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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.
| 101. |
A train moving at a rate of 36 km/hr crosses a standing man in 10 seconds. It will cross a platform 55 meters long, in |
| A. | 6 seconds |
| B. | 15 1 seconds 2 |
| C. | 7 seconds |
| D. | 1 seconds 2 |
| Answer» C. 7 seconds | |
| 102. |
If the cost price of 50 oranges is equal to the selling price of 40 oranges, then the profit percent is: |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 20% |
| C. | 25% |
| D. | 35% |
| Answer» D. 35% | |
| 103. |
A tree increases annually by 1/8 th of its current height. How tall will it become after 2 years if it stands today 64 cm high? |
| A. | 81 cm |
| B. | 75 cm |
| C. | 78 cm |
| D. | 70 cm |
| Answer» B. 75 cm | |
| 104. |
B was born when A was 4 years 7 months old and C was born when B was 3 years 4 months old. When C will be 5 years 2 months old then there average age will be. |
| A. | 8 years 11 months |
| B. | 7 years 6 months |
| C. | 8 years 7 months |
| D. | 7 years 9 months |
| Answer» B. 7 years 6 months | |
| 105. |
When a number is divided by 1881 the remainder is 757. What will be the remainder when it is dividend by 33? |
| A. | 30 |
| B. | 31 |
| C. | 27 |
| D. | 13 |
| Answer» C. 27 | |
| 106. |
A can type 100 pages in 20 hours; A and B can type 600 pages in 80 hours. In how much time can B type 40 pages? |
| A. | 15 hours |
| B. | 16 hours |
| C. | 14 hours |
| D. | 12 hours |
| Answer» C. 14 hours | |
| 107. |
At what rate percentage per annum will the simple interest on a sum of money be 7/9 of the amount in 7 years? |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 20% |
| C. | 40% |
| D. | 50% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 108. |
Mohit starts shopping on PayTm & for every shopping of Rs 100, he gets a cashback of 1% on Marked price of an item. He ordered a mobile of Rs 6000 & gets 10% discount as a first time user and also gets a gift worth Rs 799. Calculate his gain or loss%, if he sold the mobile to Rohit at Rs 4600. |
| A. | loss of 1.29% |
| B. | Gain of 1.29% |
| C. | Gain of 2.29% |
| D. | loss of 2.29% |
| Answer» C. Gain of 2.29% | |
| 109. |
A man's present age is 405% of what it was 10 years ago and 500/3% of what it will be after 10 years. Calculate the present age (approximate). |
| A. | 22 years |
| B. | 24 years |
| C. | 26 years |
| D. | 28 years |
| Answer» C. 26 years | |
| 110. |
Find the maximum number of trees which can be planted 20 metres apart on both the sides of a straight road 1960 meter long. |
| A. | 152 |
| B. | 198 |
| C. | 196 |
| D. | 200 |
| Answer» C. 196 | |
| 111. |
A can row a certain distance downstream in 6 hours & returns the same distance in 1.5 times the time taken in downstream. If stream flows at rate of 2.25 km/hr find how far he can row in an hour in still water (in km/hr). |
| A. | 10.25 |
| B. | 11.25 |
| C. | 12.25 |
| D. | 12.50 |
| Answer» C. 12.25 | |
| 112. |
Two persons can complete a piece of work in 9 days. How many persons are needed to complete double of the same work in 12 days? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» D. 2 | |
| 113. |
A trader marked the price of a commodity in order to obtain the profit of 25% on the cost price, but allowed a discount of 16% on the marked price. His actual profit will be: |
| A. | 16% |
| B. | 25% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 9% |
| Answer» D. 9% | |
| 114. |
A box contains 2 pink pens, 3 violet pens and 4 green pens. Find the probability of selecting 3 pens from the box such that at least 1 pen is green? |
| A. | 12 40 |
| B. | 29 31 |
| C. | 23 28 |
| D. | 37 42 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 115. |
A solution of ‘THANDA SHARBAT’ has 15% sugar. Another solution has 5% sugar. How many liters’ of the second solution must be added to the 20L of first solution to make a solution of 10 % sugar? |
| A. | 10 L |
| B. | 5 L |
| C. | 15 L |
| D. | 20 L |
| Answer» E. | |
| 116. |
48% of the first number is 60% of the second number. What is the ratio of the first number to the second number? |
| A. | 4 : 7 |
| B. | 3 : 4 |
| C. | 5 : 4 |
| D. | Can't be determined |
| Answer» D. Can't be determined | |
| 117. |
In a fraction's numerator is increased by 1 and the denominator is increased by 2 then the fraction becomes 2/3. But when the numerator is increased by 5 and the denominator is increased by 1 then the fraction becomes 5/4. What is the value of the original fraction? |
| A. | 3 7 |
| B. | 5 8 |
| C. | 5 7 |
| D. | 6 7 |
| Answer» D. 6 7 | |
| 118. |
Consider the following statements
|
| A. | Only I |
| B. | Only II |
| C. | Both I and II |
| D. | Neither I nor II |
| Answer» E. | |
| 119. |
The angle of elevation of the top of an unfinished pillar at a point 150 m from its base is 30°. If the angle of elevation at the same point is to be 45°, then the pillar has to be raised to a height of how many metres? |
| A. | 59.4 m |
| B. | 61.4 m |
| C. | 62.4 m |
| D. | 63.4 m |
| Answer» D. 63.4 m | |
| 120. |
Find the length of canvas 1.25 m wide required to build aconicalcamp of base radius 7 metres and height 24 metres. |
| A. | 120 m |
| B. | 250 m |
| C. | 440 m |
| D. | 630 m |
| Answer» D. 630 m | |
| 121. |
A regular hexagon is inscrisbed in a circle of radius 5 cm. If x is the area inside the circle but outside the regular hexagon, then which one of the following is correct? |
| A. | 13 cm2<x< 15 cm2 |
| B. | 15 cm2<x< 17 cm2 |
| C. | 17 cm2<x< 19 cm2 |
| D. | 19 cm2<x< 21 cm2 |
| Answer» B. 15 cm2<x< 17 cm2 | |
| 122. |
A bag contains 5 yellow and 2 green and 3 red colour dice. If one dice from the bag are choosen at random, what is the probability that dice is either yellow or red colour? |
| A. | 3 4 |
| B. | 4 5 |
| C. | 3 10 |
| D. | 7 10 |
| Answer» C. 3 10 | |
| 123. |
48 litre of Glycerin is mixed with 144 litre Rose water. D litre of total mixture is taken out and 32 litre Glycerin and 48 litre Rose water are added in the mixture. The final mixture contains 30% Glycerin, find the quantity of the mixture that is taken out. |
| A. | 24 litre |
| B. | 32 litre |
| C. | 40 litre |
| D. | 20 litre |
| Answer» C. 40 litre | |
| 124. |
Seats for Maths, English and General Knowledge are in the ratio of 5 : 7 : 8 respectively. There is a proposal to increase these seats by 40%, 50% and 75% respectively. What will be the respective ratio of increased seats ? |
| A. | 2 : 3 : 4 |
| B. | 6 : 7 : 8 |
| C. | 6 : 8 : 9 |
| D. | Can't be determined |
| Answer» B. 6 : 7 : 8 | |
| 125. |
The sum of two numbers is 184. If one-third of the one exceeds one - seventh of the other by 8, find the smaller number. |
| A. | 65 |
| B. | 68 |
| C. | 70 |
| D. | 72 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 126. |
The owner of a cell phone shop charges his customer 28% more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs 8,960 for the cell phone, then what was the cost price of the cell phone? |
| A. | Rs 7800 |
| B. | Rs 7100 |
| C. | Rs 6900 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 127. |
What is the angle between two hands of a clock when it is 40 minutes past 5 o’ clock? |
| A. | 65° |
| B. | 68° |
| C. | 56° |
| D. | 70° |
| Answer» E. | |
| 128. |
The ratio of the ages of Esha and her mother is 1 : 4 and the ratio of the ages of Esha's mother and her brother is 9 : 1. If Esha's brother is 5 years younger than Esha. What will be the age of Esha's mother after 4 years? |
| A. | 36 years |
| B. | 40 years |
| C. | 45 years |
| D. | 50 years |
| Answer» C. 45 years | |
| 129. |
Pipe A can fill the tank in 6 hours, pipe B can fill the tank in 10 hours and pipe C can empty the tank in 5 hours. The first two pipes are kept open for 3 hours in the begining and then the third pipe is also opened. In what time is the tank full? |
| A. | 5 hours |
| B. | 6 hours |
| C. | 8 hours |
| D. | 10 hours |
| Answer» C. 8 hours | |
| 130. |
Two trains, A and B start from the stations X and Y towards each other. They take 4 hours 48 mins and 3 hours 20 mins to reach Y and X respectively after they meet. If train A is moving at 45 km/hr, then the speed of train B is |
| A. | 60 km/hr |
| B. | 64.8 km/hr |
| C. | 54 km/hr |
| D. | 37.5 km/hr |
| Answer» D. 37.5 km/hr | |
| 131. |
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| A. | 1 | ||||
| B. | 2 | ||||
| C. | 6.65 | ||||
| D. | 7.75 | ||||
| Answer» E. | |||||
| 132. |
The angles of depression of two ships from the top of a light house are 45° and 30° towards east. If the ships are 200 m apart, find the height of the light house. |
| A. | 100 m |
| B. | 173 m |
| C. | 200 m |
| D. | 273 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 133. |
Three solid of cubes of sides 1cm, 6cm and 8 cm are melted to form a new cube. Find the total surface area of the cube so formed. |
| A. | 128 cm2 |
| B. | 346 cm2 |
| C. | 486 cm2 |
| D. | 524 cm2 |
| Answer» D. 524 cm2 | |
| 134. |
A circle of radius 10 cm has an equilateral triangle inscrisbed in it. the length of the perpendicular drawn from the centre to any side of the triangle is |
| A. | 2.5 3 cm |
| B. | 5 3 cm |
| C. | 10 3 cm |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 135. |
In a class, there are 32 boys and 28 girls. The average age of the boys in the class is 14 years and the average age of the girls in the class is 13 years. What is the average age of the whole class ? (rounded off to two digits after decimal) |
| A. | 13.50 |
| B. | 13.53 |
| C. | 12.51 |
| D. | 13.42 |
| Answer» C. 12.51 | |
| 136. |
A container contains 50 liters of orange juice. 5 liters of orange juice were taken out from the container and replaced by water. This process was repeated further for two times. How much orange juice is there in the container now? |
| A. | 32.45 litres |
| B. | 34.45 litres |
| C. | 35.75 litres |
| D. | 36.45 litres |
| Answer» E. | |
| 137. |
Unit digit of 13+ 23+ 33+ 43+…………. 993 ? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 0 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» D. 3 | |
| 138. |
If the cost price and selling price of an article are in the ratio of 9 : 11, then find the percentage of profit. |
| A. | 21 9 % 2 |
| B. | 22 2 % 9 |
| C. | 22 7 % 9 |
| D. | 21 2 % 9 |
| Answer» C. 22 7 % 9 | |
| 139. |
Ravi deposited Rs. 40,000 in a fixed deposit at the rate of 20% per annum simple interest. At the end of the second year he adds his interest earned to the principal. The interest earned on the new principal at the end of the fourth year is: |
| A. | 24000 |
| B. | 21800 |
| C. | 22400 |
| D. | 38400 |
| Answer» D. 38400 | |
| 140. |
Ambani can swim 9 km/hr in still water. It takes him twice as long as to swim up as to swim down. Find the rate of stream of the river? |
| A. | 3 km/hr |
| B. | 6 km/hr |
| C. | 5 km/hr |
| D. | 4 km/hr |
| Answer» B. 6 km/hr | |
| 141. |
A certain sum of money amounts to Rs. 8280 in 2 years and to Rs. 9108 in 3 years at compound interest. The rate of interest per annum is |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 20% |
| C. | 15% |
| D. | 35% |
| Answer» B. 20% | |
| 142. |
In a family of 16 adults and some minors, the average consumption of rice per head per month is 21.6 kg; while the average consumption of rice per head of adults is 30 kg and for minors it is 12 kg per head. The no. of minors in the family is |
| A. | 14 |
| B. | 16 |
| C. | 18 |
| D. | 21 |
| Answer» B. 16 | |
| 143. |
A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio of 4 : 3. If 5 liters of water is added to the mixture then, the ratio becomes 4 : 5. The quantity of milk in the given mixture is |
| A. | 5 liters |
| B. | 7 liters |
| C. | 9 liters |
| D. | 10 liters |
| Answer» E. | |
| 144. |
While selling to the retailer, a company allows 25 % discount on the marked price of their products. If the retailer sells those products at the marked price, his profit % will be : |
| A. | 42 1 % 7 |
| B. | 30% |
| C. | 40% |
| D. | 33 1 % 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 145. |
Sohan gets 3 marks for each correct question and loses 2 marks for each incorrect question and he got 40 marks. If the total number of questions were 30 then find the number of questions solved correctly? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 40 |
| Answer» C. 30 | |
| 146. |
A shopkeeper sold a shirt at Rs. 300 after giving 10% discount on labelled price. Had he not given the discount, he would have earned a profit of 15% on the cost price. What was the cost price of the shirt? |
| A. | Rs. 250 |
| B. | Rs. 260 |
| C. | Rs. 270 |
| D. | Rs. 290 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 147. |
The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 100 years. 5 Years ago their ages was in the ratio of 2 : 1. The ratio of the age of father and son after 20 years will be |
| A. | 15 : 13 |
| B. | 17 : 11 |
| C. | 11 : 19 |
| D. | 20 : 23 |
| Answer» C. 11 : 19 | |
| 148. |
A number consists of two digits. If the number formed by interchanging the digits is added to original number, the resulting number (i.e. the sum) must be divisible by |
| A. | 11 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» B. 9 | |
| 149. |
Working 5 hours a day, Anu can complete a work in 8 days and working 6 hours a day, Bablu can complete the same work in 10 days. Working 4 hours a day, they can jointly complete a work in how many days? |
| A. | 3 days |
| B. | 6 days |
| C. | 4 days |
| D. | 8 days |
| Answer» C. 4 days | |
| 150. |
Find the compound interest on Rs. 20,000 at the rate of 40% compounded yearly for 1.5 years? |
| A. | Rs. 4200 |
| B. | Rs. 13600 |
| C. | Rs. 5000 |
| D. | Rs. 5400 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 5000 | |