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Questions

Time and Work:

1. A and B complete a work in 6 days. A alone can do it in 10 days. If both together can do the
work in how many days?
Options:
(a) 3.75 days
(b) 4 days
(c) 5 days
(d) 6 days

2. A can do a piece of work in 4 days. B can do it in 5 days. With the assistance of C they
completed the work in 2 days. Find in how many days can C alone do it?
Options:
(a) 10 days
(b) 20 days
(c) 5 days
(d) 4 days

3. Ravi can do a piece of work in 30 days while Prakash can do it in 40 days. In how many days
will they finish it together?
Options:
(a) 171/7 days
(b) 271/7 days
(c) 232/7 days
(d) 164/11 days

4. Anil can do a work in 15 days while Sunil can do it in 25 days. How long will they take if both
work together?
Options:
(a) 34/9 days
(b) 84/9 days
(c) 93/8 days
(d) 63/8 days

5. 9 men and 12 boys finish a job in 12 days, 12 men and 12 boys finish it in 10 days. 10 men and
10 boys shall finish it in how many days?
Options:
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 14
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6. A and B can do a piece of work in 8 days. B and C can do it in 12 days and A and C in 16 days.
Working together they will complete the work in how many days?
Options:
(a) 14.76 days
(b) 12.2 days
(c) 9.48 days
(d) 7.38 days

7. A is twice as good a workman as B and they took 7 days together to do the work B alone can
do it in.
Options:
(a) 12 days
(b) 18 days
(c) 21 days
(d) 27 days

8. A can do half the work in one day where as B can do it full. B can also do half the work of C
in one day. Ratio in their efficiency will be?
Options:
(a) 4 : 2 : 1
(b) 2 : 4 : 1
(c) 2 : 1 : 4
(d) 1 : 2 : 4

9. 12 Men or 18 women can reap a field in 14 days. The number of days that 8 men and 16 women
will take to reap it?
Options:
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9

10. A does half as much work as B in three “fourth of the time if together they take 18 days to
complete a work. How much time shall B take to do it?
Options:
(a) 30 days
(b) 35 days
(c) 40 days
(d) None of these

Speed Time and Distance:

1. An athlete runs 200 meters race in 24 seconds. His speed is
Options:
(a) 20km/hr
(b) 24km/hr
(c) 28.5km/hr
(d) 30km/hr
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2. A man riding his bicycle covers 150 meters in 25 seconds. What is his speed in km per hour?
Options:
(a) 20km/hr
(b) 21.6km/hr
(c) 21.6km/hr
(d) 25km/hr

3. A 180 meter long train crosses a man standing on the platform in 6 sec. What is the speed of
the train?
Options:
(a) 90 kmph
(b) 108 kmph
(c) 120 kmph
(d) 88 kmph

4. A train leaves Delhi at 9 a.m. at a speed of 30 kmph. Another train leaves at 2 p.m. at a speed
of 40kmph on the same day and in the same direction. How far from Delhi, will the two trains
meet?
Options:
(a) 300 km
(b) 800 km
(c) 600 km
(d) None

5. How long does a train 165 meters long running at the rate of 54 kmph take to cross a bridge
660 meters in length?
Options:
(a) 45 sec
(b) 75 sec
(c) 55 sec
(d) 54 sec

6. If a man walks to his office at 3/4 of his usual rate, he reaches office 1/3 of an hour late than
usual. What is his usual time to reach office?
Options:
(a) 1 hour
(b) 2 hour
(c) 3 hour
(d) 4 hour

7. Two trains of equal length, running with the speeds of 60 and 40 kmph, take 50 seconds to
cross each other while they are running in the same direction. What time will they take to cross
each other if they are running in opposite directions?
Options:
(a) 10 sec
(b) 9 sec
(c) 8 sec
(d) 7 sec
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8. If student walks from his house to school at 5km/hr he is late by 30 minutes. However, if he
walks at 6km/hr he is late by 5 minutes only. The distance of his school from his house
Options:
(a) 2.5km
(b) 3.6km
(c) 5.5km
(d) 12.5km

9. A plane left 30 minutes later then her the scheduled time and in order to reach the destination
1500km away it time it had to increase the speed by 250km/hr from the usual speed is
Options:
(a) 720 km/hr
(b) 730 km/hr
(c) 740 km/hr
(d) 750 km/hr

10. A certain distance covered at a certain speed. If half of this distance is covered in double the
time the ratio of time two speeds is
Options:
(a) 4:1
(b) 1:4
(c) 2:1
(d) 1:2

Simple and Compound Interest:

1. What is the rate percent when the simple interest on Rs.800 amount to Rs.160 in 4 years?
Options:
(a) 5%
(b) 6%
(c) 41/2%
(d) 31/2%

2. Find the simple interest on Rs.500 for 9 months at 6 paisa per month?
Options:
(a) Rs.345
(b) Rs.270
(c) Rs.275
(d) Rs.324

3. A sum of Rs. 2665 is lent into two part so that the interest on the first part for 8 years at 3% per
annum may be equal to the interest on the second part for 3 years at 5% per annum. Find the
second sum?
Options:
(a) Rs.1678
(b) Rs.1640
(c) Rs.2341
(d) None
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4. If A lends Rs.3500 to B at 10% per annum and B lends the same sum to c at 11.5% per annum
then the gain of B in a period of 3 years is?
Options:
(a) Rs.107.50
(b) Rs.115.50
(c) Rs.157.50
(d) Rs.177.50

5. A certain sum of money becomes three times of itself in 20 years at simple interest in how
many years does it become double of itself at the same rate?
Options:
(a) 8 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 12 years
(d) 14 years

6. Rs.8000 become Rs. 9261 in a certain interval of time at the rate of 5% per annum of C.I. Find
the time?
Options:
(a) 4 years
(b) 6 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 3 years

7. Find the amount on Rs.8000 in 9 months 20% per annum if the interest being compounded
quarterly?
Options:
(a) Rs.1261
(b) Rs.9261
(c) Rs.9621
(d) Rs.9162

8. Indu gave Bindu Rs.1250 on compound interest for 2 years at 4% per annum. How much loss
would Indu has suffered had she given it to Bindu for 2 years at 4% per annum simple interest?
Options:
(a) Rs.10
(b) Rs.2
(c) Rs.5
(d) Rs.3

9. A man deposited Rs.6000 in a bank at 5% P.a simple interest another man deposits Rs.5000 at
8% P.a Compounded interest. After 2 years the difference of their interest will be
Options:
(a) Rs.230
(b) Rs.232
(c) Rs.600
(d) Rs.832
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10. The difference between simple and compound interest (compounded – annual) on a sum of
money for 2 years at 10% per annum is Rs.65. The sum is
Options:
(a) Rs.6500
(b) Rs.6565
(c) Rs.65065
(d) Rs.65650

Ratio and Proportion:

1. The ratio of the number of ladies to gents at a party was 1:2 but when 2 ladies and 2 gents left,
the ratio became 1:3. How many people were at the party originally?
Options:
(a) 36
(b) 24
(c) 12
(d) 6

2. A 70cm long wire is to be cut into two pieces so that one piece will 2/5th of the other, how
many centimeters will the shorter piece be?
Options:
(a) 10cm
(b) 20cm
(c) 25cm
(d) 30cm

3. A garrison of 400 men had a provision for 31 days. After 28 days 280 persons re-enforcement
leave the garrison. Find the number of days four which the remaining ration will be sufficient?
Options:
(a) 3 days
(b) 8 days
(c) 10 days
(d) 6 days

4. The compound ratio of 2/3, 6/7 and 1/8 is given by?

Options:
(a) 1/32
(b) 1/42
(c) 1/16
(d) 12/71

5. A, B and C play a cricket match. The ratio of the runs scored by them in the match is A:B =
2:3 and B:C = 2:5. If the total runs scored by all of them are 75, the runs scored by 8 are?
Options:
(a) 15
(b) 18
(c) 21
(d) 24
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6. Divide Rs.1500 among A, B and C so that A receives 1/3 as much as B and C together and B
receives 2/3 as A and C together. A’s share is?
Options:
(a) Rs.600
(b) Rs.525
(c) Rs.375
(d) Rs.0

7. Rs.1170 is divided so that 4 times the first share, thrice the 2nd share and twice the third share
amount to the same. What is the value of the third share?
Options:
(a) Rs.260
(b) Rs.270
(c) Rs.360
(d) Rs.540

8. In a bag there are coins of 50 paisa, 25 paisa and one rupee in the proportion 5:6:2. If there are
in al Rs.42, the number of 25 paisa coins is?
Options:
(a) 32
(b) 42
(c) 52
(d) 60

9. x varies inversely as square of y. Given that y = 2 for x = 1. The value of x for y = 6 will be
equal to:
Options:
(a) 3
(b) 9
(c) 1/3
(d) 1/9

10. If 10% of x = 20% of y, then x:y is equal to:

Options:
(a) 1:2
(b) 2:1
(c) 5:1
(d) 10:1

Profit Loss:
1. The cost price of a radio is Rs.1500 and it was sold for Rs.1230, find the loss %?
Options:
(a) 18%
(b) 9%
(c) 15%
(d) 6%
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2. A watch was sold at a loss of 10%. If it was sold for Rs. 140 more, there would have been a
gain of 4%. What is the cost price?
Options:
(a) Rs.1000
(b) Rs.1140
(c) Rs.860
(d) Rs.760

3. A tradesman by means of his false balance defrauds to the extent of 20%? In buying goods as
well as by selling the goods. What percent does he gain on his outlay?
Options:
(a) 20%
(b) 45%
(c) 44%
(d) 48%

4. A dishonest dealer professes to sell goods at the cost price but uses a weight of 800 grams per
kg, what is his percent?
Options:
(a) 20%
(b) 25%
(c) 30%
(d) 15%

5. A dishonest dealer professes to shell goods at the cost price but uses a false weight and gains
25%. Find his false weight age?
Options:
(a) 700 gms
(b) 750 gms
(c) 800 gms
(d) 850 gms

6. A man purchases 8 pens for Rs.9 and sells 9 pens for Rs.8, how much profit or loss does he
make?
Options:
(a) 20.98% profit
(b) 20.98% loss
(c) 20.89% profit
(d) 20.89% loss

7. A dealer marks his goods 20% above cost price. He then allows some discount on it and makes
a profit of 8%. The rate of discount is:
Options:
(a) 12%
(b) 10%
(c) 6%
(d) 4%
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8. A man purchases an electric heater whose printed price is 160 if he received two successive
discounts of 20% and 10% he paid:
Options:
(a) Rs.112
(b) Rs.129.60
(c) Rs.119.60
(d) Rs.115.20

9. Tarun bought a T.V with 20% discount on the labelled price. Had he bought it with 25%
discount? He would have saved Rs.500. At what price did he buy the T.V?
Options:
(a) Rs.5000
(b) Rs.10000
(c) Rs.12000
(d) Rs.16000

10. The difference between a discount of 40% on Rs.500 and two successive discount of 36% and
4% on the same amount is:
Options:
(a) 0
(b) Rs.2
(c) Rs.193
(d) Rs.7.20

Averages:
1. The average of 11 numbers is 10.9 If the average of fist six is 10.5 and that of the last six is
11.4 the sixth number is?
Options:
(a) 11.0
(b) 11.3
(c) 11.4
(d) 11.5

2. The average of first ten prime numbers which are odd is?
Options:
(a) 12.9
(b) 13.8
(c) 17
(d) 15.8

3. The average age of three boys is 15 years and their ages are in proportion 3:5:7. What is the
age in years of the youngest boy?
Options:
(a) 15
(b) 9
(c) 18
(d) 21
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4. The average of 1st 3 of 4 numbers is 16 and of the last 3 are 15. If the sum of the first and the
last number is 13. What is the last numbers?
Options:
(a) 8
(b) 6
(c) 5
(d) 2

5. The average of 9 observations was 9, that of the 1st of 5 being 10 and that of the last 5 being 8.
What was the 5th observation?
Options:
(a) 9
(b) 8
(c) 7
(d) 6

6. The average of 10 numbers is calculated as 15. It is discovered later on that while calculating
the average, one number namely 36 was wrongly read as 26. The correct average is?
Options:
(a) 12.4
(b) 14
(c) 16
(d) 18.6

7. The average of first five prime numbers greater than 20 is?

Options:
(a) 31.00
(b) 31.01
(c) 32.00
(d) 32.2

8. The average age of 8 men increases by 2 years when two women are included in place of two
men of ages 20 and 24 years. Find the average age of the women?
Options:
(a) 36 years
(b) 24 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 18 years

9. A team of eight entered for a shooting competition. The best marks man scored 85 points. If he
had scored 92 points, the average scores for. The team would have been 84. How many points
altogether did the team score?
Options:
(a) 625
(b) 665
(c) 632
(d) 656
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10. The average age of M boys is ‘b’ years and of ‘n’ girls ‘c’ years. The average age of all together
is ?
Options:
(a) (mb ″‶ nc)/(m + n) years
(b) (mb + nc)/(m – n) years
(c) (mb + nc)/(m + n) years
(d) (mb″‶nc)/(m – n) years

Boats and Stream:

1. A person can swim in still water at 4 km/h. If the speed of water 2 km/h, how many hours will
the man take to swim back against the current for 6km?
Options:
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 4(1/2)
(d) Insufficient data

2. A man can row his boat with the steam at 6 km/h and against the stream in 4 km/h. The man’s
rate is?
Options:
(a) 1 kmph
(b) 5 kmph
(c) 8 kmph
(d) 3 kmph

3. A man whose speed is 4.5 kmph in still water rows to a certain upstream point and back to the
starting point in a river which flows at 1.5 kmph, find his average speed for the total journey?
Options:
(a) 8 kmph
(b) 4 kmph
(c) 2 kmph
(d) 10 kmph

4. The current of a stream at 1 kmph. A motor boat goes 35 km upstream and back to the starting
point in 12 hours. The speed of the motor boat in still water is?
Options:
(a) 6 kmph
(b) 7 kmph
(c) 8.5 kmph
(d) 8 kmph

5. A man can row a boat at 20 kmph in still water. If the speed of the stream is 6 kmph, what is
the time taken to row a distance of 60km downstream?
Options:
(a) 20/6 hours
(b) 27/2 hours
(c) 30 hours
(d) 30/13 hours
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6. A man can row at 5 km/hr in still water, if the river is running at 1 km/hr it takes him 75 minutes
to row to a place and back. How far is the place?
Options:
(a) 2.5 km
(b) 3 km
(c) 4 km
(d) 5 km

7. A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48 min to cover a certain distance while it takes 4 hours
to cover the same distance running downstream. What is the ratio between the speed of the boat
and the speed of water current respectively?
Options:
(a) 2:1
(b) 3:1
(c) 8:3
(d) Cannot be determined

8. A man can row 91/3 km/hr in still water and he finds that is thrice as much time to row up that
as to row down the same distance in river. The speed of the current is:
Options:
(a) 31/3 km/hr
(b) 31/9 km/hr
(c) 11/4 km/hr
(d) 4 2/3 km/hr

9. A man can row 71/2 kms on hour in still water and he finds that it takes hi twice as long to row
down the river. The rate of stream is
Options:
(a) 2.4 km/hr
(b) 2.5 km/hr
(c) 3.4 km/hr
(d) 3.5 km/hr

10. A boat takes half time in moving a certain distance downstream than upstream. What is the
ratio between the rate in still water and rate of current?
Options:
(a) 1:2
(b) 3:1
(c) 2:1
(d) 1:3

Mixtures and Allegations:

1. A mixture of 150 liters of wine and water contains 20% water. How much more water should
be added so that water becomes 25% of the new mixture?
Options:
(a) 7 liters
(b) 15 liters
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(c) 10 liters
(d) 9 liters

2. A vessel contains 20 liters of a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 3:2. 10 liters of the mixture
are removed and replaced with an equal quantity of pure milk. If the process is repeated once
more, find the ratio of milk and water in the final mixture obtained?
Options:
(a) 9:1
(b) 4:7
(c) 7:1
(d) 2:5

3. Two varieties of wheat – A and B coasting Rs.9 per kg and Rs.15 per kg were mixed in the
ratio 3:7. If 5kg of the mixture is sold at 25% profit, find the profit made?
Options:
(a) Rs.13.50
(b) Rs.14.50
(c) Rs.15.50
(d) Rs.16.50

4. In a mixture of milk and water, the proportion of milk by weight was 80%. If, in a 180gm
mixture, 36gms of pure milk is added, what would be the percentage of milk in the mixture
formed?
Options:
(a) 80%
(b) 100%
(c) 84%
(d) None of these

5. In a can, there is a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 4:5. If it is filled with an additional 8
liters of milk the can would be full and ratio of milk and water would become 6: 5. Find the
capacity of the can?
Options:
(a) 40
(b) 44
(c) 48
(d) 52

6. In what ratio should a variety of rice costing Rs.6 per kg be mixed with another variety of rice
coasting Rs.8.75 per kg to obtain a mixture costing Rs.7.50 per kg?
Options:
(a) 5:6
(b) 3:4
(c) 7:8
(d) 8:9
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7. A mixture of 70 litres of milk and water contains 10% water. How many litres of water should
be added to the mixture so that the mixture contains 121/2% water?
Options:
(a) 2
(b) 8
(c) 4
(d) 5

8. How much water must be added to a bucket which contains 40 liters of milk at the cost price
of Rs.3.50 per liter so that the cost of milk reduces to Rs.2 per liter?
Options:
(a) 25 liters
(b) 28 liters
(c) 30 liters
(d) 35 liters

9. In what proportion must water be added to spirit to gain 20% by selling it at the cost price?
Options:
(a) 2:5
(b) 1:5
(c) 3:5
(d) 4:5

10. Milk and water in two vessels A and B are in the ratio 4:3 and 2:3 respectively in what ratio
the liquids in both the vessels should be mixed to obtain a new mixture in vessel C containing
half milk and half water?
Options:
(a) 1:1
(b) 1:3
(c) 1:2
(d) 7:5

Percentages:
1. What percent of 120 are 90?
Options:
(a) 25%
(b) 50%
(c) 75%
(d) 33%

2. If y exceeds x by 20%, then x is less than y by?

Options:
(a) 16%
(b) 16 1/3%
(c) 16 2/3%
(d) 16 3/5%
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3. How much 60% of 50 is greater than 40% of 30?

Options:
(a) 18
(b) 13
(c) 15
(d) 20

4. How much is 80% 40 is greater than 4/5 of 25?

Options:
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 9
(d) 12

5. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 25% more than a third number. The percentage that is
first of the second is?
Options:
(a) 80%
(b) 85%
(c) 96%
(d) 125%

6. A sells his goods 50% cheaper than B but 50% dearer than C. The cheapest is?
Options:
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) All Alike

7. The salary of a typist was at first raise by 10% and then the same was reduced by 5%. If he
presently draws Rs.1045. What was his original salary?
Options:
(a) 900
(b) 950
(c) 1000
(d) 975

8. Than tax on a commodity is diminished by 20% and its consumption increased by 15%. The
effect on revenue is?
Options:
(a) It increases by 8%
(b) It decreases by 8%
(c) No change in revenue
(d) It increases by 10%
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9. Fresh fruit contains 68% water and dry fruit contains 20% water. How much dry fruit can be
obtained from 100kg of fresh fruits?
Options:
(a) 32kg
(b) 40kg
(c) 52kg
(d) 80kg

10. Fresh grapes contain 80% water dry grapes contain 10% water. If the weight of dry grapes is
250kg. What was its total weight when it was fresh?
Options:
(a) 1000kg
(b) 1100kg
(c) 1125kg
(d) 1225kg

Probability:
1. If four coins are tossed, the probability of getting two heads and two tails is
Options:
(a) 3/8
(b) 6/11
(c) 2/5
(d) 4/5

2. If six persons sit in a row, then the probability that three particular persons are always together
is:
Options:
(a) 1/20
(b) 3/10
(c) 1/5
(d) 4/5

3. Three 6 faced dice are thrown together. The probability that all the three show the same number
on them is:
Options:
(a) 1/216
(b) 1/36
(c) 5/9
(d) 5/12

4. Three 6 faced dice are thrown together. The probability that no two dice show the same number
on them is:
Options:
(a) 7/12
(b) 5/9
(c) 1/36
(d) 5/12
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5. A box contains nine bulbs out of which 4 are defective. If four bulbs are chosen at random,
find the probability atleast one bult is good.
Options:
(a) 6/63
(b) 2/63
(c) 125/126
(d) 1/126

6. Out of 15 consecutive numbers, 2 are chosen at random. The probability that they are both odds
or both primes is:
Options:
(a) 10/17
(b) 10/19
(c) 46/105
(d) 11/15

7. What is the probability that a leap year has 53 Sundays and 52 Mondays?
Options:
(a) 0
(b) 1/7
(c) 2/7
(d) 5/7

8. 10 books are placed at random in a shelf. The probability that a pair of books will always be
together is:
Options:
(a) 1/10
(b) 9/10
(c) 1/5
(d) 3/10

9. The probability of a lottery ticket being a pried ticket is 0.2. When 4 tickets are purchased, the
probability of winning a prize on atleast one ticket is:
Options:
(a) 0.4869
(b) 0.5904
(c) 0.6234
(d) 0.5834

10. The probability that A speaks truth is 3/5 and that of B speaking truth is 4/7. What is the
probability that they agree in stating the same fact?
Options:
(a) 18/35
(b) 12/35
(c) 17/35
(d) 19/35
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Solutions

Time and Work:

1. Answer: (a)
Solution: 1/6 + 1/10 = 8/30 = 4/15
15/4 = 3.75 days

2. Answer: (b)
Solution: C = 1/2 – 1/4 – 1/5 = 1/20 ⇒ 20 days

3. Answer: (a)
Solution: 1/30 + 1/40 = 7/120
120/7 = 171/7 days

4. Answer: (c)
Solution: 1/15 + 1/25 = 8/75
75/8 = 93/8 days

5. Answer: (c)
Solution:
9M + 12B ___________ 12 days
12 M + 12 B __________ 10 days
10M + 10B ___________ ?
108M + 144B = 120M + 120B
24B = 12M ⇒ 1M = 2B
18B + 12B = 30B ________ 12 days
20B + 10B = 30B ________? ⇒ 12 days

6. Answer: (d)
Solution:
A + B = 18/8
B + C = 1/12
C + A = 1/16
2(A + B + C) = 1/8 + 1/12 + 1/16 = 13/48
A + B + C = 13/96
96/13 = 7.38 days

7. Answer: (c)
Solution:
WC = 2:1
2x + x = 1/7
x = 1/21
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21 days

8. Answer: (d)
Solution:
WC of A:B = 1:2
B:C = 1:2
A:B:C = 1:2:4

9. Answer: (d)
Solution: 12 men = 18 women or 1 man = 3/2 women
Therefore 8 men + 16 women = (8 A - 3/2 + 16) women i.e., 28 women
Now 18 women can reap the field in 14 days
Therefore, 28 women can reap it in = 9 days

10. Answer: (a)

Solution: B takes x days to do work
Therefore, A takes (2 A - 3/4x) i.e., 3x/2 days to do it
Now, (A + B)’s 1 day’s work = 1/18
Therefore, 1/x + 2/3x = 1/18 or x = 30.

Speed Time and Distance:

1. Answer: (d)
Solution: Speed = 200/24 m/sec = (200/24  18/5)km/hr = 30 km/hr

2. Answer: (c)
Solution: Speed = 150/25 m/sec = (150/25  18/5)km/hr
= 108/5km/hr = 21.6km/hr

3. Answer: (b)
Solution: 5 = 180/6*18/5 = 108 kmph

4. Answer: (c)
Solution:
D = 30*5 = 150
RS = 40”30 = 10
T = 150/10 = 15
D = 40*15 = 600 km

5. Answer: (c)
Solution: T = (660 + 165)/54*15/5
T = 55
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6. Answer: (a)
Solution: Speed Ratio = 1:3/4 = 4:3
Time Ratio = 3:4
1 _________ 1/3
3 _________ ? ⇒ 1 hour

7. Answer: (a)
Solution: RS = 60 – 40 = 20*5/18 = 100/18
T = 50
D = 50*100/18 = 2500/9
RS = 60 + 40 = 100*5/18
T = 2500/9*18/500 = 10 sec

8. Answer: (d)
Solution: Let the required distance be x km.
Then,
⇒ 12x – 10x = 25
⇒ 2x = 25
⇒ x = 12.5km

9. Answer: (d)
Solution: ⇒ x(x + 250) = 750000
⇒ x2 + 250 x “750x” 750000 = 0
⇒ x(x + 1000) “750(x + 1000) = 0
⇒ (x + 1000)(x – 750) = 0
⇒ x = 750.

10. Answer: (a)

Solution: Let x kms be covered in y hours, then first speed = x/y km/hr
Again x/2 km is covered in 2y hrs
Therefore, new speed = (x/2 x 1/2y)km/hr
= (x/4y)km/hr
Ratio of speeds = x/y:x/4y = 1:1/4
= 4:1

Simple and Compound Interest:

1. Answer: (a)
Solution: 160 = (180*4*R)/100
R = 5%

2. Answer: (b)
Solution: 1 = (500*9*6)/100 = 270
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3. Answer: (b)
Solution: (x*8*3)/100 = ((2665 – x)*3*5)/100
24x/100 = 39975/100 – 15x/100
39x = 39975 x = 1025
Second sum = 2665“1025 = 1640

4. Answer: (c)
Solution: (3500*1.5*3)/100
⇒ 157.50

5. Answer: (b)
Solution: Let the sum be Rs x.
The, S.I in 20 years = Rs(3x – x) = Rs 2x
 100  S.I   100  2 x 
Rate =  =  % p.a = 10% p.a
 P  Time   x  20 
Now, Sum = Rs.x, Rate = 10% p.a. S.I = Rs.x
 100  S.I   100  x 
Therefore, Time =  =  Years
 P  R   x 10 
= 10 Years

6. Answer: (d)
Solution: 9261 = 8000 (21/20)N
(21/20)3 = (21/20)N ⇒ N = 3

7. Answer: (b)
Solution: A = 8000(21/20)3 = 9261

8. Answer: (b)
Solution: 1250 = D(100/4)2
D=2

9. Answer: (b)
Solution: S.I = Rs (6000 A - 5/100 A - 2) = Rs 600
C.I = Rs(5000 A - (1 + 8/100)2 – 5000)
= Rs(5000 A - 27/25 A - 27/25 – 5000)
= Rs(5832 – 5000)
= Rs 832
(C.I)”(S.I) = Rs(832 – 600) = Rs 232

10. `Answer: (a)

Solution: Let the sum be Rs x.
Then [x A - (1 + 10/100)2 – x]”(x A - 10/100 A - 2) = 65
⇒ (x A - 11/10 A - 11/10 – x)”x/5 = 65
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⇒ (121x/100 – x)”x/5 = 65
⇒ (21x/100”x/5) = 65
⇒ (21x”20x) = 6500
⇒ x = 6500

Ratio and Proportion:

1. Answer: (c)
Solution: x, 2x
(x – 2): (2x – 2) = 1:3
3x – 6 = 2x – 2
x=4
x + 2x = 3x
⇒ 3*4 = 12

2. Answer: (b)
Solution:
1:2/5 = 5:2
2/7*70 = 20

3. Answer: (c)
Solution:
400 ______ 31
400 ______ 3
120 ______ ?
400*3 = 120*x = 10days

4. Answer: (b)
Solution: 2/3*6/7*1/3*1/8 = 1842

5. Answer: (b)
Solution: A:B = 2:3
B:C = 2:5
A:B:C = 4:6:15
6/15*75=18

6. Answer: (c)
Solution: A + B + C = 1500
A = 1/3(B + C); B = 2/3(A + C)
A/(B + C) = 1/3
A = 1/4*1500 ⇒ 375

7. Answer: (d)
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Solution: A + B + C = 1170
4A = 3B = 2C = x
A:B:C = 1/4:1/3:1/2 = 3:4:6
6/13*1170 = Rs.540

8. Answer: (b)
Solution:
5x 6x 2x
50 25 100
250x + 150x + 200x = 4200
600x = 4200
x = 7 ⇒ 6x = 42

9. Answer: (d)
Solution: Given x = y2, where k is a constant.
Now, y = 2 and x = 1 gives k = 4.
x = 4/y2 ⇒ x = 4/62, when
y = 6 ⇒ x = 4/36 = 1/9.

10. Answer: (b)

Solution: 10% of x = 20% of y
10x/100 = 20y/100 ⇒ x/10 = y/5
x/y = 10/5 = 2/1
x:y = 2:1.

Profit Loss:

1. Answer: (a)
Solution:
1500 ______ 270
100 ______ ? ⇒ 18%

2. Answer: (a)
Solution:
90%
104%
___________
14% _______ 140
100% ________?
Rs.1000

3. Answer: (c)
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Solution: g% = 20 + 20 = (20*20)/100
= 44%

4. Answer: (b)
Solution:
800 _________ 200
100 __________ ? ⇒ 25%

5. Answer: (c)
Solution:
25% = E/(1000 – E)*100
1000 – E = 4E
1000 = 5E ⇒ E = 200
1000 – 200 = 800

6. Answer: (b)
Solution:

81 __________17
100 _________ ?
⇒ 20.98% loss

7. Answer: (b)
Solution: C.P = Rs.100
Marked Price = Rs.120.
S.P = Rs.108
Discount = (12/120 A - 100)% = 10%

8. Answer: (d)
Solution: Price after 1st discount = 80% of Rs.160 = Rs.128
Price after 2nd discount = 90% or Rs.128 = 115.20

9. Answer: (b)
Solution: Labelled price be Rs.100
S.P in 1st case = Rs.80
S.P in 2nd case = Rs.75
Saving is Rs.5 labelled price = Rs.100
Saving is Rs.500 labelled price
= Rs.(100/5 A - 500) = Rs.10000
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10. Answer: (d)

Solution: sale after 40% discount = 60% of Rs.500 = Rs.300
Price after 36% discount = 64% of Rs.500 = Rs.320
Price after next 4% discount = 96% of Rs.320 = Rs.307.20
Difference in two prices = Rs.7.20

Averages:

1. Answer: (d)
Solution:
1 to 11 = 11*10.9 = 119.9
1 to 6 = 6*10.5 = 63
6 to 11 = 6*11.4 = 68.4
63 + 68.4 = 131.4”119.9 = 11.5
6th number = 11.5

2. Answer: (d)
Solution: Sum of first 10 prime no. which are odd = 158
Average = 158/10 = 15.8

3. Answer: (b)
Solution:
3x + 5x + 7x = 45
x=3
3x = 9

4. Answer: (c)
Solution:
A + B + C = 48
B + C + D = 45
A + D = 13
A”D = 3
A + D = 13
20 = 10
D=5

5. Answer: (a)
Solution:
1 to 9 = 9*9 = 81
1 to 5 = 5*10 = 50
5 to 9 = 5*8 = 40
5th = 50 + 40 = 90”81 = 9
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6. Answer: (c)
Solution: 10*15 + 36”26 = 160/10 = 16

7. Answer: (d)
Solution: 23 + 29 + 31 + 37 + 41 = 161/5 = 32.2

8. Answer: (c)
Solution: 20 + 24 + 8*2 = 60/2 = 30

9. Answer: (b)
Solution: 8*84 = 672‶7 = 665

10. Answer: (c)

Solution: (mb + nc)/(m + n)

Boats and Stream:

1. Answer: (a)
Solution:
M=4
S=2
US = 4 – 2 = 2
D=6
T = 6/2 = 3

2. Answer: (a)
Solution: DS = 6
US = 4
S=?
S = (6 – 4)/2 = 1 kmph

3. Answer: (b)
Solution:
M = 45
S = 1.5
DS = 6
US = 3
AS = (2*6*3)/9 = 4

4. Answer: (a)
Solution:
S=1
M=x
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DS = x + 1
US = x – 1
35/(x + 1) + 35/(x -1) = 12
x=6

5. Answer: (d)
Solution: Speed downstream = 20 + 6 = 26 kmph.
Time required to cover 60 km downstream = d/s = 60/26 = 30/13 hours.

6. Answer: (b)
Solution: Speed downstream = (5 + 1)km/hr = 6 km/hr
Speed upstream = (5 – 1)km/hr = 4 km/hr
Let the required distance be x km.
Then x/6 + x/4 = 75/60 = 5/4 ⇒ x = 3.
Required distance = 3km.

7. Answer: (c)
Solution:
44/5 A - (x – y) = 4x(x + y)
⇒ 44(x – y) = 20(x + y)
⇒ 11(x – y) = 5(x + y)
⇒ 6x = 16y
⇒ x/y = 16/6 = 8/3
⇒ x:y = 8:3

8. Answer: (d)
Solution: Let speed upstream = x km/hr
Speed downstream = 3x km/hr
Speed in still water = ½(x + 3x) km/hr = 2x km/hr
Speed of current = ½(3x – x)km/hr = x km/hr
2x = 28/3 or x = 14/3 = 4 2/3 km/hr

9. Answer: (b)
Solution: Let the rate of the stream be x km/hr.
Then speed downstream = (15/2 – x) km/hr
(15/2 + x) = 2(15/2 – x)
⇒ 3x = 15/2
⇒ x = 15/6 = 5/2 = 2.5
Therefore, Rate of stream = 2.5 km/hr

10. Answer: (b)

Solution: Let the speed of the boat in still water be 4km/hr and speed of the current be u
km/hr.
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Rate downstream = (u – v) km/hr.

Rate upstream = (u – v) km/hr
Let the distance covered in each case be x km.
Then 2x/(u + v) = x/(u – v)
⇒ 2(u – v) = (u + v)
⇒ u = 3v
⇒ u/v = 3/1

Mixtures and Allegations:

1. Answer: (c)
Solution: Number of liters of water in 150 liters of the mixture = 20% of 150 = 20/100*150
= 30 liters.
P liters of water added to the mixture to make water 25% of the new mixture.
Total amount of water becomes (30 +P) and total volume of mixture is (150 +P).
(30 + P) = 25/100*(150 + P)
120 + 4P = 150 + p ⇒ P = 10 liters.

2. Answer: (a)
Solution: Milk = 3/5* 20 = 12 liters, water = 8 liters
If 10 liters of mixture are removed, amount of milk removed = 6 liters and amount of water
removed = 4 liters.
Remaining milk = 12 – 6 = 6 liters
Remaining water = 8 – 4 = 4 liters
10 liters of pure milk are added, therefore total milk = (6 + 10) = 16 liters.
The ratio of milk and water in the new mixture = 16:4 = 4:1
If the process is repeated one more time and 10 liters of the mixture are removed, then
amount of milk removed = 4/5*10 = 8 liters.
Amount of water removed = 2 liters.
Remaining milk = (16 – 8) = 8 liters.
Remaining water = (4 – 2) = 2 liters.
The required ratio of milk and water in the final mixture obtained = (8 + 10): 2 = 18:2 = 9:1.

3. Answer: (d)
Solution: Let the quantities of A and B mixed be 3x kg and 7x kg.
Cost of 3x kg of A = 9(3x) = Rs.27x
Cost of 7x kg of B = 15(7x) = Rs.105x
Cost of 10x kg of the mixture = 27x + 105x = Rs.132x
Cost of 5 kg of the mixture = 132x/10x (5) = Rs.66
Profit made in selling 5kg of the mixture = 25/100 (cost of 5 kg of the mixture) = 258/100 +
66 = Rs.16.50
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4. Answer: (d)
Solution: Percentage of milk in the mixture formed = [80/100(180) + 36]/(180+36)*100% =
(144 + 36)/216*100% = 5/6*100% = 83.33%.

5. Answer: (b)
Solution: Let the capacity of the can be T liters.
Quantity of milk in the mixture before adding milk = 4/9 (T – 8)
After adding milk, quantity of milk in the mixture = 6/11 T.
6T/11 – 8 = 4/9(T – 8)
10T = 792 – 352 ⇒ T = 44.

6. Answer: (a)
Solution: Let us say the ratio of the quantities of cheaper and dearer varieties = x:y
By the rule of allegation, x/y = (87.5 – 7.50)/(7.50 – 6) = 5/6

7. Answer: (a)
Solution: Quantity of milk in the mixture = 90/100(70) = 63 litres.
After adding water, milk would form 871/2% of the mixture.
Hence. If quantity of mixture after adding x liters of water, (871/2)/100x = 63 ⇒ x = 72
Hence 72 – 70 = 2 liters of water must be added.

8. Answer: (c)
Solution: Total cost price = Rs(40 x 7/2) = Rs.140
Cost per litre = Rs.2,
Total quantity = 140/2 = 70 Liters.
Water to be added = (70 – 40) = 30 Litres.

9. Answer: (b)
Solution: Let the C.P be Re.1 per liter
S.P of 1 litre of mix = Re 1,
Gain = 20%
C.P of 1 litre mix = Rs(100*/120 x 1) = Rd(5/6)
Ratio of water and spriti = 1/6 = 5/6 = 1:5.

10. Answer: (d)

Solution: Milk in A = 4/7 of whole milk in B = 2/5 of whole milk in mixture A and B = ½ of
the whole.
Let the C.P of unit quantity be Re.1
Required ratio = 1/10 = 1/14 = 14:10 = 7:5
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Percentages:

1. Answer: (c)
Solution: (?%/100)*120 = 90
? = 75%

2. Answer: (c)
Solution:
x = 100 y = 120
120 _________ 20
100 __________ ? ⇒ 16 2/3%

3. Answer: (a)
Solution: (60/100)*50”(40/100)*30
30 – 12 = 18

4. Answer: (d)
Solution:
(80/100)*40”(4/5)*25
30 – 20 = 12

5. Answer: (c)
Solution:
I II III
120 125 100
125 _____________ 120
100 _____________ ? ⇒96%

6. Answer: (c)
Solution:
Let B = 100
A =50
C*(150/100) = 50
3C = 100
C= 33.3 then ‘C’ Cheapest

7. Answer: (c)
Solution:
X*(110/100*(95/100) = 1045
X*(11/10)*(1/100) = 11
X = 1000
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8. Answer: (b)
Solution:
100*100 = 10000
80*115 = 9200
_________
10000 __________ 800
100 _________ ? ⇒ 8% decrease

9. Answer: (b)
Solution: Quantity of water in 100kg of fresh fruits = (68/100 A - 100)kg
Quantity of pulp in it = (100 – 68)kg = 32kg
Let the dry fruit be x kg
Water in it = (20/100 A - x)kg = x/5kg
Quantity of pulp in it = (x”x/5)kg = 4x/5kg
Therefore, 4x/5 = 32 ⇒ x = 160/4 = 40kg

10. Answer: (c)

Solution: Let weight of fresh grapes be x kg
Quantity of water in it = (80/100 A - x)kg = 4x/5kg
Quantity of pulp in it = (x”4x/5)kg = x/5kg
Quantity of water in 250 kg dry grapes
= (10/100 A - 250)kg = 25kg
Quantity of pulp in it = (250 – 25)kg = 225kg
Therefore, x/5 = 225
⇒ x = 1125

Probability:
1. Answer: (a)
Solution: Since four coins are tossed, sample space = 24
Getting two heads and two tails can happen in six ways.
n(E) = six ways
p(E) = 6/24 = 3/8

2. Answer: (c)
Solution: Six persons can be arranged in a row in 6! ways. Treat the three persons to sit
together as one unit then there four persons and they can be arranged in 4! ways. Again three
persons can be arranged among them selves in 3! ways. Favourable outcomes = 3!4!
Required probability = 3!4!/6! = 1/5

3. Answer: (b)
Solution: It all 3 numbers have to be same basically we want triplets. 111, 222, 333, 444, 555
and 666. Those are six in number. Further the three dice can fall in 6*6*6 = 216 ways.
Hence the probability is 6/216 = 1/36
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4. Answer: (b)
Solution: No two dice show same number would mean all the three faces should show
different numbers. The first can fall in any one of the six ways. The second die can show a
different number in five ways. The third should show a number that is different from the first
and second. This can happen in four ways.
Thus 6*5*4 = 120 favourable cases.
The total cases are 6*6*6 = 216.
The probability = 120/216 = 5/9.

5. Answer: (c)
Solution: Required probability = 1 – 1/126 = 125/126

6. Answer: (e)
Solution: There is no definite formula for finding prime numbers among 15 consecutive
numbers.
Hence the probability cannot be determined.

7. Answer: (b)
Solution: A leap year has 52 weeks and two days
Total number of cases = 7
Number of favourable cases = 1
i.e., {Saturday, Sunday}
Required Probability = 1/7

8. Answer: (c)
Solution: 10 books can be rearranged in 10! ways consider the two books taken as a pair then
number of favourable ways of getting these two books together is 9!2!
Required probability = 1/5

9. Answer: (b)
Solution: P(winning prize atleast on one ticket)
= 1 – P(“Losing on all tickets”)
= 1 – (0.8)4 = (1 + (0.8)2(1 – (0.8)2)
= (1.64)(0.36) = 0.5904

10. Answer: (a)

Solution: If both agree stating the same fact, either both of them speak truth of both speak
false.
Probability = 3/5*4/7 + 2/5*3/7
=12/35 + 6/35 = 18/35