Table of Contents
PROFIT AND LOSS ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
PROBABILITY............................................................................................................................................................... 8
PERMUTATIONS & COMBINATIONS .................................................................................................................... 13
NUMBERS................................................................................................................................................................... 17
PROBLEMS ON HCF AND LCM ............................................................................................................................. 37
TIME AND WORK ..................................................................................................................................................... 41
PIPES AND CISTERNS ............................................................................................................................................. 44
PERCENTAGES.......................................................................................................................................................... 45
AVERAGES................................................................................................................................................................. 48
ALLIGATIONS AND MIXTURES ............................................................................................................................. 49
PROBLEMS ON TRAINS .......................................................................................................................................... 49
GEOMETRY, COORDINATE GEOMETRY ............................................................................................................. 50
TIME, SPEED, DISTANCE ....................................................................................................................................... 51
SIMPLE INTEREST & COMPOUND INTEREST .................................................................................................. 53
PROBLEMS ON AGES .............................................................................................................................................. 55
CLOCKS & CALENDARS ......................................................................................................................................... 55
RATIOS & PROPORTIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 56
LOGARITHMS............................................................................................................................................................ 57
ALGEBRA.................................................................................................................................................................... 59
SURDS & INDICES ................................................................................................................................................... 64
DATA SUFFICIENCY ................................................................................................................................................. 65
AMCAT REASONING PART ..................................................................................................................................... 65
BLOOD RELATIONSHIP ........................................................................................................................................... 65
DIRECTION SENSE .................................................................................................................................................. 70
ODD MAN OUT......................................................................................................................................................... 77
STATEMENT AND CONCLUSIONS ....................................................................................................................... 82
SEATING ARRANGMENTS ...................................................................................................................................... 86
CODING AND DECODING ...................................................................................................................................... 87
ANALOGIES................................................................................................................................................................ 90 NUMBER SERIES ...................................................................................................................................................... 93
DATA SUFFICIENCY ................................................................................................................................................. 96
LOGICAL ORDER .................................................................................................................................................... 104
DATA ARRANGEMENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 106
MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 107
INFERRED MEANING ............................................................................................................................................. 108
AMCAT VERBAL PART ........................................................................................................................................... 113
ODD WORDS........................................................................................................................................................... 113
ANTONYMS.............................................................................................................................................................. 114
SYNONYMS.............................................................................................................................................................. 126
READING COMPREHENSIONS ............................................................................................................................ 138
JUMBLED SENTENCES .......................................................................................................................................... 188
SENTENCE CORRECTION ................................................................................................................................. 197
SENTENCE FORMATION ....................................................................................................................................... 201
SPOTTING ERRORS ............................................................................................................................................... 202
SELECTING WORDS .............................................................................................................................................. 209
SENTENCE COMPLETION ................................................................................................................................... 221
SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT ............................................................................................................................... 236
SENTENCE SELECTION ....................................................................................................................................... 237
PARAGRAPH FORMATION ................................................................................................................................... 238
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.
a.gain of rupees 2
PROFIT AND LOSS ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
PROBABILITY............................................................................................................................................................... 8
PERMUTATIONS & COMBINATIONS .................................................................................................................... 13
NUMBERS................................................................................................................................................................... 17
PROBLEMS ON HCF AND LCM ............................................................................................................................. 37
TIME AND WORK ..................................................................................................................................................... 41
PIPES AND CISTERNS ............................................................................................................................................. 44
PERCENTAGES.......................................................................................................................................................... 45
AVERAGES................................................................................................................................................................. 48
ALLIGATIONS AND MIXTURES ............................................................................................................................. 49
PROBLEMS ON TRAINS .......................................................................................................................................... 49
GEOMETRY, COORDINATE GEOMETRY ............................................................................................................. 50
TIME, SPEED, DISTANCE ....................................................................................................................................... 51
SIMPLE INTEREST & COMPOUND INTEREST .................................................................................................. 53
PROBLEMS ON AGES .............................................................................................................................................. 55
CLOCKS & CALENDARS ......................................................................................................................................... 55
RATIOS & PROPORTIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 56
LOGARITHMS............................................................................................................................................................ 57
ALGEBRA.................................................................................................................................................................... 59
SURDS & INDICES ................................................................................................................................................... 64
DATA SUFFICIENCY ................................................................................................................................................. 65
AMCAT REASONING PART ..................................................................................................................................... 65
BLOOD RELATIONSHIP ........................................................................................................................................... 65
DIRECTION SENSE .................................................................................................................................................. 70
ODD MAN OUT......................................................................................................................................................... 77
STATEMENT AND CONCLUSIONS ....................................................................................................................... 82
SEATING ARRANGMENTS ...................................................................................................................................... 86
CODING AND DECODING ...................................................................................................................................... 87
ANALOGIES................................................................................................................................................................ 90 NUMBER SERIES ...................................................................................................................................................... 93
DATA SUFFICIENCY ................................................................................................................................................. 96
LOGICAL ORDER .................................................................................................................................................... 104
DATA ARRANGEMENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 106
MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 107
INFERRED MEANING ............................................................................................................................................. 108
AMCAT VERBAL PART ........................................................................................................................................... 113
ODD WORDS........................................................................................................................................................... 113
ANTONYMS.............................................................................................................................................................. 114
SYNONYMS.............................................................................................................................................................. 126
READING COMPREHENSIONS ............................................................................................................................ 138
JUMBLED SENTENCES .......................................................................................................................................... 188
SENTENCE CORRECTION ................................................................................................................................. 197
SENTENCE FORMATION ....................................................................................................................................... 201
SPOTTING ERRORS ............................................................................................................................................... 202
SELECTING WORDS .............................................................................................................................................. 209
SENTENCE COMPLETION ................................................................................................................................... 221
SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT ............................................................................................................................... 236
SENTENCE SELECTION ....................................................................................................................................... 237
PARAGRAPH FORMATION ................................................................................................................................... 238
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.
a.gain of rupees 2
