Basic Numeracy Test _1301

Review Test-Basic Numeracy 

(Number System, Percentage Age, PLD, Ratio Prop.)

1. At what percentage above the cost price must an article be marked so as to gain 33% after allowing a discount of 5%?

a) 38%                                   b) 40%                                  c) 43%                                   d) 48%

2. Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 10 sec, 12 sec, 15 sec, 20 sec, and 30 sec respectively in 115 mins, how many times do they toll together?

a) 114                                    b) 116                                    c) 115                                    d) 117

3. Find the number of distinct factors of 36036? 

a) 36                                      b) 60                                      c) 18                                       d) 72

4. If the length and breadth of a rectangle are decreased by 10% each, then by what percent does the area decrease by?

a) 19%                                   b) 10%                                  c) 25%                                   d) 20%

5. Ram invested Rs. 1600 for 3 years and Rs. 1100 for 4 years at the same rate of interest (S.I.). If the total interest from these investments is Rs. 506/-. What was the rate of interest?

a) 5%                                     b) 5.5%                                 c) 6%                                     d) 6.5%

6. An amount of money is distributed amongst A, B and C, such that A gets half that of B and B gets twice that of C. What is the ratio of B to that of sum of A and B?

a) 2 : 5                                   b) 3 : 2                                   c) 2 : 3                                   d) 4 : 3

7. The LCM of two numbers is 5200 and their HCF is 40. If one of the numbers is 520, then the other number is

a) 320                                    b) 400                                    c) 360                                    d) 440

8. If the product of three consecutive integers is 720, then what is the sum?

a) 25                                      b) 27                                      c) 26                                       d) 28

9. A man bought 100 kg of rice for Rs. 1100 and sold it as a loss of as much money as he received for 20 kg of rice. At what price did he sell the price (per kg)?

a) 9.16                                   b) 11.2                                  c) 8.5                                     d) 12.6

10. The sum of first 45 natural numbers is

a) 2070                                  b) 1280                                 c) 1053                                  d) 1035

11. Evaluate:   

a) 302.5                                b) 181.5                                c) 484.5                                 d) 121

12. The unit digit of the product 247 × 318 × 577 × 313 is

a) 2                                         b) 4                                        c) 1                                         d) 6

13. Average age of husband and wife was 27 years, when they were married 10 years ago. Their average age at present is

a) 37 years                          b) 47 years                          c) 36 years                           d) none of these

14. A batsman has a certain average run for 11 innings. In the 12^th inning, he made a score of 90 runs and therefore his average got decreased by 5 runs. His new average is

a) 127                                    b) 145                                    c) 150                                    d) 217

15. The profit earned by selling a table for 900 is double the loss incurred when it is sold for Rs. 450. At what price should it be sold for make a 25% profit?

a) Rs. 600                             b) Rs. 750                             c) Rs. 800                             d) Rs. 700

16. Rs. 9700 has been divided among X, Y and Z such that if their shares are reduced by Rs. 30, Rs. 20 and Rs. 50. The balance are in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5. What is Y’s share?

a) 3180                                  b) 3220                                 c) 3253.33                            d) 3200

17. If A : B :: 5 : 2, then the value of 8 A + 9B : 8A : 2B is

a) 26 : 16                              b) 61 : 26                              c) 22 : 29                               d) 29 : 22

18. A man sells 2 Goats for Rs. 4000/- each neither gaining nor losing in the deal. If he sold one cow at a gain of 25% then the other cow is sold at a loss by

a) 16.66%                             b) 25%                                  c) 18.22%                             d) none

19. The difference between 2 numbers is 1365. When the larger number is divided by the smaller one, the quotient is 6 and the remainder is 15. The smaller number is

a) 240                                    b) 270                                    c) 360                                    d) 295

20. If A = 00.789 789 789……….. 

A, when multiplied by another natural number B, produces a positive integer C.

Which amongst the option is the probable value of B?

a) 9999                                  b) 99999                               c) 1998                                  d) 9999