1) The price of sugar falls by 12%. How many quintals can be bought for the same money which was sufficient to buy 44 quintals at the higher price?
a) 54
b) 50
c) 38
d) 48
e) None of these
2) The distance between two stations A and B is 220 km. Two motorcyclists start simultaneously from A and B in opposite directions and the distance between them after 2 hours is 30 km. The faster motorcyclist’s speed is 5 km/hr more than the slower motorcyclist’s. Find the ratio of the faster motorcyclist’s speed to the slower motorcyclist’s.
a) 9 : 5
b) 10 : 11
c) 10 : 9
d) 5 : 8
e) None of these
3) A field can be plouged in 16 days. If 18 more hectares of land is ploughed daily, the work will be finished in 10 days. Find the area of the field.
a) 480 hectares
b) 520 hectares
c) 440 hectares
d) 500 hectares
e) None of these
4) An article costing 425 is marked to be sold at a price which gives a profit of 20%. What will be its selling price in a sale when 15% is taken off the marked price?
a) 442
b) 430
c) 438
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these
5) How much pure alcohol can be added to 700 ml of an 18% solution to make its strength 30%?
a) 60 ml
b)100 ml
c) 140 ml
d) 120 ml
e) None of these
6) 444 ÷ (16 × 1.5) = ?
a) 41.625
b) 222
c) 18.5
d) 185
e) None of these
7) 725 ÷ 25 – 13 = ?
a) 16
b) 29
c) 12
d) 18
e) None of these
8) 12 16 24 40 ?
a) 76
b) 72
c) 84
d) 88
e) None of these
9) 8 17 42 91 ?
a) 170
b) 142
c) 140
d) 172
e) None of these
10) 3840 960 240 60 ?
a) 20
b) 18
c) 12
d) 22
e) None of these