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Q1. If 40% of (X + 2000) = 1300 and 60% of (X + Y) = 1830. Find X : Y .
(a) 5 : 8
(b) 20 : 27
(c) 8 : 13
(d) 26 : 35
(e) 25 : 36
Q2. In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of total valid votes and 20% of the total votes casted were invalid. If total votes were 7500, then what is the number of valid votes that the other person got ?
(a) 2550
(b) 2670
(c) 2700
(d) 2850
(e) 2500
Q3. The price of petrol is increased by 25% by what percent should a car owner reduce the consumption of petrol so that his expenditure on petrol remains constant?
(a) 18%
(b) 16%
(c) 15%
(d) 20%
(e) 14%
Q4. The average age of a class of 20 students increases by 2 when 4 new students join. If the original average age was 18 years, then find the sum of ages of four students who join.
(a) 125
(b) 112
(c) 115
(d) 120
(e) 108
Q5. If X : Y=2 : 3 & Y : Z=4 : 5 and average of X, Y & Z is 105 then find X+Z-Y?
(a) 87
(b) 90
(c) 105
(d) 96
(e) None of these
Q6. If 40% of P is equal to 75% of Q then find 12P is what percent of 20Q?
(a) 120%
(b) 110%
(c) 107 ½%
(d) 100%
(e) 112 ½ %
Q7. A man went to market with X Rs. in his pocket. He spent 50% of X on groceries and Rs. 120 on his lunch and X/15 on dessert. Total money left with him was Rs. 400. Find the amount spent on dessert.
(a) Rs. 120
(b) Rs. 60
(c) Rs. 160
(d) Rs. 80
(e) None of these
Q8. An amount of Rs. 4004 is to be distributed in the ratio 4 : 6 : 3. Find difference between share of person who got highest and who got lowest.
(a) Rs. 924
(b) Rs. 800
(c) Rs. 876
(d) Rs. 900
(e) Rs. 1276
Q9. Neha scored 37% marks and failed by 78 marks. If she scored 42% marks, she fails by 48 marks. Find by how much marks would she fail or pass if she scored 48% marks?
(a) 16 marks,fail
(b) 12 marks,fail
(c) 10 marks,pass
(d) 18 marks,pass
(e) 25 marks, fail
Q10. Satish gave 30% of his monthly salary to his two friends Sandy and Veer which is equally divided between them and 20% of remaining to his son. If sum of money got by Satish’s Son and Veer is Rs. 4350. Find monthly salary of Satish ?
(a) Rs. 21000
(b) Rs. 18000
(c) Rs. 8000
(d) Rs. 12000
(e) Rs. 15000
Q12. Ten’s digit of a two-digit number is 3 more than the square of its unit digit. If reverse of that number is 45 less than that of original, then find the original number.
(a) 41
(b) 27
(c) 14
(d) 52
(e) 72
Q13. The average price of three different articles X, Y and Z is Rs. 15000. If the price of each article is increased by Rs. 1500 then the ratio of these article becomes 4 : 5 : 6 respectively. Find the price of article ‘Z’ after increment in price?
(a) Rs. 19,800
(b) Rs. 18,000
(c) Rs. 23,500
(d) Rs. 20,000
(e) Rs. 16,500
Q14. An amount of Rs. 17250 divided among A, B & C. The share of B is 20% more than share of C, while share of C is 10 times of that of share of A. Find difference between shares of B & C?
(a) 1200 Rs.
(b) 1800 Rs.
(c) 1500 Rs.
(d) 2400 Rs.
(e) 2800 Rs.
Q15. X is two times of Y, while Z is 16⅓% more than Y and U is 20% more than average of X, Y & Z. If difference between X & U is 240, then find the average of X & U?
(a) 1260
(b) 1300
(c) 1360
(d) 1320
(e) 1380
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