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MATHS ASSIGNMENT -1
1. When the present age of the mother is added to the present age of the daughter, the sum is 40
years. What will be their total age after 5 years?
a. 45 Years b. 50 years c. 40 years d. 55 years e. None
2. The average age of a brother and sister was 35 years, 5 years ago. What will be their average age
at present?
a. 37.5 years b. 42 years c. 80 years d. 40.5 years e. None
3. Ram’s present age is one-sixth of his father’s present age. If the difference between their present
ages is 35 years, then what is his father’s present age?
a. 32 years b. 42 years c. 52 years d. 44 years e. None
27. Determine the rate of interest for a sum of money that becomes 216 / 125 times of itself in 3
years, compounded annually.
a. 15 % . 20 % c.12.5 % d. 21.5% e. None
28. A wire is looped in the form of a circle of radius 28 cm. It is re-bent into a square form. Find the
length of the side of the square.
a. 44 cm b. 22 cm c. 28cm d. 7cm e. None
29. A reduction of 25 % in the price of an article enables a man to buy 50 kilograms more for
Rs.500. What is the reduced price per kilogram?
a. Rs. 25 b. Rs. 5 c. Rs. 2.50 d. Rs. 3.50 e None
30. In an examination, a candidate scores 2 marks for every correct answer and loses 1 mark for
every wrong answer. A candidate attempts all the 100 questions and scores 80 marks. How many
questions did he answer correctly?
a. 80 b. 60 c. 20 d. 100 e. None
31. Mohan bought two old scooters for Rs. 18,000. By selling one at a profit of 25 % and the other at
a loss of 20 %, he neither gains nor loses. Find the cost price of each scooter.
a. Rs. 8000,12000 b.Rs. 18000,8000 c.Rs. 8000,10000 d. Rs. 10000,18000 e. None
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32. By selling an umbrella for Rs. 300, a shopkeeper gains 20 %. During a clearance sale, the
shopkeeper allows a discount of 10 % on the market price. Find his gain percent during the sale
a. 6 % b. 4 % c. 20 % d. 8 % e. None
33. If 12 boys can earn Rs. 2,400 in 5 days, then how many boys can earn Rs. 4,200 in 21 days?
a. 105 boys b. 100 boys c. 5 boys d. 12 boys e. None
34. The least perfect square number which is divisible by 3,4,5,6 and 8 is
a. 900. b.1600 c. 2500 d. 3600 e. None
35. A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and ten-rupee
notes. The number of notes are equal. What is the total number of notes?
a. 60 b. 90 c. 75 d. 45 e. None
36. In an organizations, 40 % of the employees are matriculates, 50 % of the remaining are graduates
and remaining 180 are post-graduates. How many employees are graduates?
a. 360 b. 240 c. 180 d. 300 e. None
37. By selling an article for Rs. 240, a man incurs a loss of 10 %. At what price should he sell it so as
to make a profit of 20 %.
a. Rs. 264 b Rs. 288 c. Rs. 300 d. Rs. 320 e. None
38. The cost price of two dozen bananas is Rs. 32. After selling 18 bananas at the rate of Rs. 12 per
dozen, the shopkeeper reduced the rate as Rs.4 per dozen. The percent loss is.
a. 25.2 % b. 32.4 % c. 36.5 % d. 37.5 % e None
39. If the cost price of 12 articles is equal to the selling price of 10 articles, then the profit percent a.
16 2/3% b. 18% c. 20% d. 25% e. None
40. The length of the longest rod that can be placed in a room 12m x 9 m x 8m is
a. 27m b. 19m c. 17m d. 13m e. None
89. A vessel contains 56 litres of a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 5 : 2. How much water
should be mixed with it so that the ratio of milk and water may be 4 : 5 ?
a. 22 b.34 c. 32 d. 20 e. None
90. Two persons ride towards each other from two places 55 km apart, one riding at 12 km per hour
and the other 10 km per hour. When will they be 11 km apart?
a. 1 hour b. 1 ½ hours c. 2 hours d. 2 ½ hours e. None
91. One – half of a number is 17 more than one-third of that number. What is the number?
a. 52 b. 84 c.102 d. 112 e .None
92. A coffee shop blends 2 kinds of coffee, putting in 2 parts of 33 rupees a pound grade to 1 part of
a 15 rupees grade. If the mixture is changed to 1 part of 33 rupees grade to 2 parts of the less
expensive grade, how much will the shop save in blending 100 pounds?
a.Rs.900 b. Rs.1,000 c. Rs.300 d. Rs.800 e. None
93. In a Camp there is provision for 1600 participants for 60 days. Actually 1200 participated, how
many days will the provision last?
a. 75 b. 90 c. 80 d. 100 e. None
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94. Simplify: 0.7 x 0.7 x 0.7 – 0.2 / 0.7 x 0.7 + 0.2 x 0.2 + 0.2 x 0.7
a. 0.7 b. 0.2 c. 0.5 d. 0.3 e None
95. A contractor has 50 men working 8 hours a day engaged on a piece of work to be finished in 28
days. At the end of 18 days, only one third of the work is done. He engages more men and all his
men now work for 2 more hours a day. What is the least number of additional men that he must
engage if the work is to be finished in the specified time?
a. 56 men b. 90 men c. 94 men d. 75 men e. None
96. The Nilgiri Express runs from Mettupalayam to Ooty at 7.5 miles per hour. While returning it
speed is 8.7 miles per hour. The upward journey takes 32 minutes more than the downward
journey. What is the distance between Mettupalayam and Ooty?
a. 15 miles b. 17.4 miles c. 29 miles d. 32 miles e. None
97. A man buys milk at the rate of 85 paise per litre and after mixing water sells it at the same rate
and makes a profit of 11 1/9 %. How much water did he mix?
a. 10:1 b. 9:1 c. 11:1 d. 1:10 e. None
98. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs.2,200 in 2 years and Rs.3,250 in 5 years. Find
the sum and the rate of interest.
a. Rs.2,500 & 6% b. Rs.2,000 & 5% c. Rs.1,000 & 10% d. Rs.3,000 & 15% e . None
99. The average of a class was 15 years. When 5 boys whose average age was 12 years and 6 months
were admitted, the class average was reduced buy 6 months. How many boys were there in the
class?
a. 30 b. 20 c. 10 d. 40 e. None
100. The area of a square is 225 square metres. Then the perimeter of the square is
a. 50 b. 15 c. 15√2 d. 60 e. None