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TCS NUMERICAL ABILITY QUESTIONS (2020-21)

Q1. What is the fourth proportional of 0.006,1.2 & 6/25 ?

A. 36
B. 48
C. 4.8
D. 3.6

Answer: Option B

Q2. The present ages of three brothers are in the proportion 12:14:17. The difference between
the ages of the elder and the eldest is 6 years. What will be the proportion of their ages after
four years?

A. 14:16:19
B. 40:46:55
C. 16:18:21
D. 13:15:18

Answer: Option A
Q3. What is the mean proportional (MP) between the MPs of (2/7 & 32/343) and (2 & 1/5000)?

A. 3/35
B. 4/35
C. 2/35
D. 2/175

Answer: Option C

Q4. What is the sum (in Rs) which, when divided among X, Y, Z in the proportion 3 : 5 : 7
provided Rs. 8000 more to Z than what it would have done to him when the proportion is 11 :
15
: 19?
A. 120000
B. 180000
C. 135000
D. 175000

Answer: Option B
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Q5. A city water supply tank has two inlet pipes X and Y, which can fill it in 20 and 30 hours
respectively, and an outlet pipe Z which can empty a full tank in 40 hours. If the tank is empty
and the taps are opened in succession for one hour each, and the process continues, in how
many hours will the tank get filled?
A. 49 1/4
B. 51 3/7
C. 49 ½
D. 49 1/7

Answer: Option C
Q6. A work is assigned to 6 men and 12 women and they could complete it in 3 days. It was
also observed that together they can do 7 times as much work a man and a woman can do.In
how many days would 14 women have done the work?
A. 10
B. 6
C. 12
D. 9

Answer: Option D

Q7. X is four times as efficient as Y in respect of doing a particular work. Working together
they complete the work in 16 days.In how many days Y, working alone,will be able to do half
thework?

A.40
B.80
C.60
D.20
Answer: Option A

Q8. Two ants of length 1cm and 1.2 cm crawl in opposite directions with average speeds 2 and
1 mm per second respectively. How many seconds will they take to cross each other?
A. 4.4
B. 2.8
C. 0.4
D. 1.5

Answer: Option A
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Q9. A man who has to walk 11Km, finds that in 30 minutes he has travelled two-ninth of the
remaining distance. What is his speed in Km/h?
A. 4.8
B. 4
C. 4.2
D. 4.5

Answer: Option B

Q10. A man has to travel 50 km in two hours. He could cover 20 km in one hour, and then had
tostop for 10 minutes for refueling. By what factor should be increase his speed with reference
to that during the first hour so as to be able to complete the journey as per schedule?
A. 1.2
B. 1.8
C. 2.4
D. 1.5

Answer: Option B

Q11.A file of cadets consisting of ten rows and five columns measures 420m in length along
the direction of their marching. How much time( in hours and minutes) would it take to march
fora stretch of 3 km, if the stride of the each cadet is 80cm and he takes 57 strides per minute?

A. 1 hr 15 min
B. 1 hr 24 min
C. 1hr 10 min
D. 1 hr 20 min

Answer: Option A

Q12.96 men were engaged for a project of constructing a railway track of the length of 18km
infour weeks. After one week it was observed that the work of 4km was completed. How
many additional men should be engaged for timely completion of the project?

A. 12
B. 16
C. 14
D. 15

Answer: Option B
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Q13. In a competitive exam, 5 marks are awarded for every correct answer and for every
wronganswer, 2 marks are deducted. Sathwik and 32 marks in this examination. If 4 marks has
been awarded for each correct answer and 1 mark had been deducted for each incorrect
answer, Sathwik would have scored 34 marks. If Sathwik attempted all the questions, how
many questions were there in the test?
A. 20
B. 14
C. 12
D. 26

Answer: Option D

Q14. Two vessels X and Y of capacities one and two litres respectively are completely filled
withmixtures of two chemicals A and B. The ratio by volume of the chemicals A and B in X and Y
are 3:2 and 4:5 respectively. The contents of A and B are mixed and the combination is kept in
a vessel C of capacity of four litres. How many litres of Chemical A should be added to the
combination so as to make the ratio of A to B equal to 1:1?
A. 1/135
B. 1/67
C. 1/68
D. 1/270

Answer: Option C

Q15. Six square plots are connected end to end to obtain a rectangular plot area 726 m2. If we
take, π=22/7, by what factor is the perimeter of this plot more than that of the circumference
of a circle of radius 10m?
A. 1.45
B. 2.45
C. 2.1
D. 2.8
Answer: Option B

Q16. The diameter of a pizza is 30 cm. What is the area (in square cm) of the upper surface of a
sector of the pizza whose arc length is 8 cm?
A. 120 * pi
B. 60
C. 60 * pi
D. 120

Answer: Option B
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Q17. What is the diameter in cm of a solid right circular cylinder whose height is 6 cm and
thearea of the curved surface is five times the combined area of the two flat surfaces?
A. 3
B. 2.4
C. 1.2
D. 0.9

Answer: Option B

Q18. Which one among the following has the least value?
A. √75 - √74
B. √74 - √73
C. √77 - √76
D. √76 - √75

Answer: Option C

Q19. What is the real value of (0.000314 + 0.000198)^(1/3)?

A. 0.04
B. 0.08
C. 0.8
D. 0.4

Answer: Option B

Q20. What is the simplified value of (10/15*6)[22/2/5 of [(64-2*8) +2]-⅖?

A. 6
B. 4
C. 5
D. 2

Answer: Option B
Q21. If the HCF of 180 and 432 is expressed as (180m + 432n), where m and n are integers, then
what is the difference between m and n?
A. 3
B. 7
C. 9
D. 8
Answer: Option B
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Q22. If n is an integer such that 1nn352 is a six-digit number exactly divisible by 24, what will
bethe sum of the possible values of n?
A. 15
B. 27
C. 9
D. 21

Answer: Option A

Q23. If the positive square root of ((90^0.5)+(80^0.5) is multiplied by (2^0.5 - 1), and the
productis raised to the power of four, the result would be:
A. 1600
B. 11520000
C. 100
D. 10

Answer: Option D

Q24. What is the value of (0.0000128)1/7?

A. 0.2
B. 5
C. 2
D. 0.5

Answer: Option B

Q25. If 5X3Y = 225 x 405, find the value of X2Y-3X

A. 81
B. 27
C. 125
D. 25

Answer: Option B

Q26. If x = -3 + 3-⅔ + 3⅔ what will be the value of x3 + 9x2 + 24x?

A. -9 1/9
B. 8 1/9
C. 9 1/9
D. -8 8/9

Answer: Option D
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Q27. The index numbers of five commodities are 121,123,125,126,128 and the weights
assignedto these are respectively 5,11,10,8,6. Then what is the weighted average index
number?
A. 123.8
B. 124.2
C. 124.6
D. 125.2

Answer: Option C

Q28. The Range and the Standard Deviation of a data are R & S respectively. With the shift of
origin of the data change(s) occur in the value(s) of:
A. Both R & S
B. Neither R nor S
C. R only
D. S only

Answer: Option B
Q29. The mean and standard deviation of the data which is comprised of a set of ten positive
numbers are 8 and 2 respectively. If the sum of squares of time along with ten numbers is
599.What is the tenth number?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 11

Answer: Option C

Q30. With what value should the highest quantity in data 65,52,14,26,18,35,32,38 be replaced
so that the mean and median become equal?
A. 51
B. 66
C. 64
D. 53

Answer: Option D
Q31. What is the mean deviation of the data: 8,9,12,15,16,20,24,30,32,34?
A. 8
B. 10.2
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C. 0
D. 9.2

Answer: Option A

Q32.The Variation in temperature throughout the day in a desert town was studied on the
basisof the records of the maximum and minimum temperatures which was 36 and 8 degree
centigrade respectively. What was the standard deviation in degree centigrade?

A. 28
B. 22
C. 14
D. 12

Answer: Option A

Q33. The Collection of numbers which comprise the data given below is arranged in
ascendingorder. (3,7,9,N - 1,15,18,19,20). If the median of the data is 12.5, what is the value of
N?
A. 11
B. 12
C. 11.5
D. 10.5

Option : A

Q34. The mean of set data is 5.What will be the mean if 10 is subtracted from each data.

A. 5
B. 10
C. -5
D. -15
Answer: Option C

Q35. A sum was lent to X for three years by an organization who fixed a yearly rate of 10%
compound Interest for repayment along with the condition of recovery in equal installments of
Rs.31944. What percentage (correct to two decimal places) above the borrowed amount had X
to pay the organization?
A. 18.43
B. 21.25
C. 16.52
D. 20.63

Answer: Option D
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Q36. A retailer purchased 25 identical toys for a price Rs P and sold some of them for Rs P. If he
calculated his profit as 8%, with selling price as base instead of cost price then how many did he
sell?
A. 24
B. 20
C. 21
D. 23

Answer: Option D
Q37. A sum of Rs.12500 is invested on 1st January 2016 at 4% simple interest p.a. How much
interest in RS. gets accrued on the end of the day on 1st July 2016?
A. 240
B. 400
C. 250
D. 500

Answer: Option C
Q38.If (x+10)% of 240 is 60% more than x% of 180, then 15% of (x+20) is what percent less than
25% of x?

A. 16
B. 15
C. 15 ½
D. 191/21
Answer: Option A
Q39. A sales representative ‘s commission is 6% on all sales upto Rs.15000nand 5% on all sales
exceeding this. He remits Rs.47350 to his company after deducting his commission. What were
the total sales?
A. Rs.49000
B. Rs.47500
C. Rs.50500
D. Rs.50000

Answer: Option D

Q40. The List Price of an item was kept 40% above what the shopkeeper had paid to the
manufacturer. On selling the item a profit of 8.64% was earned after allowing two successive
discounts, the first one of which was 20%. What was the percentage of the second discount?
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A. 3.25
B. 3.6
C. 3.84
D. 3

Answer: Option D

Q41. If (x+10)% of 240 is 60% more than x% of 180, then 15% of (x+20) is what percent less
than 25% of x?

A. 16
B. 15
C. 15 ½
D. 19 1/21

Answer: Option A

Q42. A sum of Rs.30000 invested in a scheme where the interest gets compounded annually
andgrows to Rs. 51840 in three years. How much interest (in Rs.) would have got accrued in six
months in the same scheme had the interest been compounded quarterly?

A. 3024
B. 3075
C. 3126
D. 2975

Answer: Option B

Q43. How much percentage is (0.025% of 240% of 1.5) of 0.9?

A. 0.01
B. 10
C. 0.1
D. 1

Answer: Option C

Q44. An item was sold at a profit of 12% after giving a discount of 12.5% on the List Price. What
would be the gain or loss percentage if a discount of 25% is given on the List Price?

A. 2.5% loss
B. 2.5% gain
C. 4% gain
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D. 4% loss

Answer: Option D

Q45. A sum invested on simple interest grows to Rs 22500 and Rs 25500 in seven and nine
years respectively. What is the rate percentage of the interest?
A. 7.5
B. 9.6
C. 13.5
D. 12.5

Answer: Option D

Q46. After purchasing two copies of the same book, X sold them respectively at 0.8 and 1.4
times their cost prices. What was the percentage gain earned or loss incurred by X?
A. 5% gain
B. 10% gain
C. 5% loss
D. 10% loss

Answer: Option B

Q47. Rani purchased 5 cows and 2 horses for Rs.66000. When she sells the cows at 15% profit
and the horses at 10% profit, she earns a total profit of Rs.9100. What is the difference
between the cost price of one cow and that of one horse?
A. Rs. 2500
B. Rs. 3000
C. Rs. 2000
D. Rs. 4600

Answer: Option C

Q48. The Table below presents the percentage marks obtained by three students A, Y, Z in the
four components of assessment, A, B, C, D of a paper whose respective weightages are 4, 3, 2,
2, 1.

Students/Marks A B C D

X 78 85 72 76

Y 65 68 64 73

Z 82 76 81 75
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What is the ratio of the average percentage of X in A, B to that of Y, Z combined in C, D?

A. 324:283
B. 326:293
C. 28:25
D. 81:73

Answer: Option D

Q49. The sales (in multiples of hundred) of three brands A, B, C of car from a showroom during
four consecutive years, 2012 - 2015 have been presented through the Bar Graph given below.

In which year is the sale of A and B together is 125% of that of C?

A. 2013
B. 2014
C. 2015
D. 2012

Answer: Option D

Q50. The marks scored by a student out of 100 in English and Mathematics at four
consecutivemonthly tests held in 2019 are presented through a Bar Graph shown below. In
each case the marks is a multiple of five.
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In which month is the difference of marks scored in the two subjects are highest?
A. Apr
B. Mar
C. Feb
D. Jan

Answer: Option C

Q51. If the area of a rectangle is 1260 cm2 and its perimeter 146cm, what is the length of
adiagonal?

A. 45 cm
B. 28 cm
C. 53 cm
D. 44 cm

Answer: Option C

Q52. A certain sum of money invested at S.I amounts to Rs.990 in 3 years and to Rs.1125 in 4 ½
years. What is the rate of interest per annum?
A. 13%
B. 12%
C. 13.5%
D. 12.5%
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Answer: Option D

Q53. The salaries of A,B and C are in the ratio 4:10:25.If the increments of 30%, 15% and 25%
areprovided to A, B and C respectively in their salaries, what will be the ratio of their new
salaries?
A. 104 : 230 : 625
B. 250 : 201 : 525
C. 260 : 231 : 450
D. 265 : 231 : 575
Answer: Option A

Q54. A man can row 32Km upstream and 48Km downstream in 14hours. Also he can row 24Km
upstream and 40Km downstream in 11 hours. Then, what is the speed of the man in still water?
A. 2Km/hr
B. 4Km/hr
C. 6Km/hr
D. 8Km/hr

Answer: Option C

𝑥 −𝑦
Q55. If 𝑥 = √28 + 5√12 and y = √37 + 10√12 ,what is the value of ?
𝑥+𝑦

10 − 9√3
A.
73
9 − 10 √3
B.
73
9 + 10√3
C.
73
10 + 9√3
D.
73

Answer: Option B

Q56. A student travelled from his village to the school at the rate of 20 Km/hr and walked back
at the rate of 15Km/hr. If the whole journey took 1 hr 24 minutes, the distance of school from
his village is-
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B. 17.5 Km
C. 15 Km
D. 12 Km

Answer: Option D

Q57. The marked price of an article is Rs. 300. After allowing a discount 15% on the marked
price, the shopkeeper makes a gain of Rs. 15. What is the gain percentage?
A. 4 1/5
B. 5 ¼
C. 6 ¼
D. 4 ⅙

Answer: Option C

Q58. A sum of 5250 is divided among A, B, C and D such that A : B = B : C = C:D = 3 : 4. What is
the sum of A and B shares?

A. 2000
B. 270
C. 1850
D. 1890

Answer: Option D

Q59. If a student scores 15% and fails by 70marks, while another student who scores 45%
marks gets 50 marks more than the minimum required marks to pass the examination, what
are the minimum marks to pass the examination?
A. 100
B. 180
C. 150
D. 130

Answer: Option D

Q60. Simplify 6 ⅓ + ( 5 ⅚ / 2 ⅓ - 2 ⅓ of 7 ½ ) + 13 ½

A. 6 ⅓
B. 5 ½
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C. 4 ⅚
D. 5 ⅓

Answer: Option C

Q61. If mean of 29 observations is 33 and on adding one more observation the new mean
becomes 34. What is the value of the 30th observation?
A. 68
B. 34
C. 55
D. 63

Answer: Option D

Q62. Compounded at the same rate of interest, a certain sum of money amounts to Rs.58080
after 2 years and Rs.63,888 after 3 years. What is the sum?
A. Rs.46000
B. Rs.52800
C. Rs.48000
D. Rs.45000

Answer: Option C
Q63. A train running at a speed of 36Km/hr takes 30 seconds to cross a platform and 15
seconds to pass a man walking at 6Km/hr in the opposite direction in which the train is going.
Then what will be the length of the platform?
A. 140m
B. 150m
C. 175m
D. 125m

Answer: Option D

Q64. If the HCF of two numbers is 17 and LCM is 1309, which of the given options could be one
of the two numbers?

A. 170
B. 119
C. 167
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D. 153

Answer: Option B

Q65. In an election between two candidates, 70% of the total votes enrolled were polled. Out
of which 4% votes were declared invalid. A winning candidate got 12600 votes, which were 60%
of the valid votes. The number of voters cast their vote will be

A. 31250
B. 32050
C. 21875
D. 22125

Answer: Option C

Q66. Consider the following pie chart of 2019-2020 Punjab State Budget. If a total expenditure
of Rs. 180 millions was increased, what is the difference between the budget allocated for
agriculture and Roads in millions?

A. 36
B. 72
C. 45
D. 27

Answer: Option D

Q67. A sales representative’s commission is 6% on all sales up to Rs.15000 and 5% on all sales
exceeding this. He remits Rs.47350 to his company after deducting his commission. What were
the total sales?
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A. Rs.50000
B. Rs.49000
C. Rs.47500
D. Rs.50500

Answer: Option A

Q68. When the List Price (LP) of an article is fixed at 30% above the Cost Price (CP), and while
selling the same, it is subject to a discount of x%, the profit percentage is 80% of that when the
LP is fixed at 25% above the CP and the discount is 16%. What is the value of x?

A. 3.6
B. 3.25
C. 3
D. 3.84

All the answer options are wrong.

Correct Answer: 20

Q69. The ratio of the average speeds of two sprinters A and B is 8:7. In a racing track if B starts
ata distance 2m ahead of A, at what distance (in metre) from the starting point of B would A
catch up with B?
A. 2.8
B. 1.5
C. 0.4
D. 4.4

All the answer options are wrong.

Correct answer: 14

Q70. A sum invested in compound interest (CI) at a certain rate for three years earns the same
interest as it would earn by way of an investment in simple interest (SI) at the rate of 18.2% for
four years. How much more or less is the percentage rate in case of the CI than that in the case
of the SI?
A. 21.25
B. 18.43
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C. 16.52
D. 20.63

All the answer options are wrong.

Correct answer: +1.8%

Q71. With symbols having their usual meanings the mean of the data given below is 39.2.

x 36 40 35 44

f 10 13 12

What is the missing frequency?

A. 125.2
B. 124.6
C. 124.2
D. 123.8

All the answer options are wrong.

Correct answer: 15

Q72. What is the fourth proportional of the mean proportionals between (4, 6.25); (0.0027,
300);(1.2 X 10-3, 3)?
A. 4.8
B. 48
C. 36
D. 3.6

All the answer options are wrong.

Correct answer: 43.92

Q73. What is the mean Deviation from the median for the data given below?
Data: 34, 46, 28, 48

A. 64
B. 53
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C. 66
D. 51

All the answer options are wrong.

Correct answer: 8

Q74. In a competitive exam, 5 marks are awarded for every correct answer and for every wrong
answer, 2 marks are deducted. Sathwik and 32 marks in this examination. If 4 marks has been
awarded for each correct answer and 1 mark had been deducted for each incorrect answer,
Sathwik would have scored 34 marks. If Sathwik attempted all the questions, how many
questions were there in the test?
A. 20
B. 14
C. 12
D. 26

Answer: Option D

Q75. Raju lends Rs. 3000 to Bharath and a certain sum to Charan at the same time at 6% per
annum simple interest. If after 5 years, Raju altogether receives Rs. 1650 as the interest from
Bharath and Charan, what is the sum lent to Charan?

A. Rs. 2500
B. Rs. 2750
C. Rs. 3250
D. Rs. 3300

Answer: Option A

Q76. What is the difference between the Range and the Standard Deviation of all the natural
numbers between 81 and 90, both inclusive?
A. 7
B. 11
C. 9
D. 8
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All the answer options are wrong.

Correct answer: 7.13

Q77. What is the simplified value of:

1.782+1 1−0.343
+ ?
1.24 2.19
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A. 0.4
B. 0.08
C. 0.8
D. 0.04

All the answer options are wrong.

Correct Answer: 2.54

Q78. The area of a sector, with central angle 150, of a circle is 231 sq cm. If 𝚷 = 22/7, what is the
circumference (in cm) of the circle?
A. 2.8
B. 1.45
C. 2.1
D. 2.45

All the answer options are wrong.

Correct answer: 264

Q79. The total surface area of a solid hemisphere is 75 times the area of a circle whose
diameter is 6 cm. What is the radius (in cm) of the hemisphere?
A. 80π
B. 120π
C. 100π
D. 50π

All the answer options are wrong.

Correct Answer: 15

Q80. A takes 10 days less than B to complete a work, and together they do it in 12 days. In how
many days can B alone do the work?
A. 9
B. 12
C. 10
D. 6
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All the answer options are wrong.

Correct Answer: 30 days

Q81. A shopkeeper calculated his profit as 12% with the selling price of an article as the
base.What would have been his actual profit percentage if the selling price was 20% more?
A. 20
B. 24
C. 23
D. 21

All the answer options are wrong.

Correct Answer: 36.66%

Q82. The sum of ages of two friends is 74. After one year the ratio of their ages will be 9:10.
What was the ratio of their ages nine years ago?
A. 4:3
B. 3:2
C. 13:12
D. 7:6
All the answer options are wrong.

Correct Answer: 13:15

Q83. The table below presents the data of atmospheric pressure (in area of mercury) at a place
at four different times of the day during four days P, Q, R, S. A steady rise in atmospheric
pressure indicates a fair weather. On which of the given days was the weather fair?

Time/Day A B C D

0600 742 765 754 761

1000 778 767 755 770

1400 762 745 757 775

1800 760 756 758 774

2200 768 752 760 762

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A. 324:283
B. 81:73
C. 326:293
D. 28:25

All the answer options are wrong.

Correct answer: C
(Also please note that Days are marked as P, Q, R, S in the question but in the options it is given
as A, B, C, D)

Q84.In case of frequency distribution for ten continuous classes, the class width is 4 and the
lower class limit of the lowest class is 8. What is the upper class limit for the highest class?

A. Both R&S
B. R Only
C. Neither R nor S
D. S only

All the answer options are wrong.

Correct Answer: 48

Q85. What is the simplified value of:

2
5 1
3 1 1 5
(2 + 2 𝑜𝑓 - 3) / (5 𝑋 )?
5 1
4 2 12 19
2 2
7 2

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 2
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Answer: Option B

Q86. 10 men can complete a work in 8 days and 10 women take 12 days to complete the same
work. How many days will 3 men and 6 women take to complete the same work?
3
A. 11
7
3
B. 9
7
3
C. 10
7
3
D. 12
7

Answer: Option A

Q87. A retailer purchases several pens of same cost for Rs.384 and then sells some of them for
Rs.114 at no loss or gain. What is the least possible number of pens that he will be left with?
A. 9
B. 7
C. 8
D. 3

All the answer options are wrong.

Correct answer: 45

Q88. The percentage marks scored by two students A and B at four consecutive monthly tests
are depicted in the Bar Graph given below. In which month is the percentage marks scored by B
40% more than that by A?
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A. 2014
B. 2013
C. 2012
D. 2015

All the options are wrong

Correct Answer: August

Q89. The monthly expenses in a boarding house are partly fixed and partly a multiple of the
number of boarders. It is Rs. 78660 and Rs 94884 when the numbers of borders are 62 and 75
respectively. What is the monthly expense (in Rs) when the number of borders is 80?
A. 101534
B. 101124
C. 100804
D. 100926

Answer: Option B
Q90. What is the sum (in Rs) which when divided among A, B, C, D in the proportion 2:3:5:8
provides Rs 8420 less to D than what it provides to him when the proportion is
1 111
:: :
2 358
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A. 25020
B. 12510
C. 37530
D. 17540

Answer: Option A

Q91. A number is divided by 1001 (=7*11*13) and it was divided in succession by 7,11 and 13,
toobtain the remainders 4,6 and 12 respectively. What would have been the remainder if the
number was divided directly by 1001?
A. 828
B. 982
C. 764
D. 970

Answer: Option D

Q92. At an election between two candidates A and B, all the eligible candidates had voted, but
4% of votes were not valid. A, the winner got support from 52% of the voters and defeated B by
600 votes. What was the total number of votes?

A. 7500
B. 8000
C. 6250
D. 6000

Answer: Option A

Q93. 72 men are engaged for a task with a timeline given beforehand. It is found that in
6

38 % of the given time 36% of the task is accomplished. How many additional men are to be
13

engaged so that the timeline can be met?

A. 12
B. 8
C. 6
D. 9
Answer: Option B
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Q94. The average speed of X always turns out to be 150% that of Y, who can travel 20 km in 3
hr36 min. If X sets on a journey of 150 km and stops for half an hour each at two stages in
between, what will be the total time (in hours) he had been on move?
A. 15
B. 17
C. 13.5
D. 16.5

All the answer options are wrong.

Correct Answer: 18

Q95. The radius of a solid sphere and a solid right circular cone are equal and the height of the
cone is equal to the diameter of its base. They are melted and the combined matter is recast
into a solid hemisphere. What is the ratio of the radius of the hemisphere to that of the circle?
3
A. √4
3
B. √3
3
C. √6
3
D. √2

Answer: Option D

Q96. A sum invested in a scheme where the interest gets compounded quarterly grows to
Rs.140000 and Rs.157304 respectively in 15 and 21 months respectively. What is the interest
per annum?
A. 6
B. 12
C. 24
D. 15

Answer: Option B

Q97. The average rainfall (in mm) in a city during the months, March to October, of a
yearcalculated over a period of ten years is presented in a tabular form below.

Months Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct

Rainfall 44 56 154 312 333 350 288 147

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What is the ratio of the average rainfall for the months having three-figure data to that of the
same for the rest?
A. 66 : 25
B. 264 : 25
C. 132 : 25
D. 99 : 50

Answer: Option C

Q98. A person gains Rs.357 on selling a tablet at 13% gain and a chair at 6% gain. If he sells the
table at 15% gain and the chair 8% loss, he gains Rs.203. What is the actual cost of the chair?
A. 2200
B. 2100
C. 2400
D. 1400

Answer: Option D

Q99. What is the simplified value of:

1 1 1 6 1 2 3 1
{7 − 2 𝑋
18 3 12 / 𝑜𝑓 (2 − / )}?
A. 2/9 25 4 5 10 3
B. 1/6
C. 2/3
D. ⅓

Answer: Option D

Q100. A rural library created lending facilities for only 100 books and kept the lending desk open
only on Mondays, which were the days on which it is also took stock of the books. The position
of the number of the books lent (L) and returned(R) on the first three Mondays (M1,M2,M3) of
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operation in the lending desk is presented through a bar graph below.

How many of these 100 books remained outside the library after stock checking on the third
monday?
A. 30
B. 50
C. 60
D. 40

Answer: Option B

Q101. In a factory, the coefficients of variation of the wages of urban and rural workers are 52%
and 66% respectively and their standard deviations are 2600 and 2640 respectively. If 60% of
the workers are urban, what is the overall average wage (in Rs) of the workers?
A. 4450
B. 4350
C. 4600
D. 4200

Answer: Option C

Q102. If two numbers are respectively, 25% and 40% less than the third number, what is the
ratio of these two numbers?
A. 4:5
B. 5:4
C. 3:5
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D. 3:4

Answer: Option B

Q103. X working alone takes 75 days more than Y to do a work, and working together they
complete it in 20 days. If a certain sum has been earmarked as wages for his work, in what ratio
should it get distributed among X and Y?
A. 2 : 5
B. 2 : 3
C. 1 : 5
D. 1 : 4

Answer: Option D

Q104. A room measuring 6m 65cm long and 4m 55cm broad is to be paved with the least
number of squared tiles. Then the least number of squared tiles required to cover the floor is
A. 247
B. 210
C. 257
D. 187

Answer: Option A

√12+√140 2 1
1 − (𝑥 − ) 2?

Q105. If x = , what is the value of (𝑥 + ) 𝑥

√12−√140 𝑥

A. 4
B. 1
C. 6
D. 2

Answer: Option A
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Q106. The median of the frequency distribution table is

Class 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79

Frequency 12 26 30 8 13 11
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A. 61.5
B. 61
C. 62.5
D. 62

Answer: Option D

Q107. What is the simplified value of 0.397

: ?
1.2 𝑋 1.2 + 2 𝑋 0.66 + 1.1 𝑋 1.1

A. 0.001
B. 1
C. 0.01
D. 0.1

Answer: Option D

Q108. Raju lends Rs. 3000 to Bharath and a certain sum to Charan at the same time at 6% per
annum simple interest. If after 5 years, Raju altogether receives Rs. 1650 as the interest from
Bharath and Charan, what is the sum lent to Charan?

A. Rs. 2500
B. Rs. 2750
C. Rs. 3250
D. Rs. 3300

Answer: Option A

Q109. P,Q,R are three cups having capacities of 120,180 and 200 cc respectively which are
completely filled with tea of three different varieties. They are all mixed in a separate vessel of
capacity more than that of P,Q,R taken together, and then the mixture is poured successively
into P,Q,R Then how much (in cc) of Pand Q’s tea will be there in R?
A. 44(P), 76(Q)
B. 56(P), 64(Q)
C. 48(P), 72(Q)
D. 52(P), 68(Q)

Answer: Option C
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Q110. If the marks distribution of a number of candidates in an examination, out of 100, are
inaccordance with the table given below, what is the estimated number of candidates who
scored between 58 and 72?

Marks(m) m < 55 55 < m < 60 60 < m < 65 65 < m < 70 70 < m < 75

Number of 410 40 50 40 30
Candidates
A. 118
B. 122
C. 112
D. 120

Answer: Option C
Q111. If x and y are two positive integers such that (4x2 - 3y2 ) : (2x2 + 3y2 ) = 37:59. What is the
value of x:y?
A. 3:2
B. 2:3
C. 3:4
D. 4:3

Answer: Option D

Q112. A man travels 240 Km partly by a train and partly by a car. If he covers 160 Km by the
train and rest by the car, it will take 3 hours 30 minutes. But if he travels 100 Km by the train
and therest by the car. It will take 15 minutes more. What is the speed of the train?
A. 90 kmph
B. 60 kmph
C. 100 kmph
D. 80 kmph

Answer: Option D

Q113. What is the product of (3√3 - 5) with the positive square root of { 6 + 2√3 / 33 - 19√3)?
A. 1
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B. √3
C. 2
D. 2√3

Answer: Option C

Q114. The Marks of 10 students in an English test are given below:

10, 21, 22, 35, 37, 13, 16, 18, 24, 34

What is the population standard deviation of the data?

A. 9.0
B. 8.9
C. 8.8
D. 9.3

Answer: Option A

Q115. If 3 men and 4 women can finish the work in 24 days, 4 men and 8 women can finish the
same work in 15 days, in how many days will it take for one man alone to finish the same work?
A. 200 days
B. 150 days
C. 120 days
D. 240 days

Answer: Option C

Q116. An arc of a circle subtends an angle 36° at a point on its circumference. What is the area
(incm2 ) of the sector if the arc of its length is 3𝜋 / 5 cm?
A. 3𝜋 / 8
B. 9𝜋 / 10
C. 9𝜋 / 20
D. 3𝜋 / 16

Answer: Option B

Q117. If mean of 29 observations is 33 and on adding one more observation in the new mean it
becomes 34. What is the value of the 30th observation?
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A. 55
B. 63
C. 68
D. 34

Answer: Option B

Q118. Gopi gave 30% of the money he had to his parents, 15% of the remaining money to each
ofhis 2 children, one-third of the money now left was spent for his personal expenses and the
remaining money Rs.9800 was deposited in the bank. How much money did Gopi gave initially?

A. Rs.40000
B. Rs.32000
C. Rs.30000
D. Rs.42000

Answer: Option C

Q119. If 14 men working 8 hours a day, can reap a field in 18 days, in how many days will 9 men
reap the field working 7 hours a day?

A. 16 days
B. 20 days
C. 28 days
D. 32 days

Answer: Option D

Q120. If 5x 3y = 225 x 405, find the value of X 2Y-3X ?

A. 125
B. 27
C. 81
D. 25

Answer: Option B
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Q121. The number of 10 paisa, 20 paisa, 25 paisa and 50 paisa coins contained in the bag are in
the ratio ⅙ : ¼ : ⅓ : ½ , amounts to Rs.240. The total amount of 25 paisa and 50 paisa coins is

A. Rs.150
B. Rs.180
C. Rs.200
D. Rs.160

Answer: Option C

Q122. Sarita wants to gift a stationery kit which includes a pencil, an eraser and a sharpener to
some kids in her village. She went to a wholesaler for purchasing these items. The seller sells
pencils in packing of 12, erasers in a packing of 18, and sharpeners in a packing of 10. She
purchases the minimum number of packets of pencils, erasers and sharpeners so that a fixed
number of kits can be prepared without any item being unused or short. What is the number of
packets of pencils purchased by her?

A. 10
B. 18
C. 12
D. 15

Answer: Option D

Q123. The ratio of incomes of two persons A & B is 1/9 : 1/13 and the ratio of their expenditure
is 1/5 : 1/7. If person A saves Rs.5000 per month and person B saves Rs.3000 per month. What
is the sum of their monthly incomes?

A. Rs.26000
B. Rs.18000
C. Rs.22000
D. Rs.44000

Answer: Option D

Q124. A person invested a certain amount in two different schemes A and B at the rate of
interest 10% and 15% respectively. If the amount invested in scheme B was two-third of the
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amount invested in scheme A and the total interest in one year was Rs.2400, what was the
amount invested in scheme B?

A. Rs.12000
B. Rs. 9000
C. Rs. 7000
D. Rs. 8000

Answer: Option D

Q125. The daily expenditure of a sports coaching camp is Rs.12200 when there are 30 male and
20 female members. When the number of females and males increase by 25% and 10%
respectively, the daily expenditure turns out to be Rs.14170. What would have been the daily
expenditure (in Rs) if the number of females and males had increased by 10% and 20%
respectively?

A. 14350
B. 14140
C. 14230
D. 13920

Answer: Option D

Q126. Mr.Raju lent out a certain sum on S.I and the same sum on C.I at a certain rate of interest
p.a. If the ratio between the difference of C.I and S.I of 2 years and 3 years is 10 : 31, what is the
rate of interest p.a?
A. 12.5%
B. 7.5%
C. 10%
D. 15%

Answer: Option C

Q127. If the mean of 6, 8, 12, 16, t, 22, 26 is t, what is the value of t?

A. 17
B. 15
C. 18
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D. 20

Answer: Option B

Q128. A person bought a bicycle for a certain amount of money. He spent 15% of the cost
onrepairs and sold it for a profit of Rs.1150. How much did he spend on repairs if he made
theprofit of 25%?

A. Rs. 500
B. Rs. 650
C. Rs. 550
D. Rs. 600

Answer: Option D

Q129. What would be the volume of hemisphere whose T.S.A is 108𝜋 sq.cm?

A. 144𝜋 cc
B. 288𝜋 cc
C. 216𝜋 cc
D. 72𝜋 cc

Answer: Option A

Q130. A person is able to buy 2kg more for Rs.198, due to a reduction of 8 ⅓% in the price of
rice. What is the difference between the original and the reduced rate of rice per kg?

A. Rs.0.75
B. Rs. 0.50
C. Rs. 0.25
D. Rs. 1.00

Answer: Option A

Q131. The speed of a bus increases by 3 km after every one hour. If the distance travelled in
thefirst one hour was 45 Km, what was the total distance travelled in 15 hours?

A. 725 Km
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B. 900 Km
C. 990 Km
D. 675 Km

Answer: Option C

Q132. What is the value of (0.000216)⅓ + (√0.000064)⅓ / (0.000343)⅓ + (0.000729)⅓?

A. 1.125
B. 1.625
C. 2.125
D. 0.500

Answer: Option B

Q133. What is the median time for the period, 1st february to 20th september, of a leap year ?

A. 12 Noon of 27th May

B. 12 Noon of 28th May
C. Midnight between 26th and 27th May
D. Midnight between 27th and 28th May

Answer: Option A

Q134. The monthly expenses in a boarding house are partly fixed and partly a multiple of the
number of boarders. It is Rs. 78660 and Rs 94884 when the numbers of borders are 62 and 75
respectively. What is the monthly expense (in Rs) when the number of borders is 80?
A. 101534
B. 101124
C. 100804
D. 100926

Answer: Option B
Q135. What is the sum (in Rs) which when divided among A, B, C, D in the proportion 2:3:5:8
provides Rs 8420 less to D than what it provides to him when the proportion is
1 111
:: :
2 358

A. 25020
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B. 12510
C. 37530
D. 17540

Answer: Option A

Q136. A number is divided by 1001 (=7*11*13) and it was divided in succession by 7,11 and 13,
toobtain the remainders 4,6 and 12 respectively. What would have been the remainder if the
number was divided directly by 1001?
A. 828
B. 982
C. 764
D. 970

Answer: Option D

Q137. At an election between two candidates A and B, all the eligible candidates had voted, but
4% of votes were not valid. A, the winner got support from 52% of the voters and defeated B by
600 votes. What was the total number of votes?

A. 7500
B. 8000
C. 6250
D. 6000

Answer: Option A

Q138. 72 men are engaged for a task with a timeline given beforehand. It is found that in
6
38 % of the given time 36% of the task is accomplished. How many additional men are to be
13

engaged so that the timeline can be met?

A. 12
B. 8
C. 6
D. 9
Answer: Option B
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Q139. The average speed of X always turns out to be 150% that of Y, who can travel 20 km in 3
hr36 min. If X sets on a journey of 150 km and stops for half an hour each at two stages in
between, what will be the total time (in hours) he had been on move?
A. 15
B. 17
C. 13.5
D. 16.5

All the answer options are wrong.

Correct Answer: 18

Q140. The radius of a solid sphere and a solid right circular cone are equal and the height of the
cone is equal to the diameter of its base. They are melted and the combined matter is recast
into a solid hemisphere. What is the ratio of the radius of the hemisphere to that of the circle?
3
A. √4
3
B. √3
3
C. √6
3
D. √2

Answer: Option D

Q141. A sum invested in a scheme where the interest gets compounded quarterly grows to
Rs.140000 and Rs.157304 respectively in 15 and 21 months respectively. What is the interest
per annum?
A. 6
B. 12
C. 24
D. 15

Answer: Option B

Q142. The average rainfall (in mm) in a city during the months, March to October, of a
yearcalculated over a period of ten years is presented in a tabular form below.

Months Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct

Rainfall 44 56 154 312 333 350 288 147

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What is the ratio of the average rainfall for the months having three-figure data to that of the
same for the rest?
A. 66 : 25
B. 264 : 25
C. 132 : 25
D. 99 : 50

Answer: Option C

Q143. A person gains Rs.357 on selling a tablet at 13% gain and a chair at 6% gain. If he sells the
table at 15% gain and the chair 8% loss, he gains Rs.203. What is the actual cost of the chair?
A. 2200
B. 2100
C. 2400
D. 1400

Answer: Option D

Q144. What is the simplified value of:

1 1 1 6 1 2 3 1
{7 − 2 𝑋
18 3 12 / 𝑜𝑓 (2 − / )}?
A. 2/9 25 4 5 10 3
B. 1/6
C. 2/3
D. ⅓

Answer: Option D

Q145. A rural library created lending facilities for only 100 books and kept the lending desk open
only on Mondays, which were the days on which it is also took stock of the books. The position
of the number of the books lent (L) and returned(R) on the first three Mondays (M1,M2,M3) of
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operation in the lending desk is presented through a bar graph below.

How many of these 100 books remained outside the library after stock checking on the third
monday?
A. 30
B. 50
C. 60
D. 40

Answer: Option B

Q146. In a factory, the coefficients of variation of the wages of urban and rural workers are 52%
and 66% respectively and their standard deviations are 2600 and 2640 respectively. If 60% of
the workers are urban, what is the overall average wage (in Rs) of the workers?
A. 4450
B. 4350
C. 4600
D. 4200

Answer: Option C

Q147. If two numbers are respectively, 25% and 40% less than the third number, what is the
ratio of these two numbers?
A. 4:5
B. 5:4
C. 3:5
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D. 3:4

Answer: Option B

Q148. X working alone takes 75 days more than Y to do a work, and working together they
complete it in 20 days. If a certain sum has been earmarked as wages for his work, in what ratio
should it get distributed among X and Y?
A. 2 : 5
B. 2 : 3
C. 1 : 5
D. 1 : 4

Answer: Option D

Q149. A room measuring 6m 65cm long and 4m 55cm broad is to be paved with the least
number of squared tiles. Then the least number of squared tiles required to cover the floor is
A. 247
B. 210
C. 257
D. 187

Answer: Option A

√12+√140 2 1
1 − (𝑥 − ) 2?

Q150. If x = , what is the value of (𝑥 + ) 𝑥

√12−√140 𝑥

A. 4
B. 1
C. 6
D. 2

Answer: Option A
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Q151. The median of the frequency distribution table is

Class 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79

Frequency 12 26 30 8 13 11
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A. 61.5
B. 61
C. 62.5
D. 62

Answer: Option D

Q152. What is the simplified value of 0.397

: ?
1.2 𝑋 1.2 + 2 𝑋 0.66 + 1.1 𝑋 1.1

A. 0.001
B. 1
C. 0.01
D. 0.1

Answer: Option D

Q153. Raju lends Rs. 3000 to Bharath and a certain sum to Charan at the same time at 6% per
annum simple interest. If after 5 years, Raju altogether receives Rs. 1650 as the interest from
Bharath and Charan, what is the sum lent to Charan?

A. Rs. 2500
B. Rs. 2750
C. Rs. 3250
D. Rs. 3300

Answer: Option A

Q154. P,Q,R are three cups having capacities of 120,180 and 200 cc respectively which are
completely filled with tea of three different varieties. They are all mixed in a separate vessel of
capacity more than that of P,Q,R taken together, and then the mixture is poured successively
into P,Q,R Then how much (in cc) of Pand Q’s tea will be there in R?
A. 44(P), 76(Q)
B. 56(P), 64(Q)
C. 48(P), 72(Q)
D. 52(P), 68(Q)

Answer: Option C
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Q155. If the marks distribution of a number of candidates in an examination, out of 100, are
inaccordance with the table given below, what is the estimated number of candidates who
scored between 58 and 72?

Marks(m) m < 55 55 < m < 60 60 < m < 65 65 < m < 70 70 < m < 75

Number of 410 40 50 40 30
Candidates
A. 118
B. 122
C. 112
D. 120

Answer: Option C

Q156. If x and y are two positive integers such that (4x2 - 3y2 ) : (2x2 + 3y2 ) = 37:59. What is the
value of x:y?
A. 3:2
B. 2:3
C. 3:4
D. 4:3

Answer: Option D

Q57. A man travels 240 Km partly by a train and partly by a car. If he covers 160 Km by the train
and rest by the car, it will take 3 hours 30 minutes. But if he travels 100 Km by the train and the
rest by the car. It will take 15 minutes more. What is the speed of the train?
A. 90 kmph
B. 60 kmph
C. 100 kmph
D. 80 kmph

Answer: Option D

Q158. What is the product of (3√3 - 5) with the positive square root of { 6 + 2√3 / 33 - 19√3)?
A. 1
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B. √3
C. 2
D. 2√3

Answer: Option C

Q159. The Marks of 10 students in an English test are given below:

10, 21, 22, 35, 37, 13, 16, 18, 24, 34

What is the population standard deviation of the data?

A. 9.0
B. 8.9
C. 8.8
D. 9.3

Answer: Option A

Q160. If 3 men and 4 women can finish the work in 24 days, 4 men and 8 women can finish the
same work in 15 days, in how many days will it take for one man alone to finish the same work?
A. 200 days
B. 150 days
C. 120 days
D. 240 days

Answer: Option C

Q161. An arc of a circle subtends an angle 36° at a point on its circumference. What is the area
(incm2 ) of the sector if the arc of its length is 3𝜋 / 5 cm?
A. 3𝜋 / 8
B. 9𝜋 / 10
C. 9𝜋 / 20
D. 3𝜋 / 16

Answer: Option B

Q162. If mean of 29 observations is 33 and on adding one more observation in the new mean it
becomes 34. What is the value of the 30th observation?
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A. 55
B. 63
C. 68
D. 34

Answer: Option B

Q163. Gopi gave 30% of the money he had to his parents, 15% of the remaining money to each
ofhis 2 children, one-third of the money now left was spent for his personal expenses and the
remaining money Rs.9800 was deposited in the bank. How much money did Gopi gave initially?

A. Rs.40000
B. Rs.32000
C. Rs.30000
D. Rs.42000

Answer: Option C

Q164. If 14 men working 8 hours a day, can reap a field in 18 days, in how many days will 9 men
reap the field working 7 hours a day?

A. 16 days
B. 20 days
C. 28 days
D. 32 days

Answer: Option D

Q165. If 5x 3y = 225 x 405, find the value of X 2Y-3X ?

A. 125
B. 27
C. 81
D. 25

Answer: Option B
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Q166. The number of 10 paisa, 20 paisa, 25 paisa and 50 paisa coins contained in the bag are in
the ratio ⅙ : ¼ : ⅓ : ½ , amounts to Rs.240. The total amount of 25 paisa and 50 paisa coins is

A. Rs.150
B. Rs.180
C. Rs.200
D. Rs.160

Answer: Option C

Q167. Sarita wants to gift a stationery kit which includes a pencil, an eraser and a sharpener to
some kids in her village. She went to a wholesaler for purchasing these items. The seller sells
pencils in packing of 12, erasers in a packing of 18, and sharpeners in a packing of 10. She
purchases the minimum number of packets of pencils, erasers and sharpeners so that a fixed
number of kits can be prepared without any item being unused or short. What is the number of
packets of pencils purchased by her?

A. 10
B. 18
C. 12
D. 15

Answer: Option D

Q168. The ratio of incomes of two persons A & B is 1/9 : 1/13 and the ratio of their expenditure
is 1/5 : 1/7. If person A saves Rs.5000 per month and person B saves Rs.3000 per month. What
is the sum of their monthly incomes?

A. Rs.26000
B. Rs.18000
C. Rs.22000
D. Rs.44000

Answer: Option D

Q169. A person invested a certain amount in two different schemes A and B at the rate of
interest 10% and 15% respectively. If the amount invested in scheme B was two-third of the
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amount invested in scheme A and the total interest in one year was Rs.2400, what was the
amount invested in scheme B?

A. Rs.12000
B. Rs. 9000
C. Rs. 7000
D. Rs. 8000

Answer: Option D

Q170. The daily expenditure of a sports coaching camp is Rs.12200 when there are 30 male and
20 female members. When the number of females and males increase by 25% and 10%
respectively, the daily expenditure turns out to be Rs.14170. What would have been the daily
expenditure (in Rs) if the number of females and males had increased by 10% and 20%
respectively?

A. 14350
B. 14140
C. 14230
D. 13920

Answer: Option D

Q171. Mr.Raju lent out a certain sum on S.I and the same sum on C.I at a certain rate of interest
p.a. If the ratio between the difference of C.I and S.I of 2 years and 3 years is 10 : 31, what is the
rate of interest p.a?
A. 12.5%
B. 7.5%
C. 10%
D. 15%

Answer: Option C

Q172. If the mean of 6, 8, 12, 16, t, 22, 26 is t, what is the value of t?

A. 17
B. 15
C. 18
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D. 20

Answer: Option B

Q173. A person bought a bicycle for a certain amount of money. He spent 15% of the cost
onrepairs and sold it for a profit of Rs.1150. How much did he spend on repairs if he made
theprofit of 25%?

A. Rs. 500
B. Rs. 650
C. Rs. 550
D. Rs. 600

Answer: Option D

Q174. What would be the volume of hemisphere whose T.S.A is 108𝜋 sq.cm?

A. 144𝜋 cc
B. 288𝜋 cc
C. 216𝜋 cc
D. 72𝜋 cc

Answer: Option A

Q175. A person is able to buy 2kg more for Rs.198, due to a reduction of 8 ⅓% in the price of
rice. What is the difference between the original and the reduced rate of rice per kg?

A. Rs.0.75
B. Rs. 0.50
C. Rs. 0.25
D. Rs. 1.00

Answer: Option A

Q176. The speed of a bus increases by 3 km after every one hour. If the distance travelled in
thefirst one hour was 45 Km, what was the total distance travelled in 15 hours?

A. 725 Km
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B. 900 Km
C. 990 Km
D. 675 Km

Answer: Option C

Q177. What is the value of (0.000216)⅓ + (√0.000064)⅓ / (0.000343)⅓ + (0.000729)⅓?

A. 1.125
B. 1.625
C. 2.125
D. 0.500

Answer: Option B

Q178. What is the median time for the period, 1st february to 20th september, of a leap year ?

A. 12 Noon of 27th May

B. 12 Noon of 28th May
C. Midnight between 26th and 27th May
D. Midnight between 27th and 28th May

Answer: Option A
Q179. What is the value of 1.59 X 1.59 + 8.46 X 0.53 + 9 X 0.47 X 0.47 ?
A. 9.025
B. 6.25
C. 9
D. 4

Answer: Option C

Q180. For a grouped frequency distribution having eight classes, the upper class boundaries of
thelowest and the highest classes are 10 and 66 respectively. What is the lower class boundary
of the highest class?
A. 57
B. 60
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C. 58
D. 59

Answer: Option B

2 2 2 1 2
2 2 2

Q181. What is the simplified value of: + 24 ) / [20 - 2(52 - 1) + 10{(0.3) + (0.1) } - 2 x 7] ?
(7
A. 1/5
B. 1/225
C. 1/125
D. 1/25

Answer: Option B

√7+ √5
Q182. If = 𝑎 − 𝑏√35 ,then the value a - 2b is
√7 − √5

A. 4
B. 5
C. 8
D. 7

Answer: Option C

Q183. Four men and two women can do a piece of work together in one day. If a woman is
twiceas efficient as a man, in how many days can a woman working alone do the work?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 2

Answer: Option A

Q184. The average marks (out of 100) scored by the students of four towns A, B, C and D of a
district, in English and Hindi at a secondary level examination held in 2019 are presented
through a Bar Graph shown below.
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How much percentage (correct up to two decimal places) are the average marks in Hindi above
that of the highest marks among the towns in English?
A. 18.33
B. 14.33
C. 16.67
D. 20.67

Answer: Option C

Q185. The median of the following data is .

Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

Frequency 10 15 12 15 8
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A. 24.266
B. 24.266
C. 24.123
D. 24.166

Answer: Option D

Q186. Raju buys 3 goats and 2 sheeps for Rs.11600. When he sells the goats at 20% profit and
thesheep at 10% loss, he earns a total profit of Rs.1000. The cost of one sheep is .

A. Rs.2600
B. Rs.4600
C. Rs.2400
D. Rs.2200

Answer: Option D

Q187. A train starting from station X was to arrive at station Y at 6:06 PM. It could travel at
62.5%of its usual speed and reach Y at 7 PM. At what time did it start from X?

A. 4:44 PM
B. 4:56 PM
C. 4:36 PM
D. 4:24 PM

Answer: Option C

Q188. The sum of two numbers is 2604 and their HCF is 124. Which is the smaller between
themif their difference is the least possible?

A. 1116
B. 1240
C. 620
D. 496

Answer: Option B
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Q189. In how many ways can X give Rs.500 to Y using only Rs.100 and Rs.20 notes, with
the condition that she has only 16 notes of Rs.20, and being asked to use the notes of both
thedenominations?

A. 6
B. 3
C. 4
D. 2

Answer: Option C

Q190. What sum (in Rs) given on loan for two years with scheme of return on the basis of
compound interest at a yearly rate of 10% will correspond to repayment through equal monthly
installments of Rs.9075?

A. 165000
B. 180000
C. 189000
D. 198000

Answer: Option B

Q191. A sales representative’s commission is 6% on all sales up to Rs. 15000 and 5% on all sales
exceeding this. He remits Rs. 47350 to his company after deducting his commission. What were
the total sales?
A. Rs. 49000
B. Rs. 47500
C. Rs. 50500
D. Rs. 50000

Answer: Option D

Q192. The capacities of three containers X, Y and Z are 1, 2 and 4 liters respectively. Initially, X
is empty, while Y and Z are full of water and milk respectively. X is filled from Y, Y is replenished
from Z and X is emptied into Z. If this process is repeated once more, then what will be the ratio
of milk in Y to water in Z?

A. 3:5
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B. 1:1
C. 4:3
D. 4:5

Answer: Option B

Q193. A particular distribution is represented by two data points. If the range and the standard
deviation of the distribution are R & S respectively, what is the relation between them?

A. S = √𝑅
B. S = 2R
C. S = R
𝑅

D. S =
2

Answer: Option D

Q194. The average score in Mathematics of a class increases by 10% if the total marks secured
by a number of students who form 20% of the class strength and whose average score is 48 is
not included in the calculation. What is the average score?
A. 90
B. 60
C. 75
D. 80

Answer: Option D

Q195. What will be the percentage increase in the area of a square, If its side is increased by
20%?
A. 44%
B. 40%
C. 36%
D. 20%

Answer: Option A

Q196. If 25% of a number is equal to the three-fifths of another number, what will be the ratio
ofthe first number to the second number?
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A. 5:12
B. 12:5
C. 12:15
D. 15:12

Answer: Option B

Q197. The ratio is incomes of P and Q is 7:5 and the ratio of their expenditures is 4:3. IF at the
end of the year, P and Q save Rs.3000 and Rs. 2000 respectively, what is Q’s income?

A. Rs.5000
B. Rs.4500
C. Rs.4000
D. Rs.7000

Answer: Option A

Q198. A hollow spherical ball of thickness 1 cm and external radius 5 cm is melted and then
fromthe solid so obtained, without any loss of material, 61 identical spherical balls are obtained.
What is the diameter (in cm) of each ball?
A. 1.5
B. 3
C. 1
D. 2

Answer: Option C

Q199. Raju lends Rs. 3000 to Bharath and a certain sum to Charan at the same time at 6% per
annum simple interest. If after 5 years, Raju altogether receives Rs. 1650 as the interest from
Bharath and Charan, what is the sum lent to Charan?

A. Rs. 2500
B. Rs. 2750
C. Rs. 3250
D. Rs. 3300

Answer: Option A
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Q200. Four distributions AddaJobs, Peepinsta, PhraseSeven, Offlineprepare9i are given below:

AddaJobs: 4, 2, 1, 3, 3, 5, 6, 9, 8, 7
Peepinsta: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
PhraseSeven: 5, 6, 4, 5, 7, 5, 8, 1, 5, 2
Offlineprepare9i: 2, 6, 6, 11, 10, 9, 10, 8, 7

What is the mean of the two modes in the only bimodal distribution among the above?
A. 5
B. 3
C. 6
D. 8

Answer: Option D

Q201. A and B can do a piece of work in 60 days, B and C can do it in 100 days, A and C can do it
in75 days. In how many days B alone can do it?

A. 100 days
B. 75 days
C. 200 days
D. 150 days

Answer: Option D

Q202. The volumes of three containers are in the ratio 2:3:4. They are full of mixtures of milk and
water in the ratios 3:1, 3:2 and 4:3 respectively. When the contents of all these three
containers are poured into a fourth container, the ratio of milk and water in the fourth
container is
A. 121:249
B. 12:239
C. 391:239
D. 391:249

Answer: Option C
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Q203. The following bar graph shows the production of iron by a company (in 100000
tonnes)over the years.

What was the percentage increase in the production of iron in 2015 compared to that in 2011?
A. 57.142%
B. 50%
C. 143.127%
D. 47.125%

Answer: Option A

Q204. A shopkeeper who incurred a loss in a certain deal, finds that the difference between
the selling and cost prices is 16 ⅔% of their sum. By what percentage should the selling price
havebeen increased so that it would have been a break even deal?
A. 25
B. 24
C. 36
D. 40

Answer: Option D

Q205. Train A leaves a station at a certain time and moves at a uniform speed. After 5 hours
TrainB leaves the station and moves in the same direction at a fixed speed or a speed of
72Km/hr.
Train B catches up with Train A in 3 hours. What is the speed of Train A?
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A. 45Km/hr
B. 27Km/hr
C. 36Km/hr
D. 30Km/hr

Answer: Option B

Q206. A can do a job in 26 days. B is 30% more efficient than A. In how many days can B alone
dothe same job?
A. 18 days
B. 24 days
C. 23 days
D. 20 days

Answer: Option D

Q207. What is the sum (in Rs) which when divided among A, B, C, D in the proportion 2:3:5:8
provides Rs. 8420 less to D than what it provides to him when the proportion is 1 : 1 : 1 : 1 ?
A. 25020 2 3 5 8

B. 12510
C. 37530
D. 17540

Answer: Option A
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Q208. If the same simple interest gets paid annually on three different sums of money in
schemesproviding interest rates of 10,12 and 15 per cent respectively per annum. What is the
equivalent rate of interest on the total sum?
A. 12.67
B. 12
C. 12.5
D. 12.33

Answer: Option B

Q209. If the mean of 29 observations is 33 and on adding one more observation the new
meanbecomes 34. What is the value of the 30th observation?
A. 55
B. 68
C. 63
D. 34

Answer: Option C

Q210. If the curved surface area of a cylinder is 1012 cm2 and height of the cylinder is
23cm,what is volume of the cylinder?
A. 3602 cm3
B. 3502 cm3
C. 3712 cm3
D. 3542 cm3

Answer: Option D

Q211. If there is a 45% increase in amount in 3 years at S.I, what will be the compound interest
of Rs.12000 at the same rate after 2 years?

A. 3600
B. 3870
C. 15600
D. 1800

Answer: Option B
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Q212. A bus travels the first one-fourth distance at a speed 15 kmph the second one-fourth
distance at a speed of 20 kmph and the third one-fourth distance at a speed of 30 kmph and
the last one-fourth distance at a speed of 40 kmph. The average speed of the bus for the whole
journey is
A. 22.857 kmph
B. 34.056 kmph
C. 29.027 kmph
D. 26.250 kmph

Answer: Option A

Q213. What is the mean proportional between the fourth proportionals of (0.03, 5, 0.006) and
(0.81, 29.4, 5.4)?
A. 14
B. 1.4
C. 2.8
D. 0.28

Answer: Option A

Q214. What is the standard Deviation(correct up to two decimal places) of the numbers:
21334,21335, 21336, 21337 and 21338?
A. 21336.41
B. 2
C. 21338
D. 1.41

Answer: Option D

Q215. If the mean of the data 5, 7, 10, 14, x, 25, 32, 19 is x, what is the value of x?
A. 14
B. 15
C. 14.5
D. 16

Answer: Option D
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Q216. If 6 pens and 7 pencils together cost Rs. 90, while 5 pens and 6 pencils cost Rs. 76,
whatwill be the cost of each pen?
A. Rs. 12
B. Rs. 10
C. Rs. 8
D. Rs. 6

Answer: Option C

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11
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20
11
B. 5
20
11
C. 7
20
11
D. 6
20

Answer: Option B

Q218. Sarita wants to gift a stationery kit which includes a pencil, an eraser and a sharpener to
some kids in her village. She went to a wholesaler for purchasing these items. The seller sells
pencils in packing of 12, erasers in a packing of 18, and sharpeners in a packing of 10. She
purchases the minimum number of packets of pencils, erasers and sharpeners so that a fixed
number of kits can be prepared without any item being unused or short. What is the number of
packets of pencils purchased by her?
A. 15
B. 18
C. 10
D. 12

Answer: Option A

Q219. The expenditure of a person is 60% of his income. His income increased by 15% and he
increased his expenditure by 10%. What is the percentage of increase in his savings?
1
A. 30 %
2
1
B. 34 %
2
1
C. 25 %
2
1
D. 22 %
2

Answer: Option D
Q220. When a owner sells his house for Rs.26400, he loses 20%. At what price should he have
sold the house in order to get profit at 12%?
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A. Rs. 36960
B. Rs. 33000
C. Rs. 36000
D. Rs. 35000

Answer: Option A

Q221. If the real positive fourth root of (28 + 16√3 ) is divided by (2 + √3 ), and the result
isexpressed as (a + b√3 ), with a & b both being integers, then (4a + 3b) is equal to:
A. 2
B. -1
C. -3
D. 1

Answer: Option B

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𝑥 is
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A. 1
B. 16
C. 15
D. 2

Answer: Option A

Q223. What is the area (in cm2) of a trapezium whose parallel sides are 12 cm and 16 cm and
whose height is equal to that of an equilateral triangle of side √3 cm?
A. 21
B. 17.5
C. 24.5
D. 28

Answer: Option A
Q224. The following table gives the expenditure of a company (in Lakh Rupees per annum)
overthe given years 2015 to 2019.

Expenditure/ Salary Transport Bonus Taxes Advertisement

Year

2015 250 97 4 80 4.1

2016 200 113 4.25 70 3.0

2017 270 95 4.5 85 8.1

2018 300 103 4.5 79 7.6

2019 325 92 5 75 9.2

The total amount incurred on advertisement by the company during the period 2015 to 2019 is
what percent of the total amount of transport incurred during this period?
A. 3.75%
B. 4%
C. 6.4%
D. 3.5%

Answer: Option C
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Q225. If 20%(a + b) = 25% of (a - b), what percent of a is b?

5

A. 11
9
7
B. 11
9
1
C. 11
9
2
D. 11
9

Answer: Option C

Q226. The daily sale of wheat flour (in kgs) in a certain grocery shop is given below table.

Mon Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

47 15 37 20 38 42 18
What is the standard deviation of the given data?
A. 14.4
B. 12.0
C. 13.2
D. 13.4

Answer: Option B

Q227. If 5x3y = 225 x 405, find the value of x2y-3x

A. 25
B. 27
C. 125
D. 81

Answer: Option B

Q228. A metallic spherical shell has internal and external diameters as 40 cm and 30 cm,
respectively. It is melted and recast into a number of solid cones of 5 cm and height 4 cm each.
The number of cones obtained is
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A. 200
B. 190
C. 165
D. 185

Answer: Option D
Q229. A trader allows a 20% discount on the marked price of the article and gains 11 1/9%. If the cost price
increases by 20%, how much discount price should he now give on the same markedprice to get the same
profit percentage as before?

A. 4.5
B. 3.5
C. 4
D. 5

Answer: Option C

Q230. If 54 persons can complete ⅜ the part of a task in 36 days, then how many more
personsare required to complete ⅔ rd part of the same task in 48 days?
A. 20
B. 18
C. 15
D. 21

Answer: Option B

Q231. What is the mean of the mode and median of the data
18, 11, 15, 14, 19, 16, 13, 16, 11, 13, 16, 12, 11, 17, 12, 15, 16, 14?
A. 14.5
B. 17.5
C. 15.25
D. 16.5

Answer: Option C

Q232. Amita earns 18% profit by selling an article. If she increases the price of the article
byINR60.50, her gain percent increases to 29%. If she sells it for INR 530.75, then
gain/loss percent is
A. Gain, 3.5%
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B. Loss, 1.5%
C. Gain, 1.5%
D. Loss, 3.5%

Answer: Option D
Q233. In 2018, Madhu saved 26% of her annual income. In 2019, she earned 20% more than
sheearned last year and saved 25% of her annual income. The amount spent in 2019is what
percent more than in 2018? (Correct to one decimal space)
A. 19.8
B. 21.6
C. 22.2
D. 20.4

Answer: Option B

Q234. Pipes A and B can empty a full tank in 12 hours and 18 hours respectively and C is a filling
pipe which can fill the empty tank in k hours. When all the three pipes are opened together
then 1/9 th part of the tank was emptied in 1 hour. What is the value of K?
A. 36
B. 40
C. 32
D. 30

Answer: Option A

Q235. Two solutions A and B contain spirit and water in the ratio 5:6 and 7:4 respectively. They
are mixed in the ratio 3:5 in a vessel. In 220 ml of the solution in the vessel, how much water(in
ml) should be added to make it a solution in which the ratio of spirit and water is 25:27?
A. 40
B. 35
C. 45
D. 50

Answer: Option A

Q236. The time taken by a boat to go to a certain distance against the current is the same as to
go the double distance along the current. The speed of the current is 3km/h. How much time
will the boat take to travel 57.6Km in still water?
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A. 6.4
B. 7.2
C. 7.5
D. 5.8
Answer: Option A

Q237. The ratio of two numbers is 8:5. If 18 is added to the first number and 15 is subtracted
from the second number then the number becomes 3:1. If 12 is subtracted from the first
number and 5 is added to the second number then the ratio of the given numbers will be
A. 9:8
B. 6:5
C. 7:6
D. 5:4

Answer: Option B

Q238. A certain sum amounts to INR 16590 in 4 ½ years at 8.5% p.a at S.I. The same sum
amounts to INR x in 2 years at 15% p.a when the interest is compounded 8-monthly. The value
of x is
A. 15792
B. 15927
C. 15752
D. 15972

Answer: Option D

Q239. A field is in the shape of a trapezium whose parallel sides are 104 m and 40 m and
othernon-parallel sides are each of length 50 m. The are (in m2) of the field in
A. 432√31
B. 216√41
C. 216√31
D. 432√41

Answer: Option D
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Q240. Production (in thousands) of different types of cars by a company in 6 years

Type of 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

car/ year

A 152 156 147 145 148 158

B 156 158 154 160 164 169

C 147 174 167 172 178 186

D 165 166 162 200 180 210

The total production of type B cars in 2015 and 2017 and type D cars in 2016 and 2019 is what
percent more than the total production of type A cars in 2014 and 2018 and type C cars in 2015
and 2019? (Correct to one decimal place)
A. 6.8
B. 4.5
C. 7.4
D. 4.3

Answer: Option B

Q241. For the following given data:

Class Below 15 Below 30 Below 45 Below 60 Below 75

Frequency 6 13 25 42 50
If x is the lower limit of the median class and y is the class mark of the modal class, then the
value of (3x - y) is
A. 80
B. 37.5
C. 47.5
D. 60

Answer: Option B

Q242. A loan of INR 19125 is to be paid back in two equal half yearly instalments. If the rate of
interest is 8% p.a and the interest is compounded half yearly, then how much is each
instalment (in INR)?
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A. 10155
B. 10125
C. 10140
D. 10120

Answer: Option C

Q243. Two sarees and three shirts cost INR 5400. With the same money, one can buy one
sareeand six shirts. Abhi buys 3 sarees and 5 shirts. If he had INR 8500 with him, how much
money (in rupees) is left with him after purchase?
A. 100
B. 90
C. 150
D. 200

Answer: Option A

Q244. If (𝑥 + 10)%of 240 is 60% more than 𝑥%of 180, then 15% of (𝑥 + 20) is what percent less
than 25% of 𝑥?
A. 15
B. 15(1/2)
C. 19(1/27)
D. 16

Answer: Option D

Q245. A sells an article to B at a profit of 15%. B then sells it to C, making a profit of 20%. If C
paidRs. 690 What is the original price of the article?
A. 700
B. 500
C. 575
D. 690

Answer: Option B
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Q246. If the area of the base of a right circular cone is 9856 cm2 and its height is 33 cm,
what isthe curved surface area of the cone?
A. 12420 cm2
B. 21040 cm2
C. 11440 cm2
D. 12000 cm2

Answer: Option C

Q247. A motorbike starts at the speed of 60 kmph with its speed increasing by 12 kmph every
three hours. In how many hours will it cover 480 km?
A. 8 hours
B. 6 hours, 30 minutes
C. 7 hours
D. 6 hours

Answer: Option C

Q248. The difference between the simple interest and the compound interest calculated
annuallyon a certain amount at the rate of 20% per annum for 2 years is Rs. 248.20. What is
the amount?
A. 6205
B. 6002
C. 6022.5
D. 6202.5

Answer: Option A

Q249. If a perimeter of a rectangle is 82 cm and its diagonal is 29 cm long, what is the area of
therectangle?
A. 400cm2
B. 420 cm2
C. 441 cm2
D. 900 cm2

Answer: Option B
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Q250. The mean of the following data is

Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60

Frequency 3 6 7 6 3 5
A. 25
B. 5
C. 30
D. 35

Answer: Option C

Q251. A, B and C enter into a partnership by investing in the ratio of 4 : 3 : 5. After six months,
B invests another Rs. 2,64,000 and C invests Rs. 5,40,000 at the end of two years also invests.
At the end of the three years, profits are shared in the ratio 3 : 5 : 6. What is the initial
investmentof A?
A. Rs. 3,00,000
B. Rs. 1,80,000
C. Rs. 2,70,000
D. Rs. 2,40,000

Answer: Option D

Q252. If a and b represent the frequencies of the modal class and median class respectively of
thedata, the value of 3a + 4b is

class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50

frequency 12 14 10 17 7
A. 98
B. 90
C. 27
D. 91

Answer: Option D

Q253 1 : 1 : : 1 : 1 ,the value of 𝑥 is -

. If 6 𝑥 𝑥 2.16
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A. 1.6
B. 6
C. 2.6
D. 3.6

Answer: Option D

Q254. Two cars A and B, which are 280 km apart, start travelling at the same time. If they travel
in opposite directions, they meet after 2 hours. IF they travel in the same direction, A meets B
after 14 hours. What is the speed of car B?
A. 50 kmph
B. 80 kmph
C. 60 kmph
D. 70 kmph

Answer: Option C

7.6 𝑋 3.8 𝑋 15.28 𝑋 1.8 𝑋 5.4 𝑋 16.2 3 343

Q255. The value + √ lies between

(7.6) 2 + (5.4) 2 − 41.04 512

A. 16 and 17
B. 12 and 13
C. 13 and 14
D. 15 and 16

Answer: Option C
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Q256. The salary in rupees of 10 employees in a company per day is

50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 72, 75, 80, 84, 89.
What is the standard deviation of the above data?
A. 11.143
B. 11.747
C. 11.983
D. 11.517

Answer: Option C

Q257. A sum was lent at simple interest at a certain rate for 6 years. Had it been lent at 3%
higher, it would have fetched Rs. 540 more. What was the sum?
A. Rs. 3200
B. Rs. 3300
C. Rs. 3000
D. Rs. 2750

Answer: Option C

Q258. If a number is divided by 7, the remainder is 4. What will be the remainder when the
square of the same number is divided by 7?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 3

Answer: Option A

Q259. A sales representative’s commission is 6% on all sales up to Rs. 15000 and 5% on all sales
exceeding this. He remits Rs. 47350 to his company after deducting his commission. What were
the total sales?
A. Rs. 50000
B. Rs. 49000
C. Rs. 50500
D. Rs. 47500
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Answer: Option A

Q260. A and B undertake a piece of work for Rs. 720. A alone can do it in 12 days while B alone
can do it in 16 days. If they get C to help them and finish the work in 6 days, what should be C’s
share of the money earned?
A. Rs. 80
B. Rs. 360
C. Rs. 90
D. Rs. 270

Answer: Option C

Q261. The mean of 29 observations is 33 on adding one more observation. The new
meanbecomes 34. What is the value of the 30th observation?
A. 55
B. 63
C. 68
D. 34

Answer: Option B

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Q262. If √ =1+ ,what is the value of a?

16
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A. 3
B. 2
C. 1
D. 4

Answer: Option C

Q263. 10% of the voters did not cast their

votes in an election between two
candidates. 20% ofthe votes were found
invalid. The winning candidate got 60% of
the valid votes and won by a majority of
2,880 votes. What is the total number of
voters who cast their vote?
A. 18,000
B. 25,000
C. 20,000
Figure 1 Proportion of the population of 5 villages
D. 24,000
in 2019

Answer: Option A
Table - 1

Q264. Consider the following pie chart and Village % illiterates

table. What is the population of village A, if the
population of illiterates in village C is 2019 is A 40
11250. B 48

C 45

D 35

E 30
A. 25000
B. 13000
C. 15000
D. 22000

Answer: Option B
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Q265. If √2 = 1.414and √3 = 1.732the value ?
3√2−2√3
ofA. 1.2803
B. 1.75
C. 1.2813
D. 1.2843

Answer: Option A

Q266. A can do a piece of work in 72 days. He worked at it for 8 days and then B alone
finishesthe remaining work in 48 days. In how many days will A and B finish the work by
working together?
6
A. 30
days
B. 30 7
5
C. 30 days
7
D. 30 1
days
7
2
days
7
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Answer: Option A

Q267. The following table gives the expenditure of a company (in lakhs or rupees per
annum)over the given years

Expenditure/ Salary Transport Bonus Taxes Advertiseme

Year nt

2015 250 105 4 80 2.1

2016 198.7 72.70 4.25 75.75 13.3

2017 270 110 4.5 85 3.5

2018 318 108 93.7 158.2 22.1

2019 325 120 5 75 4.3

What percent of the total expenditure in 2018 is the total expenditure on all these items in
2016?
A. 52.4%
B. 56.2%
C. 50.7%
D. 52.1%

Answer: Option D

Q268. In a competitive exam, 5 marks are awarded for every correct answer and for every
wronganswer, 2 marks are deducted. Sathwik and 32 marks in this examination. If 4 marks has
been awarded for each correct answer and 1 mark had been deducted for each incorrect
answer, Sathwik would have scored 34 marks. If Sathwik attempted all the questions, how
many questions were there in the test?
A. 20
B. 14
C. 12
D. 26

Answer: Option D
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Q269. If a dealer makes a profit of 20% by selling an article for Rs. 18, by how much should he
increase his selling price in order to make a profit of 30%?

A. Rs. 1.5
B. Rs. 3.5
C. Rs. 4.5
D. Rs. 2.5

Answer: Option A

Q270. The following pie chart shows the expenditure in percentage on various items and
savingsof a family during a month.

What is the monthly expenditure on education if the monthly expenditure on clothes is 2400?
A. Rs. 3500
B. Rs. 3000
C. Rs. 6000
D. Rs. 4000

Answer: Option B

Q271. A can finish a work in 16 days and B can finish the same work in 20 days. After A had
worked for 4 days, B also joined with A to finish the remaining work. In how many days will the
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remaining work be finished?

A. 8 1/9 days
B. 6 ⅔ days
C. 8 8/9 days
D. 6 ⅓ days
Answer: Option B

Q272. If mean of 29 observations is 33 and on adding one more observation the mean becomes
34. What is the value of the 30th observation?
A. 68
B. 34
C. 55
D. 63

Answer: Option D

Q273. The following table gives the percentage distribution of the population of four states A,
B, Cand D based on the poverty line and on gender.

State % of population Proportion of Male and Female

below poverty line
Below Poverty Line Above Poverty Line

M:F M:F

A 40 3:4 4:5

B 35 5:7 3:5

C 28 1:2 3:4

D 40 4:7 4:3

If state A’s female population of the below poverty line is 2,00,000, what is the total population
of state A?
A. 800000
B. 925000
C. 875000
D. 920000
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Answer: Option C
Q274. Raju lends Rs. 3000 to Bharath and a certain sum to Charan at the same time at 6% per
annum simple interest. If after 5 years, Raju altogether receives Rs. 1650 as the interest from
Bharath and Charan, what is the sum lent to Charan?
A. Rs. 2500
B. Rs. 2750
C. Rs. 3250
D. Rs. 3300

Answer: Option A

Q275. If √ 5−√3 = 𝑎 + 𝑏√15,what is the value of 2a + 3b?

√5 + √3

A. 5
B. 11
C. 8
D. 10

Answer: Option D

Q276. 80 kg of an alloy X is mixed with 50 Kg of an alloy Y. If alloy X has lead and copper in the
ratio 3:7 and alloy Y has lead and copper in the ratio 7:3, what is the amount of lead in the new
alloy?
A. 59 kg
B. 35 kg
C. 24 kg
D. 56 kg

Answer: Option A

Q277. What is the standard deviation of the data given below?

10, 28, 13, 18, 29, 30, 22, 23, 25, and 32.
A. 7.7
B. 7.0
C. 49.0
D. 6.2

Answer: Option C
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Q278. What is the value of √0.0016 + √1.44 + − √0.216 / √0.512?

√0.125
A. 1.02
B. 0.99
C. 2.49
D. 0.97

Answer: Option B
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Q279. Sarita wants to gift a stationery kit which includes a pencil, an eraser and a
sharpener to some kids in her village. She went to a wholesaler for purchasing
these items. The seller sells pencils in packing of 12, erasers in a packing of 18, and
sharpeners in a packing of 10. She purchases the minimum number of packets of
pencils, erasers and sharpeners so that a fixed number of kits can be prepared
without any item being unused or short. What is the number of packets of pencils
purchased by her?
A. 15
B. 18
C. 10
D. 12

Answer: Option A

Q279. A boat covers 56 km upstream in 7 hours and 48 km downstream in 4 hours.

What is thespeed of the boat in still water?
A. 10 kmph
B. 8 kmph
C. 4 kmph
D. 12 kmph

Answer: Option A

Q280. The length of a rectangle is 48 m and its perimeter is 150 m. What will be the
perimeter ofthe square whose area is equal to this rectangle?
A. 128 m
B. 144 m
C. 324 m
D. 360 m

Answer: Option B

Q281. If x + y = 45, x - y = 11, what is the ratio of x:y?

A. 28:17
B. 17:28
C. 23:26
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D. 25:24

Answer: Option A

Q282. In an examination 80% of the students passed in science, 70% in mathematics

and 60% inboth science and mathematics. If 65 students failed in both the subjects,
what will be the totalnumber of students?
A. 650
B. 3250
C. 6500
D. 1300

Answer: Option A

Q283. What is the mean of the mode and the median of the
following data?12, 28, 26, 27, 17, 16, 22, 25, 15, 16, 11

A. 16.5
B. 16
C. 17
D. 16.3
Answer: Option A

Q284. Mr. Raju travelled a certain distance at a certain speed. Had he moved 4
kmph faster, hewould have taken 30 minutes less to cover the distance. If he had
moved 2 kmph slower, he would have taken 30 minutes more to cover the
distance. What is the distance travelled by him?
A. 8 km
B. 4 km
C. 12 km
D. 9 km
Answer: Option B

Q285. If A and B can do a piece of work in 24 days, B and C can do it in 40 days,

while A and C cando it 30 days. In how many days can A alone do it?
A. 75 days
B. 60 days
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C. 120 days
D. 40 days

Answer: Option D

Q286. The incomes of A and B are in the ratio 8:5, and their expenditures are in the
ratio 13:7. Ifeach saves Rs.3000 what is the expenditure of B?
A. Rs.16000
B. Rs.13000
C. Rs.7000
D. Rs.10000

Answer: Option C

Q287. If 2 meter broad walkway is built around a garden 18 meters long and 12
meters wide.What will be the area of the walkway?
A. 136m2
B. 64 m2
C. 154 m2
D. 104 m2

Answer: Option A

Q288. Mr. Ramu invested Rs. 9000 at a certain rate of interest compounded
annually for threeyears. If it amounts to Rs. 10,890 at the end of second year, what
will be the interest for the third year?
A. Rs. 990
B. Rs. 1,331
C. Rs. 1,089
D. Rs. 1,210

Answer: Option C

Q289. The perimeter of a rectangle plot is 36 m. If the length is increased by 6m and

the breadthis decreased by 3m, the area of the plot remains the same, what is the
length of the plot?
A. 8 m
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B. 6 m
C. 10 m
D. 12 m

Answer: Option C

Q290. The population of a town is 1,21,000. If it increases at the rate of 10% per
annum, what isthe difference between the population 3 years hence and that of 2
years ago?
A. 61251
B. 61055
C. 61051
D. 62041

Answer: Option C