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TS ICET| Arithmetic ability| Probability

 Probability Q1: In a throw of a coin, the probability of getting a head is? A) 1            B) 1/2                 C) 1/4                    D) 2   Q2: Two unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most one head? A) 2/3       B) 1/2             C) 3/4             D) 4/3   Q3: An unbiased die is tossed. Find the probability of getting a multiple of 3. A) 1/4            B) 1/3               C) 1/2           D) 1   Q4: In a simultaneous throw of a pair of dice, find the probability of getting a total more than 7. A) 3/2           B) 4/7            C) 5/12           D) 6/13   Q5: A bag contains 6 white and 4 black balls. Two balls are drawn at random. Find the probability that they are of the same colour. A) 3/4         B) 5/3           C) 7/15             D) 8/17  
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TS ICET| Arithmetic ability| Percentages

 Percentages Q1: 88% of 370 + 24% of 210 – ____ = 118.                       [Bank PO 2003] A)       256    B)        258    C)         268      D)         358   Q2: 860% of 50 + 50% of 860 = ____?       [RBI 2003] A)       430      B)        516    C)       860      D)        960   Q3: 45% of 750 – 25% of 480 = ?            [Bank PO 2002] A)       216 B)       217.50 C)       236.50 D)       245   Q4: It costs Rs. 1 to photocopy a sheet of paper. However, 2%  discount  is allowed on all photocopies done after the first 1000 sheets. How much will it cost to copy 5000 sheets of paper?     [IGNOU 2003] A)       Rs. 3920 B)       Rs. 3980 C)       Rs. 4900 D)       Rs. 4920   Q5: A housewife saved Rs. 2.50 in buying n item on sale. If she spent Rs. 25 for the item, approximately how much percent she saved in the transaction?  [Section Officer, 2003] A)       8% B)       9% C)         10% D)       11%   Q6: Rajeev buys goods worth
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TS ICET| Arithmetic ability| Mixtures and Allegations

  Mixtures and Allegations Q 1.  A grocer wishes to sell a mixture of two variety of pulses worth Rs.16 per kg. In what ratio must he mix the pulses to reach this selling price, when cost of one variety of pulses is Rs.14 per kg and the other is Rs.24 per kg? 2:5 4:3 2:1 4:1 7:6 Answer: (4) 4:1   Q 2.  Cost of two types of pulses is Rs.15 and Rs, 20 per kg, respectively. If both the pulses are mixed together in the ratio 2:3, then what should be the price of mixed variety of pulses per kg?  Rs. 22 per kg Rs. 30 per kg Rs. 10 per kg Rs. 18 per kg Rs. 24 per kg Answer: (4) Rs. 18 per kg   Q 3.  A dealer has 1000 kg sugar and he sells a part of it at 8% profit and the rest of it at 18% profit. The overall profit he earns is 14%. What is the quantity which is sold at 18% profit? 250 kg 600 kg 620 kg 400 kg 450 kg Answer: (2) 600 kg   Q 4.  How much coffee of variety A, costing Rs. 5 a
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TS ICET| Arithmetic ability| Divisibility Problems

  Divisibility Problems  1)  What is the unit digit of 1! + 2! + 3! + ……+ 88! + 89!? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 8   2) If 3 divided the integer n, the remainder is 2. Then, what will be the remainder when 7n is divided by 3 (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 4   3) What is the remainder when 1294*1298 is divided by 16. (a) 14 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 10   4) 3 10  + 5 10  is divisible by   (a) 34 (b) 26 (c) 8 (d) 20   5) What is remainder obtained if 455 18  is divided by 19   (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1    
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TS ICET| Arithmetic ability| Averages

 Averages Q 1.  The present age of Aradhana and Aadrika is in the ratio 3:4. 5 years back, the ratio of their ages was 2:3. What is the present age of Aradhana? 12 years 15 years 20 years 22 years 10 years   Q 2.  If the total ages of Iqbal and Shikhar is 12 years more than the total age of Shikhar and Charu. Charu is how many years younger than Iqbal? 11 years 13 years 15 years None of the above Cannot be Determined Q 3.  A father is twice as old as his daughter. If 20 years ago, the age of the father was 10 times the age of the daughter, what is the present age of the father? 40 years 32 years 33 years 45 years 22 years Q 4.  Arun is 2 years older than Bharat who is twice as old as Charat. If the total of the ages of Arun, Bharat and Charat be 27, then how old is Bharat? 10 years 12 years 15 years 13 years 11 years Q 5.  The
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TS ICET| Communication Ability

  Communication Ability 1. There has been a divergence ____________ the bank’s disclosed nonperforming assets (NPAs) for fiscal year 2015-16 and the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) assessment, ____________ to underprovisioning.   (A) Over, optimum   (B) During, unremarkable   (C) Among, unrivalled   (D) Between, leading   (E) Of, incomparable     2. As a _____________ regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has taken strong corrective steps and what we have are well-regulated, completely dematerialized and smooth functioning capital markets, which _____________ confidence.   (A) Fanatical, dissuade (B) Passive, impel (C) Proactive, inspire (D) Vigorous, instigate (E) Effective, enervate     3. As any business strategy professor will tell you, when customers ___________ the products to be similar, price (in this case discounts) ___________ the key differentiator.   (A) Descry, set s (B) Acknowledge, receives (C) Appreciate gives
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TS ICET|Reasoning ability

 Reasoning ability 1. The present age of a mother and son are in the ratio 2:1 and the ratio of present ages of father and son is 3:1. If the sum of their ages is 84. Then find present age of son.   A. 18   B. 24   C. 36   D. 14   Answer: D   2. The sum of present ages of a father and a son is 64 years. The age of son is 1/3rd of the age of his father. Then find the present age    of    father.   A. 32   B. 52   C. 48   D. 24   Answer: C   3. Seven years ago, the sum of the ages of A and B was 18. 16     years from now, the ratio of their ages will be 19:13. What is the present age of B if he is younger than A? A. 10 years B. 12 years C. 8 years D. 7 years Answer: A   4. P was twice as old as Q before 8 years. After 8 years, the ratio of the     ages of P and Q will be 4:3. What is the age of P now? A. 8 years B. 16 years C. 24 years D. 32 years Answer: C   5. Two years from now, the ages of Ram and Sam will be in the ratio 5 :
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