1.
A, B and C are three partners. They altogether invested Rs. 14000 in business. At the end of the year, A got Rs. 337.50, B Rs. 1125 and C Rs. 637.50 as profit. The difference between the investments of B and A was
Correct Answer
D. Rs. 5250
2.
A began a business with Rs. 85000. He was joined afterwards by B with Rs. 42500. For how much period does B join, if the profits at the end of the year are divided in the ratio of 3 : 1?
Correct Answer
D. 8 months
3.
A and B enter into a partnership with Rs. 50000 and Rs. 60000 respectively. C joins them after x months, contributing Rs. 70000 and B leaves x months before the end of the year. If they share the profit in the ratio of 20 : 18 : 21, then the value of x is
Correct Answer
A. 3
4.
Three partners shared the profit in a business in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. They had partnered for 14 months, 8 months and 7 months respectively. What was the ratio of their investments?
Correct Answer
D. None of these
5.
X and Y are partners in a business. X contributed 1/3 of the capital for 9 months and Y received 2/5 of the profits. For how long was Y’s money used in the business?
Correct Answer
B. 3 months
6.
A and B started a business with initial investments in the respective ratio of 18 : 7. After four months from the start of the business, A invested Rs. 2000 more and B invested Rs. 7000 more. At the end of one year, if the profit was distributed among them in the ratio of 2 : 1 respectively, what was the total initial investment with which A and B started the business?
Correct Answer
A. Rs. 50000
7.
In a business, B invests half the amount invested by A. After 6 months from the start of the business, C joins the business with an amount equal to twice of B’s investment. After 8 months from the start of the business B withdraws completely from the business. If at the end of the year, C’s share in the profit was Rs. 2460, what was the total profit received that year?
Correct Answer
C. Rs. 9020
8.
X, Y and Z are partner in a business. If X’s capital is twice of Y’s capital and Y’s capital is three times to that of Z’s capital then find the ratio of their investments.
Correct Answer
A. 6 : 3 : 1
9.
In a partnership X invests 1/6th of the capital for 1/6th of the time, Y invests 1/3rd capital for 1/3rd time and Z invests the remaining capital for the whole time. If at the end of the year the profit earned is Rs. 23,000 then what will be Y share?
Correct Answer
D. Rs. 4000
10.
A is a Active partner and B is a Inactive partner in business. A puts in Rs. 5,000 and B puts in Rs. 6,000. A received 15% of the profit for managing the business and the rest is divided in proportion to their capitals. The amount received by A out of the profit of Rs. 880 in all is:
Correct Answer
C. Rs. 472
11.
In the annual examination, Ankita got 10% less marks than Eakta in Mathematics. Ankita got 81 marks. The marks of Eakta are:
Correct Answer
A. 90
12.
The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 2 : 3. If 25% of the boys and 30% of the girls are scholarship holders, the percentage of the school students who are not scholarship holders is:
Correct Answer
A. 72%
13.
In an examination, 35% of the candidates failed in Mathematics and 25% in English. If 10% failed in both mathematics and English, then how much percent of candidates passed in both the subjects?
Correct Answer
A. 50%
14.
In a village, each of the 60% of families has a cow; each of the 30% of families has a buffalo and each of the 15% of families has both a cow and a buffalo. In all there are 96 families in the village. How many families do not have a cow or a buffalo?
Correct Answer
B. 24
15.
The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a college is 3 : 2. If 20% of boys and 25% of girls are adults, the percentage of those students who are not adults is:
Correct Answer
C. 78%
16.
The ratio of the number of boys to that of girls in a school is 4 : 1. If 75% of boys and 70% of the girls are scholarship-holders, then the percentage of students who do not get scholarship is:
Correct Answer
D. 26%
17.
33, 28, 24, ?, 19, 18
Correct Answer
B. 21
18.
1, 2, 4, 3, 9, 4, 16, 5, ?, ?
Correct Answer
C. 25, 6
19.
House : Rent : : Capital : ?
Correct Answer
A. Interest
Explanation
we get interest from capital.
20.
Vinod introduces Vishal as the son of the only brother of his father’s wife. How is Vinod related to Vishal ?
Correct Answer
A. Cousin
21.
In a family Mr. Prakash has his wife and his two married brothers of whom one has two children and another has none. How many members are there in the family?
Correct Answer
B. 8
22.
Find the odd number pair from the given responses
Correct Answer
C. 55, 135, 165
Explanation
All the three numbers are odd numbers.
23.
From the given alternative words select the word which can be formed using the letters of the given word
SOMNAMBULISM
Correct Answer
C. SOUL
24.
Shan is 55 years old, Sathian is 5 years junior to Shan and 6 years senior to Balan. The youngest brother of Balan is Devan and he is 7 years junior to him. So what is the age difference between Devan and Shan?
Correct Answer
A. 18 years
25.
How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day?
Correct Answer
C. 44
Explanation
In 12 hours, they are at right angles 22 times.
In 24 hours, they are at right angles 44 times.
26.
How many squares are there in ABCD ?
Correct Answer
B. 30
Explanation
30
27.
Temple is 12 km towards east of Rohan’s house. His school is 5 km south of Temple. What is the shortest distance between Rohan’s house and school?
Correct Answer
D. 13 km
28.
In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
Correct Answer
D. 140
29.
Find the missing number from the given responses in the following question
Correct Answer
C. 59
30.
If TRAIN is written as RTANI. How will ADDED be written ?
Correct Answer
D. DADDE
31.
Two positions of a dice/cube are given below. Based on it, find out which number is found opposite to number 2 ?
Correct Answer
C. 6
32.
Four girls and four boys are sitting in a square facing the center. They are sitting one each at the corners and one each at the mid-points of the sides of the square. Madhu is sitting diagonally opposite to Usha who is to Geetha’s right. Roy is next to Geetha and opposite to Gopi who is on Bose’s Left. Suma is not on Madhu’s right but opposite to Prema. Who is opposite to Bose ?
Correct Answer
A. Geetha
33.
Write the number of space enclosed by rectangle and circle but not by triangle.
Correct Answer
D. 4
Explanation
D
34.
N × O : 14 × 15 : : G × S : ?
Correct Answer
D. 7 × 19
Explanation
position of letters.
35.
While the group photo of a family was taken, the father was found to be sitting to the left of the son and right to the grandfather. Mother was sitting to the right of her daughter but left to grandfather. Who is occupying the central place ?
Correct Answer
B. Grandfather
36.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah declared which day as ‘Direct Action Day’?
Correct Answer
C. 16 August
Explanation
In 1946, Muhammad Ali Jinnah declared 16 August as ‘Direct Action Day’ and called for Muslims all over the country to ‘suspend all business’.
37.
Where did the Black-Hole tragedy took place?
Correct Answer
B. Calcutta
Explanation
The Black Hole tragedy took place at Fort William in Calcutta in the year 1756.
38.
The Bandung Conference was a major milestone in the history which took place in:
Correct Answer
A. 1955
Explanation
The first large-scale Asian–African or Afro–Asian Conference—also known as the Bandung Conference (Indonesian: Konferensi Asia-Afrika)—was a meeting of Asian and African states, most of which were newly independent, which took place on 18-24 April 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia.
39.
Who was the architect of North and South Blocks of the Central Secretariat in Delhi?
Correct Answer
C. Herbert Bakers
Explanation
The Secretariat Building was designed by the prominent British architect Herbert Baker in Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture.
40.
Svati Tirunal Rama Varma Who considered as a brilliant music composer was the ruler of?
Correct Answer
C. Travancore
Explanation
Svati Tirunal Rama Varma was the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Travancore, British India. He is also considered as a brilliant music composer and is credited with over 400 classical compositions in both Carnatic and Hindustani style.
41.
Who was the founder of the city of Agra?
Correct Answer
C. Sikander lodi
Explanation
Modern Agra was founded by Sikandar Lodhi (Lodhi dynasty; Delhi Sultanate) in the 16th century.
42.
The GT road was renovated and named as Grand Trunk Road by?
Correct Answer
A. British
Explanation
Grand Trunk Road was the first road to connect Peshawar in Pakistan and Kolkata in West Bengal. It was built during the 16th century by Sher Shah Suri. Then it was known as Shah Rah e Azam or the great road. It was renovated by the East India company during 1830s and renamed as Grand Trunk Road.
43.
Where is Pimpet Ca cave ?
Correct Answer
C. Madhya Pradesh
Explanation
The Pimpet Ca cave is located in Madhya Pradesh.
44.
The gold coins of Gupta period were called
Correct Answer
B. Dinara
Explanation
The gold coins of Gupta period were called Dinara inspired by the Roman coins.
45.
Who was the founder of Jainism?
Correct Answer
A. Rishabhanatha
Explanation
Rishabhanatha is the first Tirthankara (ford maker) in Jainism. A leader, he is believed in Jainism to have lived millions of years ago.
46.
Who was the first Muslim president of the INC?
Correct Answer
D. Badruddin Tayabji
Explanation
The first Muslim president of the INC was Badruddin Tayabji. ( 1887 at Madras session )
47.
Gandhiji was the president of the Congress only on one occasion and the session was held in-
Correct Answer
C. Belgaum
Explanation
The INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS held its thirty-ninth session at Belgaum on the 26th & 27th Dec. 1924. Gandhiji was the president of the Congress only on one occasion and the session was held in Belgaum.
48.
In which year Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested during ‘Satyagrah’ —
Correct Answer
B. 1908
Explanation
On 10 January 1908 Mahatma Gandhi was arrested for the first time in South Africa for refusing to carry an obligatory identity document card commonly known as the ‘pass’.
49.
Who among the following is the first Englishman to become the president of INC?
Correct Answer
B. George Yule
Explanation
George Yule was a Scottish businessman who became the fourth President of INC in 1888(at Allahabad session ),the first non-indian to hold that office.
50.
Gandhiji strive to bridge economic inequalities through which principle or device?
Correct Answer
C. Trusteeship theory
Explanation
Trusteeship (Gandhism)is a socio-economic philosophy that was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi. It provides a means by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of trusts that looked after the welfare of the people in general.