Apptitude 1

In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2. What should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?

• 6.25

• 6.5

• 6.75

• 7

A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive months. How much sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6500?

• Rs. 4991

• Rs. 5991

• Rs. 6001

• Rs. 6991

The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, how many may be greater than zero?

• 0

• 1

• 10

• 19

The average weight of 8 person's increases by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 65 kg. What might be the weight of the new person?

• 76 kg

• 76.5 kg

• 85 kg

• Data inadequate

• None of these

The captain of a cricket team of 11 members is 26 years old and the wicket keeper is 3 years older. If the ages of these two are excluded, the average age of the remaining players is one year less than the average age of the whole team. What is the average age of the team?

• 23 years

• 24 years

• 25 years

• None of these

The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is:

• 15

• 16

• 18

• 25

In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?

• 30%

• 70%

• 100%

• 250%

A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs. 1280. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit?

• 2000₹

• 2500₹

• 4000₹

• Data inadequate

A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22.5% on his cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs. 392, what was his profit?

• 70

• 18.11

• 72

• 78