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Round 1
Q.1) Who got the highest total among the five students?
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a) Amar
b) Ajay
c) Anthony
d) None of these

Ans: Anthony

Q.2) What is the average mark of the two highest scores in subject C?
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a) 70
b) 71
c) 72
d) None of these

Ans: 71

Q.3) If 5 points are given for topping a particular subject, 4 for being second and so on till 1 point for the 5th
place, who scored the least number of points?
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a) Anthony
b) Arun
c) Ajay
d) Akbar

Ans: Akbar

Q.4) If 5 points are given for topping a particular subject, 4 for being second and so on till 1 point for the 5th
place, who scored the second highest number of points?
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a) Ajay
b) Akbar
c) Amar
d) Arun

Ans: Amar

Q.5) If 5 points are given for topping a particular subject, 4 for being second and so on till 1 point for the 5th
place, for how many subjects did Akbar score at least 3 points?
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a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

Ans: 2

Q.6) If all subjects had equal weight (total marks 100) who would have got the second-highest total?
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a) Akbar
b) Ajay
c) Arun
d) Amar

Ans: Ajay

Q.7) In a hotel, 60% had vegetarian breakfast while 30% had non vegetarian breakfast and 15% had both
types of breakfast. If 96 people were present, how many did not eat either type of lunch?
a) 20
b) 24
c) 26
d) 28

Ans: 24

Q.8) 1 litre of water is added to 5 litre of alcohol water solution containing 40% alcohol strength. The strength
of alcohol in the new solution will be:
a) 30%
b) 33.33%
c) 33.67%
d) 33%

Ans: 33.33%

Q.9) Solve this : (30% of 1225) - (64% of 555)

a) 10.7
b) 12.3
c) 13.4
d) None of these

Ans: 12.3

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Q.10) In an exam, 5% of applicants found ineligible and 85% of eligible candidates belong to general category.
If 4275 eligible candidates belonged to other categories, then how many candidates applied for exam?
a) 30000
b) 35000
c) 37000
d) None of these

Ans: 30000

Q.11) Two successive price increase of 10% each on a painting are equivalent to a single price increase of :
a) 19%
b) 20%
c) 21%
d) 22%

Ans: 21%

Q.12) A book costing ₹ 200 is being sold at a 10% loss. If the price is further reduced by 5%, find the selling
price of the book.
a) ₹ 179
b) ₹ 175
c) ₹ 171
d) ₹ 170

Ans: ₹ 171

Q.13) Find a single discount equivalent to a series of successive discounts of 10%, 20% and 40%.
a) 50%
b) 56.80%
c) 70%
d) 70.28%

Ans: 56.80%

Q.14) Laxman purchases an article from a wholesaler at a discount of 15% and sells it for ₹ 1955. In the
bargain, he makes a profit of 15%. How much is the discount which he got from the wholesale?
a) ₹ 270
b) ₹ 290
c) ₹ 300
d) None of these

Ans: ₹ 300

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Q.15) A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% after selling a watch at a 10% discount on the marked price. The
ratio of the cost price and the printed price of the watch is:
a) 45:56
b) 50:61
c) 99:125
d) None of these

Ans: 45:56

Q.16) A man travels 20 km with a speed of 40 km/hr. He travels another 45 km with a speed of 15 km/hr. what
is his average speed for the entire journey?
a) 16 km/hr
b) 22 km/hr

c) 18.5 km/hr
d) 21.3 km/hr.

Ans: 18.5 km/hr

Q.17) A train 270 metres long is moving at a speed of 25 km/hr. It will cross a man coming from the opposite
direction at a speed of 2 km/hr in
a) 36 seconds

b) 32 seconds
c) 28 seconds
d) 24 seconds

Ans: 36 seconds

Q.18) A train 150 metres long crosses a man walking at a speed of 6 km/hr in the opposite direction in 6
seconds. The speed of the train is
a) 96 km/hr
b) 84 km/hr
c) 106 km/hr
d) 66 km/hr

Ans: 84 km/hr

Q.19) A train of length 150 metres, takes 10 seconds to pass over another train 100 metres long coming from
the opposite direction. If the speed of the first train is 30 km/hr, find the speed of the second train.
a) 54 km/hr

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b) 60 km/hr
c) 72 km/hr
d) 36 km/hr

Ans: 60 km/hr

Q.20) A monkey tries to ascend a greased pole 58 metres high. He ascends 12 metres in the first minute and
slips down 4 metres in the alternate minute. If he continues to ascend in this fashion, how long does he take
to reach the top?
a) 13 minutes 30 seconds
b) 12 minutes 50 seconds
c) 12 minutes 40 seconds
d) 12 minutes 5 seconds

Ans: 12 minutes 50 seconds

Q.21) The number of people in 3 villages are in the ratio 7 : 9 : 13. If 15 people are increased in each village the
ratio becomes 5 : 6 : 8. Find the total number of people after the increase.
a) 145
b) 190
c) 210
d) 245

Ans: 190

Q.22) If A : B = 3 : 2, then (3A – 2B): (2A – B) is equal to

a) 05:04
b) 07:03
c) 06:05
d) 03:01

Ans: 05:04

Q.23) The ratio of the present age of Ram and Shyam is 5:6. If the difference between their ages is 6 years.
Then what will be Shyam’s age after 5 years?
a) 41
b) 35
c) 40
d) 45

Ans: 41

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Q.24) If the radius of a sphere is increased by 50%, then find the ratio of the percentage increase in volume to
the percentage increase in the surface area of the sphere.
a) 2:1

b) 10:19
c) 19:10
d) 01:02

Ans: 19:10

Q.25) Three completely filled identical vessels, containing a soft drink, have fruit juice, soda and water in the
ratio 1:3:5, 6:2:3 and 7:4:1. If all the contents of the three vessels are poured into an empty container, find the
percentage of water in that container
a) 50
b) 30.4
c) 25.33
d) 28.125

Ans: 30.4

Q.26) Find the greatest number which is such that when 76, 151 and 226 are divided by it, the remainders are
all alike. Find also the common remainder.
a) 70, 6
b) 71, 5
c) 75, 1
d) 73, 3

Ans: 75, 1

Q.27) The greatest number which when divides 99, 123 and 183 leaves the same remainder is
a) 12
b) 24
c) 18
d) 26

Ans: 12

Q.28) Find the greatest number which divides 77, 112 and 287 and leaves the same remainder in each case.
a) 35
b) 25
c) 45
d) 15

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Ans: 35

Q.29) Find the least number which when divided by 6, 15, 17 leaves a remainder 1, but when divided by 7
leaves no remainder.
a) 211
b) 511
c) 1022
d) 86

Ans: 511

Q.30) Three containers having 4 1/2, 3 1/4 and 6 1/3 litres of three different cold drinks are to be served
equally to all guests in a party such that each one gets maximum. How many the maximum number of guests
could be entertained?
a) 50
b) 150
c) 169
d) 196

Ans: 169

Q.31) Find the number of zeros at the end of the product 150 × 250 × 625 × 125 × 75 × 20 × 16
a) 9
b) 14
c) 23
d) 5

Ans: 9

Q.32) Find the number of zeros at the end of the product 70 × 80 × 16 × 64 × 56 × 13 × 18 × 3125
a) 16
b) 12
c) 10
d) 25

Ans: 12

Q.33) The sum of squares of two numbers is 80 and the square of their difference is 36. The product of the
two numbers is
a) 22
b) 44
c) 58
d) 116

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Ans: 22

Q.34) Two different numbers when divided by the same divisor, left remainders 15 and 17 respectively, and
when their sum was divided by the same divisor, the remainder was 8. What is the divisor?
a) 24
b) 25
c) 32
d) 42

Ans: 24

Q.35) Four bells rings simultaneously at starting and an interval of 6 sec, 12 sec, 15 sec and 20 sec
respectively. How many times they ring together in 2 hrs?
a) 120
b) 60
c) 121
d) 112

Ans: 121

Q.36) The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 24 and 168 and the numbers are in the ratio 1:7. Find the greater
of the two numbers.
a) 168
b) 144
c) 108
d) 72

Ans: 168

Q.37) Two numbers are in the ratio 7:11. If their HCF is 28, then sum of two numbers is :
a) 112
b) 308
c) 504
d) 196

Ans: 504

Q.38) The HCF of two co-prime numbers is

a) 2
b) 0
c) The product of co-primes
d) 1

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Ans: 1

Q.39) Find the highest three digit number which when divided by 14,21, 35 and 42 leaves 6 as remainder in
each case
a) 940
b) 846
c) 756
d) 965

Ans: 846

Q.40) If 2/3 of A = 75% of B = 0.6 of C, then A:B:C is

a) 02:03:03
b) 03:04:05
c) 04:05:06
d) 09:08:10

Ans: 09:08:10