Madhya Pradesh Primary Teacher Selection Exam 2025 (Mathematics)

1. A barrel containing 5 liters of wine is emptied and refilled with water. This process is repeated. If the final ratio of wine to water is 16:9, how much wine was originally in the barrel?

• A. 55
• B. 15
• C. 25 (Correct Answer)
• D. 10

2. What is the percentage profit if an item is sold at a 20% discount but was earlier sold at a 40% profit?

• A. 12% (Correct Answer)
• B. 20%
• C. 14%
• D. 16%

3. If the selling price of 40 items equals the cost price of 50 items, what is the profit or loss percentage?

• A. 25% Profit (Correct Answer)
• B. 25% Loss
• C. 20% Profit
• D. 20% Loss

4. Z is the greatest three-digit number which leaves remainders 2, 3, and 4 when divided by 3, 4, and 5 respectively. What is the remainder when Z is divided by 23?

• A. 1
• B. 0 (Correct Answer)
• C. 4
• D. 6

5. Two containers A and B have milk and water in the ratio 4:3 and 5:3 respectively. In what ratio should these mixtures be combined to get a new mixture containing 60% milk?

• A. 1:1 (Correct Answer)
• B. 3:5
• C. 5:2
• D. 5:7

6. Three persons P, Q, and R start walking from the same point at 8 AM, 9 AM, and 10 AM at speeds of 4 km/h, 5 km/h, and 6 km/h respectively. Q meets P, gives a message for R, and returns. When will P and R meet?

• A. 12:30 PM
• B. 12:12 PM
• C. 1:30 PM
• D. 1:12 PM (Correct Answer)

7. Find the value of: 3.8 + (8.2 ÷ 4.1 × 2) – 4 × 3 ÷ 1.2

• A. 2.2
• B. –1.2
• C. 1.2
• D. –2.2 (Correct Answer)

8. Each side of a square floor is 6 meters. How many square tiles of side 60 cm can be placed in it?

• A. 1000
• B. 100 (Correct Answer)
• C. 10
• D. 500

9. A person’s current age is 125% of his age 8 years ago and 80% of his age 10 years later. What is his present age?

• A. 45 years
• B. 24 years
• C. 40 years (Correct Answer)
• D. 32 years

10. Find the value of 'k' in the expression: 36% of 8% of 28% of 12000 = 7k% of 90% of 15

• A. 102.4(Correct Answer)
• B. 98.6
• C. 114.8
• D. 88.2