Arithmetic, number systems, percentages, ratios, profit and loss, time and work, algebra, geometry, mensuration, and trigonometry.
The cost price of a saree to a person X was ₹100. Person X sells the saree to person Y at a profit of 10% and person Y then sells it to person Z at a loss of 10%. How much does person Z pay for the saree?
₹100
₹99
₹101
₹90
Correct answer
₹100
The value of (822 + 18 × 26) ÷ 16 is:
451.8
444.3
449.5
447.1
Correct answer
451.8
The length and the breadth of a rectangle are increased by 15% and 10%, respectively. What is the percentage increase in the area of the rectangle?
25%
26.5%
27.5%
26%
Correct answer
25%
Thrice the length of the diameter of a circle is 10 cm less than its circumference. What is the radius of the circle? [Use π = \(\frac{{22}}{7}\)]
28 cm
14 cm
70 cm
35 cm
Correct answer
28 cm
The value of \(14\frac{4}{9}, + ,16\frac{5}{{27}}, + ,2\frac{5}{{54}}\) is:
\(32\frac{{17}}{{18}}\)
\(32\frac{{13}}{{18}}\)
\(31\frac{{13}}{{18}}\)
\(32\frac{{11}}{{18}}\)
Correct answer
\(32\frac{{17}}{{18}}\)
A shopkeeper sells an item at a loss of 8%. However, if he increases the selling price by Rs. 36, he could gain 12%. Find the cost price of the article (in Rs.).
180
270
150
360
Correct answer
180
What is the average of the squares of the first five natural numbers?
11.5
10
12.5
11
Correct answer
11.5
The given bar graph given below provides information about the quantity of salt produced by a company in 8 consecutive years. Study the information provided in the bar graph and answer the question that follows.
The average production of salt in 2001 and 2003 was exactly equal to the average production of salt in which of the following pairs of years?
2006 and 2007
2001 and 2005
2002 and 2007
2005 and 2006
Correct answer
2006 and 2007
The perimeter of a rectangle is 68 cm. If the area of the rectangle is 240 cm2, then what is the length of each of its diagonals?
25 cm
27 cm
26 cm
28 cm
Correct answer
25 cm
The pie chart given below shows the number of laptops sold of each of 7 different brands in a year as percentages of the total number of laptops sold of all these 7 brands taken together in that year.
What is the difference between the measures of the central angles made by sector B2 and sector B5?
16.66°
21.6°
14.4°
7.2°
Correct answer
16.66°
Find a single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 12% and 8%.
18.8%
19.04%
19.4%
19.8%
Correct answer
18.8%
The present ages of A and B are in the ratio 3 ∶ 5. If A’s present age is 33 years, then what will be B’s age (in years) after 5 years?
65
60
50
55
Correct answer
65
If A = 3 + 7 × 2, B = 12 ÷ 4 - 6, and C = 6 × 5 + 2, then what is the value of A × B + C?
-22
-19
-25
-26
Correct answer
-22
Rohit scored at an average of 58 in his last five innings. Rohit scored 42, 56, 72 and 40 in the last four innings. How many runs did Rohit score in the first of these five innings?
80
60
90
40
Correct answer
80
Sashi took a loan of Rs. 700 on simple interest for as many years as the rate of interest per annum. If he paid Rs. 343 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of interest?
6%
4%
10%
7%
Correct answer
6%
The cost prices of a pen and a notebook are Rs. 600 and Rs. 4,000, respectively. If the pen and the notebook are sold at losses of 20% and 32%, respectively, what will be the approximate percentage of total loss incurred through the two sales made?
21.40%
26.08%
30.43%
28.42
Correct answer
21.40%
Find the total cost of painting the outside of a closed cuboidal box, which is 7 m long, 5 m wide and 2 m high, at the rate of Rs. 2.4 per m2.
Rs. 296.30
Rs. 263.40
Rs. 283.20
Rs. 251.20
Correct answer
Rs. 296.30
Zee and Gee can complete a task together in 24 days. If the efficiencies of Zee and Gee are in the ratio 3 ∶ 8, respectively, then in how many days can Gee complete the task alone?
33 days
55 days
88 days
44 days
Correct answer
33 days
Ravi's monthly salary is Rs. 16,000. He spends 30% of his salary on rent, 20% of his salary on education. 60% of the remaining amount is invested in mutual funds. Find the amount invested in mutual funds in a month.
Rs. 5,000
Rs. 4,800
Rs. 4,200
Rs. 4,500
Correct answer
Rs. 5,000
The ratio of the LCM of two numbers to the sum of the same two numbers is 12 ∶ 7. If their HCF is 4, what is the product of these two numbers?
192
172
196
169
Correct answer
192
Solving previous year questions by topic helps identify recurring concepts, question patterns, and frequently asked sub-topics. Attempt each question, review the step-by-step explanation, and note down key formulas or facts for quick revision before the exam.