1. A shirt marked Rs. 12.50 was sold at Rs. 10. The rate of discount on the marked price was:

2. Mrs. Prasad sells Rs. 164.50 worth of greeting cards, for which she receives 40% commission. How much  should she remit to the company for which she sells these cards?

3. Mr. and Mrs. Aye and Mr. and Mrs. Bee competed in a chess tournament.Of the three games played:

a) In only the first game werethe two players married to each other.

b) The men won two games and the women won one game.

c) The Ayes won more games than the Bees.

d) Anyone who lost game did not play the subsequent game.

Who did not lose a game?

Answer : Mrs.Bee did not lose a game.

4. A piece of paper with an area of 60 square inches is divided into 2 pieces so that the area of one is two-third the area of the other. The area in square inches of one of the pieces is:

5. How many cc of water must be added to 100 cc of 80% solution of boric acid to reduce it to 50% solution?

6. Three piles of chips--pile I consists one chip, pile II consists of chips, and pile III consists of three chips--are to be used in game played by Anita and Brinda.The game requires:

a) That each player in turn take only one chip or all chips from just one pile.

b) That the player who has to take the last chip loses.

c) That Anita now have her turn.

From which pile should Anita draw in order to win?

Answer : Pile II

7. A graduating class of 356 votes to choose a president. With 5 candidates seeking office, what is the least number of votes a successful candidate could receive and yet have more votes than any other candidate?

8. In performing an experiment a boy planted 105 seeds of which 84 sprouted. What percentage of seeds failed to sprout?

9. A merchant is paid Rs. 30 for an article. He wishes to place a price tag on it so that he can offer a 10 %discount on the price marked on the tag and still make a profit of 20% on the cost.  What price should he mark on the tag?  

10. One of Mr. Horton,his wife,their son,and Mr. Horton's mother is a doctor and another is a lawyer.

a) If the doctor is younger than the lawyer, then the doctor and the lawyer are not blood relatives.

b) If the doctor is a woman, then the doctor and the lawyer are blood relatives.

c) If the lawyer is a man, then the doctor is a man.

Whose occupation you know?

Answer : Mr. Horton:he is the doctor

11. A sports jacket marked Rs. 48 is offered at a discount of 25% during a store wide sale. At this reduced price, the dealer makes a profit of 20% on cost. The cost to the dealer is:

12. If a roast that requires 1 hour and 40 minutes of roasting time has been in the oven for 55 minutes, how many more minutes of roasting time are required?

13. One of the following is my secret word:AIM DUE? MOD? OAT? TIE.With the list in front of you, if I were to tell you any one of my secret word, then you would be able to tell me the number of vowels in my secret word.Which is my secret word?

Answer : TIE

14. Of Abdul, Binoy, and Chandini:

a) Each member belongs to the Tee family whose members always tell the truth or to the El family whose members always lie.

b) Abdul says ''Either I belong or Binoy belongs to a different family from the other two."

Whose family do you name of?

Answer : Binoy's family--El

15. In a group of 15, 7 can speak Spanish, 8 can speak French and 3 can speak neither. How much of the group  can speak both French and Spanish?