Basic Arithmetic MCQ’S for the Preparation of NTS, PPSC, FPSC, KPSC, BPSC, SPSC and other exams.
Q 1: Naeem gave 25% of a profit to his partner. If the partner got Rs.4000, what will remain with him ______ ?
(a) 14000
(b) 12000
(c) 8000
(d) 11000
Q 2: A an election between two opponents, one got 65% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was _____ votes ?
(a) 2700
(b) 2800
(c) 2900
(d) 3000
Q 3: Naeem sold a computer for Rs 25000 at which he suffered 20% loss. Find the purchase price of the computer ______ ?
(a) 31000
(b) 4250
(c) 31250
(d) 32000
Q 4: Insert the missing number 5 ? 14 10 97 ____ ?
(a) 18
(b) 15
(c) 17
(d) 10
Q 5: All spends Rs.500 to get a good shirt and sells it at Rs.800. Find the percentage of Profit ______ ?
(a) 55%
(b) 60%
(c) 65%
(d) 50%
Q 6: Naveed Ahmed spends Rs.400 in getting a good table and sells it.at Rs.600. Find the percentage of profit ____ ?
(a) 40%
(b) 45%
(c) 50%
(d) 60%
Q 7: 16 men build a house in 10 days. How much time will it take 8 men to do this work ______ ?
(a) 12 days
(b) 20 days
(c) 10 days
(d) 22 days
Q 8: A can do a piece of work in 10 days and B can do it in 15 days. The number of days required by them to finish it, working together is ______ ?
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 6
(d) 8
Q 9: A man pays 10% of his income as income tax. If his income tax amounts to Rs.1500, what is his income _____ ?
(a) Rs.13000
(b) Rs.15000
(c) Rs.17000
(d) Rs.22000
Q 10: A man takes 50 minutes to cover a certain distance at a speed of 6 km/hr. If he walks with a speed of 1 0 km/hr. he covers the same distance in _____ minutes ?
(a) 45 minutes
(c) 20 minutes
(b) 30 minutes
(d) 50 minutes
Q 11: 10 men can complete a job in 14 days. How long will it take 4 men to finish the same job if they work. at the same rate ______ ?
(a) 30 days
(b) 35 days
(c) 37 days
(d) 40 days
Q 12: Here are four numbers. Average of the first three is 15 and that of the last three is 16. If the last number is 19 find the first number ______ ?
(a) 16
(b) 18
(c) 19
(d) 20
Q 13: A car washer can wash 8 cars in 18 minutes. At this rate how many cars can be wash, in three hours _____ ?
(a) 50
(b) 40
(c) 80
(d) 100
Q 14: The number, whose 17% is 51, is ______ ?
(a) 350
(b) 100
(c) 300
(d) 250
Q 15: NASIR bought a practical copy Rs.60 and sold it Rs.40. How much loss did he get ______ ?
(a) Rs.100
(b) Rs.60
(c) Rs.40
(d) Rs.50