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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.
| 151. |
A boat rows 60 km upstream in 12 hours and a distance of 56 km in 8 hours against the stream then the speed of stream is |
| A. | 1 km/hour |
| B. | 2 km/hour |
| C. | 3 km/hour |
| D. | 4 km/hour |
| Answer» B. 2 km/hour | |
| 152. |
A shoe company sold 60 pairs of shoes in a day costing Rs. 175.60 each for Rs. 12000 then the % profit obtained was? |
| A. | 12.15% |
| B. | 13.31% |
| C. | 13.89% |
| D. | 11.69% |
| Answer» D. 11.69% | |
| 153. |
On a certain sum of money the compound interest for 2 years is Rs. 290 and the simple interest for the same period of time is Rs. 265. Find the percentage of rate per annum? |
| A. | 7.365% |
| B. | 18.86% |
| C. | 10.267% |
| D. | 11.896% |
| Answer» C. 10.267% | |
| 154. |
If the population of women in a village is 80% of the population of men, then the population of men is what percent of the population of women? |
| A. | 112% |
| B. | 118% |
| C. | 125% |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 155. |
The sum of the numerator and denominator of a positive fraction is 12. If 3 is added to both numerator and denominator, the fraction is increased by 6/70. The difference of the numerator and denominator of fraction is : |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» B. 3 | |
| 156. |
A sum of Rs. 8000 was lent partly at 7% and partly at 9% simple interest. If the total annual interest is Rs. 620, what is the ratio in which the money was lent at given rates? |
| A. | 5 : 3 |
| B. | 4 : 3 |
| C. | 3 : 2 |
| D. | 2 : 1 |
| Answer» B. 4 : 3 | |
| 157. |
If a merchant offers a discount of 20% on the marked price of his goods and thus ends up selling at cost price, what was the percentage mark up? |
| A. | 28.57% |
| B. | 40% |
| C. | 66.66% |
| D. | 25% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 158. |
A cone is 20 metres high and the radius of its base is 5 metres. It is melted and recast in to a sphere. Find the diameter of the sphere? |
| A. | 10 metres |
| B. | 8 meters |
| C. | 12 meters |
| D. | 9 metres |
| Answer» B. 8 meters | |
| 159. |
A is faster than B. A and B each walk 24 km. The sum of their speeds is 7 km/hr and the sum of time taken by them is 14 hours. Then, A's speed is equal to which of the following? |
| A. | 3 km/hr |
| B. | 4 km/hr |
| C. | 5 km/hr |
| D. | 7 km/hr |
| Answer» C. 5 km/hr | |
| 160. |
If the sum of three consecutive numbers is 15, what is the square of the middle number? |
| A. | 49 |
| B. | 16 |
| C. | 25 |
| D. | 36 |
| Answer» D. 36 | |
| 161. |
From a point P on the ground the angles of elevation of the top of a 10 m tall building is 30°. A flag is hoisted at the top of the building and the angle of elevation of the top of the flagstaff from P is 45° Find the length of the flagstaff. (Take 3 = 1.732) |
| A. | 10( 3 + 2) m |
| B. | 10( 3 + 1) m |
| C. | 10 3 m |
| D. | 7.32 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 162. |
The length of canvas 75 cm wide required to build a conical tent of height 14 m and the floor area 346.5 m2is: |
| A. | 490 m |
| B. | 860 m |
| C. | 665 m |
| D. | 770 m |
| Answer» E. | |
| 163. |
In the new budget, the price of Refined oil rose by 25%. By how much percent must a person reduce his consumption so that his expenditure on it does not increase? |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 20% |
| C. | 25% |
| D. | 30% |
| Answer» C. 25% | |
| 164. |
A committee of 3 members is to be made out of 6 men and 5 women. What is the probability that the committee has at least two women? |
| A. | 10 33 |
| B. | 14 33 |
| C. | 14 15 |
| D. | 13 25 |
| Answer» C. 14 15 | |
| 165. |
A train passes a platform in 40 sec and a woman standing on the platform in 30 sec. If the speed of the train is 108 km/hr, what is the length of the platform?. |
| A. | 100 m |
| B. | 300 m |
| C. | 900 m |
| D. | 1020 m |
| Answer» C. 900 m | |
| 166. |
Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B is |
| A. | 4 : 3 |
| B. | 3 : 4 |
| C. | 1 : 1 |
| D. | 2 : 3 |
| Answer» B. 3 : 4 | |
| 167. |
The difference between a two-digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the digits is 27. If the digit at ten’s place is 60% more than the digit at unit’s place, what is the original number? |
| A. | 85 |
| B. | 58 |
| C. | 75 |
| D. | 57 |
| Answer» B. 58 | |
| 168. |
The top of two poles of height 24 m and 36 m are connected by a wire. If the wire makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal, then the length of the wire is |
| A. | 6 m |
| B. | 8 3 m |
| C. | 8 m |
| D. | 6 3 m |
| Answer» C. 8 m | |
| 169. |
The dimensions of an open box are 50 cm, 40 cm and 23 cm. Its thickness is 3 cm. If a cubic cm of metal used in the box weighs 0.5 gms, Find the weight of the box. |
| A. | 8.04 kg |
| B. | 5.06 kg |
| C. | 4.03 kg |
| D. | 9.44 kg |
| Answer» B. 5.06 kg | |
| 170. |
The sum of five numbers is 520. The average of the first two numbers is 80 and the average of the last two numbers is 140. Determine the third number? |
| A. | 66 |
| B. | 80 |
| C. | 150 |
| D. | 120 |
| Answer» C. 150 | |
| 171. |
Pipe A and B can fill a cistern in 20 minutes and 30 minutes respectively while C empty cistern in 1 hour. If pipe A and B are opened together with rotten pipe C. If the tank is empty at the beginning then how much time it will take to fills the cistern. |
| A. | 15 minutes |
| B. | 14 minutes |
| C. | `13 minutes |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 14 minutes | |
| 172. |
If a boat goes 7 km upstream in 42 minutes and the speed of the stream is 3 kmph then the speed of the boat in still water is: |
| A. | 4.2 km/hr |
| B. | 9 km/hr |
| C. | 13 km/hr |
| D. | 21 km/hr |
| Answer» D. 21 km/hr | |
| 173. |
When 4 fair coins are tossed together what is the probability of getting at least 3 heads? |
| A. | 1 4 |
| B. | 3 4 |
| C. | 5 16 |
| D. | 3 8 |
| Answer» D. 3 8 | |
| 174. |
How many litres of water should be added to a 35-litre mixture of milk and water containing milk and water in the ratio of 4 : 3 such that the resultant mixture has 60% water in it? |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 21 |
| D. | 15 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 175. |
The ratio of number of men and women in a factory of 720 workers is 7 : 5. How many more women should be joined to make the ratio 1 : 1? |
| A. | 80 |
| B. | 100 |
| C. | 120 |
| D. | 150 |
| Answer» D. 150 | |
| 176. |
The sum of the squares of three numbers is 532 and the ratio of the first and the second as also of the second and the third is 3 : 2. Then the first number is |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 18 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» D. 20 | |
| 177. |
Find the number of lead balls, each one is 1 cm in the diameter that can be made from a sphere of diameter 12 cm. |
| A. | 1234 |
| B. | 1542 |
| C. | 1728 |
| D. | 1942 |
| Answer» D. 1942 | |
| 178. |
The least number which when divided by 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 leaves the same remainder 2 in each case, is: |
| A. | 176 |
| B. | 178 |
| C. | 180 |
| D. | 182 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 179. |
A train of length 100 mtr takes 21.6 sec to cross the tunnel of length 200 mtr. what's the speed of the train? |
| A. | 10 km/hr |
| B. | 35 km/hr |
| C. | 50 km/hr |
| D. | 65 km/hr |
| Answer» D. 65 km/hr | |
| 180. |
There are 3 green, 4 orange and 5 white color bulbs in a bag. If a bulb is picked at random, what is the probability of having either a green or a white bulb? |
| A. | 3 4 |
| B. | 2 3 |
| C. | 4 3 |
| D. | 2 5 |
| Answer» C. 4 3 | |
| 181. |
The amount of water (in ml) that should be added to reduce 7 ml lotion, containing 70% alcohol, to a lotion containing 35% alcohol, is |
| A. | 35 ml |
| B. | 4 ml |
| C. | 7 ml |
| D. | 10.5 ml |
| Answer» D. 10.5 ml | |
| 182. |
A train passes an electrical pole in 20 seconds and passes a platform 250 m long in 45 seconds. Find the length of the train |
| A. | 300 m |
| B. | 200 m |
| C. | 400 m |
| D. | 250 m |
| Answer» C. 400 m | |
| 183. |
In 2016 the ratio of salaries of Muskan and Babli was 2 : 3. The ratios of the salary of 2016 to that of the 2017, in the case of Muskan and Babli respectively, are 3 : 4 and 5 : 7. If this year i.e. 2017 the difference in their salaries is 2300, what is Babli’s salary this year? |
| A. | Rs. 5950 |
| B. | Rs. 6300 |
| C. | Rs. 3000 |
| D. | Rs. 2875 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 3000 | |
| 184. |
A girl finds the average of 6 positive integers, each integers containing two digits. By mistake she interchanges the digit of one number say xy for yx. Due to this the average becomes 1.5 less than the previous one. What was the difference between two digits x and y. |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» B. 2 | |
| 185. |
A cone, a hemisphere and a cylinder stand on equal bases and have the same height. Find the ratio of thier volumes. |
| A. | 2 : 3 : 5 |
| B. | 1 : 2 : 3 |
| C. | 3 : 5 : 7 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 3 : 5 : 7 | |
| 186. |
The greatest number which can divide 1356, 1868 and 2764 leaving the same remainder 12 in each case is |
| A. | 64 |
| B. | 124 |
| C. | 156 |
| D. | 260 |
| Answer» B. 124 | |
| 187. |
A man can row 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream in 13 hours, also he can row 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours. Find the speed of the man in still water and the speed of the current. |
| A. | 8 kmph and 2 kmph |
| B. | 8 kmph and 3 kmph |
| C. | 7 kmph and 5 kmph |
| D. | 4 kmph and 7 kmph |
| Answer» C. 7 kmph and 5 kmph | |
| 188. |
A box contains 21 balls numbered 1 to 21. A ball is drawn and then another ball is drawn without replacement. What is the probability that both balls are even numbered? |
| A. | 2 7 |
| B. | 8 21 |
| C. | 3 14 |
| D. | 5 21 |
| Answer» D. 5 21 | |
| 189. |
The ratio of milk to water in three containers of equal capacity is 3 : 2, 7 : 3 and 11 : 4 respectively. The three containers are mixed together. What is the ratio of milk to water after mixing? |
| A. | 21:9 |
| B. | 41:18 |
| C. | 61:29 |
| D. | 38:8 |
| Answer» D. 38:8 | |
| 190. |
Two trains of same length are running in parallel tracks in the same direction with speed 60 km/hr and 90 km/hr respectively. The latter completely crosses the former in 30 seonds. The length of each train (in metres) is |
| A. | 125 |
| B. | 150 |
| C. | 100 |
| D. | 115 |
| Answer» B. 150 | |
| 191. |
A social group named BACHPAN offers fruit to the orphans. Every orphan receives orange, Litchi and apple in the ratio 6 : 4 : 14 in terms of dozen but the weight of one Apple is 640 grams and weight of orange and Litchi is in the ratio of 2 : 6. The weight of one Orange is 160 grams. Find the ratio of the percentage contribution of all the fruits in terms of weight? |
| A. | 8.1 : 16.2 : 75.7 |
| B. | 9.3 : 18.6 : 76.7 |
| C. | 10 : 41 : 45 |
| D. | 13 : 58 : 20 |
| Answer» B. 9.3 : 18.6 : 76.7 | |
| 192. |
Of three numbers, the sum of the first two is 45, the sum of the second and the third is 55, and the sum of the third and thrice the first is 90. Find the third number. |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 25 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 15 |
| Answer» D. 15 | |
| 193. |
Find the greatest possible length which can be used to measure exactly the lengths 4m 95cm, 9m and 16m 65cm. |
| A. | 15 cm |
| B. | 35 cm |
| C. | 45 cm |
| D. | 54 cm |
| Answer» D. 54 cm | |
| 194. |
Mr. Keisham gave 40% of the money he had, to his wife. He also gave 20% of the remaining amount to each of his three sons, Half of the amount now left was spent on miscellaneous item and the remaining amount of Rs. 12,000 was deposited in the bank. How much money did Mr. Keisham have initially ? |
| A. | 1,000 |
| B. | 10,000 |
| C. | 1,00,000 |
| D. | 10,00,000 |
| Answer» D. 10,00,000 | |
| 195. |
A 10% hike in the price of pulses forces a person to purchase 2kg less for Rs 110 . Find the new and the original prices of the pulses. |
| A. | Rs 2 per kg |
| B. | Rs 5 per kg |
| C. | Rs 7 per kg |
| D. | Rs 10 per kg |
| Answer» C. Rs 7 per kg | |
| 196. |
P can finish a work in 25 days and Q can do the same work in 20 days. Q worked for 8 days and left the job. In how many days, P alone can finish the remaining work? |
| A. | 5 days |
| B. | 10 days |
| C. | 15 days |
| D. | 17 days |
| Answer» D. 17 days | |
| 197. |
There are 50 students in a class. 40% of the students like Orange and 50% of the students like Mango. If 10 students like both of them, then how many students like either Orange or Mango or both of them? |
| A. | 30 |
| B. | 35 |
| C. | 40 |
| D. | 45 |
| Answer» C. 40 | |
| 198. |
In the Mumbai Zoo, there are some ducks and some rabbits. If the head are counted there are 160, while the legs are 450. What will be numbers of Rabbit in the zoo? |
| A. | 65 |
| B. | 60 |
| C. | 95 |
| D. | 85 |
| Answer» B. 60 | |
| 199. |
A train leaves a station A at 7 am and reaches another station B at 11 am. Another train leaves B to 8 am and reaches A at 11:30 am. The two trains cross one another at |
| A. | 8:36 AM |
| B. | 8:56 AM |
| C. | 9:00 AM |
| D. | 9:24 AM |
| Answer» E. | |
| 200. |
Rahul gives a crystal diamond ring to his wife Vijeta on their wedding anniversary. However, the ring falls off Vijeta's hand and breaks into three pieces the weights of which are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4. The value of each piece is directly proportional to the square of their weights. The given value of the diamond in the ring was Rs. 24300. Find the loss due to breakage. |
| A. | Rs. 14300 |
| B. | Rs. 11400 |
| C. | Rs. 14600 |
| D. | Rs. 15600 |
| Answer» E. | |