Appitude test 1) Alfred buys an old scooter for Rs. 4700 and spends Rs. 800 on its repairs.

If he sells the scooter for Rs. 5800, his gain percent is: 4 % 7 C. 10% A. 4 Answer: OPTION B Explanation: Cost Price (C.P.) = Rs. (4700 + 800) = Rs. 5500. Selling Price (S.P.) = Rs. 5800. Gain = (S.P.) - (C.P.) = Rs.(5800 - 5500) = Rs. 300. Gain % =( 300 5 x 100)%= 5 % 5500 11 5 % 11 D.12% B. 5

2) The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is: A.15 C. 18 Answer: OPTION B Explanation: Let C.P. of each article be Re. 1 C.P. of x articles = Rs. x. S.P. of x articles = Rs. 20. Profit = Rs. (20 - x). 20 - x x 100 = 25 x 2000 - 100x = 25x 125x = 2000 x = 16. B. 16 D.25

3) If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent. A. 66 2 3 1 3 B. 100 D.120

C. 105

Answer: OPTION B

Explanation: Let C.P. be Rs. x and S.P. be Rs. y. Then, 3(y - x) = (2y - x) Profit % = y = 2x. Profit = Rs. (y - x) = Rs. (2x - x) = Rs. x.

x x 100 % = 100% x

4) In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit? A.30% C. 100% Answer: OPTION B Explanation: Let C.P.= Rs. 100. Then, Profit = Rs. 320, S.P. = Rs. 420. New C.P. = 125% of Rs. 100 = Rs. 125 New S.P. = Rs. 420. Profit = Rs. (420 - 125) = Rs. 295. Required percentage = 295 1475 x 100 % = % = 70% (approximately). 420 21 B. 70% D.250%

5) A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%? A.3 C. 5 B. 4 D.6

Answer: OPTION C Explanation: C.P. of 6 toffees = Re. 1 S.P. of 6 toffees = 120% of Re. 1 = Rs. For Rs . 6, toffees sold = 6. 5 5 = 5. 6 6 5

For Re. 1, toffees sold = 6 x

6) The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs. 1280. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit? A.Rs. 2000 C. Rs. 2400 B. Rs. 2200 D.Data inadequate

Answer: OPTION A Explanation: Let C.P. be Rs. x. Then, 1920 - x x x 100 = x - 1280 x x 100

1920 - x = x 1280; 2x = 3200 ; x = 1600 Required S.P. = 125% of Rs. 1600 = Rs. 125 x 1600 100 = Rs 2000.

7)A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22.5% on his cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs. 392, what was his profit? A.Rs. 18.20 C. Rs. 72 Answer: OPTION C Explanation: C.P. = Rs. 100 122.5 x 392 = Rs. 1000 1225 x 392 = Rs. 320 B. Rs. 70 D.Rs. 88.25

Profit = Rs. (392 - 320) = Rs. 72. 8) A man buys a cycle for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle? A.Rs. 1090 C. Rs. 1190 B. Rs. 1160 D.Rs. 1202

Answer: OPTION C S.P. = 85% of Rs. 1400 = Rs. 85 100

x 1400

= Rs. 1190

9) Sam purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of Rs. 375 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of Rs. 33. What was his percentage profit? A.3.5 C. 5.6 Answer: OPTION C Cost Price of 1 toy = Rs. Selling Price of 1 toy = Rs. 33 So, Gain = Rs. (33 - 31.25) = Rs. 1.75 Profit % = 1.75 31.25 x 100 % = 28 5 % = 5.6% 375 12 = Rs. 31.25 B. 4.5 D.6.5

10) Some articles were bought at 6 articles for Rs. 5 and sold at 5 articles for Rs. 6. Gain percent is: A.30% C. 35% Answer: Option D Explanation: Suppose, number of articles bought = L.C.M. of 6 and 5 = 30. C.P. of 30 articles = Rs. S.P. of 30 articles = Rs. Gain % = 11 25 5 x 30 6 6 x 30 5 = Rs. 25. = Rs. 36. B. 33 D.44% 1 3 %

x 100 % = 44%.

Cost Price: The price, at which an article is purchased, is called its cost price, abbreviated as C.P. Selling Price: The price, at which an article is sold, is called its selling prices, abbreviated as S.P. Profit or Gain: If S.P. is greater than C.P., the seller is said to have a profit or gain. Loss: If S.P. is less than C.P., the seller is said to have incurred a loss. IMPORTANT FORMULAE 1. 2. 3. 4. Gain = (S.P.) - (C.P.) Loss = (C.P.) - (S.P.) Loss or gain is always reckoned on C.P. Gain Percentage: (Gain %) Gain % = 5. Loss Percentage: (Loss %) Loss % = 6. Selling Price: (S.P.) SP = 7. Selling Price: (S.P.) SP = (100 - Loss %) 100 x C.P. (100 + Gain %) 100 x C.P Loss x 100 C.P. Gain x 100 C.P.

8. Cost Price: (C.P.) C.P. = 9. Cost Price: (C.P.) C.P. = 100 (100 - Loss %) x S.P. 100 (100 + Gain %) x S.P.

10. If an article is sold at a gain of say 35%, then S.P. = 135% of C.P. 11. If an article is sold at a loss of say, 35% then S.P. = 65% of C.P. 12. When a person sells two similar items, one at a gain of say x%, and the other at a loss of x%, then the seller always incurs a loss given by: Loss % = Common Loss and Gain % 10 = x . 10

13. If a trader professes to sell his goods at cost price, but uses false weights, then Gain % = Error (True Value) - (Error) x 100 %.

NUMBER SERIES 1)Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), ... What number should come next? A.(1/3) C. (2/8) Answer: Option B Explanation: This is a simple division series; each number is one-half of the previous number. In other terms to say, the number is divided by 2 successively to get the next result.
4/2 = 2 2/2 = 1 1/2 = 1/2 (1/2)/2 = 1/4 (1/4)/2 = 1/8 and so on.

B. (1/8) D.(1/16)

2) Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... What number should come next? A.7 C. 12 Answer: Option B Explanation: This is a simple alternating addition and subtraction series. In the first pattern, 3 is added; in the second, 2 is subtracted. 3)Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... What number should come next? A.20 C. 23 Answer: Option B This is an alternating number subtraction series. First, 2 is subtracted, then 4, then 2, and so on. B. 22 D.26 B. 10 D.13

4)Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ... What number should come next? A.22 C. 25 Answer: Option C In this simple alternating subtraction and addition series; 1 is subtracted, then 2 is added, and so on. 5)Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ... What number should come next? A.12 C. 27 Answer: Option B In this series, each number is repeated, then 13 is subtracted to arrive at the next number. 6)Look at this series: 21, 9, 21, 11, 21, 13, 21, ... What number should come next? A.14 C. 21 Answer: Option B In this alternating repetition series, the random number 21 is interpolated every other number into an otherwise simple addition series that increases by 2, beginning with the number 9. 7)Look at this series: 58, 52, 46, 40, 34, ... What number should come next? A.26 C. 30 Answer: Option B This is a simple subtraction series. Each number is 6 less than the previous number. 8) Look at this series: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, ... What number should come next? A.7 C. 14 B. 10 D.15 B. 28 D.32 B. 15 D.23 B. 14 D.53 B. 24 D.26

Answer: Option D This alternating addition series begins with 3; then 1 is added to give 4; then 3 is added to give 7; then 1 is added, and so on.

9) Look at this series: 8, 22, 8, 28, 8, ... What number should come next? A.9 C. 32 Answer: Option D This is a simple addition series with a random number, 8, interpolated as every other number. In the series, 6 is added to each number except 8, to arrive at the next number. 10)Look at this series: 31, 29, 24, 22, 17, ... What number should come next? A.15 C. 13 Answer: Option A This is a simple alternating subtraction series, which subtracts 2, then 5. 11) 28 25 5 21 18 5 14 A.11 5 C. 11 8 E. 10 5 Answer: Option A This is an alternating subtraction series with the interpolation of a random number, 5, as every third number. In the subtraction series, 3 is subtracted, then 4, then 3, and so on. B. 10 7 D.5 10 B. 14 D.12 B. 29 D.34

12) 8 11 21 15 18 21 22 A.25 18 C. 25 29 E. 22 26 Answer: Option B This is an alternating addition series, with a random number, 21, interpolated as every third number. The addition series alternates between adding 3 and adding 4. The number 21 appears after each number arrived at by adding 3. B. 25 21 D.24 21

13) 9 16 23 30 37 44 51 A.59 66 C. 58 66 E. 54 61 Answer: Option D 14) Here is a simple addition series, which begins with 9 and adds 7. 2 8 14 20 26 32 38 A.2 46 C. 42 48 E. 32 26 Answer: Option B This is a simple addition series, which begins with 2 and adds 6. 15)9 11 33 13 15 33 17 A.19 33 C. 33 19 E. 19 21 Answer: Option A In this alternating repetition series, a random number, 33, is interpolated every third number into a simple addition series, in which each number increases by 2. B. 33 35 D.15 33 B. 44 50 D.40 42 B. 56 62 D.58 65

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Essential Part 1. harvest A.autumn C. tractor

B. stockpile D.crop

Answer: Option D To harvest something, one must have a crop, which is the essential element for this item. Autumn (choice a) is not the only time crops are harvested. There may not be enough of a crop to stockpile (choice b), and you can harvest crops without a tractor (choice c). 2)desert A.cactus C. oasis B. arid D.flat

Answer: Option B A desert is an arid tract of land. Not all deserts are flat (choice d). Not all deserts have cacti or oases (choices a and c). 3)book A.fiction C. pictures B. pages D.learning

Answer: Option B The necessary part of a book is its pages; there is no book without pages. Not all books are fiction (choice a), and not all books have pictures (choice c). Learning (choice d) may or may not take place with a book 4)Language A.tongue C. writing B. slang D.words

Answer: Option D Words are a necessary part of language. Slang is not necessary to language (choice b). Not all languages are written (choice c).Words do not have to be spoken in order to be part of a language (choice a). 5)school A.student C. test Answer: Option A Without students, a school cannot exist; therefore, students are the essential part of schools. The other choices may be related, but they are not essential. B. report card D.Learning

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Letter and Symbol Series

1)SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL A.CMN C. VIJ Answer: Option C 2)There are two alphabetical series here. The first series is with the first letters only: STUVW. The second series involves the remaining letters: CD, EF, GH, IJ, KL. FAG, GAF, HAI, IAH, ____ A.JAK C. HAK Answer: Option A The middle letters are static, so concentrate on the first and third letters. The series involves an alphabetical order with a reversal of the letters. The first letters are in alphabetical order: F, G, H, I , J. The second and fourth segments are reversals of the first and third segments. The missing segment begins with a new letter. 3)ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, _____, MLNA A.OLPA C. LLMA Answer: Option D The second and forth letters in the series, L and A, are static. The first and third letters consist of an alphabetical order beginning with the letter E. 4)CMM, EOO, GQQ, _____, KUU A.GRR C. ISS Answer: Option C 5)The first letters are in alphabetical order with a letter skipped in between each segment: C, E, G, I, K. The second and third letters are repeated; they are also in order with a skipped letter: M, O, Q, S, U. QPO, NML, KJI, _____, EDC B. GSS D.ITT B. KLMA D.KLLA B. HAL D.JAI B. UJI D.IJT

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6)A.HGF C. JKL Answer: Option A

B. CAB D.GHI

This series consists of letters in a reverse alphabetical order. ODD MAN OUT 1)3, 5, 11, 14, 17, 21 A.21 C. 14 Answer: Option C Each of the numbers except 14 is an odd number. The number '14' is the only EVEN number. 8, 27, 64, 100, 125, 216, 343 A.27 C. 125 Answer: Option B The pattern is 23, 33, 43, 53, 63, 73. But, 100 is not a perfect cube. 10, 25, 45, 54, 60, 75, 80 A.10 C. 54 Answer: Option C Each of the numbers except 54 is multiple of 5. 396, 462, 572, 396, 427, 671, 264 A.396 C. 671 Answer: Option B In each number except 427, the middle digit is the sum of other two. B. 427 D.264 B. 45 D.75 B. 100 D.343 B. 17 D.3

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1. Work from Days: If A can do a piece of work in n days, then A's 1 day's work = 2. Days from Work: 1 If A's 1 day's work = ,then A can finish the work in n days. n 3. Ratio: If A is thrice as good a workman as B, then: Ratio of work done by A and B = 3 : 1. Ratio of times taken by A and B to finish a work = 1 : 3. A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then the fraction of the work that is left is : A. C. 1 4 7 15 B. D. 1 10 8 15 1 . n

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