SBI Clerk Exam is a highly sought after opportunity to join India’s largest public sector bank. To excel in this competitive exam, candidates must have a strong hold on all the subjects, in which quantitative aptitude is important. Arithmetic questions hold vital importance, testing the candidate’s ability to solve problems related to percentages, ratios, time and work, profit and loss, and more. These questions can be prepared with comparatively less effort and are scoring.
Arithmetic Questions for SBI Clerk Exam
The Quantitative Aptitude section consists of 35 questions, of which about 10 questions focus on arithmetic topics like percentage, ratio, profit and loss, and time and work. To help candidates tackle these questions effectively, we have prepared a detailed practice series covering various arithmetic problems. This series is designed to provide comprehensive practice and will boost your performance in the Quantitative Aptitude section of the SBI Clerk 2025 exam.
Q1. The average monthly income of A and B is Rs. 29000, B and C are Rs. 37000 and the average monthly income of A and C is Rs. 34000 respectively. What is the monthly income of B?
(A) Rs 26000
(B) Rs 32000
(c) Rs 42000
(d) Rs 46000
(e) Rs 36000
Q2. The average of present age of A and C is 29 years and C is 8 years younger than B. The ratio of A’s present age to B’s present age is 6:5. Find the present age of B?
(A) 32 years
(B) 36 years
(c) 28 years
(d) 30 years
(e) 16 years
Q3. The average weight of a class is 60 kg and the average weight of the boys in the class is 80 kg. The ratio of boys and girls in the class is 5:4. If there are 72 students in the class, find the average weight of girls in the class.
(A) 54 kg
(b) 42 kg
(c) 35 kg
(d) 45 kg
(e) 38 kg
Q4. In a cricket series of 11 matches, Rohit Sharma’s average runs are 85. His average runs in the first 4 matches were 72 and his average runs in the next 6 matches were 90. How many runs did Rohit Sharma score in the last match?
(A) 115
(B) 120
(c) 107
(d)97
(e) 112
Q5. 4 years ago, the ratio of the ages of Deepak and Sanjay was The average of the present age of Deepak, Sanjay and Harish is 26 years. Harish is 11 years younger than Sanjay. What is Sanjay’s present age?
(A) 25 years
(B) 21 years
(c) 22 years
(d) 32 years
(e) 26 years
Q6. A boat can cover the distance between two points upstream in 6 hours and the same distance downstream in 4 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water is 8 km/hr, find the speed of the stream.
(a) 2 km/hr
(b) 1.6 km/hr
(c) 3.2 km/hr
(d) 4.8 km/hr
(e) 3.8 km/hr
Q7. A boat can travel upstream at a speed of 17 km per hour. If the speed of the river is 3 km per hour, find the speed of the boat downstream in the same river.
(a) 23 km per hour
(b) 20 km per hour
(c) 25 km per hour
(d) 19 km per hour
(e) 21 km per hour
Q8. The speed of a boat in still water is 8 km/hr. The distance between two points takes 5 hours to travel upstream and 3 hours to travel downstream. What is the speed of the stream?
(a) 4 km/hr
(b) 2 km/hr
(c) 3 km/hr
(d) 1 km/hr
(e) 2.5 km/hr
Q9. The speed of a boat in still water is 300% more than the speed of stream. The total time taken by the boat to cover a distance of 45 km upstream and 45 km downstream is 8 hours. Find the speed of the stream.
(a) 2.5 km/hr
(b) 2 km/hr
(c) 4 km/hr
(d) 3 km/hr
(e) 5 km/hr
Q10. A man can swim at a speed of 48 m/min in still water. He swims 200 meters against the stream and 200 meters with the stream. If the difference between the time taken in both the cases is 10 minutes, then what is the speed of the stream?
(a) 30 m/min
(b) 31 m/min
(c) 29 m/min
(d) 32 m/min
(e) 36 m/min
Question 11. If a shopkeeper marks an article 20% above the cost price and sells it at 5% discount and earns Rs. 28 benefits. Find the difference between CP and market price of the commodity?
(A) Rs. 50
(B) Rs. 45
(c) Rs. 32
(d) Rs. 40
(e) Rs. 44
Question 12. If the MRP of an item is marked 50% more than the cost price and the profit earned on the item is equal to half of the discount given on the item. If MRP is Rs. If so then find SP. 2250?
(A) Rs. 2000
(B) Rs. 1750
(c) Rs. 1850
(d) Rs. 1650
(e) None of these.
Q13. A man marks his goods at 40% more than the cost price. He sold half of his goods at a discount of 20%, one-fourth of the goods at marked price and the remaining goods at cost price. Find the profit percentage.
(A) 16%
(B) 24%
(c) 12%
(d) 32%
(e) 26%
Question 14. A shopkeeper marked the price of an article 40% more. If he gave a discount of 15%, he got a profit of Rs 304 on selling the article. Find the selling price of the item?
(A) Rs 1600
(B) Rs 2240
(c) Rs 1904
(d) Rs 1604
(e) Rs 1900
Question 15. The ratio of length and breadth of a rectangular plot is 6 : 5 and the ratio of numerical values ​​of perimeter and area of ​​this plot is 2 : 15. Find the perimeter of a square whose numerical value of its area is equal to the numerical value of the perimeter of the rectangle?
(a) 40 cm
(b) 36 cm
(c) 44 cm
(d) 48 cm
(e) 52 cm
Q16. A sphere and a cube have the same surface area. Find the ratio of the radius of the sphere and the side of the cube.
(A) √21 : 2 √11
(B) 21:44
(c) 14:42
(d) 17:46
(e) none of these
Q17. Praveen and Sanjay invested Rs 5000 and Rs 8000 respectively in a business. After one year Praveen invested Rs 2000 more while Sanjay withdrew Rs 3000. If after 2 years he earned a profit of Rs 12000. What is Sanjay’s share?
(A) Rs 5760
(B) Rs 6240
(c) Rs 5740
(d) Rs 6460
(e) Rs 5240
Question 18. A and B enter into partnership for Rs. Invested. 5000 and Rs. The profit share of X and A is 20% more than the profit share of B for half and two-thirds of the time respectively. Find X?
(A) Rs. 3000
(B) Rs. 2000
(c) Rs. 2525
(d) Rs. 2715
(e) Rs. 3125
Question 19. Deepak started a business with an investment of Rs 36000. After a few months Harish joined him with an investment of Rs 45000. If at the end of the year, they share the profit in the ratio (Harish : Deepak) 15 : 16, find after how much time Harish joined the business?
(a) 3 months
(b) 7 months
(c) 5 months
(d) 9 months
(e) 6 months
Q20. A started a business with an investment of Rs 12000, after 6 months B joined him with Rs 15000 and after another 6 months C joined him with Rs 20000. If after the end of two years B’s profit share is Rs 9000, then what is the total profit earned by him?
(A) Rs 27000
(B) Rs 26400
(c) Rs 26600
(d) Rs 27760
(e) Rs 28860
Solution
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