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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