Directions(1-10): Read the questions carefully and answer accordingly:
1. R sells his goods 20% cheaper than B and 20% dearer than C. How much percentage is C’s goods cheaper/dearer than B’s??
(a) 33.33
(b) 50.00
(c) 40.00
(d) 42.85
(e) None of these
2. Ramesh started a business with a little Capital. In the first year he earned a profit of 50% and donated 50% of total capital (Investment + Profit) to a charitable organization. The same course followed on second and third year also. If at the end of 3 years he is left with 16,875. Find the amount donated by him at the end of second year.
(a) Rs. 45,000
(b) Rs. 12,500
(c) Rs. 22,500
(d) Rs. 20,000
(e) None of these
3. Ritu’s project report consist of 25 pages each of 60 lines with 75 characters on each line. In case the number of lines is reduced to 55 but the number of characters increased to 90 per lines, what is the percentage change in the number of pages.(Assume the number of pages being a whole number.)
(a) +10%
(b) +5%
(c) -8%
(d) -10%
(e) -12%
4. 10% of Delhi’s population migrated to Bangalore, 10% of the remaining migrated to Ranchi and 10% of the rest migrated to Lucknow. If the female population which was left in Delhi , remained only 3,64,500, find the population of Delhi, before the migration and its effects if it is given that before the migration the female population was half the male population and this ratio did not change after the migration?
(a) 10,00,000
(b) 12,00,000
(c) 15,00,000
(d) 16,00,000
(e) 12,50,000
5. The price of a raw material has gone up by 15%, labour cost also increased from 25% of the cost of raw material to 30% of the cost of raw material. By how much percentage approximately there should be a reduction in the usage of raw materials so as to keep the cost same??
(a) 17%
(b) 24%
(c) 28%
(d) 25%
(e) Cannot be determined
6. In a mock IBPS PO test at Bankersadda, questions were asked in five sections. Out of the total students, 5% candidates cleared the cutoff in all sections and 5% cleared none. Of the rest, 25% cleared only one section and 20% cleared four section. If 24.5% of the entire candidates cleared two sections and 300 candidates cleared 3 sections, find how many candidates appeared at the Mock IBPS PO at Bankersadda?
(a) 1000
(b) 1200
(c) 1500
(d) 2000
(e) 1800
7. The petrol prices shot up by 7% as a result of the hike in the prices of crudes. The price of petrol per litre before the hike was Rs28. Shweta travels 2400 Km every month and her car gives a mileage of 18km per litre. Find the Increase in the expenditure that Shwetahas to incur due to increase in the prices of petrol (to the nearest rupee) ?
(a) Rs. 270
(b) Rs. 262
(c) Rs. 276
(d) Rs. 272
(e) Rs. 280
8. The population of a town is 64000. It increases by 10% during the first year. During the second year it decreases by 25% and increases by 5% during the third year. What is the population after 3 years?
(a) 65440
(b) 56440
(c) 55450
(d) 55440
(e) None of these
9. In a recent survey 40% of the houses contained two or more people. Of those houses containing only one person 25% were having only male. What is the percentage of all houses which contain exactly one female and no males (Assume that each house contains atleast one person)?
(a) 75
(b) 40
(c) 15
(d) 45
(e) None of these
10. Two numbers are less than the third number by 50% and 54% respectively. By how much per cent is the second number less than the first number ?
(1) 13
(2) 10
(3) 12
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these
