SBI PO Superb 30 Quizzes: Day 23 - Arithmetic for PO, Clerk, SO, Insurance Exams

Question 1

9 kg of milk was bought by a villager for Rs. 450. but 2 Kg milk become unusable then He sells the remaining in such a way that on the whole he occurs a loss of 10 %. At what per kg was the milk sold?

Question 2

A can do a work in 20 days while B can do the same work in 24 days. If A and B work together for 72 hours and then C joined them who is 100% more efficient than A, then in how many days the remaining work will be done?

Question 3

A vessel contains mixture of milk and water mixed in the ratio of 9: 4 respectively. 78 litres of the mixture is taken out of the vessel and replaced with 44 litres of water, so that the ratio of the water to milk in the vessel becomes 8: 7 respectively. Find the final quantity of mixture in the vessel.

Question 4

The MRP of a product is 55% above its CP. The product is sold through a retailer, who earns 23% profit on his purchase price. What is the profit percentage for the manufacturer who sells his product to the retailer? The retailer gives 10% discount on MRP.

Question 5

Arjun and Krishna start a business together with an amount of Rs. 1500 and Rs. 1800 respectively. After 3 months, Karna replaces Arjun with an investment equal to x% of Arjun’s initial investment. At the end of year, Karna received Rs. 2400 as profit out of a total profit of Rs. 8200. Find the value of x.

Question 6

Tina invested Rs. 25000 in two fixed deposits X and Y offering compound interest at 6% per annum and 8% per annum, respectively. If the total amount of interest accrued in two years through both fixed deposits is Rs. 3518, what is the amount invested in scheme X?

Question 7

While calculating the average of a batsman as 36 runs in 100 matches that he played, one of the score 90 was incorrectly noted as 40. The approximate percentage error is:

Question 8

Ashwin can do a piece of work in 25 days and Vishal can complete the same work in 20 days. If Vishal worked for 20% of the number of days that Ashwin worked for, how many days did Vishal not work?

Question 9

A mixture contains 80% acid and rest water. Part of the mixture that should be removed and replaced by same amount of water to make the ratio of acid and water 4:3 is:

Question 10

Kuntal can swim up to a certain distance upstream in 6 hours and returns to the origin in 2 hours and 15 minutes. The speed of the stream is 5 km/hr. Find the time required to cover 44 km downstream by him.

Question 11

A car started its journey with its usual speed but after travelling for 5 hours the car meet with an accident so the speed of the car reduced by 8% and it took 6 hours to cover the remaining 276 km then find the percentage by which distance travelled by the car in first 5 hours is less than the remaining distance covered by the car?

Question 12

A shopkeeper purchase two quantities of rice at the rate of Rs. 20/kg and Rs. 26/kg . In 5.2 kg of the second quantity, how much rice of the first quantity should be mixed so that by selling the resulting mixture at Rs.30/ kg , he gains a profit of 25%.

Question 13

There are three persons A, B and C. A invested 20% more than that of B and C invested 40% more than that of B. If the difference between the investment of A and C is Rs 4000 than find the investment of A?

Question 14

A dealer sold a radio at a loss of 2.5%. Had he sold it for Rs 100 more, he would have gained 7.5%. For what value should he sell it in order to gain 12.5%?

Question 15

Andrew covers a distance of 900 kms in 10 hours partly by train and partly by air. Had he covered the whole distance via airways he would have saved

of the time he was in train and would reach destination 5 hours earlier. Find the speed of the train.

Question 16

The difference between simple interest and compound interest at the rate of 12% on the same amount for 3 years is Rs. 112.32. What is the principal amount if the interest is compounded annually?

Question 17

In a business, A invested 1200 rs. more than B. B invested his amount for 15 months while A invested for 4 months more than that of B. If total profit was 1240 rs. in which the profit of B is 280 Rs. less than that if A. then what was the invested amount of A?

Question 18

Soumya can complete

th of the work in 7 days, Rupam can complete

of the work in 4 days and Avik can complete 60% of the work in 15 days. Who will complete the work first and in how many days Soumya and Avik together can complete the work?

Question 19

A car travelling at 80kmph uses 60% more petrol to travel a certain distance than it does when it travels at the speed of 60kmph. If the Car has a mileage 32km/liters of petrol at 60kmph. What distance can car travel on 20 liters of petrol at a speed of 80kmph?

Question 20

There were 14 students in a class. When the ages of a teacher and a new boy are added, the average age of the class increases by 10 percent while it remains the same when only the age of a boy is added. If the teacher’s age is eight more than the twice the age of new boy, then find the initial average age of the class.