Ages and Ratio

Part I : Data Sufficiency
Data Sufficiency
Introduction
To answer Data Sufficiency question, we do not actually have to calculate the values. We only have to
determine whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for finding the answer.
There are various variations in Data Sufficiency problems
Options may be jumbled.
One or two options may be of new type, while remaining are same.
There may be three or four statements following a question.
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Directions For Solving Data Sufficiency Questions

Option (a), If statement (1) by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (2) by itself is not.
Option (b), If statement (2) by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement (1) by itself is not.
Option (c), If statements (1) and (2) taken together are sufficient to answer the question, even though
neither statement by itself is sufficient.
Option (d), Both the statements together are not sufficient.
To attempt a question of Data Sufficiency, we should follow a systematic approach. A good way is to use a
flow chart.
First check statement (1)
Answer is (a)
Yes
Is it sufficient?
No
Either (b) or (c) or (d) is the

correct answer
Now, check the statement (2)
Yes
Answer is (b)
Is it sufficient ?
No
Check both the statements together
Answer is (c)
Yes
Are both the

statements together
sufficient?
No
Answer is (d)
Analytical Ability : Data Sufficiency
Direction (1 to 4) Each of the questions below consists of a question and two

statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided
in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give
the answer.
(a) Statement I alone is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient
(b) Statement II alone is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficient
(c) Both statements together are sufficient
(d) Both statements together are insufficient
Illustration 1 A train cross another train running in the opposite direction in x second.
What is the speed of the train?
I. Both the trains have the same length and are running at the same speed.
II. One train crosses a pole in 5 s.
Solution. (d) When the trains are running in opposite direction, time taken to cross each other
=
L 1+ L 2
S1 + S 2
Where,
L 1 = Length of I train
S1 = Speed of I train
L 2 = Length of II train
S 2 = Speed of II train
I. L 1 = L 2 = L (let)
S1 = S 2 = S (let)
2L
L
2S =
S =
x
x
L
5
We cant find the value of S even with the help of both statements.
II. S =
Illustration 2 50% of the people in a Steeltown have blue eyes and blond hair. What per
cent of the people in Steeltown have blue eyes but do not have blond hair?
I. 70% of the people in Steeltown have blond hair.
II. 60% of the people in Steeltown have blue eyes.
Solution. (b)
A
A = People having only blue eyes

C = People having only blond hair
B = People having blue eyes and blond hair
and B = 50%
I. B + C = 70%
We have to find A
\ Statement II alone is sufficient.
II. A + B = 60%
Illustration 3 What is the area of 1 m wide pathway constructed around all the sides of
a rectangular field?
I. Area of the field and the path together is 187 sq cm.
II. Breadth and the length of the field are in the ratio of 3 : 5 respectively.
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Solution. (c)
b
a
1
I. (a + 2) (b + 2) = 187
II.
b 3
=
a 5
With the help of both statements, we can calculate b.
Illustration 4 What was the total compound interest on a sum after three years?
I. The interest after one year was ` 100 and the sum was ` 1000.
II. The difference between simple and compound interests on a sum at the end of two years
was ` 10.
Solution. (a)
r
I. Interest and sum are given and I = P 1 +

- P r can be calculated.
100
CI after three years can be found.

Hence, statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.
r
II. Since, difference between SI and CI = P
100
Since, the value of P is not known so r cannot be calculated.

Hence, CI after three years can be found.
Hence, statement II also alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
Direction The following question is accompanied by three statements I, II and III. You
have to determine which statement(s) is/are sufficient/necessary to answer the question.
Read the statements and give the answer.
Illustration 5 What is Rs share of profit in a joint venture?

I. Q started a business investing ` 80000.
II. R joined him after 3 months.
III. P joined after 4 months with a capital of ` 120000 and got ` 6000 as his share of profit.
(a) I and III are sufficient
(b) II and III are sufficient
(c) All I, II and III together are necessary
(d) Even with all I, II and III, the answer cannot be arrived at
Solution. (d) Amount invested by R is not given. Therefore, question cannot be answered even
with the help of all I, II and III.
have to determine which statement(s) is/are sufficient/necessary to answer the question.
Illustration 6 In how many days can a work be completed by A and B together?

I. A alone can complete the work in 8 days.
II. If A alone works for 5 days and B alone works for 6 days, the work get completed.
III. B alone can complete the work in 16 days.
(a) Any two of three statements are sufficient (b) II and either I or III are sufficient
(c) I and II are sufficient
(d) II and III are sufficient
Solution. (a)
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I. Work done by A in one day = th part of whole work.
8
5
II. Work done by A in 5 days = th part of the whole work.
8

5 3
= th part of whole work, which is done by B in 6 days.
8 8
3 1 1
\Work done by B in one day = = th part of whole work.
8 6 16
1
III. Work done by B in one day =
th part of whole work.
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Hence, by combining any two of the three, the required number of days can be determined.
Remaining work = 1 -
have to determine which statement(s) is/are sufficiently necessary to answer the question.
Illustration 7 What is the sum of two numbers?

I. The bigger of these two numbers is 6 more than the smaller number.
II. 40% of the smaller number is equal to 30% of the bigger number.
III. The ratio between half of the bigger number and one-third of the smaller number is 2 : 1.
(a) II and III are sufficient
(b) I and II are sufficient
(c) I and either II or III is sufficient
(d) All, I, II and III together are sufficient
Solution. (c) Let the smaller number is x and bigger number is y.

I. y = x + 6
x 3
II. 0.4x = 0.3 y =
y 4
y /2 2
y 4 x 3
III.
= = =
x /3 1
x 3 y 4
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
Obviously, question can be solved by using I and either II or III because equations (ii) and (iii) are
same.
have to determine which statement(s) is/are sufficiently necessary to answer the question.
Illustration 8 How many articles were sold?

I. Total profit earned was ` 1596.
II. Cost price per article was ` 632.
III. Selling price per article was ` 765.
(a) II and III are sufficient
(b) I and II are sufficient
(c) All I, II and III together are necessary
(d) Even with all I, II and III, the answer cannot be arrived at.
Solution. (c) Let number of articles = N

II. Total CP = 632 N
III. Total SP = 765 N
I. N (765 - 632) = 1596
Hence, number of articles can be determined by using all the three statements I, II and III together.
Directions (9 to 25) Each of the questions below consists of a question and two
statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided
in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give
the answer.
(a) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(b) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the date in
statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(c) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question
(d) Both the statements together are not sufficient
Illustration 9 The sum of cubes of three consecutive odd numbers is what per cent of the
sum of the squares of the same numbers?
I. The average of those numbers is 21.
II. The product of two numbers is 483.
Solution. (a) Let numbers are (x - 2), x and (x + 2).

I. (x - 2) + x + (x + 2) = 3 21
Hence, we can find value of x.
Then, question can be solved using statement I alone.
II. Since, only the product of two numbers is given.
So, question cannot be solved using statement II alone.
Illustration 10 What is the speed of a boat?

I. The boat covers a distance of 48 km in 6 h while running upstream.
II. It covers the same distance in 4 h while running downstream.
Solution. (c) Let the speed of boat = vb km/h and the speed of stream = vs km/h
I. vb - vs = 48 /6 vb - vs = 8
II. vb + vs = 48 /4 vb + vs = 12
On solving Eqs. (i) and (ii), we can determine the value of vb.
Hence, both the statements together are necessary to answer the question.
(i)
(ii)
Illustration 11 What is the number x ?

I. The LCM of x and 18 is 36.
II. The HCF of x and 18 is 2.
Solution. (c) Q Product of two numbers = Their HCF LCM

\Both the statements together are necessary to answer the question.
Illustration 12 Is the figure ABCD a rectangle?

B
P
D
I. P = 90
II. AB = CD
Solution. (d)
I. P = 90
II. AB = CD
Since, we have no idea about other angles and lengths of sides AD and BC. Therefore, nothing can
be said about ABCD. Hence both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question.
Illustration 13 What is the width of a stone slab of length 4 m and thickness

length?
I. Volume of the slab is 2 m 3 .
II. Slab is 25 cm thick.
Solution. (a) Given l = 4 m

h=
1
1
4 = m
16
4
Let width of slab = b m

I. l b h = 2
Hence, width of slab can be determined by using I alone.
1
II. h = 0.25 m = m
4
So, question cannot be answered by using II alone.
1
th of the
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Illustration 14 What is the present age of the mother ?

I. Fathers age is 8 yr more than the mothers age. Father got married at the age of 28 yr.
II. Present age of the father is 30 yr. Four years back the ratio of mothers age to fathers age
was 12 : 13.
Solution. (b) Let present age of mother = x yr

Let present age of father = y yr
I. y = x + 8
Hence, from I we cant determine the present age of mother.
x - 4 12
II.
.
y = 30 yr and
=
30 - 4 13
x - 4 12
=
26
13
Hence, present age of mother (x) can be determined by using statement II alone.
Illustration 15 What is the first term of an arithmetic progression of positive integers?

I. Sum of the squares of the first and second term is 116.
II. The fifth term is divisible by 7.
Solution.
(a) Statement II is useless.

Statement I shows that the two integers on squaring add up to 116 < 112 which means the integers
are less than 11. We further find the numbers are 10 and 4.
Illustration 16 Navni is three times as efficient as Avantika. In how many days can
Avantika alone do the whole work?
I. Both of them together can complete the work in 15 days.
1
II. Navni takes rd time than Avantika to finish the work.
3
Solution. (a) Let Navni takes to finish the work = x days

Then Avantika takes to finish the work = 3x days
1 1
1
I. +
=
x 3x 15
Obviously x can be determined.
\Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question.
II. Number of days taken by Navni is not given.
Hence, statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
Illustration 17 There are 450 boxes to load on a truck. A and B working independently
but at the same time take 30 min to load the truck. How long should it take B working by
himself to load the truck?
I. A and C can load 400 boxes in 20 min.
II. A would take 45 min by himself.
Solution. (b) Let B alone do the whole work in x min.

1
x
30
\ In 30 min, work done by B =
x
I. Statement I alone is not sufficient.
II. In 45 min, work done by A = 1
30
2
\ In 30 min, work done by A = th part of whole work = rd part of whole work
45
3
2 30
Now,
+
=1
3 x
Hence, statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.
\ In 1 min, work done by B =
Illustration 18 What is the rate of interest per cent per annum ?

I. Difference between compound interest and simple interest on an amount for two years is
` 225.
2
II. The amount doubles itself on simple interest in 6 yr.
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Solution. (b) Let rate of interest = r % per year

r
I. Difference between SI and CI = P
100
Hence, r cannot be determined by using statement I alone because P is not given.

II. SI = Amount = P
P r t
and SI =
100
\ r can be determined by using statement II alone.
Illustration 19 Sanju works for 3 days and leaves the job. In how many days, will
Sanju alone finish the entire work?
I. Swamitra finishes the remaining work in 12 days.
II. Sanju and Swamitra together can finish the work in 6 days.
Solution. (c) Let whole work is done by Sanju in x days.

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\ Work done by Sanju in 3 days = th part of whole work.
x
3 x -3
Remaining work = 1 - =
x
x
x -3
I. Swamitras work in 12 days =
x
x -3
Swamitras one day work =
12 x
1 x -3 1
II. +
=
x 12x 6
Hence, both statements together are sufficient to answer the question.
Illustration 20 What is the area of a circular region X ?

I. Area of the square inscribed in the circular region X is 98 sq cm.
II. The perimeter of the circular region X is equal to the perimeter of square Z.
Solution. (a) We know that area of the square inscribed in the circle = 2 r 2, where r is the radius
of circle.
I. 2 r 2 = 98
r can be determined.
Area of circle can be determined.
II. Perimeter of square is not given.
Hence, area of circle cannot be determined.
Illustration 21 Find the number of males and females in a party.

I. The ratio of males and females is 3 : 2.
II. The number of males is 50% more than the number of females.
Solution. (d) Let number of males = M and number of females = F

I.
M 3
=
F 2
50 3
II. M = F 1 +
= F
100 2
(i)
10
M 3
=
F 2
(ii)
Since, equations (i) and (ii) are same.

Therefore, we cant solve the question even with the help of both statements together.
Illustration 22 What will be the cost of painting the four walls and the roof of a room
with length, width and height as 7 m, 5 m and 2.5 m respectively. The room has one door
and two windows?
I. Cost of painting per square metre is ` 72.
II. Area of window is half of the area of the door.
Solution. (d) Since the dimension of the window and door is not given, therefore, question cant
be solved by using both statements together.
Illustration 23 A, B and C are integers. Is B an even number ?

I. ( A + B) is an odd number.
II. (C + B) is an odd number.
Solution. (d)
I. A + B is odd Either A is odd and B is even or A is even and B is odd.
II. C + B is odd Either C is odd and B is even or C is even and B is odd.
Hence, question cant be answered even with the help of two statements. Therefore, both statements
together are not sufficient to answer the question.
Illustration 24 The towns A, B and C lie on a straight line. C is between A and B. The
distance from A to B is 100 mile. How far is it from A to C ?
I. The distance from A to B is 25% more than the distance from C to B.
II. The distance from A to C is less than the distance from C to B.
Solution. (a) AB = 100 mile and AC + CB = 100 mile.

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I. AB = CB 1 +
100
5
100 = CB CB = 80 mile
4
II. CB is not given.
Hence, AC cannot be determined.
Illustration 25 Plane X flies at r mile per hour from A to B. Plane Y flies at q mile per
hour from B to A. Both planes take off at the same time. Which plane flies at a faster rate?
Town C is between A and B.
I. C is closer to A than it is to B.
II. Plane X flies over C before plane Y.
Solution. (d) Since we have no exact idea about distance between A to C and B to C.
Therefore, question cant be answered even with the help of both statements together.
Directions (26 to 29) The following questions are accompanied by three statements I,
II and III. You have to determine which statement(s) is/are sufficient/necessary to answer
the question. Read the statements and give the answer.
Illustration 26 What is the capacity of a cylindrical tank?

I. The radius of the base is half of its height.
II. The area of the base is 616 m 2 .
III. The height of the cylinder is 28 m.
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) All I, II and III
(d) Any two of the three
Solution. (d) Capacity of a cylindrical tank = pr 2h

Hence, to find the answer, we need either radius of tank or area of the base and height of the
cylinder.
Therefore, any two of three are sufficient to complete it.
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Illustration 27 In how many days can 10 women finish a work ?

I. 10 men can complete the work in 6 days.
3
days.
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III. If 10 men work for 3 days and thereafter 10 women replace them, the remaining work is
completed in 4 days.
(a) I and II
(b) Any two of the three
(c) I and III
(d) II and III
II. 10 men and 10 women together can complete the work in 3
Solution. (b)
1
I. One days work of 10 men = th part of whole work.
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II. One days work of 10 men and 10 women = th part of the whole work.
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3
III. Let whole work done by 10 men in x days Work done by 10 men in 3 days = th part of the whole
x
work.
3
x -3
Remaining work = 1 -
x
x
x -3
\ In 4 days, work done by 10 women =
x
x -3
\ In 1 day, work done by 10 women =
4x
Hence, any two statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Illustration 28 What is the staff strength of Company X ?

I. Male and female employees are in the ratio of 2 : 3 respectively.
II. Of the officer employees 80% are males.
III. Total number of officers is 132.
(a) I and III
(b) II and either III or I only
(c) All I, II and III
(d) Question cannot be answered even with the information in all the three statements
Solution. (d) Here, we have no idea of employees in different categories. Therefore, question
cant be solved even using all the statements together.
Illustration 29 What is the monthly salary of Pravin?

I. Pravin earns ` 1200 more than Aman.
II. The ratio between Amans and Vimals monthly salaries is 5 : 3.
III. Vimal earns ` 1000 less than Aman.
(a) Any two of I, II and III are required
(b) I and II are required
(c) II and III are required
(d) All I, II and III together are required
Solution. (d) Let monthly salary of Pravin = ` P and monthly salary of Aman = ` A.
I. P = A + 1200
II.
A 5
= , where V is monthly salary of Vimal.
V 3
III. A = V + 1000
Hence, all statements are necessary to answer the question.
Practice Exercises
A. Model Questions
Directions (Q. Nos. 1 to 87) Each of the questions
below consists of a question and two statements numbered
I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the
data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer
the question. Read both the statements and give the
answer.
(a) Statement I alone is sufficient, but statement II alone is
not sufficient
(b) Statement II alone is sufficient, but statement I alone is
not sufficient
(c) Both statements together are sufficient, but neither
statement alone is sufficient
(d) Statements I and II together are not sufficient.
1. Out of the four teams A, B, C and D which team is not
likely to win as per the opinion poll ?
I. As per the opinion poll, chances of team Cs winning
are more than that of team A but not as much as that
of team B, whose chances of winning are more than
that of team A.
II. As per the opinion poll, team Cs chances of winning
are less than that of team B but not less than that of
team D, whose chances of winning are more than
that of team A.
2. How many employees of bank X opted for VRS?
I. 18% of the 950 officer cadre employees and 6% of the
1100 of all other cadre employees opted for VRS.
II. 28% of the employees in the age group of 51 to 56 and
17% of the employees in all other age groups opted
for VRS.
3. What is the perimeter of a playground?
I. It is a perfect square playground.
II. It costs ` 3200 to put a fence around the playground
at the rate of ` 20 per metre.
4. Who among P, Q, R, S, T and U teaches Biology? Each
person teaches one subject amongst English, Hindi,
Biology, History, Geography and Sanskrit.
I. P and U do not teach Hindi, Biology, History or
Geography. Q and S do not teach Biology or
Geography. T does not teaches Geography.
II. P and U teach English and Sanskrit but not
necessarily respectively. Similarly, Q and S teach
either Hindi or History.
5. What is the total number of employees in the company
X? There are only two categories of employees, ie,
officers grade and worse grade.
I. Average income of per employee per month in the

company X is ` 1200. Which average income per
employee per month belonging to officers grade is
Rs 4600 and that for worse grade is ` 1100.
II. When 600 employees belonging for the category
worse grade of company Y and the same number of
employees belonging to the officers grade of
company Y are added to the strength of the company
X then the new ratio of worse grade employees to
officers grade become 37 : 4.
6. What is the value of m - n 37?
I. m is the largest possible six-digit number and n is the
smallest possible six-digit number.
II. The difference between m and n is known.
1
7. Is 1 > ?
x
I. 1 > x
II. x > 0
8. P and Q worked together for 5 days. Then Q left the work

and the work was finished by P alone in 8 days. How
many days would Q alone take to finish the work if P had
left?
I. P and Q together can do the work in 10 days.
II. P is more efficient than Q.
9. A, B and C are positive integers. Is their product an even
number?
I. A is an even number.
II. Product of B and C is an odd number.
10. By selling a product how much profit was earned?
I. 20% profit would have been earned if it had been sold
for ` 90.
II. The profit was one-third of the purchase price.
11. What is the cost of 2 kg of tomatoes?
I. Ten tomatoes weigh 40 kg on the average.
II. 5 kg of tomatoes cost ` 15.
12. How many hours a day must 4 pumps work to empty a
conical tank in 1 day?
I. 3 pumps working 8 h a day can empty another tank
in 2 days.
II. The other tank has twice the floor area and one and a
half times the depth of the original tank.
13. By selling a product at 20% profit, how much profit was
earned?
I. The difference between cost and selling price is ` 40.
II. The selling price is 120% of the cost price.
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14. How much is the average salary of the 30 assembly
workers?
I. The total salary paid to the 30 assembly workers and
the foreman is ` 312000.
II. The foremans salary is 120% of the average salary of
the 30 assembly workers.
15. A bag contains coins of one-rupee, 50-paise and 25-paise
denominations. The total amount in the bag is ` 500. To
find the total number of 50-paise coins, which of the
following information is sufficient?
I. The number of the coins is in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5.
II. The number of one rupee-coins is one-fourth the total
number of coins in the bag.
16. Two trains of lengths 80 m and 100 m are moving in
opposite directions on parallel tracks. If they cross each
other in 36 s, how much time will they take to pass each
other if they move in the same direction?
I. First one train passes a pole in 1 min.
II. The other train also passes a railway bridge in 1 min.
17. Kundu and Puttu can do a work in 12 days. In how many
days will Puttu complete the work working alone?
I. Kundu can complete the work in 36 days.
II. Kundu and Ramu can do the same work in 10 days.
18. In the diagram shown, is D ABC isosceles?
A
I. BC = BD = DA
II. BD bisects ABC.
19. The speed of a 110 m long running train X is 45 per cent

more than the speed of another 160 m long train Z
running in opposite direction. What is the speed of the
train Z ?
I. The two trains crossed each other in 6.5 s.
II. Train X crosses a platform in 5 s.
20. Is quadrilateral Q a square?
I. The sides of Q have the same length.
II. The diagonals of Q have the same length.
21. What is the percentage of families in the city have
telephones?
I. 50% of the families of the city have televisions.
II. 30% of the television owners of the city have
telephones.
22. If the perimeter of the D ABC is 3 + 3 , then what is
its area?
B
23. How many chocolates can Sheena buy if she has to spend
20% of her budget on vegetable and 30% on groceries?
I. Sheena has ` 50 with her.
II. Each chocolate costs 50 paise.
24. How many litres of a chemical can be stored in a
cylindrical tank if the radius of the tank is 5 m?
I. The height of the tank is 5 m.
II. The temperature is 70F.
25. In D ABC, find r if AB = 5 and q = 40.
B
r
p
A
q
C
I. BC = 5
II. r > p
26. What was Mr Anand, combined income for the years
2003-08? In 2003, he made ` 1000000.
I. His average yearly income for the years 2003-08 was
` 1200000.
II. In 2008, his income was ` 2000000.
27. A certain book shop sold 92 copies of Bill Gates book
Business at the speed of thought during the first day.
What percentage of his stock of this book did he sell on
that day?
I. The total number of books with this title on stock
is 230.
II. There are a total of 1000 books in his store.
28. What selling price should be marked on the article?
I. Discount of 5% is to be given and profit percentage
should be double the discount. Purchase cost is in the
range of ` 300-` 400.
II. 10% discount is to be allowed and 15% profit is to be
obtained on the purchase cost of ` 200 of the article.
29. At present, how many villagers are voters in village X?
I. There were 860 voters in village X in the list
prepared for the last election.
II. The present list of village X has 15% more voters
than the list for the last election.
30. You must submit your application within 10 days from
the date of release of this advertisement. What is the
exact date before which the application must be
submitted?
I. The advertisement was released on 18th February.
II. It was a leap year.
31. What is Sunils position in a row of forty students?
I. There are sixteen students towards the left of Sunil.
II. There are twenty-eight students towards the right of
Atul who is in the left of Sunil.
I. Side AC Side AB
II. ABC = 30
32. A person bought 2 kg of rice from a shop. But when he

entered the next shop he found that the price was less.
He calculated that if he bought 6 kg from that shop his
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average price would be ` 20. Then what is the price in
the first shop?
I. The price in the second shop was `18 per kg.
II. He bought 8 kg of rice from second shop.
33. A fly crawls around the outside of a circle once. A second

fly crawls around the outside of a square once. Which fly
travels farther?
I. The diagonal of the square is equal to the diameter of
the circle.
II. The fly crawling around the circle takes more time to
complete his journey than the fly crawling around
the square.
M
34.. Is the number
an odd integer? (You may assume that
3
M
is an integer)
3
I. M = 3K , where K is an integer.
II. M = 6J + 3, where J is an integer.
35. A worker is hired for 6 days. He is paid ` 5 more for each
day of work than he was paid for the preceding day. How
much was he paid for the first day of the work?
I. His total wages for 6 days were ` 900.
II. He was paid less than ` 100 on the first day.
36. How much cardboard will it take to make an open box
with no top?
I. The area of the bottom of the box is 4 m2.
II. The box is in cubical shape.
37. How much minimum marks will be required to pass an
examination?
I. Student A secured 32% marks in that examination
and he failed by 1 mark.
II. Student A secured 30% of full marks in the
examination and he failed by 2 marks. If he had
secured 5 more marks his percentage of marks would
have been 40%.
38. In the given figure P, Q and R are centres of three equal
circles. What is the area of the shaded portion in the
figure shown below?
P
40. Find the length of AB.

If YBC = CAX = YOX = 90
Y
``
I. Radius of the arc is given.

II. OA = 5
41. Three persons were given certain calculations to
perform. The calculations were 1 + 1, 1 + 1 + 2, and 1 + 2.
Their respective answers were 3, 3 and 2. How many of
them are mathematicians?
I. Mathematicians can never add two numbers
correctly, but they add three numbers correctly.
II. Whenever the mathematicians add two numbers
there is a mistake of +1 or -1.
42. In a cricket match, the man of the match award is given
to the player scoring the highest number of runs. In case
of a tie, the player (out of those locked in the tie) who has
taken the higher number of catches is chosen. Even
thereafter if there is a tie, the player (out of those locked
in the tie) who has dropped fewer catches is selected.
Aakash, Biplab, and Chirag, who were contenders for
the award dropped at least one catch each. Biplab
dropped 2 catches more than Akash did, scored 50 and
took 2 catches. Chirag got two chances to catch and
dropped both. Who was the man of the match?
I. Chirag made 15 runs less than both Aakash and
Biplab.
II. The catches dropped by Biplab are 1 more than the
catches taken by Aakash.
43. In figure given below, PAQ is tangent to the circle, with
centre O, at a point A.
II. When Tulika throws the same dice, she finds herself
unable to see the three faces bearing the numbers
1, 3 and 5 while when her brother Shivendra throws
the dice he finds himself able to see the three faces
bearing the numbers 6, 4 and 5.
What would be value of y ?
C
y
I. QR is known.
II. The triangle is an equilateral triangle.
39. What number is opposite the face bearing number 5 of
the same dice when it is thrown by different persons?
Note that the dice bears the numbers 1 to 6 on different
faces of the dice.
I. When Renu throws the dice on a table, she observes
that the visible surfaces bear the numbers 3, 6 and 5.
O
x
z
I. x = 58
II. z = 32
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44. An alloy of silver and gold weighs 30 g in air and 27 g in
water.
What is the weight of gold in the alloy?
I. Both silver and gold lose one-tenth of their weights
in water.
II. Silver loses 10% of its weight while gold loses 20% of
its weight in water respectively.
R
R
45. Is 2
> 2
? It is given that A, B, C ,
2
2
A + B +C
D + E2 + F 2
D, E, F and R are natural numbers.
I. A + B + C = D + E + F and among A, B and C; A is the
lowest and C is the highest whereas among D, E and
F, F is the highest and D is the lowest.
II. F - D < C - A
46. What is the volume of a given cylinder? It is given that
the cylinder is within the cube touching all the vertical
faces and a cone is inside the cylinder.
I. Volume of the cone is known.
II. Height and radius of cone and cylinder are same.
47. Is n x - n divisible by x ? It is given that x and n are
natural numbers.
I. Value of n is known.
II. Value of x is known.
52(abc) + 1
48. Is
the simplest form of a fraction? It is given
abcabc
that a, b and c are natural numbers.
I. c is an odd number.
II. a = b = c
49. Is Rama taller than Sita ?
I. Rama is taller than Radha.
II. Radha is not as tall as Sita.
50. On a stretch of water, there is no current from P to Q but
there is current from Q to R. In such a circumstance,
1
Vicky takes 3 h to row downstream from P to R and 3 h
2
upstream from R to P. Suppose the circumstances
change and now the earlier current is there all the ways
from P to R. How long will Vicky take to row from R to P
in the changed circumstances ?
I. Ratio of the speed of Vicky in still water and that of
the stream is 6 : 1.
II. Current flows at the speed of 2km/h.
51. Is 1 + (P - 1)! divisible by P ?
I. P is an odd number.
II. P is a prime number.
52. What is the value of a three-digit number n?
I. When digits at units place and hundreds place are
interchanged, number increases by 693 and in both
cases sum of digits of n remains 9.
II. Middle digit is zero.
53. A circle C 2 with radius r2 lies completely within another
circle C1 with radius of r1. What is the value of r1?
I. The difference in the circumferences of C1 and C 2 is
4 cm.
8
II. The difference in the areas of C1 and C 2 is 26
sq cm.
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54. During a five day period, Monday through Friday, the

average high temperature was 86 F. What was the high
temperature on Friday?
I. The average high temperature for Monday through
Thursday was 87 F.
II. The high temperature on Friday reduced the average
high temperature for the week by 1 F.
55. How many hours will it take for all the students and
teachers together to put up a tent?
I. There are 4 teachers and 7 students.
II. All the teachers working together can put up the tent
in 5 h while all the students working together can do
so in 3 h.
56. N is an integer between 1 and 93. What is the value of N ?
I. N is both the square of an integer and the cube of an
integer.
II. The square root of N is divisible by 4.
57. If a and b are integers and b > 0, does
a -1 a
= ?
b+1 b
I. a = b - 4
II. a = - b
58. The given figure is a right angled prism. What is the
surface area of QPTS, given that area of the face
PQR = x ?
T
I. Area of TURP = z
II. Area of SQRU = y
1
1
59. If x 0, then is greater than
?
x
x+1
I. x < 1
II. x > 1
60. XY is a tangent to the circle with centre O at the point Q.
What is the value of DPQ?
I. DOX = 140
II. DQX = 70
61. Alka and Madhu put 40 matches on the table and make
themselves aware of the game for which the matches are
to be used. As per the rules, the winner is the one who
takes the last match. Who will win the game?
I. Each player in turn takes 1, 3 or 5 matches.
II. Madhu chooses to go first and takes 3 matches.
62. Distance between the two stations X and Y is 470 km.
Two trains P and Q start from X and proceed towards Y
at speeds of 40 km/h and 60 km/h respectively. An
another train R starts from Y and proceeds towards X at
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a speed of 30 km/h. At what time, the distance between
2
the trains P and Q will be rd of the distance between
3
the trains P and R?
I. Trains P and Q started at a interval of 3 h whereas
train R started simultaneously with one of the trains
among P and Q at 8 am.
II. At 5 pm both the trains P and Q were at the same
distance from X.
63. Average weight of four persons is 67 kg. These persons

are A, B, C and D. When E is included in the group,
average weight decreases by 2 kg. What is the weight of
A? As weight is 4 kg more than Bs weight.
I. When B is displaced by another person F, whose
weight is 4 kg more than E, average weight becomes
64 kg.
II. When D is displaced by another person G, whose
weight is 4 kg more than E, average weight becomes
65 kg.
64. The table shows the cancellation fee schedule that a
travel agency uses to determine the fee charged to a
tourist who cancels a trip prior to departure. If a tourist
cancelled a trip with a package price of ` 1700 and a
departure date of September 4, on what day was the
trip cancelled?
Cancellation Fee
Day Prior to Departure
46 or more
45-31
30-16
15-5
4 or fewer
69. How far is Ranchi from Rohtak?

I. Rohtak is 899 km from Ranchi.
II. There is no air route linking Ranchi and Rohtak
directly.
70. Is g - h > 0?
I. g > h
II. g 2 > h 2
71. What are the dimensions of a certain rectangle?
I. The perimeter of the rectangle is 14.
II. The diagonal of the rectangle is 5.
72. What is the rate of simple interest per annum?
I. The sum triples in 20 yr at simple interest.
II. The difference between the sum and the simple
interest earned after 10 yr is ` 1000.
73. A train crosses a signal post in X second. What is the
length of the train?
I. The train crosses a platform in Y second.
II. The train is running at the speed of 80 km/h.
74. What is the area of a circle?
I. The circumference of the circle is 308 m.
II. The radius of the circle is equal to the side of a
square.
75. What is the length of AB + CD?
A
Per cent of Package

Price
10%
35%
50%
65%
100%
I. The cancellation fee was ` 595.

II. If the trip had been cancelled one day later, the
cancellation fee would have been ` 255 more.
65. HCF of two numbers is 23. Find the smaller of the two
numbers.
I. The product of the two numbers is 6348.
II. The sum of the two numbers is 161.
66. What is the value of x ?
I. 2x + 4 = 14
II. x + y = 7
67. What is the speed of train X in km/h?
I. Length of train X is twice that of train Y and speed
of Y is 100 m/s.
II. Train X passes train Y in 10 s when they are
running in same direction. Length of train X is
100 m.
68. Which word in the code language means they?
I. ras pak leun means I have pens and pak ras tap
means they have pens.
II. kip ras tun means boys have cow, and sin tap ras
means they have egg.
I. AD = 30
II. BC = 10
76. Which direction is Shashidhar facing?
I. In the early morning, Shashidhar was standing in
front of a puppet and the shadow of the puppet was
falling to the right of Shashidhar.
II. In the early morning, Shashidhar was standing on
the ground.
77. Maheshs flat is on which floor of the five-floor
apartment?
I. His flat is exactly above Ganeshs flat, whose flat is
exactly above Nitins first-floor flat.
II. Jeevans flat, which is adjacent to Maheshs flat, is
exactly below Ahmeds flat.
78. Who scored highest amongst A, B, C, D and E?
I. B scored more than D, but not as much as C.
II. E scored more than C, but not more than A.
79. On which date in April was Varun born?
I. Varuns mother remembers that Varun was born
before nineteenth but after fifteenth.
II. Varuns sister remembers that Varun was born
before seventeenth but after twelfth.
80. Is Bhavana five years old?
I. Kalpana is seven years old and is younger than
Bhavana.
II. Bhavana is two years old than Ramesh.
81. What was the average marks in the class ?
I. The sum of all the marks was 8100.
II. Ramas marks 65, were above the average.
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82. Is x greater than y ?
I. x is a multiple of y.
x y
II. =
6 3
II. Ashok returned ` 8800 to Sudhir at the end of two

years and settled the loan.
83. What is the average monthly income per family

member?
I. Each male earns ` 1250 a month and each female
earns ` 1050 a month.
II. Ratio of males to females in the family is 2 : 1.
85. Is (x2 - y2) an odd number?

I. x and y are integers.
II. x + y is an odd number.
86. Are x, y and z in AP?
I. x is greater than y but less than z.
y+ z
II. x =
2
84. What percentage rate of simple interest per annum did

Ashok pay to Sudhir?
I. Ashok borrowed ` 8000 from Sudhir for four years.
87. What is the value of 20% of x ?

I. 1/4 of 20% of x is 5.
II. 4x = 5 y
B. Model Questions
below consists of a question and two statements numbered
I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the
data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer
the question. Read both the statements and give the
answer.
(a) Statement I alone is sufficient, but statement II alone is
not sufficient
(b) Statement II alone is sufficient, but statement I alone is
not sufficient
(c) Both statements together are sufficient, but neither
statement alone is sufficient
(d) Statements I and II together are not sufficient
1. How many candidates were interviewed everyday by the
panel A out of the three panels A, B and C?
I. The three panels on an average can interview 15
candidates every day.
II. Out of a total 45 candidates interviewed everyday by
the three panels, the number of candidates
interviewed by panel A is more by 2 than the
candidates interviewed by panel C and is less by 1
than the candidates interviewed by panel B.
2. A, B, C and D made their project presentations, one on
each day, on four consecutive days but not
necessarily in that order. On which day did C make his
presentation?
I. The first presentation was made on 23rd, Tuesday
and was followed by Ds presentation.
II. A did not make his presentation on 25th and one of
them made his presentation, between As and Bs .
3. What does ja represent in a code language?
I. In that code language, pik ja sok pot means you can
stay here.
II. In that code language, ja sok ton te means you may
come here.
4. Among Japanese Yen, Australian Dollar, Hong Kong
Dollar and Singapore Dollar, which currency has the
lowest value in terms of Indian rupees ?
I. One rupee is equal to 2.56 Japanese Yen, 0.338
Australian Dollar, and 0.465 Hong Kong Dollar.
II. Value of Australian Dollar is equal to Singapore
Dollar.
5. Among the mobile services companies H, A and I, which

gives maximum talk-time on its coupon of ` X ?
I. Number of subscribers of the company A is more
than the number of subscribers of the company I, but
not as much as the company H.
II. Talk-time provided by the company I is equal to
X minutes, ie, equal in figure of the price of the
coupon. But the same is not true for company A
which provides more talk-time than company H.
6. The book of which subject is at the sixth position from
the top in a pile of ten books, including 3 books of
History, 3 of Hindi, 2 of Maths and 2 of English?
I. Starting from above, there is an English book
between a History and a Maths book, a History book
between a Maths and an English book, a Maths book
between two Hindi books and two Hindi books
between a Maths and a History book.
II. Counting from bottom the book which is at the fourth
position is neither Maths nor English book.
7. What is the value of a two-digit number?
I. The sum of the two digits is 4.
II. The difference between the two digits is 2.
8. What was the population of State A in 2008?
I. Population of the State A increases every year by
20% and its population in 2006 was 120000.
II. Population of State A in 2006 was twice that of State
B in the same year.
9. X, Y and Z are integers. Is X an odd number?
I. An odd number is obtained when X is divided by 5.
II. (X + Y ) is an odd number.
10. What will be the cost of the second necklace?
1
I. The cost of the first necklace is
more than the
5
2
second and the cost of the third necklace is more
5
than the second. The total cost of all the three
necklaces is ` 120000.
2
II. The cost of the first necklace is
more than the
5
second. The cost of the third necklace is the least and
total cost of all the three necklaces is ` 120000.
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11. Is x2 : y2 < 1?
I. ( y - x) (x + y) = 40% of 60 - 120% of 20
II. x < y
12. What was the cost price of the suitcase purchased by
Samir?
I. Samir got 20% concession on the labelled price.
II. Samir sold the suitcase for ` 2000 with 25% profit on
the labelled price.
13. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
I. It takes 2 h to cover the distance between A and B
downstream.
II. It takes 4 h to cover the distance between A and B
upstream.
14. The area of a square is equal to that of a circle.
What is the circumference of the circle?
I. The diagonal of the square is x inch.
II. The side of the square is p times of radius.
15. What is the cost of the laying carpet in a rectangular
hall?
I. Cost of the carpet is ` 450/m2.
II. Perimeter of the hall is 50 m.
16. A starts a business with ` 60000. After 6 months B joins
him. What is the profit of B at the end of the year ?
I. The share of the profit is in the ratio 4 : 3.
II. Bs capital is ` 90000.
17. How many vinyl squares with sides 5 inch long will be
needed to cover the rectangular floor of a room?
I. The floor is 5 ft long.
II. The floor is 3 ft wide.
18. If 8 A + 9C + 2D + 3I = 106, then what is the value of I?
I. 6 A + 4 C - 16D - 4E = 48
II. 24 C - 13I = 28
19. Shiva owns 100 shares of stock A and 150 shares of
stock B. What is the total value of his stocks?
I. The value of each share of stock A is twice the value
of each share of stock B.
II. The total value of 4 shares of stock A and 6 shares of
stock B is ` 750.
20. Average age of 50 employees working in a departmental
store is 30 yr. In the next year, ten workers will retire.
What will be the average age in the next year?
I. Retirement age is 60 yr.
II. There are 100 workers in the department.
21. Is the area of D ABD equal to the area of D DBC?
22. How many houses on the street are painted blue?

I. Houses on the East side with number 122 through
182 are painted blue.
II. Houses on the West and East sides have consecutive
odd and even numbers respectively.
23. What is the perimeter of rectangle ABCD?
A
I. Area of the circle is 78.5 sq cm.

II. AB = 10 cm
24. How long will it take for a jeep to travel a distance of
250 km?
I. The relative speed of the jeep with respect to the car
moving in the same direction at 40 km/h is 50 km/h.
II. The car started at 3.00 am in the morning.
25. If n is a two-digit number (so n = ba with digits b and a,
then what is the last digit a of n ?
I. The number 3n is a three-digit number whose last
digit is a.
II. The digit a is less than 7.
26. What is the value of p3 - q3 ?
I. p6 - q6 = 0
II. q = 0
27. Is p greater than 1? (You may assume that q is not equal

to zero)
p
I. is greater than 1.
q
1
II. is less than 1.
q
28. If a 6 - b6 = 0, then what is the value of a3 - b3 ?
I. a is positive.
II. b is greater than 1.
29. Is y larger than 1 ?
II. y2 - 4 > 0
I. y is larger than 0.
30. Is the integer divisible by 3?

I. The last digit in n is 3.
II. n + 5 is divisible by 6.
31. The pentagon PQRST is inscribed in the circle with
centre O. How many degrees is PQR?
P
O
I. AD = DC
II. BAD = 90
I. The pentagon PQRST is a regular pentagon.

II. The radius of the circle is 5 inch.
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32. If t is a multiple of prime number S, is t a multiple of S 2?
I. S < 4
II. t = 18
33. Which word in the code language means flower?
I. dem fu la pane means rose flower is beautiful and
la quiz means beautiful tree.
II. dem fu chin means red rose flower and pa chin
means red tea.
34. Is Mr Y entitled to get promotion in the month of
September, 2008?
I. As per his office rules, the only condition for
promotion is completion of 12 yr of service in a
particular grade on 31st December of every year.
II. Mr Y has been working in this office for the last
12 yr.
35. A, B, C, D and F are seated around a circular table facing
at the centre. Who is on the immediate right of B ?
I. D is between A and F.
II. C is between B and F.
36. ABCD is a square. What is the value of circumference of
the inner circle?
A
I. The radius of the outer circle is 10 cm.

II. The difference between the radii of the two circles is
2.929 cm.
37. In a one-day cricket match of 50 overs, a team is chasing
a target of 300 runs. At one stage, the run rate of 4.5 per
over was achieved. What is the required run rate after
20th over?
I. 80 runs were scored in first twenty overs.
II. Five wickets were lost within 20 overs.
38. If both the conveyer belts A and B are used, then they
can fill a hopper with iron ore in 1 h. How long will it
take for the conveyer belt A to fill the hopper without
conveyer belt B?
I. Conveyer belt A moves twice as much iron ore as
conveyer belt B.
II. Conveyer belt B would take more than 3 h to fill the
hopper without belt A.
39. A car, originally, was sold for ` 200000. After a month,
the car was discounted x%, and a month later, the cars
price was discounted y%. Is the cars price after the
discounts less than ` 175000?
I. y = 10
II. x = 15
40. If x, y and z are digits, is x + y + z a multiple of 9? A digit
is one of integers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
I. The three-digit number xyz is a multiple of 9.
II. (x y) + z is a multiple of 9.
41. What was the combined average attendance per game at

the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for the months of June
and July?
I. The total attendance for the month of June was
23100 and the total attendance for the month of July
was 25200.
II. There were 20 games played in June and 22 games
played in July.
42. 48 children of a class were asked to sit in rows and
columns. How many children are seated in each row?
I. The number of columns is more than the number of
rows.
II. The number of rows is 3/4 of the number of columns.
43. What is the distance between D1 and D2? It is given that
a man who can row x km/h in still water, takes z h to row
from D1 to D2, and back to D1, in a stream which flows at
y km/h.
I. Value of (x2 - y2) is known.
II. (x z ) is known.
44. What is the price of a cake if a mans family consumes
14 cakes in a week ?
I. If the wages of the man were raised by 12% and the
price of cake was raised by 15%, he would gain
60 paise a week, but if his wages were increased by
12% and the price of cake was raised by 16%, he
would neither gain nor lose.
II. If the wages of the man were raised by 4% and the
price of cake was also raised by 4%, he would save 80
paise more a week, but if his wages were increased
by 8% and the price of cake was also raised by 8%, he
would save 160 paise more a week.
45. There are four envelopes E1 , E 2, E3 , E 4 in which one was
supposed to put letters L1 , L 2, L3 , L 4 meant for persons
C1 , C 2, C3 , C 4, respectively but by mistake the letters got
jumbled up and went in wrong envelopes. Now if C 2 is
allowed to open an envelope at random, then how will he
identify the envelope containing the letter for him?
I. L 2 has been put in E1.
II. The letter belonging to C3 has gone in the correct
envelope.
46. A circle has radius r and origin as its centre. Two
tangents are drawn from an external point D, d distance
away from the origin. What are the angles made by the
tangents with the positive X-axis.
I. The coordinates of the point D are given.
II. The X-axis bisects one of the tangents.
1
47. Is BPD > ( ABP - APB) in the figure shown
2
below?
(AP is tangent)
P
I. Length of AC is known.
II. PD is the bisector of BPC.
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48. In the figure below, is PQ parallel to TU ?

P
w
R x
S
y
I. w = z
II. x = y
49. Is point P located on the circumference of the circle with
centre O and radius of length l ?
I. Points P, O and R are the vertices of an equilateral
triangle.
II. Point R is located on the circumference of the circle
with centre O and radius of length l.
50. In the figure, is PRSU a square?
y
R
I. PQ = QR and UT = TS
II. PU = RS
51. Is x an integer?
19
I.
is an integer.
x+1
x+1
II.
is an integer.
5
52. In the given figure find APB.
A
I. ACB = 72
II. ABC = 72
53. Was Chinas GDP in 2008 50% higher than that of
India? It is given that FEI for a country in a year is the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of its foreign equity
inflows to its GDP.
I. FEI of India in the year 2008 was 0.72 while FEI of
China in the year 2008 was 4.80.
II. Chinas foreign equity inflows in 2008 were 10 times
that to India.
54. A tea dealer mixed 60 kg of ordinary tea with 40 kg of

one of better qualities. What would be the cost price of
each kind of tea if the dealer gains 25% on his outlay?
I. Selling price of the mixture per kg is equal to the cost
price of sugar per kg and the dealer get 20% profit by
selling sugar at ` 25 per kg. The dealer is habituated
to count his per cent profit on cost price for all the
goods except sugar.
II. Difference between the cost prices of each kind of tea
is ` 2 per kg.
55. The average temperature of 7 days was 44C. The
average temperature of the first three days was 43.8C.
The average temperature of the sixth and the seventh
days was 0.1C more than the average temperature of
the first three days. What was the temperature of the
fourth day?
I. The temperature of fourth day was 0.2C more than
that of fifth day.
II. The temperature of fifth day was 0.2C more than
that of sixth day.
56. Is ababab divisible by 222 where a and b are two digits?
I. a + b = 5
II. b is an even number.
57. At a restaurant, Harish left a tip for his waiter equal to
20% of his entire dinner cheque, including tax. What
was the amount of the dinner cheque?
I. The sum of the dinner cheque and the tip was Rs
16.80.
II. Harishs tip consisted of two bills and four coins.
58. What was the gross income of XYZ Ltd for the year
2008?
I. In 2007, the gross income of XYZ Ltd was
` 4300 crore.
II. The gross income of XYZ Ltd was 5% greater in 2008
over 2007.
59. If p is a positive number, then what is the value of p?
I. | p - 2|= 1
II. p2 = 4 p - 3
60. A group of 49 consumers were offered a chance to
subscribe to three magazines A, B and C. Thirty-eight
of the consumers subscribed to at least one of the
magazines. How many consumers subscribed to exactly
two of the magazines?
I. Twelve of the 49 consumers subscribed to all three of
the magazines.
II. Twenty of the 49 consumers subscribed to
magazine A.
61. Is (X 2 + Y 2 + Z 2) even? [X, Y, Z are integers]
I. X, Y, Z are consecutive.
II. X 2 + Z 2 is even.
62. In the given figure, is AEC = z ?
A
I. Sum of BAE and DCE is equal to (360- z ).

II. AB is parallel to CD.
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63. What would be the minimum present ages of Raju?
It is given that t1 years ago the ratio of the age of Raju to
that of Renu was R : S and t2 years hence the ratio will
become T : U .
I. The values of (t1 + t2) and T - U are 10 and 1
respectively, and T : U = 2T : 14 (where t1 and t2 are
natural numbers ).
II. R U = 42 and T S = 40.
64. A bill falls due in a year. The creditor agrees to immediate
payment of half the amount and defers the rest of the
payment for 2 yr. What is the amount of the bill?
I. Creditor gains ` 40.
II. Rate of interest is 12.5%.
65. What is Sudhas present age?
I. Sudhas present age is five times her sons present
age.
II. Five years ago her age was twenty-five times her
sons age that time.
66. What is the height of a right-angled triangle?
I. The area of the right-angled triangle is equal to the
area of a rectangle whose breadth is 12 cm.
II. The length of the rectangle is 18 cm.
67. How is A related to B?
I. A is married to Y s sister.
II. B is the name of Y s sister.
68. Towards which direction is C from Q ?
I. C and Q are opposite to each other. L is equidistant
from C and Q.
II. L is neither towards North-East nor towards
South-West of C and Q respectively.
69. When will the sun rise tomorrow ?
I. The sun will set tomorrow at 6.15 pm.
II. Tomorrows day will be of 11 h 50 min.
70. A certain garden consists only of apple trees, mango
trees and orange trees. Which type of tree is the most
numerous?
I. There are 4/5 as many orange trees as there are
mango trees.
II. There are 2/3 as many mango trees as there are apple
trees.
71. How many marks did Prakash obtain in Mathematics?
I. Prakash secured on an average 55% marks in
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry together.
II. Prakash secured 10% more than the average in
Mathematics.
72. How much was the loss?
I. The cost is ` 300.
II. The loss is 25% of the selling price.
73. What is the cost of flooring a room?
I. The length and breadth of the room are 9 m and 6 m
respectively.
II. The cost of the tiles is ` 6 per cm2.
74. Who is paternal uncle of P ?
I. P is brother of L, who is daughter of Q, who is sister
of N, who is brother of S.
II. M is brother of K, who is husband of L, who is mother
of G, who is sister of P.
75. Who among the three friends A, B and C reached the

school first ?
I. A reached the school at 7.15 am, 5 min before the bell
rang.
II. B reached before C, who reached the school before
the bell rang.
76. In a certain code language, what does come mean?
I. pit na ja means come and go in the code language.
II. na dik sa means you may go in the code language.
77. On which day of the week was Navin on leave?
I. Navins mother was hospitalised on Thursday.
II. Navins brother was on leave on Friday.
78. Five persons are to be seated on a circular table. Who
will be seated between Ram and Gita?
I. Ram will sit on the right of Vinay and on the left of
Kamal.
II. There will be two persons seated between Vinay and
Kamal.
79. Which city has the lowest population?
I. Bareilly has 20 lakh population, which is less than
the population of Banaras.
II. Patna has population equal to that of Banaras and
more than that of Allahabad.
80. In a row of boys facing North who is on the immediate
right of Nishikant?
I. Nishikant is second to the left of Shashikant and
second to the right of Ravikant.
II. Dinanath and Premnath are also in the row but
Dinanath is the nearest to Shashikant.
81. What is the difference between the two digits in a
two-digit number?
II. 1/5 of that number is 15 less than 1/2 of 44.
82. What percentage of Xs salary is Y s salary?
I. Xs salary is 20% of Zs salary.
II. Ys salary is 45% of Zs salary.
83. What is the value of x?
I. If 10 is added to x, the result is 34.
II. If x is multiplied by y, the result is 38.
84. How many boys are there in the class?
I. The number of boys is 120% of the number of girls in
the class.
5
II. The number of girls is
th of the total number of
11
students.
x3
85. Find the value of algebraic expression x3 y - .
y
I. x = 2
II. y = 1
86. Is a quadrilateral ABCD a square?
I. A pair of adjacent sides are equal.
II. The angle enclosed by these equal adjacent sides
is 90.
C. MBA Entrances Gallery

Directions (Q. Nos. 1 to 10) Each of these has a
Directions (Q. Nos. 11 to 15) Each of these
question followed by two statements numbered I and II.

Mark answer as
[MAT Feb 2010]
questions consists of two quantities, one in Column A and

the other in Column B. Compare the two quantities. Mark
answer as
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
if statement I alone is sufficient to provide the answer

if statement II alone is sufficient to provide the answer
if both statements are required to provide the answer
if neither statement I nor II is sufficient to provide the
answer
1. If the expression x2 - 4x + 3.75 = 0 is true, what is the

unique value of x?
I. x is a positive real number.
II. x is less than (1 + 1 / n )n, where n is a positive integer.
2. Amongst five students A , B, C , D , E who got the
maximum marks ?
I. D got more than A and C.
II. B got less than E but more than D.
3. What is the cost of a book ?
I. The selling price is 25% more than the cost price.
II. The seller makes a profit of ` 100 on selling every lot
of 5 books.
4. How many tonnes of cement will be needed for the
foundation of a flat ?
I. For construction of entire flat 50 tonne of cement will
be used.
II. The volume of the cement needed for the foundation
is 100 cubic yard.
5. A toy was initially listed at a price to give the
shopkeeper 20% profit of the whole sale cost. What is the
whole sale cost ?
I. After reducing the listed price by 10%, the toy sold
for a profit of ` 10.
II. The toy sold for ` 50.
6. In a class, 150 students took the examination of physics
and chemistry. 90 students passed in Chemistry and 50
passed in Physics. How many students passed in both ?
I. Overall 30 students failed in both the papers.
II. Physics paper was tougher than Chemistry paper.
7. Is a < b ?
I. a 2 - 4a + 4 = 0
II. b2 - 6b + 9 = 16
8. In a queue for railway tickets, 5 persons Ram, Shyam,

Narender, Naresh, Ramesh are standing in random
order. Who is the third person in the queue ?
I. Shyam is standing behind Ram and Narendra is
ahead of Ram.
II. The queue starts from Ramesh and ends with
Naresh.
9. In a group of 4 students X ,Y , Z , A who got the maximum
marks ?
I. Z got less marks than Y .
II. Y got more marks than X but less than A.
10. What is the value of a two-digit number ?
II. The difference of the two digits is 2.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
if the quantity in Column A is greater [MAT Feb 2010]

if the quantity in Column B is greater
if the two quantities are equal
if comparison cannot be made from the information given
Column A
11.
12.
13.
14.
(16 4 + 8 2 - 8)
0.01 divided by 0.1
9 (1 / 3)
Semi- circumference of a
circle with radius 10 cm
15. Circumference of a circle
with radius cm
Column B
(3 4 + 1 5 - 3)
0.01 times 0.1
6 (1 / 2)
Circumference of a circle
with radius 5 cm
Perimeter of a square
whose side is 1.5 cm

questions consists of two quantifies, one in Column A and
one in Column B. Compare the two quantities. Mark
answer as
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

if the Column B is greater
if the Column A is greater
if comparison cannot be made from the information given
Column A
16. The area of a rectangle
with sides of 2 cm and 2 cm
17. The volume of a cube with
side of length 3 cm
18. The sum of the integers
from 10 to 5
19. 1 / 3 of x
20. (15 / 2)
21. 4 / 17
Column B
The area of a square
with side 2 cm
The
volume
of
a
cylinder with radius
2 cm and height 3 cm
The sum of the integers
from 5 to 10
35% of x
3/ 3
2 / 15

questions consists of a question and two statements I and
II. Decide whether the data provided in the statements are
sufficient to answer the question. Mark answer as
[MAT Dec 2009]
(a) if the data in both the statements I and II are required to

answer the question
(b) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer
the question while the data in statement I alone are not
sufficient to answer the question
(c) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer
the question while the data in statement II alone are not
(d) if the data in both the statements I and II together are
not sufficient to answer the question

22. What is the difference between the two numbers ?
I. First number is 60% of the other number.
II. 50% of the sum of first and second numbers.
23. x, y and z are integers. Is x an odd number ?
I. An odd number is obtained when x is divided by 5.
II. (x + y) is an odd number.
24. P, Q, R and S are four consecutive even integers. What is
the value of the largest integer among these ?
I. The average of the four numbers is the first prime
number greater than 10.
II. The ratio between the largest and the smallest of the
numbers is less than 20.
25. A person buys 36 pencils, 200 erasers and 35 pens for
` 3000. He sells the pencils at 25% profit and erasers
and pens at 20% loss. Find out the total loss incurred by
him.
I. Cost price of pencils per dozen is ` 50.
II. He buys erasers at ` 10 for 10 pieces.
26. What will be the mothers age after 15 yr ?
I. The ratio between the ages of the mother and the
daughter at present is 5 : 1.
II. After 10 yr, the daughter will be 25 yr younger than
her mother.
27. Ravi gets ` 432.10 as compound interest by investing
some money. What is the rate of interest ?
I. Interest was for 4 yr.
II. For the same period, simple interest was ` 400 at the
same rate.
Directions (Q. Nos. 28 to 34) Compare the two

quantities in Column A and Column B. Mark answer as
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
if the quantity is greater in Column A [MAT Dec 2008]

if both quantities are equal
if the quantity is greater in Column B
if no comparison can be made with the information
given
28. Column A A single discount of 10%.

Column B Two successive discounts of 5% and 5%.
29. Column A The per cent of increase from ` 10 to ` 12.
Column B The per cent of increase from ` 20 to ` 22.
30. Column A
Circumference of a circle having radius

1 cm.
Column B Perimeter of a square having side 1.5 cm.
31. Column A One-third of half of x.

Column B 15% of x.
32. Column A Area of square with side 1.8 m.
Column B Area of a circle with diameter 2 cm.
33. Column A
Number of ways to arrange 5 different

books on a shelf.
Column B Number of minutes in two hours.
34. Column A
Area of a rectangular strip 157 cm long

and 2 cm wide.
Column B Area of a circle with radius 10 cm.
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questions consists of a question and two statements
numbered I and II. Decide whether the data provided in
the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Mark
answer as
[MAT Dec 2008]
(a) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer
the question, while the data in statement II alone are
(b) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II
alone are sufficient to answer the question
(c) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer
the question, while the data in statement I alone are not
(d) if the data in both statements I and II together are
necessary to answer the question
35. Which is the smaller of the two numbers?
I. The difference between these two numbers is
one-fourth of the larger number.
II. The sum of these two numbers is 70.
36. How many marks did Arun get in History?
I. Average marks obtained by Arun in History, Maths
and English is equal to the average marks in Maths
and English.
II. Arun got a total of 120 in Maths and English together.
37. What is the ratio between the present ages of a father
and his son?
I. Ratio of the present ages of the father 20 yr before
and son 10 yr before was 2 : 1.
II. Sum of the present ages of the father and son is 50 yr.
38. In a class, the ratio of boys and girls is 13 : 10. How many
boys are there in the class?
I. The number of boys is 30% more than that of girls.
II. The number of girls is 15 less than that of boys.
39. By selling a product for ` 100, how much profit was
earned?
I. 20% profit would have been earned if it had been sold
for ` 90.
II. The profit was one-third of the purchase price.
40. What is the speed of a running train which takes 6 s to
cross a signal post?
I. The length of the train is 90 m.
II. The train takes 18 s to cross a platform 180 m long.
Directions (Q. Nos. 41 to 42) Each of the following

numbered I and II given below it. Decide whether the data
provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the
question. Mark answer as
[MAT Sept 2008]
(a) if the data given in both the statements I and II together
are not sufficient to answer the question
the question, while the data in statement I alone are not
(c) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer
the question, while the data in statement II alone are
(d) if the data in both the statements I and II together are
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41. How many doctors are practising in this town?
I. There is one doctor per seven hundred residents.
II. There are 16 wards with each ward having as many
doctors as the number of wards.
42. How many speeches are delivered in the two days
programme?
I. 18 speakers were invited to give at least one speech,
out of which one-sixth of the speakers could not
come.
II. One-third of the speakers gave two speeches each.

below consists of a question and two statements numbered I
and II. Decide whether the data provided in the
statements are sufficient to answer the question. Mark
answer as
[MAT Sept 2008]
(a) if the question can be answered with the help of both the
statements, but not with the help of either of the
statements by itself
(b) if the question can be answered with the help of
statement II alone
(c) if the question can be answered with the help of
statement I alone
(d) if the question cannot be answered even with the help of
both the given statements
43. Is x/18 an integer?
I. x/6 is an integer.
II. x/3 is an integer.
44. Is Q an integer or a fraction?
I. P + Q is an odd integer.
II. P - Q is an odd integer.
45. k > 100
Is it a prime number?
I. When k is divided by 16, the remainder is 19.
II. 7k is not a prime number.
46. P > Q > R > S, S is positive.
Is it PQ /RS an integer?
I. P and Q are prime numbers.
II. R and S are prime numbers.
47. p and q are integers.
Is q even?
I. 4 p + 6q is even.
II. 4 p + 7q is even.
48. a, b, c, d, e, f and g are consecutive integers. Is e odd ?
I. bf is even.
II. af is even.
Directions (Q. Nos. 49 to 68) In these questions a

question is followed by data in the form of two statements
labelled as I and II. You must decide whether the data
given in the statements are sufficient to answer the
question. Using the data make an appropriate choice from
(a) to (d) as per the following guidelines.
[ICET 2009]
Mark choice (a) if the statement I alone is sufficient to
answer the question
Mark choice (b) if the statement I alone is sufficient to
answer the question

Mark choice (c) if both the statements I and II are
sufficient to answer the question but neither statement
alone is sufficient
Mark choice (d) if both the statements I and II together
are not sufficient to answer the question and additional
data is required
49. What is the average marks of 10 students ?
I. The average marks of 9 of them is 60.
II. The marks obtained by one of them is 52.
5 6
50. If A is the matrix
, then what is the value of x ?
x 4
I. A is not a symmetric matrix.
II. A is a singular matrix.
51. What is the volume of the cone ?
I. The height of the cone is 10 cm.
II. The area of its base is 126 sq cm.
52. What are the values of the real numbers a and b ?
I. 2 is a root of xa - b = 0
II. 2 is a root of ax4 - 2x = 0
53. What are the values of the real numbers a and b ?
I. a : b = 7 : 3, b > 0
II. 2a : b = 6 : 11, a > 0
54. How long will 200 men take to reap the harvest of a field
of area 2.4 km2 ?
I. 100 men will reap the harvest of a field of area 1km2
in 6 weeks.
II. 200 women will reap the harvest of a field of area
1.2 km2 in 6 weeks.
55. Is x2 < x ?
I. x is a real number.
II. x is an integer.
56. Which is the largest number among x, y and z ?
I. 12x = z 2
II. x : y : z = 3 : 7 : 6
57. Is x = y ?
I. x% of y is equal to y% of x.
II. x is 20% of z.
58. What is the slope of the straight line ?
I. The straight line passes through the origin and the
point (3,2).
II. The straight line passes through (3, 3).
59. Is the set A equal to the set B ?
I. A B A
II. n ( A ) = n (B)
60. Is the positive integer x odd ?
I. x2 is even.
II. 4x is even.
61. What is the unit digit of the integer x ?
I. The unit digit of x4 is 1.
II. The unit digit of x3 is 2.
62. What is the value of a + b + c + d ?
I. 3a + 5b + 7c - 6d = 24
II. a - b - 3c + 10d = 16
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63. What is the value of sin q ?
I. tan q + cot q = 3
II. (cosec q + cot q)(cosec q - cot q) = 1
64. Is the positive integer a divisible by 42 ?
I. a is not divisible by 7.
II. a is divisible by 21.
65. Is (log10 x)2 = log10 y2 ?
I. a = y = 10
II. x2 > y2
75. Four circles of equal radii are inscribed in a square

touching each other. What is the area covered by the
four circles ?
I. The perimeter of the square is 32 cm.
II. The ratio of the sums of the areas of four circles to
that of the square is p :4.
76. If x, y, z are distinct integers, is (x - y)z > 0 ?
I. z = 2x
II. y > x
66. What is the area of the triangle formed by joining the

points A, B and C ?
I. A = (2, 5), B = (3, 2)
II. A, B and C lie on a straight line.
77. What is the cost of painting a room which is of the form

of a cube ?
I. The base area of the room is 144 sq ft.
II. The room has one door of size 6 4 and has no
windows.
67. If x, y and n are positive integers, is xn + yn divisible by 2?

I. x = 21
II. y = 1001
78. If a, b, c are positive integers, is the product abc even ?

I. a + b + c is odd.
II. a + c is odd.
68. ab = cd ?
I. a% of c is equal to b% of d.
II. b% of c is equal to d% of a.
79. How many degrees is the angle x ?

z
Directions (Q. Nos. 69 to 88) In these questions, a

question is followed by data in the form of two statements
given in the statements are sufficient to answer the
question. Using the data make an appropriate choice from
(a) to (d) as per the following guidelines.
[ICET 2008]
answer the question
Mark choice (b) if the statement II alone is sufficient to
answer the question
Mark choice (c) if both the statements I and II are
sufficient to answer the question but neither statement
alone is sufficient
Mark choice (d) if both the statements I and II together
are not sufficient to answer the question and additional
data is required
69. What is A B ?
I. A = {3, 4, 5}
II. B ~
- A = {1, 2}
70. What is the quadratic equation ?
I. The coefficient of x2 is 1.
II. Both of its roots are real.
I. y = 120
II. z = 87
80. If b, c are positive integers, is b + c, a prime number ?
I. b and c are odd.
II. c = 5b
81. Each student in a hostel speaks Telugu or Kannada or
both. What is the number of students who can speak
Telugu only ?
I. The total number of students in the hostel is 500 and
the number of students who can speak both Telugu
and Kannada is 156.
II. The number of students who can speak Kannada
only is 124.
82. Is x the largest among the positive real numbers x, y
and z ?
I. x - y > z
II. x + z > 2 y
71. Is the quadrilateral ABCD cyclic ?

I. AC = BD
II. BAD + BCD = 180
83. How many of A, B, C and D got selected into Hockey team ?

I. The statement, at least one of A and B got selected
into team, is true.
II. The statement C and D are selected into the team is
false.
72. What is the equation of the straight line ?

I. It passes through (1, 1).
II. Its perpendicular distance from the origin is 1.
84. Is n divisible by 120 ?

I. n is the product of executive integers.
II. n is divisible by 6 and 20.
73. What is the sum of the real numbers a, b, c ?

I. a + c = 4
II. a, b, c are in arithmetic progression.
85. What are the values of the real numbers a , b, c in

f (x) = ax2 + bx + c ?
I. f (1) = 0
II. f (1 + i ) = 0
74. Is the triangle ABC right angled ?

I. A = 2B
2
II. B = C
3
86. If a 0 + a1 + a 2+ ......+ a10 = S and a 0 = 3, what is S ?

I. a n = 5a n-1 , n = 1, 2,...... ,10
II. a n > 0, n = 1, 2,..... ,10
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87. If x and y are non-zero real numbers, is x > y ?
1 1
I. (x - y) - = 0
x y
2
II. (x - 5) = ( y = 5)2
88. What is the minimum value of the real number y ?
I. 2 y2 y2 + y
II. y < 0
Directions (Q. Nos. 89 to 108) Each of the given

questions is followed by data in the form of two statements
given in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Using the data make an appropriate choice from (a) to (d)
as per the following guidelines.
[ICET 2007]
answer the question
Mark choice (b) if the statement II alone is sufficient to
answer the question
Mark choice (c) if both statements I and II are sufficient to
answer the question, but neither statement alone is
sufficient
Mark choice (d) if the statements I and II are not
sufficient to answer the question and additional data is
required
89. What is the value of x + y?
I. x - y = x2 - y2
II. x - y = y - x
I. 2x - 3 y = 4
II. y2 + 2 y = -1
91. Will it be a Wednesday tomorrow ?
I. Coming Wednesday is a holiday.
II. It is not Tuesday today.
92. How old is the son?
I. Mother was 22 yr when the son was born.
II. Son retired in his 58th yr and by then the mother
was no more.
93. In a class of 120 students, how many girls got
distinction?
I. 20 boys in the class got distinction.
II. 25% of the students in the class got distinction.
94. What is the present age of A?
I. A was married in his 25th yr.
II. A was a central government employee and retired in
1998 after completing 60 yr.
95. Who is the heaviest among four friends A, B, C and D?
I. B is heavier than A but lighter than D.
II. C is lighter than B.
96. Is the integer a even?
I. 8a is even.
II. 7a is odd.
97. What is the value of the integer a?
1
1
1
I.
<
<
7 2+ a 2
II. a 2 + 24 = 10a

98. What are the dimensions of a rectangle?
I. Its area is 12 m2.
II. Its diagonal is 5 m.
99. If x and y are integers, is x > y?
x y
I. =
3 3
II. x is a multiple of y.
100. Is A = 2B = C = D?
I. A = 2B = C
II. D = 2B = C
101. What is the angle R in the triangle PQR?
I. P + Q = 120
II. 2Q + R = 110
102. What is the value of the integer a?
I. | a - 1|< 3
II. |a + 3|< 3
103. What is the value of a + b?
I. a - 2b = 25
II. a 2 - 25 = 4ab - 4 b2
104. What is the two-digit number?
II. The difference between the two digits is 1.
105. Are the two triangles congruent?
I. They are both equilateral triangles.
II. They have equal bases and equal heights.
106. Is a > b ?
I. |a - b|= 25
II. 2a + b = 9
107. A and B are standing on a Sunny day. As shadow is 10
feet long. Bs shadow is 9 feet long. How tall is B ?
I. A is standing 2 feet away from B.
II. A is t feet tall.
108. What is the age of A?
I. The age of B is 18 yr.
II. A is 5 yr younger than B.

questions consists of a question and two statement?
numbered I and II. Decide whether the data provided in
the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Mark
answer as
[MPMET 2009]
(a) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer
the question while the data in statement II alone are not
the question while the data in statement I alone are not
(c) if the data either in statement I alone or in statement II
alone are sufficient to answer the question
(d) if the data in both statements I and II together are
109. What is the difference between the two digits in a
two-digit number ?
II. 1/5 of that number is 15 less than 1/2 of 44.
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110. What percentage rate of simple interest per annum did
Ashok pay to Sudhir ?
I. Ashok borrowed ` 8000 from Sudhir for four years.
II. Ashok returned ` 8800 to Sudhir at the end of two
years and settled the loan.
111. What is the length of the train which crosses a
stationary man in 5 s ?
I. The train crosses a 150 m long platform in 20 s.
II. The speed of the train is 36 km/h.
112. Ram is 50% more efficient than Shyam. In how many
days, can Shyam alone do the whole work ?
I. Ram and Shyam together can do the whole work in
12 days.
II. Ram worked for 4 days and left the work and the
remaining work was done by Shyam alone in 24
days.
113. What is the area of a circle ?
I. The circumference of the circle is 308 m.
II. The radius of the circle is 28 m.
114. Which of the four numbers w, x, y and z is the largest ?
I. The average of w, x, y and z is 25.
II. The numbers w, x and y are each less than 24.
115. Which is the smaller of the two numbers ?
I. The difference between these two numbers is
one-third of the largest number.
II. The sum of these two numbers is 30.
116. What is the ratio between the present ages of father and
his son ?
I. Ratio of the ages of father 10 years before and son
5 years before was 2 : 1
II. Sum of the present ages of father and son is 60 yr.
117. Find the ratio of the numbers of boys to that of girls in a
school.
I. Number of boys is 30 more than girls.
II. Number of girls is 75% of the number of boys.
118. A shopkeeper sells some articles, making profit of 20%
on the cost price. Find the amount of profit.
I. Cost price of the article is ` 1200.
II. Selling price of the article is ` 240 more than the cost
price.
Directions (Q. Nos. 119 to 128) Each of the

following questions consists of two quantities, one in
Column A and one in Column B. Compare the two
quantities and mark answer as
[MPMET 2009]
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
if the quantity in Column A greater

if the quantity in Column B is greater
if the relationship cannot be determined from the
information given
Column A
119. a + 5
120. The number of even
integers between 1 and 13
121. 31 x
Column B
a+7
The number of even
integers between 2 and 14
35x
122. The per cent increase from

10 cm to 14 cm
123. 1/25
124. 8.7 368
125. 1/20 of 800
126. (85 - 93)(22 - 8)
127. 5 (3 + 1) 2
128. 0.75%
The per cent increase

from 54 cm to 58 cm
0.016/4
9 368
5% of 800
(42 - 95)(11 - 17)
5 3 + 1 2
0.0075

questions is followed by two statements I and II. Answer
each question using the following instruction. Mark your
answer as
[MPMET 2008]
(a) if statement I alone is sufficient to solve the question,
but statement II alone is not
(b) if statement II alone is sufficient to solve the question,
but statement I alone is not
(c) if neither statement I nor statement II is individually
sufficient to solve the question, but a combination of
both is sufficient to solve the question
(d) if both the statements taken together are not sufficient
and more information is required to solve the question
129. Is the positive integer n equal to the square of an
integer?
I. For every prime number p, if p is a divisor of n, then
so is p2.
II. n is an integer.
130. From the set of prime numbers, a number is selected at
random. What is that number?
I. The selected number is even.
II. The largest number in the set is 3.
131. What is the value of k2 - k?
I. The value of (k - 1/k) is 1.
II. The value of (2k - n ) is n (where n is an integer).
132. At a seminar, the registration fee for existing
members was ` 20 and the registration fee for new
members was ` 25. If the total receipts from registration
were ` 5500, did more existing members than new
members pay the registration fee?
I. Registration receipts from existing members were
` 500 greater than receipts from new members.
II. The seminar had as many speakers as the number of
members who attended it.
133. What is the rate in cubic cm per minute, at which water
is flowing into a certain rectangular tank?
I. The height of the water in the tank is increasing at
the rate of 2 cm per minute.
II. The capacity of the tank is 216 cubic cm.
134. A committee member W wants to schedule a one-hour
meeting on Thursday for himself and three other
committee members, X , Y and Z. Is there a one-hour
period on Thursday that is open for all four members?
I. On Thursday W and X have an open period from
9:00 am to 12:00 noon.
II. On Thursday Y has an open period from 10:00 am to
1:00 pm and Z has an open period from 8:00 am to
11:00 am.
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135. If X and Y are integers between 10 and 99, both

inclusive, is (X - Y )/ 9 an integer ?
I. X and Y have the same two digits, but in reverse
order.
II. The tens digit of X is 2 more than the units digit and
the tens digit of Y is 2 less than the units digit.
136. If X and Y are positive integers and X is a multiple of Y,
is Y = 2 ?
I. Y 1
II. X + 2 is a multiple of Y.
137. What is the value of n ?
I. n (n - 1) (n - 2) = 0
II. n 2 + n - 6 = 0
138. Prakash and Suraj are in a line to purchase tickets. How
many people are in the line?
I. There are 20 people behind Prakash and 20 people in
front of Suraj.
II. There are 5 people between Prakash and Suraj.
139. From 1984 to 1987, the value of foreign goods consumed
annually in the Water Land increased by what per cent?
I. In 1984 the value of foreign goods consumed
constituted 19.8% of the total value of goods
consumed in the Water Land that year.
II. In 1987 the value of foreign goods consumed
constituted 22.7% of the total value of goods
consumed in the Water Land that year.
140. What is the value of the positive integer n ?
I. n 4 < 25
II. n n 2
141. Is the average (arithmetic mean) of X and Y greater
than 20?
I. The average (arithmetic mean) of 2X and 2Y is 48.
II. X = 3Y
142. Mohans bucket can hold a maximum of how many litres
of water?
I. The bucket currently contains 9 L of water.
II. If 3 L of water are added to the bucket when it is half
full of water, the amount of water in the bucket will
increase by 1/3rd.
143. The total capacity of production for two types of toys is
20000 unit. Using a total of 50 tonne of materials for
production of both types of toys and operating at full
capacity, what is the production of the type 1?
I. The rate of consumption of material for type 1 is 2 kg
of material per toy.
II. The rate of consumption of material for type 2 is 3 kg
of material per toy.
Y
?
Z2
Y
II. Z =
X
144. If X, Y and Z are positive, is X =

I. Z =
Y
X+Z
145. If 1 < d < 2, is the tenths digit of the decimal

representation of d equal to 9 ?
I. d + 0.01 < 2
II. d + 0.05 > 2
146. If k and n are integers, is n divisible by 7 ?
I. n - 3 = 2k
II. 2k - 4 is divisible by 7.
147. If represents one of the operations + , - or , is k

(1 + m) = (k 1) + (k m) for all different natural numbers
k, 1 and m ?
I. k 1 is not equal to 1 k for some numbers k.
II. represents subtraction.

questions is followed by two statements, I and II. Answer
each question using the following instructions. Mark your
answer as
[MPMET 2007]
(a) if statement I alone is sufficient to solve the question,
but statement II alone is not
(b) if statement II alone is sufficient to solve the question,
but statement I alone is not
sufficient to solve the question, but a combination of
both is sufficient to solve the question
(d) if both the statements I and II are individually sufficient
to solve the question
148. What was Priyas score on the fourth physics test she
took ?
I. Her score on the fourth test was 12 points higher
than her average (arithmetic mean) score on the first
three tests she took.
II. Her score on the fourth test raised her average
(arithmetic mean) test score from 87 to 90.
149. If digit h is the hundredths digit in the decimal
d = 0.2 h6, what is the value of d rounded to the nearest
tenth?
I. d < 1 / 4
II. h < 5
1
150. Is f - < f (1) ?
2
I. f (x) = 2 2 + 1 if x 1 ,
2
+ 1 if 0 < x < 1 , = 2|x| if x 0.
x
II. f (x) = | x|for all x.

answer as
[MPMET 2007]
(a) if the question can be answered by using statement I
alone but not by using II alone.
(b) if the question can be answered by using statement II
alone but not by using I alone
(c) if the question can be answered by using either
statement alone
(d) if the question can be answered by using both the
statements together but not by either statement alone
151. A total of 774 doctorates in Mathematics were granted to
United States citizens by American universities in the
1972-1973 school year and W of these doctorates in the
1986-1987 school year was 362 and w of these were
granted to women. If the number of doctorates in
Mathematics granted to female citizens of the United
States by American universities decreased from the
1972-1973 school year to the 1986-1987 school year, was
the decrease less than 10%?
I. 1/10 < w/774 < 1/19
II. W = w + 5
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152. If A is an integer between 23 and 71, then what is the
value of A ?
I. One of As digits is 2 more than the other and the
sum of its digits is 8.
II. A is a prime number.
153. If x + y > 0, is x >| y|?
I. x > y
II. y < 0

questions is followed by two statements I and II. Answer
answer as
[MPMET 2007]
(a) if statement I alone is sufficient to solve the question, but
statement II alone is not
(b) if statement II alone is sufficient to solve the question, but
statement I alone is not
sufficient to solve the question, but a combination of both
is sufficient to solve the question
(d) if both the statements taken together are not sufficient
and more information is required to solve the question
1 1 1 1
1
154. , , ,
and
are in harmonic progression. Is d
a b c d
e
positive?
I. e > 0
II. a, b are negative.
155. Two cars, S and T, each travelled a distance of 50 km.
Did car S use more petrol than car T ?
I. Cars S and T travelled the entire distance at the
rates of 55 km/h and 50 km/h respectively.
II. For the entire distance, car S travelled 20 km/L of
petrol and car T travelled 25 km/L of petrol.
156. If Jais and Kishores annual salaries in 1985 were each
10% higher than their respective annual salaries in
1984, what was Jais annual salary in 1984?
I. The sum of Jais and Kishores annual salaries in
1984 was ` 50000.
II. The sum of Jais and Kishores annual salaries in
1985 was ` 55000.
157. What per cent marks did Ram get in a test of subjects?
I. Ram got 90 in English and 84 in Maths.
II. Ram got 75 in Hindi and 76 in Sanskrit.
158. Each of the eggs in a bowl is dyed red or green or blue. If
one egg is to be removed at random, what is the
probability that the eggs will be green ?
I. There are 5 red eggs in the bowl.
II. The probability that the egg will be blue is 1/3.
159. If XY < 3, is X < 1 ?
I. y > 3
II. x < 3
160. If x > 0 , what is the value of f ( g ) (x) in terms of g (x) ?
[ g (x) is an identity function].
I. f (2) = 4
II. f (3) = 5
161. How many newspapers were sold at a certain newsstand
today?
I. A total of 100 newspapers were sold at the
newsstand yesterday, 10 fewer than twice the
number sold today.
II. The number of newspapers sold at the newsstand
yesterday was 45 more than the number sold today.
162. A certain expressway has exits J, K, L and M, in that

order. What is the road distance from exit K to exit L ?
I. The road distance from exit J to exit L is 21 km.
II. The road distance from exit K to exit M is 26 km.
163. How much did a certain telephone call cost ?
I. The call lasted 53 min.
II. The cost for the first 3 min was 5 times the cost for
each additional minutes.
Directions (Q. Nos. 164 to 167) Each of the

following question is followed by two statements, I and II.
Answer each question using the following instructions. Mark
your answer as
[OJEE 2009]
(a) if statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question
but statement II alone is not sufficient.
(b) if statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question,
but statement I alone is not sufficient.
(c) if the two statement taken together are sufficient to
sufficient.
(d) if each statements alone is sufficient to answer the
question.
164. There are 120 saplings to be planted in an orchard.
Ramesh and Sridhar working together without break
can complete the job in 6 h. How long would it take
Ramesh working alone to complete the job ?
I. Sridhar plants 3 saplings in the time it takes
Ramesh to plant 2.
II. Sridhar working alone would take 10 h to do the job.
165. An University has 2000 faculty members all of whom
have a masters degree, and some of whom also have a
doctorate. 35% of the faculty members are females.
What fraction of the faculty members are female
doctorate holders ?
I. 20% of the male faculty members a doctorate.
II. A total of 1140 faculty members have only a masters
degree.
I. x - 3 = 2
II. x2 = 25
167. If the average size of 3 bank accounts is ` 1 million, is the
smallest account less than ` 500000 ?
I. The largest account is ` 1.3 million.
II. One of the accounts is ` 0.7 million.

answer as
[OJEE 2008]
(a) if statement I alone is sufficient to solve the question, but
statement II alone is not
(b) if statement II alone is sufficient to solve the question, but
statement I alone is not
sufficient to solve the question, but a combination of both
is sufficient to solve the question
(d) if both the statements I and II are individually sufficient
to solve the question
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168. The common admission test for MBA comprised of three

sections. What is the total number of questions in
the test?
I. The product of the numbers of questions in each
section is 35351.
II. Number of questions in each section is greater
than 20.
169. In a school election, if each of the 900 voters voted for
either A or B (but not both), what percent of the female
voters in this election voted for B ?
I. 80% of the female voters voted for A.
II. 60% of the male voters voted for B.
170. If X and Y are integers, then what is the value of Y ?
I. XY = 27
II. X = Y 2
171. If r and s are integers, is r divisible by 7?
I. The product rs is divisible by 7.
II. s is not divisible by 7.
172. What is the area of the triangle below?
175. Is the product of a and b greater than 60?

I. The sum of a and b is greater than 60.
II. Each of the variables is greater than 2.
176. Is x an integer?
I. x3 is an integer.
II. 3x is an integer.
177. What is the value of A, if A and B are two distinct

integers and their product is 30 ?
I. A is an odd integer.
II. A > B
178. If a, b, c and d are all positive numbers, is the value of
a - b greater than the value of c - d ?
I. a + d = b + c
II. a and b are each greater in value than either c or d.
179. What is the value of A ?
3
I. A + B = 3
2
3
II. B + A = 2
2

numbered I and II.You have to decide whether the data
provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the
question. Read both the statements give your answer
I. a = x, b = 2x and c = 3x.
II. The side opposite a is 4 and the side opposite b is 3.
Directions (Q. Nos 173 to 179) Each of the given

answer as
[OJEE 2008]
(a) if statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question
but statement II alone is not sufficient
(b) if statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question
but statement I alone is not sufficient
(c) if the two statements taken together are sufficient to
sufficient
(d) if each statement alone is sufficient to answer the
question
173. Suppose 3x + 4 y = 11. Then what is the value of y ?
I. X is prime.
II. y = -2x
174. A sky bag was initially listed at a price that would have
given the store a profit of 20% of the wholesale cost.
What was the wholesale cost of the sky bag?
I. After reducing the asking price by 10%, the sky bag
sold for a net profit of 10 dollars.
II. The sky bag sold for 50 dollars.
[KMAT 2009]
(a) if the data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the

question but the data in statement II alone is not
(b) if the data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the
question but the data in statement I alone is not sufficient
to answer the question
(c) if the data in either statement I or statement II alone is
(d) if the data even in both statements I and II together is not
sufficient to answer the question but still more data is
needed
180. On which day of the week, did A meet with an
accident ?
I. A was relleased from hospital on Friday, three days
after he met with the accident.
II. A was travelling on a scooter on Tuesday ?
181. A is shorter than B, C is taller than D, who is shortest
among them ?
I. A is shorter than D.
II. A is taller than C.
182. What will be the total weight of 10 poles each of same
weight?
I. One fourth of the weight of a pole is 5.
II. The total weight of three poles is 20 kg than the total
weight of two poles.

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Part I : Data Sufficiency

Directions For Solving Data Sufficiency Questions

Either (b) or (c) or (d) is the

Check both the statements together

Are both the

Analytical Ability : Data Sufficiency

Direction (1 to 4) Each of the questions below consists of a question and two

A = People having only blue eyes

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With the help of both statements, we can calculate b.

I. Interest and sum are given and I = P 1 +

CI after three years can be found.

Since, the value of P is not known so r cannot be calculated.

Illustration 5 What is Rs share of profit in a joint venture?

Illustration 6 In how many days can a work be completed by A and B together?

Analytical Ability : Data Sufficiency

Illustration 7 What is the sum of two numbers?

Solution. (c) Let the smaller number is x and bigger number is y.

Illustration 8 How many articles were sold?

Solution. (c) Let number of articles = N

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II. The product of two numbers is 483.

Solution. (a) Let numbers are (x - 2), x and (x + 2).

Illustration 10 What is the speed of a boat?

Illustration 11 What is the number x ?

II. The HCF of x and 18 is 2.

Solution. (c) Q Product of two numbers = Their HCF LCM

Illustration 12 Is the figure ABCD a rectangle?

Illustration 13 What is the width of a stone slab of length 4 m and thickness

II. Slab is 25 cm thick.

Solution. (a) Given l = 4 m

Let width of slab = b m

Analytical Ability : Data Sufficiency

Illustration 14 What is the present age of the mother ?

Solution. (b) Let present age of mother = x yr

Illustration 15 What is the first term of an arithmetic progression of positive integers?

(a) Statement II is useless.

Solution. (a) Let Navni takes to finish the work = x days

Solution. (b) Let B alone do the whole work in x min.

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Illustration 18 What is the rate of interest per cent per annum ?

Solution. (b) Let rate of interest = r % per year

Hence, r cannot be determined by using statement I alone because P is not given.

Solution. (c) Let whole work is done by Sanju in x days.

Illustration 20 What is the area of a circular region X ?

Illustration 21 Find the number of males and females in a party.

Solution. (d) Let number of males = M and number of females = F

Analytical Ability : Data Sufficiency

Since, equations (i) and (ii) are same.

Illustration 23 A, B and C are integers. Is B an even number ?

II. (C + B) is an odd number.

Solution. (a) AB = 100 mile and AC + CB = 100 mile.

Illustration 26 What is the capacity of a cylindrical tank?

Solution. (d) Capacity of a cylindrical tank = pr 2h

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Illustration 27 In how many days can 10 women finish a work ?

Illustration 28 What is the staff strength of Company X ?

Illustration 29 What is the monthly salary of Pravin?

I. Average income of per employee per month in the

8. P and Q worked together for 5 days. Then Q left the work

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II. BD bisects ABC.

19. The speed of a 110 m long running train X is 45 per cent

32. A person bought 2 kg of rice from a shop. But when he