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WBCS Main Question Paper – 2019
63. A invested Rs.6000 for 5 months and B Rs.5000 for x months in a
business. If the profit of A and B be equal, find the value of x.
(A) 10 months
(B) 8 months
(C) 6 months
(D) 7 months
64. Two friends start a business with the capitals Rs.16,000 and Rs.24,000.
They make a profit of Rs.3375 in a year. How much each friend will get as a
part of the profit ?
(A) Rs.1350, Rs.2025
(B) Rs.1525, Rs.2225
(C) Rs.1025, Rs.1850
(D) Rs.1250, Rs.2225
65. Three friends P, Q and R started a business with the capitals Rs.15,000,
Rs.10,000 and Rs.25,000. But at the end of the year, they suffer a loss of
Rs.25,000. How much each will have to pay for the loss ?
(wrong options)
(A) Rs. 500, Rs. 750 and Rs. 1000
(B) Rs. 750, Rs. 500 and Rs. 1250
(C) Rs. 500, Rs. 750 and Rs. 1150
(D) Rs. 1000, Rs. 500 and Rs. 700
66. At the starting of the year X and Y jointly start a business with Rs.24,000
and Rs.30,000. After 5 months A invests Rs. 12,000 more in the business. At
the end of the year if the profit in the business is Rs.14,030, find the part of
the profit of each of them.
(A) Rs.8130, Rs.5900
(B) Rs.9130, Rs.4900
(C) Rs.7130, Rs.6900
(D) Rs.6130, Rs.7900
67. X and Y Jointly start a business with Rs.1200 and Rs.800. At the end of
the year Y gets Rs,120 as profit. As a part of profit X will get
(A) Rs.200
(B) Rs.180
(C) Rs.175
(D) Rs.150
68. X, Y and Z start a business with Rs.7200. After 1 year X, Y and Z get
Rs.60, Rs.90 and Rs.120 as profit. Z invests an amount
(A) Rs.1800
(B) Rs.2400
(C) Rs.2700
(D) Rs.3200
69. Mr. X invests Rs.600 for 5 months and Y invests Rs.500 for 9 months in a
business. The part of the profit will be distributed among them in the ratio.
(A) 3 : 2
(B) 4 : 3
(C) 6 : 5
(D) 2 : 3
70. In a partnership business the total profit of A and B is Rs.2000. If the
capital of A is Rs.6000 and profit is Rs.1200, then the capital of B is
(A) Rs.4000
(B) Rs.5000
(C) Rs.4500
(D) Rs.3000
71. In a joint business X invests Rs.6000 for 9 months and Y invests Rs.8000
in some months. They get Rs.1800 and Rs.1600 as profit. In the business,
the investment of Y was for
(A) 4 months
(B) 5 months
(C) 6 months
(D) 8 months
72. In a joint business the capitals of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 4 and the
capitals of B and C are in the ratio 6 : 5. If A gets a profit of Rs.450, find the
profit of C.
(A) Rs.400
(B) Rs.500
(C) Rs.600
(D) Rs.450
73. In a joint business the capitals of P, O and R, are in the ratio
1/4:1/3:1/2.At the end of the year they make a profit of Rs.3900. Find how much of the profit C will get
(A) Rs.2000
(B) Rs.1500
(C) Rs.1200
(D) Rs.1800
76. In a business P invests Rs.12,000. After some days Q joins the business
and invests Rs.16,000 in it. 9 months after Q joins, P and Q get same profit.
Find for how many months P’s money was invested in the business.
(A) 20 months
(B) 11 months
(C) 12 months
(D) 10 months
77. P starts a business with capital of Rs.5000. After 3 months Q joins in the
business with capital Rs.6000 and after 5 months R invests Rs.8000 in the
business. At the end of the year of the profit is Rs.3400, how much money
each will get ?
(A) Rs. 1200, Rs.1080 and Rs.1120
(B) Rs.1200, Rs.1100 and Rs.1000
(C) Rs.1200, Rs.1000 and Rs.800
(D) Rs.1200, Rs.900 and Rs.1100
78. S and T start a business with Rs.2400 and Rs.1600. After one year if S
suffers a loss of Rs.45 in the business, then loss of T is
(A) Rs.25
(B) Rs.30
(C) Rs.32
(D) Rs.42
79. P and Q start a joint business. P invests Rs.500 for 9 months and Q
invests some money in the business for 6 months. The total profit in the
business is Rs.69 and Q gets a profit of Rs.46. The capital of Q in the
business is
(A) Rs.1500
(B) Rs.3000
(C) Rs.4500
(D) Rs.6000
80. In a joint business the ratio of the capitals of three partners is 5 : 7 : 9. If
the profit in the business is Rs.420, then the third partner will get
(A) Rs.100
(B) Rs.140
(C) Rs.180
(D) Rs.200
81. A and B are equal partners. They admit C and D as partners with
1/5th and 1/6th share respectively. What is the profit sharing ratio of all the
partners ?
(A) 19 : 19 : 12 : 10
(B) 21 : 19 : 13 : 9
(C) 19 : 17 : 13 : 10
(D) 19 : 17 : 15 : 11 .
82. A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 7 : 3. They admit C
For 1/5th share, which he acquires in equal proportions from both. Find the
new profit sharing ratio
(A) 2 : 1 : 1
(B) 3 : 2 : 1
(C) 4 : 3 : 1
(D) 3 : 1 : 1
83. A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 5 : 4. they admit C
For 1/9th share, which he acquires from A. Find out the new profit sharing
ratio.
(A) 3 : 3 : 1
(B) 2 : 2 : 1
(C) 4 : 4 : 1
(D) 5 : 5 : 2
84. X and Y are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. They
admit R as a new partner from 1st April, 2019. X gives 1/3rd of his sharewhile Y gives 1/10th from his share. Calculate the sacrificing ratio.
(A) 3 : 2
(B) 2 : 1
(C) 2 : 3
(D) 1 : 2
85. P and Q are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. P Surrenders 1/6th of his share and Q surrenders 1/4th of his share in favour of
R, a new partner. What is the sacrificing ratio ?
(A) 3 : 2
(B) 2 : 3
(C) 1 : 1
(D) 3 : 11
86. S and T are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. W admitted as a
partner. The new profit sharing ratio of S, T and W is 4 : 3 : 2. Find out the
sacrificing ratio.
(A) 3 : 5
(B) 7 : 3
(C) 5 : 3
(D) 3 : 7
87. P and Q were partners sharing profits in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admit R
and S as new partners. P surrenders 1/3rd of his share in favour of R and Q
surrenders 1/4th of his share in favour of S. Calculate the new profit sharing
ratio of P, Q, R and S.
(A) 4 : 3 : 2 : 1
(B) 5 : 4 : 3 : 2
(C) 4 : 4 : 3 : 2
(D) 4 : 4 : 3 : 1
88. A and B are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 7 : 5. They agree to
admit C, their manager into partnership, who is to get 1/6th share in profits.
He acquires his share 1/24th from A and 1/8th from B. Calculate the new
profit sharing ratio.
(A) 13 : 11 : 9
(B) 13 : 7 : 4
(C) 13 : 11 : 7
(D) 13 : 11 : 5
89. A, B and C are partners in a firm sharing profits in the ratio of 4 : 3 : 2.
They admit D as a new partner. A, B and C each surrendered 1/3rd of their
shares in favour of D. Calculate the new profit sharing ratio of A, B, C and D.
(A) 8 : 6 : 4 : 9
(B) 8 : 6 : 5 : 4
(C) 8 : 7 : 6 : 9
(D) 8 : 6 : 7 : 9
90. A and B are in partnership sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2.
They admit C as a new partner. Calculate the new profit sharing ratio if C
Purchases 1/10th share from A.
(A) 5 : 4 : 3
(B) 4 : 3 : 2
(C) 3 : 2 : 1
(D) 5 : 4 : 1
91. A and B are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5 :3. They admit C as a partner for 1/4th share in the profits of the firm.
Calculate the new profit sharing ratio of A, B and C if C acquires his
Share 1/5th from A and 1/20th from B.
(A) 17 : 15 : 13
(B) 17 : 13 : 10
(C) 17 : 13 : 11
(D) 17 :.15 : 10
WBCS Main Question Paper – 2018
25. Amal and Bimal started a business. Amal invested Rs. 500 for 9 months
and Bimal invested some money for 6 months. If they make a profit of Rs. 69 in a year and Bimal gets profit share of Rs. 46. The capital of Bimal in the
business is
(A) Rs. 1500
(B) Rs. 3000
(C) Rs.4500
(D) Rs. 6000
26. A, B and C entered into a partnership business by investing Rs.64000,
Rs.52000 and Rs.36000 respectively for a certain period of time. If A
receives Rs.35584 as annual profit, what amount will C receive as his share
in the profit ?
(A) Rs. 20016
(B) Rs. 20632
(C) Rs. 18296
(D) Rs. 21084
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