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!!s
old!!for!!Rs.105.!!The!!gain!!would!!have!!been!!1/4!!of!!the!!former!!loss.!!What!!is!!the!!cost!!pr
ice!!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!!Atu
l! ! 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! ! p
rice!!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%!!an
d!!on!!the!!other!!she!!lost!!20%.!!How!!much!!did!!she!!gain!!or!!lose!!in!!the!!entire!!transactio
n?
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! ! price
s.
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!!s
old!!for!!Rs.105.!!The!!gain!!would!!have!!been!!1/4!!of!!the!!former!!loss.!!What!!is!!the!!cost!!pr
ice!!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!!Atu
l! ! 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! ! p
rice!!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%!!an
d!!on!!the!!other!!she!!lost!!20%.!!How!!much!!did!!she!!gain!!or!!lose!!in!!the!!entire!!transactio
n?
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! ! price
s.
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.
