Basic Arithmetic MCQ’S for the Preparation of NTS, PPSC, FPSC, KPSC, BPSC, SPSC and other exams.
Q 1: A and B together have Rs. 1210. If 4/15 of A’s amount is equal to 2/5 of B’s amount, _______ much amount does B have ?
(a) Rs. 470
(b) Rs. 484
(c) Rs. 555
(d) Rs. 662
Q 2: If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then _________ is true ?
(a) A is smaller than B.
(b) A is greater than B
(c) If x is smaller than y, then A is greater than B.
(d) None of these
Q 3: _______ percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit’s digit ?
(a) 11
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 22
Q 4: A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had ______ apples ?
(a) 588
(b) 688
(c) 672
(d) 700
Q 5: Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are ________ ?
(a) 40, 30
(b) 42, 32
(c) 42, 33
(d) 43, 35
Q 6: A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. ______ percent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets ?
(a) 45%
(b) 45(5/11)%
(c) 54(5/11)%
(d) 55%
Q 7: A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. ________ many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20% ?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Q 8: In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately ________ percentage of the selling price is the profit ?
(a) 50%
(b) 70%
(c) 100%
(d) 200%
Q 9: If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent ______ ?
(a) 86
(b) 100
(c) 90
(d) 110
Q 10: The average weight of 8 person’s increases by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 65 kg. ______ is weight of the new person ?
(a) 76 kg
(b) 75.5 kg
(c) 85 kg
(d) 90 kg
Q 11: Alfred buys an old scooter for Rs. 4700 and spends Rs. 800 on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for Rs. 5800, his gain percent is ________ ?
(a) 4(4/7)%
(b) 5(5/11)%
(c) 6%
(d) 11%
Q 12: The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is _______ ?
(a) 14
(b) 16
(c) 18
(d) 20
Q 13: The average of 20 numbers is zero. Of them, at the most, _______ many may be greater than zero ?
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 5
(d) 10
Q 14: A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive months. _______ sale must he have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6500 ?
(a) Rs. 4991
(b) Rs. 5991
(c) Rs. 6000
(d) Rs. 6990
Q 15: A family consists of two grandparents, two parents and three grandchildren. The average age of the grandparents is 67 years, that of the parents is 35 years and that of the grandchildren is 6 years. ______ is the average age of the family ?
(a) 28(4/7) years
(b) 31(5/7) years
(c) 32 years
(d) 40 years
