1. A shopkeeper buys a cycle for Rs.815 and he spends Rs.145 on its repair. If he sells the cycle for Rs.1296, then what is his percentage profit?
(a) 15%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) 30%
(e) 35%



2. Mamta purchased an item and sold it at a loss of 15%. Had she bought it for 25% less and sold it for Rs.117 more, he would have earned a profit of 35%. What is the cost price of the item?
(a) Rs.640
(b) Rs.720
(c) Rs.750
(d) Rs.800
(e) Rs.840


3. Rs.1450 amounts to Rs.1740 in 5 years at simple interest. If the interest rate is increased by 4%, how much would it amount to?
(a) Rs.1840
(b) Rs.1960
(c) Rs.2030
(d) Rs.2120
(e) Rs.2150


4. The present population of a city is 24 lakh. If the annual birth rate and death rate are 6.8% and 1.8% respectively, then what will be its population after 3 years?
(a) 26.436 lakh
(b) 26.814 lakh
(c) 27.342 lakh
(d) 27.783 lakh
(e) 28.014 lakh




5. What is the principal, if the compound interest compounded annually at the rate of 10% pa for three years is Rs.3641?
(a) Rs.10,000
(b) Rs.10,500
(c) Rs.11,000
(d) Rs.11,500
(e) Rs.12,000




6. Three-sevenths of five-elevenths of four-thirteenths of a number is 960. Then what is the number?
(a) 16016
(b) 16412
(c) 16640
(d) 16750
(e) 16910




7. A and B together can do a piece of work in 16 days and A alone can do it in 80 days. In how many days can B alone do it?
(a) 20 days
(b) 24 days
(c) 32 days
(d) 40 days
(e) None of these





8. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 4 hours. After working together for 2 hours, C is closed, and A and B fill the tank in 10 hours. Then how much time will C alone take to fill the tank?
(a) 4 hours
(b) 5 hours
(c) 8 hours
(d) 10 hours
(e) 12 hours




9. Gokul alone can do a work in 45 days but with the help of Ranjit he can do the same work in 20 days. If they get Rs. 2925 for the work, then what will be the share of Ranjit?
(a) Rs.1225
(b) Rs.1300
(c) Rs.1475
(d) Rs.1625
(e) Rs.1750



10. 2548/? =  ?/1872
(a) 2048
(b) 2184
(c) 2224
(d) 2316
(e) 2496



11. Rahul goes to school at a speed of 6 km/h and returns home at a speed of 4.5 km/h. If he takes 10.5 hours in all, then how far is the school from his home?
(a) 18 km
(b) 21 km
(c) 24 km
(d) 27 km
(e) 36 km




12. A table is sold at a profit of 12%. Had it been sold for Rs.50 more, then there would have been a profit of 20%. What is the cost price of the table?
(a) Rs.625
(b) Rs.650
(c) Rs.675
(d) Rs.700
(e) Rs.725




13. Two trains were running in opposite directions at the speed of 48 km/h and 24 km/h respectively. If the faster train passed a man sitting in the slower train in 9.5 seconds, what is the length of the faster train?
(a) 180 m
(b) 190 m
(c) 210 m
(d) 240 m
(e) None of these





14. What value should come in the place of (?) in the following series?
8, 16, 38, 86, 178, 338, ?
(a) 512
(b) 536
(c) 548
(d) 572
(e) 596





15. What is the difference between a discount of 35% on Rs.1800 and two successive discounts of 20% and 15% on the same amount?
(a) Rs.50
(b) Rs.32
(c) Rs.54
(d) Rs.78
(e) None




16. A bag contains 7 red, 5 blue and 3 black balls. If two balls are drawn at random, what is the probability that both of them are blue?
(a)  2/23 
(b) 2/21
(c) 1/12
(d) 1/21
(e) 5/21




17. In how many different ways can the letters of the word LIGHT be rearranged?
(a) 36
(b) 120
(c) 35
(d) 119
(e) None




18. When 134 is subtracted from a number it is reduced to 7/9  of its value. What is 9 the number?
(a) 621
(b) 603
(c) 585
(d) 567
(e) 549




19. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 24% and its breadth is decreased by 10%, then by what percent will the area of the rectangle be increased /decreased?
(a) 9.8%
(b) 11.6%
(c) 12.4%
(d) 14%
(e) 16%




20. A brick measures 25 cm by 15 cm by 5 cm. How many bricks will be required to make 40 m long, 1.5 m high and 1 m thick wall?
(a) 32000
(b) 36000
(c) 40000
(d) 42000
(e) 48000




21. How many spheres of diameter 2 cm can be made by melting a metallic cylinder whose height is 35 cm and radius 8 cm?
(a) 1248
(b) 1420
(c) 1680
(d) 1792
(e) 1812




22. In the following number series, one number is wrong. Find out that number.
14, 15, 34, 116, 460, 2325
(a) 15
(b) 34
(c) 116                           
(d) 460
(e) 2325




23. The average age of six students of a class was 17.5 years. When one student left the class the average age became 16 years. What is the age of the student who left the class?
(a) 15 years 
(b) 20 years 
(c) 24 years
(d) 25 years 
(e) None of these




24. Rs.41,517 is to be distributed amongst Aranb, Shivam and Gurpreet in the ratio of 3 : 7 : 11. What is the share of Shivam?
(a) Rs.5,931
(b) Rs.9,885
(c) Rs.13,839
(d) Rs.17,793
(e) None of these




25. Dayal sold a DVD player at a loss of 7%. Had he sold it for Rs.234 more, he would have gained 11%. For what value should he sell it in order to gain 16%?
(a) Rs.1484
(b) Rs.1508
(c) Rs.1248
(d) Rs.1300
(e) Rs.1624




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