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This section includes 924 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Arithmetic Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
The area of a rhombus with side 13 cm and one diagonal 10 cm will be : |
| A. | 40 cm2 |
| B. | 30 cm2 |
| C. | 20 cm2 |
| D. | 10 cm2 |
| Answer» D. 10 cm2 | |
| 152. |
A carpenter is designing a table. The table will be in the form of a rectangle whose length is 4 feet more thanits width. How long should the table be if the carpenter wants the area of the table to be 45 sq. ft ? |
| A. | ft |
| B. | ft |
| C. | 1 ft |
| D. | 3 ft |
| Answer» C. 1 ft | |
| 153. |
A piece of wire when bent to from a circle will have a radius of 84 cm. If the wire is bent to form a square, the length of a side of the square is : |
| A. | 16 cm |
| B. | 33 cm |
| C. | 32 cm |
| D. | 68 cm |
| Answer» D. 68 cm | |
| 154. |
The circumference of a circle is 10% more than the perimeter of a square. If the difference between the area of the circle and that of the square is 216 cm2, how much does the diagonal of the square measure ? |
| A. | $14\sqrt 2 $$ |
| B. | $14$$ |
| C. | $20$$ |
| D. | $20\sqrt 2 $$ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 155. |
The area of a circle whose radius is the diagonal of a square whose area is 4 sq. units is : |
| A. | 6π sq. units |
| B. | π sq. units |
| C. | π sq. units |
| D. | π sq. units |
| Answer» E. | |
| 156. |
If the radius of a circle is increased by 200%, then its area will increase by : |
| A. | 00% |
| B. | 00% |
| C. | 00% |
| D. | 00% |
| Answer» D. 00% | |
| 157. |
The magnitude of the area of a circle is seven times that of its circumference. What is the circumference (in units)of the circle ? |
| A. | 8 units |
| B. | 32 units |
| C. | 16 units |
| D. | annot be determined |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» B. 32 units | |
| 158. |
A diagonal of a rhombus is 6 cm. If its area is 24 cm2 then the length of each side of the rhombus is : |
| A. | cm |
| B. | cm |
| C. | cm |
| D. | cm |
| Answer» B. cm | |
| 159. |
The areas of two equilateral triangles are in the ratio 25 : 36. Their altitudes will be in the ratio : |
| A. | 5 : 36 |
| B. | 6 : 25 |
| C. | : 6 |
| D. | $\sqrt 5 $$ : $$\sqrt 6 $$ |
| Answer» D. $\sqrt 5 $$ : $$\sqrt 6 $$ | |
| 160. |
The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is equal to 14 cm and the lateral side is to the base in the ratio 5 : 4. The area of the triangle is : |
| A. | 1 cm2 |
| B. | $0.5\sqrt {21} $$ cm2 |
| C. | $1.5\sqrt {21} $$ cm2 |
| D. | $2\sqrt {21} $$ cm2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 161. |
If a parallelogram with area P, a rectangle with area R and a triangle with area T are all constructed on the same base and all have the same altitude, then which of the following statements is false ? |
| A. | = R |
| B. | + T = 2R |
| C. | = 2T |
| D. | = $$\frac{1}{2}$$R |
| Answer» C. = 2T | |
| 162. |
The perimeter of a triangle is 30 cm and its area is 30 cm2. If the largest side measures 13 cm, then what is the length of the smallest side of the triangle ? |
| A. | cm |
| B. | cm |
| C. | cm |
| D. | cm |
| Answer» D. cm | |
| 163. |
The area of a triangle whose sides are of lengths 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm is : |
| A. | cm2 |
| B. | cm2 |
| C. | 0 cm2 |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» C. 0 cm2 | |
| 164. |
A rectangular plank $$\sqrt 2 $$ metre wide is placed symmetrically on the diagonal of a square of side 8 metres as shown in the figure. The area of the plank is : |
| A. | $7\sqrt 2 $$sq. m |
| B. | 4 sq. m |
| C. | 8 sq. m |
| D. | $$16\sqrt 2 $$ - 3) sq. m |
| Answer» C. 8 sq. m | |
| 165. |
Area of a square natural lake is 50 sq. kms. A driver wishing to cross the lake diagonally, will have to swim a distance of : |
| A. | 0 miles |
| B. | 2 miles |
| C. | 5 miles |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 166. |
If the circumference of a circle is 100 units, then what will be the length of the arc described by an angle of 20 degrees ? |
| A. | .55 units |
| B. | .86 units |
| C. | .85 units |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» B. .86 units | |
| 167. |
The circumference of a circular ground is 88 metres. A strip of land, 3 metres wide, inside and along the circumference of the ground is to be levelled. What is the budgeted expenditure if the levelling costs Rs. 7 per square metre ? |
| A. | s. 1050 |
| B. | s. 1125 |
| C. | s. 1325 |
| D. | s. 1650 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 168. |
The ratio of the radii of two circles is 1 : 3. Then the ratio of their areas is : |
| A. | : 3 |
| B. | : 6 |
| C. | : 9 |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» D. one of these | |
| 169. |
The circumferences of two circle are 132 metres and 176 metres respectively. What is the difference between the area of the larger circle and the smaller circle ? |
| A. | 048 m2 |
| B. | 076 m2 |
| C. | 078 m2 |
| D. | 090 m2 |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» D. 090 m2 | |
| 170. |
Total area of 64 small squares of a chessboard is 400 sq. cm. There is 3 cm wide border around the chess board. What is the length of the side of the chess board ? |
| A. | 7 cm |
| B. | 0 cm |
| C. | 3 cm |
| D. | 6 cm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 171. |
If the length and breadth of a rectangular field are increased, the area increases by 50%. If the increase in length was 20 %, by what percentage was the breadth increased ? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | 0% |
| D. | ata inadequate |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» C. 0% | |
| 172. |
How many metres of carpet 63 cm wide will be required to cover the floor of a room 14 metres by 9 metres ? |
| A. | 85 metres |
| B. | 00 metres |
| C. | 10 metres |
| D. | 20 metres |
| Answer» C. 10 metres | |
| 173. |
The area of a rectangular field is 2100 sq. meters. If the field is 60 metres long, what is its perimeter ? |
| A. | 80 m |
| B. | 10 m |
| C. | 40 m |
| D. | annot be determined |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 174. |
The diameter of a circle is equal to the perimeter of a square whose area is 3136 cm2 . What is the circumference of the circle ? |
| A. | 52 cm |
| B. | 04 cm |
| C. | 9424 cm |
| D. | 024 cm |
| Answer» C. 9424 cm | |
| 175. |
A skating champion moves along the circumference of a circle of radius 28 m in 44 sec. How many seconds will it take her to move along the perimeter of a hexagon of side 48 m ? |
| A. | 8 sec |
| B. | 8 sec |
| C. | 2 sec |
| D. | 4 sec |
| E. | 0 sec |
| Answer» D. 4 sec | |
| 176. |
A triangle with sides 13 cm, 14 cm and 15 cm is inscribed in a circle. The radius of the circle is : |
| A. | cm |
| B. | cm |
| C. | cm |
| D. | .125 cm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 177. |
A horse is tied at the corner of a rectangular field whose length is 20 m and width is 16 m, with a rope whose length is 14 m. Find the area which the horse can graze : |
| A. | 44 sq. m |
| B. | 54 sq. m |
| C. | 56 sq. m |
| D. | 64 sq. m |
| Answer» C. 56 sq. m | |
| 178. |
A circular grassy plot of land, 42 cm is diameter, has a path 3.5 m wide running around it outside. The cost of gravelling the path at Rs. 4 per square metre is : |
| A. | s. 1002 |
| B. | s. 1802 |
| C. | s. 2002 |
| D. | s. 3002 |
| Answer» D. s. 3002 | |
| 179. |
The ratio of the radii of two circle is 3 : 2. What is the ratio of their circumferences ? |
| A. | : 3 |
| B. | : 2 |
| C. | : 9 |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» C. : 9 | |
| 180. |
The circumference of a circle, whose area is 24.64 m2 , is : |
| A. | 4.64 m |
| B. | 6.36 m |
| C. | 7.60 m |
| D. | 8.40 m |
| Answer» D. 8.40 m | |
| 181. |
A triangle and a parallelogram are constructed on the same base such that their areas are equal. If the altitude of the parallelogram is 100 m, then the altitude of the triangle is : |
| A. | 0$$\sqrt 2 $$ m |
| B. | 00 m |
| C. | 00$$\sqrt 2 $$ m |
| D. | 00 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 182. |
In an isosceles triangle, the measure of each of the equal sides is 10 cm and the angle between them is 45° . The area of the triangle is : |
| A. | $25 \,c{m^2}$$ |
| B. | $\frac{{25}}{2}\sqrt 2 \,c{m^2}$$ |
| C. | $25\sqrt 2 \,c{m^2}$$ |
| D. | $25\sqrt 3 \,c{m^2}$$ |
| Answer» D. $25\sqrt 3 \,c{m^2}$$ | |
| 183. |
In ΔPQR, side PQ = 32 cm and side PR = 25 cm. What is the area of ΔPQR ? |
| A. | $2\sqrt {154} {\text{ sq}}{\text{.cm}}$$ |
| B. | $3\sqrt {154} {\text{ sq}}{\text{.cm}}$$ |
| C. | $4\sqrt {308} {\text{ sq}}{\text{.cm}}$$ |
| D. | annot be determined |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» C. $4\sqrt {308} {\text{ sq}}{\text{.cm}}$$ | |
| 184. |
Twenty-nine times the area of a square is one square metre less than six times the area of the second square and nine times its side exceeds the perimeter of other square by 1 metre. The difference in the sides of these squares is : |
| A. | m |
| B. | $\frac{{54}}{{11}}$$ m |
| C. | m |
| D. | 1 m |
| Answer» D. 1 m | |
| 185. |
What will be the length of the diagonal of that square plot whose area is equal to the area of a rectangular plot of length 45 metres and breadth 40 metres ? |
| A. | 5.5 metres |
| B. | 0 metres |
| C. | 5 metres |
| D. | ata inadequate |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» C. 5 metres | |
| 186. |
The following squares represent the monthly income of two familiesIf the monthly income of family A is Rs. 40000, the monthly income of family B is ? |
| A. | s. 50000 |
| B. | s. 60000 |
| C. | s. 90000 |
| D. | s. 120000 |
| Answer» D. s. 120000 | |
| 187. |
The length of a rectangle is increased by 60%. By what percent would the width have to be decreased so as to maintain the same area ? |
| A. | $37\frac{1}{2}\% $$ |
| B. | $60\% $$ |
| C. | $75\% $$ |
| D. | $120\% $$ |
| Answer» B. $60\% $$ | |
| 188. |
An artist has completed one-fourth of a rectangular oil painting. When he paint another 100 square centimetres of the painting, he would complete three-quarters of the painting. If the height of the oil painting is 10 cm, determine the length (in cm) of the oil panting. |
| A. | 0 cm |
| B. | 5 cm |
| C. | 0 cm |
| D. | 5 cm |
| Answer» D. 5 cm | |
| 189. |
The length of a room is 5.5 m and width is 3.75 m. Find the cost of paving the floor by slabs at the rate of Rs. 800 per square metre. |
| A. | s. 15000 |
| B. | s. 15500 |
| C. | s. 15600 |
| D. | s. 16500 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 190. |
The diagonal of a rectangle is $$\sqrt {41} $$ cm and its area is 20 sq. cm. The perimeter of the rectangle must be: |
| A. | cm |
| B. | 8 cm |
| C. | 0 cm |
| D. | 1 cm |
| Answer» C. 0 cm | |
| 191. |
The diagonal of the floor of a rectangular closet is $$7\frac{1}{2}$$ feet. The shorter side of the closet is $$4\frac{1}{2}$$ feet. What is the area of the closet in square feet? |
| A. | $5\frac{1}{4}$$ sq. ft. |
| B. | $13\frac{1}{2}$$ sq. ft. |
| C. | 7 sq. ft. |
| D. | 7 sq. ft. |
| Answer» D. 7 sq. ft. | |
| 192. |
The area of the four walls of a room is 120 m2and the length is twice the breadth. If the height of the room is 4 m, then the area of the floor is : |
| A. | 8 m2 |
| B. | 9 m2 |
| C. | 0 m2 |
| D. | 2 m2 |
| Answer» D. 2 m2 | |
| 193. |
The ratio of the area of a square to that of the square drawn on diagonal is : |
| A. | : 1 |
| B. | : $$\sqrt 2 $$ |
| C. | : 2 |
| D. | : 4 |
| Answer» D. : 4 | |
| 194. |
A coaching institute wants to execute tiling work for one of its teaching halls 60 m long and 40 m wide with a square tile of 0.4 m side. If each tile costs Rs. 5, the total cost of tiles would be : |
| A. | s. 60000 |
| B. | s. 65000 |
| C. | s. 70000 |
| D. | s. 75000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 195. |
The length of a rectangular plot is thrice its breadth. If the area of the rectangular plot is 7803 sq. mtr, what is the breadth of the rectangular plot ? |
| A. | 1 m |
| B. | 8 m |
| C. | 04 m |
| D. | 53 m |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» B. 8 m | |
| 196. |
A room 5m × 8 m is to be carpeted leaving a margin of 10 cm from each wall. If the cost of the carpet is Rs. 18 per sq. meter, the cost of carpeting the room will be : |
| A. | s. 673.92 |
| B. | s. 682.46 |
| C. | s. 691.80 |
| D. | s. 702.60 |
| Answer» B. s. 682.46 | |
| 197. |
The diagonal of a rectangular field is 15 metres and the difference between its length its length and width is 3 metres. The area of the rectangular field is : |
| A. | $9{m^2}$$ |
| B. | $12{m^2}$$ |
| C. | $21{m^2}$$ |
| D. | $108{m^2}$$ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 198. |
The total cost of flooring a room at Rs. 8.50 per square metre is Rs. 510. If the length of the room is 8 m, its breadth is : |
| A. | .5 m |
| B. | .5 m |
| C. | 0.5 m |
| D. | 2.5 m |
| Answer» B. .5 m | |
| 199. |
The base of an isosceles is 14 cm and its perimeter is 36 cm. Find its area. |
| A. | 2$$\sqrt 2 $$ sq. cm |
| B. | 2 sq. cm |
| C. | 4 sq. cm |
| D. | 8 sq. cm |
| Answer» B. 2 sq. cm | |
| 200. |
If radius of a circle is 3 cm, what is the area of the circle in sq. cm ? |
| A. | $6\pi $$ sq. cm |
| B. | $9\pi $$ sq. cm |
| C. | $\frac{{3\pi }}{2}$$ sq. cm |
| D. | $9{\pi ^2}$$ sq. cm |
| Answer» C. $\frac{{3\pi }}{2}$$ sq. cm | |