Q1. Medians of a triangle are 18 cm, 24 cm and 30 cm. Find area of triangle?
(a) 216
(b) 288
(c) 882
(d) 828
Q2. In a right angle ∆, ∠C = 90° AE and BD are two median of a ∆ABC meeting at F. The ratio of ∆ABF and □FDCE.
(a) 1 : 1
(b) 2 : 1
(c) 1 : 2
(d) 3 : 1
Q3. A worker suffers a 20% cut in his wage. He may regain his original wages by obtaining a rise of how much %?
(a) 27.5%
(b) 25.0%
(c) 22.5%
(d) 20.0%
Q4. A, B and C can do a work separately in 16, 32 and 48 days respectively. They started the work together but B leaving off 8 days and C six days before the completion of the work. In what time is the work finished?
(a) 14 days
(b) 10 days
(c) 12 days
(d) 9 days
Q5. The average age of 11 cricket players is 20 yr. If the age of the coach is also included, the average age increases by 10%. The age of the coach is
(a) 48 yr
(b) 44 yr
(c) 40 yr
(d) 36 yr
Q6. 5 yr ago, the average age of P, Q and R was 25 yr and 7 yr ago, the average age of Q and R was 20 yr. The present age of P is
(a) 36 yr
(b) 29 yr
(c) 24 yr
(d) 21 yr
Q7. By selling 33 m. cloth, a shopkeeper earns profit equivalent to selling price of 11 m. Find his profit percentage?
(a) 50%
(b) 80%
(c) 49%
(d) 32%
Q8. A dealer sold two Washing machine sets for Rs. 7500 each. On one he gained 10% and on the other he lost 10%. The dealer’s loss or gain in the transaction is
(a) No profit, no loss
(b) 1% gain
(c) 0.1% loss
(d) 1% loss
Q9. By selling a article for Rs. 350 instead of Rs. 400, loss percent increases by 5%. The cost price of the table is
(a) Rs. 1050
(b) Rs. 417.50
(c) Rs. 435
(d) Rs. 1000
Q10. The average age of group of 20 girls is 15 yr and that of another group of 25 boys is 24 yr. The average age of the two groups mixed together is
(a) 19.5 yr
(b) 20 yr
(c) 21 yr
(d) 21.5 yr
Q11. A dishonest sweet seller sells sweets at 10% profit but uses 700 gms instead of 1 kg. Find the profit percent?
(a) 57.14%
(b) 50%
(c) 49%
(d) 60%
Q12. A tradesman marks his goods at such a price that after allowing a discount of 12½% for cash payment, he makes a profit of 20%. What is the marked price (in rupees) of the article which costs his Rs. 420?
(a) 285
(b) 576
(c) 385
(d) 388
Q13. The price of tea increases by 32% and so a housewife’s expenditure on tea increases by 10%. If she bought 12 kgs earlier, what is the quantity bought now?
Q14. A person sells an article at a profit of 10%. If he had bought it at 10% less and sold it for Rs. 3 more, he would have gained 25%. Find the cost price.
(a) Rs. 120
(b) Rs. 150
(c) Rs. 175
(d) Rs. 225
Q15. A shopkeeper sells a TV set on discount of 8% of printed price and gains 25%. If marked price was Rs. 12500 then, what was the cost price?
(a) Rs. 13800
(b) Rs. 9200
(c) Rs. 14800
(d) Rs. 13720
