Interesting reasoning questions to crack all competitive exams.

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Mission SSC CGL 2016 - Aptitude Quiz - Simple Interest

Hi Aspirants..Keeping in view of the upcoming SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam 2016 we are starting a new segment called "Mission SSC CGL 2016" where we will share important formulas and useful questions from Quantitative Aptitude Section. Today we are covering the topic on Simple Interest. More topics are coming your way. So stay tuned.

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Quantitative Aptitude Quiz for IBPS Clerk Mains 2016

Friends.. Here are some useful Aptitude Questions Quiz for those preparing for IBPS Clerk Mains 2016. At the same time these questions will also be useful for LIC AAO Exam 2016, SSC CGL 2016, SSC CHSL 2016 and other upcoming exams in 2016. Click the start quiz button to attempt the quiz. We have also uploaded detailed solution for each question which will be very useful for you. Attempt quiz and comment your suggestions. All the Best. 

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Directions (Q. 1-5): What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

1. 8    10    18    44    124    (?)

(1) 344

(2) 366

(3) 354 

(4) 356 

(5) None of these

2. 13    25    61    121    205    (?)

(1) 323

(2) 326

(3) 324 

(4) 313 

(5) None of these

3. 12    18    36    102    360    (?)

(1) 1364

(2) 1386

(3) 1384 

(4) 1376

(5) None of these

4. 454    472    445    463    436    (?)

(1) 436

(2) 456

(3) 454 

(4) 434 

(5) None of these

5. A certain fraction is equivalent to 2/5 . If the numerator of the fraction is increased by 4 and the denominator is doubled, the new fraction is equivalent to 1/3 . What is the sum of numerator and denominator of the original fraction?

(1) 49  

(2) 35 

(3) 28  

(4) 26  

(5) 21

6. In how many different ways, letters of the word MANPOWER be arranged such that all vowels are together?

(1) 360  

(2) 4320 

(3) 1440

(4) 2160 

(5) 40320

7. On a certain test, 3 students each had a score of 90, 9 students each had a score of 80, 4 students each had a score of 70, and 4 students each had a score of 60. What was the average (arithmetic mean) score for the 20 students ?

(1) 70.5  

(2) 75.0  

(3) 75.5

(4) 80.0  

(5) 80.5

8. Of the science books in a certain supply room, 40 are on botany, 35 are on zoology, 30 are on physics, 40 are on geology, and 55 are on chemistry. If science books are removed randomly from the supply room, how many must be removed to ensure that 20 of the books removed are on the same science subject?

(1) 81  

(2) 79  

(3) 96  

(4) 85  

(5) 100

9. If difference between CI and SI on a certain sum of money is Rs. 72 at 12% p.a. for 2 years then find the amount.

a) RS.6000

b) Rs.5000

c) Rs. 5200

d) Rs. 4900

e) None of these

10. A completes a work in 12 days and B complete the same work in 24 days. If both of them work together, then the number of days required to complete the work will be

(a) 8   

(b) 6    

(c) 7   

(d) 5   

(e) None of these

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IB ACIO Exam 2015 Solved Question Paper- Part 2

16) Where was Bhaskara, also known as Bhaskaracharya or Bhaskara II, an Indian mathematician & astronomer, was born?

Ans. (3) Bijapur

 

17)  The BrahMos, a short range supersonic cruise missile, is a joint venture between which foreign country and Indian agency?

Ans. (4) Russia & DRDO

18) If the sum of 60% of a fractional number and the number’s square root is 5 greater than one fifth of the number, then the number is?

Ans. (1) 6.25

19) If ‘Head’ appears consecutively in the first three tosses of a fair/unbiased coin, what is the probability of ‘Head’ appearing in the fourth toss also?

Ans. (4) 1/2

20) Archers ‘A’ and ‘B’ take aim at a target. If the probability of ‘A’ hitting the target is 90% and of ‘B’ missing the target is 90%, what is the probability that both ‘A’ and ‘B’ miss the target?

Ans. (2) 09%

21) If 12 persons working 12 hours a day dig 12 meters of a tunnel in 12 days, how many men are required to dig additional 04 meters of the tunnel (of the same dimension) given that they work 04 hours a day for 04 days?

Ans. (4) 36

22) A man sells an article at a certain price incurring 20% loss. If he had sold the same article for Rs.20 more, he would have earned 20% profit. What was the cost price of the said article?

Ans. (3) Rs. 50

23) Numerator of a fraction is increased by 60%, and at the same time its denominator is decreased by 60%. The new fraction is?

Ans. (3) 4 times-the older fraction

24) In a triangle ABC, one of the angles is average of the remaining two angles. Which of the following is always true about the triangle ABC?

Ans. (3) One of its angles measures 60°

25) If the area of a circle ‘C’ is equal to the area of a square ‘S’, then the ratio of the square of the perimeter of ‘C’ to the square of the perimeter of ‘S’ is nearly equal to?

Ans. (2) 11:14

26) The last digit of the number 3^2015 is?

Ans. (4) 7

27) What is the squareroot of 49%?

Ans. (3) 70%

28) Log (40^2-20^2) is equal to?

Ans. (2) log 60 + log 20

29) Twelve persons meet in a conference and each shakes hands with all the others. How many handshakes take place?

Ans. (1) 66

30) A man travels uphill to city C from city B in a car at the speed of 40 Km/hr, and returns to city B at a faster speed of 60 Km/hr. What is his average speed for the round trip?

Ans. (2) 48 Km/hr

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Mathematics Section: Model Test for Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam 2014

1) A man goes 10 meter due east and then 24 meter due north. Find the distance from the starting point.

(A)26 meters

(B)24 meters

(C)28 meters

(D)30 meters

2) Ravi borrowed Rs.15, 000 from Anita at compound interest rate of 12% per annum. How much money should Sushil pay at the end of 2 years to settle the loan?

(A)Rs.18,600

(B)Rs.18,816

(C)Rs.18,618

(D)Rs.18,869

3) Capacity of a cylindrical vessel is 25.872 litres. If the height of the cylinder is three times the radius of its base, what is the area of the base in square cms?

(A)336

(B)1232

(C)616

(D)Cannot be determined

4) Mr Mohit is 7 times as old as his son. 10 years hence he will be 3 times as old as his son. What are their present ages (in years)?

(A)4, 28

(B)5, 35

(C)3, 21

(D)6, 42

5) Three men A, B and C go walking round a circle 1 kilometre in circumference at the rates of 10, 20 and 40 metres per minute respectively. If they all start together and walk in the same direction, when will they again be together at the same place?

(A)After 50 minutes

(B)After 240 minutes

(C)After 800 minutes

(D)After 100 minutes

6) A certain sum of money doubles in 10 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest?

(A)20%

(B)30%

(C)10%

(D)5%

7) There are 30 students in a class. The average age of the first 10 students is 12.5 years. The average age of the next 20 students is 13.1 years. The average age of the whole class is:

(A)12.5 years

(B)12.7 years

(C)12.8 years

(D)12.9 years

8) The distance between Charu’s and Mani’s places is 120 km. Charu travelled the whole distance from her place to Mani’s at 30 km/hr but returned at 40 km/hr. Her average speed for the whole journey is (approximately):

(A)35 km/hr

(B)37 km/hr

(C)33 km/hr

(D)34 km/hr

9) If 6440 soldiers were asked to stand in rows to form a perfect square, it was found that 40 soldiers were left out. What was the number of soldiers in each row?

(A)40

(B)80

(C)64

(D)60

10) The difference between the simple interest and the compound interest compounded annually at the rate of 12% per annum on Rs 5,000 for two years will be:

(A)Rs 17.50

(B)Rs 36

(C)Rs 45

(D)Rs 72

11) A shopkeeper bought 800 kg rice at Rs.3840. He had to sell it at a loss of as much as he received for 16 kg. The selling price (per kg, in Rs.) will be:

(A)Rs.40

(B)Rs.100

(C)Rs.50

(D)Rs.80

12) A number is increased by 10% and then reduced by 10%. After this operation, the number:

(A)Does not change

(B)Decreases by 1 per cent

(C)Increases by 1 per cent

(D)Increases by 0.1 per cent

13)  The sum of two times one natural number and three times another natural number is less than 24. If the first natural number is less than or equal to eight, the highest value of the second natural number is:

(A)5

(B)6

(C)7

(D)8

14) If A’s salary is 25% higher than B’s salary, how much per cent is B’s salary lower than A’s?

(A)15%

(B)20%

(C)25%

(D)33.33%

15) A does a work in 10 days and B does the same work in 15 days. In how many days they together will do the same work ?

(A)5 days

(B)6 days

(C)7 days

(D)8 days

16) The length of the longest rod that can be placed in a room which is 12 m long, 9 m broad and 8 m high is:

(A)27 m

(B)19 m

(C)17 m

(D)13 m

17) The weights in kilograms of 10 students are 52, 45,31, 35, 40, 55, 60, 38, 44, 36. If 44 is replaced by 46 and 40 is replaced by 35 then new median will be:

(A)42

(B)40.5

(C)40

(D)41.5

DIRECTIONS (Question No 18 & 19) Answer the following questions on the basis of the information given below. i. Trains A and B are travelling on the same route heading towards the same destination. Train B has already covered a distance of 220km before the train A started. ii. The two trains meet each other after 11 hours after start of train A iii. Had the trains been travelling towards each other (from a distance of 220 km) they would have met after one hour.

18) What is the speed of trains 'B' in kmph:

(A)116

(B)180

(C)100

(D)None of these

19) What is the speed of trains 'A' in kmph:

(A)118

(B)80.5

(C)102

(D)None of these

20) DIRECTIONS: What approximate (you are not expected to calculate the exact value) value will come in place of the question mark(?) in following equation?  

384.996 x 15.001 + 44.99 = ?

(A)5080

(B)5820

(C)5280

(D)5420

21) If A’s salary is 25% higher than B’s salary, how much per cent is B’s salary lower than A’s?

(A)15%

(B)20%

(C)25%

(D)33.33%

22) Mr Ramesh spends 25% of his monthly salary on household expenditure, 20% of the remaining on children’s education, and the remaining is equally invested in three different schemes. If the amount invested in each scheme is Rs 5,600, what was the monthly salary of Mr Ramesh?

(A)Rs 28,000

(B)Rs 21,000

(C)Rs 24,000

(D)Cannot be determined

23) If the numerator of a fraction be increased by 12% and its denominator decreased by 2% the value of the fraction becomes 6/7. Thus, the original fraction is:

(A)3/4

(B)4/3

(C)2/3

(D)None of these

24) The curved surface of a cylinder is 264m². Its volume is 924m³. The height of the cylinder must be:

(A)8 m

(B)6 m

(C)4 m

(D)None of these

25) 13 chairs and 5 tables were brought for 8280. If the average cost of the table will be 1227, what is the average cost of a chair?

(A)2145

(B)165

(C)175

(D)None of these

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Answers

1) Ans. (A)26 meters

2) Ans.  (B)Rs.18,816

3) Ans. (C)616

4) Ans. (B)5, 35

5) Ans. (D)After 100 minutes

6) Ans. (C)10%

7) Ans. (D)12.9 years

8) Ans. (A)35 km/hr

9) Ans. (B)80

10) Ans. (D)Rs 72

11) Ans. (A)Rs.40

12) Ans. (B)Decreases by 1 per cent

13) Ans. (C)7

14) Ans. (B)20%

15) Ans. (B)6 days

16) Ans. (C)17 m

17) Ans. (D)41.5

18) Ans. (C)100

19) Ans. (D)None of these

20) Ans. (B)5820

21) Ans. (B)20%

22) Ans. (A)Rs 28,000

23) Ans. (A)3/4

24) Ans. (B)6 m

25) Ans. (B)165

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Mathematics Model Questions for PA/SA Exams on Interest

Before solving the problem Know Interest Formula

When a sum of money is borrowed for a period, an extra amount has to be paid along with the borrowed money. The fixed rate of the extra amount is called interest. The interest are of two types: simple interest and compound interest.

Simple interest is the interest paid at the end of the period. Compound interest is the total interest that includes the original interest and the interest of the new principal which is obtained by adding the original principal to the due interest.

The Interest formula is given as,

Problems

1. A father left a will of Rs.35 lakhs between his two daughters aged 8.5 and 16 such that they may get equal amounts when each of them reach the age of 21 years. The original amount of Rs.35 lakhs has been instructed to be invested at 10% p.a. simple interest. How much did the elder daughter get at the time of the will?

(A)Rs. 17.5 lakhs

(B)Rs. 21 lakhs

(C)Rs. 15 lakhs

(D)Rs. 20 lakhs

Ans : B

2. What will Rs.1500 amount to in three years if it is invested in 20% p.a. compound interest, interest being compounded annually?

(A)2400

(B)2592

(C)2678

(D)2540

Ans : B

3. If a sum of money grows to 144/121 times when invested for two years in a scheme where interest is compounded annually, how long will the same sum of money take to treble if invested at the same rate of interest in a scheme where interest is computed using simple interest method?

(A)9 years

(B)22 years

(C)18 years

(D)33 years

Ans : B

4. The population of a town was 3600 three years back. It is 4800 right now. What will be the population three years down the line, if the rate of growth of population has been constant over the years and has been compounding annually?

(A)6000

(B)6400

(C)7200

(D)9600

Ans : B

5. A man invests Rs.5000 for 3 years at 5% p.a. compound interest reckoned yearly. Income tax at the rate of 20% on the interest earned is deducted at the end of each year. Find the amount at the end of the third year.

(A)5624.32

(B)5630.50

(C)5788.125

(D)5627.20

Ans : A

6. The difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on a certain sum at 12% p.a. for two years is Rs.90. What will be the value of the amount at the end of 3 years?

(A)9000

(B)6250

(C)8530.80

(D)8780.80

Ans : D

7. Vijay invested Rs.50,000 partly at 10% and partly at 15%. His total income after a year was Rs.7000. How much did he invest at the rate of 10%?

(A)Rs.40,000

(B)Rs.40,000

(C)Rs.12,000

(D)Rs.20,000

Ans : B

8. A sum of money invested for a certain number of years at 8% p.a. simple interest grows to Rs.180. The same sum of money invested for the same number of years at 4% p.a. simple interest grows to Rs.120 only. For how many years was the sum invested?

(A)25 years

(B)40 years

(C)33 years and 4 months

(D)Cannot be determined

Ans : A

9. How long will it take for a sum of money to grow from Rs.1250 to Rs.10,000, if it is invested at 12.5% p.a simple interest?

(A)8 years

(B)64 years

(C)72 years

(D)56 years

Ans : D

10. Rs. 5887 is divided between Shyam and Ram, such that Shyam’s share at the end of 9 years is equal to Ram’s share at the end of 11 years, compounded annually at the rate of 5%. Find the share of Shyam.

(A)2088

(B)2000

(C)3087

(D)None of these

Ans : C

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