146 + Mcqs in Arithmetic Reasoning Page 3 McqOptions

101.	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.	15
B.	30
C.	36
D.	45
Answer» E.

Discussion

102.	Today is Varun's birthday. One year, from today he will be twice as old as he was 12 years ago. How old is Varun today ?$?
A.	20 years
B.	22 years
C.	25 years
D.	27 years
Answer» D. 27 years

Discussion

103.	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

104.	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.	23 years
B.	34 years
C.	45 years
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

105.	The 30 members of a club decided to play a badminton singles tournament. Every time a member loses a game he is out of the tournament. There are no ties. What is the minimum number of matches that must be played to determine the winner ?$?
A.	15
B.	29
C.	61
D.	None of these
Answer» C. 61

Discussion

106.	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.	12
B.	15
C.	18
D.	20
Answer» C. 18

Discussion

107.	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.	23 years
B.	34 years
C.	45 years
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

108.	The 30 members of a club decided to play a badminton singles tournament. Every time a member loses a game he is out of the tournament. There are no ties. What is the minimum number of matches that must be played to determine the winner ??
A.	15
B.	29
C.	61
D.	None of these
Answer» C. 61

Discussion

109.	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.	15
B.	30
C.	36
D.	45
Answer» E.

Discussion

110.	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.	12
B.	15
C.	18
D.	20
Answer» C. 18

Discussion

111.	Today is Varun's birthday. One year, from today he will be twice as old as he was 12 years ago. How old is Varun today ??
A.	20 years
B.	22 years
C.	25 years
D.	27 years
Answer» D. 27 years

Discussion

112.	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

113.	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

114.	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

115.	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

116.	A monkey climbs 30 feet at the beginning of each hour and rests for a while when he slips back 20 feet before he again starts climbing in the beginning of the next hour. If he begins his ascent at 8.00 a.m., at what time will he first touch a flag at 120 feet from the ground?
A.	4 p.m.
B.	5 p.m.
C.	6 p.m.
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

117.	A pineapple costs Rs. 7 each. A watermelon costs Rs. 5 each. X spends Rs. 38 on these fruits. The number of pineapples purchased is
A.	2
B.	3
C.	4
D.	Data inadequate
Answer» D. Data inadequate

Discussion

118.	A is 3 years older to B and 3 years younger to C, while B and D are twins. How many years older is C to D?
A.	2
B.	3
C.	6
D.	12
Answer» D. 12

Discussion

119.	Five bells begin to toll together and toll respectively at intervals of 6, 5, 7, 10 and 12 seconds. How many times will they toll together in one hour excluding the one at the start ?
A.	7 times
B.	8 times
C.	9 times
D.	11 times
Answer» C. 9 times

Discussion

120.	In a class, there are 18 boys who are over 160 cm tall. If these constitute three-fourths of the boys and the total number of boys is two-thirds of the total number of students in the class, what is the number of girls in the class ?
A.	6
B.	12
C.	18
D.	24
Answer» C. 18

Discussion

121.	A is three times as old as B. C was twice-as old as A four years ago. In four years' time, A will be 31. What are the present ages of B and C ?
A.	9, 46
B.	9, 50
C.	10, 46
D.	10, 50
Answer» C. 10, 46

Discussion

122.	The number of boys in a class is three times the number of girls. Which one of the following numbers cannot represent the total number of children in the class ?
A.	48
B.	44
C.	42
D.	40
Answer» D. 40

Discussion

123.	The taxi charges in a city comprise of a fixed charge, together with the charge of the distance covered. For a journey of 16 km, the charges paid are Rs. 156 and for a journey of 24 km, the charges paid are Rs. 204. What will a person have to pay for travelling a distance of 30 km?
A.	Rs. 236
B.	Rs. 240
C.	Rs. 248
D.	Rs. 252
Answer» C. Rs. 248

Discussion

124.	The total number of digits used in numbering the pages of a book having 366 pages is
A.	732
B.	990
C.	1098
D.	1305
Answer» C. 1098

Discussion

125.	In a caravan, in addition to 50 hens, there are 45 goats and 8 camels with some keepers. If the total number of feet be 224 more than the number of heads in the caravan, the number of keepers is
A.	5
B.	8
C.	10
D.	15
Answer» E.

Discussion

126.	The total of the ages of Amar, Akbar and Anthony is 80 years. What was the total of their ages three years ago ?
A.	71 years
B.	72 years
C.	74 years
D.	77 years
Answer» B. 72 years

Discussion

127.	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

128.	First bunch of bananas has (1/4) again as many bananas as a second bunch. If the second bunch has 3 bananas less than the first bunch, then the number of bananas in the first bunch is
A.	9
B.	10
C.	12
D.	15
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

129.	A motorist knows four different routes from Bristol to Birmingham. From Birmingham to Sheffield he knows three different routes and from Sheffield to Carlisle he knows two different routes. How many routes does he know from Bristol to Carlisle ?
A.	4
B.	8
C.	12
D.	24
Answer» E.

Discussion

130.	If a 1 mm thick paper is folded so that the area is halved at every fold, then what would be the thickness of the pile after 50 folds ?
A.	100 km
B.	1000 km
C.	1 million km
D.	1 billion km
Answer» E.

Discussion

131.	A man wears socks of two colours - Black and brown. He has altogether 20 black socks and 20 brown socks in a drawer. Supposing he has to take out the socks in the dark, how many must he take out to be sure that he has a matching pair ?
A.	3
B.	20
C.	39
D.	None of these
Answer» B. 20

Discussion

132.	In a family, a couple has a son and a daughter. The age of the father is three times that of his daughter and the age of the son is half of that of his mother. The wife is 9 years younger to her husband and the brother is seven years older than his sister. What is the age of the mother ?
A.	40 years
B.	45 years
C.	50 years
D.	60 years
Answer» E.

Discussion

133.	There are deer and peacocks in a zoo. By counting heads they are 80. The number of their legs is 200. How many peacocks are there ?
A.	20
B.	30
C.	50
D.	60
Answer» E.

Discussion

134.	In a class, 3/5 of the students are girls and rest are boys. If 2/9 of the girls and 1/4 of the boys are absent, what part of the total number of students is present ?
A.	17/25
B.	18/49
C.	23/30
D.	23/36
Answer» D. 23/36

Discussion

135.	In a class of 60 students, the number of boys and girls participating in the annual sports is in the ratio 3 : 2 respectively. The number of girls not participating in the sports is 5 more than the number of boys not participating in the sports. If the number of boys participating in the sports is 15, then how many girls are there in the class ?
A.	20
B.	25
C.	30
D.	Data inadequate
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Data inadequate

Discussion

136.	A fires 5 shots to B's 3 but A kills only once in 3 shots while B kills once in 2 shots. When B has missed 27 times, A has killed
A.	30 birds
B.	60 birds
C.	72 birds
D.	90 birds
Answer» B. 60 birds

Discussion

137.	Ravi's brother is 3 years senior to him. His father was 28 years of age when his sister was born while his mother was 26 years of age when he was born. If his sister was 4 years of age when his brother was born, what were the ages of Ravi's father and mother respectively when his brother was born ?
A.	32 years, 23 years
B.	32 years, 29 years
C.	35 years, 29 years
D.	35 years, 33 years
Answer» B. 32 years, 29 years

Discussion

138.	A certain number of horses and an equal number of men are going somewhere. Half of the owners are on their horses' back while the remaining ones are walking along leading their horses. If the number of legs walking on the ground is 70, how many horses are there ?
A.	10
B.	12
C.	14
D.	16
Answer» D. 16

Discussion

139.	When Rahul was born, his father was 32 years older than his brother and his mother was 25 years older than his sister. If Rahul's brother is 6 years older than him and his mother is 3 years younger than his father, how old was Rahul's sister when he was born ?
A.	7 years
B.	10 years
C.	14 years
D.	19 years
Answer» C. 14 years

Discussion

140.	In a class, 20% of the members own only two cars each, 40% of the remaining own three cars each and the remaining members own only one car each. Which of the following statements is definitely true from the given statements ?
A.	Only 20% of the total members own three cars each.
B.	48% of the total members own only one car each.
C.	60% of the total members own at least two cars each.
D.	80% of the total members own at least one car.
E.	None of these
Answer» C. 60% of the total members own at least two cars each.

Discussion

141.	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 faction of the bill did Veena pay ?
A.	1/3
B.	3/11
C.	12/13
D.	5/8
E.	None of these
Answer» C. 12/13

Discussion

142.	A player holds 13 cards of four suits, of which seven are black and six are red. There are twice as many diamonds as spades and twice as many hearts as diamonds. How many clubs does he hold ?
A.	4
B.	5
C.	6
D.	7
Answer» D. 7

Discussion

143.	A total of 324 coins of 20 paise and 25 paise make a sum of Rs. 71. The number of 25-paise coins is
A.	120
B.	124
C.	144
D.	200
Answer» C. 144

Discussion

144.	Aruna cut a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smaller pieces of equal size. Each of the small pieces is twenty grams in weight. If she has seven pieces of the cake in all with her, how heavy was the original cake ?
A.	120 grams
B.	140 grams
C.	240 grams
D.	280 grams
E.	None of these
Answer» D. 280 grams

Discussion

145.	Find the number which when added to itself 13 times, gives 112.
A.	7
B.	8
C.	9
D.	11
E.	None of these
Answer» C. 9

Discussion

146.	Mr. X, a mathematician, defines a number as 'connected with 6 if it is divisible by 6 or if the sum of its digits is 6, or if 6 is one of the digits of the number. Other numbers are all 'not connected with 6'. As per this definition, the number of integers from 1 to 60 (both inclusive) which are not connected with 6 is
A.	18
B.	22
C.	42
D.	43
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

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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 ?$?

Today is Varun's birthday. One year, from today he will be twice as old as he was 12 years ago. How old is Varun today ?$?

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

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$?

The 30 members of a club decided to play a badminton singles tournament. Every time a member loses a game he is out of the tournament. There are no ties. What is the minimum number of matches that must be played to determine the winner ?$?

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 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?

The 30 members of a club decided to play a badminton singles tournament. Every time a member loses a game he is out of the tournament. There are no ties. What is the minimum number of matches that must be played to determine the winner ??

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 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?

Today is Varun's birthday. One year, from today he will be twice as old as he was 12 years ago. How old is Varun today ??

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

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 ??

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 ??

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 monkey climbs 30 feet at the beginning of each hour and rests for a while when he slips back 20 feet before he again starts climbing in the beginning of the next hour. If he begins his ascent at 8.00 a.m., at what time will he first touch a flag at 120 feet from the ground?

A pineapple costs Rs. 7 each. A watermelon costs Rs. 5 each. X spends Rs. 38 on these fruits. The number of pineapples purchased is

A is 3 years older to B and 3 years younger to C, while B and D are twins. How many years older is C to D?

Five bells begin to toll together and toll respectively at intervals of 6, 5, 7, 10 and 12 seconds. How many times will they toll together in one hour excluding the one at the start ?

In a class, there are 18 boys who are over 160 cm tall. If these constitute three-fourths of the boys and the total number of boys is two-thirds of the total number of students in the class, what is the number of girls in the class ?

A is three times as old as B. C was twice-as old as A four years ago. In four years' time, A will be 31. What are the present ages of B and C ?

The number of boys in a class is three times the number of girls. Which one of the following numbers cannot represent the total number of children in the class ?

The taxi charges in a city comprise of a fixed charge, together with the charge of the distance covered. For a journey of 16 km, the charges paid are Rs. 156 and for a journey of 24 km, the charges paid are Rs. 204. What will a person have to pay for travelling a distance of 30 km?

The total number of digits used in numbering the pages of a book having 366 pages is

In a caravan, in addition to 50 hens, there are 45 goats and 8 camels with some keepers. If the total number of feet be 224 more than the number of heads in the caravan, the number of keepers is

The total of the ages of Amar, Akbar and Anthony is 80 years. What was the total of their ages three years ago ?

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 ?#

First bunch of bananas has (1/4) again as many bananas as a second bunch. If the second bunch has 3 bananas less than the first bunch, then the number of bananas in the first bunch is

A motorist knows four different routes from Bristol to Birmingham. From Birmingham to Sheffield he knows three different routes and from Sheffield to Carlisle he knows two different routes. How many routes does he know from Bristol to Carlisle ?

If a 1 mm thick paper is folded so that the area is halved at every fold, then what would be the thickness of the pile after 50 folds ?

A man wears socks of two colours - Black and brown. He has altogether 20 black socks and 20 brown socks in a drawer. Supposing he has to take out the socks in the dark, how many must he take out to be sure that he has a matching pair ?

In a family, a couple has a son and a daughter. The age of the father is three times that of his daughter and the age of the son is half of that of his mother. The wife is 9 years younger to her husband and the brother is seven years older than his sister. What is the age of the mother ?

There are deer and peacocks in a zoo. By counting heads they are 80. The number of their legs is 200. How many peacocks are there ?

In a class, 3/5 of the students are girls and rest are boys. If 2/9 of the girls and 1/4 of the boys are absent, what part of the total number of students is present ?

A fires 5 shots to B's 3 but A kills only once in 3 shots while B kills once in 2 shots. When B has missed 27 times, A has killed

Ravi's brother is 3 years senior to him. His father was 28 years of age when his sister was born while his mother was 26 years of age when he was born. If his sister was 4 years of age when his brother was born, what were the ages of Ravi's father and mother respectively when his brother was born ?

A certain number of horses and an equal number of men are going somewhere. Half of the owners are on their horses' back while the remaining ones are walking along leading their horses. If the number of legs walking on the ground is 70, how many horses are there ?

When Rahul was born, his father was 32 years older than his brother and his mother was 25 years older than his sister. If Rahul's brother is 6 years older than him and his mother is 3 years younger than his father, how old was Rahul's sister when he was born ?

In a class, 20% of the members own only two cars each, 40% of the remaining own three cars each and the remaining members own only one car each. Which of the following statements is definitely true from the given statements ?

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 faction of the bill did Veena pay ?

A player holds 13 cards of four suits, of which seven are black and six are red. There are twice as many diamonds as spades and twice as many hearts as diamonds. How many clubs does he hold ?

A total of 324 coins of 20 paise and 25 paise make a sum of Rs. 71. The number of 25-paise coins is

Aruna cut a cake into two halves and cuts one half into smaller pieces of equal size. Each of the small pieces is twenty grams in weight. If she has seven pieces of the cake in all with her, how heavy was the original cake ?

Find the number which when added to itself 13 times, gives 112.