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STATE LEVEL NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION, 2017
MENTAL ABILITY AND SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST
For Class X
Part – I
MENTAL ABILITY TEST
Questions 1-5 : Complete the Series
1. FLP, INS, LPV, ?
(1) UHG (2) ORY (3) RPO (4) PSX
2. D-4, F-6, H-8, J-10, ?
(1) M-14 (2) K-13 (3) L-12 (4) S-21
3. AB, BA, ABD, DBA, PQRS, ?
(1) SRQP (2) OYRB (3) RPOS (4) SXRG
4. 25, 49, 89, 145, 217, ?
(1) 305 (2) 327 (3) 309 (4) 303
5. 0, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 8, 4, 10, (?), 5, 17
(1) 6 (2) 7 (3) 9 (4) 15
Questions 6-10 : There are Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table – two on
each side. There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other. J is between L and F.
G is between I and F. H, a lady member is second to the left of J. L, a male number, is seated opposite of E,
a lady member. There is lady member between F and I.
6. Who among the following is seated between E and H?
(1) F (2) I (3) J (4) None of these
7. How many persons are seated between K and F?
(1) One (2) Two (3) Thee (4) cannot to determined
8. Who among the following are the three lady members?
(1) E, G and J (2) E, H and G (3) G, H and J (4) cannot to determined
9. Who among the following is to the immediate left of F?
(1) G (2) I (3) J (4) cannot to determined
10. Which of the following is true about J?
(1) J is a male member (2) J is a female member
(3) Sex of J cannot be determined (4) Position of J cannot be determined
11. Find the letter to be placed in '?' of the figure given.
3 4 9 6
5 L S 4
7 P ? 2
1 8 8 3
(1) Q (2) N (3) M (4) R
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STATE LEVEL NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION, 2017
MENTAL ABILITY AND SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST
For Class X
Part – I
MENTAL ABILITY TEST
Questions 1-5 : Complete the Series
1. FLP, INS, LPV, ?
(1) UHG (2) ORY (3) RPO (4) PSX
2. D-4, F-6, H-8, J-10, ?
(1) M-14 (2) K-13 (3) L-12 (4) S-21
3. AB, BA, ABD, DBA, PQRS, ?
(1) SRQP (2) OYRB (3) RPOS (4) SXRG
4. 25, 49, 89, 145, 217, ?
(1) 305 (2) 327 (3) 309 (4) 303
5. 0, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 8, 4, 10, (?), 5, 17
(1) 6 (2) 7 (3) 9 (4) 15
Questions 6-10 : There are Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table – two on
each side. There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other. J is between L and F.
G is between I and F. H, a lady member is second to the left of J. L, a male number, is seated opposite of E,
a lady member. There is lady member between F and I.
6. Who among the following is seated between E and H?
(1) F (2) I (3) J (4) None of these
7. How many persons are seated between K and F?
(1) One (2) Two (3) Thee (4) cannot to determined
8. Who among the following are the three lady members?
(1) E, G and J (2) E, H and G (3) G, H and J (4) cannot to determined
9. Who among the following is to the immediate left of F?
(1) G (2) I (3) J (4) cannot to determined
10. Which of the following is true about J?
(1) J is a male member (2) J is a female member
(3) Sex of J cannot be determined (4) Position of J cannot be determined
11. Find the letter to be placed in '?' of the figure given.
3 4 9 6
5 L S 4
7 P ? 2
1 8 8 3
(1) Q (2) N (3) M (4) R
12. In the figure, the circle represents youth, the triangle represents footballers and the rectangle
represents athletes.
Which letter(s) represent(s) athletes among youths who are not footballers?
(1) g (2) g and c (3) f (4) f and d
13. Identify the number corresponding to X the ‘?’.
(1) 8 (2) 5 (3) 7 (4) 3
14. Amongst five friends, Lata, Alka, Rani, Asha and Sadhana, Lata is older than only three of her friends.
Alka is younger to Asha and Lata. Rani is older than only Sadhana. Who amongst them is the eldest
?
(1) Alka (2) Lata (3) Asha (4) Sadhana
15. Which of the following diagram/sets indicate the relation between women, mothers and parents?
(1) (2) (3) (4)
16. Mother was asked how many gifts she had in the bag. She replied that there were all dolls but six, all
cars but six, and all books but six. How many gifts had she in all ?
(1) 9 (2) 18 (3) 27 (4) 36
17. In a certain code, MONKEY is written as XDJMNL. How is TIGER written in that code ?
(1) QDFHS (2) SDFHS (3) SHFDQ (4) UJHFS
18. If x means +, - means x, - means + and + means -, then
(3 – 15 ÷19) × 8 + 6 = ?
(1) 8 (2) 4 (3) 2 (4) – 1
Question 19-20 : Answer the questions based on the following information.
Six men R, S, T, U, V and W sat around circular table playing cards. It was noticed that no two men, the initial
letters of whose names are adjacent in the alphabetical order, sat next to each other. U was opposite of R.
V was not to the immediate right of R.
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STATE LEVEL NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION, 2017
MENTAL ABILITY AND SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST
For Class X
Part – I
MENTAL ABILITY TEST
Questions 1-5 : Complete the Series
1. FLP, INS, LPV, ?
(1) UHG (2) ORY (3) RPO (4) PSX
2. D-4, F-6, H-8, J-10, ?
(1) M-14 (2) K-13 (3) L-12 (4) S-21
3. AB, BA, ABD, DBA, PQRS, ?
(1) SRQP (2) OYRB (3) RPOS (4) SXRG
4. 25, 49, 89, 145, 217, ?
(1) 305 (2) 327 (3) 309 (4) 303
5. 0, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 8, 4, 10, (?), 5, 17
(1) 6 (2) 7 (3) 9 (4) 15
Questions 6-10 : There are Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table – two on
each side. There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other. J is between L and F.
G is between I and F. H, a lady member is second to the left of J. L, a male number, is seated opposite of E,
a lady member. There is lady member between F and I.
6. Who among the following is seated between E and H?
(1) F (2) I (3) J (4) None of these
7. How many persons are seated between K and F?
(1) One (2) Two (3) Thee (4) cannot to determined
8. Who among the following are the three lady members?
(1) E, G and J (2) E, H and G (3) G, H and J (4) cannot to determined
9. Who among the following is to the immediate left of F?
(1) G (2) I (3) J (4) cannot to determined
10. Which of the following is true about J?
(1) J is a male member (2) J is a female member
(3) Sex of J cannot be determined (4) Position of J cannot be determined
11. Find the letter to be placed in '?' of the figure given.
3 4 9 6
5 L S 4
7 P ? 2
1 8 8 3
(1) Q (2) N (3) M (4) R
12. In the figure, the circle represents youth, the triangle represents footballers and the rectangle
represents athletes.
Which letter(s) represent(s) athletes among youths who are not footballers?
(1) g (2) g and c (3) f (4) f and d
13. Identify the number corresponding to X the ‘?’.
(1) 8 (2) 5 (3) 7 (4) 3
14. Amongst five friends, Lata, Alka, Rani, Asha and Sadhana, Lata is older than only three of her friends.
Alka is younger to Asha and Lata. Rani is older than only Sadhana. Who amongst them is the eldest
?
(1) Alka (2) Lata (3) Asha (4) Sadhana
15. Which of the following diagram/sets indicate the relation between women, mothers and parents?
(1) (2) (3) (4)
16. Mother was asked how many gifts she had in the bag. She replied that there were all dolls but six, all
cars but six, and all books but six. How many gifts had she in all ?
(1) 9 (2) 18 (3) 27 (4) 36
17. In a certain code, MONKEY is written as XDJMNL. How is TIGER written in that code ?
(1) QDFHS (2) SDFHS (3) SHFDQ (4) UJHFS
18. If x means +, - means x, - means + and + means -, then
(3 – 15 ÷19) × 8 + 6 = ?
(1) 8 (2) 4 (3) 2 (4) – 1
Question 19-20 : Answer the questions based on the following information.
Six men R, S, T, U, V and W sat around circular table playing cards. It was noticed that no two men, the initial
letters of whose names are adjacent in the alphabetical order, sat next to each other. U was opposite of R.
V was not to the immediate right of R.
19. Who sat to the immediate left of R ?
(1) S (2) T (3) V (4) W
20. Who sat to the immediate right of R ?
(1) S (2) T (3) V (4) W
21. I am facing South. I turn right and walk 20 m. Then I turn rigtht again and walk 10 m. Then I turn left
and walk 10 m and then turning right walk 20 m. Then I turn right again and walk 60 m. In which
direction am I from the starting point ?
(1) North (2) Northwest (3) East (4) Northwest
22. A walks 10 metres towards East and then 10 meters to his right. Then every time turning to his left,
he walks 5, 15 and 15 meters respectively. How far is he now from his starting point?
(1) 5 meters (2) 10 meters (3) 15 meters (4) 20 meters
Question 23-27 : In these questions pair of words/letters/numbers to the left/right of : : have certain
relationship with each other. You are required to select the correct alternative so that similar relationship is
established to the right/left of : :
23. MANTEL : NAMLET : : VANITY : ?
(1) NAVYIT (2) NAVYTI (3) NAVIYI (4) AVNTIY
24. 5 : 18 : : ?
(1) 30 : 96 (2) 21 : 66 (3) 19 : 61 (4) 11 : 35
25. Heart : Blood : : Lung : ?
(1) Oxygen (2) Chest (3) Purification (4) Air
26. APOC : ? : : ITSK : MVUN
(1) DRQH (2) ERQF (3) EQRG (4) DQRH
27. Engineer : Machine : : ?
(1) Doctor : Disease (2) Doctor : Medicine
(3) Doctor : Hospital (4) Doctor : Body
28. Choose the cube from the options that will unfold to give the figure given below
29. How many triangles are there in the figure below ?
(1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 8 (4) 10
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STATE LEVEL NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION, 2017
MENTAL ABILITY AND SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST
For Class X
Part – I
MENTAL ABILITY TEST
Questions 1-5 : Complete the Series
1. FLP, INS, LPV, ?
(1) UHG (2) ORY (3) RPO (4) PSX
2. D-4, F-6, H-8, J-10, ?
(1) M-14 (2) K-13 (3) L-12 (4) S-21
3. AB, BA, ABD, DBA, PQRS, ?
(1) SRQP (2) OYRB (3) RPOS (4) SXRG
4. 25, 49, 89, 145, 217, ?
(1) 305 (2) 327 (3) 309 (4) 303
5. 0, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 8, 4, 10, (?), 5, 17
(1) 6 (2) 7 (3) 9 (4) 15
Questions 6-10 : There are Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table – two on
each side. There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other. J is between L and F.
G is between I and F. H, a lady member is second to the left of J. L, a male number, is seated opposite of E,
a lady member. There is lady member between F and I.
6. Who among the following is seated between E and H?
(1) F (2) I (3) J (4) None of these
7. How many persons are seated between K and F?
(1) One (2) Two (3) Thee (4) cannot to determined
8. Who among the following are the three lady members?
(1) E, G and J (2) E, H and G (3) G, H and J (4) cannot to determined
9. Who among the following is to the immediate left of F?
(1) G (2) I (3) J (4) cannot to determined
10. Which of the following is true about J?
(1) J is a male member (2) J is a female member
(3) Sex of J cannot be determined (4) Position of J cannot be determined
11. Find the letter to be placed in '?' of the figure given.
3 4 9 6
5 L S 4
7 P ? 2
1 8 8 3
(1) Q (2) N (3) M (4) R
12. In the figure, the circle represents youth, the triangle represents footballers and the rectangle
represents athletes.
Which letter(s) represent(s) athletes among youths who are not footballers?
(1) g (2) g and c (3) f (4) f and d
13. Identify the number corresponding to X the ‘?’.
(1) 8 (2) 5 (3) 7 (4) 3
14. Amongst five friends, Lata, Alka, Rani, Asha and Sadhana, Lata is older than only three of her friends.
Alka is younger to Asha and Lata. Rani is older than only Sadhana. Who amongst them is the eldest
?
(1) Alka (2) Lata (3) Asha (4) Sadhana
15. Which of the following diagram/sets indicate the relation between women, mothers and parents?
(1) (2) (3) (4)
16. Mother was asked how many gifts she had in the bag. She replied that there were all dolls but six, all
cars but six, and all books but six. How many gifts had she in all ?
(1) 9 (2) 18 (3) 27 (4) 36
17. In a certain code, MONKEY is written as XDJMNL. How is TIGER written in that code ?
(1) QDFHS (2) SDFHS (3) SHFDQ (4) UJHFS
18. If x means +, - means x, - means + and + means -, then
(3 – 15 ÷19) × 8 + 6 = ?
(1) 8 (2) 4 (3) 2 (4) – 1
Question 19-20 : Answer the questions based on the following information.
Six men R, S, T, U, V and W sat around circular table playing cards. It was noticed that no two men, the initial
letters of whose names are adjacent in the alphabetical order, sat next to each other. U was opposite of R.
V was not to the immediate right of R.
19. Who sat to the immediate left of R ?
(1) S (2) T (3) V (4) W
20. Who sat to the immediate right of R ?
(1) S (2) T (3) V (4) W
21. I am facing South. I turn right and walk 20 m. Then I turn rigtht again and walk 10 m. Then I turn left
and walk 10 m and then turning right walk 20 m. Then I turn right again and walk 60 m. In which
direction am I from the starting point ?
(1) North (2) Northwest (3) East (4) Northwest
22. A walks 10 metres towards East and then 10 meters to his right. Then every time turning to his left,
he walks 5, 15 and 15 meters respectively. How far is he now from his starting point?
(1) 5 meters (2) 10 meters (3) 15 meters (4) 20 meters
Question 23-27 : In these questions pair of words/letters/numbers to the left/right of : : have certain
relationship with each other. You are required to select the correct alternative so that similar relationship is
established to the right/left of : :
23. MANTEL : NAMLET : : VANITY : ?
(1) NAVYIT (2) NAVYTI (3) NAVIYI (4) AVNTIY
24. 5 : 18 : : ?
(1) 30 : 96 (2) 21 : 66 (3) 19 : 61 (4) 11 : 35
25. Heart : Blood : : Lung : ?
(1) Oxygen (2) Chest (3) Purification (4) Air
26. APOC : ? : : ITSK : MVUN
(1) DRQH (2) ERQF (3) EQRG (4) DQRH
27. Engineer : Machine : : ?
(1) Doctor : Disease (2) Doctor : Medicine
(3) Doctor : Hospital (4) Doctor : Body
28. Choose the cube from the options that will unfold to give the figure given below
29. How many triangles are there in the figure below ?
(1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 8 (4) 10
30. In the given question choose the correct mirror image from amongst the four alternatives.
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(1) (2)
(3) (4)
31. Find out the correct image in place of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
Question 32-35 : Study the following figure carefully and answer the questions:
The triangle represents doctors. The circle represents players and the rectangle represents artists.
32. How many doctors are both players and artists ?
(1) 6 (2) 8 (3) 4 (4) 3
33. How many artists are players ?
(1) 30 (2) 29 (3) 25 (4) 17
34. How many artists are neither players nor doctors ?
(1) 29 (2) 30 (3) 22 (4) 8
35. How many doctors are neither players nor artists ?
(1) 17 (2) 30 (3) 8 (4) 19
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STATE LEVEL NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION, 2017
MENTAL ABILITY AND SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST
For Class X
Part – I
MENTAL ABILITY TEST
Questions 1-5 : Complete the Series
1. FLP, INS, LPV, ?
(1) UHG (2) ORY (3) RPO (4) PSX
2. D-4, F-6, H-8, J-10, ?
(1) M-14 (2) K-13 (3) L-12 (4) S-21
3. AB, BA, ABD, DBA, PQRS, ?
(1) SRQP (2) OYRB (3) RPOS (4) SXRG
4. 25, 49, 89, 145, 217, ?
(1) 305 (2) 327 (3) 309 (4) 303
5. 0, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 8, 4, 10, (?), 5, 17
(1) 6 (2) 7 (3) 9 (4) 15
Questions 6-10 : There are Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table – two on
each side. There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other. J is between L and F.
G is between I and F. H, a lady member is second to the left of J. L, a male number, is seated opposite of E,
a lady member. There is lady member between F and I.
6. Who among the following is seated between E and H?
(1) F (2) I (3) J (4) None of these
7. How many persons are seated between K and F?
(1) One (2) Two (3) Thee (4) cannot to determined
8. Who among the following are the three lady members?
(1) E, G and J (2) E, H and G (3) G, H and J (4) cannot to determined
9. Who among the following is to the immediate left of F?
(1) G (2) I (3) J (4) cannot to determined
10. Which of the following is true about J?
(1) J is a male member (2) J is a female member
(3) Sex of J cannot be determined (4) Position of J cannot be determined
11. Find the letter to be placed in '?' of the figure given.
3 4 9 6
5 L S 4
7 P ? 2
1 8 8 3
(1) Q (2) N (3) M (4) R
12. In the figure, the circle represents youth, the triangle represents footballers and the rectangle
represents athletes.
Which letter(s) represent(s) athletes among youths who are not footballers?
(1) g (2) g and c (3) f (4) f and d
13. Identify the number corresponding to X the ‘?’.
(1) 8 (2) 5 (3) 7 (4) 3
14. Amongst five friends, Lata, Alka, Rani, Asha and Sadhana, Lata is older than only three of her friends.
Alka is younger to Asha and Lata. Rani is older than only Sadhana. Who amongst them is the eldest
?
(1) Alka (2) Lata (3) Asha (4) Sadhana
15. Which of the following diagram/sets indicate the relation between women, mothers and parents?
(1) (2) (3) (4)
16. Mother was asked how many gifts she had in the bag. She replied that there were all dolls but six, all
cars but six, and all books but six. How many gifts had she in all ?
(1) 9 (2) 18 (3) 27 (4) 36
17. In a certain code, MONKEY is written as XDJMNL. How is TIGER written in that code ?
(1) QDFHS (2) SDFHS (3) SHFDQ (4) UJHFS
18. If x means +, - means x, - means + and + means -, then
(3 – 15 ÷19) × 8 + 6 = ?
(1) 8 (2) 4 (3) 2 (4) – 1
Question 19-20 : Answer the questions based on the following information.
Six men R, S, T, U, V and W sat around circular table playing cards. It was noticed that no two men, the initial
letters of whose names are adjacent in the alphabetical order, sat next to each other. U was opposite of R.
V was not to the immediate right of R.
19. Who sat to the immediate left of R ?
(1) S (2) T (3) V (4) W
20. Who sat to the immediate right of R ?
(1) S (2) T (3) V (4) W
21. I am facing South. I turn right and walk 20 m. Then I turn rigtht again and walk 10 m. Then I turn left
and walk 10 m and then turning right walk 20 m. Then I turn right again and walk 60 m. In which
direction am I from the starting point ?
(1) North (2) Northwest (3) East (4) Northwest
22. A walks 10 metres towards East and then 10 meters to his right. Then every time turning to his left,
he walks 5, 15 and 15 meters respectively. How far is he now from his starting point?
(1) 5 meters (2) 10 meters (3) 15 meters (4) 20 meters
Question 23-27 : In these questions pair of words/letters/numbers to the left/right of : : have certain
relationship with each other. You are required to select the correct alternative so that similar relationship is
established to the right/left of : :
23. MANTEL : NAMLET : : VANITY : ?
(1) NAVYIT (2) NAVYTI (3) NAVIYI (4) AVNTIY
24. 5 : 18 : : ?
(1) 30 : 96 (2) 21 : 66 (3) 19 : 61 (4) 11 : 35
25. Heart : Blood : : Lung : ?
(1) Oxygen (2) Chest (3) Purification (4) Air
26. APOC : ? : : ITSK : MVUN
(1) DRQH (2) ERQF (3) EQRG (4) DQRH
27. Engineer : Machine : : ?
(1) Doctor : Disease (2) Doctor : Medicine
(3) Doctor : Hospital (4) Doctor : Body
28. Choose the cube from the options that will unfold to give the figure given below
29. How many triangles are there in the figure below ?
(1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 8 (4) 10
30. In the given question choose the correct mirror image from amongst the four alternatives.
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(1) (2)
(3) (4)
31. Find out the correct image in place of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
Question 32-35 : Study the following figure carefully and answer the questions:
The triangle represents doctors. The circle represents players and the rectangle represents artists.
32. How many doctors are both players and artists ?
(1) 6 (2) 8 (3) 4 (4) 3
33. How many artists are players ?
(1) 30 (2) 29 (3) 25 (4) 17
34. How many artists are neither players nor doctors ?
(1) 29 (2) 30 (3) 22 (4) 8
35. How many doctors are neither players nor artists ?
(1) 17 (2) 30 (3) 8 (4) 19
36. If HOME = 2541, SHOP = 8256, WORK = 9573, then code for SMOKE will be
(1) 85431 (2) 84531 (3) 83451 (4) 84351
37. Six students are sitting in a row. K is sitting between V and R. V is sitting next to M. M is sitting next
to B, who is sitting on the extreme left and Q is sitting next to R. Who are sitting adjacent to V ?
(1) R and Q (2) B and M (3) K and R (4) M and K
38. Six person A, B, C, D, E and F are standing in a circle. B is between F and A is between E and D, F
is to the left of D. Who is between A and F ?
(1) B (2) C (3) D (4) E
39. What will be the number of Hexagonals in the given figure ?
(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 6
40. abb _ _ _ _ ab _ _ b _ _ bba _ _ a
(1) bbbab (2) babba (3) abaab (4) Bbabb
41. A person took a loan of Rs 1500 from his employer for 3 months at 12% per annum simple interest.
The amount he has to return is
(1) Rs 45 (2) Rs 1500 (3) Rs 1545 (4) Rs 1455
42. A wholesaler allows a discount of 20% on the list price to a retailer. The retailer sells at 8% discount
on the list price. The profit percent of the retailer is
(1) 20% (2) 15% (3) 12% (4) 8%
43. A man purchased a bundle of cloth, with a list price of Rs 20000, and a sales tax of 10% on it. He
paid Rs. 25000 to the shopkeeper. The money he got back was :
(1) Rs 22000 (2) Rs 15000 (3) Rs 3000 (4) Rs 2000
44. A can complete a piece of work in 12 days and B is 60% more efficient than A. In how many days B
will complete the same work?
(1) 5 Days (2) 7.5 Days (3) 6 Days (4) 8 Days
45. A, B & C can complete a piece of work in 6, 12 and 24 days, respectively, Working together, they will
complete the same work in
(1) 1/24 Days (2) 7/24 Days (3) 3/7 Days (4) 4 Days
46. Find the next number in the sequence 0, 2, 24, 252, ____
(1) 620 (2) 1040 (3) 3120 (4) 5430
47. A, B, C, D and E are sitting on a bench A is sitting next to B, C is sitting next to D is not sitting next
to E, who is sitting on the left end of the bench. C is on the second position from the F. A is to the
right of B and E. Counting from the left, in which position is A sitting?
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 5 (4) 6
48. The average age of three persons is years. Their ages are in the proportion of 1:3:5.What is the age
in years of the youngest one among them.
(1) 10 (2) 12 (3) 9 (4) 8
49. 13 sheeps and 9 pigs were bought for Rs. 1291.85.If the average price of a sheep be Rs. 74. What is
the average price of a pig.
(1) 34.65 (2) 48.40 (3) 52.85 (4) 36.65
50. What is the sum of the first 25 natural odd numbers?
(1) 225 (2) 425 (3) 625 (4) 525
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