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CLASS TEST 02
TIME: 15min MARKS: 25
01. †Kvb e¯‘ 5% jv‡f Ges 5% ÿwZ‡Z weµq g~‡j¨i cv_©K¨ 15 16. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 and 30
UvKv n‡j e¯‘wUi µqg~j¨ KZ? minutes respectively. If both the pipes are used
A. 150 B. 200 C. 250 D. 300 together, then how long will it take to fill the
3 5 tank? (GKwU †PŠev”Pv `ywU bj Øviv h_vµ※g 20 wgwb※U Ges
02. GK e¨w³ Zvi †gvU m¤úwËi Ask e¨q Kivi ci Aewk‡ói 30 wgwb※U c–Y© n※Z cv※i| bj `ywU GKm※½ Ly※j w`※j
7 12
†PŠev”PvwU KZ mg※q c–Y© n※e?)
Ask e¨q K‡i †`L‡jb †h, Zvi wbKU 1000 UvKv i‡q‡Q| Zvi
A. 12 min B. 15 min C. 25 min D. 50 min
†gvU m¤úwËi g~j¨ KZ?
1 1
A. 2000 UvKv B.2300 UvKv 17. 2 Gi `y'†Uv A‡a©‡Ki mv‡_ 2 †hvM Ki‡j KZ n‡e?
2 2
C.2500 UvKv D.3000 UvKv 1 1
03. 50% Qv※o GKwU K¨v‡givi weµq g~j¨ 100 UvKv| cÖK…Z `vg (Addition of 2 two halves of 2 will be?)
2 2
KZ? 1 3
A. 125 B. 130 C. 225 D. 200 A. 52 B. 34 C. 2 D. 5
14. 416 + 416 + 416 + 416 =? (416 + 416 + 416 + 416 =?) 18. If 7 spiders make 7 webs in 7 days, then 1 spider
A. 432 B. 416 C. 417 D. 464 will make 1 web in how many days? (7wU gvKomv 7
05. hw` 2 Rb UvBwc÷ 2 cvZv 2 wgwb※U UvBc Ki※Z cv※i, KZ Rb w`‡b 7wU Rvj •Zwi Ki‡Z cv‡i| 1wU gvKomv KZ w`‡b 1wU Rvj
UvBwc÷ 18 cvZv 6 wgwb※Ui UvBc Ki※Z cvi※e? •Zwi Ki‡Z cvi‡e?)
A. 3 B. 6 C. 9 D. 18 7
A. 1 B. C. 7 D. 49
06. 0.000044  0.11=? ] 2
A. 0.0004 B. 0.4 C. 0.00004 D. 0.004 19. Pipe A can fill a tank in 20 minutes and Pipe B in
07. GKwU cvwbi U¨v※¼ `ywU bj Av※Q| cÖ_g bjwU Ly※j w`※j U¨v¼wU 30 minutes and Pipe C can empty the same in 40
10 NÈvq cvwb※Z c–Y© nq Ges wØZxq bjwU Ly※j w`※j cvwbc–Y© minutes. If all of them work together, find the
U¨v¼wU 15 NÈvq Lvwj nq| `ywU bj GKm※½ Ly※j w`※j Lvwj time taken to fill the tank. (GKwU †PŠev”Pv bj 'A' 20
U¨v¼wU KZ NÈvq c–Y© n※e? wgwb※U Ges bj 'B' 30 wgwb※U c–Y© Ki※Z cv※i| bj C
A. 20 NÈv B. 24 NÈv C. 28 NÈv D. 30 NÈv †PŠev”PvwU 40 wgwb※U Lvwj Ki※Z cv※i| hw` me¸wj bj GK
mv※_ Ly※j †`Iqv nq †PŠev”PvwU c–Y© n※Z KZ mgq jvM※e?)
08. A man’s wages were decreased by 50%. Again
the reduced wages were increased by 50%. He 1
A. 17 minutes B. 20 minutes
has a lost of- 7
A. 0 B. 0.25 C. 2.5 D. 25 C. 8 minutes D. 3 minutes
09. A goat is sold at Tk 276, then the profit is 15%. 20. In a class of 78 students 41 are taking french, 22
What is the cost of the goat? are taking German. Of the students taking
A. 200Tk B. 220 Tk C. 230Tk D. 240Tk French or German, 9 are taking both course.
10. wjLb GKwU KvR 10 w`‡b Ki‡Z cv‡i| †ivKb H KvR 15 w`‡b How many students are not enrolled in either
course?
Ki‡Z cv‡i| Zviv GK‡Î KZ w`‡b KvRwU †kl Ki‡Z cvi‡e? A. 6 B. 15 C. 24 D. 33
A. 6 B. 8 C. 4 D. 5 21. Average of first five multiples of 3 is:
11. cÖ_g cvuPwU †gŠwjK msL¨vi Mo KZ? A. 3 B. 9 C. 12 D. 15
A. 4.5 B. 5 C. 5.6 D. 7.5 22. A family spends 20% of its monthly income on
12. GKwU Nwo 10% ¶wZ※Z weµq n※jv| weµqg~j¨ 45 UvKv †ewk food, 23% on rent, and 42% on other expenses
n‡j 5% jvf n‡Zv| NwowUi µqg~j¨ KZ? (A watch is sold and saves the balance. If the family saves $360
per month, what is its monthly income?
at a loss of 10%. If it had been sold for Tk 45
A. $2,000 B. $2,100 C. $2,300 D. $2,400
more, 5% would have been gained. What is the 23. How many even integer are there between 2 and 100,
cost price of the watch?) not including 2 and 100?
A. 250 UvKv B. 300 UvKv C. 350 UvKv D. 400 UvKv A. 48 B. 49 C. 51 D. 58
3 24. A traders buys eggs for Tk. M per dozon and
13. Find the number whose is equal to 21? sells them f or Tk. M/6 per piece. What is his
8
profit? (GKRb e¨emvqx M UvKv cÖwZ WRb wWg µq Ges
A. 52 B. 56 C. 24 D. 128
M/6 UvKvq cÖwZwU wewµ K※i| Zuvi jvf KZ?)
14. A watch sold for Tk. 136 at a loss of 15%. What would
A.20% B. 50% C. 60% D. 100%
be the S.P if a profit of 15% is to be made? 25. A computer can perform 50 identical tasks in 6
A. Tk. 184 B. Tk. 176 C. Tk. 179 D. Tk. 180 hours. At that rate, what is the minimum
15. 5-Gi KZ kZvsk 7 n‡e- number of computers that should be assigned to
A. 40 B. 125 C. 90 D. 140 complete 75 tasks within three hours?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 3 D. 6
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 Percentage (kZKiv)
Percentage: ‡h †Kvb msL¨v‡K 100 †Z cÖKvk Ki‡Z PvB‡j †mB msL¨vi gvbwU kZKiv AvKv‡i cÖKvk nq| Ab¨ K_vq Percentage gv‡bB
n‡”Q kZKivq cÖKvk| % GB wPýwU Percentage A_ev kZKivq cÖKvk Kivi Rb¨ e¨envi Kiv n‡q _v‡K|
Pj Zvn‡j †`‡L †bB wewfbœ msL¨vi kZKiv gvb fMœvsk Ges `kwgK gv‡bi †¶‡Î wKiƒc djvdj †`q| hw`I wKQy fwZ© cix¶vq
K¨vjKz‡jUi e¨envi Ki‡Z †`q Avevi wKQy fwZ© cix¶vq K¨vjKz‡jUi e¨envi Ki‡Z †`qv nq bv| Zvic‡iI wb‡Pi PvU©wU †Zvgv‡`i
kZKiv m¤^wjZ †h †Kvb MvwYwZK mgm¨v mgvav‡b mnvqK n‡e|
Given Number Fraction Reduced Fraction Form Decimal
25 1
25% 0.25
100 4
100 1
100% 1.00
100 1
1 1
1% 0.01
100 100
1 1 1
% 0.005
2 2  100 200
250 5
250% 2.50
100 2

fMœvsk †_‡K kZKivq cÖKvk Kivi Rb¨ wb‡Pi PvU©wU e¨envi Kiv †h‡Z cv‡i| gyL¯’ Kievi cÖ‡qvRb †bB Z‡e PvU©wU wb‡q h_vh_ Abykxjb
G‡b w`‡Z cv‡i kZKivi MvwYwZK mgm¨v mgvav‡b `ªyZKib|
Fraction Percent Fraction Percent
01. 1 50% 02. 1 10%
2 10
6 3 1 1
03.  60% 04. 33 %
10 5 3 3
2 1 7
05.  20% 06. 70%
10 5 10
2 2 3
07. 66 % 08. 30%
3 3 10
8 4 1
09.  80% 10. 25%
10 5 4
4 2 9 90%
11.  40% 12.
10 5 10
3 5 1
13. 75% 14.  50%
4 10 2
Conversions
Percent ‡K fraction -G convert Ki‡Z n‡j % sign Gi cwie‡Z© msL¨vi mv‡_ 1 multiply Ki‡Z n‡e|
100
Fraction ‡K percent –G convert Ki‡Z n‡j, fraction ‡K 100 w`‡q multiply K‡i % sign e¨envi Ki‡Z n‡e:
Percent Increase /decrease
Percent increase A_ev decrease †ei Ki‡Z n‡j Avcbv‡`i GB formula e¨envi Ki‡Z n‡e:
number increase/decrease
Percent increase/decrease = Original whole
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 Previous Year’s Question
1 1 1 1
1. 3 Gi kZKiv KZ Ask 2 ? (What percentage of 3 is 2 ?) [JnU 2017-18]
A. 210% B. 130% C. 150% D. 160%
2. y Gi Zjbvq x hw` 30% †ewk nq, Zvn‡j y, x Gi cÖvq KZ kZvsk? (If x is 30% greater than y, then
approximately what percent of y is?) [JnU 2016-17]
A. 70 B. 77 C. 120 D. 130
3. ch©vqµwgK 25% Ges 20% evÆv GKm‡½ kZKiv KZ fvM evÆvi mgvb? (What is the equivalent discount of a
consecutive discount of 25% and 20%?) [JnU 2015-16]
A. 30% B. 29% C. 28% D. 40%
4. 15 Gi 15% =? (15% of 15 =?) [JnU 2014-15]
A. 6.25 B. 12.25 C. 2.25 D. 3.25
5. 800 Gi 1.5% Gi mv‡_ 200 Gi 20% †hvM Ki‡j Zv‡`i‡K 80 Gi 80% †_‡K ev` w`‡j djvdj KZ cvIqv hvq? (Add
1.5% of 800 to 20% of 200 and deduct there from 80% of 80. What is the result?) [JnU 2014-15]
A. 404 B. 408 C. 412 D. None
6. hw` x Gi 65%, 195 nq Z‡e x Gi 75% KZ? (If 60% of x is 195, what is 75% of x?) [JnU 2012-13]
A. 225 B. 215 C. 235 D. 250
7. †Kvb msL¨vi 15% hw` 12 nq Z‡e Zvi 35% KZ? (What is 35% of a number if its 15% is 12%?) [JnU 2012-13]
A. 22 B. 24 C. 28 D. 30
8. hw` K¬v‡m 32 Rb QvÎx _v‡K Ges QvÎx I Qv‡Îi AbycvZ 16:9 nq K¬v‡m QvÎ-QvÎxi kZKiv KZ fvM QvÎx? (If 32 students
in a class are female and in the class the ratio of female students to the male students is 16:9,
what percentage of the students in the class is female?) [JU E Unit: 2017-18]
A. 32% B. 48% C. 56.25% D. 64%
9. Rajeev buys goods worth Tk. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he
pays sales tax @10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods: [JU E Unit: 2017-18]
A. 6876.10 B. 6999.20 C. 6654 D. 7000
10. By how much is 11% of 22.2 less than 10% of 24.4? [JU G Unit (IBA): 2015-16]
A. 0.002 B. 0.003 C. – 0.004 D. – 0.002
11. The salary of an employee is first decreased by 10% and then is increased by 25%. Find
percent increase in his salary from the original salary? [JU E Unit: 2015-16]
A. 11% B. 10.5% C. 15% D. 12.5%
12. What is 35% of a number if 12 is 15% of a number? [JU E Unit: 2014-15]
A. 5 B. 12 C. 28 D. 33
13. The state sales tax 7.35%, what is the total cost for a purchase that costs 30 per-tax? [JU E
Unit: 2013-14]
A. 3.33 B. 2.21 C. 32.31 D. 27.79
14. ‡Kvb msL¨vi 4%, 20 n‡e? [COU: 2012-13]
A. 400 B. 500 C. 600 D. 450
15. wPwbi g~j¨ 25% e„w× †c‡j KZ nv‡i wPwb LvIqv Kgv‡j e¨q e„w× cv‡e bv? [IU: 2014-15]
A. 22% B. 25% C. 20% D. 30%
3 6
16. How many percentage is of ? [R.we-M-11-12]
4 5
A. 57.5% B. 62.5% C. 72.5% D. 75%
17. If 6% of x is 7.5, then 36% of x equals –[Rv.we-O-11-12]
A. 36 B. 42 C. 45 D. 48
18. If 6% of 40% of a number is 8, the number is- [Rv.we-O-11-12]
A. 200 B. 225 C. 125 D.333.33
19. 30% of 140 = ? % of 840: [Rv.we-O-11-12]
A. 5 B. 15 C. 24 D. 60
20. If 20% of a number is 12, then 30% of the same number is- [Rv.we-O-13-14]
A. 22 B.8.5 C.4.5 D.18
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21. Choose the number is of of of 200? [Rv.we -2011-12]
4 2 5
A. 2 B. 5 C. 10 D. 25
22. If 35% of 400 is 20% of x. then x = ? [Rv.we-O-11-12]
A. 200 B.350 C.1400 D.700
23. 75% of which number is 90?
A. 190 B.250 C.120 D.125
24. If 18 is 15 percent of 30 percent of a certain number. What is the number?[Rv.we-O-14-15]
A. 9 B.36 C.400 D.81
25. In a classroom of 35 students, 14 are male. What percent of the classroom is male?[Rv.we-O-11-12]
A. 20% B. 30% C. 40% D. 50%
26. A merchant increased the original price of an item by 10%. Then he reduces the new price by
10%, the final result in terms of the original price is:[Rv.we-O-10-11]
A. no change B. a decrease of 1%
C.an increase of 1% D.an increase of 11%
27. A man's wages were decreased by 50%. Again the reduced wages were increased by 50%. He has
a loss of: [Rv.we-O-11-12]
A. 0 B. 0.25 C. 2.5 D. 25
28. Successive discount of 20% and 12.5% are equivalent to a single discount of- [Rv.we -2015-16]
A. 42% B.44% C.46% D.30%
29. The cost of a shirt is TK. 640. At what price must it be sold so that the seller can make a profit of
20% of his selling price? [Rv.we-O-11-12]
A.768 B. 840 C. 800 D. 480
30. The cost of camera at 50% discount is Tk 100. Find its actual price [Rv.we-O-11-12]
A. 125 B. 200 C. 225 D. 300
31. If the price of a shirt increases from Tk. 350 to Tk. 700, the old price is what percent of the new
price? [Rv.we-O-10-11]
A. 60% B. 50% C.75% D.200%
32. If the price of a good increased from Tk. 30 to Tk. 42. Find the percentage increase in the price?
[Rv.we-O-10-11]
A. 12% B.20% C.40% D.45%
33. The population of a city was 10000 in 1980 and 16000 in 1990. What was the percent increase in
the population of the town during this period?[Rv.we-O-13-14]
A. 33.33% B. 50% C. 75% D. 60%
34. Real Madrid has won 40 games out of 60 played. It has 32 more games to play. How many of
these must the team win to make its record 75% win for the season? [Rv.we-O-13-14]
A. 20 B. 25 C. 32 D. 29
35. Avg`vwbi mgq ivwRe 7% Avg`vwb ïé cÖ`vb K‡i| Z‡e †gvU Avg`vwbi 1,000 UvKv ïégy³ _v‡K| hw` MZ gv‡m ivwRe †gvU
87.50 UvKv ïé cÖ`vb K‡i _v‡K, Z‡e Zvi †gvU Avg`vwbi cwigvY KZ wQj?
A. 1600 UvKv B. 1850 UvKv C. 2250 UvKv D. 2750 UvKv
36. GKRb K…lK Zvi 90% Rwg Pv‡li Rb¨ cwi®‹vi K‡i Ges cwi®‹vi Kiv Rwgi 40%-G avb I 50%-G Mg †ivcY K‡i| Aewkó
720 GK‡i †m fzÆv †ivcY K‡i _vK‡j, Zvi †gvU Rwg KZ GKi? [JU-E unit 2019-20]
A. 5832 B. 6480 C. 8000 D. 8400
37. 640 Gi 45% + 450 Gi 64%= 144 Gi KZ%? [[JU-E unit 2019-20]
A. 540 B. 400 C. 450 D. 500
38. cÖwZ eQi †Kv‡bv kn‡ii †jvK msL¨vi 7% Rb¥ †bq I 3% gviv hvq| GK eQ‡i H kn‡i 400 †jvK evo‡j H kn‡i †gvU
†jvKmsL¨v KZ? [JU-E unit 2018-19]
A. 10000 B. 10500 C. 11000 D. 11500
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39. GKwU MwYZ eB‡hi g~j¨ 24 UvKv| GB g~j¨ cÖK…Z g~‡j¨i 80%| evwK g~j¨ miKvi fZzw© K w`‡q _v‡Kb| miKvi cÖwZ eB‡q KZ
UvKv fZz©wK †`b? [JU-E unit 2018-19]
A. 2 UvKv B. 4 UvKv C. 6 UvKv D. 8 UvKv
40. Kjvi `vg 20% K‡g hvIqvq 12 UvKvq c~e© A‡cÿv 2wU Kjv †ewk cvIqv †M‡j eZ©gv‡b GKwU Kjvi `vg KZ UvKv? [JU-E
unit 2018-19]
A. 1.20 B. 3.00 C. 2.50 D. 4.00
Practice Section
1. In an election a candidate who gets 84% of the votes is elected by a majority of 476 votes. What
is the total number of votes polled?
A. 672 B. 749 C. 700 D. 848
2. A fruit seller had some apples. He sold 40% apples and still has 420 apples left. Originally he
had:
A. 588 apples B. 600 apples C. 672 apples D. 700 apples
3. Increasing the original price of an item by 10%, then decreasing by 20% and then again
increasing the price by 10% is equivalent to:
A. 4.4% increase B. regional price C. 3.2% decrease D. 3.5% decrease
4. If x is 90% of y then what percent of x is y?
A. 1.11 B. 101.1 C. 11.1 D. 111.1
5. If 120 is 20% of a number, them 120% of that number will be:
A. 20 B. 120 C. 360 D. 720
6. A’s income is 25% more than B’s income. B’s income in terms of A’s income is:
A. 33% B. 75% C. 80% D. 86%
7. 2 Gi KZ kZvsk 2.5 n‡e?
A. 8 B. 80 C. 125 D. 150
8. If 35% of a number is 12 less than 50% of that number, then the number is?
A. 40 B. 50 C. 60 D. 80
9. GKwU Mvox N›Uvq 75 wKwg †e‡M P‡j| GKRb †jvK 4 wgwb‡U 1 wKwg †`Šov‡j †jvKwUi MwZ‡eM Mvoxi MwZ‡e‡Mi kZKiv KZ
n‡e?
A. 10% B. 20% C. 25% D. 30%
10. GKwU e¨vs‡Ki Kg©Pvix‡`i 70% bvix I 60% weevwnZ cyiæl‡`i 2/3 Ask hw` AweevwnZ nb, bvix‡`i KZ Ask weevwnZ?
A. 5/7 B. 7/10 C. 1/3 D. 5/6
11. 1/2 Gi kZKiv KZ 3/4 n‡e?
A. 120% B. 125% C. 140% D. 150%
12. 20% g~j¨ n«v‡mi Kvi‡b GKwU K¨vjKz‡jUi 10 Wjv‡i wewµ n‡j cÖK…Z g~j¨−
A. 20 Wjvi B. 12.5 Wjvi C. 9 Wjvi D. 7 Wjvi
13. If the sides of a square increase by 10%, how much will the area be increased in percentage?
A. 18% B. 21% C. 12% D. 24%
14. ‡Kv‡bv c‡b¨i c~e©g~j¨ t eZ©gvb g~j¨ = 5 t 7 n‡j, kZKiv g~j¨ e„w× cwigvY KZ?
A. 50% B. 20% C. 40% D. 35%
15. GKwU N‡ii •`N¨© 20% e„w× ‡cj Ges cÖ¯’ 10% n«vm †cj| Zvn‡j, H N‡ii †ÿÎdj kZKiv KZUzKz e„w× †cj?
A. 12% B. 6% C. 10% D. 8%
16. †KvbmsL¨vi 15% hw` 12 nqZ※eZvi 35% KZ? (What is 35% of a number if its 15% is 12?)
A. 22 B. 24 C. 28 D. 30
17. x + 5 Gi 25% hw` 5 nqZ※ex Gigvbwb※Pi †KvbwU? (If 5 is 25% of x + 5, which one of the following is
equal to x?)
A. 15 B. 4 C. 16 D. 20
18. If 40% of the workers are graduate, and of them 15% are male, what percent of the workers are
male and graduate?
A. 4% B. 6% C. 8% D. 10%
19. A bicycle is bought for tk. 2500 and sold for tk. 2750. What is the percentage profit?
A. 7.5% B. 12.5% C. 25% D. 10%
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20. Avw`e AvBweG fwZ© cix¶vq MvwYwZK eyw×gËv AskwUi 35wU cÖ※kœi g※a¨ 30wU cÖ※kœi mwVK DËi w`※Z cvij| Avw`e
kZKiv KZwU cÖ※kœi mwVK DËi w`※Z cvij?
A. 85.7 B. 85 C. 86 D. 90
21. In 2011, the population of Chittagong city was 50 thousand and in 2012 it is 60 thousand. What is
the percent increase of the population of Chittagong city?
A. 20% B. 25% C. 15% D. None
22. Convert 11%into decimal-
A. 11/100 B. 0.12 C. 0.11 D. 0.13
23. Convert 11/100into percentage-
A. 100% B. 11% C. 0.11 D. 0.13
34. A man received 15% increase in his salary. If his new salary is Tk. 1932, his original salary was Tk:
A. 1642.20 B. 1820 C. 1680 D. 1720.60
25. The price of an item is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. The final price as compared
to original price is:
A. 20% less B. 20% more C. 4% more D. 4% less
26. wb‡Pi †Kvb fMœvskwU 0.5% Gi mgZzj¨?
1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
20 200 2000 500
27. 15 UvKvi kZKiv 7 kZvsk KZ nq?
A. 1.05 B. 10.5 C. 1.5 D. 7.5
28. 29 msL¨vwU †Kvb msL¨vi 10%?
A. 48 B. 270 C. 269 D. 290
29. 7500 Rb Av‡e`bKvixi g‡a¨ 1500 Rb wb‡qvM cix¶vq Dcw¯’Z n‡Z cvij bv| kZKiv KZfvM Av‡e`bKvix cix¶vq Dcw¯’Z n‡jv?
A. 25 B. 50 C. 75 D. 80
30. GKwU e¯‘i `vg 10 UvKv †_‡K ‡e‡o 15 UvKv nj| c~e© g~j¨ bZzb g~‡j¨i kZKiv KZ Ask?
2 2 2 2
A. 66 % B. 60 % C. 56 % D. 36 %
3 3 3 3
31. GKwU gnjøvi RbmsL¨vi g‡a¨ cyiæ‡li msL¨v 55%| H gnjÐvq cyiæ‡li msL¨v 1100 n‡j H gnjvq †gvU RbmsL¨v KZ?
A. 2100 B. 2300 C. 2005 D. 2000
32. GKwU eB cÖK…Z g~‡j¨i kZKiv 85 fvM g~‡j¨ 68 UvKvq weµq n‡jv? eBwUi cÖK…Z g~j¨ KZ?
A. 72 Tk B. 60 Tk C. 80 Tk D. 90Tk
33. †eZb 30% e„w× cvIqvq GKRb †Kivwb 1105 UvKv cvq| Zvi Av‡Mi †eZb wQj-?
A. 750Tk B. 850Tk C. 900Tk D. 920Tk
34. Bmjv‡gi Avq AvQgvi Avq A‡c¶v 25% ‡ewk| Avmgvi Avq Bmjv‡gi Avq A‡c¶v kZKiv KZ Kg?
A. 10% B. 15% C. 20% D. 25%
35. 120 Rb Qv※Îi g※a¨ 30 QvÎ †dj Ki※j cv※mi nvi KZ?
A. 75% B. 80% C. 40% D. 25%
36. †Kvb wbe©vPbx GjvKvq †gvU †fvUvi msL¨vi 8 kZvsk e„× †fvUvi| GKwU wbe©vP‡b e„× †fvUvi‡`i 80 kZvsk †fvU cÖ`vb Ki‡j
†fvU cÖ`vbKvix e„ׇ`i msL¨v †gvU †fvUvi msL¨vi KZ kZvsk?
A. 40 B. 6.4 C. 8.0 D. 10
37. `yBwU µwgK Qvo 20% Ges 15% GKKvjxb KZ Qv‡oi mgvb?
A. 30% B. 32% C. 34% D. 35%
38. GKwU `ª‡e¨i g~j¨ cÖ_‡g 10% e„w× cvq Ges c‡i 10% n«vm cvq| `ªe¨wUi g~‡j¨i mvgwMÖK cwieZ©b-
A. anincrese of 90% B. an increse of 1%
C. an decrease of 1% D. No change
39. MZKvj GKwU wRwb‡mi `vg 10% †e‡owQj, AvR 10% K‡g‡Q| wRwbmwUi `vg †gvU KZ †e‡o‡Q ev K‡g‡Q?
A. 1% K‡g‡Q B. 1% ‡e‡o‡Q C. 1.5% K‡g‡Q D. 1.5% ‡e‡o‡Q
40. GK e¨emvqx GKwU c‡Y¨i g~j¨ 25% evov‡jv, AZtci ewa©Z g~j¨ †_‡K 25% Kgv‡jv me©‡kl g~j¨ me©cÖ_g g~‡j¨i Zzjbvq-
A. 4.5% Kgv‡bv n‡q‡Q B. 6.25% Kgv‡bv n‡q‡Q C. 5% evov‡bv n‡q‡Q D. 6.25% evov‡bv n‡q‡Q
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G ai‡bi As‡Ki Rb¨ wb‡Pi m~ÎwU e¨envi Ki‡Z n‡e-
100 e„w×i nvi
e„w× n‡j =
100 + e„w×i nvi
100  n«v‡mi nvi
n«vmn‡j =
100 - n«v‡mi nvi
A_ev, wb‡Pi PvU©wU fvj fv‡e g‡b ivL‡Z cvi‡j GB ai‡Yi hZ AsK Av‡Q me gy‡L gy‡L mgvavb Ki‡Z cvi‡e|
20% e„w× n‡j 16.66% n«vm Ki‡Z n‡e
20% n«vm n‡j 25% e„w× Ki‡Z n‡e
25% e„w× n‡j 20% n«vm Ki‡Z n‡e
25% n«vm n‡j 33.33% e„w× Ki‡Z n‡e
33.33% e„w× n‡j 25% n«vm Ki‡Z n‡e
33.33% n« v m n‡j 50% e„ w× Ki‡Z n‡e
50% e„w× n‡j 33.33% n«vm Ki‡Z n‡e
50% n«vm n‡j 100% e„w× Ki‡Z n‡e
40% e„w× n‡j 28.57% n«vm Ki‡Z n‡e
40% n«vm n‡j 66.67% e„w× Ki‡Z n‡e
60% e„ w × n‡j 37.50% n«vm Ki‡Z n‡e
60% n«vm n‡j 150% e„w× Ki‡Z n‡e
30% e„w× n‡j 23% n«vm Ki‡Z n‡e
30% n«vm n‡j 42.85% e„w× Ki‡Z n‡e

Practice Section
01. Price of paper has decreased by 40%. How much paper usage must be enhanced so that
expenditure for paper remains the same?
A. 33.33% B. 25% C. 66.67% D. 18.75%
02. After increasing the price of product by 25%, then what is the percentage need to be decreased
to remain in previous price?
A. 31.25% B. 20% C. 15% D. 18.75%
03. Price of paperhas decreased by 20%. How much paper usage must be enhanced so that
expenditure for paper remains the same?
A. 33.33% B. 25% C. 15% D. 18.75%
04. Price of paper has increased by 33.33%. How much pen usage must be curtailed so that
expenditure for potatoes remains the same?
A. 33.33% B. 25% C. 66.67% D. 18.75%
05. Price of pen has decreased by 25%. How much pen usage must be enhanced so that expenditure
for glass remains the same?
A. 33.33% B. 20% C. 15% D. 18.75%
06. Price of pen has decreased by 60%. How much pen usage must be enhanced so that expenditure
for glass remains the same?
A. 150% B. 120% C. 155% D. 18.75%
Ratio & Proportion (AbycvZ & mgvbycvZ)
Ratio: Ratio A_© AbycvZ Avi AbycvZ gv‡bB fvM| †mB wn‡m‡e †h †Kvb `ywU msL¨vi AbycvZ wbY©q Ki‡Z ejv gv‡bB n‡”Q msL¨v `ywU‡K
fMœvsk AvKv‡i cÖKvk Kiv ev fvM AvKv‡i †`Lv‡bv|
 Ratio wbY©q Ki‡Z n‡j ivwk `ywU GKB type Gi n‡Z n‡e, Unit GKB _vK‡e|
 Ratio †K fraction AvKv‡i express Kiv hvq|
 Ratio †K fraction Gi reduced form G express Kiv nq A_©vr msL¨v `ywU common factor cross out Kiv nq|
 Ratio reduced form G mvaviYZ `ywU integer Gi comparison show K‡i|
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1 3
01. What is the ratio of and ? [R. we.-M-11-12]
4 5
A. 1: 3 B. 3: 20 C. 5: 12 D. 3: 4
02. If 3a = 2b and 6b = 7c what is the ratio of a to c? [Rv.we. O-11-12]
A.2:3 B. 9:7 C. 7:9 D. 8:9
03. A national issue was won by a vote of 9 to 6. What part of the total vote was against the issue?
[Rv.we. O-11-12]
A. 3/8 B. 2/5 C. 6/8 D. 5/3
04. In a certain set of numbers, the ratio of integers is 1:4. What percent of the numbers in the set
are integers? [Rv.we.-O-11-12]
A. 20% B. 25% C. 40% D. 75%
05. Bronze is 16 parts tin and 9 parts copper. If a bronze ingot weight 100 pounds, what is the weight
of the tin? [Rv.we. -O BDwbU-2010-11]
A.9 pounds B.16 pounds C.18 pounds D.64 pounds
06. If A : B = 3 : 4, B : C = 5 : 6 and C : D = 11 : 9 then A : D is : [Rv.we. -O BDwbU-2009-10]
A. 50 : 60 B. 55 : 72 C. 60 : 70 D. 65 : 75
07. If P:Q=3:1, P:R=2:7, then what is the value of Q:R? [Rv.we.-2015-16]
A. 3 : 7 B. 2 : 7 C. 2 : 21 D. 4 : 9
08. A : B = 1 : 2, B : C = 4 : 3 and A + B + C = 630, what is the value of A [Rv.we.-2015-16]
A. 80 B. 100 C. 120 D. 140
2x  3 y 5
09. If  , then what is the ratio of x : y? [R. we.-2015-16]
3x  2 y 6
A. 8: 1 B. 3: 8 C. 8: 3 D. 5: 6
10. Out of the ratio 14 : 30; 30 : 46; 34 : 50 and 42 : 58, the smallest one is? [Rv.we.-2013-14]
A. 14 : 30 B. 30 : 46 C. 34 : 50 D. 42 : 58
a  7b 19
11. If  , then what is the ratio of b : a? [R. we.-2010-11]
4a 20
A. 3: 2 B. 4: 3 C. 2: 5 D. 5: 3
12. If x : y = 3 : 2, and 2 : x = 1 : 4, then the value of y is?[Rv.we.-2013-14]
16 3
A.12 B. C.5 D.
3 2
13. In a class the number of boys is more than the number of girls by 12% of the total students. The ratio of
boys to girls is? [Rv.we.-2015-16]
A. 11 : 14 B. 14 : 1 C. 25 : 28 D. 28 : 25
14. If the ratio of two numbers is 7 : 8 and their product is 1400, then the smallest number is: [Rv.we.-
2015-16]
A. 35 B. 42 C. 49 D. 70
15. The ratio of two numbers is 3 : 5 and their sum is 640. The greater of the two number is? [Rv.we.15-
16]
A. 240 B. 400 C. 480 D. 520
16. If a school has 24 teachers and 480 students, what is the ratio of teachers to students? [Rv.we.-
2013-14]
A. 1 : 21 B. 1 : 20 C. 1 : 23 D. 1 : 24
17. At school, the ratio of female to male is 5:8. If there are 63 more males than females, how many
female there?[Rv.we.-2013-14;11-12]
A. 100 B. 168 C. 105 D. 64

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18. A certain recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar and 3 cups of flour. What is the ratio of flour to sugar in
2
this recipe? [R. we.-2013-14]
2 2 7 4
A. B. C. D.
3 7 4 7
19. What must be added to each item of the ratio 7 : 13 so that the ratio becomes 2 : 3? [Rv.we.-2013-14]
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
20. wµ‡KU †Ljvq K, L I M †gvU 171 ivb Kij| K I L Ges L I M Gi iv‡bi AbycvZ 3:2 n‡j, K KZ ivb K‡i‡Q? [JU-E
unit 2018-19]
A. 71 ivb B. 81 ivb C. 91 ivb D. 01 ivb
21. 60 wjUvi d‡ji i‡m Avg I Kgjvi AbycvZ 2:1| Kgjvi i‡mi cwigvY KZ wjUvi e„w× Ki‡j AbycvZwU 1:3 n‡e? [JU-E
Unit 2018-19]
A. 40 B. 50 C. 60 D. 70
22. GKwU cv‡Î `ya I cvwbi AbycvZ 5:2| hw` cvwb A‡cÿv `yai cwigvY 6 wjUvi †ewk nq, Z‡e Zv‡Z cvwbi cwigvY KZ? [JU-E
unit 2018-19]
A. 14 wjUvi B. 6 wjUvi C. 10 wjUvi D. 4 wjUvi
Practice Section
1. `ywU cÖ※`q msL¨v a I b Gi g‡a¨ AbycvZ wba©vi‡Yi GKwU m~Î n‡jv- ('a' and 'b' are two given numbers. Find
the formula to determine their ratio.)
a a ab
A. B. C. D. ‡Kv‡bvwUB bq
b ab a
2. mgvbycv※Zi wØZxq I Z…Zxq ivwk※K e※j-
A. ga¨ ivwk B. cÖvšÍ ivwk C. wgkÖ ivwk D. µwgK ivwk
3. `yBwU ivwki AbycvZ 4:7| c~e©ivwk 16 n※j DËi ivwk KZ? (Two numbers are in the ratio 4:7. If the
antecedent is 16, then consequent is-)
A. 24 B. 28 C. 30 D. 35
4. The ratio of two number is 9:15. If the former number is 36 then the next number is- (`ywU msL¨vi
AbycvZ 9:15| c~e©c` 36 n※j DËic` KZ?)
A. 45 B. 60 C. 35 D.50
5. 3, 9 I 4- Gi PZz_© mgvbycvwZK KZ? (Find the fourth proportional of 3, 9 and 4.)
A. 12 B. 16 C. 16 D. 8
6. 5:18, 7:2 Ges 3:6 Gi wgkÖ AbycvZ KZ? (Find the compound ratio of 5:18, 7:2 and 3:6.)
A. 72:105 B. 72:35 C. 35:72 D. 105:72
7. a:b = 4:7 Ges b:c = 5:6 n※j Z※e a:b:c = KZ?
A. 4:7:6 B. 20:35:24 C. 20:35:42 D. 24:35:30
8. hw` K:L = 3:4 Ges K:M = 5:6 nq, Z※e M:L = KZ?
A. 15:16 B. 20:18 C. 18:20 D. ‡Kv‡bvwUB bq
9. 3:7 = 12: x n※j x Gi gvb KZ n※e?
A. 26 B. 28 C. 30 D. 32
10. GKwU wRwbm 120 UvKvq µq K※i 144 UvKvq wewµ Ki※j, µqg~j¨ I jv‡fi AbycvZ KZ n‡e?
A. 5:1 B. 12:5 C. 13:7 D. 15:8
11. GKRb †jvK mßv※n 1250 UvKv Avq K※ib Ges 1000 UvKv e¨q K※ib| Zuvi mÂ※qi m※½ Av※qi AbycvZ n※e-
A. 3: 5 B. 4: 5 C. 1: 5 D. 2: 5
12. GK e¨w³i gvwmK Avq 2,000 UvKv I evrmwiK e¨q 18,000 UvKv| H e¨w³i gvwmK Rgv gvwmK Av※qi KZ Ask?
1 4 1 2
A. B. C. D.
4 5 3 3
13. †Kvb ¯‹z※j †gvU 200 Rb wk¶v_x©i g※a¨ 150 Rb QvÎ| QvÎ Ges QvÎxi AbycvZ KZ?
A. 2:1 B. 3:1 C. 3:2 D. 2:3
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14. wZbR※bi g※a¨ 750 UvKv 3:5:7 Abycv※Z fvM K※i w`※j fv※Mi UvKvi Ask¸※jv n※e- (Tk. 750 is divided among
three persons in the ratio 3: 5: 7. How much amount will each get?)
A. 120, 230, 400 B. 130, 280, 340 C. 150, 250, 350 D. 200, 250, 300
15. K I L Gi g※a¨ 180 UvKv Ggbfv※e fvM K※i †`qv nq †hb L, K Gi UvKvi wظY cvq| K KZ UvKv cvq?
A. 45 UvKv B. 60 UvKv C. 90 UvKv D. 135 UvKv
16. GKwU wÎfz※Ri †KvY¸※jvi ratio n‡”Q2: 3: 4 †KvY¸※jv KZ? (Three angles of a triange are in the ratio
of 2 to 3 to 4. The angles are-)
A. 80, 120, 160 B. 40, 60, 80 C. 30, 45, 15 D. 50, 30, 90
17. GKwU wÎfz※Ri wZbwU †Kv※Yi AbycvZ 3: 4: 5 n※j, †KvY wZbwU※K wWwMÖ※Z cÖKvk Kiæb| (If the ratio of three
angles is 3: 4: 5; express three angles in degrees.)
A. 30, 40, 50 B. 42, 56, 70 C. 45, 60, 75 D. 48, 64, 80
18. GKwU wÎfz※Ri evû¸※jvi AbycvZ 4: 7: 8 Ges Gi cwimxgv 38 †mwg. n※j evû¸※jvi ˆ`N©¨ KZ? (The length of
three sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 4 to 7 to 8. If the perimeter of the triangle is 38 cm,
what are the length of three sides?)
A. 6 ‡mwg., 12 †mwg., 20 †mwg. B. 9 ‡mwg., 11 †mwg., 18 †mwg.
C. 8 ‡mwg., 14 †mwg., 16 †mwg. D. 10 ‡mwg., 13 †mwg., 15 †mwg.
19. GKwU wÎfz※Ri wZbevûi gv※ci AbycvZ 5: 6: 7| Gi cwimxgv 198 †m.wg. n※j `xN©Zg evûi gvc KZ? (The length of
three sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 5 to 6 to 7. Its perimeter is 198 cm. Find the length of
longest side.)
A. 44 ‡mwg. B. 55 ‡mwg. C. 66 ‡mwg. D. 77 ‡mwg.
20. GKRb cyi“l I GKRb gwnjv cyi¯‹v※ii 1000 UvKv 1:4 Abycv※Z fvM K※i| gwnjv Zvi As※ki UvKv wb※Ri, Zvi gv I
Zvi †g※qi g※a¨ 2: 1: 1 Abycv※Z fvM Ki※j †g※q KZ UvKv cv※e?
A. 150 UvKv B. 200 UvKv C. 250 UvKv D. 275 UvKv
21. `yÕwU msL¨vi †hvMdj 8| hw` msL¨v¸※jv 3:1 AbycvZ _v※K, Z※e msL¨v¸※jvi ¸Ydj n※e- (The sum of the two
numbers is 8 and their ratio is 3:1. Find the product of the two numbers.)
A. 10 B. 12 C. 15 D. 18
22. `yÕwU µwgK †Rvo msL¨v AbycvZ 1:2| msL¨v `ywU wbY©q Kiæb| (Two consecutive even numbers are in the ratio
1: 2. Find the numbers.)
A. 1 Ges 2 B. 2 Ges 4 C. 4 Ges 8 D. 8 Ges 16
1
23. 16: 25 Abycv※Zi Dfq c` †_※K KZ we※qvM Ki※j Abycv※Zi gvb n※e?
2
A. 13 B. 11 C. 7 D. 2
24. GK LÛ iwk※K 3: 4 Abycv※Z KZ©b Kiv nj| e„nËi Ask 12.8 wgUvi n※j, ¶z`ªZi Ask n※e-
A. 8.2 wgUvi B. 9.6 wgUvi C. 9.8 wgUvi D. 10.2 wgUvi
Proportion (mgvbycvZ)
4wU ivwki cÖ_g I wØZxqwUi AbycvZ Ges Z…Zxq I PZz_©wUi AbycvZ ci¯úi mgvb n‡j, H PviwU ivwk GKwU mgvbycvZ Drcbœ K‡i|
5 1
†hgb- 5 UvKv, 15 UvKv, 6 wK.wg. Ges 18 wK.wg. ivwk PviwU GKwU mgvbycvZ •Zwi K‡i| †Kbbv, cÖ_g `yBwU ivwki Abycv‡Z 15 = 3 Ges
6 1
wØZxh `yBwU ivwki AbycvZ 18 = 3| GB mgvbycvZ‡K 5 : 15 = 6 : 18 wj‡L cÖKvk Kiv nq|
 mgvbycv‡Zi PviwU ivwk‡K mgvbycvZx ejv nq|
 mgvbycv‡Zi PZz_© ivwk‡K cÖ_g, wØZxq I Z…Zxq ivwki PZz_© mgvbycvZx e‡j|
 mgvbycv‡Zi cÖ_g I PZz_© ivwk‡K cÖvšÍxq ivwk e‡j|
 mgvbycv‡Zi wØZxq I Z…Zxq ivwk‡K ga¨ ivwk e‡j|
 mgvbycv‡Zi, 1g ivwk × 4_© ivwk = 2q ivwk × 3q ivwk|
mgvbycv‡Z PviwU ivwk GK RvZxq nIqvi `iKvi †bB| cÖ‡Z¨K Abycv‡Zi ivwk `yBwU GKRvZxq n‡jB Pj‡e|
µwgK mgvbycvZ (Continued Proportion)
wZbwU cÖ`Ë ivwki cÖ_g I wØZxqwUi AbycvZ Ges wØZxq I Z…ZxqwUi AbycvZ ci¯úi mgvb n‡j, mgvbycvZwU‡K µwgK mgvbycvZ e‡j|
†hgb- g‡b Kwi, wZbwU ivwk h_vµ‡g 4 †KwR, 8 †KwR I 16 †KwR| G ivwk¸‡jv Øviv `yBwU AbycvZ 4 : 8 Ges 8 : 16 MVb Kiv hvq|
GLv‡b, 4 : 8 = 8 : 16| G iK‡gi mgvbycvZ‡K µwgK mgvbycvZ e‡j|
 µwgK mgvbycv‡Zi, cÖ_g ivwk × Z…Zxq ivwk = (wØZxq ivwk)2|
 µwgK mgvbycv‡Zi wØZxq ivwkwU‡K cÖ_g I Z…Zxq ivwki ga¨ mgvbycvZx ev ga¨ ivwk (Mean proportional/ mid term) ejv nq|
 µwgK mgvbycv‡Zi ZwbwU ivwkB GK RvZxq|
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 Practice Section
01. 3:7 = x : 84
A. 36 B. 12 C. 21 D. 14
02. If 15 workers can paint a certain number of houses in 24 days, how many days will 40 worker
take, working at the same rate, to do the same job?
A. 20 B. 6 C. 9 D. 18
03. A : B = 3 : 4, B : C = 5 : 6 GesC : D = 11 : 9 n※jA : D n※e?
A. 55:72 B. 51:71 C. 110:145 D. 14:15
04. What must be added to each term of the ratio 49:68 so that it becomes 3:4?
A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 10
mgq I KvR (Time & Work)
x1  D1
Formula: x1 Rb †jvK †h KvR D1 mg※q Ki※Z cv※i x2 Rb †jvK †mB KvRwU D2 mg※q Ki※Z cv※i| D2 
x2
x1  D1
Ges x2 
D2
Previous Year Questions
1. If 16 workers can finish a job in 3 hours, how long should it take 5 workers to finish the same job? (JU:
2013-14, Unit: C, Set: 3)
A. 6.5 hours B. 7.25 hours C. 9.6 hours D. 8.75 hours
2. If 6 workers can do 9 identical jobs in 3 days, how long will it take 4 workers to do 10 such jobs?(JU:
2010-2011, Unit: E, Set: 7)
A. 4 days B. 5 days C. 6 days D. more than 6 days
3. B can work thrice as much as A can do in a day. If they together can do 4/15 parts of a work in 10
days, in how many days will B finish the work alone? (JU: 2016-17, Unit: E)
A. 60 days B. 50 days C. 15 days D. 5 days
4. K I L GKwU KvR 10 w`※b Ki※Z cv※i| KvRwU L GKv Ki※Z cv※i 20 w`※b|K Gi GKv KvRwU Ki※Z KZw`b mgq jvM※e?
(cvwecÖwe: 2012-13, BDwbU: M)
A.20 w`b B. 40 w`b C. 10 w`b D. 25 w`b
5. GKwU KvR ‡kl K‡i 6 w`‡b| L H KvR ‡kl K‡i 12 w`‡b| Zviv GK‡Î H KvRwU ‡kl Ki‡e KZw`b? (ivwe: 2013-14, BDwbU:
N-AevwYR¨)
A. 9 B. 6 C. 4 D. 3
6. K, L I M 3 R※b GKwU KvR Ki※Z cv※i h_vµ※g 15, 6 Ges 10 w`※b| Zviv GK※Î 3 R※b KvRwU KZ w`※b †kl Ki※Z
cvi※e? (Bwe: 2016-17, BDwbU: G)
A. 7 w`b B. 3 w`b C. 12 w`b D. 8 w`b
7. 11 Rb Kz‡gvi 4 w`‡b 143wU nvwo •Zwi Ki‡Z c‡i| 4 w`‡b 169wU nvwo •Zwi Ki‡Z KZ Rb Kz‡gv‡ii cÖ‡qvRb? [JU-E unit
2019-20]
A. 26 B. 39 C. 45 D. ‡KvbwUB bq
Practice Section
1. If 15 men can reap a field in 35 days, in how many days will 21 men reap the field? (15 Rb †jvK
GKwU Rwgi dmj 35 w`※b KuvU※Z cv※i| 21 Rb †jvK H Rwgi dmj KZw`※b KuvU※Z cvi※e?)
1
A. 49 days B. 9 days C. 25 days D. 29 days
6
2. 30 Rb kÖwgK 20 w`※b †h KvR m¤•bœ Ki※Z cv※i, mgvb `¶Zvq 20 Rb kÖwgK †m KvR KZ w`※b †kl Ki※e? (30 labours
can do a piece of job in 20 days. In how many days will 20 labours, working at same competence,
do that job?)
A. 15 w`‡b B. 20 w`‡b C. 25 w`‡b D. 30 w`‡b
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3. 60 Rb †jvK †Kv※bv KvR 18 w`※b Ki※Z cv※i| D³ KvR 36 Rb †jvK KZ w`※b m¤•bœ Ki※Z cvi※e? (60 men can do a
certain piece of work in 18 days. In how many days will 36 men finish it?)
A. 18 w`‡b B. 30 w`‡b C. 36 w`‡b D. 60 w`‡b
4. GKwU iv¯@v †givgZ Ki※Z 35 Rb kÖwg※Ki 12w`b jvM※j 14 Rb kÖwg※Ki KZ w`b jvM※e?
A. 24 w`b B. 28 w`b C. 30 w`b D. 32 w`b
5. ※h cwigvY Lv※`¨ 15 Rb †jv※Ki 40 w`b P※j H cwigvY Lv※`¨ 40 Rb †jv※Ki KZ w`b Pj※e?
A. 15 w`b B. 20 w`b C. 25 w`b D. 30 w`b
6. †Kv※bv evwo※Z 10 Rb †jv※Ki 30 w`※bi Lvevi Av※Q| H evox※Z 2 Rb †gngvb Avm※j H Lvev※i Zv※`i KZw`b Pj※e?
A. 25 B. 30 C. 24 D. 28
7. 15 Rb †jvK GKwU KvR 20 w`※b Ki※j KZ Rb †jv※K H KvR 1 w`※b Ki※Z cvi※e? (15 men can do a piece of work
in 20 days. How many men can do it in a day?)
A. 150 B. 200 C. 450 D. 300
8. 16 Rb †jvK GKwU KvR 6 w`※b m¤•bœ K※i| KvRwU 4 w`※b m¤•bœ Ki※Z KZ Rb jvM※e? (16 men finish a piece of work in
6 days. How many men can complete the work in 4 days?)
A. 20 Rb B. 28 Rb C. 24 Rb D. 32 Rb
9. GKwU cyKzi Lbb Ki※Z 300 Rb †jv※Ki 25 w`b jv※M| cyKziwU 1w`※b Lbb Ki※Z KZRb †jv※Ki `iKvi n※e?
A. 7000 Rb B. 7250 Rb C. 7500 Rb D. 8000 Rb
10. ※Kv※bv `y※M© 720 Rb ˆm※b¨i 20 w`※bi Lvevi gRy` Av※Q| 10 w`b ci wKQy bZzb ˆmb¨ Avmvq Aewkó Lv※`¨ Zv※`i 8 w`b
Pj※e| KZ Rb ˆmb¨ G※mwQj?
A. 170 Rb B. 180Rb C. 185 Rb D. 190 Rb
11. 6 Rb ¯¿x※jvK A_ev 8 Rb evjK GKwU KvR 12 w`※b †kl Ki※Z cv※i| 3 Rb ¯¿x※jvK I 12 Rb evjK H KvRwU KZw`※b
Ki※Z cv※i?
A. 3 w`‡b B. 4 w`‡b C. 6 w`‡b D. 12 w`‡b
12. `yB e¨w³ GK※Î GKwU KvR 16 w`※b Ki※Z cv※i| cÖ_g e¨w³ GKvKx KvRwU 24 w`※b Ki※Z cv※i| wØZxq e¨w³ GKvKx KvRwU KZ
w`※b Ki※Z cvi※e? (Two men together can do a certain job in 16 days. First man alone can do it in 24
days. In how many days will second man. working alone, do it?)
A. 20 w`‡b B. 48 w`‡b C. 8 w`‡b D. 40 w`‡b
Boat & Stream (†bŠKv I †mªvZ)
w¯’i cvwb‡Z †bŠKvi MwZ‡eM nj †bŠKvi cÖK…Z MwZ‡eM| †mªvZwm^bx b`xi †mªv‡Zi AbyK‚‡j ev cÖwZK‚‡j †bŠKv †h MwZ‡e‡M P‡j, Zv‡K
†bŠKvi Kvh©Kix MwZ‡eM ejv nq|
 ‡mªv‡Zi AbyK‚‡j †bŠKvi Kvh©Kix MwZ‡eM = †bŠKvi cÖK…Z MwZ‡eM + †mªv‡Zi MwZ‡eM [Effective speed of a boat along
with current (downstream) = Actual speed of the boat + speed of the river current]
 †mªv‡Zi cÖwZK‚‡j †bŠKvi Kvh©Kix MwZ‡eM = †bŠKvi cÖK…Z MwZ‡eM- †mªv‡Zi MwZ‡eM [Effective speed of a boat against
current (upstream) = Actual speed of the boat - speed of the river current]
Previous Years Questions
1. GKRb gvwS †¯ªv‡Zi AbyK‚‡j 2 NÈvq 5 gvBj hvq Ges 4 NÈvq cÖv_wgK Ae¯’v‡b wd‡i Av‡m| Zvi †gvU åg‡Y cÖwZ NÈvq MwZ †eM
KZ? (Bwe: 2016-17, BDwbU: G)
5 5 15 15
A. 6 gvBj B.3 gvBj C. 8 gvBj D. 4 gvBj

Practice Section
1. A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr. find
the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream. (wm’i cvwb※Z GKwU †bŠKvi MwZ※eM NÈvq 13 wK.wg.| hw`
†mªv※Zi MwZ※eM NÈvq 4 wK.wg. nq, Z※e †mªv※Zi AbyK※‚ j 68 wK.wg. †h※Z KZ mgq jvM※e?)
A. 2 hours B. 3 hours C. 4 hours D. 5 hours
2. In one hour a boat goes 11 km along the stream and 5 km against the stream. The speed of the boat in
still water (in km.hr) is - (GKwU †bŠKv †mªv※Zi AbyK‚※j NÈvq 11 wK.wg. Ges †mªv※Zi cÖwZK‚※j NÈvq 5 wK.wg. †h※Z cv※i|
w¯’i cvwb※Z †bŠKvwUi MwZ※eM NÈvq KZ wK.wg.?)
A. 3 B. 5 C. 8 D. 0
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3. A man can row downstream at 10 kmph and upstream at 5 kmph. The man's rowing rate in still
water is- (GK e¨w³ `uvo †e※q †mªv※Zi AbyK※‚ j NÈvq 10 wKwg. Ges †mªv※Zi cÖwZK‚※j N›Uvq 5 wKwg. †h※Z cv※i| wm’i
cvwb※Z `uv※oi MwZ※eM KZ?)
A. 2.5 km/hr B. 5 km/hr C. 7.5 km/hr D. 15 km/hr
4. A man can row upstream at 8 km/h and downstream at 13 km/h. The speed of the stream is- (GK e¨w³ `uvo
†e※q †mªv※Zi cÖwZK‚※j N›Uvq 10 wK.wg. Ges †mªv※Zi AbyK‚※j N›Uvq 13 wKwg. †h※Z cv※i| †mªv※Zi †eM KZ?)
A. 2.5 km/hr B. 4.2 km/hr C. 5 km/hr D. 10.5 km/hr
5. `uvo †e※q GKwU †bŠKv †mªv※Zi AbyK※‚ j N›Uvq hvq 15 wKwg. Ges †mªv※Zi cÖwZK‚※j NÈvq hvq 5 wKwg.| †mªv※Zi †eM wbY©q Ki|
(A bost goes 15 km per hour in favour of the current and 5 km per hour against the current. Find
the rate of current.)
A. 5 km/hr B. 6 km/hr C. 7 km/hr D. 8 km/hr
6. ※mªv※Zi cÖwZK‚※j †h※Z †h mgq jv※M, AbyK※‚ j †h※Z Zvi A※a©K mgq jv※M| hvZvqv※Z hw` 12 N›Uv mgq jv※M Zvn※j †mªv※Zi
AbyK※‚ j †h※Z mgq jv※M-
A. 6NÈv B. 8 NÈv C. 10 NÈv D. 4 NÈv
※Uªb (Train)
Time (mgq): mgq n‡jv GKwU ‡gŠwjK cwigvY hvi Øviv ‡Kvb NUbv NUvi ¯’vwqZ¡ cwigvc Kiv nq| mg‡qi ¶z`ªZi GKK ‡m‡KÛ|
Distance (`–iZ¡): ‡Kvb wbw`©ó mg‡q `ywU we›`y ga¨eZx ‰`N©¨‡K D³ we›`y `ywUi `–iZ¡ e‡j|
Speed (MwZ※eM): ‡Kvb e¯‘ GKK mg‡q ‡h `–iZ¡ AwZµg K‡i Zv‡K e¯‘wUi MwZ‡eM e‡j|
Relative Velocity (Av※cw¶K ※eM): GKwU Pjgvb e¯‘ ¯^v‡c‡¶ Ab¨ GKwU e¯‘i ‡eM‡K Av‡cw¶K ‡eM e‡j| cÖK…Zc‡¶ mKj ‡eMB
Av‡cw¶K ‡eM|
Formula:

i. Speed = Dis tan ce

Time
Dis tan ce
ii. Time =
Speed
iii. Distance = Speed  Time = S  T
2 xy
iv. ‡Kvb wbw`©ó ¯’v‡bi `–iZ¡ GKB wKš‘ hvIqv Ges wd‡i Avmvi MwZ wfbœ n‡j:
x y
v. 1 km = 1000 meter
1000meter 10 5
vi. 1 km/hr = = m/s = m/s
60  60 sec ond 66 18

vii. ‡Uª‡bi MwZ‡eM wbYq:

i. GKwU LyuwU, wmMb¨vj ‡cvó, e¯‘ ev w¯’i `uvov‡bv ‡jvK‡K AwZµg Ki‡Z x GKK •`N©¨ wewkó GKwU
x
‡Uª‡bi t mgq jvM‡j ‡UªbwUi MwZ‡eM =
t
ii. y GKK j¤^v GKwU e¯‘‡K AwZµg Ki‡Z x GKK ‰`N©¨ wewkó GKwU ‡Uª‡bi t mgq jvM‡j:
‡UªbwU t mg‡q AwZµg K‡i = (x+y) GKK `–iZ¡
x y
” 1 GKK mg‡q ” ” = ” ”
t
x y
‡UªbwUi MwZ‡eM =
t

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viii. Av※cw¶K ※eM: `ywU ‡Uªb ev Mvwo ci®•i wecixZ w`‡K Pj‡j, Zv‡`i Av‡cw¶K ‡eM Zv‡`i MwZ‡e‡Mi mgwói mgvb n‡e|
A_vৎ, Av‡cw¶K ‡eM = u + v [u I v Dnv‡`i MwZ‡eM; u > v]

ix. `ywU ‡Uªb ev Mvwo ci®•i GKB w`‡K Pj‡j, Zv‡`i Av‡cw¶K ‡eM Zv‡`i MwZ‡e‡Mi we‡qvMd‡ji mgvb n‡e| A_©vৎ,
Av‡cw¶K ‡eM = u - v [u I v Dnv‡`i MwZ‡eM; u > v]
Problem & Solution

†Uª‡bi •`N©¨ wbY©q

Here, LT= Length of Train

Formula:
LP= Length of Platform
LT+LP=ST
S= Speed
T= Time

01. GKwU †Uªb NÈvq 45 wKwg †e‡M P‡j 100 wgUvi •`N©¨wewkó GKwU c-vUdg© 60 †m‡K‡Û AwZµg Kij| †UªbwUi •`N©¨ wbY©q Ki|
A. 600 B. 650 C.550 D.700
02. GKwU †Uªb NÈvq 48 wKwg †e‡M P‡j 360 wgUvi •`N©¨ GKwU cøvUdg© 1 wgwb‡U AwZµg K‡i| †UªbwUi •`N©¨ wbY©q Ki|
A. 440 wgUvi B. 650 wgUvi C. 550 wgUvi D. 700 wgUvi
†Uª‡bi cøvUdg© AwZµg Kivi mgq
Here,
LT = Length of Train
Formula: LT + LP =
LP = Length of Platform
ST
S = Speed
T = Time
03. GKwU 67 wgUvi j¤^v †Uªb NÈvq 45 wKwg †e‡M 131 wgUvi j¤^v c-vUdg© AwZµg K‡i| †UªbwUi H c-vUdg© AwZµg Ki‡Z KZ mgq
jvM‡e?
A. 23 †m‡KÛ B. 12 †m‡KÛ C. 15.84 †m‡KÛ D. 10 †m‡KÛ
`yBwU †Uªb ci¯úi‡K KZ mg‡q AwZµg Ki‡e
Here,
L1 = Length of first Train
Formula:
LP = Length of second Train
L1 + L2 = (S1 +S2)T
S1 = Speed of first Train
S2 = Speed of second Train
T = Time
04. 121 wgUvi I 99 wgUvi `xN© `yBwU †Uªb h_vµ‡g NÈvq 40 wKwg Ges 32 wKwg †e‡M wecixZ w`K †_‡K ci¯ú‡ii w`‡K Avm‡Z
_vK‡j KZ mg‡q †Uªb `yBwU ci¯úi‡K AwZµg Ki‡e?
A. 8 †m‡KÛ B. 9 †m‡KÛ C. 10 †m‡KÛ D. 11 †m‡KÛ
GKB w`‡K PjšÍ †Kvb e¨w³‡K †UªbwU KZ mg‡q AwZµg Ki‡e
Here,
L1 = Length of first Train
Formula:
LP = Length of Person
L1+L2=(S1-S2)T
S1 = Speed of first Train
S2 = Speed of person
T = Time
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05. 150 wgUvi `xN© †Kv‡bv †Uªb 68 wKwg/NÈv †e‡M P‡j, GKB w`‡K 8 wKwg/NÈv †e‡M PjšÍ †Kv‡bv e¨w³‡K †UªbwU KZ mg‡q AwZµg Ki‡e?
A.8 †m‡KÛ B. 9 †m‡KÛ C. 10 †m‡KÛ D. 11 †m‡KÛ
2q †UªbwUi 1g †UªbwU‡K ai‡Z KZ mgq jvM‡e

Formula: Here,
FTime difference F = Speed of first Train
T=
S-F S = Speed of second Train

06. `yBwU †Uªb h_vµ‡g N›Uvq 20 wKwg I 30 wKwg †e‡M P‡j| hw` 1g †UªbwU GK N›Uv Av‡M hvÎv ïiæ K‡i Z‡e 2q †UªbwUi 1g †UªbwU‡K
ai‡Z KZ mgq jvM‡e?
A. 2 N›Uv B. 3 N›Uv C. 4 N›Uv D. 5 N›Uv
†Uª‡bi MwZ‡eM wbY©q
07. 120 wgUvi j¤^v GKwU †Uªb j¨v¤ú‡cv÷ 6 †m‡K‡Û AwZµg Kij| †UªbwUi MwZ‡eM wK‡jvwgUvi/NÈvq:
A. 96 B. 72 C. 48 D. 36
Mo MwZ‡eM
 `~iZ¡ mgvb wKš‘ †Kvb ¯’v‡b hvIqv I wd‡i Avmvi MwZ‡eM mgvb n‡j, Mo MwZ‡eM n‡e:
2xy
 Mo MwZ‡eM = x+y [GLv‡b x n‡jv hvIqvi MwZ‡eM Ges y n‡jv wd‡i Avmvi MwZ‡eM|]

08. mvRy GKwU wbw`©ó `~iZ¡ NÈvq 20 gvBj †e‡M AwZµg Ki‡jv Ges NÈvq 30 gvBj †e‡M hvÎv¯’v‡b wd‡i Gj| mvRy Mo MwZ‡eM KZ?
(Saju travels a certain distance at the rate of 20 miles an hour and returns at the rate of 30 miles
an hour. What is average speed of Saju?)
A. 26 B. 24 C. 53 D. 21
09. A motorist must complete 180 miles trip in 4 hours. If he averages 50 miles for the first 3 hours of
the trip, how fast must he travel in the last hour?
A.30 B. 32 C. 40 D. †Kv‡bvwUB bq
Previous Year Questions
1. If an object travels at 5 feet per second, how many feet does it travel in one hour?
A. 180 B. 1800 C. 18000 D. 21000
2. A man can run 100 meter in 11 seconds. What is his rate to the nearest km per hour?
A. 300 km/h B. 33 km/h C. 36 km/h D. 40 km/h
3. With an average speed of 40 km/hr, a train reaches its destination in time. If it goes with an
average speed of 35 km/hr, it is late by 15 minutes. The total journey is?
A. 80 km B. 70 km C. 40 km D. 60 km
4. A and B are two towns. Mr. Smile covers the distance from A to B at an average speed of 57
km/hr. However, he covers the distance from B to A at an average speed of 38 km/hr. His average
speed during the entire journey is-
A. 47.5 B. 45.6 C. 46.3 D. 44.8
5. 200 wgUvi j¤^v GKwU ※Uª※bi N›Uvq 120 wK.wg. ※e※M 1 wK.wg. ※mZz cvi n※Z KZ mgq jvM※e?
A.20 ‡m‡KÛ B.30 ‡m‡KÛ C.35 ‡m‡KÛ D.36 ‡m‡KÛ
6. Arif and Bulu can run 600 meters in 20 and 30 seconds respectively. How far is Bulu from the
finishing line when Arif reaches it?
A. 100 m B. 200 m C. 150 m D. 50 m
7. hw` GKwU Mvwo 20 wgUvi ågY K‡i 1 †m‡K‡Û, Z‡e GwUi MwZ cÖ‡Z¨K NÈvq KZ wKwg? (If a car travels 20 meters in a
second, what is it speed in km per hour?)
A. 44 B. 66 C. 88 D. None

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