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 ?

60% of the total members own at least two cars each.

Only 20% of the total members own three cars each.

48% of the total members own only one car each.

60% of the total members own at least two cars each.

80% of the total members own at least one car.

78 + Mcqs in Arithmetic Reasoning in Logical and Verbal Reasoning Page 2 McqOptions

51.	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

52.	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.
Answer» C. 60% of the total members own at least two cars each.

Discussion

53.	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
Answer» C. 12/13

Discussion

54.	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

55.	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

56.	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

57.	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

58.	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

59.	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

60.	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

61.	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

62.	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

63.	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

64.	Two bus tickets from city A to B and three tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 77 but three tickets from city A to B and two tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 73. What are the fares for cities B and C from A ?
A.	Rs. 4, Rs. 23
B.	Rs. 13, Rs. 17
C.	Rs. 15, Rs. 14
D.	Rs. 17, Rs. 13
Answer» C. Rs. 15, Rs. 14

Discussion

65.	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

66.	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

67.	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

68.	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

69.	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

70.	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

71.	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

72.	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

73.	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

74.	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

75.	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

76.	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

77.	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

78.	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

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Logical and Verbal Reasoning.

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 ?

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 ?

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 ?

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 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

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

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

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

Two bus tickets from city A to B and three tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 77 but three tickets from city A to B and two tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 73. What are the fares for cities B and C from A ?

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

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 ?

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

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 ?

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 ?

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 ?

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 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 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?

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 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

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 ?

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 ?