1.A shopkeeper buys a cycle for Rs. 815 and he spends Rs. 145 on its repair. If he sells the cycle for Rs. 1296, then what is his percentage profit? (5)
(1) 15% (2) 20% (3) 25% (4) 30% (5) 35%
2.A person purchased an item and sold it at a loss of 15%. Had he bought it for 25% less and sold it for Rs. 117 more, he would have earned a profit of 35%. What is the cost price of the item? (2)
(1) Rs. 640 (2) Rs. 720 (3) Rs.750 (4) Rs. 800 (5) Rs. 840
3.Rs. 1450 amounts to Rs. 1740 in 5 years at simple interest. If the interest rate is increased by 4%, how much would it amount to? (3)
(1) Rs. 1840 (2) Rs. 1960 (3) Rs.2030 (4) Rs.2120 (5) Rs. 2150
4.The present population of a city is 24 lakh. If the annual birth rate and death rate are 6.8% and 1.8% respectively, then what will be its population after 3 years? (4)
(1) 26.436 lakh (2) 26.814 lakh (3) 27.342 lakh (4) 27.783 lakh (5) 28.014 lakh
5.What is the principal, if the compound interest compounded annually at the rate of 10% pa for three years is Rs. 3641? (3)
(1) Rs. 10000 (2) Rs. 10500 (3) Rs. 11000 (4) Rs. 11500 (5) Rs. 12000