Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude – Previous Year Questions
177 questions from past UGC NET Paper 1 papers, each with the correct answer. Open any question for its explanation.
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- A person sold a music system to another person at 20% gain and the second person sold it to third person at 40% gain. If the third person paid ₹10,500 for the music system, what amount did the 1st person pay for the mus…
- If the number 455 is divided in the ratio of 4:3, then the two parts of 455 shall be respectively?
- After getting two successive discounts, a shirt with a list price of Rs. 150 is available at Rs. 105. If the second discount is 12.5%, find the first discount?
- Find the missing term in the series given as: 2, 5, 9, 19, 37, ?
- If 'WONDER' is coded as 'YQPFGT' then how 'MUSEUM' shall be coded in the same scheme?
- The average of 5 consecutive numbers A, B, C, D and E is 12. What is the product of A and D?
- A trader marked the price of his commodity so as to include a profit of 25%. He allowed a discount of 16% on the marked price. What is the actual profit he earns?
- Find the missing term in the series below: 0, 6, 24, 60, 120, 210, ?
- Of the three numbers, the second is twice the first and is also thrice the third. If the average of the three numbers is 44, what is the largest number?
- A person invested 1/3 of his capital at 7%; 1/4 of his capital at 8% and the remainder at 10%. If his total annual income from the investment is ₹561, then what is the total investment made by the person?
- What can be the value of a single discount equivalent to a series discount of 10%, 15% and 25%?
- Find the missing number in the series given as: 4, 7, 11, 19, 32, 54, ?, 149, 245
- A sum of Rs. 1550 is lent out into two parts, one at 8% and the other at 6%. If the total annual income is Rs. 106, then find the money lent out at each rate i.e., 8% and 6%, respectively.
- Find a single discount equivalent to a series of discounts 10%, 20% and 30%
- The ratio of the present ages of two persons A and B is 4:3. If 4 years ago, the ratio of their ages was 2:1, what is the present age of A and B (in years) respectively?
- Find the average of squares of consecutive even numbers from 1 to 20?
- 40 people consume 320 kg of rice in 50 days. In how many days will 30 people consume 80 kg of rice?
- If the selling price of Rs. 623 results in a discount of 11% on the market price of an item, at what price should the item be sold to offer a discount of 19%?
- Find the next number in the number series: 48, 24, 72, 36, 108, ?
- In a certain coding language, the word 'GREAT' is coded as 'ETCCR', then the word 'FROWN' will be coded as:
- Travelling in a train, a man notices 13 telephone poles in two minutes. If two successive telephone poles are known to be 125 m apart, then the train is travelling at a speed of:
- If a person travels in a car at a speed of 36 km/hour, then he will reach his destination on time. He covers half the journey in (4/5)th time. What should be his speed for the remaining part of the journey so that he re…
- Let L and M be the sum and average of four consecutive odd numbers (a, b, c and d) respectively, and, P and Q be the sum and average of three consecutive even numbers (x, y and z) respectively. If M = Q − 6 and P = L −…
- Three positive numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. If the sum of their squares is 2349, then the numbers respectively are
- In a certain coding scheme the word 'SCHOLAR' is coded as 'TEKSQGY'. In the same coding scheme, the word 'GREEN' will be coded as
- In what time will a sum of money double itself at the rate of 12.5% per annum simple interest?
- Three successive discounts of 15 %, 20 % and 40 % on the marked price of an item are equivalent to a single discount of:
- 15 men working 8 hours per day complete a piece of work in 18 days. To complete the same work in 6 days, working 12 hours a day, the number of men required will be:
- Find the next term in the series: 2Z5, 7Y7, 14X9, 23W11, 34V13, (?)
- In a certain coding language, if the word 'TREND' is coded as 'QUBQA', then the word 'STRAY' will be coded as: