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199951.

Four-fifth of a certain number is 64. half of that number is ?

A. 16
B. 32
C. 40
D. 80
Answer» D. 80
199952.

A number when divided by 4 is reduced by 21. the number is ?

A. 18
B. 20
C. 28
D. 38
Answer» D. 38
199953.

The number which when added to 10 times itself gives 264, is ?

A. 20
B. 22
C. 24
D. 26
Answer» D. 26
199954.

A number exceeds 20% of itself by 40. the number is ?

A. 50
B. 60
C. 70
D. 80
Answer» B. 60
199955.

The difference between the squares of two numbers is 256000 and the sum of the numbers is 1000. the numbers are ?

A. 600,400
B. 640,360
C. 628,372
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
199956.

One-fourth of one-third of two-fifth of a number is 15. what will be 40% of that number?

A. 120
B. 180
C. 270
D. 350
Answer» C. 270
199957.

Two different natural numbers are such that their products is less than their sum. one of the numbers must be ?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. none of these
Answer» B. 2
199958.

The product of two numbers is 120 and the sum of their squares is 289. the sum of the number is ?

A. 20
B. 23
C. 169
D. none of these
Answer» C. 169
199959.

The sum of the squares of two numbers is 3341 and the difference of their squares is 891. the numbers are ?

A. 25,46
B. 35,46
C. 25,36
D. none of these
Answer» C. 25,36
199960.

The sum of two numbers is 15 and the sum of their squares is 113. the numbers are ?

A. 4,11
B. 5,10
C. 6,9
D. 7,8
Answer» E.
199961.

If anshul rows 15 km upstream and 21 km down stream taking 3 hours each time, then the speed of the sream is ?

A. 1 km/hr
B. 1.5km/hr
C. 2 km/hr
D. 12 km/hr
Answer» B. 1.5km/hr
199962.

A man can row upstream at 8 kmph and downstream at 13 kmph.the speed of the stream is ?

A. 5 km/hr
B. 2.5 km/hr
C. 10.5 km/hr
D. 4.2 km/hr
Answer» C. 10.5 km/hr
199963.

A train moves with a speed of 108 kmph. its speed in metres per second is ?

A. 38.8
B. 18
C. 30
D. 10.8
Answer» D. 10.8
199964.

If a man can swim downstream at 6 kmph and upstream at 2kmph, his speed in still water is ?

A. 4 km/hr
B. 2 km/hr
C. 3 km/hr
D. 2.5 km/hr
Answer» B. 2 km/hr
199965.

A speed of 14 metres per second is the same as _________

A. 50.4 km/hr
B. 28 km/hr
C. 70 km/hr
D. 46.6 km/hr
Answer» B. 28 km/hr
199966.

A man on riding crosses a bridge in 5 minutes when riding is being done at 15 kmph. the length of the bridge is ?

A. 125 m
B. 250 m
C. 1250 m
D. 2500 m
Answer» D. 2500 m
199967.

Ramesh covers two-third of a certain distance at 4 kmph and the remaining at 5 kmph. if he takes 42 minutes in all, the distance is ?

A. 2.5 km
B. 3 km
C. 4 km
D. 4.6 km
Answer» C. 4 km
199968.

Two buses travel to a place at 45 kmph and 60 kmph respectively. If the second bus takes 5 ½ hours less than the first for the same journey, the length of journey is ?

A. 900 km
B. 945 km
C. 990 km
D. 1350 km
Answer» D. 1350 km
199969.

A discount of 30% on the marked price of a toy reduces its S.P. by Rs 30. What is the new S.P. ?

A. Rs 130
B. Rs 100
C. Rs 70
D. Rs 21
Answer» D. Rs 21
199970.

A retailer buys a sewing machine at a discount of 15% and sells it for Rs 1955. thus, he makes a profit of 15%. The discount is ?

A. Rs 300
B. Rs 290
C. Rs 275
D. Rs 270
Answer» B. Rs 290
199971.

Anil bought a T.V. with 20% discount on the labelled price.Had he bought it with 25% discount, he would have saved RS 500. At what price did he buy the T.V.?

A. RS 16000
B. RS 12000
C. RS 10000
D. RS 5000
Answer» D. RS 5000
199972.

A sells a bicycle to B at a profit of 20 % and B sells it to C at a profit of 25% . if C pays RS 1500 , what did A pay for it ?

A. RS 825
B. RS 1000
C. RS 1100
D. RS 1125
Answer» C. RS 1100
199973.

By selling 45 lemons for RS 40, a man loses 20 % .How many should he sell for RS 24 to gain 20 % in the transaction?

A. 16
B. 18
C. 20
D. 22
Answer» C. 20
199974.

Monika purchased a pressure cooker at 9/10 th of its selling price and sold it at 8% more than its S.P. Her gain is ?

A. 20%
B. 18%
C. 10%
D. 8%
Answer» B. 18%
199975.

A grain dealer cheats to the extent of 10 % while buying as well as selling, by using false weights. his total gain is?

A. 10 %
B. 20 %
C. 22%
D. 21 %
Answer» E.
199976.

An article when sold at a gain of 5% yield RS 15 more than when sold at a loss of 5%. what is the C.P.?

A. RS 64
B. RS 80
C. RS 150
D. RS 200
Answer» D. RS 200
199977.

An article is sold at a certain price. By selling it at 2/3 of that price one loses 10% . the gain percent at original price is ?

A. 20%
B. 33 1/3 %
C. 35%
D. 40%
Answer» D. 40%
199978.

Toffees are bought at the rate of 3 for a rupee. To gain 50%, it must be sold at?

A. 2 for a rupee
B. 1 for a rupee
C. 4 for a rupee
D. 5 for a rupee
Answer» B. 1 for a rupee
199979.

A reduction of 25% in the price of eggs will enable one to buy 4 dozen more eggs for RS. 96. what is the price per dozen?

A. 6
B. 8
C. RS 8.50
D. RS 9
Answer» C. RS 8.50
199980.

Three cubes of iron whose edges are 6 cm, 8cm,and 10cm respectively are melted and formed in to a single cube. The edge of the new cube formed is ?

A. 12 cm
B. 14 cm
C. 18 cm
D. 16 cm
Answer» B. 14 cm
199981.

The C.P. of an article is 40% of the S.P . The percent that the S.P. is of C.P. is ?

A. 250%
B. 240%
C. 60%
D. 40%
Answer» B. 240%
199982.

The percentage increase in the surface area of a cube when each side is doubled is?

A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 150%
D. 300%
Answer» E.
199983.

A cube of side 6 cm is cut into a number of cubes , each of side 2 cm. the number of cubes will be ?

A. 6
B. 9
C. 12
D. 27
Answer» E.
199984.

If the surface areas of two spheres are in the ratio of 4:25, then the ratio of their volume is ?

A. 4:25
B. 25:4
C. 125:8
D. 8:125
Answer» E.
199985.

if the height of a cone is doubled, then its volume is increased by ?

A. 100%
B. 200%
C. 300%
D. 400%
Answer» B. 200%
199986.

If the ratio of volumes of two sphere is 1:8, then the ratio of their surface area is ?

A. 1:2
B. 1:4
C. 1:8
D. 1:16
Answer» C. 1:8
199987.

The radius of a cylinder is the same as that of a sphere.Their volumes are equal. the height of the cylinder is how many times its radius?

A. 4/3
B. 2/3
C. 1
D. 2
Answer» B. 2/3
199988.

The year next to 1996 having the same calendar as that of 1996 is ?

A. 2003
B. 2002
C. 2001
D. 2004
Answer» D. 2004
199989.

Today is Tuesday. after 62 days it will be ?

A. Wednesday
B. Monday
C. Thursday
D. Sunday
Answer» C. Thursday
199990.

if the first day of the year 1991 was Tuesday, what day of the week must have been on 1 st January, 1998?

A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday
Answer» E.
199991.

The material of a cone is converted in to the shape of a cylinder of equal radius. If the height of the cylinder is 6 cm, the height of the cone is ?

A. 2 cm
B. 6 cm
C. 18 cm
D. 36 cm
Answer» D. 36 cm
199992.

Find the wrong number in the series : 3, 8, 15, 24, 34, 48,63

A. 15
B. 24
C. 34
D. 48
Answer» D. 48
199993.

The cost of carpeting a room 18m long with a carpet 75 cm wide at 45 paise per metre is Rs. 81. The breadth of the room is ?

A. 7 m
B. 7.5 m
C. 8 m
D. 8.5
Answer» C. 8 m
199994.

In a game of 100 points, A can give B 20 points and C 28 points. then, B can give C ?

A. 8 points
B. 10 points
C. 14 points
D. 40 points
Answer» C. 14 points
199995.

The ratio between the length and breadth of a rectangular field is 5:4. If the breadth is 20m less than the length, the perimeter of the field is ?

A. 260 m
B. 280 m
C. 360 m
D. none
Answer» D. none
199996.

if log3 x = -2, then x is equal to ?

A. -9
B. -6
C. -8
D. 1/9
Answer» E.
199997.

If each side of a square is increased by 25%, its area is increased by ?

A. 25 %
B. 50 %
C. 40.5 %
D. 56.25 %
Answer» E.
199998.

At the rate of 6% p.a. simple interest , a sum of Rs. 2500 will earn how much interest by the end of 5 years?

A. Rs 150
B. Rs 700
C. Rs 750
D. Rs 3250
Answer» D. Rs 3250
199999.

A person borrowed Rs. 500 at the rate of 5% per annum S.I. What amount will he pay to clear the debt after 4 years?

A. Rs. 107.50
B. Rs. 550
C. Rs. 600
D. Rs. 700
Answer» D. Rs. 700
200000.

If A lends Rs. 3500 to B at 10% p.a. and B lends the same sum to C at 11.5% p.a, then the gain of B ( in Rs .) in a period of 3 years is?

A. 107.50
B. 115.50
C. 157.50
D. 177.50
Answer» D. 177.50