In an examination, 52% of the candidates failed in English and 42% failed in Mathematics. If 17% failed in both the subjects, then the percentage of candidates, who passed in both the subjects, was

• 23

• 21

• 25

• 25

In an election, there were only two candidates. One of the candidates secured 40% of votes and is defeated by the other candidate by 298 votes. The total number of votes polled is

• 745

• 1460

• 1490

• 1490

P and Q are 27 km away. Two trains with speeds of 24 km/hr and 18 km/hr respectively start simultaneously from P and Q and travel in the same direction. They meet at a point R beyond Q. Distance QR is

• 126 km

• 81 km

• 48 km

• 68 km

A boat covers 12 km upstream and 18 km downstream in 3 hours, while it covers 36 km upstream and 24 km downstream in 

What is the speed of the current?

• 1.5 km/hr

• 1 km/hr

• 2 km/hr

• 2.5 km/hr

Two trains, A and B, start from stations X and Y towards Y and X respectively. After passing each other, they take 4 hours 48 minutes and 3 hours 20 minutes to reach Y and X respectively. If train A is moving at 45 km/hr, then the speed of the train B is

• 60 km/hr

• 64.8 km/hr

• 54 km/hr

• 54 km/hr

A train covers a distance between A and station B in 45 minutes, If the speed of the train is reduced by 5 km per hr, then the same distance is covered in 48 minutes. The distance between stations A and B is

• 60 km

• 64 km

• 80 km

• 80 km

Arun lends Rs 20,000 of two of his friends. He gives Rs 12,000 to the first at 8% p.a. simple interest. Arun wants to make a profit of 10% on the whole. The simple interest rate at which he should lend the remaining sum of money to the second friend is

• 8%

• 16%

• 12%

• 12%

An amount of money at compound interest grows up to ₹ 3,840 in 4 years and up to ₹ 3,936 in 5 years. Find the rate of interest.

• 2.5%

• 2%

• 3.5%

• 3.5%

A sum of money at compound interest amounts to thrice itself in 3 years. In how many years will it be 9 times itself?

• 9

• 27

• 6

• 6

50.

Sita deposited ₹ 5,000 at 10% simple interest for 2 years. How much more money will Sita have in her account at the end of two years. If it is compounded semi-annually.

• ₹ 50

• ₹ 40

• ₹ 77.50

• ₹ 77.50