Sreedhar's CCE IBPS-RRB Clerks-Prelims -XIII-MT-55

IBPS REGIONAL RURAL BANKS (RRBs)

CLERKS-XIII-Prelims - MODEL TEST-55

REASONING

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Direction: (1-4) Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
Eight persons- A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a square table,
four of them are sitting at the corners of the table and facing away from the
center and the remaining four persons are sitting at the middle of the table and
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facing the center but not necessarily in the same order.
E sits third to the right of B. Two persons sit between C and H. F sits second
to the left of C, who is not an immediate neighbour of both B and E. Two persons

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sit between G and B. D sits second to the left of F, who is facing the center.
Who among the following persons sits third to the left of A?
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1) F 2) G 3) D 4) E 5) B
2. How many persons are sitting between D and B when counted from the right side
of D?
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1) Two 2) One 3) Four 4) Five 5) Three

3. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence form a group, then
which one doesn’t belong to that group?
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1) B 2) H 3) G 4) A 5) E
4. Which of the following statements is ‘TRUE’?
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1) D sits second to the right of F 2) A sits third to the right of D

3) B sits third to the right of C 4) H sits second to the left of C
5) H sits immediate right of B
Direction: (5-6) Each of the questions below consists of a question and two
statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data
provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
5. In which month Jerry was born?
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Statement I: Jerry’s mother correctly remembered that he was born after May
month and before September month but he is not born in July month.
Statement II: According to the Jerry’s father he is born after April month and
before August month but he is not born in June month.
1) The data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement II alone is not required to answer the question
2) The data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement I alone is not required to answer the question
3) The data in both the two statements I and II together are necessary to answer
the question
4) The data in either statement I alone or statement II alone are sufficient to
answer the question
5) The data in neither statement I alone nor statement II alone are sufficient to
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6. Who among P, Q, R, S and T is the lightest?
Statement I: Q is heavier than R and T. P is lighter than S and heavier than R. S
is heavier than T.
Statement II: R is heavier than P and lighter than S. Q is heavier than R and T.
T is heavier than S.
1) The data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement II alone is not required to answer the question
2) The data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement I alone is not required to answer the question
3) The data in both the two statements I and II together are necessary to answer
the question
4) The data in either statement I alone or data statement II alone are sufficient

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to answer the question
5) The data in neither statement I alone nor statement II alone are sufficient to
answer the question
7. How many such pairs of digits are there in the number ‘74821953’ each of which
has as many digits between them in the number (both forward and backward) as

2) None
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they have between them in the numerical series?
1) Two 3) One 4) Three 5) More than three
Direction: (8-11) Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.

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Nine boxes- E, F, G, H, K, L, M, N and P are placed one above another in a
stack. There are only four boxes are placed between Box H and Box N. More than
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two boxes are placed between Box L and Box G which is placed above the Box H.
Box E is middle of Box G and Box H. Box L is placed neither immediately below
nor above to Box N. Number of boxes are placed between Box G and Box L is same
as between Box L and Box P. Two boxes are placed between Box F and Box K
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which is placed immediately below Box M.

8. Which of the following box is placed immediately below the Box H?
1) Box M 2) Box F 3) Box P 4) Box N 5) Box K
9. How many boxes are placed between Box K and Box E?
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1) One 2) Two 3) Three 4) Four 5) More than Four
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10. Four of the following five are a like certain way and hence form a group, then
which one doesn’t belong to that group?
1) E - F 2) M - N 3) L - K 4) H - L 5) P - K
11. If all the boxes are placed in an alphabetical order from top to bottom then the
positions of how many boxes will remain unchanged?
1) One 2) Two 3) Three 4) Four 5) More than Four
Direction: (12-14) Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
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There are seven members in a family of three generations and two are
married couples. N is the father-in-law of K. N has only two children. M is the
spouse of K. P is the niece of L, who is un-married. R is the grandson of S. L is the
sister-in-law of K.
12. How is K related to R?
1) Mother 2) Father 3) Uncle 4) Aunt 5) Either 1 or 2
13. How is S related to N?
1) Sister 2) Daughter 3) Mother 4) Wife 5) Aunt
14. How is M Related to L?
1) Brother 2) Sister 3) Uncle
4) Either 1 or 2 5) Can’t be determined
15. If each of the vowels in the word ‘EDUCATION’ is changed to the previous letter
in the English alphabetical series and each consonant is changed to the next
letter in the English alphabetical series, then the alphabets are arranged in an
alphabetical order from left to right then which of the following letter is third
from the right end?
1) N 2) T 3) O 4) U 5) Z
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Direction (16-18): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
4 % 7 2 & 1 8 ~ @ 9 $ # 3 4  5 * 1 8 ! 6 2 ^ 9  4 7  1 9 ¥ 5
16. How many symbols are there in the above series which are immediately followed
by an even number and immediately preceded by an odd number?
1) Two 2) None 3) Three 4) One 5) More than three
17. If all the odd numbers are removed from the above series then which of the
following will be 12th from the right end?
1)  2) 4 3) # 4) 8 5) $
18. What will be the sum of the elements which are sixth and tenth from the right
and left ends respectively?

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1) 15 2) 10 3) 16 4) 13 5) 12
Direction (19-22): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
Ten persons are sitting in two parallel rows containing five persons in each.
In row-1 A, B, C, D and E are sitting and all of them are facing North. In row-2 P,
Q, R, S and T are sitting and all of them are facing South. In the given seating
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arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member of the other
row but not necessarily in the same order.
Only one person sits between Q and R, but none of them sits at an extreme

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ends. Two persons sit between C and B. C is second to the right of the one who
faces Q. E does not face T. R is an immediate neighbour of the one who faces E. T
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is second to the left of S. D is immediate left of one who faces S.
19. Which among the following statement(s) is/are true?
1) Q is third to the left of one who faces A. 2) D sits to the right of C.
3) C faces R.
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4) T does not sit at any extreme ends of the line.

5) All the statements are true
20. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the
above arrangement and hence from a group. Find out the one that does not
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belong to that group?
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1) B – Q 2) T – C 3) A – R 4) E – T 5) P – D
21. Who sits second to the left of the one who faces S?
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) C 5) B
22. Who among the following sits at the extreme ends of the row?
1) P, C 2) A, T 3) B, S 4) R, A 5) T, D
Direction: (23-25) Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.
Point E is 4m North of Point F which is 8m West of Point G. Point H is 4m
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East of Point J which is 3m South of Point G. Point M is 6m West of Point N which
is 8m North of Point H. Point P is 3m North of Point M.
23. Find the shortest distance between Point G and Point H?
1) 3m 2) 5m 3) 4m 4) 7m 5) 6m
24. Four of the following five are alike certain way and hence form a group, then
which one doesn’t belong to that group?
1) F – N 2) J – N 3) E –P 4) F – P 5) H – E
25. If Point R is middle of Point F and Point G then what is the direction of Point P
with respect to Point R?
1) East 2) South 3) West 4) North 5) North-East
Direction (26-29): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
Eight persons – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H were born on either 15th or 28th
day of the months i.e. January, April, July and November but not necessarily in
the same order. No two persons born on the same date of the same month.

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C was born in an even numbered date but not on an even numbered month.
As many persons born after G as born before H. D and A were born in the same
month. B was born before C. Only three persons were born between C and G. F
was born immediately after A.
26. How many persons born between D and H?
1) Three 2) One 3) Four 4) Two 5) More than four
27. Who among the following persons born on 28th November?
1) C 2) A 3) D 4) G 5) E
28. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?
1) C was born immediately after H.
2) Two persons were born between B and F. 3) A was born in April.

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4) G was born after H. 5) All the statements are true
29. F was born in which of the following month and date?
1) July – 15 2) April – 28 3) November – 28
4) July – 28 5) April – 15
Direction (30-32): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
GEV MOD
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30. If all consonants are changed to preceding letter and vowels are changed to
succeeding letter in all the words, then how many letters will appear more than
once?
1) Two 2) None

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31. If all the letters are arranged as per alphabetical order (within the word) then
how many letters (in the English alphabet series) are between the middle letter
of first word from the right end and first letter of second word from the left end?
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1) Seven 2) Five 3) Four 4) Eight 5) Six

32. If all the words are arranged in an alphabetical order from left to right, which is
second from the right end?
1) KIL 2) MOD 3) CAP 4) RAT 5) GEV
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Direction (33-36): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
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Six persons – H, I, J, K, L and M live in three different floors from one to

three. Ground floor is numbered as one and top floor is numbered as three. Each
of the floor has 2 flats in it as flat-1 and flat-2. Flat-1 of floor-2 is immediately
above flat-1 of floor-1 and immediately below flat-1 of floor-3 and so on. In the
same way flat-2 of floor-2 is immediately above flat-2 of floor-1 and immediately
below flat-2 of floor-3 and so on. Flat-1 is in West of flat-2.
One floor is between M and L but both are living in different flats. I lives in
South-West of H. L lives in an odd numbered floor but not in an odd numbered
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flat. H lives East of J.
33. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their positions in the
above arrangement and hence from a group. Find out the one that does not
belong to that group?
1) I 2) M 3) H 4) L 5) K
34. L lives in which of the following floor and Flat?
1) 2nd flat – 2nd floor 2) 1st floor – 2nd flat 3) 2nd flat – 3rd floor
4) 1st flat – 2nd floor 5) 1st floor – 3rd flat
35. Who lives North-East of I?
1) H 2) M 3) K 4) J 5) Both 1 and 3
36. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
1) I lives in an even numbered flat. 2) J lives above M.
3) L lives South-East of M. 4) K and I are in same flat.
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37. In a certain code language, ‘study the chapter’ is written as ‘aj kn wv’, ‘text book
study’ is written as ‘ek vs kn’. How is ‘text’ written in the code language?
1) vs 2) Both ‘ek’ and ‘vs’ 3) aj 4) kn 5) Either ‘ek’ or ‘vs’
Direction (38-40): In this question three statements followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II have been given. You have to take the three given statements
to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and
then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given
statements disregarding commonly known facts.
38. Statements: Only a few Bags are Balls Some Balls are Bats
All Buses are Bats
Conclusions: I. Some Buses are Balls II. No Bus is Ball
1) Both conclusions I and II follow 2) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

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3) Only conclusion II follows 4) Only conclusion I follows
5) Either conclusion I or II follows
39. Statements: No Cup is Cap Only a few Caps are Bottles
Each Box is Cup
Conclusions: I. Some Bottles are not Caps. II. All Bottles can be Cups.
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1) Either conclusion I or II follows
3) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
2) Only conclusion I follows
4) Only conclusion II follows
5) Both conclusions I and II follow
40. Statements: No Boy is Girl Only a few Girls are Womens

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Some Boys are Students
Conclusions: I. Some Womens can never be Students.
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II. All Womens are Girls is a possibility.
1) Both conclusions I and II follow 2) Only conclusion II follows
3) Neither conclusion I nor II follows 4) Either conclusion I or II follows
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5) Only conclusion I follows

NUMERICAL ABILITY
41. A train is running at a speed of 71.99 km/hr (approximately) and crosses a
platform in 20 sec and a pole in 14 second. Find the length of the platform (in
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meter).
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1) 140 2) 120 3) 160 4) 180 5) 100

42. Hussain invested Rs. X at 8% simple interest for three years in a scheme and he
invested the same sum for four years at 4% simple interest in another scheme. If
the total interest get by Hussain from both the schemes is Rs.398, then find X.
1) Rs.796 2) Rs.970 3) Rs.450 4) Rs.995 5) Rs.495
43. The present age of A and B is 5:4. Age of A 2 years ago was equal to the age of B
four year hence. Find the present age of B (in years).
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1) 30 2) 24 3) 12 4) 18 5) 36
Direction (44-46): Study the data carefully and answer the questions.
The data Based on Analog and Digital watches manufactured in three companies
A, B and C.
I.e. ratio of total number of watches in A, B and C is 5:6:4.
Company A: The respective ratio between Analog and Digital watches is 3:2.
Company B: The total number of Analog watches which is equal to total number
of (Analog + Digital) manufactured in C.
Company C: The total number of Digital watches is 192 which is 39.98%
(approximately) of total manufactured in company C.
44. Find the ratio between the number of Analog watches in C to the number Digital
watches in A.
1) 5:6 2) 6:1 3) 3:5 4) 6:5 5) 1:6

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45. The number of Analog watches in A is what percent more or less than the number
of Digital watches in B?
1) 75% 2) 150% 3) 50% 4) 40% 5) 60%
46. Find the difference between the average number of Analog watches in A, B and C
to the average number of Digital watches in A, B and C.
1) 152 2) 132 3) 120 4) 160 5) 135
47. Ratio of the downstream speed of boat to the upstream speed of boat is 3: 1 and
the time taken by a boat to cover 143.96 km (approximately) in downstream is 8
hours. Find the time taken by the boat to cover same distance in still water. (In
hours)
1) 18 2) 16 3) 12 4) 24 5) 9

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48. A container contains mixture of milk and water in which milk is 50% more than
that of water. If four liter of milk added in the vessel, then milk becomes 100%
more than water in the resultant mixture. Find the initial quantity of mixture.
(in liters)
1) 20 2) 40 3) 25 4) 15 5) 30
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Direction (49-61): What should come in the place of question mark (?) in the
following questions?
49. 38% of 350 + 400% of 16 =? % of 50

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1) 304 2) 254

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12 × 184 ÷ 23 + 26 – 73 =? + 2
3) 398 4) 137 5) 394
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1) 42 2) 44 3) 51 4) 47 5) 53
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51. (6 × 9 ) ÷ (2 + 8) =?
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1) 576 2) 525 3) 625 4) 729 5) 784

52. {(3654 + 1346)× 2} ÷ 200 =?
1) 75 2) 50 3) 25 4) 100 5)125
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53. 22 × 24 + 125 × 12 = 32 % of? +1221
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1) 2522.875 2) 2521.775 3) 2521.875 4) 2521.945 5) 2521.675

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54. (7 × 8 + 16) – (188 ÷ 4) = ?
1) 25 2) 22 3) 30 4) 27 5) 5
55. 2025  3 4913  3025 =?
1) 3 2) 4 3) 7 4) 8 5) 6
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56. 2025 × 8 - 5776 ÷ 361 =?
1) 346 2) 356 3) 386 4) 376 5) 396
57. 1454 + 2365 + 9710 + 3020 =?
1) 16549 2) 16449 3) 16649 4) 16349 5) 16249
58. 189 ÷ 9 + 1296 ÷ 12 =?
1) 129 3) 139 3) 128 4) 149 5) 159
59. 15 ÷ 5 + (2 ÷ 5) of 855 – 74 =?
1) 275 2) 271 3) 281 4) 321 5) 191
60. 125% of 36 + 40 × 15 =?
1) 672 2) 645 3) 615 4) 655 5) 690
61. 85% of 2200 + 17% of 2000 – 36% of 1500 =?
1) 1670 2) 1870 3) 1770 4) 1470 5) 1570

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62. Pipe P can fill 49.99% (approximately) of the tank in 6 hours and Pipe Q can fill
100% capacity of tank in 18 hours. If Pipe R can empty the full tank in 9 hours,
then find the time taken by the all the pipes to fill the tank together (in hours).
1) 36 2) 24 3) 18 4) 12 5) 32
63. A mark up the good 80% above the cost price and give a discount of Rs 160. If he
gets a profit of Rs 200, find the cost price of the article (in Rs).
1) 360 2) 400 3) 450 4) 540 5) 270
64. The ratio of area of circle and area of rectangle is 22:21, and length of the rectangle
and radius of circle ratio is 3:1. The breadth of the rectangle is 7 cm less than the
length of the rectangle. Find the circumference of the circle. (in cm)
1) 22 2) 44 3) Can’t be determined

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4) 66 5) 11
65. Three friends A, B and C entered into a partnership. A invested 1.5 times more
than that of C and B invested 19.99% (approximately) of the amount invested by
A. If the overall profit at the end of the year is Rs. 2400, then find the profit share
of C (in Rs.).
1) 300 2) 400 3) 600 4) 500 5) 800
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Direction (66-70): Read the information carefully and answer the following
questions.
The table given shows the number of accounts opened by four different

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branches (A, B, C and D) in four different months.
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Branches January February March April
A 15 18 30 35
B 20 25 40 32
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C 22 12 42 40
D 25 24 45 16

66. In branch X, total number of accounts opened in month of March is 25% more
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than the number of accounts opened by D in month of April. Find the sum of the
accounts opened by X in month March and number of accounts opened by C in the
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month of February.
1) 24 2) 32 3) 22 4) 28 5) 30
67. Find the ratio of the number of accounts opened by A and B together in January
to the number of accounts opened by D in March.
1) 9:7 2) 3:7 4) 11:9 4) 7:9 5) 7:3
68. Find the difference between the number of accounts opened by A and B in all the
months.
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1) 9 2) 29 3) 19 4) 15 5) 13
69. The number of accounts opened by C in month of April is what percentage more/
less than the number of accounts opened by D in January?
1) 60% 2) 40% 3) 50% 4) 75% 5) 45%
70. Find the average number of accounts opened by C in all months together.
1) 39 2) 24 3) 34 4) 19 5) 29
Direction (71-75): In the following question, two equations I and II are given. You
have to solve both the equations and give answer.
71. I: x2 + 12x + 35 = 0 II: y2 + 9y + 20 = 0
1) x > y 2) x  y 3) x < y
4) x  y 5) x = y or no relation established
72. I: y2 – 23y +132 = 0 II: x2 – 15x + 54 = 0
1) x > y 2) x  y 3) x < y
4) x = y or no relation established 5) x  y
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73. I: 6x2 + 5x + 1 = 0 II: 15y2 + 11y + 2 = 0
1) x < y 2) x  y 3) x > y
4) x  y 5) x = y or no relation established
74. I: 4y2 – 7y + 3 = 0 II: 2x2 – 7x + 3 = 0
1) x > y 2) x = y or no relation established 3) x < y
4) x  y 5) x  y
75. I: 10x2 + 13x -140 = 0 II: y2 + 5y – 6 = 0
1) x > y 2) x  y 3) x < y
4) x  y 5) x = y or no relation established
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following question.
The following pie chart gives the marks obtained by a student in an
examination in six subjects.
Note: The total marks obtained are 475. Maximum marks per subject are 100.
Obtained Marks
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Telugu
14% 16% Hindi

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18% 14%
English
Maths
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Science
20% 18% Social
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76. What percent of the total marks were obtained by student?(approximately)

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1)75% 2) 78% 3) 85% 4) 80% 5) 92%
77. What ratio of marks obtained by student in Telugu, science and social together
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and that of Hindi, English and Maths together?

1)12: 13 2) 13: 12 3) 1: 1 4) 13: 14 5) 14: 13
78. What is the difference between the marks obtained by student in maths and
Science together and marks obtained by student in Telugu and Hindi together?
1)36 2) 38 3) 39 4) 41 5) 37
79. What is the sum of marks obtained by student in Social, maths and Science
together?
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1)245 2) 246 3) 247 4) 248 5) 249
80. What is the central angle of obtain marks in English?
1)54.6° 2) 64.8° 3) 72° 4) 84.6° 5) 105°

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