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				This section includes 454 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Arithmetic Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 201. | 
                                    The square root of which of the following numbers is irrational? | 
                            
| A. | 3969 | 
| B. | 5625 | 
| C. | 6560 | 
| D. | 1764 | 
| Answer» D. 1764 | |
| 202. | 
                                    The square root of 19881 is:_x005F_x000D_ | 
                            
| A. | 149 | 
| B. | 129 | 
| C. | 141 | 
| D. | 131 | 
| Answer» D. 131 | |
| 203. | 
                                    The square of a natural number (other than 1) is either a multiple of 3 or exceeds a multiple of 3 by:........_x005F_x000D_ | 
                            
| A. | 3 | 
| B. | 2 | 
| C. | 4 | 
| D. | 1 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 204. | 
                                    The smallest of the fractions among 5/8, 3/4, 13/16, 7/12 is ___. | 
                            
| A. | 44413 | 
| B. | 44289 | 
| C. | 13/16 | 
| D. | 44537 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 205. | 
                                    The smallest number, which should be added to 756896 so as to obtain a multiple of 11, is | 
                            
| A. | 1 | 
| B. | 2 | 
| C. | 3 | 
| D. | 5 | 
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 206. | 
                                    The smallest number which may replace * in the number 1190*6 to make the number divisible by 9 is:_x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ | 
                            
| A. | 1 | 
| B. | 9 | 
| C. | 3 | 
| D. | 0 | 
| Answer» B. 9 | |
| 207. | 
                                    The smallest number that must be subtracted from 2800 so that the obtained number is a perfect square is | 
                            
| A. | 9 | 
| B. | 69 | 
| C. | 96 | 
| D. | 73 | 
| Answer» C. 96 | |
| 208. | 
                                    The smallest number that is completely divisibly by 6, 8, 12 and 16 is | 
                            
| A. | 48 | 
| B. | 24 | 
| C. | 64 | 
| D. | 80 | 
| Answer» B. 24 | |
| 209. | 
                                    The smallest number by which 72 must be multiplied to obtain a perfect square is | 
                            
| A. | 4 | 
| B. | 6 | 
| C. | 8 | 
| D. | 2 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 210. | 
                                    The reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals of 8/7 and 5/6 is: | 
                            
| A. | 83/40 | 
| B. | 42/83 | 
| C. | 83/42 | 
| D. | 40/83 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 211. | 
                                    The series of differences between consecutive prime numbers is represented as Cp1, Cp2, Cp3, .... Cpn , Whare Cp1 is the difference between the second and the first prime number. Find the sum of series when n = 23, given that the 23rd prime number is 83 ? | 
                            
| A. | 87 | 
| B. | 81 | 
| C. | 83 | 
| D. | 85 | 
| Answer» B. 81 | |
| 212. | 
                                    The smallest number by which 1875 must be divided to obtain a perfect square is | 
                            
| A. | 3 | 
| B. | 2 | 
| C. | 7 | 
| D. | 5 | 
| Answer» B. 2 | |
| 213. | 
                                    The reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals of 2/9 and 7/10 is | 
                            
| A. | 14/83 | 
| B. | 83/14 | 
| C. | 90/83 | 
| D. | 83/90 | 
| Answer» B. 83/14 | |
| 214. | 
                                    The reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals of 3/8 and 8/11 is: | 
                            
| A. | 97/24 | 
| B. | 24/97 | 
| C. | 88/97 | 
| D. | 97/88 | 
| Answer» C. 88/97 | |
| 215. | 
                                    The ratio of two positive numbers is 3 : 5 and the average of the number is 48. What is the product of numbers? | 
                            
| A. | 3365 | 
| B. | 2160 | 
| C. | 1854 | 
| D. | 1632 | 
| Answer» C. 1854 | |
| 216. | 
                                    The ratio of two numbers is 5 : 9 and their difference is 44. What will be the smaller number among both the numbers?_x005F_x000D_ | 
                            
| A. | 50 | 
| B. | 65 | 
| C. | 55 | 
| D. | 70 | 
| Answer» D. 70 | |
| 217. | 
                                    The product of two positive numbers is p. If each of the numbers is increased by 2, the new product is how much greater than twice the sum of the two original numbers ? | 
                            
| A. | p times | 
| B. | 2p times | 
| C. | (p + 4) times | 
| D. | (2p + 3) times | 
| Answer» D. (2p + 3) times | |
| 218. | 
                                    The ratio of two numbers is 3 : 7. If their product is 1344, then what is the sum of both the numbers? | 
                            
| A. | 80_x005F_x000D_ | 
| B. | 60 | 
| C. | 30 | 
| D. | 168 | 
| Answer» B. 60 | |
| 219. | 
                                    The product of two numbers is 48. If one number equals "The number of wings of a bird plus 2 times the number of fingers on your hand divided by the number of wheels of a Tricycle". Then the other number is | 
                            
| A. | 9 | 
| B. | 10 | 
| C. | 12 | 
| D. | 18 | 
| Answer» D. 18 | |
| 220. | 
                                    The product of two numbers is 40. One of them is 2.50. What is the other number? | 
                            
| A. | 14 | 
| B. | 15 | 
| C. | 16 | 
| D. | 12 | 
| Answer» D. 12 | |
| 221. | 
                                    The product of two numbers is 20. One of them is 1.25. What is the other number? | 
                            
| A. | 12 | 
| B. | 14 | 
| C. | 16 | 
| D. | 15 | 
| Answer» D. 15 | |
| 222. | 
                                    The product of two numbers is 0.324. One of the numbers is 1.2. What is the other number? | 
                            
| A. | 2.7 | 
| B. | 0.27 | 
| C. | 0.027 | 
| D. | 27 | 
| Answer» C. 0.027 | |
| 223. | 
                                    The product of two numbers is 0.432. One of the numbers is 1.6. What is the other number? | 
                            
| A. | 2.7 | 
| B. | 0.027 | 
| C. | 27 | 
| D. | 0.27 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 224. | 
                                    The numerator of a fraction is multiple of two numbers. One of the numbers is greater than the other by 2. The greater number is smaller than the denominator by 4. If the denominator 7+C (C > -7) is a constant, then the minimum value of the fraction is | 
                            
| A. | 5 | 
| B. | 44317 | 
| C. | -5 | 
| D. | -0.2 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 225. | 
                                    The product of two even consecutive numbers is 168. Find the sum of numbers._x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ | 
                            
| A. | 20 | 
| B. | 22 | 
| C. | 24 | 
| D. | 26 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 226. | 
                                    The product of three consecutive even numbers when divided by 8 is 720. The product of their square roots is : | 
                            
| A. | 12 sqrt(10) | 
| B. | 24 sqrt(10) | 
| C. | 120 | 
| D. | none of these | 
| Answer» C. 120 | |
| 227. | 
                                    The product of two consecutive odd numbers is 399. Find the lower of them. | 
                            
| A. | 17 | 
| B. | 19 | 
| C. | 21 | 
| D. | 23 | 
| Answer» C. 21 | |
| 228. | 
                                    The numbers x, y, z are respectively proportional to 2, 3, 5 and the sum of x, y and z is 80. If the number z is given by the equation z = axÂ-8, then a is | 
                            
| A. | 6 | 
| B. | 44230 | 
| C. | 3 | 
| D. | 44232 | 
| Answer» B. 44230 | |
| 229. | 
                                    The mean of three numbers is 20. The range of this data set is 12 while the difference between the two smallest numbers is 3. The greatest of the three natural numbers is:_x005F_x000D_ | 
                            
| A. | 27 | 
| B. | 28 | 
| C. | 24 | 
| D. | 25 | 
| Answer» B. 28 | |
| 230. | 
                                    The least number to be added to 13851 to get a number which is divisible by 87 is | 
                            
| A. | 18 | 
| B. | 43 | 
| C. | 54 | 
| D. | 69 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 231. | 
                                    The least number that must be subtracted from 202 to make it a perfect square is | 
                            
| A. | 10 | 
| B. | 8 | 
| C. | 14 | 
| D. | 6 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 232. | 
                                    The mean of first 11 natural numbers is | 
                            
| A. | 5.5 | 
| B. | 6 | 
| C. | 6.6 | 
| D. | 5 | 
| Answer» C. 6.6 | |
| 233. | 
                                    The least number that must be subtracted from 7577 to get a perfect square is_x005F_x000D_ | 
                            
| A. | 7 | 
| B. | 6 | 
| C. | 5 | 
| D. | 8 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 234. | 
                                    The least number that must be substracted from 63520 to make the result a perfect square is | 
                            
| A. | 30 | 
| B. | 24 | 
| C. | 14 | 
| D. | 16 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 235. | 
                                    The least number that must be added to 8961 to make it exactly divisible by 84 is | 
                            
| A. | 27 | 
| B. | 57 | 
| C. | 141 | 
| D. | 107 | 
| Answer» B. 57 | |
| 236. | 
                                    The largest 5 digit number exactly divisible by 89 is: | 
                            
| A. | 99947 | 
| B. | 99940 | 
| C. | 99938 | 
| D. | 99939 | 
| Answer» B. 99940 | |
| 237. | 
                                    The least number of four digits which is divisible by 4, 6, 8 and 10 is ? | 
                            
| A. | 1107 | 
| B. | 1080 | 
| C. | 1100 | 
| D. | 1208 | 
| Answer» C. 1100 | |
| 238. | 
                                    The largest 5 digit number exactly divisible by 84 is: | 
                            
| A. | 99960 | 
| B. | 99955 | 
| C. | 99952 | 
| D. | 99956 | 
| Answer» B. 99955 | |
| 239. | 
                                    The largest 4 digit number exactly divisible by 88 is | 
                            
| A. | 8888 | 
| B. | 9999 | 
| C. | 9944 | 
| D. | 9988 | 
| Answer» D. 9988 | |
| 240. | 
                                    The first and last terms of an arithmetic progression are 32 and Â-43. If the sum of the series is Â-88, then it has how many terms? | 
                            
| A. | 16 | 
| B. | 15 | 
| C. | 17 | 
| D. | 14 | 
| Answer» B. 15 | |
| 241. | 
                                    The greatest perfect square number of 6 digits is | 
                            
| A. | 999001 | 
| B. | 998001 | 
| C. | 998009 | 
| D. | 998101 | 
| Answer» C. 998009 | |
| 242. | 
                                    The first and last terms of an arithmetic progression are 29 and -49. If the sum of the series is -140, then it has how many terms? | 
                            
| A. | 13 | 
| B. | 14 | 
| C. | 12 | 
| D. | 11 | 
| Answer» C. 12 | |
| 243. | 
                                    The first and last terms of an arithmetic progression are 23 and Â42. What is the sum of the series if it has 14 terms? | 
                            
| A. | Â91 | 
| B. | -133 | 
| C. | 93 | 
| D. | 133 | 
| Answer» C. 93 | |
| 244. | 
                                    The difference between two numbers is 25. The smaller number is 1/6th of the larger number. What is the value of the smaller number? | 
                            
| A. | 10 | 
| B. | 5 | 
| C. | 50 | 
| D. | 25 | 
| Answer» C. 50 | |
| 245. | 
                                    The difference of two numbers is 1365. On dividing the larger number by the smaller, we get 6 as quotient and 15 as remainder. What is the smaller number  ? | 
                            
| A. | 270 | 
| B. | 1270 | 
| C. | 350 | 
| D. | 720 | 
| Answer» B. 1270 | |
| 246. | 
                                    The difference between the place values of 9 and 5 in the number 428693745 is | 
                            
| A. | 90995 | 
| B. | 99995 | 
| C. | 89995 | 
| D. | 8995 | 
| Answer» D. 8995 | |
| 247. | 
                                    The difference between a two-digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the two digits is 63. Which is the smaller of the two numbers ? | 
                            
| A. | 12 | 
| B. | 15 | 
| C. | 17 | 
| D. | none of these answers can be determined | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 248. | 
                                    The difference between a number and its three-iflh is 50. What is the number ? | 
                            
| A. | 75 | 
| B. | 100 | 
| C. | 125 | 
| D. | 150 | 
| Answer» D. 150 | |
| 249. | 
                                    The difference between 4632 and 20000 is what number | 
                            
| A. | 15368 | 
| B. | 12652 | 
| C. | 14562 | 
| D. | 14965 | 
| Answer» B. 12652 | |
| 250. | 
                                    The denominator of a rational number exceeds its numerator by 10. If the numerator is increased by 4 and the denominator is reduced by3, the number obtained is 5/6. The original rational number is | 
                            
| A. | 44541 | 
| B. | 42917 | 
| C. | 43709 | 
| D. | 13/23 | 
| Answer» B. 42917 | |