Numerical Aptitude previous year solved question paper of Postal sorting assistant exam of department of post office.

Numerical Aptitude previous year solved question paper of Postal sorting assistant exam of department of post office. 

Dear Aspirants; 

Numerical aptitude is the second section / topic of Postal Assistant / Postal Sorting Assistant exam, if you have camed to this article directly then refer our previous Postal Assistant / Postal Sorting Assistant Exam Details for the Study Materials and Syllabus pattern or go to PART – I (General Awareness Solved questions). 

As this thread is all about the Numerical Aptitude which is considered to be the PART – II of Postal Sorting Assistant Exam. 

Numerical aptitude section is designed for checking the Mathematical and Numerical knowledge of the candidate, which is most essential for the Postal sorting assistant post. 

PART-B

NUMERICAL APTITUDE

Directions—(Q. 26 to 27) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions ?


26. 196 × 948 ÷ 158 = ?

1. 1156 
2. 1200 
3. 1188 
4. 1176 

29. A watch ticks 90 times in 95 seconds and another watch ticks 315 times in 323 sec. If both the watches are started together, how many times will they tick together in the first hour? 

1. 51 
2. 61 
3. 101 
4. 111 

30. Three math classes: X, Y, and Z, take an algebra test. The average score in class X is 83. The average score in class Y is 76.The average score in class Z is 85. The average score of all students in classes X and Y together is 79. The average score of all students in classes Y and Z together is 81.What is the average for all the three classes? 

1. 81 
2. 81.5 
3. 82 
4. 84.5 

31. Gold is 19 times as heavy as water and copper is 9 times as heavy as water. In what ratio should these be mixed to get an alloy 15 times as heavy as water? 

1. 1:5 
2. 2:5 
3. 3:5 
4. 3:2 

32. In a mixture 60 liters, the ratio of milk and water 2 : 1. If the this ratio is to be 1 : 2, then the quantity of water to be further added is: 

1. 70 Ltrs 
2. 60Ltrs 
3. 50 ltrs 
4. 40 ltrs 

33. Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are 

1. 42 & 33 
2. 44 & 35 
3. 46 & 38 
4.  45 & 36 

34. A, B, C subscribe Rs. 50,000 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 4000 more than B and B Rs. 5000 more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 35,000, A receives 

1. 13200 
2. 14700
3. 14500 
4. 13600 

35. The area of a rectangle is 460 square metres. If the length is 15% more than the breadth, what is the breadth of the rectangular field? 

1. 15 Mtrs 
2. 18 Mtrs 
3. 20 Mtrs 
4. 22 Mtrs 

36. A boat running downstream covers a distance of 16 km in 2 hours while for covering the same distance upstream, it takes 4 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water? 

1. 4 Km/h 
2. 6 Km/h 
3. 8 Km/h 
4. 10Km/h 

37. The calendar for the year 2007 will be the same for the year: 

1. 2018 
2. 2022 
3. 2026 
4. 2024 

38. A does half as much work as B and C does half as much work as A and B together. If C alone can finish the work in 40 days, then together all will finish the work in: 

1. 32/3Days 
2. 43/3 days 
3. 40/3 days 
4. 44/3 days 

39. Vinod can do a piece of work in 20 days. Sandeep is 25% more efficient than Vinod. The number of days taken by Sandeep to do the same piece of work is 

1. 15 Days 
2. 16 days 
3. 17 days 
4. 14days 

40. A tap can fill a tank in 6 hours. After half the tank is filled, three more similar taps are opened. What is the total time taken to fill the tank completely? 

1. 3 hrs 15 min 
2. 3 hrs 45 min 
3. 4 hrs 
4. 4 hrs 15 min 

41. Two trains, each 100 m long, moving in opposite directions, cross each other in 8 seconds. If one is moving twice as fast the other, then the speed of the faster train is: 

1. 40 Km/h 
2. 50Km/h 
3. 60Km/h 
4. 70Km/h 

42. A train passes a station platform in 36 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 54 km/hr, what is the length of the platform? 

1. 240 m 
2. 260m 
3. 280m 
4. 270m 

43. A is twice as fast as B and B is thrice as fast as C is. The journey covered by C in 54 minutes will be covered by B in: 

1. 20 minutes 
2. 25 minutes 
3. 16 minutes 
4. 18minutes 

44. By mixing two brands of tea and selling the mixture at the rate of Rs. 177 per kg, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 18%. If to every 2 kg of one brand costing Rs. 200 per kg, 3 kg of the other brand is added, then how much per kg does the other brand cost? 

1. Rs 116.66 
2. Rs 125.34
3. Rs 118.69 
4. Rs114.17 

44. A grocer sells rice at a profit of 10% and uses weights which are 20% less than the market weight. The total gain earned by him will be : 

1. 35.2 % 
2. 35.7% 
3. 37.4% 
4. 37.5% 

45. If simple interest on a certain sum of money is Rs. 256 and the rate of interest per annum equals the number of years, then the rate of interest is 

1. 16% 
2. 18% 
3. 20% 
4. 22% 

46. A sum of money at compound interest amounts to thrice itself in three years. In how many years will it be 9 times itself? 

1. 5 Years 
2. 6 Years 
3. 7 Years 
4. 4 Years 

47. The compound interest on a sum for 2 years is Rs. 832 and the simple interest on the same sum for the same period is Rs. 800. The difference between the compound and simple interest for 3 years will be 

1. Rs 66.56 
2. Rs 64.89 
3. 98.56 
4. 74.57 

48. Ten years ago, Visnuvardhan was thrice as old as Harshavardhan was ,but 10 years hence, he will be only twice as old. Find Harshvardhan’s present age 

1. 30Years 
2. 35 Years 
3. 40 Years 
4. 38 Years 

49. There is a seller of cigarette and match boxes who sits in the narrow lanes of Medak. He prices the cigarettes at 85 p, but found that there are no takers. So he reduced the price of cigarette and managed to sell all the cigarettes, realising Rs. 77.28 in all. What is the number of cigarettes? 

1. 49 
2. 89 
3. 84 
4. 92 

50. The length of a rectangular plot is 20 metres more than its breadth. If the cost of fencing the plot @ 26.50 per metre is Rs. 5300, what is the length of the plot in metres? 

1. 40 meters 
2. 60meters 
3. 80meters 
4. 90meters

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