Mathematics Previous Year Questions 2026 | CAPF

Mathematics - MOST IMPORTANT CAPF Previous Year Questions

Practice real questions from previous year exams of CAPF.

📘 Combined Work of Three or More People📚 Three Workers Time Together from Individual Times
Q1

'A' completes a work in 10 days, while 'B' and 'C' complete it in 12 and 15 days respectively. In how many days can 'A', 'B' and 'C' together complete the work?

🎯 UPSC CAPF 2009
📘 Word Problems with One Variable📚 Age Problems Single Person
Q2

Kamla got married 6 years ago. Today her age is 114\displaystyle 1\dfrac{1}{4} times her age at the time of marriage. Her son's age is 110\displaystyle \dfrac{1}{10} times her present age. What is her son's age?

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📘 Table Chart - Basic Row Column Operations📚 Misc
Q3

Distribution of work hours in a factory is shown in the table below:

Number of workersNumber of hours worked
2045–50
1540–44
2535–39
1630–34
0400–29

What is the percentage of workers who worked for 40 or more hours?

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📘 Price Quantity and Shopping Problems📚 Different Articles at Different Prices
Q4

8 oranges cost as much as 5 apples, 5 apples as much as 3 mangoes, 4 mangoes as much as 8 pineapples. If 3 pineapples cost Rs. 36, then an orange's cost is :

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📘 Age Based Ratio Problems📚 Father Son and Grandfather Grandson Relations
Q5

The grandfather's age is 4 years more than nine times the age of the grandson. The father's age of 40 years is 2 years less than six times the age of his son. The age of the grandfather is :

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📘 Solving Exponential Equations📚 Misc
Q6

If a⊕b\displaystyle a \oplus b is defined as ab+ba\displaystyle a^b + b^a, then consider :
I. 2⊕x=100\displaystyle 2 \oplus x = 100
II. 4⊕x=145\displaystyle 4 \oplus x = 145
III. 3⊕x=145\displaystyle 3 \oplus x = 145
IV. 6⊕x=100\displaystyle 6 \oplus x = 100

For which of the above, is x\displaystyle x smallest ?

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📘 Simplification of Exponential Expressions📚 Multi-base Combined Expressions
Q7

If 4=102m\displaystyle 4 = 10^{2m} and 9=102n\displaystyle 9 = 10^{2n}, then 0.15\displaystyle 0.15 equals to :

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📘 Basic Percentage Calculations📚 Find Original Number Given its Percentage
Q8

In a test a candidate attempted only 15 questions and secured full marks in all of them. If he obtained 60% marks in the test and all the questions in the test carried equal marks, the number of questions in the test is :

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📘 Weighted Average, Partial Averages and Overlapping Groups📚 Finding Ratio of Members in Two Groups
Q9

The mean age of combined group of men and women is 25 years. If the mean age of group of men is 26 and that of group of women is 21, then percentage of men and women in the group respectively is :

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📘 Rectangle📚 Basic Area and Perimeter
Q10

The width of a rectangle is 4x\displaystyle 4x which is only 25% of its length. What are the area and the perimeter of the rectangle respectively?

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📘 Word Problems with Two Variables📚 Age Problems Two People
Q11

A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age will be twice the age of his son. Which one of the following is the present age of his son?

🎯 UPSC CAPF 2010
📘 Word Problems with One Variable📚 Consecutive Integers Even Odd Numbers
Q12

The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. Which one of the following is the age of the youngest child?

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📘 Word Problems with One Variable📚 Digit and Number Reversal Problems
Q13

A number consists of two digits. If the digits interchange places and the new number is added to the original number, then the resulting number will always be divisible by :

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📘 Early and Late Arrival📚 Find Distance Given Two Speeds and Time Differences
Q14

Ms X drove at the speed of 45 km/hr from home to a resort. Returning over the same route she got stuck in traffic and took an hour longer, also she could drive only at the speed of 40 km/hr. How many kilometers did she drive each way?

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📘 Combined Work of Three or More People📚 Three Workers Time Together from Individual Times
Q15

X, Y and Z can finish a work in 12, 15 and 18 days respectively. In how many days will all the three finish the work?

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📘 Componendo and Dividendo📚 Basic Componendo-Dividendo Application
Q16

If the ratio of the sum and difference of two numbers be 17 : 13, which one of the following is the ratio of the numbers?

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📘 Table Chart - MultiDimensional Comparison📚 Year Over Year Change for Same Entity
Q17

The following table shows the installed capacity and production of vehicles over the years:

CategoryInstalled Capacity (2005)Installed Capacity (2006)Installed Capacity (2007)Production (2005)Production (2006)Production (2007)
Tempos700790895412518586
Cars475544580366336303
Jeeps140140140105120133
Motor-bikes775775800680700799
Scooters150015002000100415001205
Autorickshaws290300320184194151

Capacity utilization=ProductionInstalled Capacity\text{Capacity utilization} = \frac{\text{Production}}{\text{Installed Capacity}}

Which one among the following categories has not experienced growth in installed capacity over the period of 2005 to 2007?

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📘 Table Chart - MultiDimensional Comparison📚 Cross Referencing Multiple Cells for Composite Answer
Q18

The following table shows the installed capacity and production of vehicles over the years:

CategoryInstalled Capacity (2005)Installed Capacity (2006)Installed Capacity (2007)Production (2005)Production (2006)Production (2007)
Tempos700790895412518586
Cars475544580366336303
Jeeps140140140105120133
Motor-bikes775775800680700799
Scooters150015002000100415001205
Autorickshaws290300320184194151

Capacity utilization=ProductionInstalled Capacity\text{Capacity utilization} = \frac{\text{Production}}{\text{Installed Capacity}}

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. All categories of automobiles experienced a growth in production between 2006 and 2007.
  2. In 2007 the capacity utilization of Jeeps was higher than that of Motor-bikes.
  3. Cars, Scooters and Autorickshaws experienced a decline in production from 2006 to 2007.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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📘 Table Chart - MultiDimensional Comparison📚 Cross Referencing Multiple Cells for Composite Answer
Q19

Below are the sales figures for 3 different types of network servers over 3 months:

ServerMonth 1 UnitsMonth 1 ValueMonth 2 UnitsMonth 2 ValueMonth 3 UnitsMonth 3 Value
ZXC43324804060048720
ZXC53455854558545585
ZXC63122401428018340

Which one of the following servers had its unit price changed in March?

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📘 Population and Group Ratio Problems📚 Boys and Girls in School or Sections
Q20

In a class of 84 students, boys and girls are in the ratio of 5 : 7. Among the girls, 7 can speak both Hindi and English. 50% of the total students can speak only Hindi. The ratio of the number of students speaking only Hindi to those speaking only English is 21 : 16. The ratio of the number of boys speaking English only to that of girls speaking English only is 3 : 5.

What is the number of boys who speak both the languages?

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