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.
