Arithmetic - Mathematics Exam Questions (06/03/2025) - Time 4:00 PM-5:30 PM

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Arithmetic section exam questions dated 06/03/2025 with time 4:00 PM-5:30 PM. Includes instructions on marking: 1 mark for correct answers and 1/3 negative marking for incorrect ones. Questions cover ratios, cone geometry using given volume, conversion between spherical balls and cylindrical rods, compound and simple interest, speed and time, averages, value of expressions with brackets, remainders and divisibility, weights/averages in a class, work rates with three workers, and practical discount percentage comparisons. Options indicate correct answers in green with tick icons.

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Arithmetic

Instructions and Exam Marking

Ratio, Averages, and Basic Arithmetic

Geometry and Measurements

Interest and Time-Speed Problems

Work, Divisibility, and Discount Percentage

| | | --- | | | | Exam Date 06/03/2025 Centre Name Exam Time 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
* Note
Correct Answer will carry 1 mark per Question.
Incorrect Answer will carry 1/3 Negative mark per Question.
1. Options shown in green color with a tick icon are correct.
2. Chosen option on the right of the question indicates the option selected by the candidate. | Section : Arithmetic | Q.1 There are 2759 students in a school and the ratio of boys to girls in the school is 40 : 49, then find the number of boys in school.
Ans 1. 1248
2. 1240 3. 1245
4. 1257 | | --- | | Q.2 If the ratio of the height to the slant height of a cone is 4 : 5 and its volume is 12936 cm3, then what will be its diameter?
(Use value of )
Ans 1. 21 cm
2. 42 cm
3. 42 m
4. 21 m | | Q.3 N solid metallic spherical balls are melted and recast into a cylindrical rod whose radius
is 5 times the radius of a spherical ball and height is 8 times the radius of a spherical ball. The value of N is:
Ans 1. 75
2. 175 3. 100
4. 150 | | Q.4 A sum of money invested at compound interest amounts to ₹9,600 in 2 years and to ₹10,800 in 3 years. Find the rate of interest per annum.
Ans 1. 11.4%
2. 13.4%
3. 12.5%
4. 10.5% | | Q.5 A bus travelling at 72 km/h completes a journey in 15 hours. At what speed will it have to cover the same distance in 12 hours?
Ans 1. 90 km/h
2. 84 km/h
3. 89 km/h
4. 99 km/h | | | Q.6
Ans | The sum of 10 numbers is 336. Find their average.
1. 31.6
2. 34.6
3. 32.6
4. 33.6 | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | Q.7
Ans | Evaluate: 41- [36- {48 ÷ 2- (5-9 ÷ 3) ÷ 2}]
1. 27
2. 30
3. 28
4. 29 | | | | | Q.8
Ans | The sum of five numbers is 655. The average of the first two numbers is 78 and the third number is 110. Find the average of the remaining two numbers?
1. 195.5
2. 188
3. 194.5
4. 189 | | | | | Q.9
Ans | | | | | | Q.10
Ans | 2% of 13% of a number is what percentage of that number?
1. 0.26
2. 0.026
3. 26
4. 15 | | | | | Q.11
Ans | A can do a piece of work in 9 days. B can do it in 9 days. With the assistance of C, they completed the work in 3 days. C alone can do it in days.
1. 8 2. 11
3. 9 4. 10 | | | | | Q.12
Ans | What is the greatest number which when divides 1128, 1537 and 1834 leaves remainders 7, 3 and 5, respectively?
1. 43 2. 54
3. 59 4. 67 | | | | | | | | | | | Q.13
Ans | A class of 45 students weigh themselves. 10 students have an average weight of 55 kg, and the remaining students have an average score of 60 kg. Thus, the average weight (in kg) of the whole class is: (rounded off to the nearest integer)
1. 59 2. 56 3. 58
4. 57 | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | Q.14
Ans | | | | | | Q.15
Ans | A tap can fill a cistern in 24 minutes and another tap can empty it in 36 minutes. If both the taps are open, the time taken to fill the tank will be:
1. 48 minutes
2. 60 minutes
3. 72 minutes
4. 24 minutes | | | | | Q.16
Ans | | | | | | Q.17
Ans | Harish, a dealer, purchases a microwave oven for ₹11,400 . He allows a discount of 32% on its marked price and still gains 15% . What is the marked price (in ₹) of the microwave oven? (Round off to the nearest ₹)
1. 19,279
2. 18,479 3. 19,499 4. 17,299 | | | | | Q.18
Ans | The average of first 120 even numbers is
1. 122
2. 121
3. 121.5
4. 120.5 | | | | | Q.19
Ans | Evaluate: 41- [36- {48 ÷ 2- (4-12 ÷ 2) ÷ 2}]
1. 31
2. 32
3. 30
4. 29 | | | | | | | | | | | Q.20
Ans | Nisha lent a sum of ₹50,000 to Anu for one year and six months at a rate of 10% per annum compound interest, compounded half yearly. The amount Anu has to pay back is:
1. ₹5,57,987.50
2. ₹58,000
3. ₹58,522.25
4. ₹57,881.25 | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | Q.21
Ans | The monthly in

FAQs

How are marks awarded for correct and incorrect answers?

Correct answers carry 1 mark per question, while incorrect answers carry 1/3 negative mark per question.

What topic area does the question set focus on?

The document contains an Arithmetic section with multiple-choice questions on ratios, averages, geometry, interest, speed, and related calculations.

How are the options in the exam interface indicated?

Options shown in green with a tick icon are correct, and the chosen option on the right indicates the candidate’s selected answer.

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