Basic Arithmetic MCQ’S for the Preparation of NTS, PPSC, FPSC, KPSC, BPSC, SPSC and other exams.
Q 1: A man bought a flat for Rs. 8,20,000. He borrowed 55% of this money from a bank. How much money did he borrow from the bank _______ ?
(a) Rs. 4,51,000
(b) Rs. 4,50,000
(c) Rs. 4,52,000
(d) Rs. 4,53,000
Q 2: A primary school had an enrollment of 850 pupils in January 1970. In January 1980 the enrolment was 1,120; What was the percentage increase for the enrolment ______ ?
(a) 31.76%
(b) 31.50%
(c) 31,65%
(d) 32.76%
Q 3: A group of students volunteered to finish a construction work in 25 days. 1Q of thestudents did not come and the work could be finished in 35 days. The original number of students in the group ______ ?
(a) 29.00
(b) 33.00
(c) 35.00
(d) 36.00
Q 4: Price of sugar is increased by 25%. The percentage of consumption to be decreased so that there would be no increase in the expenditure is ______ ?
(a) 18%
(b) 20 %
(c) 21%
(d) 22%
Q 5: If A completes a particular work in 8 days and B the same work in 24 days. How many days will it take if they work together ______ ?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
Q 6: What comes next in the sequence: 1, 3, 11, 43, ______ ?
(a) 161
(b) 171
(c) 185
(d) 195
Q 7: What is the distance travelled by a car which travelled at a speed of 80km/hr for 3 hours and 30 minutes ______ ?
(a) 270 km
(b) 280 km
(c) 285 km
(d) 295 km
Q 8: In a class of 40 students 20% are girls. How many boys are there in the class ______ ?
(a) 28
(b) 30
(c) 35
(d) 32
Q 9: What is the area in cm2 of the shaded region in the diagram below ?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9
Q 10: What is the average of the numbers: 0, 0, 4, 10, 5, and 5 ______ ?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 8
Q 11: What is the rate of discount if a bicycle which cost Rs.4,000 is sold for Rs.3,200 ______ ?
(a) 16%
(b) 18%
(c) 19%
(d) 20%
Q 12: Answer of |-4| + |4| – 4 + 4 = _______ ?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 8
Q 13: What is the value of x in 3x – 15 – 6 = ______ ?
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 10
Q 14: 0.003 x 0.02 = ______ ?
(a) 0.05
(b) 0.006
(c) 0.0006
(d) 0.00006
Q 15: A machine P can print one lakh books in 8 hours, machine Q can print the same number of books in 10 hours while machine R can print them in 12 hours. All the machines are started at 9 A.M. while machine P is closed at 11 A.M. and the remaining two machines complete work. Approximately at what time will the work (to print one lakh books) be finished _______ ?
(a) 11:45 A.M.
(b) 12:00 noon
(c) 12:40 P.M.
(d) 1:00 P.M.