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Q. 1.

In the given question, two equations numbered l and II are given. Solve both the equations and mark the appropriate answer.

x² - 20x + 99 = 0
y² - 9y + 20 = 0

Choose the correct answer

x > y

x < y

x ≥ y

x ≤ y

x = y or relation cannot be established

Correct Answer is: A

Solution:

Q. 2.

In the given question, two equations numbered l and II are given. Solve both the equations and mark the appropriate answer.

x² + 5x - 104 = 0
y² + 30y + 224 = 0

Choose the correct answer

x > y

x < y

x ≥ y

x ≤ y

x = y or relation cannot be established

Correct Answer is: A

Solution:

Q. 3.

In the given question, two equations numbered l and II are given. Solve both the equations and mark the appropriate answer.

2x² + 5x - 3 = 0
2y² - 5y + 2 = 0

Choose the correct answer

x > y

x < y

x ≥ y

x ≤ y

x = y or relation cannot be established

Correct Answer is: D

Solution:

Q. 4.

In the given question, two equations numbered l and II are given. Solve both the equations and mark the appropriate answer.

x² - 38x + 360 = 0
y² - 10y + 24 = 0

Choose the correct answer

x > y

x < y

x ≥ y

x ≤ y

x = y or relation cannot be established

Correct Answer is: A

Solution:

Q. 5.

In the given question, two equations numbered l and II are given. Solve both the equations and mark the appropriate answer.

6x² - 17x + 5 = 0
10y² + 3y - 1 = 0

Choose the correct answer

x > y

x < y

x ≥ y

x ≤ y

x = y or relation cannot be established

Correct Answer is: A

Solution:

Q. 6. A boat starts travelling from point P, travels to point Q then returns to point P. The boat takes 12 hours to complete the journey. The speed of the stream is 5 km/hour and the speed of the boat in still water is 10 km/hour. What is the distance between P and Q?

Choose the correct answer

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 7. A invested Rs. X and B invested Rs. (X + 900) in a business for 12 months and 8 months respectively. If the total profit earned at the end of the year is Rs. 5800 and the profit share of B is Rs. 1000 more than the profit share of A, then find the amount invested by B in the business.

Choose the correct answer

Rs. 1200

Rs. 1700

Rs. 1800

Rs. 2000

Rs. 1500

Correct Answer is: B

Solution:

Q. 8.

Gopi and Kishan travel from A to B and the ratio of their speed is 3 : 5. Gopi starts at 10:00 A.M. and Kishan starts at 2:00 P.M. then, find at what time Kishan will overtake Gopi.

Choose the correct answer

7:00 PM

7:00 AM

8:00 PM

8:00 AM

None of these

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 9. A's mother's present age is 6 times the present age of A. Sum of the ages of A's mother and father, after 5 years is 80 years, A's father is 10 years elder than A's mother. Find the present age of A?

Choose the correct answer

Correct Answer is: E

Solution:

Q. 10. Sunita can finish a project in 21 days and Sarita can finish the same project in 15 days. Sarita worked for 10 days and left the job. How many days would it take Sunita to finish the remaining work alone?

Choose the correct answer

8 days

7 days

10 days

11 days

12 days

Correct Answer is: B

Solution:

Q. 11.

Read the following table carefully and answer the following questions:

Find the average male employees of five companies.

15600

14400

15400

16400

16600

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 12.

Read the following table carefully and answer the following questions:

The male workers are approximately what percent of the total workers of five companies?

38%

42%

52%

45%

48%

Correct Answer is: E

Solution:

Q. 13.

Read the following table carefully and answer the following questions:

The female workers of five companies are how much percent more than the male workers of five companies?

3.33%

16.66%

8.50%

6.25%

12.50%

Correct Answer is: D

Solution:

Q. 14.

Read the following table carefully and answer the following questions:

What is the ratio between the number of female workers and female employees of five companies?

1 : 4

1 : 3

1 : 5

2 : 3

2 : 5

Correct Answer is: A

Solution:

Q. 15.

Read the following table carefully and answer the following questions:

Find the difference between the female employees of company D and female workers of the same company.

12000

7000

8000

9000

10000

Correct Answer is: D

Solution:

Q. 16. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

1, 0.5, 0.5, 1, 4, ?

Choose the correct answer

None of these

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 17. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

7, 20, 59, 176, ?

Choose the correct answer

513

557

579

523

527

Correct Answer is: E

Solution:

Q. 18. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

5, 18, 57, 174, 525, ?

Choose the correct answer

1590

1570

1578

1678

None of these

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 19. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

9, 64, 25, 216, ?

Choose the correct answer

256

343

Correct Answer is: B

Solution:

Q. 20. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

2, 5, 11, 23, 44, 77, ?

Choose the correct answer

125

150

None of these

Correct Answer is: B

Solution:

Q. 21. A person sells two fans for Rs. 3200. The cost price of the first fan is equal to the selling price of the second fan. If the first is sold at 40% loss and the second at 100% gain, what is total profit or loss?

Choose the correct answer

Rs. 200

Rs. 240

Rs. 160

Rs. 280

None of these

Correct Answer is: A

Solution:

Q. 22. Kamal saves x% of her monthly income. When her monthly expenditure is increased by 20% and the monthly income is increased by 26%, then her monthly savings increased by 60%. What is the value of x?

Choose the correct answer

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 23. In a class, there are certain numbers of students. Their average age is 12 years. If two students leave the class, their ages are 23 years and 25 years respectively. Then the average age of the class becomes 11 years. Find the number of students in the class.

Choose the correct answer

Correct Answer is: D

Solution:

Q. 24.

Ram has 2 baskets of fruits from which the first basket contain 6 oranges and 7 mangoes. And the second basket contains 5 oranges and 8 mangoes. If one fruit is to drawn out from either of the two baskets then what is the probability of drawing a mango?

Choose the correct answer

$\frac{16}{23}$

$\frac{16}{26}$

$\frac{15}{22}$

$\frac{15}{26}$

$\frac{15}{25}$

Correct Answer is: D

Solution:

Q. 25. Two stations A and B were 310 km apart on a straight line. One train starts from A at 10 a.m. and travels towards B at 40 km/hr. Another train starts from B at 11 a.m. and travels towards A at a speed of 50 km/hr. At what time will they meet?

Choose the correct answer

3 P.M

4 P.M

2 P.M

2:30 P.M

12 P.M

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 26.

What approximate value should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following question?

$\frac{1}{3}$ of 785.99 - $\frac{11}{8}$ of 1031.99 = ? - $\frac{13}{4}$ of 527.98

Choose the correct answer

428

559

487

507

592

Correct Answer is: B

Solution:

Q. 27.

What approximate value should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following question?

11.92 + 3(- 2.18 × 2.97) - (17.98 ÷ 5.96) = ?

Choose the correct answer

-7

-9

Correct Answer is: B

Solution:

Q. 28.

What approximate value should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following question?

{44.95 - (16.97 × 2.93 - 2.99 × 1.92)} = ?

Choose the correct answer

-4

-7

Correct Answer is: E

Solution:

Q. 29. What approximate value should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following question?

2549.99 - [509.99 - {269.97 - (89.9 - 79.9 + 69.9)}] = ?

Choose the correct answer

1860

1980

2140

2230

2460

Correct Answer is: D

Solution:

Q. 30.

What approximate value should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following question?

(59.99% of 3499.99) + {(19.92% of 1224.95) ÷ 4.95} = ?

Choose the correct answer

2149

2085

2238

2235

2471

Correct Answer is: A

Solution:

Q. 31.

Study the given pie chart carefully and answer the following questions accordingly.

Given pie chart shows the percentage of players taking part in six different games in an event.

What is the difference between the total number of players taking part in Badminton and Boxing together and the total number of players taking part in Golf and Tennis together?

342

352

643

653

None of these

Correct Answer is: A

Solution:

Q. 32.

Study the given pie chart carefully and answer the following questions accordingly.

Given pie chart shows the percentage of players taking part in six different games in an event.

If the percentage of Golf players is increased by 50% and the percentage of Basketball players decreased by 25%, then what will be the new total number of Golf and Basketball players together?

379

390

459

480

None of these

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 33.

Study the given pie chart carefully and answer the following questions accordingly.

Given pie chart shows the percentage of players taking part in six different games in an event.

If two - ninth of the players taking part in Boxing is female, then the number of male Boxing players is approximately what percentage of the total number of players taking part in Athletics?

42%

51%

57%

63%

69%

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 34.

Study the given pie chart carefully and answer the following questions accordingly.

Given pie chart shows the percentage of players taking part in six different games in an event.

What is the total number of players taking part in Athletics, Badminton and Tennis?

998

1226

1176

1116

None of these

Correct Answer is: D

Solution:

Q. 35.

Study the given pie chart carefully and answer the following questions accordingly.

Given pie chart shows the percentage of players taking part in six different games in an event.

What is the respective ratio of the number of players taking part in Golf and the number of players taking part in Basketball?

7 : 13

7 : 26

8 : 13

26 : 7

None of these

Correct Answer is: E

Solution:

Q. 36. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series?

3, 4, 12, ?, 196

Choose the correct answer

None of these

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 37. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series?

7, 8, 18, ?, 232, 1165

Choose the correct answer

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 38. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series?

12, 12, 18, 45, 180, 1170, ?

Choose the correct answer

12285

12870

7605

10530

11700

Correct Answer is: A

Solution:

Q. 39. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series?

4, 125, 269, 438, ?, 859

Choose the correct answer

570

624

644

634

665

Correct Answer is: D

Solution:

Q. 40. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series?

120, 15, 105, 17.5, 87.5, ?

Choose the correct answer

19.5

18.5

17.5

21.875

Correct Answer is: E

Solution:

Q. 41.

Read the following table carefully and answer the following questions:

Table shows the percentage of male and female employees in different education in a company and total number of males and females:

Find the ratio between the number of female and male employees of postgraduate.

1 : 1

2 : 3

3 : 2

4 : 3

5 : 3

Correct Answer is: E

Solution:

Q. 42.

Read the following table carefully and answer the following questions:

Table shows the percentage of male and female employees in different education in a company and total number of males and females:

Find the average number of Undergraduate employees in a company.

5400

5900

6100

6300

6700

Correct Answer is: B

Solution:

Q. 43.

Read the following table carefully and answer the following questions:

Table shows the percentage of male and female employees in different education in a company and total number of males and females:

The difference between Graduate female and Graduate male employees in the company.

100

150

200

180

250

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 44.

Read the following table carefully and answer the following questions:

Table shows the percentage of male and female employees in different education in a company and total number of males and females:

Find the postgraduate employees of a company are approximately what percent of total employees of a company?

18%

12%

15%

26%

22%

Correct Answer is: A

Solution:

Q. 45.

Read the following table carefully and answer the following questions:

Table shows the percentage of male and female employees in different education in a company and total number of males and females:

Find the number of Undergraduate male employees is approximately what percent less than the number of undergraduate female employees?

31%

34%

24%

27%

21%

Correct Answer is: A

Solution:

Q. 46. A sum when invested at certain rate of simple interest for 3 years gives interest equals to 3/4th of the sum. Find the amount received when Rs. 1500 is invested at the same rate for 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually.

Choose the correct answer

Rs. 2343.75

Rs. 2287.65

Rs. 2509.52

Rs. 3015.08

Rs. 3245.15

Correct Answer is: A

Solution:

Q. 47. Rinku, Puneet and Sweety have balls in the ratio 7 : 6 : 9. If Sweety give 15 balls to Rinku then the ratio of number of balls Rinku, Puneet and Sweety have 5 : 3 : 3 respectively. Find the initial number of balls that Rinku has.

Choose the correct answer

None of these

Correct Answer is: B

Solution:

Q. 48. A invested Rs. x in scheme earning compound interest at 20% per annum for 2 years while B invested Rs. 2x in the same scheme earning simple interest at 10% per annum for 3 years. The difference between the interests earned in the scheme is Rs. 2400. Find the value of 'x'.

Choose the correct answer

Rs. 15,000

Rs. 20,000

Rs. 25,000

Rs. 30,000

Rs. 40,000

Correct Answer is: A

Solution:

Q. 49. Two trains of lengths 100 m and 140 m respectively are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. If their speed is 29 km/hour and 43 km/hour respectively. In what time will they cross each other?

Choose the correct answer

12 seconds

16 seconds

14 seconds

20 seconds

10 seconds

Correct Answer is: A

Solution:

Q. 50. A shopkeeper purchased two types of wheat costing Rs. 220 per kg and Rs. 300 per kg. In what ratio should he mix the wheat so that he could sell the mixture at the rate of Rs. 360 per kg in order to earn the profit of 25%?

Choose the correct answer

2 : 17

3 : 16

3 : 17

4 : 17

4 : 15

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 51.

In the given question, two equations numbered l and II are given. Solve both the equations and mark the appropriate answer.

x² - 25x + 156 = 0
y² - 20y + 96 = 0

Choose the correct answer

x > y

x < y

x ≥ y

x ≤ y

x = y or relation cannot be established

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 52.

In the given question, two equations numbered l and II are given. Solve both the equations and mark the appropriate answer.

x² + 2x - 15 = 0
y² + 16y + 55 = 0

Choose the correct answer

x > y

x < y

x ≥ y

x ≤ y

x = y or relation cannot be established

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 53.

In the given question, two equations numbered l and II are given. Solve both the equations and mark the appropriate answer.

2x² + 5x - 3 = 0
y² - 14y + 24 = 0

Choose the correct answer

x > y

x < y

x ≥ y

x ≤ y

x = y or relation cannot be established

Correct Answer is: B

Solution:

Q. 54.

In the given question, two equations numbered l and II are given. Solve both the equations and mark the appropriate answer.

x² + 19x + 90 = 0
y² + 13y + 36 = 0

Choose the correct answer

x > y

x < y

x ≥ y

x ≤ y

x = y or relation cannot be established

Correct Answer is: D

Solution:

Q. 55.

In the given question, two equations numbered l and II are given. Solve both the equations and mark the appropriate answer.

x² - 5x + 6 = 0
2y² - 32y + 126 = 0

Choose the correct answer

x > y

x < y

x ≥ y

x ≤ y

x = y or relation cannot be established

Correct Answer is: B

Solution:

Q. 56. Read the following data carefully and answer the questions given below:

There are 6300 students in Manipur University in the academic year 2020. The ratio of the boys to the girls in the University is 5 : 4. All the students are enrolled in different indoor activities (Chess, Carom, Debating, Painting, and Quiz) and one student is enrolled in only one indoor activity. The number of boys enrolled in the Painting is 621. The ratio of the number of boys who enrolled in Chess to the number of boys who enrolled in Carom is 5 : 3. 36% of the students are enrolled in Quiz. The number of boys enrolled in Debating is 25% of the total number of boys. The number of girls enrolled in Quiz is 640 which is 150 less than the number of girls enrolled in Carom. The number of girls enrolled in Chess is 186 more than the number of boys enrolled in the same activity. The total number of students enrolled in Painting is 816.

Find the percentage of students of the university who are enrolled in Chess.

10%

15%

20%

25%

None of these

Correct Answer is: A

Solution:

Q. 57. Read the following data carefully and answer the questions given below:

There are 6300 students in Manipur University in the academic year 2020. The ratio of the boys to the girls in the University is 5 : 4. All the students are enrolled in different indoor activities (Chess, Carom, Debating, Painting, and Quiz) and one student is enrolled in only one indoor activity. The number of boys enrolled in the Painting is 621. The ratio of the number of boys who enrolled in Chess to the number of boys who enrolled in Carom is 5 : 3. 36% of the students are enrolled in Quiz. The number of boys enrolled in Debating is 25% of the total number of boys. The number of girls enrolled in Quiz is 640 which is 150 less than the number of girls enrolled in Carom. The number of girls enrolled in Chess is 186 more than the number of boys enrolled in the same activity. The total number of students enrolled in Painting is 816.

The difference in the number of boys and girls who are enrolled in painting is what percentage of the total number of students who are enrolled in Debating?

20%

38%

26%

34%

None of these

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 58. Read the following data carefully and answer the questions given below:

There are 6300 students in Manipur University in the academic year 2020. The ratio of the boys to the girls in the University is 5 : 4. All the students are enrolled in different indoor activities (Chess, Carom, Debating, Painting, and Quiz) and one student is enrolled in only one indoor activity. The number of boys enrolled in the Painting is 621. The ratio of the number of boys who enrolled in Chess to the number of boys who enrolled in Carom is 5 : 3. 36% of the students are enrolled in Quiz. The number of boys enrolled in Debating is 25% of the total number of boys. The number of girls enrolled in Quiz is 640 which is 150 less than the number of girls enrolled in Carom. The number of girls enrolled in Chess is 186 more than the number of boys enrolled in the same activity. The total number of students enrolled in Painting is 816.

The total number of girls in Quiz is approximately what percent of the total number of students in Quiz?

18%

36%

62%

72%

28%

Correct Answer is: E

Solution:

Q. 59. Read the following data carefully and answer the questions given below:

There are 6300 students in Manipur University in the academic year 2020. The ratio of the boys to the girls in the University is 5 : 4. All the students are enrolled in different indoor activities (Chess, Carom, Debating, Painting, and Quiz) and one student is enrolled in only one indoor activity. The number of boys enrolled in the Painting is 621. The ratio of the number of boys who enrolled in Chess to the number of boys who enrolled in Carom is 5 : 3. 36% of the students are enrolled in Quiz. The number of boys enrolled in Debating is 25% of the total number of boys. The number of girls enrolled in Quiz is 640 which is 150 less than the number of girls enrolled in Carom. The number of girls enrolled in Chess is 186 more than the number of boys enrolled in the same activity. The total number of students enrolled in Painting is 816.

Find the number of girls who are enrolled in Debating.

141

640

790

875

754

Correct Answer is: E

Solution:

Q. 60. Read the following data carefully and answer the questions given below:

There are 6300 students in Manipur University in the academic year 2020. The ratio of the boys to the girls in the University is 5 : 4. All the students are enrolled in different indoor activities (Chess, Carom, Debating, Painting, and Quiz) and one student is enrolled in only one indoor activity. The number of boys enrolled in the Painting is 621. The ratio of the number of boys who enrolled in Chess to the number of boys who enrolled in Carom is 5 : 3. 36% of the students are enrolled in Quiz. The number of boys enrolled in Debating is 25% of the total number of boys. The number of girls enrolled in Quiz is 640 which is 150 less than the number of girls enrolled in Carom. The number of girls enrolled in Chess is 186 more than the number of boys enrolled in the same activity. The total number of students enrolled in Painting is 816.

Find the ratio of the number of boys enrolled in Carom to the number of girls enrolled in the same activity.

2 : 9

141 : 790

151 : 790

59 : 31

23 : 17

Correct Answer is: B

Solution:

Q. 61.

Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below:

Graph represent the percentage of students increase in Public & Government school over the years.

What is the difference between total number of students in public school and government school for the given years?

1300

2300

4300

4500

Cannot be determined

Correct Answer is: E

Solution:

Q. 62.

Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below:

Graph represent the percentage of students increase in Public & Government school over the years.

What is the average percentage increase in students of public school for the given years?

12%

25%

36%

34%

65%

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 63.

Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below:

Graph represent the percentage of students increase in Public & Government school over the years.

In which year, the percent increase in the students is the highest as compared to previous year in government school?

In 2014

In 2015

In 2016

In 2017

In 2018

Correct Answer is: D

Solution:

Q. 64.

Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below:

Graph represent the percentage of students increase in Public & Government school over the years.

If the number of students of public school in 2015 were 5,000, how many students were in 2018?

12300

13500

14500

15750

55000

Correct Answer is: D

Solution:

Q. 65.

Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below:

Graph represent the percentage of students increase in Public & Government school over the years.

In which year, the difference between the percentage increase in the number of students between public and government school is highest?

In 2014

In 2015

In 2016

In 2018

In 2019

Correct Answer is: B

Solution:

Q. 66. A shopkeeper wants to make a profit of 20% on an article after selling it, while he gives a cash discount of 20%. Further allows 4 more articles for free after purchase of one dozen articles to his premium customer. How much per cent above the cost price he must mark his article?

Choose the correct answer

100%

85%

80%

90%

110%

Correct Answer is: A

Solution:

Q. 67. The income of Aman is Rs. 30,000 per month and his expenditure is Rs. 20,000 per month. In the next month, his income increases by Rs. 10,000 per month, and expenditure increases to Rs. 25,000 per month. In the next month, his savings increases by what percent?

Choose the correct answer

12.50%

25%

55%

100%

None of these

Correct Answer is: E

Solution:

Q. 68. The cost price of 8 apples is equal to the selling price of 5 apples and cost price of 13 oranges is equal to selling price of 10 oranges, If the ratio of cost price of 1 apple to 1 orange is 5 : 2, Find the net profit percent on the sale of 8 apples and 10 oranges.

Choose the correct answer

40%

45%

50%

55%

None of these

Correct Answer is: C

Solution:

Q. 69. In a town, two opposition leaders (Ram & Shyam) are contesting in an election. 80% of the registered voters cast their votes in the election and Ram wins the election by 600 votes. If Ram had received 12.5% less votes, Ram's votes would have been equal to Shyam's votes. How many registered voters are there in the town?

Choose the correct answer

5200

5250%

5850%

4675%

4250%

Correct Answer is: D

Solution:

Q. 70. A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio of 7 : 8. If 10 litres water and 5 litres milk is added in the mixture then the ratio of water and milk becomes 3 : 2. Find the initial quantity in the mixture?

Choose the correct answer

32 litres

30 litres

60 litres

15 litres

45 litres

Correct Answer is: D

Solution:

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