Verbal maths - Speed Test 7

Q.1.   What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

2     3    6    15    45    ?

(1)112.5 (2)135 (3)157.5 (4)180 (5) None of these

Q.2.   Avinash started business investing Rs. 12000. Ashok joined him after 4 months by investing Rs.    
            18000. What would be Ashok's share in the profit of Rs. 9500 at the end of the year?

(1) Rs. 4000 (2) Rs. 5000 (3) Rs. 3000   (4) Rs. 5500 (5) None of these

Q.3.   A diagonal of a rectangle is 10 cm. long. What is its perimeter?

(1)30 cm (2) 14 cm (3) 56 cm (4) 42 cm (5) None of these

Q.4.   Kailash gave one-third of his money to Keshav. Keshav gave three-fourth of the money he received 
            from Kailash to Sanket. If Sanket got Rs. 900 less than the money Kailash had, how much money did      
            Keshav get from Kailash?

(1)Rs. 600 (2) Rs. 300 (3) Rs. 400      (4) Data inadequate       (5) None of these

Q.5.    10 girls have their average age 14 years and 12 boys have their average age as 16 years. When 6    
              boys from these 12 join the 10 girls, they all together have average age as 14.5 years. What is the   
             average age of the remaining 6 boys?

(1) 16— years   (2)16.5years   (3)15 —years   (4) 16— years    (5) None of these

Q.6.   A train crosses a man standing on the platform in 10 seconds. How much time will it take to cross 
            the platform of length 150 metres?

(1)150 Seconds   (2) 300 Seconds   (3) 30 Seconds    (4) Data inadequate (5) None of these

Q.7.   The price of 4.5 dozen pens is Rs. 1170. What is the price of 18 such pens?

(1)Rs. 369    (2)Rs. 269     (3) Rs. 359      (4)Rs.379 (5) None of these

Q.8.   What should come in place of the question mark(?) in the following number series?

50   55 64 77 94 ?

(1)119 (2)115 (3)114 (4)116 (5) None of these

Q.9.   The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 12 and their product is 27. What is one-third of that

number?

(1)31/-    (2)13     (3)117     (4) Data inadequate     (5) None of these

Q.10.    In the following number series a wrong number is given. Find out the wrong number?

2 4 8 30 105 420 1890

(1)4      (2)8     (3)30     (4)105     (5)420

Q.11.   Sixty-four men can complete a work in 15 days. In how many days will eighty men complete the

same work?

(1)80     (2)150      (3)180      (4)120     (5) None of these

Q.12.   An article was sold with 30% discount on the labelled price. To make 12% profit on the labelled

price, at what profit percentage should the article be sold ?

(1)160    (2)150    (3)180     (4) data inadequate      (5) None of these

Q.13.   The average age of P ,Q and R is 26 years. If the average age of P and R is 30 years. What is Q's age?

(1)24 years         (2) 48 years         (3) 36 years       (4) data inadequate       (5) None of these

Q.14.   The ratio between the ages of father and son is 5:2. If the difference between their ages is 27 years, what will be the father's age after 6 years?

(1) 50 years        (2) 49 years        (3) 51 years      (4) 52 years     (5) None of these

Q.15.   In the following number series, a wrong number is given. Find out that wrong number?

4       5      13       44       183       925       5555

(1)5     (2)13     (3)44     (4)183     (5)925

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Verbal maths - Speed Test 6

Q.1. In the following numbers series, a wrong number is given. Find out the wrong number.
       4 10 20 43 90 185 376
     (1)10   (2)20    (3)43    (4)90    (5)185

Q.2. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?
       250 230 225 205 198 178 169?
       (1)164    (2)159     (3)144    (4)149     (5) None of these

Q.3. At What rate of annual simple interest will Rs. 6500 fetch an interest of Rs. 1787.5 at the end of 5 years?
       (1)4.5    (2)6.5    (3)7.5   (4)3.5    (5) None of these

Q.4. Total of Aniket's marks in Maths and Science together are 100 more than his marks in English. His average marks in the three subjects are 60. What are his marks in English?
       (1)60     (2)40      (3)80     (4) Data inadequate     (5) None of these

Q.5. One-fifth of three-fourth of one-third of a number is 24. What is 10% of that number?
        (1)24    (2)470    (3)48     (4)34   (5) None of these

Q.6. Suresh bought an article with 20% concession on the labelled price. He made 25% profit by selling it for Rs. 125. What was the labelled price of the article?
       (1)Rs. 112    (2)Rs. 130     (3)Rs. 110   (4) Data Inadequate    (5) None of these

Q.7. The breadth of a rectangular plot is 0.6 times its length. If twice the perimetre of the plot is 320 metres. What is the length of the plot in metres?
        (1)50   (2)60    (3)30    (4)40    (5) None of these

Q.8. An amount of money is to be divided amohg A,B and C in the ratio 7:6:12 respectively. If total share of A and B together is  Rs. 60 more than of C, What is the difference between the Shares of A&C?
       (1)Rs. 360    (2)Rs.24O    (3) Rs. 300    (4) Data inadequate    (5) None of these

Q.9. 36 men can complete a work in 10 days. How many men will complete it in eight days?
       (1)48    (2)32     (3)40   (4)44    (5) None of these

Q.10. What should come in place of both the question marks (?) in the following equation. 
40__?_
T~62~5
       (1)25    (2)10    (3)15    (4)40     (5) None of these

Q.11. Srinivas sold the bag for Rs. 504. Which he had bought for Rs. 420. What was his percentage profit?
         (1)25    (2)10    (3)15    (4)40   (5) None of these

Q.12. The ratio between the present ages of Saket and Sameer is 4:3 respectively. If the difference between their ages is 10 years, What will be the total of their ages after 15 years?
         (1) 85 years   (2) 70 Years   (3) 100 Years     (4) 95 Years    (5) None of these

Q.13. In the following number series a wrong number is given. Find out the wrong number.
40 42 49 57 74 100 137
         (1)100    (2)74    (3)57    (4)49     (5)42

Q.14. When 64 is subtracted from a number it reduces to its 36 percent. What is five-fourth of that number?
        (1)100    (2)125    (3)75    (4)105    (5) None of these

Q.15. Srawan spends 20% of his monthly salary on food, 40% of the remaining on house rent and balance amount spends on other items of routine expenses. What is his yearly salary if he spends Rs. 5760 per month on other items of routine expenses?
        (1)Rs. 120000   (2)RS,244000    (3)RS.144000    (4) RS. 154000    (5) None of these

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Verbal maths - Speed Test 5

Q.1. In the following numbers series, a wrong number is given. Find out the wrong number.

4 10 20 43 90 185 376

(1)10    (2)20    (3)43     (4)90    (5)185

Q.2. What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

250 230 225 205 198 178 169      ?

(1)164     (2)159     (3)144     (4)149      (5) None of these

Q.3. At What rate of annual simple interest will Rs. 6500 fetch an interest of Rs. 1787.5 at the end of 5 years?

(1)4.5    (2)6.5     (3)7.5      (4)3.5     (5) None of these

Q.4. Total of Aniket's marks in Maths and Science together are 100 more than his marks in English. His average marks in the three subjects are 60. What are his marks in English?

(1)60     (2)40     (3)80     (4) Data inadequate      (5) None of these

Q.5. One-fifth of three-fourth of one-third of a number is 24. What is 10% of that number?

(1)24       (2)470      (3)48      (4)34      (5) None of these

Q.6. Suresh bought an article with 20% concession on the labelled price. He made 25% profit by selling it for Rs. 125. What was the labelled price of the article?

(1)Rs. 112      (2)Rs. 130      (3)Rs. 110    (4) Data Inadequate     (5) None of these

Q.7. The breadth of a rectangular plot is 0.6 times its length. If twice the perimetre of the plot is 320 metres. What is the length of the plot in metres?

(1)50       (2)60      (3)30      (4)40      (5) None of these

Q.8. An amount of money is to be divided amohg A,B and C in the ratio 7:6:12 respectively. If total share of Aand B together is Rs. 60 more than of C, What is the difference between the Shares of A&C?

(1)Rs. 360     (2)Rs.24O      (3) Rs. 300   (4) Data inadequate     (5) None of these

Q.9. 36 men can complete a work in 10 days. How many men will complete it in eight days?

(1)48        (2)32      (3)40     (4)44      (5) None of these

Q.10.  What should come in place of both the question marks (?) in the following equation.

40__?_

T~62~5

(1)25     (2)10     (3)15     (4)40      (5) None of these

Q.11. Srinivas sold the bag for Rs. 504. Which he had bought for Rs. 420. What was his percentage profit?

(1)25      (2)10     (3)15      (4)40      (5) None of these

Q.12.   The ratio between the present ages of Saket and Sameer is 4:3 respectively. If the difference between their ages is 10 years, What will be the total of their ages after 15 years?

(1) 85 years     (2) 70 Years      (3) 100 Years    (4) 95 Years     (5) None of these

Q.13.   In the following number series a wrong number is given. Find out the wrong number.

40 42 49 57 74 100 137

(1)100      (2)74      (3)57      (4)49      (5)42

Q.14.   When 64 is subtracted from a number it reduces to its 36 percent. What is five-fourth of that number?

(1)100     (2)125      (3)75      (4)105      (5) None of these

Q.15.   Srawan spends 20% of his monthly salary on food, 40% of the remaining on house rent and balance amount spends on other items of routine expenses. What is his yearly salary if he spends Rs. 5760 per month on other items of routine expenses?

(1)Rs. 120000     (2)RS,244000      (3)RS.144000     (4) RS. 154000      (5) None of these

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Verbal maths - Speed Test 4

Q.1.   Suresh bought a table for Rs. 1640/-and sold it with 35 percent profit. At what price did he sell the table?

(1)Rs. 1968         (2)Rs.2132         (3) Rs. 1066       (4)Rs.2214      (5) None of these

Q.2.    In the following number series a wrong number is given. Find out that number.

8      18     40    86    178    370     752

(1)178      (2)18      (3)370     (4)40      (5)

86

Q.3.   Sixteen persons can complete a work in eighteen days. In how many days will twelve persons complete the same work?

(1)26        (2)28       (3)24       (4)22      (5) None of these

Q.4.   The average of four consecutive even numbers is 23. What is the smallest of these numbers?

(1)26        (2)20       (3)22       (4)28       (5) None of these

Q.5.   When 33 is subtracted from a number it reduces to its 5/8th. What is the number?

(1)99        (2)88       (3)66       (4)128       (5) None of these

Q.6.   Prabhat bought a suitcase with 15 percent discount on the labelled price and sold it with 10 percent profit on the labelled price. Approximately, what was his percentage profit on the price he bought?

(1)25        (2)28        (3)26       (4)30      (5)32

Q.7.   A shopkeeper bought 16 dozen of toys at the rate of Rs. 703.20 per dozen. He sold them with 20 per cent profit on the price he bought. Approximately, at what price did he sell each toy?

(1)Rs. 70/-       (2)Rs. 75/-      (3) Rs. 65/-         (4) Rs. 80/-      (5) Rs. 85/-

Q.8.   Ramesh bought 12 kg. of sugar at the rate of Rs. 9.50 per kg. and 18 kg. of Suggar @ of 12.50 per Kg. He mixed the two varieties and sold the mixture at Rs.12.00 per kg. Approximately what was his percentage gain in this transaction?

(1)6        (2)8        (3)4       (4) Data inadequate       (5) None of these

Q.9.   Two-third of Ria's money is equal to one-fifth of Shobha's money. What is the ratio between their share of money?

(1)10:3        (2)3:8       (3)3:1        (4)3:10       

(5) None of these

Q.10.   The average runs scored by eleven players in a cricket team is 24. When the runs scored by the captain is subtracted, the average increases by 2. How many runs were scored by the captain?

(1)8          (2)24       (3)4        (4)18        (5) None of these


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Verbal maths - Speed Test 2

Q.1.   An amount of money is to be divided among A,B£nd C in the ratio of 3:5:9 respectively. If the difference between A's and C's share is three times that of between B's and A's, What was the total amount for distribution?

(1)19380       (2)18240        (3)3230

(4) Cannot be determined     (5) None of these

Q.2.    In the following number series a wrong number is given Find out that number.

31019 30 42 58 75

(1)10       (2)42       (3)58       (4)19        (5)30

Q.3.   A started a business investing Rs. 8000/-After four months B joined him with Rs. 12000/-At the

end of one year the profit is Rs. 6000/- What is B's share in it?

(1)3000      (2)1200        (3)360       (4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Q.4.   The ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangular field is 5 : 4 respectively. If the

perimeter of that field is 360 metres, what is the breadth of that field by metres?

(1)100      (2)120     (3)60      (4) Can't be determined      (5) None of these

Q.5.   Which of the following fractions are in decending order ?

(1)8/9,6/7,3/4,5/8,3/5        (2) 3/5,5/8,6/7,3/4,8/9         (3) 8/9,6/7,3/4,3/5,5/8

(4) 5/8,3/5,3/4,6/7,8/9       (5) 3/5,5/8,3/4,6/7,8/9

Q.6.   What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series ?

2,3,6,15,45,  ?

(1)135       (2)157.5       (3)147.5      (4)

180       (5) None of these 

Q.7.    In the following number series, one number is wrong. Which is the wrong number ?

5,8,15,20,29,40,53

(1)20       (2)8       (3)29      (4)40       (5)15

Q.8.   Raman spends 40% of his income of food, 1/3 of the remaining on transport and 10% of the

remaining on books. If he spends Rs. 250/- for spending on books , what is his salary?

(1)Rs.6000/-       (2)Rs.625/-        (3) Rs. 62500/-

(4) Cannot be determined          (5) None of these

Q.9.   When 60 is added to a number, the new number becomes 400 per cent of original number. What

is the original number?

(1)60           (2)20         (3)80        (4) Can't be determined        (5) None of these

Q.10.   The price of 12 dozen of boxes is Rs. 7298.89 Approximately what will be the price of the box?

(1)Rs.57/-        (2)Rs.6O8/-        (3) Rs. 51/-         (4) Rs. 600/-          (5)Rs.3O1/-

Q.11.   A sum fetched total simple interest of Rs. 5950/- at the rate of 8.5 p.c.p.a. in 5 years. What is

the sum?

(1)Rs. 50575/-       (2)Rs.7225/-          (3) Rs. 14450/-

(4) Cannot be determined                (5) None of these

Q.12.   When the price of an item decreased by 15% the number of items sold increased by 30%, What

was the net effect on the sales?

(1)10.5% increase        (2) 15% increase          (3) No effect

(4) Cannot be determined           (5) None of these

Q.13.   A company's growth rate increased to 8% in 1996 which was 2% increase from that of 1995. The

growth rate was 5% in 1994. What was the percentage increase in growth rate from 1994 to

1995?

(1)3%         (2)2%        (3)1%            (4) Can't be determined           (5) None of these

Q.14.    How many pieces of 18.6 metres long can be cut out of a length of 651 metres cloth?

(1)25      (2)36      (3)35      (4)34     (5) None of these

Q.15.   Three years ago Raman was four times as old as his son. If the total of their ages after 5 years

from now will be 66 years. What is Raman's present age?

(1)43yrs.      (2)40Yrs.      (3)48Yrs.     
(4) Can't be determined      (5) None of these

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