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Quantitative aptitude and arithmetic

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  1. If the price of sugar increases by , by what percentage must a household reduce its consumption so that the expenditure on sugar remains unchanged?
  2. A shopkeeper sells an article for at a loss of . At what price should he sell it to gain a profit of ?
  3. What is the compound interest on a principal of for years at per annum compounded annually?
  4. The ratio of boys to girls in a college of students is . How many more girls must be admitted to make the ratio ?
  5. A can complete a piece of work in days, and B can complete the same work in days. If they work together, in how many days will they finish the entire work?
  6. A train running at a uniform speed of crosses a stationary pole in . What is the length of the train?
  7. The average score of 5 consecutive odd numbers is 27. What is the value of the largest of these odd numbers?
  8. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 12 and 144 respectively. If one of the numbers is 36, what is the other number?
  9. In how many years will a sum of money double itself at a simple interest rate of per annum?
  10. A copper wire when bent in the form of a square encloses an area of . If the same wire is bent into the form of a circle, what is the area enclosed by the circle? (Take )
  11. Pipe A can fill a tank in , and pipe B can fill it in . If both pipes are opened together, how long will they take to fill the empty tank completely?
  12. A boat's speed in still water is and the stream's speed is . What time will the boat take to travel downstream?
  13. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution is the Right to Constitutional Remedies guaranteed as a Fundamental Right?
  14. Which is the longest river that flows entirely within the territorial boundaries of peninsular India?
  15. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi lead the historic Champaran Satyagraha in Bihar, his first civil disobedience movement in India?
  16. In India, which institution is constitutionally authorized to regulate monetary policy and control credit availability in the economy?
  17. Where are the permanent headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) located?
  18. Temporary hardness of water is caused by the presence of dissolved bicarbonates of which two metals?
  19. How many Indian states does the Tropic of Cancer ( latitude) pass through?
  20. Who acts as the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) in the Indian Parliament?
  21. An article is marked at . After allowing two successive discounts of and , what is the final selling price?
  22. Three persons P, Q, and R can complete a work in 6, 8, and 12 days respectively. If they complete the work together and receive , what is Q's share?
  23. The ratio of the present ages of a father and his son is . Four years hence, the sum of their ages will be . What is the present age of the father?
  24. Two cities A and B are apart. Two cars start simultaneously from A and B toward each other with speeds of and . After how many hours will they cross…
  25. A solid right circular cylinder has radius and height . What is its total surface area? (Take )

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