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1. If 3 pencils cost ₹15, how much will 7 pencils cost?
  • ₹25
  • ₹35
  • ₹30
  • ₹40
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2. A shopkeeper sells an article for ₹360, gaining 20%. What is the cost price?
  • ₹300
  • ₹320
  • ₹280
  • ₹290
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3. If 5 men can do a work in 12 days, how many days will 3 men take?
  • 15 days
  • 20 days
  • 18 days
  • 12 days
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4. A train travels 60 km in 1 hour 30 minutes. What is its speed?
  • 40 km/h
  • 45 km/h
  • 50 km/h
  • 55 km/h
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5. If 7 workers can build a wall in 21 days, 3 workers can build it in:
  • 49 days
  • 42 days
  • 36 days
  • 63 days
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6. The sum of two numbers is 60. If one number is 25, the other is:
  • 35
  • 40
  • 25
  • 45
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7. A boat covers 18 km downstream in 2 hours and the same distance upstream in 3 hours. Find speed of the boat in still water.
  • 5 km/h
  • 6 km/h
  • 7 km/h
  • 8 km/h
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8. A man spends 1/3 of his salary on rent, 1/4 on food, 1/5 on clothes. What fraction remains?
  • 7/20
  • 8/15
  • 11/20
  • 13/30
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9. If 5 kg sugar costs ₹125, what is the cost of 8 kg?
  • ₹180
  • ₹200
  • ₹175
  • ₹150
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10. If a 10% discount is given on an article costing ₹500, the selling price is:
  • ₹450
  • ₹500
  • ₹475
  • ₹400
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