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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.
| 151. |
Twelve percent of Kalyan's monthly salary is equal to the sixteen per cent of Nandu's monthly salary. Sarnesh's monthly salary is half that of Nandu's monthly salary. If sarnesh's annual salary is Rs. 1.08 lacs, What is Kalyan's monthly salary ? |
| A. | 15000 |
| B. | 36000 |
| C. | 24000 |
| D. | 12500 |
| Answer» D. 12500 | |
| 152. |
Ticket for an adult is Rs 1600 and a child is Rs 1200. 1 child goes free with two adults. If a group has 23 adults and 10 children what is the discount the group gets? |
| A. | 25.95 percent |
| B. | 24.59 percent |
| C. | 25.77 percent |
| D. | 31.60 percent |
| Answer» C. 25.77 percent | |
| 153. |
Ticket for an adult is Rs 2200 and a child is Rs 990. One child goes free with two adults. If a group has 23 adults and 11 children, what is the discount the group gets? |
| A. | 17.71 percent |
| B. | 32.30 percent |
| C. | 26.47 percent |
| D. | 25.77 percent |
| Answer» B. 32.30 percent | |
| 154. |
Ticket for an adult is Rs 1500 and a child is Rs 800. 1 child goes free with two adults. If a group has 25 adults and 12 children what is the discount the group gets? |
| A. | 26.47 percent |
| B. | 20.38 percent |
| C. | 31.60 percent |
| D. | 33.33 percent |
| Answer» C. 31.60 percent | |
| 155. |
Ticket for an adult is Rs 1600 and a child is Rs 600. 1 child goes free with two adults. If a group has 17 adults and 7 children what is the discount the group gets? |
| A. | 13.37 percent |
| B. | 26.02 percent |
| C. | 24.41 percent |
| D. | 32.2 percent |
| Answer» B. 26.02 percent | |
| 156. |
Ticket for an adult is Rs 1200 and a child is Rs 800 respectively. One child goes free with two adults. If a group has 25 adults and 5 children what is the discount the group gets? |
| A. | 17.24 percent |
| B. | 24. percent |
| C. | 24.41 percent |
| D. | 11.76 percent |
| Answer» E. | |
| 157. |
Ticket for an adult is Rs 1000 and a child is Rs 500. One child goes free with two adults. If a group has 17 adults and 5 children what is the discount the group gets? |
| A. | 14.7 percent |
| B. | 32 percent |
| C. | 12.82 percent |
| D. | 22 percent |
| Answer» D. 22 percent | |
| 158. |
Three strategies P, Q and R have been initiated for cost cutting in a company producing respectively 20%, 30% and 10% savings. Assuming that they operate independently, what is the net saving achieved ? |
| A. | 0.496 |
| B. | 0.504 |
| C. | 0.3367 |
| D. | 0.6666 |
| Answer» B. 0.504 | |
| 159. |
There is a 4% increase in volume when a liquid freezes to its solid state. The percentage decrease when solid melts to liquid again, is |
| A. | 0.032307692307692 |
| B. | 0.04 |
| C. | 0.040769230769231 |
| D. | 0.038461538461538 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 160. |
There are two buckets, smaller bucket can hold only 3/5th of the water as compared to the larger bucket. If 6,000 buckets of larger capacity are needed to fill a pond. Then how many smaller capacity buckets are needed to fill the same pond? |
| A. | 8000 |
| B. | 10000 |
| C. | 12000 |
| D. | 15000 |
| Answer» C. 12000 | |
| 161. |
There are 600 Kabaddi players 4% wear knee band on one leg. Of the remaining, 25% wear knee bands on both legs. How many players don't wear a knee band ? |
| A. | 426 |
| B. | 428 |
| C. | 415 |
| D. | 432 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 162. |
There are 1650 students in a college. The difference between the number of boys and girls in the college is 400. What is the percentage of girls in the college ? |
| A. | 49 |
| B. | 34 |
| C. | 43 |
| D. | 38 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 163. |
There are 1400 students in a school, 25% of those wear spectacles and 2/7 of those wearing spectacles are boys. How many girls in the school wear spectacles? |
| A. | 250 |
| B. | 100 |
| C. | 200 |
| D. | 300 |
| Answer» B. 100 | |
| 164. |
There are total 200 students in a school, of which 1/5th are boys. Find the number of girls in the school. |
| A. | 160 |
| B. | 16 |
| C. | 140 |
| D. | 40 |
| Answer» B. 16 | |
| 165. |
The weights of two iron balls are 3.5 kg and 7.5 kg. What is the percentage weight of the 1st ball with respect to 2nd ball. |
| A. | 0.46666666666667 |
| B. | 0.35 |
| C. | 0.46333333333333 |
| D. | 0.45 |
| Answer» B. 0.35 | |
| 166. |
The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 10% every year. It was purchased 3 years ago. If its present value is Rs. 8,748, its purchase price was ? |
| A. | Rs.14,000 |
| B. | Rs.12,000 |
| C. | Rs. 12,800 |
| D. | Rs. 15,000 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 12,800 | |
| 167. |
The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 20% per annum. If its present value is Rs 96000, then what was the value (in Rs) of the machine 2 years ago?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 138240_x005F_x000D_ |
| B. | 134400_x005F_x000D_ |
| C. | 150000_x005F_x000D_ |
| D. | 144000 |
| Answer» D. 144000 | |
| 168. |
The sum of three numbers is 67. If the ratio of the first number to the second number is 3 : 5 and that of the second number to the third number is 4 : 7, then what is the second number ? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 18 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» B. 24 | |
| 169. |
The Shopkeeper increased the price of a product by 25% so that customer finds it difficult to purchase the required amount. But somehow the customer managed to purchase only 70% of the required amount. What is the net difference  in the expenditure on that product? |
| A. | 10% more |
| B. | 5% more |
| C. | 12.5% more |
| D. | 17.5% more |
| Answer» D. 17.5% more | |
| 170. |
The selling price of an article is 8/5th of its cost price. Then the gain percentage is |
| A. | 0.2 |
| B. | 0.28 |
| C. | 0.6 |
| D. | 0.68 |
| Answer» D. 0.68 | |
| 171. |
The sum of the number of boys and girls in a school is 150. if the number of boys is x, then the number of girls becomes x% of the total number of students. The number of boys is : |
| A. | 60 |
| B. | 70 |
| C. | 80 |
| D. | 90 |
| Answer» B. 70 | |
| 172. |
The single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 20%and 15% is:_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 0.28 |
| B. | 0.3 |
| C. | 0.32 |
| D. | 0.22 |
| Answer» D. 0.22 | |
| 173. |
The selling price of an article is Rs 816 if the discount on it is 15%. What would be the selling price of the article (in Rs) if the discount on it is 25%? |
| A. | 750 |
| B. | 720 |
| C. | 800 |
| D. | 700 |
| Answer» C. 800 | |
| 174. |
The salary of Mr. X is 30% more than that of Mr. Y . Find what percent of Mr. Y’s salary is less than Mr. X’s ? |
| A. | 0.24 |
| B. | 0.23333333333333 |
| C. | 0.255 |
| D. | 0.22888888888889 |
| Answer» C. 0.255 | |
| 175. |
The ratio of earnings of A and B is 4:5. If the earnings of A increase by 20% and the earnings of B decrease by 20%, the new ratio of their earnings becomes 6:5. What are A's earnings? |
| A. | Rs.22,000 |
| B. | Rs.27,500 |
| C. | Rs. 26,400 |
| D. | Cannot be determined |
| Answer» E. | |
| 176. |
The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3:2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are scholarship holders, the percentage of the school students who are not scholarship holders is |
| A. | 56 |
| B. | 78 |
| C. | 70 |
| D. | 80 |
| Answer» C. 70 | |
| 177. |
The ratio 5 : 4 expressed as a percent equals : |
| A. | 0.125 |
| B. | 0.4 |
| C. | 0.8 |
| D. | 1.25 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 178. |
The rate of simple interest for which a sum of money becomes 5 times in 8 years is |
| A. | 0.3 |
| B. | 0.4 |
| C. | 0.5 |
| D. | 0.55 |
| Answer» D. 0.55 | |
| 179. |
The price of the sugar goes up by 30%. By what percent should Sita reduce her consumption so that the expenditure does not increase? |
| A. | 0.23076923076923 |
| B. | 0.22076923076923 |
| C. | 0.23 |
| D. | 0.22 |
| Answer» B. 0.22076923076923 | |
| 180. |
The price of rice has increased by 60%. In order to restore the original price, the new price must be reduced by |
| A. | 0.33333333333333 |
| B. | 0.375 |
| C. | 0.4 |
| D. | 0.45 |
| Answer» C. 0.4 | |
| 181. |
The price of pulses has increased by 25%. The percentage of reduction that a family should effect in the use of pulses so as not to increase the expenditure on this account is ? |
| A. | 0.16 |
| B. | 0.2 |
| C. | 0.84 |
| D. | 0.72 |
| Answer» C. 0.84 | |
| 182. |
The price of cooking oil increased by 25%. Find by how much percentage a family must reduce its consumption in order to maintain the same budget?_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 0.7 |
| B. | 0.8 |
| C. | 0.3 |
| D. | 0.2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 183. |
The price of an item is decreased by 25%. What percent increase must be done in new price to get the original price? |
| A. | 0.3333 |
| B. | 0.433 |
| C. | 0.5 |
| D. | 0.553 |
| Answer» B. 0.433 | |
| 184. |
The price of an article is cut by 42%, to restore to its original value, the new price must he increased by ______. |
| A. | 42 percent |
| B. | 72.41 percent |
| C. | 29.58 percent |
| D. | 52.5 percent |
| Answer» C. 29.58 percent | |
| 185. |
The price of an article is cut by 9%, to restore to its original value, the new price must be increased by |
| A. | 9 percent |
| B. | 8.83 percent |
| C. | 9.89 percent |
| D. | 6.25 percent |
| Answer» D. 6.25 percent | |
| 186. |
The price of an article is decreased by 10%. To restore it to its former value, the new price must be increased by |
| A. | 0.090909090909091 |
| B. | 0.1 |
| C. | 0.11 |
| D. | 0.11111111111111 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 187. |
The price of an article is cut by 7%, to restore it to its original value, the new price must be increased by |
| A. | 7 percent |
| B. | 33.77 percent |
| C. | 7.53 percent |
| D. | 63.75 percent |
| Answer» D. 63.75 percent | |
| 188. |
The price of an article is discounted by 25%, to restore to its original value, the new price must be increased by |
| A. | 57 percent |
| B. | 36.31 percent |
| C. | 71.25 percent |
| D. | 33.33 percent |
| Answer» E. | |
| 189. |
The price of an article is cut by 36%, to restore to its original value, the new price must be increased by |
| A. | 56.25 percent |
| B. | 36 percent |
| C. | 26.47 percent |
| D. | 45 percent |
| Answer» B. 36 percent | |
| 190. |
The price of an article is cut by 33%, to restore to its original value, the new price must he increased by |
| A. | 33 percent |
| B. | 49.25 percent |
| C. | 24.81 percent |
| D. | 41.25 percent |
| Answer» C. 24.81 percent | |
| 191. |
The price of an article is cut by 3%. To restore to its original value, the new price must be increased by |
| A. | 3 percent |
| B. | 7.11 percent |
| C. | 3.09 percent |
| D. | 2.69 percent |
| Answer» D. 2.69 percent | |
| 192. |
The price of an article is cut by 31%, to restore to its original value, the new price must be increased by |
| A. | 66 percent |
| B. | 44.93 percent |
| C. | 39.76 percent |
| D. | 82.5 percent |
| Answer» C. 39.76 percent | |
| 193. |
The price of an article is cut by 24%, to restore to its original value, the new price must he increased by ______. |
| A. | 24 percent |
| B. | 19.35 percent |
| C. | 30 percent |
| D. | 31.58 percent |
| Answer» E. | |
| 194. |
The price of a car is increased by 25%, by how much percent, must the new price of this car be decreased to restore its original price ? |
| A. | 0.2 |
| B. | 0.24 |
| C. | 0.21 |
| D. | 0.25 |
| Answer» B. 0.24 | |
| 195. |
The price of a shirt after 15% discount, is Rs.119. What was the marked price of the shirt before discount |
| A. | Rs.129 |
| B. | Rs.140 |
| C. | Rs.150 |
| D. | Rs.160 |
| Answer» C. Rs.150 | |
| 196. |
The price of a product after getting 20% discount is Rs 3,024 which includes 5% tax on selling price. What was the marked price (in Rs) of the product? |
| A. | 3780 |
| B. | 2742 |
| C. | 3600 |
| D. | 2880 |
| Answer» D. 2880 | |
| 197. |
The price of a Television is Rs.14000 inclusive of VAT. If the rate of VAT is 12%, find the basic price of the Television. |
| A. | Rs.13500 |
| B. | Rs.13000 |
| C. | Rs.12500 |
| D. | Rs.12000 |
| Answer» D. Rs.12000 | |
| 198. |
The price of a cycle is reduced by 25 per cent. The new price is reduced by a further 20 per cent. The two reductions together are equal to a single reduction of |
| A. | 0.45 |
| B. | 0.4 |
| C. | 0.35 |
| D. | 0.325 |
| Answer» C. 0.35 | |
| 199. |
The present population of a town is 26010. It increases annually at the rate of 2%. What was the population of town 2 years ago? |
| A. | 25000 |
| B. | 25100 |
| C. | 25200 |
| D. | 25500 |
| Answer» B. 25100 | |
| 200. |
The population of a town was 1,60,000 three years ago, If it increased by 3%, 2.5% and 5% respectively in the last three years, then the present population in |
| A. | 155679 |
| B. | 167890 |
| C. | 179890 |
| D. | 177366 |
| Answer» E. | |