NUMBERS:

PROBABILITY:

HEIGHT AND DISTANT:

BOATS AND STREAMS:

PROBLEMS:
1. In one hour a boat goes 11 km long the stream and 5 km against the stream. The speed of the boat in still water is? A. 6 kmph B. 9 kmph C. 7 kmph D. 8 kmph Ans: D

2.A man can row 18 kmph in still water. It takes him thrice as long as row up as to row down the river. find the rate of stream. A. 5 kmph B. 12 kmph C. 9 kmph D. 8 kmph Ans: C 3.A man can row 71/2kmph in still watre . if in a river running at 1.5 km an hour, if takes him 50 min to row to place and back. how far off is the place? A. 2 km B. 3 km C. 1 km D. 5 km Ans: B

4.A man can row 3 quarters of a km aganist the stream is 111/4 min. the speed of the man in still water is ? A. 3 kmph B. 9 kmph C. 7 kmph D. 5 kmph Ans: D

5.A boat can travel with a speed of 13 kmph in still water. if the speed of stream is 4 kmph,find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream? A. 3 hrs B. 3 1/2 hrs C. 4 hrs D. 5 hrs Ans: C

6.A boat takes 90 min less to travel 36 miles downstream then to travel the same distence upstream. if the speed of the boat in still water is 10 mph . The speed of the stream is: A. 1 kmph B. 3 kmph C. 2 kmph D. 4 kmph Ans: C 7.At his usual rowing rate, Rahul 12 miles down stream in a certain river in 6 hrs less than it takes him to travel the same distence upstream. but if he could double his usual rowing rate for his 24 miles roundthe down stream 12 miles would then take only one hour less than the up stream 12 miles. what is the speed of the current in miles per hours? A. 26/5 mph B. 22/3 mph C. 23/5 mph D. 22/7 mph Ans: B 8.There is a road beside a river. two friends started from a place A, moved to a temple situated at another place B and then returned to A again. one of them moves on a cycle at a speed of 12 kmph, while the other sails on a boat at a speed of 10 kmph . if the river flows at the speedof 4 kmph, which of the two friends will return to place A first ? A. Cyclist B. Boat Sailor C. Both D. None

Ans: A

9.A boat takes 19 hrs for travelling downstream from point A to point B. and coming back to a point C midway between A and B. if the velocity of the sream is 4 kmph. and the speed of the boat in still water is 14 kmph. what is the distence between A and B? A. 200 km B. 195 km C. 180 km D. 190 km Ans: C

ALIGATION AND MIXURES:

PROBLEMS:

1. A Scan contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 liters of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. How many liters of liquid A was contained by the can initially? A. 10 B. 20 C. 21 D. 25 Ans: C

2. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing Rs. 15 and Rs. 20 per kg respectively so as to get a mixture worth Rs. 16.50 kg? A. 3 : 7 B. 5 : 7 C. 7 : 3 D. 7 : 5 Ans: C

3. How many kilogram of sugar costing Rs. 9 per kg must be mixed with 27 kg of sugar costing Rs. 7 per kg so that there may be a gain of 10% by selling the mixture at Rs. 9.24 per kg? A. 36 kg B. 42 kg C. 54 kg D. 63 kg Ans: D

4. A container contains 40 liters of milk. From this container 4 liters of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now contained by the container? A. 26.34 liters B. 27.36 liters C. 28 liters D. 29.l6 liters Ans: D

5. In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth Rs. 60 a kg and Rs. 65 a kg so that by selling the mixture at Rs. 68.20 a kg he may gain 10%? A. 3 : 2 B. 3 : 4 C. 3 : 5 D. 4 : 5 Ans: A

6. The cost of Type 1 rice is Rs. 15 per kg and Type 2 rice is Rs. 20 per kg. If both Type 1 and Type 2 are mixed in the ratio of 2 : 3, then the price per kg of the mixed variety of rice is: A. Rs. 18 B. Rs. 18.50 C. Rs. 19 D. Rs. 19.50 Ans: A

7. In what ratio must rice at Rs.30 per kg mixed with rice at Rs.10.80 per kg so that the mixture be worth Rs.10per kg A. 7:8 B. 6:7 C. 9:8 D. 8:7 Ans: D 8. In what ratio must wheat at Rs.3.20 per kg be mixed with wheat at Rs.2.90 per kg so that the mixture be worth Rs.3.08 per kg A. 3:2 B. 6:8 C. 2:3 D. 5:3 Ans: A 9. How many kilograms of sugar costing Rs/.9 per kg must be mixed with 27kg of sugar costing Rs.7 per kg so that there may be gain of 10% by selling the mixture at Rs.9.24 per kg ? A. 62 B. 63 C. 65 D. 64 Ans: B

10. In what ratio must water be mixed with milk to gain 16 2/3% on selling the mixture at cost price ? A. 7:1 B. 1:7 C. 1:6 D. 2:7 Ans: C

11. Two vessels A and B contain milk and water mixed in the ratio 8:5 and 5:2 res. The ratio in which these two mixtures be mixed to get a new mixture containing milk and a water in the ratio 9:4? A. 2:8 B. 3:7 C. 3:8 D. 2:7 Ans: D 12. In what ratio water be mixed with milk costing Rs.12 per liter to obtain a mixture worth of Rs.8 per liter? A. 1:2 B. 2:1 C. 3:2 D. 2:3 Ans: A 13. A sum of Rs.4000 is lent out in two parts, one at 8% simple interest and the other at 10% simple interest. In the annual interest is Rs.352, the sum lent at 8% is A. Rs. 2400 B. Rs. 2350 C. Rs. 2650 D. Rs. 2100 Ans: A 14. A merchant has 100kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is A. 600kg B. Rs. 700kg C. 645kg D. Rs. 750kg Ans: A

15. Two vessels A and B contain milk and water mixed in the ratio 4:3 and 2:3 in what ratio must these mixtures be mixed to form new mixture containing half milk and half water? A. 7:8 B. 6:7 C. 9:8 D. 7:5 Ans: D

16. A jar full of whisky contains 40% alcohol. A part of this whisky is replaced by another containing 19% alcohol and now the percentage of alcohol was found to be 26% the quantity of whisky replaced is A. 3/4 B. 2/3 C. 2/5 D. 3/5 Ans: B

17. 729ml of mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 7:2 how much more wate is to be added to get a new mixture containing milk and water in the ratio 7:3? A. 76ml B. 81ml C. 79ml D. 84ml Ans: B

18. A sum of Rs.312 was divided among 100boys and girls in such a way that the boy gets Rs.3.60 and each girl Rs.2.40 the number of girls is A. 36 B. 40 C. 47 D. 44 Ans: B

19. A man covered a distance of 2000km in 18 hours partly by bus at 72kmph and partly by train at 16kmph the distance covered by bus is A. 760ml B. 801ml C. 720ml D. 840ml Ans: C

20. A sum of rs.36.90 is made up of 180 coins which are either 10 paise coins or 25 p coins. The number of 10 p coins is A. 53 B. 54 C. 55 D. 56 Ans: B

21. A dishonest milk man professes to sell his milk at cost price but he mixed it with water and thereby gains 25%. The percentage of water in the mixture is A. 45% B. 21% C. 20% D. 23% Ans: C 22. A mixture of 20kg of spirit and water contains 10 water How much water must be added to this mixture to raise the percentage of water to 25%? A. 4.2kg B. 5kg C. 5.5kg D. 4kg Ans 4kg 23. A container contains 40kg of milk, from this container 4kg of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now contained by the container? A. 27.94kg B. 29.16kg C. 28.13kg D. 29.13kg Ans: B

24. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7:5 when 9 liters of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7:9 how many liters of liquids A was contained by the can initially? A. 22 B. 21 C. 26 D. 23 Ans: B

25. In what ratio water be mixed with milk costing Rs.12 per liter to obtain a mixture worth of Rs.8 per liter? A. 1:3 B. 3:1 C. 2:1 D. 1:2 Ans: D

COMPOUND INTEREST: FORMULAS:

AVERAGE:

1. The average of first five multiples of 3 is : A. 6 B. 9 C. 7.5 D. 12 Ans: B

2. A student was asked to find the arithmetic mean of the numbers 3, 11, 7, 9, 15, 13, 8, 19, 17, 21, 14 and x. He found the mean to be 12. What should be the number in the place of x ? A. 3 B. 7 C. 17 D. 31 Ans: B

3. A library has an average of 510 visitors on Sundays and 240 on other days. The average number of visitors per day in month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday is: A. 250 B. 276 C. 280 D.285 Ans: D

4. The average of 50 numbers is 30. If two numbers, 35 and 40 are discarded, then the average of the remaining numbers is nearly: A. 28.32 B. 29.68 C. 28.78 D. 29.27 Ans: B

5. The average score of a cricketer for ten matches is 38.9 runs. If the average for the first six matches is 42, then find the average for the last four matches. A. 33.25 B. 33.5 C. 34.25 D. 35 Ans: C

6. The average price of 10 books is Rs.12 while the average price of 8 of these books is Rs.11.75. Of the remaining two books, if the price of one book is 60% more than the price of the other, what is the price of each of these two books? A. Rs.5, Rs.7.50 B. Rs.8, Rs.12 C. Rs.10, Rs.16 D. Rs.12, Rs.14 Ans: C

7. Of the three numbers, the first is twice the second and the second is twice the thirD. The average of the reciprocal of the numbers is . The numbers are: A. 16, 8, 4 B. 20, 10, 5 C. 24, 12, 6 D. 36, 18, 9 Ans: C

8. Average of ten positive numbers is . If each number by 10%, then : A. remains unchanged B. may decrease C. may increase D. is increased by 10% Ans: D

9. The average weight of three boys A, B and C is kg, while the average weight of three boys B, D and E is 53 kg. What is the average weight of A, B, C, D and E? A. 52.4 kg B. 53.2 kg C. 53.8 kg D. Data inadequate Ans: D 10. The average age of 36 students in a group is 14 years. When teachers age is included to it, the average increases by one. What is the teachers age in years? A. 31 B. 36 C. 51 D. None of these Ans: C

11. A cricketer has a certain average for 10 innings. In the eleventh inning, he scored 108 runs, there by increasing his average by 6 runs. His new average is: A. 48 runs B. 52 runs C. 55 runs D. 60 runs Ans: A

12. 10 years ago, the average age of a family of 4 members was 24 years. Tow children having been born (with age difference of 2 years), the present average age of the family is the same. The present age of the youngest child is: A. 1 year B. 2 years C. 3 years D. 5 years Ans: C

13. The average salary of all the workers in a workshop is Rs.8000. The average salary of 7 technicians is Rs.12000 and the average salary of the rest is Rs.6000. The total number of workers in the workshop is: A. 20 B. 21 C. 22 D. 23 Ans: B

14. In an examination, a pupils average marks were 63 per paper. If he had obtained 20 more marks for his geography paper and 2 more marks for his History paper, his average per paper would have been 65. How many papers was therein the examination? A. 10 B. 11 C. 16 D. 12 Ans: B

15. The average age of students of a class is 15.8 years. The average age of boys in the class is 16.4 years and that of the girls is 15.4 years. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in the class is: A. 1 : 2 B. 2 : 3 C. 3 : 4 D. 3 : 5 Ans: B

16. What is the average salary of 15 employees? I. Average salary of 7 clerical cadre (out of the 15 employees) is Rs.8500. II. Average salary of 5 officer cadre (out of the 15 employees) is Rs.10000. III. Average salary of the 3 sub-staff employees (out of 15 employees) is Rs.2500. A. None B. I only C. II only D. III only Ans: A

17. The average of all odd numbers up to 100 is: A. 50 B. 51 C. 62 D. 43 Ans: A

18. The average of 7 consecutive numbers is 33. The largest of these number is: A. 30 B. 32 C. 38 D. 36 Ans: D 19. The average of four consecutive even numbers is 27. The largest of these number is: A. 30 B. 31 C. 32 D. 33

Ans: A 20. The average height of 30 boys out of a class of 50, is 160cm, if the average height of the remaining boys is 165cm, the average height of the whole class (in cm) is: A. 120 B. 151 C. 162 D. 163 Ans: C 21. The average of tow numbers is M. If one is N, then the other number is: A. 2N-M B. 2M-N C. 2N-2M D. 2M-2N Ans: B 22. The average of 5 results is 46 and that of the first 4 is 45. The fifth result is: A. 50 B. 61 C. 52 D. 43 Ans: A 23. The average of three numbers is 20. If two numbers are 16 and 22 the third number is: A. 20 B. 21 C. 22 D. 23 Ans: C 24. The average of eight numbers is 14. The average of six of these numbers is 16. The average of remaining two numbers is : A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 8 Ans: D 25. The average of ten numbers is 7. If each number is multiplied by 12, then the average of new set of numbers is: A. 80 B. 81 C. 82 D. 84 Ans: D

CHAIN RULE:

PROBLEMS: 1. If 15 toys cost Rs.234, what do 35 toys cost ? A. 456 B. 534 C. 546 D. 528 Ans: C

2)If 36 men can do a piece of work in 25hours, in how many hours will 15men do it? A. 60 B. 55 C. 62 D. 58 Ans: A 3. If 9 engines consume 24metric tonnes of coal, when each is working 8 hours a day, how much coal will be required for 8 engines, each running 13 hours a day, it being given that 3 engines of former type consume as much as 4 engines of latter type? A. 23 B. 26 C. 22 D. 24 Ans: B

4. A contract is to be completed in 46 days and 117 men were set to work, each working 8 hours a day. After 33 days, 4/7 of the work is completed. How many additional men may be employed so that the work may be completed in time, each man now working 9 hours a day? A. 83 B. 86 C. 81 D. 84 Ans: C

5. A garrison had provisions for a certain number of days. After 10 days, 1/5 of the men desert and it is found that the provisions will now last just as long as before. How long was that? A. 53 B. 50 C. 58 D. 49 Ans: B

6. A contractor undertook to do a certain piece of work in 40 days. He engages 100 men at the beginning and 100 more after 35 days and completes the work in stipulated time. If he had not engaged the additional men, how many days behind schedule would it be finished? A. 5 B. 6 C. 3 D. 4 Ans: A 7. 12 men and 18 boys,working 7 hors a day, can do a piece if work in 60 days. If a man works equal to 2 boys, then how many boys will be required to help 21 men to do twice the work in 50 days, working 9 hours a day? A. 44 B. 42 C. 52 D. 39 Ans: B