36. How was the writer’s grandmother? 44.

In a school, 391 boys and 323 girls have been

(a) She was beautiful divided into the largest possible equal classes, so
(b) She was old and wrinkled that each class of boys numbers the same as each
(c) She was young and wrinkled class of girls. What is the number of classes?
(d) She was lovable (a) 14
(b) 17
37. How did the writer describe his grandfather? (c) 19
(a) He put on (a) big turban (d) 21
(b) His clothes were loose
(c) He had long, white beard 45. Find the smallest fraction which when added to
(d) All of the above 2/5×15/21×7/10×3/8 gives a whole number.
(a) 35/42
38. What did his grandfather look like? (b) 33/40
(a) He had many children (c) 37/40
(b) He did not love his wife and children (d) 39/40
(c) He could have many grandchildren
(d) He was an angry man 46. What decimal of an hour is a second?
(a) 0.00024
39. Which thought was revolting to the writer? (b) 0.00025
(a) His grandfather could have a wife (c) 0.00026
(b) His grandfather could have children (d) 0.00028
(c) His grandmother being young and pretty
(d) His grandmother had a husband 47. A and B enter into a Partnership with their capitals
in the ratio 7:9. At the end of 8 months, A
40. What seemed quite absurd to the writer? withdraws his capital. If they receive the profits in
(a) His grandmother used to play games as a child the ratio 8:9, find how long B`s capital was used?
(b) His grandmother was young and pretty. (a) 5 months
(c) His grandfather’s portrait hung in the drawing (b) 7 months
room (c) 8 months
(d) His grandmother could tell fables of Prophets (d) 9 months

Arithmetic 48. The expression 5 2n - 2 3n has a factor

(a) 3
41. If the sum of digits at odd and even places are (b) 7
equal or differ by a number divisible by 11, then (c) 10
the number is divisible by which of the following? (d) 17
(a) 9
(b) 11 49. A and B invested in the ratio 3:2 in a business. If
(c) 12 5% of the total profit goes to charity and A`s share
(d) 13 is Rs 855, find the total profit?
(a) 1200
42. What is the greatest number that will divide 2400 (b) 1400
and 1810 and leave reminders 6 and 4 respectively? (c) 1500
(a) 39 (d) 1800
(b) 41
(c) 42 50. Two number s are respectively 20% and 50% more
(d) 43 than the third. What percentage is the first of the
second?
43. The L C M of two numbers is 2079 and their H C F (a) 60 %
is 27. If one of the numbers is 189, find the other. (b) 80%
(a) 297 (c) 40%
(b) 281 (d) 90%
(c) 287
(d) 296

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51. A certain number of tennis balls were purchased for 58. After deducting 10% from a certain Sum, and then
Rs 450. Five more balls could have been purchased 20% from the reminder, there is 3600 lefts. Find
for the same amount if each ball was cheaper by Rs the original sum.
15. Find the number of balls purchased. (a) 4000
(a) 15 (b) 3800
(b) 20 (c) 5000
(c) 10 (d) 5500
(d) 25
59. What is the largest natural number by which the
52. In an election of two candidates, the candidate who product of three consecutive even natural number
gates 41% is defeated by a margin of 2412 votes. is always divisible?
Find the total number of votes polled? (a) 42
(a) 14200 (b) 48
(b) 13800 (c) 36
(c) 12900 (d) 46
(d) 13400
60. A die is thrown. What is the probability that the
53. What is total of all the even numbers from 1 to number shown on the die is not divisible by 3?
400? (a) 1/3
(a) 40100 (b) 2/3
(b) 40200 (c) 4/9
(c) 40300 (d) 1/4
(d) 40400
54. Find the least number by which 19404 must be 61. Rs 425 is divided among 4 men, 5 women and 6
multiplied or divided so as to make it a perfect boys such that the share of a man, a woman and a
square? boy may be in the ratio of 9:8:4. What is the share
(a) 9 of a woman?
(b) 11 (a) 31
(c) 13 (b) 34
(d) 15 (c) 36
(d) 38
55. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 8. If
the digits are reversed, the number is decreased by 62. If a family of 7 persons can live on Rs 840 for 36
54. Find the number. days, how long can (a) family of 9 persons live on
(a) 69 Rs 810?
(b) 74 (a) 25
(c) 71 (b) 29
(d) 76 (c) 27
(d) 31
56. The ratio between a two-digit number and the sum
of the digits of that number is 4:1. If the digit in 63. In a given period, 9 persons can make 108 toys.
unit`s place is 3 more than the digit in the ten`s How many persons are needed to make 48 toys in
place, what is the number? the same period?
(a) 32 (a) 4
(b) 36 (b) 6
(c) 38 (c) 8
(d) 42 (d) 10

57. How many numbers up to 200 are divisible by 4 64. Find the difference between the compound interest
and 3 together? and the simple interest for the sum Rs 1500 at 10%
(a) 12 per annum for 2 years.
(b) 14 (a) 20
(c) 16 (b) 18
(d) 18 (c) 15
(d) 25
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65. The students in three classes are in the ratio 2:3:5. 67. What was the difference in the production of food
If 20 students are increased in each class, the ratio grain between 1991 and 1994?
changes to 4:5:7. What was the total number of (a) 10000 tons
students in the three classes before the increase? (b) 15000 tons
(a) 96 (c) 500 tons
(b) 100 (d) 5000 tons
(c) 104
(d) 110 68. What was the percentage decline in production of
food grain from 1991 to 1992?
Data Interpretation (a) 15
(b) 20
66. The following table shows the profit earned by (c) 25
different Sectors (in Rs crores). Study the table and (d) 30
answer the question.
Sector/Year 80- 81- 82- 83- 84- 69. In how many of the given years was production of
81 82 83 84 85 food grain more than the average production of the
Private 30 45 50 48 60 given years?
Sectors (a) 2
Public 25 32 40 50 50 (b) 3
Sectors (c) 4
(d) 1
(a) In 1980-81, the gap between the profits of
privateQ 66.and
sectors Not Valued
public sectors is minimum. Direction (For Q 70-72): Study the following table
(b) Private sectors earned more profit than public and answer the questions that follow.
Hence
sectors , not
in each time produced
period.
Percentage population of six States below poverty
(c) Private sectors earnings shows an increasing
trend from 1980 to 1985. line and the population of male and female
(d) Public sectors’ earning reaches its highest State Percentage of Proportion of male and
point. population female
below poverty Below Above
(a) b line poverty line poverty line
(b) c A 12 3:2 4:3
(c) d B 15 5:7 3:4
(d) a C 25 4:5 2:3
D 26 1:2 5:6
Direction (67-69): Study the following graph and E 10 6:5 3:2
answer the questions given below it.
F 32 2:3 4:5

70. If the population of males below poverty line is in

State B is 500 then what is the total population of
that state?
(a) 14400
(b) 6000
(c) 8000
(d) 7600

71. If the total population of C & D together is 18000,

then what is the total number of females below
poverty line in the above stated states?
(a) 5000
(b) 5500
(c) 4800
(d) Data inadequate

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