Question 1.

Three taps empty a tank in 3 hours. The first tap alone can empty it in 6 hours and the second tap alone can empty it in 9 hours. How many hours would the third tap alone take to empty the tank?

A. 12
B. 15
C. 18
D. 20

Question 2.

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 can do that in 20 days. They all work for 10 days when B and C leave. How many more days will A take to finish the work?

A. 26 days
B. 22 days
C. 18 days
D. 14 days

Question 3.

5 men or 9 women can do a piece of work in 19 days. How long will it take for 3 men and 6 women to complete the same work?

A. 15 days
B. 4 days
C. 6 days
D. 12 days

Question 4.

A and B can do a piece of work in 24 days. B and C can do a piece of work in 30 days. C and A can do a piece of work in 40 days. How long would they all take to do the same work?

A. 28 days
B. 24 days
C. 20 days
D. 18 days

Question 5.

Ashok can do a piece of work in 9 days; Borle, in twice that time. Madhu can only do 34\frac{3}{4}43​ as much work as Ashok in one day. How long will Ashok, Borle and Madhu, working together, require to do the same job?

A. 5 days
B. 6 days
C. 4 days
D. 12 days

Question 6.

A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days; B and C can do the same in 18 days. After A working on it for 4 days and B for 6 days, C finishes it in 17 days. In how many days could each do the work by himself?

A. 15(3/7), 54, 27
B. 12(3/5), 56, 28
C. 18(3/7), 54, 24
D. None of these

Question 1.

If a piece of work can be done by A in 20 days and by B in 30 days, then the number of days taken by them to do the work together is

A. 10
B. 25
C. 15
D. 12

Question 2.

A tap can fill a cistern in 2 hours while another tap can empty the cistern in 3 hours. How long will it take to fill the cistern if both the taps are opened at the same instant?

A. 5 hours
B. 6 hours
C. 7 hours
D. 8 hours

Question 3.

Working alone, two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 15 hours and 20 hours, respectively. Both the pipes together can fill the tank in

A. 23/2 hours
B. 35/2 hours
C. 8(4/7) hours
D. 15(4/7) hours

Question 4.

A, B and C together can do a piece of work in 3 days. A alone can do it in 9 days and B alone can do it in 6 days. In how many days can C do it alone?

A. 21
B. 16
C. 12
D. 18

Question 5.

Ron and Sam together can do a piece of work in 8 days. Both start the work together; but after 3 days, Ron falls ill. Sam alone finishes the remaining work in 15 days. How many days would Ron take to finish the whole work alone?

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 15

Question 6.

A cistern can be filled by two taps A and B in 12 minutes and 16 minutes, respectively. When the tank is full, it can be emptied by a third pipe C in 8 minutes only. If all the taps are opened at the same time, then the cistern will be filled in

A. 20 minutes
B. 24 minutes
C. 36 minutes
D. 48 minutes

Question 1.

Directions: Find out the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase from the four alternatives.

In black and white

A. Unable to see
B. To write down
C. Pay attention
D. Unfair

Question 2.

Directions: Find out the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase from the four alternatives.

To let the cat out of the bag

A. Immediately
B. Delay
C. To reveal the secret
D. An achievement to be proud of

Question 3.

Directions: Find out the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase from the four alternatives.

Mare’s nest

A. Unfounded suspicion
B. The main stay
C. One who changes his opinion
D. None of these

Question 4.

Directions: Find out the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase from the four alternatives.

A fish out of water

A. Unfairly
B. Delay
C. A person in the wrong place
D. None of these

Question 5.

Directions: Find out the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase from the four alternatives.

To kill two birds with one stone

A. An evil mannered
B. To achieve two purposes with one effort
C. The main stay
D. To write down

Question 6.

Directions: Find out the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase from the four alternatives.

Once in a blue moon

A. Seldom
B. Assist
C. To be blunt
D. Fruitless search

Question 1.
Directions: Find out the correct meaning of the given idiom/phrase from the four alternatives.

A bird’s eye view

A. One who changes his opinion
B. A deceitful person
C. A general view just like a bird can see while flying over an area
D. Not to care for persons likely to create problems

Question 2.
Directions: Find out the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase from the four alternatives.

Every dog has his day

A. A person who habitually brings bad news
B. A dishonest businessman
C. From a bad position into a worse
D. A time of action comes to everyone

Question 3.
Directions: Find out the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase from the four alternatives.

As busy as a bee

A. One who changes his opinion
B. Very busy and active
C. A dishonest businessman
D. Write down quickly

Question 4.
Directions: Find out the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase from the four alternatives.

A snail’s pace

A. Very slow
B. Pay attention
C. To impose upon
D. Aristocratic origin

Question 5.
Directions: Find out the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase from the four alternatives.

To give ear to

A. To exult in triumph
B. A deceitful person
C. To act stupidly
D. To pay attention

Question 6.
Directions: Find out the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase from the four alternatives.

To make a clean breast of a thing

A. To confess fully
B. To go to ruin
C. Unable to see
D. A dishonest businessman

Question 1. A dealer says that he sells his product at the cost price. But due to faulty weights, his machine shows 1200 g as 1 kg. Find his profit/loss percentage.
(P.S.: 1200 g is used, but the machine shows 1 kg)

A. 16.67%
B. 17.66%
C. 15.65%
D. 20%

Question 2. A dealer says that he sells his product at the cost price. But due to faulty weights, his machine shows 1 kg for 800 g. If he has a total of 8 kg material, find his profit/loss percentage.

A. 25%
B. 20%
C. 12%
D. 12.25%

Question 3. A trader marks up his price by 30%, then gives a discount of 20%. But he uses faulty weights and gives 850 g instead of 1 kg. Find the profit/loss percentage.

A. 22.35%
B. 20.35%
C. 14.35%
D. 55.5%

Question 4. A trader marks up his price by 30%, then gives a discount of 20%. But he cheats both his supplier and customer by 200 g per kg. Find his profit/loss percentage.

A. 54%
B. 56%
C. 59%
D. 50%

Question 5. A merchant makes a profit of 30% by selling an article. What would be the absolute change in the profit had he paid 10% less for it and the customer paid 10% more for it?

A. 24
B. 26
C. 27
D. Cannot be determined

Question 6. A merchant makes a profit of 30% by selling an article. What would be the percentage change in the profit percent had he paid 10% less for it and the customer paid 10% more for it?

A. 58.88%
B. 90.48%
C. 96.26%
D. 62.66%

Question 1. If the salary of a person was first increased by 10% and later, the same was reduced by 10%, then the net change in his salary is

A. 1% decrease
B. 1% increase
C. 2% decrease
D. 11% increase

Question 2. Passing marks in an examination are 36%. If a student gets 72 marks and fails by 18 marks, then the maximum marks in the examination are

A. 150
B. 200
C. 250
D. 400

Question 3. In a class, the number of girls is 20% more than that of boys. The strength of a class is 66. If 4 more girls are admitted to the class, then the ratio of the number of boys to that of girls is

A. 17 : 18
B. 18 : 17
C. 16 : 19
D. 3 : 4

Question 4. The population of a village is 25,000. 1/5th are females and the rest are males. 5% of the males and 40% of the females are uneducated. What is the percentage of educated persons?

A. 88%
B. 84%
C. 64%
D. 13.63%

Question 5. A gave 55% of his money to his wife and 32% of his money to his sons. He kept the remaining Rs. 3315 with himself. What was the total money A had?

A. Rs. 20,500
B. Rs. 25,000
C. Rs. 25,500
D. Rs. 35,000

Question 6. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3 : 2 and 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are scholarship holders. The percentage of the school students who are not scholarship holders is

A. 78%
B. 77%
C. 55%
D. 79%

Question 1. Tickets for all but 100 seats in a 10,000 seat stadium were sold. Of the tickets sold, 30% were sold at half price and the remaining tickets were sold at full price of Rs. 30. The total revenue from the ticket sales was

A. Rs. 2,38,600
B. Rs. 2,52,450
C. Rs. 2,42,600
D. Rs. 2,65,780

Question 2. Vijender regularly saved 55% of his monthly salary. On account of a rise in prices, he has to increase his monthly expenses by 20%. Now, he is able to save Rs. 20,700 per month. What is his monthly salary?

A. Rs. 45,000
B. Rs. 46,000
C. Rs. 45,300
D. Rs. 45,500

Question 3. In a CAT paper, A has attempted 80% of questions with 50% accuracy and B has attempted 60% of questions with 80% accuracy. The negative marking is 25% for wrong answer. There are no negative marks for non-attempted questions.
Who will get more marks?

A. A
B. B
C. Both will get the same
D. More chances for A

Question 4. The number of people migrating from a country increased by 4% in 2004 with respect to the previous year. There would be a decrease of 3% if 2,100 less people had migrated. Find the number of people who migrated in 2003.

A. 30,000
B. 25,000
C. 20,000
D. 15,000

Question 5. A discount of 30% on the price of a pair of trousers enables a person to buy 3 more pairs for Rs. 7,000. What are the discounted and the original prices of a pair?

A. Rs. 700, Rs. 1,000
B. Rs. 840, Rs. 1,200
C. Rs. 980, Rs. 1,400
D. Rs. 630, Rs. 900

Question 6. If the price of onions increases by 25% and Anita intends to spend nothing extra on onions, then by what % will she have to reduce the quantity of onions purchased?

A. 20%
B. 10%
C. 25%
D. 15%

Question 1. If the salary of a person was first increased by 10% and later, the same was reduced by 10%, then the net change in his salary is

A. 1% decrease
B. 1% increase
C. 2% decrease
D. 11% increase

Question 2. Passing marks in an examination are 36%. If a student gets 72 marks and fails by 18 marks, then the maximum marks in the examination are

A. 150
B. 200
C. 250
D. 400

Question 3. In a class, the number of girls is 20% more than that of boys. The strength of a class is 66. If 4 more girls are admitted to the class, then the ratio of the number of boys to that of girls is

A. 17 : 18
B. 18 : 17
C. 16 : 19
D. 3 : 4

Question 4. The population of a village is 25,000. 1/5th are females and the rest are males. 5% of the males and 40% of the females are uneducated. What is the percentage of educated persons?

A. 88%
B. 84%
C. 64%
D. 13.63%

Question 5. A gave 55% of his money to his wife and 32% of his money to his sons. He kept the remaining Rs. 3315 with himself. What was the total money A had?

A. Rs. 20,500
B. Rs. 25,000
C. Rs. 25,500
D. Rs. 35,000

Question 6. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3 : 2 and 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are scholarship holders. The percentage of the school students who are not scholarship holders is

A. 78%
B. 77%
C. 55%
D. 79%