KVS MATHEMATICS SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR PGT TGT PRT Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan EXAM

1. Find out the wrong number: 1/16 1/16 1/8 3/8 3/4 15/2 35 315

(a) 3/8 (b) ¾

(c) 15/2 (d) 1/16

2 How many 2's are there in the given series which are not immediately followed by 9 but preceded by 7:

927546297617283 472957629
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 0

3. If LCM of a number is 40 and the product is 6400 than HCF of number is
a) 480 (b) 240
c) 160 (d) 360

4. If a man travels 1/3 of total distance by car and 1/6 by walk and rest of the distance travelled by taxi is 50 km. Find the total distance covered?
a) 90 (b) 95

(c) 105 (d) 100

5. 4⅓ – 2 ¾ + 3⅓ =
(a) 4 11/12 (b) 3 5/12
(c) 5 1/12 (d) 3 7/12

6 √ ? x √24 x 16 = 192
(a) 4 (b) 8
(c) 6 (d) 12

7. Find the number, such that 50% of that number is 50 less than the 75% of that number
(a) 100 (b) 300
(c) 250 (d) 200

8. The average age of a group of 25 students is 10 years. On joining new 5 students their average age increased by 0.3 years. What is the average age of newly joined students?
(a) 11.5 (b) 11.8
(c) 11.3 (d) 11.9

9. The sum of present age of x, y and z is 215 years. The ratio of their ages 5 years ago was 2:3:5. Find the present age of z.
(a) 100 (b) 95
(c) 105 (d) 110

10. A solution of 20 liters of juice contains 10 % water. If we want to make the percentage of water by 40% than how much water is required to be added?
(a) 10 (b) 12
(c) 8 (d) 14


11. If 10 men work 8 hours daily to complete the job in 6 days. How many men are required so that they work 10 hours daily for 8 days.
(a) 8 (b) 5
(C) 4 (d) 6
12. A pump can fill up a tank in 40 min and the other can fill it in 60 mins. If both pumps are started simultaneously, find in what time they will fill up the tank.
(a) 28 (b) 30
(c) 24 (d) 26

13. A shopkeeper sold a music system for Rs.4080.00 by getting profit of 36 %. What was his cost price?
(a) 3600 (b) 3000
(c) 3800 (d) 2980

14. A retail cloth shopkeeper gains the cost price of 10 meters of cloth by selling 40 meters of cloth. What is his gain%?
(a) 25 (b) 40

(b) 33 (d) 20
15. If in 2 years Rs.72 amounts to Rs.108. How much Rs.180 will amount in 4 years at the same rate of interest?
(a) 400 (b) 360
(c) 320 (d) 380

Answers: 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d, 5-a, 6-c, 7-d, 8-b, 9-c, 10-a, 11-d, 12-c, 13-b, 14-a, 15-b

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