Decimal Fractions > Solved Examples

1. Evaluate 3.821.223.81.2
A. 5.2 B. 4.8
C. 4 D. 5

2. If 204 12.75 = 16, then 2.04 1.275 = ?

A. 16 B. 1.6
C. 0.16 D. 0.016

3. 0.03 0.0124 = ?
A. 3.72 10-6 B. 3.72 10-5
C. 3.72 10-3 D. 3.72 10-4

4. 7212 + 15.231 - ? = 6879

A. 359.022 B. 362.02
C. 328.221 D. 348.231

5. 4211.01 + 22.261 - ? = 2645.759

A. 1587.512 B. 1586.532
C. 1588.021 D. 1586.422

6. The price of commodity P increases by 40 paise every year, while the

price of commodity Q increases by 15 paise every year. If in 2001, the price
of commodity P was Rs. 4.20 and that of Q was Rs. 6.30, in which year
commodity P will cost 40 paise more than the commodity Q ?
A. 2008 B. 2009
C. 2010 D. 2011

7. Which of the following fractions is greater than 3/5 and less than 6/7?
A. 78 B. 13
C. 23 D. 12

8. 0.004 0.5 = ?
A. None of these B. 0.02
C. 0.002 D. 0.0002

9. How many digits will be there to the right of the decimal point in the
product of 89.635 and .02218?
A. 5 B. 6
C. 7 D. 8

10. 4.863.71 = ?
A. 1.6 B. 1.5
C. 1.14 D. 1.15

11. 4.863.95 = ?
A. 0.93 B. 0.92
C. 0.91 D. 0.90

12. What is the correct expression of 8.23 in the fractional form?

A. 82323231000000 B. 82399
C. 823231000 D. 81599

13. 24.39 + 562.093 + 35.96 = ?

A. 622.441 B. 622.243
C. 622.233 D. 622.443

14. 926 + 9.026 + 0.926 + 9.0026 = ?

A. 944.9546 B. 944.1246
C. 944.4246 D. 944.9446

15. The expression (12.86 12.86 + 12.86 p + 0.14 0.14) will be a

perfect square for p equal to
A. 0.28 B. 0.26
C. 1 D. 0

16. Convert 0.343434..... into a fraction

A. 3199 B. 3299
C. 3399 D. 3499

17. 0.0007?=0.01
A. 70 B. 7
C. 0.7 D. 0.07

18. What is the value of (0.87)3(0.1)3(0.87)2+0.087+(0.1)2

A. 1.07 B. 0.93
C. 0.68 D. 0.77

19. What is the value of 0.10.10.1+0.020.020.020.40.40.4+0.080.080.08

A. 164 B. 132
C. 116 D. 18

20. The value of 729.1249320.042932.92333760.068397.671999.6289 is closest to

A. 0.003 B. 0.03
C. 0.3 D. 3

21. What decimal of an hour is a second ?

A. .00027 B. .00025
C. .00026 D. .00024

22. If 2330.233=23.3x, what is the value of x

A. 233 B. 23.3
C. 0.233 D. 0.0233

23. 0.04061.460.00814.50.4= ?
A. 1.2775 B. 2.2423
C. 4.2223 D. 0.7423

24. What is the rational number for recurring decimal 0.890890890.... ?

A. 8908901000 B. 67421
C. 890999 D. None of these

25. The fraction 8782110000 in decimal form is

A. None of these B. 878.0021
C. 878.00021 D. 878.021

26. (0.1667)(0.8333)(0.6666)(0.4444)(1.3333)(0.2500)is approximately equal to

A. 0.625 B. 0.572
C. 0.675 D. 0.724

27. 2.205 divided by 0.3 gives

A. 7.35 B. 6.25
C. 8.15 D. 6.95

28. Which is the least among the following?

A. 1 0.3 B. 0.3
C. 0.3 D. (0.3)2

29. 5.25.22.42.42.87.6 = ?
A. 0.1 B. 4.2
C. 0.5 D. 1

30. Which of the following is equal to 0.024 106 ?

A. 2400000 B. 240000
C. 24000 D. 2400

31. Which of the following are in descending order of their value?

A. 78,47,37,25,14,16 B. None of these
C. 14,25,47,16,37,78 D. 14,25,47,56,67,78

32. 40.3030.5000.003= ?
A. 10 B. -10
C. 100 D. -100
H.C.F. and L.C.M. > Solved Examples

1. Two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3. If their L.C.M. is 48. what is sum of
the numbers?
A. 28 B. 40
C. 64 D. 42

2. What is the greatest number of four digits which is divisible by 15, 25, 40
and 75 ?
A. 9800 B. 9600
C. 9400 D. 9200

3. Three numbers are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4 and their L.C.M. is 240. Their
H.C.F. is:
A. 40 B. 30
C. 20 D. 10

4. What is the lowest common multiple of 12, 36 and 20?

A. 160 B. 220
C. 120 D. 180

5. What is the least number which when divided by 5, 6, 7 and 8 leaves a

remainder 3, but when divided by 9 leaves no remainder?
A. 1108 B. 1683
C. 2007 D. 3363

6. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 5 and their L.C.M. is 150. If one of the
numbers is 25, then the other is:
A. 30 B. 28
C. 24 D. 20

7. 504 can be expressed as a product of primes as

A. 2 2 3 3 7 7 B. 2 3 3 3 7 7
C. 2 3 3 3 3 7 D. 2 2 2 3 3 7

8. Which of the following integers has the most number of divisors?

A. 101 B. 99
C. 182 D. 176
9. The least number which should be added to 28523 so that the sum is
exactly divisible by 3, 5, 7 and 8 is
A. 41 B. 42
C. 32 D. 37

10. What is the least number which when doubled will be exactly divisible by
12, 14, 18 and 22 ?
A. 1286 B. 1436
C. 1216 D. 1386

11. What is the greatest possible length which can be used to measure
exactly the lengths 8 m, 4 m 20 cm and 12 m 20 cm?
A. 10 cm B. 30 cm
C. 25 cm D. 20 cm

12. Which of the following fraction is the largest ?

A. 1112 B. 4150
C. 2140 D. 56

13. The product of two 2 digit numbers is 2028 and their HCF is 13. What
are the numbers ?
A. 26, 78 B. 39, 52
C. 13, 156 D. 36, 68

14. The product of two numbers is 2028 and their HCF is 13. What are the
number of such pairs?
A. 4 B. 3
C. 2 D. 1

15. N is the greatest number which divides 1305, 4665 and 6905 and gives
the same remainder in each case. What is the sum of the digits in N?
A. 4 B. 3
C. 6 D. 5

16. A boy divided the numbers 7654, 8506 and 9997 by a certain largest
number and he gets same remainder in each case. What is the common
remainder?
A. 156 B. 199
C. 211 D. 231

17. Find the greatest common divisor of 24 and 16

A. 6 B. 2
C. 4 D. 8

18. A, B and C start at the same time in the same direction to run around a
circular stadium. A completes a round in 252 seconds, B in 308 seconds and
c in 198 seconds, all starting at the same point. After what time will they
again at the starting point ?
A. 36 minutes 22 seconds B. 46 minutes 22 seconds
C. 36 minutes 12 seconds D. 46 minutes 12 seconds

19. The ratio of two numbers is 4 : 5. If the HCF of these numbers is 6, what
is their LCM?
A. 30 B. 60
C. 90 D. 120

20. What is the HCF of 2.04, 0.24 and 0.8 ?

A. 1 B. 2
C. 0.02 D. 0.04

21. If HCF of two numbers is 11 and the product of these numbers is 363,
what is the the greater number?
A. 9 B. 22
C. 33 D. 11

22. What is the greatest number which on dividing 1223 and 2351 leaves
remainders 90 and 85 respectively?
A. 1133 B. 127
C. 42 D. 1100

23. What is the least multiple of 7 which leaves a remainder of 4 when

divided by 6, 9, 15 and 18 ?
A. 364 B. 350
C. 343 D. 371

24. Three numbers which are co-prime to each other are such that the
product of the first two is 119 and that of the last two is 391. What is the
sum of the three numbers?
A. 47 B. 43
C. 53 D. 51

25. Reduce 43294662to its lowest terms

A. 713 B. 1317
C. 1314 D. 712

26. What is the greatest number which divides 24, 28 and 34 and leaves the
same remainder in each case?
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4

27. Six bells start ringing together and ring at intervals of 4, 8, 10, 12, 15
and 20 seconds respectively. how many times will they ring together in 60
minutes ?
A. 31 B. 15
C. 16 D. 30

28. What is the least number which when divided by 8, 12, 15 and 20 leaves
in each case a remainder of 5 ?
A. 125 B. 117
C. 132 D. 112

29. The HCF of two numbers is 23 and the other two factors of their LCM are
13 and 14. What is the largest number?
A. 312 B. 282
C. 299 D. 322

30. What is the smallest number which when diminished by 12, is divisible 8,
12, 22 and 24?
A. 276 B. 264
C. 272 D. 268

31. What is the HCF of 13, 23 and 14 ?

A. 23 B. 13
C. 14 D. 112
32. What is the LCM of 23, 56 and 49 ?
A. 310 B. 320
C. 103 D. 203
Height and Distance > Solved Examples

1. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The
angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse is observed from the ships are
30 and 45 respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance
between the two ships is:
A. 300 m B. 173 m
C. 273 m D. 200 m

2. A man standing at a point P is watching the top of a tower, which makes

an angle of elevation of 30 with the man's eye. The man walks some
distance towards the tower to watch its top and the angle of the elevation
becomes 45. What is the distance between the base of the tower and the
point P?
A. 9 units B. 33 units
C. Data inadequate D. 12 units

3. From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top tower
is 30. If the tower is 200 m high, the distance of point P from the foot of
the tower is:
A. 346 m B. 400 m
C. 312 m D. 298 m

4. The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree
is equal to the height of the tree, is:
A. None of these B. 60
C. 45 D. 30

5. An observer 2 m tall is 103 m away from a tower. The angle of elevation

from his eye to the top of the tower is 30. The height of the tower is:
A. None of these B. 12 m
C. 14 m D. 10 m

6. The angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 60 and the

foot of the ladder is 12.4 m away from the wall. The length of the ladder is:
A. 14.8 m B. 6.2 m
C. 12.4 m D. 24.8 m
7. A man on the top of a vertical observation tower observers a car moving
at a uniform speed coming directly towards it. If it takes 8 minutes for the
angle of depression to change from 30 to 45, how soon after this will the
car reach the observation tower?
A. 8 min 17 second B. 10 min 57 second
C. 14 min 34 second D. 12 min 23 second

8. A man is watching from the top of a tower a boat speeding away from the
tower. The boat makes an angle of depression of 45 with the man's eye
when at a distance of 100 metres from the tower. After 10 seconds, the
angle of depression becomes 30. What is the approximate speed of the
boat, assuming that it is running in still water?
A. 26.28 km/hr B. 32.42 km/hr
C. 24.22 km/hr D. 31.25 km/hr

9. The top of a 15 metre high tower makes an angle of elevation of 60 with

the bottom of an electronic pole and angle of elevation of 30 with the top of
the pole. What is the height of the electric pole?
A. 5 metres B. 8 metres
C. 10 metres D. 12 metres

10. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a certain point is 30. If
the observer moves 40 m towards the tower, the angle of elevation of the
top of the tower increases by 15. The height of the tower is:
A. 64.2 m B. 62.2 m
C. 52.2 m D. 54.6 m

11. On the same side of a tower, two objects are located. Observed from the
top of the tower, their angles of depression are 45 and 60. If the height of
the tower is 600 m, the distance between the objects is approximately equal
to :
A. 272 m B. 284 m
C. 288 m D. 254 m

12. A ladder 10 m long just reaches the top of a wall and makes an angle of
60 with the wall.Find the distance of the foot of the ladder from the
wall (3=1.73)
A. 4.32 m B. 17.3 m
C. 5 m D. 8.65 m
13. From a tower of 80 m high, the angle of depression of a bus is 30. How
far is the bus from the tower?
A. 40 m B. 138.4 m
C. 46.24 m D. 160 m

14. The angle of elevation of the top of a lighthouse 60 m high, from two
points on the ground on its opposite sides are 45 and 60. What is the
distance between these two points?
A. 45 m B. 30 m
C. 103.8 m D. 94.6 m

15. From the top of a hill 100 m high, the angles of depression of the top
and bottom of a pole are 30 and 60 respectively. What is the height of the
pole?
A. 52 m B. 50 m
C. 66.67 m D. 33.33 m

16. A vertical tower stands on ground and is surmounted by a vertical

flagpole of height 18 m. At a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of
the bottom and the top of the flagpole are 30 and 60 respectively. What is
the height of the tower?
A. 9 m B. 10.40 m
C. 15.57 m D. 12 m

17. A balloon leaves the earth at a point A and rises vertically at uniform
speed. At the end of 2 minutes, John finds the angular elevation of the
balloon as 60. If the point at which John is standing is 150 m away from
point A, what is the speed of the balloon?
A. 0.63 meter/sec B. 2.16 meter/sec
C. 3.87 meter/sec D. 0.72 meter/sec

18. The angles of depression and elevation of the top of a wall 11 m high
from top and bottom of a tree are 60 and 30 respectively. What is the
height of the tree?
A. 22 m B. 44 m
C. 33 m D. None of these
19. Two vertical poles are 200 m apart and the height of one is double that
of the other. From the middle point of the line joining their feet, an observer
finds the angular elevations of their tops to be complementary. Find the
heights of the poles.
A. 141 m and 282 m B. 70.5 m and 141 m
C. 65 m and 130 m D. 130 m and 260 m

20. To a man standing outside his house, the angles of elevation of the top
and bottom of a window are 60 and 45 respectively. If the height of the
man is 180 cm and he is 5 m away from the wall, what is the length of the
window?
A. 8.65 m B. 2 m
C. 2.5 m D. 3.65 m

21. The elevation of the summit of a mountain from its foot is 45. After
ascending 2 km towards the mountain upon an incline of 30,the elevation
changes to 60. What is the approximate height of the mountain?
A. 1.2 km B. 0.6 km
C. 1.4 km D. 2.7 km

22. Two persons are on either sides of a tower of height 50 m. The persons
observers the top of the tower at an angle of elevation of 30 and 60. If a
car crosses these two persons in 10 seconds, what is the speed of the car?
A. 243 km/hr B. None of these
C. 243 km/hr D. 2033 km/hr

23. Find the angle of elevation of the sun when the shadow of a pole of 18 m
height is 63 m long?
A. 30 B. 60
C. 45 D. None of these

24. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from a point on the ground
is sin1(35). If the point of observation is 20 meters away from the foot of the
tower, what is the height of the tower?
A. 9 m B. 18 m
C. 15 m D. 12 m
25. A person, standing exactly midway between two towers, observes the
top of the two towers at angle of elevation of 22.5 and 67.5. What is the
ratio of the height of the taller tower to the height of the shorter tower?
(Given that tan 22.5 = 21)
A. 122 : 1 B. 1+22 : 1
C. 3+22 : 1 D. 322 : 1

26. A flagstaff is placed on top of a building. The flagstaff and building

subtend equal angles at a point on level ground which is 200 m away from
the foot of the building. If the height of the flagstaff is 50 m and the height
of the building is h, which of the following is true?
A. h3 - 50h2 +
(200)2h + (200)250 = B. None of these
0
C. h3 + 50h2 +
(200)2h - (200)250 = D. h3 - 50h2 - (200)2h + (200)250 = 0
0

27. From the foot and the top of a building of height 230 m, a person
observes the top of a tower with angles of elevation of b and a respectively.
What is the distance between the top of these buildings if tan a = 5/12 and
tan b = 4/5
A. 400 m B. 250 m
C. 600 m D. 650 m

28. A vertical pole fixed to the ground is divided in the ratio 1:9 by a mark
on it with lower part shorter than the upper part. If the two parts subtend
equal angles at a place on the ground, 15 m away from the base of the pole,
what is the height of the pole?
A. 605 m B. 155 m
C. 153 m D. 603 m

29. An aeroplane when 900 m high passes vertically above another

aeroplane at an instant when their angles of elevation at same observing
point are 60 and 45 respectively. Approximately, how many meters higher
is the one than the other?
A. 381 m B. 169 m
C. 254 m D. 211 m
30. When the sun's altitude changes from 30 to 60, the length of the
shadow of a tower decreases by 70m. What is the height of the tower?
A. 35 m B. 140 m
C. 60.6 m D. 20.2 m
Problems on Ages > Solved Examples

1. Ten years ago, P was half of Q in age. If the ratio of their present ages is
3:4, what will be the total of their present ages?
A. 45 B. 40
C. 35 D. 30

2. Father is aged three times more than his son Sunil. After 8 years, he
would be two and a half times of Sunil's age. After further 8 years, how
many times would he be of Sunil's age?
A. 4 times B. 4 times
C. 2 times D. 3 times

3. A man's age is 125% of what it was 10 years ago, but 83 1/3 % of what it
will be after ten 10 years. What is his present age?
A. 70 B. 60
C. 50 D. 40

4. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice
the age of his son. What is the present age of his son?
A. 23 years B. 22 years
C. 21 years D. 20 years

5. Present ages of Kiran and Syam are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively.

Three years hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively.
What is Syam's present age in years?
A. 28 B. 27
C. 26 D. 24

6. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50

years. Find out the age of the youngest child?
A. 6 years B. 5 years
C. 4 years D. 3 years

7. A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C. The total of the ages
of A, B and C is 27. How old is B?
A. 10 B. 9
C. 8 D. 7
8. The Average age of a class of 22 students is 21 years. The average
increased by 1 when the teacher's age also included. What is the age of the
teacher?
A. 48 B. 45
C. 43 D. 44

9. A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the
time of your birth". If the father's age is 38 years now, what was the son's
age five years back?
A. 20 years B. 18 years
C. 14 years D. 22 years

10. Ayisha's age is 1/6th of her father's age. Ayisha 's father's age will be
twice the age of Shankar's age after 10 years. If Shankar's eight birthdays
was celebrated two years before, then what is Ayisha 's present age.
A. 10 years B. 12 years
C. 8 years D. 5 years

11. The sum of the present ages of a son and his father is 60 years. Six
years ago, father's age was five times the age of the son. After 6 years,
what will be son's age?
A. 23 years B. 22 years
C. 21 years D. 20 years

12. Kiarn is younger than Bineesh by 7 years and their ages are in the
respective ratio of 7 : 9, how old is Kiran?
A. 25 B. 24.5
C. 24 D. 23.5

13. Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Vimal and Saroj was 6 : 5. Four
years hence, the ratio of their ages will be 11 : 10. What is Saroj's age at
present?
A. 18 B. 17
C. 16 D. 15

14. At present, the ratio between the ages of Shekhar and Shobha is 4 : 3.
After 6 years, Shekhar's age will be 26 years. Find out the age of Shobha at
present?
A. 15 years B. 14 years
C. 13 years D. 12 years

15. My brother is 3 years elder to me. My father was 28 years of age when
my sister was born while my mother was 26 years of age when I was born.
If my sister was 4 years of age when my brother was born, then what was
the age my father when my brother was born?
A. 35 years B. 34 years
C. 33 years D. 32 years

16. The present ages of A,B and C are in proportions 4 : 7 : 9. Eight years
ago, the sum of their ages was 56. What are their present ages (in years)?
A. Insufficient data B. 16, 30, 40
C. 16, 28 40 D. 16, 28, 36

17. A person's present age is two-fifth of the age of his mother. After 8
years, he will be one-half of the age of his mother. What is the present age
of the mother?
A. 60 B. 50
C. 40 D. 30

18. A is as much younger than B and he is older than C. If the sum of the
ages of B and C is 50 years, what is definitely the difference between B and
A's age?
A. Data inadequate B. 3 years
C. 2 years D. 5 years

19. Sobha's father was 38 years of age when she was born while her mother
was 36 years old when her brother four years younger to her was born.
What is the difference between the ages of her parents?
A. 6 years B. 5 years
C. 4 years D. 3 years

20. The age of father 10 years ago was thrice the age of his son. Ten years
hence, father's age will be twice that of his son. What is the ratio of their
present ages?
A. 7 : 3 B. 3 : 7
C. 9 : 4 D. 4 : 9
21. The ages of two persons differ by 16 years. 6 years ago, the elder one
was 3 times as old as the younger one. What are their present ages of the
elder person?
A. 10 B. 20
C. 30 D. 40

22. The present age of a father is 3 years more than three times the age of
his son. Three years hence, father's age will be 10 years more than twice the
age of the son. What is father's present age?
A. 30 years B. 31 years
C. 32 yeas D. 33 years

23. Kamal was 4 times as old as his son 8 years ago. After 8 years, Kamal
will be twice as old as his son. Find out the present age of Kamal.
A. 40 years B. 38 years
C. 42 years D. 36 years

24. If 6 years are subtracted from the present age of Ajay and the
remainder is divided by 18, then the present age of Rahul is obtained. If
Rahul is 2 years younger to Denis whose age is 5 years, then what is Ajay 's
present age?
A. 50 years B. 60 years
C. 55 years D. 62 years

25. The ratio of the age of a man and his wife is 4:3. At the time of marriage
the ratio was 5:3 and After 4 years this ratio will become 9:7. How many
years ago were they married?
A. 8 years B. 10 years
C. 11 years D. 12 years

26. The product of the ages of Syam and Sunil is 240. If twice the age of
Sunil is more than Syam's age by 4 years, what is Sunil's age?
A. 16 B. 14
C. 12 D. 10

27. One year ago, the ratio of Sooraj's and Vimal's age was 6: 7
respectively. Four years hence, this ratio would become 7: 8. How old is
Vimal?
A. 32 B. 34
C. 36 D. 38

28. The total age of A and B is 12 years more than the total age of B and C.
C is how many year younger than A?
A. 10 B. 11
C. 12 D. 13

29. Sachin's age after 15 years will be 5 times his age 5 years back. Find out
the present age of Sachin?
A. 10 years B. 11 years
C. 12 years D. 13 years

30. Sandeep's age after six years will be three-seventh of his father's age.
Ten years ago the ratio of their ages was 1 : 5. What is Sandeep's father's
age at present?
A. 30 years B. 40 years
C. 50 years D. 60 years
Area > Solved Examples

1. An error 2% in excess is made while measuring the side of a square.

What is the percentage of error in the calculated area of the square?
A. 4.04 % B. 2.02 %
C. 4 % D. 2 %

2. A rectangular park 60 m long and 40 m wide has two concrete crossroads

running in the middle of the park and rest of the park has been used as a
lawn. The area of the lawn is 2109 sq. m. what is the width of the road?
A. 5 m B. 4 m
C. 2 m D. 3 m

3. A towel, when bleached, lost 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth.
What is the percentage of decrease in area?
A. 30 % B. 28 %
C. 32 % D. 26 %

4. If the length of a rectangle is halved and its breadth is tripled, what is the
percentage change in its area?
A. 25 % Increase B. 25 % Decrease
C. 50 % Decrease D. 50 % Increase

5. A person walked diagonally across a square plot. Approximately, what

was the percent saved by not walking along the edges?
A. 35% B. 30 %
C. 20 % D. 25%

6. A rectangular field has to be fenced on three sides leaving a side of 20

feet uncovered. If the area of the field is 680 sq. feet, how many feet of
fencing will be required?
A. 95 B. 92
C. 88 D. 82

7. A rectangular parking space is marked out by painting three of its sides. If

the length of the unpainted side is 9 feet, and the sum of the lengths of the
painted sides is 37 feet, find out the area of the parking space in square
feet?
A. 126 sq. ft. B. 64 sq. ft.
C. 100 sq. ft. D. 102 sq. ft.

8. The area of a rectangle plot is 460 square metres. If the length is 15%
more than the breadth, what is the breadth of the plot?
A. 14 metres B. 20 metres
C. 18 metres D. 12 metres

9. A large field of 700 hectares is divided into two parts. The difference of
the areas of the two parts is one-fifth of the average of the two areas. What
is the area of the smaller part in hectares?
A. 400 B. 365
C. 385 D. 315

10. The length of a room is 5.5 m and width is 3.75 m. What is the cost of
paying the floor by slabs at the rate of Rs. 800 per sq. metre.
A. Rs.12000 B. Rs.19500
C. Rs.18000 D. Rs.16500.

11. The length of a rectangle is twice its breadth. If its length is decreased
by 5 cm and breadth is increased by 5 cm, the area of the rectangle is
increased by 75 sq.cm. What is the length of the rectangle?
A. 18 cm B. 16 cm
C. 40 cm D. 20 cm

12. If a square and a rhombus stand on the same base, then what is the
ratio of the areas of the square and the rhombus?
A. equal to B. equal to
C. greater than 1 D. equal to 1

13. The breadth of a rectangular field is 60% of its length. If the perimeter
of the field is 800 m, find out the area of the field.
A. 37500 m2 B. 30500 m2
C. 32500 m2 D. 40000 m2

14. A room 5m 44cm long and 3m 74cm broad needs to be paved with
square tiles. What will be the least number of square tiles required to cover
the floor?
A. 176 B. 124
C. 224 D. 186
15. The length of a rectangular plot is 20 metres more than its breadth. If
the cost of fencing the plot @ Rs. 26.50 per metre is Rs. 5300, what is the
length of the plot in metres?
A. 60 m B. 100 m
C. 75 m D. 50 m

16. The ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangular park is 3 :
2. If a man cycling along the boundary of the park at the speed of 12 km/hr
completes one round in 8 minutes, then what is the area of the park (in sq.
m)?
A. 142000 B. 112800
C. 142500 D. 153600

17. What is the percentage increase in the area of a rectangle, if each of its
sides is increased by 20%?
A. 45% B. 44%
C. 40% D. 42%

18. If the difference between the length and breadth of a rectangle is 23 m

and its perimeter is 206 m, what is its area?
A. 2800 m2 B. 2740 m2
C. 2520 m2 D. 2200 m2

19. The ratio between the perimeter and the breadth of a rectangle is 5 : 1.
If the area of the rectangle is 216 sq. cm, what is the length of the
rectangle?
A. 16 cm B. 18 cm
C. 14 cm D. 20 cm

20. What is the least number of squares tiles required to pave the floor of a
room 15 m 17 cm long and 9 m 2 cm broad?
A. 814 B. 802
C. 836 D. 900

21. The diagonal of the floor of a rectangular room is 712 feet. The shorter
side of the room is 4 12 feet. What is the area of the room?
A. 27 square feet B. 22 square feet
C. 24 square feet D. 20 square feet
22. The diagonal of a rectangle is 41 cm and its area is 20 sq. cm. What
is the perimeter of the rectangle?
A. 16 cm B. 10 cm
C. 12 cm D. 18 cm

23. A tank is 25 m long, 12 m wide and 6 m deep. What is the cost of

plastering of its walls and bottom at the rate of 75 paise per sq. m?
A. Rs. 558 B. Rs. 502
C. Rs. 516 D. Rs. 612

24. It is decided to construct a 2 metre broad pathway around a rectangular

plot on the inside. If the area of the plots is 96 sq.m. and the rate of
construction is Rs. 50 per square metre., what will be the total cost of the
construction?
A. Rs.3500 B. Rs. 4200
C. Insufficient Data D. Rs. 4400

25. The area of a parallelogram is 72 cm2 and its altitude is twice the
corresponding base. What is the length of the base?
A. 6 cm B. 7 cm
C. 8 cm D. 12 cm

26. Two diagonals of a rhombus are 72 cm and 30 cm respectively. What is

its perimeter?
A. 136 cm B. 156 cm
C. 144 cm D. 121 cm

27. The base of a parallelogram is (p + 4), altitude to the base is (p - 3) and

the area is (p2 - 4), find out its actual area.
A. 40 sq. units B. 54 sq. units
C. 36 sq. units D. 60 sq. units

28. A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle of side 24 cm, touching its

sides. What is the area of the remaining portion of the triangle?
A. 144348 cm2 B. 121336 cm2
C. 144336 cm2 D. 121348 cm2

29. A rectangular plot measuring 90 metres by 50 metres needs to be

enclosed by wire fencing such that poles of the fence will be kept 5 metres
apart. How many poles will be needed?
A. 30 B. 44
C. 56 D. 60

30. If the diagonals of a rhombus are 24 cm and 10 cm, what will be its
perimeter
A. 42 cm B. 64 cm
C. 56 cm D. 52 cm

31. What will be the length of the longest rod which can be placed in a box
of 80 cm length, 40 cm breadth and 60 cm height?
A. 11600 cm B. 14400 cm
C. 10000 cm D. 12040 cm
Average > Solved Examples

1. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What
should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282
runs?
A. 6.25 B. 5.5
C. 7.4 D. 5
2. A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs.
6562 for 5 consecutive months. How much sale must he have in the sixth
month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6500?
A. 4800 B. 4991
C. 5004 D. 5000
3. The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, How many of them may be
greater than zero , at the most?
A. 1 B. 20
C. 0 D. 19
4. The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 26 years old and the
wicket keeper is 3 years older. If the ages of these two are excluded, the
average age of the remaining players is one year less than the average age
of the whole team. Find out the average age of the team.
A. 23 years B. 20 years
C. 24 years D. 21 years
5. The average monthly income of A and B is Rs. 5050. The average monthly
income of B and C is Rs. 6250 and the average monthly income of A and C is
Rs. 5200. What is the monthly income of A?
A. 2000 B. 3000
C. 4000 D. 5000
6. A car owner buys diesel at Rs.7.50, Rs. 8 and Rs. 8.50 per litre for three
successive years. What approximately is the average cost per litre of diesel if
he spends Rs. 4000 each year?
A. Rs. 8 B. Rs. 7.98
C. Rs. 6.2 D. Rs. 8.1
7. In Kiran's opinion, his weight is greater than 65 kg but less than 72 kg.
His brother does not agree with Kiran and he thinks that Kiran's weight is
greater than 60 kg but less than 70 kg. His mother's view is that his weight
cannot be greater than 68 kg. If all are them are correct in their estimation,
what is the average of different probable weights of Kiran?
A. 70 kg B. 69 kg
C. 61 kg D. 67 kg
8. The average weight of 16 boys in a class is 50.25 kg and that of the
remaining 8 boys is 45.15 kg. Find the average weights of all the boys in the
class.
A. 48.55 B. 42.25
C. 50 D. 51.25
9. A library has an average of 510 visitors on Sundays and 240 on other
days. What is the average number of visitors per day in a month of 30 days
beginning with a Sunday?
A. 290 B. 304
C. 285 D. 270
10. A student's mark was wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to that
the average marks for the class got increased by half 1/2. What is the
number of students in the class?
A. 45 B. 40
C. 35 D. 30
11. A family consists of two grandparents, two parents and three
grandchildren. The average age of the grandparents is 67 years, that of the
parents is 35 years and that of the grandchildren is 6 years. The average
age of the family is
A. 3227 years B. 3157 years
C. 2817 years D. 3057 years
12. The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the average weight of A
and B be 40 kg and that of B and C be 43 kg, what is the weight of B?
A. 31 kg B. 2812 kg
C. 32 kg D. 3012 kg
13. If the average marks of three batches of 55, 60 and 45 students
respectively is 50, 55, 60, what is the average marks of all the students?
A. 53.23 B. 54.68
C. 51.33 D. 50
14. The average age of husband, wife and their child 3 years ago was 27
years and that of wife and the child 5 years ago was 20 years. What is the
present age of the husband?
A. 40 B. 32
C. 28 D. 30
15. The average weight of 8 person's increases by 2.5 kg when a new
person comes in place of one of them weighing 65 kg. What is the weight of
the new person?
A. 75 Kg B. 50 Kg
C. 85 Kg D. 80 Kg
16. There are two divisions A and B of a class, consisting of 36 and 44
students respectively. If the average weight of divisions A is 40 kg and that
of division b is 35 kg. What is the average weight of the whole class?
A. 38.25 B. 37.25
C. 38.5 D. 37
17. A batsman makes a score of 87 runs in the 17th inning and thus
increases his averages by 3. What is his average after 17th inning?
A. 39 B. 35
C. 42 D. 40.5
18. A student needed to find the arithmetic mean of the numbers 3, 11, 7,
9, 15, 13, 8, 19, 17, 21, 14 and x. He found the mean to be 12. What is the
value of x?
A. 12 B. 5
C. 7 D. 9
19. Arun obtained 76, 65, 82, 67 and 85 marks (out in 100) in English,
Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. What is his average mark?
A. 53 B. 54
C. 72 D. 75
20. Distance between two stations A and B is 778 km. A train covers the
journey from A to B at 84 km per hour and returns back to A with a uniform
speed of 56km per hour. Find the average speed of the train during the
whole journey?
A. 69.0 km /hr B. 69.2 km /hr
C. 67.2 km /hr D. 67.0 km /hr
21. The average age of boys in a class is 16 years and that of the girls is 15
years. What is the average age for the whole class?
A. 15 B. 16
C. 15.5 D. Insufficient Data
22. The average age of 36 students in a group is 14 years. When teacher's
age is included to it, the average increases by one. Find out the teacher's
age in years?
A. 51 years B. 49 years
C. 53 years D. 50 years
23. The average of five numbers id 27. If one number is excluded, the
average becomes 25. What is the excluded number?
A. 30 B. 40
C. 32.5 D. 35
24. The batting average for 40 innings of a cricket player is 50 runs. His
highest score exceeds his lowest score by 172 runs. If these two innings are
excluded, the average of the remaining 38 innings is 48 runs. Find out the
highest score of the player.
A. 150 B. 174
C. 180 D. 166
25. The average score of a cricketer for ten matches is 38.9 runs. If the
average for the first six matches is 42, what is the average for the last four
matches?
A. 34.25 B. 36.4
C. 40.2 D. 32.25
26. The average of six numbers is x and the average of three of these is y. If
the average of the remaining three is z, then
A. None of these B. x = y + z
C. 2x = y + z D. x = 2y + 2z
27. Suresh drives his car to a place 150 km away at an average speed of 50
km/hr and returns at 30 km/hr. What is his average speed for the whole
journey ?
A. 32.5 km/hr. B. 35 km/hr.
C. 37.5 km/hr D. 40 km/hr
28. The average age of a husband and his wife was 23 years at the time of
their marriage. After five years they have a one year old child. What is the
average age of the family ?
A. 21 years B. 20 years
C. 18 years D. 19 years
29. In an examination, a student's average marks were 63. If he had
obtained 20 more marks for his Geography and 2 more marks for his
history, his average would have been 65. How many subjects were there in
the examination?
A. 12 B. 11
C. 13 D. 14
30. The average salary of all the workers in a workshop is Rs.8000. The
average salary of 7 technicians is Rs.12000 and the average salary of the
rest is Rs.6000. How many workers are there in the workshop ?
A. 21 B. 22
C. 23 D. 24
Calendar > Solved Examples

1. What day of the week does May 28 2006 fall on

A. Saturday B. Monday
C. Sunday D. Thursday
2. What will be the day of the week 15th August, 2010?
A. Thursday B. Sunday
C. Monday D. Saturday
3. Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be
A. Thursday B. Sunday
C. Monday D. Saturday
4. On what dates of April, 2001 did Wednesday fall?
A. 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd B. 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
C. 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th D. 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
5. How many days are there in x weeks x days
A. 14x B. 8x
C. 7x2 D. 7
6. The calendar for the year 2007 will be the same for the year
A. 2017 B. 2018
C. 2014 D. 2016
7. Which of the following is not a leap year?
A. 1200 B. 800
C. 700 D. 2000
8. 01-Jan-2007 was Monday. What day of the week lies on 01-Jan-2008?
A. Wednesday B. Sunday
C. Friday D. Tuesday
9. 8th Dec 2007 was Saturday, what day of the week was it on 8th Dec,
2006?
A. Sunday B. Tuesday
C. Friday D. Tuesday
10. On 8th Feb, 2005 it was Tuesday. What was the day of the week on 8th
Feb, 2004?
A. Sunday B. Friday
C. Saturday D. Monday
11. The last day of a century cannot be
A. Monday B. Wednesday
C. Tuesday D. Friday
12. January 1, 2008 is Tuesday. What day of the week lies on Jan 1, 2009?
A. Saturday B. Wednesday
C. Thursday D. Saturday
13. If Jan 1, 2006 was a Sunday, What was the day of the week Jan 1,
2010?
A. Friday B. Thursday
C. Tuesday D. Saturday
14. What was the day of the week on 17th June 1998?
A. Monday B. Sunday
C. Wednesday D. Friday
15. 6th March, 2005 is Monday, what was the day of the week on 6th March,
2004?
A. Friday B. Saturday
C. Wednesday D. Sunday
16. What day of the week was 1 January 1901
A. Monday B. Tuesday
C. Saturday D. Friday
17. What day of the week will 22 Apr 2222 be?
A. Monday B. Tuesday
C. Sunday D. Thursday
18. Today is Thursday. The day after 59 days will be?
A. Monday B. Tuesday
C. Saturday D. Sunday
19. What is the year next to 1990 which will have the same calendar as that
of the year 1990?
A. 1992 B. 2001
C. 1995 D. 1996
20. January 1, 2004 was a Thursday, what day of the week lies on January 1
2005.
A. Saturday B. Monday
C. Saturday D. Tuesday
21. If the first day of a year (other than leap year) was Friday, then which
was the last day of that year?
A. Saturday B. Friday
C. Tuesday D. Monday
22. If 1st October is Sunday, then 1st November will be
A. Saturday B. Thursday
C. Wednesday D. Tuesday
23. Arun went for a movie nine days ago. He goes to watch movies only on
Thursdays. What day of the week is today?
A. Wednesday B. Saturday
C. Friday D. Sunday
24. 1.12.91 is the first Sunday. Which is the fourth Tuesday of December
91?
A. 20.12.91 B. 22.12.91
C. 24.12.91 D. 25.12.91
25. If the day before yesterday was Thursday, when will Sunday be?
A. Day after tomorrow B. Tomorow
C. Two days after today D. Today
26. The second day of a month is Friday, What will be the last day of the
next month which has 31 days?
A. Friday B. Saturday
C. Wednesday D. Data inadequate
27. How many days will there be from 26th January,1996 to
15th May,1996(both days included)?
A. 102 B. 103
C. 111 D. 120
28. If 25th of August in a year is Thursday, the number of Mondays in that
month is
A. 4 B. 5
C. 2 D. 3
29. If the seventh day of a month is three days earlier than Friday, What day
will it be on the nineteenth day of the month?
A. Saturday B. Monday
C. Sunday D. Wednesday
30. Second Saturday and every Sunday is a holiday. How many working
days will be there in a month of 30 days beginning on a Saturday?
A. 24 B. 23
C. 18 D. 21
Clock > Solved Examples

1. An accurate clock shows 8 o'clock in the morning. Through how may

degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o'clock in the
afternoon?
A. 154 B. 180
C. 170 D. 160
2. A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has
turned through
A. 155 B. 145
C. 152 D. 140
3. At what time between 7 and 8 o'clock will the hands of a clock be in the
same straight line but, not together?
A. 5 minutes past 7 B. 5311 miinutes past 7
C. 5111 minutes past 7 D. 5511 minutes past 7
4. At what time between 5.30 and 6 will the hands of a clock be at right
angles?
A. 44 minutes past 5 B. 44711 minutes past 5
C. 43711 minutes past 5 D. 43 minutes past 5
5. At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at 15 minutes past 5?
A. 6712 B. 6212
C. 70 D. 6334
6. At 3.40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of
A. 135 B. 130
C. 120 D. 125
7. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when
the time is 8.30, is
A. 75 B. 85
C. 80 D. 70
8. How many times in a day, are the hands of a clock in straight line but
opposite in direction?
A. 48 B. 22
C. 24 D. 12
9. At what time between 3 o'clock and 4 o'clock, both the needles of a clock
will coincide each other?
A. 16211 minutes past 3 B. 16411 minutes past 3
C. 15411 minutes past 3 D. 15211 minutes past 3
10. How many times will the hands of a clock coincide in a day?
A. 24 B. 22
C. 20 D. 21
11. How many times in a day, the hands of a clock are straight
A. 22 B. 44
C. 48 D. 24
12. How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands coincide every 64
minutes?
A. 34111 minute B. 32811 minute
C. 31 minute D. 33211 minute
13. At what time between 9 and 10 o' clock will the hands of a clock be
together?
A. 4529 min past 9 B. 49111 min past 9
C. 48112 min past 9 D. 47215 min past 9
14. At what time between 4 and 5 o'clock will the hands of a watch point in
opposite directions?
A. 53611 minutes past 4 B. 53711 minutes past 4
C. 54611 minutes past 4 D. 54711 minutes past 4
15. A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was set right at 7 a.m. In
the afternoon of the same day, when the watch indicated quarter past 4
o'clock, the true time is
A. 3 pm B. 3.45 pm
C. 3.30 pm D. 4 pm
16. How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day?
A. 48 B. 44
C. 24 D. 22
17. A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low at noon on and is 4 min
48 sec fast at 2 pm on the following Monday. When was it correct?
A. 2 pm on Tuesday B. 3 pm on Wednesday
C. 2 pm on Wednesday D. 3 pm on Tuesday
18. What is the reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 10.25?
A. 195 B. 19712
C. 180 D. 19312
19. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when
the time is 4.20 is
A. 10 B. 5
C. 0 D. 1
20. A clock is set at 5 am. If the clock loses 16 minutes in 24 hours, what
will be the true time when the clock indicates 10 pm on 4th day?
A. 9.30 pm B. 10 pm
C. 10.30 pm D. 11 pm
21. What is the angle between the hour and the minute hand of a clock
when the time is 3.25?
A. 47 B. 4612
C. 46 D. 4712
22. At what time between 8 and 9 o'clock will the hands of a clock are in the
same straight line but not together?
A. 11811 minutes past 8 B. 10811 minutes past 8
C. 111011 minutes past 8 D. 101011 minutes past 8
23. At what time between 2 and 3 o'clock will the hands of a clock be
together?
A. 91111 minutes past 2 B. 91011 minutes past 2
C. 101111 minutes past 2 D. 101011 minutes past 2
24. At what time between 5 and 6 'o clock, will the hands of a clock be at
right angle?
A. 101011 minutes past 5 B. 101011 minutes past 5
and 43711 minutes past 5 and 42711 minutes past 5
C. 10911 minutes past 5 D. 10911 minutes past 5
and 42711 minutes past 5 and 42711 minutes past 5
25. The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 65
minutes. How much a day does the clock gain or loss?
A. 109143 minutes B. 119143 minutes
C. 1110143 minutes D. 1010143 minutes
26. Find the time between 4 and 5'o clock, when the two hands of a clock
are 4 minutes apart?
A. 26211 minutes past 4 B. 26111 minutes past 4
and 17511 minutes past 4 and 17511 minutes past 4
C. 26211 minutes past 4 D. 26111 minutes past 4
and 17411 minutes past 4 and 17411 minutes past 4
27. At what time between 5 and 6 will the hands of the clock coincide?
A. 26211 minutes past 5 B. 26311 minutes past 5
C. 28311 minutes past 5 D. 27311 minutes past 5
28. At what time between 6 and 7 will the hands be perpendicular
A. 48111 minutes past 6 B. 48 minutes past 6
and 16411 minutes past 6 and 16311 minutes past 6
C. 49111 minutes past 6 D. 48211 minutes past 6
and 16411 minutes past 6 and 16311 minutes past 6
29. What is the angle between the hands at 4.40?
A. 95 B. 100
C. 120 D. 110
30. A clock strikes 4 taking 9 seconds. In order to strike 12 at the same
rate, the time taken is
A. 33 seconds B. 30 seconds
C. 36 seconds D. 27 seconds
Numbers - Solved Examples > Solved Examples

1. (935421 x 625) = ?
A. 542622125 B. 584632125
C. 544638125 D. 584638125
2. Which of the following is a prime number ?
A. 9 B. 8
C. 4 D. 2
3. What is the largest 4 digit number exactly divisible by 88?
A. 9944 B. 9999
C. 9988 D. 9900
4. {(481 + 426)2 - 4 x 481 x 426} = ?
A. 3025 B. 4200
C. 3060 D. 3210
5. (64 - 12)2 + 4 x 64 x 12 = ?
A. 5246 B. 4406
C. 5126 D. 5776
6. 121 x 54 = ?
A. 68225 B. 75625
C. 72325 D. 71225
7. If (232 + 1) is completely divisible by a whole number, which of the
following numbers is completely divisible by this number?
A. (296 + 1) B. (7 x 223 )
C. (216 - 1) D. (216 + 1)
8. How many of the following numbers are divisible by 132 ? 264, 396, 462,
792, 968, 2178, 5184, 6336
A. 4 B. 3
C. 6 D. 8
9. All prime numbers are odd numbers
A. True B. False
10. What is the unit digit in (6324)1797 (615)316 (341)476 ?
A. 1 B. 2
C. 4 D. 0
11. 5216 x 51 = ?
A. 266016 B. 212016
C. 266436 D. 216314
12. Which of the following number is divisible by 24 ?
A. 31214 B. 61212
C. 512216 D. 3125832
13. 719719+347347719347719719719+347347347=?
A. 1372 B. 25133
C. 11066 D. 56
14. If the number 481*673 is completely divisible by 9, what is the the
smallest whole number in place of *?
A. 3 B. 7
C. 5 D. 9
15. If n is a natural number, then (6n2 + 6n) is always divisible by:
A. Both 6 and 12 B. 6 only
C. 12 only D. None of these
16. 109 109 + 91 91 = ?
A. 20162 B. 18322
C. 13032 D. 18662
17. When (6767 +67) is divided by 68, the remainder is
A. 0 B. 22
C. 33 D. 66
18. (912+643)2+(912643)2(912912+643643)=?
A. 122 B. 2
C. 1 D. None of these
19. What is the smallest prime number?
A. 0 B. 1
C. 2 D. 3
20. (23341379 x 72) = ?
A. 1680579288 B. 1223441288
C. 2142579288 D. 2142339288
21. If the number 5 * 2 is divisible by 6, then * = ?
A. 2 B. 7
C. 3 D. 6
22. (11n)+(12n)+(13n)+...up to n terms=?
A. (n1) B. n2
C. 12(n1) D. 12(n+1)
23. What least number should be added to 1056, so that the sum is
completely divisible by 23?
A. 4 B. 3
C. 2 D. 1
24. 1398 x 1398 = ?
A. 1624404 B. 1851404
C. 1951404 D. 1954404
25. On dividing a number by 56, we get 29 as remainder. On dividing the
same number by 8, what will be the remainder ?
A. 2 B. 3
C. 4 D. 5
26. ? + 3699 + 1985 - 2047 = 31111
A. 21274 B. 27474
C. 21224 D. 27224
27. the difference between a positive fraction and its reciprocal is 9/20 find
the sum of that fraction and its reciprocal.
A. 4120 B. 1720
C. 1120 D. 920
28. How many 3 digit numbers are completely divisible 6 ?
A. 146 B. 148
C. 150 D. 152
29. How many natural numbers are there between 43 and 200 which are
exactly divisible by 6?
A. 28 B. 26
C. 24 D. 22
30. What is the smallest 6 digit number exactly divisible by 111?
A. 100010 B. 100011
C. 100012 D. 100013
31. If x and y are positive integers such that (3x + 7y) is a multiple of 11,
then which of the followings are divisible by 11?
A. 9x + 4y B. x + y + 4
C. 4x - 9y D. 4x + 6y
32. if (64)2 - (36)2 = 10x, then x = ?
A. 200 B. 220
C. 210 D. 280
33. 852852852212212212852852+852212+212212=?
A. 640 B. 620
C. 740 D. None of these
34. 2664126=?
A. 43 B. 41
C. 37 D. 33
35. (422+404)2(4422404)=?
A. None of these B. 342
C. 324 D. 312
36. Which one of the following can't be the square of natural number ?
A. 128242 B. 128881
C. 130321 D. 131044
37. (32323 + 7344 + 41330) - (317 x 91) = ?
A. 54210 B. 54250
C. 52150 D. None of these
38. (xn - an) is completely divisible by (x - a), if
A. n is an even natural number B. n is and odd natural number
C. n is any natural number D. n is prime
39. The number 97215*6 is completely divisible by 11. What is the smallest
whole number in place of * ?
A. 4 B. 2
C. 1 D. 3
40. (12 + 22 + 32 + ... + 102) = ?
A. 395 B. 375
C. 55 D. 385
41. If the product 4864 9a2 is divisible by 12, then what is the value of a?
A. 1 B. 2
C. 5 D. 6
42. -88 39 + 312 = ?
A. -3120 B. -3200
C. 3120 D. 3200
43. 378 ? = 252
A. 23 B. 34
C. 12 D. None of these
44. What least number should be subtracted from 13601 such that the
remainder is divisible by 87 ?
A. 27 B. 28
C. 29 D. 30
45. Which one of the given numbers is completely divisible by 45?
A. None of these B. 165642
C. 202860 D. 112330
46. What is the remainder when 17200 is divided by 18 ?
A. 3 B. 2
C. 1 D. 4
47. 12 + 22 + 32 + ... + 82 = ?
A. 204 B. 200
C. 182 D. 214
48. 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 12 = ?
A. 66 B. 68
C. 76 D. 78
49. 13 + 23 + 33 + ... + 63 = ?
A. 451 B. 441
C. 421 D. 401
50. Which one of the following is a prime number ?
A. 307 B. 437
C. 247 D. 203
51. The difference of the squares of two consecutive even integers is
divisible by which of the following numbers?
A. 3 B. 6
C. 4 D. 7
52. Which one of the following numbers is completely divisible by 99?
A. 115909 B. 115919
C. 115939 D. 115929
53. 612612612+321321321612612612321+321321=?
A. 933 B. 1000
C. 712 D. 843
54. How many terms are there in the G.P. 4, 8, 16, 32, ... , 1024?
A. 9 B. 8
C. 7 D. 6
55. 123 123 + 288 288 + 2 123 288 = ?
A. 168151 B. 178121
C. 168921 D. 162481
56. If a number is divided by 6 , 3 is the remainder . What is remainder if
the the square of the number is divided by 6?
A. 5 B. 4
C. 3 D. 2
57. In a division sum, the remainder is 0 when a student mistook the divisor
by 12 instead of 21 and obtained 35 as quotient. What is the correct
quotient ?
A. 25 B. 20
C. 15 D. 10
58. 1531 132 + 1531 68 = ?
A. 306000 B. 306100
C. 306200 D. 306400
59. 100010 1028 = ?
A. 10 B. 100
C. 1000 D. 10000
60. 2 + 22 + 222 + 2.22 = ?
A. 246 B. 248
C. 248.12 D. 248.22
61. Which of the following numbers will completely divide (4915 - 1) ?
A. 6 B. 7
C. 8 D. 9
62. How many even prime numbers are there less than 50?
A. 1 B. 15
C. 2 D. 16
63. How many prime numbers are there less than 50 ?
A. 13 B. 14
C. 15 D. 16
64. What is the difference between local value and face value of 7 in the
numerical 657903?
A. 6993 B. 69993
C. 7000 D. 7
65. 108 + 109 + 110 + ... + 202 = ?
A. 14615 B. 14625
C. 14715 D. 14725
66. 23732 999 = ?
A. 23708268 B. 22608258
C. 22608268 D. 23708258
67. 123427201 - ? = 568794
A. 123527207 B. 223521407
C. 123527407 D. 122858407
68. 2210 ? = 884
A. 23 B. 25
C. 15 D. 34
69. If P and Q are odd numbers, then which of the following is even ?
A. P + Q B. PQ
C. P + Q + 1 D. PQ + 2
70. Which of the following numbers will completely divide (3 19 + 320 + 321 +
322) ?
A. 25 B. 16
C. 11 D. 12
71. What is the largest 5 digit number exactly divisible by 94?
A. 99922 B. 99924
C. 99926 D. 99928
72. What is the smallest 5 digit number exactly divisible by 94?
A. 10052 B. 10054
C. 10056 D. 10058
73. 1234 - ? = 4234 - 3361
A. 351 B. 361
C. 371 D. 379
74. 320 2 3 = ?
A. None of these B. 53.33
C. 160 D. 106
75. 476**0 is divisible by both 3 and 11. What are the non-zero digits in the
hundred's and ten's places respectively?
A. 8 and 5 B. 6 and 5
C. 8 and 2 D. 6 and 2
76. On dividing 2272 as well as 875 by 3-digit number N, we get the same
remainder. What is the sum of the digits of N?
A. 11 B. 10
C. 9 D. 8
77. What is the sum of first ten prime numbers?
A. 55 B. 101
C. 130 D. 129
78. Which f the following numbers is exactly divisible by 11?
A. 499774 B. 47554
C. 466654 D. 4646652
79. What is the sum all even natural numbers between 1 and 101?
A. 5050 B. 2550
C. 5040 D. 2540
80. A boy multiplies 987 by a certain number and obtained 559981 as his
answer. If in the answer both 9 are wrong , but the other digits are correct,
then what will be the correct answer?
A. 556581 B. 555681
C. 555181 D. 553681
81. Which one of the following cannot be the square of natural number ?
A. 15186125824 B. 49873162329
C. 14936506225 D. 60625273287
82. 7128 + 1252 = 1202 + ?
A. 6028 B. 1248
C. 2348 D. 7178
83. 3 + 32 + 33 + ... + 38 = ?
A. 9820 B. 9240
C. 9840 D. 9220
84. 73411 9999 = ?
A. 724836589 B. 724036589
C. 734036589 D. 734036129
85. 32 + 33 + 34 + ... + 42 = ?
A. 397 B. 407
C. 417 D. 427
86. What is the digit in the unit place of the number represented by (7 95 -
358)
A. 4 B. 3
C. 2 D. 1
87. What is the unit digit in the number represented by [365 659 771]
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
88. 112 112 + 88 88 = ?
A. 26218 B. 20328
C. 20288 D. 24288
89. 9312 x 9999 = ?
A. 93110688 B. 93010688
C. 93110678 D. 83110688
90. 112 112 - 88 88 = ?
A. 4600 B. 4700
C. 4800 D. 4900
91. 1234 + 123 + 12 - ? = 1221
A. 148 B. 158
C. 168 D. 178
92. A three-digit number 4a3 is added to another three-digit number 984 to
give a four digit number 13b7, which is divisible by 11. What is the value of
(a + b)?
A. 9 B. 10
C. 11 D. 12
93. 122 122 + 322 322 - 2 122 322 = ?
A. 44000 B. 42000
C. 38000 D. 40000
94. [22 + 42 + 62 + ... + 142) = ?
A. 559 B. 363
C. 364 D. 560
95. The sum of the two numbers is 11 and their product is 24. What is the
sum of the reciprocals of these numbers ?
A. 712 B. 1112
C. 1124 D. 78
96. What is the difference between the place values of two sevens in the
numeral 54709479 ?
A. 699930 B. 699990
C. 99990 D. None of these
97. Which of the following numbers completely divides (461 + 462 + 463 +
464) ?
A. 11 B. 10
C. 9 D. 8
98. A number when divided by 75 leaves 34 as remainder. What will be the
remainder if the same number is divided by 65?
A. 3 B. 1
C. 6 D. 9
99. The number 7490xy is divisible by 90. Find out (x + y).
A. 4 B. 5
C. 6 D. 7
100. What is the smallest 3 digit prime number?
A. 107 B. 100
C. 102 D. 101
101. Which is the natural number nearest to 11720 and completely divisible
by 58?
B.
A. 11716
11712
D.
C. 11718
11714
102. 563124555 - ? = 232323
A. 562892232 B. 562892222
C. 562892212 D. 562892202
103. What is the sum of first 200 natural numbers?
A. 20120 B. 19901
C. 19900 D. 20100
104. The number 1242*2 is completely divisible by 3. What is the smallest
number in place of * ?
A. 3 B. 2
C. 1 D. 0
105. Which of the given numbers is divisible by 3, 7, 9 and 11?
A. None of these B. 1890
C. 4230 D. 6237
106. 17 + 16 1.6 + 14 1.3 = ?
A. 60.8 B. 68.8
C. 60.6 D. 59.6
107. 1437298= ?
A. 1642 B. 1802
C. 2022 D. 1372
108. What smallest number should be added to 8444 such that the sum is
completely divisible by 7 ?
A. 6 B. 5
C. 4 D. 3
109. 5332 992 = ?
A. 5289344 B. 5289244
C. 5289214 D. 5289324
110. 40% of 2/3 of a number is 32. What is the number?
A. 160 B. 240
C. 80 D. 120
111. If a whole number n is divided by 4, we will get 3 as remainder. What
will be the remainder if 2n is divided by 4 ?
A. 4 B. 3
C. 2 D. 1
112. 241 999 = ?
A. 240769 B. 230759
C. 230769 D. 240759
113. The number 367505*8 is completely divisible by 8. What is the
smallest whole number in place of *?
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
114. 425 ? = 170
A. 12 B. 25
C. 35 D. 23
115. The unit digit in 7105 is
A. 8 B. 7
C. 6 D. 5
116. Which of the following numbers is a prime number ?
A. None of these B. 377
C. 469 D. 176
117. In a division sum, the divisor is 10 times the quotient and 5 times the
remainder. If the remainder is 46, find out the dividend.
A. 4426 B. 3426
C. 4336 D. 5336
118. The difference of two numbers is 1365. On dividing the larger number
by the smaller, 6 is obtained as quotient and 15 as remainder. What is the
smaller number ?
A. 310 B. 330
C. 250 D. 270
119. Difference between the squares of two consecutive odd integers is
always divisible by
A. 8 B. 7
C. 6 D. 3
120. A number was divided successively in order by 4, 5 and 6. The
remainders were 2, 3 and 4 respectively. What is the number?
A. 224 B. 324
C. 304 D. 214
121. What is the sum of first 20 natural numbers?
A. 220 B. 205
C. 190 D. 210
122. ? - 23442 - 12411 = 2469
A. 38322 B. 37212
C. 37532 D. 38122
123. In dividing a number by 585, a student employed the method of short
division. He divided the number successively by 5, 9 and 13 and got the
remainders 4, 8, 12 respectively. What would have been the remainder if he
had divided the number by 585?
A. 144 B. 292
C. 24 D. 584
124. A number when divided successively by 4 and 5 leaves remainders 1
and 4 respectively. What will be the respective remainders if it is
successively divided by 5 and 4?
A. 1,2 B. 2, 3
C. 3, 2 D. 2,1
125. What is the sum of even numbers between 9 and 53?
A. 682 B. 672
C. 662 D. 702
126. The number 13*48 is exactly divisible by 72. Find out the minimum
value of * .
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
127. Which of the following number is divisible by 3 but not by 9 ?
A. 5271 B. 4122
C. 3141 D. 3222
128. When a number is divided by 13, the remainder is 6. When the same
number is divided by 7, then remainder is 1. What is the number ?
A. 243 B. 253
C. 312 D. None of these
129. What is the sum of all two digit numbers divisible by 6?
A. 805 B. 820
C. 790 D. 810
130. 2002 2002 = ?
A. 4008004 B. 4006004
C. 4002004 D. 4004004
131. Which natural number is completely divisible by 123 and nearest to
410081
A. 410082 B. 409959
C. 410078 D. 410071
132. What is the difference between the place value and the face value of 6
in the numeral 296827?
A. None of these B. 5999
C. 994 D. 5994
133. The sum of a series, 27 + 36 + 45 + ... + 162 is 1512. What is the
number of terms in the series?
A. 14 B. 15
C. 16 D. 17
134. 5+143+23+135= ?
A. 18960 B. 19960
C. 12960 D. 16960
135. 996ab is divisible by 80. What is (a + b) ?
A. 3 B. 5
C. 6 D. 8
136. 123 - 333 + 321 - 111 = ?
A. 320 B. 100
C. 120 D. 0
137. On multiplying a number by 3, the product is a number each of whose
digits is 7. What is the smallest such number?
A. 259129 B. 259219
C. 259279 D. 259259
138. On dividing a number by 357, 39 is obtained as remainder. On dividing
the same number by 17, what will be the remainder ?
A. 3 B. 4
C. 5 D. 6
139. 44436664= ?
A. 22622 B. 22642
C. 24622 D. 24642
140. A student divides a number by 5 and get 3 as remainder. If his friend
divides the square of the number by 5, what will be the remainder?
A. 6 B. 5
C. 4 D. 3
141. What is the unit digit in 771 ?
A. 4 B. 3
C. 2 D. 1
142. What is the unit digit in the product (2344 6892 349 527 238)
?
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
143. Which is the common factor of (22121 + 19121) and (22231 + 19231) ?
A. (22 - 19) B. (22 + 19)
C. (22 231 + 19 )
231 D. (22121 + 19121)
144. (232+323)2(232323)2232323 = ?
A. 4 B. 8
C. 3424 D. 2344
145. A number when divided by 44, gives 432 as quotient and 0 as
remainder. What will be the remainder when dividing the same number by
31?
A. 4 B. 0
C. 5 D. 8
Percentage > Solved Examples

1. Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks

more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks.
What are the marks obtained by them?
A. 42, 33 B. 42, 36
C. 44, 33 D. 44, 36
2. If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then which of the following is true?
A. None of these B. A is smaller than B.
C. Relationship between A and B cannot D. If x is smaller than y, then A is
be determined. greater than B.
E. A is greater than B.
3. If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as:
A. None of these B. 10% of a
C. 4% of a D. 20% of a
4. Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is
two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B.
A. 2 : 1 B. 1 : 2
C. 1 : 1 D. 4 : 3
5. Two employees X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their
employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid
per week?
A. Rs. 150 B. Rs. 300
C. Rs. 250 D. Rs. 200
6. Rahul went to a shop and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30
Paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then
what was the cost of the tax free items?
A. Rs. 15 B. Rs. 12.10
C. Rs. 19.70 D. Rs. 16.80
7. The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a
decade. What is the average percent increase of population per year?
A. 4% B. 6%
C. 5% D. 50%
8. Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and
11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning
candidate get?
A. 57% B. 50%
C. 52% D. 60%
9. A fruit seller had some oranges. He sells 40% oranges and still has 420
oranges. How many oranges he had originally?
A. 420 B. 700
C. 220 D. 400
10. A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes.
What percent of his total score did he make by running between the
wickets?
A. 45411 % B. 45 %
C. 45511 % D. 44511 %
11. What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?
A. 2023% B. 20%
C. 21% D. 2223%
12. In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid
votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500,
what was the number of valid votes that the other candidate got?
A. 2800 B. 2700
C. 2100 D. 2500
13. In a competitive examination in State A, 6% candidates got selected
from the total appeared candidates. State B had an equal number of
candidates appeared and 7% candidates got selected with 80 more
candidates got selected than A. What was the number of candidates
appeared from each State?
A. 8200 B. 7500
C. 7000 D. 8000
14. What percent of a day is 6 hours?
A. 6.25% B. 20%
C. 25% D. 12.5%
15. A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 125
marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks are
A. 600 B. 500
C. 400 D. 300
16. In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. The
number of students above 8 years of age is 2/3 of the number of students of
8 years of age which is 48. What is the total number of students in the
school?
A. 100 B. 102
C. 110 D. 90
17. In an examination, 5% of the applicants were found ineligible and 85%
of the eligible candidates belonged to the general category. If 4275 eligible
candidates belonged to other categories, then how many candidates applied
for the examination?
A. 28000 B. 30000
C. 32000 D. 33000
18. A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3.What is the
percentage error in the calculation?
A. 64% B. 32%
C. 34% D. 42%
19. 270 students appeared for an examination, of which 252 passed. What is
the pass percentage?
A. 9313% B. 9323%
C. 9223% D. 92%
20. John's salary was decreased by 50% and subsequently increased by
50%. How much percent does he loss?
A. 35% B. 25%
C. 32% D. 28%
21. How many litres of pure acid are there in 8 litres of a 20% solution?
A. 2 litres B. 1.4 litres
C. 1 litres D. 1.6 litres
22. The price of a car is Rs. 3,25,000. It was insured to 85% of its price. The
car was damaged completely in an accident and the insurance company paid
90% of the insurance. What was the difference between the price of the car
and the amount received ?
A. Rs. 76,375 B. Rs. 34,000
C. Rs. 82,150 D. Rs. 70,000
23. If number x is 10% less than another number y and y is 10% more than
125, then find out the value of x.
A. 123 B. 122
C. 122.25 D. 123.75
24. A housewife saved Rs. 2.50 in buying an item on sale. If she spent Rs.
25 for the item, approximately how much percent she saved in the
transaction ?
A. 9% B. 10%
C. 7% D. 6%
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25. A pipe X is 30 meters and 45% longer than another pipe Y. find the
length of the pipe Y.
A. 20.12 B. 20.68
C. 20 D. 20.5
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26. On my sister's 15th birthday, she was 159 cm in height, having grown
6% since the year before. How tall was she the previous year?
A. 150 cm B. 140 cm
C. 142 cm D. 154 cm
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27. Q as a percentage of P is equal to P as a percentage of (P + Q). Find Q

as a percentage of P.
A. 62% B. 50%
C. 75% D. 66%
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28. If the price of petrol increases by 25% and Benson intends to spend only
an additional 15% on petrol, by how much % will he reduce the quantity of
petrol purchased?
A. 8% B. 7%
C. 10% D. 6%
29. Arun got 30% of the maximum marks in an examination and failed by 10
marks. However, Sujith who took the same examination got 40% of the total
marks and got 15 marks more than the passing marks. What were the
passing marks in the examination?
A. 90 B. 250
C. 75 D. 85
30. 30% of the men are more than 25 years old and 80% of the men are
less than or equal to 50 years old. 20% of all men play football. If 20% of
the men above the age of 50 play football, what percentage of the football
players are less than or equal to 50 years?
A. 60% B. 70%
C. 80% D. 90%