146 + Mcqs in Arithmetic Reasoning Page 2 McqOptions

51.	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

52.	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

53.	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

54.	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.	10 years
B.	38 years
C.	39 years
D.	64 years
Answer» C. 39 years

Discussion

55.	*$_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

56.	*$_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

57.	*$_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

58.	*$_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

59.	*$_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

60.	*$_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

61.	*$_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

62.	*$_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

63.	*$_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

64.	/_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.	10 years
B.	38 years
C.	39 years
D.	64 years
Answer» C. 39 years

Discussion

65.	/_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

66.	/_A number of friends decided to go on a picnic and planned to spend Rs. 96 on eatables. Four of them, however, did not turn up. As a consequence, the remaining ones had to contribute Rs. 4 each extra. The number of those who attended the picnic was?
A.	8
B.	12
C.	16
D.	24
Answer» B. 12

Discussion

67.	/_In three coloured boxes - Red, Green and Blue, 108 balls are placed. There are twice as many balls in the green and red boxes combined as there are in the blue box and twice as many in the blue box as there are in the red box. How many balls are there in the green box ??
A.	18
B.	36
C.	45
D.	None of these
Answer» E.

Discussion

68.	/_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

69.	/_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.	100
B.	104
C.	108
D.	None of these
Answer» C. 108

Discussion

70.	/_If you write down all the numbers from 1 to 100, then how many times do you write 3 ??
A.	11
B.	18
C.	20
D.	21
Answer» D. 21

Discussion

71.	/_12 year old Manick is three times as old as his brother Rahul. How old will Manick be when he is twice as old as Rahul ??
A.	14 years
B.	16 years
C.	18 years
D.	20 years
Answer» C. 18 years

Discussion

72.	/_A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and ten-rupee notes. The number of notes of each denomination is equal. What is the total number of notes that he has ??
A.	45
B.	60
C.	75
D.	90
Answer» E.

Discussion

73.	/_Ayush was born two years after his father's marriage. His mother is five years younger than his father but 20 years older than Ayush who is 10 years old. At what age did the father get married ??
A.	23 years
B.	25 years
C.	33 years
D.	35 years
Answer» B. 25 years

Discussion

74.	/_In a group of cows and hens, the number of legs are 14 more than twice the number of heads. The number of cows is?
A.	5
B.	7
C.	10
D.	12
Answer» C. 10

Discussion

75.	/_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.	328
B.	348
C.	358
D.	Data inadequate
Answer» D. Data inadequate

Discussion

76.	%_A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and ten-rupee notes. The number of notes of each denomination is equal. What is the total number of notes that he has ?_%
A.	45
B.	60
C.	75
D.	90
Answer» E.

Discussion

77.	%_12 year old Manick is three times as old as his brother Rahul. How old will Manick be when he is twice as old as Rahul ?_%
A.	14 years
B.	16 years
C.	18 years
D.	20 years
Answer» C. 18 years

Discussion

78.	%_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.	100
B.	104
C.	108
D.	None of these
Answer» C. 108

Discussion

79.	%_If you write down all the numbers from 1 to 100, then how many times do you write 3 ?_%
A.	11
B.	18
C.	20
D.	21
Answer» D. 21

Discussion

80.	%_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

81.	%_In three coloured boxes - Red, Green and Blue, 108 balls are placed. There are twice as many balls in the green and red boxes combined as there are in the blue box and twice as many in the blue box as there are in the red box. How many balls are there in the green box ?_%
A.	18
B.	36
C.	45
D.	None of these
Answer» E.

Discussion

82.	%_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.	328
B.	348
C.	358
D.	Data inadequate
Answer» D. Data inadequate

Discussion

83.	%_In a group of cows and hens, the number of legs are 14 more than twice the number of heads. The number of cows is_%
A.	5
B.	7
C.	10
D.	12
Answer» C. 10

Discussion

84.	%_Ayush was born two years after his father's marriage. His mother is five years younger than his father but 20 years older than Ayush who is 10 years old. At what age did the father get married ?_%
A.	23 years
B.	25 years
C.	33 years
D.	35 years
Answer» B. 25 years

Discussion

85.	_ 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.	Rs. 29
B.	Rs. 210
C.	Rs. 10
D.	Rs. 102
Answer» B. Rs. 210

Discussion

86.	_ A number of friends decided to go on a picnic and planned to spend Rs. 96 on eatables. Four of them, however, did not turn up. As a consequence, the remaining ones had to contribute Rs. 4 each extra. The number of those who attended the picnic was$?
A.	8
B.	12
C.	16
D.	24
Answer» B. 12

Discussion

87.	_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.	Thumb
B.	Index finger
C.	Middle finger
D.	Ring finger
Answer» C. Middle finger

Discussion

88.	_In a garden, there are 10 rows and 12 columns of mango trees. The distance between the two trees is 2 metres and a distance of one metre is left from all sides of the boundary of the garden. The length of the garden is$?
A.	20 m
B.	22 m
C.	24 m
D.	26 m
Answer» D. 26 m

Discussion

89.	_A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says to B, "If you give me 3 cards, you will have as many as I have at this moment while if D takes 5 cards from you, he will have as many as E has." A and C together have twice as many cards as E has. B and D together also have the same number of cards as A and C taken together. If together they have 150 cards, how many cards has C got ?$?
A.	28
B.	29
C.	31
D.	35
Answer» B. 29

Discussion

90.	_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.	4/9
B.	5/4
C.	5/8
D.	5/9
Answer» E.

Discussion

91.	_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

92.	_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

93.	_At the end of a business conference the ten people present all shake hands with each other once. How many handshakes will there be altogether ?$?
A.	20
B.	45
C.	55
D.	90
Answer» C. 55

Discussion

94.	_If a clock takes seven seconds to strike seven, how long will it take to strike ten ?$?
A.	7 seconds
B.	9 seconds
C.	10 seconds
D.	None of these
Answer» E.

Discussion

95.	_At a dinner party every two guests used a bowl of rice between them, every three guests used a bowl of dal between them and every four used a bowl of meat between them. There were altogether 65 dishes. How many guests were present at the party ?$?
A.	60
B.	65
C.	90
D.	None of these
Answer» B. 65

Discussion

96.	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.	47
B.	65
C.	83
D.	92
Answer» B. 65

Discussion

97.	An institute organised a fete and 1/5 of the girls and 1/8 of the boys participated in the same. What fraction of the total number of students took part in the fete ?$?
A.	2/13
B.	13/40
C.	Data inadequate
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

98.	In a family, each daughter has the same number of brothers as she has sisters and each son has twice as many sisters as he has brothers. How many sons are there in the family ?$?
A.	2
B.	3
C.	4
D.	5
Answer» C. 4

Discussion

99.	I have a few sweets to be distributed. If I keep 2, 3 or 4 in a pack, I am left with one sweet. If I keep 5 in a pack, I am left with none. What is the minimum number of sweets I have to pack and distribute ?$?
A.	25
B.	37
C.	54
D.	65
Answer» B. 37

Discussion

100.	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.	88
B.	123
C.	133
D.	143
Answer» D. 143

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Competitive Reasoning.

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 ?%!

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

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?%!

*$_What is the product of all the numbers in the dial of a telephone ??

*$_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 ??

*$_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 ??

*$_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 ??

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

*/*_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 number of friends decided to go on a picnic and planned to spend Rs. 96 on eatables. Four of them, however, did not turn up. As a consequence, the remaining ones had to contribute Rs. 4 each extra. The number of those who attended the picnic was?

*/*_In three coloured boxes - Red, Green and Blue, 108 balls are placed. There are twice as many balls in the green and red boxes combined as there are in the blue box and twice as many in the blue box as there are in the red box. How many balls are there in the green box ??

*/*_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 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 ??

*/*_If you write down all the numbers from 1 to 100, then how many times do you write 3 ??

*/*_12 year old Manick is three times as old as his brother Rahul. How old will Manick be when he is twice as old as Rahul ??

*/*_A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and ten-rupee notes. The number of notes of each denomination is equal. What is the total number of notes that he has ??

*/*_Ayush was born two years after his father's marriage. His mother is five years younger than his father but 20 years older than Ayush who is 10 years old. At what age did the father get married ??

*/*_In a group of cows and hens, the number of legs are 14 more than twice the number of heads. The number of cows 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 ??

%_A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and ten-rupee notes. The number of notes of each denomination is equal. What is the total number of notes that he has ?_%

%_12 year old Manick is three times as old as his brother Rahul. How old will Manick be when he is twice as old as Rahul ?_%

%_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 ?_%

%_If you write down all the numbers from 1 to 100, then how many times do you write 3 ?_%

%_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 three coloured boxes - Red, Green and Blue, 108 balls are placed. There are twice as many balls in the green and red boxes combined as there are in the blue box and twice as many in the blue box as there are in the red box. How many balls are there in the green box ?_%

%_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 ?_%

%_In a group of cows and hens, the number of legs are 14 more than twice the number of heads. The number of cows is_%

%_Ayush was born two years after his father's marriage. His mother is five years younger than his father but 20 years older than Ayush who is 10 years old. At what age did the father get married ?_%

_ 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 number of friends decided to go on a picnic and planned to spend Rs. 96 on eatables. Four of them, however, did not turn up. As a consequence, the remaining ones had to contribute Rs. 4 each extra. The number of those who attended the picnic was$?

_In a garden, there are 10 rows and 12 columns of mango trees. The distance between the two trees is 2 metres and a distance of one metre is left from all sides of the boundary of the garden. The length of the garden is$?

_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 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?$?

_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$?

_At the end of a business conference the ten people present all shake hands with each other once. How many handshakes will there be altogether ?$?

_If a clock takes seven seconds to strike seven, how long will it take to strike ten ?$?

_At a dinner party every two guests used a bowl of rice between them, every three guests used a bowl of dal between them and every four used a bowl of meat between them. There were altogether 65 dishes. How many guests were present at the party ?$?

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 ?$?

An institute organised a fete and 1/5 of the girls and 1/8 of the boys participated in the same. What fraction of the total number of students took part in the fete ?$?

In a family, each daughter has the same number of brothers as she has sisters and each son has twice as many sisters as he has brothers. How many sons are there in the family ?$?

I have a few sweets to be distributed. If I keep 2, 3 or 4 in a pack, I am left with one sweet. If I keep 5 in a pack, I am left with none. What is the minimum number of sweets I have to pack and distribute ?$?

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 ?$?

/_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 number of friends decided to go on a picnic and planned to spend Rs. 96 on eatables. Four of them, however, did not turn up. As a consequence, the remaining ones had to contribute Rs. 4 each extra. The number of those who attended the picnic was?

/_In three coloured boxes - Red, Green and Blue, 108 balls are placed. There are twice as many balls in the green and red boxes combined as there are in the blue box and twice as many in the blue box as there are in the red box. How many balls are there in the green box ??

/_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 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 ??

/_If you write down all the numbers from 1 to 100, then how many times do you write 3 ??

/_12 year old Manick is three times as old as his brother Rahul. How old will Manick be when he is twice as old as Rahul ??

/_A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and ten-rupee notes. The number of notes of each denomination is equal. What is the total number of notes that he has ??

/_Ayush was born two years after his father's marriage. His mother is five years younger than his father but 20 years older than Ayush who is 10 years old. At what age did the father get married ??

/_In a group of cows and hens, the number of legs are 14 more than twice the number of heads. The number of cows 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 ??