SET 1

1. In two days a point on the earth’s surface rotates through angle of

approximately:
a)90
b)180
c)360
d)480
e)720

2. Which of the following groups is arranged in order from smallest to

the largest:
3 11 15 1 9
a) 7 , 23 , 32 , 2 , 16
3 15 11 1 9
b) 7 , 32 , 23 , 2 , 16
11 3 15 1 9
c) 23 , 7 , 32 , 2 , 16
15 1 3 11 9
d) 32 , 2 , 7 , 23 , 16

1 15 3 11 9
e) 2 , 32 , 7 , 23 , 16

3. The rectangle below has a length twice as long as its width. If its
width is 󠄏x ,its perimeter is: l
a)6
b)2 x 2 w
c)4 x
d)6 x
e)8 x
4.This square has a side of 1”. The diagonal distance from one corner to
another is:
a) 1”
b) √ 2”
c) √ 3” 1” 1”
1” 9
d) 2
e) 3”

1”
5. A plumber needs eight sections of pipe, each 3’ 2” long. If pipe is sold
only by the10’ section, how many sections must he buy:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
e) 5
6.The ratio of the area of the shaded part to the area of unshaded part is:

x
x
a) x : 3
b) 2:1
c) 1:3
d) 1:2
x
e) 3:1 3

7.An airplane on a transatlantic flight took 4 hrs 20 min to get from New
York to its destination of 3000 miles. To avoid a storm, however, the
pilot went off his course, adding a distance of 200 miles to the flight.
Approximately how fast did the plane travel:
a) 640m/h
b) 710m/h
c) 738m/h
d) 750m/h
e) 772m/h

8.A photograph measuring 5” wide × 7” long must be reduced in size to

fit a space of 4” long in an advertising brochure. How wide must the
space be so that picture remains in proportion:
4
a) 1 7 ”
6
b) 2 7 ”
3
c) 4 5 ”
3
d) 8 4 ”

9.The total area of shaded part of the figure is:

2
a) 7 ¿2
1 2
b) 2 ¿
6 2
c) 7 ¿
3 2
d) 1 7 ¿
1 2
e) 2 3 ¿

10.A certain population of microbes grows according to the formula P=A

×2”,where P is the final size of the population .As the initial size of the
population, and n is the number of times population reproduce itself. If
each microbes reproduces itself every 20 min, how large would a
population of only one microbe after 4 hours:
 a) 16
b) 64
c) 128
d) 1028
e) 4096

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11.If x is a positive number and y= x ,as x increases in value ,what
happens to y:
a) Y increases
b) Y decreases
c) Y is unchanged
d) Y increases the decreases
e) Y decreases then increases

12.A box was made in the farm of the cube, if the second cubical box has
inside dimension, three times those of the first box, how many times as
much does it contain:
a) 3
b) 9
c) 12
d) 27
e) 33

13.Mr. Adams has a circular flower bed with a diameter of 4 feet. He

wishes to increase the size of this bed so that it will have four times as
much planting area. What must be the diameter of the new bed:
a) 6’
b) 8’
c) 12’
d) 16’
e) 20’
14.A train left New Delhi for Calcutta, a distance of 290 miles, at 10:10
am. The train was scheduled to reach Calcutta at 3:45pm. If the average
of the train on this trip was 50mph, it arrived in Calcutta in:
a) About 5 min early
b) On time
c) About 5 min late
d) 13 min late
e) More than 15 min late

15.If 3x-2=13, what is the value of 12x+20:

a) 5
b) 20
c) 30
d) 37
e) 80

16.A bakery shop sold three kinds of cake. The price of these cake were
25 cents,30 cents and 35cents per pound. The income from these sales
was $36. If the number of pounds of each kind of cake sold was the
same, how many pounds were sold:
a)120 pound
b)90 pounds
c)60 pounds
d)45 pounds
e)36 pounds

17.How many more 9” ×9” linoleum tiles than 1’×1’ tile will it take to
cover a 12’×12’ floor:
a) 63
b) 98
c) 112
d) 120
e) 144
18.If P pencils cost C cents, N pencils at the same rate will cost:
pc
a) n cents
cn
b) p cents
c) npc cents
np
d) c cents
e) n+ p+ c cents

19.Which of the following statements is always true :

a) If the numerator and denominator of the fraction is increased or
decreased by the same amount, the value of the fraction is
unchanged.
b) If the numerator and denominator of a fraction are squared,
the value of the fraction is unchanged.
c) The square of any number is greater than that number.
d) ) If unequal quantities are added to unequal quantities, the sums
are unequal.
e) None of the above

20.If the length and width of a rectangle are each doubled, by what
percent is the area increased:
a) 50%
b) 75%
c) 100%
d) 300%
e) 400%

21.If one pipe can fill a tank in 1½ hours, and another can fill the same
tank in us minutes, how long would it take for the two pipes to fill the
tank together:
1
a) 3 hour
1
b) 2 hour
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c) 6 hour
d) 1 hour
1
e) 1 2 hour

22.A baseball team has won so games out of 75 played. It has 45 games
still to play. How many of these must the team win to make its record for
the season 60%.
a) 20
b) 22
c) 25
d) 30
e) 35

23.If 9 million barrels of oil are consumed daily in the US, how many
barrels are requited required to meet and industrial needs:
a) 2,840,000 Industrial
b) 3,420,000
residence 39% others
c) 4,750,000
39% 4%
d) 5,670,000
e) 7,400,000 24%

commercial

24. A real estate investor buys a house and lot for $44,000. He pays $
1250 to have it painted. $1750 to fix the plumbing, and $ 1000 for
grading a driveway. At what price must he sell the property in order to
make a 12%. profit?
a) $3760
b) $52800
c) $52000
d) $49760
e) 44480

25.If a=1, b=2,c=3and d = 5, the value √ b ( d +a )−b ( c +a ) is:

a) 2
b) 3.5
c) 4
d) √ 20
e) 50