Quiz Discussion

A clock is set right at 12 noon on Monday. It losses 1/2 % on the correct time in the first week but gains 1/4 % on the true time during the second week. The time shown on Monday after two weeks will be

• 1] 12 : 25 : 12
• 2] 11 : 34 : 48
• 3] 12 : 50 : 24
• 4] 12 : 24 : 16
• 5] None of these

Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week?

• 1]

  Rs. 200

• 2]

  Rs. 250

• 3]

  Rs. 300

• 4]

  None Of These

Every month a man consumes 25 kg rice and 9 kg wheat. The price of rice is 20% of the price of wheat and thus he spends total Rs. 350 on the rice and wheat per month. If the price of wheat is increased by 20% then what is the percentage reduction of rice consumption for the same expenditure of Rs. 350? Given that the price of rice and consumption of wheat is constant :

• 1] 40%
• 2] 25%
• 3] 36%
• 4] 24%
• 5] Cannot determined

The population of a city is 35000. On an increase of 6% in the number of men and an increase of 4% in the number of women, the population would become 36760. What was the number of women initially?

• 1] 18000
• 2] 19000
• 3] 17000
• 4] 20000

The price of the sugar rise by 25%. If a family wants to keep their expenses on sugar the same as earlier, the family will have to decrease its consumption of sugar by

• 1] 25%
• 2] 20%
• 3] 80%
• 4] 75%

A man buys a truck for Rs. 2,50,000. The annual repair cost comes to 2% of the price of purchase. Besides, he has to pay an annual tax of Rs. 2000. At what monthly rent must he rent out the truck to get a return of 15% on his net invests of the first year?

• 1] Rs. 3359
• 2] Rs. 2500
• 3] Rs. 4000
• 4] Rs. 3212.5

The employer reduces the number of employees in the ratio 9: 8 and increases their wages in the ratio 14: 15 If the previous wage bill was Rs 189000 what is the amount by which the new wage bill will increase or decrease?

• 1]

  Rs 21000

• 2]

  Rs 10000

• 3]

  Rs 9000

• 4]

  Rs 25000

What percent is 3% of 5% ?

• 1]

  60%

• 2]

  15%

• 3]

  50%

• 4]

  30%

express 62.5% as a fraction

• 1]

  1/2

• 2]

  5/8

• 3]

  3/8

• 4]

  7/8

The length, breadth and height of a room are in ratio 3:2:1. If breadth and height are halved while the length is doubled, then the total area of the four walls of the room will

• 1] remain the same
• 2] decrease by 13.64%
• 3] decrease by 15%
• 4] decrease by 18.75%
• 5] decrease by 30%