Exercise interview questions – page 5

The HCF of two numbers is 11 and their LCM is 7700. If one of these numbers is 275, then the other one is

1. 918
2. 308
3. 283
4. 279

Let S be the set of prime numbers greater than or equal to 2 and less than 100. Multiply all the elements of S. With how many consecutive zeros will the product end?

1. 1
2. 4
3. 5
4. 10

At a special sale, 5 tickets can be purchased for the price of 3 tickets. If 5 tickets are purchased at the sale, the amount saved will be what percent of the original price of the 5 tickets?

1. 20%
2. $$33$$$$1 / {3}$$%
3. 40%
4. 60%

The price of an article is cut by 20%. To restore it to the Former value, the new price must be increased by

1. 20%
2. 24%
3. 25%
4. 28%

A company bought a total of 60 computers and 20 printers to modernise billing operations. If the price of each computer was three times the price of each printer, what percent of the total cost of the purchase was the total cost of the printer?

1. 10%
2. 11%
3. 15%
4. 20%

Of the 50 researchers in a workgroup 40% will be assigned to Team A and the remaining 60% to Team B. However, 70% of the researchers prefer Team A and 30% prefer Team B. What is the least possible number of researchers who will not be assigned to the team they prefer?

1. 15
2. 20
3. 30
4. 35

1.14 expressed as a percent of 1.9 is

1. 6%
2. 10%
3. 60%
4. 90%

How should a profit of Rs.450 be divided between two partners, one of whom has contributed Rs.1200 for 5 months and the other Rs.750 for 4 months?

1. 1 : 1
2. 1 : 2
3. 1 : 3
4. 2 : 1

A and B entered into a speculation. A put in Rs.500 and B put in Rs.450. At the end of 4 months A withdrew half of his capital and at the end of 6 months B withdrew half of his capital, then C entered with a capital of Rs.700. At the end of 12 months, in what ratio would the profit be divided?

1. 80 : 81 : 84
2. 80 : 81 : 85
3. 81 : 81 : 84
4. 81 : 81 : 85

Manick received Rs. 6000 as his share out of the total profit of Rs. 9000 which he and Raunaq earned at the end of one year. If Manick invested Rs. 20,000 for 6 months, whereas Raunaq invested his amount for the whole year, what was the amount invested by Raunaq?

1. Rs. 3000
2. Rs. 4000
3. Rs. 5000
4. Rs. 6000

Subhash starts a business by investing Rs.25000. 6 months later Aditya joins him by investing Rs.15000. After another 6 months Aditya invests an additional amount of Rs.15000. At the end of 3 yeas they earn a profit of Rs.247000. What is Aditya’s share in the profit?

1. Rs. 105000
2. Rs. 111500
3. Rs. 130000
4. Rs. 170000

A and B started a business jointly. A’s investment was thrice the investment of B and the period of his investment was two times the period of investment of B. if B received Rs. 4000 as profit, then their total profit is

1. Rs. 16,000
2. Rs. 24,000
3. Rs. 28,000
4. Rs. 32,000

A prime number N, in the range 10 to 50 remains unchanged when its digits are reversed. The square of such a number is

1. 1936
2. 1089
3. 484
4. 121

The number 89715983* is divisible by 4. The unknown non zero digit marked as * will be

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 6

How many 3 digit numbers are those in between 100 and 300, having first and the last digit as 2?

1. 9
2. 10
3. 11
4. 12

Which of the following is always odd?

1. Sum of two odd numbers
2. Product of two odd numbers
3. Difference of two odd numbers
4. None of these

Consider the following statements about natural numbers<br> (1) There exists a smaller natural number.<br> (2) There exists a largest natural number.<br> (3) Between two natural numbers, there is always a natural number.<br> Which of the above statement is/are correct?

1. None
2. Only 1
3. 1 and 2
4. 2 and 3

A and B enter into a partnership for a year. A contributes Rs.1500 and B Rs.2000. After 4 months, they admit C, who contributes Rs.2250. If B withdraws his contribution after 9 months, how would they share a profit of Rs.900 at the end of the year?

1. 1 : 1 : 1
2. 1 : 2 : 3
3. 6 : 8 : 9
4. 8 : 6 : 9

A, B, C enter into a partnership investing Rs.35,000, Rs.45,000 and Rs.55,000 respectively. The respective shares of A, B, C in an annual profit of Rs.40,500 are

1. Rs. 10,500, Rs. 13,500, Rs. 16,500
2. Rs. 11,000, Rs. 14,000, Rs. 15,500
3. Rs. 11,500, Rs. 13,000, Rs. 16,000
4. Rs. 11,500, Rs. 12,500, Rs. 16,500

In a business, A and C invested amounts in the ratio 2 : 1, whereas the ratio between amounts invested by A and B was 3 : 2. If Rs.1,57,300 was their profit, how much amount did B receive?

1. Rs. 24,200
2. Rs. 36,300
3. Rs. 48,400
4. Rs. 72,000

Satheesh started a business investing Rs.60000. After 3 months, Sunil joined him with a capital of Rs.75000. After another 6 months, Subhash joined them with a capital of Rs.105000. At the end of the year, they made a profit of Rs.19000. Find the share of each.

1. Rs. 8000, Rs. 7500, Rs. 3500
2. Rs. 8000, Rs. 6500, Rs. 4500
3. Rs. 8500, Rs. 7000, Rs. 3500
4. Rs. 8500, Rs. 6500, Rs. 4000

Simran started a software business by investing Rs.50,000. After six months, Nanda joined her with a capital of Rs.80,000. After 3 years, they earned a profit of Rs.24,500. What was Simran’s share in the profit?

1. Rs. 10500
2. Rs. 10,250
3. Rs. 12,500
4. Rs. 14,000

30% apples out of 450 are rotten. How many apples are in good condition?

1. 180
2. 240
3. 315
4. 335

The prime numbers dividing 143 and leaving a remainder of 3 in each case are

1. 2 and 11
2. 3 and 7
3. 5 and 7
4. 11 and 13

6 x 3 (3 – 1) is equal to

1. 19
2. 20
3. 36
4. 53

The difference between the place value of 7 and 3 in the number 527435 is

1. 4
2. 5
3. 45
4. 6970

Every rational number is also

1. a whole number
2. a natural number
3. a real number
4. an integer

The face value of 8 in the number 458926 is

1. 8
2. 1000
3. 8000
4. 8926

Which of the following numbers is a multiple of 8?

1. 923872
2. 923972
3. 923862
4. 923962

The sum of the place value of 3 in the number is 503535 is

1. 6
2. 60
3. 3030
4. 3300