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1. Three persons A, B, C start running round a circular track at the same time if they complete one round in 10, 12, 15 minutes respectively. After how much time will they meet for the first time at the starting point.
a. 120min
b. 180min
c. 37min
d. 60min

2. Given that HCF of two numbers is 15 and the product of the two numbers is 2700. Find the number of such possible pairs.
a. 3
b. 2
c. 4
d. None

3. A man purchased 25 articles for Rs.400 and sold for Rs.20 each. Find his profit or loss.
a. 25% profit
b. 25% loss
c. 20% profit
d. 16% profit

4. A man purchased two cell phones for Rs. 2000 each. His sold me one at the profit of 20% and the other at the loss of 20%. Find his overall profit percent or loss percent.
a. 10% profit
b. 10% loss
c. No profit and no loss
d. None

5. A man purchased two calculators for Rs.800 each. He sold one at the profit of 20% and the other at the loss of 10%. Find the overall loss or profit percent.
a. 5% loss
b. 5% profit
c. no profit and no loss
d. none

6. Find the simple interest on Rs. 10,000 at a rate of 10% per annum for two years.
a. Rs. 1000
b. Rs. 2000
c. Rs. 3000
d. Rs. 1500

7. A boy walking from his house at three Kmph reached his school 20min late. If he run at four kmph, he reaches school 15min early. How far is his house from the school.
a. 3km
b. 5km
c. 7km
d. 9km

8. Which of the following statement is wrong with regard to common fractions?
a. In a proper fraction, the numerator and the denominator are equal
b. In a proper fraction, the numerator is less than the denominator
c. In an improper fraction, the numerator is bigger than the denominator
d. A mixed fraction has a whole number plus an improper fraction

9. By mistake Ramya got 30 marks out of 125. She went to the teacher and got her marks corrected, she got 35 marks. What percentage of marks did she get more than 30?
a. 24%
b. 28%
c. 4%
d. 52%

10. A can do a piece of work in 10 days and B can finish the same work in 15 days. If they work together, in how many days will they complete the work?
a. 1/6
b. 6 days
c. 3 days
d. 1/3

11. P, Q and R completed a piece of work costing Rs. 1800. P worked for 6 days, Q for 4 days and R for 9 days. If their daily wages in the ratio 5:6:4. How much amount will be received by P?
a. Rs. 800
b. Rs.600
c. Rs. 700
d. Rs. 900

12. What are the prime factors of 1000?
a. 10 x 10 x 10
b. 2 x 5 x 5 x 10
c. 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 5
d. 2x2x2x5x5x5

13. The sum of the first fourteen odd numbers…
a. 196
b. 140
c. 160
d. 146

14. P and Q together can do a work in 5 days; P and R together can do it in 10 days and P and R together can complete the same work in 15 days. If all the three of them work together, how much time will they take to complete the work?
a. 11/13 days
b. 30/11 days
c. 11/30 days
d. 60/11 days

15. What is the interest on Rs.4500 from Jan 5th to May 31st 2007 at 8% per annum simple interest?
a. Rs. 140
b. Rs. 142
c. Rs. 144
d. Rs. 148

16. If a student secures 350 out of 500 marks his percentage of marks?
a. 70%
b. 75%
c. 80%
d. 82%

17. Five digit numbers are formed such that either all the digits are even or all the digits are odd. If no digit is allowed to be repeated in one number. Find the difference between the maximum possible number with odd digits and the minimum possible number with even digits.
a. 77063
b. 79999
c. 72841
d. 86420

18. If a train with a speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 30 seconds, what is the length of the train in metres.
a. 400 m
b. 500 m
c. 450 m
d. 550 m


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