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This section includes 78 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Arithmetic Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
*/*_A jar full of whisky contains 40% alcohol. A part of this whisky is replaced by another containing 19% alcohol and now the percentage of alcohol was found to be 26%. The quantity of whisky replaced is:? |
| A. | 1/3 |
| B. | 2/3 |
| C. | 2/5 |
| D. | 3/5 |
| Answer» C. 2/5 | |
| 52. |
*/*_A milk vendor has 2 cans of milk. The first contains 25% water and the rest milk. The second contains 50% water. How much milk should he mix from each of the containers so as to get 12 litres of milk such that the ratio of water to milk is 3 : 5?? |
| A. | 4 litres, 8 litres |
| B. | 6 litres, 6 litres |
| C. | 5 litres, 7 litres |
| D. | 7 litres, 5 litres |
| Answer» C. 5 litres, 7 litres | |
| 53. |
*/*_One quantity of wheat at Rs 9.30 per Kg is mixed with another quality at a certain rate in the ratio 8:7. If the mixture so formed be worth Rs 10 per Kg, what is the rate per Kg of the second quality of wheat?? |
| A. | Rs. 12.47 |
| B. | Rs. 10.80 |
| C. | Rs. 15.17 |
| D. | Rs. 47.66 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 15.17 | |
| 54. |
*/*_A trader has 50 kg of pulses, part of which he sells at 14% profit and rest at 6% loss. On the whole his loss is 4%. How much quantity is sold at 14% profit and that at 6% loss?? |
| A. | 5 kg, 45 kg |
| B. | 15 kg, 35 kg |
| C. | 10kg, 40 kg |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 15 kg, 35 kg | |
| 55. |
*/*_To gain 10% on selling sample of milk at the cost price of pure milk, the quantity of water to be mixed with 50 kg. of pure milk is:? |
| A. | 2.5 kg |
| B. | 5 kg |
| C. | 7.5 kg |
| D. | 10 kg |
| Answer» C. 7.5 kg | |
| 56. |
_ The cost of Type 1 rice is Rs. 15 per kg and Type 2 rice is Rs. 20 per kg. If both Type 1 and Type 2 are mixed in the ratio of 2 : 3, then the price per kg of the mixed variety of rice is:$? |
| A. | Rs. 18 |
| B. | Rs. 18.50 |
| C. | Rs. 19 |
| D. | Rs. 19.50 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 18.50 | |
| 57. |
_ A container contains 40 litres of milk. From this container 4 litres of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now contained by the container?$? |
| A. | 26.34 litres |
| B. | 27.36 litres |
| C. | 28 litres |
| D. | 29.16 litres |
| Answer» E. | |
| 58. |
_ A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B is the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 litres of mixture are drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7 : 9. How many litres of liquid A was contained by the can initially?$? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 21 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» D. 25 | |
| 59. |
_ 3 L water is taken out from vessel full of water and substituted by pure milk. This process is repeated two more times. Finally, the ratio of milk and water in the solution becomes 1728:27. Find the volume of the original solution.$? |
| A. | 3 L |
| B. | 5 L |
| C. | 4 L |
| D. | 9 L |
| Answer» D. 9 L | |
| 60. |
_ An amount of Rs. 680 was invested at 6% rate of interest and another sum of money was invested at 10% interest. If the average interest on the total at the end of the year was 7.5%, how much was invested at 10%?$? |
| A. | Rs. 408 |
| B. | Rs. 412.6 |
| C. | Rs. 267.5 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Rs. 412.6 | |
| 61. |
_ In what ratio must a mixture of 30% alcohol strength be mixed with that of 50% alcohol strength so as to get a mixture of 45% alcohol strength?$? |
| A. | 1:2 |
| B. | 1:3 |
| C. | 2:1 |
| D. | 3:1 |
| Answer» C. 2:1 | |
| 62. |
_In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of tea worth Rs. 60 a kg and Rs. 65 a kg so that by selling the mixture at Rs. 68.20 a kg he may gain 10%?$? |
| A. | 3 : 2 |
| B. | 3 : 4 |
| C. | 3 : 5 |
| D. | 4 : 5 |
| Answer» B. 3 : 4 | |
| 63. |
_How many kilogram of sugar costing Rs. 9 per kg must be mixed with 27 kg of sugar costing Rs. 7 per kg so that there may be a gain of 10% by selling the mixture at Rs. 9.24 per kg?$? |
| A. | 36 kg |
| B. | 42 kg |
| C. | 54 kg |
| D. | 63 kg |
| Answer» E. | |
| 64. |
_Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price of the third variety per kg will be:$? |
| A. | Rs. 169.50 |
| B. | Rs. 170 |
| C. | Rs. 175.50 |
| D. | Rs. 180 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 180 | |
| 65. |
_A vessel contains milk and water in the ratio 3:2. The volume of the contents is increased by 50% by adding water to it. From this resultant solution 30 L is withdrawn and then replaced with water. The resultant ratio of milk water in the final solution is 3:7. Find the original volume of the solution.$? |
| A. | 80 L |
| B. | 65 L |
| C. | 75 L |
| D. | 82 L |
| Answer» B. 65 L | |
| 66. |
_In a zoo, there are deers and ducks. If the heads are counted, there are 180, while the legs are 448. What will be the number of deers in the zoo?$? |
| A. | 136 |
| B. | 68 |
| C. | 44 |
| D. | 22 |
| Answer» D. 22 | |
| 67. |
_In a 729 litres mixture of milk and water, the ratio of milk to water is 7:2. to get a new mixture containing milk and water in the ratio 7:3, the amount of water to be added is:$? |
| A. | 81 litres |
| B. | 71 litres |
| C. | 56 litres |
| D. | 50 litres |
| Answer» B. 71 litres | |
| 68. |
Find the ratio in which rice at Rs. 7.20 a kg be mixed with rice at Rs. 5.70 a kg to produce a mixture worth Rs. 6.30 a kg. |
| A. | 1 : 3 |
| B. | 2 : 3 |
| C. | 3 : 4 |
| D. | 4 : 5 |
| Answer» C. 3 : 4 | |
| 69. |
A dishonest milkman professes to sell his milk at cost price but he mixes it with water and thereby gains 25%. The percentage of water in the mixture is: |
| A. | 4% |
| B. | 6 1/4 % |
| C. | 20% |
| D. | 25% |
| Answer» D. 25% | |
| 70. |
A lump of two metals weighing 18 g is worth Rs. 87 but if their weight is interchanged, it would be worth Rs. 78.60. If the price of one metal be Rs. 6.70 per gram, find the weight of the other metal in the mixture. |
| A. | 8g |
| B. | 12g |
| C. | 15g |
| D. | 18g |
| Answer» B. 12g | |
| 71. |
Three types of wheat of Rs. 1.27, Rs. 1.29 and Rs. 1.32 per kg are mixed together to be sold at Rs. 1.30 per kg. In what ratio should this wheat be mixed? |
| A. | 1:2:3 |
| B. | 2:2:3 |
| C. | 2:3:1 |
| D. | 1:1:2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
An alloy contains zinc, copper and tin in the ratio 2:3:1 and another contains copper, tin and lead in the ratio 5:4:3. If equal weights of both alloys are melted together to form a third alloy, then the weight of lead per kg in new alloy will be: |
| A. | 1/2 kg |
| B. | 1/8 kg |
| C. | 3/14 kg |
| D. | 7/9 kg |
| Answer» C. 3/14 kg | |
| 73. |
In what ratio must water be mixed with milk to gain 16 ‚Öî% on selling the mixture at cost price?# |
| A. | 1 : 6 |
| B. | 6 : 1 |
| C. | 2 : 3 |
| D. | 4 : 3 |
| Answer» B. 6 : 1 | |
| 74. |
In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of pulses costing Rs. 15 and Rs. 20 per kg respectively so as to get a mixture worth Rs. 16.50 kg? |
| A. | 3 : 7 |
| B. | 5 : 7 |
| C. | 7 : 3 |
| D. | 7 : 5 |
| Answer» D. 7 : 5 | |
| 75. |
In a zoo, there are Rabbits and Pigeons. If heads are counted, there are 200 and if legs are counted, there are 580. How many pigeons are there? |
| A. | 90 |
| B. | 100 |
| C. | 110 |
| D. | 120 |
| Answer» D. 120 | |
| 76. |
Weights of two friends Ram and Shyam are in the ratio 4:5. If Ram's weight is increased by 10% and total weight of Ram and Shyam become 82.8 kg, with an increases of 15%. By what percent did the weight of Shyam has to be increased? |
| A. | 19% |
| B. | 10% |
| C. | 21% |
| D. | 16% |
| Answer» B. 10% | |
| 77. |
From a container, full of pure milk, 20% is replaced by water and this process is repeated three times. At the end of third operation, the quantity of pure milk reduces to: |
| A. | 40.0% |
| B. | 50.0% |
| C. | 51.2% |
| D. | 58.8% |
| Answer» D. 58.8% | |
| 78. |
The ratio, in which tea costing Rs. 192 per kg is to be mixed with tea costing Rs. 150 per kg so that the mixed tea when sold for Rs. 194.40 per kg, gives a profit of 20%. |
| A. | 2:5 |
| B. | 3:5 |
| C. | 5:3 |
| D. | 5:2 |
| Answer» B. 3:5 | |