MENTAL ABILITY SET - 35 Selected From Psc Question Paper-1996

(Selected from PSC Question Paper - 1996)

1. A trader buys some goods from wholesale market for Rs. 150. If the overhead expenses are 12% what price should he sell these goods to gain 10% ? (a) Rs. 184.80 (b) Rs. 183 (c) Rs. 179.20 (d) Rs. 185.80 (e) Nome of these A man sold an article at 10% loss. Had he sold the article by Rs. 10 more he would have earned a profit of 10%. What was the cost price of article? (a) Rs. 100 (b) Rs. 110 (c) Rs. 90 (d) Rs. 50 (e) None of these 8 men or 10 women can finish a work in 50 days. How many days will 28 men and 15 women take to finish the job? 13 27 (a) 9 (b) 11 43 43 (c) 8 (d) 10 (e) None of these 1 ? Which of the following fractions is less than 5 8 8 (a) (b) 35 37 2 8 (c) (b) 11 39 (e) None of these A train travelling at a uniform speed clears a bridge 110 metres long in 10 seconds and passes telegraph post in 5 seconds. The length of the train is (a) 100 metres (b) 110 metres (c) 105 metres (d) 80.3 metres (e) None of these A certain sum at a certain simple interest rate becomes Rs. 1,344 in 4 years and 1,416 in 6 years. The sum is (a) Rs. 1,300 (b) Rs. 1,250 (c) Rs. 1,100 (d) Rs. 1,200 (e) None of these If the difference between the Compound Interest and Simple Interest on a certain sum at a rate of 5% per annum in 2 years is Rs. 15, the sum is (a) Rs. 5,000 (b) Rs. 5,500 (c) Rs. 4,500 (d) Rs. 6,000 (e) None of these 2 3 of a certain sum is Rs. 432, of that sum will be If 3 4 (a) Rs. 324 (b) 528 (c) Rs. 624 (d) 486 (e) None of these What percentage of 20 is 0.05 ? (a) 0.5 (b) 0.25 (c) 0.1 (d) 0.025 (e) None of these If 1225 = 35 what is 0.001225 ? (a) 3.5 (b) .35 (c) .035 (d) 3.05 (e) None of these The length of a rectangle is decreased by 10% and its breadth is increased by 10%. Then change in area is, (a) 10% Decrease (b) 1% Decrease (c) 10% Increase (d) 1% Increase (e) None of these 1 1 1 The work for one day of a man, a woman and a boy was in the ratio : : 2 3 4 At the end of the day they were paid a total of Rs. 26. What will be the share of the man out of it? (a) Rs. 12 (b) Rs. 11 (c) Rs. 10 (d) Rs. 14 (e) None of these 3 The value of 3 + 3 3 + 3 3+ 3 -2 (a) 27 7 (b) 22 7 is equal to:

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48 (e) None of these 7 Which of the following is not equal to 576 ? (a) (5 100) + (6 10) +16 (b) (4 100) + (17 10) + 6 (c) (4 100) + (16 10) + 6 (d) (5 100) + (7 10) + 6 (e) None of these The sum of two odd natural numbers is (a) Always odd (b) Always even (c) Always prime (d) Either even or odd (e) None of these Two pipes P and Q can fill a cistern in 10 minutes and 30 minutes separately. A tap at the bottom of the cistern can empty it in 60 minutes. If tap is opened 1 minute after the opening of the pipes then total time taken to fill the cistern is 4 (a) 7 minutes (b) 8 minutes 7 3 1 (c) 8 minutes (d) 4 minutes (e) None of these 7 7 The average age of a set of 30 persons is 35. The average of 20 persons of that set is 20 What will be the average of the remaining set? (a) 15 (b) 45 (c) 65 (d) 35 (e) None of these If 7 : 8 : : x : 24 what is the value of x ? 1 (a) 27. 43 (b) 2 3 (c) 10.4 (d) 21 (e) None of these (c) 9 (d)

ANSWERS : MENTAL ABILITY SET-35

1. 2. 3. (a) Required price = 150 (d) (d) 112 110 = Rs. 184.80 100 100 10 100 20% of cost price = Rs. 10 ... cost price = = Rs. 50 20 8 men = 10 women ie 5 women = 4 men ... 28 men + 15 women = 28 men + 12 men = 40 men. 850 ... The work finished in = 10 days. 40 1 8 8 2 8 = 0.2, = 0.228, = 0.216, = 0.1818 and = 0.205. 5 35 37 11 39 2 1 in less than ... The value of 11 5 110 5 Length of train = 110 metres (10 - 5) Let P be the sum and R% is the interest rate P4R P+ 100 1344 = P6R 1416 P+ 100 100 + 4R 1344 = 1416 (100+ 4R) = 1344 (100 + 6R) ie 100 + 6R 1416 7200 72 100 .. . R = =3 ... The sum = = Rs. 1,200 2400 23 100 5 2 Let the sum be Rs. 100 Then SI = = Rs. 10 100 2 2 CI = 100 (1 + 5/100) - 100 = 100 (2/12) - 100 = Rs. 10.25CI -SI = 10.25 - 10 = Rs. 0.25 100 15 ... The required sum = = Rs. 6000 0.25

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ANSWERS : MENTAL ABILITY SET-35

9. (b) Let x% of 20 = 0.05 ... x = 0.05 100 = 0.25% 20

10. (c) 0.001225 = 0.035 11. (b) New area = 0.90 l 1.10 b = 0.99 lb Original area = lb (1- 0.99) ... decrease in area = 100 = 1% 1 1 1 1 : : =6:4:3 12. (a) The ratio of their respective payments = 2 3 4 26 6 = Rs. 12 share of man 13 13. (a) 3 3+ 3 3 3+ = 3+ 3 3 3+ 3+ 3-2 3+3 = 3 + 3 = 3 + 3 2 = 21 + 6 = 27 7 /2 7 7 7 14. (c) (4 100) + (16 10) + 6 = 400 + 160 + 6 = 566 15. (b) The sum of two odd natural numbers is always even. 16. (c) Filled part of the tank in 1 minute = The remaining capacity = 1 2 15 = 1 10 13 15 2 15 The time taken to fill the remaining part of the tank = Total time = 1+ 7 =8 7 7 3 3 minutes 650 = = 65 10 60 7 15 1 60 13 = 7 = 7 60 52 1 30 + 10 4 2 + = = = 30 300 30 15

The filled part of the tank when the three pipes works =

17. (b) The required average = 18. (d) 7 x 724 = x= = 21 8 24 8

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