1. In a class of 80 students and 5 teachers, each student got sweets that are 15% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 25% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there? (2)
- (1) 1050
- (2) 1060
- (3) Other than those given as option
- (4) 1040
- (5) 1030
2. Bhavana decided to donate 12% of her monthly salary to an orphanage. On the day of donation, she changed her mind and donated Rs 2,400 which was 125% of what she had decided earlier. How much is Bhavana’s monthly salary? (5)
- (1) Cannot be determined
- (2) Other than those given as option
- (3) Rs 14,750
- (4) Rs 18,500
- (5) Rs 16,000
3. At what percentage above the cost price must an article be marked so as to gain 33% after allowing a customer a discount of 5%? (3)
- (1) 48%
- (2) 43%
- (3) 40%
- (4) 38%
- (5) None of these
4. A horse and a cow were bought for Rs 12,000 each. The horse was sold at a loss of 20% and the cow at a gain of 20%. The entire transaction resulted in (1)
- (1) Neither Profit nor loss
- (2) Loss of Rs 1000
- (3) Gain of Rs 1000
- (4) Gain of Rs 2000
- (5) None of these
5. A sum of money invested for 14 years was in Scheme A which offers simple interest at a rate of 8% p.a. The amount received from Scheme A after 14 years was then invested for two years in Scheme B which offers compound interest (compounded annually) at a rate of 10% p.a. If the interest received from Scheme B was Rs 6678, what was the sum invested in Scheme A? (3)
- (1) Rs 15,500
- (2) Rs 14,500
- (3) Rs 16,500
- (4) Rs 12,500
- (5) Rs 15,000