Find real questions from previous competitive exam papers with answers and solutions.
In what proportion must a grocer mix sugar at ₹ 48 per kg and ₹ 28 per kg so that he makes a mixture worth ₹ 40 per kg ?
1 ∶ 4
12 ∶ 7
7 ∶ 12
3 : 2
Correct answer
1 ∶ 4
A boy can swim in still water at a speed of 10 km/hr. If the speed of the current would have been 5 kmph, •then the boy could swim 60km downstream (along the flow) in how much time ?
10 hours
4 hours
5 hours
6 hours
Correct answer
10 hours
Out of four numbers, the average of the first three is 15 and that of the last three is 16. If the last number is 19, then the first number is:
17
19
18
16
Correct answer
17
A, B and C started a business. A invested 33% of the total capital, B invested 33% of the remainingcapital and C, the remaining. If the total profit at the end of the year was ₹ 4,050, then find the amount by which the profit of C exceeds the profit of B.
₹900
₹700
₹ 520
₹675
Correct answer
₹900
If the selling price is tripled and cost price doubled, the profit would become 65%. So, what is the present profit (in %)?
45%
10%
50%
26.5%
Correct answer
45%
Find the LCM of 0.7, 0.35, 1.05.
0.7
2.1
0.105
0.07
Correct answer
0.7
The sum of two numbers is 25 and their HCF and LCM are 3 and 105 respectively. The sum of the reciprocal of the two numbers is:
Correct answer
An amount of ₹ 25,000 in 2 years at compound interest compounded annually, if the interest rate for the successive years be 4% and 5% per annum respectively, is:
₹27,300
₹29,000
₹26,800
₹28,000
Correct answer
₹27,300
The speed of a boat along and against the current is 22 km/hr and 18 km/hr respectively. Then the speed of the current (in km/hr) is:
4
2
7
3
Correct answer
4
A shopkeeper marks the price of a book 120% above its cost price. If he gives a discount of 10% on the marked price, then find his profit %.
65%
60%
98%
110%
Correct answer
65%