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NUMBERS C. 6 D. 7
7. (935421 x 625) = ?
IMPORTANT FORMULAE:
i. (a + b)(a - b) = (a 2 - b2) A. 575648125 B. 584638125
ii. (a + b)2 = (a2 + b2 + 2ab) C. 584649125 D. 585628125
iii. (a - b)2 = (a2 + b2 - 2ab)
iv. (a + b + c)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 + 8. The largest 4 digit number exactly divisible by 88
2(ab + bc + ca) is:
v. (a3 + b3) = (a + b)(a2 - ab + b2) A. 9944 B. 9768
vi. (a3 - b3) = (a - b)(a2 + ab + b2)
vii. (a3 + b3 + c3 - 3abc) = C. 9988 D. 8888
(a + b + c)(a2 + b2 + c2 - ab - bc - ac)
viii. When a + b + c = 0, E. None of these
then a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc. 9. Which of the following is a prime number ?
A. 33 B. 81
1. Which one of the following is not a prime
number? C. 93 D. 97
A. 31 B. 61 10. What is the unit digit in {(6374)1793 x
(625)317 x (341491)}?
C. 71 D. 91
A. 0 B. 2
2. (112 x 54) = ?
A. 67000 B. 70000 C. 3 D. 5
11. 5358 x 51 = ?
C. 76500 D. 77200
A. 273258 B. 273268
3. It is being given that (232 + 1) is completely
divisible by a whole number. Which of the C. 273348 D. 273358
following numbers is completely divisible by this
number? 12. The sum of first five prime numbers is:

A. (216 + 1) B. (216 - 1) A. 11 B. 18

C. (7 x 223) D. (296 + 1) C. 26 D. 28

4. What least number must be added to 1056, so 13. The difference of two numbers is 1365. On
that the sum is completely divisible by 23 ? dividing the larger number by the smaller, we
get 6 as quotient and the 15 as remainder. What
A. 2 B. 3 is the smaller number ?
C. 18 D. 21 A. 240 B. 270

E. None of these C. 295 D. 360

5. 1397 x 1397 = ? 14. (12)3 x 64 ÷ 432 = ?
A. 1951609 B. 1981709 A. 5184 B. 5060

C. 18362619 D. 2031719 C. 5148 D. 5084

E. None of these E. None of these

6. How many of the following numbers are 15. 72519 x 9999 = ?
divisible by 132 ? A. 725117481 B. 674217481

264, 396, 462, 792, 968, 2178, 5184, 6336 C. 685126481 D. 696217481
A. 4 B. 5
E. None of these
16. If the number 517*324 is completely divisible by
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3, then the smallest whole number in the place C. 6 D. 7

of * will be:
A. 0 B. 1 E. None of these
25. The difference between the local value and the
None of face value of 7 in the numeral 32675149 is
C. 2 D.
these
A. 75142 B. 64851
17. The smallest 3 digit prime number is:
A. 101 B. 103 C. 5149 D. 69993

C. 109 D. 113 E. None of these

18. Which one of the following numbers is exactly 26. The difference between a positive proper
divisible by 11? fraction and its reciprocal is 9/20. The fraction
is:
A. 235641 B. 245642
3 3
C. 315624 D. 415624 A. B.
5 10
19. (?) - 19657 - 33994 = 9999
4 4
A. 63650 B. 53760 C. D.
5 3
C. 59640 D. 61560 27. On dividing a number by 56, we get 29 as
remainder. On dividing the same number by 8,
E. None of these what will be the remainder ?
20. The sum of first 45 natural numbers is: A. 4 B. 5
A. 1035 B. 1280
C. 6 D. 7
C. 2070 D. 2140 28. If n is a natural number, then (6n2 + 6n) is
21. Which of the following number is divisible by 24 always divisible by:
? A. 6 only B. 6 and 12 both
A. 35718 B. 63810
C. 12 only D. by 18 only
C. 537804 D. 3125736 29. 107 x 107 + 93 x 93 = ?
22. 753 x 753 + 247 x 247 - 753 x 247 A. 19578 B. 19418
=?
753 x 753 x 753 + 247 x 247 x 247
C. 20098 D. 21908
1 1
A. B.
1000 506 E. None of these

253 30. What will be remainder when (6767 + 67) is

None of
C. D. divided by 68 ?
500 these
A. 1 B. 63
23. (?) + 3699 + 1985 - 2047 = 31111
A. 34748 B. 27474 C. 66 D. 67
31. On dividing a number by 5, we get 3 as
C. 30154 D. 27574 remainder. What will the remainder when the
square of the this number is divided by 5 ?
E. None of these
A. 0 B. 1
24. If the number 481 * 673 is completely divisible
by 9, then the smallest whole number in place C. 2 D. 4
of * will be:
A. 2 B. 5 32. How many 3-digit numbers are completely
divisible 6 ?

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A. 149 B. 150 C. 898989898 D. 9999999998

C. 151 D. 166 41. On dividing a number by 357, we get 39 as

remainder. On dividing the same number 17,
33. How many natural numbers are there between what will be the remainder ?
23 and 100 which are exactly divisible by 6 ?
A. 0 B. 3
A. 8 B. 11
C. 5 D. 11
C. 12 D. 13
42. If the product 4864 x 9 P 2 is divisible by 12, then
E. None of these the value of P is:
34. How many of the following numbers are A. 2 B. 5
divisible by 3 but not by 9 ?
2133, 2343, 3474, 4131, 5286, 5340, 6336, C. 6 D. 8
7347, 8115, 9276 E. None of these
A. 5 B. 6 43. Which one of the following is the common
C. 7 D. None of these factor of (4743 + 4343) and (4747 + 4347) ?

35. (963 + 476)2 + (963 - 476)2 A. (47 - 43) B. (47 + 43)

=?
(963 x 963 + 476 x 476) None of
C. (4743 + 4343) D.
A. 1449 B. 497 these
44. -84 x 29 + 365 = ?
C. 2 D. 4
A. 2436 B. 2801
E. None of these
C. -2801 D. -2071
36. How many 3 digit numbers are divisible by 6 in
all ? E. None of these
A. 149 B. 150 45. A number when divided by 296 leaves 75 as
remainder. When the same number is divided
C. 151 D. 166 by 37, the remainder will be:
37. A 3-digit number 4a3 is added to another A. 1 B. 2
3-digit number 984 to give a 4-digit
number 13b7, which is divisible by 11. Then, C. 8 D. 11
(a + b) = ?
46. In dividing a number by 585, a student
A. 10 B. 11 employed the method of short division. He
divided the number successively by 5, 9 and 13
C. 12 D. 15 (factors 585) and got the remainders 4, 8, 12
38. 8597 - ? = 7429 - 4358 respectively. If he had divided the number by
585, the remainder would have been
A. 5426 B. 5706
A. 24 B. 144
C. 5526 D. 5476
C. 292 D. 584
E. None of these
47. In a division sum, the divisor is 10 times the
39. The smallest prime number is: quotient and 5 times the remainder. If the
A. 1 B. 2 remainder is 46, what is the dividend ?
A. 4236 B. 4306
C. 3 D. 4
40. (12345679 x 72) = ? C. 4336 D. 5336
A. 88888888 B. 888888888 E. None of these
48. 4500 x ? = 3375
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2 3 4 17 15
A. B.
5 4 719 817
A. 7+ B. 9+
1020 1020
1 3
C. D.
4 5 719 817
C. 9+ D. 7+
1020 1020
E. None of these
49. What smallest number should be added to 4456 E. None of these
so that the sum is completely divisible by 6 ? 1 1 1 2 1 3 + ... up to n
57. + +
A. 4 B. 3 - n - n - n terms = ?

C. 2 D. 1 1 1
A. n B. (n - 1)
2 2
E. None of these
1
50. What least number must be subtracted from C. n(n - 1) D. None of these
13601, so that the remainder is divisible by 87 ? 2
A. 23 B. 31 58. On dividing 2272 as well as 875 by 3-digit
number N, we get the same remainder. The sum
C. 29 D. 37 of the digits of N is:

E. 49 A. 10 B. 11

51. 476 ** 0 is divisible by both 3 and 11. The non- C. 12 D. 13

zero digits in the hundred's and ten's places are 59. A boy multiplied 987 by a certain number and
respectively: obtained 559981 as his answer. If in the answer
A. 7 and 4 B. 7 and 5 both 9 are wrong and the other digits are
correct, then the correct answer would be:
C. 8 and 5 D. None of these
A. 553681 B. 555181
52. If the number 97215 * 6 is completely divisible by
11, then the smallest whole number in place of * C. 555681 D. 556581
will be: 60. How many prime numbers are less than 50 ?
A. 3 B. 2 A. 16 B. 15
C. 1 D. 5 C. 14 D. 18
E. None of these
53. (112 + 122 + 132 + ... + 202) = ? *******

A. 385 B. 2485
PROBLEMS ON AGES
C. 2870 D. 3255 IMPORTANT FORMULAE:
54. If the number 5 * 2 is divisible by 6, then * = ? 1. If the current age is x, then n times the age is nx.
2.If the current age is x, then age n years later/hence
A. 2 B. 3 = x + n.
C. 6 D. 7 3. If the current age is x, then age n years ago = x - n.
4. The ages in a ratio a : b will be ax and bx.
55. Which of the following numbers will completely
1 x
divide (4915 - 1) ? 5. If the current age is x, then of the age is .
n n
A. 8 B. 14

C. 46 D. 50 1. Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit.

After 8 years, he would be two and a half times of
56. 9 + 3 + 7 + 2 - 9+ 1 =?
Ronit's age. After further 8 years, how many times

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would he be of Ronit's age? determined

1
A. 2 times B. 2 times E. None of these
2
8. The sum of the present ages of a father and his
3 son is 60 years. Six years ago, father's age was
C. 2 times D. 3 times
4 five times the age of the son. After 6 years, son's
age will be:
2. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals
of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the A. 12 years B. 14 years
youngest child?
C. 18 years D. 20 years
A. 4 years B. 8 years
9. At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun
C. 10 years D. None of these and Deepak is 4 : 3. After 6 years, Arun's age will
be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak at
3. A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at
present ?
the present at the time of your birth". If the father's
age is 38 years now, the son's age five years back A. 12 years B. 15 years
was:
C
A. 14 years B. 19 years 19 and half D. 21 years
.
C. 33 years D. 38 years 10. Sachin is younger than Rahul by 7 years. If their ages
are in the respective ratio of 7 : 9, how old is Sachin?
4. 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 A. 16 years B. 18 years
how old is B?
C. 28 years D. 24.5 years
A. 7 B. 8
E. None of these
C. 9 D. 10
11. The present ages of three persons in proportions 4
E. 11 : 7 : 9. Eight years ago, the sum of their ages was
56. Find their present ages (in years).
5. Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the
ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Three years hence, the A. 8, 20, 28 B. 16, 28, 36
ratio of their ages will become 11 : 9 respectively.
What is Anand's present age in years? C. 20, 35, 45 D. None of these

A. 24 B. 27 12. Ayesha's father was 38 years of age when she was

born while her mother was 36 years old when her
Cannot be brother four years younger to her was born. What is
C. 40 D. the difference between the ages of her parents?
determined
A. 2 years B. 4 years
E. None of these
6. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two C. 6 years D. 8 years
years, his age will be twice the age of his son. The 13. A person's present age is two-fifth of the age of his
present age of his son is: mother. After 8 years, he will be one-half of the age
A. 14 years B. 18 years of his mother. How old is the mother at present?
A. 32 years B. 36 years
C. 20 years D. 22 years
7. Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Kunal and C. 40 years D. 48 years
Sagar was 6 : 5. Four years hence, the ratio of 14. Q is as much younger than R as he is older than T. If
their ages will be 11 : 10. What is Sagar's age at the sum of the ages of R and T is 50 years, what is
present? definitely the difference between R and Q's age?
A. 16 years B. 18 years A. 1 year B. 2 years
C. 20 years D. Cannot be

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C. 25 years D. Data inadequate Let the present value of a machine be P. Suppose it

depreciates at the rate of R% per annum. Then:
E. None of these 1. Value of the machine 1 R n
after n years = P - 100
15. The age of father 10 years ago was thrice the age of
his son. Ten years hence, father's age will be twice P
2. Value of the machine n years
that of his son. The ratio of their present ages is: 1 R n
ago =
A. 5 : 2 B. 7:3 - 100
3. If A is R% more than R
C. 9 : 2 D. 13 : 4 x
B, then B is less than A (100 + 100
by %.
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R
4. If A is R% less than B, x
PERCENTAGE then B is more than A by (100 - 100
%.
R)
IMPORTANT FORMULAE:
1. Concept of Percentage: 1. A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3
boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his total
By a certain percent, we mean that many
score did he make by running between the
hundredths.
wickets?
Thus, x percent means x hundredths, written as x%.
To express x% as a fraction: We x 5
. A. 45% B. 45 %
have, x% = 100 11
20 1
Thus, 20% = = . 6
100 5 C. 54 % D. 55%
a 11
To as a percent: a a x
=
express b We have, b b 100 %. 2. Two students appeared at an examination. One
1 1 of them secured 9 marks more than the other
Thus, = x 100 = 25%. and his marks was 56% of the sum of their
4 4 %
marks. The marks obtained by them are:
2. Percentage Increase/Decrease: A. 39, 30 B. 41, 32
If the price of a commodity increases by R%, then
the reduction in consumption so as not to increase C. 42, 33 D. 43, 34
the expenditure is:
3. A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40%
R
x 100 apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he
(100 + R) % had:
If the price of a commodity decreases by R%, then
A. 588 apples B. 600 apples
the increase in consumption so as not to decrease
the expenditure is: C. 672 apples D. 700 apples
R
x 100 4. What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have
(100 - R) % 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?
3. Results on Population: A. 1 B. 14
Let the population of a town be P now and suppose
it increases at the rate of R% per annum, then: C. 20 D. 21
R n 5. If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then which of the
1. Population after n years = P 1 +
100 following is true?
P A is greater
A. A is smaller than B. B.
2. Population n years ago = R n than B
1+
100
4. Results on Depreciation: Relationship If x is smaller
C. D.
between A and B than y, then A is

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cannot be greater than B. week?

determined. A. Rs. 200 B. Rs. 250

E. None of these C. Rs. 300 D. None of these

6. If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as: 13. Gauri went to the stationers and bought things
A. 4% of a B. 5% of a worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 paise went on
sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate
C. 20% of a D. None of these was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free
items?
7. In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8
years of age. The number of students above 8 A. Rs. 15 B. Rs. 15.70

years of age is of the number of students of 8 C. Rs. 19.70 D. Rs. 20

years of age which is 48. What is the total 14. Rajeev buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a
number of students in the school? rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he
A. 72 B. 80 pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will
have to pay for the goods.
C. 120 D. 150
A. Rs. 6876.10 B. Rs. 6999.20
E. 100
C. Rs. 6654 D. Rs. 7000
8. Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of
15. The population of a town increased from
5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of
1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average
6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B.
percent increase of population per year is:
A. 2 : 3 B. 1:1
A. 4.37% B. 5%
C. 3 : 4 D. 4 : 3
C. 6% D. 8.75%
A student multiplied a number 3 instead 5
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9. by .
5 of 3

What is the percentage error in the calculation?

CHAIN RULE
IMPORTANT FORMULAE:
A. 34% B. 44% 1. Direct Proportion:
C. 54% D. 64% Two quantities are said to be directly
proportional, if on the increase (or
10. In an election between two candidates, one got decrease) of the one, the other increases (or
55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes decreases) to the same extent.
were invalid. If the total number of votes was Eg. Cost is directly proportional to the
7500, the number of valid votes that the other number of articles. (More Articles, More
candidate got, was: Cost)
A. 2700 B. 2900 2. Indirect Proportion:
Two quantities are said to be indirectly
C. 3000 D. 3100
proportional, if on the increase of the one,
11. Three candidates contested an election and the orther decreases to the same extent and
received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes vice-versa.
respectively. What percentage of the total votes Eg. The time taken by a car is covering a
did the winning candidate get? certain distance is inversely proportional to
A. 57% B. 60% the speed of the car. (More speed, Less is
the time taken to cover a distance.)
C. 65% D. 90% Note: In solving problems by chain rule, we
12. Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per compare every item with the term to be
found out.
week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent
1. 3 pumps, working 8 hours a day, can empty a
of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per

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tank in 2 days. How many hours a day must 4 days. In how many days one cow will eat one bag
pumps work to empty the tank in 1 day? of husk?
A. 9 B. 10 1
A. 1 B.
40
C. 11 D. 12
2. If the cost of x metres of wire is d rupees, then C. 40 D. 80
what is the cost of y metres of wire at the same 9. A wheel that has 6 cogs is meshed with a larger
rate? wheel of 14 cogs. When the smaller wheel has
xy made 21 revolutions, then the number of
A. Rs. B. Rs. (xd) revolutions mad by the larger wheel is:
d
A. 4 B. 9
yd
C. Rs. (yd) D. Rs. C. 12 D. 49
x
3. Running at the same constant rate, 6 identical 10. If 7 spiders make 7 webs in 7 days, then 1 spider
machines can produce a total of 270 bottles per will make 1 web in how many days?
minute. At this rate, how many bottles could 10 7
such machines produce in 4 minutes? A. 1 B.
2
A. 648 B. 1800
C. 7 D. 49
C. 2700 D. 10800 11. A flagstaff 17.5 m high casts a shadow of length
40.25 m. The height of the building, which casts a
4. A fort had provision of food for 150 men for 45 shadow of length 28.75 m under similar
days. After 10 days, 25 men left the fort. The conditions will be:
number of days for which the remaining food will A. 10 m B. 12.5 m
last, is:
1 1 C. 17.5 m D. 21.25 m
A. 29 B. 37
5 4 12. In a camp, there is a meal for 120 men or 200
children. If 150 children have taken the meal,
C. 42 D. 54 how many men will be catered to with remaining
5. 39 persons can repair a road in 12 days, working meal?
5 hours a day. In how many days will 30 persons, A. 20 B. 30
working 6 hours a day, complete the work?
C. 40 D. 50
A. 10 B. 13
13. An industrial loom weaves 0.128 metres of cloth
C. 14 D. 15 every second. Approximately, how many seconds
will it take for the loom to weave 25 metres of
6. A man completes of a job in 10 days. At this cloth?
rate, how many more days will it takes him to A. 178 B. 195
finish the job?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 204 D. 488
14. 36 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days.
1 In how many days will 27 men complete the
C. 7 D. 7
2 same work?
7. If a quarter kg of potato costs 60 paise, how A. 12 B. 18
many paise will 200 gm cost?
C. 22 D. 24
A. 48 paise B. 54 paise
E. None of these
C. 56 paise D. 72 paise
15.4 mat-weavers can weave 4 mats in 4 days. At
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the same rate, how many mats would be woven II. Division Method (short-cut): Arrange the
by 8 mat-weavers in 8 days? given numbers in a rwo in any order. Divide
A. 4 B. 8 by a number which divided exactly at least
two of the given numbers and carry forward
C. 12 D. 16 the numbers which are not divisible. Repeat
the above process till no two of the numbers
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are divisible by the same number except 1.
HCF & LCM The product of the divisors and the
undivided numbers is the required L.C.M. of
IMPORTANT FORMULAE: the given numbers.
1. Factors and Multiples: 4. Product of two numbers = Product of their
If number a divided another number b H.C.F. and L.C.M.
exactly, we say that a is a factor of b. 5. Co-primes: Two numbers are said to be co-
In this case, b is called a multiple of a. primes if their H.C.F. is 1.
2. Highest Common Factor (H.C.F.) or Greatest 6. H.C.F. and L.C.M. of Fractions:
Common Measure (G.C.M.) or Greatest H.C.F. of Numerators
Common Divisor (G.C.D.): 1. H.C.F. =
L.C.M. of Denominators
The H.C.F. of two or more than two
numbers is the greatest number that divides
L.C.M. of Numerators
each of them exactly. 2. L.C.M. =
There are two methods of finding the H.C.F. H.C.F. of Denominators
of a given set of numbers: 8. H.C.F. and L.C.M. of Decimal Fractions:
I. Factorization Method: Express the In a given numbers, make the same number
each one of the given numbers as of decimal places by annexing zeros in some
the product of prime factors. The numbers, if necessary. Considering these
product of least powers of common numbers without decimal point, find H.C.F.
prime factors gives H.C.F. or L.C.M. as the case may be. Now, in the
II. Division Method: Suppose we have to find the result, mark off as many decimal places as
H.C.F. of two given numbers, divide the larger by are there in each of the given numbers.
the smaller one. Now, divide the divisor by the
remainder. Repeat the process of dividing the 9. Comparison of Fractions:
preceding number by the remainder last Find the L.C.M. of the denominators of the
obtained till zero is obtained as remainder. The given fractions. Convert each of the
last divisor is required H.C.F. fractions into an equivalent fraction with
Finding the H.C.F. of more than two L.C.M as the denominator, by multiplying
numbers: Suppose we have to find both the numerator and denominator by
the H.C.F. of three numbers, then, the same number. The resultant fraction
H.C.F. of [(H.C.F. of any two) and with the greatest numerator is the greatest.
(the third number)] gives the H.C.F. 1. Find the greatest number that will divide 43, 91 and
of three given number. 183 so as to leave the same remainder in each case.
Similarly, the H.C.F. of more than A. 4 B. 7
three numbers may be obtained.
C. 9 D. 13
3. Least Common Multiple (L.C.M.):
The least number which is exactly divisible by 2. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 23 and the other two
each one of the given numbers is called their factors of their L.C.M. are 13 and 14. The larger of
L.C.M. the two numbers is:
There are two methods of finding the L.C.M. of a A. 276 B. 299
given set of numbers:
I. Factorization Method: Resolve each one of C. 322 D. 345
the given numbers into a product of prime 3. Six bells commence tolling together and toll at
factors. Then, L.C.M. is the product of intervals of 2, 4, 6, 8 10 and 12 seconds
highest powers of all the factors. respectively. In 30 minutes, how many times do
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they toll together ? 3 is:

A. 4 B. 10 A. 3 B. 13

C. 15 D. 16 33
C. 23 D.
4. Let N be the greatest number that will divide 1305,
4665 and 6905, leaving the same remainder in each 13. 128352 to its lowest terms.
case. Then sum of the digits in N is: Reduce
238368
A. 4 B. 5 3 5
A. B.
C. 6 D. 8 4 13
5. The greatest number of four digits which is 9
divisible by 15, 25, 40 and 75 is: 7
C. D. 1
13
A. 9000 B. 9400 3

C. 9600 D. 9800 14. The least number which when divided by 5, 6 , 7

and 8 leaves a remainder 3, but when divided by 9
leaves no remainder, is:
6. The product of two numbers is 4107. If the H.C.F.
of these numbers is 37, then the greater number A. 1677 B. 1683
is:
C. 2523 D. 3363
A. 101 B. 107
15. A, B and C start at the same time in the same
C. 111 D. 185 direction to run around a circular stadium. A
completes a round in 252 seconds, B in 308
7. Three number are in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5 and seconds and c in 198 seconds, all starting at the
their L.C.M. is 2400. Their H.C.F. is: same point. After what time will they again at the
A. 40 B. 80 starting point ?
A. 26 minutes and 18 seconds
C. 120 D. 200
8. The G.C.D. of 1.08, 0.36 and 0.9 is: B. 42 minutes and 36 seconds
A. 0.03 B. 0.9 C. 45 minutes
C. 0.18 D. 0.108 D. 46 minutes and 12 seconds
16. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 11 and their L.C.M. is
9. The product of two numbers is 2028 and their 7700. If one of the numbers is 275, then the other
H.C.F. is 13. The number of such pairs is: is:
A. 1 B. 2 A. 279 B. 283
C. 3 D. 4 C. 308 D. 318
10. The least multiple of 7, which leaves a remainder 17. What will be the least number which when
of 4, when divided by 6, 9, 15 and 18 is: doubled will be exactly divisible by 12, 18, 21 and
A. 74 B. 94 30 ?
A. 196 B. 630
C. 184 D. 364
11. Find the lowest common multiple of 24, 36 and C. 1260 D. 2520
40. 18. The ratio of two numbers is 3 : 4 and their H.C.F. is
A. 120 B. 240 4. Their L.C.M. is:
A. 12 B. 16
C. 360 D. 480
12. The least number which should be added to 2497 C. 24 D. 48
so that the sum is exactly divisible by 5, 6, 4 and
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19. The smallest number which when diminished by in the ratio 2 : 3. Then sum of the number is:
7, is divisible 12, 16, 18, 21 and 28 is: A. 28 B. 32
A. 1008 B. 1015
C. 40 D. 64
C. 1022 D. 1032 9 12 18 21
20. 252 can be expressed as a product of primes as: 29. The H.C.F. of 10 , 25 , 35 and 40 is:
A. 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 7 B. 2x2x2x3x7 3 252
A. B.
C. 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 7 D. 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 7 5 5
21. The greatest possible length which can be used 3 63
to measure exactly the lengths 7 m, 3 m 85 cm, C. D.
1400 700
12 m 95 cm is:
30. If the sum of two numbers is 55 and the H.C.F. and
A. 15 cm B. 25 cm
L.C.M. of these numbers are 5 and 120
C. 35 cm D. 42 cm respectively, then the sum of the reciprocals of the
numbers is equal to:
22. Three numbers which are co-prime to each other
are such that the product of the first two is 551 55 601
A. B.
and that of the last two is 1073. The sum of the 601 55
three numbers is:
11 120
A. 75 B. 81 C. D.
120 11
C. 85 D. 89
23. Find the highest common factor of 36 and 84. *******
A. 4 B. 6
RATIO AND PROPORTION
C. 12 D. 18 IMPORTANT FORMULAE:
24. Which of the following fraction is the largest ? 1. Ratio:
The ratio of two quantities a and b in the same
7 13
A. B.
8 16 units, is the fraction and we write it as a : b.
In the ratio a : b, we call a as the first term
31 63 or antecedent and b, the second term
C. D.
40 80 orconsequent.
25. The least number, which when divided by 12, 15, Eg. The ratio 5 : 5 with antecedent =
20 and 54 leaves in each case a remainder of 8 is: 9 represents 9 5, consequent = 9.
Rule: The multiplication or division of each term of
A. 504 B. 536
a ratio by the same non-zero number does not
C. 544 D. 548 affect the ratio.
Eg. 4 : 5 = 8 : 10 = 12 : 15. Also, 4 : 6 = 2 : 3.
26. The greatest number which on dividing 1657 and
2037 leaves remainders 6 and 5 respectively, is: 2. Proportion:
The equality of two ratios is called proportion.
A. 123 B. 127
If a : b = c : d, we write a : b :: c : d and we say
C. 235 D. 305 that a, b, c, d are in proportion.
Here a and d are called extremes, while b and c are
27. Which of the following has the most number of called mean terms.
divisors? Product of means = Product of extremes.
A. 99 B. 101 Thus, a : b :: c : d (b x c) = (a x d).
3. Fourth Proportional:
C. 176 D. 182
If a : b = c : d, then d is called the fourth
28. The L.C.M. of two numbers is 48. The numbers are proportional to a, b, c.
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Third Proportional: a school are in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. There is a

a : b = c : d, then c is called the third proportion proposal to increase these seats by 40%, 50%
to a and b. and 75% respectively. What will be the ratio
Mean Proportional: of increased seats?
Mean proportional between a and b is ab. A. 2 : 3 : 4 B. 6:7:8
4. Comparison of Ratios:
C. 6:8:9 D. None of these
a c
We say that (a : b) > (c : d) > . 5. In a mixture 60 litres, the ratio of milk and
b d
water 2 : 1. If the this ratio is to be 1 : 2, then
5. Compounded Ratio: the quanity of water to be further added is:
6. Thecompoundedratiooftheratios: (a : b), (c : d), A. 20 litres B. 30 litres
(e : f) is (ace : bdf).
C. 40 litres D. 60 litres
7. Duplicate Ratios:
6. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a
Duplicate ratio of (a : b) is (a2 : b2). college is 7 : 8. If the percentage increase in
Sub-duplicate ratio of (a : b) is (a : b). the number of boys and girls be 20% and 10%
Triplicate ratio of (a : b) is (a3 : b3). respectively, what will be the new ratio?
Sub-triplicate ratio of (a : b) is (a1/3 : b1/3).
a+ c+ A. 8 : 9 B. 17 : 18
,
I a c b d . [componendo and
Cannot be
= th = C. 21 : 22 D.
f b d c - dividendo]
en a - determined
b d
7. Salaries of Ravi and Sumit are in the ratio 2 :
8. Variations: 3. If the salary of each is increased by Rs.
We say that x is directly proportional to y, 4000, the new ratio becomes 40 : 57. What is
if x = ky for some constant k and we write,x y. Sumit's salary?
We say that x is inversely proportional to y, A. Rs. 17,000 B. Rs. 20,000
if xy = k for some constant k and
1 C. Rs. 25,500 D. Rs. 38,000
we write, x .
y 8. If 0.75 : x :: 5 : 8, then x is equal to:

1. A. 1.12 B. 1.2
A and B together have Rs. 1210. If of A's
C. 1.25 D. 1.30
amount is equal to of B's amount, how 9. The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of
much amount does B have? the first to second is 2 :3 and that of the
A. Rs. 460 B. Rs. 484 second to the third is 5 : 8, then the second
number is:
C. Rs. 550 D. Rs. 664
A. 20 B. 30
2. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50%
more than a third number. The ratio of the C. 48 D. 58
two numbers is: 10. If Rs. 782 be divided into three parts,
A. 2 : 5 B. 3:5
proportional to : : , then the first part
C. 4:5 D. 6 : 7 is:
3. A sum of money is to be distributed among A, A. Rs. 182 B. Rs. 190
B, C, D in the proportion of 5 : 2 : 4 : 3. If C
gets Rs. 1000 more than D, what is B's share? C. Rs. 196 D. Rs. 204

A. Rs. 500 B. Rs. 1500 11. The salaries A, B, C are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If
the increments of 15%, 10% and 20% are
C. Rs. 2000 D. None of these allowed respectively in their salaries, then
what will be new ratio of their salaries?
4. Seats for Mathematics, Physics and Biology in
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A. 3 : 3 : 10 B. 10 : 11 : 20 Gain x 100
Gain % =
C.P.
Cannot be
C. 23 : 33 : 60 D. 5. Loss Percentage: (Loss %)
determined
Loss x 100
12. If 40% of a number is equal to two-third of Loss % =
another number, what is the ratio of first C.P.
number to the second number? 6. Selling Price: (S.P.)
(100 + Gain %)
A. 2 : 5 B. 3:7 SP = x C.P
100
C. 5 : 3 D. 7 : 3 7. Selling Price: (S.P.)
13. The fourth proportional to 5, 8, 15 is: (100 - Loss %)
SP = x C.P.
A. 18 B. 24 100
8. Cost Price: (C.P.)
C. 19 D. 20
100
14. Two number are in the ratio 3 : 5. If 9 is C.P. = x S.P.
subtracted from each, the new numbers are in (100 + Gain %)
the ratio 12 : 23. The smaller number is:
A. 27 B. 33 9. Cost Price: (C.P.)
100
C. 49 D. 55 C.P. = x S.P.
(100 - Loss %)
15. In a bag, there are coins of 25 p, 10 p and 5 p 10. If an article is sold at a gain of say 35%, then
in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. If there is Rs. 30 in all,
S.P. = 135% of C.P.
how many 5 p coins are there?
11. If an article is sold at a loss of say, 35% then
A. 50 B. 100
S.P. = 65% of C.P.
C. 150 D. 200 12. When a person sells two similar items, one
at a gain of say x%, and the other at a loss
******* of x%, then the seller always incurs a loss
PROFIT AND LOSS given by:
Cost Price: Common Loss and 2 2
Loss %
Gain % = x .
The price, at which an article is purchased, is called =
its cost price, abbreviated as C.P. 10 10
13. If a trader professes to sell his goods at cost
Selling Price:
price, but uses false weights, then
The price, at which an article is sold, is called Error
its selling prices, abbreviated as S.P. Gain % = x 100
(True Value) - (Error) %.
Profit or Gain:
1. Alfred buys an old scooter for Rs. 4700 and
If S.P. is greater than C.P., the seller is said to have spends Rs. 800 on its repairs. If he sells the
a profit or gain. scooter for Rs. 5800, his gain percent is:
Loss: 4 5
A. 4 % B. 5 %
If S.P. is less than C.P., the seller is said to have 7 11
incurred a loss.
C. 10% D. 12%
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
2. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as
1. Gain = (S.P.) - (C.P.)
the selling price of x articles. If the profit is
2. Loss = (C.P.) - (S.P.) 25%, then the value of x is:
3. Loss or gain is always reckoned on C.P.
A. 15 B. 16
4. Gain Percentage: (Gain %)

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C. 18 D. 25 C. 5.6 D. 6.5
3. If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. 10. Some articles were bought at 6 articles for
Find the profit percent. Rs. 5 and sold at 5 articles for Rs. 6. Gain
2 percent is:
A. 66 B. 100 1
3 A. 30% B. 33 %
3
1
C. 105 D. 120 C. 35% D. 44%
3
4. In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the 11. On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss
cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost
selling price remains constant, approximately price of a ball is:
what percentage of the selling price is the A. Rs. 45 B. Rs. 50
profit?
C. Rs. 55 D. Rs. 60
A. 30% B. 70%
12. When a plot is sold for Rs. 18,700, the
C. 100% D. 250% owner loses 15%. At what price must that
5. A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How plot be sold in order to gain 15%?
many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%? A. Rs. 21,000 B. Rs. 22,500
A. 3 B. 4
C. Rs. 25,300 D. Rs. 25,800
C. 5 D. 6 13. 100 oranges are bought at the rate of Rs.
6. The percentage profit earned by selling an 350 and sold at the rate of Rs. 48 per
article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage dozen. The percentage of profit or loss is:
loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs. 2
1280. At what price should the article be sold A. 14 % gain B. 15% gain
7
to make 25% profit?
A. Rs. 2000 B. Rs. 2200 2
C. 14 % loss D. 15 % loss
7
Data
C. Rs. 2400 D. 14. A shopkeeper sells one transistor for Rs.
inadequate
840 at a gain of 20% and another for Rs.
7. A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22.5% on his 960 at a loss of 4%. His total gain or loss
cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs. 392, percent is:
what was his profit?
15 15
A. Rs. 18.20 B. Rs. 70 A. 5 % loss B. 5 % gain
17 17
C. Rs. 72 D. Rs. 88.25
2
8. A man buys a cycle for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a C. 6 % gain D. None of these
3
loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the
cycle? 15. A trader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs. 20 per kg
with 30 kg of rice of other variety at Rs. 36
A. Rs. 1090 B. Rs. 1160 per kg and sells the mixture at Rs. 30 per
kg. His profit percent is:
C. Rs. 1190 D. Rs. 1202
A. No profit, no loss B. 5%
9. Sam purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of
Rs. 375 per dozen. He sold each one of them at C. 8% D. 10%
the rate of Rs. 33. What was his percentage
profit? E. None of these
A. 3.5 B. 4.5
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A. 76 kg B. 76.5 kg
AVERAGE
IMPORTANT FORMULAE Data
C. 85 kg D.
inadequate
1. Average:
Sum of observations E. None of these
Average =
Number of observations 6. The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 26
years old and the wicket keeper is 3 years older. If
2. Average Speed: the ages of these two are excluded, the average
Suppose a man covers a certain distance age of the remaining players is one year less than
the average age of the whole team. What is the
at x kmph and an equal distance at y kmph.
average age of the team?
Then, the average speed 2xy
kmph. A. 23 years B. 24 years
druing the whole journey is x+y
C. 25 years D. None of these
1. In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run 7. The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs.
rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate 5050. The average monthly income of Q and R is
in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of Rs. 6250 and the average monthly income of P
282 runs? and R is Rs. 5200. The monthly income of P is:
A. 6.25 B. 6.5 A. 3500 B. 4000
C. 6.75 D. 7 C. 4050 D. 5000
2. A family consists of two grandparents, two 8. The average age of husband, wife and their child 3
parents and three grandchildren. The average years ago was 27 years and that of wife and the
age of the grandparents is 67 years, that of the child 5 years ago was 20 years. The present age of
parents is 35 years and that of the the husband is:
grandchildren is 6 years. What is the average
age of the family? A. 35 years B. 40 years

4 5 C. 50 years D. None of these

A. 28 years B. 31 years
7 7 9. A car owner buys petrol at Rs.7.50, Rs. 8 and Rs.
8.50 per litre for three successive years. What
1
C. 32 years D. None of these approximately is the average cost per litre of
7 petrol if he spends Rs. 4000 each year?
3. A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. A. Rs. 7.98 B. Rs. 8
6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive
months. How much sale must he have in the C. Rs. 8.50 D. Rs. 9
sixth month so that he gets an average sale of
10. In Arun's opinion, his weight is greater than 65
Rs. 6500?
kg but less than 72 kg. His brother doest not
A. Rs. 4991 B. Rs. 5991 agree with Arun and he thinks that Arun's
weight is greater than 60 kg but less than 70
C. Rs. 6001 D. Rs. 6991 kg. His mother's view is that his weight cannot
4. The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the be greater than 68 kg. If all are them are
most, how many may be greater than zero? correct in their estimation, what is the average
of different probable weights of Arun?
A. 0 B. 1
A. 67 kg. B. 68 kg.
C. 10 D. 19
Data
5. The average weight of 8 person's increases by 2.5 C. 69 kg. D.
inadequate
kg when a new person comes in place of one of
them weighing 65 kg. What might be the weight of E. None of these
the new person?
11. The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the
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average weight of A and B be 40 kg and that of If two ingredients are mixed, then
B and C be 43 kg, then the weight of B is: Quantity of C.P. of dearer -
A. 17 kg B. 20 kg cheaper Mean Price
=
Quantity of Mean price - C.P.
C. 26 kg D. 31 kg dearer of cheaper
12. The average weight of 16 boys in a class is 50.25 We present as under:
kg and that of the remaining 8 boys is 45.15 kg. C.P. of a unit quantityof cheaperC.P. of a
Find the average weights of all the boys in the unit quantityof dearer
class. (c) (d)
MeanPrice
A. 47.55 kg B. 48 kg (d - (m)
m) (m - c)
C. 48.55 kg D. 49.25 kg
(Cheaper quantity) : (Dearer quantity) =
13. A library has an average of 510 visitors on (d - m) : (m - c).
Sundays and 240 on other days. The average
number of visitors per day in a month of 30 days 4. Suppose a container contains x of liquid
beginning with a Sunday is: from which y units are taken out and
replaced by water.
A. 250 B. 276 After n operations, the y n
1
quantity of pure liquid x units.
C. 280 D. 285 - x
=
14. If the average marks of three batches of 55, 60
and 45 students respectively is 50, 55, 60, then 1. A vessel is filled with liquid, 3 parts of which are
the average marks of all the students is: water and 5 parts syrup. How much of the
A. 53.33 B. 54.68 mixture must be drawn off and replaced with
water so that the mixture may be half water and
C. 55 D. None of these half syrup?
15. A pupil's marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead 1 1
A. B.
of 63. Due to that the average marks for the class 3 4
got increased by half (1/2). The number of pupils in
the class is: 1 1
C. D.
A. 10 B. 20 5 7
2. Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are
C. 40 D. 73
mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If
the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of
******* the third variety per kg will be:
A. Rs. 169.50 B. Rs. 170

C. Rs. 175.50 D. Rs. 180

3. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is
ALLIGATION OR MIXTURE the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn
IMPORTANT FORMULAE: off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and
1. Alligation: B becomes 7 : 9. How many litres of liquid A was
contained by the can initially?
It is the rule that enables us to find the ratio
in which two or more ingredients at the A. 10 B. 20
given price must be mixed to produce a
mixture of desired price. C. 21 D. 25

2. Mean Price: 4. A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first

contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second
The cost of a unit quantity of the mixture is
contains 50% water. How much milk should he
called the mean price.
mix from each of the containers so as to get 12
3. Rule of Alligation: litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is
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3 : 5? C. 2 : 3 D. 4 : 3
A. 4 litres, 8 litres B. 6 litres, 6
litres 11. Find the ratio in which rice at Rs. 7.20 a kg be
C. 5 litres, 7 litres D. 7 litres, 5 mixed with rice at Rs. 5.70 a kg to produce a
litres mixture worth Rs. 6.30 a kg.

5. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of A. 1 : 3 B. 2:3

pulses costing Rs. 15 and Rs. 20 per kg C. 3:4 D. 4 : 5
respectively so as to get a mixture worth Rs.
16.50 kg? 12. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of
tea worth Rs. 60 a kg and Rs. 65 a kg so that by
A. 3 : 7 B. 5:7 selling the mixture at Rs. 68.20 a kg he may gain
C. 7 : 3 D. 7 : 5 10%?

6. A dishonest milkman professes to sell his milk at A. 3 : 2 B. 3:4

cost price but he mixes it with water and thereby C. 3 : 5 D. 4 : 5
gains 25%. The percentage of water in the
mixture is: 13. The cost of Type 1 rice is Rs. 15 per kg and Type 2
rice is Rs. 20 per kg. If both Type 1 and Type 2
A. 4% B. 6 % are mixed in the ratio of 2 : 3, then the price per
kg of the mixed variety of rice is:
C. 20% D. 25% A. Rs. 18 B. Rs. 18.50
7. How many kilogram of sugar costing Rs. 9 per kg
must be mixed with 27 kg of sugar costing Rs. 7 C. Rs. 19 D. Rs. 19.50
per kg so that there may be a gain of 10% by 14. 8 litres are drawn from a cask full of wine and is
selling the mixture at Rs. 9.24 per kg? then filled with water. This operation is
A. 36 kg B. 42 kg performed three more times. The ratio of the
quantity of wine now left in cask to that of water
C. 54 kg D. 63 kg is 16 : 65. How much wine did the cask hold
originally?
8. A container contains 40 litres of milk. From this
container 4 litres of milk was taken out and A. 18 litres B. 24 litres
replaced by water. This process was repeated
further two times. How much milk is now C. 32 litres D. 42 litres
contained by the container? 15. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which
A. 26.34 litres B. 27.36 litres he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit.
C. 28 litres D. 29.16 litres He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at
18% profit is:
9. A jar full of whisky contains 40% alcohol. A part
of this whisky is replaced by another containing A. 400 kg B. 560 kg
19% alcohol and now the percentage of alcohol C. 600 kg D. 640 kg
was found to be 26%. The quantity of whisky
replaced is:
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1 2
A. B.
3 3
TIME AND DISTANCE
2 3 IMPORTANT FORMULAE:
C. D. 1. Speed, Time and Distance:
5 5
Distance Distance Distance
10. In what ratio must water be mixed with milk to =
Time Time Speed
gain 16% on selling the mixture at cost price? Speed = , , (Speed x
=
A. 1 : 6 B. 6:1 Time).

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2. km/hr to m/sec conversion: C. 12 D. 20

5
x km/hr = x x m/sec. 6. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed
18
down due to bad weather. Its average speed for
3. m/sec to km/hr conversion: the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time
18 of flight increased by 30 minutes. The duration of
x m/sec = x x km/hr.
5 the flight is:

4. If the ratio of the speeds of A and B is a : b, A. 1 hour B. 2 hours

then the ratio of the
C. 3 hours D. 4 hours
the times taken by then to 1 1
: or b : a. 7. A man complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels
cover the same distance is a b
first half of the journey at the rate of 21 km/hr
5. Suppose a man covers a certain distance and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the
at x km/hr and an equal distance at y km/hr. total journey in km.
Then,
A. 220 km B. 224 km
the average 2xy
speed during the x + y km/hr. C. 230 km D. 234 km
whole journey is
1. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 8. The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 :
minutes. What is his speed in km per hour? 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4 hours,
then the speed of the first train is:
A. 3.6 B. 7.2
A. 70 km/hr B. 75 km/hr
C. 8.4 D. 10
C. 84 km/hr D. 87.5 km/hr
2. An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a
speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same 9. A man on tour travels first 160 km at 64 km/hr
and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. The average
distance in 1 hours, it must travel at a speed speed for the first 320 km of the tour is:
of: A. 35.55 km/hr B. 36 km/hr
A. 300 kmph B. 360 kmph
C. 71.11 km/hr D. 71 km/hr
C. 600 kmph D. 720 kmph
3. If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 10. A car travelling with of its actual speed covers
km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. The 42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. Find the actual
actual distance travelled by him is: speed of the car.
A. 50 km B. 56 km 6
A. 17 km/hr B. 25 km/hr
C. 70 km D. 80 km 7

4. A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both C. 30 km/hr D. 35 km/hr
start from point A at the same time and reach
11. In covering a distance of 30 km, Abhay takes 2
point B 75 kms away from A at the same time.
hours more than Sameer. If Abhay doubles his
On the way, however, the train lost about 12.5
speed, then he would take 1 hour less than
minutes while stopping at the stations. The
Sameer. Abhay's speed is:
speed of the car is:
A. 5 kmph B. 6 kmph
A. 100 kmph B. 110 kmph
C. 6.25 kmph D. 7.5 kmph
C. 120 kmph D. 130 kmph
12. Robert is travelling on his cycle and has
5. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54
calculated to reach point A at 2 P.M. if he travels
kmph and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For
at 10 kmph, he will reach there at 12 noon if he
how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
travels at 15 kmph. At what speed must he travel
A. 9 B. 10 to reach A at 1 P.M.?

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A. 8 kmph B. 11 kmph is equal to the time taken by the train to

cover l metres.
C. 12 kmph D. 14 kmph 5. Time taken by a train of length l metres to
13. It takes eight hours for a 600 km journey, if 120 pass a stationery object of length b metres is
km is done by train and the rest by car. It takes the time taken by the train to cover (l + b)
20 minutes more, if 200 km is done by train and metres.
the rest by car. The ratio of the speed of the 6. Suppose two trains or two objects bodies
train to that of the cars is: are moving in the same direction at u m/s
A. 2 : 3 B. 3:2 and v m/s, where u > v, then their relative
speed is = (u - v) m/s.
C. 3 : 4 D. 4 : 3
7. Suppose two trains or two objects bodies
14. A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. are moving in opposite directions at u m/s
He travelled partly on foot @ 4 km/hr and partly and v m/s, then their relative speed is =
on bicycle @ 9 km/hr. The distance travelled on (u + v) m/s.
foot is:
8. If two trains of length a metres and b metres
A. 14 km B. 15 km are moving in opposite directions at um/s
and v m/s, then:
C. 16 km D. 17 km
The time taken by the trains to (a + b)
15. A man covered a certain distance at some speed. sec.
cross each other = (u + v)
Had he moved 3 kmph faster, he would have
taken 40 minutes less. If he had moved 2 kmph 9. If two trains of length a metres and b metres
slower, he would have taken 40 minutes more. are moving in the same direction at um/s
The distance (in km) is: and v m/s, then:
The time taken by the faster (a + b)
2 sec.
train to cross the slower train = (u - v)
A. 35 B. 36
3
10. If two trains (or bodies) start at the same
1 time from points A and B towards each
C. 37 D. 40 other and after crossing they
2 take a and b sec in reaching B and A
******* respectively, then:
(A's speed) : (B's speed) = (b : a)

1. 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
PROBLEMS ON TRAINS
C. 324 metres D. 150 metres
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
1. km/hr to m/s conversion: 2. A train 125 m long passes a man, running at 5
5 km/hr in the same direction in which the train
a km/hr = a x m/s. is going, in 10 seconds. The speed of the train
18
is:
2. m/s to km/hr conversion:
18 A. 45 km/hr B. 50 km/hr
a m/s = a x km/hr.
5 C. 54 km/hr D. 55 km/hr
3. Formulas for finding Speed, Time and 3. The length of the bridge, which a train 130
Distance metres long and travelling at 45 km/hr can
4. Time taken by a train of length l metres to cross in 30 seconds, is:
pass a pole or standing man or a signal post A. 200 m B. 225 m

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C. 245 m D. 250 m A. 3.6 sec B. 18 sec

4. Two trains running in opposite directions cross C. 36 sec D. 72 sec
a man standing on the platform in 27 seconds
and 17 seconds respectively and they cross 11. A 270 metres long train running at the speed of
each other in 23 seconds. The ratio of their 120 kmph crosses another train running in
speeds is: opposite direction at the speed of 80 kmph in 9
seconds. What is the length of the other train?
A. 1 : 3 B. 3 : 2
A. 230 m B. 240 m
C. 3 : 4 D. None of these
C. 260 m D. 320 m
5. A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds
and a man standing on the platform in 20 E. None of these
seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr,
12. A goods train runs at the speed of 72 kmph and
what is the length of the platform?
crosses a 250 m long platform in 26 seconds.
A. 120 m B. 240 m What is the length of the goods train?
C. 300 m D. None of these A. 230 m B. 240 m
6. A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. C. 260 m D. 270 m
How long will it take to pass a platform 650 m
13. Two trains, each 100 m long, moving in opposite
long?
directions, cross each other in 8 seconds. If one
A. 65 sec B. 89 sec is moving twice as fast the other, then the speed
of the faster train is:
C. 100 sec D. 150 sec
A. 30 km/hr B. 45 km/hr
7. Two trains of equal length are running on
parallel lines in the same direction at 46 km/hr C. 60 km/hr D. 75 km/hr
and 36 km/hr. The faster train passes the slower
14. Two trains 140 m and 160 m long run at the
train in 36 seconds. The length of each train is:
speed of 60 km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively in
A. 50 m B. 72 m opposite directions on parallel tracks. The time
(in seconds) which they take to cross each other,
C. 80 m D. 82 m is:
8. A train 360 m long is running at a speed of 45 A. 9 B. 9.6
km/hr. In what time will it pass a bridge 140 m
long? C. 10 D. 10.8
15. A train 110 metres long is running with a speed
of 60 kmph. In what time will it pass a man who
A. 40 Sec B. 42 Sec is running at 6 kmph in the direction opposite to
that in which the train is going?
C. 45 Sec D. 48 Sec
A. 5 sec B. 6 sec
9. Two trains are moving in opposite directions @
60 km/hr and 90 km/hr. Their lengths are 1.10 C. 7 sec D. 10 sec
km and 0.9 km respectively. The time taken by
the slower train to cross the faster train in A train travelling at a speed of 75 mph enters a
seconds is: 16
. tunnel 3 miles long. The train is mile long.
A. 36 B. 45 How long does it take for the train to pass
through the tunnel from the moment the front
C. 48 D. 49 enters to the moment the rear emerges?
10. A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway A. 2.5 min B. 3 min
track in 240 metres ahead of the engine of a 120
metres long train running at 45 kmph in the C. 3.2 min D. 3.5 min
same direction. In how much time will the train 17. A train 800 metres long is running at a speed of
pass the jogger?
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78 km/hr. If it crosses a tunnel in 1 minute, 120 metres, in what time (in seconds) will they
then the length of the tunnel (in meters) is: cross each other travelling in opposite
A. 130 B. 360 direction?
A. 10 B. 12
C. 500 D. 540
18. A 300 metre long train crosses a platform in 39 C. 15 D. 20
seconds while it crosses a signal pole in 18 25. A train 108 m long moving at a speed of 50
seconds. What is the length of the platform? km/hr crosses a train 112 m long coming from
A. 320 m B. 350 m opposite direction in 6 seconds. The speed of
the second train is:
Data A. 48 km/hr B. 54 km/hr
C. 650 m D.
inadequate
19. A train speeds past a pole in 15 seconds and a C. 66 km/hr D. 82 km/hr
platform 100 m long in 25 seconds. Its length is: 26. Two trains are running at 40 km/hr and 20
A. 50 m B. 150 m km/hr respectively in the same direction. Fast
train completely passes a man sitting in the
Data slower train in 5 seconds. What is the length of
C. 200 m D. the fast train?
inadequate
20. A train moves past a telegraph post and a 2
A. 23 m B. 23 m
bridge 264 m long in 8 seconds and 20 seconds 9
respectively. What is the speed of the train?
7
A. 69.5 km/hr B. 70 km/hr C. 27 m D. 29 m
9
C. 79 km/hr D. 79.2 km/hr
27. A train overtakes two persons who are walking
21. How many seconds will a 500 metre long train in the same direction in which the train is
take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3 going, at the rate of 2 kmph and 4 kmph and
km/hr in the direction of the moving train if the passes them completely in 9 and 10 seconds
speed of the train is 63 km/hr? respectively. The length of the train is:
A. 25 B. 30 A. 45 m B. 50 m

C. 40 D. 45 C. 54 m D. 72 m
22. Two goods train each 500 m long, are running 28. A train overtakes two persons walking along a
in opposite directions on parallel tracks. Their railway track. The first one walks at 4.5 km/hr.
speeds are 45 km/hr and 30 km/hr The other one walks at 5.4 km/hr. The train
respectively. Find the time taken by the slower needs 8.4 and 8.5 seconds respectively to
train to pass the driver of the faster one. overtake them. What is the speed of the train if
A. 12 sec B. 24 sec both the persons are walking in the same
direction as the train?
C. 48 sec D. 60 sec A. 66 km/hr B. 72 km/hr
23. Two trains are running in opposite directions
with the same speed. If the length of each train C. 78 km/hr D. 81 km/hr
is 120 metres and they cross each other in 12 29. A train travelling at 48 kmph completely
seconds, then the speed of each train (in crosses another train having half its length and
km/hr) is: travelling in opposite direction at 42 kmph, in
A. 10 B. 18 12 seconds. It also passes a railway platform in
45 seconds. The length of the platform is
C. 36 D. 72 A. 400 m B. 450 m
24. Two trains of equal lengths take 10 seconds
and 15 seconds respectively to cross a C. 560 m D. 600 m
telegraph post. If the length of each train be 30. Two stations A and B are 110 km apart on a
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straight line. One train starts from A at 7 a.m. E. None of these

and travels towards B at 20 kmph. Another
train starts from B at 8 a.m. and travels towards 4. A motorboat, whose speed in 15 km/hr in still
A at a speed of 25 kmph. At what time will they water goes 30 km downstream and comes back
meet? in a total of 4 hours 30 minutes. The speed of
the stream (in km/hr) is:
A. 9 a.m. B. 10 a.m.
A. 4 B. 5
C. 10.30 a.m. D. 11 a.m.
C. 6 D. 10
******* 5. In one hour, a boat goes 11 km/hr along the
stream and 5 km/hr against the stream. The
speed of the boat in still water (in km/hr) is:
BOATS AND STREAMS
IMPORTANT FORMULAE: A. 3 km/hr B. 5 km/hr
1. Downstream/Upstream: C. 8 km/hr D. 9 km/hr
In water, the direction along the stream is
called downstream. And, the direction 6. A boat running downstream covers a distance of
against the stream is called upstream. 16 km in 2 hours while for covering the same
distance upstream, it takes 4 hours. What is the
2. If the speed of a boat in still water is u km/hr speed of the boat in still water?
and the speed of the stream is v km/hr,
A. 4 km/hr B. 6 km/hr
then:
Speed downstream = (u + v) km/hr. C. 8 km/hr D. Data inadequate
Speed upstream = (u - v) km/hr.
7. The speed of a boat in still water in 15 km/hr
3. If the speed downstream is a km/hr and the and the rate of current is 3 km/hr. The distance
speed upstream is b km/hr, then: travelled downstream in 12 minutes is:
1
Speed in still water = (a + b) km/hr. A. 1.2 km B. 1.8 km
2
1. A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in C. 2.4 km D. 3.6 km
still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, 8. A boat takes 90 minutes less to travel 36 miles
find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream than to travel the same distance
downstream. upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water
A. 2 hours B. 3 hours is 10 mph, the speed of the stream is:
A. 2 mph B. 2.5 mph
C. 4 hours D. 5 hours
2. A man's speed with the current is 15 km/hr and C. 3 mph D. 4 mph
the speed of the current is 2.5 km/hr. The man's 9. A man can row at 5 kmph in still water. If the
speed against the current is: velocity of current is 1 kmph and it takes him 1
A. 8.5 km/hr B. 9 km/hr hour to row to a place and come back, how far is
the place?
C. 10 km/hr D. 12.5 km/hr
A. 2.4 km B. 2.5 km
3. A boat running upstream takes 8 hours 48
minutes to cover a certain distance, while it C. 3 km D. 3.6 km
takes 4 hours to cover the same distance 10. A boat covers a certain distance downstream in
running downstream. What is the ratio between
the speed of the boat and speed of the water 1 hour, while it comes back in 1 hours. If the
current respectively? speed of the stream be 3 kmph, what is the
A. 2 : 1 B. 3:2 speed of the boat in still water?
A. 12 kmph B. 13 kmph
Cannot be
C. 8 : 3 D.
determined C. 14 kmph D. 15 kmph

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E. None of these 3. Ratio:

If A is thrice as good a workman as B, then:
11. A boatman goes 2 km against the current of Ratio of work done by A and B = 3 : 1.
the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the Ratio of times taken by A and B to finish a
current in 10 minutes. How long will it take to work = 1 : 3.
go 5 km in stationary water? 1. A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If
A. 40 minutes B. 1 hour they work on it together for 4 days, then the
fraction of the work that is left is :
C. 1 hr 15 min D. 1 hr 30 min
1 1
12. A man can row three-quarters of a kilometre A. B.
4 10
against the stream in 11 minutes and down
7 8
C. D.
the stream in 7 minutes. The speed (in 15 15
km/hr) of the man in still water is: 2. A can lay railway track between two given
A. 2 B. 3 stations in 16 days and B can do the same job
in 12 days. With help of C, they did the job in 4
C. 4 D. 5 days only. Then, C alone can do the job in:
13. Speed of a boat in standing water is 9 kmph 1 2
and the speed of the stream is 1.5 kmph. A A. 9 days B. 9 days
5 5
man rows to a place at a distance of 105 km
and comes back to the starting point. The total 3
time taken by him is: C. 9 days D. 10
5
A. 16 hours B. 18 hours
3. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and
C. 20 hours D. 24 hours 60 days respectively. In how many days can A
do the work if he is assisted by B and C on
14. A man takes twice as long to row a distance every third day?
against the stream as to row the same distance
in favour of the stream. The ratio of the speed A. 12 days B. 15 days
of the boat (in still water) and the stream is:
C. 16 days D. 18 days
A. 2:1 B. 3:1
4. A is thrice as good as workman as B and
C. 3:2 D. 4:3 therefore is able to finish a job in 60 days less
than B. Working together, they can do it in:
15. A man rows to a place 48 km distant and come
back in 14 hours. He finds that he can row 4 km 1
A. 20 days B. 22 days
with the stream in the same time as 3 km 2
against the stream. The rate of the stream is:
C. 25 days D. 30 days
A. 1 km/hr B. 1.5 km/hr
5. A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B
C. 2 km/hr D. 2.5 km/hr alone in 8 days. A and B undertook to do it for
Rs. 3200. With the help of C, they completed
******* the work in 3 days. How much is to be paid to
C?
TIME AND WORK
A. Rs. 375 B. Rs. 400
IMPORTANT FORMULAE:
1. Work from Days: C. Rs. 600 D. Rs. 800
If A can do a piece of work in n days, then 1 6. If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in
.
A's 1 day's work = n 10 days while 26 men and 48 boys can do the
2. Days from Work: same in 2 days, the time taken by 15 men and
20 boys in doing the same type of work will be:
If A's 1 day's 1 then A can finish the work
, A. 4 days B. 5 days
work = n in n days.
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C. 6 days D. 7 days They worked together for 20 days and then B

left. After another 20 days, A finished the
7. A can do a piece of work in 4 hours; B and C remaining work. In how many days A alone can
together can do it in 3 hours, while A and C finish the work?
together can do it in 2 hours. How long will B
alone take to do it? A. 40 B. 50

A. 8 hours B. 10 hours C. 54 D. 60

C. 12 hours D. 24 hours 14. P can complete a work in 12 days working 8

hours a day. Q can complete the same work in
8. A can do a certain work in the same time in 8 days working 10 hours a day. If both P and Q
which B and C together can do it. If A and B work together, working 8 hours a day, in how
together could do it in 10 days and C alone in many days can they complete the work?
50 days, then B alone could do it in:
5 6
A. 15 days B. 20 days A. 5 B. 5
11 11
C. 25 days D. 30 days
5 6
9. A does 80% of a work in 20 days. He then calls C. 6 D. 6
11 11
in B and they together finish the remaining
work in 3 days. How long B alone would take to 15. 10 women can complete a work in 7 days and
do the whole work? 10 children take 14 days to complete the work.
How many days will 5 women and 10 children
A. 23 days B. 37 days take to complete the work?

C. 37 D. 40 days A. 3 B. 5

10. A machine P can print one lakh books in 8 C. 7 D. Cannot be etermined

hours, machine Q can print the same number E. None of these
of books in 10 hours while machine R can print
them in 12 hours. All the machines are started 16. X and Y can do a piece of work in 20 days and
at 9 A.M. while machine P is closed at 11 A.M. 12 days respectively. X started the work alone
and the remaining two machines complete and then after 4 days Y joined him till the
work. Approximately at what time will the completion of the work. How long did the work
work (to print one lakh books) be finished ? last?
A. 11:30 A.M. B. 12 noon A. 6 days B. 10 days

C. 12:30 P.M. D. 1:00 P.M. C. 15 days D. 20 days

11. A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do the 17. A is 30% more efficient than B. How much time
same work in 15 days. B worked for 10 days will they, working together, take to complete a
and left the job. In how many days, A alone can job which A alone could have done in 23 days?
finish the remaining work? A. 11 days B. 13 days
1
A. 5 B. 5 /3
2 C. 20 days D. None of these
17
C. 6 D. 8 18. Ravi and Kumar are working on an assignment.
12. 4 men and 6 women can complete a work in 8 Ravi takes 6 hours to type 32 pages on a
days, while 3 men and 7 women can complete computer, while Kumar takes 5 hours to type
it in 10 days. In how many days will 10 women 40 pages. How much time will they take,
complete it? working together on two different computers
to type an assignment of 110 pages?
A. 35 B. 40
A. 7 hours 30 minutes B. 8 hours
C. 45 D. 50
C. 8 hours 15 minutes D. 8 hours 25
13. A and B can together finish a work 30 days.
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minutes capacity of a man and a woman?

19. A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 24, A. 3 : 4 B. 4:3

6 and 12 days respectively. Working together, Data
they will complete the same work in: C. 5 : 3 D.
inadequate
1 7 26. A and B can do a work in 8 days, B and C can
A. day B. day
24 24 do the same work in 12 days. A, B and C
together can finish it in 6 days. A and C
3 together will do it in :
C. 3 days D. 4 days
7
A. 4 days B. 6 days
20. Sakshi can do a piece of work in 20 days. Tanya
is 25% more efficient than Sakshi. The number C. 8 days D. 12 days
of days taken by Tanya to do the same piece of 27. A can finish a work in 24 days, B in 9 days and
work is: C in 12 days. B and C start the work but are
A. 15 B. 16 forced to leave after 3 days. The remaining
work was done by A in:
C. 18 D. 25
A. 5 days B. 6 days
21. A takes twice as much time as B or thrice as
much time as C to finish a piece of work. 1
C. 10 days D. 10 days
Working together, they can finish the work in 2 2
days. B can do the work alone in:
28. X can do a piece of work in 40 days. He works
A. 4 days B. 6 days at it for 8 days and then Y finished it in 16 days.
How long will they together take to complete
C. 8 days D. 12 days the work?
22. A and B can complete a work in 15 days and 10
days respectively. They started doing the work
together but after 2 days B had to leave and A 1 B. 15 days
alone completed the remaining work. The A. 13 days
whole work was completed in : 3

A. 8 days B. 10 days 20 days D. 26 days

C.
C. 12 days D. 15 days
23. A and B can do a piece of work in 30 days, 29. A and B can do a job together in 7 days. A is 1
while B and C can do the same work in 24 days times as efficient as B. The same job can be
and C and A in 20 days. They all work together done by A alone in :
for 10 days when B and C leave. How many
1
days more will A take to finish the work? A. 9 days B. 11 days
3
A. 18 days B. 24 days
1 1
C. 30 days D. 36 days C. 12 days D. 16 days
4 3
24. A works twice as fast as B. If B can complete a
work in 12 days independently, the number of 30. A and B together can do a piece of work in 30
days in which A and B can together finish the days. A having worked for 16 days, B finishes
work in : the remaining work alone in 44 days. In how
many days shall B finish the whole work alone?
A. 4 days B. 6 days
A. 30 days B. 40 days
C. 8 days D. 18 days
C. 60 days D. 70 days
25. Twenty women can do a work in sixteen days.
Sixteen men can complete the same work in
fifteen days. What is the ratio between the *******

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PARTNERSHIP 3.
: : . After 4 months, A increases his share
IMPORTANT FORMULAE: 50%. If the total profit at the end of one year be
1. Partnership: Rs. 21,600, then B's share in the profit is:
When two or more than two persons run a
A. Rs. 2100 B. Rs. 2400
business jointly, they are called partnersand
the deal is known as partnership. C. Rs. 3600 D. Rs. 4000
2. Ratio of Divisions of Gains: 4. A, B, C subscribe Rs. 50,000 for a business. A
I. When investments of all the partners are subscribes Rs. 4000 more than B and B Rs. 5000
for the same time, the gain or loss is more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 35,000, A
distributed among the partners in the ratio receives:
of their investments.
A. Rs. 8400 B. Rs. 11,900
Suppose A and B invest Rs. x and
Rs. y respectively for a year in a C. Rs. 13,600 D. Rs. 14,700
business, then at the end of the year:
(A's share of profit) : (B's share of 5. Three partners shared the profit in a business in
profit) = x : y. the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. They had partnered for 14
II. When investments are for different time months, 8 months and 7 months respectively.
periods, then equivalent capitals are What was the ratio of their investments?
calculated for a unit of time by taking A. 5 : 7 : 8 B. 20 : 49 : 64
(capital x number of units of time). Now
gain or loss is divided in the ratio of these C. 38 : 28 : 21 D. None of these
capitals. 6. A starts business with Rs. 3500 and after 5
Suppose A invests Rs. Xforpmonths and months, B joins with A as his partner. After a year,
B invests Rs yforqmonths then, the profit is divided in the ratio 2 : 3. What is B's
(A's share of profit) : (B's share of contribution in the capital?
profit)= xp : yq.
A. Rs. 7500 B. Rs. 8000
3. Working and Sleeping Partners:
A partner who manages the the business is C. Rs. 8500 D. Rs. 9000
known as a working partner and the one A and B entered into partnership with capitals in
who simply invests the money is a sleeping 7.
partner. the ratio 4 : 5. After 3 months, A withdrew of

his capital and B withdrew of his capital. The

1. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 2. If 5% gain at the end of 10 months was Rs. 760. A's
of the total profit goes to charity and A's share is share in this profit is:
Rs. 855, the total profit is: A. Rs. 330 B. Rs. 360
A. Rs. 1425 B. Rs. 1500
C. Rs. 380 D. Rs. 430
C. Rs. 1537.50 D. Rs. 1576 8. A and B started a partnership business investing
2. A, B and C jointly thought of engaging themselves some amount in the ratio of 3 : 5. C joined then
in a business venture. It was agreed that A would after six months with an amount equal to that of
invest Rs. 6500 for 6 months, B, Rs. 8400 for 5 B. In what proportion should the profit at the end
months and C, Rs. 10,000 for 3 months. A wants to of one year be distributed among A, B and C?
be the working member for which, he was to A. 3 : 5 : 2 B. 3:5:5
receive 5% of the profits. The profit earned was
Rs. 7400. Calculate the share of B in the profit. Data
C. 6 : 10 : 5 D.
inadequate
A. Rs. 1900 B. Rs. 2660
9. A, B, C rent a pasture. A puts 10 oxen for 7
C. Rs. 2800 D. Rs. 2840 months, B puts 12 oxen for 5 months and C puts
15 oxen for 3 months for grazing. If the rent of the
A, B and C enter into a partnership in the ratio pasture is Rs. 175, how much must C pay as his

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share of rent? IMPORTANT FORMULAE:

A. Rs. 45 B. Rs. 50 1. Principal:
The money borrowed or lent out for a
C. Rs. 55 D. Rs. 60 certain period is called the principal or
the sum.
10. A and B started a business in partnership investing
Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 15,000 respectively. After six 2. Interest:
months, C joined them with Rs. 20,000. What will Extra money paid for using other's money is
be B's share in total profit of Rs. 25,000 earned at called interest.
the end of 2 years from the starting of the
business? 3. Simple Interest (S.I.):
If the interest on a sum borrowed for certain
A. Rs. 7500 B. Rs. 9000 period is reckoned uniformly, then it is
C. Rs. 9500 D. Rs. 10,000 called simple interest.
Let Principal = P, Rate = R% per annum (p.a.)
11. A began a business with Rs. 85,000. He was joined and Time = T years. Then
afterwards by B with Rs. 42,500. For how much PxRxT
period does B join, if the profits at the end of the (i). Simple Intereest =
100
year are divided in the ratio of 3 : 1?
100 ; 100 100
A. 4 months B. 5 months (ii). x S.I. R x S.I. and x S.I. .
P= T=
RxT = PxT PxR
C. 6 months D. 8 months
12. Aman started a business investing Rs. 70,000. 1. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to
Rakhi joined him after six months with an amount Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The
of Rs.. 1,05,000 and Sagar joined them with Rs. 1.4 sum is:
lakhs after another six months. The amount of
profit earned should be distributed in what ratio A. Rs. 650 B. Rs. 690
among Aman, Rakhi and Sagar respectively, 3 C. Rs. 698 D. Rs. 700
years after Aman started the business?
2. Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Rs. 13,900
A. 7 : 6 : 10 B. 12 : 15 : 16 divided in two different schemes A and B at the
simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a.
Cannot be
C. 42 : 45 : 56 D. respectively. If the total amount of simple
determined
interest earned in 2 years be Rs. 3508, what was
13. Arun, Kamal and Vinay invested Rs. 8000, Rs. 4000 the amount invested in Scheme B?
and Rs. 8000 respectively in a business. Arun left
after six months. If after eight months, there was a A. Rs. 6400 B. Rs. 6500
gain of Rs. 4005, then what will be the share of C. Rs. 7200 D. Rs. 7500
Kamal?
A. Rs. 890 B. Rs. 1335 E. None of these
3. A sum fetched a total simple interest of Rs.
C. Rs. 1602 D. Rs. 1780 4016.25 at the rate of 9 p.c.p.a. in 5 years. What
14. Simran started a software business by investing Rs. is the sum?
50,000. After six months, Nanda joined her with a A. Rs. 4462.50 B. Rs. 8032.50
capital of Rs. 80,000. After 3 years, they earned a
profit of Rs. 24,500. What was Simran's share in C. Rs. 8900 D. Rs. 8925
the profit?
E. None of these
A. Rs. 9,423 B. Rs. 10,250
4. How much time will it take for an amount of Rs.
C. Rs. 12,500 D. Rs. 10,500 450 to yield Rs. 81 as interest at 4.5% per annum
******* of simple interest?
A. 3.5 years B. 4 years
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C. 4.5 years D. 5 years principal amount borrowed by him was:

5. Reena took a loan of Rs. 1200 with simple A. Rs. 2000 B. Rs. 10,000
interest for as many years as the rate of interest. C. Rs. 15,000 D. Rs. 20,000
If she paid Rs. 432 as interest at the end of the
loan period, what was the rate of interest? 11. A sum of money amounts to Rs. 9800 after 5
years and Rs. 12005 after 8 years at the same
A. 3.6 B. 6 rate of simple interest. The rate of interest per
Cannot be annum is:
C. 18 D.
determined A. 5% B. 8%

E. None of these C. 12% D. 15%

6. A sum of Rs. 12,500 amounts to Rs. 15,500 in 4 12. What will be the ratio of simple interest earned
years at the rate of simple interest. What is the by certain amount at the same rate of interest
rate of interest? for 6 years and that for 9 years?
A. 3% B. 4% A. 1 : 3 B. 1:4

C. 5% D. 6% Data
C. 2 : 3 D.
inadequate
E. None of these
E. None of these
7. An automobile financier claims to be lending
13. A certain amount earns simple interest of Rs.
money at simple interest, but he includes the
1750 after 7 years. Had the interest been 2%
interest every six months for calculating the
more, how much more interest would it have
principal. If he is charging an interest of 10%, the
earned?
effective rate of interest becomes:
A. Rs. 35 B. Rs. 245
A. 10% B. 10.25%
Cannot be
C. 10.5% D. None of these C. Rs. 350 D.
determined
8. A lent Rs. 5000 to B for 2 years and Rs. 3000 to C
for 4 years on simple interest at the same rate of E. None of these
interest and received Rs. 2200 in all from both of 14. A person borrows Rs. 5000 for 2 years at 4% p.a.
them as interest. The rate of interest per annum simple interest. He immediately lends it to
is:
A. 5% B. 7% another person at 6 p.a for 2 years. Find his
gain in the transaction per year.
1 A. Rs. 112.50 B. Rs. 125
C. 7 % D. 10%
8
C. Rs. 150 D. Rs. 167.50
9. A sum of Rs. 725 is lent in the beginning of a year
at a certain rate of interest. After 8 months, a *******
sum of Rs. 362.50 more is lent but at the rate
twice the former. At the end of the year, Rs. COMPOUND INTEREST
33.50 is earned as interest from both the loans.
What was the original rate of interest? IMPORTANT FORMULAE:
A. 3.6% B. 4.5% 1. Let Principal = P, Rate = R% per annum, Time
C. 5% D. 6% = nyears.
2. When interest is compound Annually:
E. None of these R n
Amount = P 1 +
10. A man took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% 100
p.a. simple interest. After 3 years he had to pay
Rs. 5400 interest only for the period. The 3. When interest is compounded Half-yearly:

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(R/2) 2n A. Rs. 2.04 B. Rs. 3.06

Amount = P 1+
100
C. Rs. 4.80 D. Rs. 8.30
4. When interest is compounded Quarterly:
(R/4) 4n 5. The compound interest on Rs. 30,000 at 7% per
Amount = P 1 + annum is Rs. 4347. The period (in years) is:
100
1
5. When interest is compounded Annually but A. 2 B. 2
2
time is in fraction, say 3 years.
3 C. 3 D. 4
Amount = P 1+ R x 1+ R 6. What will be the compound interest on a sum of
100 100 Rs. 25,000 after 3 years at the rate of 12 p.c.p.a.?
6. When Rates are different for different years, A. Rs. 9000.30 B. Rs. 9720
say R1%, R2%, R3% for 1st, 2nd and 3rd year
respectively. C. Rs. 10123.20 D. Rs. 10483.20
Then, 1 R1 1 R2 1 R3 E. None of these
.
Amount = P + 100 + 100 + 100
7. At what rate of compound interest per annum
7. Present worth of Rs. x due n years hence is will a sum of Rs. 1200 become Rs. 1348.32 in 2
given by: years?
x
A. 6% B. 6.5%
Present Worth = R .
1+
100 C. 7% D. 7.5%
1. A bank offers 5% compound interest calculated 8. The least number of complete years in which a
on half-yearly basis. A customer deposits Rs. sum of money put out at 20% compound interest
1600 each on 1st January and 1st July of a year. At will be more than doubled is:
the end of the year, the amount he would have
A. 3 B. 4
gained by way of interest is:
A. Rs. 120 B. Rs. 121 C. 5 D. 6
9. Albert invested an amount of Rs. 8000 in a fixed
C. Rs. 122 D. Rs. 123
deposit scheme for 2 years at compound interest
2. The difference between simple and compound rate 5 p.c.p.a. How much amount will Albert get
interests compounded annually on a certain sum on maturity of the fixed deposit?
of money for 2 years at 4% per annum is Re. 1.
A. Rs. 8600 B. Rs. 8620
The sum (in Rs.) is:
A. 625 B. 630 C. Rs. 8820 D. None of these
10. The effective annual rate of interest
C. 640 D. 650
corresponding to a nominal rate of 6% per
3. There is 60% increase in an amount in 6 years at annum payable half-yearly is:
simple interest. What will be the compound
A. 6.06% B. 6.07%
interest of Rs. 12,000 after 3 years at the same
rate? C. 6.08% D. 6.09%
A. Rs. 2160 B. Rs. 3120 11. Simple interest on a certain sum of money for 3
years at 8% per annum is half the compound
C. Rs. 3972 D. Rs. 6240
interest on Rs. 4000 for 2 years at 10% per
E. None of these annum. The sum placed on simple interest is:
What is the difference between the compound A. Rs. 1550 B. Rs. 1650
4.
interests on Rs. 5000 for 1 years at 4% per C. Rs. 1750 D. Rs. 2000
annum compounded yearly and half-yearly? 12. If the simple interest on a sum of money for 2

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years at 5% per annum is Rs. 50, what is the vii. The median of a triangle divides it into two
compound interest on the same at the same rate triangles of the same area.
and for the same time? viii. The area of the triangle formed by joining
A. Rs. 51.25 B. Rs. 52 the mid-points of the sides of a given
triangle is one-fourth of the area of the
C. Rs. 54.25 D. Rs. 60 given triangle.
13. The difference between simple interest and 2. Results on Quadrilaterals:
compound on Rs. 1200 for one year at 10% per i. The diagonals of a parallelogram
annum reckoned half-yearly is: bisect each other.
A. Rs. 2.50 B. Rs. 3 ii. Each diagonal of a parallelogram
divides it into triangles of the same
C. Rs. 3.75 D. Rs. 4 area.
iii. The diagonals of a rectangle are
E. None of these equal and bisect each other.
14. The difference between compound interest and iv. The diagonals of a square are equal
simple interest on an amount of Rs. 15,000 for 2 and bisect each other at right
years is Rs. 96. What is the rate of interest per angles.
annum? v. The diagonals of a rhombus are
unequal and bisect each other at
A. 8 B. 10 right angles.
vi. A parallelogram and a rectangle on
C. 12 D. Cannot be determined
the same base and between the
E. None of these same parallels are equal in area.
vii. Of all the parallelogram of given
15. The compound interest on a certain sum for 2 sides, the parallelogram which is a
years at 10% per annum is Rs. 525. The simple rectangle has the greatest area.
interest on the same sum for double the time at
half the rate percent per annum is:
IMPORTANT FORMULAE
A. Rs. 400 B. Rs. 500 I. 1. Area of a rectangle = (Length x Breadth).
Area and Area
C. Rs. 600 D. Rs. 800
Length Breadth Breadth Length .
= =
*******
II. 2. Perimeter of a rectangle = 2(Length +
AREA Breadth).
IMPORTANT FORMULAE:
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS III. Area of a square = (side)2 = (diagonal)2.
1. Results on Triangles: IV. Area of 4 walls of a room = 2 (Length +
i. Sum of the angles of a triangle is 180°. Breadth) x Height.
ii. The sum of any two sides of a triangle is
greater than the third side. V. 1. Area of a triangle = x Base x Height.
iii. Pythagoras Theorem: 2. Area of a triangle = s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)
In a right-angled triangle, (Hypotenuse)2 = where a, b, c are the sides of the triangle
(Base)2 + (Height)2.
iv. The line joining the mid-point of a side of a and s = (a + b + c).
triangle to the positive vertex is called 3. Area of an equilateral 3 x
the median. triangle = 4 (side)
2.

v. The point where the three medians of a a

4. Radius of incircle of an equilateral
triangle meet, is called centroid. The .
triangle of side a = 23
centroid divided each of the medians in the
ratio 2 : 1. 5. Radius of circumcircle of an a
.
vi. In an isosceles triangle, the altitude from equilateral triangle of side a = 3
the vertex bisects the base. 6. Radius of incircle of a triangle of

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area and semi-perimeter s = s C. 44% D. 46%

VI. 1. Area of parallelogram = (Base x Height). 5. A rectangular park 60 m long and 40 m wide has
two concrete crossroads running in the middle of
2. Area of a rhombus = x (Product of
the park and rest of the park has been used as a
diagonals).
lawn. If the area of the lawn is 2109 sq. m, then
3. Area of a trapezium = x (sum of what is the width of the road?
parallel sides) x distance between them. A. 2.91 m B. 3m
2
VII. 1. Area of a circle = R , where R is the C. 5.82 m D. None of these
radius.
2. Circumference of a circle = 2 R. The diagonal of the floor of a rectangular closet
3. 2 6.
is 7 feet. The shorter side of the closet is 4
Length R
, where is the central angle. feet. What is the area of the closet in square
of an arc 360
feet?
=
1 R2 1 1
4. Area of a sector = (arc x R) = . A. 5 B. 13
2 360 4 2
VIII. 1. Circumference of a semi-circle = R. C. 27 D. 37
R2
2. Area of semi-circle = . 7. A towel, when bleached, was found to have lost
2 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth. The
percentage of decrease in area is:
1. The ratio between the length and the breadth of
a rectangular park is 3 : 2. If a man cycling along A. 10% B. 10.08%
the boundary of the park at the speed of 12
C. 20% D. 28%
km/hr completes one round in 8 minutes, then
the area of the park (in sq. m) is: 8. A man walked diagonally across a square lot.
Approximately, what was the percent saved by
A. 15360 B. 153600
not walking along the edges?
C. 30720 D. 307200 A. 20 B. 24
2. An error 2% in excess is made while measuring
C. 30 D. 33
the side of a square. The percentage of error in
the calculated area of the square is: 9. The diagonal of a rectangle is 41 cm and its area
is 20 sq. cm. The perimeter of the rectangle must
A. 2% B. 2.02%
be:
C. 4% D. 4.04% A. 9 cm B. 18 cm
3. The ratio between the perimeter and the
C. 20 cm D. 41 cm
breadth of a rectangle is 5 : 1. If the area of the
rectangle is 216 sq. cm, what is the length of the 10. What is the least number of squares tiles
rectangle? required to pave the floor of a room 15 m 17 cm
long and 9 m 2 cm broad?
A. 16 cm B. 18 cm
A. 814 B. 820
Data
C. 24 cm D.
inadequate C. 840 D. 844
11. The difference between the length and breadth
E. None of these
of a rectangle is 23 m. If its perimeter is 206 m,
4. The percentage increase in the area of a then its area is:
rectangle, if each of its sides is increased by 20%
A. 1520 m2 B. 2420 m2
is:
A. 40% B. 42% C. 2480 m2 D. 2520 m2
12. The length of a rectangle is halved, while its

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breadth is tripled. What is the percentage ii. Curved surface area = (2 rh) sq.
change in area? units.
A. 25% increase B. 50% increase iii. Total surface area = 2 r(h + r) sq.
units.
C. 50% decrease D. 75% decrease 4. CONE
13. The length of a rectangular plot is 20 metres Let radius of base = r and Height = h. Then,
more than its breadth. If the cost of fencing the i. Slant height, l = h2 + r2 units.
plot @ 26.50 per metre is Rs. 5300, what is the
length of the plot in metres? ii. Volume = r2h cubic units.
A. 40 B. 50 iii. Curved surface area = ( rl) sq.
units.
Data iv. Total surface area = ( rl + r2) sq.
C. 120 D.
inadequate units.
E. None of these 5. SPHERE
14. A rectangular field is to be fenced on three sides Let the radius of the sphere be r. Then,
leaving a side of 20 feet uncovered. If the area of
the field is 680 sq. feet, how many feet of i. Volume = r3 cubic units.
fencing will be required? ii. Surface area = (4 r2) sq. units.
A. 34 B. 40
6. HEMISPHERE
C. 68 D. 88 Let the radius of a hemisphere be r. Then,
15. A tank is 25 m long, 12 m wide and 6 m deep.
The cost of plastering its walls and bottom at 75 i. Volume = r3 cubic units.
paise per sq. m, is: ii. Curved surface area = (2 r2) sq.
A. Rs. 456 B. Rs. 458 units.
iii. Total surface area = (3 r2) sq. units.
C. Rs. 558 D. Rs. 568 Note: 1 litre = 1000 cm3.
*******
1. A right triangle with sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm is
rotated the side of 3 cm to form a cone. The
VOLUME AND SURFACE AREA volume of the cone so formed is:

IMPORTANT FORMULAE: A. 12 cm3 B. 15 cm3

1. CUBOID C. 16 cm3 D. 20 cm3
Let length = l, breadth = b and height
= hunits. Then 2. In a shower, 5 cm of rain falls. The volume of
i. Volume = (l x b x h) cubic units. water that falls on 1.5 hectares of ground is:
ii. Surface area = 2(lb + bh + lh) sq. A. 75 cu. m B. 750 cu. m
units.
iii. Diagonal = l2 + b2 + h2 units. C. 7500 cu. m D. 75000 cu. m

2. CUBE 3. A hall is 15 m long and 12 m broad. If the sum of

the areas of the floor and the ceiling is equal to
Let each edge of a cube be of length a.
the sum of the areas of four walls, the volume of
Then,
the hall is:
i. Volume = a3 cubic units.
ii. Surface area = 6a2 sq. units. A. 720 B. 900
iii. Diagonal = 3a units.
C. 1200 D. 1800
3. CYLINDER
4. 66 cubic centimetres of silver is drawn into a
Let radius of base = r and Height (or length)
wire 1 mm in diameter. The length of the wire in
= h. Then,
metres will be:
i. Volume = ( r2h) cubic units.
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A. 84 B. 90 12. A cistern of capacity 8000 litres measures

externally 3.3 m by 2.6 m by 1.1 m and its walls
C. 168 D. 336 are 5 cm thick. The thickness of the bottom is:
5. A hollow iron pipe is 21 cm long and its external A. 90 cm B. 1 dm
diameter is 8 cm. If the thickness of the pipe is 1
cm and iron weighs 8 g/cm3, then the weight of C. 1 m D. 1.1 cm
the pipe is: 13. What is the total surface area of a right circular
A. 3.6 kg B. 3.696 kg cone of height 14 cm and base radius 7 cm?
A. 344.35 cm2 B. 462 cm2
C. 36 kg D. 36.9 kg
6. A boat having a length 3 m and breadth 2 m is C. 498.35 cm2 D. None of these
floating on a lake. The boat sinks by 1 cm when a 14. A large cube is formed from the material
man gets on it. The mass of the man is: obtained by melting three smaller cubes of 3, 4
A. 12 kg B. 60 kg and 5 cm side. What is the ratio of the total
surface areas of the smaller cubes and the large
C. 72 kg D. 96 kg cube?
7. 50 men took a dip in a water tank 40 m long and A. 2 : 1 B. 3:2
20 m broad on a religious day. If the average
displacement of water by a man is 4 m3, then the C. 25 : 18 D. 27 : 20
rise in the water level in the tank will be: 15. How many bricks, each measuring 25 cm x 11.25
A. 20 cm B. 25 cm cm x 6 cm, will be needed to build a wall of 8 m x
6 m x 22.5 cm?
C. 35 cm D. 50 cm A. 5600 B. 6000
8. The slant height of a right circular cone is 10 m
and its height is 8 m. Find the area of its curved C. 6400 D. 7200
surface. *******
2 2
A. 30 m B. 40 m

C. 60 m2 D. 80 m2 CLOCK
IMPORTANT FORMULAE:
9. A cistern 6m long and 4 m wide contains water
1. Minute Spaces:
up to a depth of 1 m 25 cm. The total area of the
The face or dial of watch is a circle whose
wet surface is:
circumference is divided into 60 equal parts,
A. 49 m2 B. 50 m2 called minute spaces.
C. 53.5 m2 D. 55 m2 Hour Hand and Minute Hand:
10. A metallic sheet is of rectangular shape with A clock has two hands, the smaller one is
dimensions 48 m x 36 m. From each of its called the hour hand or short hand while the
corners, a square is cut off so as to make an larger one is called minute hand or long
open box. If the length of the square is 8 m, the hand.
volume of the box (in m3) is: 2.
A. 4830 B. 5120 i. In 60 minutes, the minute hand
gains 55 minutes on the hour on the
C. 6420 D. 8960 hour hand.
ii. In every hour, both the hands
11. The curved surface area of a cylindrical pillar is
coincide once.
264 m2 and its volume is 924 m3. Find the ratio of
iii. The hands are in the same straight
its diameter to its height.
line when they are coincident or
A. 3 : 7 B. 7:3 opposite to each other.

C. 6 : 7 D. 7 : 6

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iv. When the two hands are at right C. 90 min. D. 96 min.

angles, they are 15 minute spaces
apart. 6. At what time between 7 and 8 o'clock will the
v. When the hands are in opposite hands of a clock be in the same straight line but,
directions, they are 30 minute not together?
spaces apart. 2 min. past
vi. Angle traced by hour hand in 12 hrs A. 5 min. past 7 B. 5
11 7
= 360°
vii. Angle traced by minute hand in 60 3 5 min. past
min. = 360°. C. 5 min. past 7 D. 5
11 11 7
viii. If a watch or a clock indicates 8.15,
when the correct time is 8, it is said 7. At what time between 5.30 and 6 will the hands
to be 15 minutes too fast. of a clock be at right angles?
On the other hand, if it indicates 5 7 min.
7.45, when the correct time is 8, it is A. 43 min. past 5 B. 43
11 11 past 5
said to be 15 minutes too slow.
C. 40 min. past 5 D. 45 min. past 5
1. An accurate clock shows 8 o'clock in the 8. The angle between the minute hand and the
morning. Through how may degrees will the hour hand of a clock when the time is 4.20, is:
hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o'clock A. 0º B. 10º
in the afternoon?
A. 144º B. 150º C. 5º D. 20º
9. At what angle the hands of a clock are inclined at
C. 168º D. 180º 15 minutes past 5?
2. The reflex angle between the hands of a clock at 1º
10.25 is: A. 58 B. 64º
2
1º
A. 180º B. 192 1º 1º
2 C. 67 D. 72
2 2
1º
C. 195º D. 197 10. At 3:40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a
2 clock form an angle of:
3. A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, A. 120° B. 125°
the hour hand has turned through:
A. 145º B. 150º C. 130° D. 135°
11. How many times are the hands of a clock at right
C. 155º D. 160º angle in a day?
4. A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes was A. 22 B. 24
set right at 7 a.m. In the afternoon of the same
day, when the watch indicated quarter past 4 C. 44 D. 48
o'clock, the true time is:
12. The angle between the minute hand and the
7 hour hand of a clock when the time is 8.30, is:
A. 59 min. past 3 B. 4 p.m.
12 A. 80º B. 75º
7 3 min. past C. 60º D. 105º
C. 58 min. past 3 D. 2
11 11 4 13. How many times in a day, are the hands of a
5. How much does a watch lose per day, if its hands clock in straight line but opposite in direction?
coincide every 64 minutes? A. 20 B. 22
8 5
A. 32 min. B. 36 min. C. 24 D. 48
11 11

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14. At what time between 4 and 5 o'clock will the Examples:

hands of a watch point in opposite directions? i. We define 0! = 1.
A. 45 min. past 4 B. 40 min. past 4 ii. 4! = (4 x 3 x 2 x 1) = 24.
iii. 5! = (5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1) = 120.
4 6 min.
C. 50 min. past 4 D. 54 2. Permutations:
11 11 past 4
The different arrangements of a given number
15. At what time between 9 and 10 o'clock will the
of things by taking some or all at a time, are
hands of a watch be together?
called permutations.
A. 45 min. past 9 B. 50 min. past 9 Examples:
1 2 min. i. All permutations (or arrangements) made
C. 49 min. past 9 D. 48 with the letters a, b, c by taking two at a time
11 11 past 9
are (ab, ba, ac, ca, bc, cb).
16. At what time, in minutes, between 3 o'clock and
ii. All permutations made with the
4 o'clock, both the needles will coincide each
other? letters a, b, c taking all at a time are:
( abc, acb, bac, bca, cab, cba)
3. Number of Permutations:
1" 4" Number of all permutations of n things,
A. 5 B. 12
11 11 taken r at a time, is given by:
n
n!
4" 4" Pr = n(n - 1)(n - 2) ... (n - r + 1) =
C. 13 D. 16 (n - r)!
11 11
Examples:
17. How many times do the hands of a clock coincide i. 6
P2 = (6 x 5) = 30.
in a day? 7
ii. P3 = (7 x 6 x 5) = 210.
A. 20 B. 21 iii. Cor. number of all permutations of n things,
C. 22 D. 24 taken all at a time = n!.
4. An Important Result:
18. How many times in a day, the hands of a clock
there are n subjects of which p1 are alike of
are straight?
one kind; p2 are alike of another kind;p3 are
A. 22 B. 24
alike of third kind and so on and pr are alike
C. 44 D. 48 of rth kind,
19. A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low such that (p1 + p2 + ... pr) = n.
at noon on Monday and is 4 min. 48 sec fast at 2 Then, number of n!
p.m. on the following Monday. When was it permutations of (p1!).(p2)!.....(pr!)
correct? these n objects is =
2 p.m. on 5. Combinations:
A. 2 p.m. on Tuesday B.
Wednesday
Each of the different groups or selections
C. 3 p.m. on Thursday D. 1 p.m. on Friday which can be formed by taking some or all of a
number of objects is called a combination.
*******
Examples:
PERMUTATION AND 1. Suppose we want to select two out of three
COMBINATION boys A, B, C. Then, possible selections are AB,
IMPORTANT FORMULAE: BC and CA.
1. Factorial Notation: Note: AB and BA represent the same
Let n be a positive integer. Then, factorial n, selection.
denoted n! is defined as:
n! = n(n - 1)(n - 2) ... 3.2.1.
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2. All the combinations formed by a, b, ctaking A. 810 B. 1440

ab, bc, ca.
3. The only combination that can be formed of C. 2880 D. 50400
three letters a, b, c taken all at a time is abc.
E. 5760
4. Various groups of 2 out of four persons A, B,
4. Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many
C, D are:
words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be
AB, AC, AD, BC, BD, CD.
formed?
5. Note that ab ba are two different
permutations but they represent the same A. 210 B. 1050
combination.
C. 25200 D. 21400
Number of Combinations:
The number of all combinations of n things, E. None of these
taken r at a time is: 5. In how many ways can the letters of the word
n(n - 1)(n - 2) ... 'LEADER' be arranged?
n! to r factors
n
Cr = = . A. 72 B. 144
(r!)(n - r!
r)! C. 360 D. 720
Note: E. None of these
n
vi. Cn = 1 and nC0 = 1.
n
6. In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, four children are
Cr = nC(n - r) to be selected. In how many different ways can
Examples: they be selected such that at least one boy
(11 x 10 x 9 x 8) should be there?
i. 11C4 = = 330.
(4 x 3 x 2 x 1) A. 159 B. 194
16 x
16 16
C. 205 D. 209
ii. C13 = C(16 - 15 x 16 x 15 x
16 = = 560.
13) = C3 = 14 14 E. None of these
3! 3x2x1 7. How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from
the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9, which are divisible by
1. From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons 5 and none of the digits is repeated?
are to be selected to form a committee so that at A. 5 B. 10
least 3 men are there on the committee. In how
many ways can it be done? C. 15 D. 20
A. 564 B. 645 8. In how many ways a committee, consisting of 5
men and 6 women can be formed from 8 men
C. 735 D. 756 and 10 women?
E. None of these A. 266 B. 5040
2. In how many different ways can the letters of the C. 11760 D. 86400
word 'LEADING' be arranged in such a way that
the vowels always come together? E. None of these
A. 360 B. 480 9. A box contains 2 white balls, 3 black balls and 4
red balls. In how many ways can 3 balls be drawn
C. 720 D. 5040 from the box, if at least one black ball is to be
included in the draw?
E. None of these
A. 32 B. 48
3. In how many different ways can the letters of the
word 'CORPORATION' be arranged so that the C. 64 D. 96
vowels always come together?

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E. None of these Examples:

i. Rolling an unbiased dice.
10. In how many different ways can the letters of the ii. Tossing a fair coin.
word 'DETAIL' be arranged in such a way that the iii. Drawing a card from a pack of well-shuffled
vowels occupy only the odd positions? cards.
A. 32 B. 48 iv. Picking up a ball of certain colour from a bag
containing balls of different colours.
C. 36 D. 60 Details:
v. When we throw a coin, then either a Head (H)
E. 120 or a Tail (T) appears.
11. In how many ways can a group of 5 men and 2 vi. A dice is a solid cube, having 6 faces, marked 1,
women be made out of a total of 7 men and 3 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 respectively. When we throw a die,
women? the outcome is the number that appears on its
upper face.
A. 63 B. 90
vii. A pack of cards has 52 cards.
C. 126 D. 45 It has 13 cards of each suit, name Spades,
Clubs, Hearts and Diamonds.
E. 135 Cards of spades and clubs are black cards.
Cards of hearts and diamonds are red cards.
12. How many 4-letter words with or without
There are 4 honours of each unit.
meaning, can be formed out of the letters of the
There are Kings, Queens and Jacks. These are
word, 'LOGARITHMS', if repetition of letters is
all called face cards.
not allowed?
A. 40 B. 400 3. Sample Space:
When we perform an experiment, then the set S
C. 5040 D. 2520 of all possible outcomes is called thesample
space.
13. In how many different ways can the letters of the
Examples:
word 'MATHEMATICS' be arranged so that the
1. In tossing a coin, S = {H, T}
vowels always come together?
2. If two coins are tossed, the S = {HH, HT, TH, TT}.
A. 10080 B. 4989600 3. In rolling a dice, we have, S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}.
Event:
C. 120960 D. None of these
Any subset of a sample space is called an event.
14. In how many different ways can the letters of the Probability of Occurrence of an Event:
word 'OPTICAL' be arranged so that the vowels Let S be the sample and let E be an event.
always come together? Then, E S.
A. 120 B. 720 n(E)
P(E) = .
n(S)
C. 4320 D. 2160
Results on Probability:
E. None of these . P(S) = 1
i. 0 P (E) 1
******* ii. P( ) = 0
iii. For any events A and B we have :
PROBABILITY P(A B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A B)
IMPORTANT FORMULAE: iv. If A denotes (not-A), then P(A) = 1 -
P(A).
1. Experiment:
An operation which can produce some well- 1. Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then
defined outcomes is called an experiment. a ticket is drawn at random. What is the
probability that the ticket drawn has a number
2. Random Experiment:
which is a multiple of 3 or 5?
An experiment in which all possible outcomes are
know and the exact output cannot be predicted in A. 1 B. 2
advance, is called a random experiment.

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probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are selected,

2 5
is:
8 9 21 25
C. D. A. B.
15 20 46 117
2. A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls.
1 3
Two balls are drawn at random. What is the C. D.
probability that none of the balls drawn is blue? 50 25
A. 10 B. 11 8. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 blanks. A
lottery is drawn at random. What is the
21 21
probability of getting a prize?
C. 2 D. 5 2
1
7 7 A. B. 5
10
3. In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green
balls. One ball is picked up randomly. What is
the probability that it is neither red nor green? 2 5
C. D.
7 7
1 3
A. B. 9. From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn
3 4
together at random. What is the probability of
7 8 both the cards being kings?
C. D.
19 21 1 25
A. B.
15 57
9
E.
21 35 1
C. D.
4. What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from 256 221
two throws of a dice? 10. Two dice are tossed. The probability that the
1 1 total score is a prime number is:
A. B.
6 8 1 5
A. B.
6 12
1 1
C. D.
9 12 1 7
C. D.
5. Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the 2 9
probability of getting at most two heads? 11. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The
3 1 probability of getting a queen of club or a king
A. B. of heart is:
4 4
1 2
3 7 A. B.
C. D. 13 13
8 8
1 1
6. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is C. D.
the probability of getting two numbers whose 26 52
product is even? 12. A bag contains 4 white, 5 red and 6 blue balls.
1 3 Three balls are drawn at random from the bag.
A. B. The probability that all of them are red, is:
2 4
1 3
3 5 A. B.
C. D. 22 22
8 16
2 2
7. In a class, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. Three C. D.
students are selected at random. The 91 77

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13. Two cards are drawn together from a pack of 52

cards. The probability that one is a spade and
one is a heart, is:
3 29
A. B.
20 34

47 13
C. D.
100 102
14. One card is drawn at random from a pack of 52
cards. What is the probability that the card
drawn is a face card (Jack, Queen and King
only)?

1 3
A. B.
13 13

1 9
C. D.
4 52
15. A bag contains 6 black and 8 white balls. One
ball is drawn at random. What is the probability
that the ball drawn is white?
3 4
A. B.
4 7

1 3
C. D.
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PROBLEMS ON TRAINS 24
1.Answer: Option D 240 + 650
5 50 Required time =
Speed= 60 x = 10 sec = 89 sec.
18 m/sec 3 m/sec.
7.Answer: Option A
Length of the train = (Speed x Time) 50 Let the length of each train be x metres.
X9
= 3 m = 150 m. Then, distance covered = 2x metres.
2.Answer: Option B Relative speed = (46 - 36) km/hr
125 5
Speed of the train relative to man = = 10 x
10 m/sec 18 m/sec
25 25
= =
2 m/sec. 9 m/sec
25 18 2x 25
= x =
2 5 km/hr 36 9
= 45 km/hr. 2x = 100
Let the speed of the train be x km/hr. Then, relative speed x = 50.
= (x - 5) km/hr. 8.Answer: Option A
x - 5 = 45 x = 50 km/hr. Formula for converting from km/hr to 5
Xx m/s.
3.Answer: Option C m/s: X km/hr = 18
5 25 5 25
Speed = 45 x = Therefore, Speed = 45 x = m/sec.
18 m/sec 2 m/sec. 18 m/sec 2
Time = 30 sec. Total distance to be covered = (360 + 140) m = 500 m.
Let the length of bridge be x metres. Distance
130 + x 25 Formula for finding Time =
Then, = Speed
30 2 500 x 2
2(130 + x) = 750 Required time = = 40 sec.
25 sec
x = 245 m.
4.Answer: Option B 9.Answer: Option C
Let the speeds of the two trains be x m/sec and y m/sec Relative speed = (60+ 90) km/hr
respectively. 5
= 150 x
Then, length of the first train = 27x metres, 18 m/sec
and length of the second train = 17y metres. 125
27x + 17y =
= 23 3 m/sec.
x+ y
Distance covered =(1.10 + 0.9)km = 2km = 2000m.
27x + 17y = 23x + 23y
3
4x = 6y Required time = 2000 x
x 3 125 sec = 48 sec.
= .
y 2 10.Answer: Option C
5. Answer: Option B Speed of train relative to jogger = (45 - 9) km/hr = 36
5 km/hr.
Speed = 54 x 5
18 m/sec = 15 m/sec.
= 36 x
Length of the train = (15 x 20)m = 300 m. 18 m/sec
Let the length of the platform be x metres. = 10 m/sec.
x + 300 Distance to be covered = (240 + 120) m = 360 m.
Then, = 15
36 360
Time taken = = 36 sec.
x + 300 = 540 10 sec
x = 240 m. 11.Answer: Option A
6.Answer: Option B Relative speed = (120 + 80) km/hr
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18 7 1
Total distance covered = + miles
500 2 4
=
9 m/sec.
15
Let the length of the other train be x metres. = miles.
x + 270 500 4
Then, =
9 9
15
x + 270 = 500 x = 230. Time taken = hrs
12.Answer: Option D 4 x 75
5
Speed = 72 x = 20 m/sec. 1
18 m/sec = hrs
20
Time = 26 sec.
Let the length of the train be x metres. 1
x + 250 = x 60 min.
Then, = 20 20
26
x + 250 = 520 = 3 min.
x = 270.
13.Answer: Option C 17.Answer: Option C
Let the speed of the slower train be x m/sec. 5 65
Then, speed of the faster train = 2x m/sec. Speed = 78 x m/sec = m/sec.
18 3
Relative speed = (x + 2x) m/sec = 3x m/sec. Time = 1 minute = 60 seconds.
(100 + 100) Let the length of the tunnel be x metres.
= 3x
8 800 + x 65
24x = 200 Then, =
60 3
25 3(800 + x) = 3900
x= .
3 x = 500.
50 18.Answer: Option B
So, speed of the faster train = m/sec
3 300 50
50 18 Speed = m/sec = m/sec.
= 18 3
x
3 5 km/hr Let the length of the platform be x metres.
= 60 km/hr. x + 300 50
Then, =
14.Answer: Option D 39 3
Relative speed = (60 100 5 3(x + 300) = 1950
= 250
+ 40) km/hr = x 18 m/sec x = 350 m.
9 m/sec.
Distance covered in crossing each other = (140 + 160) m = 19.Answer: Option B
Let the length of the train be x metres and its speed
300 m.
by y m/sec.
9 54
Required time = 300 x = sec = 10.8 sec. x x
sec Then, = 15 y= .
y 15
15.Answer: Option B x + 100 x
Speed of train relative to man = (60 + 6) km/hr = 66 km/hr. =
25 15
5
= 66 x 15(x + 100) = 25x
18 m/sec 15x + 1500 = 25x
55 1500 = 10x
= x = 150 m.
3 m/sec.
20.Answer: Option D
Time taken to pass the man 110 3 Let the length of the train be x metres and its speed
= x 55 sec = 6 sec.
by y m/sec.
16.Answer: Option B x
Then, = 8 x = 8y
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x + 264 (120 + 120)
Now, =y Required time = sec = 12 sec.
20 20
8y + 264 = 20y 25.Answer: Option D
y = 22. Let the speed of the second train be x km/hr.
18 Relative speed = (x + 50) km/hr
Speed = 22 m/sec = 22 x km/hr = 79.2 km/hr.
5
21.Answer: Option B 5
= (x + 50) x m/sec
Speed of the train relative to 18
= (63 - 3) km/hr
man
250 + 5x
= m/sec.
= 60 km/hr 18

5 Distance covered = (108 + 112) = 220 m.

= 60 x m/sec
18 220
250 + 5x =6
3 18
= 500 x sec
50 250 + 5x = 660
x = 82 km/hr.
Time taken to pass the 26. Answer: Option C
= 30 sec.
man Relative speed = (40 - 20 5 m/sec 50
m/sec.
20) km/hr = x 18 = 9
22.Answer: Option B Length of faster 50 x m 250 m = 7
Relative speed = (45 + 30) km/hr m.
train = 9 5 = 9 27 9
27.Answer: Option B
5 5 5
= 75 x m/sec 2 kmph = 2 x m/sec = m/sec.
18 18 9
5 10
125 4 kmph = 4 x m/sec = m/sec.
= m/sec. 18 9
6 Let the length of the train be x metres and its speed
by y m/sec.
We have to find the time taken by the slower train to pass
x x
the DRIVER of the faster train and not the complete train.
Then, 5 = 9 and 10 = 10.
So, distance covered = Length of the slower train. y- y-
Therefore, Distance covered = 500 m. 9 9
6 9y - 5 = x and 10(9y - 10) = 9x
Required time = 500 x = 24 sec. 9y - x = 5 and 90y - 9x = 100.
125
On solving, we get: x = 50.
23.Answer: Option C
Let the speed of each train be x m/sec. Length of the train is 50 m.
Then, relative speed of the two trains = 2x m/sec. 28.Answer: Option D
(120 + 120)
So, 2x = 4.5 km/hr 4.5 5 m/sec 5 m/sec = 1.25 m/sec,
12 = x 18 = 4 and
2x = 20 3
5
x = 10. 5.4 km/hr = 5.4 x m/sec = m/sec = 1.5 m/sec.
18 2
Speed of each train = 10 10 18 km/hr = 36
Let the speed of the train be x m/sec.
m/sec = x 5 km/hr.
Then, (x - 1.25) x 8.4 = (x - 1.5) x 8.5
24.Answer: Option B
120 8.4x - 10.5 = 8.5x - 12.75 0.1x = 2.25
Speed of the first train = m/sec = 12 m/sec. x = 22.5
10
120 18
Speed of the second train = m/sec = 8 m/sec. Speed of the train = 22.5 x km/hr = 81 km/hr.
15 5
Relative speed = (12 + 8) = 20 m/sec. 29.Answer: Option A

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Let the length of the first train be x metres. 10 10 5
x 1
Then, the length of the second train is metres. Now, work is done in 3 days.
2 5
Relative speed = (48 + 42) 90 5 m/sec = 25 Whole work will be done in (3 x 5) = 15 days.
kmph = x 18 m/sec. 4.Answer: Option B
[x + (x/2)] 3x Ratio of times taken by A and B = 1 : 3.
= 12 or = 300 or x = 200. The time difference is (3 - 1) 2 days while B take 3 days and
25 2
Length of first train = 200 m. A takes 1 day.
Let the length of platform be y metres. If difference of time is 2 days, B takes 3 days.
5 40 If difference of time is 60 days, B 3 x = 90
Speed of the first train = 48 x m/sec = m/sec. takes
18 3 2 60 days.
3 So, A takes 30 days to do the work.
(200 + y) x = 45 1
40 A's 1 day's work =
600 + 3y = 1800 y = 400 m. 30
30.Answer: Option B 1
B's 1 day's work =
Suppose they meet x hours after 7 a.m. 90
Distance covered by A in x hours = 20x km. 1 1 4 2
(A + B)'s 1 day's work = + = =
Distance covered by B in (x - 1) hours = 25(x - 1) km. 30 90 90 45
20x + 25(x - 1) = 110 45 1
A and B together can do the work in = 22 days.
45x = 135 x = 3. 2 2
So, they meet at 10 a.m. 5.Answer: Option B
TIME AND WORK 1 1 1 1 7 1
1.Answer: Option D C's 1 day's work = 3 - 6 + 8 = 3 - 24 = 24.
1
A's 1 day's work = ;
15 1 1 1
A's wages : B's wages : C's wages = : : = 4 : 3 : 1.
1 6 8 24
B's 1 day's work = ;
20 C's share (for 3 days) = 3 1 x = Rs.
1 1 7 Rs. x 24 3200 400.
(A + B)'s 1 day's work = + = .
15 20 60 6.Answer: Option A
7 7 Let 1 man's 1 day's work = x and 1 boy's 1 day's work = y.
(A + B)'s 4 day's work = x4 = .
60 15 1 1
Then, 6x + 8y = and 26x + 48y = .
7 8 10 2
Therefore, Remaining work = 1 - = .
15 15 Solving these two equations, we get 1 1
and y = .
2.Answer: Option C :x= 100 200
1 15 20 1
(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work = , (15 men + 20 boy)'s 1 day's work = + = .
4 100 200 4
1 15 men and 20 boys can do the work in 4 days.
A's 1 day's work = ,
16 7.Answer: Option C
1
B's 1 day's work = . 1
12 A's 1 hour's work = ;
C's 1 day's 1 1 1 1 7 5 4
- + = - = . 1
work = 4 16 12 4 48 48 (B + C)'s 1 hour's work = ;
48 3 3
So, C alone can do the work in = 9 days. 1
5 5 (A + C)'s 1 hour's work = .
3.Answer: Option B 2
1 1 1 1 7
A's 2 day's work = x2 = . (A + B + C)'s 1 hour's work = + = .
20 10 4 3 12
(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work 1 1 1 6 1 7 1 1
+ + = = . B's 1 hour's work = - = .
= 20 30 60 60 10 12 2 12
Work done in 3 days = 1 + 1 = 1. B alone will take 12 hours to do the work.

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8.Answer: Option C 3 3
1 12.Answer: Option B
(A + B)'s 1 day's work =
10 Let 1 man's 1 day's work = x and 1 woman's 1 day's work
1 = y.
C's 1 day's work = 1 1
50 Then, 4x + 6y = and 3x + 7y = .
(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work 1 1 6 3 8 10
+ = = . .... (i) 11 1
= 10 50 50 25 Solving the two equations, we get: x = ,y=
A's 1 day's work = (B + C)'s 1 day's work .... (ii) 400 400
3 1
From (i) and (ii), we get: 2 x (A's 1 day's work) = 1 woman's 1 day's work = .
25 400
3 1 1
A's 1 day's work = . 10 women's 1 day's work = x 10 = .
50 400 40
1 3 2 1 Hence, 10 women will complete the work in 40 days.
B's 1 day's work - = = . 13.Answer: Option D
10 50 50 25
1 2
So, B alone could do the work in 25 days. (A + B)'s 20 day's work = x 20 = .
9.Answer: Option C 30 3
5 2 1
Whole work is done by A in 20 x = 25 days. Remaining work = 1 - = .
4 3 3
4 1 1
Now, 1 - i.e., work is done by A and B in 3 days. Now, work is done by A in 20 days.
5 5 3
Whole work will be done by A and B in (3 x 5) = 15 days. Therefore, the whole work will be done by A in (20 x 3) =
1 1 60 days.
A's 1 day's work = , (A + B)'s 1 day's work = . 14.Answer: Option A
25 15
P can complete the work in (12 x 8) hrs. = 96 hrs.
1 1 4 2
B's 1 day's work = - = = . Q can complete the work in (8 x 10) hrs. = 80 hrs.
15 25 150 75 1 1
75 1 P's1 hour's work = and Q's 1 hour's work = .
So, B alone would do the work in = 37 days. 96 80
2 2 1 1 11
10.Answer: Option D (P + Q)'s 1 hour's work = + = .
96 80 480
1 1 1 37
(P + Q + R)'s 1 hour's work = + + = . 480
8 10 12 120 So, both P and Q will finish the work in hrs.
11
37 37
Work done by P, Q and R in 2 hours = x2 = . Number of days 480 1 60 days 5
120 60 x = days.
of 8 hours each = 11 8 11 = 5 11
37 23
Remaining work = 1 - = . 15.Answer: Option C
60 60
1 1 11 1
(Q + R)'s 1 hour's work = + = . 1 woman's 1 day's work =
10 12 60 70
11 1
Now, work is done by Q and R in 1 hour. 1 child's 1 day's work =
60 140
23 work will be 60 23 23
hours 2
So, 60 done by Q and 11 60 x = 11 (5 women + 10 5 10 1 1 1
hours.
R in children)'s day's work 70 + 140 = 14 + 14 = 7
So, the work will be finished approximately 2 hours after =
11 A.M., i.e., around 1 P.M. 5 women and 10 children will complete the work in 7
11.Answer: Option C days.
1 2 16.Answer: Option B
B's 10 day's work = x 10 = . 1 1
15 3
Work done by X in 4 days = x4 = .
2 1 20 5
Remaining work = 1 - = . 1 4
3 3
Remaining work = 1 - = .
1 5 5
Now, work is done by A in 1 day. 1 1 8 2
18
(X + Y)'s 1 day's work = + = = .
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2 x 2
Now, work is done by X and Y in 1 day.
15 x = 12.
4 work will be done by X and Y 15 4 =6 So, B takes (12/2) = 6 days to finish the work.
So, x 22.Answer: Option C
5 in 2 5 days.
1 1 1
Hence, total time taken = (6 + 4) days = 10 days. (A + B)'s 1 day's work = + = .
17.Answer: Option B 15 10 6
Ratio of times taken by A and B = 100:130 = 10:13. 1 1
Work done by A and B in 2 days = x2 = .
Suppose B takes x days to do the work. 6 3
Then, 10 : 13 :: 23 : x 23 x 13 299 1 2
. Remaining work = 1 - = .
x= 10 x = 10 3 3
1 1
A's 1 day's work = ; Now, work is done by A in 1 day.
23 15
10
B's 1 day's work = .
299 2 2
1 10 23 1 work will be done by a in 15 x = 10 days.
(A + B)'s 1 day's work = + = = . 3 3
23 299 299 13 Hence, the total time taken = (10 + 2) = 12 days.
Therefore, A and B together can complete the work in 13 23.Answer: Option A
days.
18.Answer: Option C 2(A + B + C)'s 1 day's 1 1 1 15 1
+ + = = .
32 16 work = 30 24 20 120 8
Number of pages typed by Ravi in 1 hour = = .
6 3 1 1
Therefore, (A + B + C)'s 1 day's work = = .
40 2x8 16
Number of pages typed by Kumar in 1 hour = = 8.
5 10 5
Work done by A, B, C in 10 days = = .
Number of pages typed by both in 1 16 + 40 16 8
= .
hour = 3 8 3 5 3
Remaining work = 1 - = .
Time taken by both to type 110 110 3 8 8
hours
pages = x 40 1 1 1
A's 1 day's work = - = .
1 16 24 48
= 8 hours (or) 8 hours 15 minutes.
4 1
Now, work is done by A in 1 day.
19.Answer: Option C 48
Formula: If A can do a piece of work in n days, then A's 1 3 3
. So, work will be done by A in 48 x = 18 days.
1 day's work = n 8 8
1 1 1 7 24.Answer: Option A
(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work = + + = .
24 6 12 24 Ratio of rates of working of A and B = 2 : 1.So, ratio of
Formula: If A's 1 day's 1 then A can finish the work times taken = 1 : 2.
, 1
work = n in n days. B's 1 day's work = .
24 3 12
So, all the three together will
= 3 days. 1
complete the job in 7 days 7 A's 1 day's work = ; (2 times of B's work)
6
20.Answer: Option B
1 1 3 1
Ratio of times taken by Sakshi and Tanya = 125 : 100 = 5 : (A + B)'s 1 day's work = + = = .
4.Suppose Tanya takes x days to do the work. 6 12 12 4
4 x 20 So, A and B together can finish the work in 4 days.
5 : 4 :: 20 : x x= 25.Answer: Option B
5
(20 x 16) women can complete the work in 1 day.
x = 16 days.
1
Hence, Tanya takes 16 days to complete the work 1 woman's 1 day's work = .
21.Answer: Option B 320
Suppose A, B and C x x days respectively to finish (16 x 15) men can complete the work in 1 day.
and 1
take x, 2 3 the work. 1 man's 1 day's work =
1 2 3 1 240
Then, + + =
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1 1 1 1
= : X's 1 day's work = , Y's 1 day's work = .
So, required ratio 240 320 40 20
1 1 3
(X + Y)'s 1 day's work = + = .
40 20 40
1 1 Hence, X and Y will together complete 40 = 1
= : days.
3 4 the work in 3 13 3
29.Answer: Option B
= 4 : 3 (cross multiplied) 7
(A's 1 day's work) : (B's 1 day's work) = : 1 = 7 : 4.
4
26.Answer: Option C Let A's and B's 1 day's work be 7x and 4x respectively.
1 1 1 1
(A + B + C)'s 1 day's work = ; Then, 7x + 4x = 11x = x= .
6 7 7 77
1 1 1
(A + B)'s 1 day's work = ; A's 1 day's work = x7 = .
8 77 11
1 30.Answer: Option C
(B + C)'s 1 day's work = .
12
1 1 1 Let A's 1 day's work = x and B's 1 day's work = y.
(A + C)'s 1 day's work = 2x - + 1
6 8 12 Then, x + y = and 16x + 44y = 1.
30
1 1
1 5 Solving these two equations, we get: x = and y =
= - 60 60
3 24
1
B's 1 day's work = .
3 60
= Hence, B alone shall finish the whole work in 60 days.
24
PROFIT AND LOSS
1.Answer: Option B
1
= . Cost Price (C.P.) = Rs. (4700 + 800) = Rs. 5500.
8 Selling Price (S.P.) = Rs. 5800.
Gain = (S.P.) - (C.P.) = Rs.(5800 - 5500) = Rs. 300.
So, A and C together will do the work in 8 days. 300 5
27.Answer: Option C Gain % = x 100 =5 %
5500 % 11
1 1 7
(B + C)'s 1 day's work = + = . 2.Answer: Option B
9 12 36 Let C.P. of each article be Re. 1 C.P. of x articles = Rs. x.
7 7 S.P. of x articles = Rs. 20.Profit = Rs. (20 - x).
Work done by B and C in 3 days = x3 = .
36 12 20 - x
7 5 x 100 = 25
Remaining work = 1 - = . x
12 12 2000 - 100x = 25x125x = 2000
1 x = 16.
Now, work is done by A in 1 day. 3.Answer: Option B
24
5 5 Let C.P. be Rs. x and S.P. be Rs. y.
So, work is done by A in 24 x = 10 days. Then, 3(y - x) = (2y - x) y = 2x.
12 12 Profit = Rs. (y - x) = Rs. (2x - x) = Rs. x.
28.Answer: Option A x
1 1 Profit % = x 100
Work done by X in 8 days = x8 = . x % = 100%
40 5
4.Answer: Option B
Let C.P.= Rs. 100. Then, Profit = Rs. 320, S.P. = Rs. 420.
1 4
Remaining work = 1- = . New C.P. = 125% of Rs. 100 = Rs. 125New S.P. = Rs.
5 5 420.Profit = Rs. (420 - 125) = Rs. 295.
4 29 147
Now, work is done by Y in 16 days.
5 Required 5 x 5 % = 70%
percentag 10 =
5 42 0 21 (approximately).
Whole work will be done by Y in 16 x = 20 days. e= %
4 0
5.Answer: Option C
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C.P. of 6 toffees = Re. 1 48
6 S.P. of 1 orange = Rs. = Rs. 4
S.P. of 6 toffees = 120% of Re. 1 = Rs. 12
5 0.50 100 2
6 Gain% = x 100 = % = 14 %
For Rs. , toffees sold = 6. 3.50 % 7 7
5 14.Answer: Option B
5 100
For Re. 1, toffees sold = 6x = 5. st
C.P. of 1 transistor = Rs. x 840 = Rs. 700.
6 120
6.Answer: Option A 100
Let C.P. be Rs. x. C.P. of 2nd transistor = Rs. x 960 = Rs. 1000
96
1920 - x x - 1280 So, total C.P. = Rs. (700 + 1000) = Rs. 1700.
Then, x 100 = x 100
x x Total S.P. = Rs. (840 + 960) = Rs. 1800.
1920 - x = x – 1280 2x = 3200 100 15
x = 1600 Gain % = x 100 = 5 %
1700 % 17
Required S.P. = 125% of Rs. 125 x = Rs
15.Answer: Option B
1600 = Rs. 100 1600 2000.
C.P. of 56 kg rice = Rs. (26 x 20 + 30 x 36) = Rs. (520 + 1080)
7.Answer: Option C = Rs. 1600.
C.P. = 100 x = 1000 x = Rs. S.P. of 56 kg rice = Rs. (56 x 30) = Rs. 1680.
Rs. 122.5 392 Rs. 1225 392 320 80
Profit = Rs. (392 - 320) = Rs. 72. Gain = x 100
1600 % = 5%.
8.Answer: Option C
PROBLEM ON AGES
85
S.P. = 85% of Rs. 1400 = Rs. x 1400 = Rs. 1190 1.Answer: Option A
100 Let Ronit's present age be x years. Then, father's present
9.Answer: Option C age =(x + 3x) years = 4xyears.
375 5
Cost Price of 1 toy = Rs. = Rs. 31.25 (4x + 8) = (x + 8)
12 2
Selling Price of 1 toy = Rs. 33 8x + 16 = 5x + 40 3x = 24
So, Gain = Rs. (33 - 31.25) = Rs. 1.75 x = 8.
1.75 28 (4x + 16) 48
Profit % = x 100 = % = 5.6% Hence, required ratio = = = 2.
31.25 % 5 (x + 16) 24
10.Answer: Option D 2.Answer: Option A
Suppose, number of articles bought = L.C.M. of 6 and 5 = Let the ages of children be x, (x + 3), (x + 6), (x + 9) and (x +
30. 12) years.
5 Then, x + (x + 3) + (x + 6) + (x + 9) + (x + 12) = 50
C.P. of 30 articles = Rs. x 30 = Rs. 25. 5x = 20 x = 4.
6
Age of the youngest child = x = 4 years.
6
S.P. of 30 articles = Rs. x 30 = Rs. 36. 3.Answer: Option A
5 Let the son's present age be x years. Then, (38 - x) = x
11 2x = 38. x = 19.
Gain % = x 100
25 % = 44%. Son's age 5 years back (19 - 5) = 14 years.
11.Answer: Option D 4.Answer: Option D
(C.P. of 17 balls) - (S.P. of 17 balls) = (C.P. of 5 balls) Let C's age be x years. Then, B's age = 2x years. A's age =
C.P. of 12 balls = S.P. of 17 balls = Rs.720. (2x + 2) years.
720 (2x + 2) + 2x + x = 27
C.P. of 1 ball = Rs. = Rs. 60. 5x = 25 x = 5.
12 Hence, B's age = 2x = 10 years.
12.Answer: Option C 5.Answer: Option A
85 : 18700 = 115 : x Let the present ages of Sameer and Anand be 5x years and
18700 x 115 4x years respectively.
x= = 25300.
85 5x + 3 11
Hence, S.P. = Rs. 25,300. Then, =
4x + 3 9
13. Answer: Option A 9(5x + 3) = 11(4x + 3) 45x + 27 = 44x + 33
350 45x - 44x = 33 – 27 x = 6.
C.P. of 1 orange = Rs. = Rs. 3.50
100 Anand's present age = 4x = 24 years.
6.Answer: Option D
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Let the son's present age be x years. Then, man's present R-Q=Q–T (R + T) = 2Q,Now given that, (R + T) =
age = (x + 24) years. 50.So, 50 = 2Q and therefore Q = 25.
(x + 24) + 2 = 2(x + 2) Question is (R - Q) = ?
x + 26 = 2x + 4 x = 22. Here we know the value(age) of Q (25), but we don't know
7.Answer: Option A the age of R.
Let the ages of Kunal and Sagar 6 years ago be 6x and Therefore, (R-Q) cannot be determined.
5x years respectively. 15.Answer: Option B
(6x + 6) + 4 11 Let the ages of father and son 10 years ago be
Then, = 3x and x years respectively.
(5x + 6) + 4 10
10(6x + 10) = 11(5x + 10) Then, (3x + 10) + 10 = 2[(x + 10) + 10]
5x = 10 x = 2. 3x + 20 = 2x + 40 x = 20.
Sagar's present age = (5x + 6) = 16 years. Required ratio = (3x + 10) : (x + 10) = 70:30 = 7:3.
8.Answer: Option D AVERAGE
Let the present ages of son and father be x and (60 -x)
years respectively. 1.Answer: Option A
Then, (60 - x) - 6 = 5(x - 6) 282 - (3.2 x 10) 250
54 - x = 5x – 30 6x = 84 Required run rate = = = 6.25
40 40
x = 14.
2.Answer: Option B
Son's age after 6 years = (x+ 6) = 20 years.
67 x 2 + 35 x 2 + 6 x 3
9.Answer: Option B Required average =
Let the present ages of Arun and Deepak be 4x years and 2+2+3
3x years respectively. Then,
4x + 6 = 26 4x = 20 ,x = 5. 134 + 70 + 18
=
Deepak's age = 3x = 15 years. 7
10.Answer: Option D
Let Rahul's age be x years. 222
Then, Sachin's age = (x - 7) years. =
x-7 7 7
=
x 9 5
9x - 63 = 7x 2x = 63 x = 31.5 = 31 years.
Hence, Sachin's age =(x - 7) = 24.5 years. 7
11.Answer: Option B
Let their present ages be 4x, 7x and 9x years respectively. 3.Answer: Option A
Then, (4x - 8) + (7x - 8) + (9x - 8) = 56 Total sale for 5 months = Rs. (6435 + 6927 + 6855 + 7230 +
20x = 80 x = 4. 6562) = Rs. 34009.
Their present ages are 4x = 16 years, 7x = 28 years and Required sale = Rs. [ (6500 x 6) - 34009 ]
9x = 36 years respectively. = Rs. (39000 - 34009)= Rs. 4991.
12.Answer: Option C 4.Answer: Option D
Mother's age when Ayesha's brother was born = 36 years. Average of 20 numbers = 0.
Father's age when Ayesha's brother was born = (38 + 4) Sum of 20 numbers (0 x 20) = 0.
years = 42 years. It is quite possible that 19 of these numbers may be
Required difference = (42 - 36) years = 6 years. positive and if their sum is a then 20th number is (-a).
13.Answer: Option C 5.Answer: Option C
Let the mother's present age be x years. Total weight increased = (8 x 2.5) kg = 20 kg.
2 Weight of new person = (65 + 20) kg = 85 kg.
Then, the person's present age = x years. 6.Answer: Option A
5 Let the average age of the whole team by x years.
2 1 11x - (26 + 29) = 9(x -1)
x + 8 = (x + 8)
5 2 11x - 9x = 46 2x = 46 x = 23.
2(2x + 40) = 5(x + 8) x = 40. So, average age of the team is 23 years.
14.Answer: Option D 7.Answer: Option B
Given that: Let P, Q and R represent their respective monthly incomes.
1. The difference of age b/w R and Q = The difference of Then, we have:
age b/w Q and T. P + Q = (5050 x 2) = 10100 .... (i)
2. Sum of age of R and T is 50 i.e. (R + T) = 50. Q + R = (6250 x 2) = 12500 .... (ii)
Question: R - Q = ?. P + R = (5200 x 2) = 10400 .... (iii)
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Adding (i), (ii) and (iii), we get: 2(P + Q + R) = 33000 or P = 48.55
+ Q + R = 16500 .... (iv)
Subtracting (ii) from (iv), we get P = 4000. 13.Answer: Option D
P's monthly income = Rs. 4000.
8.Answer: Option B Since the month begins with a Sunday, to there will be five
Sum of the present ages of husband, wife and child = (27 x Sundays in the month.
3 + 3 x 3) years = 90 years. 510 x 5 + 240 x 25
Required average =
Sum of the present ages of wife and child = (20 x 2 + 5 x 2) 30
years = 50 years.
Husband's present age = (90 - 50) years = 40 years. 8550
9.Answer: Option A =
30
Total quantity of petrol 4000 4000 4000
= + + litres
consumed in 3 years 7.50 8 8.50 = 285

2 1 2 14.Answer: Option B
= 4000 + + litres
15 8 17 55 x 50 + 60 x 55 + 45 x 60
Required average =
55 + 60 + 45
76700
= litres
51 2750 + 3300 + 2700
=
160
Total amount spent = Rs. (3 x 4000) = Rs. 12000.
12000 x 8750
Average cost = 51 = 6120 = Rs. =
Rs. Rs. 7.98 160
76700 767
10.Answer: Option A = 54.68
Let Arun's weight by X kg.
According to Arun, 65 < X < 72 15.Answer: Option C
According to Arun's brother, 60 < X < 70. Let there be x pupils in the class.
According to Arun's mother, X <= 68 1 x
The values satisfying all the above conditions are 66, 67 Total increase in marks = x x =
and 68. 2 2
66 + 67 + x x
Required average = 67 = (83 - 63) = 20 x= 40.
68 = 201 2 2
= kg. PERMUTATION AND COMBINATION
3 3
11.Answer: Option D 1.Answer: Option D
Let A, B, C represent their respective weights. Then, we We may have (3 men and 2 women) or (4 men and 1
have: woman) or (5 men only).
A + B + C = (45 x 3) = 135 .... (i) Required 7 6 7 6 7
= ( C3 x C2) + ( C4 x C1) + ( C5)
A + B = (40 x 2) = 80 .... (ii) number of ways
B + C = (43 x 2) = 86 ....(iii)
Adding (ii) and (iii), we get: A + 2B + C = 166 .... (iv) 7x6 6x
7 6
Subtracting (i) from (iv), we get : B = 31. x5 5 + ( C3 x C1) +
= x
B's weight = 31 kg. 3x2 2x (7C2)
12.Answer: Option C x1 1
50.25 x 16 + 45.15 x 8
Required average =
16 + 8 7x6x 7x
= 525 5 x 6
+
804 + 361.20 + 3x2x 6 2x
= 1 1
24

1165.20 = (525 + 210 + 21)

=
24
= 756.

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The word 'LEADING' has 7 different letters. 6 4 6x 6
When the vowels EAI are always together, they can be x x 5x x
supposed to form one letter. = (6 5 3 4 x 5
Then, we have to arrange the letters LNDG (EAI). x 4) x + +
+ 2 2 3x 4 2
Now, 5 (4 + 1 = 5) letters can be arranged in 5! = 120 ways. x x 2x x
The vowels (EAI) can be arranged among themselves in 3! 1 1 1 1
= 6 ways.
Required number of ways = (120 x 6) = 720. = (24 + 90 + 80 + 15)
3.Answer: Option D
In the word 'CORPORATION', we treat the vowels OOAIO = 209.
as one letter.
Thus, we have CRPRTN (OOAIO).
7.Answer: Option D
This has 7 (6 + 1) letters of which R occurs 2 times and the
Since each desired number is divisible by 5, so we must
rest are different.
have 5 at the unit place. So, there is 1 way of doing it.
7!
Number of ways arranging these letters = = 2520. The tens place can now be filled by any of the remaining 5
2! digits (2, 3, 6, 7, 9). So, there are 5 ways of filling the tens
Now, 5 vowels in which O occurs 3 times and the rest are place.
different, can be arranged The hundreds place can now be filled by any of the
5! remaining 4 digits. So, there are 4 ways of filling it.
in = 20 ways.
3! Required number of numbers = (1 x 5 x 4) = 20.
Required number of ways = (2520 x 20) = 50400. 8.Answer: Option C
4.Answer: Option C Required number of ways = (8C5 x 10C6)
Number of ways of selecting (3 consonants out of 7) and (2
8 10
vowels out of 4) = ( C3 x C4)
7 4
= ( C3 x C2)
8x7x6 10 x 9 x 8 x 7
7x6x5 4x3 x
= 3x2x1 4x3x2x1
= x
3x2x1 2x1
= 11760.
= 210.
9.Answer: Option C
Number of groups, each having 3 consonants and 2 vowels We may have(1 black and 2 non-black) or (2 black and 1
= 210. non-black) or (3 black).
Each group contains 5 letters. Required number 3 6 3 6 3
Number of ways of arranging = ( C1 x C2) + ( C2 x C1) + ( C3)
= 5! of ways
5 letters among themselves
6x 3x
= 120. 3 5 2 x +
= +
x 2x 2x 6 1
Required number of ways = (210 x 120) = 25200. 1 1
5.Answer: Option C
Explanation: = (45 + 18 + 1)
The word 'LEADER' contains 6 letters, namely 1L, 2E, 1A,
1D and 1R.
= 64.
6!
Required number of ways = = 360.
(1!)(2!)(1!)(1!)(1!) 10.Answer: Option C
6.Answer: Option D There are 6 letters in the given word, out of which there
We may have (1 boy and 3 girls) or (2 boys and 2 girls) or are 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
(3 boys and 1 girl) or (4 boys). Let us mark these positions as under:
Required (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
6 4 6 4 6 4 6
number = ( C1 x C3) + ( C2 x C2) + ( C3 x C1) + ( C4) Now, 3 vowels can be placed at any of the three places out
of ways 4, marked 1, 3, 5.
3
Number of ways of arranging the vowels = P3 = 3! = 6.
6 4 6 4 6 4 6
= ( C1 x C1) + ( C2 x C2) + ( C3 x C1) + ( C2) Also, the 3 consonants can be arranged at the remaining 3
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Number of ways of these arrangements = 3P3 = 3! = 6. 2
Total number of ways = (6 x 6) = 36. 4.Answer: Option A
11.Answer: Option A N = H.C.F. of (4665 - 1305), (6905 - 4665) and (6905 - 1305)
7x = H.C.F. of 3360, 2240 and 5600 = 1120.
7 3
Required number of ways = ( C5 x C2) = 6 x = Sum of digits in N = ( 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 ) = 4
7 3
( C2 x C1) = 2x 3 63. 5.Answer: Option C
1 Greatest number of 4-digits is 9999.
12.Answer: Option C L.C.M. of 15, 25, 40 and 75 is 600.
'LOGARITHMS' contains 10 different letters. On dividing 9999 by 600, the remainder is 399.
Required number = Number of arrangements of 10 Required number (9999 - 399) = 9600.
of words letters, taking 4 at a time. 6.Answer: Option C
Let the numbers be 37a and 37b.
= 10P4 Then, 37a x 37b = 4107
ab = 3.
= (10 x 9 x 8 x 7) Now, co-primes with product 3 are (1, 3).
So, the required numbers are (37 x 1, 37 x 3) i.e., (37, 111).
= 5040. Greater number = 111.
7.Answer: Option A
13.Answer: Option C Let the numbers be 3x, 4x and 5x.
Explanation: Then, their L.C.M. = 60x.
In the word 'MATHEMATICS', we treat the vowels AEAI as So, 60x = 2400 or x = 40.
one letter. The numbers are (3 x 40), (4 x 40) and (5 x 40).
Thus, we have MTHMTCS (AEAI). Hence, required H.C.F. = 40.
Now, we have to arrange 8 letters, out of which M occurs 8.Answer: Option C
twice, T occurs twice and the rest are different. Given numbers are 1.08, 0.36 and 0.90. H.C.F. of 108, 36
8! and 90 is 18,
Number of ways of arranging these =
H.C.F. of given numbers = 0.18.
letters = (2!)(2!) 10080.
9.Answer: Option B
Now, AEAI has 4 letters in which A occurs 2 times and the Let the numbers 13a and 13b.
rest are different. Then, 13a x 13b = 2028
4! ab = 12.
Number of ways of arranging these letters = = 12.
2! Now, the co-primes with product 12 are (1, 12) and (3, 4).
Required number of words = (10080 x 12) = 120960. [Note: Two integers a and b are said to be coprime or
relatively prime if they have no common positive factor
14.Answer: Option B other than 1 or, equivalently, if their greatest common
divisor is 1]
The word 'OPTICAL' contains 7 different letters.
So, the required numbers are (13 x 1, 13 x 12) and (13 x 3,
When the vowels OIA are always together, they can be
13 x 4).
supposed to form one letter.
Clearly, there are 2 such pairs.
Then, we have to arrange the letters PTCL (OIA).
10.Answer: Option D
Now, 5 letters can be arranged in 5! = 120 ways.
L.C.M. of 6, 9, 15 and 18 is 90.
The vowels (OIA) can be arranged among themselves in 3!
Let required number be 90k + 4, which is multiple of 7.
= 6 ways.
Required number of ways = (120 x 6) = 720. Least value of k for which (90k + 4) is divisible by 7 is k = 4.
Required number = (90 x 4) + 4 = 364.
HCF AND LCM
11.Answer: Option C
1.Answer: Option A
2 | 24 - 36 - 40
Required number = H.C.F. of (91 - 43), (183 - 91) and (183 -
--------------------
43)
2 | 12 - 18 - 20
= H.C.F. of 48, 92 and 140 = 4.
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2.Answer: Option C
2 | 6 - 9 - 10
Clearly, the numbers are (23 x 13) and (23 x 14).
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Larger number = (23 x 14) = 322.
3| 3 - 9 - 5
3.Answer: Option D
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L.C.M. of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 is 120.
| 1 - 3 - 5
So, the bells will toll together after every 120 seconds(2
L.C.M. = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 5 = 360.
minutes).
12.Answer: Option C
In 30 minutes, they will toll together 30 + 1 = 16 times.
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On dividing 2497 by 60, the remainder is 37. Also, the given two products have the middle number in
Number to be added = (60 - 37) = 23. common.
13.Answer: Option C So, middle number = H.C.F. of 551 and 1073 = 29;
First number 551 = 19; Third 1073 =
128352) 238368 ( 1 = number = 37.
29 29
128352
Required sum = (19 + 29 + 37) = 85.
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23.Answer: Option C
110016 ) 128352 ( 1 2 2
36 = 2 x 3
110016 2
84 = 2 x 3 x 7
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H.C.F. = 22 x 3 = 12.
18336 ) 110016 ( 6
24.Answer: Option A
110016
L.C.M. of 8, 16, 40 and 80 = 80.
-------
7 70 13 65 31 62
x = ; = ; =
------- 8 80 16 80 40 80
So, H.C.F. of 128352 and 238368 = 18336. 70 65 63 62 7 13 63 31
Since, > > > , so > > >
128352 128352 ÷ 18336 7 80 80 80 80 8 16 80 40
Therefore, ------ = -------------- = -- 7
238368 238368 ÷ 18336 13 So, is the largest.
8
14.Answer: Option B
25.Answer: Option D
L.C.M. of 5, 6, 7, 8 = 840.
Explanation:
Required number is of the form 840k + 3
Required number = (L.C.M. of 12, 15, 20, 54) + 8
Least value of k for which (840k + 3) is divisible by 9 is k =
= 540 + 8
2. = 548.
Required number = (840 x 2 + 3) = 1683. 26.Answer: Option B
15.Answer: Option D Required number = H.C.F. of (1657 - 6) and (2037 - 5)
L.C.M. of 252, 308 and 198 = 2772. = H.C.F. of 1651 and 2032 = 127.
So, A, B and C will again meet at the starting point in 2772
27.Answer: Option C
sec. i.e., 46 min. 12 sec.
99 = 1 x 3 x 3 x 11
16.Answer: Option C
101 = 1 x 101
11 x 7700
Other number = = 308. 176 = 1 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 11
275 182 = 1 x 2 x 7 x 13
17.Answer: Option B So, divisors of 99 are 1, 3, 9, 11, 33, .99
L.C.M. of 12, 18, 21 30 2 | 12 - 18 - 21 - 30 Divisors of 101 are 1 and 101
---------------------------- Divisors of 176 are 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 16, 22, 44, 88 and 176
= 2 x 3 x 2 x 3 x 7 x 5 = 1260. 3 | 6 - 9 - 21 - 15 Divisors of 182 are 1, 2, 7, 13, 14, 26, 91 and 182.
---------------------------- Hence, 176 has the most number of divisors.
Required number = (1260 ÷ 2) | 2 - 3 - 7 - 5 28.Answer: Option C
= 630. Let the numbers be 2x and 3x.
18.Answer: Option D Then, their L.C.M. = 6x.
Let the numbers be 3x and 4x. Then, their H.C.F. = x. So, 6x = 48 or x = 8.
So, x = 4. The numbers are 16 and 24.
So, the numbers 12 and 16. Hence, required sum = (16 + 24) = 40.
L.C.M. of 12 and 16 = 48. 29.Answer: Option C
19.Answer: Option B H.C.F. of 9, 12, 18, 21 3
Required number = (L.C.M. of 12,16, 18, 21, 28) + 7 Required H.C.F. = =
L.C.M. of 10, 25, 35, 40 1400
= 1008 + 7
30.Answer: Option C
= 1015
Let the numbers be a and b.
20.Answer: Option A
Then, a + b = 55 and ab = 5 x 120 = 600.
Clearly, 252 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 7.
1 1 a+b 55 11
21.Answer: Option C The required sum = + = = =
Required length = H.C.F. of 700 cm, 385 cm and 1295 cm = a b ab 600 120
35 cm. CHAIN RULE
22.Answer: Option C 1.Answer: Option D
Since the numbers are co-prime, they contain only 1 as the Let the required number of working hours per day be x.
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Less days, More working hours per day (Indirect 5 3
Proportion) Balance work = 1- =
8 8
Pumps 4 : 3 Let the required number of days be x.
:: 8 : x 5 3 5 3
Days 1 : 2 Then, : = :: 10 : x xx= x 10
8 8 8 8
3 8
4x1xx=3x2x8 x= x 10 x
(3 x 2 x 8) 8 5
x= x = 6.
(4)
7.Answer: Option A
x = 12.
Let the required weight be x kg.
2.Answer: Option D
Less weight, Less cost (Direct Proportion)
Cost of x metres = Rs. d.
250 : 200 :: 60 : x 250 x x = (200 x 60)
d
Cost of 1 metre = Rs. (200 x 60)
x x=
250
d yd
Cost of y metres = Rs. .y = Rs. x = 48.
x . x 8.Answer: Option C
3.Answer: Option B Let the required number of days be x.
Let the required number of bottles be x. Less cows, More days (Indirect Proportion)
More machines, More bottles (Direct Proportion) Less bags, Less days (Direct Proportion)
More minutes, More bottles (Direct Proportion) Cows 1 : 40
Machines 6 : 10 :: 40 : x
:: 270 : x Bags 40 : 1
Time (in minutes) 1 : 4
1 x 40 x x = 40 x 1 x 40
6 x 1 x x = 10 x 4 x 270 x = 40.
9.Answer: Option B
(10 x 4 x 270) Let the required number of revolutions made by larger
x= wheel be x.
(6)
x = 1800. Then, More cogs, Less revolutions (Indirect Proportion)
4.Answer: Option C 14 : 6 :: 21 : x 14 x x = 6 x 21
After 10 days : 150 men had food for 35 days. 6 x 21
x=
Suppose 125 men had food for x days. 14
Now, Less men, More days (Indirect Proportion) x = 9.
125 : 150 :: 35 : x 125 x x = 150 x 35 10.Answer: Option C
150 x 35 Let the required number days be x.
x= Less spiders, More days (Indirect Proportion)
125
x = 42. Less webs, Less days (Direct Proportion)
5.Answer: Option B Spiders 1 : 7
Let the required number of days be x. :: 7 : x
Less persons, More days (Indirect Proportion) Webs 7 : 1
More working hours per day, Less days (Indirect
Proportion) 1x7xx=7x1x7
Persons 30 : 39 x=7
:: 12 : x 11.Answer: Option B
Working hours/day 6 : 5 Let the height of the building x metres.
Less lengthy shadow, Less in the height (Direct Proportion)
30 x 6 x x = 39 x 5 x 12 40.25 : 28.75 :: 17.5 : x 40.25 x x = 28.75 x 17.5
(39 x 5 x 12) 28.75 x 17.5
x= x=
(30 x 6) 40.25
x = 13. x = 12.5
6.Answer: Option B 12.Answer: Option B
There is a meal for 200 children. 150 children have taken
5 the meal.
Work done = Remaining meal is to be catered to 50 children.
8
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120 st nd
Cost of 1 kg of 1 kindCost of 1 kg tea of 2 kind
50 children x 50 = 30 men.
200 Rs. Rs. x
13.Answer: Option B 130.50 Mean Price
Le the required time be x seconds. Rs. 153
More metres, More time (Direct Proportion) (x - 153) 22.50
0.128 : 25 :: 1 : x 0.128x = 25 x 1 x - 153
=1
25 25 x 1000 22.50
x= =
0.128 128 x - 153 = 22.50 x = 175.50
x = 195.31. 3.Answer: Option C
Required time = 195 sec (approximately). Suppose the can initially contains 7x and 5x of mixtures A
14.Answer: Option D and B respectively.
Let the required number of days be x. Quantity of A in 7 x litres 21
7x - 7x -
Less men, More days (Indirect Proportion) mixture left = 12 9 = 4 litres.
27 : 36 :: 18 : x 27 x x = 36 x 18 5 x 15
36 x 18 Quantity of B in litres
5x - 5x -
x= mixture left = 12 9 = 4 litres.
27
21
x = 24. 7x -
15.Answer: Option D 4 7
Let the required number of bottles be x. =
15 9
More weavers, More mats (Direct Proportion) 5x -
4 +9
More days, More mats (Direct Proportion)
Wavers 4 : 8 28x - 21 7
=
:: 4 : x 20x + 21 9
Days 4 : 8 252x - 189 = 140x + 147 112x = 336
x = 3.
4x4xx=8x8x4 So, the can contained 21 litres of A.
(8 x 8 x 4) 4.Answer: Option B
x= Let the cost of 1 litre milk be Re. 1
(4 x 4)
x = 16. Milk in 1 litre mix. in 3 litre, C.P. of 1 litre mix. in 3
ALLIGATION OR MIXTURE 1st can = 4 1st can Re. 4
1.Answer: Option C Milk in 1 litre mix. in 1 litre, C.P. of 1 litre mix. in 1
Suppose the vessel initially contains 8 litres of liquid. nd
2 can = 2
nd
2 can Re. 2
Let x litres of this liquid be replaced with water. 5 5
3x Milk in 1 litre of final mix. = litre, Mean price = Re.
Quantity of water in new mixture = 3 - +x litres 8 8
8 By the rule of alligation, we have:
5x st
Quantity of syrup in new mixture = 5 - litres C.P. of 1 litre mixture in 1 can C.P. of 1 litre mixture in
8 nd
2 can
3x 5x
3- +x = 5- 3 1
8 8 Mean Price
4 2
5x + 24 = 40 - 5x 10x = 16 5
8 1 1
x= . 8
5 8 8
8 1 1 1 1
So, part of the mixture replaced = x = . Ratio of two mixtures = : = 1 : 1.
5 8 5 8 8
2.Answer: Option C So, quantity of mixture taken from 1 x =6
Since first and second varieties are mixed in equal each can = 2 12 litres.
proportions. 5.Answer: Option C
126 + 135 By the rule of alligation:
So, their average price = Rs. = Rs. 130.50
2 Cost of 1 kg pulses of 1st kindCost of 1 kg pulses of 2nd kind
So, the mixture is formed by mixing two varieties, one at
Rs. 130.50 per kg and the other at say, Rs. x per kg in the Rs. Rs.
15 Mean Price 20
ratio 2 : 2, i.e., 1 : 1. We have to find x. Rs. 16.50
By the rule of alligation, we have: 3.50 1.50
Required rate = 3.50: 1.50 = 7: 3.
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6.Answer: Option C C.P. of 1 litre of waterC.P. of 1 litre of milk
Let C.P. of 1 litre milk be Re. 1
0 Re.
Then, S.P. of 1 litre of mixture = Re. 1, Gain = 25%. Mean Price 1
100 4 6
C.P. of 1 litre mixture = Re. x1 = 1 Re. 6
125 5 7
By the rule of alligation, we have: 7 7
C.P. of 1 litre of milkC.P. of 1 litre of water 1 6
Ratio of water and milk = : = 1 : 6.
Re. 0 7 7
1 Mean Price 11.Answer: Option B
4 By the rule of alligation:
4 Re. 1
5 Cost of 1 kg of 1st kindCost of 1 kg of 2nd kind
5 5
720 570
4 1 Mean Price
Ratio of milk to water = : = 4 : 1. p p
5 5 630 p
60 90
Hence, percentage of water in the 1 x =
Required ratio = 60 : 90 = 2 : 3.
mixture = 5 100 % 20%.
12.Answer: Option A
7.Answer: Option D S.P. of 1 kg of the mixture = Rs. 68.20, Gain = 10%.
S.P. of 1 kg of mixture = Rs. 9.24, Gain 10%. 100
100 C.P. of 1 kg of the mixture = Rs. x 68.20 = Rs. 62.
C.P. of 1 kg of mixture = Rs. x 9.24 = Rs. 8.40 110
110 By the rule of alligation, we have:
By the rule of allilation, we have: st nd
Cost of 1 kg tea of 1 kind.Cost of 1 kg tea of 2 kind.
C.P. of 1 kg sugar of 1st kindCost of 1 kg sugar of 2nd kind
Rs. Rs.
Rs. Rs. 60 Mean Price 65
9 Mean Price 7 Rs. 62
Rs. 8.40 3 2
1.40 0.60 Required ratio = 3 : 2.
st nd
Ratio of quantities of 1 and 2 kind = 14:6 = 7:3. 13. Answer: Option A
st nd
Let x kg of sugar of 1 be mixed with 27 kg of 2 kind. Let the price of the mixed variety be Rs. x per kg.
Then, 7 : 3 = x : 27 By rule of alligation, we have:
7 x 27
x= = 63 kg. Cost of 1 kg of Type 1 riceCost of 1 kg of Type 2 rice
3
Rs. Rs.
8.Answer: Option D
15 Mean Price 20
Amount of milk left after 3 1 4 3 Rs. x
40 (20 (x -
operations = - 40 litres - x) 15)
9 9 9
= 40 x x x = 29.16 litres. (20 - x) 2
10 10 10 =
(x - 15) 3
9.Answer: Option B 60 - 3x = 2x - 30 5x = 90
By the rule of alligation, we have: x = 18.
nd
Strength of first jarStrength of 2 jar 14.Answer: Option B
40% Mean 19% Let the quantity of the wine in the cask originally
Strength be x litres.
7 26% 14 Then, quantity of wine left in cask 1 8 4
st nd x
So, ratio of 1 and 2 quantities = 7 : 14 = 1 : 2 after 4 operations = - x litres.
2 x(1 - (8/x))4 16
Required quantity replaced = =
3 x 81
10.Answer: Option A 8 4 2 4
Let C.P. of 1 litre milk be Re. 1. 1- =
x 3
50
S.P. of 1 litre of mixture = Re.1, Gain = %. x-8 2
3 =
x 3
3 6
C.P. of 1 litre of mixture = 100 x x1 = 3x - 24 = 2x x = 24.
350 7 15.Answer: Option C
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st nd 600 1200
Profit on 1 partProfit on 2 part
- = 200
x 2x + 1
8% 18% x(2x + 1) = 3
Mean Profit
2x2 + x - 3 = 0
4 14% 6
st nd
(2x + 3)(x - 1) = 0
Ration of 1 and 2 parts = 4 : 6 = 2 : 3 x = 1 hr. [neglecting the -ve value of x]
3 7.Answer: Option B
Quantity of 2nd kind = x 1000 = 600 kg.
5 kg Explanation:
TIME AND DISTANCE (1/2)x (1/2)x
+ = 10
1.Answer: Option B 21 24
600 x x
Speed = + = 20
5 x 60 m/sec. 21 24
= 2 m/sec. 15x = 168 x 20
Converting m/sec to km/hr (see important 168 x 20
x= = 224 km.
formulas section) 15
18 8.Answer: Option D
= 2x km/hr Let the speed of two trains be 7x and 8x km/hr.
5
= 7.2 km/hr. 400
Then, 8x = = 100
2.Answer: Option D 4
Distance = (240 x 5) = 1200 km. 100
Speed = Distance/Time x= = 12.5
8
Speed of first train = (7 x 12.5) km/hr = 87.5 km/hr.
Speed = 1200/(5/3) km/hr. [We can write 1 hours as
9.Answer: Option C
5/3 hours]
160 160 9
3 Total time taken = + = hrs.
Required speed = 1200 x = 720 km/hr. 64 80 hrs. 2
5 km/hr
2
3.Answer: Option A Average speed = 320 x = 71.11 km/hr.
Let the actual distance travelled be x km. 9 km/hr
x x + 20 10.Answer: Option D
Then, = 5 12
10 14 mi 1
14x = 10x + 200 Time taken = 1 hr 40 min 48 sec = 1 4 hr 6 hrs
n=
4x = 200 hr 40 5 1 7 s = 75 .
x = 50 km. 5
4.Answer: Option C Let the actual speed be x km/hr.
Let speed of the car be x kmph. 5 126
150 3 Then, x x = 42
7 75
Then, speed of the train = x = x
100 2 kmph. 42 x 7 x 75
x= = 35 km/hr.
75 75 125 5 x 126
- =
x (3/2)x 10 x 60 11.Answer: Option A
Let Abhay's speed be x km/hr.
75 50 5 30 30
- = Then, - =3
x x 24 x 2x
25 x24 6x = 30 x = 5 km/hr.
x= = 120 kmph. 12.Answer: Option C
5 Let the distance travelled by x km.
5.Answer: Option B x x
Due to stoppages, it covers 9 km less. Then, - =2
9 10 15
Time taken to cover 9 km = x 60 = 10 min. 3x - 2x = 60 x = 60 km.
54 min Time taken to travel 60 km at 10 km/hr 60 =6
6.Answer: Option A = 10 hrs hrs.
Let the duration of the flight be x hours.
600 600 So, Robert started 6 hours before 2 P.M. i.e., at 8 A.M.
Then, - = 200 Required speed = 60 = 12 kmph.
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5 Explanation:
13.Answer: Option C Let rate = R% and time = R years.
Let the speed of the train be x km/hr and that of the car 1200 x R x R
Then, = 432
be y km/hr. 100
120 480 1 4 1 12R2 = 432 R2 = 36
Then, + =8 + = ....(i)
x y x y 15 R = 6.
200 400 25 1 2 1 6.Answer: Option D
And, + = + = ....(ii) S.I. = Rs. (15500 - 12500) = Rs. 3000.
x y 3 x y 24
Solving (i) and (ii), we get: x = 60 and y = 80. 100 x 3000
Rate = = 6%
Ratio of speeds = 60 : 80 = 3 : 4. 12500 x 4 %
14.Answer: Option C 7.Answer: Option B
Let the distance travelled on foot be x km. Let the sum be Rs. 100. Then,
Then, distance travelled on bicycle = (61 -x) km. 100 x 10 x 1
x (61 -x) S.I. for first 6 months = Rs. = Rs. 5
So, + =9 100 x 2
4 9 105 x 10 x 1
9x + 4(61 -x) = 9 x 36 S.I. for last 6 months = Rs. = Rs. 5.25
100 x 2
5x = 80
So, amount at the end of 1 year = Rs. (100 + 5 + 5.25) = Rs.
x = 16 km.
110.25
15.Answer: Option D
Effective rate = (110.25 - 100) = 10.25%
Let distance = x km and usual rate = y kmph.
8.Answer: Option D
x x 40
Then, - = 2y(y + 3) = 9x ....(i) Let the rate be R% p.a.
y y+3 60 5000 x R x 2 3000 x R x 4
x x 40 Then, + = 2200.
And, - = y(y - 2) = 3x ....(ii) 100 100
y -2 y 60 100R + 120R = 2200
On dividing (i) by (ii), we get: x = 40. 2200
SIMPLE INTEREST R= = 10.
220
1.Answer: Option C
Rate = 10%.
S.I. for 1 year = Rs. (854 - 815) = Rs. 39.
9.Answer: Option E
S.I. for 3 years = Rs.(39 x 3) = Rs. 117.
Let the original rate be R%. Then, new rate = (2R)%.
Principal = Rs. (815 - 117) = Rs. 698.
Note:
2.Answer: Option A
Here, original rate is for 1 year(s); the new rate is for only
Let the sum invested in Scheme A be Rs. x and that in
Scheme B be Rs. (13900 - x).
4 months i.e. year(s).
x x 14 x 2 (13900 - x) x 11 x 2
Then, + = 3508 725 x R x 1 362.50 x 2R x 1
100 100 + = 33.50
100 100 x 3
28x - 22x = 350800 - (13900 x 22) 6x = 45000
(2175 + 725) R = 33.50 x 100 x 3
x = 7500.
(2175 + 725) R = 10050
So, sum invested in Scheme B = Rs. (13900 - 7500) = Rs.
(2900)R = 10050
6400.
10050
3.Answer: Option D R= = 3.46
Explanation: 2900
100 x 4016.25 Original rate = 3.46%
Principal = Rs. 10.Answer: Option C
9x5
100 x 5400
Principal = Rs. = Rs. 15000.
401625 12 x 3
= Rs. 11.Answer: Option C
45
S.I. for 3 years = Rs. (12005 - 9800) = Rs. 2205.
2205
= Rs. 8925. S.I. for 5 years = Rs. x 5 = Rs. 3675
3
4.Answer: Option B Principal = Rs. (9800 - 3675) = Rs. 6125.
Explanation: 100 x 3675
Hence, rate = = 12%
100 x 81 6125 x 5 %
Time = = 4 years.
450 x 4.5 years 12.Answer: Option C
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PxRx6 50
100 6PR 6 5.Answer: Option B
Required ratio = = = = 2 : 3. Let their investments be Rs. x for 14 months, Rs. y for 8
PxRx9 9PR 9
months and Rs. z for 7 months respectively.
100 Then, 14x : 8y : 7z = 5 : 7 : 8.
13.Answer: Option D 14x 5 49
We need to know the S.I., principal and time to find the Now, = 98x = 40y y= x
8y 7 20
rate.
14x 5 112 16
Since the principal is not given, so data is inadequate. And, = 112x = 35z z= x= x.
14.Answer: Option A 7z 8 35 5
5000 x 4 49 16
Gain in 2 = 5000 25 x:y:z=x: x : x = 20 : 49 : 64.
x 2 - x2 20 5
years Rs. x 6.Answer: Option D
4 100 100
Let B's capital be Rs. x.
= Rs. (625 - 400) 3500 x 12 2
Then, =
7x 3
= Rs. 225. 14x = 126000 x = 9000.
7.Answer: Option A
225 A 1 1
Gain in 1 year = Rs. = Rs. 112.50 : 4x x x x 5x x x x
2 4x - 4 : 5x - 5
PARTNERSHIP B 3+ 4x 7 3+ 5x 7
1.Answer: Option B =
Let the total profit be Rs. 100. = (12x + 21x) : (15x + 28x)= 33x :43x= 33 : 43.
33
After paying to charity, A's share = 95 3 = Rs. A's share = Rs. 760 x = Rs. 330.
Rs. x 5 57. 76
If A's share is Rs. 57, total profit = Rs. 100. 8.Answer: Option C
100 Let the initial investments of A and B be 3x and 5x.
If A's share Rs. 855, total profit = x 855 = 1500. A : B : C = (3x x 12) : (5x x 12) : (5x x 6) = 36 : 60 : 30 = 6 : 10
57 : 5.
2.Answer: Option B 9.Answer: Option A
For managing, A received = 5% of Rs. 7400 = Rs. 370. A : B : C = (10 x 7) : (12 x 5) : (15 x 3) = 70 : 60 : 45 = 14 : 12
Balance = Rs. (7400 - 370) = Rs. 7030. : 9.
Ratio of their investments = (6500 x 6) : (8400 x 5) : (10000 9
x 3) C's rent = Rs. 175 x = Rs. 45.
= 39000 : 42000 : 30000 35
= 13 : 14 : 10 10.Answer: Option A
14 A : B : C = (20,000 x 24) : (15,000 x 24) : (20,000 x 18) = 4 :
B's share = Rs. 7030 x = Rs. 2660. 3 : 3.
37 3
3.Answer: Option D B's share = Rs. 25000 x = Rs. 7,500.
7 4 6 10
Ratio of initial investments = 105 : 40 :
: : 11.Answer: Option D
= 2 3 5 36.
Let the initial investments be 105x, 40x and 36x. Suppose B joined for x months. Then,
A:B: 105x x 4 150 x 105x x : (40x x 12) : 85000 x 12 3
Then, =
C= + 100 8 (36x x 12) 42500 x x 1
= 1680x : 480x : 432x = 35 : 10 : 9. 85000 x 12
x= = 8.
10 42500 x 3
Hence, B's share = Rs. 21600 x = Rs. 4000.
54 So, B joined for 8 months.
4.Answer: Option D 12.Answer: Option B
Let C = x. Aman : Rakhi : Sagar = (70,000 x 36) : (1,05,000 x 30) :
Then, B = x + 5000 and A = x + 5000 + 4000 = x + 9000. (1,40,000 x 24) = 12 : 15 : 16.
So, x + x + 5000 + x + 9000 = 50000 13. Answer: Option A
3x = 36000 Arun : Kamal : Vinay = (8,000 x 6) : (4,000 x 8) : (8,000 x 8)
x = 12000 = 48 : 32 : 64= 3 : 2 : 4.
A : B : C = 21000 : 17000 : 12000 = 21 : 17 : 12. 2
Kamal's share = Rs. 4005 x = Rs. 890.
A's share = Rs. 35000 x 21 = Rs. 14,700. 9

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14.Answer: Option D Area of the crossroads = (2400 - 2109) m2 = 291 m2.
Simran : Nanda = (50000 x 36) : (80000 x 30) = 3 : 4. Let the width of the road be x metres. Then,
3 60x + 40x - x2 = 291
Simran's share = Rs. 24500 x = Rs. 10,500. 2
x - 100x + 291 = 0 (x - 97)(x - 3) = 0
7
AREA x = 3.
1.Answer: Option B 6.Answer: Option C
12000 x 15 2 9 2
Perimeter = Distance covered Other side = - ft
in 8 min. = 60 8 m = 1600 m. 2 2
Let length = 3x metres and breadth = 2x metres.
Then, 2(3x + 2x) = 1600 or x = 160. 225 81
= - ft
Length = 480 m and Breadth = 320 m. 4 4
Area = (480 x 320) m2 = 153600 m2.
2.Answer: Option D 144
100 cm is read as 102 cm. = ft
4
A1 = (100 x 100) cm2 and A2 (102 x 102) cm2.
(A2 - A1) = [(102)2 - (100)2]
= 6 ft.
= (102 + 100) x (102 - 100)
2
= 404 cm .
404 Area of closet = (6 x 4.5) sq. ft = 27 sq. ft.
Percentage error = x 100 = 4.04% 7.Answer: Option D
100 x 100 % Let original length = x and original breadth = y.
3.Answer: Option B 80 90
2(l + b) 5 Decrease in area = xy - x x y
= 100 100
b 1
2l + 2b = 5b 18
3b = 2l = xy - xy
25
2
b= l
3 7
2 = xy.
Then, Area = 216 cm
25
l x b = 216
2
l x l = 216 7 1
3 Decrease % = xy x x 100 = 28%.
2 25 xy %
l = 324
l = 18 cm. 8.Answer: Option C
Let the side of the
4.Answer: Option C square(ABCD) be x metres.
Then, AB + BC = 2x metres.
Let original length = x metres and original breadth AC = 2x = (1.41x) m.
= y metres. Saving on 2x metres = (0.59x)
2
Original area = (xy) m . m.
120 6 Savi 0.5 x = 30%
New length = x = x ng 9x 10 (appr
100 m 5 m.
120 6 %= 2x 0 % ox.)
New breadth = y = y 9.Answer: Option B
100 m 5 m.
l2 + b2 = 41.Also, lb = 20.
6 6 36 2 2 2
(l + b) = (l + b ) + 2lb = 41 + 40 = 81 (l + b) = 9.
New Area = xx y = xy
5 5 m2 25 m 2. Perimeter = 2(l + b) = 18 cm.
The difference between the original area = xy and new- 10. Answer: Option A
area 36/25 xy is Length of largest tile = H.C.F. of 1517 cm and 902 cm = 41
= (36/25)xy - xy= xy(36/25 - 1)= xy(11/25) or (11/25)xy cm.
11 1 Area of each tile = (41 x 41) cm2.
xy x x 100 = 44%. 1517 x 902
Increase % = 25 xy % Required number of tiles = = 814.
41 x 41
5.Answer: Option B
11.Answer: Option D
Area of the park = (60 x 40) m2 = 2400 m2.
2 We have: (l - b) = 23 and 2(l + b) = 206 or (l + b) = 103.
Area of the lawn = 2109 m .
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Solving the two equations, we get: l = 63 and b = 40. 115
Area = (l x b) = (63 x 40) m2 = 2520 m2. ---
12.Answer: Option B 21
Let original length = x and original breadth = y. ---
Original area = xy. Required number = (23 - 21) = 2.
x 5.Answer: Option A
New length = . 1397 x 1397 = (1397)2
2
New breadth = 3y. 2
x 3 = (1400 - 3)
New area = x 3y = xy.
2 2
= (1400)2 + (3)2 - (2 x 1400 x 3)
1 1
Increase % = xy x x 100 = 50%.
2 xy % = 1960000 + 9 - 8400
13.Answer: Option E
Let breadth = x metres. = 1960009 - 8400
Then, length = (x + 20) metres.
5300 = 1951609.
Perimeter = m = 200 m.
26.50
2[(x + 20) + x] = 200 6.Answer: Option A
2x + 20 = 100 2x = 80 132 = 4 x 3 x 11
x = 40. So, if the number divisible by all the three number 4, 3 and
Hence, length = x + 20 = 60 m. 11, then the number is divisible by 132 also.
14.Answer: Option D 264 11,3,4 (/)396 11,3,4 (/)
We have: l = 20 ft and lb = 680 sq. ft. 462 11,3 (X)792 11,3,4 (/)
So, b = 34 ft. 968 11,4 (X)2178 11,3 (X)
Length of fencing = (l + 2b) = (20 + 68) ft = 88ft. 5184 3,4 (X)6336 11,3,4 (/)
15.Answer: Option C Therefore the following numbers are divisible by 132 : 264,
Area to be plastered = [2(l + b) x h] + (l x b) 396, 792 and 6336.
Required number of number = 4.
= {[2(25 + 12) x 6] + (25 x 12)} m2 7.Answer: Option B
4 10 4
2
935421 x 625 = 935421 x 5 = 935421 x
= (444 + 300) m 2
4
935421 x 10 9354210000
2 = =
= 744 m . 2
4
16
= 584638125
75 8.Answer: Option A
Cost of plastering = Rs. 744 x = Rs. 558.
100 Largest 4-digit number = 9999
NUMBERS 88) 9999 (113
88
1.Answer: Option D ----
91 is divisible by 7. So, it is not a prime number. 119
2.Answer: Option B 88
4 112 x ----
(112 x 54) = 10 10
4 = 319
= = 1120000
112 x 4 70000 264
2 2 16
---
3.Answer: Option D
55
Let 232 = x. Then, (232 + 1) = (x + 1).
---
Let (x + 1) be completely divisible by the natural number
96 32 3 3 2 Required number = (9999 - 55)= 9944.
N. Then,(2 + 1) = [(2 ) + 1] = (x + 1) = (x + 1)(x - x + 1),
9.Answer: Option D
which is completely divisible by N, since (x + 1) is divisible
Clearly, 97 is a prime number.
by N.
10.Answer: Option A
4.Answer: Option A 1793 1793
Unit digit in (6374) = Unit digit in (4)
23) 1056 (45
= Unit digit in [(42)896 x 4]
92
= Unit digit in (6 x 4) = 4
--- 317 317
Unit digit in (625) = Unit digit in (5) = 5
136
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Unit digit in (341)491 = Unit digit in (1)491 = 1 53651
Required digit = Unit digit in (4 x 5 x 1) = 0. -----
11.Answer: Option A 20.Answer: Option A
5358 x 51 = 5358 x (50 + 1) Let Sn =(1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 45). This is an A.P. in which a =1, d
=1, n = 45.
= 5358 x 50 + 5358 x 1 n [2a + (n - 45 x [2 x 1 + 45 x = (45 x
Sn = = =
2 1)d] 2 (45 - 1) x 1] 2 46 23)
= 267900 + 5358 = 45 x (20 + 3)
= 45 x 20 + 45 x 3
= 273258. = 900 + 135
= 1035.
12.Answer: Option D Shorcut Method:
Required sum = (2 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 11) = 28. n(n + 1) 45(45 + 1)
Note: 1 is not a prime number. Sn = = = 1035.
2 2
Definition: A prime number (or a prime) is a natural
21.Answer: Option D
number that has exactly two distinct natural number
24 = 3 x8, where 3 and 8 co-prime.
divisors: 1 and itself.
Clearly, 35718 is not divisible by 8, as 718 is not divisible by
13.Answer: Option B
8.
Let the smaller number be x. Then larger number = (x +
Similarly, 63810 is not divisible by 8 and 537804 is not
1365).
divisible by 8.
x + 1365 = 6x + 15
Consider option (D),
5x = 1350 x = 270
Sum of digits = (3 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 7 + 3 + 6) = 27, which is
Smaller number = 270.
divisible by 3.
14.Answer: Option A
3 3 Also, 736 is divisible by 8.
(12) x (12) x
Given Exp. 4 4 = (12)2 x 62 = (72)2 = 3125736 is divisible by (3 x 8), i.e., 24.
6 = 6
= 5184 22.Answer: Option A
2 2 2
432 12 x 6 (a + b -
15.Answer: Option A Given Exp. ab) 1 1 1
72519 x 9999 = 72519 x (10000 - 1) 3 3 = = =
= (a + b ) (a + b) (753 + 1000
247)
= 72519 x 10000 - 72519 x 1
23.Answer: Option B
x + 3699 + 1985 - 2047 = 31111
= 725190000 - 72519 x + 3699 + 1985 = 31111 + 2047
x + 5684 = 33158
= 725117481. x = 33158 - 5684 = 27474.
24.Answer: Option D
16.Answer: Option C Sum of digits = (4 + 8 + 1 + x + 6 + 7 + 3) = (29 + x), which
Sum of digits = (5 + 1 + 7 + x + 3 + 2 + 4) = (22 + x), which must be divisible by 9.
must be divisible by 3. x = 7.
x = 2. 25.Answer: Option D
17.Answer: Option A (Local value of 7) - (Face value of 7) = (70000 - 7) = 69993
The smallest 3-digit number is 100, which is divisible by 2. 26.Answer: Option C
100 is not a prime number. 1 9
101 < 11 and 101 is not divisible by any of the prime Let the required fraction be x. Then -x=
numbers 2, 3, 5, 7, 11. x 20
2
101 is a prime number. 1-x 9
=
Hence 101 is the smallest 3-digit prime number. x 20
18.Answer: Option D 20 - 20x2 = 9x 20x2 + 9x - 20 = 0
2
(4 + 5 + 2) - (1 + 6 + 3) = 1, not divisible by 11. 20x + 25x - 16x - 20 = 0
(2 + 6 + 4) - (4 + 5 + 2) = 1, not divisible by 11. 5x(4x + 5) - 4(4x + 5) = 0
(4 + 6 + 1) - (2 + 5 + 3) = 1, not divisible by 11. (4x + 5)(5x - 4) = 0
(4 + 6 + 1) - (2 + 5 + 4) = 0, So, 415624 is divisible by 11. 4
x=
19.Answer: Option A 5
19657 Let x - 53651 = 9999 27.Answer: Option B
33994 Then, x = 9999 + 53651 = 63650 28.Answer: Option B
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(6n2 + 6n) = 6n(n + 1), which is always divisible by 6 and 12 Let the number of terms be n. Then,
both, since n(n + 1) is always even. a + (n - 1)d = 996
29.Answer: Option C 102 + (n - 1) x 6 = 996 6 x (n - 1) = 894
107 x 107 + 93 2 2 (n - 1) = 149 n = 150.
= (107) + (93)
x 93 37.Answer: Option A
4a3 |
= (100 + 7)2 + (100 - 7)2 9 8 4 } ==>a + 8 = b ==>b - a = 8
13 b 7 |
2 2 2
= 2 x [(100) + 7 ] [Ref: (a + b) + (a - Also, 13 b7 is divisible by 11 (7 + 3) - (b + 1) = (9 - b)
b)2 = 2(a2 + b2)] (9 - b) = 0 b=9
(b = 9 and a = 1) (a + b) = 10.
= 20098 38.Answer: Option C
7429 Let 8597 - x = 3071
30.Answer: Option C -4358 Then, x = 8597 - 3071
Explanation: ---- = 5526
n
(x + 1) will be divisible by (x + 1) only when n is odd. 3071
67
(67 + 1) will be divisible by (67 + 1) ----
67
(67 + 1) + 66, when divided by 68 will give 66 as 39.Answer: Option B
remainder. The smallest prime number is 2.
31.Answer: Option D 40.Answer: Option B
Let the number be x and on dividing x by 5, we get k as 12345679 x 72 = 12345679 x (70 +2)
quotient and 3 as remainder.
x = 5k + 3 = 12345679 x 70 + 12345679 x 2
x2 = (5k + 3)2= (25k2 + 30k + 9)= 5(5k2 + 6k + 1) + 4
2
On dividing x by 5, we get 4 as remainder. = 864197530 + 24691358
32.Answer: Option B
3-digit number divisible by 6 are: 102, 108, 114,... , 996
= 888888888
This is an A.P. in which a = 102, d = 6 and l = 996
Let the number of terms be n. Then tn = 996.
41.Answer: Option C
a + (n - 1)d = 996
Let x be the number and y be the quotient. Then,
102 + (n - 1) x 6 = 996
x = 357 x y + 39
6 x (n - 1) = 894 (n - 1) = 149
= (17 x 21 x y) + (17 x 2) + 5
n = 150
= 17 x (21y + 2) + 5)
Number of terms = 150.
Required remainder = 5.
33.Answer: Option D
42.Answer: Option E
Required numbers are 24, 30, 36, 42, ..., 96
Clearly, 4864 is divisible by 4.
This is an A.P. in which a = 24, d = 6 and l = 96
So, 9P2 must be divisible by 3. So, (9 + P + 2) must be
Let the number of terms in it be n.
divisible by 3.
Then tn = 96 a + (n - 1)d = 96
P = 1.
24 + (n - 1) x 6 = 96 (n - 1) x 6 = 72
43.Answer: Option B
(n - 1) = 12 n = 13
When n is odd, (xn + an) is always divisible by (x + a).
Required number of numbers = 13.
Each one of (4743 + 4343) and (4747 + 4347) is divisible by
34.Answer: Option B
(47 + 43).
Marking (/) those which are are divisible by 3 by not by 9
44.Answer: Option D
and the others by (X), by taking the sum of digits, we get:s
Given Exp. = -84 x (30 - 1) + 365
2133 9 (X) 2343 12 (/)
3474 18 (X) 4131 9 (X)
= -(84 x 30) + 84 + 365
5286 21 (/) 5340 12 (/)
6336 18 (X) 7347 21 (/)
8115 15 (/) 9276 24 (/) = -2520 + 449
Required number of numbers = 6.
35.Answer: Option C = -2071
2 2 2 2
(a + b) + (a - b) 2(a + b ) = 2
Given Exp. = 2 2 = 2 2 45.Answer: Option A
(a + b ) (a + b ) Let x = 296q + 75
36.Answer: Option B = (37 x 8q + 37 x 2) + 1
Required numbers are 102, 108, 114, ... , 996 = 37 (8q + 2) + 1
This is an A.P. in which a = 102, d = 6 and l = 996
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Thus, when the number is divided by 37, the remainder is Then (4 + 7 + 6 + x + y + 0) = (17 + x + y) must be divisible
1. by 3.
46.Answer: Option D And, (0 + x + 7) - (y + 6 + 4) = (x - y -3) must be either 0 or
5 | xz = 13 x 1 + 12 = 25 11.
-------------- x-y-3=0 y=x-3
9|y-4 y = 9 x z + 8 = 9 x 25 + 8 = 233 (17 + x + y) = (17 + x + x - 3) = (2x + 14)
-------------- x= 2 or x = 8.
13| z - 8 x = 5 x y + 4 = 5 x 233 + 4 = 1169 x = 8 and y = 5.
-------------- 52.Answer: Option A
| 1 -12 Given number = 97215x6
(6 + 5 + 2 + 9) - (x + 1 + 7) = (14 - x), which must be divisible
585) 1169 (1 by 11.
585 x=3
--- 53.Answer: Option B
584 (112 + 122 + 132 + ... + 202) = (12 + 22 + 32 + ... + 202) - (12 +
--- 22 + 32 + ... + 102)
Therefore, on dividing the number by 585, remainder = 2 2 2 2 1
584. Ref: (1 + 2 + 3 + ... + n ) = n(n + 1)(2n + 1)
6
47.Answer: Option D 20 x 21 x 41 10 x 11 x 21
Divisor = (5 x 46) = 230 = -
230 6 6
10 x Quotient = 230 = = 23 = (2870 - 385)
10 = 2485.
Dividend = (Divisor x Quotient) + Remainder 54.Answer: Option A
= (230 x 23) + 46 6 = 3 x 2. Clearly, 5 * 2 is divisible by 2. Replace * by x.
= 5290 + 46 Then, (5 + x + 2) must be divisible by 3. So, x = 2.
= 5336. 55.Answer: Option A
48.Answer: Option B (xn - 1) will be divisibly by (x + 1) only when n is even.
75
3375 3 (4915 - 1) = {(72)15 - 1} = (730 - 1), which is divisible by (7
4500 x x = 3375 x= =
4500100 4 +1), i.e., 8.
49.Answer: Option C 56.Answer: Option D
6) 4456 (742 Explanation:
42 3 2 1
--- Given sum = 9 + +7+ - 9+
4 17 15
25
24 Therefore, Required number = (6 - 4) = 2.
3 2 1
--- = (9 + 7 - 9) + + -
16 4 17 15
12
--- 765 + 120 - 68
=7+
4 1020
50.Answer: Option C
87) 13601 (156 817
87 =7+
1020
----
490
57.Answer: Option B
435
---- Give 1 2 3 + ...
= (1 + 1 + 1 + ...
551 n - + +
n n n to n ter
to n terms)
522 sum ms
---
29 n 1 [ Ref: nth terms = (n/n) = 1]
--- =n- +1
2 n
Therefore, the required number = 29.
51.Answer: Option C
n+1
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1 20
= (n - 1) 20% of a = b a = b.
2 100
b% b x 20 1 x 4 a = 4%
58.Answer: Option A = ax =
of 20 = 100 20 100 100 20 100 of a.
Clearly, (2272 - 875) = 1397, is exactly divisible by N. 7.Answer: Option E
Now, 1397 = 11 x 127 Let the number of students be x. Then,
The required 3-digit number is 127, the sum of whose Number of students above 8 years of age = (100 - 20)%
digits is 10. of x = 80% of x.
59.Answer: Option C 2
987 = 3 x 7 x 47 80% of x = 48 + of 48
So, the required number must be divisible by each one of 3
3, 7, 47 80
x = 80
553681 (Sum of digits = 28, not divisible by 3) 100
555181 (Sum of digits = 25, not divisible by 3) x = 100.
555681 is divisible by 3, 7, 47. 8.Answer: Option D
60.Answer: Option B
Prime numbers less than 50 are: 2
5% of A + 4% of B = (6% of A + 8% of B)
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47 3
Their number is 15 5 4 2 6 8
A+ B = A+ B
100 100 3 100 100
PERCENTAGE 1 1 1 4
1.Answer: Option B A+ B = A+ B
Number of runs made by running = 110 - (3 x 4 + 8 x 6) 20 25 25 75
= 110 - (60) 1 1 4 1
- -
= 50. 20 25 A = 75 25 B
50 5 1 1
Required percentage = x 100 % A= B
110 % = 4511 100 75
2.Answer: Option C A 100 4
Let their marks be (x + 9) and x. = = .
B 75 3
56 Required ratio = 4 : 3
Then, x + 9 = (x + 9 + x)
100 9.Answer: Option D
25(x + 9) = 14(2x + 9) Let the number be x.
3x = 99 5 3 16
x = 33 Then, error = x - x = x.
3 5 15
So, their marks are 42 and 33. 16x 3
3.Answer: Option D Error% = x x 100
15 5x % = 64%.
Suppose originally he had x apples.
Then, (100 - 40)% of x = 420. 10.Answer: Option A
60 Number of valid votes = 80% of 7500 = 6000.
x x = 420 Valid votes polled by other candidate = 45% of 6000
100
45
420 x 100 = x 6000 = 2700.
x= 100
60 = 700. 11.Answer: Option A
4.Answer: Option C Total number of votes polled = (1136 + 7636 + 11628) =
Clearly, the numbers which have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit, 20400.
have squares that end in the digit 1. Such numbers from 1 11628
to 70 are 1, 9, 11, 19, 21, 29, 31, 39, 41, 49, 51, 59, 61, 69. Required percentage = x 100
Number of such number =14 20400 % = 57%.
14 12.Answer: Option B
Required percentage = x 100 Let the sum paid to Y per week be Rs. z.
70 % = 20%. Then, z + 120% of z = 550.
5.Answer: Option E 120
x y z+ z = 550
x% of y = xy = xx = y% of x 100
100 100 11
A = B. z = 550
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550 x 5 4.Answer: Option A
z= Originally, let the number of seats for Mathematics,
11 = 250.
Physics and Biology be 5x, 7x and 8x respectively.
13.Answer: Option C
Number of increased seats are (140% of 5x), (150% of 7x)
Let the amount taxable purchases be Rs. x.
and (175% of 8x).
30
Then, 6% of x = 140 150 175
100 x 5x , x 7x and x 8x
100 100 100
30 100
x= x 21x
100 6 = 5. 7x, and 14x.
2
Cost of tax free items = Rs. [25 - (5 + 0.30)] = Rs. 19.70 21x
14.Answer: Option A The required ratio = 7x : : 14x
2
6 =
x 14x : 21x : 28x
Rebate = 6% of Rs. 6650 = Rs. 100 Rs.
6650 2 : 3 : 4.
399.
5.Answer: Option D
2
Sales tax = 10% of Rs. (6650 - 10 x = Rs. Quantity of milk = 60 x
3 litres = 40 litres.
399) = Rs. 100 6251 625.10
Final amount = Rs. (6251 + 625.10) = Rs. 6876.10 Quantity of water in it = (60- 40) litres = 20 litres.
15.Answer: Option B New ratio = 1 : 2
Increase in 10 years = (262500 - 175000) = 87500. Let quantity of water to be added further be x litres.
87500 40
Then, milk : water = .
Increase% = x 100 20 + x
175000 % = 50%.
40 1
50 Now, =
Required average = 20 + x 2
10 % = 5%.
20 + x = 80
RATIO AND PROPORTION x = 60.
Quantity of water to be added = 60 litres.
1.Answer: Option B 6.Answer: Option C
4 2 Originally, let the number of boys and girls in the college
A = B
15 5 be 7x and 8x respectively.
2 15 Their increased number is (120% of 7x) and (110% of 8x).
A= x 120 110
5 4 B x 7x and x 8x
3 100 100
A= B 42x 44x
2 and
A 3 5 5
= 42x 44x
B 2 The required ratio = : = 21 : 22.
A : B = 3 : 2. 5 5
2 7.Answer: Option D
B's share = Rs. 1210 x = Rs. 484. Let the original salaries of Ravi and Sumit be Rs. 2x and Rs.
5 3x respectively.
2.Answer: Option C 2x + 4000 40
Let the third number be x. Then, =
120x 6x 3x + 4000 57
Then, first number = 120% of x = = 57(2x + 4000) = 40(3x + 4000)
100 5 6x = 68,000
150x 3x 3x = 34,000
Second number = 150% of x = =
100 2 Sumit's present salary = (3x + 4000) = Rs.(34000 + 4000) =
Ratio of first two 6x 3x = 12x : 15x = 4 : Rs. 38,000.
: 8.Answer: Option B
numbers = 5 2 5.
3.Answer: Option C 6
(x x 5) = (0.75 x 8) x= = 1.20
Let the shares of A, B, C and D be Rs. 5x, Rs. 2x, Rs. 4x and 5
Rs. 3x respectively. 9.Answer: Option B
Then, 4x - 3x = 1000 Let the three parts be A, B, C. Then,
x = 1000. A : B = 2 : 3 and B : C = 5 : 5 3 8 3 = 3 24
B's share = Rs. 2x = Rs. (2 x 1000) = Rs. 2000. :
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24 100 60
A:B:C=2:3: = 10 : 15 : 24
5 Hence, the number of 5 p coins = (3 x 50) = 150.
15 CLOCK
B= 98 x = 30. 1.Answer: Option D
49
Angle traced by the hour hand in 6 360 x º =
10.Answer: Option D
hours = 12 6 180º.
Given ratio = : : = 6 : 8 : 9.
6 2.Answer: Option D
1st part = Rs. 782 x = Rs. 204 Angle traced by hour 125 hrs 360 125 º = 1º
23 x .
11.Answer: Option C hand in 12 = 12 12 312 2
Explanation: Angle traced by minute hand in 25 360 x º =
Let A = 2k, B = 3k and C = 5k. min = 60 25 150º.
115 115 23k Reflex angle = 1 - º = 360º - 1º = 1
A's new salary = of 2k = x 2k = 312 .
100 100 10 360º - 2 150 162 2 197 2
110 110 33k 3.Answer: Option C
B's new salary = of 3k = x 3k =
100 100 10 Angle traced by hour hand in 12 hrs = 360º.
120 120 Angle traced by hour 31 hrs 360 31 º =
C's new salary = of 5k = x 5k = 6k x
100 100 hand in 5 hrs 10 min. i.e., 6 = 12 6 155º.
23k 33k 4.Answer: Option B
New ratio : : 6k = 23 : 33 : 60 37
10 10 Time from 7 a.m. to 4.15 p.m. = 9 hrs 15 min. = hrs.
12.Answer: Option C 4
2 3 min. 5 sec. of this clock = 3 min. of the correct clock.
Let 40% of A = B 37 1
3 hrs of this clock = hrs of the correct clock.
40A 2B 720 20
Then, = 37 hrs of this 1 720 37 hrs of the
100 3 x x
2A 2B 4 clock = 20 37 4 correct clock.
= = 9 hrs of the correct clock.
5 3
The correct time is 9 hrs after 7 a.m. i.e., 4 p.m.
A 2 5 5
= x = 5.Answer: Option A
B 3 2 3 55 min. spaces are covered in 60 min.
A : B = 5 : 3. 60 x
60 min. spaces are covered = 5
13.Answer: Option B min.
in 55 60 min. 65 11
Let the fourth proportional to 5, 8, 15 be x.
Then, 5 : 8 : 15 : x 5 16
Loss in 64 min. = 65 - 64 = min.
5x = (8 x 15) 11 11
(8 x 15) 16 1 8
x= = 24. Loss in 24 hrs = x x 24 x 60 = 32 min.
5 11 64 min. 11
6.Answer: Option D
14.Answer: Option B When the hands of the clock are in the same straight line
Let the numbers be 3x and 5x. but not together, they are 30 minute spaces apart.
3x - 9 12 At 7 o'clock, they are 25 min. spaces apart.
Then, = Minute hand will have to gain only 5 min. spaces.
5x - 9 23
23(3x - 9) = 12(5x - 9) 55 min. spaces are gained in 60 min.
60 5
9x = 99 5 min. spaces are gained in x5 =5 min.
x = 11. 55 min 11
The smaller number = (3 x 11) = 33. 5
15. Answer: Option C Required time = 5 min. past 7.
11
Let the number of 25 p, 10 p and 5 p coins be x, 2x,
7.Answer: Option B
3x respectively.
At 5 o'clock, the hands are 25 min. spaces apart.
10 x 5x
Then, sum of their = 60x To be at right angles and that too between 5.30 and 6, the
25x + 2x + 3x
values = Rs. Rs. minute hand has to gain (25 + 15) = 40 min. spaces.
100 100 100 100 55 min. spaces are gained in 60 min.
60x = 30 x = 30 x 100 = 50. 40 min. spaces are gained 60 x = 43 7 min.

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in 55 40 11 11
7 15.Answer: Option C
Required time = 43 min. past 5. To be together between 9 and 10 o'clock, the minute hand
11
8.Answer: Option B has to gain 45 min. spaces.
55 min. spaces gained in 60 min.
13 hrs 360 13 º 45 min. spaces are gained 60 x 1
Angle traced by hour = min.
x in 55 45 min or 4911
hand in 3 = 12 3 130º.
Angle traced by min. hand in 20 360 x º = 1
The hands are together at 49 min. past 9.
min. = 60 20 120º. 11
Required angle = (130 - 120)º = 10º. 16.Answer: Option D
At 3 o'clock, the minute hand is 15 min. spaces apart from
9.Answer: Option C the hour hand.
To be coincident, it must gain 15 min. spaces.
Angle traced by hour 21 hrs 360 21 º 1º 55 min. are gained in 60 min.
x = 157
hand in 4 = 12 4 2 60 4
15 min. are gained in x 15 = 16 min.
Angle traced by min. hand in 15 360 x º = 55 min 11
min. = 60 15 90º. 4
1 º 1º The hands are coincident at 16 min. past 3.
Required angle = 157 - 90º = 67 11
2 2 17.Answer: Option C
10.Answer: Option C The hands of a clock coincide 11 times in every 12 hours
Angle traced by hour hand in 12 hrs. = 360°. (Since between 11 and 1, they coincide only once, i.e., at
11 360 11 ° 12 o'clock).
Angle traced by it in hrs = X = 110°. AM
3 12 3
Angle traced by minute hand in 60 min. = 360°. 12:00 1:05 2:11
360 ° 3:16 4:22 5:27
Angle traced by it in 40 min. = x 40 = 240°. 6:33 7:38 8:44
60 9:49 10:55
Required angle (240 - 110)° = 130°. PM
11.Answer: Option C 12:00 1:05 2:11
In 12 hours, they are at right angles 22 times. 3:16 4:22 5:27
In 24 hours, they are at right angles 44 times. 6:33 7:38 8:44
12.Answer: Option B 9:49 10:55
Angle traced by hour 17 hrs 360 17 º = The hands overlap about every 65 minutes, not every 60
x
hand in 2 = 12 2 255. minutes.
Angle traced by min. hand in 30 360 x º = The hands coincide 22 times in a day.
min. = 60 30 180. 18.Answer: Option C
Required angle = (255 - 180)º = 75º. In 12 hours, the hands coincide or are in opposite direction
13.Answer: Option B 22 times.
The hands of a clock point in opposite directions (in the In 24 hours, the hands coincide or are in opposite
same straight line) 11 times in every 12 hours. (Because direction 44 times a day.
between 5 and 7 they point in opposite directions at 6 19.Answer: Option B
o'clcok only). Time from 12 p.m. on Monday to 2 p.m. on the following
So, in a day, the hands point in the opposite directions 22 Monday = 7 days 2 hours = 170 hours.
times.
14.Answer: Option D The watch 4 34 min. in 170
2+4 or
At 4 o'clock, the hands of the watch are 20 min. spaces gains 5 min. 5 hrs.
apart. 34
To be in opposite directions, they must be 30 min. spaces Now, min. are gained in 170 hrs.
5
apart.
5
Minute hand will have to gain 50 min. spaces. 2 min. are gained in 170 x x2 = 50 hrs.
55 min. spaces are gained in 60 min. 34 hrs
50 min. spaces are gained 60 x 6 Watch is correct 2 days 2 hrs. after 12 p.m. on
min. Monday i.e., it will be correct at 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
in 55 50 min. or 5411
PROBABILITY
Required time = 54 6 min. past 4.
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Here, S = {1, 2, 3, 4, ...., 19, 20}. Then, E = {(1, 2), (1, 4), (1, 6), (2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2,
Let E = event of getting a multiple of 3 or 5 = {3, 6 , 9, 12, 5), (2, 6), (3, 2), (3, 4),
15, 18, 5, 10, 20}. (3, 6), (4, 1), (4, 2), (4, 3), (4, 4), (4, 5), (4, 6), (5,
n(E) 9 2), (5, 4), (5, 6), (6, 1),
P(E) = = . (6, 2), (6, 3), (6, 4), (6, 5), (6, 6)}
n(S) 20
2.Answer: Option A
Total number of balls = (2 + 3 + 2) = 7. n(E) = 27.
Let S be the sample space. n(E) 27 3
P(E) = = = .
Then, n(S) = Number of ways of drawing 2 balls out of 7 n(S) 36 4
7.Answer: Option A
= 7C2 ` Let S be the sample space and E be the event of selecting 1
girl and 2 boys.
(7 x 6) = Number ways of selecting 3 students out of
= Then, n(S)
(2 x 1) 25

= 21. = 25C3 `

Let E = Event of drawing 2 balls, none of which is blue. (25 x 24 x 23)

=
= Number of ways of drawing 2 balls out of (2 + 3) (3 x 2 x 1)
n(E) balls.
= 2300.
5
= C2
10 15
n(E) = ( C1 x C2)
(5 x 4)
= (15 x 14)
(2 x 1) = 10 x
(2 x 1)
= 10.
= 1050.
n(E) 10
P(E) = = . n(E) 1050 21
n(S) 21 P(E) = = . =
3.Answer: Option A n(S) 2300 46
Total number of balls = (8 + 7 + 6) = 21. 8.Answer: Option C
Let E = event that the ball drawn is neither red nor green 10 10 2
P (getting a prize) = = = .
(10 + 25) 35 7
= event that the ball drawn is blue. 9.Answer: Option D
Let S be the sample space.
n(E) = 7. (52 x 51)
52
n(E) 7 1 Then, n(S) = C2 = = 1326.
P(E) = = = . (2 x 1)
n(S) 21 3 Let E = event of getting 2 kings out of 4.
4.Answer: Option C (4 x 3)
4
In two throws of a die, n(S) = (6 x 6) = 36. n(E) = C2 = = 6.
(2 x 1)
Let E = event of getting a sum ={(3, 6), (4, 5), (5, 4), (6, 3)}.
n(E) 6 1
n(E) 4 1 P(E) = = = .
P(E) = = = . n(S) 1326 221
n(S) 36 9
10. Answer: Option B
5.Answer: Option D
Here S = {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT, HHH} Clearly, n(S) = (6 x 6) = 36.
Let E = event of getting at most two heads. Let E = Event that the sum is a prime number.
Then E = {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT}. Then = { (1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 4), (1, 6), (2, 1), (2, 3), (2, 5), (3,
E 2), (3, 4), (4, 1), (4, 3),
n(E) 7 (5, 2), (5, 6), (6, 1), (6, 5) }
P(E) = . =
n(S) 8
6.Answer: Option B n(E) = 15.
In a simultaneous throw of two dice, we have n(S) = (6 x 6) n(E) 15 5
= 36. P(E) = = = .
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11.Answer: Option C
Here, n(S) = 52.
Let E = event of getting a queen of club or a king of heart.
Then, n(E) = 2.
n(E) 2 1
P(E) = = = .
n(S) 52 26
12.Answer: Option C
Let S be the sample space.
Then, n(S) = number of ways of drawing 3 balls out of 15
Clearly, we have r = 3 cm and h = 4 cm.
= 15C3
Volume 1 1 x x 32 x = 12
2
(15 x 14 x 13) = 3 r h= 3 4 cm 3 cm3.
= 2.Answer: Option B
(3 x 2 x 1)
1 hectare = 10,000 m2
2 2
= 455. So, Area = (1.5 x 10000) m = 15000 m .
5 1
Depth = m = m.
Let E = event of getting all the 3 red balls. 100 20
(5 x 4) Volume = (Area x Depth) 15000 1 = 750
n(E) = 5C3 = 5C2 = = 10.
(2 x 1) = x 20 m3 m 3.
n(E) 10 2 3.Answer: Option C
P(E) = = = .
n(S) 455 91 2(15 + 12) x h = 2(15 x 12)
13.Answer: Option D 180 20m
h= m=
Let S be the sample space. 27 3 .
(52 x 51)
Then, n(S) = 52C2 = = 1326.
(2 x 1) 20 3
Let E = event of getting 1 spade and 1 heart. Volume = 15 x 12 x = 1200 m .
3 m3
= number of ways of choosing 1 spade out of 13
n(E) 4.Answer: Option A
and 1 heart out of 13
Let the length of the wire be h.
13 13 1 1
= ( C1 x C1) Radius = mm = cm. Then,
2 20
= (13 x 13) 22 1 1
x x x h = 66.
7 20 20
= 169. 66 x 20 x 20 x 7
h= = 8400 cm = 84 m.
22
n(E) 169 13 5.Answer: Option B
P(E) = = = .
n(S) 1326 102 External radius = 4 cm,Internal radius = 3 cm.
14.Answer: Option B 22
Clearly, there are 52 cards, out of which there are 12 face Volume of iron = x [(4)2 - (3)2] x 21
7 cm3
cards.
12 3
P (getting a face card) = = . 22
52 13 = x 7 x 1 x 21
15.Answer: Option B 7 cm3
Let number of balls = (6 + 8) = 14.
Number of white balls = 8. = 462 cm3.
8 4
P (drawing a white ball) = = . Weight of iron = (462 x 8) gm = 3696 gm = 3.696 kg.
14 7
VOLUME AND SURFACE AREA 6.Answer: Option B
1. Answer: Option A Volume of water displaced = (3 x 2 x 0.01) m3
3
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Mass of = Volume of water displaced x Density of = (154 x 3.236) cm2
man water
2
= 498.35 cm .
= (0.06 x 1000) kg
14.Answer: Option C
3 3 3 3
= 60 kg. Volume of the large cube = (3 + 4 + 5 ) = 216 cm .
Let the edge of the large cube be a.
3
7.Answer: Option B So, a = 216 a = 6 cm.
2 2 2
Total volume of water displaced = (4 x 50) m3 = 200 m3. 6 x (3 + 4 + 5 ) 50
200 Required ratio = 2 = = 25 : 18.
6x6 36
Rise in water level =
40 x 20 m 0.25 m = 25 cm. 15.Answer: Option C
8.Answer: Option C Volume of the 800 x 600 x
l = 10 m, Number of wall 22.5 =
=
h = 8 m. bricks = Volume of 1 25 x 11.25 x 6400.
2 2 2 2
So, r = l - h = (10) - 8 = 6 m. brick 6
2 2
Curved surface area = rl = ( x 6 x 10) m = 60 m . COMPOUND INTEREST
9.Answer: Option A 1.Answer: Option B
Area of the wet
= [2(lb + bh + lh) - lb] 5 2 + 5
surface = 1600 1 1
Amount 2x 1600 2x
Rs. x + +
= 2(bh + lh) + lb 100 x 100

= [2 (4 x 1.25 + 6 x 1.25) + 6 x 4] 41 41 41
2 = Rs. 1600 x x + 1600 x
m 40 40 40

= 49 m2. 41 41
= Rs. 1600 x 40 40 + 1
10.Answer: Option B
Clearly, l = (48 - 16)m = 32 m,b = (36 -16)m = 20 m,h = 8 m.
Volume of the box = (32 x 20 x 8) m3 = 5120 m3. 1600 x 41 x 81
11.Answer: Option B = Rs.
2
40 x 40
rh 924 924
= r= x 2 = 7 m.
2 rh 264 264 = Rs. 3321.
And, 2 rh = 264 264 7 1 1 =
x x C.I. = Rs. (3321 - 3200) = Rs. 121
h= x 22 2 7 6m.
2r 14 2.Answer: Option A
Required ratio = = = 7 : 3. Let the sum be Rs. x. Then,
h 6 4 2 676 51
12.Answer: Option B C.I. = x 1 + 100 - x = 625x - x = 625x.
Let the thickness of the bottom be x cm.
Then, [(330 - 10) x (260 - 10) x (110 - x)] = 8000 x 1000 xx4x2 2x
320 x 250 x (110 - x) = 8000 x 1000 S.I. = .=
100 25
8000 x 1000
(110 - x) = = 100 51x 2x
320 x 250 - =1
625 25
x = 10 cm = 1 dm.
x = 625.
13. Answer: Option C
3.Answer: Option C
h = 14 cm, r = 7 cm.
2 2
So, l = (7) + (14) = 245 = 75 cm.
Let P = Rs. 100. Then, S.I. Rs. 60 and T = 6 years.
Total surface area = rl + r2
100 x 60
22 22 R= = 10% p.a.
= x 7 x 75 + x7x7 100 x 6
7 7 cm
2
Now, P = Rs. 12000. T = 3 years and R = 10% p.a.
2
C.I. = Rs. 12000 x 1 + 10 3 - 1
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100 100 120000 10000

R 2 106 2
331 1+ =
= Rs. 12000 x 100 100
1000 R 106
1+ =
100 100
= 3972. R = 6%
8.Answer: Option B
4.Answer: Option A 20 n 6 n
C.I. when P 1+ > 2P > 2.
100 5
interest = 5000 1 1 x
x 6 6 6 6
compounded Rs. x + 4 + 4 Now, x x x > 2.
yearly 5 5 5 5
100 100
So, n = 4 years.
9.Answer: Option C
26 51
= Rs. 5000 x x 5 2
25 50 Amount = Rs. 8000 x 1 + 100

= Rs. 5304.
21 21
2 3 = Rs. 8000 x x
C.I. when interest is 20 20
= Rs. 5000 x 1 + 100
compounded half-yearly
= Rs. 8820.
51 51 51
= Rs. 5000 x x x 10.Answer: Option D
50 50 50 Amount of Rs. 100 for 1 3 2
= 1 = Rs.
year 10 10
= Rs. 5306.04 Rs 106.0
when compounded half- 0x
. + 0 9
yearly
Difference = Rs. (5306.04 - 5304) = Rs. 2.04 Effective rate = (106.09 - 100)% = 6.09%
5.Answer: Option A 11.Answer: Option C
Amount = Rs. (30000 + 4347) = Rs. 34347.Let the time 10 2
be n years. C.I. = Rs. 4000 x 1 + 100 - 4000
7 n
Then, 30000 1 + = 34347
100
11 11
= Rs. 4000 x x - 4000
107 n 34347 11449 107 2 10 10
= = =
100 30000 10000 100
= Rs. 840.
n = 2 years.
6.Answer: Option C
420 x 100
12 3 Sum = Rs. = Rs. 1750.
3x8
Amount = Rs. 25000 x 1 + 100
12.Answer: Option A

28 28 28
= Rs. 25000 x x x
25 25 25 Sum = Rs. 50 x 100
= Rs. 500.
2x5
= Rs. 35123.20 5 2
Amount = Rs. 500 x 1 + 100
C.I. = Rs. (35123.20 - 25000) = Rs. 10123.20
7.Answer: Option A
Let the rate be R% p.a. 21 21
R 2 = Rs. 500 x x
Then, 1200 x 1 + = 1348.32 20 20
100
1 + R 2 = 134832 = 11236

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= Rs. 551.25 5
y+x y-x
C.I. = Rs. (551.25 - 500) = Rs. 51.25 Required ratio = :
2 2
13.Answer: Option B 16x 1 6x 1
1200 x 10 x 1 = x : x
S.I. = Rs = Rs. 120. 5 2 5 2
100
8 3
5 2 = :
C.I. = Rs. 1200 x 1 + 100 - 1200 = Rs. 123. 5 5
= 8 : 3.
Difference = Rs. (123 - 120) = Rs. 3. 4.Answer: Option B
14.Answer: Option A Let the speed of the stream be x km/hr. Then,
2 15000 x R Speed downstream = (15 + x) km/hr,
15000 1 R - x2 = Speed upstream = (15 - x) km/hr.
-
x + 15000 96 30 30 1
100 100 + =4
R 2 2R (15 + x) (15 - x) 2
15000 1 + 100 - 1 - 100 = 96 900 9
=
225 - x2 2
(100 + R)2 - 10000 - (200 x R) 9x2 = 225 x2 = 25 x = 5 km/hr.
15000 = 96
10000 5.Answer: Option C
2 96 x 2 1
R = = 64 Speed in still water = (11 + 5) kmph = 8 kmph.
3 2
R = 8. Rate = 8%. 6.Answer: Option B
15.Answer: Option B 16
Let the sum be Rs. P. Rate downstream =
2 kmph = 8 kmph.
10 2
Then, P 1 + 100 -P = 525 16
Rate upstream =
4 kmph = 4 kmph.
11 2 1
P 10 -1 = 525 Speed in still water = (8 + 4) kmph = 6 kmph.
2
525 x 100 7.Answer: Option D
P= = 2500. Speed downstream = (15 + 3) kmph = 18 kmph.
21
12
Sum = Rs . 2500. Distance travelled = 18 x
2500 x 5 x 4 60 km = 3.6 km.
So, S.I. = Rs. = Rs. 500 8.Answer: Option A
100
BOATS AND STREAMS Let the speed of the stream x mph. Then,
1.Answer: Option C Speed downstream = (10 + x) mph,
Speed downstream = (13 + 4) km/hr = 17 km/hr. Speed upstream = (10 - x) mph.
36 36 90
Time taken to travel 68 km downstream 68 - =
= 17 hrs = 4 hrs. (10 - x) (10 + x) 60
72x x 60 = 90 (100 - x2) x2 + 48x - 100 = 0
2.Answer: Option C (x+ 50)(x - 2) = 0 x = 2 mph.
Man's rate in still water = (15 - 2.5) km/hr = 12.5
9.Answer: Option A
km/hr.Man's rate against the current = (12.5 - 2.5) km/hr = Speed downstream = (5 + 1) kmph = 6 kmph.
10 km/hr.
Speed upstream = (5 - 1) kmph = 4 kmph.
3.Answer: Option C
Let the required distance be x km.
Let the man's rate upstream be x kmph and that x x
downstream be y kmph. Then, + =1
Then, distance covered upstream in 8 hrs 48 min = 6 4
Distance covered downstream in 4 hrs. 2x + 3x = 12 5x = 12 x = 2.4 km.
4 10.Answer: Option D
xx8 = (y x 4) Let the speed of the boat in still water be x kmph.
5
Then,Speed downstream = (x + 3) kmph,Speed upstream =
44 (x - 3) kmph.
x =4y
5 3
y = 11x. (x + 3) x 1 = (x - 3) x
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2x + 6 = 3x – 9 x = 15 kmph.
12.Answer: Option C

1
Rate downstream = x 60
10 km/hr = 6 km/hr.
Rate upstream = 2 km/hr.
1
Speed in still water = (6 + 2) km/hr = 4 km/hr.
2
5 1
Required time = hrs = 1 hr 15 min.
4 hrs = 14
12.Answer: Option D
We can write three-quarters of a kilometre as 750 metres,

and 11 minutes as 675 seconds.

750 10
Rate upstream = = m/sec.
675 m/sec 9
750 5
Rate downstream = = m/sec.
450 m/sec 3
1 10 5
Rate in still water = +
2 9 3 m/sec
25
= m/sec
18
25 18
= x
18 5 km/hr
= 5 km/hr.
13.Answer: Option D
Speed upstream = 7.5 kmph.
Speed downstream = 10.5 kmph.
105 105
Total time taken = +
7.5 10.5 hours = 24 hours.
14.Answer: Option B
Let man's rate upstream be x kmph.
Then, his rate downstream = 2x kmph.
2x -
(Speed in still water) : (Speed 2x + x : x
of stream) =
2 2
3x x
= :
2 2
= 3 : 1.
15.Answer: Option A
Suppose he move 4 km downstream in x hours. Then,
4
Speed downstream = km/hr.
x
3
Speed upstream = km/hr.
x
48 48 1
+ = 14 or x = .
(4/x) (3/x) 2
So, Speed downstream = 8 km/hr, Speed upstream = 6
km/hr.
1
Rate of the stream = (8 - 6) km/hr = 1 km/hr.
2

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