A or B
3) Either B or C
4) A and C together
5) None
A shopkeeper sold and article and got Rs 240 as
profit. Find the profit percentage.
A. Selling price of the article is Rs 1240.
B. He gave 20% discount, which is Rs 310, on
the lebelled price.
C. Cost price of the article is Rs 1000.
1) Either A or B only 2) B and either A or C
3) A and B only
4) A and C together
5) Any of them
What is the quantity sold at 10% profit and that
at 5% loss?
A. A trader has 100 kg of quantity, a part of which
he sells at 5% loss, and on the whole his loss
is 2%.
B. He sells rest of the quantity of statement A at
10% profit.
C. Another trader has 90 kg of quantity a part of
which he sells at 10% profit, and on the whole
his gain is 4%.
1) Only A and B together
2) Only A and C together
3) Only C
4) None
5) Only either A or C
What is the quantity sold at 10% profit and that
at 5% loss?
A. A businessman has 100 kg of quantity a part
of which he sells at 5% loss and on the whole
his loss is 2%.
B. He sells rest of the quantity of statement A at
10% profit.
C. The quantity sold at 10% profit is one-fourth
of the quantity sold at 5% loss.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Either C alone or A and B together
4) Only B & C
5) None
A person purchases an article from a shop for Rs
11640 and the shopkeeper bears some losses.
How much amount was required by the wholesaler to purchase the article the wholesaler directly sold the article to the shopkeeper?
A. The difference between the CP of the shop-

keeper and that of the person is Rs 360.

2

B. Cost price of shopkeeper is 16 3 % less than

that of wholesaler.
C. The wholesaler earns a profit of 20%.
1) Any of them
2) Any two of them
3) Either B or C
4) A and either B or C
5) None of these
46. A shopkeeper sold an article and got Rs 300 as
profit. Find the profit percentage.
A. Selling price of the article is Rs 1200.
B. He gave 25% discount, which is Rs 400, on
the labelled price.
C. Cost price of the article is Rs 900.
1) Any two of them 2) Any of them
3) B and either A or C 4) Either A or C only
5) A and C together
47. An article is sold at 12% discount. Find the %
gain.
A. If the article had been sold for Rs 120 less
there would have been no profit no loss.
B. Had the article been sold for Rs 30 more, the
gain would have been 12.50%.
C. Cost price of the article is Rs 1200.
1) Any two of them 2) Only C
3) Either A or B only 4) Any of them
5) Only A and B together
48. What is the per cent profit earned by a shopkeeper on selling the articles in his shop?
I. Labelled price of the articles sold was 130% of
the cost price.
II. Cost price of each article was Rs 550.
III. A discount of 10% on labelled price was offered.
1) Only I
2) Only II
3) Only III
4) All the three are required
5) Question cannot be answered even with information in all three statements
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45.

Mixture
49. A vessel contains a mixture of two milk A and B.
How much of the milk A was there in the vessel?

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A. 9 litres of mixture is replaced by 9 litres of milk
B.
B. The initial ratio of A and B milk in the mixture is
7 : 5.
C. The new ratio of A and B milk in the mixture is
7 : 9.
1) A only
2) B only
3) Either B or C
4) None
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Simple Interest
50. A person deposited two sums with a moneylender at 5% simple interest for 2 years and 3
years respectively. Find the two sums.
A. The two sums are equal.
B. Difference between the interests is Rs 250.
C. Had the sums been deposited at 5% compound
interest, the difference would have been Rs.
275.625.
1) A and either B or C 2) Only A
3) Only B
4) Any one of them
5) Either A or C
51. What would be the simple interest on a sum of
rupees?
A. The principal is Rs 100.
B. The rate of interest is 4%.
C. The time is 2 years.
1) A only
2) B only
3) C only
4) A or B or C only
5) None of these

55.

1) A and B together
2) A and C together
3) B and C together
4) Any two can be dispensed
5) None
What is the compound interest on a sum?
A. An amount becomes Rs 4410 at the compound
rate of 5% in 18 months.
B. An amount becomes Rs 5324 in 3 years.
C. Compound rate of interest is 10%
1) Either A alone or B and C together
2) B and C together
3) Either B or C
4) Only C
5) None
What is the rate of interest per cent per annum?
A. The amount becomes Rs 8988.80 at compound
interest after 2 years.
B. The same amount at simple interest becomes
Rs 8960 after 2 years.
C. The amount invested is Rs 8000.
1) Only A and B together
2) Any one of them
3) Only B and C together
4) Only A and C together
5) Any two of them
What is the rate of interest per annum?
A. The amount becomes Rs 6,741.60 in 2 years at
compound interest.
B. The difference between CI and SI at the same
rate of interest in 2 yrs is Rs 21.60.
C. The amount invested is Rs 6,000.
1) Any two of them 2) Any one of them
3) Only C
4) Only either A or C
5) Only A
The compound interest on a sum of Rs 4000 is Rs
410. What is the rate of interest?
A. The simple interest on the same amount at the
same rate is Rs 400.
B. The compound interest is compounded halfyearly.
C. Half of the given amount doubles itself in 20
yrs at the simple rate of 5% p.a.
1) A and B together 2) B and C together
3) A and C together 4) Only C
5) It is not possible to answer the questions even
with the help of all the three statements A, B
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Compound Interest
52. On what amount a man gets simple interest of Rs
300?
A. He earns approx Rs 236.50 as CI in 3 yrs on
that sum.
B. At the same rate of SI his money becomes Rs
1650 after two years.
C. His money gets doubled at the rate of 25%.
1) A or B only
2) B and C together
3) A or B or C only
4) C only
5) Question cannot be answered even after using all the information
53. Find the CI on a certain sum for 3 years.
A. The SI on the same sum for 3 years is Rs 150.
B. The difference between CI and SI on the same
sum for two years is Rs 1.25.
C. The sum is Rs 1000.

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58. What is the rate of compound interest on a sum
of money?
A. The total compound interest on the same sum
for three years is Rs 1261.
B. The total simple interest on the same sum for
three years is Rs 1200.
C. Difference between CI and SI on the same
sum for two years is Rs 20.
1) A and C together 2) B and C together
3) Either A or C
4) C only
5) Either B or C
59. What is the rate of interest pcpa?
A. The amount becomes Rs 8988.80 at CI after 2
years.
B. The same amount at simple interest becomes
Rs 8960 after two years.
C. The amount invested is Rs 6000.
1) Any two of them 2) Any one of them
3) Either A or B
4) C and either A or B
5) None
60. What rate of interest (simple) is being offered by
a private bank?
A. The amount deposited in the bank doubles in
6 years.
B. If it had offered the same rate of interest compounded yearly, I would have received Rs 1200
more on a deposit of Rs 30,000 for 3 years.
C. Ramesh gets an interest of half of his invested
amount after three years.
1) Only B
2) Only C
3) Any two of the three 4) Any one of the three
5) None of these
61. A person deposited two sums with a moneylender at 8% SI for 2 years and 3 years respectively. Find the two sums.
A. Difference between the interests is Rs 80.
B. The two sums are equal.
C. Had the sums been deposited at 8% CI, the
difference would have been Rs 93.312.
1) Either A or C
2) Any two of them
3) Any of them
4) B and either A or C
5) Only C
62. Joseph borrowed an amount of Rs 12000 from
Ankit and Asma for a period of 3 years. What is
the rate of interest?
A. Joseph returned Rs 9680 to Ankit on due date.
B. Joseph returned Rs 4900.172 to Asma on due
date.

C. Joseph returned the money to Ankit by SI

whereas to Asma by CI.
1) Only A and B together
2) None
3) Any of them
4) C only
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
63. What is the rate of interest?
A. The compound interest on a certain sum is Rs
19.20 more than the simple interest on the same
sum and rate of interest at the end of the second year.
B. The simple interest at the same sum and same
rate of interest at the end of 5 years is Rs
2400.
C. The difference between compound interest
and simple interest on Rs 12,000 for 3 years is
Rs 58.368.
1) Either A and B together or C alone
2) Only C
3) Either B or C
4) Only A
5) Any of them
64. Find the rate of interest on an amount of money.
A. The amount fetches a total of Rs 18522 as
compound interest.
B. The difference between the CI and SI at the
end of two years at the same rate of interest is
Rs 40.
C. The ratio between the principal amount and
the total simple interest at the end of three
years is 20 : 3.
1) Either A and B together or C alone
2) A and B together
3) Only C
4) Any of them
5) Any two of them
65. In how many years does a sum of money become
125 times at CI?
A. The same sum of money becomes 5 times in 3
years at CI.
B. The rate of compound interest at which the
sum of money becomes 125 times is 400%.
C. The sum of money is Rs 1000.
1) Only A and C together
2) Only B and C together
3) C and either A or B
4) Either A or B
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66. The difference between the compound interest
and the simple interest on any fixed sum for oneand-a-half years is Rs 30.50. Find the rate per
cent per annum when interest is compounded
half-yearly.
A. The difference between the compound interest and the simple interest for two years is Rs
62.025.
B. The fixed sum is Rs 4000.
C. Compound interest on the same sum for one
year is Rs 410.
1) Any two of them 2) Either A or C only
3) Any one of them 4) None
5) None of these
67. A sum of money is put at CI. Find the rate per
cent when the interest is reckoned yearly.
A. The ratio of SI to CI at the end of 3 years on
the same sum and same rate of interest is 300
: 331.
B. If the same sum is put at SI for 5 years on the
same rate of interest then the SI will be 50%
less than the principal amount.
C. The difference between CI and SI at the end of
2 years on the same sum and same rate of
interest is Rs 200.
1) Any two of them 2) C and either A or B
3) Either A or C
4) Either B or C
5) Either A alone or B and C together
68. What is the rate of interest pcpa?
I. The amount becomes Rs. 11,025 at compound
interest after 2 years.
II. The same amount with simple interest becomes
Rs. 11,000 after two years.
III. The amount invested is Rs. 10,000.
1) I or II or III Only 2) I or II Only
3) II and III Only
4) I or III Only
5) All I, II and III are required to answer the question
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69. The difference between the compound interest
and the simple interest at the same rate on a certain amount at the end of two years is Rs 12.50.
What is the rate of interest?
I. Simple interest for two years is Rs 500.
II. Compound interest for two years is Rs 512.50.
III. Amount on simple interest after two years
becomes Rs 5,500.
1) I or II only
2) I or III only

3) III only
4) III and either I or II
5) Any two of (I), (II) and (III)
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70. What is the total compound interest earned at
the end of three years?
I. Simple interest earned on that amount at the
same rate and for the same period is Rs 4500.
II. The rate of interest is 10 p.c.p.a.
III. Compound interest for three years is more
than the simple interest for that period by Rs
465.
1) Only I and II
2) Only II and III
3) Only I and III
4) Any two of the three
5) Either II or III only
[SBI Bank PO-2001]

Time and Distance

71. How many minutes per hour does a person stop?
A. Without any stoppage a person travels a certain distance at an average speed of 80 km/hr.
B. With stoppage he covers the same distance at
3
of average speed of without stoppage.
4
C. The speeds of without stoppage and with stoppage are in ratio of 4 : 3.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) Either B or C
5) None
72. Rajdhani Express leaves Delhi at 4 PM for
Mumbai. At what time will it reach Mumbai?
A. It maintains the average speed of 110 km per
hr.
B. It has four stoppages of 10 minutes each between Delhi and Mumbai.
C. It covers 250 kms before each stoppage.
1) Only B
2) Any two of the three
3) Any one of the three
4) Only A or C
5) None of the three
73. A man leaves home for office. After travelling
20% of the total distance, he decreases his speed.
Find the average speed of the man to reach his
office.
A. The man has to cover a total distance of 40
km.
B. The man covers the remaining distance at the
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C. Ratio of mans original speed to the decreased
speed is 10 : 7.
1) None
2) Only B
3) Only A
4) Either B or C
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the informations
74. What is the speed of a car?
A. The speed of the car is 10 km/hr more than
that of a motorcycle.
B. The motorcycle takes 2 hours more than the
car to cover a distance of 400 km.
C. The ratio of the speed of the motorcycle to
that of the car is 4 : 5.
1) Only C
2) Any two of them
3) Only B
4) Any one of them
5) None

Trains
75. What is the total length of the two trains?
A. Two trains of equal lengths are moving opposite each other with the speed of 55 km/hr and
85 km/hr.
B. The above stated trains moving in same direction with the same speed cross each other in
14 sec.
C. When the above stated trains are moving in
opposite directions then they take 3 sec to
cross each other.
1) B only
2) C only
3) A only
4) Either B or C
5) Question cannot be solved even after using
all the information
76. What is the speed of train X?
A. Train X crosses another train of length 200 m
in 6 seconds.
B. The speed of another train is 80 km/hr.
C. Length of train X is half the length of another train.
1) None
2) C only
3) A and C together 4) B only
5) The question cant be answered even after
using all the information.
77. Two trains X and Y start at the same time from
Delhi and Kanpur towards each other. When do
they meet each other?
A. Train X of length 90 m crosses a signal-post in
6 seconds.
B. Train Y of length 120 m crosses a bridge in 10
seconds.

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79.

C. Sum of the speed is 106 km/hr.

1) Only B
2) Either A or C
3) A and C together 4) Either C or A and B
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information.
What is the length of the train?
A. The train running at 30 km/hr takes 18 seconds to pass a platform.
B. The train takes 12 seconds to pass a man walking at 3 km/hr in the opposite direction.
C. Length of the platform is 40 m.
1) Only B
2) Either A and B together or A and C together
3) Only C
4) Either B or C
5) None
A train crosses another train coming from the
opposite direction in 18 sec. If the length of the
train is 100 m then what is the speed of the train?
A. The train passes a platform in 14 sec.
B. The speed of the other train is 60 km/hr.
C. The other train passes a telegraph pole in 6
sec.
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) Either A & B or B & C
5) None of these
A train crosses another train in 15 seconds. Find
the length of another train.
A. Length of the first train is 130 m.
B. Speed of the first train is 90 km/hr.
C. Speed of the second train is 72 km/hr.
1) A only
2) B only
3) C only
4) None
5) None of these
At what time will the train reach city Jamnagar
from city New Delhi?
A. The train covers the distance of 400 km (which
is one-fourth of the total distance) in 5 hours.
B. The distance between New Delhi and Jamnagar
is 1600 km.
C. The train leaves New Delhi station at 9 a.m.
1) Either A or C
2) Only A and B together
3) Only B
4) None
5) B and either A or C
What is the speed of train X?
A. Train X crosses a 150-m-long train Y running
in the same direction in 24 seconds.
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81.

82.

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C. Train Y crosses a standing man in 7.5 seconds.
1) Only B
2) Only C
3) Any of them
4) None
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
83. What is the length of a train?
A. The train crosses a bridge twice its length in
10 secs.
B. If the speed of the train is increased by 20 km/
hr it takes 6 secs to cross a bridge twice its
length.
C. If the speed of the train is decreased by 12 km/
hr it takes 16 2 secs to cross a bridge twice
3
its length.
1) Only C
2) Only either B or C
3) Any two of them 4) Any of them
5) None
84. At what time will train reach city Y from city
X?
A. The train crosses another train of equal length
of 175 m and running in opposite direction in
10 seconds.
B. The train leaves city X at 9 : 15 am for city Y
situated at a distance of 432 km.
C. The train is 100 m long and crosses a stationary man in 8 seconds.
1) None
2) B and C together
3) Only A
4) B and either A or C
5) Only C
85. Find the length of the platform.
A. A train X, which is running at the speed of 25
km/hr, takes 18 seconds to pass a platform.
B. The train X crosses a man who is walking at 5
km/hr in the opposite direction in 12 seconds.
C. The train X crosses a stationary pole in 14.40
seconds.
1) Any two of them 2) Either B or C
3) Any of them
4) Only C
5) Only B
86. What is the length of the train which crosses a
signal pole in 10 secs?
A. Speed of the train is 72 km/hr.
B. The train crosses a 100-metre-long platform in
15 secs.
C. Another train which is coming from the opposite direction at a speed of 54 km/hr crosses a

pole and the train in 5 secs and 7

6
secs
7

respectively.
1) C and either A or B 2) Any two of them
3) B and C together 4) Any of them
5) None
87. How much time will the train X take to cross
another train Y running in opposite direction?
I. Train X crosses a signal pole in 6 seconds.
II. Ratio of the speeds of trains X and Y is 3 : 2.
III. Length of the two trains together is 500 metres.
1) I Only
2) II Only
3) III Only
4) I or II Only
5) The question cannot be answered even with
the information in all the three statements.
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88. At what time will the train reach city X from city
Y?
I. The train crosses another train of equal length
of 200 metres and running in opposite direction in 15 secs.
II. The train leaves city Y at 7.15 a.m. for city
X, situated at a distance of 560 kms.
III. The 300-metre-long train crosses a signal pole
in 10 secs.
1) I only
2) II only only
3) III only
4) II or III only
5) All I, II and III are required to answer the question.

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Boats and Streams

89. Find the velocity of the current.
A. A boat covers 12 km and 18 km upstream and
down-stream respectively in 6 hours.
B. The speed of the boat in still water is 18 km/hr.
C. A boat covers 36 km upstream in an hr.
1) Any two of them
2) Any one of them
3) Either A alone or B and C together
4) Only B
5) Only C
90. A boat covers 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 6 hours. What is the velocity of current?
A. Speed of boat in still water is 10 km/hr.
B. Boat covers 36 km upstream and 24 km down-

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stream in 6.5 hours.
C. The boat covers 48 km upstream in 6 hours
and downstream in 4 hours.
1) A only
2) A or B only
3) Any two of the three
4) B or C only
5) A or C only

Time and Work

91. 6 men and 9 women can do a work in 14 days. In
how many days can 12 men and 3 women do the
same work?
A. 20 men and 33 women can do the same work in
4 days.
B. Work done by 2 men is equal to 3 women.
C. 6 women can do two-thirds of the same work
in 28 days.
1) Any one of them
2) Only C
3) Only C and either A or B
4) Any two of them
5) Only either A or B
92. 20 men and 21 children can complete a piece of
work in 9 days. In how many days can 10 men
and 15 children complete the same work?
A. 10 men can complete the work in 25 days.
B. 15 children can complete the work in 45 days.
C. 10 men and 18 children can complete work in
15 days.
1) A only
2) B only
3) A and C together 4) B and C together
5) Any two of the
93. In how many days three women together can
complete a work?
A. Radha and Shama together can complete the

and Mumtaz working together.

B. Ajay does 18% of the work which is 2 3 of the
work done by Mumtaz.
C. The ratio of the time taken alone by Vinay,
Ajay and Mumtaz is 54 : 165 : 110.
1) Only C
2) Either B or C
3) A and either B or C 4) Any two of them
5) None
95. Sarfaraz works for 8 days and leaves the job and
the remaining 75% work is done by Mukesh and
Abbas together in 15 days. In how many days
can all three together do the work?
A. Abbas alone can do three-fourths of the work
in 75 days.
B. Sarfaraz alone can do the work in 32 days.
C. Mukesh and Abbas together can do the work
in 20 days.
1) None
2) Any of them
3) Any two of them 4) All the three statements
5) Either B or C
96. Vijay alone can do a piece of work in 15 days. In
how many days can Vijay and Aatif together do
the same work?
A. Ratio of the efficiencies of Vijay and Aatif is
4 : 3.
B. Aatif alone does three-fifths work in 12 days.
C. Seven-twelfths of the work is done by Vijay
and Aatif together in 5 days.
1) C and either A or B 2) Only B or C together
3) Any two of them 4) Any of them
5) None
97. 12 men and 20 women are working together in a
field. After working for 3 days, 4 men and 8 women
leave the work. How many more days will be required to complete the work?
A. 16 men and 12 women together can complete

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days.
7
B. Ratio of the efficiencies of Radha, Vibha and
Shama is 15 : 10 : 6.
C. Shama and Vibha together can complete the

work in 5

work in 7

1
days. .
2

1) None
2) Either A or C
3) B and either A or C 4) Any one of them
5) Any two of them
94. What proportion of a work is done by Vinay?
A. The work has been completed by Vinay, Ajay

8
days.
13
B. 24 women can do 40% of the work in 4 days.
C. In a day work done by 2 men is equal to the
work done by 5 women.
1) Any of them
2) Any two of them
3) A and either B or C only
4) None
5) Only B

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98. Anand works for 4 days and leaves the work.
The remaining work is done by Atul and Ashish
together. In how many days can Atul alone do
the entire work?
A. Anands 2 days work is equal to Ashishs 4
days work.
B. Ashish alone can do two-thirds of the work in
16 days.
C. Anand and Atul together can do the whole
4
days.
5
1) Either A or B
2) Any of them
3) Any two of them 4) Only A
5) None
99. 8 men and 14 women are working together in a
field. After working for 3 days, 5 men and 8 women
leave the work. How many more days will be required to complete the work?
I. 19 men and 12 women together can complete
the work in 18 days.
II. 16 men can complete two-thirds of the work in
16 days.
III. In a day, the work done by three men is equal
to the work done by four women.
1) Any two of the three together are sufficient
2) II and III only
3) III only
4) II or III only
5) I or II or III
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100. 12 men and 8 women can complete a piece of
work in 10 days. How many days will it take for
15 men and 4 women to complete the same work?
I. 15 men can complete the work in 12 days.
II. 15 women can complete the work in 16 days.
III. The amount of work done by a woman is
three-fourth of the work done by a man in
one day.
1) I or II or III only
2) II or III only
3) III only
4) Any two of the three
5) II only
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101. In how many days can a work be completed by
A, B and C together
I. A and B together can complete the work in 6
days.
II. B and C together can complete the work in 3
days.
III. A and C together can complete the work in

work in 4

1
3

days.

1) only I
2) only II
3) only III
4) Any one of the three
5) Information in all the three statements is necessary to answer the question.
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Pipes and Cisterns

102. A water tank has been filled with two filler taps P
and Q and a drain pipe R. Tap P and Q fill at the
rate of 14 and 12 litres per minute respectively.
What is the capacity of the tank?
A. Tap R drains out at the rate of 6 litres per
minute.
B. If all the three taps are opened simultaneously,
1
the tank is filled in 4 hrs.
2
C. Tap R drains the filled tank in 15 hrs.
1) B and either A or C 2) Either A or B
3) B and C together 4) Any two of them
5) Any one of them
103. A water tank has been filled with two filler taps X
and Y and a drain pipe Z. Taps X and Y fill at the
rate of 10 litres per minute and 15 litres per minute
respectively. What is the capacity of the tank?
A. Tap Z drains out at the rate of 6 litres per
minute.
B. If all the three taps are opened simultaneously,

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1
hrs.
2
C. Tap Z drains the filled tank in 17 hrs and 25
mins.
1) Any two of them 2) Either A or B only
3) Either A or C only 4) None
5) Any one of them

the tank is filled in 5

Calendar
104. Is it a leap year?
A. This month has more than 28 days.
B. This month doesnt have 30 days.
C. Last month was January.
1) B only
2) A only
3) C only
4) None of the above
5) A and C only

Algebra
105. What will be the value of 3x + 2y - 4z?

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A. x + 3y = 17
B. 2x + y + 5z = 29
C. xy : yz = 5 : 3
1) None
2) B and C are together
3) Either A or B only 4) C only
5) B or C only
106. What is the price of a clock?
A. The price of 2 chairs and 3 clocks is Rs 420
B. The price of a clock is Rs 60 less than that of a
chair.
C. The price of 10 chairs and 15 clocks is Rs 2100.
1) Any two can be dispensed
2) B and C together
3) Either A or C
4) A and B together
5) B only
107. Rs 142 is divided among three persons X, Y and
Z. Find Xs share.
A. X gets Rs 15 less than Y.
B. Y gets Rs 22 more than Z.
C. Z gets Rs 3 more than X.
1) Any two of them 2) Any of them
3) None
4) A and C
5) Either B or C only

A. The area of an isosceles right-angled triangle

is half of the area of a square.
B. The side of the square is 10 cm.
C. The diagonal of the square is 10 2 cm.
1) A and either B or C 2) C only
3) B only
4) Either B or C
5) None
111. Find the area of a right-angled triangle.
A. Length of the hypotenuse is 13 m.
B. Perimeter of the triangle is six times its base.
C. One of the angles of the triangle is 30.
1) C only
2) A and C together
3) Either B or C only 4) B and C together
5) Any of them
112. Find the area of an isosceles triangle.
A. Perimeter of the triangle is 64 cm.
B. Base of the triangle is 16 cm.
C. Height of the triangle is 16 2 cm.
1) Any of them
2) Any two of them
3) Either B or C only 4) Only A
5) None
113. Which is the area of the given right-angled triangle?
I. Length of the diagonal is 5 cms.
II. Perimeter of the triangle is four times its base.
III. One of the angles of the triangle is of 60.
1) III Only
2) I & III only
3) II or III only
4) II & III both
5) I or II or III
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Height and Distance

108. What is the height of the tower?

A. It is viewed at a distance of 48 m at an angle of
elevation of 30.
B. It casts a shadow of 25 m.
C. If it is viewed at a certain distance it makes an
angle of elevation of 30, and when it moves
23 m towards the tower the angle of elevation
becomes 60.
1) Only A and B together
2) Any two of the them
3) Only C
4) B and either A or C
5) Questions cant be answered even after using
all the informations.

Triangle
109. Find the area of an equilateral triangle.
A. The side of the triangle is 4 cm.
B. The height of the triangle is 2 3 cm.
C. The perimeter of the triangle is 12 cm.
1) Either B or C
2) Either A or C
3) Either A or B
4) Any two of them
5) Only C
110. What is the height of an isosceles right-angled
triangle?

Rectangle and Square

114. What is the area of a rectangle?
A. The breadth of the rectangle is 6.50 m.
B. The diagonal makes an angle of 60 with the
breadth.
C. The perimeter of the rectangle is 36 m.
1) Only B
2) Either A or C only
3) A or B or C
4) Either B or C only
5) A and C together
115. What is the area of the rectangle?
A. Perimeter of the rectangle is 80 m.
B. The total cost of flooring the rectangle at Rs 2
per square metre is Rs 750.
C. Breadth of the rectangle is 15 m.
1) Only B
2) A and B together
3) Either B alone or A and C together
4) None

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5) A and C together
116. What is the perimeter of a rectangular garden?
A. The area of the garden is 1200 m2.
B. The diagonal of the garden is 50m.
C. The ratio between the length and breadth of
the garden is 4:3.
1) Any two of them 2) Only C
3) Any of them
4) Either B or C only
5) None
117. What is the area of a rectangle?
A. The length is 4 cm.
B. The breadth is 6 cm.
C. The perimeter is 20 cm.
1) C only
2) B only
3) A or B only
4) A or B only
5) A or B or C only

Rhombus
118. The area of a rhombus is 96 m 2 . Find the perimeter of the rhombus.
A. The diagonal of the rhombus is 16 m.
B. The difference of squares of halves of diagonals is 28.
C. The other diagonal of the rhombus is 12 m.
1) Any one of them 2) Any two of them
3) B and either A or C 4) A or C
5) None
119. The area of a rhombus is 120 m2. Find the perimeter of the rhombus.
A. Product of the diagonals is 240 m2.
B. The difference in the squares of the diagonals
is 476 m2.
C. One of the diagonals of the rhombus is 24 m.
1) Any two of them 2) Either B or C only
3) A and either B or C 4) Any of them
5) None
120. Find the area of a rhombus.
A. The ratio of the diagonals of the rhombus is
3 : 4.
B. The perimeter of the rhombus is equal to that
of a square whose diagonal length is 20 2
m.
C. The difference between the squares of the

121. Find the area of a regular hexagon.

A. Perimeter of the hexagon is 12 m.
B. The radius of the circle passing through the
vertices of the hexagon is 2 m.
C. The distance between two opposite vertices
of the hexagon is 4 m.
1) Any one of them 2) Any two of them
3) Only B
4) Only C
5) Only A

Circle
122. What is the radius of the circle?
A. Area of the circle is 154 m 2 .
1
B. Length of the arc is 7 m.
3
C. The above arc makes an angle 60 at the centre.
1) Either A or C
2) Either A alone or B and C together
3) C only
4) A only
5) None
123. What will be the cost of fencing a circular plot?

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diagonals is 448 m 2 .
1) Any of them
2) Any two of them
3) Only A
4) Either A or C only
5) None

Regular Polygon

22

2
A. Area of the plot is 616 m .
B. Cost of fencing a rectangular plot whose perimeter is 150 m is Rs 975.
C. Area of the square plot with side equal to the

radius of the circular plot is 196 m 2 .

1) A only
2) B only
3) Either A or C only 4) C only
5) All even together are not sufficient
124. What will be the area of a circle?
A. The diameter of the circle is 4.
B. The radius of the circle is 2.
C. The circumference of the circle is 4 .
1) B or C only
2) A or B only
3) A only
4) A or B only
5) A & B or B & C or A & C
125. What will be the cost of fencing a circular plot?
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I. Area of the plot is 616 square metres.
II. Cost of fencing a rectangular plot whose perimeter is 120 metres is Rs. 780.
III. Area of a square plot with side equal to the
radius of the circular plot is 196 sq metres.
1) I only
2) III only
3) I or III only
4) II only
5) Question cannot be answered even with information in all three statements.
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Rectangular Hall
126. What is the cost of carpeting a rectangular hall?
A. Angle between the width and hypotenuse is
30.
B. The perimeter of the hall is 60 m.
C. The cost of carpeting the hall is Rs 125 per
square metre.
1) Any two of them 2) Any one of them
3) None
4) B and either A or C
5) Questions cant be answered even after using
all the informations
127. Find the cost of carpeting a rectangular hall.
A. The ratio of the length of the hall to its breadth
is 4 : 3.
B. Angle between length and hypotenuse is 30.
C. Cost of carpeting the floor is Rs 120 per square
metre.
1) Either A or B
2) B and either A or C
3) Any two of them 4) None
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information
128. What will be the cost of painting the four walls of
a room if the rate of painting is Rs 25 per square
metre?
A. Perimeter of the floor is 44 m.
B. Height of the wall of the room is 10 m.
C. Ratio of length and breadth of the room is 3 : 1.
1) None
2) Only C
3) Any two of them 4) Either B or C
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the informations
129. What will be the cost of painting the four walls
of a room with length, width and height 5 metres,
3 metres and 8 metres respectively? The room
has one door and one window.
I. Cost of painting per square metre is Rs. 25.00.
II. Area of window of 2.25 sq. metres is half of the

area of the door.

III. Area of the room is 15 sq. metres.
1) I only
2) II and III only
3) I and II together
5) III only
5) All are required to answer the question
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130. What is the cost of painting the two adjacent
walls of a hall which has no windows or doors?
I. The area of the hall is 24 sq metres.
II. The breadth, length and the height of the hall
are in the ratio of 4 : 6 : 5.
III. Area of one wall is 30 square metres.
1) Only I
2) Only II
3) Only III
4) Either I or III
5) Data inadequate
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Cylinder
131. What distance will the cylinder go in 10 rolls?
A. The volume of the cylinder is 2156 cubic
centimetres.
B. Curved surface area of the cylinder is 616
square centimetres.
C. Length of the cylinder is double the radius of
the cylinder.
1) Only A
2) Only A and C
3) Only B and C
4) Any one of the three
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Miscellaneous
132. How many marks does Arif obtain in Physics?
A. The average marks obtained by Arif in History, English and Physics is 70.
B. The difference between the marks obtained
by Arif in English and that in History is 10.
C. The total marks obtained by Arif in Biology
and Physics is 120.
1) None
2) Only C
3) Either B or C
4) Any of them
5) Question cant be answered even after using
all the information

Answers and explana-

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tions
Exercise-1
1. 5
2. 1;

A. a 2 26.01 ie 5.1 5.1 a 5.1

As a is an integer so a is any one of the integers 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
2

C. a 2 9.61 ie 3.12 Either a < 3.1

or a > 3.1
ie Either a may be any one of the integers 4,
5, 6, ... or, a may be any one of the integers 4,
5, 6, ....
B. a < 4 ie a may be any one of the intetgers 3,
2, 1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ....
Now we conclude that A, B and C a may be
any one of the integers 4 and 5.
Thus a single definite value of a cannot be
obtained.
From A and B it is clear that the divisor divides
(97 23 =) 74 and (512 31 =) 481 exactly.
So, the divisor = HCF of 74 and 481 = 37
From B and C, we simply have the fact that the
divisor divides (97 + 512 17 =) 592 exactly.
There are a lot of factors of 592. So the divisor,
one of the factors of 592, can not be found out
exactly. From A and C we have the divisor
= 23 + 31 17 = 37
Suppose no. is 10x + y
10x y 5
y 5x
A
xy
2
B x+4=y

5. 4;

6. 4;

or, x 2 1 x = 1, y = 5
Observing options given, 3 is the answer.
With the help of A and B,
divisor = HCF of [(148 13), (614 20)]
HCF of (135, 594) = 27
With the help of A and C, divisor = 13 + 20 6
= 27
With the help of B and C
(148 + 614 6) = 756, but this number has so
many factors, like, 1, 2, 3, ... 27 .... So the single
value (divisor) cant be determined through B
and C.
Let the four consecutive even integers be 2x,
2x + 2, 2x + 4 and 2x + 6 respectively.
2x 2x 2 2x 4 2x 6
= 11
4
or, 2x + 3 = 11 or, x = 4

A.

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3. 3;

4. 3;

2x 6 7

2x
4
or, 8x + 24 = 14x or, x = 4

B.

C. (2x 2x 6) 2 (2x 2 2x 4) 2

7. 2;

From A & B x + 4 = 5x
x = 1 and y = 5
Required no. is 15
From B & C x 2 x 4 2 26

From A & C x 2 25x 2 26

1
10x y x y 20
2
or, 8x y = 40 ... (i)
B y x = 2
C 3y = 4x
Solving any two of them, the values of x and y
can be determined.
Let the two-digit number be 10x + y.
I x + y = 17
II 10x + y - (10y + x) = 9
III y = x + 1
From the given statements (I), (II) and (III),
any of the two statements is sufficient to find

C x 2 y 2 26

or, x 2 4x 5 0
or, x = 1, 5
Neglecting ve value
we have, x = 1 y = 5

or, (4x 6) 2 (4 x 6) 2
Now, from statement (C) alone the value of x
cant be determined. But with the help of either statement A or B alone, the result can be
calculated.
Let the two-digit no. be 10x + y.

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9. 5;

the required two-digit number. Hence (e) is the

required answer.
Let the bigger and smaaler nos. be x and y
respectively.
From A, x - y = 6
....(i)
From B, 40% of y = 30% of x or 4y = 3x....(ii)
x y

From C, 2 : 3 2 : 1 , or 3x = 4y....(iii)
We see that equations (ii) and (iii) are same.
Hence, I and either II or III is required.
10. 3
11. 2; Note that with the help of II and III you can
find only the two digits and not the two-digit
number.
12. 5; Let the two-digit no. be 10x + y.
I. 10x y 10y x 27 or,, x y 3
II. x y 3
III. x y = 3
Here, by taking any two, the values of x and y
cant be determined. So, choice 5) is the correct answer.

18. 5
21. 5;

19. 5

20. 4

60

300
120

180

60

no. of clerks 180

3
no. of officers 60

As the exact no. of officers has not been provided, so the no. of clerks cant be determined.
22. 4
23. 2; A sum of the middle numbers = 128
possible prime numbers = 59, 61, 67, 71
B sum of the 1st and last no. = 130
Which is 59, 61, 67, 71
C Similarly, the difference between 1st and
last in the above statements is 12, but there are
other numbers also viz (29, 41), (31, 43) etc. So,
either A or B is sufficient to answer the question.
24. 4; A x + y + z = 111
x, y and z are three numbers
B All are odd prime.
C x + z = 2y
So from A & C, Y = 37
So middle no. is 37.
Hence A and C together are sufficient.
25. 5
26. 4; From (A) and (B),

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13. 5
14. 5; Only statement B is sufficient
Q : (P + R) = 3 : 11

3
Q = 3 11 14 1820 3 130 Rs 390
15. 3; With the statement B, only the share of Gautam
can be calculated
1
ie share of Gautam 24,000 = Rs 8,000
3
16. 1; A K : V = 3 : 2

B K:V:R=3: 2:

5
= 6 : 4 : 5 (from A)
2

C K V = 340
By combining either A and B together or A and
C together, the share of Vijay can be calculated.
1 2 1 4
17. 4; A First three man ate of the
5 5 5 5
cake.
B 4 men ate all the cake.
1
Hence cake left for the 4th man =
5

9
5000
10
= Rs 4500

Monthly expenditure of a person =

From (A) and (C),

Monthly expenditure = Rs (5000 500)
= Rs 4500
From (B) and (C),
10x 9x = 500
x = Rs 500
Monthly expenditure = 9x = Rs 4500
Hence, any two of them are sufficient.
27. 1; From (A),
630
42
No. of children =
15
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28. 4; A & B Monthly expenditure of the person
3
= 2400 = Rs 1800
4
B & C : 1 60 : 3 Rs 1800
A & C Expenditure = 2400 600 = Rs 1800
Hence, any two of them are sufficient to answer the question.
29. 4; Let x, y and z be the numbers.
So A z - x = 20 ..... (i)
B x + z = 2y .... (ii)
C y - x = 10 ..... (iii)
Putting value of y from (iii) in (ii), we get
x + z = 2 (10 + x)
or, z - x = 20, which is identical to equation (i).
xyz
cant be determined from A, B
3
and C together.

So

30. 5
31. 3; (A) A + P + Q = 27 3 = 81
(B) (A) = Q
P A + A = 81 P = 81
32. 2; Let the ages of Javed and Akhtar be 6x and 11x
respectively.
A 11x 6x (= 5x) = 25
So, 6x and 11x can be found
B 11x + 5 6x + 5 (=5x) = 25
So, again 6x and 11x can be found
C 6x + 11x (= 17x) = 85
So, again 6x and 11x can be found

F 10 2

S 10 1
C (F 5) (S 5) = 30
By combining any two of them, we can find
out the present ages of father and son.

1
F
5
B F + 5 = 3 (V + 5)
C V = 7 + 3 = 10
So, by combining all we can find the present
age of Madhu, which is equal to 8 years.

38. 4; A M =

39. 3
40. 5; From A 5x + 3x = 32
So, after 4 years, the ratio

x 4

= 5 4 4 : 3 4 4 3 : 2
5x 2 11

x 4
3x 2 7
Required ratio = 3 : 2
From C 5x 3x = 8
x 4
Required ratio = 3 : 2
41. 4; From A Total age of M, P, R and S

From B

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1
1
33 3 15 3
63 3 15 3
33. 4; A 3
, C 3
3
3
34. 3; By using B and C we can find the age of his
father. Now after using A we can find Sumeets
age.
35. 1
36. 2; Let R = age of Reena, S = age of Sonam
A R 6:S6 = 3 :4
4R 3S = 6
B R + 2 = 0.85 (S + 2)
17S 20R = 6
C R + S = 2S 3
So solving any two of them, we get R & S.
37. 4; A F : S = 5 : 2

39
4 78 years
2
From B Total age of M, P and S

59
3 59 years
3
From C Total age of R, P and M = 20 3
= 60 years

42. 2; A

P 4

Q 5

125
P 4

B Q P
100
Q 5
C Q P = 10
By combining C and either A or B, we get the
values of P and Q to be 40 years and 50 years
respectively.
43. 5; Let the present ages of Ajay and Amit be x and
y respectively.
x 2 37
A y 2 27

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1
x y 5 x y
4
C x y = 10
By solving any two of them, the values of x
and y can be calculated.
ie, x = 35 years and y = 25 years
44. 2; From (A), S + J = 26 ... (i)
From (B), S + 6 + J 7 = 25
S + J = 26 .... (ii)
From (C), SJ = 120 .... (iii)
After combining equation (iii) and either (i) or
(ii), we get the values of J = 20 and S = 6 or, S
= 20 and J = 6. But from the first statement it is
not clear who is the younger whereas from the
second statement it is clear that Samar is the
younger. Hence only B and C together are sufficient.
26
13 39
45. 2; From (B), Age of the father =
2
years
From statement, (A) and (C),
F = 3S, M S = 22 and 3S M = 4
Solving the above three equation, we get M =
39 years.
46. 4; From (A) and (B),
X + Y = 64
Ages of X, Y and Z are 28, 36 and 40 years
respectively.
Similarly, with the help of (A) and (C), the
present ages of X, Y and Z can be calculated.
Hence A and either B or C together are sufficient.
47. 3
5
48. 1; A = S ....... (i)
8
A A - S = 25

B (P - 10) - (S - 10) = 7 or, P - S = 7

C P + S = 47
Hence, by combining C with either A or B,
Sanas age can be determined.
50. 5; Let the present ages of mother and son be M
and S yrs respectively.
M
5

S 10 3
or, 3M 5S = 50
B. 3M 5S = 50

A.

M 10 5

S 16 3
or, 3M 5S = 50
Here, all the three equations are the same.
Therefore option 5) is the correct choice.
51. 5; From the question,
P + Q + R + S = 96
A P + Q + S = 60 or, R = 36 .... (i)
B Q + S = 40 .... (ii)
C R + S = 50 from R = 36 .... (i)
We get S = 14. Putting S = 14 in (ii), we get
Q = 26
Hence all statements are required to answer
the question.
52. 3; A P : Q = 6 : 7.
B (Q + 8) ( P + 8) = 4
or, Q P = 4
C (P 4) : (Q 4) = 5 : 6
To find (P + 6) : (Q + 6) we need the values of P
and Q which can be found with the help of any
of the two statements.
53. 5; Let present age of Prem = x years and that of
Anand = y years
According to the statement

C.

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S 6 19

B
A 6 34

A5 3

C
S5 2
Combining any of the statements with equation (i), the age of Ahson can be determined.
Hence, any one of them is sufficient.
49. 4; A S - P = 3

x 5 3
A. y 5 4 4x 20 3y 15

4x 3y 5
x5 5
6x 30 5y 25
y5 6
6x 5y 5

B.

x 2
3
C. y 3 3x 2 y y 2 x

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Hence we can easily find the difference between the ages of Prem and Anand by considering any two of the three equations.
54. 3; Statement (A) or (C) can give Rameshs present
age. Again, with the help of (B) the difference
in the ages of Ramesh and Jayant can be determined.
55. 3
56. 4; Suppose Sangitas present age = x years.
Let y = Sangitas sons age at present.
A x - 5 = 2(y - 5)
x 11
B y 6
x 5 12
C y5 7

57. 1; Let the present age of Subir and his father be S

and F respectively.
I. S = F/2
S5 6

or, 6F - 11S = 25
F 5 11
III. B - S = 5 [B = age of Subirs brother]
Now, with the help of I and II together, the
value of S and F can be determined.
58. 5
59. 3
60. 3
61. 2
62. 4; A 3T = 7C
B T C = 900
400
7C

C T=C+C
3 100
3
63. 4; A Let no. of girls in the college be x.

So, by combining A and either B or C the marks

of the individuals can be calculated.
65. 5; Since the price of any article is not given, hence
question cant be solved.
66. 2; Let the cost of pencil, eraser and paperweight
be x, y and z respectively.
3x + 4y + 5z = 28 .... (i)
A. y + z x = 0.25
B. 10z + 8y = 42.50 or, 5z + 4y = 21.25
9
y
5
So, combining either B alone or A and C together are sufficient.
67. 3; From (A) and (B):
Pass marks = 10% + 4 = 20% 1
10% = 5
Pass marks = 9
68. 3
69. 3; From statement (A),

C. x =

28
100 50
56
Total no. of students = 50 + 28 = 78
70. 5; From statement,

No. of football players =

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II.

Then, boys = x x

30 13
x
100 10

B B : G = 13 : 10
C B + G = 3910
So, either A and C together or B and C together
are sufficient to answer the question.
No. of boys in the college = 2210.
64. 3; From the statement, X = 45% of total marks
Y = 50% of total marks
Z = 60% of total marks
and W = X + 12.5 = Z 4
A X + Y + Z + W = 650
B W + X = 147.5
C Z = 84

15 20
2%
100
So, either A and B together or C alone is sufficient.
(A) + (B) He saves 35% of his salary and
his salary is Rs 20,000.
His savings is Rs 7000.
(C) alone is not sufficient because the period
of interest is not given.
73. 3
From (B) alone,
70% + 42 = 100% or, 30% = 42
or, 100% = 140
From (A) and (C) together,
Pass marks = 25% of 400 + 40 = 140
Hence, B alone or A and C together is sufficient.
With the help of (A) and (B) together,
A I : II = 2 : 3
B 3II I = 105
Solving (A) and (B), we get,
I = 30; II = 45.
With the help of (A) and (C) together

Change in area = 15 20

71. 1;

72. 4
74. 2;

75. 2;

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76. 4;

77. 1;

78. 5;
79. 3;

I = 15 2 = 30 and II = 15 3 = 45
A 38% + 8 = 42% - 12
or, 4% = 20 100% = 500
pass marks = 38% of 500 + 8 = 198
B 35% + 25 = 40% 100% = 500
pass marks = 35% of 500 + 23 = 198
Hence, either A or B alone is sufficient.
We can find out the required value with the
help of either of the two statements (B) and
(C). But according to the choices, we find
choice (1) as the correct answer. Choice (2)
says that only (C) alone is sufficient, which is
not true because (B) alone is also sufficient to
answer the question.
We can find the required value with the help of
any of the three statements (A), (B) and (C).
By combining all the three statements together,
15

Sudhas present salary = 10000 1

100

85. 5; Clearly from A and C, the no. of goats

= 40 (4 + 20) = 16
B no. of legs = 2 no. of heads + 32
4G + 2H = 2(G + H) + 32 where G = no. of goats
and H = no. of hens.
(Remember a goat has 4 legs while a hen has 2,
still they each have only one head)
or, 4G + 2H = 2G + 2H + 32
or, 2G = 32 G = 16
86. 4; A

x 2 : y 2 2.25
C x 3 : y 3 3.375 x : y 1.5

x 2 : y 2 2.25

80. 4; Statements I and II give the percentage number of students studying in different disciplines. Combining this with (iii), the total no.
of students can be determined.
81. 1
82. 2; Let population of males and females be x and y
respectively.
A x + y = 40,000
B 1.04x + y = 41040
C x + 1.1y = 41400
By solving any two of them, we get x.
83. 4

x : y 1.5 x : y 1.5

87. 5
90. 3;
91. 2;

So, directly from A alone or C alone x 2 : y 2

can be find out.
88. 4
89. 4
Statements A and B imply the same thing.
A R Q = 100
B P = 270
C Q:R=3:7
With the help of A and C,
Rs share = 175
From statement
Hindi + Physics + English + Commerce = 360
A Commerce : Physics = 3 : 4
B Physics Commerce = 25
C Hndi + Physics + English = 285
By combining A and B together or C alone, we
get marks obtained by Ramu in Commerce = 75
A Let the three numbers be 5k, 8k, and 3k
respectively.
Then 5k 3k = 20 k = 10
Nos. are = 50, 80 and 30

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84. 3; A x y x y 12 x 6

93. 1;

x y x y 6 y 3
2

x 6
4
y 3
x
2

x
2 x 2 : y2 4 :1
y

1
2

or,,

a b c 50 80 30 25600
Hence, only A is sufficient.
94. 4; A Amit Pramod = 2000
B Amit : Pramod = 29 : 19
45600
C Monthly salary of Pramod =
12
= Rs 3800.
By combining any two of them, we get the
monthly salary of Amit = Rs 5800.
2

B y = 50% less than x = 50% of x =

92. 3;

y2 1
y 1

or, 2
4
x 2
x

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95. 2; Let the number of 50-paise coins and one-rupee coins be x and y respectively.
A x + y = 2x or, x = y ... (i)
x 1
y 1 = 62.50
2 2
or, x + 4y = 250 .... (ii)

1 2
where x y 1 of the total capital
3 3
.... (i)

1 4
y = 65
2 5
or, 5x + 8y = 650 ..... (iii)
Hence, by combining any two of the above
equations, the desired result will be obtained.

C x

96. 5
97. 4; A A = V + 2400
B V:P=4:7
C P = 14000
We see that to find the value of A, we need the
value of V which is possible with the help of
statements (B) and (C).
Thus, we need all the three statements.
98. 4; P Q = ?
A P, Q and R
B P:R=3:5
C Q:R=6:7
Since none of the statements provides any absolute value, we cant find the answer.
99. 4; A. R = S + 3000
B. S : Rajnish = 4 : 7
C. Rajnish = 14,000
So we see that to find the value of R, we need
the value of S which is possible with the help
of statements B and C. Thus we need all the
three statements.
100. 4; Since no absolute value is mentioned in any
statement, we cant get the value.
101. 4; Statement B Let Ravis marks in Mathematics = 2x and in Hindi = 3x.
Statement (A) Ravis marks in English
= 300 (2x + 3x) = 300 5x
From statement (C) we have 3x (300 5x) = 15.
This will give x. Again, English and Maths
marks can be determined and also their ratio.
Hence all the three statements are necessary.
102. 4 103. 5
1
104. 2; Ratio of contribution of P, Q and R = : x : y
3

Now following C and (i) we find that x

and y

1
2

1
6

1
1
1
So that x P R
2
3
6
1 1 1
: : , ie 2 : 3 : 1
3 2 6
Now, (2 + 3 + 1 =)6 Rs 48000 (from B)
48000
R (= 1) Rs 6 = Rs 8000.

ie the ratio becomes

3 x2
y
105. 5; A + B + C 5 x y 1000 where y

K KUNDAN
= xs share and x = time involved (in months)
by the capital of X.
We see that there are two variables, so y cannot be obtained.
106. 2; By combining A and B:
The ratio of investment of Milan and Pravin
35,000 6 : 30,000 11 = 7 : 11
Total profit (with the help of C)
18
4400 7200
=
11
So, all statements are necessary.
107. 2; Let Ritwik, Rohit and Dheeraj get x, y and z
respectively
A x + y + z = 1496
B y = x + 102 and z = 68 + y, [or, z = 68 + x +
102]
C y + z = 1088
Hence, combining any two of them, the share
of Ritwik can be calculated.
108. 1; A Amit : Madhav = 4 : 5
B If Madhav invested for x months, then
Amit invested for (x + 2) months
Ratio of investment = 4(x + 2) : 5x
C

5x 4x 2
T 800
9x 8

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Here T = Total profit
In the statement C (after combining A and B),
we find that there are two variables, but there
is only one equation.
So, the value of x cannot be determined.
109. 1
110. 5; Since the total profit is not given all statements
even together are not sufficient.
111. 5 112. 5
113. 3; From Statement A and question,
Total profit earned by them at the end of the
1600
15 = Rs 6000
4
Knowing the total profit, the per cent profit
earned by them can be calculated. In the same
way from statement C the total profit can be
determined. Hence, either A or C alone is sufficient.
114. 5; From (A) and (B),
Ratio of profit = 8 5 : 10 4 = 1 : 1
Now, with the help of (C),

year =

earned by them can be determined. Therefore,

A and either B or C is sufficient.
118. 5; Time period for the investment of x is not given.
So, even by combining all the three statements
together, profit of x cant be determined.
119. 2; With the help of A and D we find that the profit
earned by Sudhir
2

150000 9
3
Rs 5000
= 10000
150000 12

If we include the statement (C) we find that

profit earned by Saket = 55000 (10000 + 5000)
= Rs 40,000.
120. 4; Investment ratio or amount is not given, hence
even all statements together are not sufficient.
121. 3; We have (100 second discount) % of (100
first discount) % of the marked price = the selling price.
122. 1; Let, CP of the first article = Rs x; then that of
the second one = Rs (2400 x)
From A and B we get,
100 x
Marked price of the first article =
92
1002400 x
and that of the second one =
90
Discount given on the first article
100 x 8x

= 8% of
92
92
and that for the second one

K KUNDAN

1
18760 Rs 9380
2
115. 3; By combining all the statements,
Ratio of their investments for one year
= 72 12 : 80 9 : 99 8 = 12 : 10 : 11
Now, with the help of statement (C) and the
above ratio,
33
7700 = Rs 23100
total profit =
11
share of Mohan = 10 33 23100 = Rs 7000
Hence, all the statements together are sufficient.
116. 4; Statement (B) gives the ratio of their investments,
i.e. V : R : A = 200 : 150 : 100 = 4 : 3 : 2
Now, combining this with statement (C),
3
4000 = Rs 6000.
Share of R =
42
117. 3; The given question gives the amounts of investment of P, Q and R, which is P = Rs 12000,
Q = Rs 9000 and S = Rs 21000. Statement (A)
combined with the questions information will
give us the ratio of their profits, i.e. 4:6:7. Now,
combine this either with B or C, and profit

share of each friend =

10% of

1002400 x 1
2400 x
90
9

8
1 8

... I
Now, we observe that,
9 72 92
and 2400 x > x (from statement C) .... (II)
Multiplying I and II we get,

1
2400 x 8x ie the price of the second
9
92
article was reduced by the larger amount.
Note: (i) >> sign means is much greater than.
(ii) Instead of doing the above calculations
you can directly apply your commonsense and
find the same result. However, to understand

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the involved mathematical principles well, the
mathematical process has been mentioned in
details.
123. 5; Resultant discount of two successive disr1 r2

%
counts = r1 r2
100

And that of three

rr r r r r
rr r
r1 r2 r3 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 2 32 %
100
100

100 r1 100 r2 100 r3 %

100

1002

r1 and r2 cannot be known separately. Hence

the answer is 5.
124. 3; Let the original price be Rs x.
A Price at which he bought = 0.8x
B 1.10 0.80x = 22000
By solving A and B together, we get x
= Rs 25000.
125. 5; Let the cost price of book be Rs x.
A 0.82 printed price = 516.60

128. 5; From A SP of shoe =

750 100 20
100

= Rs 600
From B SP of shoe = 450 + 150 = Rs 600
From C CP of shoe = 600 150 = Rs 450
Profit
% profit = CP SP - profit 100

So, any of them is sufficient.

129. 5; From statements A and C,
80
Rs 4800 ... (i)
100
Combining statements B and (i), we get

SP = 6000

%age profit =

800
100
4800 800

800
100 20%
4000
130. 1; From A and statement,
Selling price of the article

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B

printed price
100 25
x

90 printed price x
100 12.5
x
So, either A and B or A and C.
126. 3; Let the second discount = b%
A MP = 600
B first discount = 20%

20
480 .... (i)
First SP = 600 600
100
C SP = 400
Combining (i), (C) and second discount
b
480 480
400
100
b

127. 3

100
2
16 %
6
3

80
Rs 960 ... (i)
100
From (i) and (B),
Cost price of the article = 960 160 = Rs 800
From (i) and (C),

= 1200

Cost price of the article = 960

100
= Rs 800
120

From (B) and (C),

SP CP = 160
20

CP1
CP 160
100

CP Rs 800
Hence, any two of them is sufficient.
131. 5; Let the marked price and cost price of the article be Rs x and Rs y respectively.
75
3
x Rs x
100
4
From (B), x y = 1600

From (A), SP =

23
y
20
Combining all statements together, SP can be

From (C), SP =

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calculated.
132. 4; Let the marked price of the article be Rs M.
From the statement: SP = M

80
4
= Rs M
100
5

160
From (A) and (B), M = 2500
= Rs 4000
100
From (B), (C) and statement,

M = 2500

128 5
= Rs 4000.
100 4

From here, we cant find out the percentage

profit. Hence, only A and B together are sufficient to answer the question.
135. 2; From question, statement (A) and (B),
1
5x = (4x + 500) 1 x = Rs 1000
9
From question, statement (A) and (C),

(4x + 1000) 0.85 = 4 x

100
1020 =
133. 4; A Marked price of an article =
85
Rs 1200
B Cost price of the article (with the help of
1200 17
= Rs 816
25
From A and C,

x = Rs 1000
Hence, A and either B or C is sufficient.
136. 4; From A and B,
Let CP = 100
MP = 150
SP = 138

A) =

Selling price of the article = 1200

% disc. =

90
= Rs
100

106.25
100

150 138
100 = 8%
150

137. 3; A % profit =

108
100 = 15%
828 108

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1080

1080 34
= Rs 816
45
Hence, A and either B or C is sufficient.
134. 3; A Let the CP of the article be Rs x.
Cost price =

MP = Rs 6 5 x
B SP =

9 6x
27

Rs
x
10 5
25
[With the help of (A)]

6
x 12 [With the help of (A)]
5
With the help of (A) and (B),

C SP =

2
27
1 x Rs x
Profit =
25
25

2
% profit = 25 100 8%
Now, with the help of (A) and (C),

Profit =

6
x
x 12 x 12
5
5

B SP of the article = 920

90
= Rs 828
100

C % profit = 15%
Hence, any of them is sufficient.

138. 4; A. Marked price of the article =

100
810
90

= Rs 900
B. CP of the article (with the help of A)
900 100
= Rs 600
150
Now, combining (A) with (C),
SP = 900 0.95 = Rs 855

100
= Rs 600
14250
Hence, A and either B or C are sufficient.
139. 2; For this question, our requirement is to first
find out the original price. When we combine
(A) with (C), we get the original price. And
when we take (B) alone, even then we get the
value of original price. Therefore, either B alone
or A & C together is sufficient.
140. 5; None of the statements gives the amount of

CP = 855

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labelled price or SP. So, even by combining all
the statements together, question cant be answered.
141. 4
142. 2; As both the cows have neither been bought
for Rs 2450 each nor have been bought at equal
cost for Rs 2450 together (ie for Rs 1225 each),
so even after combining the three statements
we cannot find out his loss or gain per cent.
143. 4
144. 1; A cost price = 3828

5
= Rs 3190
6

B P + B = 90
P = price of pen
B = price of book
C (P + B) (B P) = 28 B = 14
So, (B) and (C) together give different values
in two conditions.
145. 3; But no data is given about selling price.
So, all statements even together are not sufficient.
146. 2; As both the TVs have neither been bought for
Rs 34,000 each nor have been bought at equal
cost for Rs 34,000 together (ie, for Rs 17,000
each), so even after combining all the three the
percentage loss or gain cant be calculated.

xy = 36000 ..... (i)

A SP of the cycles = (x 1) (y + 200)
B (x 1) (y + 200) 36000 = 2000 .... (ii)
[With the help of statement (A)]
Solving equations (i) and (ii),
the value of x = 20.
5
C x 1 y 200 36000 6750
4
[With the help of statement (A)]
Now, again combining statement (C) with equation (i), the desired result can be determined.
Hence, A and either B or C is sufficient.
149. 1; From A and B,
250
Original cost of the article =
1.5625 1.25
= Rs 800
From A and C,
200
Original cost of the article =
= Rs 800
0.25
Hence, A and either B or C are sufficient.
150. 1; From A: 600 - 500 = 10% of the cost price

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147. 4; Let the CP and SP of the articles be C1 , C 2

and S1 , S2 respectively..
C1 C 2 600 ..... (i)
A S1 S 2 3060 ..... (ii)
120
75
C2
3060
100
100
[With the help of equations (i) & (ii)]

B (600 C 2 )

Solving statement B, we get C 2 = Rs 1200

75
120
C2
2790
100
100
[With the help of (i) and statement (B)]
Solving the above equation, we get

C (600 C 2 )

C 2 = Rs 1200
Hence, B and either A or C together are sufficient.
148. 4; Let the no. of cycles be x and CP of each cycle
be Rs y. From the question,

Hence cost price =

From B:

10 10
%
100

100
100 = 1000 = Rs 1000
10

of cost price = Rs 10

cost price = Rs 1000.

151. 4; To find the absolute value of loss or gain we
must know the total investment. Thus we need
(B) and (C) to get the result.
152. 4; Selling price = (100 20 =) 80% of Rs 812.50
= Rs 650

Pr ofit
100
CP SP Pr ofit
As the profit is already given, if either CP or SP
is known, profit percentage can be obtained.
So, the answer is (4).
153. 5; From A and B,
Profit percentage =

3,060 100
= Rs. 3,600 ....(i)
85
Combining (i) and Statement C,

Labelled price

2
= Rs. 72 ....(ii)
100
Combining (ii) and Statement B,

Profit 3,600

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CP = 3,600 - 72 = Rs. 2,988
72
100 2.40%
2988
Hence, all statements are required
154. 3
155. 1
156. 1; A Milk : Water = 5 : 6
B Milk of x = Rs 6.40 per litre
Milk of y = Rs 5.30 per litre
C earlier y has 12 litres milk and 15 litres
water. After taking 9 litres mixture and adding 9
litres water, it has 8 litres milk and 19 litres water. So, milk : water = 8 : 19.
From A and C we get the answer.
157. 2; We have rate
Difference in SI for one year
= Difference in principals 100%
% profit

12
158. 1; The required rate of SI = 10 11 100 21.8.
2
159. 5; Since time period is not given, rate of interest
cannot be determined.
160. 5; Let Rishikesh take Rs x.
xr2
335
A
100
xr3
B
528.04
100

In (B), the amount of the sum is not given,

hence we cant find the value.
With the help of (C), the rate
=

1004 1 300 50
2

16 %
18
18
3
3

163. 4
164. 5; To find the rate of interest the time of deposit
is needed which cannot be obtained from the
statements.
165. 4; Ratio of interests of the husband and wife
4

10

P1 1
P1
4
P 1.1 1
100

1
5
P2 1.15 1
10

P2 1

2
100

P1 3
Where, P 4 (Given in the statement C)
2

166. 5; Since time period is not given, we cant find

the rate.

K KUNDAN
2r
419.2
100
Hence, A and either B or C are sufficient.

C 2620

(16800 12000) 100

4 12000
= 10%
(n 1) 100
2 100

Time =
= 20 years
Rate of interest
10
2 100
20 years
B Time =
10
C If at SI, sum becomes four times in 30
years, then the sum trebles in 20 years.
Hence, any one of them is sufficient.
162. 3; With the help of (A), the rate

161. 1; A Rate of interest =

1002 1 100 50
2

16 %
6
6
3
3

15

P1 1
3
P1
P1 1.075 1
200

4
167. 4;
P2 1.0754 1 = Ratio
15
P2 1

P
2

200

of interest of P and Q.
P1 2
Where P 3 (Given in the statement C)
2

168. 5; Since the time of deposit is not given, we cant

find the rate of interest.
169. 3; Let the rate of interest be r%.
2

r
3280 3 r

A 16001

1600
3
100
100
B

1600 3
1100 4 r
r
460
100
100

3 r
C 1
1740 2001
100
So, by slving any one of them we get the value
of r = 5%.

170. 4
171. 5; Since time period for simple interest is not men-

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tioned, so amount cannot be determined.
172. 3
2

9331.20
173. 4; From (A), P1
100

Here, symbols have their usual meanings.

From (B), CI - SI = 51.20
From (C), P = Rs 8000
Hence, by combining A and C together or B
and C together, rate of interest can be calculated.
174. 3; From (A) and (C),
2

r 2000 r 2

P 5
20001

100
100

r = 5%
Statements (A) and (B) are almost identical.
Hence, C and either A or B are sufficient.
175. 1
176. 4; From (A) and (B),
Amount borrowed by person
= 2 1250 5 = Rs 12500

Hence, any two of them is sufficient.

177. 1; From Statement (A),
2400
2 = Rs 1600
3
Now, combining this with question,
2(CI SI)
100
Rate of interest =
SI
2 64 100
=
= 8%
1600
From question and Statement (B),
Amount on SI at the end of 2 yrs
= 11664 64 = Rs 11600

Simple interest in 2 yrs =

100 11664
2r
11600
1
100
This is a quadratic equation with one variable
which can be solved.
From question and Statement (C),
CI = Rs 1664 SI = Rs 1600
2 64 100
= 8%
Rate of interest =
1600
Hence, any of them is sufficient.
178. 4; None of the statement provides the information about the time period for which money is
deposited. Hence, even all statements together
are not sufficient.
179. 4

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1250
100 5%
2 12500
After knowing the sum and the rate of interest,
the amount can be determined.
From (A) and (C),

Rate of interest =

Rate

2 Difference in CI and SI
100
SI

2 31.25 100
5%
1250
Note: For details of the above formula see
Quicker Maths or Practice Book on Quicker
Maths

1250 100
Sum 2 5 Rs 12500

From (B) and (C), Rate =

SI

100
5%
5 4

2 31.25 100
= Rs 1250
5

Sum

1250 100
= Rs 12500
25

8988.80
180. 4; A P1
100

B P

2rp
8960
100

C P = 8000
By solving any two, the result can be found.
181. 4; A Rate % =

(3 1) 100
10%
20

2
r
x
1

B 5 100 1 84

xr2
r
C x 1 100 1 100 10

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Solving B and C together, we get r = 10%.
Hence, either A alone or B and C together are
sufficient.
182. 1; Let the rate of interest be r%.
2

5150 r 3
r
2500
1

A.
100
100

B.

12000 r 3 10000 r 5

5160
100
100

1725 1500
100 5%
3 150
Hence, any one of them is sufficient.
183. 4; From (A) and (B),
500 100
Borrowed amount =
= Rs 10000
5
Sanjeev will pay amount at the end of two

C. r

= Rs 11025
years = 100001
100
From (B) and (C), Borrowed amount = 5 500
4 = Rs 10000
500
100 5%
Rate of interest =
10000
Sanjeev will pay an amount of Rs 11025 at
the end of two years. Hence B and either A or
C is sufficient to answer the question.
184. 1; From (A) and (B),
SI for the first three years = Rs 2250
CI for the first two years = 2250 712.50
= Rs 1537.50
Therefore, CI at the end of two years is Rs
37.50 more than SI for the same period.
2 37.50 100
5%
Rate % =
1500
From (C) alone,

(C) CI after 4 yrs = Rs 849.29

To find the difference, we need the value of
rate of interest as well as the value of sum. (A)
and (B) together can give the value of sum.
The value of rate of interest is obtained by (B).
Thus, none of the choices follows.
186. 2; Statements (A) and (B) will give the principal.
After getting the principal with the help of
time and rate, simple and compound interests
can be determined independently and hence
their difference.
Also, (A) and (C) give the answer.
187. 2; (A) and (B) gives

Pr4
400
100

Pr = 10,000

From (C), Diff = P

100

or, 10

Pr r
10000

10000 r
r
10000
rate of interest = 10%

or, 10

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Rate % 81 3 1 100 100%

Therefore, either A & B together or C alone is
sufficient.
185. 5; We have: Diff. =

Sum R 2 (300 R )
(100) 3

(A) Simple Interest = 400; Time = 2 yrs.

100(2 1)
4%
(B) Rate =
25

188. 5; Difference =

Sum R 2 (300 R )
(100) 3

(A) Simple Interest 200; Time = 2 yrs.

100(2 1)
5%
20
(C) Compound Interest after 4 yrs = 946.27
So (A) and (B) can give the value of the sum.
The value of rate of interest is obtained by (B).
Thus none of the choices help to get the difference.
189. 5; From C alone we can find out the rate per cent.
190. 5; From I alone,

(B) Rate =

Rate of interest =

(2 1) 100
20%
5

From II and III,

Rate of interest =

2 diff . in CI & SI
SI

[For 2 yrs only]

2 400
100 20%
4000
Hence, either I alone or II and III together are

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sufficient.
191. 5; As the time for taking 10 leaps to climb 6 m up
the pole has not been mentioned, even after
combining the three statements, we cannot find
the height of the pole. Consequently, the total
number of leaps cannot be found out.
192. 3; A and C it takes (15 - 3) 12 hrs, if he travels
both the ways by train.
12
So, it takes 6 hrs, if he travels one
2
way by train. Then we conclude that it takes (6
+ 3 =) 9 hrs, if he travels one way by bus and
hence the reqd time = 9 2 = 18 hrs.
193. 5; (A) + (B)
Suppose speed during first four hours is x km/
hr
the speed during last four hours is 2x km/hr
x 2x
45
Then
2 2
3x
45 x = 30 km/hr..
2
Thus distance covered = (4 30) + (4 60) =
360 km
(C) Distance covered = 45 8 = 360 km
Therefore the answer should be either (A) +
(B) together or (C) alone is sufficient.
194. 1; From statements (A) and (C),
The person will take (21 - 3) 18 hrs, if he travels

B t = 4 secs
C t1 40 9 sec s
Now, combining any two of (A), (B) and (C)
with the above, we can get the value of d.
Therefore, any two of them are sufficient to
answer the question.
198. 3; A and C it takes (15 3 =) 12 hrs, if he
travels both the ways by train. So, it takes
12
6 hrs, if he travels one way by train.
2
Thus we conclude that it takes (6 + 3 =) 9 hrs,
if the travels one way by bus. Therefore, the
required time = 9 2 = 18 hrs.
199. 5
200. 4
201. 5; Since the direction of both the trains are not
given, we cant find out the length of another train.
202. 4; A train A has speed 5k
and train B has speed 8k
B difference of speeds of trains is

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both the ways by train. So, it takes 18 2 9

hrs if he travels one way by train. Hence, he
will take (9 + 3 =) 12 hrs if he travels one way
by bus.
Reqd time = 12 2 = 24 hrs.
195. 5; By combining all the statements together, we
have,
Total time taken by Mukesh to reach the school
60
2
40 46 mins.
from home =
9
3
196. 5
197. 3; Let the length and the speed of the car be d m
and v m/sec respectively.
Then, v - 1.25 =

d
d
and v - 1.75 =
t1
t

A v = 22.5 km/hr = 6.25 m/sec

400 3
12 m / s
100
C sum of speed of trains is 52 m/s
So either C alone or A and B together are sufficient.

203. 4
204. 5; A Quicker Method:
Length of platform
time
difference in time
taken to cross a standing man
90
= (9 6) 6 180 m
180
108 km / hr
Speed of train =
6
180
108 km / hr.
B Speed of train =
6
C Headlight of engine crosses a platform
means crosses its own length also.

Length of train =

240
108 km / hr
8
So, either A or B or C is sufficient.
205. 5; A let lengths of trains be 3x & 4x.
B let speeds of trains be 7y & 9y m/s re-

So, speed of train =

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spectively.
=

3x 72 4x

,
40 / 3
From A, B & C,
7 y 7 9y

On solving, we get x & y.

206. 3; All are required to answer the question.
Let the speed of trains be V1 and V2 m/sec
repectively.
From A and B, we get
V1 V2

100 80
18

From A + C, L = 79.2

5
5 110 m
18

5
15 220 110 m
18
211. 1; By combining all the statements,

From B + C, L = 79.2

210 18
36
7
5
= 72 kmph
Relative speed = 72 + 36 = 108 kmph
212. 5; A. Speed of train

Speed of another train =

V1 V2 10 ..... (i)
From A and C, we get
V1 V2

220
5 110 m
15 5

100 80
9

V1 V2 20 .... (ii)
Solving (i) and (ii), we have
V1 15 m/sec and V2 = 5 m/sec.
By combining B and C

Length of ( train platform )

30

180 d1
36
Here d1 is the length of the first train whereas

B. V1 V2

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207.

5
120 + d = 180 6 300
18
d = 300 - 120 = 180 m.

208. 5; Combining statements B and C:

Speed of first and second trains is 36 km/hr

and 72 km/hr respectively.
Length of train
= (72 36) 10 5 300 m .... (i)
18
Using
statement
A
and
(i),
we can calcualte

the lengths of first and second trains.

Hence, all statements are required.
209. 3; From B Total distance = 60 5 = 300 km
From C Distance covered in 3 hrs by train
= 300 - (60 3) = 120 km
120
Speed of train Y = 3 40 km / hr
210. 1; Combining statements A and B,

Length of train (L) =

Length of platform
Difference in time

Time taken to cross a pole

V1 and V2 are the speeds of first and second

train respectively.
180
20 m / sec
9
Even after combining all statements together,

C. V2

V1 cant be calculated.
213. 2; From (A),
440
8 18
Speed of train = (30 8) 8 5
72 km / hr
From (C), Speed of the train
160 18
72 km / hr
8
5
By combining (B) and either (A) or (C), required
time can be calculated.
214. 3; From statements (A) and (B),

380 18
72 km / hr
19 5
From statement (C),

Speed of train =

Speed of train =

120 18
72 km / hr
6
5

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Hence, C alone or A and B together are sufficient.
215. 2; Since we dont know the direction of the train
we cant get the answer.
216. 2; The statement C gives us the speed of the
train whereas statement B gives the distance
between the two cities and also the starting
time. Hence, B and C together are sufficient.
217. 2; From statement (A) and (B),
Length of platform
=

Length of train
Diff . in time
Time taken to cross
a standing man

120 80
18
10 36 km / hr
20
5
B Length of 2nd train

= 72 518 6 120 m
By combining (A) and (B) together,
120 80 180

6 sec s
30
30
Hence, only A and B together are sufficient.
223. 3; From (A) and (B),
The train crosses the platform of length 180 m
in 17 5 = 12 secs.

Reqd time =

90
15 270 m
5
Hence, only A and B together are sufficient.

speed of the train =

180
= 54 km/hr
12

d
d 2d 7
20
5
45
or, d = 75 m (d = Length of the train)

From (A) and (C),

120 d x
218. 5; A Vx Vy
7
5
m/sec
18

75 18

= 54 km/hr
5 5

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B Vy = 60

speed of the train =

From (B) and (C),

3
= 90 m
4
Hence, by combining all the above statements,
the speed of train x can be determined.

C d x = 120

219. 1; Let the length of the trains be d 2 m and d1m

respectively.
A Let the trains, when they move in opposite directions, pass each other in t seconds.
d1 d 2 (54 72)

t = 35t .... (i)

18

B d1 d 2 ( 72 54)

5
42 [with the
18

help of (A)]
or, d1 d 2 210 ...... (ii)
220. 5
221. 1; Only (A) and (C) together gives the length of
the train. (B) is useless as it does not give the
length of the other train.

180 d
d 2d 7
20
or, d = 75
17
45
speed of the train

180 75 18

= 54 km/hr
17
5
Therefore, any two of them is sufficient to answer the question.
224. 2; Let L be the length of train x and s its speed in
m/sec.
B L + 400 = s 28 .... (i)
C L = s 8 ..... (ii)
Solving (i) and (ii), we get s = 20 m/sec
225. 4 226. 5 227. 3

228. 4; I. VA VB

II. VB 60km / hr
III. D A 2 200 400m
Putting the values of II and III in I we get the

222. 2; A Length of the first train = 20 2 3 80 m

Speed of the first train

D A 200
20

229. 4

values of VA 48km / hr
230. 3

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231. 3; From (A) and (C) let speed of boat in still water
be x.
6
6

4
x2 x2
6(x - 2) + 6(x + 2) = 4( x 2 4)

12x = 4( x 2 4) x 2 3x 4 0
x = -1, 4
Neglect -ve value
From (A) and (B)
Let time taken to go upstream be hour
(- 2) + = 4 = 3 hours.
Speed in still water
6 6

= 1 3 6 2 8 4 kmph.
2
2
2
From (B) and (C)
2(3 1)
4 kmph .
Speed in still water =
3 1
D
D
232. 3; x y x y 4 .... (i)
Here D = distance between M and N and x and
y are the speed of boat and current in still water resp.
A D = 24 km B x = 16 km/hr
C x + y = 24 and x - y = 8
So, either A and B together or C alone is sufficient.
Y
Y
233. 5; From A & C, = 1.5 1.5
4
3
Y = 36 km
speed of man in still water = 9 km/hr
Similarly, by combining A and B and B and C
we can calculate the speed of man in still water.
234. 3; Let the speed of boat and current be x km/hr
and y km/hr respectively.
From (A) and statement,

From (C),
y = 3 km/hr
By combining any of the two, speed of boat
can be calculated.
235. 3; Suppose P alone can finish the work in x days.
From A, we get P has worked for 4 days and
4
done
part of the work.
x
4 x4
The remaining work = 1
part of
x
x
the work that has been done by Q in 8 days.
8x
So, Q alone can finish the work in
days.
x 4
8x
x
2
Now, from (A) and (B), we get, 8 4
6
8x
3
x
x4

So, x can be obtained (On solving, you will get

x = 20.)
From C, we get Q alone can finish the work in

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55
55

16 .... (i)
xy xy

From (B) and statement,

55
55

6
xy xy

x
days.
2

Now, from (A) and (C), we get

8x
x

x4 2

So, x can be obtained (x = 20).

x
2 62
Now, from (B) and (C), we get
x
3
x
2
x

So, x can be obtained (x = 20). Thus, the answer is 3.

236. 4
237. 5; As there is no information regarding the exact
no. of days in which they jointly or separately
or any two of them working at a time finish the
work, so even after combining the statements,
reqd no. of days cannot be found out.
238. 4; Suppose Amit alone can finish the work in x
days.
6
Work done by Amit in 6 days =
x
x 6
Remaining work =
x

80
15
A Amit + Mohan =
days
2
B Mohan : Amit = 3 : 1

C Mohan finished

x 6
work in 10 days.
x

10x
x
15
x 6

Now, from A and C, 10x

2
x
x6

Now, from B and C,

Remaining work = 1
x
days.
3

10 x
x

x 6 3

or, 30x = x 2 6x
or, 36x = x 2

243. 4
244. 4; Let Mahapatra alone finish the entire work in x
days.

Work done by Mahapatra =

On solving we get x = 12 days.

From B, we get,
Mohan alone can finish the work in

B 72M + 144W = 90W + 120W [from (i)]

C 16 men can do the work in 36 days.
So, by combining (i) and (A) or B or C we can
calculate the no. of days needed to finish the
work by 6 men and 12 women.

x = 36 days.

6
x

6 x6

.... (i)
x
x

x
2 10
From (A) and (B),
x
x
2
x

x = 30 days

12x
x
x6
10
From (A) and (C), 12x
x
x 6

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x
3 15 or x = 30 days.
From A & B,
x
2
x
3
x

So, any two statements are sufficient to answer the question.

239. 2
240. 1; Let Reetesh do x job in one day
and Rahul do y job in one day.
A 30(x + y) = 1 job.
B 20(x + y) + 20y = 1 job
C 60x = 1 job
So, by solving any two we can get the value of
y.
241. 4; Combining the information in the question and
B alone we have 5M = 6W and the no. of days
required to complete the work by 8 men and 6
10 10
9
7
women =
days
13
13
1
... (i)
10
A 3M 4W

242. 4; 9M + 12W =

x = 30 days

From (B) and (C),

x ( x 6)
2
12x

x = 30 days
Hence, any two of them is sufficient.
245. 4; From (A) and (B),
Time taken by X, Y and Z to complete the whole
work is 20 days, 10 days and 30 days respectively.
Work done by X and Y together in 4 days =

1
3
1
4

5
20 10
Remaining work done by Z
2
12 days
5
From (A) and (C),
Work done by X and Y together in 4 days

= 30

11 1 9 4 3

= 4
60
5
60 30

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Remaining work done by Z
2
= 30 12 days
5
Similarly, by combining (B) and (C), remaining
work done by Z can be calculated. Hence any
two of them are sufficient.
1
246. 4; From statement, 3M W ... (i )
8

1
5
1
From (B), 5M
8

From (A), 4 W

.... (ii)
.... (iii)

3
.... (iv)
20
By combining any of (ii), (iii) and (iv) with (i),
we can find out the required no. of days in
which 2 women and 2 men can finish the work.

From (C), 4M W

T A 24

TA
5

8T
B A= 3(T 8)
46
= 8 days
3
Hence, by combining any of the two, the no.
of days in which Tabu alone finishes the work
can be determined.
254. 5; If 8 men and 6 women can complete the work in
21 days, then 1.5 (8 m + 6 w) = 12 m + 9 w can

C A=

21 2
= 14 days. Hence,
3
no further information is required.

complete the work in

255. 3; A

247. 1
248. 5; 8 m + 10 w do in 30 days.

12 men complete the work in 24 5 4

= 30 days.
30 12
18

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1
8 m + 10 w worked for 10 days and did 3 of
work.
2
work is to be done by half of the team
3
(4m + 5w)

Now

2
work will be done by half of the team in
3
double time i.e. 40 days.
249. 3
250. 3
251. 3; Let Ravi and Rakhi alone do the work in x days
and y days respectively.
A 24 (x + y) = 5 jobs
B 4(x + y) + 2y = 1 job
C 12 y = 1 job
So, by combining any of the two, we get the
value of x.
Hence, any two of them is sufficient.
252. 1
253. 1; From statement, Work done by Tabu in 8 days

18 men complete the work in

Remaining work = T 8 / T

= 20 days
15 men complete the work in 24 days.

18 men complete the work in

15 24
18

= 20 days
8
men
complete
the work in 9 5

= 45 days

16 men complete the work in

=8T

8 45
18

= 20 days
Hence, any one of the three is sufficient.
256. 4; From statements (A) and (C),
5
X alone can do the work in 6 = 10 days
3
10 3
= 15 days
2
Z alone can do the work in 30 days.
Hence, all three together can do the work in 5
days.
From statement (B) alone,
Z works for 5 days and the remaining work is
done by X and Y together. Hence, all three

Y alone can do the work in

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together can do the work in 5 days. Hence B
alone or A and C together is sufficient.
257. 3; A 10 women can do the work in 12 days.
So, 5 women can do it in 24 days.
B 6 men can complete two-thirds of the
work in 4 days. Therefore, 6 men can do the
entire work in 4 3 2 = 6 days.
So, 3 men can do it in 12 days.
Now, combine (A) and (B):
12 24
= 8 days.
36
C 20 W + 12 M = 2
Therefore, 5W + 3M = 8 days
Hence, either A and B together or C alone is
sufficient to answer the question.

Reqd. no. of days =

16
258. 5; A Reqd no. of days = 4
5 = 10 days
32

64 5
B Reqd no. of days =
= 10 days
32
C 20 workers can do the whole work in
4 4 = 16 days. Hence, the no. of days required to complete the work by 32 workers

Therefore, B alone can do the work in 6

8
3

= 16 days
8 16 16

days
24
3
Similarly, by combining any two of the three,
the required no. of days can be determined.
262. 4; A pipe A fills tank in 20 hrs
B pipe B fills tank in 30 hrs
C It is useless.
A and B together are required.
263. 2; Let x fill it in a hrs. and y fill it in b hrs.

A+ B=

1 1 1
A of tank.
a b 6

1
1

of tank
2b 4

b = 2 hrs.

3
1
a 1.5 hrs.
10a 5
So, either C or A & B is sufficient
264. 4; For any triangle: S, semi-perimeter

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20 16
= 10 days.
32
Therefore, any one of them is sufficient to answer the question.
259. 5; If you have to solve this type of question under Data sufficiency then your approach
should be like this: Just consider men and
women as two variables and then look for the
statements which are giving the two equations
in the form of men and women.
Now, you find that any two statements are providing the equation in the form of men and
women. Therefore, any two of them are sufficient to answer the question.
260. 2
261. 1; With the help of I and II,
5
part of work done by A in 5 days = Remain8

ing =

3
8

a bc
, a, b and c are the sides of a tri2
angle.

Area =

s(s a ) (s b ) (s c)

area
Inradius (r) = semi perimeter
1
(s a ) (s b ) (s c)
s
So, from A and C, inradius can be known.
Also, as the triangle is a right-angled triangle,
using

h 2 p 2 b 2 , the third side of the triangle can

be known from B.
Now since all the sides are known, inradius
can be known.
Thus we conclude that either B alone or A and
C together are sufficient.
Note: The point of intersection of the angle bisectors
of a triangle is called incentre of that triangle.
265. 4; From (A) and (B): Let base be x cm

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x 2 ( x 2) 2 100
x 2 x 2 4x 4 100 x = 6 and x + 2 = 8
1
1
( x ) (x 2) 6 8 24 cm 2
2
2
From (A) and (C): Let base be x cm, then
perpendicular will be (14 - x) cm
area =

24
=2m
12
From question and (B),

Inradius =

Again x (14 x ) 10
x = 6, 8 (14 - x) = 8, 6
1
6 8 24 cm 2
2
From (B) and (C): Let base be x cm
perpendicular will be (x + 2) cm
area =

( x) 2 ( x 2) 2 (24 x x 2) 2
or, x 2 46x 240 0 or, x = 6, 40
40 is impossible and hence can be rejected.
1
6 8 24 cm 2
2
266. 3; Let the base, height and hypotenuse of the
right-angled triangle be b, p and h respectively.
From (A), b + p + h = 12

h=

p 2 b 2 64 32 = 10 m

Semiperimeter of the triangle = 12 m

Area of triangle =

1
8 6 24 m 2
2

24
=2m
12
Note: The point of intersection of the angle bisectors of a triangle is called incentre of the triangle.
269. 3; The figure of the stated question would be as
follows and we have to find the perimeter of
PQR or PSR.
P
S

Inradius =

area =

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125
5
p p h :p 5:4
100
4
From (C), b = 3m
By combining B and either A or C, area can be
calculated.
267. 5; From (A) and (B),
Let the length of the sides XY, YZ and ZX be
3x, 2x and 4x respectively.
3x + 2x + 4x = 45 x = 5
Length of XY, YZ and ZX are 15 cm, 10 cm
and 20 cm respectively.
After knowing the length of each side of the
triangle, area can be calculated by using the
formula

From (B), h =

ss a s b s c , following which the

height can be calculated.

Hence, A and B together are sufficient.
Area of triangle
268. 5; Inradius of a triangle = Semi - perimeter

From Statements (A) and (C),

Q
R
b
A lb = 12
.... (i)
B l2 + b2 = 25 .... (ii)
C b : h = 4 : 5 .... (iii)
Hence, by combining any of the two above
equations, the desired result can be determined.
270. 4; B Perimeter of triangle = 24 m
side of the triangle = 8 m

height of the triangle = 64 16 4 3 m

C Side of the triangle = 8m
height of the triangle = 64 16 4 3
Therefore, either B or C alone is sufficient to
answer the question.
271. 1; Let p, b and h be the length of perpendicular,
base and hypotenuse respectively.
Then,

p b h

A p + b + h = 30
B p : b = 15 : 8
C h = 17
By combining any two of the above, the value
of p, b and h can be determined.

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272. 4; For any triangle:
s = semi-perimeter =
Area =

a bc
2

s(s a ) (s b ) (s c)

area
Inradius (r) = semi - perimeter

s a s b s c

s
So, from A and C, inradius can be known.
Also, as the triangle is right-angled, using

h 2 p 2 b 2 , the third side of the triangle

can be known from B. Now, since all the sides
are known, inradius can be known. Thus, we
conclude that either B alone or A & C together
are sufficient.
1
b h 24
2
(B) x b = 24
(C) x + b = 10
To find h we need the value of b. To find the
value of b we need the help of both the statements (B) and (C). Thus we need all the three
statements.
274. 4; Statement (A) & (C) will give length and
breadth of the rectangle which will give the
area of the rectangle. This area will also be the
area of the triangle. Then from Statement (B),
height of the triangle can be determined. Hence
all the three statements are required to answer
the question.

273. 3; (A)

y2
y2

302 30
From statements (II) and (III)
Length of the diagonal = x cm = 13K.
= 30

x
13

30 x 2
1
12 K 5K 30 K 2 =
2
13 13
Hence statements (I) and (III) only or (II) and
(III) only are sufficient to get the required answer.
277. 2; Let the base, height and hypotenuse of rightangled triangle be b, p and h respectively.
From A, b + p + h = 30 ....(i)
From B, b : p = 5 : 12 ....(ii)
Area =

We know that h2 p 2 b 2 25 x 2 144 x 2 169 x 2

....(iii)
h = 13 x
Combining equations (i), (ii) and (iii), we get
5x + 12x + 13x = 30 x = 1

K KUNDAN

1
b h 14
2
(B) x b = 14 (C) x + b = 18/2 = 9
To find h we need the value of b. To find
the value of b we need the help of both the
statements (B) and (C). Thus we need all the
three statements.
276. 1; From statements (I) and (II)
Perimeter = y = 5K + 12K + 13K = 30K,

275. 3; (A)

Area =

1
5K 12K 30K 2
2

Area of triangle

1
5 12 30cm2
2

Hence, only I and II together are sufficient.

278. 2; I. a + b + c = 14 where b = c
II a = 14 cm
III h = 5 cm
So, by combining I and II, we are getting the
values of b and c as zero, which is not possible. So, only by combining II and III we will
get the value of the area, which is equal to 35
cm.
279. 5
280. 3; With help of A and B:
A x 2 y 2 132 169
B 2(x + y) = 34 x + y = 17 .... (1)
Now, x y 2 x 2 y 2 2xy 289
or, 169 + 2xy = 289
xy = 60

Now, x y 2 x 2 y 2 2xy = 169 - 120 = 49

x - y = 7 .... (2)
From (1) and (2) x = 12 and y = 5
With help of A and C:
A x 2 y 2 169 C xy = 60

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m and 7 m respectively.

Then x y 2 x 2 y 2 2xy
= 169 + 120 = 289
x + y = 17 .... (1)

2
area of the room = 24 7 = 168 m
From (B) alone,

and x y 2 x 2 y 2 2xy
169 120 49
x - y = 7 .... (2)
From (1) and (2) we have, x = 12 and y = 5
Similarly, with help of (B) and (C) we can find
the values of x and y.

281. 4
282. 5; From (A) L = 5B
From (B) LB = 5 400 = 20000 sq m
From (C) L - (3B + B) = 20 or, L - 4B = 20
283. 4
284. 3; Let the length and breadth of a rectangle be l
and b respectively.
A l 2 b 2 25

B l+ b=

4200
168 m 2
25
Hence, B alone or A and C together are sufficient.

Area of the room =

14
7
2

C lb = 12
By solving any of the above two equations,
we get l = 4m and b = 3 m
285. 4; Let the length and breadth of a rectangle be l
and b respectively.

288. 1; A Area of the square =

side of the square =

1000
25 m 2
40

25 = 5 m

B Length of the square = 20 4 = 5 m

C Length of the diagonal = 50 5 2 m
side of the square = 5 m
Hence, any of them is sufficient to answer the
question.
289. 3; Statement (A) gives the cost of fencing one
metre of the plot. Combining this with statement (B), total cost of fencing can be determined.
290. 5; We have to find out the diagonal of the rectangular house. Statement (A) simply gives the
total cost. Without knowing the per square
metre cost of carpeting, we cant find out the
area of the rectangular house. If we combine
(B) and (C), then we have length = 15x, breadth
= 8x and diagonal of the rectangular house =

K KUNDAN
A A(r) : A(c) = 6 : 11 B A(c) = 132 m 2

6
132 72 m 2 .... (i)
11
Combining statement (C) and (i),

Area of rectangle =

1
72 l 2 144 l = 12 m
2
Breadth of rectangle = 6 m.
286. 1; From (A),
Area of rectangle = lb = 48 .... (i)
Here l and b are the length and breadth of the
rectangle.
l

From (B), Rate =

396
Rs 3 per metre
120

From (C), l 2 b 2 100 ..... (ii)

Combining all statements together, the cost of
fencing a rectangular plot can be calculated.
287. 2; From (A) and (C),
625 = 576x 2 49x 2 x = 1
So, the length and breadth of the room are 24

17x. If we apply Diagonal2 = Length2 +

Breadth2 , the value of x cant be determined.

So even after using all the informations the
length of the diagonal cant be determined.
291. 4; No absolute value is given, so we cant get the
answer in an absolute value.
292. 5; Statement (A) 2(L + B) = 280
L + B = 140 .... (i)
Statement (B) LB = 100B L = 100 .... (ii)
Statement (C) LB = 4000 m 2 .... (iii)
Any two of the above three equations are sufficient to give the required ratio.
293. 4
294. 2; Let the length and breath of rectangle be l and
b respectively.

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A l . b = 2400
B l 2 b 2 2500
3

C l 2b
Solving any of the above two equations, we
get the values of l and b.
295. 1; Let ABCD be a parallelogram, we have to find
the length of AC.

sufficient.
299. 1; When we combine statements B and C, a triangle will formed and the area of this triangle
can be determined with the help of
s(s a ) (s b ) (s c) . Once the area of the

triangle is known, then double this area and

we get the area of the parallelogram.
300. 4; The quadrilateral all whose sides are equal as
well as whose diagonals bisect each other at
right angles is known as a rhombus.
1
240 120 m 2
2
From Statements (B) and (C),

A Area =
B BD = x cm
C AB = y cm and BC = z cm
or, BC = y cm and AB = z cm.
area of BCD =

s(s a ) (s a ) (s c)

BC (CD ) AB BD
2
and a, b and c are the three sides, which are
BC, CD and BD, and are known.
Now, area of BCD

where S =

Let d1 and d 2 be the diagonals of the quadrilateral.

2

d1 d 2 169
2 2

or, d1 2 d 2 2 676 ............ (i)

K KUNDAN
1
area of parallelogram ABCD = area of
2
ABC
We see that from the statements B and C area
of BCD, i.e area of ABC is known by the
formula,

area of a triangle =

s(s a ) (s b ) (s c) .

296. 2; Sum of squares of diagonals = 2 (sum of

squares of two adjacent sides)
or, 142 D 2 2 2 244
So, we can find D 2 as another diagonal. If two
adjacent sides would be given separately, then
we might find the length of another diagonal
with the help of A, B and C together too.
297. 2
298. 2; In parallelogram, the sum of the squares of the
diagonals = 2 (the sum of the squares of the
two adjacent sides)
ie, D12 D 22 2(a 2 b 2 )
Using the above relation, only statement B is

2
2
d1 d 2 476 ............ (ii)
Solving equations (i) and (ii) together, we can

get the values of d1 and d 2 , following which

we can calculate the area of the quadrilateral.
Hence, either A alone or B and C together is
sufficient.

301. 1; If d1 and d 2 be the diagonals and a the length

of the side of the rhombus, then
A d12 d 22 4a 2 196 a = 7m
B a = 7m C d1 : a = 5 : 7
Therefore, by combining C and either A or B,
the answer can be found.
302. 4; We have area of a regular hexagon =

3 3 2
a
2

where a = side of the regular hexagon =

perimeter of the hexagon

1
dis2
tance between the two opposite vertices of
the hexagon.

Also, a = r the radius of the cirlce =

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303. 4; Reqd area = (area of the circle =) r 2 - area of
the sector ACBO
and area of the sector ACBO

r 2 1
r arc ACB
360
2
A radius of the circle.
So, from A and B and also from A and C we can
get the reqd area.
=

arc ACB

Also see, we have

360
2 r
Now, from B and C, we can get the value of r
and after getting the value of r in this way,
from the value of r and B we can get the reqd
area.
Thus we conclude that any two of A, B and C
are sufficient.

304.

780
Rs 6
A Cost of fencing a metre =
130
B Let r be the radius of circle, then

From B, square side of a single tile and consequently its area can be obtained. So, from A
and B, we can get the answer.
Also, the side of a single square tile
= HCF of the length and the breadth of the
floor
=

Area of the floor

LCM of the length and breadth of the floor

So, from A and C also, we can get the answer.

308. 3; With the help of B and the information in the
question,
Area of the room = 2(12 + 12) 10 = 480 m 2
and the area used for painting = 480 + 48 = 528

m 2 [with the help of C]

Cost of painting the room = 528 4.50 = Rs
2378
309. 4
310. 5; Since the height of the wall is not known, all
statements even together are not sufficient.
311. 5; I. 2 (L + b) = 60
L + b = 30 ....(i)

K KUNDAN
r 2 616 r = 14 m
circumference of the cirlce = 88 m
C Radius of the circular plot

784
14 m
2
So, either by combining A and B or A and C the
cost of fencing the circular plot can be calculated, which is equal to Rs 88 6
= Rs 528.

305. 5; A = r 2
A. d = 8 r = 4 A = 16
B. r = 4 A = (4) 2 16
C. 2r 8 2r = 8 r = 4 A = 6
306. 3; Area of the carpet = Area of the floor
or, (the length the width) of the carpet = Area
of the floor
So, to find the length of the carpet we have no
use of the length and width of the floor, if area
of the floor is known.
307. 4; Reqd least no. of tiles
Area of the floor
= area of a single square tile

30
B

II. In ABC
b

tan30 L L : b 3 : 1
Combining I and II, we get the value of L 19
and b 11 m
Area of rectangle = 19 11 = 209 m
III. Cost = Rs 125 per square metre
312. 5; With the help of any two statements, the value
of length and breadth can be calculated. And
combining this with the cost per square metre,
we get the total cost of flooring the rectangular hall.
313. 2; Combining (ii) and (iii), total cost = 336 550 =
Rs 184800
314. 5; To get the required no. of ice cubes we need
the volume of the container as well as that of
ice cubes. As there is not any piece of information regarding the height of the container, so

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the volume of the container cannot be determined.
315. 2; From statement C alone, no. of ice cubes can
be calculated, ie, no. of ice cubes = 27.
316. 5; With the help of (A) we can find the volume of
the tank.
Now, if we include statemnt (C) we can find the
Height =

Volume
Area of base

But there is no such choice.

317. 2; Let the radius and the height of a cylinder be r
and h respectively.
A r : h = 2 : 5
B 2rh : (2 rh 2r 2 ) = h : (r + h) = 5 : 7
C 2r (h r ) 2rh 32
or, 2r 2 32 or, r = 4
Hence, by combining C with either A or B the
volume of cylinder can be determined.
Hence, C and either A or B is sufficient.
318. 3; A Radius of the cone = 8 cm
B l : h = 5 : 3; C h = 6 cm
So, by combining any two of the statements,
we can find out the whole surface area of the
cone.

H + C + F = 10
Required no. = (22 - 10) + (15 - 10) + 10 + 9
= 12 + 5 + 10 + 9 = 36
323. 5
PMC
71 .... (i)
3
B. C + P = 142 .... (ii)
C. P + M = 162 .... (iii)
From (i) & (ii) C = 71 3 - 162 = 51
Therefore, for answering the question only
statements (A) and (C) are required.

324. 2; A.

325. 5; I M F 25 , II O

3
C
4

III MO = 126
Where M = no. of male employees
F = no.of female employees
O = no. of officers
C = no. of clerks
MO = no. of male officers
From (I), (II) and (III) together, we cannot get
the answer.
326. 5 327. 4
328. 1; I. P > M, M > R or M = R
II. Q > M, Q> N or Q < N
III. N > M/R
So, by combining any one with the other or
even by combining all, we cannot reach any
conclusion about who earns most.
329. 5; Let the price of 1 dozen oranges, 1 dozen banana and 1 dozen apples be x, y and z respectively.
I. 2x + y = 110
II. 3z + y = 170
III. x + z = 95
So, by combining all, we get the values of
x = 45
330. 5
331. 5; To find the capacity of a cylindrical tank we
need either radius of the tank or area of the
base and height of the cylinder. Any two of
the three fulfil our requirement.

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319. 4; We have, for a hemisphere, its volume =

2 3
r
3

cu. units
Its curved surface area = 2r 2 sq. units
Its total surface area
= 2r 2 r 2 3r 2 sq.units
Clearly, either by A or B we can get r.
Thus we conclude that by any one of A, B and
C the total surface area of a hemisphere can be
found out.
320. 3; A n(C) = 34 B n(C T) = 8
C n(T) - n(C T) = 26
n(C T) = n(C) + n(T) - n(C T)
So we require A and C together.
321. 5; From (A), M + H = 90
From (B), M + H + C + P = 180
From (C), C = 50
Even after combining all together, marks obtained by Raman in Maths cant be determined.
322. 2; H + C = 22; F + C = 23; F + H = 15

332. 4; Let the digits be x and y.

A x + y = 5 B x 2 y 2 15
C x -y=3

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From A and B we get x - y =

15
3.
5

8
4, y 1.
2
Number = 41 or 14.
Similarly B and C we get number = 41 or 14
and already from A and C we get the number 41
or 14. Hence answer is 4.
333. 4; From A + B + C, non-voting population
= (One - one-fourth =) three fourth of 80000
= 60000.
334. 3; 4 4 + 4 = 20 persons heard the story, if no one
heard the story twice.
Thus, the statements of A and C have been
used. Regarding the context, B is superfluous.
So, it is not an essential statement to find out
the required no. of persons.

So, now, x

335. 5; A I 2 16.81 ie. 4.12 4.1 I 4.1

As I is an integer so I is any one of the integers
-4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4.

k=1
9k 2 25k 2 49k 2 13
x = 3, y = 5 and z = 7
then 3x + 2y + z = 9 + 10 + 7 = 26
337. 3; A. xy > 0 and zy < 0; it states that either both x
> 0 and y > 0 or, x < 0 and y < 0. In the zy < 0
case, either both y > 0 and z < 0 or, y < 0 and
z > 0.
B. x > 0: Now, from here (with the help of statement A) we conclude that: x > 0, y > 0 or, y > 0,
z < 0. Hence the answer is z is less than zero.
C. Similar as in statement B.
Hence, A and either B or C are sufficient.
338. 4; A x 4 y 5 0 y < 0

C x 3y2 0 x < 0
By combining A and C, xy < 0.
339. 1; Let the two nos. be x and y. We have to find
out the relationship in the sense of inequality
between x and y.
1
x or, x : y = 4 : 3
4
B x + y = 49
Now, combining (A) and (B) together, we get
x = 28, y = 21
C |x - y| = 7, Now, again if we combine any of
the above A and B, we are unable to find out
any concrete relationship between x and y.
Therefore, only A and B together are sufficient
to answer the question.
340. 5; Let the no. of red balls be x.
So A x + 2 = no. of yellow balls.
B (x + 2 + G) = 3x or G = 2x - 2
x
3
or x = 3
So C
2x 2 4
So, to get the no. of balls we need all the three
statements.
So, required probability
3
C1 5 C1 4 C1 3

=
12
11
C3

A x-y=

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C I 2 4.41 ie. 2.12

either, I < -2.1 or, I < -2.1 or, I > 2.1
ie either I may be any one of the integers
-3, -4, -5, ....
or I may be any one of the integers 3, 4, 5, ....
B I < 3 ie. I may be any one of the integers
2, 1, 0, -1, -2, -3, -4, -5 ...
Now we conclude that A, B and C I may be
any one of the integers -3 and -4.
Thus a single definite value of I cannot be
obtained.
336. 4; Let the proportional constant be k.
From statements A and C,
1 + 10 k + 7k = 18k k = 1
x = 3, y = 5 and z = 7
3x + 2y + z = 26
From statements B and C

Exercise-2
1. 5;

P - 5 is even P can be 7, 9, 11, 13, ...

A. P - 15 is an integer, so P can be any integer.
We dont need it at all.
B. P - 10 is an odd P = 11, 13, 15, 17, ...

2. 4;

C. P - 20 is an odd integer P = 21, 23, 25, ...

Let the two numbers be x and y.
Combining A and B, 16 16 (xy) = 1536
xy = 6

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3. 3;

4. 3
5. 3;

possible pairs = (1, 6), (3, 2)

Combining A and C, 16(x + y) = 80
x+ y=5
possible pairs are (1, 4) and (2, 3).
So, either B or C can be dispensed with.
1 2 3 6
By (A), first 3 men ate = of cake
7 7 7 7
B. 4 men ate all the cake. Hence cake left for
6 1
the 4th man = 1
7 7

A Let the rival get x votes, then winner will

get
00
4x
= x x
100
B 4x x = 4.8 [from statement A]
3x = 4.8
4x = 6.4 lakh
64
8 lakh
C Total votes polled = 12.5
100
12.8
1.6 lakh
and rivals votes = 12.5
100
So, the winner gets 8 1.6 = 6.4 lakh
Hence, either A and B together or C alone can
be dispensed with.
A For Shyam to be passed = 33% + 20
marks.
B For Faisal to be passed = 45% - 40 marks.
Combining the above two statements, we can
find out the maximum marks of the examination
which is equal to 500. So, only C can be dispensed with.

From the above three equations, we get only

the ratio of the price of each. Unless we know
the price of any item, we cant find out the
price of mangoes. Hence, even all statements
together are not sufficient.
9. 1; From question and statement (A) and (B) together,
70% - 900 = 25% or, 45% = 900
or, 100% = Rs 2000 C can be dispensed
with.
From question and statement (C) alone,
Money used in purchasing the camera
=

720
100 = Rs 600
120

600
100 = Rs 2000
30
(A + B) can be dispensed with.
Hence, either A and B together or C alone can
be dispensed with.
Mr X had

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6. 3;

7. 2
8. 5;

Let the price of one dozen mangoes, bananas

and oranges be Rs x, Rs y and Rs z respectively.
From statement (A),
xy 1
x 4
........ (i)
y
3
y 3
From statement (B),
zx 1
z 5
...... (ii)
x
4
x 4
From statement (C),
zy 2
z 5
..... (iii)
y
3
y 3

17
5
Z; B: Y =
Z; C: Y + Z = 3700
20
4
So, by combining all the three statements together the difference between
X and
Y can be determined. Hence, none of them can
be dispensed with.
11. 2; A Let the length of the largest piece of
wire be x m. So the length of remaining two
pieces will be (x - 1) each.
Now, x + 2 (x - 1) = 25 x = 9 m
By combining (B) and (C):
If y is the length of the largest piece of wire
and x that of the smallest piece of wire, then ie,
y = 9x 8

10. 1; A: X =

Now, y + x + x = 25 or, 9 x 8 x x 25
or, x = 8 m y = 9 m
Hence, either A alone or B and C together can
be dispensed with.
12. 2; We have to find the value of
A ab = 40
C a = 5b 2

b
100 .
a

B a = 5b 2

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So, with the help of B or C, the value of
b
100 can be determined.
a
Therefore A and either B or C can be dispensed
with.

13. 4
14. 5; By (A) + (B) + (C), voting population
30
30,000,000
100
15. 4; When we combine (I) and (II), we can get the
answer. His total salary is Rs. 16000, out of
which he saves {100 - (25 + 35 + 15) =} 25%.
Therefore he saves 25% of Rs 16000 = Rs 4000.
So, we can dispense with (III).
In second case, when we combine (I) & (III),
we also get another answer which is different
from the first one.

2500

His salary Rs 35 100

He saves 100 - (25 + 35) = 40% of his salary

4 where x is even and y is

odd.
A x = 18
B y - 4 = 29 y = 33
C x + 4 + y + 4 = 59 x + y = 51
So any one can be dispensed.
20. 5; From A & C Total salary of officers
= 460 15 = Rs 6900
Let the number of non-officers = x
From B & C 120(15 + x) = 6900 + 110x
x = 510
21. 4; From A Temp. on Sunday = 30 3 - 6 = 29
C.
From B Temp. on Wed = 122 - 30 3 = 32
C.
From A & C Temp. on Wed = 29 + 3 = 32
C
Hence, either B alone or A and C together can
be dispensed with.
22. 3; Let the four nos. be x, y, z, m (x > y > z > m).
We have to determine

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he saves

40% of

Rs.

2500
100
35

So, we can dispense with (II).

Combining the two cases our answer is (d), i.e.
II or III only
16. 1; With the help of B and C, second number out
of three numbers can be determined. ie, sec-

20
3 30
2
17. 3; P + Q + R = 345 .... (i)
A Q - R = 12
B Q-P=9
C P-R=3
By combining any two and equation (i), the
share of P can be
calculated. Hence any of them can be dispensed with.

ond number =

130
100
or, P : V = 10 : 13 ( which is also statement B).
Hence, either B or C can be dispensed with.
19. 5; Five consecutive even no. x - 4, x - 2, x, x + 2, x
+4
Five consecutive odd no. y - 4, y - 2, y + 2, y +

18. 4; A: V - P = 2400; B: P : V = 10 : 13; C: V =

xm xyzm

2
4

or, 4x + 4m > 2x + 2y + 2z + 2m
or, x + m > y + z or, x - y > z - m .... (i)
A x-y<y-z
B x - y > z - m [This is also our equation (i)]
C x - z > y - m or, x - y > z - m
[This is also our equation (i)]
Hence, either B or C alone is sufficient to answer the question. So, A and either B or C can
be dispensed with.
23. 5; Let the four distinct nos. be a, b, c and d(a > b
> c > d).
a + b + c + d = 140 .... (i)
db
c or, d + b = 2c .... (ii)
A
2
B a - c = 20 or, a = 20 + c ..... (iii)
Solving equations (i), (ii) and (iii), we get
c = 30, a = 50, b + d = 60
a c
40 or, a + c = 80 .... (iv)
2
Even by combining all the statements together,
we cant find out the answer. Hence option (5)
is our answer.

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24. 3; A. B + C + T = 21 3 = 63
B. (-B) = C
or B - B + T = 63,
or T = 63
25. 1
1
(Mother - 5)
5
5 Shyam - Mother = 20 ... (i)
B (Shyam - 2) + (Mother - 2) = 36
Shyam + Mother = 40 ... (ii)
C Shyam + Mother + Father = 72 ... (iii)
On solving (i) and (ii), we get the present ages
of Shyam and his Mother
= 10 yrs and 30
yrs respectively.
So, only C can be dispensed with.

26. 3; A Shyam - 5 =

27. 5
28. 5; A + B gives the answer.
So (C) is redundant.
Similarly, B + C gives the answer so (A) is redundant.
either (A) or (C) is redundant.
29. 5; We have to find out (M + D + 12).
A M - D = 24
..... (i)

to answer the question (As to find the two

unknowns we need two equations). Hence any
one of the statements can be dispensed with.
33. 1; Since the investment ratio is given, the amount
of profit can be found out with the help of C
only. So, A and B together can be dispensed
with.
34. 5; No information is given about the amount of
either investment or profit of P or Q or R.
35. 5; A + B gives the answer, so (C) is redundant.
C alone gives the answer, so A + B togther are
redundant.
So, our answer should be
Either (A) + (B) together or (C) alone is redundant.
36. 3
37. 4; When investment ratio is given, the amount of
profit can be found out with the help of III
only.
38. 5; Even after using all the statements we cannot
separate the combined profit of P and R.
39. 1; Statement (II) is useless because it is the same
as the given statement. [Profit is distributed in
the same ratio as their investment. SInce their
investments are in ratio 5 : 3 : 2, the profit of P
(=5) is equal to the profit of Q and R together
(3 + 2 = 5)]
Statement (I) alone is sufficient to answer.
Qs share = Rs. 2400

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M4 5
or, 5D - M = 16
..... (ii)
D4 1
C 5D - M = 16
..... (iii)
Statements B and C are the same. Therefore
either B or C can be dispensed with.
30. 3; Let the present ages of mother and her daughter be M and D respectively.

D5
2
or, 2M - 3D = 35 .... (i)
M 10 3

M D 35

B
or, 2M - 3D = 35 .... (ii)
3 2
6
C 2M + D = 95
.... (iii)
Here, we find that equations (i) and (ii) are identical. Therefore, when we combine (iii) with either (i) or (ii), the value of M and D can be
determined. So, either A or B can be dispensed
with.
31. 3; Information given in (III) includes the age of
his mother. So, (III) is useless. Only with the
help of (I) and (II) we can get the answer.
32. 5; Any two of the three statements are sufficient

2400

Total profit of P + Q + R 3 5 3 2
= Rs. 8000
% profit

8000
100 40%
20000

Similarly, statement (III) alone is sufficient to

answer the question.
Hence (II) and (I) or (III) can be dispensed
with.
40. 3
41. 1; A Marked price = Rs 200
200
SP = 200 5 Rs 160;
B Cost price = Rs 150
C SP = Rs 160, which is already calculated
by statement A.
So, either A or C can be dispensed with.

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42. 2; A Profit percentage
=

From statement B:

240
100 24%
1240 240

B Printed price =

SP of the article

310 100
Rs 1550
20

Profit percentage
=

240
100 24%
1240 240

400
75 Rs 1200
25

300
1
100 33 %
900
3
From statement C: % profit

Percentage profit =

300
1
100 33 %
900
3
Hence, any two of them can be dispensed with.
47. 4; Let the MP of the article be Rs x.

240
100 24%
1000
Hence any of them can be dispensed with.
43. 3; With the help of A and B
10%
-5%

C Profit percentage =

22x
SP of the article = 25

-2%
3
12
ie, 4 : 1 100
So, the quantity sold at 10% profit and 5%
loss is 20 kg and 80 kg respectively.

22 x
120 CP
25

22 x
30 SP
25
C CP = Rs 120
So, by combining any of the two, the % gain
can be determined. So, any of them can be
dispensed with.
48. 2; From the statement I and II
Let the cost price of the article be Rs 100.
Labelled price = 130

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10%

5%

44. 3; From A & B

-2

i.e. 4 : 1
3
12
So, the quantities sold at 10% profit and 5%
loss are 20 kg and 80 kg respectively.
45. 4; From (A) and question,
SP of shopkeeper = CP of article for person =
Rs 11640
CP of shopkeeper = SP of wholesaler
= 11640 + 360 = Rs 12000
Now, combine it with (B):
5
CP of wholesaler = 12000 = Rs 10000
6
Now, again combine (A) with (C):

12000 100
= Rs 10000
120
As far as B and C combined is concerned, there
is no relation between wholesaler and person.
So, we cant find out the CP of the wholesaler
with the help of (B) and C. Hence, A and either
B or C can be dispensed with.
46. 1; From statement A: % profit

CP of wholesaler =

300
1
100 33 %
900
3

SP 130

90
100

= Rs. 117

% profit = 17%
Hence, II can be dispensed with.

49. 4
50. 4; A Let the amount be Rs. x
x 53 x 5 2

250
100
100
[From statement A]
x
=
Rs
5000

5
5

x1
275.625
C x1
100
100

[From statement A]
x = Rs 5000
Also, after combining B and C (if the amounts
are different), the two amounts can be calculated.

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Hence, any of them can be dispensed with.
PTR
100
A. P = 100
B. R = 4%
C. T = 2 yrs
Hence to find I, we need all of P, T and R.
52. 5; Let amount be Rs x and rate be r.

51. 5; I

x 236.50
A x 1
100

B x

2 xr
Rs 1650
100

the value of x = 6%. Hence any one of them

can be dispensed with.
2

,
56. 2; A 6741.60 = P1
100

Here P = amount invested and r = rate of interest.

B CI - SI = 21.60 C P = 6000
So, by combining any two of the three, we can
find out the rate of interest. Hence any one of
them can be dispensed with.
57. 5; Here, time period is not given. Hence the rate
of interest cannot be determined.
3

x 25 t
t 4.
C x
100
Any one of the three information does not say
about the period of deposit. So, the most suitable answer is (5).
53. 5; A SI in 3 years = Rs 150;
SI in 2 yrs = 100
B CI - SI = 1.25

P 1261 ....(i)
58. 4; A P1
100
Pr3
1200 ... (ii )
100
C CI - SI = 20
On solving (i) & (ii), we get the value of r = 5%.
So, only C can be dispensed with.

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Rate % =

2 Difference
SI

2 1.25
100 2.5%
100
C Sum = Rs 1000
All statements together are reqd to answer the
question

54. 1; A 4410 = P1
100

8988.80
59. 2; From (A) P1
100

3/ 2

P 4000

Combining B and C together, we can calculate

the interest also.
So, either A alone or B and C together can be
dispensed with.
x

55. 2; A 8,988.80 = P1
100

B 8,960.00 = P 1
50

C P = 8,000
Here x = rate of interest
So, by combining any two of them, we will get

Pr2
8960
100
From (C), P = 6000
By combining any of the above two equations,
we get the value r = 6%. Hence any one of
them can be dispensed with.
60. 3; We can answer the question with the help of
any one of the given statements, so any two
of the three statements are redundant.
61. 3
62. 2
63. 1; A CI - SI = 19.20 [For 2 years]
2400
2 =
B SI at the end of second year =
5
Rs 960
Now, from A and B,
Rate of interest

From (B), P

2 (CI SI)
100 2 19.20 100 = 4%
SI
960

C Difference =

S. r 2 (300 r )
(100) 3

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Now, from statement C alone the rate of interest can be determined. Hence, either C alone
or A and B together can be dispensed with.
64. 2; From statement C alone, the rate of interest
can be determined, ie
3 100
= 5%. Hence, only A and B to20 3
gether can be dispensed with.
65. 3; A We know that the if a sum of money becomes x times in y years at CI then it will be

rate =

( x ) n times in xy years. So, the required time =

3 3 = 9 years.
B We also know that, if a certain sum becomes m times in t years, r, the rate of CI,

is equal to 100 m t 1 .

ie, r = 100 125 t 1 t = 3

Statement (C) has no use. So, C and either A or
B can be dispensed with.

2rp
11000
100
In the above two equations we have two unknowns, so we can solve them. (You dont need
to proceed further for geting soln.)
With help of (I) and III) :
( B) P

11025 100001

100

or,

r
11025 105
5

1

1

10000 100
100
100

r = 5%
With help of (II) and (III) :
11000

2 r 10000
10000
100

or, 1000 = 200r r = 5%

69. 5; Any one of the three statements is alone sufficient to answer the question. So any two can
be dispensed with.
From (I) alone :

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66. 1

p r 3
300
100
67. 2; A

3
331

r
p 1
1
100

or, r = 10%
B Suppose P = Rs 100, then SI = Rs 50 for 5
yrs.
10
rate % = 100 100 10%
With the help of (C) alone, we are unable to
find out the rate per cent. Hence, C and either
A or B can be dispensed with.
68. 1; We can solve the question with the help of any
of the two informations. Thus, we can dispense
with any one of I, II and III. Hence answer is
(1).
With help of (I) and (II) :
Suppose principal = P
rate of interest = r%
2

Then, (A) P1
11025
100

Rate Diff . 2 100 25 100 5%

SI
500
From (II) alone :
CI = Rs 512.5
SI = Rs 512.5 - Rs 12.5 = Rs 500
Again, Rate Diff . 2 100
SI
25
100 5%
500
From (III) alone :
Suppose Principal = P and
Rate of Interest = r%

5500 12.5
Then, P1
100

= 5512.5
and P

....(i)

2rP
5500
100

2r

or, P 1
5500
100

Dividing (i) by (ii) we have

....(ii)

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x
240 x 60 1 15 min .
= x
240 x 4
60

100 5512.5
2r
5500
1
100

....(*)

This is a quadratic equation which has only

one variable, r. It can be solved. Hence value
of r can be obtained.
Note : (*) is satisfied with the value r = 5.
70. 4; Let the sum be Rs x.
From the statement, I and II,
x 10 3
4500 x Rs15000
100

72. 5; Since we need all the three statements, none

of the three is redundant.
73. 3; With the help of statements (B) and (C), the
starting speed as well as the d e c r e a s e d
speed can be determined. Now, combine this
with question, ie
x

Avg. speed =

x
4x

100 5 14
74. 4; From (A) and (B),

10

15000
CI 150001
100

= 19965 - 15000 = Rs. 4965

From the statement, I and III,
CI - SI = 465
CI = 465 + 4500 = Rs 4965
From the statement, II and III,
CI = Rs 4965
Hence, any of them can be dispensed with.
71. 4; B and C give same information
From A & B Speed of person with stop-

400
400

2
M M 10

15 km/hr

or, M = 40 km/hr

Here, M = speed of motorcycle and

M + 10 = speed of car
From (A) and (C),
5x - 4x = 10 or, x = 10
speed of car = 10 5 = 50 km/hr
From (B) and (C),

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3
60 km / hr
4
From A & C Speed of person with stop-

page = 80

3
60 km / hr
4
Let the total distance be x km.
Time taken at the speed of 80 km/hr

page = 80

x
x
He rested for 60 80 hrs

20 x
x

hrs
60 80 240
He rests per hour

or, x = 10

speed of car = 5 10 = 50 km/hr

Hence, any two of them is sufficient to answer
the questions. Therefore
any one of them
can be dispensed with.

75. 4; A V1 V2 = 140 =
B V1 V2 30

x
hrs
80

Time taken at the speed of 60 km/hr =

400 400

2
4x
5x

2d
t

2d
14

d = 210 m

2d
d = 210 m.
2
So, either B or C can be dispensed with.
76. 5; In statement A, it is not mentioned in which
direction the train is going, hence the speed of
train X cant be determined.
77. 5

C V1 V2 140

x
hrs
60

5 xy

18
18
Here, x and y are the length of train and plat-

78. 4; A 30

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form respectively.
x + y = 150 ... (i)
B (30 + 3)

5
x

[with the help of A]

18 12

x = 110 m
C y = 40 m.
So, either B or C can be dispensed with.
79. 1; From B & C We can find out the length of
the other train and thus the distance covered
in the given period, which is necessary to find
out the speed.
5
6 100 m
18
Total distance covered by the train in 18 sec
= 200 m.

Length of other train = 60

3600
200
18
= 40000 m/hr = 40 km/hr
80. 5; The direction of trains is not mentioned.
81. 3; From statement (A), we can calculate the time
required to reach Jamnagar, ie 20 hours.
Using (C) train reaches Jamnagar
= 9 am + 20 = 5 am
82. 4
83. 4; Let the speed of the train be V m/sec and the
length of the train be x m.
A V = 3x / 10 .. (i)

Speed of the train =

5 25

m/sec
18 3
Distance travelled in 12 sec at this speed

= 25 + 5 = 30

25
12 = 100 m
3
length of the train = 100 m

125
18 125
18
length of platform = 125 - 100 = 25 m
From (A) and (C)
Length of platform

Length of (train + platform) =

5
(18 14.40) 25 m
18
Therefore, either B or C can be dispensed with.

= 25

Length of the train = 72 18 10 200 m

B Let the length of the train be x m.

86. 2; A

x x 100

10
15

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B V + 20 5 18 = 3x 6 ..... (ii)

C V - 12 5 18 9 x 50 .... (iii)
Solving any of the above two equations, length
of the train (x) can be determined. Hence any
of them can be dispensed with.
84. 3; C Speed of the train
25 18
45 km/hr
= 100 8
2 5
B Time taken to reach city Y from city X

= 432 45 = 9 hours 36 min.

Hence, the train will reach city Y at
9 : 15 + 9 + 36 = 18 : 51
So, only A can be dispensed with.
85. 2; From (A) and (B),
Speed of the train relative to man

or, x = 200 m

Length of another train

5
= 54 5 75m
18
Time taken to cross each other
55 Length of both the trains

7
Sum of their speeds

or, 55 75 x or, x = 200 m

7 15 x
10
So, any one of them is sufficient to answer the
question. Therefore, any two of them can be
dispensed with.
87. 5
88. 1; (III) gives speed of the train. (II) gives the distance between x and y and also the starting
time. Hence (II) & (III) are sufficient to answer
the question. Therefore (I) is redundant and
can be dispensed with.
89. 2
90. 3; Let the speed of boat = x km/hr
Stream = y km/hr
24
36

6
xy xy

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A x = 10 km/hr
36
24
B x y x y 6. 5 .
48
48
C x y 6 and x y 4

So any two can be dipensed.

1
91. 4; 6 M + 9W =
.... (i)
14
A 80 M + 132 W = 84 M + 126 W [from (i)]
B 2M = 3W
C 6 women can do the same work in 42
days.
So, by combining (i) with any of the three
statements, we can find out the no. of days
required to complete the same work by 12 men
and 3 women.
So, any two of them can be dispensed with.
92. 5; From statement,
Work done in 1 days by 9(20 men + 21 child)
From (A),
Work done in 1 day by 250 men.
From (B),
Work done in 1 day by 675 children
From (C),
Work done in 1 day by 15(10 men + 18 child)
By combining any of (A), (B) and (C) with the
statement, we can
calculate the required number of days.
Hence, any two of them can be dispensed with.
93. 2; Radha, Vibha and Shama alone can complete

Similarly, with the help of (B) and (C), work

done by three women together can be calculated. Hence, either A or C can be dispensed
with.
94. 2; Statement (A) is compulsory, because it states
the no. of persons.
B Ajay = 18 100 , Mumtaz
= 3 2 18 100 27 100
proportion of the work done by Vinay

27 55
18

100
100

100

= 1

C V : A : M = 54 : 165 : 110
Ratio of the amounts of work done by the three
=

1 1
1
:
:
= 55 : 18 : 27.
54 165 110

proportion of the work done by Vinay

= 55 100
Hence, either B or C can be dispensed with.
95. 4; No statements are required.
96. 3
97. 1; From (A) and (B),
24 women can do the entire work in

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the work in

1
1
1
,
and
days respec15x 10 x
6x

tively.
1
90x 2 40 x 1
From (A) and (B), 21x
7
120
90x 2
Radha, Vibha and Shama alone can complete the work in 8 days, 12 days and 20
days respectively.

27
Work done by all three = 3 31 days

5
4 10
2

days.

16 men can do the entire work in

1
13 1

60 20

= 6 days.
12 men and 20 women together can do the
12 8

24

entire work in 20 5 days.

In 3 days amount of work done by 12 men and
5

20 women = 8
Remaining work 3 / 8 will be completed by 8
men and 12 women in

20 12 3
13
2
32
8
16

days.

In the same way with the help of any two, required no. of days can be completed. Therefore any of them can be dispensed with.
98. 5; A Ratio of no. of days taken by Anand to
1

Ashish = 1 : 2 E
D

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B Ashish alone can do the entire work in
3
16 24 days
2
1
5
C Atul alone can do the work in
24
12

ie, 8 days.
Hence, all statements are required. Therefore
none of them can be dispensed with.
99. 5
100. 4
101. 5
102. 5; With the help of A and B
All the three taps opened simultaneously fill
14 + 12 - 6 = 20 litres per minute
capacity of the tank = 20 (4 60 + 30)
= 5400 litres
With the help of A and C
Capacity of the tank = 6 15 60 = 5400 litres
With the help of B and C
Let the tap R drain out at the rate of x litres per
minute.
Capacity of the tank = (26 - x) 270
= x 15 60
x
=
6
litres
=
20

270
= 5400 litres

Hence, any one of them can be dispensed with.

103. 5; From statements A and B,
11
Capacity of the tank = (10 + 15 - 6)
60
2
= 6270 litres
From statements A and C,
Capacity of the tank = (17 60 + 25) 6
= 6270 litres
From statements B and C,
Let the tap Z drain out at the rate of x litres per
minute.
Capacity of the tank = (25 - x) 330
= x 1045
x = 6 litres
Capacity of the tank = 19 330 = 6270 litres
Hence, any of them can be dispensed with.
104. 1; (A) + (C) gives the answer. Since last month
was January, this month is February. Also,
since this month has more than 28 days, it
should have 29 days. Thus a leap year.
105. 1; From A x = 17 - 3y
B 2x + y + 5x = 29

We have to find the values of three unknowns

(x, y and z) so we need all the three equations.
Therefore, we cant dispense with any of the
statements.
106. 3; A 2ch + 3cl = 420; B ch - cl = 60
C 10 ch + 15 cl = 2100
A and C statements are the same.
So, either A or C can be dispensed with.
107. 2; X + Y + Z = 142. To solve it we need two more
equations.
108. 4; From (A) or (C) alone the height of tower can
be determined. So, B and either A or C can be
dispensed with.

3
16 4 3 cm 2
4

109. 4; A Area =

B Area = 4 3 cm 2
C Area = 4 3 cm 2
So, any two can be dispensed with.
110. 4; By combining A and either B or C, the area of
an isosceles right-angled triangle can be calculated. Hence, either B or C can be dispensed
with.

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xy 5
3x 5z
yz 3

111. 5; A h = 13 or, b 2 p 2 169

B p + b + h = 6b
or, p + h = 5b
C Ratio between either p and h or b and h
or p and b is given.
Hence, by combining any of the above two
statements, the area can be determined. Hence,
any of them can be dispensed with.
112. 1; Let a be the length of equal sides of triangle
and b the length of unequal side.
A 2a + b = 64
B b = 16
2

C a 2 b 4 512
So, by combining any two of the above the
values of a and b can be determined and
then apply the formula for the area of an isosb
4a 2 b 2 . Hence, any of
4
them can be dispensed with.
113. 2; Let the length and breath of the rectangle be l

celes triangle =

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and b respectively.
A l 2 b2 25
B l + b + h = 4b
or, l = 3b - 5
C Ratio between l and b is given. After
combining any of the above two statements,
we get the values of l and b. Hence any of
them can be dispensed with.
114. 3;
C

A other diagonal =

96 2
12 m
16

side = 64 36 10 m
perimeter = 4 10 = 40 m
[sides of rhombus are equal]
96 2
16 m
12
119. 3; The statement (A) is nothing but the information given with the question itself.

C First diagonal =

Let the two diagonals be d1 and d 2 .

b
30

A b = 6.50 m
B angle CAB = 30
C 2(l + b) = 36
l + b = 18
So, by combining any of the two, we can find
the area of rectangle. So, any one of them can
be dispensed with.
115. 3; A 2(l + b) = 80 l + b = 40
750
375 m 2
B Area of the rectangle =
2
C b = 15 l = 25 (from A)
Area = l b = 25 15 = 375 m 2
So, either B alone or A and C together can be
dispensed with.
116. 3; Let the length and breadth of the garden
be lm and bm respectively.
A: lb = 1200
..... (i)

Area of rhombus

1
d1 d 2
2

d1d 2 240 ... (i) d1 2 d 2 2 476 .... (ii)

Solving equations (i) and (ii), we get

d1 = 24 m and d 2 = 10 m
Side of the rhombus 144 25 13 m
Perimeter of the rhombus = 4 13 = 52 m
Similarly, with the help of the question and (C),
perimeter can be calculated.
Hence A and either B or C can be dispensed
with.
120. 1; Let the diagonals of a rhombus be d1 and d 2 .

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2

B: l b = 2500
..... (ii)
C: l : b = 4 : 3
.... (iii)
Solving any of the above two equations, the
value of l and b can be determined. Hence, any
of them can be dispensed with.
117. 5; A. L = 4
B. B = 6
C. 2(L + B) = 20 L + B = 10.
Any of the options (A), (B) and (C) can be
dispensed with as Area = L B.
118. 2; We know that area of rhombus
1
= product of diagonals
2

A d1 : d 2 3 : 4
B Side of the square = 20 m
Perimeter of square = Perimeter of rhombus
= 20 4 = 80
Therefore, side of rhombus = 20 m.
Now, combine (A) and (B) together,

400 16k 2 9k 2 or, k = 4

[We know that the diagonals of a rhombus
bisect each other at right angles.]
1
2
Now, area of rhombus = 24 32 384 m
2

d 22 d12 448
Now, combining any two of the above, the
value of d1 and d 2 can be determined. Hence,
any of them can be dispensed with.
C

121. 2; Area of a regular hexagon =

3 3 2
a .
2

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Where a = side of the hexagon.
A a

1
Perimeter of the hexagon
6

1
12 2 m.
6
B a = r = 2m

1
distance between two opposite
2
vertices of the hexagon = 2m.

C a

122. 2; A r 2 154

r=7m

22
m;
3
C angle AOB = = 60
By combining B and C we can find the radius
of circle. So, either A or B and C together can
be dispensed with.

B arc AB

123. 3; From A r 616

7
14
22

So, A and C are the same statements.

124. 3; A = r 2
A. d = 4 r = 2 A = 4
B. r = 2 A = 4
C. 2r 4 2r 4 r 2 A 4
Any one of A, B and C can give the answer, so
any two of three can be dispensed with.
125. 3; (II) is necessary because only this statement
gives the rate of fencing. Any one of (I) or (III)
gives the value of radius, which enables us to
find the circumference.
Hence either (I) or III) can be dispensed with.
126. 3 127. 5
128. 2; From the question, (A) and (B),
Area of four walls of the room = 2 (l + b) h
2

= 44 10 = 440 m
cost
=
440

25
=
Rs
11000

129. 4; The area of four walls can be easily determined

with the help of the data given in the question.
Now the area of the windows and door with
the help of (II) can be subtracted in the calculated area and then multiplied with the cost
given in (I).
130. 5; Cost of painting is not given, hence data inadequate.
131. 4; Since we can answer with the help of any two
of the statements taken together, any one of
them is redundant.

K KUNDAN
Circumference of plot = 2

22
14 88 m.
7

From B Rate of fencing

=

975
Rs 6.5 / m.
150

From C r 196 14

132. 5