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This section includes 69 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Mathematics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
If \[2\frac{1}{2}%\] of a number is 0.2, what will be 120% of it? |
| A. | \[10.8\] |
| B. | \[4.8\] |
| C. | \[9.6\] |
| D. | \[12.4\] |
| Answer» D. \[12.4\] | |
| 2. |
Find the principal if S.I. is Rs.31.50, time period is \[1\frac{1}{4}\]. years and rate percent per annum is \[5\frac{1}{4}%\]. |
| A. | Rs.460 |
| B. | Rs.430 |
| C. | Rs.480 |
| D. | Rs.4800 |
| Answer» D. Rs.4800 | |
| 3. |
Find the principal if S.I. is Rs.50, time period is \[2\frac{1}{4}\] years and rate percent per annum is\[1\frac{1}{2}%\]. |
| A. | \[Rs.\,\,1582\] |
| B. | \[Rs.\,\,1430\frac{26}{27}\] |
| C. | \[Rs.\,\,1481\frac{13}{27}\] |
| D. | \[Rs.\,\,1300\] |
| Answer» D. \[Rs.\,\,1300\] | |
| 4. |
DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as ?Assertion A? and the other labelled as ?Reason R?. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion A and Reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using codes given below. Assertion (A): To convert a fraction into percentage, we multiply the fraction by 100. Reason (R): Percent means per hundred or every hundred. |
| A. | If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. |
| B. | If both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion. |
| C. | If Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect. |
| D. | If Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct. |
| Answer» B. If both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion. | |
| 5. |
A exceeds b by\[12\frac{1}{2}%\]. By what percentage is a more than b? |
| A. | \[6\frac{1}{4}%\] |
| B. | \[12\frac{1}{2}%\] |
| C. | \[25%\] |
| D. | \[20%\] |
| Answer» C. \[25%\] | |
| 6. |
Two numbers p and q are in the ratio \[\frac{3}{5}:\frac{4}{3}\] respectively. By what percent is q more than p? |
| A. | \[152.\overline{8}%\]% |
| B. | \[122.\overline{2}%\]% |
| C. | 1.2 |
| D. | 1.35 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 1.2 | |
| 7. |
Monika purchased a pressure cooker at \[{{\left( \frac{\text{9}}{\text{16}} \right)}^{\text{th}}}\] of its selling price and sold it at 8% more than its S.P. Find her gain percent. |
| A. | 0.2 |
| B. | 0.1 |
| C. | 0.3 |
| D. | 0.4 |
| Answer» B. 0.1 | |
| 8. |
If \[3\frac{1}{4}%\] of a number is 0.13 what will be 400% of it? |
| A. | \[\frac{4}{13}\] |
| B. | \[13.0\] |
| C. | \[16.0\] |
| D. | \[12.4\] |
| Answer» D. \[12.4\] | |
| 9. |
Sneha bought a purse for Rs. 1000. She sold it to Neha at a gain of 6% and Neha sold it to Devi at a gain of 20%. How much did Devi pay for it? |
| A. | Rs.1272 |
| B. | Rs.1060 |
| C. | Rs.1256 |
| D. | Rs.2000 |
| Answer» B. Rs.1060 | |
| 10. |
Sumitra Aunt lent some money to her friends for 6 years, for which she received Rs. 2000 as interest. If her friends paid back a total of Rs, 12000/-, then what was the rate of interest? |
| A. | \[2\frac{1}{3}%\] |
| B. | \[4\frac{1}{3}%\] |
| C. | \[6\frac{1}{3}%\] |
| D. | \[3\frac{1}{3}%\] |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
A certain sum of money lent out at a certain rate of simple interest per annum doubles itself in 10 years. In how many years will it triple itself? |
| A. | 20 years |
| B. | 16 years |
| C. | 12 years |
| D. | 10 years |
| Answer» B. 16 years | |
| 12. |
Divide Rs. 100000 into two parts so that the S.I on the first part for 6 years at 10% per annum is equal to S.I on the second part for 3 years at 20% per annum. |
| A. | Rs. 40000, Rs.60000 |
| B. | Rs. 30000, Rs.70000 |
| C. | Rs. 60000, Rs.40000 |
| D. | Rs. 50000, Rs.50000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Three litres of petrol costs Rs. 183/-. How much does Vikram need to pay to fill up his car?s petrol tank, if his petrol tank has a capacity of 35 litres? |
| A. | Rs. 2000/- |
| B. | Rs. 1510/- |
| C. | Rs. 2100/- |
| D. | Rs. 2135/- |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Find the compound, interest on 'Rs. 25000 for 3 years at 6% per annum compounded annually |
| A. | 4128.3 |
| B. | 4238.6 |
| C. | 4775.4 |
| D. | 5239.5 |
| Answer» D. 5239.5 | |
| 15. |
A sum of money amounts to Rs. 11910.16 in \[{{1}^{1/2}}\] years at 12% per annum interest being compounded semiannually. Find the sum. |
| A. | 10000 |
| B. | 12000 |
| C. | 11500 |
| D. | 10050 |
| Answer» B. 12000 | |
| 16. |
By selling a Shirt Rs. 210/-, a shopkeeper loss 10%. What will be the actual price of a Shirt? |
| A. | 233.33/- |
| B. | 267.67/- |
| C. | 250/- |
| D. | 230/- |
| Answer» B. 267.67/- | |
| 17. |
A's salary is 40% of B's salary which is 25% of C's salary. What percentage of C?s salary is A's salary? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 40 |
| Answer» B. 20 | |
| 18. |
Fresh fruit contains 68% water and dry fruit contains 20% water. How much dry fruit can be obtained from 100 Kg of fresh fruits? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 40 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» D. 50 | |
| 19. |
The preset population of a town is 12500 and it is increasing at the rate of 8% per annum. What will be the population of the town after 2 years? |
| A. | 14580 |
| B. | 13670 |
| C. | 14350 |
| D. | 13780 |
| Answer» B. 13670 | |
| 20. |
The ratio 5 : 4 expressed as a percent equals: |
| A. | 0.125 |
| B. | 0.4 |
| C. | 0.8 |
| D. | 1.25 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
A landlord has a large piece of agricultural land which he wants to sell. James wants to buy the land and buys it for Rs. 400000. After some time he was in need of money and wanted to sell that land piece. He sell one third of the land at the loss of 20% and two fifth at the gain of 25%. At what price he must sell the remaining land so that he can make the overall profit of 10% on the whole transaction? |
| A. | Rs.\[\frac{800000}{3}\] |
| B. | Rs.\[\frac{400000}{3}\] |
| C. | Rs. \[\frac{320000}{3}\] |
| D. | Rs.\[\frac{920000}{3}\] |
| Answer» C. Rs. \[\frac{320000}{3}\] | |
| 22. |
Maria goes to purchase some clothes for her and her daughter from the mall the shopkeeper allows her the successive discount of 30% and 20% on the suit she purchases for herself. Find the single discount equivalent to these successive discounts on her suit. |
| A. | 0.4 |
| B. | 0.44 |
| C. | 0.42 |
| D. | 0.35 |
| Answer» C. 0.42 | |
| 23. |
The difference between simple and compound interests compounded annually on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 4% per annum is Rs. 1. The sum is |
| A. | Rs. 600 |
| B. | Rs. 645 |
| C. | Rs. 525 |
| D. | Rs. 625 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
There is 80% increase in an amount in 8years at simple interest. What will be the compound interest of Rs. 14000 after 3 years at the same rate. |
| A. | Rs. 3794 |
| B. | Rs. 3714 |
| C. | Rs. 4612 |
| D. | Rs. 4634 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
What is the difference between the compound interests on Rs. 5000 for \[{{1}^{1/2}}\] years at 4% per annum compounded yearly and half yearly? |
| A. | Rs. 2.04 |
| B. | Rs. 4.80 |
| C. | Rs. 3.06 |
| D. | Rs. 8.30 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 8.30 | |
| 26. |
Peter invested a certain sum of money in a simple interest bond whose value grew to Rs. 600 at the end of 6 years, and to Rs. 800 at the end of another 10 years. What was the rate of interest? |
| A. | 0.12 |
| B. | 0.1666 |
| C. | 0.1867 |
| D. | 0.1925 |
| Answer» C. 0.1867 | |
| 27. |
If 0.75 : x : : 5 : 8, then x is equal to |
| A. | 1.12 |
| B. | 1.2 |
| C. | 1.25 |
| D. | 1.3 |
| Answer» C. 1.25 | |
| 28. |
Martin invested a certain sum of money at 10% p.a. simple interest for certain period of time. At the end of the period he got the amount equal to the five times the original amount. The period for which the amount has been invested by Martin is: |
| A. | 50 years |
| B. | 25 years |
| C. | 12 years |
| D. | 40 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
90 persons can dig a well in 40 days. After they have worked for 10 days, how many more persons should be employed so as to complete the work in another 20 days? |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 22 |
| D. | 26 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 30. |
If 12.5% of 192 = 50% of x, then x= |
| A. | 45 |
| B. | 25 |
| C. | 48 |
| D. | 92 |
| Answer» D. 92 | |
| 31. |
A man spends 92% of his monthly income if he saves Rs. 220 per month, his monthly income is (in Rs.) |
| A. | 2850 |
| B. | 2650 |
| C. | 2750 |
| D. | 2700 |
| Answer» D. 2700 | |
| 32. |
The number 175 is 35% of another number. Find that another number. |
| A. | 700 |
| B. | 180 |
| C. | 500 |
| D. | 250 |
| Answer» D. 250 | |
| 33. |
When a number is reduced by 5, it becomes 80% of itself. Find the number. |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» B. 30 | |
| 34. |
Mamta has Gemstones of different colours - green, red, yellow and blue. Out of these gemstones, 15% are green, 8% are red, 32% are yellow and the remaining gemstones are blue. Mamta has a maximum number of which colour marbles? |
| A. | Yellow |
| B. | Blue |
| C. | Red |
| D. | Green |
| Answer» C. Red | |
| 35. |
What percentage of the 40-litre tank was filled with oil? |
| A. | 0.5 |
| B. | 0.6 |
| C. | 0.55 |
| D. | 0.9 |
| Answer» C. 0.55 | |
| 36. |
DIRECTIONS: Passage ? 2 Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow Sanjay Purchased 125 Stools at the rate of Rs. 120 per stool. The transport expenditure was Rs. 2 per stool i.e. Rs. 250. He sell these stools to two shops at a profit of 5%. Shop A got 25 stools, shop B got 100 stools. Both shops sell all the stools at a profit of 10%. Total Profit made by two shops is |
| A. | Rs. 1502.75 |
| B. | Rs. 1601.25 |
| C. | Rs. 1500 |
| D. | Rs. 1653.75 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
A shopkeeper gives 12% additional discount on a radio after giving an initial discount of 20% on its labelled price. If the final selling price of the radio is \[Rs.704,\] what is its labelled price? |
| A. | \[Rs.844.80\] |
| B. | \[Rs.929.28\] |
| C. | \[Rs.1000\] |
| D. | \[Rs.1044.80\] |
| Answer» D. \[Rs.1044.80\] | |
| 38. |
In what time will a sum of Rs.800 at 5% p.a. C.I. amount to Rs.882? |
| A. | 1 year |
| B. | 5 years |
| C. | 4 years |
| D. | 2 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Which of the following is not equal to\[5.2%\]? |
| A. | 52 out of 1000 |
| B. | 13 out of 250 |
| C. | 26 out of 50 |
| D. | 39 out of 750 |
| Answer» D. 39 out of 750 | |
| 40. |
What is the mean proportion of\[25:20::20:16\]? |
| A. | \[25\] |
| B. | \[20\] |
| C. | \[16\] |
| D. | \[100\] |
| Answer» C. \[16\] | |
| 41. |
How long will a train of length 250 m running at a speed of 108 km/hr take to cross another train of length 350 m running in the same direction at a speed of 18 km/hr? |
| A. | 24 seconds |
| B. | 40 seconds |
| C. | 50 seconds |
| D. | 55 seconds |
| E. | none of these |
| Answer» B. 40 seconds | |
| 42. |
A certain sum of money lent out at a certain rate of simple interest per annum, doubles itself in 10 years. In how many years will it triple itself? |
| A. | 20 years |
| B. | 16 years |
| C. | 12 years |
| D. | 10 years |
| Answer» B. 16 years | |
| 43. |
The selling price and cost price of an article differ by \[Rs.\text{ }240\]. If the profit percentage is 20, find the selling price. |
| A. | \[Rs.1440\] |
| B. | \[Rs.1200\] |
| C. | \[Rs.1420\] |
| D. | \[Rs.1540\] |
| Answer» B. \[Rs.1200\] | |
| 44. |
The yearly rent of a house \[Rs.=54000/-,\]then what is the rent for four months? |
| A. | \[27000/-\] |
| B. | \[10000/-\] |
| C. | \[18000/-\] |
| D. | \[21600/-\] |
| Answer» D. \[21600/-\] | |
| 45. |
A fruit vendor bought some mangoes, one third of them got spoiled. He sold another one third of them at 15% profit and remaining at 24% loss. Find his overall profit/loss percentage, |
| A. | \[36\frac{1}{3}%\] loss |
| B. | 15% profit |
| C. | 20% profit |
| D. | \[25\frac{2}{3}%\] loss |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 15% profit | |
| 46. |
If Rs.85 amounts to Rs.95 in 3 years, what will Rs.102 amount to in 5 years at the same rate? |
| A. | Rs.120 |
| B. | Rs.104 |
| C. | Rs.116 |
| D. | Rs.122 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
The selling price of 4 articles is the same as the C.P of 5 articles. What is the profit percent? |
| A. | \[25%\] |
| B. | \[20%\] |
| C. | \[18%\] |
| D. | \[15%\] |
| Answer» B. \[20%\] | |
| 48. |
What percent of the given figure is shaded? |
| A. | \[90\frac{1}{2}%\] |
| B. | \[87\frac{1}{4}%\] |
| C. | \[87\frac{1}{2}%\] |
| D. | \[90%\] |
| Answer» D. \[90%\] | |
| 49. |
Shyamlal deposited Rs 2 lakh in his bank at an simple rate of interest =9% per annum. The bank owner claims that after 6 years his money will be more than \[1.5\] times his original amount. He further claims that after 10 years, his money will be more 2 times the original amount. Which of the following is correct. |
| A. | Both first and second claims are true |
| B. | Only first claim is true |
| C. | Only second claim is true. |
| D. | Neither of the claims is true. |
| Answer» C. Only second claim is true. | |
| 50. |
Mayur and Vishal borrowed Rs. 2250 and Rs. 2500 respectively at the same rate of simple interest for 3 years. If the interest paid by Vishal is Rs. 45 more than that paid by Mayur, what is the rate of interest per annum? |
| A. | \[3%p.a.\] |
| B. | \[4%p.a.\] |
| C. | \[5%p.a.\] |
| D. | \[6%p.a.\] |
| Answer» E. | |