Explore topic-wise MCQs in Arithmetic Ability.

This section includes 409 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Arithmetic Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The increase in hardness due to cold working is called

A. Work hardening
B. Cold hardening
C. Induction hardening
D. Age hardening
Answer» B. Cold hardening
2.

When carbon monoxide is used to reduce an ore as in a blast furnace, it is converted to __________.

A. carbon dioxide
B. graphite
C. carbonate
D. methane
Answer» B. graphite
3.

When hydrogen gas is used to reduce an ore (as in a blast furnace), it is converted to __________.

A. helium
B. ammonia
C. water
D. hydrogen peroxide
Answer» D. hydrogen peroxide
4.

Cast iron is characterized by minimum of following % of carbon

A. 0.008
B. 0.002
C. 0.02
D. 0.013
Answer» D. 0.013
5.

What is the present worth of Rs. 132 due in 2 years at 5% simple interest per annum?

A. Rs. 118.80
B. Rs. 112
C. Rs. 122
D. Rs. 120
Answer» E.
6.

Draft on pattern for casting is

A. Identification number marked on it
B. Shrinkage allowance
C. Increase in size of cavity due to shaking of pattern
D. Taper to facilitate its removal from mould
Answer» E.
7.

Refractory metal

A. W
B. Ag
C. Ni
D. Pt
Answer» B. Ag
8.

Roasting ZnS in the presence of oxygen produces the metal oxide and . What is the coefficient of ZnS when the equation for this reaction is completed and balanced?

A. 2
B. 1
C. 5
D. 3
Answer» B. 1
9.

The opposition to the formation of a magnetic flux in a magnetic circuit is referred to as:

A. reluctance.
B. reactance.
C. antimagnetics.
D. resistance.
Answer» C. antimagnetics.
10.

The purpose of jigs and fixtures are to

A. Facilitate interchangeable manufacturing
B. Increased machining accuracy
C. All of the above
D. Enable employ less skilled operators
Answer» D. Enable employ less skilled operators
11.

Avinash borrowed Rs. 5000 from Sanjay at simple interest. After 3 years, Sanjay got Rs. 300 more than what he had given to Avinash. What was the rate of interest per annum?

A. 0.05
B. 0.02
C. 0.1
D. 0.08
Answer» C. 0.1
12.

As applied to staff readings, the correc¬tions for curvature and refraction are respectivelyThe above table shows a part of a level field book. The value of X should be

A. 100
B. 98.7
C. 103.3
D. 102.3
Answer» B. 98.7
13.

In order to be detectable by magnetic particle testing, a flaw must:

A. be no deeper than 1mm below the surface
B. be surface breaking
C. all of the above
D. produce a leakage field at the test surface
Answer» E.
14.

If the R.L. of a B.M. is 100.00 m, the back- sight is 1.215 m and the foresight is 1.870 m, the R.L. of the forward station is

A. 100.345 m
B. 99.345 m
C. 101.870m
D. 100.655m
Answer» C. 101.870m
15.

If the magnetic bearing of the sun at a place at noon in southern hemisphere is 167°, the magnetic declination at that place is

A. 23° S
B. 77° N
C. 13° W
D. 13° E
Answer» E.
16.

2._________ is a collection of procedures, data structures and variables that are all grouped together in a special king of module or package,with the condition that the procedures cannot be accessed outside it three process .

A. critical section
B. Semaphore
C. critical region
D. monitor
Answer» E.
17.

Which of the following pure metals is the best conductor of electricity:

A. copper
B. aluminum
C. gold
D. silver
Answer» E.
18.

An electric current which flows steadily in one direction is:

A. full wave current.
B. direct current
C. alternating current
D. half wave current.
Answer» C. alternating current
19.

The transition metals in group __________ have the highest melting points.

A. 3B
B. 4B
C. 8B
D. 6B
Answer» E.
20.

Usual casting method for making dental crowns

A. Die casting
B. Sand casting
C. Investment casting
D. Continuous casting
Answer» D. Continuous casting
21.

A money lender finds that dues to a fall in the annual rate of interest from 8% to 7x3/4%, his yearly income diminishes by Rs. 61.50. His capital is

A. Rs. 23,800
B. Rs. 22,400
C. Rs. 26,000
D. Rs. 24,600
Answer» E.
22.

Tool life of the cutting tool is most affected by

A. Tool geometry
B. Cutting speed
C. Microstructure of material being cut
D. Cutting feed and depth
Answer» C. Microstructure of material being cut
23.

If a discontinuity is shallow and broad like a scratch, the flux lines may stream-line below thediscontinuity. This will result in:

A. a non-relevant indication
B. a false indication
C. a lack of indication
D. a sub surface indication
Answer» D. a sub surface indication
24.

A slag is formed when a basic metal oxide reacts with molten __________ at high temperatures.

A. CaO
B. Fe2O3
C. Sio2
D. CO
Answer» D. CO
25.

A data dictionary is a special file that contains:

A. The width of all fields in all files
B. The name of all fields in all files.
C. All of the above.
D. The data type of all fields in all files.
Answer» D. The data type of all fields in all files.
26.

Which of the following are not commonly used as sources of metals?

A. silicates
B. oxides
C. carbonates
D. sulfides
Answer» B. oxides
27.

A person takes a loan of Rs. 200 at 5% simple interest. He returns Rs. 100 at the end of 1 year. In order to clear his dues at the end of 2 years, he would pay

A. Rs. 110
B. Rs. 105
C. Rs. 115.50
D. Rs. 115
Answer» D. Rs. 115
28.

If A lends Rs. 3500 to B at 10% p.a. and B lends the same sum to C at 11.5% p.a. then the gain of B (in Rs.) in a period of 3 years is :

A. 115.5
B. 107.5
C. 177.5
D. 157.5
Answer» E.
29.

The simple interest at x% for x years will be Rs. x on sum of:

A. 100x
B. x
C. [x/100]
D. [100/x]
Answer» E.
30.

If a material expands freely due to heating, it will develop

A. Bending
B. Tensile stress
C. No stress
D. Compressive stress
Answer» D. Compressive stress
31.

In how many years will a sum of money double itself at 10% per annum?

A. 4 years 2 months
B. 2 years 4 months
C. 10 years 8 months
D. 8 years 4 months
Answer» E.
32.

Consider different activities related to email.m1:Send an email from a mail client to mail serverm2:Download an email from mailbox server to a mail clientm3:Checking email in a web browserWhich is the applicable level protocol user in each activity?

A. m1:SMTP, m2:FTP, m3:HTTP
B. m1:HTTP, m2:SMTP, m3:POP
C. m1:POP, m2:SMTP, m3:IMAP
D. m1:SMTP, m2:POP, m3:HTTP
Answer» E.
33.

A sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts to Rs. 720 after 2 years and to Rs. 1020 after a further period of 5 years. The sum is

A. Rs. 600
B. Rs. 500
C. Rs. 710
D. Rs. 700
Answer» B. Rs. 500
34.

It takes 6 hours to dry a wet solid from 50% moisture content to the critical moisture content of 15%. How much longer it will take to dry the solid to 10% moisture content, under the same drying conditions? (The equilibrium moisture content of the s

A. 51 min
B. 15 min
C. 94 min
D. 71 min
Answer» E.
35.

Carbon monoxide is commonly used to produce free metals from their oxides. What is the coefficient of carbon monoxide in the balanced equation for the production of cobalt from ?

A. 2
B. 1
C. 5
D. 3
Answer» E.
36.

6.0 karat gold contains __________% gold.

A. 25
B. 6
C. 75
D. 50
Answer» B. 6
37.

Final structure of austempered steel

A. Ferrite graphite
B. Pearlite
C. Martensite
D. Bainite
Answer» E.
38.

An analysis, which determines the syntactic structure of the source statement, iscalled

A. process analysis
B. Sementic analysis
C. function analysis
D. Syntax analysis
Answer» E.
39.

What is the default subnet mask for a class B addressing system?

A. 255.255.255.0
B. 255.255.0.0
C. 0.0.0.0
D. 255.0.0.0
Answer» C. 0.0.0.0
40.

How long will it take a sum of money invested at 5% p.a. S.I. to increase its value by 40%?

A. 7 years
B. 6 years
C. 9 years
D. 8 years
Answer» E.
41.

Stainless steel is so called because of its ________________.

A. High corrosion resistance
B. High strength
C. Brittleness
D. High ductility
Answer» B. High strength
42.

In an incompletely specified automata

A. from any given state, there can't be any token leading to two different states
B. no edge should be labelled epsilon
C. start state may not be there
D. both ( and (
Answer» D. both ( and (
43.

The point at which the magnetism in a material cannot be increased even though the magnetizing forcecontinues to increase is known as the:

A. saturation point.
B. salient pole.
C. remnant point.
D. residual point.
Answer» B. salient pole.
44.

Which of the following variable controls the physical properties of a perfect gas?

A. Volume
B. Temperature
C. All of the above
D. Atomic mass
Answer» D. Atomic mass
45.

A macro definition consists of

A. One or more model statements
B. A macro prototype statement
C. All of the above
D. Macro pre-processor statements
Answer» D. Macro pre-processor statements
46.

Rahul borrowed Rs. 830 from Mr. Lal 12% p.a. S.I. for 3 years. He then added some more money to the borrowed sum and lent it to Shobha for the same period at 14% p.a. rate of interest. If Rahul gains Rs. 93.90 in the whole transaction, how much money

A. Rs. 55
B. Rs. 35
C. Rs. 105
D. Rs. 80
Answer» D. Rs. 80
47.

Consider the data of previous question. Suppose that the sliding window protocol is used with the sender window size of 2^i where is the number of bits identified in the previous question and acknowledgments are always piggybacked. After sending 2^i

A. 18ms
B. 16ms
C. 22ms
D. 20ms
Answer» C. 22ms
48.

Simple interest on a certain sum at a certain annual rate of interest is 1/9 of the sum. If the numbers representing rate percent and time in years be equal, then the rate of interest is:

A. 8
B. 5
C. 2.66666666666667
D. 3.33333333333333
Answer» E.
49.

A deposit that contains a metal in economically exploitable quantities is called a(n) __________.

A. ore
B. mineral
C. comstock
D. vein
Answer» B. mineral
50.

Shell molding is best described by which one of the following:

A. casting process in which the mold is a thin shell of sand binded by a thermosetting resin
B. casting operation in which the molten metal has been poured out after a thin shell has been solidified in the mold
C. casting operation used to make artificial sea shells?
D. sand casting operation in which the pattern is a shell rather than a solid form
Answer» B. casting operation in which the molten metal has been poured out after a thin shell has been solidified in the mold