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1. A fruit vendor recovers the cost of 15 oranges by selling 10 oranges, then his percentage profit will be:

a. 52% b. 50% c. 45% d. 49%

2. Three successive discounts of 10%, 12% and 15% will amount to a single discount of:

a. 32.63% b. 32.55%

c. 32.68% d. 33%

3. If a dice is thrown once then the probability of the number appearing on dice is more than 2?

a. 1/3 b. 1/2 c. 2/3 d. 4.3/4

Directions (Q. 4 to 8): study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below:

R E 5 D A P $ 3 T I Q 7 9 B # 2 K % U 1 M W 4 * J 8 N

4. Which of the following is exactly in the middle between 3 and 1 in the above

arrangement?

a.B b.K c.9 d.#

e. None of these

5. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a consonant and not immediately followed by a consonant?

a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1

e. None of these

6. How many such vowels are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately followed by a number but not immediately preceded by a

consonant?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

7. Which of the following is seventh to the left of the sixteenth from the left in the above arrangement?

a. A b. U c. 4 d. T

e. None of these

8. Four of the following 5 are alike in a certain way based on their position in the above arrangement and so form a group. Which of the following does not belong to that group?

a. BK7 b. M*U c. DPE

d. WJ1 e. 3QP

9. If (2x+y)/(x+2y)=5/7, find (x+2y)/(2x+y).

a. 7/5 b. 3/7 c. 2/7 d. 4/7

e. None of these

10. If x/2=y/3=z/4, what is (x+y+z)/z?

a. 4/9 b. 4/3 c. 5/9 d. 9/4

11. For what value of u, is a and b equal if a= 4-u and b=3u-5

a. 9/4 b. 4/9 c. 1/3 d. 3/7

e. None of these

12. If a quarter of a book has 36 pages, how much pages does one-sixth of the book has?

a. 22 b. 24 c. 28

d. 26 e. None of these

13. Which is the second least value when the fractions 2/3, 3/5, 4/7,1/5 are arranged in descending order?

a. 2/3 b. 3/5 c. 4/7

d. 1/5 e. None of these

Answer

1. b 2. c 3. c 4. a 5. c 6. a 7. d 8. c 9. a 10. d 11. a 12. b 13.c