Arithmetic and reasoning

What is 20 percent of 350?

• 1 70
• 2 35
• 3 80
• 4 60

If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3 : 2 and there are 30 students, how many are girls?

• 1 10
• 2 15
• 3 12
• 4 18

A train travels 240 km in 4 hours. Its speed is:

• 1 50 km/h
• 2 80 km/h
• 3 40 km/h
• 4 60 km/h

The average of 10, 20, 30 and 40 is:

• 1 28
• 2 25
• 3 20
• 4 30

A man buys an article for Rs. 500 and sells it for Rs. 600. His profit percent is:

• 1 25%
• 2 20%
• 3 16.7%
• 4 10%

A can finish a job in 10 days and B in 15 days. Working together they finish it in:

• 1 8 days
• 2 12 days
• 3 5 days
• 4 6 days

Ali is taller than Bilal, and Bilal is taller than Chand. Who is the shortest?

• 1 Bilal
• 2 Cannot say
• 3 Ali
• 4 Chand

A person walks 5 km north, then 5 km east. How far is he from the start?

• 1 5 km
• 2 About 8 km
• 3 10 km
• 4 About 7.07 km

If today is Wednesday, what day will it be after 10 days?

• 1 Monday
• 2 Sunday
• 3 Friday
• 4 Saturday

Simple interest on Rs. 2,000 at 10 percent a year for 2 years is:

• 1 Rs. 300
• 2 Rs. 420
• 3 Rs. 200
• 4 Rs. 400

A shopkeeper sells a pen at a loss of 10 percent for Rs. 90. Its cost price is:

• 1 Rs. 99
• 2 Rs. 80
• 3 Rs. 110
• 4 Rs. 100

The square root of 1,296 is:

• 1 34
• 2 46
• 3 26
• 4 36

If 6 workers can build a wall in 12 days, how many days will 9 workers take?

• 1 18
• 2 6
• 3 10
• 4 8

What is 15 percent of 240?

• 1 36
• 2 40
• 3 24
• 4 30

The average of five numbers is 20. If one number is removed, the average of the other four becomes 18. The removed number is:

• 1 18
• 2 20
• 3 24
• 4 28

A car travels 150 km in 2.5 hours. Its speed is:

• 1 60 km/h
• 2 75 km/h
• 3 50 km/h
• 4 65 km/h

Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 5 and their sum is 64. The larger number is:

• 1 30
• 2 32
• 3 24
• 4 40

If the price of an item rises from Rs. 200 to Rs. 250, the percentage increase is:

• 1 50%
• 2 25%
• 3 20%
• 4 10%

The LCM of 12 and 18 is:

• 1 36
• 2 72
• 3 6
• 4 216

A clock shows 3:15. The angle between the hands is:

• 1 7.5°
• 2 0°
• 3 15°
• 4 22.5°

How many days are there in 4 weeks and 3 days?

• 1 31
• 2 28
• 3 35
• 4 30

A sum of Rs. 5,000 amounts to Rs. 5,600 in 2 years at simple interest. The rate per year is:

• 1 5%
• 2 12%
• 3 10%
• 4 6%