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This section includes 228 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Elementary Mathematics Quiz knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
A coin is tossed 7 times, what is the probability that head appears even number of times? |
| A. | 1 2 |
| B. | 1 4 |
| C. | 1 |
| D. | 1 3 |
| Answer» B. 1 4 | |
| 2. |
There are four persons A, B, C and D and at a time we can arrange only two persons. Find the total number of arrangements. |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» C. 15 | |
| 3. |
There is a conical tent, its slant height is 13 m and diameter is 10 m. Find the cost of painting the curved surface area of the tent at the rate of Rs. 1.4 per m2.
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| A. | Rs. 286 |
| B. | Rs. 290 |
| C. | Rs. 274 |
| D. | Rs. 268 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 290 | |
| 4. |
Two medians of a triangle AD and BE intersect each other at 90° at point G. If AD = 9 cm and BE = 6 cm, then the length of BD is |
| A. | 10 cm |
| B. | 6 cm |
| C. | 5 cm |
| D. | 3 cm |
| Answer» D. 3 cm | |
| 5. |
If x1/3 + y1/3 = z1/3, then (x + y – z) + 3x1/3y1/3z1/3 is equal to |
| A. | – 1 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 0 |
| D. | 27 |
| Answer» D. 27 | |
| 6. |
A reduction of 10% in the price of sugar enables a man to buy 25 kg more for Rs. 225. What is the original price of sugar (per kilogram)? |
| A. | Rs. 1 |
| B. | Rs. 3 |
| C. | Rs. 5 |
| D. | Rs. 6 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 3 | |
| 7. |
In the year 2007, the turnover of a company X was Rs. 95 crores. If in the year 2008, the turnover was Rs. 115 crores, then what was the percentage increase in the turnover? |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 21.05% |
| C. | 20.55% |
| D. | 19.7% |
| Answer» C. 20.55% | |
| 8. |
Average of ten positive numbers is x. If each number is increased by 15%, then x : |
| A. | remains unchanged |
| B. | decreases |
| C. | increases by 10% |
| D. | increases by 15% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
A number when divided by 5 leaves a remainder 3. What is the remainder when the square of the same number is divided by 5? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
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| A. | 22 3 | |||||||||
| B. | 20 3 | |||||||||
| C. | 19 3 | |||||||||
| D. | 23 3 | |||||||||
| Answer» B. 20 3 | ||||||||||
| 11. |
A land is in the form of a rectangle having length 20 m and width 15 m .There is a square pit having dimension 15 m × 15m. This pit is to be filled uniformly up to a height of 4 m by the soil taken out by digging the rectangular field. Find out the depth of the rectangular field if the soil is taken out uniformly. |
| A. | 3 m |
| B. | 5 m |
| C. | 6 m |
| D. | 9 m |
| Answer» B. 5 m | |
| 12. |
There is a 4 m wide road inside a square shaped garden along the walls of garden. If area of the road is 1760 m2, then what will be the perimeter of the garden? |
| A. | 576 m |
| B. | 640 m |
| C. | 600 m |
| D. | 456 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Find the area of a triangle whose vertices are (1, 1), (5, 2) and (7, 4) |
| A. | 5 units |
| B. | 3 units |
| C. | 7 units |
| D. | 8 units |
| Answer» C. 7 units | |
| 14. |
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| A. | ± 27 | ||||||
| B. | ± 8 | ||||||
| C. | ± 3 | ||||||
| D. | ± 9 | ||||||
| Answer» E. | |||||||
| 15. |
The length of a rectangular plot is 2.5 times its width. If the perimeter of the plot is 70 m. What is the length of the plot? |
| A. | 25 m |
| B. | 15 m |
| C. | 33 m |
| D. | 16 m |
| Answer» B. 15 m | |
| 16. |
Rahul borrowed Rs. 830 from Mr. Lal at the rate of 12% p.a. SI for 3 years. He then added some money to the borrowed sum and lent it to Shobha for the same period at the rate of 14% p.a. interest. If Rahul gains Rs. 93.90 in the whole transaction, what amount did he add from his side? |
| A. | Rs. 115 |
| B. | Rs. 120 |
| C. | Rs. 125 |
| D. | Rs. 105 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
In the year 2000, expenditure of company A was 5 million. If in year 2001, expenditure of company A was 5.23 million, then what was the percentage change in the expenditure? |
| A. | 5.8% |
| B. | 4.6% |
| C. | 4.9% |
| D. | 6.4% |
| Answer» C. 4.9% | |
| 18. |
The average of ten numbers is 7. Each number is multiplied by 12, then 6 is added to each number, and at last each number is divided by 15. The average of new set of numbers is |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 15 |
| Answer» B. 9 | |
| 19. |
The difference between two numbers is 2500. When the larger number is divided by the smaller number, the quotient is 8 and the remainder is 50. The smaller number is |
| A. | 250 |
| B. | 280 |
| C. | 350 |
| D. | 400 |
| Answer» D. 400 | |
| 20. |
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| A. | 538.68 | ||||
| B. | 678.98 | ||||
| C. | 439.93 | ||||
| D. | 772.27 | ||||
| Answer» D. 772.27 | |||||
| 21. |
Find the value of in place of '?' mark. |
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| 4.8 | ( | 8.8 | – | 10.2 | ) | – 2.4 × ? + 2.4 = – 2.16 |
| 2.2 | 3.4 |
| 22. |
Tickets are numbered from 1 to 100 one ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability of getting a number exactly divisible by 3 or 7. |
| A. | 47 100 |
| B. | 23 50 |
| C. | 11 25 |
| D. | 43 100 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
The cost of levelling a square ground at the rate of Rs. 0.80 per 100 m2 is Rs. 28.80. Find the cost of fencing the same at Rs. 0.60 per m. |
| A. | Rs. 72 |
| B. | Rs. 144 |
| C. | Rs. 36 |
| D. | Rs. 21.60 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 36 | |
| 24. |
Perpendicular distance of a point from the three sides of an equilaterla triangle is 6 cm, 9 cm and 12 cm. If the point is inside the triangle, then find out the perimeter of the triangle. |
| A. | 42√2 m |
| B. | 42 √3 m |
| C. | 51√3 m |
| D. | 54√3 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
If x = a + 2/3, then find the value of 'a' from the equation 3x – 2 = 2x + 4 |
| A. | 14 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 18 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
For how many years should Rs. 600 be invested at the rate of 10% p.a. in order to earn the same simple interest as is earned by investing Rs. 800 at 12% p.a. for 5 years? |
| A. | 4 years |
| B. | 6 years |
| C. | 8 years |
| D. | 7 years |
| Answer» D. 7 years | |
| 27. |
Salaries of A, B and C are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3. Salary of B and C together is Rs. 6000. By what percent is the salary of C more than that of A? |
| A. | 100% |
| B. | 200% |
| C. | 150% |
| D. | 110% |
| Answer» C. 150% | |
| 28. |
The average of seven number is 18. If one of the numbers is 17 and it is replaced by 31, then the average becomes. |
| A. | 19.5 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 21 |
| D. | 21.5 |
| Answer» C. 21 | |
| 29. |
The product of the LCM and the HCF of two numbers is 24. If the difference of the numbers is 2, then the greater of the numbers is |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» D. 8 | |
| 30. |
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| A. | – 4 3 | |||
| B. | 7 3 | |||
| C. | 4 3 | |||
| D. | – 7 3 | |||
| Answer» E. | ||||
| 31. |
The difference between CI and SI compounded annually on a certain amount at 10% per annum for 2 years is Rs. 372. Find the principal |
| A. | Rs. 37200 |
| B. | Rs. 38400 |
| C. | Rs. 35750 |
| D. | Rs. 38580 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 38400 | |
| 32. |
5% of income of A is equal to 15% of income of B and 10% of income of B is equal to 20% of income of C. If the income of C is Rs. 2000, then the total income of A, B and C is |
| A. | Rs. 20250 |
| B. | Rs. 25500 |
| C. | Rs. 18000 |
| D. | Rs. 17800 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 17800 | |
| 33. |
The average age of 8 men got increased by 2 years when two of them whose ages are 21 years and 23 years are replaced by two new men. The average age of the two new men is. |
| A. | 22 years |
| B. | 24 years |
| C. | 28 years |
| D. | 30 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
The least number which when divided by 48, 64, 90 and 120 will leave the remainders 38, 54, 80, 110 respectively, is |
| A. | 2870 |
| B. | 2860 |
| C. | 2890 |
| D. | 2880 |
| Answer» B. 2860 | |
| 35. |
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| A. | 23 7 | |||
| B. | 21 27 | |||
| C. | 31 7 | |||
| D. | 36 7 | |||
| Answer» E. | ||||
| 36. |
What is the CI received on a sum of Rs. 26000 for three years compounded semi - annually at 10%, 12% and 8% rates of interest for years 1, 2, and 3 respectively? |
| A. | Rs. 9837.28 |
| B. | Rs. 8836.17 |
| C. | Rs. 8925.38 |
| D. | Rs. 8728.19 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 8925.38 | |
| 37. |
Two numbers are respectively 19% and 70% more than a third number.What percentage is the first number of the second number? |
| A. | 70% of the second |
| B. | 45% of the first |
| C. | 60% of the second |
| D. | 50% of the first |
| Answer» B. 45% of the first | |
| 38. |
A number when divided by 119 leaves remainder 19. If the same number is divided by 17, the remainder will be |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
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| A. | 2 | |||||||
| B. | 21 11 | |||||||
| C. | 11 13 | |||||||
| D. | 1 2 | |||||||
| Answer» B. 21 11 | ||||||||
| 40. |
Find the amount on a sum of Rs. 800000 after 2 years at the rate of 1% per annum, compounded semi - annually |
| A. | Rs. 97240.5 |
| B. | Rs. 95680 |
| C. | Rs. 86540 |
| D. | Rs. 92880.5 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 95680 | |
| 41. |
The number of seats in an auditorium is increased by 25%. The price on a ticket is also increased by 12%. What is the effect on the revenue collected? |
| A. | 15% |
| B. | 40% |
| C. | 28% |
| D. | 35% |
| Answer» C. 28% | |
| 42. |
At a certain company the average (arithmetic mean) number of years of experience is 9.8 years for the male employees and 9.1 years for the female employees, if there are 52 male employees in the company and average number of years of experience for the company's male and female employees combined is 9.3 years, then find the number of female employees in this company. |
| A. | 110 |
| B. | 120 |
| C. | 130 |
| D. | 140 |
| Answer» D. 140 | |
| 43. |
Six bells commence tolling together and toll at intervals of 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18 seconds respectively. In 30 minutes, how many times do they toll together? |
| A. | 10 times |
| B. | 11 times |
| C. | 9 times |
| D. | 12 times |
| Answer» C. 9 times | |
| 44. |
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| A. | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| B. | 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||
| C. | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| D. | 0.35 | |||||||||||||||||
| Answer» C. 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 45. |
If a certain sum amount to Rs. 108 in 2 years, and Rs. 112 in 3 years, find the principal and simple interest rate. |
| A. | 7% |
| B. | 5% |
| C. | 6% |
| D. | 4% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
A school has only three classes which accommodate 40, 50 and 60 students respectively. If the pass percentages of these classes are 10%, 20% and 10% respectively, then the percentage of passed students in the school is |
| A. | 12% |
| B. | 15% |
| C. | 13 1 % 3 |
| D. | 12 1 % 5 |
| Answer» D. 12 1 % 5 | |
| 47. |
Of the three numbers, the first is twice t he second and the second is twice the third. The average of the reciprocal of the three numbers is 7/72. The numbers are |
| A. | 7, 8, 22 |
| B. | 6, 12, 24 |
| C. | 12, 8, 10 |
| D. | 25, 6, 9 |
| Answer» C. 12, 8, 10 | |
| 48. |
The difference between two numbers is 1365. When larger number is divided by the smaller one, the quotient is 6 and the remainder is 15. The smaller number is |
| A. | 270 |
| B. | 250 |
| C. | 275 |
| D. | 280 |
| Answer» B. 250 | |
| 49. |
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| A. | 67.13 | ||||||
| B. | 59.85 | ||||||
| C. | 58.95 | ||||||
| D. | 55.98 | ||||||
| Answer» C. 58.95 | |||||||
| 50. |
A person has 3 shares in a lottery containing 2 prizes and 8 blanks. The chance of getting a prize is |
| A. | 8 15 |
| B. | 12 15 |
| C. | 7 15 |
| D. | 6 15 |
| Answer» B. 12 15 | |