Table of Contents
PROFIT AND LOSS .................................................................................................................................................................................................3
PROBABILITY.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
PERMUTATIONS & COMBINATIONS...................................................................................................................................................16
NUMBERS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................21
PROBLEMS ON HCF AND LCM ...............................................................................................................................................................47
TIME AND WORK .................................................................................................................................................................................................52
PIPES AND CISTERNS .....................................................................................................................................................................................57
PERCENTAGES ......................................................................................................................................................................................................58
AVERAGES.................................................................................................................................................................................................................62
ALLIGATIONS AND MIXTURES .................................................................................................................................................................63
PROBLEMS ON TRAINS ................................................................................................................................................................................63
GEOMETRY, COORDINATE GEOMETRY .........................................................................................................................................64
TIME, SPEED, DISTANCE..............................................................................................................................................................................65
SIMPLE INTEREST & COMPOUND INTEREST ...........................................................................................................................68
PROBLEMS ON AGES ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 70
CLOCKS & CALENDARS ................................................................................................................................................................................71
RATIOS & PROPORTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................72
LOGARITHMS .........................................................................................................................................................................................................73
ALGEBRA....................................................................................................................................................................................................................76
SURDS & INDICES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 82
DATA SUFFICIENCY ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 84
AMCAT REASONING PART .........................................................................................................................................................................84
BLOOD RELATIONSHIP .................................................................................................................................................................................84
DIRECTION SENSE.............................................................................................................................................................................................91
ODD MAN OUT ......................................................................................................................................................................................................99
STATEMENT AND CONCLUSIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 106
SEATING ARRANGMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 112
CODING AND DECODING .......................................................................................................................................................................... 113
ANALOGIES ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 116
,NUMBER SERIES .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 121
DATA SUFFICIENCY ..........................................................................................................................................................................................125
LOGICAL ORDER ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 135
DATA ARRANGEMENTS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 138
MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS ..............................................................................................................................................................138
INFERRED MEANING ................................................................................................................................................................................... 141
AMCAT VERBAL PART ..................................................................................................................................................................................147
ODD WORDS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 147
ANTONYMS ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................148
SYNONYMS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 164
READING COMPREHENSIONS............................................................................................................................................................... 180
JUMBLED SENTENCES ............................................................................................................................................................................... 245
SENTENCE CORRECTION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 256
SENTENCE FORMATION .............................................................................................................................................................................262
SPOTTING ERRORS ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 264
SELECTING WORDS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 273
SENTENCE COMPLETION ........................................................................................................................................................................ 288
SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT.................................................................................................................................................................. 307
SENTENCE SELECTION ............................................................................................................................................................................ 309
PARAGRAPH FORMATION ........................................................................................................................................................................310
, QUANTITATIVE PART
PROFIT AND LOSS
1. Mathi/ purchased/ a/ walkman/ from/ her/ friend./ She/ then/ sold/ it/ for/ Rs.90.Had/ it/
been/ sold/ for/ Rs.105./ The/ gain/ would/ have/ been/ 1/4/ of/ the/ former/ loss./ What/ is/
the/ cost/ price/ of/ the/ walkman?
a. 82
b. 102
c. 114
d. 126
Correct/ Option/ is: b
2. A/ man / sells/ 12/ candies/ for/ Rs.12/ &/ loses/ Rs.2.40./ If/ he/ sells/ 12/ candies/
for/ Rs.16,/ how/ much/ does/ he/ gain / or/ lose?
a. Gains/ Rs.4
b. Loses/ Rs.6
c. Gains/ Rs.6.40
d. Loses/ Rs.1.60
e. Gains/ Rs.1.60
Correct/ Option/ is:/ / e
3. The/ book/ 40%/ is/ sold/ for/ Rs.480.What/ is/ the/ original/ price?
a. 1000
b. 1200
c. 1400
d. 1600
Correct/ Option / is:/ b
4. Atul/ bought/ a/ machine/ for/ Rs.4,50,000/ and/ sold/ it/ to/ Irfan/ at/ a/ profit./ Irfan/ later/
sold/ the/ machine/ to/ Danish/ at/ a/ loss/ of/ 10%/ for/ Rs.4,95,000./ The/ profit/ %/ earned/
by/ Atul/ is?
, a. 23%
b. 21%
c. 25%
d. 22.22%
Correct/ Option / is:/ d
5. If/ at/ 15%/ of/ profit,/ the/ selling/ price/ of/ dozen/ pencils/ is/ Rs.13.80,/ then/ what/ is/ the/ cost/
price/ of/ a/ pencil?
a. Rs/ 1.15
b. Rs/ 1
c. Rs/ 0.85
d. Rs/ 1.10
Correct/ Option / is:/ b
6. My/ friend/ collects/ antique/ stamps./ She/ purchased/ two,/ but/ found/ that/ she/ needed/
to/ raise/ money/ urgently./ So/ she/ sold/ them/ for/ Rs./ 8000/ each./ On/ one/ she/ made/
20%/ and/ on/ the/ other/ she/ lost/ 20%./ How/ much/ did/ she/ gain/ or/ lose/ in/ the/ entire/
transaction?
a. She/ lost/ Rs/ 500.67
b. She/ lost/ Rs/ 666.67
c. She/ gain/ Rs/ 666.67
d. She/ gain/ Rs/ 500.67
Correct/ Option / is:/ b
7. A/ women/ sold / 15/ bed/ sheets/ for/ Rs.15,000./ Hence/ gaining/ 5/ bedsheet‘s/ cost/
prices.
The/ cost/ per/ sheet/ is
a. rs.960
b. rs.775
c. rs.1000
d. rs.800
e. rs.750
Correct/ Option/ is:/ / e
8. CP/ of/ 8/ articles/ is/ equal/ to/ sp/ of/ 10/ articles./ Find/ profit/ or/ loss.
PROFIT AND LOSS .................................................................................................................................................................................................3
PROBABILITY.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
PERMUTATIONS & COMBINATIONS...................................................................................................................................................16
NUMBERS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................21
PROBLEMS ON HCF AND LCM ...............................................................................................................................................................47
TIME AND WORK .................................................................................................................................................................................................52
PIPES AND CISTERNS .....................................................................................................................................................................................57
PERCENTAGES ......................................................................................................................................................................................................58
AVERAGES.................................................................................................................................................................................................................62
ALLIGATIONS AND MIXTURES .................................................................................................................................................................63
PROBLEMS ON TRAINS ................................................................................................................................................................................63
GEOMETRY, COORDINATE GEOMETRY .........................................................................................................................................64
TIME, SPEED, DISTANCE..............................................................................................................................................................................65
SIMPLE INTEREST & COMPOUND INTEREST ...........................................................................................................................68
PROBLEMS ON AGES ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 70
CLOCKS & CALENDARS ................................................................................................................................................................................71
RATIOS & PROPORTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................72
LOGARITHMS .........................................................................................................................................................................................................73
ALGEBRA....................................................................................................................................................................................................................76
SURDS & INDICES ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 82
DATA SUFFICIENCY ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 84
AMCAT REASONING PART .........................................................................................................................................................................84
BLOOD RELATIONSHIP .................................................................................................................................................................................84
DIRECTION SENSE.............................................................................................................................................................................................91
ODD MAN OUT ......................................................................................................................................................................................................99
STATEMENT AND CONCLUSIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 106
SEATING ARRANGMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 112
CODING AND DECODING .......................................................................................................................................................................... 113
ANALOGIES ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 116
,NUMBER SERIES .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 121
DATA SUFFICIENCY ..........................................................................................................................................................................................125
LOGICAL ORDER ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 135
DATA ARRANGEMENTS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 138
MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS ..............................................................................................................................................................138
INFERRED MEANING ................................................................................................................................................................................... 141
AMCAT VERBAL PART ..................................................................................................................................................................................147
ODD WORDS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 147
ANTONYMS ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................148
SYNONYMS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 164
READING COMPREHENSIONS............................................................................................................................................................... 180
JUMBLED SENTENCES ............................................................................................................................................................................... 245
SENTENCE CORRECTION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 256
SENTENCE FORMATION .............................................................................................................................................................................262
SPOTTING ERRORS ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 264
SELECTING WORDS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 273
SENTENCE COMPLETION ........................................................................................................................................................................ 288
SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT.................................................................................................................................................................. 307
SENTENCE SELECTION ............................................................................................................................................................................ 309
PARAGRAPH FORMATION ........................................................................................................................................................................310
, QUANTITATIVE PART
PROFIT AND LOSS
1. Mathi/ purchased/ a/ walkman/ from/ her/ friend./ She/ then/ sold/ it/ for/ Rs.90.Had/ it/
been/ sold/ for/ Rs.105./ The/ gain/ would/ have/ been/ 1/4/ of/ the/ former/ loss./ What/ is/
the/ cost/ price/ of/ the/ walkman?
a. 82
b. 102
c. 114
d. 126
Correct/ Option/ is: b
2. A/ man / sells/ 12/ candies/ for/ Rs.12/ &/ loses/ Rs.2.40./ If/ he/ sells/ 12/ candies/
for/ Rs.16,/ how/ much/ does/ he/ gain / or/ lose?
a. Gains/ Rs.4
b. Loses/ Rs.6
c. Gains/ Rs.6.40
d. Loses/ Rs.1.60
e. Gains/ Rs.1.60
Correct/ Option/ is:/ / e
3. The/ book/ 40%/ is/ sold/ for/ Rs.480.What/ is/ the/ original/ price?
a. 1000
b. 1200
c. 1400
d. 1600
Correct/ Option / is:/ b
4. Atul/ bought/ a/ machine/ for/ Rs.4,50,000/ and/ sold/ it/ to/ Irfan/ at/ a/ profit./ Irfan/ later/
sold/ the/ machine/ to/ Danish/ at/ a/ loss/ of/ 10%/ for/ Rs.4,95,000./ The/ profit/ %/ earned/
by/ Atul/ is?
, a. 23%
b. 21%
c. 25%
d. 22.22%
Correct/ Option / is:/ d
5. If/ at/ 15%/ of/ profit,/ the/ selling/ price/ of/ dozen/ pencils/ is/ Rs.13.80,/ then/ what/ is/ the/ cost/
price/ of/ a/ pencil?
a. Rs/ 1.15
b. Rs/ 1
c. Rs/ 0.85
d. Rs/ 1.10
Correct/ Option / is:/ b
6. My/ friend/ collects/ antique/ stamps./ She/ purchased/ two,/ but/ found/ that/ she/ needed/
to/ raise/ money/ urgently./ So/ she/ sold/ them/ for/ Rs./ 8000/ each./ On/ one/ she/ made/
20%/ and/ on/ the/ other/ she/ lost/ 20%./ How/ much/ did/ she/ gain/ or/ lose/ in/ the/ entire/
transaction?
a. She/ lost/ Rs/ 500.67
b. She/ lost/ Rs/ 666.67
c. She/ gain/ Rs/ 666.67
d. She/ gain/ Rs/ 500.67
Correct/ Option / is:/ b
7. A/ women/ sold / 15/ bed/ sheets/ for/ Rs.15,000./ Hence/ gaining/ 5/ bedsheet‘s/ cost/
prices.
The/ cost/ per/ sheet/ is
a. rs.960
b. rs.775
c. rs.1000
d. rs.800
e. rs.750
Correct/ Option/ is:/ / e
8. CP/ of/ 8/ articles/ is/ equal/ to/ sp/ of/ 10/ articles./ Find/ profit/ or/ loss.
