Question : The number of live births per thousand persons in a year is called ______.

Option 1: death rate

Option 2: fertility rate

Option 3: crude rate

Option 4: birth rate

Question : Peter bought an item at a 20% discount on its original price. He sold it with a 40% increase on the price he bought it. The new sale price is greater than the original price (in percent) by:

Option 1: 10%

Option 2: 8%

Option 3: 7.5%

Option 4: 12%

Question : The following bar chart shows the runs given and overs bowled by a bowler in 6 different matches.
Economy rate $=\frac{\text { Runs given }}{\text { Overs bowled }}$

What will be the economy rate of the bowler for all the 6 matches taken together? [Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.]

Option 1: 7.22

Option 2: 5.46

Option 3: 6.93

Option 4: 6.14

Question : Sri Lanka is separated from India by the ______.

Option 1: Strait of Malacca

Option 2: Strait of Gibraltar

Option 3: Palk Strait

Option 4: Bering Strait

Question : Kepler's law of planetary motion states that the square of the period is proportional to the

Option 1: semi-major axis

Option 2: square of the semi-major axis

Option 3: cube of the semi-major axis

Option 4: fourth power of the semi-major axis

Question : The table shows the number of boys and girls in the schools. Which school has the minimum number of students?

Option 1: 2

Option 2: 3

Option 3: 5

Option 4: 1

Question : Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative that will improve the highlighted part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".

There are schools in either sides of the road.

(1) schools on either side

(2) school on either side

(3) school on either sides

(4) No Improvement

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)

Question : What is the value of $(1\div 4) \ \text{of} \ 16+{120\div 24 \times 10}$?

Option 1: 40

Option 2: 46

Option 3: 50

Option 4: 54

Question : If the radius of a cylinder is decreased by 12%, then by how much percentage must its height be increased so that the volume of the cylinder remains the same?

Option 1: 29.13%

Option 2: 21.78%

Option 3: 42.56%

Option 4: 34.27%

Question : Directions: The following bar diagram depicts figures for some agricultural imports from January - May 2008. Answer (as closely as possible) the questions using the data provided here:
Agricultural Imports - January to May Average cost per ton over 5 months of period

What was the total cost of wheat imports in March?

Option 1: Rs. 3,212

Option 2: Rs. 5,616

Option 3: Rs. 7,042

Option 4: Rs. 2,224