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Browse complete papersA shopkeeper sells his goods at 30% profit on cost price. Due to an error in weighing machine, it weighs 20% more than what it displays on its screen. Then the profit or loss he gets is
\(8 \frac{1}{3} % \text{ profit}\)
10% Profit
10% loss
\(8 \frac{1}{3} % \text{ loss}\)
Correct answer
\(8 \frac{1}{3} % \text{ profit}\)
A Shopkeeper sells an article by offering 24% discount on the marked price and thereby gets a loss of 5%. If he does not offer the discount, then the gain/loss he gets is
20% gain
29% loss
25% gain
21% loss
Correct answer
20% gain
A can complete a piece of work in 18 days and B can complete the same work in 12 days. Both begin the work together but after some days, B leaves the work. If A finishes the remaining work in 3 days, then the number of days B worked is
5
8
4
6
Correct answer
5
14 men can do a work in 18 days. 15 women can do the same work in 24 days. If 14 men work for first 3 days and 10 women work after that for 3 days, then the ratio of the time taken by 7 men alone and the time taken by 5 women alone to complete the remaining work is
2:3
3:4
1:3
1:2
Correct answer
2:3
A alone can do a piece of work in 10 days and B alone can do the same work in 15 days. A and B agreed to complete the work for ₹30,000. With the help of C, they completed the work in 5 days. Then the amount to be paid to C is
\(\frac{1}{3}\) of the amount to be paid to B.
Equal to the amount to be paid to B.
\(\frac{1}{2}\) of the amount to be paid to A.
\(\frac{1}{3}\) of the amount to be paid to A.
Correct answer
\(\frac{1}{3}\) of the amount to be paid to B.
If \(22\frac{1}{2}%\)% increase of a number is 98, then \(22\frac{1}{2}\) % decrease of that number is
49
53
62
45
Correct answer
49
A man started 10 minutes late from his home to his office. He travelled at a speed of \(1\frac{1}{4}\) times of his usual speed and reached his office in time. Then the time taken by the man to reach his office at his usual speed is (in minutes)
50
60
45
75
Correct answer
50
Two persons P and Q started travelling towards each other at two places A and B respectively at 7 AM. The speeds of P and Q are in the ratio 4:5. Somewhere between A and B they met at C and spent some time together. From C at 8.07 AM P and Q started travelling towards B and A respectively. If P reaches B by 9.12 AM, the time they spent at C together is
12 min
15 min
17 min
20 min
Correct answer
12 min
The time between 7 and 8 O'clock when the minute hand is 5 minutes behind the hour hand is
\(30\frac{2}{11}\) min. past 7 O'clock
\(32\frac{8}{11}\) min. past 7 O'clock
\(43\frac{7}{11}\) min. past 7 O'clock
\(31\frac{3}{11}\) min. past 7 O'clock
Correct answer
\(30\frac{2}{11}\) min. past 7 O'clock
If m and n are the number of rotations of hour-hand and minute hand of a clock respectively in 72 hours, then n - m =
66
72
24
56
Correct answer
66