Sample Paper 1
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Directions—(Q. 1–6) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?
1. 196 × 948 ÷ 158 = ?
(A) 1156
(B) 1200
(C) 1188
(D) 1176
(E) None of these
2. (786 × 64) ÷ 48 = ?
(A) 1050
(B) 1024
(C) 1048
(D) 1036
(E) None of these
3. 3•5 + 11•25 × 4•5 – 32•5 = ?
(A) 18•275
(B) 21•625
(C) 32•375
(D) 25•45
(E) None of these
4. (2640 ÷ 48) × (2240 ÷ 35) = ?
(A) 3520
(B) 3515
(C) 3495
(D) 3490
(E) None of these
5. 7414 + 3698 + 1257 + 1869 = ?
(A) 14328
(B) 14438
(C) 13428
(D) 13248
(E) None of these
6. (98360 + 25845 – 36540) ÷ 2500 = ?
(A) 36•585
(B) 30•082
(C) 32•085
(D) 35•066
(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 7–11) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series ?
7. 1, 9, 25, 49, ?, 169
(A) 100
(B) 64
(C) 81
(D) 121
(E) None of these
8. 3, 23, 43, ?, 83, 103
(A) 33
(B) 53
(C) 63
(D) 73
(E) None of these
9. 748, 737, 715, 682, 638, ?
(A) 594
(B) 572
(C) 581
(D) 563
(E) None of these
10. 121, 117, 108, 92, 67, ?
(A) 31
(B) 29
(C) 41
(D) 37
(E) None of these
11. 50, 26, 14, ?, 5, 3•5
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 12
(E) None of these
12. The ratio of ducks and frogs in a pond is 37 : 39 respectively. The average number of ducks and frogs in
the pond is 152. What is the number of frogs in the pond ?
(A) 148
(B) 152
(C) 156
(D) 144
(E) None of these
13. The number of employees in Companies A, B and C are in a rtio of 4 : 5 : 6 respectively.
If the number of employees in the three Companies is increased by 25%, 30% and 50% respectively,
what will be the new ratio of employees working in Companies A, B and C respectively ?
(A) 13 : 10 : 18
(B) 10 : 13 : 17
(C) 13 : 15 : 18
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
14. The average of five positive numbers is 213. The average of the first two numbers is 233•5
and the average of last two numbers is 271. What is the third number ?
(A) 64
(B) 56
(C) 106
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
15. Sonali invests 15% of her monthly salary in insurance policies. She spends 55% of her monthly
salary in shopping and on household expenses. She saves the remaining amount of Rs. 12,750. What is Sonali’smonthly income ?
(A) Rs. 42,500
(B) Rs. 38,800
(C) Rs. 40,000
(D) Rs. 35,500
(E) None of these
16. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘ARISE’ be arranged ?
(A) 90
(B) 60
(C) 180
(D) 120
(E) None of these
17. What approximate amount of compound interest can be obtaied on an amount of Rs. 9650 at the rate of
6 p.c.p.a. at the end of 3 years ?
(A) Rs. 1737
(B) Rs. 1920
(C) Rs. 1720
(D) Rs. 1860
(E) Rs. 1843
18. A milkman sells 120 litres of milk for Rs. 3360 and he sells 240 litres of milk for Rs. 6120.
How much concession does the trader give per litre of milk, when he sells 240 litres of milk ?
(A) Rs. 2
(B) Rs. 3•5
(C) Rs. 2•5
(D) Rs. 1•5
(E) None of these
19. When 3626 is divided by the square of a number and the answer so obtained is multiplied by 32,
the final answer obtained is 2368. What is the number ?
(A) 7
(B) 36
(C) 49
(D) 6
(E) None of these
20. The sum of the two digits of a two digit number is 14. The difference between the first digit
and the second digit of the two digit number is 2. What is the product of the two digits of the two digit number ?
(A) 56
(B) 48
(C) 45
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
21. A car runs at the speed of 50 kms per hour when not serviced and runs at 60 kms/hr.
when serviced. After servicing the car covers a certain distance in 6 hours. How much time will
the car take to cover the same distance when not serviced ?
(A) 8•2 hours
(B) 6•5 hours
(C) 8 hours
(D) 7•2 hours
(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 22–24) What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?
(You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)
22. (4863 + 1174 + 2829) ÷ 756 = ?
(A) 18
(B) 16
(C) 12
(D) 9
(E) 22
23. 37•35 + 13•064 × 3•46 = ?
(A) 89
(B) 83
(C) 76
(D) 79
(E) 85
24. 54 × 746 ÷ 32 = ?
(A) 1259
(B) 1268
(C) 1196
(D) 1248
(E) 1236
25. The diagonal of a square is 4? 2 cm. The diagonal of another square whose area is double that of the first square is—
(A) 8 cm
(B) 8?2 cm
(C) 4? 2 cm
(D) 16 cm
26. Speed of a boat in standing water is 9 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1.5 kmph. A man rows to a place at a distance of 105 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is:
A. 16 hours
B. 18 hours
C. 20 hours
D. 24 hours
27. How long does a train 110 metres long running at the speed of 72 km/hr take to cross a bridge 132 metres in length ?
(A) 9•8 sec
(B) 12•1 sec
(C) 12•42 sec
(D) 14•3 sec
28. A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10 minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water ?
(A) 40 mins
(B) 1 hr
(C) 1 hr 15 mins
(D) 1 hr 30 mins
29. Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B.
Find the ratio of A : B.
A. 2 : 3
B. 1 : 1
C. 3 : 4
D. 4 : 3
30. The ratio of the incomes of A and B is 5 : 4 and the ratio of their expenditure is 3 : 2. If at the end of each year, each saves Rs. 1600, then the income of A is—
(A) Rs. 3400
(B) Rs. 3600
(C) Rs. 4000
(D) Rs. 4400
31. Half of 1 per cent is equal to—
(A) 0•005
(B) 0•05
(C) 0•02
(D) 0•2
32. If 3/5th of a cistern is filled in 1 minute, how much more time will be required to fill the rest of it ?
(A) 40 sec
(B) 30 sec
(C) 36 sec
(D) 24 sec
33. In what ratio must water be mixed with milk costing Rs. 12 per litre to obtain a mixture worth Rs. 8 per litre ?
(A) 1 : 2
(B) 2 : 1
(C) 2 : 3
(D) 3 : 2
34. A number was divided successively in order by 4, 5 and 6. The remainders were respectively 2, 3 and 4. The number is—
(A) 214
(B) 476
(C) 954
35. The difference between simple and compound interest @ 10% per annum on a sum of Rs. 1000 after 4 years is—
(A) Rs. 31
(B) Rs. 32•10
(C) Rs. 40•40
(D) Rs. 64•10
36. The maximum length of a pencil that can by kept in a rectangular box of dimensions 8 cm × 6 cm × 2 cm, is—
(A) 2?13 cm
(B) 2?14 cm
(C) 2?26 cm
(D) 10?2 cm
37. What is the smallest number by which 3600 be divided to make it a perfect cube ?
(A) 9
(B) 450
(C) 50
(D) 300
38. At what time between 9 and 10 o’clock will the hands of a watch be together ?
(A) 45 min past 9
(B) 50 min past 9
(C) 49 1/11 min past 9
(D) 48 2/11 min past 9
39. A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 8. When 18 is added to the number, then the number is reversed. The number is—
(A) 18
(B) 42
(C) 81
(D) 24
40. The edges of a cuboid are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and its surface area is 88 cm2 . The volume of the cuboid is—
(A) 24 cm3
(B) 48 cm3
(C) 64 cm3
(D) 120 cm3
41. In a school 10% of the boys are same in number as ¼ th of the girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls in the school ?
(A) 3 : 2
(B) 5 : 2
(C) 2 : 1
(D) 4 : 3
42. X got 30% concession on the labelled price of an article and sold it for Rs. 8750 with 25% profit on the
price she bought. What was the labelled price ?
(A) Rs. 16,000
(B) Rs. 12,000
(C) Rs. 10,000
(D) None of the above
43. A vendor loses the selling price of 4 oranges on selling 36 oranges. Her loss per cent is—
(A) 10%
(B) 11 1/9 %
(C) 12 ½ %
(D) None of the above
44. Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Kunal and Sagar was 6 : 5. Four years hence, the ratio of their ages will be 11 : 10. What is Sagar’s age at present?
(A) 16 years
(B) 18 years
(C) 20 years
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
Answers:
1.(D) , 2.(C) , 3.(B) , 4.(A) , 5.(E) , 6.(D) , 7.(D) , 8.(C) , 9.(E) , 10.(A)
11.(B) , 12.(C) , 13.(E) , 14.(B) , 15.(A) ,16.(D) , 17.(E) , 18.(C) , 19.(A)
20.(B) , 21.(D) ,22.(C) , 23.(B) ,24. (A) ,25.(A) ,26.(D) ,27.(B) ,28.(C)
29.(D) ,30.(C) ,31.(A) ,32.(A) ,33.(A) ,34.(A) ,35.(D) ,36.(C) ,37.(B)
38.(C) ,39.(D) ,40.(B) ,41.(B) ,42.(C) ,43.(A) ,44.(A) .
Numerical Ability Solved Questions For Bank Clerk , PO & All Competitive Examsis adding a rare collection of Numerical Ability questions with answers ,these are sample questions for competitive exams, so try to solve these questions:
Directions—(Q. 1–6) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?
1. 196 × 948 ÷ 158 = ?
(A) 1156
(B) 1200
(C) 1188
(D) 1176
(E) None of these
2. (786 × 64) ÷ 48 = ?
(A) 1050
(B) 1024
(C) 1048
(D) 1036
(E) None of these
3. 3•5 + 11•25 × 4•5 – 32•5 = ?
(A) 18•275
(B) 21•625
(C) 32•375
(D) 25•45
(E) None of these
4. (2640 ÷ 48) × (2240 ÷ 35) = ?
(A) 3520
(B) 3515
(C) 3495
(D) 3490
(E) None of these
5. 7414 + 3698 + 1257 + 1869 = ?
(A) 14328
(B) 14438
(C) 13428
(D) 13248
(E) None of these
6. (98360 + 25845 – 36540) ÷ 2500 = ?
(A) 36•585
(B) 30•082
(C) 32•085
(D) 35•066
(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 7–11) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series ?
7. 1, 9, 25, 49, ?, 169
(A) 100
(B) 64
(C) 81
(D) 121
(E) None of these
8. 3, 23, 43, ?, 83, 103
(A) 33
(B) 53
(C) 63
(D) 73
(E) None of these
9. 748, 737, 715, 682, 638, ?
(A) 594
(B) 572
(C) 581
(D) 563
(E) None of these
10. 121, 117, 108, 92, 67, ?
(A) 31
(B) 29
(C) 41
(D) 37
(E) None of these
11. 50, 26, 14, ?, 5, 3•5
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 12
(E) None of these
12. The ratio of ducks and frogs in a pond is 37 : 39 respectively. The average number of ducks and frogs in
the pond is 152. What is the number of frogs in the pond ?
(A) 148
(B) 152
(C) 156
(D) 144
(E) None of these
13. The number of employees in Companies A, B and C are in a rtio of 4 : 5 : 6 respectively.
If the number of employees in the three Companies is increased by 25%, 30% and 50% respectively,
what will be the new ratio of employees working in Companies A, B and C respectively ?
(A) 13 : 10 : 18
(B) 10 : 13 : 17
(C) 13 : 15 : 18
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
14. The average of five positive numbers is 213. The average of the first two numbers is 233•5
and the average of last two numbers is 271. What is the third number ?
(A) 64
(B) 56
(C) 106
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
15. Sonali invests 15% of her monthly salary in insurance policies. She spends 55% of her monthly
salary in shopping and on household expenses. She saves the remaining amount of Rs. 12,750. What is Sonali’smonthly income ?
(A) Rs. 42,500
(B) Rs. 38,800
(C) Rs. 40,000
(D) Rs. 35,500
(E) None of these
16. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘ARISE’ be arranged ?
(A) 90
(B) 60
(C) 180
(D) 120
(E) None of these
17. What approximate amount of compound interest can be obtaied on an amount of Rs. 9650 at the rate of
6 p.c.p.a. at the end of 3 years ?
(A) Rs. 1737
(B) Rs. 1920
(C) Rs. 1720
(D) Rs. 1860
(E) Rs. 1843
18. A milkman sells 120 litres of milk for Rs. 3360 and he sells 240 litres of milk for Rs. 6120.
How much concession does the trader give per litre of milk, when he sells 240 litres of milk ?
(A) Rs. 2
(B) Rs. 3•5
(C) Rs. 2•5
(D) Rs. 1•5
(E) None of these
19. When 3626 is divided by the square of a number and the answer so obtained is multiplied by 32,
the final answer obtained is 2368. What is the number ?
(A) 7
(B) 36
(C) 49
(D) 6
(E) None of these
20. The sum of the two digits of a two digit number is 14. The difference between the first digit
and the second digit of the two digit number is 2. What is the product of the two digits of the two digit number ?
(A) 56
(B) 48
(C) 45
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
21. A car runs at the speed of 50 kms per hour when not serviced and runs at 60 kms/hr.
when serviced. After servicing the car covers a certain distance in 6 hours. How much time will
the car take to cover the same distance when not serviced ?
(A) 8•2 hours
(B) 6•5 hours
(C) 8 hours
(D) 7•2 hours
(E) None of these
Directions—(Q. 22–24) What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?
(You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)
22. (4863 + 1174 + 2829) ÷ 756 = ?
(A) 18
(B) 16
(C) 12
(D) 9
(E) 22
23. 37•35 + 13•064 × 3•46 = ?
(A) 89
(B) 83
(C) 76
(D) 79
(E) 85
24. 54 × 746 ÷ 32 = ?
(A) 1259
(B) 1268
(C) 1196
(D) 1248
(E) 1236
25. The diagonal of a square is 4? 2 cm. The diagonal of another square whose area is double that of the first square is—
(A) 8 cm
(B) 8?2 cm
(C) 4? 2 cm
(D) 16 cm
26. Speed of a boat in standing water is 9 kmph and the speed of the stream is 1.5 kmph. A man rows to a place at a distance of 105 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is:
A. 16 hours
B. 18 hours
C. 20 hours
D. 24 hours
27. How long does a train 110 metres long running at the speed of 72 km/hr take to cross a bridge 132 metres in length ?
(A) 9•8 sec
(B) 12•1 sec
(C) 12•42 sec
(D) 14•3 sec
28. A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10 minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water ?
(A) 40 mins
(B) 1 hr
(C) 1 hr 15 mins
(D) 1 hr 30 mins
29. Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B.
Find the ratio of A : B.
A. 2 : 3
B. 1 : 1
C. 3 : 4
D. 4 : 3
30. The ratio of the incomes of A and B is 5 : 4 and the ratio of their expenditure is 3 : 2. If at the end of each year, each saves Rs. 1600, then the income of A is—
(A) Rs. 3400
(B) Rs. 3600
(C) Rs. 4000
(D) Rs. 4400
31. Half of 1 per cent is equal to—
(A) 0•005
(B) 0•05
(C) 0•02
(D) 0•2
32. If 3/5th of a cistern is filled in 1 minute, how much more time will be required to fill the rest of it ?
(A) 40 sec
(B) 30 sec
(C) 36 sec
(D) 24 sec
33. In what ratio must water be mixed with milk costing Rs. 12 per litre to obtain a mixture worth Rs. 8 per litre ?
(A) 1 : 2
(B) 2 : 1
(C) 2 : 3
(D) 3 : 2
34. A number was divided successively in order by 4, 5 and 6. The remainders were respectively 2, 3 and 4. The number is—
(A) 214
(B) 476
(C) 954
35. The difference between simple and compound interest @ 10% per annum on a sum of Rs. 1000 after 4 years is—
(A) Rs. 31
(B) Rs. 32•10
(C) Rs. 40•40
(D) Rs. 64•10
36. The maximum length of a pencil that can by kept in a rectangular box of dimensions 8 cm × 6 cm × 2 cm, is—
(A) 2?13 cm
(B) 2?14 cm
(C) 2?26 cm
(D) 10?2 cm
37. What is the smallest number by which 3600 be divided to make it a perfect cube ?
(A) 9
(B) 450
(C) 50
(D) 300
38. At what time between 9 and 10 o’clock will the hands of a watch be together ?
(A) 45 min past 9
(B) 50 min past 9
(C) 49 1/11 min past 9
(D) 48 2/11 min past 9
39. A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 8. When 18 is added to the number, then the number is reversed. The number is—
(A) 18
(B) 42
(C) 81
(D) 24
40. The edges of a cuboid are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and its surface area is 88 cm2 . The volume of the cuboid is—
(A) 24 cm3
(B) 48 cm3
(C) 64 cm3
(D) 120 cm3
41. In a school 10% of the boys are same in number as ¼ th of the girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls in the school ?
(A) 3 : 2
(B) 5 : 2
(C) 2 : 1
(D) 4 : 3
42. X got 30% concession on the labelled price of an article and sold it for Rs. 8750 with 25% profit on the
price she bought. What was the labelled price ?
(A) Rs. 16,000
(B) Rs. 12,000
(C) Rs. 10,000
(D) None of the above
43. A vendor loses the selling price of 4 oranges on selling 36 oranges. Her loss per cent is—
(A) 10%
(B) 11 1/9 %
(C) 12 ½ %
(D) None of the above
44. Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Kunal and Sagar was 6 : 5. Four years hence, the ratio of their ages will be 11 : 10. What is Sagar’s age at present?
(A) 16 years
(B) 18 years
(C) 20 years
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
Answers:
1.(D) , 2.(C) , 3.(B) , 4.(A) , 5.(E) , 6.(D) , 7.(D) , 8.(C) , 9.(E) , 10.(A)
11.(B) , 12.(C) , 13.(E) , 14.(B) , 15.(A) ,16.(D) , 17.(E) , 18.(C) , 19.(A)
20.(B) , 21.(D) ,22.(C) , 23.(B) ,24. (A) ,25.(A) ,26.(D) ,27.(B) ,28.(C)
29.(D) ,30.(C) ,31.(A) ,32.(A) ,33.(A) ,34.(A) ,35.(D) ,36.(C) ,37.(B)
38.(C) ,39.(D) ,40.(B) ,41.(B) ,42.(C) ,43.(A) ,44.(A) .
