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1. An agent earns a commission of 15 % on the sewing machines he sells. In addition he earns a

monthly salary of Rs. 150. What is his income for a month in which he sells machines worth Rs.
2,600 (in Rs.)?

1. 540 2. 1,080 3. 270 4. 640 5. 450

2. The average of n numbers is z. If the number x is replaced by the number x1, then the average
becomes z1. Find the relation between n, z, z1, x and x1.

z1 2 1 x1 x 1 z z1 1 x x1 1 z zi
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. n
x1 x n z1 n x x1 n z z1 n x x1

3. A certain number of trucks was required to transport 60 tons of steel wire from the TISCO factory in
Jamshedpur. However, it was found that since each truck could take 0.5 tons of cargo less, another 4
trucks were needed. How many trucks were initially planned to be used?

1. 24 2. 15 3. 20 4. 25 5. 36

4. There are 500 seats in Salh Cinema, Morinda, placed in similar rows. After the reconstruction of the
hall, the total number of seats became 10% less. The number of rows was reduced by 5, but each
row contained 5 seats more than before. Initially the hall had how many rows and how many seats in
a row?

1. 20 rows and 25 seats 2. 20 rows and 20 seats

3. 10 rows and 50 seats 4. 50 rows and 10 seats
5. 25 rows & 20 seats

5. A fashion house has to make 810 dresses and another 900 dresses during the same period of time. In
the first house, the order was ready 3 days ahead of time and in the second house 6 days ahead of
time. How many dresses did each fashion house make in a day, if the second house made 21 dresses
more in a day than the first?

1. 54 and 75 2. 24 and 48 3. 44 and 68 4. 04 and 25 5. 15 and 36

6. In a class of 72 students, 87.5 % of the students cleared the CAT exam. How many did not clear it?

1. 12 2. 9 3. 18 4. 20 5. None of these

7. The population of a town increases at the rate of 3.7 % each year. It is 31,110 now. What was it last
year?

1. 30,000 2. 29,959 3. 30,270 4. 300000 5. None of these

8. There are 135 students in a school who get scholarship for their education. If they account for 9 % of
the students in the school, how many students did not receive scholarship?

1. 1365 2. 1500 3. 1635 4. 1350 5. None of these

9. The sales in Rs. lacs of a conglomerate for the five consecutive years were 21,371, 19,287, 26,345,
22,854 and 24,143. Calculate the average sales for 5 years (in Rs. Lacs) and also find by what
percentage, the best years sales exceeded the average sales?

1. 22,800, 11.55 % 2. 11,400, 15.54 % 3. 22,800, 15.54 %

4. 22,800, 11.55 % 5. None of these

10. When the cost of cigarettes increases by 25 %, a man reduces his annual consumption by 10 %. Find
the % change in his annual expenditure on cigarettes?

1. 12.5 % 2. 11.11 % 3. 15 % 4. 6.25 % 5. None of these

11. 37 % of Sitas earnings are swallowed up in taxes, and 75 % of the remainder on living expenses. If
she has Rs.7,560 left, what was her salary (in Rs.)?

1. 36,000 2. 24,000 3. 11,500 4. 48,000 5. None of these

12. The tax on an article is increased by 20 %. As a result of which the consumption decreases by 25 %.
What is the % change in the tax revenue received by the government from this article?

1. 10 % decrease 2. 15 % increase 3. 10 % increase

4. 15 % decrease 5. None of these

13. For what sum should an office with furnishings worth Rs. 665,000 be insured at 5 % so that in the
event of a loss, the owner recovers not just the value of the office and furnishings but also the
premium paid (in Rs.)?

1. 670,000 2. 750,000 3. 700,000 4. 811,000 5. None of these

14. During an hour a car covered 48 km, which is 12 % of the total path. What is the length of the total
distance that the car has to travel?

1. 200 km 2. 400 km 3. 448 m 4. 352 km 5. None of these

15. 720 buses operate from a depot, but 168 are being repaired. What percentage of the total that are in
service?

1. 76.67 % 2. 23.33 % 3. 80 % 4. 20 % 5. None of these

16. Devikas income is Rs. 960. She saves Rs. 192. What % does she save?

1. 25 % 2. 12 % 3. 20 % 4. 40% 5. None of these

17. There are 50 students of whom 47 are present. What % are absent?

1. 8 % 2. 3 % 3. 6 % 4. 12 % 5. None of these

18. Rakesh earns Rs.15,000 a year. He spends 18 % on rent. How much rent does he pay in a month
(in Rs.)?

1. 2,700 2. 275 3. 225 4. 325 5. None of these

19. Colour TV prices fell by 28 %. If a CTV costs Rs. 12,500 before the decrease, find the new price
(in Rs.).

1. 9,200 2. 9,000 3. 8,500 4. 9,500 5. None of these

20. 48 % of a journey was by bus and the rest was by train. If the bus covered 108 km, find (a) distance
covered by train (b) total journey length (in km).

1. 117, 225 2. 117, 108 3. 108, 225 4. 225,711 5. None of these

21. Find the least number of complete years in which the sum of money put out at 20 % compound
interest will be more than double.

1. 1 year 2. 2 years 3. 3 years 4. 4 years. 5. 5 years

22. In what time will Rs. 72 become Rs. 81 at 6 1 4 % p.a. simple interest?

1. 1 2 years 2. 2 years 3. 2 1 4 years 4. 2 1 2 years 5. 3 years

23. The difference in simple interest and compound interest on a certain sum of money in 2 years at 15
% p.a. is Rs. 144. The sum is

1. Rs. 6,000 2. Rs. 6,200 3. Rs. 6,300 4. Rs. 6,400 5. Rs. 6,800

24. A sum of money at compound interest amounts to thrice itself in 3 years. In how many years will it
be 9 times itself?

1. 18 2. 27 3. 9 4. 6 5. 30

25. Approximately what annual compound interest rate would you be paying if you paid off a principal
of Rs. 100,000 in two years with annual payments of Rs. 60,000?

1. 10 % 2. 8 % 3. 13 % 4. 22 % 5. 24%

26. In what time will a man receive Rs. 85 as compound interest on Rs. 320 at 12 1 2 % p.a. compounded
annually?

1. 4 1 2 years 2. 2 1 2 years 3. 2 years 4. 5 years 5. 3 years

27. Suppose your credit card charges 18% interest per year, but you have to pay the interest due
monthly. What is the annual percentage rate?

1. 18 % 2. > 18 % 3. < 18 % 4. Data inadequate 5. None of these

28. If the discount on Rs. 4,100 be equal to the simple interest on Rs. 4,000 for the same time. Find the
time, rate of interest being 10 % p.a.

1. 3 months 2. 4 months 3. 3 years 4. 2 months 5. 6 months

29. The compound interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years is Rs. 52 and the simple interest for
the same time at the same rate is Rs. 50. Find the rate %.

1. 5 % 2. 6 % 3. 7 % 4. 4 % 5. 8%

30. If a sum of money at a certain rate of simple interest doubles in 5 years and at a different rate of
interest becomes three times in 12 years, the better rate of interest is

1. 10 % 2. 20 % 3. 30 % 4. 25% 5. 28%

31. In how many years will Rs. 140 lent at compound interest at 5 % p.a. amount to Rs. 154.35?

1. 1 1 2 years 2. 2 years 3. 2 1 2 years 4. 3 years 5. 4 years

32. What equal installment will discharge a debt of Rs. 848 due in 4 years, rate of interest being 4 %
p.a.?

1. Rs. 200 2. Rs. 212 3. Rs. 215 4. Rs. 145 5. Rs. 106

33. I invested a sum of money at compound interest. It amounted to Rs. 2,420 in 2 years and Rs. 2,662
in 3 years. Find the rate of interest.

1. 8 % 2. 12 % 3. 10 % 4. 15 % 5. 20%

34. A moneylender lends Rs. 90 and collects Rs. 100 at the end of six months. The rate of interest p.a. is

1. 10 % 2. 22 2 9 % 3. 11 19 % 4. 10 % 5. 9%

35. The difference between compound interest and simple interest on a certain sum for 2 years at 4 % is
Rs. 20. The sum is

1. Rs. 12,500 2. Rs. 25,000 3. Rs. 7,500 4. Rs. 1,250 5. Rs. 20.000

36. The simple interest on a certain sum for 3 years in Rs. 240 and the compound interest on the same
sum for 2 years is Rs. 164. Find the rate percent per annum.

1. 10 % 2. 2.5 % 3. 5 % 4. 15 % 5. 7.5%

37. What sum of money will amount to Rs. 1,768 in 3 years at simple interest if the rates of interest for
the 3 years are respectively 2.25 %, 3.5 % and 4.75 %?

1. Rs. 1,400 2. Rs. 1,500 3. Rs. 1,575 4. Rs. 1,800 5. Rs. 1600
38. In what time period will Rs. 5,000 earn an interest of Rs. 1,000 at 5 % p.a.?

1. 4 years 2. 5 years 3. 6 years 4. 3 years 5. 7 years

39. Anoop borrowed Rs. 900 at 4 % p.a. & Rs. 1,100 at 5 % p.a. for the same duration. He had to pay
Rs. 364 in all as interest. Find the time period.

1. 5 yrs 2. 3 yrs 3. 4 yrs 4. 3 1 2 yrs 5. 2 years

40. What is the minimum number of complete years, in which a sum of money becomes more than 2
times, if invested at the rate of 30 %, compounded annually?

1. 2 yrs 2. 4 yrs 3. 5 yrs 4. 2.5 yrs 5. 3 yrs

41. If a retailer marks up his price by 20 % and then allows a 20 % discount, what is her percentage
profit or loss?

1. 4 % gain 2. 1 % gain 3. 1% loss 4. 4 % loss 5. 2% loss

42. A dairyman supplies 30 litres of milk to his customers everyday, charging them Rs. 16 per litre. In
February 1997 his profit was Rs. 5460. For how much per litre does he buy the milk?

1. Rs. 9.5 2. Rs. 6.5 3. Rs. 19 4. Rs. 4.75 5. Rs. 8

43. A certain motor agent purchased a motorcar for Rs. 135,000. What catalogue price should he fix
for the car so that after giving 10 per cent commission on the catalogue price to the customer he
should earn 10 percent profit (in Rs.)?

1. 3,30,000 2. 150,000 3. 1,65,000 4. 180,000 5. 2,00,000

44. A radio dealer sells one radio set for Rs. 495 at a profit of 10 percent and sells another set for the
same price at a loss of 10 percent. Find the cost price of the costlier set.

1. Rs. 550 2. Rs. 450 3. Rs. 850 4. Rs. 500 5. Rs. 575

45. A retailer purchases two cupboards for Rs. 1,800. On one of them he makes a profit of 5 % and the
other he makes a loss of 4 %. But he neither gains nor loses as a result of both these transactions.
Find the cost price of each of the cupboards (in Rs.).

1. 900, 900 2. 1,200, 400 3. 1500, 1200 4. 850, 950 5. 800, 1000

46. By selling a box of floppy discs at Rs. 250, a dealer makes 5/4th the profit he makes by selling the
same at Rs. 240. What is the cost of a box of floppy discs?

1. Rs. 175 2. Rs. 200 3. Rs. 400 4. Rs. 150 5. Rs. 230

47. What is the cost price of an alkaline battery, if the profit made by selling 60 of them each at Rs. 30,
a dealer makes a profit equivalent to the cost of 15 of them?

1. Rs. 12 2. Rs. 36 3. Rs. 20 4. Rs. 25 5. Rs. 24

48. What will books worth $ 37.50 cost in India, if ordered from America (in Rs.)? The American
bookseller gives a trade discount of 12 % but the Indian buyer has to pay 75 cents for freight etc.
The rate of exchange is $ 1 = Rs. 47.7.

1. 1,600.9 2. 1,700.9 3. 1,500.9 4. 1550.90 5. 1650.90

49. A man has to send 200 pounds to his daughter in England. If the rate of exchange is Rs. 54 to the
pound, find the amount of Indian money he has to pay in purchasing a bill of exchange for the
amount. He has to pay 1 % commission on the amount of the bill of exchange.

1. Rs. 9,908 2. Rs. 11,016 3. Rs. 10,800 4. Rs. 10,908 5. Rs. 10692

50. A forest of 15 hectares was purchased by a contractor for Rs. 271,500. The contractor incurred an
expenditure of Rs. 57,500 on it. By the end of the year he sold timber and firewood worth Rs.
423,000. What is his gain percent on his outlay?

1. 14 2 7 % 2. 28 4 7 % 3. 77 7 9 % 4. 42 6/7% 5. 88 8/9%

51. By selling an article for Rs 400 more, Karthik would have made 4 % profit on his sale instead of a
12 % loss. What was his cost price?

1. Rs. 2,500 2. Rs. 3,000 3. Rs. 1,250 4. Rs. 5,000 5. Rs. 3750

52. I make a profit of 25 % by selling an article. What would be the profit percent if it were calculated
on the selling price instead of the cost price?

1. 10 % 2. 5 % 3. 40 % 4. 20 % 5. 12.5%

53. A shopkeeper gives 10 % discount to any one on the marked price. He gives a further 15 % if paid
in cash. Ram bought an article for cash, while Laksman bought the same article at the same marked
price for credit. Ram paid Rs 27 less than Laksman. Find the marked price of the article.

1. Rs. 100 2.Rs. 2,000 3. Rs. 200 4. Rs. 400 5. Rs. 1250

54. Eggs bought at ten rupees per dozen are mixed with an equal number of others bought at Rs. 12 per
dozen. If all those are sold at 110 p each, find the gain percent.

1. 20 % 2. 5 % 3. 10 % 4. 40 % 5. 25%

55. A tradesman marks his goods 20 percent above the cost price and allows his customers 10 %
reduction on their bills. What percent profit does he make?

1. 16 % 2. 8 % 3. 10 % 4. 12.5 % 5. 12%

56. A milkman buys some milk contained in 10 vessels of equal size. If he sells his milk at Rs. 5 a litre,
he loses Rs. 200; while selling it at Rs. 6 a litre, he would gain Rs. 150 on the whole. Find the
number of litres contained in each cask.

1. 35 2. 350 3. 70 4. 17.50 5. 90

57. The cost of printing a small book is partly constant and partly varies as the number of copies to be
printed. It costs Rs. 100 to print 1000 copies and Rs. 130 to print 2000 copies. What is the cost of
printing 4000 copies?

1. Rs. 160 2. Rs. 180 3. Rs. 175 4. Rs. 200 5. Rs. 190
58. A dealer paid a car manufacturer Rs. 95,000 for a car. What should be the selling price of the car, if
after allowing a buyer 5 % discount on the selling price, he made a profit of 25 % on his outlay?

1. Rs. 50,000 2. Rs. 1,00,000 3. Rs. 1,25,000 4. Rs. 1,12,500 5. Rs. 1,30,000

59. A manufacturer sells a car to a dealer at a profit of 25 %. The dealer sells it to a customer at a profit
of 20 %. If the customer paid Rs. 120,000, find the cost to the manufacturer of the car.

1. Rs. 75,000 2. Rs. 70,000 3. Rs. 60,000 4 Rs. 50,000 5. Rs. 80000

60. A merchant supplied a dealer with goods at a profit of 20 %. The dealer however became bankrupt
and could pay only 69 p. in the rupee. How much percent did the merchant lose?

1. 17.2 % 2. 15 % 3. 20 % 4. 12.50 % 5. 19%

61. In the month of July of a certain year, the average daily expenditure of an organization was Rs. 68.
For the first 15 days of the month, the average daily expenditure was Rs. 85 and for the last 17 days,
Rs. 51. Find the amount spent by the organization on the 15th of the month.

1. Rs. 42 2. Rs. 36 3. Rs. 34 4. Rs. 52 5. Rs. 43

62. The average weight of 5 men is decreased by 3 kg when one of them weighing 150 kg is replaced by
another person. This new person is again replaced by another person whose weight is 30 kg lower
than the person he replaced. What is the overall change in the average due to this dual change?

1. 6 kg 2. 9 kg 3. 12 kg 4. 15 kg 5. 3 kg.

63. 19 persons went to a hotel for a combined dinner party. 13 of them spent Rs. 79 each on their dinner
and the rest spent Rs. 4 more than the average expenditure of all the 19. What was the approximate
total money spent by them?

1. 1,518.4 2. 1,434 3. 1,492 4. 1502 5. 1539

64. The average price of 3 precious stones studded platinum thrones is Rs. 97,61,04,98,312 if their
prices are in the ratio 4 : 7 : 9. The price of the cheapest is (in Rs.):

1. 5,65,66,298.972 2. 5,85,66,29,897.2 3.
58,56,62,889.72
4. 58,56,6289 5. None of these

65. The average age of a group of 14 persons is 27 years and 9 months. Two persons, each 42 years old,
leave the group. What will be the average age of the remaining persons in the group?

1. 26.875 years 2. 26.25 years 3. 25.375 years 4. 25 years 5. 24.375 years

66. What premium is charged to insure property worth Rs. 41,650 against fire, if the premium is 18 %
of the value of the property (in Rs.)?

1. 54.0625 2. 52.0625 3. 55 4. 57 5. None of these

67. Soni is 20 % heavier than Rekha in weight. By how much percent is Rekha lighter than Soni?

1. 20 % 2. 25 % 3. 16.67 % 4. 30% 5. None of these

68. The number of students in a school increased to 477 from 450 in the previous year. What was the
percentage increase?

1. 5 % 2. 8 % 3. 9 % 4. 6 % 5. None of these

69. What is the value of a property, which has been insured at the rate of 1/6% of its value, if the annual
premium paid on it is Rs. 83.33 (in Rs.)?

1. 25,000 2. 50,000 3. 75,000 4. 45,000 5. None of these

70. The marks of students in the seven subjects are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4: 5 : 6 : 7 : 8. His overall marks
are 60%. In how many subjects did he get more than 75% marks, given the maximum marks for
each subject are 100?

1. 3 2. 4 3. 2 4. 6 5. 5

71. A team of 7 students with average weight 132 kg. is combined with another team of 5 students with
average weight of 128 kg. What is the average weight of the new team?

1. 130.34 kg. 2. 132.68 kg. 3. 134.42 kg. 4. 129.6 kg. 5. 162.8 kg.

72. A merchant buys Rs.34,650 worth of goods. On the way 40 % of the items get damaged. He is
forced to sell them at a loss of 10 %. At what profit percentage should he sell the remaining items to
have an average overall profit of 20 %?

1. 20 % profit 2. 25 % profit 3. 40 % profit 4. 50 % profit 5. 15% profit

73. The average temperature for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday is 56 degrees. The
average temperature for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday is 61 degrees. If the ratio of the
temperatures on Monday and Friday is 5 : 9, find the temperature on Friday.

1. 25 degrees 2. 40 degrees 3. 45 degrees 4. 38 degrees 5. 40 degrees

74. The average age of husband and wife was 23 years, 5 years ago when they were married. At present
the average age of the husband, the wife and a child is 20 years. How many years after the marriage
was the child born?

1. 2 yrs 2. 4 yrs 3. 3 yrs 4. 6 yrs 5. 1 yr

75. What is the average of first n whole numbers?

n 1 n n 1 n
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Data inadequate
2 2 2 3
76. The average age of a class of 45 pupils was 15 years 4 months on the 1 st June. If one boy whose age
was 16 years 2 months on 1st October left the school in October, what would be the average age of
the class on the following 1st February ?

1. 15 yrs. 11months, 26 days 2. 14 yrs. 11months, 26 days

3. 15 yrs. 10 months, 26 days 4. 14 yrs. 10 months, 26 days
5. 16 yrs, 11 months, 26 days

77. A class was given a test in Arithmetic which consisted of 5 sums The result was that 5 boys got all
the 5 sums right, 16 got 4 right, 12 got 3 right, 3 got 2 right, 4 got 1 right and 3 got none right. What
was the average number of sums right per pupil ? What would have been the average if the three
boys who got none right had been absent? The answer should be correct to the nearest tenth.

1. 3.2, 3.4 2. 3.1, 3.5 3. 3.1, 3.4 4. 4.1, 4.4 5. 3.9, 4.3

78. A submarine can travel at 24 knots on the surface and at 16 knots when submerged. Find its average
speeds if it is submerged (i) for three quarters of the distance and (ii) for three quarters of the time.

1. 16.45, 18 2. 17.45, 19 3. 16.45, 20 4. 17.45, 18 5. Data inadequate

79. The number of boys who took food in a school mess for seven days of week was 76, 75, 80, 69, 82,
74 and 78. If 420 gm of food is required on an average by each boy each day, what was the average
weight in kg of food supplied daily?

1. 32.94 kg. 2. 32.04 kg. 3. 31.04 kg. 4. 33.94 kg. 5. 38.34 kg.

80. The average weight of 40 passengers in a bus is 50 kg., while the average weight of passengers
along with its driver and the conductor is 51 kg. Hence the average weight of the driver and the
conductor must be ----.

1. 71 kg. 2. 70 kg. 3. 72 kg. 4. 74 kg. 5. 81 kg.

81. Ramesh is thrice as efficient as Suresh and can finish a piece of work in 30 days less than Suresh.
Suresh can finish this work in how many days?

1. 45 days 2. 30 days 3. 90 days 4. Data inadequate 5. 75 days

82. A can do a piece of work in 20 days. B can do this work in 30 days. A started the work alone. After
how many days should B join him, so that the work in finished in 16 days?

1. 8 days 2. 6 days 3. 16 days 4. 10 days 5. 12days

83. X can do a piece of work in 20 days and Y can do this work in 30 days. With the help of Z they
finished the work in 9 days. Z can do the work in how many days, working alone?

1. 30 days 2. 26 days 3. 48 days 4. 45 days 5. 36 days

84. Chanda is twice as efficient as Mama and together they can finish a piece of work in 20 days. Mama
will take how many days to finish this work alone?

1. 30 days 2. 60 days 3. 15 days 4. 12 days 5. 10 days

85. X can do a work in 60 days. Y can do this work in 40 days. They finish the work in 20 days with the
help of Z. If a total of Rs.240 were received for the whole work, how much out of this should be
paid to Z?

1. Rs. 80 2. Rs.120 3. Rs.160 4. Rs.40 5. Rs.25

86. Mr. Ramgopal has a sum of money, which is sufficient to pay Urmilas wages for 20 days and
Manojs wages for 30 days. If he employs them together, the money is sufficient to pay their wages
for how many days?

1. 12 days 2. 10 days 3. 30 days 4. 24 days 5. 36 days

87. If 12 boys and 6 women can do a piece of work in 45 days, in how many days can the work be done
by 11 boys and 8 women working together?

1. 25 days 2. 30 days 3. 12 days 4. Data inadequate 5. 8 days

88. Pipe A and B running together can fill a cistern in 12 minutes. If B takes 10 minutes more than A to
fill the cistern, then the time in which A and B will fill half the cistern separately will be respectively
(in minutes)?

1. 30, 20 2. 15, 10 3. 10, 15 4. 20, 30 5. 15, 20

89. A and B can do a piece of work in 4 days, and C and D in 3 days. In how many days will A, B, C
and D do it together?

12 7 3 2 1
1. days 2. days 3. days 4. days 5. days
7 12 2 3 3

90. A and B can do a piece of work in 20 days, B and C can do it in 60 days. If B alone can do it in 90
days, in what time will A and C do it together?

1. 30 days 2. 22.5 days 3. 25 days 4. 18 days 5. 12 days

91. A, B, C and D can do a piece of work in 40 days. If A and B can do it together in 100 days, and C
alone in 120 days, find the time in which D alone can do it.

1. 120 days 2. 200 days 3. 150 days 4. 90 days 5. 60 days

92. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 8 days. B and C together do it in 12 days. B alone can do it in
20 days. In what time will it be done by C working alone?

1. 25 days 2. 24 days 3. 18 days 4. 20 days 5. 30 days

93. M can fill a tank in 20 minutes. N can fill this tank in 30 minutes and O can fill this tank in 40
minutes. All three are opened together. M is closed after 5 minutes. After how many minutes from
the beginning should O be closed so that the tank gets filled in 15 minutes?

1. 10 min. 2. 15 min. 3. 5 min. 4. 6 min 5. 3 min

94. A can do a piece of work in 40 days. He worked at it for 5 days then B finished it in 21 days. In how
many days can A and B together finish the work?

1. 12 days 2. 15 days 3. 18 days 4. 24 days 5. 32 days

95. Pipe A can fill a tank in 4 hours and pipe B can fill this tank in 6 hours. If they are opened on
alternate hours and if pipe A is opened first, in how many hours, the tank shall be full?

4 2 2 1
1. 4 hrs. 2. 4 hrs. 3. 4 hrs. 4. 5 hrs 5. 1 hrs
5 3 3 3

96. X number of men can finish a piece of work in 60 days. If there were 12 men more, the work could
be finished in 20 days less. What is the original number of men?

1. 10 2. 12 3. 24 4. 15 5. 9

97. A tank of capacity 50 litres has an inlet and an outlet tap. If both are opened simultaneously, the tank
is filled in 10 minutes. But if the outlet flow is doubled and taps opened the tank never gets filled up.
Which of the following cannot be the outlet flow rate in litres per minute?

1. 4 2. 9 3. 8 4. 6 5. 12

98. A team of haymakers were assigned the task of scything two meadows, one twice the size of the
other. Half a day the team worked on the larger meadow. Then it split into two equal groups: the
first remained in the larger meadow and finished it by evening; the second group scythed the smaller
meadow, but by evening there still remained a portion to complete. One haymaker in a single days
work scythed this portion the next day. How many men were there in the team?

1. 16 men 2. 8 men 3. 24 men 4. 12 men 5. 6 men

99. Three fill pipes A, B and C can fill separately a cistern in 6, 8 and 12 minutes respectively. A was
opened first. After 2 minutes, B was opened and after 4 minutes from the start of A, C was also
opened. Find the time when the cistern will be full?

2 1 2 1 1
1. 4 min. 2. 4 min. 3. 5 min 4. 5 min. 5. 6 min
9 2 9 2 2

100. A, B and C working together completed a job in 10 days. However, C only worked for the first three
days when 37/100 of the work is done. Also the work done by A in 5 days is equal to the work done by
B in 4 days. How many days would be required by the fastest worker to complete the entire work?

1. 20 days 2. 25 days 3. 30 days 4. 40 days 5. 45 days

 Answer keys & Explanations

1. 1 His income = (2600

15
) + 150 = 540.
100
2. 3 nz x + x1 = nz1 simplify to get option 3rd.
3. 3 Apply the options and see if originally 20 trucks were their, they could have carried 3 tons
each.
60
Now with 24 trucks they are carrying only = 2.5 tons. This is 0.5 tons less as compared to
24
the original 3 kg. Hence originally 20 trucks were planned.
4. 1 Put the options, the product should be 500. Then after doing 5 in rows and + 5 in the seats the
product should become 10% less than 500 i.e. 450. Only the first option satisfies both the
conditions.
5. 1 Only three options 1st, 4th and 5th are giving a difference of 21 in the no. of dresses, hence one
of these three must be the answer.
Check the first one, it is satisfying and thus is the answer.
6. 2 Numbers of students who did not clear the CAT exam =
12.5
72 = 9.
100
7. 1 Last year it was x : 31110 = x (1 +
3.7
) x = 30000.
100
8. 1 135 are 9 % of the total students Total students =
135
100 = 1500 Number of students
9
who did not receive scholarship = 1500 135 = 1365.
9. 3 Average sales for 5 years = (21371 + 19287 + 26345 + 22854 + 24143) 5 = 22800. Best
years sales = 26345
26345 22800
Required % = 100 15.54%
22800
10. 1 % change in the annual expenditure = 1.25 0.9
= 1.125 Net increase of 12.5 %
11. 4 Let her salary be x. Net amount left = 7560
100 100
x = 7560 = 48000.
63 25
12. 1 % Change in Tax revenue = 1.2 0.75 = 0.9
Net decrease of 10 %.
13. 3 Let the total sum = x 665000 +
5
x =x
100
x = 700000.
14. 2 Let the length of the total path = x
12
x 48
100
x = 400 km.
15. 1 Buses in service = 720 168 = 552
552
required % = 100 76.67%.
720
16. 3 % Saved = 100 192 / 960 = 20 %.
17. 3 Absent students = 50 47 = 3
Required % = 100 3 / 50 = 6 %.
18. 3 Rent paid = 15000 18 / 100 = 2700.
Monthly rent 2700 / 12 = 225
19. 2 New price = 12500 72 / 100 = 9000.
20. 1 Let the total journey be x
48
x 108
100
x = 225 km. Hence distance covered by the train
= 225 108 = 117 km.
21. 4 Rate of interest = 20%. So P ( 1
20
)t > 2
100

t > 2 = (1.2)t > 2 t = 4 years.

6
5
22. 2 Interest = 81 72 = 9 9 =
72 25
t t = 2 years.
100 4
23. 4 If Diff. between SI & CI for 2 years is Rs. x, then Principal = x (
100 2
) P = 144
10000

r 15 15
P = 6400.
24. 4 R = 100(x1/t 1) x = 3, t = 3 R = 100 (31/3-1).
Now x = 9, t =? 100 (31/3- 1) = 100 (91/t 1)
31/3 = 91/t 31/3 = 32/t 1/3 = 2/t t = 6 years.
25. 3 Actual formula would be
60,000 / (1 + x) + 60,000 / (1 + x)2 = 100,000.
Solve for x. Now the interest rate is going to be more than 10 %.
Rule out option 1 and 2 less than 10. 4 and 5 are too high.So answer is 3.
26. 3 CI = Rs. 85 A = 320 + 85 = 405.
12.5 t
405 = 320 (1+ ) t = 2 years.
100
27. 2 Here the parameters are rate i = 0.18 and the number of compounding periods q = 12. Then
the annual percentage rate (APR) r is given by
r = (1 + [i / q])q-1,
= (1 + [0.18 / 12])12-1,
= (1.015)12 1, = 0.195618...,
or an APR of 19.5618 %.
If you are paying the interest before one year, the implied rate of interest is higher than the
actual rate.
28. 1 4000 10 t 1 1
Discount on Rs. 4100 = 4100 4000 = 100 100 = t= years. 12 =
100 4 4
3 months.
29. 5 SI for 2 years = 50, CI for 2 years = 52.
As SI and CI are same for the first year.
SI and CI for 1st year = Rs. 25.
So CI for 2nd year = 52 25 = 27 i.e. a difference of 2 on 1st years interest of Rs. 25.
Rate of interest = 100 2/25 = 8 %.
30. 2 100 2 1
Rate of interest in 1st case = 20% .
5
100(3 1) 2
Rate of interest in 2nd case = 16 % .
2 3
So better rate of interest is 20%.
31. 2 5 t 15435 1
t

154.35 = 140 (1+ ) 1

100 14000 20
t

21 441
= t = 2 years.
20 400
32. 1 Annual Payment =
100 A
.
rt (t 1)
100t
2
Here A = 848, t = 4 years, r = 4 %.
100 848 100 848
Annual payment = = 200
16(3) 424
400
2
33. 3 2662 2420
Rate of interest = 100 10% .
2420
34. 2 Interest = 100 90 = 10
 90 6 2
10 = R R 22 % .
100 12 9
35. 1 Apply: P=x(
100 2
) where x is the difference in CI & SI for 2 years. P = 20(
100 2
) =
r 4
12500.
36. 3 SI for 3 years = 240 SI for 1 years = 80
CI for 1 year = 80. So CI for 2nd year = 84 and SI for 2nd year = 80. Difference = 4
4
rate of interest = 100 = 5 %.
80
37. 5 Let Principal be P.
P 2.25 1
0.0225P & 0.035 P & 0.0475P
100
P + 0.0225 P + 0.035 P + 0.0475 P = 1768
1.105 P = 1768 P = 1600.
38. 1 T = (Interest 100) (Principal rate).
Apply the formula and get the first option as the answer.
39. 3 4 1
Interest at 1st rate for 1 year = 900 = 36 Rs. Interest for 1st year at 2nd rate = 11000.05
100
= 55 Rs.
Total interest for 1 year = 91 Rs.
364
Hence Required time = 4 years.
91
40. 5 30% will make it 1.3 after 1 year.
Hence after 3 years it will become (1.3)3 = 2.197.
As it is becoming more than double hence 3 years is the required answer.
41. 4 x2 400
Net loss = %= 4% .
100 100
42. 1 SP of milk for the month of Feb 97
= 28 30 16 = 13440. Gain = 5460
CP = 13440 5460 = 7980.
7980
Cost of milk per litre = = 9.5.
30.28
Gain percent = 5460 100 68.4% .
7980
43. 3 Catalogue price should be fixed at
100 110
135000 165000.
90 100
44. 1 Net loss = 1.1 0.9 = 0.99 i.e. 1%.
Total SP = 495 2 = 990
100
CP = 990 = 1000.
99
100
CP of 1st = 495 450 and
110
100
CP of 2nd = 495 550 .
90
45. 5 CP of both the cupboards = 1800.
There is no gain or loss at the end.
So SP = 1800. Let CP of 1st cupboard = x and
CP of 2nd cupboard = y
105 96
x + y = 1800 and x y 1800
100 100
x = 800, y = 1000. Thus 5th option.
46. 2 Let cost of floppy disc = x. SP = 250
250 x = 5 (240 x) x = 200.
4
47. 5 Let the CP of alkaline battery = x. SP of 60 batteries = 30 60 = 1800. Profit = 15x. CP of
60 batteries = 60x
(60 30) 15x = 60x x = 24.
48. 1 Rate of exchange 1 $ = Rs. 47.7
$ 37.50 47.7 = 1788.75.
But discount of 12.5% is given
87.5
Net cost will be 1788.75 =1565.15.
100
Also 75 cents for freight i.e. for 100 cents
= 47.7 Rs. for 75cents = 47.7 75 35.775
100
Total cost of books = 1565.15 + 35.775 =1600.9.
49. 4 200 Pounds. Rate of exchange = Rs. 54.
200 pounds = 200 54 = Rs. 10800.
Commission of 1%
Total amount will be 10800 1.01 = 10908.
50. 2 Price per hectare of forest =
271500
= 18100.
15
Total CP = 271500 + 57500 = 329000. SP = 423000
Gain % = 423000 329000 100
329000
9400 4
Gain % = = 200/47% 28 % .
329 7
51. 1 CP = (Difference in SP) (% Difference in profit)
400 400
= 100 100 2500 .
4 (12) 16
52. 4 Let CP = 100 then SP = 125.
Profit % if it was calculated on SP will be
25
100 = 20%.
125
53. 3 Let the MP of the article = 100.
If paid in cash then SP = 100 90 85 SP = 76.5.
100 100
If paid in credit then SP= 100 90 90 .
100
Now difference in SP is 13.5 and then MP = 100. Apply the unitary method to get MP as
200.
54. 1 Let 1 dozen each be bought at 10 Rs.
Per dozen and 12 Rs. Per dozen.
CP of 24 eggs = 22 CP of 1 egg
= 22 100 = 275 P .
24 3
275
110
Gain % = 3
100
55

3
100 20% .
275 3 275
3
55. 2 Percent profit = 1.2 0.9 = 1.08
8% or Take CP = 100, then MP = 120
90
SP = 120 SP = 108 profit = 8%.
100
56. 1 If SP of milk per litre = 5, then loss = 200.
If SP of milk per litre = 6, then gain = 150.
So increase of SP by 1 Rs. per litre.
There is total difference of Rs. 350
he has purchased a total quantity of 350 litres. There are 10 vessels
Number of litres in each vessel = 35.
57. 5 Cost of printing 1000 copies = 100.
Cost of printing 2000 copies = 130.
Variable cost for every 1000 copies = 130 100 = 30.
Fixed cost for all copies = 70.
Hence cost of 4000 copies = 130 + 30 + 30 = 190.
58. 3 Let SP of the car = x.
Discount of 5%. Profit = 25%.
95
x 95000
100 100 = 25
95000
95 x 95000 25 950
100
95
x 118750 x = 125000.
100
59. 5 Cost of manufacturer
= 120000 100 100 80000 .
125 120
60. 1 Profit = 20%. It could pay 69 paisa in the rupee.
Net amount paid = 1.2 69 82.8 = 82.8%
Merchant loses = 100 82.8 = 17.2%.
61. 3 Standard question; requires good calculation speed. Obviously, the 15th day is being double
counted. Calculations can be reduced by thinking as: Surplus in first 15 days Deficit in last
17 days = 255 289
Net deficit of 34. This means that the average is reducing by 34 due to the double
counting of the 15th day. This can only mean that the 15th days expenditure is Rs. 34 less
than the average i.e. Rs. 68 34 = 34.
62. 2 The weight of the second man is 135 and that of the third is 105. Hence, net result is a drop
of 45 for 5 people. Hence, 9 kg is the drop.
63. 5 Assume x is the average expenditure of 19 people. Then, 19 x = 13 79 + 6 (x + 4) 13x =
1051 x 81. Thus the total expenditure is 81 19 = 1539.
64. 5 You can see roughly the average is 97 billions, the total of the three would be hence 97 3 =
4
291 billions. Hence the cheapest will price 291 billions .= roughly 58.2 billions. None
20
of the options given is a two-digit billion figure, thus none of these.
65. 3 14 333 2 504
= 25.375. Hence 3rd option.
12
66. 2 Premium = 41650
1

1
= 52.0625.
8 100
67. 3 Required % =
20
100 = 16.67 %.
120
R
(Apply 100 ).
100 R
68. 4 Percent Increase = 477 450 = 6 %.
100
450
69. 2 Let the value of the property be x. x
1

1
= 83
1
x=
250
6 100 x =
6 100 3 3
50000.
70. 3 His average in terms of ratio is 5, which should be 60 % of maximum marks.
Thus maximum marks per subject in terms of ratio is
100 75 25
5 = 25/3. Its 75 % is = 6.25.
60 100 3
In two subjects he is having more than 6.25, thus in two subjects he gets more than 75 %.
71. 1 Just make the equation and get the answer as
[7 132 + 5 128]
= 130.34.
12
72. 3 Let the total number of items be 5x.
Out of this he has sold 2x at a loss of 10 % and let the remaining 3x at a profit of y %.
 So the equation will be 2x (- 0.10) + 3x y
= 5x (0.2) 3xy = 1.2x
y = 0.40 i.e. he should sell those at a profit of 40 %.
73. 3 M T W TH T W TH F
56 M + T + W + TH = 224. = 61 T + W + TH + F
4 4
= 244
F M = 20. Also F: M = 9: 5 9x and 5x
9x -5x = 20 x = 5
Temperature on Friday is 9x = 450.
74. 5 H W =23 (5 years ago) Their total age 5 years ago = 46. Hence their total present age =
2
46 + 5 + 5 = 56 yrs. Total age of their family (H + W + C) = 20 3 = 60 yrs. Age of child
= 60 56 = 4 yrs.
Hence child was born 5 4 = 1 year after marriage.
75. 1 n whole numbers means (n 1) natural numbers because 0 is not a natural number. Sum of
(n 1)( n 1 1) n n 1
1st (n 1) natural numbers = =
2 2
n (n 1) n 1
Average of n whole numbers = = .
n.2 2
76. 1 Let us assume, had all the students been there only upto the following February, their
average would have increased by 8 months (June January) and would have become 16
years.
On the other hand the student, who left in the October, would have been 16 years and 6
months
(October January) on 1st February.
This means his extra 6 months, would decrease the average of all.
Now these six months means 180 days, which would be equally reducing the average of all
the 45 pupils
180
= 4 days. The real average of the class will be 16 years 4 days = 15 years + 11 months
45
+ 26 days.
77. 3 (5 5) (16 4) (12 3) (3 2) (4 1) (3 0)
Average no. of sums right per pupil = =
43
25 64 36 6 4 0 135
= = 3.1.
43 43
135
Average if the 3 boys, who got none right had been absent = = 3.4.
40
78. 4 (i) Average speed =
D

D
3D D 3D D

4.16 4.24 64 96
192
= = 17.45 knots
11
3 7
T 16 24
4 4 18T
(ii) Average speed = =
T T
= 18 knots
79. 2 Total no. of boys = 534
Total consumption = 534 0.42 = 224.28.
224.28
Average weight in kg = =32.04 kg.
7
80. 1 If the weight of the driver and conductor is included, it increases the average of all other
passengers by 1 kg. this means they are giving 1 40 = 40 kg to passengers and their
weight should also be considered as the new average weight.
This means the total of driver and conductor is
51 2 = 102 + 40 (given to passengers) = 142.
Their average = 142/2 = 71 kg.
 Or, the following method can also be applied.
Their average Total weight of 40 passengers
= 40 50=2000 kg
Total weight of 40 passengers + driver + conductor
= 42 51 = 2142 kg.
Total weight of driver & conductor
= 2142 2000 = 142 kg.
142
Average weight of driver & conductor = = 71kg.
2
81. 1 Efficiency of Ramesh: Efficiency of Suresh
= 3: 1.
Ramesh will take 1/3rd of time as compared to Suresh.
Let Suresh take 3x days and Ramesh x days.
3x x = 30 x = 15.
Suresh takes 15 3 = 45 days to do the work.
82. 4 As work in 16 days = 16/20 = 4/5.
Remaining work = 1/5.
This work was done by B in 1/5 30 = 6 days.
B would have joined A after 16 6 = 10 days.
83. 5 Z alone will take 1/9 1/20 1/30 = 5/180 = 1/36
36 days to complete the work.
84. 2 Chanda is double efficient than Mama.
Let Mama takes 2x days and Chanda takes x days to complete the work. 1/x + 1/2x =
1/20
x = 30.
Mama will take 30 2 = 60 days to complete the work.
85. 4 Amount of work done by X = 20/60 = 1/3.
Amount of work done by Y = 20/40 = .
Work done by Z = 1 1/3 = 1/6.
Amount paid to Z = 1/6 240 = Rs.40.
86. 1 Money is sufficient for 1/20 + 1/30 = 1/12
12 days if both Urmila and Manoj are employed.
87. 4 As no relationship regarding the relationship of boys and women is given.
Thus the no. of days required cant be calculated. Hence 4th option is the answer.
88. 3 The two equation will be made as 1/A + 1/B
= 1/12 and A + 10 = B. Solving these two you get A and B to be 20 and 30 respectively. But
the question is asking the time they will take to fill half the tank, thus the ans will be 10 and
15 i.e. 3rd opt.
89. 1 A, B, C and D will together take + 1/3 = 7/12 12/7 days to complete the work.
90. 2 A + B take 20 days. B alone takes 90 days.
A will take 1/20 1/90 = 7/180 180/7 days.
B + C take 60 days.
C alone will take 1/60 1/90 = 1/180
i.e. 180 days.
A & C together will take 7/180 + 1/180
= 8/180 180/8 = 22.5 days to complete the work.
91. 3 D alone will take 1/40 1/100 1/120 = 1/150
150 days to complete the work.
92. 5 C alone will take 1/12 1/20 = 1/30
30 days to finish the work.
93. 1 Ms work for 5 min. = 5/20 = .
N worked for 15 min.
Ns work for 15 min = 15/30 = .
Remaining work i.e.1 = is done by O.
So O completed of the work in 40 i.e. in 10 minutes.
94. 2 As 5 day work = 5/40 = 1/8.
Remaining work = 1 1/8 = 7/8.
This work was done by B in 21 days.
B alone would take 24 days.
A & B together would take 1/40 + 1/24 = 1/15 i.e. 15 days to complete the work.
95. 3 Their 2 hr work = + 1/6 = 5/12.
Hence their 2 2 i.e. 4 hr work = (5 2)/12
i.e. 10/12 = 5/6.
Remaining work = 1/6.
This will be done by A in 4/6 i.e. 2/3 hours.
Hence work is completed in 4 2/3 hours.
96. 3 X 60 = (X + 12) 40 X = 24, thus 3rd option.
97. 1 The net rate of filling should be 5 litres per minute (because in 10 minutes the tank is
completely filled). The second statement of the question states, when the rate of outlet pipe
is doubled, then the tank never gets filled. This implies the original rate of the outlet pipe
should be 5 litres. All the choices given are more than 5, but the first choice. So this cannot
be the rate of the outlet pipe. Henc 1
98. 2 Let the number of men be x.
Let the area done by one person in a day be y.
So the area of the larger meadow is xy/2 + xy/4 = 3xy/4.
Area of the smaller meadow = xy/4 + y.
Since the first meadow is twice the area of the second. 3xy/4 = xy/2 + 2y.
So xy/4 = 2y. So x = 8.
99. 1 In the first 4 minutes A would have filled 4/6 = 2/3rd of the tank. B would have filled 2/8 =
1/4th of the tank. The remaining unfilled portion will be 1 (2/3 + ) = 1/12. Now A, B and
C fill the complete tank in 1/6 + 1/8 + 1/12 = [4 + 3 + 2]/24 = 3/8
= 8/3 minutes. They will fill 1/12th of tank in 8/3 1/12 = 2/9 min. As 4 minutes have
already gone, the total time will become 4 2/9 minutes i.e. the first option.
100. 1 The statement makes it clearer that B & C did 63/100 (1 37/100) of the work in 7 days.
This means the two can complete the work in
7 100/63 = 100/9 days. Let the number of days taken by them are 5x and 4x.
Now 1 1 9 . Solving that you get x to be 5 and number of days to be 25 and 20.
5x 4x 100
As no option is given less than 20, this means C must be taking more than 20 days.
Thus the fastest person of the three takes 20 days to do the work, thus 1st option.