Previous year questions give guidance to us and provide a base for the preparation of any competitive exam. It is always good to have an experience of how the level of exam varies from year to year. For every subject like in Quantitative Aptitude, we come to know the pattern of questions must be followed to prepare the examination.
1 - A dealer is selling an article at a discount of 5% on the Marked price.
If the Marked price is 12% above the cost price and the article was sold for
Rs. 532 then the cost price is (in Rs.)
1) 500
2) 525
3) 505
4) 520
2 - A shopkeeper increases the price of an object by 40% and then sells it at 25% discount on the marked price. If the selling price of such an object be Rs. 2100, its cost price for the shopkeeper was ?
1) 3000
2) 1500
3) 1750
4) 2000
3 - The ratio of number of boys to the number of girls in a school of 432 pupils is 5 : 4. When some new boys and girls are admitted, the number of boys increase by 12 and the ratio of the boys to girls changes to 7 : 6. The number of new girls admitted is
1) 12
2) 14
3) 24
4) 20
4 - If the three numbers in the ratio 3:2:5 be such that the sum of the squares is equal to 1862 then which number is the middle one.
1) 16
2) 14
3) 13
4) 15
5 - Two bottles contain acid and water in the ratio 2 : 3 and 1 : 2 respectively. These are mixed in the ratio 1 : 3. What is the ratio of acid and water in the
new mixture ?
1) 7:13
2) 11:57
3) 23:37
4) 1:3
1) 500
2) 525
3) 505
4) 520
2 - A shopkeeper increases the price of an object by 40% and then sells it at 25% discount on the marked price. If the selling price of such an object be Rs. 2100, its cost price for the shopkeeper was ?
1) 3000
2) 1500
3) 1750
4) 2000
3 - The ratio of number of boys to the number of girls in a school of 432 pupils is 5 : 4. When some new boys and girls are admitted, the number of boys increase by 12 and the ratio of the boys to girls changes to 7 : 6. The number of new girls admitted is
1) 12
2) 14
3) 24
4) 20
4 - If the three numbers in the ratio 3:2:5 be such that the sum of the squares is equal to 1862 then which number is the middle one.
1) 16
2) 14
3) 13
4) 15
5 - Two bottles contain acid and water in the ratio 2 : 3 and 1 : 2 respectively. These are mixed in the ratio 1 : 3. What is the ratio of acid and water in the
new mixture ?
1) 7:13
2) 11:57
3) 23:37
4) 1:3
Answers:
Ans 1: (1) 500
Ans 2: (4) 2000
Ans 3: (3) 24
Ans 4: (2) 14
Ans 5: (1) 7:13
