WBSSC 3rd RLST Question Paper – 2016
- The difference of 40% discount on Rs.500 and successive discounts of 36% and 4% on Rs.500 is
(A) Rs.2
(B) Rs.7.20
(C) Re.0
(D) Rs.18
- 16 machines take 27 days to make 1000 parts. If 2 more machines are installed, to make same number of parts number of days reduced by
(A) 3 days
(B) 7 days
(C) 2 days
(D) 4 days
- After ringing together 5 bells begin to ring at intervals of 9 secs, 6 secs, 4 secs, 10 secs and 8 secs respectively. How many times the bells will ring together in one hour starting from first time ringing together?
(A) 11 times
(B) 8 times
(C) 12 times
(D) 9 times
- In a partnership business A contributes Rs.1,200 for 5 months and B for Rs.750 for 4 months. If there is a profit of Rs.450, then ratio of the profit of A and B is
(A) 3 : 2
(B) 5 : 3
(C) 2 : 1
(D) 4 : 3
- The H. C. F. of the three numbers 1.7, 0.51 and 0.153 is
(A) 0.17
(B) 1.7
(C) 0.017
(D) 0.0017
- 14 persons can sink a tubewell in 12 days. How many extra persons are required to sink the tubewell in 8 days?
(A) 9 persons
(B) 7 persons
(C) 3 persons
(D) 6 persons
- The successive discounts of 10%, 20% and 30% on an article is equivalent to the discount of
(A) 45.4%
(B) 49.6%
(C) 52.75%
(D) 58.2%
- Cost price of an article is Rs.620 and it is 25% below the marked price. If the article is sold at a discount of 15%, the percentage of profit is
(A) 12⅔%
(B) 13⅓%
(C) 11⅓%
(D) 14⅔%
- If the recurring decimal 0.8418̅1̅ be written as a fraction in its lowest terms, the difference between the denominator and the numerator is
(A) 29
(B) 87
(C) 67
(D) 13
- Sum of three fractions is 2¹¹/₂₄. If the ratio of the largest and the smallest fractions is 7 : 6 and this ratio is ⅓ more than the middle fraction, then the fraction are
(A) ⁷/₈, ³/₁₀, ⁷/₉
(B) ⁷/₉, ⅔, ⅗
(C) ⅗, ⁴/₇, ⅔
(D) ⁷/₈, ⅚, ¾
- If length of a rectangle increases by 15% and breadth decreases by 15%, then percentage change in area is
(A) ³/₂% increase
(B) 2⅔% decrease
(C) ⁴/₉% increase
(D) 2¼% decrease
- Time taken by a train 70 metres long to cross a bridge of length 105 metres with a speed of 75 kmph is
(A) 4⅕ sec
(B) 8⅖ sec
(C) 5⅔ sec
(D) 3½ sec
- Which smallest number leaves remainders 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 respectively when divided by 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9?
(A) 2519
(B) 5039
(C) 1079
(D) 979
- Hari sold a watch at a loss of 10%. If he would sell it at Rs.54, more he would have a profit of 8%, the sell price of the watch is
(A) Rs.290
(B) Rs.300
(C) Rs.350
(D) Rs.270
- Value of (0.4)0.5 × (0.5)4 × 24 is
(A) ¼
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) ⅛