mathematics MCQs – Page 4

Practise multiple-choice questions from mathematics for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

151. A and B enter into partnership with capital as 7:9. At the end of 8 months, A withdraws. If they receive the profits in the ratio of 8:9 find how long Bs capital was used?
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A. 7 months

B. 8 months

C. 10 months

D. 6 months

152. How long will it take for a sum of money to grow from Rs.1250 to Rs.10,000, if it is invested at 12.5% p.a simple interest?
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A. 45 years

B. 57 years

C. 56 years

D. 65 years

153. There would be 10% loss if rice is sold at Rs. 5.40 per kg. At what price per kg should it be sold to earn a profit of 20%
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A. Rs. 7.20

B. Rs. 7.02

C. Rs. 6

D. Rs. 6.48

154. Two persons A and B take a field on rent. A puts on it 21 horses for 3 months and 15 cows for 2 months; B puts 15 cows for 6months and 40 sheep for 7 1/2 months. If one day, 3 horses eat as much as 5 cows and 6 cows as much as 10 sheep, what part of the rent should A pay?
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A. 2/3 rd

B. 1/3 rd

C. 2/5 th

D. 1/5 th

155. A trader marked the price of a car 20% above the cost price and allowed the purchaser 5% discount on the marked price there by gained Rs.8400. Find the cost price of the car?
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A. Rs.75000

B. Rs.68400

C. Rs.60000

D. Rs.78400

156. P and Q started a business with respective investments of Rs. 4 lakhs and Rs. 10 lakhs. As P runs the business, his salary is Rs. 5000 per month. If they earned a profit of Rs. 2 lakhs at the end of the year, then find the ratio of their earnings?
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A. 1 : 1

B. None of these

C. 2:05

D. 3:05

E. 5:02

157. A man buys 10 articles for Rs. 8 and Sells them at the rate of Rs. 1.25 per article. His gain is:________?
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A. 56 %

B. 50%

C. 19 %

D. 20%

158. Kashif and Nadeem jointly started a business. Kashif invested three times as Nadeem did and invested his money for double time as compared to Nadeem. Nadeem earned Rs. 4000. If the gain is proportional to the money invested and the time for which the money is invested then the total gain was?
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A. Rs.24000

B. Rs.20000

C. Rs.28000

D. Rs.16000

159. An automobile financier claims to be lending money at simple interest, but he includes the interest every six months for calculating the principal. If he is charging an interest of 10%, the effective rate of interest becomes :_________?
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A. 10.25%

B. 10.50%

C. 10%

D. None of these

160. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angles of elevation of the top of the lighthouse as observed from the two ships are 30 and 45 respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is :_________?
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A. 173 m

B. 300 m

C. 200 m

D. 273 m
161. If the simple interest on a certain sum of money after 3 1?8 years is 1?4 of the principal, what is the rate of interest per annum?
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A. 8%

B. 4%

C. 6%

D. 12%

162. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
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A. Pond

B. Fountain

C. Mirage

D. Lake

E. Oasis

163. If there is a total of 104 weekly instalments and a third deposit, find the interest charged
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A. 334

B. 443

C. 337

D. 237.55
164. Rehman mixed 24 kg of butter at Rs. 150 per kg with 36 kg butter at the rate of Rs. 125 per kg. At what price per kg should he sell the mixture to make a profit of 40% in the transaction?
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A. None of these

B. Rs. 198

C. Rs. 162

D. Rs. 189

E. Rs. 135

165. At what price must an article costing Rs.47.50 be marked in order that after deducting 5% from the list price. It may be sold at a profit of 25% on the cost price?
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A. Rs.72.50

B. Rs.62.50

C. Rs.75.00

D. Rs.80.00

166. A man buys two articles for Rs.1980 each and he gains 10% on the first and loses 10% on the next. Find his total gain or loss percent?
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A. 1% loss

B. no gain or no loss

C. 1% gain

D. 10% loss

167. A man sells 320 mangoes at the cost of 400 mangoes. His gain percent is:_________?
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A. 10%

B. 15%

C. 20%

D. 25%
168. What is the rate of interest at which Rs.150 becomes Rs. 220 in 10 years.
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A. 14%

B. 14/3%

C. 11/3%

D. 12%

169. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
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A. Leg

B. Ear

C. Skin

D. Nose

E. Eye

170. By selling an article at Rs.800, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%. At what price should he sell the article so as to make a loss of 25%?
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A. Rs.500

B. Rs.480

C. Rs.450

D. Rs.600

171. A began business with Rs.45000 and was joined afterwards by B with Rs.5400. When did B join if the profits at the end of the year were divided in the ratio of 2:1?
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A. 9 months

B. 4 months

C. 6 months

D. 7 months
172. A person buys an article at Rs.500. At what price should he sell the article so as to make a profit of 20%?
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A. Rs.700

B. Rs.250

C. Rs.600

D. Rs.500

173. If a trader sold two cars each at Rs. 325475 and gains 12% on the first and loses 12% on the second, then his profit or loss percent on the whole is_______?
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A. 14.4% loss

B. 0%

C. 1.44% loss

D. 14.4% profit

E. None of these

174. A sum of money trebles itself in 15 years, 6 months. In how many years would it double itself ?
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A. 6 years 3 months

B. 8 years 3 months

C. 9 years 6 months

D. 7 years 9 months
175. The value of a machine depreciates at 20% per annum. If its present value is Rs. 1,50,000, at what price should it be sold after two years such that a profit of Rs. 24,000 is made?
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A. None of these

B. Rs. 1,24,000

C. Rs. 1,21,000

D. Rs. 1,20,000

E. Rs. 1,10,000

176. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
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A. I91

B. D16

C. F36

D. E25

E. B4

177. An article was sold after a discount of 20% and there was a gain of 20%. If the profit made on it was Rs. 6 less than the discount offered on it, find its selling price?
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A. Rs. 90

B. None of these

C. Rs. 96

D. Rs. 72

E. Rs. 66

178. The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs. 1280. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit?
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A. Rs. 2200

B. Rs. 2400

C. Rs. 2000

D. None of these

179. Nabeela took a loan of Rs. 1200 with simple interest for as many years as the rate of interest. If she paid Rs. 432 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of interest ?
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A. 3.6

B. 18

C. 6

D. Cannot be determined

180. Mr. Tassawar Javed invested an amount of Rs. 13,900 divided in two different schemes A and B at the simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple interest earned in 2 years be Rs. 3508, what was the amount invested in Scheme B?
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A. Rs. 6500

B. Rs. 7500

C. Rs. 6400

D. Rs. 7200

181. Anees and Raees started a business investing Rs. 22,500 and Rs. 35,000 respectively. Out of a total profit of Rs. 13,800, Raeess share is:________?
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A. Rs. 7200

B. Rs. 9600

C. Rs. 8400

D. Rs. 5400

182. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
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A. DHFJH

B. YCAEC

C. GKIMK

D. PTRUT

E. KOMQO

183. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
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A. Ceri

B. Cereals

C. Hewat

D. Rowaj

E. Bjraa

184. A trader marked the price of the T.V. 30% above the cost price of the T.V. and gave the purchaser 10% discount on the marked price, thereby gaining Rs.340. Find the cost price of the T.V?
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A. Rs.2000

B. Rs.2250

C. Rs.2200

D. Rs.2150

185. A horse and a cow were sold for Rs. 12000 each. The horse was sold at a loss of 20 % and the cow at a gain of 20 %. The entire transaction resulted in___________?
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A. No loss or gain

B. Gain of Rs. 2000

C. Gain of Rs. 1000

D. Loss of Rs. 1000
186. The owner of a furniture shop charges his customer 24% more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs. 8339 for a computer table, then what was the cost price of the computer table?
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A. None of these

B. Rs. 5275

C. Rs. 6275

D. Rs. 6725

E. Rs. 5725

187. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
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A. CHEM

B. IKNS

C. BDFL

D. PRUZ

E. JLOT

188. If the height of a pole is 2?3 metres and the length of its shadow is 2 metres, find the angle of elevation of the sun.
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A. 70

B. 80

C. 60

D. 50

189. The ratio of the cost price and the selling price is 4:5. The profit percent is:__________?
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A. 20%

B. 10%

C. 25%

D. 30%

190. On an order of 5 dozen boxes of a consumer product, a retailer receives an extra dozen free. This is equivalent to allowing him a discount of:________?
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A. 15%

B. 16 2/3%

C. 20%

D. 16.17%

191. A dealer purchased an article at 3/4 of its list price and sold 50% more than the list price. Find his gain percent?
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A. 50%

B. 75%

C. 80%

D. 100%
192. A, B and C are entered into a partnership. A invested Rs.6500 for 6 months, B invested Rs.8400 for 5 months and C invested for Rs.10000 for 3 months. A is a working partner and gets 5% of the total profit for the same. Find the share of C in a total profit of Rs.7400.
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A. 10300

B. 1900

C. 1750

D. 8600

193. A trader marks his articles 20% more than the cost price. If he allows 20% discount, then find his gain or loss percent?
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A. 2% loss

B. No profit No loss

C. None of these

D. 2% profit

E. 4% profit

194. What is the present worth of Rs. 132 due in 2 years at 5% simple interest per annum ?
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A. Rs. 120

B. Rs. 118.80

C. Rs. 112

D. Rs. 122

195. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
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A. 47

B. 27

C. 67

D. 37

196. If 6 (As capital) = 8 (Bs capital) = 10 (Cs capital). Then the ratio of their capitals is:
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A. 20:15:12

B. 12:15:20

C. 3:04:05

D. 6:08:10

197. The top of a 15 metre high tower makes an angle of elevation of 60 with the bottom of an electric pole and angle of elevation of 30 with the top of the pole. What is the height of the electric pole ?
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A. 5 metres

B. 10 metres

C. 12 metres

D. 8 metres

198. The cost price of an article which on being sold at a gain of 12 % yields Rs. 6 more than when it is sold at a loss of 12 % is:
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A. Rs. 30

B. Rs. 20

C. Rs. 24

D. Rs. 25
199. The C.P of an article is 40% of the S.P. The percent that the S.P is of C.P is:________?
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A. 250

B. 60

C. 240

D. 40

200. A father left a will of Rs.35 lakhs between his two daughters aged 8.5 and 16 such that they may get equal amounts when each of them reach the age of 21 years. The original amount of Rs.35 lakhs has been instructed to be invested at 10% p.a. simple interest. How much did the elder daughter get at the time of the will?
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A. 17.5 lakhs

B. 15 lakhs

C. 20 lakhs

D. 21 lakhs