78 + Mcqs in Simplification Quantitative Page 2 McqOptions

51.	In an examination, a student was asked to find 2/15 of a number. By mistake he found 2/5 of it. His answer was 100 more than the correct answer. The given number is
A.	355
B.	360
C.	375
D.	390
Answer» D. 390

Discussion

52.	If Rs. 1280 is divided into two parts in which one part is 3/5 of the second, then the smaller part is
A.	427
B.	439
C.	461
D.	480
Answer» E.

Discussion

53.	In a classroom there are contain number of benches. If 6 students are made to sit on a bench, then to accommodate all of them, one more bench is needed. However if 7 students are made to sit on a bench, then after accomodating all of them, space for 5 students is left. What is the total number of students in the class ?
A.	52
B.	57
C.	61
D.	72
Answer» E.

Discussion

54.	Each boy contributed rupees equal to the number of girls and each girl contributed rupees equal to the number of boys in a class of 60 students. If the total contribution thus collected is Rs. 1600, how many boys are there in the class ?
A.	25
B.	29
C.	33
D.	Data inadequate
Answer» E.

Discussion

55.	A class starts at 10 am and lasts till 1.27 pm. Four periods are held during this interval. After every period, 5 minutes are given free to the students . The exact duration of each period is
A.	35 min
B.	39 min
C.	43 min
D.	48 min
Answer» E.

Discussion

56.	Some students planned a picnic. The budget for food was Rs. 500. But 5 of them failed to go and thus cost of food for each member increased by Rs. 5. How many students attended the picnic ?
A.	16
B.	17
C.	20
D.	23
Answer» D. 23

Discussion

57.	Two fifth of 60 is how much more than one third of 45 ?
A.	5
B.	9
C.	11
D.	14
Answer» C. 11

Discussion

58.	If a = (1-x), b = (3x+1) and a = b then x = ?
A.	0
B.	3
C.	5
D.	6
Answer» B. 3

Discussion

59.	If P/Q = 5 then (P+Q)/(P-Q) = ?
A.	1/2
B.	3/2
C.	3/5
D.	5/7
Answer» C. 3/5

Discussion

60.	In an objective examination of 90 questions, 5 marks are alloted for every correct answer and 2 marks are deducted for every wrong answer. After attempting all the questions, a student got a total of 387 marks. The number of questions attempted wrong were
A.	5
B.	9
C.	12
D.	16
Answer» C. 12

Discussion

61.	If (x+y)2 - z2 = 3, (y+z)2 - x2 = 7, (z+x)2 - y2 = 26, then (x+y+z) = ?
A.	6
B.	11
C.	13
D.	15
Answer» B. 11

Discussion

62.	A man has in all Rs. 640 in the denominations of one rupee, five rupee and ten rupee notes. The number of each types of notes are equal. What is the total number of notes he has ?
A.	105
B.	120
C.	135
D.	150
Answer» C. 135

Discussion

63.	A part of monthly expenses of a family is constant and remaining varies with the price of wheat. When the rate of wheat is Rs. 250 per quintal, the total monthly expenses of the family are Rs. 1000 and when it is Rs. 240 per quintal, the total monthly expenses are Rs. 980. The total monthly expenses of the family when the cost of wheat is Rs. 350 per quintal are
A.	Rs. 850
B.	Rs. 900
C.	Rs. 1050
D.	Rs. 1200
Answer» E.

Discussion

64.	If (2a + b) = 6 and ab = 4, then (1/a + 2/b) = ?
A.	1/2
B.	1/4
C.	3/2
D.	3/4
Answer» D. 3/4

Discussion

65.	How many 1/8 's are there in 37Â½ ?
A.	250
B.	300
C.	325
D.	375
Answer» C. 325

Discussion

66.	A bag contains three types of coins - rupee coin, 50p coins and 25p coins, totalling 175 coins. If the total value of the coins of each kind the same, the total amount in the bag is
A.	Rs. 60
B.	Rs. 75
C.	Rs. 80
D.	Rs. 88
Answer» C. Rs. 80

Discussion

67.	After measuring 120 meters of a rope it was discovered that the metre rod was 3 cm longer. The true length of the rope measured is
A.	123.60 m
B.	126.55 m
C.	129.34 m
D.	133.25 m
Answer» B. 126.55 m

Discussion

68.	Hari paid 3/5 of a bill. If Rs. 600 of the bill is still due, what was the total amount of the bill ?
A.	Rs. 1100
B.	Rs. 1300
C.	Rs. 1500
D.	Rs. 1700
Answer» D. Rs. 1700

Discussion

69.	If (ab + bc + ca) = 0 then (1/a2-bc) + (1/b2-ca) + (1/c2-ab) = ?
A.	0
B.	1
C.	2
D.	4
Answer» B. 1

Discussion

70.	Hari went to a shop to buy 50 Kg of rice. He buys two varities of rice which cost him Rs. 4.50 per Kg and Rs. 5 per Kg. He spends a total of Rs. 240. What was the quantity of cheaper rice bought by him ?
A.	17 Kg
B.	20 Kg
C.	23 Kg
D.	25 Kg
Answer» C. 23 Kg

Discussion

71.	How many digits are required for numbering the pages of a book having 200 pages ?
A.	457
B.	492
C.	521
D.	556
Answer» C. 521

Discussion

72.	A total of 324 coins of 20 paise and 25 paise make a sum of Rs. 65. The number of 25 paise coins is
A.	4
B.	12
C.	17
D.	23
Answer» B. 12

Discussion

73.	A sink contains exactly 12 liters of water. If water is drained from the sink until it holds 6 liters of water less than the quantity drained away, then how many liters of water were drained away ?
A.	9 liters
B.	11 liters
C.	13 liters
D.	16 liters
Answer» B. 11 liters

Discussion

74.	The difefrence of 19/16 and its reciprocal is
A.	99/177
B.	101/299
C.	105/304
D.	108/311
Answer» D. 108/311

Discussion

75.	On the Children's Day, sweet were distributed equally among 540 children. But, on that day 120 children were absent. Hence each child got 4 more sweets. How many sweets were to be distributed to each child originally ?
A.	12
B.	14
C.	16
D.	18
Answer» C. 16

Discussion

76.	Students of a class are made to stand in rows. If 4 students are extra in each row, there would be 2 rows less. If 4 students are less in each row, there would be 4 more rows. The number of students in the class is
A.	77
B.	79
C.	85
D.	96
Answer» E.

Discussion

77.	In a class, there are two sections A and B. if 10 students of section B shift over to section A, the strength of A becomes three times the strength of B. But if 10 students shift over from A to B, both A and B are equal in strength. How many students are there in sections A and B ?
A.	35, 21
B.	39, 25
C.	44, 29
D.	50, 30
Answer» E.

Discussion

78.	A boy read 3/8 th of a book on one day and 4/5 th of the remainder on another day. If there were 60 pages unread, how many pages did the book contain ?
A.	452
B.	466
C.	480
D.	495
Answer» D. 495

Discussion

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In an examination, a student was asked to find 2/15 of a number. By mistake he found 2/5 of it. His answer was 100 more than the correct answer. The given number is

If Rs. 1280 is divided into two parts in which one part is 3/5 of the second, then the smaller part is

Each boy contributed rupees equal to the number of girls and each girl contributed rupees equal to the number of boys in a class of 60 students. If the total contribution thus collected is Rs. 1600, how many boys are there in the class ?

A class starts at 10 am and lasts till 1.27 pm. Four periods are held during this interval. After every period, 5 minutes are given free to the students . The exact duration of each period is

Some students planned a picnic. The budget for food was Rs. 500. But 5 of them failed to go and thus cost of food for each member increased by Rs. 5. How many students attended the picnic ?

Two fifth of 60 is how much more than one third of 45 ?

If a = (1-x), b = (3x+1) and a = b then x = ?

If P/Q = 5 then (P+Q)/(P-Q) = ?

In an objective examination of 90 questions, 5 marks are alloted for every correct answer and 2 marks are deducted for every wrong answer. After attempting all the questions, a student got a total of 387 marks. The number of questions attempted wrong were

If (x+y)2 - z2 = 3, (y+z)2 - x2 = 7, (z+x)2 - y2 = 26, then (x+y+z) = ?

A man has in all Rs. 640 in the denominations of one rupee, five rupee and ten rupee notes. The number of each types of notes are equal. What is the total number of notes he has ?

If (2a + b) = 6 and ab = 4, then (1/a + 2/b) = ?

How many 1/8 's are there in 37Â½ ?

A bag contains three types of coins - rupee coin, 50p coins and 25p coins, totalling 175 coins. If the total value of the coins of each kind the same, the total amount in the bag is

After measuring 120 meters of a rope it was discovered that the metre rod was 3 cm longer. The true length of the rope measured is

Hari paid 3/5 of a bill. If Rs. 600 of the bill is still due, what was the total amount of the bill ?

If (ab + bc + ca) = 0 then (1/a2-bc) + (1/b2-ca) + (1/c2-ab) = ?

Hari went to a shop to buy 50 Kg of rice. He buys two varities of rice which cost him Rs. 4.50 per Kg and Rs. 5 per Kg. He spends a total of Rs. 240. What was the quantity of cheaper rice bought by him ?

How many digits are required for numbering the pages of a book having 200 pages ?

A total of 324 coins of 20 paise and 25 paise make a sum of Rs. 65. The number of 25 paise coins is

A sink contains exactly 12 liters of water. If water is drained from the sink until it holds 6 liters of water less than the quantity drained away, then how many liters of water were drained away ?

The difefrence of 19/16 and its reciprocal is

On the Children's Day, sweet were distributed equally among 540 children. But, on that day 120 children were absent. Hence each child got 4 more sweets. How many sweets were to be distributed to each child originally ?

Students of a class are made to stand in rows. If 4 students are extra in each row, there would be 2 rows less. If 4 students are less in each row, there would be 4 more rows. The number of students in the class is

In a class, there are two sections A and B. if 10 students of section B shift over to section A, the strength of A becomes three times the strength of B. But if 10 students shift over from A to B, both A and B are equal in strength. How many students are there in sections A and B ?

A boy read 3/8 th of a book on one day and 4/5 th of the remainder on another day. If there were 60 pages unread, how many pages did the book contain ?