Exercise interview questions – page 6

All natural numbers and 0 are called the _____ numbers.

1. whole
2. rational
3. integer
4. prime

If you subtract -1 from + 1, what will be the result?

1. -1
2. 1
3. 2
4. -2

If n and p are both odd numbers, which of the following is an even number?

1. n + p
2. n + P + 1
3. np + 2
4. np

If (n – 1) is an odd number, what are the two other odd numbers nearest to it?

1. n, n – 1
2. n, n – 2
3. n – 3, n + 1
4. n – 3, n + 5

Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?

1. 57%
2. 60%
3. 65%
4. 90%

12% of 5000 = ?

1. 600
2. 620
3. 680
4. 720

In a class of 65 students and 4 teachers, each student got sweets that are 20% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 40% of the total number of students. How many sweets are there?

1. 104
2. 845
3. 897
4. 949

280% of 3940 = ?

1. 10132
2. 11032
3. 11230
4. 11320

An individual pays 30% income tax. On this tax he has to pay a surcharge of 10%. Thus the net tax rate, he has to pay is

1. 27%
2. 33%
3. 40%
4. 45%

Arun, Kamal and Vinay invested Rs.8000, Rs.4000 and Rs.8000 respectively in a business. Arun left after six months. If after eight months, there was a gain of Rs.4005, then what will be the share of Kamal?

1. Rs. 1780
2. Rs. 1602
3. Rs. 1335
4. Rs. 890

A and B started a partnership business investing some amount in the ratio of 3 : 5. C joined them after six months with an amount equal to that of B. In what proportion should the profit at the end of the one year be distributed among A, B and C?

1. 3 : 5 : 2
2. 3 : 5 : 5
3. 3 : 5 : 8
4. 6 : 10 : 5

A, B and C enter into a partnership with a capital in which A’s contribution is Rs.10,000. If out of a total profit of Rs. 1000, A gets Rs.500 and B gets Rs.300, then C’s capital is

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

Anand and Deepak started a business investing Rs. 22,500 and Rs. 35,000 respectively. Out of a total profit of Rs. 13,800, Deepak’s share is

1. Rs. 5400
2. Rs. 7200
3. Rs. 8400
4. Rs. 9600

A, B and C enter into a partnership. A initially invests Rs.25 lakhs and adds another Rs.10 lakhs after one year. B initially invests Rs.35 lakhs and withdraws Rs.10 lakhs after 2 years and C invests Rs.30 lakhs. In what ratio should the profit be divided at the end of 3 years?

1. 10 : 10 : 9
2. 19 : 19 : 18.
3. 20 : 19 : 18
4. 20 : 20 : 19

A, B and C enter into a partnership. They invest Rs.40,000, Rs.80,000 and Rs.1,20,000 respectively. At the end of the first year, B withdraws Rs.40,000, while at the end of the second year, C withdraws Rs.80,000. In what ratio will the profit be shared at the end of 3 years?

1. 1 : 2 : 3
2. 2 : 3 : 5
3. 3 : 4 : 7
4. 4 : 5 : 9

Reena and Shaloo are partners in a business. Reena invests Rs.35,000 for 8 months and Shaloo invests Rs.42,000 for 10 months. Out of a profit of Rs.31, 750, Reena’s share is

1. Rs. 9471
2. Rs. 12, 628
3. Rs. 18,040
4. Rs. 18,942

Aman started a business investing Rs.70,000. Rakhi hoined him after six months with an amount of Rs.1,05,000 and Sagar joined them with Rs.1.4 lakhs after another six months. The amount of profit earned should be distributed in what ratio among Aman, Rakhi and Sagar respectively, 3 years after Aman started the business?

1. 7 : 6 : 10
2. 12 : 15 : 16
3. 42 : 45 : 56
4. Cannot be determined

A and B entered into a partnership investing Rs.16,000 and Rs.12,000 respectively. After 3 months, A withdrew Rs.5000 while B invested Rs.5000 more. After 3 years of C, out of a total profit of Rs.21,000. The share of B exceeds that of C, out of a total profit of Rs.26,400 after one year by

1. Rs. 2400
2. Rs. 3000
3. Rs.3200
4. Rs.3600

A, B, C hired a car for Rs.520 and used it for 7, 8 and 11 hours respectively. Hire charges paid by B were

1. Rs. 140
2. Rs. 150
3. Rs. 160
4. Rs. 180

The smallest prime number, that is the fifth term of an increasing arithmetic sequence in which all the four preceding terms are also prime is

1. 17
2. 29
3. 37
4. 53

An integer us divisible by 16 if and only if its last X digits are divisible by 16. The value of X would be

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6

The smallest number of 5 digit beginning with 3 and ending with 5 will be

1. 31005
2. 30015
3. 30005
4. 30025

The sum of all the prime numbers from 1 to 20 is

1. 75
2. 76
3. 77
4. 78

Symbiosis runs a Corporate Training Programme. At the end of running the first programme, its total takings were Rs. 38950. There were more than 45 but less than 100 participants. What was the participant fee for the programme?

1. Rs. 410
2. Rs. 450
3. Rs. 500
4. Rs. 510

If the largest three digit number is subtracted from the smallest five digit number, then the remainder is

1. 9000
2. 9001
3. 90001
4. 90007

The unit’s digit in the product 274 x 318 x 577 x 313 is

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

Among the following statements, the statement which is not correct is

1. Every natural number is an integer.
2. Every natural number is a real number.
3. Every real number is a rational number.
4. Every integer is a rational number.

Which of the following numbers is not divisible by 18?

1. 34056
2. 50436
3. 54036
4. 65043

Which of the following is not a prime number?

1. 43
2. 29
3. 23
4. 21

The price for a pair of cuff links is Rs.1.00. The price for a 5 pair package of cuff links is Rs.3.40. The 5 pair package is what percent cheaper per paid than 5 pairs purchased separately?

1. 30%
2. 32%
3. 47%
4. 62%