List of top Questions asked in SNAP- 2012

Directions for questions 35 to 40: Study the following details about a family's monthly income and expenditure and answer the question that follows.

IncomeAmount / Rate
Basic salaryRs. 5,000
Petrol allowance20% of basic salary
PF deduction10% of basic salary

ExpenditureShare of net income
Food28%
House rent22%
Entertainment12%
Children's Education25%
Other expenses13%

After PF deduction and house rent, what is left for expenditure?

A person incurs a loss of 10% when he sells an item for Rs. 1,800. At what price should the item be sold to earn a profit of 10%?
The cost of an I-pad increases by 10% and the cost of a mobile increases by 18%. The cost of an I-pad is thrice the cost of a mobile. Find the percentage increase in the total cost of 10 I-pads and 5 mobiles.
In a triangle ABC, \( AB = 6 \) cm, \( BC = 8 \) cm and \( AC = 10 \) cm. A perpendicular BD is drawn from B to a point D on AC. Taking B as the centre and BD as the radius, a circle is drawn that cuts AB and BC at points E and F respectively. Find the ratio of the length of AE to that of CF.
The cost of 6 hard-discs equals the cost of 9 printers, the cost of 27 printers equals the cost of 30 scanners, and the cost of 300 scanners equals the cost of 9 computers. If the cost of 3 computers is Rs. 72,000, find the cost of a hard-disc.
There are 2 baskets, A and B, containing mangoes. If 10 mangoes are transferred from A to B, the number of mangoes in both baskets become equal. If 20 mangoes had been transferred from B to A instead, the number of mangoes in basket A would have become twice that in basket B. Find the original number of mangoes in basket A.
If \( 4x + 2y = 14 \) and \( \frac{5x}{2y} = \frac{5}{3} \), find the value of \( y - x \).
The ratio of two numbers is \( \frac{1}{2} \). If the ratio becomes \( \frac{5}{8} \) when 4 is added to both the numbers, find the bigger number.
Rohan travels 30 meters in 4 seconds, whereas Mohan travels 40 meters in 5 seconds. If both start from the same point, what distance would be travelled by Mohan by the time he is 20 meters ahead of Rohan?
In a class, 52% of the students failed in English, 40% failed in Mathematics, and 20% failed in both the subjects. What percent of the students passed in both the subjects?
In the figure above, AT is a tangent to the circle drawn from point T, touching the circle at point A, and ACB is a diameter of the circle. If \( \angle BCT = 130^{\circ} \), find \( \angle ATC \).
The distance between A and B is \(180\) km. A starts towards B at a speed of \(30\) kmph at 9:00 a.m., and after 1 hour, B starts towards A at a speed of \(20\) kmph. At what time will they meet for the first time?
If \(\log(x^2y^4) = a\) and \(\log \frac{x}{y} = b\), find the value of \(\frac{\log x}{\log y}\).
The mean of \(n\) terms of an arithmetic progression is \(\bar{x}\). If the sum of \((n-1)\) terms is \(k\), find the \(n\)th term.
When a number is divided by \(4\), the remainder is \(2\). When the quotient is divided by \(2\), the remainder is \(1\). What will be the remainder when the number is divided by \(8\)?
A, B and C start a business in which A's investment is Rs. 20,000. At the end of the year, out of a total profit of Rs. 2,000, A's share is Rs. 1,000 and B's share is Rs. 600. Find the investment of C.
Find the value of
\[ \frac{(0.6)^4-(0.5)^4}{(0.6)^2+(0.5)^2} \]
10 women can complete a piece of work in \(8\) days and 10 children can do the work in \(16\) days. In how many days can 5 women and 10 children complete the work?
A bag contains 6 white and 4 black balls. If 2 balls are drawn from the bag, what is the probability that both are white?
If a card is drawn from a pack of cards, what is the probability that it is either a club or a jack?
Find the area of an equilateral triangle whose height is \(12\) cm.
If \(\frac{a}{b} = \frac{4}{3}\), then find the value of \(\frac{9a+4b}{9a-4b}\).
Sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 48 years. If the product of their ages 5 years back is 165, what is the present age of the father?
If 40% of \(\frac{2}{5}\)th of a number is 24, find the value of the number.
If \(\frac{P}{Q} = 8\), then find the value of \(\frac{P^2+Q^2}{P^2-Q^2}\).