28 + Mcqs in Aptitude for Government jobs Page 1 McqOptions

1.	Which of the following exactly denotes the average price of all the goods together if, Ramesh buys ‘a’ number of goods of type ‘A’ at price of Rs. ‘E’ each, ‘b’ number of goods of type ‘B’ at price of Rs. ‘F’ each and ‘c’ number of goods of type ‘C’ at price of Rs. ‘G’ each?
A.	(E+F+G) / (a+b+c)
B.	(AE+BF+CG) / (a+b+c)
C.	(aE+bF+cG) / (a+b+c)
D.	(aA+bB+cC) / (a+b+c)
Answer» D. (aA+bB+cC) / (a+b+c)

Discussion

2.	What will be value of (74.6-38.9-5.7)/(26.4-18.9) ?
A.	3.5
B.	2.25
C.	2.0
D.	4.0
Answer» E.

Discussion

3.	What is value of (0.000001)⅓ ?
A.	0.000001
B.	0.001
C.	1/100
D.	0.1
Answer» D. 0.1

Discussion

4.	There is a 10% discount on a dozen pairs of trousers marked at Rs. 8000. How many pair of trousers can be bought with Rs. 2400?
A.	7
B.	2
C.	4
D.	8
Answer» D. 8

Discussion

5.	Rs. 15000 were invested by Ram and Shyam together to start a small business. They got a profit of Rs. 2000 at the end of the year. Shyam took his profit share of Rs. 600. How much did Ram invest?
A.	Rs. 9000
B.	Rs. 4500
C.	Rs. 10500
D.	Rs. 11000
Answer» D. Rs. 11000

Discussion

6.	Rohit buys some rice at Rs. 10.40 per kg. He mixes it with some rice having price Rs. 8.8 per kg. The final mixture becomes 15kg in weight and with total worth Rs. 146.40. What is the quantity of rice priced at Rs. 8.8 per kg?
A.	9 kg
B.	10 kg
C.	5 kg
D.	6 kg
Answer» E.

Discussion

7.	Ramesh sold a statue for a price 25% higher than the original price of the statue. He had however bought the statue at 20% discount on the original price. With the profit of Rs. 2025, find the original price of the statue.
A.	Rs. 6000
B.	Rs. 7500
C.	Rs. 3500
D.	Rs. 4500
Answer» E.

Discussion

8.	Raj has Rs. 1301 with him. He divided it amongst his sons Prakash and Prashant and asked them to invest it at 4% rate of interest compounded annually. It was seen that Prakash and Prashant got same amount after 17 and 19 years respectively. How much did Raj give to Prashant?
A.	Rs. 705
B.	Rs. 615
C.	Rs. 676
D.	Rs. 625
Answer» E.

Discussion

9.	Price of each article of type P, Q, and R is Rs. 300, Rs. 180 and Rs. 120 respectively. Suresh buys articles of each type in the ratio 3:2:3 in Rs. 6480. How many articles of type Q did he purchase?
A.	8
B.	14
C.	20
D.	None of the above
Answer» B. 14

Discussion

10.	P gave Rs. 12000 for starting a business. Q gave Rs. 16000. What will be share of profit of R after 2 years, if R comes after 8 months with his Rs. 15000 and profit earned by P, Q and R is Rs. 45600?
A.	Rs. 24000
B.	Rs. 12000
C.	Rs. 6000
D.	Rs. 18000
Answer» C. Rs. 6000

Discussion

11.	Original breadth of a rectangular box is 20 cm. The box was then remade in such a way that its length got increased by 30% but the breadth decreased by 20%. This led to an increase in area by 100sq.cm. What is the new area of the box?
A.	3600 sq.cm.
B.	3200 sq.cm.
C.	2600 sq.cm.
D.	2500 sq.cm.
Answer» D. 2500 sq.cm.

Discussion

12.	Mayur travels from Mumbai to Jammu in 7 different ways. But he is allowed to return to Mumbai by any way except the one he used earlier. In how many ways can he complete his journey?
A.	49
B.	42
C.	48
D.	6
Answer» C. 48

Discussion

13.	Mahesh asked 32 men to build his house in 20 days. 80% of the work got completed in just 12 days. So Mahesh removed some workers. Now how many persons does he need to complete the remaining work in decided time?
A.	12
B.	20
C.	32
D.	16
Answer» B. 20

Discussion

14.	Johnny employs 8 workers to work for 6 hours per day. In total he pays them Rs. 630 for a week. How much should Johnny pay 18 workers working 4 hours per day for a week?
A.	Rs. 945
B.	Rs. 645
C.	Rs. 630
D.	Rs. 1050
Answer» B. Rs. 645

Discussion

15.	Jay, Veeru and Basanti start a travel agency. Jay contributes Rs. 9100, while Veeru and Basanti invest Rs. 6825 and Rs. 8190 respectively. If Jay, Veeru and Basanti invest for 3 months, 2 months and 5 months respectively. How much will Veeru get out of total profit of Rs. 4158?
A.	Rs. 693
B.	Rs. 1036
C.	Rs. 986
D.	Rs. 1247
Answer» B. Rs. 1036

Discussion

16.	In a country 55% population is female. 80% of the male population is literate. How much of females are literate if total literacy is 58%?
A.	45%
B.	55%
C.	40%
D.	22%
Answer» D. 22%

Discussion

17.	If a shopkeeper gives 20% discount and then 10% discount on a pen, which has the marked price of Rs. 500, how much would be the selling price of the pen?
A.	Rs. 350
B.	Rs. 150
C.	Rs. 320
D.	Rs. 360
Answer» E.

Discussion

18.	How many minimum number of square tiles are needed to cover a rectangular floor of dimension 5.25m and 5.10m completely?
A.	1190
B.	1020
C.	1080
D.	1230
Answer» B. 1020

Discussion

19.	Hiralal wants to build a tank. He employed 7 workers to do the work. It was expected to get completed in 12 days. 5 days after starting the work, 2 workers were fired by him. Remaining workers will take how much time to complete the work?
A.	49/5 days
B.	39/7 days
C.	25/7 days
D.	38/5 days
Answer» B. 39/7 days

Discussion

20.	Guddi’s swimming speed in still water to the speed of river is 7:1. She swims 4.2 km up the river in just 14 min. How much time will Guddi take to swim 18.4 km down the river?
A.	46 minutes
B.	12 minutes
C.	23 minutes
D.	11 minutes
Answer» B. 12 minutes

Discussion

21.	Four-fifth of one-eighth of 3/4th of A is 64. What is the cube root of 3/5th of A?
A.	5
B.	8
C.	3
D.	4
Answer» C. 3

Discussion

22.	Chandrika raised the price of their products by 40%. How much discount should they give so as to sell the products on no profit no loss basis?
A.	40%
B.	28.5%
C.	22.5%
D.	32.75%
Answer» C. 22.5%

Discussion

23.	Blackberry announced a discount of 25% on their trousers. Vivek went to shop. He wanted to save Rs. 400 in discount. How many trousers should he buy to do so, if each trouser costs Rs. 320?
A.	5
B.	4
C.	10
D.	50
Answer» B. 4

Discussion

24.	Ajay and Raj together have Rs. 1050. On taking Rs. 150 from Ajay, Ajay will have same amount as what Raj had earlier. Find the ratio of amounts with Ajay and Raj initially.
A.	3:4
B.	7:1
C.	1:3
D.	4:3
Answer» E.

Discussion

25.	A vase has a marked price of Rs. 560. Simran pays Rs. 336 for it because she got 2 successive discounts, one of 20% and other of _____
A.	20%
B.	15%
C.	25%
D.	10%
Answer» D. 10%

Discussion

26.	A square farm of side 240 meters has a small rectangular area for barn construction. This barn area has its length 10 meters more than its breadth and its area measures one-eighth the square farm. How much the owner has to spend to build a wall around the barn area at rate of Rs. 1.5 per meter?
A.	Rs. 510
B.	Rs. 470
C.	Rs. 3500
D.	Rs. 980
Answer» B. Rs. 470

Discussion

27.	A locker in bank has 3 digit lock. Mahesh forgot his password and was trying all possible combinations. He took 6 seconds for each try. The problem was that each digit can be from 0 to 9. How much time will be needed to by Mahesh to try all the combinations?
A.	90 minutes
B.	120 minutes
C.	60 minutes
D.	100 minutes
Answer» E.

Discussion

28.	A group wanted to renovate their club. Each member contributed an amount equal to twice the number of members in the club. But the government contributed same amount as the number of members. If each member had contributed the same amount as the number of members and the government had given an amount twice the number of members, then they would have Rs. 210 less. How many members are there?
A.	7
B.	15
C.	14
D.	24
Answer» C. 14

Discussion

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What will be value of (74.6-38.9-5.7)/(26.4-18.9) ?

What is value of (0.000001)⅓ ?

There is a 10% discount on a dozen pairs of trousers marked at Rs. 8000. How many pair of trousers can be bought with Rs. 2400?

Rs. 15000 were invested by Ram and Shyam together to start a small business. They got a profit of Rs. 2000 at the end of the year. Shyam took his profit share of Rs. 600. How much did Ram invest?

Rohit buys some rice at Rs. 10.40 per kg. He mixes it with some rice having price Rs. 8.8 per kg. The final mixture becomes 15kg in weight and with total worth Rs. 146.40. What is the quantity of rice priced at Rs. 8.8 per kg?

Ramesh sold a statue for a price 25% higher than the original price of the statue. He had however bought the statue at 20% discount on the original price. With the profit of Rs. 2025, find the original price of the statue.

Raj has Rs. 1301 with him. He divided it amongst his sons Prakash and Prashant and asked them to invest it at 4% rate of interest compounded annually. It was seen that Prakash and Prashant got same amount after 17 and 19 years respectively. How much did Raj give to Prashant?

Price of each article of type P, Q, and R is Rs. 300, Rs. 180 and Rs. 120 respectively. Suresh buys articles of each type in the ratio 3:2:3 in Rs. 6480. How many articles of type Q did he purchase?

P gave Rs. 12000 for starting a business. Q gave Rs. 16000. What will be share of profit of R after 2 years, if R comes after 8 months with his Rs. 15000 and profit earned by P, Q and R is Rs. 45600?

Original breadth of a rectangular box is 20 cm. The box was then remade in such a way that its length got increased by 30% but the breadth decreased by 20%. This led to an increase in area by 100sq.cm. What is the new area of the box?

Mayur travels from Mumbai to Jammu in 7 different ways. But he is allowed to return to Mumbai by any way except the one he used earlier. In how many ways can he complete his journey?

Mahesh asked 32 men to build his house in 20 days. 80% of the work got completed in just 12 days. So Mahesh removed some workers. Now how many persons does he need to complete the remaining work in decided time?

Johnny employs 8 workers to work for 6 hours per day. In total he pays them Rs. 630 for a week. How much should Johnny pay 18 workers working 4 hours per day for a week?

Jay, Veeru and Basanti start a travel agency. Jay contributes Rs. 9100, while Veeru and Basanti invest Rs. 6825 and Rs. 8190 respectively. If Jay, Veeru and Basanti invest for 3 months, 2 months and 5 months respectively. How much will Veeru get out of total profit of Rs. 4158?

In a country 55% population is female. 80% of the male population is literate. How much of females are literate if total literacy is 58%?

If a shopkeeper gives 20% discount and then 10% discount on a pen, which has the marked price of Rs. 500, how much would be the selling price of the pen?

How many minimum number of square tiles are needed to cover a rectangular floor of dimension 5.25m and 5.10m completely?

Hiralal wants to build a tank. He employed 7 workers to do the work. It was expected to get completed in 12 days. 5 days after starting the work, 2 workers were fired by him. Remaining workers will take how much time to complete the work?

Guddi’s swimming speed in still water to the speed of river is 7:1. She swims 4.2 km up the river in just 14 min. How much time will Guddi take to swim 18.4 km down the river?

Four-fifth of one-eighth of 3/4th of A is 64. What is the cube root of 3/5th of A?

Chandrika raised the price of their products by 40%. How much discount should they give so as to sell the products on no profit no loss basis?

Blackberry announced a discount of 25% on their trousers. Vivek went to shop. He wanted to save Rs. 400 in discount. How many trousers should he buy to do so, if each trouser costs Rs. 320?

Ajay and Raj together have Rs. 1050. On taking Rs. 150 from Ajay, Ajay will have same amount as what Raj had earlier. Find the ratio of amounts with Ajay and Raj initially.

A vase has a marked price of Rs. 560. Simran pays Rs. 336 for it because she got 2 successive discounts, one of 20% and other of _____

A square farm of side 240 meters has a small rectangular area for barn construction. This barn area has its length 10 meters more than its breadth and its area measures one-eighth the square farm. How much the owner has to spend to build a wall around the barn area at rate of Rs. 1.5 per meter?

A locker in bank has 3 digit lock. Mahesh forgot his password and was trying all possible combinations. He took 6 seconds for each try. The problem was that each digit can be from 0 to 9. How much time will be needed to by Mahesh to try all the combinations?