Quantitative Aptitude for Previous Papers

1.How many kilograms of sugar costing `9 per kg must be mixed with 27kg of sugar costing ` 7 per kg so that there may be gain of 10% by selling the mixture at `9.24 per kg? (2)

1) 60kg                                   2) 63kg                                   3) 50kg                                   4) 77kg                                  5) None of these

2.A man bought an article listed at 1,500/- with a discount of 20% offered on the list price. What additional discount must be offered to the man to bring the net price to `1,104/-? (1)

1) 8%                          2) 10%                                    3) 1%                          4) 15%                                    5) 16%

3.The diameter of a wheel is 98cm. The number of revolutions in which it will have to cover a distance of 1540m is (1)

1) 500                         2) 600                         3) 700                         4) 800                         5) 750

4.The cost price of an article is `800/-. After allowing a discount of 10%, a gain of 12.5% was made. Then the marked price of the article is : (1)

1) `1,000/-                   2) `1,100/-                   3) `1,200/-                   4) `1,300/-                   5) None of these

5.The ratio of the income to the expenditure of a family is 10 : 7. If the family’s expenses are 10,500/- , then saving of the family is : (1)

1) `4,500/-                            2) `10,000/-                         3) `4,000/-                            4) `5,000/-                            5) None of these