1.What would be the sum of 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 + 15 + ……up to 15th term? (c)
(a) 250 (b) 240
(c) 225 (d) 265
2.A, B, C subscribe together Rs. 50,000/- for a business. A subscribes Rs.4,000/- more than B and B Rs. 5,000/- more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 35,000/- A receives: (d)
(a) Rs. 8,500/- (b) Rs. 11,998/-
(c) Rs. 12,600/- (d) Rs. 14,700/-
3.With a two-digit prime number, if 18 is added, we get another prime number with digits reversed. How many are such numbers possible? (a)
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 0 (d) 1
4.X and Y can do a piece of work in 30 days. They work together for 6 days and the X quits and Y finishes the work in 32 more days. In how many days can Y do the piece of work alone? (d)
(a) 30 days (b) 32 days
(c) 34 days (d) 40 days
5.A metal pipe of negligible thickness has radius 21 cm and length 90cm. The outer curved surface area of the pipe in square cm is: (a)
(a) 11880 (b) 11680
(c) 11480 (d) 10080
6.A businessman allows a discount of 10% on the written price. How much above the cost price must he mark his goods to make a profit of 17%? (a)
(a) 30% (b) 20%
(c) 27% (d) 18%
7.465 coins consist of 1 rupee, 50 Paise, and 25 paise coins. Their values are in the ratio 5:3:1. The number of each type of coins respectively is: (a)
(a) 155, 186, 124 (b) 154, 187, 124
(c) 154, 185, 126 (d) 150, 140, 175
8.A batsman makes a score of 58 runs in the 15th innings and thus increases his average by 3 runs. What is the average after 15th inning? (c)
(a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 18
9.A trader has a weighing balance that shows 1,200 gm for a kilogram. He further marks up his cost price by 10%. Then the net profit percentage is: (a)
(a) 32% (b) 23%
(c) 31.75% (d) 23.5%
10. A car covers four successive 6 km stretches at speeds of 25kmph, 50kmph, 75kmph, and 150kmph respectively. Its average speed over this distance is: (b)
(a) 25kmph (b) 50kmph
(c) 75kmph (d) 150kmph
