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Q.1 A person sold an article and got a loss of 9%. If he sold it for ?51 more he would gain 8%. Find the C.P.
Ans 1. Rs.400  
2. Rs.250  
3. Rs.350  
4. Rs.300 
Q.2 A commodity is made of two metals, A and B, which cost ?35 per kg and ?40 per kg, respectively, in the ratio of 2 : 3. What is
the cost (in ?) of 12 kilograms of this commodity?
Ans 1. 228
2. 152
3. 456
4. 38
Q.3
In a company, if 40 workers can make 50 bags in 4 days, then how many bags will 24 workers
will make in 8 days?
Ans 1. 60
2. 40
3. 54
4. 45
Q.4 A chemist prepares 100 grams of medicine by mixing two ingredients X and Y. The rate of X is ?1,500 per 100 grams and that
of Y is ?50 per 10 grams. X and Y are mixed in such a way that the cost of the resulting medicine is ?13 per gram. What is the
quantity of X (in grams) in the medicine?
Ans 1. 10
2. 30
3. 80
4. 20
Q.5
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
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Q.1 A person sold an article and got a loss of 9%. If he sold it for ?51 more he would gain 8%. Find the C.P.
Ans 1. Rs.400  
2. Rs.250  
3. Rs.350  
4. Rs.300 
Q.2 A commodity is made of two metals, A and B, which cost ?35 per kg and ?40 per kg, respectively, in the ratio of 2 : 3. What is
the cost (in ?) of 12 kilograms of this commodity?
Ans 1. 228
2. 152
3. 456
4. 38
Q.3
In a company, if 40 workers can make 50 bags in 4 days, then how many bags will 24 workers
will make in 8 days?
Ans 1. 60
2. 40
3. 54
4. 45
Q.4 A chemist prepares 100 grams of medicine by mixing two ingredients X and Y. The rate of X is ?1,500 per 100 grams and that
of Y is ?50 per 10 grams. X and Y are mixed in such a way that the cost of the resulting medicine is ?13 per gram. What is the
quantity of X (in grams) in the medicine?
Ans 1. 10
2. 30
3. 80
4. 20
Q.5
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
Q.6
Ans 1. 6
2. 4
3. 5
4. 3
Q.7 The cost price of an article is 76% of its marked price. Find the gain percentage after allowing a discount of 5%.
Ans 1. 27.5%
2. 25%
3. 24%
4. 22.5%
Q.8 Two vendors calculate their profit percentage on the cost price and selling price, respectively. What will be the difference
between the profits (in ?) if both the vendors declare a profit of 28% on the goods sold for ?3,200?
Ans 1. 196
2. 700
3. 548
4. 896
Q.9 In 2016, the price of a refrigerator increased by 5%, and in 2017, it decreased by 5%. At the end of the year 2017, its price
was ?47,880. What was its price at the beginning of the year 2016?
Ans 1. ?48,000
2. ?46,000
3. ?48,560
4. ?54,050
Q.10 The area of a rectangular park of length 15 m and breadth 12 m is:
Ans
1. 54 m
2
2. 180 m
2
3. 144 m
2
4. 170 m
2
Q.11 The average of four girls' age is 12 years. The ages of three of them are 7, 12 and 13 years. Find the age of the fourth girl.
Ans 1. 16 years
2. 14 years
3. 17 years
4. 15 years
Q.12 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?2500 as a sum borrowed at 7% per year rate of interest for 3 years.
Ans 1. 465
2. 485
3. 565
4. 525
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Q.1 A person sold an article and got a loss of 9%. If he sold it for ?51 more he would gain 8%. Find the C.P.
Ans 1. Rs.400  
2. Rs.250  
3. Rs.350  
4. Rs.300 
Q.2 A commodity is made of two metals, A and B, which cost ?35 per kg and ?40 per kg, respectively, in the ratio of 2 : 3. What is
the cost (in ?) of 12 kilograms of this commodity?
Ans 1. 228
2. 152
3. 456
4. 38
Q.3
In a company, if 40 workers can make 50 bags in 4 days, then how many bags will 24 workers
will make in 8 days?
Ans 1. 60
2. 40
3. 54
4. 45
Q.4 A chemist prepares 100 grams of medicine by mixing two ingredients X and Y. The rate of X is ?1,500 per 100 grams and that
of Y is ?50 per 10 grams. X and Y are mixed in such a way that the cost of the resulting medicine is ?13 per gram. What is the
quantity of X (in grams) in the medicine?
Ans 1. 10
2. 30
3. 80
4. 20
Q.5
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
Q.6
Ans 1. 6
2. 4
3. 5
4. 3
Q.7 The cost price of an article is 76% of its marked price. Find the gain percentage after allowing a discount of 5%.
Ans 1. 27.5%
2. 25%
3. 24%
4. 22.5%
Q.8 Two vendors calculate their profit percentage on the cost price and selling price, respectively. What will be the difference
between the profits (in ?) if both the vendors declare a profit of 28% on the goods sold for ?3,200?
Ans 1. 196
2. 700
3. 548
4. 896
Q.9 In 2016, the price of a refrigerator increased by 5%, and in 2017, it decreased by 5%. At the end of the year 2017, its price
was ?47,880. What was its price at the beginning of the year 2016?
Ans 1. ?48,000
2. ?46,000
3. ?48,560
4. ?54,050
Q.10 The area of a rectangular park of length 15 m and breadth 12 m is:
Ans
1. 54 m
2
2. 180 m
2
3. 144 m
2
4. 170 m
2
Q.11 The average of four girls' age is 12 years. The ages of three of them are 7, 12 and 13 years. Find the age of the fourth girl.
Ans 1. 16 years
2. 14 years
3. 17 years
4. 15 years
Q.12 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?2500 as a sum borrowed at 7% per year rate of interest for 3 years.
Ans 1. 465
2. 485
3. 565
4. 525
Q.13
Ans 1. 1402
2. 1403
3. 1401
4. 1404
Q.14 At a certain rate of simple interest, a sum becomes ?9,430 in 3 years and ?11,070 in 7 years. Find the sum.
Ans 1. ?8,200
2. ?8,000
3. ?8,350
4. ?7,800
Q.15 In an office, the data of employees in four different categories from three different cities B, C and D is given below in bar
graph.
In which category is the difference between the numbers of employees from any two different cities maximum?
Ans 1. 2
2. 1
3. 3
4. 4
Q.16 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?2500 as a sum borrowed at 9% per year rate of interest for 4 years.
Ans 1. 900
2. 860
3. 840
4. 940
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Q.1 A person sold an article and got a loss of 9%. If he sold it for ?51 more he would gain 8%. Find the C.P.
Ans 1. Rs.400  
2. Rs.250  
3. Rs.350  
4. Rs.300 
Q.2 A commodity is made of two metals, A and B, which cost ?35 per kg and ?40 per kg, respectively, in the ratio of 2 : 3. What is
the cost (in ?) of 12 kilograms of this commodity?
Ans 1. 228
2. 152
3. 456
4. 38
Q.3
In a company, if 40 workers can make 50 bags in 4 days, then how many bags will 24 workers
will make in 8 days?
Ans 1. 60
2. 40
3. 54
4. 45
Q.4 A chemist prepares 100 grams of medicine by mixing two ingredients X and Y. The rate of X is ?1,500 per 100 grams and that
of Y is ?50 per 10 grams. X and Y are mixed in such a way that the cost of the resulting medicine is ?13 per gram. What is the
quantity of X (in grams) in the medicine?
Ans 1. 10
2. 30
3. 80
4. 20
Q.5
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
Q.6
Ans 1. 6
2. 4
3. 5
4. 3
Q.7 The cost price of an article is 76% of its marked price. Find the gain percentage after allowing a discount of 5%.
Ans 1. 27.5%
2. 25%
3. 24%
4. 22.5%
Q.8 Two vendors calculate their profit percentage on the cost price and selling price, respectively. What will be the difference
between the profits (in ?) if both the vendors declare a profit of 28% on the goods sold for ?3,200?
Ans 1. 196
2. 700
3. 548
4. 896
Q.9 In 2016, the price of a refrigerator increased by 5%, and in 2017, it decreased by 5%. At the end of the year 2017, its price
was ?47,880. What was its price at the beginning of the year 2016?
Ans 1. ?48,000
2. ?46,000
3. ?48,560
4. ?54,050
Q.10 The area of a rectangular park of length 15 m and breadth 12 m is:
Ans
1. 54 m
2
2. 180 m
2
3. 144 m
2
4. 170 m
2
Q.11 The average of four girls' age is 12 years. The ages of three of them are 7, 12 and 13 years. Find the age of the fourth girl.
Ans 1. 16 years
2. 14 years
3. 17 years
4. 15 years
Q.12 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?2500 as a sum borrowed at 7% per year rate of interest for 3 years.
Ans 1. 465
2. 485
3. 565
4. 525
Q.13
Ans 1. 1402
2. 1403
3. 1401
4. 1404
Q.14 At a certain rate of simple interest, a sum becomes ?9,430 in 3 years and ?11,070 in 7 years. Find the sum.
Ans 1. ?8,200
2. ?8,000
3. ?8,350
4. ?7,800
Q.15 In an office, the data of employees in four different categories from three different cities B, C and D is given below in bar
graph.
In which category is the difference between the numbers of employees from any two different cities maximum?
Ans 1. 2
2. 1
3. 3
4. 4
Q.16 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?2500 as a sum borrowed at 9% per year rate of interest for 4 years.
Ans 1. 900
2. 860
3. 840
4. 940
Q.17 A car can cover 275 km in 5 hours. If its speed is reduced by 5 km/h, then how much time will the car take to cover a
distance of 300 km?
Ans 1. 5 hr 30 min
2. 6 hr
3. 5 hr
4. 4 hr 30 min
Q.18
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.19 A cyclist covers a distance of 2.5 km in 4 minutes 10 seconds. How long will he take to cover a distance of 6 km at the same
speed?
Ans 1. 11 minutes
2. 12 minutes 
3. 9 minutes 
4. 10 minutes 
Q.20 The average weight of a family of five members (in kg) whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 71 kg and 39 kg is:
Ans 1. 52
2. 53
3. 51
4. 50
Q.1 In a certain code language, ‘nothing to hide’ is written as ‘tg mk sa’ and ‘hide and seek’ is writtenas ‘mk wd lq’. How will
‘hide’ be written in that language?
Ans 1. tg
2. mk
3. wd
4. lq
Q.2 In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first
number. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent
digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/ subtracting /multiplying to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1
and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
16, 80
22, 110
Ans 1. 15, 20
2. 17, 32
3. 25, 125
4. 21, 33
Section : Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving
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Q.1 A person sold an article and got a loss of 9%. If he sold it for ?51 more he would gain 8%. Find the C.P.
Ans 1. Rs.400  
2. Rs.250  
3. Rs.350  
4. Rs.300 
Q.2 A commodity is made of two metals, A and B, which cost ?35 per kg and ?40 per kg, respectively, in the ratio of 2 : 3. What is
the cost (in ?) of 12 kilograms of this commodity?
Ans 1. 228
2. 152
3. 456
4. 38
Q.3
In a company, if 40 workers can make 50 bags in 4 days, then how many bags will 24 workers
will make in 8 days?
Ans 1. 60
2. 40
3. 54
4. 45
Q.4 A chemist prepares 100 grams of medicine by mixing two ingredients X and Y. The rate of X is ?1,500 per 100 grams and that
of Y is ?50 per 10 grams. X and Y are mixed in such a way that the cost of the resulting medicine is ?13 per gram. What is the
quantity of X (in grams) in the medicine?
Ans 1. 10
2. 30
3. 80
4. 20
Q.5
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Section : Numerical and Mathematical Ability
Q.6
Ans 1. 6
2. 4
3. 5
4. 3
Q.7 The cost price of an article is 76% of its marked price. Find the gain percentage after allowing a discount of 5%.
Ans 1. 27.5%
2. 25%
3. 24%
4. 22.5%
Q.8 Two vendors calculate their profit percentage on the cost price and selling price, respectively. What will be the difference
between the profits (in ?) if both the vendors declare a profit of 28% on the goods sold for ?3,200?
Ans 1. 196
2. 700
3. 548
4. 896
Q.9 In 2016, the price of a refrigerator increased by 5%, and in 2017, it decreased by 5%. At the end of the year 2017, its price
was ?47,880. What was its price at the beginning of the year 2016?
Ans 1. ?48,000
2. ?46,000
3. ?48,560
4. ?54,050
Q.10 The area of a rectangular park of length 15 m and breadth 12 m is:
Ans
1. 54 m
2
2. 180 m
2
3. 144 m
2
4. 170 m
2
Q.11 The average of four girls' age is 12 years. The ages of three of them are 7, 12 and 13 years. Find the age of the fourth girl.
Ans 1. 16 years
2. 14 years
3. 17 years
4. 15 years
Q.12 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?2500 as a sum borrowed at 7% per year rate of interest for 3 years.
Ans 1. 465
2. 485
3. 565
4. 525
Q.13
Ans 1. 1402
2. 1403
3. 1401
4. 1404
Q.14 At a certain rate of simple interest, a sum becomes ?9,430 in 3 years and ?11,070 in 7 years. Find the sum.
Ans 1. ?8,200
2. ?8,000
3. ?8,350
4. ?7,800
Q.15 In an office, the data of employees in four different categories from three different cities B, C and D is given below in bar
graph.
In which category is the difference between the numbers of employees from any two different cities maximum?
Ans 1. 2
2. 1
3. 3
4. 4
Q.16 Find the simple interest (in ?) on ?2500 as a sum borrowed at 9% per year rate of interest for 4 years.
Ans 1. 900
2. 860
3. 840
4. 940
Q.17 A car can cover 275 km in 5 hours. If its speed is reduced by 5 km/h, then how much time will the car take to cover a
distance of 300 km?
Ans 1. 5 hr 30 min
2. 6 hr
3. 5 hr
4. 4 hr 30 min
Q.18
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.19 A cyclist covers a distance of 2.5 km in 4 minutes 10 seconds. How long will he take to cover a distance of 6 km at the same
speed?
Ans 1. 11 minutes
2. 12 minutes 
3. 9 minutes 
4. 10 minutes 
Q.20 The average weight of a family of five members (in kg) whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 71 kg and 39 kg is:
Ans 1. 52
2. 53
3. 51
4. 50
Q.1 In a certain code language, ‘nothing to hide’ is written as ‘tg mk sa’ and ‘hide and seek’ is writtenas ‘mk wd lq’. How will
‘hide’ be written in that language?
Ans 1. tg
2. mk
3. wd
4. lq
Q.2 In the following number-pairs, the second number is obtained by applying certain mathematical operations to the first
number. Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following sets.
(NOTE: Operations should be performed on the whole numbers, without breaking down the numbers into their constituent
digits. E.g. 13 – Operations on 13 such as adding/ subtracting /multiplying to 13 can be performed. Breaking down 13 into 1
and 3 and then performing mathematical operations on 1 and 3 is not allowed.)
16, 80
22, 110
Ans 1. 15, 20
2. 17, 32
3. 25, 125
4. 21, 33
Section : Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving
Q.3 Select the figure from the given options that will replace the question mark (?) in the figure given below to complete the
pattern.
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.4
Ans
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
Q.5 AE10 is related to CG20 in a certain way. In the same way, KO20 is related to MQ30. To which of the following is CG30
related, following the same logic?
Ans 1. EF40
2. EI45
3. GI45
4. EI40