Quantitative and Reasoning Skills Final Paper

Date: 8th April 2019

Duration: 1.5 hours

Instructions for the paper

1. There are total 33 questions in the paper

2. All the questions have four options out of which only one is correct
3. Every correct answer have +3 marks
4. There is no negative marks for wrong answers
5. Please do not write anything on the OMR sheet
6. Please fill in the circles properly

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2. Don't put a tick mark or a cross mark where it is specified that you fill the bubbles completely.
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 A man took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After 3 years he had to pay Rs. 5400
interest only for the period. The principal amount borrowed by him was:

1 A. Rs. 2000 C. Rs. 10,000

B. Rs. 15,000 D. Rs. 20,000

A sum of Rs. 12,500 amounts to Rs. 15,500 in 4 years at the rate of simple interest. What is the rate of
interest?

2 A. 3% C. 4%

B. 5% D. 6%

A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is:

3 A. Rs. 650 C. Rs. 690

B. Rs. 698 D. Rs. 700

How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 450 to yield Rs. 81 as interest at 4.5% per annum of simple
interest?

4 A. 3.5 years C. 4 years

B. 4.5 years D. 5 years

A bank offers 5% compound interest calculated on half-yearly basis. A customer deposits Rs. 1600 each on
1stJanuary and 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the amount he would have gained by way of interest
is:
5 A. Rs. 120 C. Rs. 121

B. Rs. 122 D. Rs. 123

There is 60% increase in an amount in 6 years at simple interest. What will be the compound interest of Rs.
12,000 after 3 years at the same rate?

6 A. Rs. 2160 C. Rs. 3120

B. Rs. 3972 D. Rs. 6240

At what rate of compound interest per annum will a sum of Rs. 1200 become Rs. 1348.32 in 2 years?

7 A. 6% C. 6.50%

B. 7% D. 7.50%
 The least number of complete years in which a sum of money put out at 20% compound interest will be more
than doubled is:

8 A. 3 C. 4

B. 5 D. 6

A trader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs. 20 per kg with 30 kg of rice of other variety at Rs. 36 per kg and sells the
mixture at Rs. 30 per kg. His profit percent is:

9 A. No profit, no loss C. 5%

B. 8% D. 10%

On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is:

10 A. Rs. 45 C. Rs. 50

B. Rs. 55 D. Rs. 60

A man buys a cycle for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle?

11 A. Rs. 1090 C. Rs. 1160

B. Rs. 1190 D. Rs. 1202

A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22.5% on his cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs. 392, what was his
profit?

12 A. Rs. 18.20 C. Rs. 70

B. Rs. 72 D. Rs. 88.25

A and B together have Rs. 1210. If of A's amount is equal to 4/15 of B's amount, how much amount does B
have?

13 A. Rs. 460 C. Rs. 484

B. Rs. 550 D. Rs. 664

Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is:

14 A. 0.40 C. 0.60

B. 0.80 D. 0.86
 If 40% of a number is equal to two-third of another number, what is the ratio of first number to the second
number?

15 A. 0.40 C. 0.43

B. 0.80 D. 2.33

The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to second is 2 :3 and that of the second to the third is 5
: 8, then the second number is:

16 A. 20 C. 30

B. 48 D. 58

A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?

17 A. 3.6 C. 7.2

B. 8.4 D. 10

If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. The actual distance
travelled by him is:

18 A. 50 km C. 56 km

B. 70 km D. 80 km

A man complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21 km/hr and second
half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km.

19 A. 220 km C. 224 km

B. 230 km D. 234 km

The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4 hours, then the speed
of the first train is:

20 A. 70 km/hr C. 75 km/hr

B. 84 km/hr D. 87.5 km/hr

A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if
he is assisted by B and C on every third day?

21 A. 12 days C. 15 days

B. 16 days D. 18 days
 A can do a piece of work in 4 hours; B and C together can do it in 3 hours, while A and C together can do it
in 2 hours. How long will B alone take to do it?

22 A. 8 hours C. 10 hours

B. 12 hours D. 24 hours

A can do a certain work in the same time in which B and C together can do it. If A and B together could do it
in 10 days and C alone in 50 days, then B alone could do it in:

23 A. 15 days C. 20 days

B. 25 days D. 30 days

4 men and 6 women can complete a work in 8 days, while 3 men and 7 women can complete it in 10 days. In
how many days will 10 women complete it?

24 A. 35 C. 40

B. 45 D. 50

If one-third of one-fourth of a number is 15, then three-tenth of that number is:

25 A. 35 C. 36

B. 45 D. 54

Three times the first of three consecutive odd integers is 3 more than twice the third. The third integer is:

26 A. 9 C. 11

B. 13 D. 15

A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 8. When 18 is added to the number, then the digits
are reversed. The number is:

27 A. 18 C. 24

B. 42 D. 81

Find a positive number which when increased by 17 is equal to 60 times the reciprocal of the number.

28 A. 3 C. 10

B. 17 D. 20
 The sum of two number is 25 and their difference is 13. Find their product.

29 A. 104 C. 114

B. 315 D. 325

A, B, C subscribe Rs. 50,000 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 4000 more than B and B Rs. 5000 more than C.
Out of a total profit of Rs. 35,000, A receives:

30 A. Rs. 8400 C. Rs. 11,900

B. Rs. 13,600 D. Rs. 14,700

A starts business with Rs. 3500 and after 5 months, B joins with A as his partner. After a year, the profit is
divided in the ratio 2 : 3. What is B's contribution in the capital?

31 A. Rs. 7500 C. Rs. 8000

B. Rs. 8500 D. Rs. 9000

A, B, C rent a pasture. A puts 10 oxen for 7 months, B puts 12 oxen for 5 months and C puts 15 oxen for 3
months for grazing. If the rent of the pasture is Rs. 175, how much must C pay as his share of rent?

32 A. Rs. 45 C. Rs. 50

B. Rs. 55 D. Rs. 60

A and B started a business in partnership investing Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 15,000 respectively. After six months,
C joined them with Rs. 20,000. What will be B's share in total profit of Rs. 25,000 earned at the end of 2
years from the starting of the business?
33 A. Rs. 7500 C. Rs. 9000

B. Rs. 9500 D. Rs. 10,000