List of top Questions asked in MAT

The average marks of a student in 8 subjects is 87. Of these, the highest marks are 2 more than the one next in value. If these two subjects are eliminated, the average marks of the remaining subjects are 85. What are the highest marks obtained by him?
A salesman's terms were changed from a flat commission of 5% on all his sales to a fixed salary of Rs. 1,000 plus 2.5% commission on all sales exceeding Rs. 4,000. If his remuneration as per the new scheme was Rs. 600 more than by the first scheme, what were his sales worth?
At the start of a seminar, the ratio of the number of male participants to the number of female participants was 3 : 1. During the tea break, 16 participants left and 6 more female participants registered. The ratio of the male to the female participants became 2:1. The total number of participants at the start of the seminar was
There are two identical vessels, X and Y. Y is filled with water to the brim and X is empty. There are two pails A and B, such that B can hold half as much water as A. One operation is said to be executed when water is transferred from Y to X using A once and water is transferred to Y from X using B once. If A can hold a litre of water and it takes 40 operations to equate the water level in X and Y, what is the total volume of water in the system?
A man can row 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours. Also, he can row 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream in 13 hours. The rate of the current is
A team of workers was employed by a contractor who undertook to finish 360 pieces of an article in a certain number of days. Making four more pieces per day than was planned, they could complete the job a day ahead of schedule. How many days will they take to complete the job according to the new planning?
The work done by a woman in 8 hours is equal to the work done by a man in 6 hours and by a boy in 12 hours. If working 6 hours per day, 9 men can complete a work in 6 days, then in how many days can 12 men, 12 women and 12 boys together finish the same working 8 hours per day?
One type of liquid contains 25% of milk, the other type of liquid contains 30% of milk. A can is filled with 6 parts of the first liquid and 4 parts of the second liquid. Find the percentage of milk in the new mixture.
A student purchased a computer system and a colour printer. If he sold the computer system at 10 loss and the colour printer at 20 gain, he would not lose anything. But if he sells the computer system at 5 gain and the colour printer at 15 loss, he would lose Rs. 800 in the bargain. How much did he pay for the colour printer?
X and Y entered into partnership with Rs. 700 and Rs. 600 respectively. After 3 months, X withdrew \( \frac{2}{7} \) of his stock but after 3 months, he puts back \( \frac{3}{5} \) of what he had withdrawn. The profit at the end of the year is Rs. 726. How much of this should X receive?
A man sitting in a train travelling at the rate of 50 km/hr observes that it takes 9 sec for a goods train travelling in the opposite direction to pass him. If the goods train is 187.5 m long, find its speed.
The incomes of Chanda and Kim are in the ratio 5 : 3 and their expenditures are in the ratio 2 : 1. If each saves Rs. 1,000, then Chanda's expenditure is
Ratio of Ashok's age to Pradeep's age is 4 : 3. Ashok will be 26 years old after 6 years. How old is Pradeep now?
A runs \( 1 \frac{2}{3} \) times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 80m, how far must the winning post be, so that A and B might reach it at the same time?
A machine is sold at a profit of 10%. Had it been sold for Rs. 40 less, there would have been a loss of 10%. What was the cost price of the machine?
Anil is at present one-fourth the age of his father. After 16 years he will be one-half of the age of his father. Find the present age of Anil's father.
In a class of 25 students with Roll Nos. 1 to 25, a student is picked up at random to answer a question. Find the probability that the roll number of the selected student is either a multiple of 5 or 7.
A man left one-half of his property for his wife, one-third for his son and the remainder for his daughter. If the daughter's share was worth Rs. 45,000, how much money did the man leave?
What percent of selling price would be 34% of cost price if gross profit is 26% of the selling price?
The tax on a commodity is diminished by 10% and its consumption increased by 10%. The effect on the revenue derived from it changes by \( K %\). Find the value of \( K \).
The retail price of a water geyser is Rs. 1,265. If the manufacturer gains 10%, the wholesale dealer gains 15% and the retailer gains 25%, then the cost of the product is:
The odds that A agrees with the truth are 3 : 2 and the odds that B agrees with the truth are 5 : 3. In what percent of cases are they likely to agree with each other on an identical point?
Fill pipe A is 3 times faster than second Fill pipe B and takes 32 minutes less than Fill pipe B. When will the cistern be full if both pipes are opened together?
A can hit a target 4 times in 5 shots, B hits 3 times in 4 shots, and C hits twice in 3 shots. They fire together. Find the probability that at least two shots hit the target.
The sum of two numbers, one of which is one-third of the other, is 36. The smaller number is: