ALLIGATION MCQ SET 9
1. A trader bought 640 kg of rice . He sold a part of the rice at 20% profit and the rest at 5% loss . He earned a profit of 15% in the entire transaction . What is the ratio of the quantity of rice that he sold at a loss of 5% to that of the quantity that he sold at a profit of 20%?
(a) 1 : 3
(b) 4 : 1
(c) 1 : 4
(d) 3 : 1
Answer: C
2. Ramendra purchased some watermelons for Rs.1500 . He sold one-fourth of them at a loss of 12% . At what gain percentage should the remaining watermelons be sold so as to gain 25% on the whole transaction (correct to two decimal places)?
(a) 37.33%
(b) 33.73%
(c) 37.65%
(d) 33.43%
Answer: A
3. Arvind has 650 kg of wheat . A part of which he sells at 9% profit and the rest at 19% profit to get 15% profit on the whole . What is the quantity (in kg) of wheat sold by Arvind at 9% profit?
(a) 260 kg
(b) 390 kg
(c) 195 kg
(d) 455 kg
Answer: A
4. A shopkeeper earns 10% on an investment but loses 20% on another investment . If the ratio of the two investments is 2 : 3 , then the combined loss percentage is :
(a) 5.5%
(b) 7%
(c) 6%
(d) 8%
Answer: D
5. A seller sells 2 watches at 8% and 15% discount each . Total marked price of both the items are Rs.2100 . Find the difference between marked price of both items , if total discount is of 12% .
(a) 360
(b) 300
(c) 500
(d) 200
Answer: B
6. Harish is having Rs.40000 . He deposited it in 2 banks . Interest given by 1st bank is 9.5% per annum and that of 2nd bank is 5.5% per annum . If at the end of a year Harish got Rs.3200 . Then find the difference of the balance amount deposited in both banks?
(a) Rs.36000
(b) Rs.30000
(c) Rs.10000
(d) Rs.20000
Answer: C
7. A total of Rs.2,00,000 is divided into two parts for investing in different banks on simple interest . One yields 4% p.a. while the other yields 6% p.a. . If the total interest at the end of one year is equivalent to 4.7% p.a. on the whose amount , the amount (in Rs.) invested in each bank is _____ respectively .
(a) 1,30,000 and 70,000
(b) 1,45,000 and 55,000
(c) 1,20,000 and 80,000
(d) 1,60,000 and 40,000
ย Answer: A
8. Kiran lent Rs.4,000 to two persons such that one part of it at the rate of 8% per annum and the remaining part at the rate of 10% per annum . He got an annual simple interest of Rs.352 . Then the sum lent at 10% is :
(a) Rs.1,800
(b) Rs.2,200
(c) Rs.2,400
(d) Rs.1,600
Answer: D
9. A man has Rs.10,000 . He lent a part of it at 15% simple interest and the remaining at 10% simple interest . The total interest he received after 5 years amounted to Rs.6500 . The difference between the parts of the amount he lent is :
(a) Rs.2 000
(b) Rs.2,500
(c) Rs.1,500
(d) Rs.1,750
Answer: A
10. A person went to Delhi to Agra . He covered some distance by bus and remaining distance by train . He covered complete distance which is 360 km in 6 hours . Average speed of bus is 48 km/h and average speed of train is 120 km/h . Find distance covered by train .
(a) 120
(b) 240
(c) 360
(d) 180
Answer: A
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