Q 1
The sum of squares of three numbers is 138, while the sum of their products taken two at a time is 131. Their sum is?
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 10
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Algebra
Q 2
If x = 3 then x^3 =
A. 25
B. 27
C. 9
D. 15
Q 3
x^0 =
A. 1
B. 0
C. x
D. 1/x
Q 4
If 2x - 10 = 5 then x - 5 = ?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 5
D. 20
Q 5
Think a number, divide it by 4 and add in it 9, if the answer is 15, find out the number.
A. 20
B. 24
C. 16
D. 15
Q 6
If x + 6 = 7 find the value of x?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 15
Q 7
If (x/y) = (6/5), find the value (x^2 + y^2)/(x^2 - y^2)
A. 51/12
B. 61/11
C. 65/19
D. 66/14
Q 8
If 2x + 3y + z = 55, x - y = 4 and y - x + z = 12, then what are the values of x, y and z?
A. (x)5(y)12(z)5
B. (x)6(y)10(z)9
C. (x)9(y)16(z)7
D. (x)7(y)11(z)8
2
Analogy Questions
Q 1
Complete the analogy: FRAGILE : HARDY :: ?
A. awkward : clumsy
B. orthodox : traditional
C. amateur : professional
D. cautious : flippant
E. compact : portable
Q 2
Complete the analogy: POTABLE : DRINK :: ?
A. taxable : pay
B. attainable : commute
C. reparable : fix
D. inedible : eat
E. laughable : joke
Q 3
Complete the analogy: PREPONDERANCE : SCARCE :: ?
A. rarity : shortage
B. agility : stiff
C. puissance : strong
D. prevalence : abundance
E. vigilance : fierce
Q 4
Complete the analogy: VAGUE : NEBULOUS :: ?
A. spectacular : legitimate
B. mundane : commonplace
C. magical : impressive
D. steep : shallow
E. lively : inactive
Q 5
Complete the analogy: BOOR : UNEDUCATED :: ?
A. debutant : vague
B. monk : irreverent
C. activist : involved
D. adept : eager
E. musician : extended
Q 6
Complete the analogy: DIAPHANOUS : OPAQUE :: ?
A. disheveled : messy
B. distraught : calm
C. disconsolate : happy
D. disrespectful : injurious
E. disallow : reject
Q 7
Complete the analogy: COBBLER : AWL :: ?
A. carpenter : chisel
B. piano : key
C. baker : penny
D. shoe : shoelace
E. wrench : plumber
Q 8
Complete the analogy: CHAPTER : BOOK :: ?
A. alcove : nook
B. paragraph : sentence
C. page : rip
D. epistle : letter
E. room : house
3
Percentages
Q 1
The price of sugar increases by 32%. A family reduces its consumption so that the expenditure on sugar is up by only 10%. If the total consumption of sugar before the price rise was 10 kg per month, then the consumption of sugar at present (in kg) is:
A. 9 kg
B. 7.50 kg
C. 8.33 kg
D. 10 kg
Q 2
A ball pen factory decided to reduce its production by 10% over that of the previous month for the next 3 months starting from February 1994; it produced 3000 ball pens. How many ball pens were produced in March 1994?
A. 2700
B. 2187
C. 2430
D. 1968
Q 3
The price of a table is Rs.400 more than that of a chair. If 6 chairs together cost Rs.4800, by what percent is the price of the chair less than that of the table?
A. 25%
B. 33.33%
C. 50%
D. 66.67%
Q 4
In a market survey, 20% opted for product A whereas 60% opted for product B. The remaining individuals were not certain. If the difference between those who opted for product B and those who were uncertain was 720, how many individuals were covered in the survey?
A. 1200
B. 1800
C. 2400
D. 3600
Q 5
218% of 1674 = ? x 1800. The value of ? is:
A. 2.50
B. About 2.03
C. 1.50
D. 3.00
Q 6
63% of 25/7 is:
A. 2.25
B. 2.00
C. 2.50
D. 3.25
Q 7
If 30% of a number is 12.6, then the number is:
A. 38
B. 45
C. 36
D. 42
Q 8
5% of (25% of Rs.1600) is:
A. Rs.40
B. Rs.80
C. Rs.20
D. Rs.10
4
Geometry
Q 1
Which of the geometrical figures have opposite sides parallel?
A. Triangle
B. Circle
C. Rectangle, Parallelogram
D. Pentagon
Q 2
The sum of angles in a triangle is:
A. 180°
B. 90°
C. 270°
D. 360°
Q 3
The perimeter of a square with side 8 m is:
A. 24 m
B. 32 m
C. 16 m
D. 40 m
Q 4
A polygon consisting of 8 sides is called ______.
A. Hexagon
B. Heptagon
C. Octagon
D. Nonagon
Q 5
The internal angles of a rectangle are ______ degrees.
A. 90 degrees
B. 60 degrees
C. 120 degrees
D. 45 degrees
Q 6
The volume of a cone with a circular base is 216π cm³. If the base radius is 9 cm, find the height of the cone in cm.
A. 5 cm
B. 8 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 12 cm
Q 7
Two perpendicular lines are defined as y = (a/b)x + c and y = (d/e)x + c. If 0 < (a/b) < 1, which of the following must be true?
A. d/e < 1
B. -1 < d/e < 0
C. 0 < 1
D. d/c > 1
Q 8
What is the perimeter of a triangle with vertices at (0, 4), (0, 0), and (3, 0)?
A. 10 units
B. 12 units
C. 15 units
D. 18 units
5
Arithmetic
Q 1
A man has 9 bills of 100 Euros, 9 bills of 10 Euros and 10 coins of 1 Euro. How many Euros does he have in total?
A. 900
B. 1000
C. 990
D. 1010
Q 2
Simplify 23 x 25
A. 216
B. 256
C. 60
D. 575
Q 3
1/100 =
A. 0.1
B. 0.01
C. 0.001
D. 0.0001
Q 4
Convert 1/10 into fraction
A. -5
B. 0.001
C. 0.1
D. 1.5
Q 5
Simplify 0.001
A. 1/1000
B. 1/1.00
C. 1/100
D. 1/10
Q 6
Simplify (2^2)^3
A. 10
B. 12
C. 64
D. 16
Q 7
sqrt(169)
A. 13
B. 16
C. 17
D. 23
Q 8
0.5 is equal to
A. 1/2
B. 1/5
C. 1/25
D. 5.0
6
Averages
Q 1
Find the average of 2a, -3a, 4a, 6a, 11a, 13a?
A. 18.7a
B. 8.01a
C. 16.5a
D. No one is correct
Q 2
Find the average of 4a, -4a, 8a, -8a?
A. 0
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
Q 3
Find the average of 2x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x?
A. 21x
B. 19x
C. 34x
D. 51x
Q 4
Average of multiples of 10 from 10 to 190 (10 and 190 included)?
A. 90
B. 95
C. 100
D. 105
Q 5
Average of prime numbers between 30 and 50
A. 39.8
B. 38.8
C. 40.8
D. 41.8
Q 6
Average of first 10 multiples of 7
A. 35.5
B. 37.5
C. 38.5
D. 40.5
Q 7
Average of 10 numbers is zero; at most how many may be greater than zero?
A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 5
Q 8
Average of six numbers is X, average of three of them is Y, average of remaining three is Z; 2X =
A. Y - Z
B. 2Y + Z
C. Y + Z
D. Y + 2Z
7
Number Series
Q 1
2, 15, 4, 12, 6, 7, ?, ?
A. 8, 8
B. 8, 0
C. 2, 7
D. 5, 8
Q 2
4832, 5840, 6848, ?
A. 7810
B. 7838
C. 7856
D. 7898
Q 3
5824, 5242, ?, 4247, 3823
A. 4710
B. 4718
C. 4810
D. 4890
Q 4
9, 16, x, 36... what is x?
A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. 36
Q 5
What comes next in 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ___?
A. 11
B. 13
C. 16
D. 10
Q 6
What comes next in 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12, 16, ___?
A. 18
B. 19
C. 20
D. 24
Q 7
2,6,18,54,___
A. 156
B. 158
C. 160
D. 162
Q 8
0, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 15, 17, 24, 26,?
A. 25
B. 28
C. 30
D. 35
8
Ratios
Q 1
The monthly incomes of Peter and Paul are in the ratio of 4:3. Their expenses are in the ratio of 3:2. If each saves Rs.600 at the end of the month, their monthly incomes respectively are (in Rupees):
A. 2400 and 1800
B. 1800 and 2400
C. 2400 and 1600
D. 2000 and 1500
Q 2
Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is?
A. 2:5
B. 3:5
C. 4:5
D. 6:5
Q 3
If a:b = 2:3 and b:c = 4:3, then a:b:c
A. 8:12:9
B. 4:6:9
C. 8:12:12
D. 2:3:4
Q 4
If A:B = 2:3, B:C = 4:5 and C:D = 6:7, then A:B:C:D
A. 8:12:15:18
B. 16:24:30:40
C. 16:24:30:35
D. 4:6:10:12
Q 5
Salaries of A, B, C in ratio 2:3:5 with increments 15%, 10%, 20%; new ratio
A. 23:33:55
B. 23:33:60
C. 20:33:60
D. 23:30:60
Q 6
In a college, boys:girls = 8:5; 200 girls; total students
A. 320
B. 420
C. 620
D. 520
Q 7
Sum of three numbers is 98; first:second = 2:3, second:third = 5:8; second number
A. 30
B. 24
C. 36
D. 40
Q 8
In a class, the ratio of men to women is 3:5. If there are 24 people, how many are women?
A. 9
B. 12
C. 15
D. 18
9
Fractions
Q 1
4/15 of 5/7 of a number is greater than 4/9 of 2/5 of the same number by 8. What is half of that number?
A. 315
B. 320
C. 325
D. 330
Q 2
If 1/8 of a pencil is black, 1/2 of the remaining is white and the remaining 3 1/2 cm is blue, find the total length of the pencil.
A. 8 cm
B. 12 cm
C. 14 cm
D. 16 cm
Q 3
What fraction of an hour is a second?
A. 1/24
B. 1/60
C. 1/120
D. 1/3600
Q 4
When a ball bounces, it rises to 3/4 of the height from which it fell. If the ball is dropped from a height of 32 m, how high will it rise at the third bounce?
A. 13 m
B. 13.5 m
C. 15.5 m
D. 16 m
Q 5
Sohail earns twice as much in the month of March as in each of the other months of the year. What part of his entire annual earnings was earned in March?
A. 2/13
B. 2/11
C. 1/6
D. 1/7
Q 6
If one-third of a tank holds 80 liters of water, then the quantity of water that half of the tank hold is:
A. 100 liters
B. 120 liters
C. 130 liters
D. 140 liters
Q 7
Express 2/3 of 1/4 of Rs. 25.20 as a fraction of 1 1/2 of Rs. 36.
A. 7/90
B. 5/42
C. 6/39
D. 8/91
Q 8
A certain amount is distributed among A, B and C. A gets 3/16 and B gets 1/4 of the whole amount. If C gets Rs. 81, then B gets?
A. Rs. 25
B. Rs. 30
C. Rs. 36
D. Rs. 42
10
Work And Time
Q 1
Six women or nine girls do a piece of work in 10 days, eight women and three girls will do the same work in:
A. 9 days
B. six days
C. 4 days
D. 2 days
Q 2
If 4 men or 7 boys can do a work in 29 days then 12 men and 8 boys will do the same work in?
A. 9 days
B. 8 days
C. 7 days
D. 10 days
Q 3
If A completes a particular work in 10 days, and B completes the same work in 15 days while working separately. Then how many days they will take in working together?
A. 6
B. 5
C. 7
D. 8
Q 4
6 kangaroos eat 6 sacks in six minutes. How many kangaroos eat 100 sacks in 100 minutes?
A. 6 Kangaroos
B. 100 Kangaroos
C. 1 Kangaroo
D. 10 Kangaroos
Q 5
An office has a staff of 6 people. A certain project will take the regular staff 24 hours to complete. Assuming that all workers will perform at this rate, how many additional workers must be employed to complete the job in 8 hours?
A. 8
B. 6
C. 12
D. 18
Q 6
If 15 workers can paint a certain number of houses in 24 days, how many days will 40 workers take, working at the same rate, to do the same job?
A. 9
B. 18
C. 15
D. 12
Q 7
An office has a staff of 6 people. A certain project will take the regular staff 24 hours to complete. Assuming that all the workers work at this rate, how many additional workers must be employed to complete the job in 8 hours
A. 18
B. 6
C. 12
D. 10
Q 8
If 15 workers can paint a certain number of houses in 24 days, how many days will 40 workers take, working at the same rate, to do the same job
A. 12 days
B. 18 days
C. 15 days
D. 9 days
11
Profit And Loss
Q 1
A man sold his motorcycle for Rs. 24,000 at a 20% profit. What was its original price?
A. Rs. 19,200
B. Rs. 28,800
C. Rs. 30,000
D. Rs. 20,000
Q 2
Salaam bought a pair of shoes for Rs.300 and sold it Rs.370. How much profit did Salaam get?
A. Rs.80
B. Rs.70
C. Rs.75
D. Rs.20
Q 3
A boy buys a pen for Rs. 80 and sells it for Rs. 40. What is the loss?
A. Rs. 50
B. Rs. 30
C. Rs. 40
D. Rs. 80
Q 4
A man buys a book for Rs. 440 and sells it for Rs. 400. What is the loss?
A. Rs. 50
B. Rs. 30
C. Rs. 80
D. Rs. 40
Q 5
Naveed Ahmed spends Rs.400 in getting a good table and sells it at Rs. 600. Find the percentage of profit?
A. 90%
B. 45%
C. 50%
D. 80%
Q 6
Ali spends Rs.500 to get a good shirt and sells it at Rs.800. Find the percentage of Profit?
A. 59%
B. 60%
C. 63%
D. 40%
Q 7
Muhammad Aslam bought a TV Rs.8000 and sold it Rs.7000. How much loss did he get?
A. Rs.1000
B. Rs.2000
C. Rs.3.000
D. Rs.4000
Q 8
Akbar sold his old gun for Rs. 2500 which he had bought for Rs. 2500. What is his percentage loss?
A. 64%
B. 0%
C. 25%
D. 50%
12
Mathematics Percentages
Q 1
A man pays 10% of his income as income tax. If his income tax amounts to Rs.1500, what is his income?
A. Rs. 13000
B. Rs. 15000
C. Rs. 17000
D. Rs. 19000
Q 2
A man saves Rs.500 which is 15% of his annual income. How much does he earn in one year?
A. 3542.50
B. 3333.33
C. 3132.30
D. 3075.75
Q 3
Mr. Rehman ordered a car worth Rs 600,000 and was given a discount. Given that he paid Rs.570,000 for his new car, calculate the percentage discount he received:
A. 5%
B. 7%
C. 9%
D. 10%
Q 4
The enrollment in a certain secondary school was 450 in 1979. By 1980 the enrollment had increased by 16%, what was the enrollment in 1980?
A. 512
B. 518
C. 522
D. 526
Q 5
The number, whose 7% is 14, is
A. 500
B. 400
C. 300
D. 200
Q 6
The number, whose 7% is 21, is
A. 500
B. 400
C. 300
D. 200
Q 7
What was Yousaf's income last year if he paid an income tax of Rs. 18,350 which is 40% of his income?
A. 45,875
B. 45830
C. 45840
D. 45870
Q 8
What number is 20% more than Rs. 9,000?
A. 10,800
B. 10,870
C. 10,900
D. 10,200