1) The average weight of 8 person’s increases by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 65 kg. What might be the weight of the new person?
a) 76 kg
b) 76.5 kg
c) 85 kg
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these
2) The difference between a two-digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the digits is 36. What is the difference between the sum and the difference of the digits of the number if the ratio between the digits of the number is 1 : 2 ?
a) 4
b) 8
c) 16
d) None of these
3) The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago, father’s age was five times the age of the son. After 6 years, son’s age will be:
a) 12 years
b) 14 years
c) 18 years
d) 20 years
4) Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?
a) 57%
b) 60%
c) 65%
d) 90%
5) In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?
a) 30%
b) 70%
c) 100%
d) 250%
Study the following table and answer the questions based on it.
Number of Candidates Appeared, Qualified and Selected in a Competitive Examination from Five States Delhi, H.P, U.P, Punjab and Haryana Over the Years 1994 to 1998
| Year | Delhi | H.P | U.P | Punjab | Haryana | ||||||||||
| App | Qual | Sel | App | Qual | Sel | App | Qual | Sel | App | Qual | Sel | App | Qual | Sel | |
| 1997 | 8000 | 850 | 94 | 7800 | 810 | 82 | 7500 | 720 | 78 | 8200 | 680 | 85 | 6400 | 700 | 75 |
| 1998 | 4800 | 500 | 48 | 7500 | 800 | 65 | 5600 | 620 | 85 | 6800 | 600 | 70 | 7100 | 650 | 75 |
| 1999 | 7500 | 640 | 82 | 7400 | 560 | 70 | 4800 | 400 | 48 | 6500 | 525 | 65 | 5200 | 350 | 55 |
| 2000 | 9500 | 850 | 90 | 8800 | 920 | 86 | 7000 | 650 | 70 | 7800 | 720 | 84 | 6400 | 540 | 60 |
| 2001 | 9000 | 800 | 70 | 7200 | 850 | 75 | 8500 | 950 | 80 | 5700 | 485 | 60 | 4500 | 600 | 75 |
6) For which state the average number of candidates selected over the years is the maximum?
a) Delhi
b) H.P
c) U.P
d) Punjab
7) The percentage of candidates qualified from Punjab over those appeared from Punjab is highestin the year?
a) 1997
b) 1998
c) 1999
d) 2000
8) In the year 1997, which state had the lowest percentage of candidates selected over the candidates appeared?
a) Delhi
b) H.P
c) U.P
d) Punjab
9) The number of candidates selected from Haryana during the period under review is approximately what percent of the number selected from Delhi during this period?
a) 79.5%
b) 81%
c) 84.5%
d) 88.5%
10) The percentage of candidates selected from U.P over those qualified from U.P is highest in the year?
a) 1997
b) 1998
c) 1999
d) 2001
