Percentages Quick Quiz..... BBA, CLAT, Banking, SSC

Q1. If   14 2/7% of a number is 442 less than 3/7 of the same number. What is the 25% of that number?
A. 475.15
B. 625.25
C. 312.50
D. 386.75
E. None of these


Q.2 If the side of a square is decreased by 50%, then find out how much % change in area of that square?
A.75% decrease
B. 50% increase
C. 87.5 decrease
D. 125% increase
E. None of these

Q.3 A milkman has 80 liter mixture of milk and water which has 20% of water. The milkman sold some mixture and add 8 liter of water to the remaining mixture. Now the ratio of the milk and water is 12:5. Find the sold mixture.
A. 5 Liter
B. 20 Liter
C. 16 Liter
D. 4 Liter
E. None of these

Q.4 40% of Aman's annual salary is equal to 15% of Bablu's annual salary. Aman's salary of 3 months is equal to Chintu's salary of 2 months. What is the ratio of Aman, Bablu and Chintu's salary?
A. 9:8:16
B. 5:4:6
C. 6:16:9
D. 7:15:6
E. None of these.

Q.5 In an election, 5% of the total votes are invalid votes. Among 3 candidates, A got 38% of total valid votes, B got 20% of total votes and C got remaining votes. If C won election by 2850 votes then find out total votes?
A. 60000
B. 85000
C. 50000
D. 75000
E. None of these

Answers

1. C

2. A

3. B

4. C

5. D

Quiz on Number Series - CLAT, CPT, BANKING, SSC

Directions (Q. 1-5): What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

1. 8    10    18    44    124    (?)
(1) 344
(2) 366
(3) 354
(4) 356
(5) None of these

2. 13    25    61    121    205    (?)
(1) 323
(2) 326

(3) 324
(4) 313
(5) None of these

3. 656    352    200    124    86    (?)
(1) 37
(2) 59
(3) 62
(4) 57
(5) None of these

4. 454    472    445    463    436    (?)
(1) 436
(2) 456
(3) 454
(4) 434
(5) None of these

5. 12    18    36    102    360    (?)
(1) 1364
(2) 1386
(3) 1384
(4) 1376
(5) None of these

                                                               Answers with Explanations

Blood Relations Practice Questions - CLAT, Banking, SSC

1. Pointing to a man, a woman said, “His mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How is the woman related to the man?

a. Mother
b. Daughter
c. Sister
d. Grandmother

2. Antra told Manisha, “The girl I met yesterday at the beach was the youngest daughter of the brother-in-law of my friend’s mother”. How is the girl related to Antra’s friend?

a. Daughter
b. Niece
c. Cousin
d. Friend

3. Pointing towards Bhavna, Prashant said, “I am the only son of her mother’s son.” How is Bhavna related to Prashant?

a. Cousin
b. Mother 
c. Niece
d. Aunt

4. A man pointing to a photograph says, “The lady in the photograph is my nephew’s maternal grandmother”. How is the lady in the photograph related to the man’s sister who has no other sister?

a. Mother
b. Sister
c. Sister-in-Law
d. Mother-in-Law

5. Pointing to a man on the stage, Nikita said, “He is the brother of the daughter of the wife of my husband.” How is the man on the stage related to Nikita?

a. Husband
b. Son 
c. Nephew
d. Cousin

6. Pointing to a photograph, Arun said, “She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son,” How is the Arun related to the girl in the photograph?

a. Father

b. Brother

c. Cousin
d. Data Inadequate

7. Introducing a gentleman, a lady said “His mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How the gentleman is related to that lady?

a. Son
b. Grandson
c. Brother
d. Father

8. Pointing to a man a woman said, “He is the only son-in-law of my mother’s father”. How is the woman related to that man?

a. Aunt
b. Daughter
c. Sister
d. Wife

9. Pointing to a boy, Deepa said “He is the son of my grandfather’s only child”. How is boy related to Deepa?

a. Brother
b. Cousin
c. Sister
d. Data Inadequate

10. If Krish says Chetan’s sister is my father’s only daughter, which of the following is true about the relationship of Krish and Chetan?

a. Krish is Chetan's nephew
b. They are real brothers
c. They are cousins
d. Krish is Chetan's father

11. Looking at a portrait of man, Harsh said, “His mother is the wife of my father’s son. Brothers and sisters I have none.” At whose portrait was Harsh looking?

a. His uncle
b. His son
c. His nephew
d. His cousin

12. If Sunita says, “Ranjana’s father Ram is the only son of my father-in-law Durgaprasad,” then how is Gayatri, who is the sister of Ranjana, related to Durgaprasad?

a. Wife
b. Niece
c. Daughter
d. None of these

13. If Heena says, “Azhar’s mother is the only daughter of my mother”, how is Heena related to Azhar?

a. Nephew
b. Brother
c. Uncle
d. None of the above

14. . A boy goes to see a picture and sees a man sitting to his left and found that the man was his relative. The man was the husband of the sister of his mother. How is the man related to the boy?

a. Nephew
b. Brother
c. Uncle
d. Father

15. Pointing to a photograph, a lady tells Bhushan, “I am the only daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal uncle.” How is the speaker related to Bhushan’s father?

a. Wife
b. Sister-in-law
c. Either of the two
d. Neither of the two

16. ‘A’ goes on a picnic trip and meets a woman B who is the sister of A’s wife. How is B related to ‘A’?

a. Sister
b. Brother
c. Brother-in-law
d. Sister-in-law

17. Pointing to a man in the photograph, a woman said, “His brother’s father is the only son of my grandfather.” How is the woman related to the man in the photograph?

a. Mother
b. Aunt
c. Sister
d. Daughter

18. Sahil said, “Siddhesh’s mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How is Sahil related to Siddhesh?

a. Grandfather
b. Father
c. Brother
d. Maternal Uncle

19. . Pointing to a photograph, a lady tells Vinod, “I am the only daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal uncle.” How is the narrator related to Vinod’s father?

a. Sister-in-law
b. Wife
c. Sister
d. Mother

20. Pointing to a photograph, a man said, “I have no brother or sister but that man’s father is my father’s son. “Whose photograph was it?

a. His own
b. His son's
c. His father's 
d. His nephew's

CLAT - Numerical Ability Test Paper - 14

1. In the series 2, 15, 41, 80, X; X is

(a) 111

(b) 120

(c) 121

(d) 132

2. A clock gains 5 minutes every hour. The angle traversed by the seconds hand in one minute is

(a) 360°

(b) 366°

(c) 380°

(d) 390°

3. 5th of September is Teachers day and it fell on Monday in 1994. Then Children's day on 14th November 1996 fell on

(a) Thursday

(b) Wednesday

(c) Friday

(d) Tuesday

4. Two missiles sped directly at each other, one at 1200 km/h and the other at 1500 km/h. Initially they are 8190 km apart and are fired simultaneously. After what interval of time they collide?

(a) 3 hours

(b) 3 hours 2 minutes

(c) 3 hours 4 minutes

(d) 3 hours 6 minutes

5. Asha purchased a saree for Rs. 2664/-. On wearing it, she realised that it was half a meter shorter than the required length. She made a mental calculation and found that she was cheated of Rs.222. What is the actual length of this saree?

(a) 5 meters

(b) 6 meters

(c) 5 ½ meters

(d) 4 ½ meters

6. The average of seven numbers is 40. The total of four of them is 178. The remaining three numbers are in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. These three numbers are:

(a) 15,30,45

(b) 16,32,48

(c) 17,34,51

(d) 18,36,54

7. A mother is three times the age of her daughter. Four years back, the daughter was one fourth the age of her father. If the father is four years older than the mother, what is the age of the daughter?

(a) 16 years

(b) 14 years

(c) 15 years

(d) 12 years

8. A company manufacturing steel increased the price by 50%. In order to restore to the original price, the new price must be reduced by

(a) 33%

(b) 331/3%

(c) 33m %

(d) 50%

9. In a school of 550 students, the ratio of boys and girls is 6 : 5. How many more girls are to be admitted to make the ratio equal?

(a) 40

(b) 50

(c) 60

(d) 150

10. A sugar merchant announces that he will sell sugar at the cost price but uses a weight of 450 gms instead of 500 gms. His percentage profit is

(a) 12%

(b) 10%

(c) 11 1/9%

(d) 10 1/9%

Profit & Loss Sample Questions - CLAT , BBA, GMAT, CAT

Question (1):

A shopkeeper marks some items at 30% above their cost price. He then provides a discount of 30% on the marked price. His loss or gain is:

(a) No Loss / Gain

(b) 9% Loss

(c) 16% Profit

(d) 20% Profit

Question (2):

A horse and a cow were sold for Rs. 12,000 each. The horse was sold at a loss of 20% and the cow at a gain of 20%. The entire transaction resulted in

(a) No Profit or Loss

(b) Loss of Rs. 1,000

(c) Profit of Rs. 1,000

(d) Profit of Rs. 2,000

Question (3):

Deepak bought wood for Rs. 7200 and spent Rs. 200 on transport. He paid Rs. 600 to get 330 wooden boxes made for him. He sold each box at Rs. 28. His profits percentage is:

(a) 15.5

(b) 40

(c) 60

(d) None of these

Question (4):

There would be 10% Loss if an Item is sold at Rs. 10.80 per piece. At what price should it be sold to earn a profit of 20%?

(a) Rs.12

(b) Rs.12.96

(c) Rs.14.40

(d) None

Question (5):

A DVD player is sold at 20% discount on the marked price. If it is sold at 25% discount, another Rs. 500 is  reduced. At what price is it being sold?

(a) Rs.16,000

(b) Rs.12,000

(c) Rs.10,000

(d) Rs. 5,000

CLAT - Numerical Ability Test Paper - 13

1. If we have three numbers such that the first and second numbers are 20% and 25% less than a third number, respectively. If the second number is x% of the first number. Then x is equal to:

(a) 80 1/6 %

(b) 93 ¾ %

(c) 87%

(d) None of these

2. The least number which should be added to 1534 to make it exactly divisible by 31 is:

(a) 15

(b) 16

(c) 17

(d) 18

3. Which of the following is definitely true for the number of pairs which have 16 as their H.C.F. and 136 as their L.C.M.:

(a) Only one such pair exists

(b) Only two such pairs exist

(c) Many such pairs exits

(d) No such pair exists

4. The difference between the digits of a two-digit number is 4. What is the digit in unit's place?

To find out the answer, which of the information given in the statements P and Q is/are sufficient.

P: The difference between the number and the number obtained by interchanging the positions of the digits is 36.

Q: The sum of the digits of that number is 12.

(a) Only P is sufficient

(b) Only Q is sufficient

(c) Both P and Q are needed

(d) Either P or Q is sufficient

5. Two years ago, a man was 6 times as old as his son. After 18 years, he will be twice as old as his son. Their present ages are:

(a) 32, 7

(b) 34, 9

(c) 36, 11

(d) None of these

6. To fill a cistern, pipes A, B, and C takes 20 minute, 15 minutes and 12 minutes respectively. The time in minutes that the three pipes together will take to fill the cistern, is:

(a) 5

(b) 10

(c) 12

(d) 15 2/3

7. A shopkeeper purchased a chair marked at Rs. 800, at two successive discounts of 10% and 15% respectively. He spent Rs. 28 on transportation and sold the chair for Rs. 800. His gain per cent is

(a) 40

(b) 30

(c) 25

(d) 14

8. A train passes two bridges of lengths 800m and 400m in 100 seconds and 60 seconds respectively. The length of the train is

(a) 80 m

(b) 90 m

(c) 200 m

(d) 150 m

9. If the perimeters of a square and a rectangle are the same, then the areas A and B enclosed by them would satisfy the condition:

(a) A < B

(b) A ≤ B

(c) A ≥ B

(d) A > B

10.          A right cylinder and a right circular cone have the same radius and the same volume. The ratio of the height of the cylinder to that of the cone is:

(a) 3: 5

(b) 2: 5

(c) 3: 1

(d) 1: 3