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This section includes 163 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Arithmetic Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
51. |
Jhon, Mona and Gordon, three US based business partners, jointly invested in a business project to supply nuclear fuel to India. As per their share in the investment, Gordon will receive$$\frac{2}{3}$$ of the profits whereas Jhon and Mona divided theremainder equally. It is estimated that the income of Jhon will increase by $ 60 million when the rate of profit rises from 4% to 7%. What is Mona's capital ? |
A. | 2000 million |
B. | 3000 million |
C. | 5000 million |
D. | 8000 million |
Answer» B. 3000 million | |
52. |
A, B and C together start a business. Three times the investment of A equal four times the investment of B and the capital of B is twice that of C. The ratio of share of each in the profit ? |
A. | : 3 : 6 |
B. | : 8 : 6 |
C. | : 6 : 8 |
D. | : 6 : 3 |
Answer» E. | |
53. |
A and B invest Rs. 3000 and Rs. 2400 respectively in a business. If after one year there is a loss Rs. 720, how much loss will B bear?(loss or profit is in proportion to their investment) |
A. | s. 72 |
B. | s. 320 |
C. | s. 400 |
D. | s. 360 |
Answer» C. s. 400 | |
54. |
Shankar starts a business with an investment of Rs. 120000. After three months, Aniket joined him with an invesment of Rs. 190000. They earned a profit of Rs. 1750000 after one year. What is Aniket's share in the profit ? |
A. | s. 800000 |
B. | s. 850000 |
C. | s. 900000 |
D. | s. 950000 |
E. | one of these |
Answer» E. one of these | |
55. |
Four milkmen rented a pasture. M put to graze 16 cows for 3 months and N 20 cows for 4 months, O 18 cows for 6 months and P 42 cows for 2 months. If M's share of rent be Rs. 2400, the rent paid by O is ? |
A. | s. 3200 |
B. | s. 4200 |
C. | s. 4000 |
D. | s. 5400 |
Answer» E. | |
56. |
Xand Y are partners in a business. They invest in the ratio 5 : 6, at the end of 8 months X withdraws his capital. If they receive profits in the ratio of 5 : 9. Find how long Y's investment was used ? |
A. | 2 months |
B. | 0 months |
C. | 5 months |
D. | 4 months |
Answer» B. 0 months | |
57. |
Three persons stared a placement business with a capital of Rs. 3000. B invests Rs. 600 less than A and C invests Rs. 300 less than B. What is B's share in a profit of Rs. 886 ? |
A. | s. 443 |
B. | s. 354.40 |
C. | s. 265.80 |
D. | s. 177.20 |
Answer» D. s. 177.20 | |
58. |
Two friends invested Rs.1500 and Rs. 2500 in a business. They earned a profit of Rs. 800. One-half of the profit was divided equally between them and the other half was divided in proportion to their capitals. How much did each of them receive ? |
A. | s. 350 and Rs. 450 |
B. | s. 360 and Rs. 440 |
C. | s. 370 and Rs. 430 |
D. | s. 375 and Rs. 425 |
Answer» B. s. 360 and Rs. 440 | |
59. |
Prakash, Sachin and Anil started a business jointly investing Rs. 11 lakh, Rs. 16.5 lakh and Rs.8.25 lakh respectively. The profit earned by them in the business at the end of 3 years was Rs. 19.5 lakh. What will be 50% of Anil's share in the profit ? |
A. | s. 2.25 lakh |
B. | s. 2.50 lakh |
C. | s. 3.75 lakh |
D. | s. 4.50 lakh |
E. | one of these |
Answer» B. s. 2.50 lakh | |
60. |
We have to divided a sum of Rs. 13950 among three persons A, B and C. B must get the double of A's share and C must get Rs. 50 less than the double of B's share. The share of A will be ? |
A. | s. 1950 |
B. | s. 1981.25 |
C. | s. 2000 |
D. | s. 2007.75 |
Answer» D. s. 2007.75 | |
61. |
A working partner gets 20% as his commission of the profit after his commission is paid. If the working partner's commission is Rs. 8000, then what is the total profit in the business ? |
A. | s. 47000 |
B. | s. 45000 |
C. | s. 48000 |
D. | one of these |
Answer» D. one of these | |
62. |
P, Q and R invested Rs. 45000, Rs. 70000 and Rs. 90000 respectively to start a business. At the end of 2 years, they earned a profit of Rs.164000. What will be Q's share in the profit ? |
A. | s. 36000 |
B. | s. 56000 |
C. | s. 64000 |
D. | s. 72000 |
E. | one of these |
Answer» C. s. 64000 | |
63. |
Samaira, Mahira and Kiara rented a set of DVDs at a rent of Rs. 578. If they used it for 8 hours, 12 hours and 14 hours respectively, what is Kiara's share of rent to be paid ? |
A. | s. 192 |
B. | s. 204 |
C. | s. 215 |
D. | s. 238 |
E. | one of these |
Answer» E. one of these | |
64. |
Rahul, Arun and Sumit started a business. Rahul invested $$\frac{1}{2}$$ part, Arun $$\frac{1}{3}$$part and rest of the capital was invested by Sumit.The ratio of their profits will be = ? |
A. | : 3 : 1 |
B. | : 2 : 1 |
C. | : 3 : 6 |
D. | : 2 : 5 |
Answer» C. : 3 : 6 | |
65. |
P and Q started a business investing Rs. 85000 and Rs. 15000 resp. In what ratio the profit earned after 2 years be divided between P and Q respectively. |
A. | 7 : 5 |
B. | 7 : 3 |
C. | 7 : 6 |
D. | 7 : 7 |
Answer» C. 7 : 6 | |
66. |
Rahul and Bharti are partners in a business. Rahul contributes $$\frac{1}{4}$$th capital for 15 months and Bharti received $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of profit. For how long Bharti money was used. |
A. | months |
B. | 0 months |
C. | 1 months |
D. | 7 months |
Answer» C. 1 months | |
67. |
Sumit and Ravi started a business by investing Rs. 85000 and Rs. 15000 respectively. In what ratio the profit earned after 2 years be divided between Sumit and Ravi respectively. |
A. | 7 : 1 |
B. | 7 : 2 |
C. | 7 : 3 |
D. | 7 : 4 |
Answer» D. 7 : 4 | |
68. |
Aman started a business investing Rs. 70,000. Rakhi joined him after six months with an amount of Rs. 1,05,000 and Sagar joined them with Rs. 1.4 lakhs after another six months. The amount of profit earned should be distributed in what ratio among Aman, Rakhi and Sagar respectively, 3 years after Aman started the business? |
A. | : 6 : 10 |
B. | 2 : 15 : 16 |
C. | 2 : 45 : 56 |
D. | annot be determined |
Answer» C. 2 : 45 : 56 | |
69. |
A and B entered into partnership with capitals in the ratio 4 : 5. After 3 months, A withdrew $$\frac{1}{4}$$ of his capital and B withdrew $$\frac{1}{5}$$ of his capital. The gain at the end of 10 months was Rs. 760. A's share in this profit is: |
A. | s. 330 |
B. | s. 360 |
C. | s. 380 |
D. | s. 430 |
Answer» B. s. 360 | |
70. |
A, B, C subscribe Rs. 5,00,000 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 40,000 more than B and B Rs. 50,000 more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 3,50,000 A receives: |
A. | s. 84,000 |
B. | s. 1,19,000 |
C. | s. 1,36,000 |
D. | s. 1,47,000 |
Answer» E. | |
71. |
A, B and C enter into a partnership in the ratio$$\frac{7}{2}$$ : $$\frac{4}{3}$$ : $$\frac{6}{5}$$. After 4 months, A increases his share 50%. If the total profit at the end of one year be Rs. 21,600, then B's share in the profit is: |
A. | s. 2100 |
B. | s. 2400 |
C. | s. 3600 |
D. | s. 4000 |
Answer» E. | |
72. |
A, B and C started a business investing amounts in the ratio of 5 : 6 : 8 respectively. After one year, C withdrew 50%of the amount and A invested an additional amount of 60% of the original amount invested by him. In what ratio, the profit earned at the end of 2 years should be distributed among A, B and C respectively ? |
A. | : 3 : 3 |
B. | : 3 : 2 |
C. | 3 : 12 : 12 |
D. | annot be determined |
E. | one of these |
Answer» D. annot be determined | |
73. |
A and B started a business investing amounts in the ratio of 2 : 3. If A has invested an additional amount of Rs. 10000, their ratio of investment would have been 3 : 2.The amount invested by A was ? |
A. | s. 8000 |
B. | s. 12000 |
C. | s. 18000 |
D. | s. 20000 |
Answer» B. s. 12000 | |
74. |
A and B are two partners in a firm sharing the profit in the ratio 4 : 5.If the firm earns a profit of Rs. 14130, then profit to be received by B ? |
A. | s. 6280 |
B. | s. 7850 |
C. | s. 1570 |
D. | s. 3140 |
Answer» C. s. 1570 | |
75. |
A, B and C are three partners. They altogether invested Rs. 14000 in business. At the end of the year, A got Rs. 337.50, B Rs. 1125 and C Rs. 637.50 as profit. The difference between the investments of B and A was ? |
A. | s. 2200 |
B. | s. 3200 |
C. | s. 4200 |
D. | s. 5250 |
Answer» E. | |
76. |
A, B and C subscribe Rs. 50000 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 4000 more than B and B Rs. 5000 more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 35000, A receives ? |
A. | s. 8400 |
B. | s. 11900 |
C. | s. 13600 |
D. | s. 14700 |
Answer» E. | |
77. |
A and B start a business with investments of Rs. 5000 and Rs. 4500 respectively. After 4 months, A takes out half of his capital. After two more months B takes out one-third of his capital while C joins them with a capital of Rs. 7000. At the end of a year, they earn a profit of Rs. 5080. Find the share of each member in the profit ? |
A. | = Rs. 1400, B = Rs. 1900, C = Rs. 1780 |
B. | = Rs. 1600, B = Rs. 1800, C = Rs. 1680 |
C. | = Rs. 1800, B = Rs. 1500, C = Rs. 1780 |
D. | = Rs. 1680, B = Rs. 1600, C = Rs. 1800 |
E. | one of these |
Answer» C. = Rs. 1800, B = Rs. 1500, C = Rs. 1780 | |
78. |
X and Z invest capital in the ratio of 2 : 1 while X and Y invest capital in the ratio of 3 : 2. If their annual profit is Rs. 157300 then what is Y share ? |
A. | s. 48400 |
B. | s. 58809 |
C. | s. 48810 |
D. | s. 47782 |
Answer» B. s. 58809 | |
79. |
A, B and C enter into a partnership with capitals in the ratio 5 : 6 : 8. At the end of the business term, they received the profit in the ratio 5 : 3 : 12. Find the ratio of time for which they contributed their capitals ? |
A. | : 1 : 3 |
B. | : 2 : 3 |
C. | : 3 : 1 |
D. | : 2 : 1 |
Answer» B. : 2 : 3 | |
80. |
Subhash starts a business by investing Rs. 25000. 6 months later Aditya joins him by investing Rs. 15000. After another 6 months Aditya invests an additional amount of Rs. 15000. At the end of 3 years they earn a profit of Rs. 247000. What is Aditya's share in the profit ? |
A. | s. 105000 |
B. | s. 111500 |
C. | s. 123000 |
D. | s. 130000 |
E. | one of these |
Answer» F. | |
81. |
A, B and C enter into a partnership. A initially invests Rs. 25 lakhs and adds another Rs. 10 lakhs after one year. B initially invests Rs. 35 lakhs and withdraws Rs. 10 lakhs after 2 years and C invests Rs. 30 lakhs. In what ratio should the profits be divided at the end of 3 years ? |
A. | 0 : 10 : 9 |
B. | 0 : 20 :19 |
C. | 0 : 19 :18 |
D. | one of these |
Answer» E. | |
82. |
In a business, A and C invested amounts in the ratio 2 : 1 , whereas the ratio between amounts invested by A and B was 3 : 2 . If Rs. 157300 was their profit, how much amount did B receive? |
A. | s. 48000 |
B. | s. 48200 |
C. | s. 48400 |
D. | s. 48600 |
Answer» D. s. 48600 | |
83. |
A, B and C enter into a partnership. They invest Rs. 40000, Rs. 80000 and Rs. 120000 respectively. At the end of the first year, B withdraws Rs. 40000, while at the end of the second year, C withdraws Rs.80000. In what ratio will the profit be shared at the end of 3 years ? |
A. | : 3 : 5 |
B. | : 4 : 7 |
C. | : 5 :9 |
D. | one of these |
Answer» C. : 5 :9 | |
84. |
Two brother invested Rs. 50000 and Rs. 70000 respectively in a business and agreed that 70%of the profits should be divided equally between them and the remaining profit in the ratio of investment. If one brothers gets Rs. 90 more than the other. Find the total profit made in the business ? |
A. | s. 1200 |
B. | s. 1400 |
C. | s. 1600 |
D. | s. 1800 |
Answer» E. | |
85. |
Two partners invest Rs. 125000 and Rs. 85000 respectively in a business and agree that 60%of the profit should be divided equally between them and the remaining profit is to be divided into ratio of their capitals. If one partner gets Rs. 300 more than the other. Find the total profit made in the business ? |
A. | s. 3739.50 |
B. | s. 3937.50 |
C. | s. 3749.50 |
D. | s. 3947.50 |
Answer» C. s. 3749.50 | |
86. |
X and Y enter into a partnership with capitals in the ratio 5 : 6 and at the end of 8 months, X withdraws. If they receive profit in the ratio of 5 : 9. Find how long Y's capital was used. |
A. | months |
B. | months |
C. | 1 months |
D. | 2 months |
Answer» E. | |
87. |
A, B and C enter into a partnership. A invests some money at the beginning, B invests double the amount after six months and C invest thrice the amount after eight months. If the annual profit be Rs. 27000; C's share (in Rs.) is ? |
A. | s. 8625 |
B. | s. 9000 |
C. | s. 10800 |
D. | s. 11250 |
Answer» C. s. 10800 | |
88. |
P and Q started a business in the ratio of 2 : 3. After 1 year P left the business but Q continues. After 2 years he had profit of Rs. 26000. What is the profit of Q? |
A. | s. 10400 |
B. | s. 13000 |
C. | s. 15600 |
D. | s. 18500 |
E. | one of these |
Answer» F. | |
89. |
Sonia started a business investing Rs. 60000. After 6 months Vivek joined him with an amount of Rs. 140000. After 1 year Kirti also joined them with Rs. 120000. After 2 years the business yielded a total profit of Rs. 450000. What is the share of Vivek in the profit ? |
A. | s. 140000 |
B. | s. 198500 |
C. | s. 210000 |
D. | s. 215000 |
E. | one of these |
Answer» D. s. 215000 | |
90. |
A and B stared a boutique investing amounts of Rs. 35000 and Rs. 56000 respectively. If A's share in the profit earned by them need is Rs. 45000, then what is the total profit earned ? |
A. | s. 81000 |
B. | s. 127000 |
C. | s. 72000 |
D. | s. 117000 |
Answer» E. | |
91. |
A and B started a business investing amount of Rs. 185000 and Rs. 225000 respectively. If B's share in the profit earned by them is Rs. 9000 then what is the total profit earned by them together ? |
A. | s. 17400 |
B. | s. 16400 |
C. | s. 16800 |
D. | s. 17800 |
Answer» C. s. 16800 | |
92. |
A, B and C invested Rs. 47000 for a business. If A subscribes Rs. 7000 more than B and B Rs. 5000 more than C, then out of total profit of Rs. 4700, C receives ? |
A. | s. 1200 |
B. | s. 4500 |
C. | s. 1000 |
D. | one of these |
Answer» D. one of these | |
93. |
If 4 (P's Capital ) = 6 ( Q's Capital ) = 10 ( R's Capital ), then out of the total profit of Rs. 4650 , R will receive |
A. | s. 600 |
B. | s. 700 |
C. | s. 800 |
D. | s. 900 |
Answer» E. | |
94. |
Kamal started a business investing Rs. 9000. After five months, Sameer joined with a capital of Rs 8000. If at the end of the year, they earn a profit of Rs. 6970, then what will be the share of Sameer in the profit ? |
A. | s. 2380 |
B. | s. 2300 |
C. | s. 2280 |
D. | s. 2260 |
Answer» B. s. 2300 | |
95. |
Aman started a business investing Rs. 70000. Rakhi joined him after six months with an amount of Rs. 105000 and Sagar joined them with Rs. 1.4 lakhs after another six months. The amount of profit earned should be distributed in what ratio among Aman, Rakhi and Sagar respectively, 3 years after Aman started the business ? |
A. | : 6 : 10 |
B. | 2 : 15 : 16 |
C. | 2 : 45 56 |
D. | annot be determined |
E. | one of these |
Answer» C. 2 : 45 56 | |
96. |
Dilip, Ram and Avtar started a shop by investing Rs. 2700, Rs. 8100 and Rs. 7200 respectively. At the end of one year, the profit earned was distributed. If Ram's share was Rs. 3600, what was their total profit ? |
A. | s. 8000 |
B. | s. 10800 |
C. | s. 11600 |
D. | ata inadequate |
Answer» B. s. 10800 | |
97. |
Simran started a software business by investing Rs. 50000. After six months, Nanda joined her with a capital of Rs. 80000. After 3 years, they earned a profit of Rs. 24500. What was Simran's share in the profit ? |
A. | s. 9423 |
B. | s. 10250 |
C. | s. 12500 |
D. | s. 14000 |
E. | one of these |
Answer» F. | |
98. |
Goutam started a business with a sum of Rs. 60000. Jatin joined him 8 months later with a sum of Rs. 35000. At what respective ratio will the two share of profit after two years ? |
A. | : 1 |
B. | : 1 |
C. | 8 : 7 |
D. | 7 : 14 |
E. | one of these |
Answer» D. 7 : 14 | |
99. |
Arun started a business investing Rs. 38000. After 5 months Bakul joined him with a capital of Rs. 55000. At the end of the year the total profit was Rs. 22000. What is the approximate difference between the share of profits Arun and Bakul ? |
A. | s. 1007 |
B. | s. 1192 |
C. | s. 1568 |
D. | s. 1857 |
E. | s. 1928 |
Answer» E. s. 1928 | |
100. |
In the absence of an agreement to the contrary, the partners are entitled to ________ interest on loans to the firm, ________. |
A. | 6%; only when there are profits |
B. | 9%; only when there are profits |
C. | 6%; whether or not there are profits |
D. | 9%; whether or not there are profits |
Answer» D. 9%; whether or not there are profits | |