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1351.	A boat takes 19 hours for travelling downstream from point A to point B and coming back to point C midway between A and B. If the velocity of the stream is 4 kmph and the speed of the boat in still water is 14 kmph, what is the distance between A and B?
A.	220 km
B.	160 km
C.	200 km
D.	180 km
Answer» E.

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1352.	What number should come next? In this series: 201, 202, 204, 207.
A.	205
B.	210
C.	208
D.	211
Answer» E.

Discussion

1353.	A boat moves downstream at the rate of one km in 10 minutes and upstream at the rate of 4 km an hour. What is the velocity of the current?
A.	3 km/hr
B.	5 km/hr
C.	1 km/hr
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

1354.	Look at this series: 544, 509, 474, 439, . . . What number should come next?
A.	404
B.	420
C.	414
D.	445
Answer» B. 420

Discussion

1355.	A man can row 7.5 kmph in still water and he finds that it takes him twice as long to row up as to row down the river. Find the rate of stream ?
A.	3
B.	2
C.	2.5
D.	3
Answer» D. 3

Discussion

1356.	Look at this series: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, . . . What number should come next?
A.	11
B.	13
C.	12
D.	14
Answer» D. 14

Discussion

1357.	A swimmer covers a distance of 28 km against the current and 40 km in the directions of the current. If in each case he takes 4 hours, then the speed of the current is ?
A.	1.5 km/hr
B.	3.5 km/hr
C.	2.5 km/hr
D.	None of these
Answer» B. 3.5 km/hr

Discussion

1358.	Look at this series: 1,000, 200, 40, . . . What number should come next?
A.	8
B.	15
C.	10
D.	20
Answer» B. 15

Discussion

1359.	A man can row downstream at the rate of 15 km/hr and upstream at 10 km/hr. Find man’s rate in still water and the rate of current?
A.	6
B.	2.5
C.	3.5
D.	3
Answer» C. 3.5

Discussion

1360.	look at this series: 40, 40, 47, 47, 54, . . What number should come next?
A.	40
B.	54
C.	44
D.	61
Answer» C. 44

Discussion

1361.	Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, . . . What number should come next?
A.	12
B.	27
C.	14
D.	53
Answer» D. 53

Discussion

1362.	Look at this series: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, . . . What number should come next?
A.	7
B.	14
C.	10
D.	15
Answer» E.

Discussion

1363.	A man can row with the stream at 7 km/hr and against the stream at 3 km/hr. His speed in still water is ?
A.	7 km/hr
B.	6.5 km/hr
C.	5 km/hr
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

1364.	Look at this series: 8, 22, 8, 28, 8, . . . What number should come next?
A.	9
B.	32
C.	29
D.	34
Answer» E.

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1365.	Look at this series: 58, 52, 46, 40, 34, . . . What number should come next?
A.	26
B.	30
C.	28
D.	32
Answer» D. 32

Discussion

1366.	Look at this series: 5.2, 4.8, 4.4, 4, . . . What number should come next?
A.	3
B.	3.5
C.	3.3
D.	3.6
Answer» E.

Discussion

1367.	The effective speed of travel of a boat downstream is 20 kmph whereas it is 10 kmph upstream. What is the speed of the current?
A.	6
B.	2
C.	5
D.	7
Answer» D. 7

Discussion

1368.	Speed of a man is 10 km/hr in still water. If the rate of current is 3 km/hr, then the effective speed of the man upstream is ?
A.	8.5 km/hr
B.	7 km/hr
C.	9 km/hr
D.	None of these
Answer» C. 9 km/hr

Discussion

1369.	Look at this series: 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, . . . What number should come next?
A.	20
B.	30
C.	25
D.	50
Answer» B. 30

Discussion

1370.	Look at this series: 14, 28, 20, 40, 32, 64, . . . What number should come next?
A.	52
B.	96
C.	56
D.	128
Answer» D. 128

Discussion

1371.	The speed of a boat in still water is 8 km/hr. If it speed downstream be 15 km/hr, then speed of the stream is ?
A.	7 km/hr
B.	7.5 km/hr
C.	9 km/hr
D.	None of these
Answer» B. 7.5 km/hr

Discussion

1372.	Look at this series: 21, 9, 21, 11, 21, 13, . . . What number should come next?
A.	14
B.	21
C.	15
D.	23
Answer» C. 15

Discussion

1373.	The Speed of a boat in still water is 20 kmph. If it can travel 16 km upstream in 1 hr., What time it would take to travel the same distance downstream?
A.	15
B.	20
C.	30
D.	40
Answer» E.

Discussion

1374.	The Speed of a boat in still water is 10 kmph. If it can travel downstream 20 kms in the same time as it can travel 12 kms upstream. What is the speed of the current?
A.	2.5
B.	2
C.	5
D.	3
Answer» B. 2

Discussion

1375.	Look at this series: 31, 29, 24, 22, 17, . . . What number should come next?
A.	15
B.	13
C.	14
D.	12
Answer» B. 13

Discussion

1376.	A boat goes 13 km upstream in 39 minutes. The speed of stream is 3 km/hr. The speed of boat in still water is ?
A.	27 km/hr
B.	23 km/hr
C.	25 km/hr
D.	None of these
Answer» C. 25 km/hr

Discussion

1377.	The speed of the boat in still water in 12 kmph. It can travel downstream through 45 kms in 3 hrs. In what time would it cover the same distance upstream?
A.	7
B.	3
C.	6
D.	5
Answer» C. 6

Discussion

1378.	83, 73, 93, 63, ? , 93, 43
A.	53
B.	47
C.	54
D.	65
Answer» B. 47

Discussion

1379.	664, 332, 340, 170, ? , 89
A.	85
B.	107
C.	122
D.	178
Answer» E.

Discussion

1380.	80, 10, 70, 15, 60, ?
A.	22
B.	20
C.	40
D.	35
Answer» C. 40

Discussion

1381.	22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23 , ?
A.	20
B.	22
C.	25
D.	26
Answer» D. 26

Discussion

1382.	A sum of Rs. 1550 was lent partly at 5% and partly at 8% p.a. simple interest. The total interest received after 3 years was Rs. 300. The ratio of the money lent at 5% to that lent at 8% is?
A.	31 : 6
B.	5 : 8
C.	16 : 15
D.	8 : 5
Answer» D. 8 : 5

Discussion

1383.	A sum of money lent at C.I. annually gives Rs. 250 and Rs. 300 as interest in the first and the 2nd year. Find the rate of interest?
A.	18%
B.	10%
C.	15%
D.	20%
Answer» E.

Discussion

1384.	Which number Comes Next to the series 1000, 200, 40
A.	6
B.	8
C.	12
D.	10
Answer» C. 12

Discussion

1385.	70, 71, 76, ? , 81, 86, 70, 91
A.	60
B.	65
C.	70
D.	75
Answer» D. 75

Discussion

1386.	The price of a T.V. set worth Rs. 20,000 is to be paid in 20 instalments of Rs. 1000 each. If the rate of interest be 6% per annum, and the first instalment be paid at the time of purchase, then the value of the last instalment covering the interest as well will be ?
A.	Rs. 2050
B.	Rs. 1050
C.	Rs. 3000
D.	None of these
Answer» E.

Discussion

1387.	3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, ?
A.	17
B.	12
C.	10
D.	15
Answer» E.

Discussion

1388.	A man invests a certain sum of money at 6% per annum simple interest and another sum at 7% per annum simple interest. His income from interest after 2 years was Rs. 354. One-forth of the first sum is equal to one-fifth of the second sum. The total sum invested was ?
A.	Rs. 2900
B.	Rs. 2600
C.	Rs. 2880
D.	Rs. 2700
Answer» E.

Discussion

1389.	The interest on a certain deposit at 4.5% per annum is Rs. 202.50 in one year. How much will the additional interest in one year be on the same deposit at 5% per annum?
A.	Rs. 42.75
B.	Rs. 20.25
C.	Rs. 25
D.	Rs. 22.50
Answer» E.

Discussion

1390.	A sum was put a simple interest at a certain rate for 2 years. Had it been put at 3% higher rate, it would have fetched Rs. 72 more. The sum is?
A.	Rs. 1800
B.	Rs. 1200
C.	Rs. 1600
D.	Rs. 1500
Answer» C. Rs. 1600

Discussion

1391.	A sum of money doubles in 8 years. In how many years, it will treble at S.I.?
A.	16
B.	4
C.	12
D.	8
Answer» B. 4

Discussion

1392.	A certain sum in invested for T years. It amounts to Rs. 400 at 10% per annum. But when invested at 4% per annum, it amounts to Rs. 200. Find the time (T)?
A.	39 years
B.	41 years
C.	50 years
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

1393.	If Rs. 750 amounts to Rs. 1000 in 5 years, What will it become in 10 years at S.I.?
A.	2000
B.	1250
C.	2050
D.	1520
Answer» C. 2050

Discussion

1394.	A sum at Simple Interest amounts to Rs. 1000 in 2 years and Rs. 4000 in 5 years. Find the sum and rate of interest?
A.	1500
B.	1300
C.	1200
D.	1400
Answer» B. 1300

Discussion

1395.	If the simple interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years is one – fifth of the sum, then the rate of interest per annum is?
A.	10%
B.	9%
C.	8%
D.	None of these
Answer» B. 9%

Discussion

1396.	If the simple interest on Rs. 3000 is less than the Simple Interest on Rs. 2000 at 5% by Rs. 50, find the time?
A.	4
B.	2
C.	3
D.	1
Answer» E.

Discussion

1397.	Peter invested an amount of Rs. 12,000 at the rate of 10 p.c.p.a simple interest and another amount at the rate of 20 p.c.pa simple interest. The total interest earned at the end of one year on the total amount invested became 14 p.c.p.a. Find the total amount invested?
A.	Rs. 22,000
B.	Rs. 20,000
C.	Rs. 24,000
D.	Rs. 25,000
Answer» C. Rs. 24,000

Discussion

1398.	Rakesh borrowed Rs.5000 from Ganesh at simple interest. If Ganesh got Rs. 500 more than his capital after 5 years, then the rate of interest per annum is?
A.	2%
B.	4%
C.	3%
D.	None of these
Answer» B. 4%

Discussion

1399.	Mr. Prakash borrowed a sum of Rs. 10000 from a finance company for 6 years at 8% per annum. The amount returned by Mr. Prakash to the finance company is?
A.	Rs. 13300
B.	Rs. 14800
C.	Rs. 13300
D.	None of these
Answer» C. Rs. 13300

Discussion

1400.	Find the Simple Interest on Rs. 7500 at 11% for 2 Years and 5 months?
A.	1857.25
B.	1850.25
C.	1856
D.	1856.25
Answer» E.

Discussion

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A boat takes 19 hours for travelling downstream from point A to point B and coming back to point C midway between A and B. If the velocity of the stream is 4 kmph and the speed of the boat in still water is 14 kmph, what is the distance between A and B?

What number should come next? In this series: 201, 202, 204, 207.

A boat moves downstream at the rate of one km in 10 minutes and upstream at the rate of 4 km an hour. What is the velocity of the current?

Look at this series: 544, 509, 474, 439, . . . What number should come next?

A man can row 7.5 kmph in still water and he finds that it takes him twice as long to row up as to row down the river. Find the rate of stream ?

Look at this series: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, . . . What number should come next?

A swimmer covers a distance of 28 km against the current and 40 km in the directions of the current. If in each case he takes 4 hours, then the speed of the current is ?

Look at this series: 1,000, 200, 40, . . . What number should come next?

A man can row downstream at the rate of 15 km/hr and upstream at 10 km/hr. Find man’s rate in still water and the rate of current?

look at this series: 40, 40, 47, 47, 54, . . What number should come next?

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Look at this series: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, . . . What number should come next?

A man can row with the stream at 7 km/hr and against the stream at 3 km/hr. His speed in still water is ?

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Look at this series: 58, 52, 46, 40, 34, . . . What number should come next?

Look at this series: 5.2, 4.8, 4.4, 4, . . . What number should come next?

The effective speed of travel of a boat downstream is 20 kmph whereas it is 10 kmph upstream. What is the speed of the current?

Speed of a man is 10 km/hr in still water. If the rate of current is 3 km/hr, then the effective speed of the man upstream is ?

Look at this series: 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, . . . What number should come next?

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The speed of a boat in still water is 8 km/hr. If it speed downstream be 15 km/hr, then speed of the stream is ?

Look at this series: 21, 9, 21, 11, 21, 13, . . . What number should come next?

The Speed of a boat in still water is 20 kmph. If it can travel 16 km upstream in 1 hr., What time it would take to travel the same distance downstream?

The Speed of a boat in still water is 10 kmph. If it can travel downstream 20 kms in the same time as it can travel 12 kms upstream. What is the speed of the current?

Look at this series: 31, 29, 24, 22, 17, . . . What number should come next?

A boat goes 13 km upstream in 39 minutes. The speed of stream is 3 km/hr. The speed of boat in still water is ?

The speed of the boat in still water in 12 kmph. It can travel downstream through 45 kms in 3 hrs. In what time would it cover the same distance upstream?

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A sum of Rs. 1550 was lent partly at 5% and partly at 8% p.a. simple interest. The total interest received after 3 years was Rs. 300. The ratio of the money lent at 5% to that lent at 8% is?

A sum of money lent at C.I. annually gives Rs. 250 and Rs. 300 as interest in the first and the 2nd year. Find the rate of interest?

Which number Comes Next to the series 1000, 200, 40

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The price of a T.V. set worth Rs. 20,000 is to be paid in 20 instalments of Rs. 1000 each. If the rate of interest be 6% per annum, and the first instalment be paid at the time of purchase, then the value of the last instalment covering the interest as well will be ?

3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, ?

A man invests a certain sum of money at 6% per annum simple interest and another sum at 7% per annum simple interest. His income from interest after 2 years was Rs. 354. One-forth of the first sum is equal to one-fifth of the second sum. The total sum invested was ?

The interest on a certain deposit at 4.5% per annum is Rs. 202.50 in one year. How much will the additional interest in one year be on the same deposit at 5% per annum?

A sum was put a simple interest at a certain rate for 2 years. Had it been put at 3% higher rate, it would have fetched Rs. 72 more. The sum is?

A sum of money doubles in 8 years. In how many years, it will treble at S.I.?

A certain sum in invested for T years. It amounts to Rs. 400 at 10% per annum. But when invested at 4% per annum, it amounts to Rs. 200. Find the time (T)?

If Rs. 750 amounts to Rs. 1000 in 5 years, What will it become in 10 years at S.I.?

A sum at Simple Interest amounts to Rs. 1000 in 2 years and Rs. 4000 in 5 years. Find the sum and rate of interest?

If the simple interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years is one – fifth of the sum, then the rate of interest per annum is?

If the simple interest on Rs. 3000 is less than the Simple Interest on Rs. 2000 at 5% by Rs. 50, find the time?

Peter invested an amount of Rs. 12,000 at the rate of 10 p.c.p.a simple interest and another amount at the rate of 20 p.c.pa simple interest. The total interest earned at the end of one year on the total amount invested became 14 p.c.p.a. Find the total amount invested?

Rakesh borrowed Rs.5000 from Ganesh at simple interest. If Ganesh got Rs. 500 more than his capital after 5 years, then the rate of interest per annum is?

Mr. Prakash borrowed a sum of Rs. 10000 from a finance company for 6 years at 8% per annum. The amount returned by Mr. Prakash to the finance company is?

Find the Simple Interest on Rs. 7500 at 11% for 2 Years and 5 months?