Exercise interview questions – page 7

A city has a population of 3,00,000 out of which 1,80,000 are males. 50% of the population is literate. If 70% of the males are literate, then the percentage of females who are literate is

1. 10%
2. 20%
3. 25%
4. 30%

In an examination, 80% of the students passed in English, 85% in Mathematics and 75% in both English and Mathematics. If 40 students failed in both the subjects the total number of students is

1. 200
2. 400
3. 600
4. 800

What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have squares that end in the digit 1?

1. 1
2. 14
3. 20
4. 21

From 5 litres of a 20% solution of alcohol in water, 2 litres of solution is taken out and 2 litres of water is added to it. Find the strength of alcohol in the news solution.

1. 10%
2. 12%
3. 15%
4. 18%

A and B are started a business in partnership investing Rs.20,000 and Rs.15,000 respectively. After six months, C joined them with Rs.20,000. What will be B’s share in the total profit of Rs.25,000 earned at the end of 2 years from the starting of the business?

1. Rs. 7000
2. Rs. 7500
3. Rs. 9000
4. Rs. 9500

A, B and C rent a pasture. A puts 10 oxen for 7 months, B puts 12 oxen for 5 months and C puts 15 oxen for 3 months for grazing. If the rent of the pasture is Rs.175, how much must C pay as his share of rent?

1. Rs. 45
2. Rs. 50
3. Rs. 55
4. Rs. 60

A started a business with Rs.21,000 and is joined afterwards by B with Rs.36,000. After how many months did B join if the profits at the end of the year are divided equally?

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

Three partners A, B, C start a business. Twice A’s capital is equal to thrice B’s capital and B’s capital is four times C’s capital. Out of a total profit of Rs.16,500 at the end of the year B’s share is

1. Rs. 4000
2. Rs. 5000
3. Rs. 6000
4. Rs. 6600

P and Q started a business investing Rs.85,000 and Rs.15,000 respectively. In what ratio the profit earned after 2 years be divided between P and Q respectively?

1. 3 : 4
2. 3 : 5
3. 15 : 23
4. 17 : 3

Which one of the following is the number by which the product of 8 consecutive integers is divisible?

1. 4!
2. 6!
3. 7!
4. 8!
5. All of these

The number of prime numbers between 301 and 320 are

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

In what ratio must tea at Rs. 62 per kg be mixed with tea at Rs. 72 per kg so that the mixture must be worth Rs. 64.50 per kg?

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

How many kilograms of sugar costing Rs. 9 per kg must be mixed with 27 kg of sugar costing Rs. 7 per kg so that there may be a gain of 10% by selling the mixture of Rs. 9.24 per kg?

1. 36 kg
2. 42 kg
3. 54 kg
4. 63 kg

One quality of wheat at Rs. 9.30 per kg is mixed with another quality at a certain rate in the ratio 8 : 7. If the mixture so formed be worth Rs. 10 per kg. What is the rate per kg of the second quality of wheat?

1. Rs. 10.30
2. Rs. 10.60
3. Rs. 10.80
4. Rs. 11

A sum of Rs. 64 is made up of 80 coins which are either 100 paise or 50 paise coins. How many coins are of 50 paise?

1. 22
2. 32
3. 42
4. 52

Gold is 19 times as heavy as water and copper is 9 times. In what ratio should these metals be mixed so that the mixture may be 15 times as heavy as water?

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

In what ratio must be a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth Rs. 60 a kg and Rs. 65 a kg so that by selling the mixture at Rs. 68.20 a kg he may gain 10%?

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

The cost of Type 1 rice is Rs. 15 per kg and Type 2 rice is Rs. 20 per kg. if both Type I and Type 2 are mixed in the ratio of 2 : 3, then the price per kg of the mixed variety of rice is

1. Rs. 18
2. Rs. 18.50
3. Rs. 19
4. Rs. 19.50

A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so as to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3 : 5?

1. 4 litres, 8 litres
2. 5 litres, 7 litres
3. 6 litres, 6 litres
4. 7 litres, 5 litres

Varun’s expenditures and savings are in the ratio of 4 : 1. His income increases by 20%. If his savings increase by 12% by how much % should his expenditure increase?

1. 12%
2. 20%
3. 22%
4. 32%

A man has given Rs. 300000 as loan. He lent some of his capital to Ajay at an interest rate of 20% per annum and the rest to Ramesh at an interest rate of 12% per annum. At the end of one year, he got 17% of his capital as interest. How much did he lend to Ajay?

1. Rs. 120000
2. Rs. 140000
3. Rs. 160000
4. Rs. 187500

What is the minimum number of four digits formed by using the digit 2, 3, 0, 7?

1. 2047
2. 2247
3. 2407
4. 2470

The sum of the greatest and smallest number of five digits is

1. 10,999
2. 109,999
3. 11,110
4. 111,110

38649 – 1624 – 4483 = ?

1. 32425
2. 32452
3. 34522
4. 32542

587 x 999 = ?

1. 586413
2. 587523
3. 614823
4. 615173

The sum of the first four primes is

1. 10
2. 11
3. 16
4. 17

98th term of the infinite series 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, …… is

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

Find the multiple of 11 in the following numbers.

1. 978626
2. 869756
3. 447355
4. 447355

If the numbers from 1 to 24, which are divisible by 2 are arranged in descending order, which number will be at the 8th place from the bottom?

1. 18
2. 16
3. 12
4. 10

The difference between the local value and the face value of 7 in the numeral 32675149 is

1. 5149
2. 64851
3. 69993
4. 75142