Question

1. Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other
and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:
A. 39, 30 B. 41,32 C. 42,33 D. 43, 34
2. What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?
A. 1 B.14 C. 20 D. 21
3. In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. The number of students above 8
years of age is 2/3 of the number of students of 8 years of age which is 48. What is the total
number of students in the school?
A. 72
B. 80
C.120
D. 100
4. A and B together have Rs. 1210. If 4/15 of A's amount is equal to 2/5 of B's amount, how
much amount does B have?
A. Rs. 460 B. Rs. 484 C. Rs. 550 D. Rs. 664
5. Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio of the two
number is:
A. 2:5
B. 3:5
C.4:5
D. 6:7
6. A sum of money is to be distributed among A, B, C, D in the proportion of 5:2:4:3. If C gets
Rs. 1000 more than D, what is B's share?
A. Rs. 500 B. Rs. 1500 C. Rs. 2000
D. None of these
7. Alfred buys an old scooter for Rs. 4700 and spends Rs. 800 on its repairs. If he sells the
scooter for Rs. 5800, his gain percent is:
A.
4
B.
4
7.
%
5
5
11
C. 10%
%
D. 12%
8. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%,
then the value of x is:
A. 15 B. 16 C. 18 D. 25
9. A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%?
A. 3 B.4
C. 5 D. 6​

Answer 1

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