SSC Apt Exam 04067

1. A cow was sold at 15% profit. If it was sold for `1200 less the seller incurred a loss of 5%. If he want to make a profit of 12 1/2 % at what rate he must sell it?

2. A machine when was sold at 1230 the seller incurred a loss of 18%. If he wants to make a profit of 6 1 % 4 at what rate he must sell the machine ?

3. The list price of t.v is 6400 rupees and is sold to a retailer at two successive discount of 25% and 15% respectively. The retailer wants to print a price at the t.v in such a way that after allowing a discount of 10% at new marked price he can earn 20% profit. Find the new marked price.

4 . In an election there are three candidates. The winning candidate got 55% votes and the candidate at the third place got 5% of the votes. If the winning candidate win by 9000 votes then find total number of votes while no vote was invalid.

5 . While measuring the base of triangle it has been taken in 40% excess and its height was measured 40% less. Find the percentage change in its area.

6 . If the ratio of length, breadth and height of cuboid is 1:2:3. If the length, breadth and height are increased by 100%, 200% and 200% respectively. Then how much the volume of the cuboid will increase?

7 . Two vessels contain equal quantity of mixtures of milk and water in the ratio 9:5 and 4:3 respectively. Both the mixtures are now mixed thoroughly. Find the ratio of milk to water in the new mixture so obtained.

8 . The sum of three numbers is 275. If the ratio between the first and second be 3 : 7 and that between the second and third be 2 : 5, then find the second number.

9 . A bag contains one rupee, 50- paise and 25-paise coins in the ratio 5 : 7 : 9. If the total amount in the bag is ` 430, find the number of coins of each kind.

10. A takes twice as much time as B or thrice as much time C to finish a piece of work Working together, they can finish the work in 2 days. B can do the work alone in:

11 . P, Q and R are three typists who working simultaneously can type 216 pages in 4 hours. In one hour, R can type as many pages more than Q as Q can type more than P. During a period of five hours, R can type as many pages as P can during seven hours. How many pages does each of them type per hour?

12. X can do 1/4 of the work in 10 days, Y can do 40% of the work in 40 days and Z can do 1/3 of the work in 13 days. Who will complete the work first?

13. A dog after travelling 50 km meets a swami who counsels him to go slower. He then proceeds at 3/4 of his former speed and arrives at his destination 35 minutes late. Had the meeting occured 24 km further the dog would have reached its destination 25 minutes late. The speed of the dog before meeting swami is:

14. An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 km/ hour in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in 1 2/3 hours, it must travel at a speed of :

15. A car travelling at a speed of 40 km/hour can complete a journey in 9 hours. How long will it take to travel the same distance at 60 km/hour?

16.A money lender finds that due to a fall in the annual rate of interest from 8 % to 7 3 4 %, his yearly income diminishes by Rs. 61.50. His capital is :

17. Rajesh wants to investRs. 18750 in bank account ofhis two sons of 12 years and 14 years respectively in such a way that they will get equal amount at an age of 18 years at the rate of 5% per annum. Find the share of younger son?

18 . What annual income will discharge a debt of Rs. 848 at the rate of 4% per annum in 4 annual equal installments :

19 .The sides of a rectangular plot are in the ratio 5 : 4 and its area is equal to 500 sq.m The perimeter of the plot is :

20 .The length and breadth of a rectangular field are in the ratio of 3 : 2. If the perimeter of the field is 80m, its breadth (in metres) is :

21. If the area of a triangle is 1176 cm2 and the ratio of base and corresponding altitude is 3 : 4, then the altitude of the triangle is:

22 . The total surface area of a solid right circular cylinder is twice that of a solid sphere. If they have the same radii, the ratio of the volume of the cylinder to that of the sphere is given by

23 . The radius and the height of a cone are in the ratio 4 : 3. The ratio of the curved surface area and total surface area of the cone is

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