DEPARTMENT OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE AND LOGICAL REASONING II

ASSIGNMENT
MARKS:100

Instructions:

a. Write/type the assignment neatly in A4 sheet.

b. All questions must be answered and solved with explanation. Don’t tick
the option alone.
c. The assignment must be submitted within 7 days of receiving the mail.
d. Soft copy of the assignments will not be accepted. The completed hard
copy of the assignment should be submitted in CDC department (9th
floor) and dropped in the arrear box.
e. All the necessary details should be furnished in the 1st page of the
assignment.
(i.e.,NAME, REGISTER NUMBER, DEPARTMENT, CLASS WITH
SECTION)

QUESTIONS:

1. If 12% of x is equal to 6% of y, then 18 % of x equal to how much percentage

of y?

a) 7 % b) 9% c)11% d) none of these

2. The radius of a sphere is increased by 10%. The surface area increases by

a)21% b)31% c)41% d) none of these

3.For a rectangle , the length and breadth are increased by 10% and 20%
respectively the percentage increase in area is :

a) 84% b) 48% c) 32% d) none of these

4.The population of a town is 32,000 .It increase 15% annually. What will the
population be in 2 years?

a) 52340 b) 42320 c) 62430 d) none of these

5.Ramesh loses 20% of his pocket money. After spending 25% of the remainder
he has Rs 480 left .What was his pocket money?

a) Rs 600 b) Rs 800 c) Rs 900 d) none of these

6.In an examination ,there are 1000 boys and 800 girls ,60% of boys and 40%
of girls passed. The percentage of failed is :

a) 48.88 b) 45.88 c) 50.00 d) 49.88

7.In a fraction , numerator is increased by 25% and the denominator is

diminished by 10%.The new fraction obtained is 5/9.The original fraction is:

a) 2/5 b) 5/9 c) 3/5 d) none of these

8.Ramesh purchased a bicycle for Rs 5200 and spend Rs 200 on its repairs. He
had to sell for Rs 5500. Find out his profit or loss percent.

a) %loss b) 7 % gain c) 9% d) none of these

9.A shopkeeper loses 7% by selling a cricket ball for Rs 31. For how much
should he sell the ball so as to gain 5%?

a) Rs50 b) Rs65 c) Rs35 d) none of these

10.Vijay sold a watch at a gain of 5%.Had he sold it for Rs 72 more, he would

have gained 13%.Find out the c.p of the watch.

a) Rs900 b) Rs910 c) Rs870 d) none of these

11.Sita sells a calculator to Gita at a gain of 17% and Gita sells it to Anu at loss
of 25%.If Anu pays Rs1842.75 for it ,then what did sita pay for it ?

a) Rs2080 b) Rs2100 c) Rs2110 d) none of these

12.A manufacturer sells an article to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 20%.The

wholesale dealer sells it to a retail merchant at a loss of 5%.Find out the
resultant profit or loss

a) 14% loss b) 14% gain c) 12% gain d) none of these

13.A shopkeeper gains the cost of 8 metres thread by selling 40 metres thread
Find his gain percentage.

a) 19% b) 20% c) 22% d) none of these

14.Sardarsingh bought 200 dozen oranges at Rs10 a dozen.He spent Rs500 on

transportation he sold them at Re 1 each.What was his profit or loss percentage?

a) 4% b) 6% c) 5% d) none of these

15.Find the present worth of a bill of Rs3720 which is due for 2 years at 12%
C.I being compounded annually

a)Rs3100 b)Rs 3150 c)Rs3125 d)Rs3225

16.The Bankers gain on a certain sum due in 2 years at 5% per annum is Rs 8.

Find true discount

a) Rs 800 b)Rs1600 c)Rs 1200 d)Rs 880

17.The true discount on a bill ofRs1260 is due for 6 months at 10% per annum
is:

a)Rs60 b)Rs160 c)Rs 80 d)Rs260

18.i)0.005 = x % find x

a) % b) % c) % d)none of these

ii)What fraction is 0.6%

a)
c) d)none of these
b)
man sold two watches for Rs3750each.On one he gained 5%,and on the
other he lost 5%.What was his total gain or loss percentage?

a)1 % b)1/2% c)5% of xy d)none of these

x % of y + y% of x = ?

a)3 % of xy b)2 % of xy c)5 % of xy d)none of these

ii) If 8% 0f x = 4% of y , then 20% of x is:

a)15 % of y b)10 % of y c)20 % of y d)none of these

21.Find the cardinal number of the following set:

i){x: x is a letter of the word “ASSASSINATION”}

a)4 b)6 c)8 d)2

ii){x: x is a natural number ≤ 30 and is divisible by 7 or 11}

a)4 b)8 c)6 d)2

iii){x: x=2n, n€N, 4≤x≤11}

a)4 b)8 c)6 d)2

22.write down the power set of:

i)A={8,9}

ii)B={1,{2}}

iii)c={a}

23.If U={a,b,c,d,e,f}, A={a,b,c}, B={c,d,e,f}, C={c,d,e}

i)(U

a)U b)A c)ø d)none of these

ii)(AUB)UC

a)A b)B c)C d)U

iii)(A-B)ʹ
a){c,d,e,f} b){a,e,f} c){a,d} d){c,d}

24.In a class of 100 students , the number of students passed in English only is
46, in maths only is 46, in commerce only is 58.The number who passed in
English and maths is 16,maths and commerce is 24 and English and commerce
is 26, and the number who passed in all the subjects is 7.Find the number of the
students who failed in all the subjects?

a)9 b)8 c)10 d)none of these

25.If A={a,d}, B={b,c,e} and C={b,c,f} then A×(BUC)=(A×B)U(A×C). Prove
LHS=RHS.

a)ø b)(A×B) (A×C)

c) (A×B)U(A×C) d)none of these

26. If A={a,d}, B={b,c,e} and C={b,c,f} then A×(B-C)=

a)(A×B)-(A×C) b) (A×B)

c)(A×C) d)none of these

27.If A={1,2,3}, B={2,3,4}, C={1,3,4} and D={2,4,5} then (A×B) (C×D)=

a)(A D)×(B C) b)(A C)×(B D)

c)ø d)none of these

28.The distance between the points is:

i)(7,9) and (3,-7)

a)4√ b) 4√ c) √ d) √ ii)

(cos θ,sin θ) and (sin θ, -cos θ)

a)√ b)√ c)1 d)0

iii)(4,P) and (1,0) is 5, then P=?

a) b)4 c)-4 d)0

29.Find its centroid:

(i) (1,-1) (2,-1) (4,-3)

a)(7,-5) b)(1/3,-1) c)(-7,5) d)(7/3,-5/3)

(ii)(1,2) (-2,2) (1,5)

a)(1,2) b)(0,3) c)(-2,2) d)(5,1)

30.Find its incentre:

(i)(0,0) (5,0) and (0,12)

a)(3,3) b)(2,2) c)(7,7) d)(9,9)

(ii)(-36,7) (20,7) (0,-8)

a)(-1,0) b)(0,1) c)2,3) d)(3,2)

31. The point (22,33) divider the join of P(7,5) and Q externally in the ratio 3:5
then Q=?

a)(3,7) b)(-3,7) c)(3,-7) d)(-3,-7)

32. The area of the triangle formed by (a,a) , (a+1,a+1),(a+2 ,a) is:

a) b)2a c)1 d)√

33. Show that the three points (-1,-1) , (2,3) and (8,11) lie on a line

a) lie on a line b)it doesn’t lie on a line

c) none of these d)all of the above

34. Show that the line joining (2,-3) and (-5,1) is:

(i)Parallel to the line joining (7,-1) and (0,3)

(ii)Perpendicular to the line joining (4,5) and (0,-2)

a)Given lines are parallel and perpendicular.

b)Given lines are perpendicular only

c)Given lines are parallel only

d) none of these

35.Find the coordinates of the point which divides

(i)The join of (2,3) and (5,-3) internally in the ratio 1:2

a)(1,3) b)(3,1) c)(1,1) d)(4,3)

(ii)The join of (2,1) and (3,5) externally in the ratio 2:3

a)(10,-7) b)(-10,7) c)none d)(0,-7)

36.BAR GRAPH: (5 MARKS)
The bar graph given below shows the sales of books (in thousand number) from
six branches of a publishing company during two consecutive years 2000 and
2001.

Sales of Books (in thousand numbers) from Six Branches - B1, B2, B3, B4,
B5 and B6 of a publishing Company in 2000 and 2001

a) What is the ratio of the total sales of branch B2 for both years to the total
sales of branch B4 for both years?
A. 2:3

B. 3:5

C. 4:5

D. 7:9
b) Total sales of branch B6 for both the years is what percent of the total sales
of branches B3 for both the years?
A. 68.54%

B. 71.11%

C. 73.17%

D. 75.55%
c) What percent of the average sales of branches B1, B2 and B3 in 2001 is the
average sales of branches B1, B3 and B6 in 2000?
A. 75%

B. 77.5%

C. 82.5%

D. 87.5%
d) What is the average sales of all the branches (in thousand numbers) for the
year 2000?
A. 73

B. 80

C. 83

D. 88
e) Total sales of branches B1, B3 and B5 together for both the years (in
thousand numbers) is?
A. 250

B. 310

C. 435

D. 560
37.If A is 25% greater than B then how much percentage is B smaller than
A?
a) 25% b) 20% c) 28% d) 21%
38.Jean has 205 stamps after she gave 18% of all her stamps to her sister. How
many stamps did jean have originally?

a) 250 b) 260 c) 300 d) 225

39.Ajith scored 30% marks and failed by 15 marks. Amir scored 40% marks
and obtained 35 marks more than those required to pass. The pass percentage is

a) 44% b) 43% c) 38% d) 33%

40.Akhilpurchased 70 Kg vegetable at Rs. 420 ,then sold them at the rate of

Rs.6.50 per kg, find the profit percent

a) 5 1/3% b)7 1/3% c)8 1/3% d)6 1/3%

41.A fruit seller sells mangoes at the rate of Rs.9 per kg and there by loses
20%.At what price per kg , he should have sold them to make a profit of
5%?

a)Rs.11.81 b)Rs.10.81 c)Rs.9 d)Rs.8.81

42.A sells an article to B at a gain of 20% ,B sells it to C at a gain of 25% and

C in turns sells it to D at a loss of 33 1/3%.If D paid Rs.1000 for it then what is
the cost price of A?

a)Rs.2000 b)Rs.4000 c)Rs.3000 d)Rs.1000

43. A trader has 50 kg of rice ,a part of which he sells at 10% profit and the rest
at 5% loss. He gain 7% on the whole. What is the quantity sold at 10%
gain.

a) 10 Kg b) 40Kg c) 30 Kg d)20Kg

44.In what ratio must rice at Rs. 9.30 per Kg be mixed with rice at Rs.10.80 per
Kg so that the mixture be worth Rs.10 per Kg?

a) 8:7 b) 6:5 c) 6:1 d) 3:7

 train running at the speed of 60 km/hr. It crosses a certain pole that is in the
way in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?
a) 200 meters b) 180 meters

c) 376 meters d) 150 meters

certain train is 125 m long. It passes a man, running at 5 km/hr in the same
direction in which the train is going. It takes the train 10 seconds to cross
the man completely. Then the speed of the train is:

a) 60 km/h b) 66 km/h c) 50 km/h d) 55 km/h

47.Two trains running in opposite directions cross a man standing on the platform
in 27 seconds and 17 seconds respectively and they cross each other in 23
seconds. The ratio of their speeds is:

a) 2: 3 b) 3:2 c) 1:3 d) 3:1

48.A train 360 m long is running at a speed of 45 km/hr. In what time will it pass
a bridge 140 m long?

a) 20 s b) 30 s c) 40 s d) 50 s

49.A jogger running at 9 km/h alongside a railway track in 240 meters ahead of
the engine of a 120 meters long train running at 45 km/h in the same direction. In
how much time will the train pass the jogger?

a) 66 s b) 72 s c) 63 s d) 36 s

50. Two trains are moving in opposite directions at a speed of 60 km/hr and 90
km/hr respectively. Their lengths are 1.10 km and 0.9 km respectively. The time
taken by the slower train to cross the faster train in seconds is:

a) 44 s b) 48 s c) 52 s d) 200 s
51.Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at
46 km/hr and 36 km/hr. The faster train passes the slower train in 36 seconds. The
length of each train is:

a) 25 m b) 50 m c) 75 m d) 100 m

52.An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To

cover the same distance in 1(2/3) hours, it must travel at a speed of:

a) 300 kmph b) 360 kmph c) 600 kmph d)none of the above

53. A salesman travels a distance of 50 km in 2 hours and 30 minutes. How much

faster, in kilometres per hour, on an average, must he travel to make such a trip in
5/6 hour less time?

a) 10 b) 20 c) 30 d) None of these

54.A person has to cover a distance of 6 km in 45 minutes. If he covers one-half

of the distance in two-thirds of the total time; to cover the remaining distance in
the remaining time, his speed (in km/hr) must be:

a) 6 b) 8 c) 12 d) 15

55. A man performs 3/5 of the total journey by rail, 17/20 by bus and the
remaining 6.5 km on foot. His total journey is:

a) 65 km b) 100 km c) 120 km d) 130 km

56.A can complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the
rate of 21 km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in
km.

a) 220 km b) 224 km c) 230 km d) 234 km

57.A person travels equal distances with speeds of 3 km/hr, 4 km/hr and 5 km/hr
and takes a total time of 47 minutes. The total distance (in km) is:

a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

58.Two trains start from P and Q respectively and travel towards each other at a
speed of 50 km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively. By the time they meet, the first train
has travelled 100 km more than the second. The distance between P and Q
is:

a) 500 km b) 630 km c) 660 km d) 900 km

59.A train M leaves Meerut at 5 am and reaches Delhi at 9 am. Another train
leaves Delhi at 7 am and reaches Meerut at 10:30 am. At what time do the two
trains cross each other?

a) 7:36 am b) 7:56 am c) 8 am d) 8:26 am

man takes 5 hours 45 minutes in walking to a certain place and riding back.
He would have gained 2 hours by riding both ways. The time he would
take to walk both ways, is:

a) 3 hrs 45 min b) 7 hrs 30 min

c) 7 hrs 45 min d) D) 11 hrs 45 min

61.Divide Rs. 1870 in three parts such that half of the first part, one-third of the
second part and one-sixth of the third part are equal.

a) 270, 840, 1160 b) 341, 243, 245

c) 400, 800, 670 d) None of the above

62.A and B are the two alloys of copper and brass prepared by mixing metals in
the proportion of 7:2 and 7:11 respectively. If the equal quantities of two alloys
are melted to form a third alloy called C, then the proportion of copper and brass
in C will be,
 a) 5:9 b) 5:7 c) 7:5 d) 9:5

63. The incomes of X and Y are in the ratio of 3:2 and their expenditures are in
the ratio of 5:3. If each of them saves Rs. 1000, then, A’s income can be,

a) Rs. 3000 b) Rs. 4000 c) Rs. 9000 d) Rs. 6000

64. The students in three batches in school is in the ratio of 2:3:5. If 20 students in
each batch are increased than the ratio changes to 4:5:7. The total number of
students in the three before the increase was,

a) 100 b) 10 c) 90 d) 150

65. Divide the amount of Rs. 500 between P, Q, R, and S such that P and Q
together get the thrice as much as R and S together. Q gets four times of what R
geta and R gets 1.5 times as much as S. Now the value that Q gets will be

a) 75 b) 125 c) 150 d) 300

66. Rs. 2250 is divided among three friends Ajay, Vijay, and Raj in such a way
that 1/6th of Ajay’s share, 1/4th of Vijay’s share and 2/5th of Raj’s share is equal.
Find Ajay’s share.

a) Rs. 1080 b) Rs. 720 c) Rs. 450 d) Rs. 1240

67. After an increase of 7 in both numerator as well as the denominator, the

fraction changes to 3/4. What was the original fraction?

a) 5/12 b) 7/9 c) 2/5 d) 3/8

68. Divide Rs. 680 among P, Q, and R such that P gets 2/3 of what Q gets and Q
gets 1/4 of what R gets. Find the share of R.

a) Rs. 480 b) Rs. 360 c) Rs. 420 d) Rs. 300

69. If a/(b + c) = b/(c + a) = c/(a + b), then each fraction will be equal

to, a) (a + b + c)^2 b) ½ c) ¼

d) 0

70. If 6×2 + 6y2 = 13xy, what is the ratio of x to y?

a) 1:4 b) 4:5 c) 3:2 d) 1:2

71. If a, b, c, d are in continued proportion then a – d/b – c>/x. What is the value
of x?

a) 2 b) 1 c) 0 d) 3

72. If a and b are positive integers than √2 always lies between:

a) (a + b)/(a – b) and ab b) a/b and (a + 2b)/(a + b)

c) a and b d) ab/(a + b) and (a – b)/ab

73. If 4 examiners can examine a certain number of answer books in 8 days by

working 5 hours a day, for how many hours a would 2 examiners have to work in
order to examine twice the number of answer books in 20 days?

a) 8 b) 6 c) 7½ d) 9

74. Three friends decided to rent a farm for Rs 7000 per year. A outs 110 cows in
the farm for 3 months, B puts 110 cows for 6 months and C puts 440 cows for 3
months. Find the total percentage of expenditure that A should pay.

a) 20% b) 16.66% c) 14.28% d) 11.01%

75. At constant temperature, the pressure of a definite mass of a gas is inversely

proportional to the volume. If the pressure given is reduced by 20%, find the
respective change in the volume.

a) +25% b) -25% c) +16.66% d) -16.66%

76. A group of people row a certain course up the river in 84 minutes; they can
row the same course downstream in 9 minutes less than they can row it in the still
river. How long would they take to row down with the river?

a) 45 or 23 minutes b) 60 minutes

c) 19 minutes d) 63 or 12 minutes

77. If 30 men working 7 hours a day can do a piece of work in 18 days, in how
many days will 21 men working 8 hours a day do the same work?

a) 30 days b) 22.5 days c) 24 days d) 45 days

78. A mixture of milk and water are in the ratio of 5:1. By adding 5 liters of water,
the ratio of the milk to water becomes 5:2. The quantity of milk in the mixture is:

a)16 litres b) 25 litres c) 24 litres d) 22.75 litres

79.100 oranges are bought at the rate of Rs.350 and sold at Rs.48 per dozen.
Find the percentage of profit.

a)12 2/7% b)13 2/7% c)14 2/7% d)15 2/7%

80. Bombay Express left Delhi for Bombay at 14.30 hrs, travelling at a speed of 60
kmph and Rajdhani Express left Delhi for Bombay on the same day at 16.30 hrs,
travelling at a speed of 80 kmph. How far away from Delhi will the two trains
meet?

a) 120 km b) 360 km c) 480 km d) 500 km

81. DIRECTIONS for questions 1to 5: Refer to the graph and answer the
given question: (5 MARKS)

i)What is the difference between the total number of scarves sold by store M
in 2003 and 2004 together and total number of scarves sold by store N in
2005 and 2006 together?

A. 160
B. 100
C. 140
D. 150
E. 120

ii)Number of scarves sold by store M decreased by what percent from 2004

to 2005?

A. 40 5/8
B. 45 3/8
C. 42 3/8
D. 30 3/8
E. 35 5/8
iii)If the respective ratio between total number of scarves sold by stores M and
N together in 2002 and that in 2009 is 15 : 11, what is the total number of
scarves sold by stores M and N together in 2009?

A. 430
B. 450
C. 420
D. 460
E. 440

iv)If the total number of scarves sold by stores M and N together in 2008 is 10%
more than that in 2006, what is the total number of scarves sold by stores M and
N together in 2008?

A. 638
B. 406
C. 414
D. 396
E. 408

v)What is the average number of scarves sold by store N in 2003, 2004 and
2005?

A. 260
B. 270
C. 290
D. 250
E. 290

82. OPTIONS FOR QUESTIONS (1 TO 8) ARE GIVEN BELOW:

(10 marks)
Each Question given below has a problem and TWO statements numbered
I and II giving certain information. You have to decide if the information
given in the statements is sufficient for answering the problem. Indicate
your answer as
(A) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question;
(B) if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
(C) if the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
(D) if the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer
thequestion;
(E) if the data in both the statements together are needed;

QUESTIONS:
1. What day is the fourteenth of a given month?
I. The last day of the month is a Wednesday.
II. The third Saturday of the month was seventeenth.

2. How is 'ONLINE' written in that code?

I. In a certain code 'MISSIONS' is written as 'MSIISNOS'
II. In a certain code 'NLIN' is written as 'LNNI'

3. What is Monica’s position with respect to Rahul?

I. In a row of 25 students, Monica is sitting 12th from right end of row and
Rahul is sitting 20th from left end of the row.
II. Monica is 4th from right end and Rahul is 8th from left end.

4. What is the distance between Chandigarh and Delhi?

I. Karnal is 130 km from Chandigarh.
II. Delhi is 120 km from Karnal.

5. The age of A and B are in the ratio of 5:8, what is the age of A ?
I.The ages of A and C are in the ratio 7:9
II.After 4 years the ratio of A to B’s age will be 6:5
6. Find the investment of shopkeeper on 200 antique pieces in Rs.
I: Out of 200 pieces, 38 were broken and he sold the remaining at Rs. 480 per
piece.
II: He gained 8% on the investment.

7. When a positive integer 'x' is divided by a divisor 'd', the remainder is

24. What is d?
I. When 2x is divided by d, the remainder is 23.
II. When 3x is divided by d, the remainder is 22.

8. The average age of P, Q, R and S is 30 years. How old is R?

I. The sum of ages of P and R is 60 years
II. S is 10 years younger than R

OPTIONS FOR QUESTIONS (9 &10) ARE GIVEN BELOW:

Each Question given below has a problem and THREE statements
numbered I and II,III giving certain information. You have to decide if the
information given in the statements is sufficient for answering the problem.
Indicate your answer as

A.II and III only are Sufficient

B.I and II only are Sufficient
C.All I, II and III are Sufficient
D.Any two of the three are Sufficient
E.None of these.

9. How many articles were sold ?

I.Total profit earned was Rs. 2160
II.Cost-price per article was Rs. 680
III.Selling price per article was Rs. 800
10. What is the area of a right angle triangle ?
I.The base of a triangle is 12cm
II.The height of a triangle is 19cm
III.The hypotenuse of the triangle is 25cm