Previous Year Math Question For OSSSC PEO & JA

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1)Ajit has a certain average for 9 innings. In the tenth innings, he scores 100 runs thereby increasing his average by 8 runs. His new average is:

A. 20
B. 21
C. 28
D. 32

Answer: Option C

2)The average of the first five multiples of 9 is:

A. 20

B. 27

C. 28

D. 30

Answer: Option B

3)Find the simple interest on Rs. 5200 for 2 years at 6% per annum.

A. Rs. 450

B. Rs. 524

C. Rs. 600

D. Rs. 624

Answer: Option D

4. Rs. 1200 is lent out at 5% per annum simple interest for 3 years. Find the amount after 3 years.

A. Rs. 1380

B. Rs. 1290

C. Rs. 1470

D. Rs.1200

E. Rs. 1240

Answer: Option A

5. Find the remainder when 73 × 75 × 78 × 57 × 197 × 37 is divided by 34.

A. 32

B. 30

C. 15

D. 28

Answer: Option A

6. Find the remainder when 6799 is divided by 7.

A. 4

B. 6

C. 1

D. 2

Answer: Option C

7. The speed of the train going from Nagpur to Allahabad is 100 km/h while when coming back from Allahabad to Nagpur, its speed is 150 km/h. find the average speed during whole journey.

A. 125 km/hr

B. 75 km/hr

C. 135 km/hr

D. 120 km/hr

Answer: Option D

8. Find the average of first 97 natural numbers.

A. 47

B. 37

C. 48

D. 49

E. 49.5

Answer: Option D

9. Interest obtained on a sum of Rs. 5000 for 3 years is Rs. 1500. Find the rate percent.

A. 8%

B. 9%

C. 10%

D. 11%

E. 12%

Answer: Option C

10. Rs. 2100 is lent at compound interest of 5% per annum for 2 years. Find the amount after two years.
A. Rs. 2300
B. Rs. 2315.25
C. Rs. 2310
D. Rs. 2320
E. None of these

Answer: Option B

11. Let N = 1421 × 1423 × 1425. What is the remainder when N is divided by 12?
A. 0
B. 9
C. 3
D. 6

Answer: Option C

12. Find the least number which will leaves remainder 5 when divided by 8, 12, 16 and 20.
A. 240
B. 245
C. 265
D. 235

Answer: Option B

13. The average age of three boys is 15 years. If their ages are in ratio 3 : 5 : 7, the age of the youngest boy is
A. 21 years
B. 18 years
C. 15 years
D. 9 years
E. 12 years

Answer: Option D

14. The average of a group of men is increased by 5 years when a person aged of 18 years is replaced by a new person of aged 38 years. How many men are there in the group?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. 7

Answer: Option B

15. What is the difference between the simple interest on a principal of Rs. 500 being calculated at 5% per annum for 3 years and 4% per annum for 4 years?
A. Rs. 5
B. Rs. 10
C. Rs. 20
D. Rs. 40
E. None of these

Answer: Option A

The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was
a) Vishnu Gupta 
b) Upa Gupta 
c) Brahma Gupta
d) Brihadratha

Answer: Option A

16. What is the simple interest on a sum of Rs. 700 if the rate of interest for the first 3 years is 8% per annum and for the last 2 years is 7.5% per annum?
A. Rs. 269.5
B. Rs. 283
C. Rs. 273
D. Rs. 280
E. None of these

Answer: Option C

17. Find the remainder when 2256 is divided by 17.
A. 1
B. 16
C. 14
D. None of these

Answer: Option A

18. Find the remainder when 496 is divided by 6.
A. 0
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Answer: Option D

19. In a boat there are 8 men whose average weight is increased by 1 kg when 1 man of 60 kg is replaced by a new man. What is weight of new comer?
A. 70 kg
B. 66 kg
C. 68 kg
D. 69 kg

Answer: Option C

20. The average of 25 results is 18. The average of first 12 of those is 14 and the average of last 12 is 17. What is the 13th result?
A. 74
B. 75
C. 69
D. 78

Answer: Option D

21. Find the compound interest on Rs. 1000 at the rate of 20% per annum for 18 month when interest is compounded half yearly.
A. Rs. 331
B. Rs. 1331
C. Rs. 320
D. Rs. 325
E. None of these

Answer: Option A

22. Find the principal if the interest compounded at the rate of 10% per annum for two years is Rs. 420.
A. Rs. 1000
B. Rs. 2200
C. Rs. 2000
D. Rs. 1100
E. Rs. 1200

Answer: Option C

23. The remainder , when (1523 + 2323) is divided by 19, is
A. 4
B. 15
C. 0
D. 18

Answer: Option C

24. The average marks of four subjects is 120. If 33 was misread as 13 during the calculation, what will be the correct average?
A. 122
B. 120
C. 125
D. 121

Answer: Option C

25. Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 4. If their LCM is 240, the smaller of two number is
A. 100
B. 80
C. 60
D. 50

Answer: Option C

26. A man travels equal distances of his journey at 40, 30 and 15 km/h. respectively. Find his average speed for whole journey.
A. 24
B. 25
C. 27
D. 28

Answer: Option A

27. A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed price. The ratio of the cost price and the printed price of the book is:
A. 45 : 56
B. 45 : 51
C. 47 : 56
D. 47 : 51

Answer: Option A

28. By selling a bicycle for Rs. 2,850, a shopkeeper gains 14%. If the profit is reduced to 8%, then the selling price will be:
A. Rs. 2600
B. Rs. 2700
C. Rs. 2800
D. Rs. 3000

Answer: Option B

29. A sells an article to B at a profit of 10% B sells the article back to A at a loss of 10%. In this transaction:
A. A neither losses nor gains
B. A makes a profit of 11%
C. A makes a profit of 20%
D. B loses 20%

Answer: Option B

30. In an examination 80% candidates passed in English and 85% candidates passed in Mathematics. If 73% candidates passed in both these subjects, then what per cent of candidates failed in both the subjects?
A. 8
B. 15
C. 27
D. 35

Answer: Option A

31. Half percent, written as a decimal, is
A. 0.2
B. 0.02
C. 0.005
D. 0.05

Answer: Option C

32. The population of a town increases every year by 4%. If its present population is 50,000, then after 2 years it will be
A. 53,900
B. 54,000
C. 54,080
D. 54,900

Answer: Option C

33. If a : b : c = 3 : 4 : 7, then the ratio (a + b + c) : c is equal to
A. 2 : 1
B. 14 : 3
C. 7 : 2
D. 1 : 2

Answer: Option A

34. The number of students in 3 classes is in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. If 12 students are increased in each class this ratio changes to 8 : 11 : 14. The total number of students in the three classes in the beginning was
A. 162
B. 108
C. 96
D. 54

Answer: Option A

35. A box has 210 coins of denominations one-rupee and fifty paise only. The ratio of their respective values is 13 : 11. The number of one-rupee coin is
A. 65
B. 66
C. 77
D. 78

Answer: Option A

36. A person sold a horse at a gain of 15%. Had he bought it for 25% less and sold it for Rs. 600 less, he would have made a profit of 32%. The cost price of the horse was:
A. Rs. 3,750
B. Rs. 3,250
C. Rs. 2,750
D. Rs. 2,250

Answer: Option A

37. If a man were to sell his chair for Rs. 720, he would lose 25%. To gain 25% he should sell it for:
A. Rs. 1,200
B. Rs. 1,000
C. Rs. 960
D. Rs. 900

Answer: Option A

38. A man sold two chairs at Rs. 1200 each. On one he gained 20% and on the other he loss 20%. His gain or loss in the whole transaction is:
A. 1% loss
B. 2% loss
C. 4% loss
D. 15 gain

Answer: Option C

39. The cost of an article was Rs.75. The cost was first increased by 20% and later on it was reduced by 20%. The present cost of the article is:
A. Rs. 72
B. Rs. 60
C. Rs. 75
D. Rs. 76

Answer: Option A

40. The price of the sugar rise by 25%. If a family wants to keep their expenses on sugar the same as earlier, the family will have to decrease its consumption of sugar by
A. 25%
B. 20%
C. 80%
D. 75%

Answer: Option B

41. Each side of a rectangular field diminished by 40%. By how much per cent is the area of the field diminished?
A. 32%
B. 64%
C. 25%
D. 16%

Answer: Option B

42. If A and B are in the ratio 3 : 4, and B and C in the ratio 12 : 13, then A and C will be in the ratio
A. 3 : 13
B. 9 : 13
C. 36 : 13
D. 13 : 9

Answer: Option B

43. The salaries of A, B and C are in the ratio 1 : 3 : 4. If the salaries are increased by 5%, 10% and 15% respectively, then the increased salaries will be in the ratio
A. 20 : 66 : 95
B. 21 : 66 : 96
C. 21 : 66 : 92
D. 19 : 66 : 92

Answer: Option C

44. If two times A is equal to three times of B and also equal to four times of C, then A : B : C is
A. 2 : 3 : 4
B. 3 : 4 : 2
C. 4 : 6 : 3
D. 6 : 4 : 3

Answer: Option D

45. In a school having roll strength 286, the ratio of boys and girls is 8 : 5. If 22 more girls get admitted into the school, the ratio of boys and girls becomes
A. 12 : 7
B. 10 : 7
C. 8 : 7
D. 4 : 3

Answer: Option D

46. Two buses start from a bus terminal with a speed of 20 km/h at interval of 10 minutes. What is the speed of a man coming from the opposite direction towards the bus terminal if he meets the buses at interval of 8 minutes?
A. 3 km/h
B. 4 km/h
C. 5 km/h
D. 7 km/h

Answer: Option C

47. Two trains for Mumbai leave Delhi at 6 am and 6.45 am and travel at 100 kmph and 136 kmph respectively. How many kilometers from Delhi will the two trains be together:
A. 262.4 km
B. 260 km
C. 283.33 km
D. 275 km
E. None of these

Answer: Option C

48. A man takes 6 hours 15 minutes in walking a distance and riding back to starting place. He could walk both ways in 7 hours 45 minutes. The time taken by him to ride back both ways is:
A. 4 hours
B. 4 hours 30 min.
C. 4 hours 45 min.
D. 5 hours

Answer: Option C

49. A man completes a certain journey by a car. If he covered 30% of the distance at the speed of 20kmph. 60% of the distance at 40km/h and the remaining of the distance at 10 kmph, his average speed is:
A. 25 km/h
B. 28 km/h
C. 30 km/h
D. 33 km/h

Answer: Option A

50. If A and B together can complete a piece of work in 15 days and B alone in 20 days, in how many days can A alone complete the work?
A. 60
B. 45
C. 40
D. 30

Answer: Option A

51. If A and B together can complete a work in 18 days, A and C together in 12 days, and B and C together in 9 days, then B alone can do the work in:
A. 18 days
B. 24 days
C. 30 days
D. 40 days

Answer: Option B

52.A and B together can complete a work in 3 days. They start together but after 2 days, B left the work. If the work is completed after two more days, B alone could do the work in
A. 5 days
B. 6 days
C. 9 days
D. 10 days

Answer: Option B

53.A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?
A. 120 metres
B. 180 metres
C. 324 metres
D. 150 metres

Answer: Option D

54.A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5 km/hr in the same direction in which the train is going, in 10 seconds. The speed of the train is:
A. 45 km/hr
B. 50 km/hr
C. 54 km/hr
D. 55 km/hr

Answer: Option B

55.The length of the bridge, which a train 130 metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can cross in 30 seconds, is:
A. 200 m
B. 225 m
C. 245 m
D. 250 m

Answer: Option C 

56. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child?
A. 4 years
B. 8 years
C. 10 years
D. None of these

Answer: Option A

57.A father said to his son, “I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth”. If the father’s age is 38 years now, the son’s age five years back was:
A. 14 years
B. 19 years
C. 33 years
D. 38 years

Answer: Option A

58.A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the total of the ages of A, B and C be 27, the how old is B?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
E. 11

Answer: Option D

59.A can complete a piece of work in 18 days, B in 20 days and C in 30 days, B and C together start the work and forced to leave after 2 days. The time taken by A alone to complete the remaining work is:
A. 10 days
B. 12 days
C. 15 days
D. 16 days

Answer: Option C

60.Working 5 hours a day, A can Complete a work in 8 days and working 6 hours a day, B can complete the same work in 10 days. Working 8 hours a day, they can jointly complete the work in:
A. 3 days
B. 4 days
C. 4.5 days
D. 5.4 days

Answer: Option A

61.Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform in 27 seconds and 17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23 seconds. The ratio of their speeds is:
A. 1 : 3
B. 3 : 2
C. 3 : 4
D. None of these

Answer: Option B

62.A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform 650 m long?
A. 65 sec
B. 89 sec
C. 100 sec
D. 150 sec

Answer: Option B

63.Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three years hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively. What is Anand’s present age in years?
A. 24
B. 27
C. 40
D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these

Answer: Option A

64.A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The present age of his son is:
A. 14 years
B. 18 years
C. 20 years
D. 22 years
E. None of these

Answer: Option D

65.The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago, father’s age was five times the age of the son. After 6 years, son’s age will be:
A. 12 years
B. 14 years
C. 18 years
D. 20 years
E. None of these

Answer: Option D

66.Ganga and Saraswati, working separately can mow field in 8 and 12 hours respectively. If they work in stretches of one hour alternately. Ganga is beginning at 9 a.m., when will the moving be completed?
A. 6:20 PM
B. 6:30 PM
C. 6:36 PM
D. 6:42 PM

Answer: Option B

67.If 10 men can do a piece of work in 12 days, the time taken by 12 men to do the same piece of work will be:
A. 12 days
B. 10 days
C. 9 days
D. 8 days

Answer: Option B

68.To complete a work, A takes 50% more time than B. If together they take 18 days to complete the work, how much time shall B take to do it?
A. 30 days
B. 35 days
C. 40 days
D. 45 days

Answer: Option A

69.If 10 men or 20 boys can make 260 mats in 20 days, then how many mats will be made by 8 men and 4 boys in 20 days?
A. 260
B. 240
C. 280
D. 520

Answer: Option A

70.A train 360 m long is running at a speed of 45 km/hr. In what time will it pass a bridge 140 m long?
A. 40 sec
B. 42 sec
C. 45 sec
D. 48 sec

Answer: Option A

71.A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track in 240 metres ahead of the engine of a 120 metres long train running at 45 kmph in the same direction. In how much time will the train pass the jogger?
A. 3.6 sec
B. 18 sec
C. 36 sec
D. 72 sec

Answer: Option C

72.At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun and Deepak is 4 : 3. After 6 years, Arun’s age will be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak at present ?
A. 12 years
B. 15 years
C. 19 and half
D. 21 years
E. None of these

Answer: Option B

73.Sachin is younger than Rahul by 7 years. If their ages are in the respective ratio of 7 : 9, how old is Sachin?
A. 16 years
B. 18 years
C. 28 years
D. 24.5 years
E. None of these

Answer: Option D

74.While working 7 hour a day, A alone can complete a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. In what time would they complete it together, 8 hour a day?
A. 3 days
B. 4 days
C. 2.1 days
D. 3.6 days

Answer: Option A

75.A 270 metres long train running at the speed of 120 kmph crosses another train running in opposite direction at the speed of 80 kmph in 9 seconds. What is the length of the other train?
A. 230 m
B. 240 m
C. 260 m
D. 320 m
E. None of these

Answer: Option A

76.A goods train runs at the speed of 72 kmph and crosses a 250 m long platform in 26 seconds. What is the length of the goods train?
A. 230 m
B. 240 m
C. 260 m
D. 270 m

Answer: Option D

77. A train 800 metres long is running at a speed of 78 km/hr. If it crosses a tunnel in 1 minute, then the length of the tunnel (in meters) is:
A. 130
B. 360
C. 500
D. 540

Answer: Option C

78.A 300 metre long train crosses a platform in 39 seconds while it crosses a signal pole in 18 seconds. What is the length of the platform?
A. 320 m
B. 350 m
C. 650 m
D. Data inadequate

Answer: Option B

79.A train moves past a telegraph post and a bridge 264 m long in 8 seconds and 20 seconds respectively. What is the speed of the train?
A. 69.5 km/hr
B. 70 km/hr
C. 79 km/hr
D. 79.2 km/hr

Answer: Option D

80.How many seconds will a 500 metre long train take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3 km/hr in the direction of the moving train if the speed of the train is 63 km/hr?
A. 25
B. 30
C. 40
D. 45

Answer: Option B

81. If the average marks of three classes of 60, 65 and 70 students are 60, 65, 70 respectively, find the average marks of all the students. (Approximately)
(A) 69.25
(B) 67.25
(C) 71.25
(D) 65.25

Answer: Option D

82. 3 litres are drawn from a cask full of wine and is then filled with water. This operation is performed once more. The ratio of the quantity of wine now left in cask to that of the water is 16:9. How much wine does the cask hold originally? (In liters)
(A) 15 
(B) 9
(C) 11
(D) 13

Answer: Option A

83. 31 people can cut 62 trees in 36 days. In how many days, 32 people can cut 96 trees?
(A) 52
(B) 58
(C) 54 
(D) 56

Answer: Option C

84. If 23a=24b and 31b=23c, find a:b:c.
(A) 23:24:31
(B) 24:31:24
(C) 24:23:31
(D) 31:24:23

Answer: Option C

85. A lent a part of Rs.25800 to X at 9% simple interest and the rest to Y at 5% simple interest. After 4 years, if he got an amount of Rs.33540 in total, then what is the amount lent to Y? (In Rs.)
(A) 9775
(B) 9675 
(C) 9575
(D) 9875

Answer: Option B

86. What will come in place of question mark(?) in the following equation?
1171.58 – 499.31 = 1076.84 – ?
(A) 404.57
(B) 408.57
(C) 406.57
(D) 402.57

Answer: Option A

87. Ramesh is on a 9 day trip with his college mates. He had decided to keep his average expense for 9 days at Rs.215. However, at the end of eighth day he realized that his expenses on first eight days were Rs.188, Rs.194, Rs.218, Rs.220, Rs,180, Rs.204, Rs.208, and Rs.206 respectively. How much should he spend on the 9th day to ensure that he meets his targeted average expense?(in Rs.)
(A) 327
(B) 317 
(C) 337
(D) 307

Answer: Option B

88. Jenny gets successive discounts of 10% and then 20% on his food bill of Rs.4550. What is the amount paid by Jenny?(In Rs.)
(A) 2976
(B) 3276
(C) 3076
(D) 3176

Answer: Option B

89. A boat goes 150 km upstream in 30 hours and a distance of 217 km downstream in 31 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water. (In kmph)
(A) 2
(B) 6 
(C) 4
(D) 8

Answer: Option B

90. A five digit number is formed with the digits 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 without repetition. Find the probability that the number is divisible by 5.
(A) 4/5
(B) 2/5
(C) 3/5
(D) 1/5

Answer: Option D

91. In a college of 25000 students, 55% of them are boys. If 30% of the girls and 50% of the boys failed in the examination, then find the number of students who passed in the examination.

(A) 15750
(B) 13750
(C) 16750
(D) 14750 

Answer: Option D

92. The printed price of a system monitor is Rs.12500. If a sales tax of 6% is realised from the buyer, find the price at which the system monitor is sold. (In Rs.)
(A) 13550
(B) 13450
(C) 13350
(D) 13250 

Answer: Option D

93. A dealer bought a washing machine for Rs.18800 and sold at a gain of 40%. Find its selling price. (In Rs.)
(A) 26620
(B) 26420
(C) 26520
(D) 26320 

Answer: Option D

94. A can contains 72 litres of rose milk at Rs.13.5 per litre. How much water which is free of cost must be added to this can so that the cost of rose milk reduces to Rs.12 per litre? (In litres)
(A) 15
(B) 9
(C) 13
(D) 11

Answer: Option B

95. A person cycles from hostel to college at a speed of 20 kmph and reaches 17.5 minutes late. If he cycles at a speed of 24 kmph and reaches early by 17.5 minutes, find the distance between hostel and college.(In km)
(A) 67
(B) 70 
(C) 65
(D) 69

Answer: Option B

96. X can do a piece of work in 272 days. X worked at it for 56 days and then Y finished the remaining work in 216 days. In how many days can X and Y together finish the work?
(A) 136 
(B) 140
(C) 144
(D) 148

Answer: Option A

97. Find the Principal (Rs.) when simple interest = Rs.3645, rate = 15% p.a. and time = 2 years.
(A) 11150
(B) 12350
(C) 12250
(D) 12150 

Answer: Option D

98. If the average of three consecutive even numbers is 258, find the largest of these numbers.
(A) 265
(B) 275
(C) 270
(D) 260

Answer: Option D

99. The average of 11 numbers is 110.9. If the average of first six is 110.3 and that of the last six is 111.5, then the sixth number is:
(A) 112.9
(B) 114.9
(C) 116.9
(D) 110.9

Answer: Option D

100. A fraction is greater than twice its reciprocal by 17/28. What is the fraction?
(A) 7/5
(B) 7/3
(C) 7/2
(D) 7/4 

Answer: Option D

101. A travels from X to Y at a speed of 132 kmph and reaches 180 minutes late. If he travels at a speed of 220 kmph and reaches early by 180 minutes, find the distance between X and Y.(In km)
(A) 2180
(B) 1980
(C) 2080
(D) 2280

Answer: Option B

102. Arun ,Bala, Chandru enter into a partnership. Arun contributes one-third of the whole capital while Bala contributes as much as the contribution of Arun and Chandru together. If the profit at the end of the year is Rs.84,000, how much would Chandru receive?(in Rs.)
(A) 14000 
(B) 28000
(C) 16000
(D) 42000

Answer: Option A

103. X and Y invest Rs.5600 and Rs.6600 respectively in a business. If X doubles his capital after 6 months, in what ratio should X and Y divide that year’s profit?
(A) 13:14
(B) 14:11
(C) 11:14
(D) 14:13

Answer: Option B

104. Milk and water are in the ratio of 3:2 in a mixture of 90 litres. How much water should be added so that the ratio of milk and water becomes 2:3? (In litres)
(A) 45 
(B) 47
(C) 49
(D) 51

Answer: Option A

105. A can do a piece of work in 216 days and B can do the same work in 540 days. With the help of C, they finished the work in 108 days. Working alone, C can do the same work in how many days?
(A) 360
(B) 330
(C) 340
(D) 350

Answer: Option A

106. Simple interest on a sum at 20% per annum for 2 years is Rs.1040. Find the amount under compound interest on the same sum for the same period and same rate of interest.(in Rs)
(A) 3644
(B) 3844
(C) 3744
(D) 3544

Answer: Option C

107. Two vessels containing 35 litres and 47 litres quantity of solution, have milk and water in the ratio of 17:18 and 28:19 respectively. If the solutions are mixed with each other, then how many litres of water has to be added in the final solution to make the resulting solution in the ratio 1:1?
(A) 12
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 10

Answer: Option C

108. XYZ mixes 42 kg of rice worth Rs.40 per kg with 58 kg of rice worth Rs.60 per kg. At what rate should he sell the mixture to gain 20%? (Cost per kg in Rs.)
(A) 61.92 
(B) 65.96
(C) 67.92
(D) 63.92

Answer: Option A

109. The ratio of three numbers is 12:13:14 and their sum is 1872. Find the second number of the three numbers.
(A) 594
(B) 604
(C) 614
(D) 624 

Answer: Option D

110. The length, breadth and height of a room in the shape of a cuboid are increased by 10%, 20% and 25% respectively. Find the percentage change in the volume of the cuboid.
(A) 70% decrease
(B) 75% increase
(C) 65% increase 
(D) 60% decrease

Answer: Option C

111. The amount doubles itself under Simple interest in 2.5 years. In how many years will it become 42 times of itself ?
(A) 106.5
(B) 104.5
(C) 100.5
(D) 102.5

Answer: Option D

112. In a moderately asymmetrical series, the values of arithmetic mean and median are 143 and 143.5 respectively. What is the value of the mode?
(A) 148.5
(B) 150.5
(C) 144.5 
(D) 146.5

Answer: Option C

113. The price of a CPU is Rs.19425 inclusive of sales tax. If the rate of sales tax is 11%, find the printed price of the CPU. (In Rs.)
(A) 17800
(B) 17600
(C) 17700
(D) 17500

Answer: Option D

114. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a cistern in 270 hours. After working together for 90 hours, C is closed, then A and B filled the remaining part in 270 hours. Find the number of hours taken by C required to fill the empty cistern.
(A) 820
(B) 810 
(C) 800
(D) 790

Answer: Option B

115. A and B, working together can finish a piece of work in 339 days, while A alone can do it in 565 days. How many days will B alone take to finish it?
(A) 857.5
(B) 837.5
(C) 847.5 
(D) 867.5

Answer: Option C

116. A man travels at a speed of 540 kmph and covers a certain distance in 36 minutes. Find the distance covered in metres.
(A) 344000
(B) 314000
(C) 334000
(D) 324000

Answer: Option D

117. If the arithmetic mean of 13 observations 385, 386, 388, 379, 387, 381, 383, 378, 386, 387, X, 381, 385 is 375. Find the value of “X” in the observations.
(A) 269
(B) 273
(C) 275
(D) 271

Answer: Option A

118. Sultan bought a new plot which needs to be fenced immediately. Due to this, the length and as well as the breadth of the rectangular working place is reduced by 9%. Find the % decrease in the area.
(A) 18.00%
(B) 13.56%
(C) 16.96%
(D) 17.19%

Answer: Option D

119. What percent of 7.3 kg is 2044 gms?
(A) 48%
(B) 28%
(C) 38%
(D) 18%

Answer: Option D

120. A monitor for personal computer is bought for Rs.22500 and sold at Rs.15750. Find its loss percentage.
(A) 40
(B) 30 
(C) 35
(D) 45

Answer: Option B

121. 220 litres of a mixture of milk and water contains 45% water. How much water should be added so that the mixture has 80% water? (In litres)
(A) 385
(B) 395
(C) 390
(D) 400

Answer: Option A

122. 13.6895 divided by 0.131 gives:
(A) 102.5
(B) 106.5
(C) 104.5 
(D) 108.5

Answer: Option C

123. How many seconds will a train take to cover a distance of 5120 meters, if it runs at a speed of 288 km/hr?
(A) 60
(B) 66
(C) 62
(D) 64 

Answer: Option D

123. How many seconds will a train take to cover a distance of 5120 meters, if it runs at a speed of 288 km/hr?
(A) 60
(B) 66
(C) 62
(D) 64 

Answer: Option D

124. A sum of money invested at simple interest triples itself in 15 years. Find in how many years will it become 13 times of itself at the same rate of interest.
(A) 80
(B) 95
(C) 90 
(D) 97

Answer: Option C

125. The average weight of 36 students in a class is 54.25 kg, and that of the remaining 20 students is 51 kg. Find the average weight of all the students in the class. (Approximately)
(A) 49
(B) 51
(C) 53 
(D) 47

Answer: Option C

126. What is 20% of 40% of 30% of 75% of 3400?
(A) 61.5
(B) 61.4
(C) 61.2 
(D) 61.1

Answer: Option C

127. Three friends A, B, C invested in a business in the ratio of 2:3:4. After 6 months C withdraw half his capital. If the total profit earned for the year is Rs.110000 then find the profit earned by C.(In Rs.)
(A) 42250
(B) 41250 
(C) 43250
(D) 44250

Answer: Option B

128. A fraction is greater than its reciprocal by 27/182. What is the fraction?
(A) 11/10
(B) 14/13
(C) 13/12
(D) 12/11

Answer: Option B

129. K, L, M together started a business. K invested Rs.6700 for 3 months, L invested Rs.4000 for 5 months and M invested Rs.7900 for 4 months. If they get a total profit of Rs.7170, find the share of K. (In Rs.)
(A) 2210
(B) 2110
(C) 2310
(D) 2010

Answer: Option D

130. What is the difference between a discount of 10% on Rs.20000 and two successive
discounts of 6% and 4% on the same amount? (In Rs.)
(A) 44
(B) 36
(C) 40
(D) 48 

Answer: Option D

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