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This section includes 166 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Mathematics Quizzes knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
The price of an article has been reduced by 25%. In order to restore the original price the new price must be increased by________? |
| A. | 33 1/3 % |
| B. | 9 1/11 % |
| C. | 11 1/9 % |
| D. | 66 2/3 % |
| E. | None |
| Answer» B. 9 1/11 % | |
| 52. |
In an examination, 47% failed in English and 54% failed in Mathematics. Find the pass percentage in both the subjects if 31% failed in both the subjects? |
| A. | 70% |
| B. | 37% |
| C. | 53% |
| D. | 30% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
The population of a town is 45000; 5/9th of them are males and the rest females 40% of the males are married. What is the percentage of married females? |
| A. | 60% |
| B. | 50% |
| C. | 45% |
| D. | 40% |
| Answer» C. 45% | |
| 54. |
A candidate who gets 30% of the marks fails by 50 marks. But another candidate who gets 45% marks gets 25 marks more than necessary for passing. Find the number of marks for passing? |
| A. | 150 |
| B. | 200 |
| C. | 250 |
| D. | 275 |
| Answer» C. 250 | |
| 55. |
After 38 liters of petrol were poured into the tank, it was still 5% empty. How much petrol must be poured into the tank in order to fill it? |
| A. | 38 liters |
| B. | 40 liters |
| C. | 38.5 liters |
| D. | 2 liters |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
In an examination 40% failed in Urdu, 45% failed in English. If 25% students failed in both the subjects. Then the percentage of failed students is________? |
| A. | 15% |
| B. | 65% |
| C. | 60% |
| D. | 70% |
| Answer» D. 70% | |
| 57. |
A man saves 20% of his monthly salary. If an account of dearness of things he is to increase his monthly expenses by 20%, he is only able to save Rs. 200 per month. What is his monthly salary? |
| A. | Rs.5000 |
| B. | Rs.25000 |
| C. | Rs.7500 |
| D. | Rs.8500 |
| Answer» B. Rs.25000 | |
| 58. |
Two numbers are 30% and 37% are less than a third number .How much percent is the second number less than the first? |
| A. | 15% |
| B. | 12% |
| C. | 10% |
| D. | 5% |
| Answer» D. 5% | |
| 59. |
5% people of a village in Sri Lanka died by bombardment, 15% of the remainder left the village on account of fear. If now the population is reduced to 3553, how much was it in the beginning? |
| A. | 3800 |
| B. | 4200 |
| C. | 4400 |
| D. | 5500 |
| Answer» D. 5500 | |
| 60. |
The amount of water (in ml) that should be added to reduce 9 ml. Lotion, containing 50% alcohol, to a lotion containing 30% alcohol, is__________? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 61. |
There were two candidates in an election. Winner candidate received 62% of votes and won the election by 288 votes. Find the number of votes casted to the winning candidate? |
| A. | 456 |
| B. | 744 |
| C. | 912 |
| D. | 1200 |
| Answer» C. 912 | |
| 62. |
If the price of the eraser is reduced by 25% a person buy 2 more erasers for a rupee. How many erasers available for a rupee? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 63. |
At an examination in which full marks were 500. A got 10% less than B, B got 25% more than C and C got 20% less than D. If A got 360 marks, what percentage of full marks was obtained by D? |
| A. | 70% |
| B. | 90% |
| C. | 80% |
| D. | 75% |
| Answer» D. 75% | |
| 64. |
Masood’s salary is reduced by 10% and then reduced salary is increased by 10%. Find ,how many percentage his present salary is less as compared to his previous salary? |
| A. | Nothing |
| B. | 10% |
| C. | 1% |
| D. | 5% |
| Answer» D. 5% | |
| 65. |
If population of certain city increases at the rate of 5%. If population in 1981 was 138915, then population in 1978 was__________? |
| A. | 1,20,000 |
| B. | 1,10,000 |
| C. | 1,00,000 |
| D. | 90,000 |
| Answer» B. 1,10,000 | |
| 66. |
The tax on a commodity is diminished by 20% but its consumption is increased by 10%. Find the decrease percent in the revenue derived from it? |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 18% |
| C. | 15% |
| D. | 12% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
In a factory, there are 40% technicians and 60% non-technicians. If the 60% of the technicians and 40% of non-technicians are permanent employees, then the percentage of workers who are temporary is________? |
| A. | 32% |
| B. | 42% |
| C. | 52% |
| D. | 62% |
| Answer» D. 62% | |
| 68. |
A typist uses a paper 30 cm by 15 cm. He leaves a margin of 2.5 cm at the top as well as at the bottom and 1.25 cm on either side. What percentage of paper area is approximately available for typing? |
| A. | 65 % |
| B. | 70 % |
| C. | 80 % |
| D. | 60% |
| Answer» C. 80 % | |
| 69. |
Anees spends 40% of his income on rent, 30% of the remaining on medicines and 20% of the remaining on education. If he saves Rs. 840 every month, then find his monthly salary? |
| A. | Rs. 1800 |
| B. | Rs. 2000 |
| C. | Rs. 2200 |
| D. | Rs. 2500 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 70. |
A mixture of 70 liters of wine and water contains 10% water. How much water must be added to make water 12 ½% of the total mixture? |
| A. | 12 liters |
| B. | 10 liters |
| C. | 4 liters |
| D. | 2 liters |
| Answer» E. | |
| 71. |
If the side of a square is increased by 25 %. Then its area is increased by:__________? |
| A. | 25 % |
| B. | 55% |
| C. | 40.5 % |
| D. | 56.25 % |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
In 50 gm alloy of gold and silver the gold is 80 % by weight. How much gold should be mixed with this alloy so that the weight of gold would become 95 %? |
| A. | 200 gm |
| B. | 150 gm |
| C. | 50 gm |
| D. | 10 gm |
| Answer» C. 50 gm | |
| 73. |
5 % of the income of A is equal to 15 % of the income of B and 10 % of the income of B is equal to 20 % of the income of c. If the income of C is Rs. 2000. What is the total income of A, B and C? |
| A. | Rs. 14000 |
| B. | Rs 16000 |
| C. | Rs. 18000 |
| D. | Rs. 12400 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 12400 | |
| 74. |
The length of a rectangle is increased by 10 % and breadth decreased by 10 % Then the area of a new rectangle is:_________? |
| A. | neither increased nor decreased |
| B. | increased by 1 % |
| C. | decreased by 1 % |
| D. | decreased by 10 % |
| Answer» D. decreased by 10 % | |
| 75. |
A and B are two fixed points 5 cm apart and c is a point on AB such that AC = 3 cm. If the length of AC is increased by 6 % the length of CB is decreased by:_________? |
| A. | 6 % |
| B. | 7 % |
| C. | 8 % |
| D. | 9 % |
| Answer» E. | |
| 76. |
A reduction of 20 % in the price of sugar enables a purchaser to obtain 3kg more for Rs. 120. The original price of sugar per kg is:________? |
| A. | Rs. 15 |
| B. | Rs. 12 |
| C. | Rs. 10 |
| D. | Rs. 8 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 8 | |
| 77. |
40% of a number is more than 20% of 650 by 190. Find the number? |
| A. | 600 |
| B. | 700 |
| C. | 800 |
| D. | 900 |
| Answer» D. 900 | |
| 78. |
Three candidates in an election received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get? |
| A. | 11. 6 % |
| B. | 60 % |
| C. | 76. 4 % |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 79. |
The sum of two numbers is 2490. If 6.5 % of one number is equal to 8.5 % of the other then the numbers are:_________? |
| A. | 989, 1501 |
| B. | 1011, 1479 |
| C. | 1401, 1089 |
| D. | 1411, 1079 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
10 % of the electorate did not cast their votes in an election between two candidates. 10 % of the votes polled were found invalid. The successful candidate got 54 % of the valid votes and won by a majority of 1620 votes. The number of voters enrolled on the voter’s list was___________? |
| A. | 25000 |
| B. | 33000 |
| C. | 35000 |
| D. | 40000 |
| Answer» B. 33000 | |
| 81. |
In an election between two candidates 75 % of the voters cast their votes. Out of which 2 % of the voters were declared invalid. A candidate got 9261 votes which were 75 % of the total valid votes. The total number of voters enrolled in that election was:__________? |
| A. | 10000 |
| B. | 16400 |
| C. | 16800 |
| D. | 18000 |
| Answer» D. 18000 | |
| 82. |
In an election between two candidates. One got 55 % of the total valid votes. 20 % of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500. The number of valid votes that the other candidate got was_________? |
| A. | 2700 |
| B. | 2900 |
| C. | 3000 |
| D. | 3100 |
| Answer» B. 2900 | |
| 83. |
A reduction of 20 % in the price of rice enables a person to buy 3.5 kg more rice for Rs. 385. The original price of rice is:________? |
| A. | Rs. 20 per kg |
| B. | Rs. 22.50 per kg |
| C. | Rs. 25 per kg |
| D. | Rs. 27.50 per kg |
| Answer» E. | |
| 84. |
8 % of the voters in an election did not cast their votes in the election, there were only two candidates. The winner by obtaining 48 % of the total votes defeated his contestant by 1100 votes. The total number of voters in the election was_________? |
| A. | 21000 |
| B. | 2200 |
| C. | 23500 |
| D. | 27500 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 85. |
Of the 1000 inhabitants of a town 60 % are males of whom 20 % are literate. If of all the inhabitants 25 % are literate. Then what percent of the females of the town are literate? |
| A. | 22. 5 % |
| B. | 27.5 % |
| C. | 32. 5 % |
| D. | 37.5 % |
| Answer» D. 37.5 % | |
| 86. |
If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 140 % and the denominator is increased by 150 % the resultant fraction is 4/15 what is the original fraction? |
| A. | 3/5 |
| B. | 5/16 |
| C. | 2/9 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
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. | 32 kg |
| B. | 40 kg |
| C. | 52 kg |
| D. | 80 kg |
| Answer» C. 52 kg | |
| 88. |
Fresh grapes contain 80 % water dry grapes contain 10 % water. If the weight of dry grapes is 250 kg. What was its total weight when it was fresh? |
| A. | 1000 kg |
| B. | 1100 kg |
| C. | 1125 kg |
| D. | 1225 kg |
| Answer» D. 1225 kg | |
| 89. |
In measuring the sides of a rectangle errors of 5 % and 3 % in excess are made. The error percent in the calculates area is_________? |
| A. | 8. 35 % |
| B. | 7.15 % |
| C. | 8.15 % |
| D. | 6. 25% |
| Answer» D. 6. 25% | |
| 90. |
The price of petrol is increased by 25 %. By how much percent a car owner should reduce his consumption of petrol. So that expenditure on petrol would not be increased? |
| A. | 25 % |
| B. | 30 % |
| C. | 50 % |
| D. | 20 % |
| Answer» E. | |
| 91. |
Out of an earning of Rs. 720 Ram spends 65 %. How much does he save? |
| A. | Rs. 350 |
| B. | Rs. 390 |
| C. | Rs. 252 |
| D. | Rs. 316 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 316 | |
| 92. |
In an examination, 65 % of the total examinees passed if the number of failures is 420, the total number of examinees is:_________? |
| A. | 500 |
| B. | 1200 |
| C. | 1000 |
| D. | 1625 |
| Answer» C. 1000 | |
| 93. |
The ratio of the number of boys and girls is 3:2 if 20 % of the boys and 30 % of the girls are scholarship holders then the percentage of students who do not get scholarship is_________? |
| A. | 50 |
| B. | 72 |
| C. | 75 |
| D. | 76 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 94. |
Rs. 395 are divided among A, B and C ins such a manner that B gets 25 % more than A and 20 % more than C. The share of A is: |
| A. | Rs. 198 |
| B. | Rs. 120 |
| C. | Rs. 180 |
| D. | Rs. 195 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 180 | |
| 95. |
Water tax is increased by 20% but its consumption is decreased by 20 %. Then, the increase or decrease in the expenditure of the money is:________? |
| A. | No change |
| B. | 5 % decrease |
| C. | 4 % increase |
| D. | 4 % decrease |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
Two numbers are less than q third number by 30 % and 37 % respectively. How much percent is the second number less than the first? |
| A. | 10 % |
| B. | 15 % |
| C. | 20 % |
| D. | 25 % |
| Answer» B. 15 % | |
| 97. |
605 sweets were distributed equally among children in such a way that the number of sweets received by each child is 20 % of the total number of children. How many sweets did each child receive? |
| A. | 11 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 45 |
| D. | cannot be determined |
| Answer» B. 24 | |
| 98. |
The population of a town increases 4 % annually but is decreased by emigration annually to the extent of (1/2) %. What will be the increase percent in three years? |
| A. | 9.8 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 10.5 |
| D. | 10.8 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 99. |
A person spends 1/5th of his income on the education of his children, and 20% of the remaining on food. If he is left with Rs.576 find his income? |
| A. | Rs.900 |
| B. | Rs.800 |
| C. | Rs.500 |
| D. | Rs.1000 |
| Answer» B. Rs.800 | |
| 100. |
On decreasing the price of T.V. sets by 30 % its sale is increased by 20 %. What is the effect on the revenue received by the shopkeeper? |
| A. | 10 % increase |
| B. | 10 % decrease |
| C. | 16 % increase |
| D. | 16 % decrease |
| Answer» E. | |