A shopkeeper marks an article at 30% above the cost price and allows a discount of 10%. Find his profit percentage.
- AOption (a)
17%
- BOption (b)
20%
- COption (c)
12%
- DOption (d)
15%
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17%
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17%
20%
12%
15%
Correct answer
17%
Which of the following letter-clusters should replace # and % so that the pattern and relationship followed between the letter-cluster pair on the left side of :: is the same as that on the right side of ::?
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In a cloth store, 10 varieties of sarees are arranged on two parallel racks. Rack 1 is facing towards the South and it has the following variety of sarees: A, B, C, D and E. Rack 2 is facing towards the North and it has the following variety of sarees: F, G, H, I and J. Thus, each saree in Rack 1 is placed in front of a saree in Rack 2 and vice versa. Variety D and B sarees are placed at extreme ends and are opposite Variety I and G sarees on the opposite rack, respectively. Variety C is at the middlemost position and is opposite neither H nor J. Variety A sarees are placed to the immediate right of B, H is not the saree variety opposite to Variety A. Which variety of sarees are opposite H?
B
E
D
A
Correct answer
B
An arithmetic progression has 54 as its first term and 72 as its last term, with a total of 10 terms. What is the sum of these 10 terms?
630
631
632
627
Correct answer
630
The average height of 16 boys out of a class of 50 boys is 160 cm. If the average height of the remaining boys is 168 cm, then the average height of the whole class (in cm) is:
165.44
164
166.44
165
Correct answer
165.44
The mode of the following data is 8. Find the value of f.
| Class Intervals | frequency |
|---|---|
| 0 - 6 | 13 |
| 6 – 12 | f |
| 12 – 18 | 7 |
| 18 – 24 | 10 |
| 24 - 30 | 8 |
16
15
19
21
Correct answer
16
\(\text{The value of } \frac{2}{8} + \frac{4}{8} + \frac{5}{16} + \frac{2}{8} - 4 \text{ is}\)
\(-\frac{43}{16}\)
\(-\frac{53}{16}\)
\(-\frac{33}{16}\)
\(-\frac{45}{16}\)
Correct answer
\(-\frac{43}{16}\)
Refer to the following number series and answer the question that follows. Counting is to be done from left to right only. (All numbers are single-digit numbers only.)
(Left) 2 6 4 6 2 6 7 3 8 6 3 1 8 6 1 9 8 9 1 7 7 6 3 7 5 5 2 (Right)
How many such odd numbers are there that are immediately preceded by an odd number and also immediately followed by an odd number?
Three
Four
Six
Five
Correct answer
Three
Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the one that does NOT belong to that group? (Note: The odd man out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)
MQ - PT
LO - NL
EI - HL
IM - LP
Correct answer
MQ - PT
A hollow hemispherical steel bowl can contain \( \frac{686\pi}{3} \) cubic units of liquid. The outer radius of the bowl is 9 units. How much steel (in cubic units) was used to make the bowl?
\( \frac{769\pi}{3} \)
\( \frac{772\pi}{3} \)
\( \frac{767\pi}{3} \)
\( \frac{770\pi}{3} \)
Correct answer
\( \frac{769\pi}{3} \)