1. Thrice a number exceeds its three-fourth by 36. Find the number.
A. 14
B. 12
C. 16
D. 18
Correct Answer : C
2. Solve the following pairs of equations for x and y respectively. 12x - 10y -2 = 0 and 10x - 10y + 20 = 0
A. 13, 11
B. 11, 13
C. 12, 10
D. 10, 12
Correct Answer : B
3. Solve for x. 3(x + 4) + 8 = 5x
A. 9
B. 10
C. 5
D. 6
Correct Answer : B
4. Flow many pairs of x and y satisfy 3x + 6y = 18 and 9x + 18y = 57?
A. 2
B. 1
C. 0
D. None of these
Correct Answer : C
5. Five sharpeners and six erasers cost 728. Six sharpeners and five erasers cost 727. Find the cost (in 7) of each sharpener and each eraser respectively.
A. 3, 2
B. 2, 3
C. 1, 4
D. 4, 1
Correct Answer : B
6. The first and the last digits of a three-digit number differ by 4. Find the difference of the number and the number formed by reversing its digits.
A. 392
B. 296
C. 400
D. 396
Correct Answer : D
7. The difference between a three-digit number and the number formed by reversing its digits is not a multiple of
A. 9
B. 11
C. 99
D. 101
Correct Answer : D
8. The digits of a two-digit number differ by six. Find the difference of the number and the number formed by reversing its digits.
A. 45
B. 81
C. 54
D. 63
Correct Answer : C
9. The cost of two dosas and three idlis is 746. The cost of a dosa and two idlis is 726. Find the cost of four dosas and four idlis.
A. 60
B. 80
C. 100
D. 70
Correct Answer : B
10. Three pens and four erasers cost 718. Four pens and three erasers cost 717. Find the cost of 14 pens and 14 erasers
A. 70
B. 60
C. 50
D. 40
Correct Answer : A
11. Ashok’s age, 30 years hence, will be twice his age five years ago. Find his present age. (in years)
A. 60
B. 50
C. 35
D. 40
Correct Answer : D
12. How many pair(s) of x and y satisfy the equations 4x + 6y = 16 and 6x + 9y = 24?
A. 0
B. 1
C. infinite
D. None of these
Correct Answer : C
13. Three chocolates, four biscuits and five cakes cost 734. Six chocolates and eight biscuits cost 738. Find the cost of each cake (in Rs.)
A. 6
B. 5
C. 4
D. 3
Correct Answer : D
14. How many pairs of x and y satisfy the equations 6x + 5y = 16 and 8x + 7y = 22?
A. 0
B. 1
C. infinite
D. None of these
Correct Answer : B
15. The sum of a two-digit number and its reverse is k times times the sum of its digits. Find the value of k.
1. The digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 are written in random order to form a nine digit number. Find the probability that this number is divisible by 4 :
A. 4/9
B. 2/9
C. 17/81
D. None of these
Correct Answer : B
2. A four digit number is formed with the digits 1, 3, 4, 5 without repetition. Find the chance that the number is divisible by 5:
A. 3/4
B. 1/4
C. 9/16
D. 1/16
Correct Answer : B
3. Five persons entered the lift cabin on the ground floor of an 8-floor house. Suppose each of them independently and with equal probability can leave the cabin at any floor beginning with the first. Find out the probability that all persons leaving at diff
A. 365/2401
B. 360/2401
C. 35/2410
D. None of these
Correct Answer : B
4. If from each of the three boxes containing 3 white and 1 black, 2 white and 2 black, 1 white and 3 black balls, one ball is drawn at random, then the probability that 2 white and 1 black ball will be drawn is :
A. 13/32
B. 27/32
C. 19/32
D. None of these
Correct Answer : A
5. A fair coin is tossed repeatedly. If tail appears on first four tosses, then the probability of head appearing on fifth toss equals :
A. 5/12
B. 1/2
C. 5/6
D. 1/6
Correct Answer : B
6. There are four calculators and it is known that exactly two of them are defective. They are tested one by one , in a random order till both the defective calculators are identified. Then the probability that only two tests are required is :
A. 5/6
B. 1/2
C. 1/6
D. 1/3
Correct Answer : C
7. 20 girls, among whom are A and B sit down at a round table. The probability that there are 4 girls between A and B is :
A. 17/19
B. 2/19
C. 13/19
D. 6/19
Correct Answer : B
8. Two integers x and y are chosen with replacement out of the set{0, 1, 2, 3, ...10}. Then the probability that| x - y | > 5 is :
A. 7/11
B. 40/121
C. 35/121
D. 30/121
Correct Answer : D
9. The probability that the birthdays of 4 different persons will fall in exactly two calendar months is :
A. 77/1728
B. 17/87
C. 11/144
D. None of these
Correct Answer : A
10. If 6 objects are distributed at random among 6 persons, the probability that atleast one of them will not get any thing is :
A. 6 x 6!
B. 5
C. (6
D. None of these
Correct Answer : C
11. There is 4 volume encyclopaedia among 40 books arranged on a shelf in a random order. If the volumes are not necessarily kept side by side, the probability that they occur in increasing order from left to right is:
A. 1/24
B. 1/12
C. 1/10
D. None of these
Correct Answer : A
12. Four numbers are multiplied together. Then the probability that the product will be divisible by 5 or 10 is :
A. 169/625
B. 369/625
C. 169/1626
D. None of these
Correct Answer : B
13. 8 couples (husband and wife) attend a dance show ‘Nach Baliye’ in a popular TV channel ; A lucky draw in which 4 persons picked up for a prize is held, then the probability that there is atleast one couple will be selected is :
A. 8/39
B. 15/39
C. 12/13
D. None of these
Correct Answer : B
14. Three persons A, B and C are to speak at a function along with 4 other persons, if they all speak in random order, the probability that A speaks before B and B speaks before C is :
A. 5/6
B. 1/6
C. 1/2
D. 1/3
Correct Answer : B
15. A bag contains 16 coins of which 2 coins are counterfeit with heads on the both sides. The rest are fair coins. One is selected at random from the bag and tossed.The probability of getting a head is :
A. 3/16
B. 13/16
C. 9/16
D. 7/16
Correct Answer : C
16. A committee of five persons is to be chosen from a group of 9 people. The probability that a certain married couple will either serve together or not at all is :
A. 4/9
B. 5/9
C. 13/18
D. None of these
Correct Answer : A
17. A speaks truth in 60% cases and B speaks truth in 80% cases. The probability that they will say the same thing while describing a single event is :
A. 0.36
B. 0.56
C. 0.48
D. 0.2
Correct Answer : B
18. Two squares are chosen at random on a chessboard, the probability that they have a side in common is :
A. 3/32
B. 1/32
C. 1/18
D. None of these
Correct Answer : C
19. An old person forgets the last two digits of a telephone number, remembering only that these are different dialled at random. The probability that the number is dialled correctly is :
A. 1/90
B. 81/91
C. 2/99
D. None of these
Correct Answer : A
20. Three squares of a chessboard are chosen at random, the probability that two are of one colour and one of another is:
A. 67/992
B. 16/21
C. 31/32
D. None of these
Correct Answer : B
21. The probability that a leap year selected at random contains either 53 Sundays or 53 Mondays, is :
A. 17/53
B. 1/53
C. 3/7
D. None of these
Correct Answer : C
22. In order to get atleast once a head with probability P ≥ 0.9, the number of times a coin needs to be tossed is:
A. 3
B. 2
C. 5
D. 4
Correct Answer : D
23. Out of 13 applicants for a job, there are 5 women and 8 men. It is desired to select 2 persons for the job. The probability that atleast one of the selected persons will be a woman is :
A. 25/39
B. 31/65
C. 25/69
D. 5/13
Correct Answer : A
24. Nine squares are chosen at random on a chessboard. What is the probability that they form a square of size 3 x 3?
A. 9 / 64C9
B. 36 / 64C9
C. 6 / 64C9
D. None of these
Correct Answer : B
25. Seven digits from the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are written in random order. The probability that this seven digit number is divisible by 9 is :
1. What would be the simple interest obtained on an amount of 5760 at the rate of 6 p.c.p.a. after 3 years.?
A. 1036.8
B. 1063.8
C. 1336.8
D. 1666.8
Correct Answer : #N/A
2. A farmer borrowed 3600 at 15% simple interest per annum. At the end of 4 years, he cleared this account by paying 4000 and a cow. The cost of the cow is
A. 1000
B. 1200
C. 1550
D. 1760
Correct Answer : #N/A
3. Ram borrows 520 from Gaurav at a simple interest of 13% per annum. What amount of money should Ram pay to Gaurav after 6 months to be absolved of the debt?
A. 353.8
B. 453.8
C. 552.8
D. 553.8
Correct Answer : #N/A
4. At the rate of 8.5% p.a. simple interest, a sum of 4800 will earn how much interest in 2 years 3 months?
A. 796
B. 816
C. 918
D. 956
Correct Answer : #N/A
5. What will be the simple interest earned on an amount of 16,800 in 9 months at the rate of 6.25% p.a. ?
A. 787.5
B. 812.5
C. 860
D. 887.5
Correct Answer : #N/A
6. The simple interest on 1820 from March 9, 2012 to May 21, 2012 at 7.5% rate will be
A. 22.5
B. 27.3
C. 28.8
D. 29
Correct Answer : #N/A
7. A shopkeeper with an overdraft facility at 18 percent with a bank borrowed 15000 on Jan 8, 2011 and returned the money on June 3, 2011 so as to clear the debt. The amount that he paid was
A. 16080
B. 16280
C. 16400
D. None of these
Correct Answer : #N/A
8. A person borrows 5000 for 2 years at 4% p.a. simple interest. He immediately lends it to another person at 6.25% p.a. for 2 years. Find his gain in the transaction per year.
A. 112.5
B. 125
C. 150
D. 167.5
Correct Answer : #N/A
9. Ramakant invested amounts in two different schemes A and B for five years in the ratio of 5 : 4 respectively. Scheme A offers 8% simple interest and bonus equal to 20% of the amount of interest earned in 5 years on maturity. Scheme B offers 9% simple inte
A. 50800
B. 51200
C. 52800
D. 58200
Correct Answer : #N/A
10. 1000 is invested at 5% per annum simple interest. If the interest is added to the principal after every 10 years, the amount will become 2000 after
A. 15 years
B. 16 years 8 months
C. 18 years
D. 20 years
Correct Answer : #N/A
11. How much time will it take for an amount of 450 to yield 81 as interest at 4.5% per annum of simple interest ?
A. 3.5 yrs
B. 4 yrs
C. 4.5 yrs
D. 5 yrs
Correct Answer : #N/A
12. Asmita invests an amount of 9534 @ 4 p.c.p.a. to obtain a total amount of 11442 on simple interest after a certain period. For how many years did she invest the amount to obtain the total sum?
A. 2 years
B. 4 years
C. 5 years
D. 10 years
Correct Answer : #N/A
13. Deepak invested an amount of 21250 for 6 years. At what rate of simple interest will be obtain the total amount of 26350 at the end of 6 years?
A. 5 pcpa
B. 6 pcpa
C. 8 pcpa
D. 12 pcpa
Correct Answer : #N/A
14. A sum of 1600 gives a simple interest of 252 in 2 years and 4 months. The rate of interest per annum is
A. 6%
B. 6.25%
C. 6.50%
D. 6.75%
Correct Answer : #N/A
15. At what rate of simple interest per annum can an amount of 1553.40 be obtained on the principal amount of 8630 after 3 years?
A. 4 pcpa
B. 5 pcpa
C. 7 pcpa
D. 8 pcpa
Correct Answer : #N/A
16. If simple interest on 600 for 4 years and on 600 for 2 years combined together is 180, find the rate of interest.
A. 4%
B. 5%
C. 5.50%
D. 6.25%
Correct Answer : #N/A
17. Veena obtained an amount of 8376 as simple interest on a certain amount at 8 p.c.p.a. after 6 years. What is the amount invested by Veena?
A. 16660
B. 17180
C. 17450
D. 18110
Correct Answer : #N/A
18. At which sum the simple interest at the rate of 3.75% per annum will be 210 in 2 (1/3) years?
A. 1580
B. 2400
C. 2800
D. None of these
Correct Answer : #N/A
19. What is the present worth of 132 due in 2 years at 5% simple interest per annum ?
A. 112
B. 118.8
C. 120
D. 122
Correct Answer : #N/A
20. A siun fetched a total simple interest of 4016.25 at the rate of 9 p.c.p.a. in 5 years. What is the sum?
A. 4462.5
B. 8032.5
C. 8900
D. 8925
Correct Answer : #N/A
21. The simple interest at x% for x years will be x on a sum of :
A. x
B. 100/x
C. 100x
D. 100/x²
Correct Answer : #N/A
22. In 4 years, 6000 amounts to 8000. In what time at the same rate will 525 amount to 700?
A. 2 yrs
B. 3 yrs
C. 4 yrs
D. 5 yrs
Correct Answer : #N/A
23. 6200 amounts to 9176 in 4 years at simple interest. If the interest rate is increased by 3% it would amount to how much?
A. 8432
B. 9820
C. 9920
D. 10920
Correct Answer : #N/A
24. Simple interest on 500 for 4 years at 6.25% per annum is equal to the simple interest on 400 at 5% per annum for a certain period of time. The period of time is
A. 4 years
B. 5 years
C. 6 years 3 months
D. 8 years 8 months
Correct Answer : #N/A
25. A certain amount earns simple interest of 1750 after 7 years. Had the interest been 2% more, how much more interest would it have earned ?
A. 35
B. 245
C. 350
D. Cannot be determined
Correct Answer : #N/A
26. 6000 becomes 7200 in 4 years at a certain rate of simple interest. If the rate becomes 1.5 times of itself, the amount of the same principal in 5 years will be
A. 8000
B. 8250
C. 9000
D. 9250
Correct Answer : #N/A
27. In how many years, 150 will produce the same interest @ 8% as 800 produce in 3 years @ 4.5% ?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 9
D. 12
Correct Answer : #N/A
28. The simple interest accrued on a certain principal in 5 years at the rate of 12 p.c.p.a. is 1536. What amount of simple interest would one get if one invests 1000 more than the previous principal for 2 years and at the same rate p.c.p.a.?
A. 614.4
B. 845.4
C. 1536
D. 2136
Correct Answer : #N/A
29. If 64 amounts to 83.20 in 2 years, what will 86 amoimt to in 4 years at the same rate percent per annum ?
A. 114.8
B. 124.7
C. 127.4
D. 137.6
Correct Answer : #N/A
30. The simple interest on a certain sum of money at the rate of 5% p.a. for 8 years is 840. At what rate of interest the same amoimt of interest can be received on the same sum after 5 years ?
A. 6%
B. 8%
C. 9%
D. 10%
Correct Answer : #N/A
31. The interest on a certain deposit at 4.5% p.a. is 202.50 in one year. How much will the additional interest in one year be on the same deposit at 5% p.a. ?
A. 20.25
B. 22.5
C. 25
D. 42.75
Correct Answer : #N/A
32. A sum invested at 5% simple interest per annum grows to 504 in 4 years. The same amount at 10% simple interest per annum in 2.5 years will grow to :
A. 20.25
B. 22.5
C. 25
D. 42.75
Correct Answer : #N/A
33. If x, y, z are three sums of money such that y is the simple interest on x, z is the simple interest on y for the same time and at the same rate of interest, then we have
A. x² = yz
B. y² = xz
C. z² = xy
D. xyz = 1
Correct Answer : #N/A
34. What will be the ratio of simple interest earned by certain amount at the same rate of interest for 6 years and that for 9 years ?
A. 1:03
B. 1:04
C. 12:03
D. Data Inadequate
Correct Answer : #N/A
35. Aran borrowed a sum of money from Jayant at the rate of 8% per annum simple interest for the first four years, 10% per annum for the next 6 years and 12% per annum for the period beyond 10 years. If he pays a total of 12160 as interest only at the end of
A. 8000
B. 9000
C. 10000
D. 12000
Correct Answer : #N/A
36. Kruti took a loan at simple interest rate of 6 p.c.p.a. in the first year and it increased by 1.5 p.c.p.a. every year. If she pays 8190 as interest at the end of 3 years, what was her loan amount?
A. 35400
B. 36000
C. 36800
D. Cannot be determined
Correct Answer : #N/A
37. A person deposited 400 for 2 years, 550 for 4 years and 1200 for 6 years. He received the total simple interest of 1020. The rate of interest per annum is
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
Correct Answer : #N/A
38. The simple interest on a sum of money will be 600 after 10 years. If the principal is trebled after 5 years, what will be the total interest at the end of the tenth year ?
A. 600
B. 900
C. 1200
D. 1500
Correct Answer : #N/A
39. The simple interest on 10 for 4 months at the rate of 3 paise per rupee per month is
A. 1.2
B. 1.6
C. 2.4
D. 3.6
Correct Answer : #N/A
40. An automobile financier claims to be lending money at simple interest, but he includes the interest every six months for calculating the principal. If he is charging an interest of 10%, the effective rate of interest becomes
A. 10%
B. 10.25%
C. 10.50%
D. None of these
Correct Answer : #N/A
41. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to 815 in 3 years and to 854 in 4 years. The sum is
A. 650
B. 690
C. 698
D. 700
Correct Answer : #N/A
42. A sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts to 720 after 2 years and to 1020 after a further period of 5 years. The sum is
A. 500
B. 600
C. 700
D. 710
Correct Answer : #N/A
43. A sum of money amounts to 5200 in 5 years and to 5680 in 7 years at simple interest. The rate of interest per annum is :
A. 3%
B. 4%
C. 5%
D. 6%
Correct Answer : #N/A
44. A sum of money becomes 20925 in 2 years and 24412.50 in 5 years. Find the rate of interest and the sum of money.
A. 6.25%, 18600
B. 6.75%, 17775
C. 7%, 18000
D. 8%, 17560
Correct Answer : #N/A
45. A certain sum of money at simple interest amounts to 1012 in 2.5 years and to 1067.20 in 4 years. The rate of interest per annum is
A. 2.50%
B. 3%
C. 4%
D. 5%
Correct Answer : #N/A
46. In how many years will a sum of money double itself at 18.75% per annum simple interest?
A. 4 years 5 months
B. 5 years 4 months
C. 6 years 2 months
D. 6 years 5 months
Correct Answer : #N/A
47. At what rate percent of simple interest will a sum of money double itself in 12 years ?
A. 8.25%
B. 8.33%
C. 8.50%
D. 9.50%
Correct Answer : #N/A
48. The rate at which a sum becomes four times of itself in 15 years at S.I., will be
A. 15%
B. 17.50%
C. 20%
D. 25%
Correct Answer : #N/A
49. A sum of money at a simple rate of interest A doubles in 5 years. At another simple rate of interest B, it becomes three times in 12 years. Then, the two rates of interest A and B respectively are
A. 10%, 16.66%
B. 10%, 20%
C. 20%, 16.66%
D. 20%, 30%
Correct Answer : #N/A
50. A sum of money at simple interest doubles in 7 years. It will become four times in:
A. 18 years
B. 21 years
C. 38 years
D. 42 years
Correct Answer : #N/A
51. A sum of money trebles itself in 15 years 6 months. In how many years would it double itself ?
A. 6 years 3 months
B. 7 years 9 months
C. 8 years 3 months
D. 9 years 6 months
Correct Answer : #N/A
52. If a sum doubles in 6 years, how much will it be in 8 years?
A. 3/2 times
B. 4/3 times
C. 5/4 times
D. 7/4 times
Correct Answer : #N/A
53. Consider the following statements
54. If a sum of money is lent at simple interest, then the
1. money gets doubled in 5 years if the rate of interest is 16.66 %
2. money gets doubled in 5 years if the rate of interest is 20%.
3. money becomes four times in 10
A. 1 and 3 are correct
B. 2 alone is correct
C. 3 alone is correct
D. 2 and 3 are correct
Correct Answer : #N/A
55. The simple interest on a sum of money at 8% per annum for 6 years is half the sum. The sum is :
A. 4800
B. 6000
C. 8000
D. Data Inadequate
Correct Answer : #N/A
56. At what rate percent per annum will the simple interest on a sum of money be 2/5 of the amount in 10 years ?
A. 4%
B. 5.66%
C. 6%
D. 6.66%
Correct Answer : #N/A
57. In how much time would the simple interest on a certain sum be 0.125 times the principal at 10% per annum ?
A. 1 year 3 months
B. 1 year 9 months
C. 2 year 3 months
D. 2 year 9 months
Correct Answer : #N/A
58. How long will it take a sum of money invested at 5% p.a. S.I. to increase its value by 40%?
A. 5 years
B. 6 years
C. 7 years
D. 8 years
Correct Answer : #N/A
59. A sum of money becomes 7/6 of itself in 3 years at a certain rate of simple interest. The rate per annum is
A. 50/9 %
B. 59/9 %
C. 18%
D. 25%
Correct Answer : #N/A
60. Simple interest on a certain sum at a certain annual rate of interest is 1/9 of the sum. If the numbers representing rate percent and time in years be equal, then the rate of interest is
A. 3.33%
B. 5%
C. 6.66%
D. 10%
Correct Answer : #N/A
61. If the simple interest for 6 years be equal to 30% of the principal, it will be equal to the principal after
A. 10 years
B. 20 years
C. 22 years
D. 30 years
Correct Answer : #N/A
62. A and B can complete a work in 18 days and 15 days respectively. They started doing the work together but after 3 days A had to leave and B alone completed the remaining work. The whole work was completed in
A. 9(3/4) days
B. 10(1/4) days
C. 12(1/2) days
D. 12(3/4) days
Correct Answer : #N/A
63. A, B and C can separately do a work in 12, 15 and 20 days respectively. They started to work together but C left after 2 days. The remaining work will be finished in
A. 4 days
B. 5 days
C. 6 days
D. 15 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
64. A can complete a piece of work in 18 days, B in 20 days and C in 30 days. B and C together start the work and are forced to leave after 2 days. The time taken by A alone to complete the remaining work is
A. 10 days
B. 12 days
C. 15 days
D. 16 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
65. A can complete a piece of work in 10 days, B in 15 days and C in 20 days. A and C worked together for 2 days and then A was replaced by B. In how many days, altogether, was the work completed?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
Correct Answer : #N/A
66. A machine P can print one lakh books in 8 hours, machine Q can print the same number of books in 10 hours while machine R can print them in 12 hours. All the machines are started at 9 a.m. while machine P is closed at 11 a.m. and the remaining two machine
A. 11: 30 a.m.
B. 12 noon
C. 12:30 p.m.
D. 1 p.m.
Correct Answer : #N/A
67. A and B can do a piece of work in 30 days, while B and C can do the same work in 24 days and C and A in 20 days. They all work together for 10 days when B and C leave. How many days more will A take to finish the work ?
A. 18 days
B. 24 days
C. 30 days
D. 36 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
68. X and Y can do a piece of work in 20 days and 12 days respectively. X started the work alone and then after 4 days Y joined him till the completion of the work. How long did the work last ?
A. 6 days
B. 10 days
C. 15 days
D. 20 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
69. A completes 7/10 of a work in 15 days. Then he completes the remaining work with the help of B in 4 days. The time required for A and B together to complete the entire work is
A. 8(1/4) days
B. 10(1/2) days
C. 12(2/3) days
D. 13(1/3) days
Correct Answer : #N/A
70. A man and a boy can do a piece of work in 24 days. If the man works alone for the last 6 days, it is completed in 26 days. How long would the boy take to do it alone?
A. 20 days
B. 24 days
C. 36 days
D. 72 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
71. A and B can together finish a work in 30 days. They worked together for 20 days and then B left. After another 20 days, A finished the remaining work. In how many days A alone can finish the job ?
A. 40
B. 50
C. 54
D. 60
Correct Answer : #N/A
72. X can do a piece of work in 40 days. He works at it for 8 days and then Y finished it in 16 days. How long will they together take to complete the work ?
A. 13(1/3) days
B. 15 days
C. 20 days
D. 56 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
73. A, B and C together can complete a piece of work in 10 days. All the three started working at it together and after 4 days A left. Then B and C together completed the work in 10 more days. A alone could complete the work in :
A. 15 days
B. 16 days
C. 25 days
D. 50 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
74. A does 4/5 of a work in 20 days. He then calls in B and they together finish the remaining work in 3 days.How long B alone would take to do the whole work ?
A. 23 days
B. 37 days
C. 37.5 days
D. 40 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
75. A and B together can do a piece of work in 30 days. A having worked for 16 days, B finishes the remaining work alone in 44 days. In how many days shall B finish the whole work alone ?
A. 30 days
B. 40 days
C. 60 days
D. 70 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
76. A and B together can do a piece of work in 12 days, which B and C together can do in 16 days. After A has been working at it for 5 days and B for 7 days, C finishes it in 13 days. In how many days C alone will do the work ?
A. 16
B. 24
C. 36
D. 48
Correct Answer : #N/A
77. A and B can do a piece of work in 28 and 35 days respectively. They began to work together but A leaves after some time and B completed the remaining work in 17 days. After how many days did A leave?
A. 7(5/9) days
B. 8 days
C. 9 days
D. 14(2/5) days
Correct Answer : #N/A
78. A can build up a wall in 8 days while B can break it in 3 days. A has worked for 4 days and then B joined to work with A for another 2 days only. In how many days will A alone build up the remaining part of the wall?
A. 6(1/3) days
B. 7 days
C. 7(1/3) days
D. 13(1/3) days
Correct Answer : #N/A
79. Anuj and Manoj can together paint their house in 30 days. After working for 20 days, Ariuj has to go out and Manoj finishes the remaining work in the next 30 days. If Manoj had gone away after 20 days instead of Anuj, then Anuj would have completed the re
A. 15 days
B. 20 days
C. 25 days
D. 35 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
80. A started a work and left after working for 2 days. Then B was called and he finished the work in 9 days. Had A left the work after working for 3 days, B would have finished the remaining work in 6 days. In how many days can each of them, working alone, f
A. 2.5 days, 7.5 days
B. 5 days, 8.5 days
C. 5 days, 15 days
D. None of these
Correct Answer : #N/A
81. Working together, Asha and Sudha can complete an assigned task in 20 days. However, if Asha worked alone and completed half the work and then Sudha takes over the task and completes the second half of the task, the task will be completed in 45 days. How l
A. 25 days
B. 30 days
C. 60 days
D. 65 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
82. A can do a piece of work in 14 days which B can do in 21 days. They begin together but 3 days before the completion of the work, A leaves off. The total number of days to complete the work is
A. 6(3/5)
B. 8(1/2)
C. 10(1/5)
D. 13(1/2)
Correct Answer : #N/A
83. A, B and C can complete a work separately in 24, 36 and 48 days respectively. They started together but C left after 4 days of start and A left 3 days before the completion of the work. In how many days will the work be completed ?
A. 15 days
B. 22 days
C. 25 days
D. 35 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
84. A, B and C can complete a work in 10,12 and15 days respectively. They started the work together. But A left the work 5 days before its completion. B also left the work 2 days after A left. In how many days was the work completed?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 7
D. 8
Correct Answer : #N/A
85. A, B and C together earn 300 per day, while A and C together earn 188 and B and C together earn 152. The daily earning of C is :
A. 40
B. 68
C. 112
D. 150
Correct Answer : #N/A
86. A, B and C are employed to do a piece of work for 529. A and B together are supposed to do 19/23 of the work and B and C together 8/23 of the work. What amount should A be paid ?
A. 315
B. 345
C. 355
D. 375
Correct Answer : #N/A
87. Kim can do a work in 3 days while David can do the same work in 2 days. Both of them finish the work together and get 150. What is the share of Kim ?
A. 30
B. 60
C. 70
D. 75
Correct Answer : #N/A
88. If A can do 1/4 of a work in 3 days and B can do 1/6 of the same work in 4 days, how much will A get if both work together and are paid 180 in all?
A. 36
B. 60
C. 108
D. 120
Correct Answer : #N/A
89. A man and a boy received 800 as wages for 5 days for the work they did together. The man's efficiency in the work was three times that of the boy. What are the daily wages of the boy?
A. 40
B. 44
C. 56
D. 76
Correct Answer : #N/A
90. Two men undertake to do a piece of work for 1400. The first man alone can do this work in 7 days while the second man alone can do this work in 8 days. If they working together complete this work in 3 days with the help of a boy, how should the money be d
A. 600, 550, 250
B. 600, 525, 275
C. 600, 500, 300
D. 500, 525, 375
Correct Answer : #N/A
91. A sum of money is sufficient to pay A's wages for 21 days and B's wages for 28 days. The same money is sufficient to pay the wages of both for :
A. 12 days
B. 12(1/4) days
C. 14 days
D. 24(1/2) days
Correct Answer : #N/A
92. A can do a piece of work in 10 days; B in 15 days. They work for 5 days. The rest of the work was finished by C in 2 days. If they get 1500 for the whole work, the daily wages of B and C are
A. 150
B. 225
C. 250
D. 300
Correct Answer : #N/A
93. The daily wages of a worker are 100. Five workers can do a work in 10 days. If you pay 20 more daily, they agree to do 25% more work daily. If the proposal is accepted, then the total amount that could be saved is
A. 200
B. 250
C. 300
D. 500
Correct Answer : #N/A
94. A and B together can complete a work in 12 days. A alone can complete it in 20 days. If B does the work only for half a day daily, then in how many days A and B together will complete the work ?
A. 110 days
B. 11 days
C. 15 days
D. 20 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
95. A, B and C completed a work costing 1800. A worked for 6 days, B for 4 days and C for 9 days. If their daily wages are in the ratio of 5 : 6 : 4, how much amount will be received by A?
A. 600
B. 750
C. 800
D. 900
Correct Answer : #N/A
96. A and B can complete a piece of work in 12 and 18 days respectively. A begins to do the work and they work alternatively one at a time for one day each. The whole work will be completed in
A. 14(1/3) days
B. 15(2/3) days
C. 16(1/3) days
D. 18(2/3) days
Correct Answer : #N/A
97. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 11 days, 20 days and 55 days respectively, working alone. How soon can the work be done if A is assisted by B and C on alternate days ?
A. 7 days
B. 8 days
C. 9 days
D. 10 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
98. 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?
A. 12 days
B. 15 days
C. 16 days
D. 18 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
99. A can do a piece of work in 90 days, B in 40 days and C in 12 days. They work for a day each in turn i.e., first day A does it alone, B does it the second day and C the third day. After that A does it for another day, and so on. After finishing the work t
A. A - 24, B - 54 and C - 162
B. A - 22, B - 50 and C - 132
C. A - 26, B - 52 and C - 142
D. A - 20, B - 44 and C - 182
Correct Answer : #N/A
100. A and B can finish a work, working on alternate days, in 19 days, when A works on the first day. However, they can finish the work, working on alternate days, in 19 (5/6) days, when B works on the first day. How many days does A alone take to finish the w
A. 11.5 days
B. 15 days
C. 18 days
D. 21 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
101. A and B can separately do a piece of work in 20 and 15 days respectively. They worked together for 6 days, after which B was replaced by C. If the work was finished in next 4 days, then the number of days in Which C alone could do the work will be
A. 30
B. 35
C. 40
D. 60
Correct Answer : #N/A
102. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 36, 54 and 72 days respectively. They started the work but A left 8 days before the completion of the work while B left 12 days before the completion. The number of days for which C worked is
A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
D. 24
Correct Answer : #N/A
103. Twenty women can do a work in sixteen days. Sixteen men can complete the same work in fifteen days. What is the ratio between the capacity of a man and a woman ?
A. 3:04
B. 4:03
C. 5:03
D. Data Inadequate
Correct Answer : #N/A
104. 10 men can complete a piece of work in 15 days and 15 women can complete the same work in 12 days. If all the 10 men and 15 women work together, in how many days will the work get completed ?
A. 6
B. 6.33
C. 6.66
D. 7.66
Correct Answer : #N/A
105. A job can be done by 3 skilled worksmen in 20 days or by 5 boys in 30 days. How many days will they take if they work together?
A. 8 days
B. 10 days
C. 11 days
D. 12 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
106. Five men are working to complete a work in 15 days. After five days 10 women are accompanied by them to complete the work in next 5 days. If the work is to be done by women only, then in how many days could the work be over if 10 women have Started it ?
A. 10 days
B. 12 days
C. 15 days
D. 18 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
107. A contractor undertakes to do a piece of work in 40 days. He engages 100 men at the beginning and 100 more after 35 days and completes the work in stipulated time. If he had not engaged the additional men, how many days behind the schedule the work should
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
Correct Answer : #N/A
108. Seven men can complete a work in 12 days. They started the work and after 5 days, two men left. In how many days will the work be completed by the remaining men ?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
Correct Answer : #N/A
109. 12 men complete a work in 9 days. After they have worked for 6 days, 6 more men join them. How many days will they take to complete the remaining work ?
A. 2 days
B. 3 days
C. 4 days
D. 5 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
110. Three men, four women and six children can complete a work in seven days. A woman does double the work a man does and a child does half the work a man does. How many women alone can complete this work in 7 days ?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 12
D. Cannot be determined
Correct Answer : #N/A
111. A man, a woman and a boy can complete a job in 3, 4 and 12 days respectively. How many boys must assist 1 man and 1 woman to complete the job in 1/4 of a day ?
A. 1
B. 4
C. 19
D. 41
Correct Answer : #N/A
112. 10 men and 15 women together can complete a work in 6 days. It takes 100 days for one man alone to complete the same work. How many days will be required for one woman alone to complete the same work ?
A. 90
B. 125
C. 145
D. 150
Correct Answer : #N/A
113. A child can do a piece of work 15 hours slower than a woman. The child works for 18 hours on the job and then the woman takes charge for 6 hours. In this manner, 3/5 of the work can he completed. To complete the job now, how much time will the woman take?
A. 12 hrs
B. 18 hrs
C. 24 hrs
D. 30 hrs
Correct Answer : #N/A
114. A group of workers having equal efficiency can complete a job in 4 days. But it so happened that every alternate day starting from the second day, 3 workers are withdrawn from the job and every alternate day starting from the third day, 2 workers are adde
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8
Correct Answer : #N/A
115. A man, a woman and a boy can do a piece of work, in 6, 9 and 18 days respectively. How many boys must assist one man and one woman to do the work in 1 day?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 9
D. 13
Correct Answer : #N/A
116. If 3 men or 9 boys can finish a piece of work in 21 days, in how many days can 5 men and 6 boys together do the same piece of work?
A. 8 days
B. 12 days
C. 14 days
D. Cannot be determined
Correct Answer : #N/A
117. If 2 men or 6 women or 4 boys can finish a work in 99 days, how many days will one man, one woman and one boy together take to finish the same work?
A. 44 days
B. 54 days
C. 64 days
D. 104 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
118. 8 men can complete a piece of work in 20 days. 8 women can complete the same work in 32 days. In how many days will 5 men and 8 women together complete the same work?
A. 10 days
B. 12 days
C. 14 days
D. 16 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
119. 18 men can complete a piece of work in 63 days. 9 women take 189 days to complete the same piece of work. How many days will 4 men, 9 women and 12 children together take to complete the piece of work if 7 children alone can complete the piece of work in 4
A. 54
B. 63
C. 76
D. 81
Correct Answer : #N/A
120. 16 men can finish a work in 24 days and 48 boys can finish the same work in 16 days. 12 men started the work and after 4 days 12 boys joined them. In how many days can they finish the remaining work?
A. 6
B. 12
C. 16
D. None of these
Correct Answer : #N/A
121. 12 men can complete a piece of work in 4 days, while 15 women can complete the same work in 4 days. 6 men start working on the job and after working for 2 days, all of them stopped working. How many women should be put on the job to complete the remaining
A. 15
B. 18
C. 22
D. Data Inadequate
Correct Answer : #N/A
122. Twelve children take sixteen days to complete a work which can be completed by eight adults in twelve days. Sixteen adults started working and after three days ten adults left and four children joined them. How many days will they take to complete the rem
A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Correct Answer : #N/A
123. Sixteen men can complete a work in twelve days. Twenty-four children can complete the same work in eighteen days. Twelve men and eight children started working and after eight days three more children joined them. How many days will they now take to compl
A. 2 days
B. 4 days
C. 6 days
D. 8 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
124. Twenty-four men can complete a work in sixteen days. Thirty-two women can complete the same work in twenty-four days. Sixteen men and sixteen women started working and worked for twelve days. How many more men are to be added to complete the remaining wor
A. 16
B. 24
C. 36
D. 48
Correct Answer : #N/A
125. 5 men and 2 boys working together can do four times as much work as a man and a boy. Working capacities of a man and a boy are in the ratio :
A. 1:02
B. 2:01
C. 1:03
D. 3:01
Correct Answer : #N/A
126. If 12 men and 16 boys can do a piece of work in 5 days; 13 men and 24 boys can do it in 4 days, then the ratio of the daily work done by a man to that of a boy is
A. 2:01
B. 3:01
C. 3:02
D. 5:04
Correct Answer : #N/A
127. 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 ?
A. 35
B. 40
C. 45
D. 50
Correct Answer : #N/A
128. 4 men and 10 women were put on a work. They completed 1/3 of the work in 4 days. After this 2 men and 2 women were increased. They completed 2/9 more of the work in 2 days. If the remaining work is to be completed in 3 days, then how many more women must
A. 8
B. 32
C. 50
D. 55
Correct Answer : #N/A
129. One man, 3 women and 4 boys can do a piece,of work in 96 hours, 2 men and 8 boys can do it in 80 hours, 2 men and 3 women can do it in 120 hours. 5 men and 12 boys can do it in :
A. 39(1/11) hrs
B. 42(7/11) hrs
C. 43(7/11) hrs
D. 44 hrs
Correct Answer : #N/A
130. If 6 men and 8 boys can do a piece of work in 10 days while 26 men and 48 boys can do the same in 2 days, the time taken by 15 men and 20 boys in doing the same type of work will be
A. 4 days
B. 5 days
C. 6 days
D. 7 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
131. If 5 men and 3 women can reap 18 acre of crop in 4 days; 3 men and 2 women can reap 22 acre of crop in 8 days, then how many men are required to join 21 women to reap 54 acre of crop in 6 days?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 10
D. 12
Correct Answer : #N/A
132. 25 men with 10 boys can do in 6 days as much work as 21 men with 30 boys can do in 5 days. How many boys must help 40 men to do the same work in 4 days?
A. 5
B. 10
C. 20
D. 40
Correct Answer : #N/A
133. 40 men can complete a piece of work in 15 days. 20 more men join them after 5 days they start doing work. How many days will be required by them to finish the remaining work?
A. 7(2/3) days
B. 6(1/5) days
C. 8(1/4) days
D. 6(2/3) days
Correct Answer : #N/A
134. 12 men can do a piece of work in 24 days. How many days are needed to complete the work, if 8 men do this work?
A. 28
B. 36
C. 48
D. 52
Correct Answer : #N/A
135. A can do in one day three times the work done by B in one day. They together finish 2/5 of the work in 9 days. The number of days by which B can do the work alone is
A. 90 days
B. 120 days
C. 100 days
D. 30 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
136. A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 24, 5 and 12 days respectively. Working together, they will complete the same work in
A. 7/24 days
B. 24/7 days
C. 4 days
D. 40/13 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
137. X can do a piece of work in 24 days. When he had worked for 4 days, Y joined him. If complete work was finished in 16 days, Y can alone finish that work in
A. 18 days
B. 27 days
C. 36 days
D. 42 days
Correct Answer : #N/A
138. 6 men can complete a piece of work in 12 days, 8 women can complete the same piece of work in 18 days and 18 children can do it in 10 days. 4 men, 12 women and 20 children do the work for 2 days. If the remaining work be completed by men only in 1 day, ho
A. 36
B. 24
C. 18
D. Cannot be determined
Correct Answer : #N/A
139. 16 men can finish a piece of work in 49 days. 14 men started working and in 8 days they could finish certain amount of work . If it is required to finish the remaining work in 24 days. How many more men should be added to the existing workforce?
A. 21
B. 28
C. 16
D. 14
Correct Answer : D
140. Simple interest on a certain amount is 9/16 of the principal. If the numbers representing the rate of interest in percent and time in years be equal, then time, for which the principal is lent out, is
A. 5.5 years
B. 6.5 years
C. 7 years
D. 7.5 years
Correct Answer : D
141. A lends 2500 to B and a certain sum to C at the same time at 7% p.a. simple interest. If after 4 years, A altogether receives 1120 as interest from B and C, then the sum lent to C is :
A. 700
B. 1500
C. 4000
D. 6500
Correct Answer : B
142. Two equal sums of money were lent at simple interest at 11% p.a. for 3.5 years and 4.5 years respectively. If the difference in interests for two periods was 412.50, then each sum is:
A. 3250
B. 3500
C. 3750
D. 4250
Correct Answer : C
143. If the simple interest on a certain sum for 15 months at 7.5% per annum exceeds the simple interest on the same sum for 8 months at 12.5% per annum by 32.50, then the sum (in ?) is :
A. 3000
B. 3060
C. 3120
D. 3250
Correct Answer : C
144. Sujata invested 7500 at simple interest @ 11 p.c.p.a. She further invested some amount at simple interest @ 15 p.c.p.a. Total interest earned at the end of the year became 12 p.c.p.a. Find the amount invested at the rate of 15 p.c.p.a.
A. 2000
B. 2500
C. 3000
D. 3500
Correct Answer : B
145. A man invests a certain sum of money at 6% p.a. simple interest and another sum at 7% p.a. simple interest. His income from interest after 2 years was 354. One-fourth of the first sum is equal to onefifth of the second sum. The total sum invested was :
A. 2600
B. 2700
C. 2880
D. 2900
Correct Answer : B
146. Rahul borrowed a sum of 1150 from Amit at the simple interest rate of 6 p.c.p.a. for 3 years. He then added some more money to the borrowed sum and lent it to Sachin for the same time at 9 p.c.p.a. simple interest. If Rahul gains 274.95 by way of interest
A. 1200
B. 1285
C. 1690
D. 1785
Correct Answer : D
147. A person invested some amount at the rate of 12% simple interest and a certain amount at the rate of 10% simple interest. He received yearly interest of 130. But if he had interchanged the amounts invested, he would have received 4 more as interest. How m
A. 400
B. 500
C. 700
D. 800
Correct Answer : C
148. A person borrowed 500 @ 3% per annum S.I. and 600 @ 4.5% per annum on the agreement that the whole sum will be returned only when the total interest becomes 126. The number of years, after which the borrowed sum is to be returned, is :
A. 2 years
B. 3 years
C. 4 years
D. 5 years
Correct Answer : B
149. Two equal sums of money are lent at the same time at 8% and 7% per annum simple interest. The former is recovered 6 months earlier than the latter and the amount in each case is 2560. The sum and the time for which the sums of money are lent out are
A. 2000, 3.5 years x 4 years
B. 1500, 3.5 years x 4 years
C. 2000, 4 years x 5.5 years
D. 3000, 4 years x 4.5 years
Correct Answer : A
150. A lent 5000 to B for 2 years and 3000 to C for 4 years on simple interest at the same rate of interest and received 2200 in all from both of them as interest. The rate of interest per annum is
A. 5%
B. 7%
C. 7.12%
D. 10%
Correct Answer : D
151. A sum of 725 is lent in the beginning of a year at a certain rate of interest. After 8 months, a sum of 362.50 more is lent but at the rate twice the former. At the end of the year, 33.50 is earned as interest from both the loans. What was the original ra
A. 3.60%
B. 4.50%
C. 5%
D. 6%
Correct Answer : E
152. The difference between the simple interest received from two different sources on 1500 for 3 years is 13.50.The difference between their rates of interest is
A. 0.10%
B. 0.20%
C. 0.30%
D. 0.40%
Correct Answer : C
153. Peter invested an amount of 12,000 at the rate of 10 p.c.p.a. simple interest and another amount at the rate of 20 p.c.p.a. simple interest. The total interest earned at the end of one year on the total amount invested became 14 p.c.p.a. Find the total am
A. 20,000
B. 22,000
C. 24,000
D. 25,000
Correct Answer : A
154. A man invested 5000 at some rate of simple interest and 4000 at1percent higher rate of interest. If the interest in both the cases after 4 years is same, the rate of interest in the former case is
A. 4% pa
B. 5% pa
C. 6.25% pa
D. 8.33% pa
Correct Answer : A
155. What should be the least number of years in which the simple interest on 2600 at 6.66% will be an exact number of rupees ?
A. 2 years
B. 3 years
C. 4 years
D. 5 years
Correct Answer : B
156. The rates of simple interest in two banks A and B are in the ratio 5 : 4. A person wants to deposit his total savings in two banks in such a way that he received equal half-yearly interest from both. He should deposit the savings in banks A and B in the r
A. 2:05
B. 4:05
C. 5:02
D. 5:04
Correct Answer : B
157. A sum was put at simple interest at a certain rate for 3 years. Had it been put at 1% higher rate, it would have fetched 5100 more. The sum is
A. 120,000
B. 125,000
C. 150,000
D. 170,000
Correct Answer : D
158. If the annual rate of simple interest increases from 10% to 12.5 %, a man's yearly income increases by 1250. His principal is
A. 45,000
B. 50,000
C. 60,000
D. 65,000
Correct Answer : B
159. A moneylender finds that due to a fall in the annual 3 rate of interest from 8% to 7.75 %, his yearly income diminishes by 61.50. His capital is
A. 22,400
B. 23,800
C. 24,600
D. 26,000
Correct Answer : C
160. What equal instalment of annual payment will discharge a debt which is due as 848 at the end of 4 years at 4% per annum simple interest ?
A. 200
B. 212
C. 225
D. 250
Correct Answer : A
161. A sum of 10 is lent to be returned in 11 monthly instalments of 1 each, interest being simple. The rate of interest is :
A. 100/11 %
B. 10%
C. 11%
D. 240/11 %
Correct Answer : D
162. A person takes a loan of 200 at 5% simple interest. He returns 100 at the end of 1 year. In order to clear his dues at the end of 2 years, he would pay :
A. 105
B. 110
C. 115
D. 115.5
Correct Answer : C
163. The price of a T.V. set worth 20,000 is to be paid in 20 instalments of 1000 each. If the rate of interest be 6% per annum, and the first instalment be paid at the time of purchase, then the value of the last instalment covering the interest as well will
A. 1050
B. 2050
C. 3000
D. None of these
Correct Answer : D
164. A computer is available for 39000 cash or 17000 as cash down payment followed by five monthly instalments of 4800 each. What is the rate of interest under the instalment plan?
A. 35.71% p.a
B. 36.71% p.a
C. 37.71% p.a
D. 38.71% p.a
Correct Answer : D
165. If the rate increases by 2%, the simple interest received on a sum of money increases by 108. If the time period is increased by 2 years, the simple interest on the same sum increases by 180. The sum is:
A. 1800
B. 3600
C. 5400
D. Data Inadequate
Correct Answer : D
166. Vishwas borrowed a total amount of 30000, part of it on simple interest rate of 12 p.c.p.a. and remaining on simple interest rate of 10 p.c.p.a. If at the end of 2 years he paid in all 36480 to settle the loan amount, what was the amount borrowed at 12 p.
A. 12000
B. 16000
C. 17500
D. 18000
Correct Answer : A
167. A man divided his share between his sons A and B in such a way that the interest received by A at 15% p.a. for 3 years is double the interest received by B at 12% p.a. for 5 years. In what ratio was his share divided?
A. 2-Mar
B. 3-Feb
C. 3-Aug
D. 8-Mar
Correct Answer : D
168. A sum of 18750 is left by a will by a father to be divided between the two sons, 12 and 14 years of age, so that when they attain maturity at 18, the amount (principal + interest) received by each at 5 per cent simple interest will be the same. Find the s
A. 9500, 9250
B. 8000, 1750
C. 9000, 9750
D. None of these
Correct Answer : C
169. A certain sum of money is invested at an interest rate of 5% per annum and a second sum, twice as large as the first, is invested at 5.5% p.a. The total amount of interest earned from the two investments together is 1000 per year and the interest is withd
A. 6250
B. 10500
C. 12500
D. 15000
Correct Answer : C
170. I had 10000 with me. Out of this money I lent some money to A for 2 years @15% simple interest. I lent the remaining money to B for an equal number of years @ 18% simple interest. After 2 years, I found that A had given me 360 more as interest as compared
A. 2000
B. 3000
C. 4000
D. 5000
Correct Answer : C
171. A sum of 2600 is lent out in two parts in such a way that the interest on one part at 10% for 5 years is equal to that on another at 9% for 6 years. The sum lent out at 10% is :
A. 1150
B. 1250
C. 1350
D. 1450
Correct Answer : C
172. A sum of 1550 was lent partly at 5% and partly at 8% p.a. simple interest.The total interest received after 3 years was 300. The ratio of the money lent at 5% to that lent at 8% is :
A. 5:08
B. 8:05
C. 16:15
D. 31:06:00
Correct Answer : C
173. A man lends 10,000 in four parts. If he gets 8% on 2000; 7.5% on 4000 and 8.5 on 1400; what percent must he get for the remainder, if his average annual interest is 8.13% ?
A. 7%
B. 9%
C. 9.25%
D. 10.50%
Correct Answer : B
174. An amount of 1,00,000 is invested in two types of shares. The first yields an interest of 9% p.a. and the second, 11% p.a. If the total interest at the end of one year is 9.75 %, then the amount invested in each share was
A. 52,500; 47,500
B. 62,500; 37,500
C. 72,500; 27,500
D. 82,500; 17,500
Correct Answer : B
175. David invested certain amount in three different schemes A, B and C with the rate of interest 10% p.a., 12% p.a. and 15% p.a. respectively. If the total interest accrued in one year was 3200 and the amount invested in Scheme C was 150% of the amount inves
A. 5000
B. 6500
C. 8000
D. Cannot be determined
Correct Answer : A
176. A sum of 1440 is lent out in three parts in such a way that the interests on first part at 2% for 3 years, second part at 3% for 4 years and third part at 4% for 5 years are equal. Then the difference between the largest and the smallest sum is
A. 200
B. 400
C. 460
D. 560
Correct Answer : D
177. A person invests money in three different schemes for 6 years, 10 years and 12 years at 10 percent, 12 percent and 15 percent simple interest respectively. At the completion of each scheme, he gets the same interest. The ratio of his investments is
A. 2:03:04
B. 4:03:02
C. 3:04:06
D. 6:03:02
Correct Answer : D
178. Divide 2379 into 3 parts so that their amounts after 2, 3 and 4 years respectively may be equal, the rate of interest being 5% per annum at simple interest. The first part is
A. 759
B. 792
C. 818
D. 828
Correct Answer : D
179. A man invested 1/3 of his capital at 7%; 1/4 at 8% and the remainder at 10%. If his annual income is 561, the capital is
A. 5400
B. 6000
C. 6600
D. 7200
Correct Answer : C
180. Find the amount to be received after 2 years 6 months at the rate of 5% p.a. of simple interest on a sum of 3200.
A. 3800
B. 3500
C. 3600
D. 3900
Correct Answer : C
181. A man buys a TV priced at 16000. He pays 4000 at once and the rest after 15 months on which he is charged a simple interest at the rate of 12% per year. The total amount he pays for the TV is
A. 18200
B. 17800
C. 17200
D. 16800
Correct Answer : B
182. A sum becomes its double in 10 years. Find the annual rate of simple interest.
A. 8%
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 20%
Correct Answer : C
183. The sum invested in Scheme B is thrice the sum invested in Scheme A. The investment in Scheme A is made for. 4 years at 8% p.a. simple interest and in Scheme B for 2 years at 13% p.a . simple interest. The total interest earned from both the schemes is 13
A. 1200
B. 1140
C. 960
D. 1500
Correct Answer : A
184. A sum of money was invested for 14 years in Scheme A, which offered simple interest at a rate of 8% pa. the amount received from Scheme A after 14 years was then invested for two years in Scheme B, which offers compound interest (compounded annually) at a
A. 15500
B. 14500
C. 16000
D. 15000
Correct Answer : D
185. The interest earned on 15000 in 3 years at simple interest is 5400. Find the rate of interest per annum
