Surajit Banerjee I. The interest rate is 10% p.a. II. The sum earned simple interest in 10 years. 8.

What is the sum which earned interest? I. The total simple interest was Rs. 7000 after 7 years. Directions to Solve II. The total of sum and simple interest was double of the sum after 5 years. 9. What percentage of simple interest per annum did Anand pay to Deepak? I. Anand borrowed Rs. 8000 from Deepak for four years. II. Anand returned Rs. 8800 to Deepak at the end of two years and settled the loan. 10. What is the rate of simple interest? I. The total interest earned was Rs. 4000. II. The sum was invested for 4 years. 11. What is the speed of the train whose length is 210 metres? 4

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Data Sufficiency

Each of the questions given below consists of a statement and/or a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the given question. Read both statements and Give answer (A) if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question. Give answer (B) if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question. Give answer (C) if the data either in Statement I or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question. 1

Surajit Banerjee Give answer (D) if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question. Give answer (E) if the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question. 1. A and B together can complete a task in 7 days. B alone can do it in 20 days. What part of the work was carried out by A? I. A completed the job alone after A and B worked together for 5 days. II. Part of the work done by A could have been done by B and C together in 6 days. 2. How long will Machine Y, working alone, take to produce x candles? I. Machine X produces x candles in 5 minutes. II. Machine X and Machine Y working at the same time produce x candles in 2 minutes. 3. Two towns are connected by railway. Can you find the distance between them? I. The speed of the mail train is 12 km/hr more than that of an express train. 2

M: 9830009535 II. A mail train takes 40 minutes less than an express train to cover the distance. 4. The towns A, B and C are on a straight line. Town C is between A and B. The distance from A to B is 100 km. How far is A from C? I. The distance from A to B is 25% more than the distance from C to B. II. The distance from A to C is of the distance C to B. 5. Two cars pass each other in opposite direction. How long would they take to be 500 km apart? I. The sum of their speeds is 135 km/hr. II. The difference of their speed is 25 km/hr. 6. How much destination? time did X take to reach the

I. The ratio between the speed of X and Y is 3 : 4. II. Y takes 36 minutes to reach the same destination. 7. The simple interest on a sum of money is Rs. 50. What is the sum?

Surajit Banerjee I. The three panels on average interview 15 candidates every day. II. Out of a total of 45 candidates interviewed everyday by the three panels, the number of candidates interviewed by panel A is more by 2 than the candidates interviewed by panel c and is more by 1 than the candidates interviewed by panel B. 23. What is the average age of children in the class? I. The age of the teacher is as many years as the number of children. II. Average age is increased by 1 year if the teachers age is also included. 24. A boat takes a total time of three hours to travel downstream from P and Q and upstream back from Q to P. What is the speed of the boat in still water? I. The speed of the river current is 1 km per hour. II. The distance between P and Q is 4 km.

M: 9830009535 I. The train crosses another train (Howrah Express/ 12869) of 300 metres length running in opposite direction in 10 seconds. II. The train crosses another train (Howrah Express/ 12869) running in the same direction at the speed of 60 km/hr in 30 seconds. 12. What is the length of a running train crossing another 180 metre long train running in the opposite direction? I. The relative speed of the two trains was 150 kmph. II. The trains took 9 seconds to cross each other. 13. What is the length of a running train? I. The train crosses a man in 9 seconds. II. The train crosses a 240 metre long platform in 24 seconds. 14. What is the number? I. The sum of the two digits is 8. The ratio of the two digits is 1 : 3.

1A 10D 19A

2E 11E 20E

3 12E 21D

4 13E 22B

5 14C 23D 8

6 15E 24E

7E 16A

8E 17C

9E 18D

Surajit Banerjee II. The product of the two digit of a number is 12. The quotient of two digits is 3. 15. What is the two-digit number? 19. What is the height of the triangle? I. The difference between the two digits is 9. I. The base of the triangle is 40 cm.

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II. The height of the triangle is 50 cm.

` I. The area of the triangle is 20 times its base. II. The sum of the digits is equal to the difference between the two digits. 16. What is the two-digit number whose first digit is a and the second digit is b?. The number is greater than 9. I. The number is multiple of 51. I. Circumference of the floor is 44 feet. II. The sum of the digits a and b is 6. II. The height of the wall of the room is 12 feet. 17. The area of playground is 1600 m2. What is the perimeter? I. It is a perfect square playground. I. The sum of ages of P and R is 60 years. II. It costs Rs. 3200 to put a fence around the playground at the rate of Rs. 20 per metre. 18. The area of a rectangle is equal to the area of rightangles triangle. What is the length of the rectangle? II. S is 10 years younger than R. 22. How many candidates were interviewed everyday by the panel A out of the three panels A, B and C? 21. The average age of P, Q, R and S is 30 years. How old is R? II. The perimeter of the triangle is equal to the perimeter of a square of side 10 cm. 20. What will be the cost of painting the inner walls of a room if the rate of painting is Rs. 20 per square foot?

Surajit Banerjee 13. A certain amount earns simple interest of Rs. 1750 after 7 years. Had the interest been 2% more, how much more interest would it have earned? A.Rs. 35 C.Rs. 350 B.Rs. 245 D.Cannot be determined

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Simple Interest
1. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is: A.Rs. 650 B.Rs. 690 C.Rs. 698 D.Rs. 700

14. A person borrows Rs. 5000 for 2 years at 4% p.a. simple interest. He immediately lends it to another
1 p.a for 2 years. Find his gain in the 4 transaction per year.

person at 6

A.Rs. 112.50

B.Rs. 125

C.Rs. 150

D.Rs. 167.50

15. You have to study the question and the statements and decide which of the statement(s) is/areb necessary to answer the question. What is the principal sum? I. The sum amounts to Rs. 690 in 3 years at S.I. II. The sum amounts to Rs. 750 in 5 years at S.I. III. The rate of interest is 5% p.a. A. I and III only B. II and III only C. I and II only D. I and III only, or II and III only E. Any two of the three 1C 2A 3 4B 5B 6D 7B 8D 9D 10C 11C 12C 13D 14A 15E

2. Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Rs. 13,900 divided in two different schemes A and B at the simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple interest earned in 2 years be Rs. 3508, what was the amount invested in Scheme B? A.Rs. 6400 B.Rs. 6500 C.Rs. 7200 D.Rs. 7500

3. A sum fetched a total simple interest of Rs. 4016.25 at the rate of 9 p.c.p.a. in 5 years. What is the sum? A.Rs. 4462.50 C.Rs. 8900 B.Rs. 8032.50 D.Rs. 8925

4. How much time will it take for an amount of Rs. 450 to yield Rs. 81 as interest at 4.5% per annum of simple interest? 9

Surajit Banerjee A.3.5 years B.4 years C.4.5 years D.5 years

M: 9830009535 9. A sum of Rs. 725 is lent in the beginning of a year at a certain rate of interest. After 8 months, a sum of Rs. 362.50 more is lent but at the rate twice the former. At the end of the year, Rs. 33.50 is earned as interest from both the loans. What was the original rate of interest? A.3.6% B.4.5% C.5% D. None of these

5. Reena took a loan of Rs. 1200 with simple interest for as many years as the rate of interest. If she paid Rs. 432 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of interest? A.3.6 B.6 C.18 D.Cannot be determined

6. A sum of Rs. 12,500 amounts to Rs. 15,500 in 4 years at the rate of simple interest. What is the rate of interest? A.3% B.4% C.5% D.6%

10. A man took loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After 3 years he had to pay Rs. 5400 interest only for the period. The principal amount borrowed by him was: A.Rs. 2000 C.Rs. 15,000 B.Rs. 10,000 D.Rs. 20,000

7. An automobile financier claims to be lending money at simple interest, but he includes the interest every six months for calculating the principal. If he is charging an interest of 10%, the effective rate of interest becomes: A.10% B.10.25% C.10.5% D.None of these

11. A sum of money amounts to Rs. 9800 after 5 years and Rs. 12005 after 8 years at the same rate of simple interest. The rate of interest per annum is: A.5% B.8% C.12% D.15%

8. A lent Rs. 5000 to B for 2 years and Rs. 3000 to C for 4 years on simple interest at the same rate of interest and received Rs. 2200 in all from both of them as interest. The rate of interest per annum is: A.5% B.7% C.8% D.10%

12. What will be the ratio of simple interest earned by certain amount at the same rate of interest for 6 years and that for 9 years? A.1 : 3 C.2 : 3 B.1 : 4 D.Data inadequate

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