HSSC CET Paper/Dt.-06-11-2022 Second Shift Ist Paper

Total Questions: 100

1. A man bought goods worth ₹ 6,000 and solid half of them at a gain of 10%. At what gain percent must be sell the remainder so as to get a gain of 25% on the whole?

Correct Answer: (a) 40%

2. Three equal cubes are placed adjacently in a row. Then the ratio of the total surface area of the cuboid formed to the sum of the total surface areas of the three cubes is:

Correct Answer: (a) 7:9

3. A merchant has 500 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity of sugar sold at 8% is:

Correct Answer: (d) 200 kg

4. ₹20,000 amounts to ₹22,260.50 in 2 years at compound interest, compounded annually. The rate of interest is:

Correct Answer: (d) 5.5%

5. (0.75)³/1-0.75 + [0.75 ÷ (0.75)²+1]

Correct Answer: (c) 2

6. 15 men, 18 women, and 12 boys working together earned ₹2,070 in a day. If the daily wages of a man, a woman, and a boy are in the ratio 4:3:2, the daily wages (in ₹) of 1 man, 2 women, and 3 boys are:

Correct Answer: (a) 240

7. If ₹516 are divided among three persons A, B, and C such that A receives 25% more than B and B receives 25% less than C, then C's share is:

Correct Answer: (d) 192

8. If a number x is 10% less than another number y and y is 10% more than 125, then the value of x is:

Correct Answer: (b) 123.75

9. A takes 8 hours to copy a 50-page manuscript while B can copy the same manuscript in 6 hours. How many hours would it take them to copy a similar 100-page manuscript if they work together?

Correct Answer: (b) 6 6/7 hours

10. Two friends invested ₹30,000 and ₹50,000 in a business. They earned a profit of ₹16,000 at the end of the year. Half of the profit was divided equally, and the other half in the ratio of their capitals. How much did each of them receive?

Correct Answer: (b) ₹7,000, ₹9,000