Unit 6 - Practice Quiz

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1 What is the formula for calculating Simple Interest (SI) where is principal, is rate of interest per annum, and is time in years?

Interest based problems : concepts of interest calculations Easy
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B.
C.
D.

2 In Simple Interest calculations, how is the total Amount () determined?

Interest based problems : concepts of interest calculations Easy
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B.
C.
D.

3 Calculate the Simple Interest on a principal of 1000 at a rate of 5% per annum for 2 years.

Interest based problems : concepts of interest calculations Easy
A. 100
B. 50
C. 150
D. 200

4 For the first year, assuming the interest is compounded annually, what is the relationship between Simple Interest (SI) and Compound Interest (CI) for the same principal and rate?

Interest based problems : difference between CI and SI Easy
A.
B. Cannot be determined
C.
D.

5 What is the formula for the difference between Compound Interest (CI) and Simple Interest (SI) for exactly 2 years on a principal at rate % per annum?

Interest based problems : difference between CI and SI Easy
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B.
C.
D.

6 What does EMI stand for in the context of loan repayments?

Interest based problems : EMI calculations Easy
A. Estimated Monthly Interest
B. Equal Money Investment
C. Equated Monthly Installment
D. Equated Marginal Interest

7 If you are facing North and turn 90 degrees to your right, which direction are you facing now?

Analytical reasoning : Direction Sense Easy
A. West
B. East
C. South
D. North-East

8 A person walks 5 km East, then turns left and walks another 5 km. Which direction is he facing at the end?

Analytical reasoning : Direction Sense Easy
A. South
B. East
C. West
D. North

9 In the morning at sunrise, in which direction does a person's shadow fall?

Analytical reasoning : Direction Sense Easy
A. East
B. South
C. West
D. North

10 A is the brother of B. B is the sister of C. How is A related to C?

Analytical reasoning : Blood Relation Easy
A. Sister
B. Father
C. Cousin
D. Brother

11 Pointing to a photograph, a man says, "She is the daughter of my father's only son." How is the girl in the photograph related to the man?

Analytical reasoning : Blood Relation Easy
A. Daughter
B. Sister
C. Mother
D. Niece

12 What is the relationship term for your mother's brother?

Analytical reasoning : Blood Relation Easy
A. Nephew
B. Maternal Uncle
C. Paternal Uncle
D. Cousin

13 In a mirror image formed by a vertical mirror, what kind of inversion takes place?

Non verbal reasoning : visual reasoning: mirror/water image Easy
A. Vertical (Top-Bottom) inversion
B. No inversion
C. Diagonal inversion
D. Lateral (Left-Right) inversion

14 A water image of an object is visually identical to its mirror image when the mirror is placed:

Non verbal reasoning : visual reasoning: mirror/water image Easy
A. Vertically to the left
B. Horizontally below the object
C. Diagonally across the object
D. Vertically to the right

15 When a transparent square sheet of paper with a pattern is folded along a dotted line, what is primarily being tested?

Non verbal reasoning : paper cutting and folding Easy
A. Calculating the area of the folded paper
B. Counting the number of corners
C. Predicting how the overlapping halves will combine visually
D. Predicting the water image of the paper

16 If a circular piece of paper is folded in half twice (into a quarter circle) and a single hole is punched through it, how many holes will appear when it is completely unfolded?

Non verbal reasoning : paper cutting and folding Easy
A. 8
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4

17 In 'Completion of the figure' problems, what is the solver expected to do?

Non verbal reasoning : completion of the figure Easy
A. Determine the mirror image of the figure
B. Find a hidden figure inside the main figure
C. Count the number of geometric shapes in the figure
D. Identify the missing part that completes the overall pattern

18 What does an 'embedded figure' refer to in non-verbal reasoning?

Non verbal reasoning : embedded figure Easy
A. A figure formed by unfolding paper
B. A figure that is reflected in a mirror
C. A figure that completes a sequence
D. A smaller figure hidden or incorporated within a larger complex figure

19 To correctly identify an embedded figure, what is generally true about the orientation of the hidden shape?

Non verbal reasoning : embedded figure Easy
A. It must be scaled up significantly
B. It must be converted into a water image
C. It should be vertically inverted
D. It must remain the same as the question figure

20 In visual reasoning, what does 'deviation of figure' typically involve?

Non verbal reasoning : deviation of figure Easy
A. Creating a water image
B. Folding a piece of paper
C. Identifying a figure that does not follow a common pattern or rule (Odd one out)
D. Finding a hidden shape

21 A sum of money becomes of itself in 5 years at a certain rate of simple interest. What is the rate of interest per annum?

Interest based problems : concepts of interest calculations Medium
A. 12\%
B. 15\%
C. 10\%
D. 8\%

22 Find the compound interest on Rs. 8000 at 5\% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually.

Interest based problems : concepts of interest calculations Medium
A. Rs. 800
B. Rs. 840
C. Rs. 850
D. Rs. 820

23 The difference between compound interest and simple interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 10\% per annum is Rs. 40. Find the principal sum.

Interest based problems : difference between CI and SI Medium
A. Rs. 4000
B. Rs. 3500
C. Rs. 4500
D. Rs. 5000

24 What is the difference between Compound Interest (compounded annually) and Simple Interest on Rs. 5000 for 3 years at 10\% per annum?

Interest based problems : difference between CI and SI Medium
A. Rs. 150
B. Rs. 175
C. Rs. 165
D. Rs. 155

25 Which of the following represents the correct formula for calculating Equated Monthly Installment (EMI) on a reducing balance, where is principal, is monthly interest rate, and is total number of monthly installments?

Interest based problems : EMI calculations Medium
A.
B.
C.
D.

26 In a standard reducing balance loan EMI payment schedule, how does the proportion of principal and interest components change over the tenure of the loan?

Interest based problems : EMI calculations Medium
A. Both interest and principal components decrease proportionately.
B. Interest component decreases and principal component increases.
C. Interest component increases and principal component decreases.
D. Both interest and principal components remain constant.

27 If a person takes a loan of Rs. 1,00,000 at a flat rate of 12\% per annum simple interest for 2 years, what will be the monthly EMI?

Interest based problems : EMI calculations Medium
A. Rs. 5166.67
B. Rs. 4166.67
C. Rs. 5666.67
D. Rs. 4666.67

28 A man walks 5 km toward South and then turns to the right. After walking 3 km he turns to the left and walks 5 km. In which direction is he from the starting place?

Analytical reasoning : Direction Sense Medium
A. North-East
B. South
C. West
D. South-West

29 Rahul is facing East. He turns 90 degrees in the anticlockwise direction and then 135 degrees in the clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?

Analytical reasoning : Direction Sense Medium
A. North-West
B. South-West
C. South-East
D. North-East

30 Point A is 10 m West of Point B. Point C is 10 m North of Point B. Point D is 20 m East of Point C. What is the shortest distance between Point A and Point D?

Analytical reasoning : Direction Sense Medium
A. 30 m
B. m
C. 40 m
D. m

31 Pointing to a photograph of a boy, Suresh said, "He is the son of the only son of my mother." How is Suresh related to that boy?

Analytical reasoning : Blood Relation Medium
A. Uncle
B. Father
C. Cousin
D. Brother

32 If A + B means A is the brother of B; A - B means A is the sister of B; A * B means A is the father of B. Which of the following expressions definitively means that C is the son of M?

Analytical reasoning : Blood Relation Medium
A. M - C + N
B. M + C * N
C. M * N - C
D. M * C + N

33 Q is the brother of R; P is the sister of Q; T is the brother of S; S is the daughter of R. Who is the nephew of Q?

Analytical reasoning : Blood Relation Medium
A. P
B. T
C. R
D. S

34 A is the father of C. But C is not his son. E is the daughter of C. F is the spouse of A. B is the brother of C. How is B related to E?

Analytical reasoning : Blood Relation Medium
A. Father
B. Uncle
C. Grandfather
D. Brother

35 What will be the apparent time shown in the water image of a clock that currently shows 8:20?

Non verbal reasoning : visual reasoning: mirror/water image Medium
A. 10:10
B. 9:10
C. 10:40
D. 8:40

36 In a vertical mirror image, which of the following English uppercase alphabets remains unchanged in its appearance?

Non verbal reasoning : visual reasoning: mirror/water image Medium
A. S
B. L
C. M
D. P

37 A square piece of paper is folded in half horizontally (top to bottom), then folded in half vertically (left to right) to form a smaller square. A single circular hole is punched exactly in the center of this folded smaller square. When the paper is completely unfolded, what will the pattern look like?

Non verbal reasoning : paper cutting and folding Medium
A. Four holes concentrated at the very corners of the paper.
B. Two holes along the horizontal center fold.
C. Four holes, one in the center of each quadrant.
D. One hole in the center of the paper.

38 A square grid is divided into four equal quadrants. The top-left quadrant contains a single circle. The top-right quadrant contains two circles. The bottom-left quadrant contains three circles. To complete the logical sequence in this visual pattern, what should the bottom-right quadrant contain?

Non verbal reasoning : completion of the figure Medium
A. Three squares
B. Four circles
C. One triangle
D. No circles

39 A complex geometric pattern consists of a large square that is perfectly divided into 8 equal triangles by intersecting its two diagonals and two perpendicular bisectors (horizontal and vertical center lines). Which of the following simple figures is definitively embedded within this complex pattern?

Non verbal reasoning : embedded figure Medium
A. A right-angled triangle
B. A circle
C. A regular hexagon
D. A regular pentagon

40 In a visual reasoning series, an arrow points North in the first figure, North-East in the second figure, East in the third figure, and South-East in the fourth figure. Based on this pattern of deviation, where should the arrow point in the fifth figure?

Non verbal reasoning : deviation of figure Medium
A. West
B. South
C. South-West
D. North-West

41 A sum of money is invested at compound interest, payable annually. The interest earned in the second year is $1320$ and the interest earned in the third year is $1452$. What is the original principal sum?

Interest based problems : concepts of interest calculations Hard
A. $13200$
B. $12000$
C. $10000$
D. $15000$

42 The difference between the compound interest (compounded annually) and the simple interest on a certain sum of money for $3$ years at per annum is $1701$. What is the sum?

Interest based problems : difference between CI and SI Hard
A. $28000$
B. $24000$
C. $25000$
D. $26500$

43 A man borrows $25220$ at compound interest per annum, to be paid back in $3$ equal annual installments. What is the value of each installment?

Interest based problems : EMI calculations Hard
A. $9500$
B. $9000$
C. $8820$
D. $9261$

44 A sum of money amounts to $18600$ after $3$ years and to $27900$ after $6$ years at a certain rate of compound interest, compounded annually. What is the sum?

Interest based problems : concepts of interest calculations Hard
A. $12400$
B. $14400$
C. $15000$
D. $11800$

45 A loan is to be repaid in $2$ equal half-yearly installments of $6760$ each. If the rate of interest is per annum compounded half-yearly, find the total interest paid on the loan.

Interest based problems : EMI calculations Hard
A. $500$
B. $540$
C. $560$
D. $520$

46 A person invested a certain sum at simple interest for $2$ years at p.a. Had he invested the same sum at compound interest (compounded annually) at the same rate and for the same time, he would have received $100$ more. If he invests the original sum at p.a. compounded half-yearly for $1.5$ years, what will be his total compound interest?

Interest based problems : difference between CI and SI Hard
A. $3210$
B. $3510$
C. $3310$
D. $3410$

47 A robot starts from point Origin and moves meters South-West. It then turns anti-clockwise and moves $5$ meters. Finally, it turns clockwise and moves $12$ meters. How far and in which direction is the robot from the Origin?

Analytical reasoning : Direction Sense Hard
A. $13$ meters, South
B. $17$ meters, South
C. $17$ meters, South-East
D. $13$ meters, South-West

48 At sunrise, A and B are standing in a park facing each other. If B's shadow falls exactly to the right of A, and A then turns clockwise, which direction is A facing now?

Analytical reasoning : Direction Sense Hard
A. South-East
B. North-East
C. North-West
D. South-West

49 Town P is $12$ km towards the North of Town Q. Town R is $15$ km towards the East of Town P. Town S is $8$ km towards the West of Town Q. Town T is exactly midway between Town P and Town R. What is the shortest distance between Town S and Town T?

Analytical reasoning : Direction Sense Hard
A. $20$ km
B. $19.5$ km
C. $15$ km
D. $17$ km

50 In a coded blood relation system:
means A is the husband of B.
means A is the sister of B.
means A is the mother of B.
means A is the brother of B.
If , how is P related to T?

Analytical reasoning : Blood Relation Hard
A. Father
B. Grandfather
C. Brother
D. Uncle

51 Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman named Kiara said, "His mother's only daughter is the sister of my husband's father." How is the man in the photograph related to Kiara's husband?

Analytical reasoning : Blood Relation Hard
A. Grandfather
B. Cousin
C. Father
D. Uncle

52 A family consists of six members A, B, C, D, E, and F. There are two married couples. B is a doctor and the father of E. F is the grandfather of C and is a contractor. D is the grandmother of E and is a housewife. There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, one housewife and two students in the family. The nurse is the mother of C. Who is the husband of the nurse?

Analytical reasoning : Blood Relation Hard
A. C
B. B
C. F
D. A

53 A clock is placed upside down in front of a vertical mirror. If the actual time on the clock is 8:50, what time will its reflection in the mirror appear to show?

Non verbal reasoning : visual reasoning: mirror/water image Hard
A. 3:10
B. 8:50
C. 9:40
D. 4:10

54 If the alphanumeric sequence 'BR4AQ16' is reflected in a mirror placed on its right, and then this image is reflected in water (mirror placed horizontally below), which of the following describes the final transformation of the letter 'Q'?

Non verbal reasoning : visual reasoning: mirror/water image Hard
A. The tail of Q points to the bottom-right.
B. The tail of Q points to the top-left.
C. The tail of Q points to the bottom-left.
D. The tail of Q points to the top-right.

55 A square piece of paper is folded in half diagonally to form a triangle. It is then folded in half again along the altitude to form a smaller triangle. A semi-circular cut is made exactly on the midpoint of the longest side (the hypotenuse) of this smallest triangle. When the paper is completely unfolded, how many circular holes or semi-circular cuts will be visible, and where?

Non verbal reasoning : paper cutting and folding Hard
A. 2 complete circles on the diagonals of the square.
B. 4 semi-circles on the four edges of the square.
C. 1 complete circle at the center of the square.
D. 4 complete circles near the corners of the square.

56 A circular paper is folded in half, and then in half again to form a quadrant. Two small square holes are punched in the quadrant: one near the vertex and another near the curved edge. When unfolded completely, what is the arrangement of the square holes?

Non verbal reasoning : paper cutting and folding Hard
A. A cluster of 2 squares at the center and 4 squares along the circumference.
B. A single square at the center and 2 squares along the circumference.
C. A cluster of 4 squares at the center and 4 squares spaced evenly along the circumference.
D. 8 squares arranged in a single concentric ring around the center.

57 A visual matrix follows a specific pattern across its rows. In Row 1, Figure A is a square with an internal upward arrow. Figure B is a square with an internal rightward arrow and a dot in the top-left corner. Figure C is a square with an internal downward arrow and dots in the top-left and top-right corners. If Row 3 follows the same logic, starting with a pentagon with an upward arrow, what will the 3rd figure in Row 3 look like?

Non verbal reasoning : completion of the figure Hard
A. A pentagon with a leftward arrow and 3 dots.
B. A pentagon with a downward arrow and 2 dots.
C. A pentagon with a downward arrow and 3 dots.
D. A pentagon with a leftward arrow and 2 dots.

58 A geometric sequence consists of a central hexagon surrounded by smaller triangles. In the first figure, $1$ triangle is shaded. In the second, $3$ triangles are shaded. In the third, $6$ triangles are shaded. Following this sequence, how many triangles will be shaded in the fifth figure?

Non verbal reasoning : completion of the figure Hard
A. $15$
B. $10$
C. $12$
D. $21$

59 Which set of distinct minimum line segments is required to construct a complex embedded figure consisting of a regular octagon inscribed within a circle, where every alternate vertex of the octagon is connected to the center?

Non verbal reasoning : embedded figure Hard
A. $8$ curve segments and $8$ straight lines
B. $1$ continuous curve and $8$ straight lines
C. $8$ curve segments and $12$ straight lines
D. $1$ continuous curve and $12$ straight lines

60 Five complex geometric figures (A, B, C, D, E) are given. Figures A, B, C, and D contain an outer polygon with sides, an inner polygon with sides, and exactly crossing internal diagonals. Figure E contains an outer polygon with $6$ sides, an inner polygon with $5$ sides, but exactly $5$ crossing internal diagonals. If Figure E is the odd one out, how many crossing internal diagonals should a valid 6-sided outer polygon figure contain to match the pattern?

Non verbal reasoning : deviation of figure Hard
A. $5$
B. $2$
C. $3$
D. $4$