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This section includes 759 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Aptitude knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 301. |
The average temperature on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was 20°. The average temperature on Thursday, Friday and Saturday was 24°. If the temperature on Saturday was 27°, what was the temperature on Wednesday? |
| A. | 4° |
| B. | 1° |
| C. | 7° |
| D. | 0° |
| Answer» E. | |
| 302. |
A batsman makes a score of 87 runs in the 17th inning and thus increases his average by 3. Find his average after 17th inning. |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 2 | |
| 303. |
The average score of a cricketer for ten matches is 38.9 runs. If the average for the first six matches is 42, then find the average for the last four matches. |
| A. | 3.25 |
| B. | 3.5 |
| C. | 4.25 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 304. |
Distance between two stations A and B is 778km. A train covers the journey from A to B at 84 km per hour and returns back to A with a uniform speed of 56 km per hour. Find the average speed of train during the whole journey. |
| A. | 0 km/hr |
| B. | 0.5 km/hr |
| C. | 7 km/hr |
| D. | 7.2 km/hr |
| Answer» E. | |
| 305. |
There are two sections A and B of a class, consisting of 36 and 44 students respectively. If the average weight of section A is 40kg and that of section B is 35kg, find the average weight of the whole class. |
| A. | 0 kg. |
| B. | 5 kg. |
| C. | 2.5 kg. |
| D. | 7.25 kg. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 306. |
Davidobtained76,65,82,67and85marks(outof100)inEnglish,mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. What are his average marks? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» D. one of these | |
| 307. |
Nine persons went to a hotel for taking their meals. Eight of them spent Rs. 12 each on their meals and the ninth spent Rs. 8 more than the average expenditure of all the nine. What was the total money spent by them. |
| A. | s. 115 |
| B. | s. 116 |
| C. | s. 117 |
| D. | s. 118 |
| Answer» D. s. 118 | |
| 308. |
There were 35 students in a hostel. Due to the admission of 7 new students the expenses ofthemesswereincreasedbyRs.42perdaywhiletheaverageexpenditureperhead diminished by Re 1. What was the original expenditure of the mess? |
| A. | s. 450 |
| B. | s. 320 |
| C. | s. 550 |
| D. | s. 420 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 309. |
The average temperature for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was 40°C. The average for Thursday, Friday and Saturday was 41° C. If temperature on Saturday was 42° C, what was the temperature on Wednesday? |
| A. | 9° C |
| B. | 4° C |
| C. | 8° C |
| D. | 1° C |
| Answer» B. 4° C | |
| 310. |
Average of 10 number is 50. If one number is excluded, then the average declines by 1. What will be the number that is excluded? |
| A. | 40 |
| B. | 59 |
| C. | 66 |
| D. | 75 |
| Answer» C. 66 | |
| 311. |
A woman distributed her savings between her daughters A, B, C and D in the ratio 6 : 7 : 9 : 16. If A gives Rs. 600 from his share to C, the ratio of shares of A, B, C and D becomes 1 : 4 : 2 : 5. What is the average of the sum of shares (in Rs.) of A, C and B, in the beginning? |
| A. | 4550 |
| B. | 4400 |
| C. | 5100 |
| D. | 4150 |
| Answer» C. 5100 | |
| 312. |
In a class of 60 students, there are 20 girls who scored an average of 40 marks in the test. What is the average marks of the boys if the average of the class is 60 marks? |
| A. | 60 |
| B. | 70 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 80 |
| Answer» C. 50 | |
| 313. |
Average of the height of 252 students of a school is 48. If the average of the height of the boys is 51 and the average of the height of the girls is 30, then what will be the ratio of the total height of boys and the total height of girls respectively? |
| A. | 51 : 5 |
| B. | 31 : 4 |
| C. | 29 : 3 |
| D. | 44 : 7 |
| Answer» B. 31 : 4 | |
| 314. |
If the mean height of 12 men is 1.70 m and the mean height of 8 women is 1.60 m, then the total height of 8 women in meters is: |
| A. | 12.9 |
| B. | 12.8 |
| C. | 12.4 |
| D. | 13 |
| Answer» C. 12.4 | |
| 315. |
Of the 3 numbers whose average is 22, the first is 3/8th the sum of other two. What is the first number? |
| A. | 16 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 22 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 316. |
A batsman makes a score of 81 runs in the 16th match and thus increases his average runs per match by 3. What is his average after the 16th match? |
| A. | 35 |
| B. | 34 |
| C. | 33 |
| D. | 36 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 317. |
Out of five numbers A, B, C, D and E, the average of the first four numbers A, B, C and D is greater than the average of the last four numbers B, C, D and E by 35. Find the differences between A and E. |
| A. | 80 |
| B. | 120 |
| C. | 130 |
| D. | 140 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 318. |
In a bookshop, the average number of biology, chemistry and physics books is 360. The biology books are 180 more than the average number of chemistry and physics books. The number of physics books is 180 less than the average of biology and chemistry books. What is the number of chemistry books in the shop? |
| A. | 420 |
| B. | 540 |
| C. | 480 |
| D. | 360 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 319. |
A grocer has a sale of ₹ 3,425, ₹ 3,810, ₹ 3,155 and ₹ 3,610 in 4 consecutive days. How much sale should he have in the 5th day so as to get an average sale of ₹ 3,500? |
| A. | ₹ 3,500 |
| B. | ₹ 3,435 |
| C. | ₹ 3,480 |
| D. | ₹ 3,455 |
| Answer» B. ₹ 3,435 | |
| 320. |
In a class the average age of 30 students is 15 years. If the teacher is included then the average age is increased by one year. Find the age of the teacher. |
| A. | 40 years |
| B. | 45 years |
| C. | 46 years |
| D. | 48 years |
| Answer» D. 48 years | |
| 321. |
Average age of 5 students of a school is 14 years. The average age of students and their Mathematics and science teachers is 30 years. If the age of science teacher is 6 years more than the age of Mathematics teacher, then what is the age (in years) of Mathematics teacher? |
| A. | 67 |
| B. | 68 |
| C. | 56 |
| D. | 74 |
| Answer» B. 68 | |
| 322. |
In an innings, the average of the first 6 batsmen is 50, while that of the latter 5 batsmen is 20. If the scores of three batsmen from the first lot and three from the latter are swapped, the average of its first six becomes 40, then what would the average of latter five become? |
| A. | 32 |
| B. | 28 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 30 |
| Answer» B. 28 | |
| 323. |
If the average of the numbers 10, 15, x, 25, 35 and 45 is 25, then what will be the value of x? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 23 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 21 |
| Answer» B. 23 | |
| 324. |
Find the average72, 75, 25, 44, 14 |
| A. | 44 |
| B. | 45 |
| C. | 46 |
| D. | 47 |
| Answer» D. 47 | |
| 325. |
Average age of 12 students is 14 years. If the age of teacher is also included, the average becomes 15 years. What is the age of the teacher? |
| A. | 23 years |
| B. | 25 years |
| C. | 27 years |
| D. | 28 years |
| Answer» D. 28 years | |
| 326. |
If the mean of numbers 7, 3, 5 a and 12 is 8, then find the value of “a”. |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 11 |
| C. | 13 |
| D. | 14 |
| Answer» D. 14 | |
| 327. |
12 persons have Rs. 49 on an average. If a person with Rs. 55.5 join them, then what will be the new average (in Rs)? |
| A. | 49.5 |
| B. | 50 |
| C. | 49.75 |
| D. | 50.25 |
| Answer» B. 50 | |
| 328. |
Ram swims in a 75 m long pool. He covers 150 m in one minute by swimming from one end to the other and back along the same straight path. Find his average speed. |
| A. | 2.00 ms-1 |
| B. | 2.5 ms-1 |
| C. | 2.25 ms-1 |
| D. | 2.05 ms-1 |
| Answer» C. 2.25 ms-1 | |
| 329. |
Find the average of the prime numbers between 150 and 170. |
| A. | 169.5 |
| B. | 158.5 |
| C. | 157.5 |
| D. | 159.5 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 330. |
A family consists of two parents and three children. If the average age of the parents is 36 years and that of the children is 10 years. Find the average age (in years) of the family. |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 20.4 |
| C. | 20.8 |
| D. | 21 |
| Answer» C. 20.8 | |
| 331. |
In a company 10 employees get a salary of Rs. 36,200 each and 15 employees get a salary of Rs. 33,550 each. What is the average salary per employee? |
| A. | 34,875 |
| B. | 34,610 |
| C. | 27,900 |
| D. | 36, 410 |
| Answer» C. 27,900 | |
| 332. |
A, B, C and D receive Rs. 100, Rs, 150, Rs, 80 and Rs. 70 respectively as lunch money everyday. What is the average lunch money that they get? |
| A. | Rs. 120 |
| B. | Rs. 86 |
| C. | Rs. 70 |
| D. | Rs. 100 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 333. |
A car owner buys petrol at ₹ 40, ₹ 50 and ₹60 per litre for 3 consecutive years. If he spends ₹ 30,000 each year, what is the average cost of a litre of petrol? (correct to two decimal places) |
| A. | ₹ 48.65 |
| B. | ₹ 51.20 |
| C. | ₹ 49.20 |
| D. | ₹ 50 |
| Answer» B. ₹ 51.20 | |
| 334. |
A cricket team consists of 11 players, in which a player weighing 42kg got injured and was replaced by another player. As a result of it, the average weight of the team increases by 100 gram. Find the weight of the new player. |
| A. | 44 kg |
| B. | 42.1 kg |
| C. | 43.1 kg |
| D. | 44.4 kg |
| Answer» D. 44.4 kg | |
| 335. |
In a class of 30 students, 10 members of Physics main have average of 72 marks, 5 members of Chemistry main have average of 66 marks and 15 members of Mathematics main have average of 80 marks. The average marks of the class is: |
| A. | 69 |
| B. | 70 |
| C. | 74 |
| D. | 75 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 336. |
A three-digit number has the average of its digits as 7. Its middle digit equals the average of its other two digits. How many values can it assume? |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 337. |
Bama and Jaya each took four 100-point tests. Bama got an average of 78 on the four tests. Jaya scored 10 points higher than Bama on the first test, 10 points lower than her on the second test, and 20 points higher on both the third and fourth tests. What is the difference between Jaya's average and Bama's average on these four tests? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 0 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 0 | |
| 338. |
A family consists of two grandparents, two parents and four children. Two years ago, the average age of the grandparents was 72 years. One year ago, the average ago of parents was 36 years. At present, the average age of the children is 12 years. What is the present average age of the family? |
| A. | 32 years |
| B. | 32.75 years |
| C. | 33.75 years |
| D. | 33 years |
| Answer» D. 33 years | |
| 339. |
Rahul purchased 8 chairs at the rate of Rs. 3500 each, 7 chairs at the rate of Rs. 3000 each and 5 chairs at the rate of Rs. 2200 each. Calculate the average cost of one chair. |
| A. | Rs. 5000 |
| B. | Rs. 2500 |
| C. | Rs. 3000 |
| D. | Rs. 3500 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 3500 | |
| 340. |
A kiosk has different shakes and other healthy drinks. 85% of the kiosk’s sales are from selling shakes. Every quarter, the store’s sales, on an average, are Rs. 1,50,000. What is their approximate average monthly sale from health drinks other than shakes? |
| A. | Rs. 7,500 |
| B. | Rs. 2,000 |
| C. | Rs. 2,500 |
| D. | Rs. 7,000 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 2,000 | |
| 341. |
Find the average.42, 69, 15, 54, 25 |
| A. | 41 |
| B. | 51 |
| C. | 61 |
| D. | 31 |
| Answer» B. 51 | |
| 342. |
A cricket batsman had a certain average of runs for his 11 innings. In the 12th innings, he made a score of 90 runs and thereby his average of runs was decreased by 5. His average of runs after 12th innings is - |
| A. | 155 |
| B. | 150 |
| C. | 145 |
| D. | 140 |
| Answer» D. 140 | |
| 343. |
Average of 9 consecutive natural numbers is 41. What is the largest among these numbers? |
| A. | 37 |
| B. | 44 |
| C. | 46 |
| D. | 45 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 344. |
A boy is on tour and he has Rs. 240 for his expenses. If he exceeds his tour by 3 days, he must cut down daily expenses by Rs. 4. Find the number of days of the boy's tour. |
| A. | 15 days |
| B. | 18 days |
| C. | 9 days |
| D. | 12 days |
| Answer» E. | |
| 345. |
Find the overall class average when 16 students have an average score of 58, 12 have averaged 63, 8 have averaged 68 and 3 have averaged 72. |
| A. | 66.6 |
| B. | 64.1 |
| C. | 63.5 |
| D. | 62.7 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 346. |
In a class of 40 students, 40% are girls and the rest are boys. The average score of all the students in an examination is 62. If the average score of boys is 40% more than the average score of girls, then what is the average score of girls? |
| A. | 52 |
| B. | 54 |
| C. | 57 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 347. |
A shop of mobile phones is closed on Tuesday. The average sale per day for remaining six days of a week is Rs.1564 and the average sale of Wednesday to Sunday is Rs. 1412.4. The sales on Monday is: |
| A. | 2232 |
| B. | 2792 |
| C. | 2562 |
| D. | 2342 |
| E. | 2322 |
| Answer» F. | |
| 348. |
Find the average11, 23, 37, 49, 55 & 71 |
| A. | 39 |
| B. | 41 |
| C. | 40 |
| D. | 35 |
| Answer» C. 40 | |
| 349. |
A cricketer scores the following runs in eight innings: 58, 76, 40, 35, 46, 45, 100, 0What will be his mean score? |
| A. | 400 |
| B. | 100 |
| C. | 200 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 350. |
Average marks in mathematics in class A and B is 80 and 99 respectively. Total number of students in class A is 45 and in class B 50. If from each class 5 least marks are removed thereby average of both classes A and B increase by 3 then find the average of marks removed? |
| A. | 70.5 |
| B. | 58.5 |
| C. | 62.5 |
| D. | 64.5 |
| Answer» E. | |