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This section includes 921 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Arithmetic Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 901. |
Australia scored a total of X runs in 50 overs. India tied the scores in 20% less overs. If India's average run rate had been 33.33% higher the scores would have been tied 10 overs earlier. Find how many runs were scored by Australia? |
| A. | 250 |
| B. | 240 |
| C. | 200 |
| D. | 190 |
| E. | Can't be determined |
| Answer» F. | |
| 902. |
The amount of work in a leather factory is increased by 50%. By what percent is it necessary to increase the number of workers to complete the new amount of work in previously planned time, if the productivity of the new labour is 25% more. |
| A. | 60% |
| B. | 66.66% |
| C. | 40% |
| D. | 33.33% |
| Answer» D. 33.33% | |
| 903. |
A clock is set right at 12 noon on Monday. It losses 1/2% on the correct time in the first week but gains 1/4 on the true time during the second week. The time shown on Monday after two weeks will be |
| A. | 12:25:12 |
| B. | 11:34:48 |
| C. | 12:50:24 |
| D. | 12:24:16 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 11:34:48 | |
| 904. |
Reena goes to a shop to buy a radio costing Rs. 2568. The rate of sales tax is 7% and the final value is rounded off to the next higher integer. She tells the shopkeeper to reduce the price of the radio so that she has to pay Rs. 2568 inclusive of sales tax. Find the reduction needed in the price of the radio. |
| A. | Rs. 180 |
| B. | Rs. 210 |
| C. | Rs. 168 |
| D. | Rs. 170 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Rs. 170 | |
| 905. |
In an office there were initially N employees. The HR manager first hired P% employees then after a month Q% employees left the office, the value of (P - Q) is: |
| A. | PQ |
| B. | (PQ) /100 |
| C. | P/Q |
| D. | Q/P |
| E. | None of These |
| Answer» C. P/Q | |
| 906. |
In an examination, questions were asked in five sections. Out of the total students, 5% candidates cleared the cut-off in all the sections and 5% cleared none. Of the rest, 25% cleared only one section and 20% cleared four sections. If 24.5% of the entire candidates cleared two sections and 300 candidates cleared three sections. Find out how many candidates appeared at the examination? |
| A. | 1000 |
| B. | 1200 |
| C. | 1500 |
| D. | 2000 |
| E. | 1800 |
| Answer» C. 1500 | |
| 907. |
80% of a number added to 80 gives the result as the number itself, then the number is : |
| A. | 200 |
| B. | 300 |
| C. | 400 |
| D. | 480 |
| Answer» D. 480 | |
| 908. |
In a class, the no. of boys is more than the no. of girls by 12% of the total strength. The ratio of boys and girls is: |
| A. | 15 :11 |
| B. | 11 :14 |
| C. | 14 :11 |
| D. | 8 :11 |
| Answer» D. 8 :11 | |
| 909. |
The rate of increase of the price of sugar is observed to be two percent more than the inflation rate expressed in percentage. The price of sugar, on January 1, 1994 is Rs. 20 per kg. The inflation rates of the years 1994 and 1995 are expected to be 8% each. The expected price of sugar on January 1, 1996 would be |
| A. | Rs. 23.60 |
| B. | Rs. 24 |
| C. | Rs. 24.20 |
| D. | Rs. 24.60 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Rs. 24.60 | |
| 910. |
What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 14 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 21 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 21 | |
| 911. |
If A exceeds B by 40%, B is less than C by 20%, then A : C is |
| A. | 28 : 25 |
| B. | 26 : 25 |
| C. | 3 : 2 |
| D. | 3 : 1 |
| Answer» B. 26 : 25 | |
| 912. |
Every month a man consumes 25 kg rice and 9 kg wheat. The price of rice is 20% of the price of wheat and thus he spends total Rs. 350 on the rice and wheat per month. If the price of wheat is increased by 20% then what is the percentage reduction of rice consumption for the same expenditure of Rs. 350? Given that the price of rice and consumption of wheat is constant : |
| A. | 40% |
| B. | 25% |
| C. | 36% |
| D. | 24% |
| E. | Cannot determined |
| Answer» D. 24% | |
| 913. |
One bacterium splits into eight bacteria of the next generation. But due to environment, only 50% of one generation can produced the next generation. If the seventh generation number is 4096 million, what is the number in first generation? |
| A. | 1 million |
| B. | 2 million |
| C. | 4 million |
| D. | 8 million |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 2 million | |
| 914. |
A company has 12 machines of equal efficiency in its factory. The annual manufacturing expenses are Rs. 24, 000 and the establishment charges are Rs. 10, 000. The annual output of the company is Rs. 48, 000. The annual output and manufacturing costs are directly proportional to the no. of machines while the share holders get the 10% profit, which is directly proportional to the annual output of the company. If 8.33% machines remained close throughout the year. Then the percentage decrease in the amount of share holders is : |
| A. | 14.28% |
| B. | 11.11% |
| C. | 16.66% |
| D. | 8.33% |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 11.11% | |
| 915. |
The length, breadth and height of a room are in ratio 3:2:1. If breadth and height are halved while the length is doubled, then the total area of the four walls of the room will |
| A. | remain the same |
| B. | decrease by 13.64% |
| C. | decrease by 15% |
| D. | decrease by 18.75% |
| E. | decrease by 30% |
| Answer» F. | |
| 916. |
A shopkeeper first raises the price of Jewellery by x% then he decreases the new price by x%. After such up down cycle, the price of a Jewellery decreased by Rs. 21025. After a second up down cycle the Jewellery was sold for Rs. 484416. What was the original price of the jewellery.2 |
| A. | Rs. 5,26,000 |
| B. | Rs. 6,00,625 |
| C. | Rs. 525625 |
| D. | Rs. 5,00,000 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Rs. 5,00,000 | |
| 917. |
A student took five papers in an examination, where the full marks were the same for each paper. His marks in these papers were in the proportion of 6:7:8:9:10. In all papers together, the candidate obtained 60% of the total marks then, the number of papers in which he got more than 50% marks is |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 918. |
A student appeared in the Mock CAT. The test paper contained 3 sections namely QA, DI and VA. The percentage marks in all VA was equal to the average of percentage marks in all the 3 sections. Coincidentally, if we reverse the digit of the percentage marks of QA we get the percentage marks of DI. The percentage marks in VA scored by student could be: |
| A. | 81 |
| B. | 48 |
| C. | 66 |
| D. | 69 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 69 | |
| 919. |
After three successive equal percentage rise in the salary the sum of 100 rupees turned into 140 rupees and 49 paise. Find the percentage rise in the salary. |
| A. | 12% |
| B. | 22% |
| C. | 66% |
| D. | 82% |
| E. | 77% |
| Answer» B. 22% | |
| 920. |
A fraction in reduced form is such that when it is squared and then its numerator is reduced by 33(1/3)% and denominator is reduced to 20%, its result is twice the original fraction. The sum of numerator and denominator is: |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 13 |
| C. | 17 |
| D. | 15 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 13 | |
| 921. |
In an institute, 60% of the students are boys and the rest are girls. Further 15% of the boys and 7.5% of the girls are getting a fee waiver. If the number of those getting a fee waiver is 90, find the total number of students getting 50% concessions if it is given that 50% of those not getting a fee waiver are eligible to get half fee concession? |
| A. | 360 |
| B. | 280 |
| C. | 320 |
| D. | 330 |
| E. | 350 |
| Answer» E. 350 | |