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Directions : 11. 159 ¸ ......... = 15900 ( )

Questions : The following questions are 1) 10. 0 2) 1. 0 3) 0. 001
based on simple arithmetic calculations. There are 4) 0. 01 5) 0. 1
four alternatives given under each question. After 12. (65 ¸ 100) ´ 7 ( )
identifying the right answer, indicate it as per the 1) 4. 55 2) 4. 05 3) 4. 5
"Instructions". 4) 4. 65 5) 4. 75
1. 99999 + 9999 + 999 + 99 = ? ( ) 40  (6  0.04)
13. ( )
1) 11096 2) 111096 8
3) 111196 4)  1) 0. 503 2) 5. 3 3) 5. 003
2. 778 + 64 – 214 – 128 + 174 = ? ( ) 4) 5. 13 5) 5. 03
1) 705 2) 613 3) 694 4) 674 5x  215
14.  4x  60 , then x = ? ( )
3. 13.141 + 31.417 – 27.118 = ? ( ) 3
1) 16.441 2) 17.543 1) 3 2) 4 3) 5
3) 17.490 4) 17.440 4) 2 5) 0.5

x 162 15. If 64 ´ 27 ´ 25 = 2 a × 3b × 5c then

4. = ,x= ( )
128 x a + b + c =? ( )
1) 12 2)  3) 14 4) 196 1) 11 2) 10 3) 8
5. ? ¸ 32 = 54
3
( ) 4) 7 5) 6
1) 318 2) 12 3) 14 4) 16 16. 4789 + ? = 6500 ( )
6. 1) 1701 2) 1611 3) 1711
5 4 ×14 – 6× 7 + 4 = 18 , x = ....... ( )
x 2

4) 1601 5) 2711
1) 1 2) 3 3) 4 4) 2
17. 55555 + 5555 + 555 = ? ( )
7. 496 ¸ 0.6 × 0.5 = ? (approximately) 1) 60655 2) 61665 3) 60605
( ) 4) 61655 5) 61660
1) 413 2) 595 3) 148 4) 653 18. (14 - 9)3 = ? ( )
8. 151.011 – 419.999 + 649.991 = ? ( ) 1) 124 2) 216 3) 64
4) 125 5) 196
1) 381.003 2) 420.03
19. 36 + x = 14 ( )
3) 358.3 4) 410.3 1) 64 2) 49 3) 36
92 + 82 4) 81 5) 60
9. =? ( )
25 20. 5678 - ? ............. = 4321 ( )
1) 2.8 2) 4.8 3) 5.8 4) 6 1) 1257 2) 1358 3) 1347
4) 1247 5) 1357
10. 0.009 × 0.002 = ? ( )
21. 15% of 90 = ? ( )
1) 0.18 2) 0.00018
1) 12.5 2) 13.0 3) 14.0
3) 0.0018 4) 0.000018
4) 13.5 5) 14.5
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 22. 0. 5 × 0. 0008 = ? ( ) 33. 726 = ? aa ( )
6
1) 0. 004 2) 0. 04 3) 0. 00004
1) 120 2) 122 3) 121
4) 0. 0014 5) 0. 0004
4) 201 5) 126
4
23. of 294 = ?aa ( ) 34. 9 - 6.4321 = ?aa ( )
7
1) 2.5678 2) 2.5689 3) 2.4679
1) 168 2) 166 3) 158 4) 3.5679 5) 2.5679
4) 128 5) 188
64
24. 8.512 – 4.4011 = ?aa ( ) 35. =? ( )
10000
1) 4.0109 2) 4.1119 3) 4.1109
1) 0.0064 2) 0.064 3) 0.062
4) 4.1110 5) 4.1100
4) 0.64 5) 0.0164
25. 6464  8 = ? ( )
36. 0.032 ¸100 ...... ( )
1) 818 2) 808 3) 880
1) 3.2 2) 0.00032
4) 908 5) 828
3) 0.0032 4) 32 5) None
26. 7894 + ? = 23100 ( )
37. Increase 5 by 40% ( )
1) 15106 2) 15200 3) 15026
1) 2 2) 6 3) 7
4) 15206 5) 25206
4) 45 5) None
27. 3 + 33 + 333 + 3333 = ? ( )
5004
1) 3702 2) 3701 3) 3700 38. –6? ( )
139
4) 3999 5) 4702 1) 25 2) 27 3) 29
28. (13 - 9) = ?
3
( ) 4) 30 5) None
1) 81 2) 125 3) 27 1250
39. 7500 + ( )
4) 216 5) 64 50

29. 25 + x = 12 ; x = ? ( ) 1) 7500 2) 7525 3) 7550

1) 25 2) 36 3) 49 4) 7775 5) 7630
4) 64 5) 16
40. 41 - 21 + 19 - 9 ( )
30. 7654 - ............. = 1234 ( )
1) 3 2) 4 3) 5
1) 6424 2) 6420 3) 6422
4) 5420 5) 5422 4) 6 5) 7

31. 20% of 80 = ? ( ) 41. 28% of 450 + 45% of 280 = ? ( )

1) 12 2) 20 3) 15 1) 232 2) 242 3) 252

4) 16 5) 10 4) 262 5) 272
32. 0. 08 × 0. 009 = ? ( ) 42. 0.07 × 0.003 ( )
1) 0. 0072 2) 0. 00072 3) 0. 000072 1) 0.21 2) 0.021 3) 0.0021
4) 0. 072 5) 0. 72 4) 0.00021 5) 0.000021
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 43. 7 + 7007 + 707 + 70007 ( ) 82 + 60
54. = ............ ( )
1) 77728 2) 77777 3) 28777 22
4) 77077 5) 77735 1) 30 2) 31 3) 28
44. 425 × ? = 170 ( ) 4) 36 5) 32
1 2 3 55. 0.01 × 0.05 = ? ( )
1) 2) 3)
2 5 5 1) 1.005 2) 0.05 3) 0.000005
2 5
4) 5) 4) 0.0005 5) 0.00005
3 2
45. ? – 12345 = 41976 ( ) 56. 406 × 5 + 8 = ? ( )
1) 2030 2) 2038 3) 2033
1) 54301 2) 50321 3) 54021
4) 2031 5) 2131
4) 54321 5) 55431
57. 253 × 20 = ? ( )
46. 4444 + 444 + 44 + 4 = ...... ( )
1) 5050 2) 5060 3) 4760
1) 4934 2) 4836 3) 4834 4) 4750 5) 4050
4) 4944 5) 4936 58. 98 + ...................... = 220 ( )
47. 45 × ? = 2025 ( ) 1) 230 2) 126 3) 122
1) 25 2) 35 3) 45 4) 124 5) 118
4) 55 5) 15 59. 7.20  4.8 = ? ( )
48. 120 ¸ 500 = ? ( ) 1) 1.2 2) 15.0 3) 12.0
1) 0.24 2) 0.024 3) 24.0 4) 0.12 5) 1.5
4) 2.4 5) 0.4 60. (7) = ?
3
( )

49. 1) 342 2) 343 3) 340

625 – x = 10, x = ? ( )
4) 349 5) 346
1) 10 2) 4 3) 15
5
4) 5 5) 6 61. of 245 = ? ( )
7
50. 75 ¸ ................... = 75000 ( )
1) 165 2) 175 3) 185
1) 1.01 2) 0.1 3) 0.0001
4) 0.001 5) 0.01 4) 207 5) 343
62. 125% of 32 = ? ( )
75 + 6 × 0.5
51. =? ( ) 1) 6 2) 12 3) 36
6
1) 37.5 2) 7.5 3) 75 4) 52 5) 40
4) 12 5) 13 63. 196 = ? ( )
52. 65, 430 – ................... = 11, 000 ( ) 1) 14 2) 16 3) 24
1) 54,030 2) 54,400 3) 54,430 4) 36 5) 98
4) 64,430 5) 55,430 1344
64. =? ( )
53. 40% of 4200 = ? ( ) 8
1) 1680 2) 1600 3) 1480 1) 162 2) 164 3) 166
4) 1580 5) 1640 4) 168 5) 160
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 65. 35 × ? = 1225 ( ) 75. 25 × ? = 625 ( )
1) 25 2) 35 3) 30 1) 20 2) 15 3) 35
4) 45 5) 15 4) 125 5) 25
66. 120 ¸ 500 = ? ( ) 76. 75 ¸ 1000 = ? ( )
1) .24 2) .024 3) 24.0 1) 7.5 2) 7.05 3) 75
4) 2. 4 5) .04 4) 0.075 5) 0.0075
67. 225 – x = 10 ; x = ? ( ) 77. 8 + x = 12 – x ; x = ? ( )

1) 10 2) 4 3) 15 1) –2 2) 6 3) 3

4) 5 5) 6 4) 2 5) 4

68. 75 ¸ ............... = 75000 ( ) 78. 121 ¸ ............... = 12100 ( )

1) 1.01 2) .1 3) .0001 1) 0.1 2) 1000 3) 0.001

4) .001 5) .01 4) 100 5) 0.01

75 + 6 q .5 28 + 8×0.5
69. =? ( ) 79. =? ( )
6 11 - 8

1) 37.5 2) 7.5 3) 75 1) 20.33 2) 6 3) 10.66

4) 12 5) 13 4) 56.6 5) 60.0
70. 65,430 – ............... = 11,000 ( ) 80. 9763 + ................ = 12464 ( )
1) 54030 2) 54,400 3) 54,430 1) 2071 2) 2709 3) 2701
4) 64,430 5) 55,430 4) 3709 5) 3701
71. 40% of 4200 = ............ ( ) 81. 60% of 420 = ? ( )
1) 1680 2) 1600 3) 1480
1) 70 2) 252 3) 70.6
4) 1580 5) 1640
4) 200 5) 220
2
8 + 60
72. = ............. ( ) 82. (8)3 = ? ( )
22
1) 128 2) 16 3) 256
1) 30 2) 31 3) 28
4) 36 5) 32 4) 64 5) 512

73. .01 × .005 = ? ( ) 83. 376.9 – 38.3 = ? ( )

1) 1.0005 2) .005 3) .000005 1) 338.06 2) 328.6 3) 338.6

4) .0005 5) .00005 4) 346.8 5) 328.8

74. 66666 + 6666 + 666 + 66 = ( ) 84. (205 × 4) + 2 = ? ( )

1) 24064 2) 64604 3) 74064 1) 820 2) 822 3) 821
4) 74604 5) 73634
4) 922 5) 824
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 85. (12 – 3)2 – 9 = ? ( ) 92. 406 × 5 + 1 = ? ( )

1) 71 2) 82 3) 81 1) 2030 2) 2034 3) 2033

4) 73 5) 72 4) 2031 5) 2131

86. 25 + x = 10; x = ? ( ) 93. (11 – 8)3 = ? ( )

1) 5 2) 4 3) 3 1) 49 2) 28 3) 27

4) 10 5) 2 4) 9 5) 16
87. 81 – (27 + 14) = ? ( ) 94. 16 + x = 20, x =? ( )
1) 51 2) 50 3) 40
1) 10 2) 16 3) 6
4) 41 5) 31
4) 7 5) 8
88. 7531 – .............. = 3120 ( )
95. 93 – (27 + 63) = ......... ( )
1) 4311 2) 4410 3) 4411
1) 7 2) 5 3) 3
4) 4419 5) 4319
4) 8 5) 9
89. 0.05 × 0.001 = ? ( )
96. 7691 – .............. = 3481 ( )
1) 0.0005 2) 0.00005 3) 0.005
1) 4212 2) 4211 3) 4310
4) 0.00001 5) 0.0001
4) 4410 5) 4210
90. 30% of 60 = ? ( )
97. 0.07 × 0.008 = ? ( )
1) 25 2) 15 3) 20
1) 0.00056 2) 0.056 3) 56
4) 18 5) 28
4) 0.0056 5) 5.6
4949
91. =? ( ) 98. 25% of 60 = ? ( )
7
1) 707 2) 717 3) 770 1) 20 2) 15 3) 10

4) 697 5) 727 4) 30 5) 45

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 WORKED OUT ANSWERS
1. (2) 6. (4)
Sol. 99999 Sol.  × 14 – 6 × 7 + 4 = 18 , x = ?
x 2

9999
  × 14 – 42 + 4 x
= 324
999 25 × 14 – 42 + 4x = 324
99 350 – 42 + 4x = 324
111096 4x = 324 – 308
2. (4) 4x = 16
Sol. 778 214 1016
4x = 42
64 + 128 – 342
x=2
+ 174 342 674
7. (1)
1016

3. (4) Sol. 496 ÷ 0.6 × 0.5 (0.6 = )

Sol. 13. 141
 
+ 31. 417 = 496 × ×
 
44. 558
= 413.333
(-) 27. 118
17. 440 = 413 (approximately)
4. (1) 8. (1)
T 
Sol. = Sol. 151. 011
 T
T  k  (+)649. 991
  k  = T 801. 002
T  k 
  k  k  = (–) 419. 999
T
T   381. 003
 =
  T
9. (3)
 x = 72 × 2
2

x2 = 144 81  64 145
Sol.  = 5.8
x = 12 25 25
5. (2) 10. (4)
Sol. x3 ÷ 32 = 54 Sol. 0.009 × 0.002
x = 54 × 32
3
 0.000018
x = 1728
3
11. (4)
x= 

1 Sol. 159  x = 15900
 

k
x=   k  k  =  3 =
 
 
x = 12 x=  = 0.01
 
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 12. (1)
6+ x = 14
 x = 14 – 6 = 8
Sol. (65  100) × 7 = ×7

x = 8 x
= 0.65 × 7
= 4.55 x = 64
13. (5) 20. (5)
   k 
   Sol. 5678 – ? ............. = 4321
Sol. 
 
 5678 – 4321 = ?
= = 5.03
 1357 = ?
14. (3)
? = 1357
T  
Sol. = 4x + 60 21. (4)

5x + 215 = 3 (4x + 60) Sol. 15% of 90 = ?

= 12x + 180 1
15 × × 90 = ?
215 - 180 = 12x - 5x 100
35 = 7x 3
15
x =

=5 10 0 × 9 0 = ?
 2

15. (1) 3
×9=?
2
Sol. 64 × 27 × 25 = 2a × 3b × 5c
27
26 × 33 × 52 = 2a × 3b × 5c =?
2
a = 6, b = 3, c = 2
? = 13.5
a + b + c = 6 + 3 + 2 = 11
22. (5)
16. (3)
Sol. 0. 5 × 0. 0008 = ?
Sol. 4789 + ? = 6500
0. 5 × 0. 0008 = ?
? = 6500 – 4789
5 8
? = 1711 × =?
10 10000
17. (2)
40
Sol. 55555 =?
100000
5555 ? = 0.0004
555
23. (1)
61665 4
Sol. of 294 = ?aa
18. (4) 7
4 42
Sol. (14 - 9)3 = ? × 29 4 = ?aa
7
(5)3 = 125
19. (1) 4 × 42 = ?

36 + x = 14 ? = 168
Sol.
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 24. (3) 45. (4) 54321
46. (5)
Sol. 8.512 – 4.4011 = ?aa
Sol. 4444
8.512 – 4.4011 = ? 444

8. 5 1 2 10 44
4
– 4. 4 0 1 1
4936
4. 1 1 0 9 47. (3)

25. (2) 6464  8 = ? Sol. 45 × ? = 2025

6464 ? = 2025  45
=?
8
? = 45
? = 808
48. (1)
26. (4) 15206
27. (1) 3702 Sol. 120  500 = 0.24
28. (5) 64 49. (3)
29. (3) 49 Sol. 625 – x = 10
30. (2) 6420
25 – x = 10
31. (4) 16
x = 25 – 10
32. (2) 0. 00072
33. (3) 121 x = 15
34. (5) 2.5679 50. (4) 0.001
35. (1) 0.0064 51. (5) 13
36. (2) 0.00032 52. (3) 54,430
37. (3) 7
53. (1)
38. (4) 30
 
39. (2) 7525 Sol. 
T 
40. (4)
4200 = 2.5x
Sol.      x = 1680
=      54. (2) 31
=   6 55. (4) 0.0005

=   4 56. (2) 2038

=  5 =   = 36 = 6 57. (2) 5060

41. (3) 252 58. (3) 122

42. (4) 0.00021 59. (5) 1.5

43. (1) 77728 60. (2) 343

2 61. (2) 175

44. (2)
5 62. (5) 40
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 63. (1) 14 
75. (5) = 25
64. (4) 168

76. (4) 8 + x = 12 – x
65. (2) 35) 1225 (35
x+x = 12 – 8
105
2x = 4
175 
x = =2
175 
77. (4) 2
0

78. (5) = 100.
12 0 12 
66. (1) = = .24
50 0 50  k 28  4
79. (3) 
 3
67. (4) 225 – x = 10; x = ?
32
  10.66 (8 × 0.524)
10 + x = 225 ; 10 + x = 15 3
x = 15 – 10 = 5 80. (3) 2701

75 
68. (4) = 75000 81. (2)  60 = 252.
x 
75 1 82. (5) 83 = 8 × 8 × 8 = 512.
x=  = 0.001
75000 1000 83. (3) 376. 9
- 38. 3
75  6  0.5 75  (6  0.5)
69. (5) = 338. 6
6 6
84. (2) (205 × 4) + 2 = 820 + 2 = 822
75  3 78
=  = 13 85. (5) (12 – 3)2 –9 =92–9 = 81–9 = 72
6 6
86. (1)   T   ;   T    T      5
70. (3) 65, 430 – x = 11000
87. (3) 81 – (27 + 14) = 81 – 41 = 40
x = 65430 – 11000 = 54430 88. (3) 7531 – ................ = 3120
7531 – 3210 = 4411
71. (1) 40% of 4200
89. (2) 0.05 × 0.001 = 0.00005
42 00  40 30
= 1680 90. (4) 30% of 60 = × 60 = 18
1 00 100

8 2  60 64  60 124 91. (1)  707
72. (2) 2
 = = 31 
2 4 4
92. (4) 2031
73. (5) 0.01 × 0.005 = .00005 93. (3) 27
94. (2) 16
1 5 5 95. (3) 3
  = 0.00005
100 1000 100000 96. (5) 4210
97. (1) 0.00056
74. (3) 74064
98. (2) 15
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