DMRCEXAMINATIONHELDON22ndJuly,2012

(PaperIV:NumericalAbility)Solved
CandidatesAspiringtoappearintheforthcomingDMRCexammustattemptthesequestionstoknow
thekindofquestionsaskedandthelevelofsuchquestions.

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InclassX,Required%age
= X100=80

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91 InaclassXof30students24
passedinfirstclass;inanother
classYof35students,28passedin
firstclass.Inwhichclasswasthe
percentageofstudentsgettingfirst
classmore?
(a) ClassXhasmorepercentage
ofstudentsgettingfirstclass
(b) ClassYhasmorepercentage
ofstudentsgettingfirstclass
(c) Bothclasseshaveequal
percentageofstudents
gettingfirstclass
(d) Noneofthese
92 Inastockclearancesale,BataShoe
Companyannounces20%
discount.Ifthediscountedpriceof
apairofshoesisRs.1520,findits
originalprice?
(a) 1800
(b) 1900
(c) 1950
(d) 2000

93 Ajaycandoapieceofworkin25
daysandSanjaycanfinishitin20
days.Theyworktogetherfor5
daysandthenAjaygoesaway.In
howmanydayswillSanjayfinish

(b)
Fromthequestionweknow,thatshoe
hasbeenpurchasedat20%discount
or80%oftheoriginalcost.Therefore,
ifthecostofapairofshoesisRs.Y,
thenequationwillbe:
=1520
=Y=

=Rs.1900
(a)
WorkdonebyAjayandSanjayin5
days
=5( + )=
Remainingwork

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TimetakenbySanjayindoingthis
remainingwork
=( X20)=11days

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(b)

2000soldiersinaUnithadenough (a)
foodfor20days.Butsomesoldiers Ifthenumberoftransferredsoldieris
weretransferredtoanotherUnit
x,then
andthefoodlastedfor25days.
Howmanysoldierswere
transferred?

(a) 400
(b) 450
(c) 525
(d) 550

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theremainingwork?
(a) 11days
(b) 12days
(c) 14days
(d) Noneofthese

PuneetborrowedfromReena
certainsumfortwoyearsatsimple
interest.Puneetlentthissumto
Venuatthesameratefortwo
yearscompoundinterest.Atthe
endoftwoyearsshereceivedRs.
110ascompoundinterestbutpaid
Rs.100assimpleinterest.Findthe
sumandrateofinterest?
(a) Rs.250,rate10%perannum
(b) Rs.250,rate20%perannum
(c) Rs.250,rate25%perannum
(d) Noneofthese

(c)
FirstnumberXsecondnumber=HCF
XLCM
=117XSecondnumber=13X1989

Secondnumber=
=221

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(b)
Letusassumethattherequired
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Ifthebreathofthefieldisxmeter,
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TheHCFandLCMoftwonumbers
are13and1989respectively.Ifone
ofthenumbersis117,determine
theother?
(a) 121
(b) 131
(c) 221
(d) 231

Summitdroveatthespeedof45
km/hrfromtoaresort.Returning
overthesameroute,hegotstuck
intrafficandtookanhourlonger.
Alsohecoulddriveonlyatthe
speedof40km/hr.Howmany
kilometersdidhedriveeachway?
(a) 250km
(b) 360km
(c) 375
(d) Noneofthese

Theareaofarectangularfieldis15
timesthesumofitslengthand
breadth,ifthelengthofthatfieldis
40meters,whatisthebreadthof
thatfield?
(a) 24metre
(b) 25metre
(c) 28metre
(d) 32metre

Theaverageof8numbersis14.
Theaverageof6oftheseno.is16.
Whatistheaverageofthe
remainingtwonumbers?
(a) 12
(b) 6

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99

(c)
Sumoftheremainingtwonumbers
=8X146X16
=11296
=16
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(c) 8
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(d) 10

100 InthegivenfigureABandCDare
(a)
twoparallelchordsofacirclewith
centreOandradius5cm.AlsoAB=
8cmandCD=6cm.IfOPAB
andOQCD,determinethe
lengthofPQ?

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(a) 7cm
(b) 10cm
(c) 8cm
(d) Noneofthese

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101 FindthevalueofX?

(d)

(a) 160
(b) 40
(c) 80
(d) 120

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102 TheconstructionofPQRinwhich
QR=5.4cmand<Q=60isnot
possiblewhen(PQ+QR)is?
(a) 6cm
(b) 6.5cm
(c) 5cm
(d) 7cm

103 Awellofinnerdiameter14mis
dugtoadepthof15m.Earthtaken
outofithasbeenevenlyspreadall
aroundittoawidthof7mtoform

(c)

QR=5.4
PQ+QR5cm

(b)
Volumeofearthdugout
x7x7x15
=

anembankment.Findtheheight
ofembankmentsoformed?
(a) 7m
(b) 5m
(c) 14m
(d) Noneofthese

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104 Themeanmarkobtainedbyseven
studentsinagroupis226.Ifthe
marksobtainedbysixofthemare
340,180,260,56,275and307
respectively.Findthemarks
obtainedbytheseventhstudent?
(a) 164
(b) 226
(c) 340
(d) Cannotbedetermined

105 Whichofthefollowingisthe
correctexpansionof
(x+y+z)2
(a) xy2+yz2+zx2+2xy+2yz+
2ZX
(b) xyz2+x2+y2+x2+2xy+2yz
+2zx
(c) x2+y2+z2+2xy+2yz+2zx
(d) Noneofthese

106 Titledecimalexpansionofrational
number37/22X5willterminate
after
(a) Onedecimalplace
(b) Twodecimalplaces
(c) Threedecimalplaces
(d) Fourdecimalplaces

=2310cubicmeterRadiusofthewell
withembankment=7+7=14meter

(b)


107 Ifonezeroof3X2+8X+K=)isthe (a)
reciprocaloftheotherthenK=?
(a) 3
(b) 3
(c)
(d)

(c)

(d) Noneofthese

110 Howmanycubesof3cmedgecan
becutofacubeof18cmedge?
(a) 63
(b) 432
(c) 216
(d) Noneofthese

111 Howmuchdoesawatchgainper

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108 Themodeofafrequency
distributioncanbefound
graphicallyfrom?
(a) Afrequencycurve
(b) Afrequencypolygon
(c) Ahistogram
(d) Angive

109 Onecardisdrawnatrandomfrom
awellshuffledpackof52cards.
Whatistheprobabilitythatthe
cardiseitheraredcardoraking?
(a)

(c)

(b)

M=Intervalafterwhichminutehand
overtakesthehourhand.
Gainorlosspercent

dayifitshandscoincideevery64
minutes?
(a) 37minutes
(b) 32
(c) 31minutes
(d) Noneofthese

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112 Thedifferencebetweenthelength (a)

andbreadthofrectangleis23m.If
itsperimeteris206m,thenitsarea
is?
(a) 2520m2
(b) 2480m2
(c) 2420m2
(d) Noneofthese

113 SalariesofAkash,Bablooand
Chintuareintheratioof2:3:5.If
theirsalarieswereincreasedby
15%,10%and20%respectively,
whatwillbethenewratiooftheir
salaries?
(a) 3:3:10
(b) 23:33:60
(c) 20:22:40
(d) Noneofthese

(b)
Newratio

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C.Pofapencil=Rs.yand
C.P.ofaclipper=Rs.z
21y+9z=819
Ondrivingby3,
7y+3z=Rs.273

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(c)
Increaseinradius=increasein
circumference=5%

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(d) 6days

116 Theradiusofacircleissoincreased
thatitscircumferenceincreasesby
5%.Theareaofthecirclethen
increasesby?
(a) 12.5%
(b) 10.5
(c) 10.25%
(d) 9.25%

117 Whenthreecoinsaretossed
together,theprobabilitythatall
coinshavethesamefaceis?
(a)

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(c) 5 days

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114 Thecost21pencilsand9clippersis
Rs.819.Thecostpriceof7pencils
and3clippersis?
(a) Rs.204
(b) Rs.409
(c) Rs.273
(d) Rs.208

115 20womenscancompleteapiece
ofworkin7days.If8morewomen
areputonthejob,inhowmany
dayswilltheycompletethework?
(a) 4 days

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(b)

WhatshouldRahmibepaid?
(a) Rs.161.04
(b) Rs.163.04
(c) Rs.162.04
(d) Noneofthese

119 Arationalnumberbetween?
and is

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118 Rita,RamandRashmiare
(b)
employedtodoapieceofworkfor
Rs.625.RitaandRamtogetherare
supposedtodo ofthework.

(d)

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120 When50issubtractedfrom50%of (d)

anumber,resultis50.Thenumber Letthenumberbex
is?
(a) 150
(b) 225
(c) 325
(d) 200