Q1. A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed price. The ratio of the cost price and the printed price of the book is
(a) 45 : 56
(b) 45 : 51
(c) 47 : 56
(d) 47 : 51
Q2. While selling shirt, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 7%. If he had given a discount of 9% he would have got Rs. 15 less as profit. The marked price of the shirt is
(a) Rs. 750
(b) Rs. 720
(c) Rs. 712.50
(d) Rs. 600
Q3. The selling price of an article is 1,920 and the discount given is 4%. The marked price of the article is
(a) Rs. 2,400
(b) Rs. 2,000
(c) Rs. 1,600
(d) Rs. 1,200
Q4. A shopkeeper sells his goods at 15% discount. The marked price of an article whose selling price is Rs. 629 is:
(a) Rs. 740
(b) Rs. 704
(c) Rs. 700
(d) Rs. 614
Q5. A discount of 24% on the marked price of an article is allowed and then the article is sold for Rs. 342. The marked price of the article is
(a) Rs. 500
(b) Rs. 490
(c) Rs. 450
(d) Rs. 430
Q6. Find the maximum number of trees which can be planted 20 m apart, on two sides of a straight road 1760 m long
(a) 180
(b) 178
(c) 174
(d) 176
Q7. Mohan gets 3 marks for each correct sum and loses 2 marks for each wrong sum. He attempts 30 sums and obtains 40 marks. The number of sums solved correctly is:
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 25
(d) 10
Q8. Two trains 108 m and 112 m in length are running towards each other on the parallel lines at a speed of 45 km/hr and 54 km/hr respectively. To cross each other after they meet, it will take
(a) 12 sec
(b) 9 sec
(c) 8 sec
(d) 10 sec
Q9. Two trains 150 m and 120 m long respectively moving from opposite directions cross each other in 10 seconds. If the speed of the second train is 43.2 km/hr, then the speed of the first train is
(a) 54 km/hr
(b) 50 km/hr
(c) 52 km/hr
(d) 51 km/hr
Q10. A passenger train 150 m long is travelling with a speed of 36 km/hr. If a man is cycling in the direction of train at 9 km/hr., the time taken by the train to pass the man is
(a) 10 sec
(b) 15 sec
(c) 18 sec
(d) 20 sec
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