146 + Mcqs in Arithmetic Reasoning Page 1 McqOptions

1.	If every 2 out of 3 readymade shirts need alterations in the sleeves, and every 4 out of 5 need it in the body, how many alterations will be required for 60 shirts ?
A.	88
B.	123
C.	133
D.	143
Answer» D. 143

Discussion

2.	In a family, the father took 1/4 of the cake and he had 3 times as much as each of the other members had. The total number of family members is
A.	3
B.	7
C.	10
D.	12
Answer» D. 12

Discussion

3.	A placed three sheets with two carbons to get two extra copies of the original. Then he decided to get more carbon copies and folded the paper in such a way that the upper half of the sheets were on top of the lower half. Then he typed. How many carbon copies did he get?
A.	1
B.	2
C.	3
D.	4
Answer» C. 3

Discussion

4.	A bird shooter was askgd how many birds he had in the bag. He replied that there were all sparrows but six, all pigeons but six, and all ducks but six. How many birds he had in the bag in all?
A.	9
B.	18
C.	27
D.	36
Answer» B. 18

Discussion

5.	A shepherd had 17 sheep. All but nine died. How many was he left with ?
A.	Nil
B.	8
C.	9
D.	17
Answer» D. 17

Discussion

6.	A printer numbers the pages of a book starting with 1 and uses 3189 digits in all. How many pages does the book have ?
A.	000
B.	074
C.	075
D.	080
Answer» C. 075

Discussion

7.	Between two book-ends in your study are displayed your five favourite puzzle books. If you decide to arrange the five books in every possible combination and moved just one book every minute, how long would it take you ?
A.	hour
B.	hours
C.	hours
D.	hours
Answer» C. hours

Discussion

8.	On Children's Day, sweets were to be equally distributed among 175 children in a school. Actually on the Children's Day, 35 children were absent and therefore each child got 4 sweets extra. Total how many sweets were available for distribution ?
A.	400
B.	480
C.	680
D.	800
Answer» E.

Discussion

9.	Nitin's age was equal to square of some number last year and the following year it would be cube of a number. If again Nitin's age has to be equal to the cube of some number, then for how long he will have to wait?
A.	0 years
B.	8 years
C.	9 years
D.	4 years
Answer» C. 9 years

Discussion

10.	An enterprising businessman earns an income of Re. 1 on the first day of his business. On every subsequent day, he earns an income which is just double of that made on the previous day. One the 10th day of business, his income is
A.	s. 29
B.	s. 210
C.	s. 10
D.	s. 102
Answer» B. s. 210

Discussion

11.	A number consists of two digits whose sum is 11. If 27 is added to the number, then the digits change their places. What is the number ?
A.	7
B.	5
C.	3
D.	2
Answer» B. 5

Discussion

12.	In a cricket match, five batsmen A, B, C, D and E scored an average of 36 runs. D Scored 5 more than E; E scored 8 fewer than A; B scored as many as D and E combined; and B and C scored 107 between them. How many runs did E score ?
A.	2
B.	5
C.	8
D.	0
Answer» E.

Discussion

13.	Three friends had dinner at a restaurant. When the bill was received, Amita paid 2/3 as much as Veena paid and Veena paid 1/2 as much as Tanya paid. What fraction of the bill did Veena pay ?
A.	/3
B.	/11
C.	2/13
D.	/8
E.	one of these
Answer» C. 2/13

Discussion

14.	A waiter's salary consists of his salary and tips. During one week his tips were 5/4 of his salary. What fraction of his income came from tips ?
A.	/9
B.	/4
C.	/8
D.	/9
Answer» E.

Discussion

15.	A father is now three times as old as his son. Five years back, he was four times as old as his son. The age of the son (in years) is
A.	2
B.	5
C.	8
D.	0
Answer» C. 8

Discussion

16.	Mac has £ 3 more than Ken, but then Ken wins on the horses and trebles his money, so that he now has £ 2 more than the original amount of money that the two boys had between them. How much money did Mac and Ken have between them before Ken's win ?
A.	9
B.	11
C.	13
D.	15
Answer» D. 15

Discussion

17.	Mr. Johnson was to earn £ 300 and a free holiday for seven weeks' work. He worked for only 4 weeks and earned £ 30 and a free holiday. What was the value of the holiday?
A.	300
B.	330
C.	360
D.	420
Answer» C. 360

Discussion

18.	In a city, 40% of the adults are illiterate while 85% of the children are literate. If the ratio of the adults to that of the children is 2 : 3, then what percent of the population is literate ?
A.	0%
B.	5%
C.	0%
D.	5%
Answer» E.

Discussion

19.	A farmer built a fence around his square plot. He used 27 fence poles on each side of the square. How many poles did he need altogether ?
A.	00
B.	04
C.	08
D.	one of these
Answer» C. 08

Discussion

20.	A bus starts from city X. The number of women in the bus is half of the number of men. In city Y, 10 men leave the bus and five women enter. Now, number of men and women is equal. In the beginning, how many passengers entered the bus ?
A.	5
B.	0
C.	6
D.	5
Answer» E.

Discussion

21.	A girl counted in the following way on the fingers of her left hand : She started by calling the thumb 1, the index finger 2, middle finger 3, ring finger 4, little finger 5 and then reversed direction calling the ring finger 6, middle finger 7 and so on. She counted upto 1994. She ended counting on which finger ?
A.	humb
B.	ndex finger
C.	iddle finger
D.	ing finger
Answer» C. iddle finger

Discussion

22.	A woman says, "If you reverse my own age, the figures represent my husband's age. He is, of course, senior to me and the difference between our ages is one-eleventh of their sum." The woman's age is
A.	3 years
B.	4 years
C.	5 years
D.	one of these
Answer» D. one of these

Discussion

23.	A group of 1200 persons consisting of captains and soldiers is travelling in a train. For every 15 soldiers there is one captain. The number of captains in the group is
A.	5
B.	0
C.	5
D.	0
Answer» D. 0

Discussion

24.	After distributing the sweets equally among 25 children, 8 sweets remain. Had the number of children been 28, 22 sweets would have been left after equal distribution. What was the total number of sweets ?
A.	28
B.	48
C.	58
D.	ata inadequate
Answer» D. ata inadequate

Discussion

25.	If readymade shirts need alterations 2 out of 3 in sleeves, 3 out of 4 in collar and 4 out of 5 in the body, how many alterations will be required for 60 shirts ?
A.	8
B.	23
C.	33
D.	43
Answer» D. 43

Discussion

26.	A father tells his son, "I was of your present age when you were born". If the father is 36 now, how old was the boy five years back ?
A.	3
B.	5
C.	7
D.	0
Answer» B. 5

Discussion

27.	If a clock takes seven seconds to strike seven, how long will it take to strike ten ?
A.	seconds
B.	seconds
C.	0 seconds
D.	one of these
Answer» E.

Discussion

28.	A printer numbers the pages of a book starting with 1 and uses 3189 digits in all. How many pages does the book have ?%!
A.	1000
B.	1074
C.	1075
D.	1080
Answer» C. 1075

Discussion

29.	A placed three sheets with two carbons to get two extra copies of the original. Then he decided to get more carbon copies and folded the paper in such a way that the upper half of the sheets were on top of the lower half. Then he typed. How many carbon copies did he get
A.	1
B.	2
C.	3
D.	4
Answer» C. 3

Discussion

30.	A placed three sheets with two carbons to get two extra copies of the original. Then he decided to get more carbon copies and folded the paper in such a way that the upper half of the sheets were on top of the lower half. Then he typed. How many carbon copies did he get?%!
A.	1
B.	2
C.	3
D.	4
Answer» C. 3

Discussion

31.	Between two book-ends in your study are displayed your five favourite puzzle books. If you decide to arrange the five books in every possible combination and moved just one book every minute, how long would it take you ?%!
A.	1 hour
B.	2 hours
C.	3 hours
D.	4 hours
Answer» C. 3 hours

Discussion

32.	Between two book-ends in your study are displayed your five favourite puzzle books. If you decide to arrange the five books in every possible combination and moved just one book every minute, how long would it take you ?%!
A.	1 hour
B.	2 hours
C.	3 hours
D.	4 hours
Answer» C. 3 hours

Discussion

33.	On Children's Day, sweets were to be equally distributed among 175 children in a school. Actually on the Children's Day, 35 children were absent and therefore each child got 4 sweets extra. Total how many sweets were available for distribution ?%!
A.	2400
B.	2480
C.	2680
D.	2800
Answer» E.

Discussion

34.	A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says to B, "If you give me three cards, you will have as many as E has and if I give you three cards, you will have as many as D has." A and B together have 10 cards more than what D and E together have. If B has two cards more than what C has and the total number of cards be 133, how many cards does B have
A.	22
B.	23
C.	25
D.	35
Answer» D. 35

Discussion

35.	A student got twice as many sums wrong as he got right. If he attempted 48 sums in all, how many did he solve correctly ?%!
A.	12
B.	16
C.	18
D.	24
Answer» C. 18

Discussion

36.	A father tells his son, "I was of your present age when you were born". If the father is 36 now, how old was the boy five years back ?%!
A.	13
B.	15
C.	17
D.	20
Answer» B. 15

Discussion

37.	A group of 1200 persons consisting of captains and soldiers is travelling in a train. For every 15 soldiers there is one captain. The number of captains in the group is%!
A.	85
B.	80
C.	75
D.	70
Answer» D. 70

Discussion

38.	In a cricket match, five batsmen A, B, C, D and E scored an average of 36 runs. D Scored 5 more than E; E scored 8 fewer than A; B scored as many as D and E combined; and B and C scored 107 between them. How many runs did E score ?%!
A.	62
B.	45
C.	28
D.	20
Answer» E.

Discussion

39.	What is the smallest number of ducks that could swim in this formation - two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck between two ducks ?
A.	3
B.	5
C.	7
D.	9
Answer» B. 5

Discussion

40.	In a city, 40% of the adults are illiterate while 85% of the children are literate. If the ratio of the adults to that of the children is 2 : 3, then what percent of the population is literate ?
A.	20%
B.	25%
C.	50%
D.	75%
Answer» E.

Discussion

41.	If 100 cats kill 100 mice in 100 days, then 4 cats would kill 4 mice in how many days ?
A.	1 day
B.	4 days
C.	40 days
D.	100 days
Answer» E.

Discussion

42.	A tailor had a number of shirt pieces to cut from a roll of fabric. He cut each roll of equal length into 10 pieces. He cut at the rate of 45 cuts a minute. How many rolls would be cut in 24 minutes
A.	32 rolls
B.	54 rolls
C.	108 rolls
D.	120 rolls
Answer» E.

Discussion

43.	What is the product of all the numbers in the dial of a telephone ?
A.	1,58,480
B.	1,59,450
C.	1,59,480
D.	None of these
Answer» E.

Discussion

44.	A student got twice as many sums wrong as he got right. If he attempted 48 sums in all, how many did he solve correctly ?
A.	12
B.	16
C.	18
D.	24
Answer» C. 18

Discussion

45.	A father tells his son, "I was of your present age when you were born". If the father is 36 now, how old was the boy five years back
A.	13
B.	15
C.	17
D.	20
Answer» B. 15

Discussion

46.	A group of 1200 persons consisting of captains and soldiers is travelling in a train. For every 15 soldiers there is one captain. The number of captains in the group is
A.	85
B.	80
C.	75
D.	70
Answer» D. 70

Discussion

47.	In a city, 40% of the adults are illiterate while 85% of the children are literate. If the ratio of the adults to that of the children is 2 : 3, then what percent of the population is literate ?%!
A.	20%
B.	25%
C.	50%
D.	75%
Answer» E.

Discussion

48.	What is the smallest number of ducks that could swim in this formation - two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck between two ducks ?%!
A.	3
B.	5
C.	7
D.	9
Answer» B. 5

Discussion

49.	In a cricket match, five batsmen A, B, C, D and E scored an average of 36 runs. D Scored 5 more than E; E scored 8 fewer than A; B scored as many as D and E combined; and B and C scored 107 between them. How many runs did E score ?
A.	62
B.	45
C.	28
D.	20
Answer» E.

Discussion

50.	What is the product of all the numbers in the dial of a telephone ?%!
A.	1,58,480
B.	1,59,450
C.	1,59,480
D.	None of these
Answer» E.

Discussion

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If every 2 out of 3 readymade shirts need alterations in the sleeves, and every 4 out of 5 need it in the body, how many alterations will be required for 60 shirts ?

In a family, the father took 1/4 of the cake and he had 3 times as much as each of the other members had. The total number of family members is

A placed three sheets with two carbons to get two extra copies of the original. Then he decided to get more carbon copies and folded the paper in such a way that the upper half of the sheets were on top of the lower half. Then he typed. How many carbon copies did he get?

A bird shooter was askgd how many birds he had in the bag. He replied that there were all sparrows but six, all pigeons but six, and all ducks but six. How many birds he had in the bag in all?

A shepherd had 17 sheep. All but nine died. How many was he left with ?

A printer numbers the pages of a book starting with 1 and uses 3189 digits in all. How many pages does the book have ?

Between two book-ends in your study are displayed your five favourite puzzle books. If you decide to arrange the five books in every possible combination and moved just one book every minute, how long would it take you ?

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A number consists of two digits whose sum is 11. If 27 is added to the number, then the digits change their places. What is the number ?

In a cricket match, five batsmen A, B, C, D and E scored an average of 36 runs. D Scored 5 more than E; E scored 8 fewer than A; B scored as many as D and E combined; and B and C scored 107 between them. How many runs did E score ?

Three friends had dinner at a restaurant. When the bill was received, Amita paid 2/3 as much as Veena paid and Veena paid 1/2 as much as Tanya paid. What fraction of the bill did Veena pay ?

A waiter's salary consists of his salary and tips. During one week his tips were 5/4 of his salary. What fraction of his income came from tips ?

A father is now three times as old as his son. Five years back, he was four times as old as his son. The age of the son (in years) is

Mac has £ 3 more than Ken, but then Ken wins on the horses and trebles his money, so that he now has £ 2 more than the original amount of money that the two boys had between them. How much money did Mac and Ken have between them before Ken's win ?

Mr. Johnson was to earn £ 300 and a free holiday for seven weeks' work. He worked for only 4 weeks and earned £ 30 and a free holiday. What was the value of the holiday?

In a city, 40% of the adults are illiterate while 85% of the children are literate. If the ratio of the adults to that of the children is 2 : 3, then what percent of the population is literate ?

A farmer built a fence around his square plot. He used 27 fence poles on each side of the square. How many poles did he need altogether ?

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A group of 1200 persons consisting of captains and soldiers is travelling in a train. For every 15 soldiers there is one captain. The number of captains in the group is

After distributing the sweets equally among 25 children, 8 sweets remain. Had the number of children been 28, 22 sweets would have been left after equal distribution. What was the total number of sweets ?

If readymade shirts need alterations 2 out of 3 in sleeves, 3 out of 4 in collar and 4 out of 5 in the body, how many alterations will be required for 60 shirts ?

A father tells his son, "I was of your present age when you were born". If the father is 36 now, how old was the boy five years back ?

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On Children&#39;s Day, sweets were to be equally distributed among 175 children in a school. Actually on the Children&#39;s Day, 35 children were absent and therefore each child got 4 sweets extra. Total how many sweets were available for distribution ?%!

A student got twice as many sums wrong as he got right. If he attempted 48 sums in all, how many did he solve correctly ?%!

A father tells his son, "I was of your present age when you were born". If the father is 36 now, how old was the boy five years back ?%!

A group of 1200 persons consisting of captains and soldiers is travelling in a train. For every 15 soldiers there is one captain. The number of captains in the group is%!

In a cricket match, five batsmen A, B, C, D and E scored an average of 36 runs. D Scored 5 more than E; E scored 8 fewer than A; B scored as many as D and E combined; and B and C scored 107 between them. How many runs did E score ?%!

What is the smallest number of ducks that could swim in this formation - two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck between two ducks ?

In a city, 40% of the adults are illiterate while 85% of the children are literate. If the ratio of the adults to that of the children is 2 : 3, then what percent of the population is literate ?

If 100 cats kill 100 mice in 100 days, then 4 cats would kill 4 mice in how many days ?

A tailor had a number of shirt pieces to cut from a roll of fabric. He cut each roll of equal length into 10 pieces. He cut at the rate of 45 cuts a minute. How many rolls would be cut in 24 minutes&nbsp;

What is the product of all the numbers in the dial of a telephone ?

A student got twice as many sums wrong as he got right. If he attempted 48 sums in all, how many did he solve correctly ?

A father tells his son, &quot;I was of your present age when you were born&quot;. If the father is 36 now, how old was the boy five years back&nbsp;

A group of 1200 persons consisting of captains and soldiers is travelling in a train. For every 15 soldiers there is one captain. The number of captains in the group is

In a city, 40% of the adults are illiterate while 85% of the children are literate. If the ratio of the adults to that of the children is 2 : 3, then what percent of the population is literate ?%!

What is the smallest number of ducks that could swim in this formation - two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck between two ducks ?%!

In a cricket match, five batsmen A, B, C, D and E scored an average of 36 runs. D Scored 5 more than E; E scored 8 fewer than A; B scored as many as D and E combined; and B and C scored 107 between them. How many runs did E score ?

What is the product of all the numbers in the dial of a telephone ?%!

On Children's Day, sweets were to be equally distributed among 175 children in a school. Actually on the Children's Day, 35 children were absent and therefore each child got 4 sweets extra. Total how many sweets were available for distribution ?%!

A tailor had a number of shirt pieces to cut from a roll of fabric. He cut each roll of equal length into 10 pieces. He cut at the rate of 45 cuts a minute. How many rolls would be cut in 24 minutes

A father tells his son, "I was of your present age when you were born". If the father is 36 now, how old was the boy five years back