Wednesday, April 23, 2008

BANK PO NUMERICAL ABILITY Questions Part-2

1. Satyam bought an article with 30 percent discount on the labeled price. He sold the article with 112 percent profit on the labeled price. What was his percent profit on the price he bought?

(a) 40

(b) 50

(c) 60

(d) Data inadequate

(e) None of these

Ans (e)

2. The length of a rectangular plot is 20 meters more than is breadth. If the cost of fencing the plot @ Rs 26.50 per meter is Rs 5,300/-, what is the length of the plot in meters?

(a) 40

(b) 120

(c) 50

(d) Data inadequate

(e) None of these

Ans (e)

3. The sum of the digits of a two digits numbers is 1/11th of the sum of the number and the number obtained by interchanging the position of the digits. What is the difference between the digits of that number?

(a) 3

(b) 2

(c) 6

(d) Data inadequate

(e) None of these

Ans (d)

3. A can do a work in 6 days and B in 9 days. How many days will both take together to complete the work?

(a) 7.5

(b) 5.4

(c) 3.6

(d) 3

(e) None of these

Ans (c)

4. A particular job can be completed by a team of 10 men in 12 days. The same job can be completed by a team of 10 women in 6 days. How many days are needed to complete the job if the two teams work together?

(a) 4

(b) 6

(c) 9

(d) 18

(e) None of these

Ans (a)

5. A works twice as fast as B. If both of them can together finish a work in 12 days, B alone can do it in

(a) 48 days

(b) 36 days

(c) 27 days

(d) 24 days

(e) None of these

Ans (b)

6. (4) 0.5x (0.5)4 is equal to

(a) 1

(b) 4

(c) 1/8

(d) 1/32

(e) None of these

Ans (b)

7. The square of a natural number subtracted from its cube is 48. The number is

(a) 8

(b) 6

(c) 5

(d) 4

(e) None of these

Ans (d)

8. If * is a digit such that 5824* is divisible by 11, then * equals

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 5

(d) 6

(e) None of these

Ans (c)

9. [1-2 (1-2)-1]-1 equals

(a) 1/3

(b) 1/3

(c) -1

(d) ½

(e) None of these

Ans (a)

10. The next number of the sequence 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ... is

(a) 46

(b) 47

(c) 48

(d) 50

(e) None of these

Ans (c)

11. If (6767 + 67) is divided by 68, the remainder is

(a) 1

(b) 67

(c) 63

(d) 66

(e) None of these

Ans (d)

12. If log 2 = 0.3010, then log 5 equals

(a) 0.3010

(b) 0.6990

(c) 0.7525

(d) Given log 2, it is not possible to calculate log 5

(e) None of these

Ans (d)

13. When number is divided by 121, the remainder is 25. If the same number is divided by 11, the remainder will be

(a) 3

(b) 4

(c) 6

(d) 25

(e) None of these

Ans (a)

14. (160-16× 20.36) is equal to

(a) 2

(b) 16

(c) 32

(d) 64

(e) None of these

Ans (a)

15. The numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, ..., 99 and 128 are multiplied together. The number of zeros at the end of the product must be

(a) 19

(b) 22

(c) 7

(d) Nil

(e) None of these

Ans (b)

16. A shopkeeper purchased a chair marked at Rs 800, at two successive discounts of 10% and 15% respectively. He spent Rs 28 on transportation and sold the chair for Rs 800. His gain percent is

(a) 40

(b) 30

(c) 25

(d) 14

(e) None of these

Ans (c)

17.A shopkeeper marks his sarees at 20% above the cost price and allows the purchaser a discount of 10% for cash buying. What profit percent does he make?

(a) 18

(b) 12

(c) 10

(d) 8

(e) None of these

Ans (d)

18. The simple interest on a sum of money is 4/9 of the principal and the number of years is equal to the rate percent per annum. The rate per annum is

(a) 5%

(b) 6 2/3%

(c) 6%

(d) 7 1/5%

(e) None of these

Ans (b)

19. What is the difference between compound interest on Rs 5000 for 1½ years at 4% per annum according as the interest is compounded yearly or half-yearly?

(a) Rs 2.04

(b) Rs 3.06

(c) Rs 8.30

(d) Rs 4.80

(e) None of these

Ans (b)

20. In how many years will Rs 2000 amount to Rs 2420 at 10% per annum compound interest?

(a) 3

(b) 2½

(c) 2

(d) 1½

(e) None of these

Ans (c)

21. If the difference between the compound interest, compounded every six months, and the simple interest on a certain sum of money at the rate of 12% per annum for one year is Rs 36. The sum is

(a) Rs 10,000

(b) Rs 12,000

(c) Rs 15,000

(d) Rs 9000

(e) None of these

Ans (a)

22.The compound interest on Rs 10,000 in 2 years at 4% per annum, the interest being compounded half-yearly, is

(a) Rs 636.80

(b) Rs 824.32

(c) Rs 912.86

(d) Rs 828.82

(e) None of these

Ans (b)

23. A right angled triangle whose sides are 45 cm and 3.5 cm in length is made to run around the shorter side. What is the volume of the cone thus formed?

(a) 44/3 Cu. cm

(b) 44 Cu. cm

(c) 154/3 Cu. cm

(d) 154 Cu. cm

(e) None of these

Ans (c)

24. A circle is 7/11 of a square in area. If the diagonal of the square is 7.7 cm., what is the diameter of the circle (π = 22/7)?

(a) 3.83 cm

(b) 4.9 cm

(c) 9.8 cm

(d) 15.4 cm

(e) None of these

Ans (b)

25. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 50% and breadth is decreased by 50%, by what percent is the area increased or decreased?

(a) 10% increased

(b) 25% Decreased

(c) 25% increased

(d) Neither increased nor decreased

(e) None of these

Ans (b)

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