Practice Questions

1.If one-third of one-fourth of a number is 15, then three-tenth of that number is:
a.35 b.36 c.45 d.54
2. Three times the first of three consecutive odd integers is 3 more than twice the third. The
third integer is:
a.9 b.11 c.13 d.15
3. The difference between a two-digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the
positions of its digits is 36. What is the difference between the two digits of that number?
a.3 b.4 c.9 d.Cannot be determined
4. A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 8. When 18 is added to the
number, then the digits are reversed. The number is:
a.18 b.24 c.42 d.81
5. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 15 and the difference between the digits is 3.
What is the two-digit number?
a.69 b.78 c.96 d.Cannot be determined
6. Which one of the following numbers is exactly divisible by 11?
a.235641 b.245642 c.315624 d.415624 e.none of these
7.If the number 481 * 673 is completely divisible by 9, then the smallest whole number in
place of * will be:
a.2 b.5 c.6 d.7 e.None of these
8. Three number are in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5 and their L.C.M. is 2400. Their H.C.F. is:
a.40 b.80 c.120 d.200 e.60
9. The ratio of two numbers is 3 : 4 and their H.C.F. is 4. Their L.C.M. is:
a.12 b.16 c.24 d.48
10. The L.C.M. of two numbers is 48. The numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3. Then sum of the
number is:
a.28 b.32 c.40 d.64
11.A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he
had:
a.588 apples b.600 apples c.672 apples d.700 apples
12.Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes
respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?
a.57% b.60% c.65% d.90%
13.The value of lathe machine depreciates at the rate of 10 % per annum. If the cost of
machine at present is Rs. 160,000, then what will be its worth after 2 years?
a. Rs. 122,365 b. Rs. 153,680 c. Rs. 129,600 d. Rs. 119,900
14.Passing marks in an examination are 40%. If a candidate gets 65 marks and fails by 15
marks, the maximum marks in the examination are
a.200 b.220 c.180 d.250
15. The price of an article was first decreased by 20% and then increased by 15%. What was
the overall percent decrease or increase?
a. 8% increase b. 8% decrease c.. 2% decrease d. 2% increase
16. The value of a washing machine depreciates at the rate of 10% every year. If its present
value is Rs. 8748, then what was the price of the washing machine three years ago?
a.10000rs b.11000rs c.12000rs d.15000rs
17. A student erroneously multiplied a number by 2/5 instead of 5/2.What is the percentage
error in the calculation?
a.24% b. 54% c. 74% d. 84%
18. Find the value of 25% of 10% of Rs. 800.
a.25 b.20 c.30 d.35
19. The population of a town is decreasing at a rate of 10% per annum. If the population two
years ago was 20,000, what is the present population?
a.15000 b.15200 c.16000 d.16200
20. Ram spends 70% of his salary and deposits 15 % of his salary in the bank. If he is left
with Rs. 1500, what is his monthly salary?
a.Rs.9000 b.Rs.9500 c.Rs.10000 d.Rs.10500
21.A: B is 1: 2; B: C is 3: 2 and C: D is 1:3. Find A: B: C: D.
a.3: 6: 4: 12 b.2: 3: 5: 7 c.3: 5: 7: 6 d.2: 1: 6: 13
22.The ratio of two numbers is 11 : 12. If the sum of the numbers is 253, find the difference
between the numbers.
a) 10 b) 11 c) 12 d) 21
23. The age of 3 people are in a ratio 7 : 11 : 12. If the sum of their ages is 45, find the
difference between the ages of the eldest and the youngest in months.
a) 90 months b) 96 months c) 102 months d) 108 months
24. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio of the
two numbers is:
a.2 : 5 b.3 : 5 c.4 : 5 d.6 : 7
25. A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B, C, D in the proportion of 5 : 2 : 4 : 3. If
C gets Rs. 1000 more than D, what is B's share?
a.Rs. 500 b.Rs. 1500 c.Rs.2000 d.None of these
26.If 0.75 : x :: 5 : 8, then x is equal to:
a.1.12 b.1.2 c.1.25 d.1.30
27. The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to second is 2 :3 and that of the
second to the third is 5 : 8, then the second number is:
a.20 b.30 c.48 d.58

28. If Rs. 782 be divided into three parts, proportional to : : , then the first part is:
a.Rs.182 b.Rs.190 c.Rs.196 d.Rs.204
29. In a bag, there are coins of 25 p, 10 p and 5 p in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. If there is Rs. 30 in
all, how many 5 p coins are there?
a.50 b.100 c.150 d.200
30. Salaries of Ram and Sham are in the ratio of 4 : 5. If the salary of each is increased by Rs.
5000, then the new ratio becomes 50 : 60. What is Sham's present salary?
a. Rs.20,000 b. Rs.25,000 c. Rs.30,000 d. Rs.35,000
31. L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing the centre but not
necessarily in the same order. They all are having discussion on an important topic. N is an
immediate neighbor of both L and R, who is an immediate neighbour of P. P sits second to
the left of N. Only two persons sit between P and S. M is an immediate neighbor of O. Only
one person sits between M and Q.
31. What is the position of O with respect to S in the above arrangement?
A. Third to the left B. Immediate left C. Second to the right D. Immediate right
32. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the
one that does not belong to that group?
A. MS B. QL C. NM D. RP
33. Who among the following sits second to the left of the one who is on the immediate right
of O?
A. Q B. M C. O D. S
34. Which of the following persons sits between M and Q?
A. O B. L C. N D. S
35. Who among the following sits third to right of the one who sits opposite of N?
A. L B. S C. R D. O
36. P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are seven friends and are sitting in a circle facing the center of the
circle.V is second to the left of S and is the neighbor of T and U.S is not a neighbor of R or
T.P is a neighbor of Q and R.
36. Which of the following is correct?
a. Q is between P and S b. S is between U and P
c.T is to the immediate right of V. d. U is to the immediate left of V.
37. Which of the following has the pair with the second person sitting to the immediate right
of the first person?
a. QU b. VU c. TR d. PT
38.Which of the following will be S’s position after T and S interchange their places?
a. Neighbors of V and R b. To the immediate left of R
c. To the immediate right of U d. Neighbors of R and P
39.What is the position of R?
a. Second to the left of Q b. Third to the right of U
c. To the immediate left of P d. None of these
40. Which of the following has the second person sitting between the first and third persons?
a.SPQ b. VRT c. QRP d. VUS
41.One morning Udai and Vishal were talking to each other face to face at a crossing. If
Vishal's shadow was exactly to the left of Udai, which direction was Udai facing?
a.East b.West c.North d.South
42.Y is in the East of X which is in the North of Z. If P is in the South of Z, then in which
direction of Y, is P?
a.North b.South c.South-East d.South-west
43.If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on. What will West
become?
a.North-East b.North-West c.South-East d.South-West
44. A man walks 5 km toward south and then turns to the right. After walking 3 km he turns
to the left and walks 5 km. Now in which direction is he from the starting place?
a.West b.South c.North-East d.South-West
45.Rasik walked 20 m towards north. Then he turned right and walks 30 m. Then he turns
right and walks 35 m. Then he turns left and walks 15 m. Finally he turns left and walks 15
m. In which direction and how many metres is he from the starting position?
a.15 m West b.30 m East c.30 m West d.45 m East
46. Starting from the point X, Jayant walked 15 m towards west. He turned left and walked
20 m. He then turned left and walked 15 m. After this he turned to his right and walked 12 m.
How far and in which directions is now Jayant from X?
a.32 m, South b.47 m, East c.42 m, North d.27 m,South
47.One evening before sunset Rekha and Hema were talking to each other face to face. If
Hema's shadow was exactly to the right of Hema, which direction was Rekha facing?
a.North b.South c.East d.Data is inadequate
48.K is 40 m South-West of L. If M is 40 m South-East of L, then M is in which direction of
K?
a.East b.West c.North-East d.South
49.Golu started from his house towards North. After covering a distance of 8 km. he turned
towards left and covered a distance of 6 km. What is the shortest distance now from his
house?
a.10 km. b.16 km. c.14 km d.2 km.
50.If A x B means A is to the south of B; A + B means A is to the north of B; A % B means
A is to the east of B; A - B means A is to the west of B; then in P % Q + R - S, S is in which
direction with respect to Q?
a.South-West b.South-East c.North-East d.North-West

51. Vibhor obtained 66, 74, 55, 92, 79 (out of 100) in English, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and
Biology. What's his average marks?
A. 75% B. 69% C. 73.2% D. 76%
52. The average of 15 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be greater than
zero? A. 0 B. 1 C. 10 D. 14
53. The average of the first 71 natural numbers is: A. 34.35 B. 35 C. 32 D. 36
54. The average of 3, 8, 9 and x is 6 and the average of 17, 2, 5, x and y is 8. What is the
value of y? A. 5 B. 12 C. 20 D. 30
55. Find the average of all the numbers between 8 and 55 which are divisible by 7.
A. 17 B. 31.5 C. 34 D. 44
56. The average of first five multiples of 5 is:
A. 10 B. 12 C. 15 D. 25
57. The average of first seven prime numbers is:
A. 8 B. 9 C. 58/7 D. 59/7
58. The average of 5 consecutive numbers is 30. The largest of these numbers is:
A. 20 B. 22 C. 32 D. 40
59. The average marks obtained by 40 students of a class is 86. If the 5 highest marks are
removed, the average reduces by one mark. The average marks of the top 5 students is
A. 92 B. 96 C. 93 D. 97
60. The average weight of 17 boxes is 92 kg. If 18 new boxes are added, the new average
increase by 3 kg. What will be the average weight of the 18 new boxes?
A. 98.8 kg B. 97.8 kg C. 91.8 kg D. 92.8 kg
61. Find the sum of the first 50 terms of the sequence 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, . . . .
A. 2500 B. 3000 C. 4000 D. 3500
62. An arithmetic progression has 3 as its first term. Also, the sum of the first 8 terms is twice
the sum of the first 5 terms. Find the common difference.
A. 1/2 B. 1 C. 3/4 D. 7/8
63. Find the sum of the geometric series 2 + 6 + 18 + 54 + . . .
A. 600 B. 728 C. 248 D. None
Answer: 728
64. Find the sum of the geometric series 8 − 4 + 2 − 1 + . . . where there are 5 terms in the
series.
A. 5.5 B. 6.5 C. 7.5 D. 2.5
65. Determine the number of the term whose value is 22 in the series 2.5, 4,5.5, 7,...
A. 14 B. 13 C. 12 D. 17
66. The sixth term of an AP is 17 and the thirteenth term is 38. Determine the nineteenth
term.
A. 55 B. 48 C. 65 D. 56
67. The sum of seven terms of an AP is 35andthecommondifferenceis1.2. Determine the first
term of the series.
A. 1.4 B. 2.4 C. 3.4 D. None
68. Determine the tenth term of the series3,6,12,24,...
A. 1658 B. 1578 C. 5231 D. 1536
69. The first term of a geometric progression is 12 and the fifth term is 55. Determine the
eighth term and the eleventh term.
A. 172.3 & 539.7 B. 170.3 & 539.7 C. 172.3 & 534.7 D.
None
70. Which term of the series 2187,729, 243,...is 1/9?
A. 12 B. 10 C. 11 D. 15
71. What is Ram's present age, if after 8 years his age will be 10 times his age 10 years back?
A. 11 years B. 21 years C. 12 years D. 32 years
72. The present age of Kabir is 50 years and that of his wife, Sarah is 40 years. How long ago
was the ratio of their ages 3:2?
A. 20 years B. 21 years C. 15 years D. 30 years
73. The present age of Aradhana and Aadrika is in the ratio 3:4. 5 years back, the ratio of
their ages was 2:3. What is the present age of Aradhana?
A. 12 years B. 15 years C. 20 years D. 22 years
74. Arun is 2 years older than Bharat who is twice as old as Charat. If the total of the ages of
Arun, Bharat and Charat be 27, then how old is Bharat?
A. 10 years B. 12 years C. 15 years D. 13 years
75. A boy is 10 years older than his brother. In 4 years he will be twice as old as his brother.
Find the present age of each.
A. 6 and 15 B. 5 and 16 C. 6 and 14 D. 6 and 16
76. A father is 4 times as old as his son. In 20 years the father will be twice as old as his son.
Find the present age of each.
A. 10 & 40 B. 11&20 C. 20 & 55 D. 7 & 27
77. Brandon is 9 years older than Ronda. In four years the sum of their ages will be 91. How
old are they now?
A. 35, 42 B. 37, 46 C. 22, 48 D. 25, 47
78. Mike is 4 years older than Ron. In two years, the sum of their ages will be 84. How old
are they now?
A. 40, 50 B. 30, 52 C. 38,42 D. None
79. The sum of Clyde and Wendy’s age is 64. In four years, Wendy will be three times as old
as Clyde. How old are they now?
A. 14, 54 B. 12, 52 C. 15, 47 D. None
80. The sum of the ages of two ships is 12 years. Two years ago, the age of the older ship was
three times the age of the newer ship. Find the present age of each ship.
A. 7, 6 B. 6, 5 C. 8, 4 D. None
Directions (Q81 – Q83): Study the information given below carefully and accordingly answer
the following questions:
A+B means A is married to B
A-B means A is sister of B
A*B means A is brother of B
A×B means A is father of B
81. Based on the equation given below, how is J related to I?
K*J×L+I*P
A. Mother B. Father C. Mother in law D. Father in law

82. Based on the equation given below, how is S related to T?

T+R*S+U×H
A. Sister B. Mother C. Sister-in-law D. Brother
83. Based on the given equation, find how is U related to X?
Y+Z-U*S+X*R
A. Brother B. Mother C. Grandfather D. Bother-in-law
84. L is the daughter of K. L is married to D. B is the son of D. F is married to B. How is D
related to F?
a) Father-in-law b) Mother-in-law c) Cannot be determined d) Father
85. B is the father of Q. B has only two children. Q is the brother of R. R is the daughter of P.
A is the granddaughter of P. S is the father of A. How is S related to Q?
a) Son b) Son-in-law c) Brother d) Brother-in-law
86. A said to B that B’s mother was the mother-in-law of A’s mother. How is A’s mother
related to B’s mother?
a) Daughter-in-law b) Mother-in-law c) Sister d) Aunt

87. If A is the brother of B, C is the sister of A, D is the brother of E, E is the daughter of B,

F is is the father of C. who is the uncle of D?

a) A b) C c) B d) None of these
88. X’s mother is the mother-in-law of the father of Z. Z is the brother of Y while X is the
father of M. How is X related to Z?
a) Paternal uncle b) Maternal uncle c) Cousin d) Grandfather

89. Introducing Sarita, Meena said, “She is the only daughter of my father’s only daughter”.
How is Meena related to Sarita?
a) Niece b) Cousin c) Aunt d) None of these

90. Jessica said to Chitra, “Father of your daughter is the son of my brother”. How is Jessica
brother related to Chitra’s daughter?
A. Uncle B. Grandfather C. Grandson D. Son

91. How many 9’s are there between 1 and 100?

A. 20 B. 21 C. 19 D. 22
92. What is half of 2 plus 2?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. None
93. There is a three digit number. The second is four times as big as the third number, while
the first is three less than the second digit. What is the number?
A. 141 B. 151 C. 123 D. None
94.

A. 12 B. 10 C. 14 D. None
95.

A. 78 B. 69 C. 98 D. None
96. Using only an addition, how do you add eight 8’s and get the number 1000?
Answer:
888 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000

97. Which 3 numbers have the same answer whether they’re added or multiplied together?
Answer: 1, 2, 3

98. How to get a number 100 by using four sevens (7’s) and a one (1)?
Answer 1: 177 – 77 = 100 ;
Answer 2: (7+7) * (7 + (1/7)) = 100
99. There is a room with a door (closed) and three light bulbs inside the room. Outside the
room, there are three switches, connected to the bulbs. You may manipulate the switches as
you wish, but once you open the door you can’t change them. All bulbs are in working
condition and you can open the door only once. Identify each switch with respect to its
bulb.

100. A farmer has some chickens and goats. If everyone has 90 heads and 224 legs, then what
will be the number of goats?

A. 20 B. 22 C. 24 D. None