mathematics MCQs – Page 6

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

251. P and Q started a business investing Rs. 85,000 and Rs. 15,000 respectively. In what ratio the profit earned after 2 years be divided between P and Q respectively?
comments icon0

A. 17:23

B. 15:23

C. 3:05

D. None of these

E. 3:04

252. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
comments icon0
A. Chameleon

B. Allegator

C. Turtle

D. Frog

E. Crocodile

253. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is :________?
comments icon0

A. Rs. 690

B. Rs. 650

C. Rs. 698

D. Rs. 700

254. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
comments icon0
A. R

B. A

C. O

D. E

E. I

255. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
comments icon0

A. 8

B. 64

C. 125

D. 27

256. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
comments icon0

A. Circle

B. Triangle

C. Cube

D. Trapezium

E. Square

257. A shopkeeper loses 15%, if an article is sold for Rs. 102. What should be the selling price of the article to gain 20%?
comments icon0

A. None of these

B. Rs. 138

C. Rs. 150

D. Rs. 132

E. Rs. 144
258. A man invests a certain sum of money at 6% per annum simple interest and another sum at 7% per annum simple interest. His income from interest after 2 years was Rs. 354. One-forth of the first sum is equal to one-fifth of the second sum. The total sum invested was :
comments icon0

A. Rs.1800

B. Rs.3100

C. Rs.2700

D. Rs.2200

259. A and B start a business jointly. A invests Rs.16000 for 8 months and B remains in the business for 4 months. Out of the total profit B claims 2/7th share. How much money is contributed by B?
comments icon0

A. Rs.10000

B. Rs.8000

C. Rs.12800

D. Rs.6000

260. A person bought an article and sold it at a loss of 10%. If he had bought it for 20% less and sold it for Rs.75 less, he could have gained 25%. What is the cost price?
comments icon0

A. Rs.200

B. Rs.250

C. Rs.275

D. Rs.225

261. Tarun bought a T.V with 20% discount on the labelled price. Had he bought it with 25% discount? He would have saved Rs. 500. At what price did he buy the T.V?
comments icon0
A. Rs. 10000

B. Rs. 5000

C. Rs. 12000

D. Rs. 16000

262. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
comments icon0

A. 5125

B. 11

C. 28

D. 327

E. 416
263. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
comments icon0
A. 4242

B. 2442

C. 2244

D. 4422

264. The sale price of an article including the sales tax is Rs. 616. The rate of sales tax is 10%. If the shopkeeper has made a profit of 12%, then the cost price of the article is:
comments icon0

A. Rs. 515

B. Rs. 550

C. Rs. 600

D. Rs. 500
265. When the Price of fans was reduced by 20 %. The number of fans sold increased by 40 %. What was the effect on the sales of rupees?
comments icon0

A. 30 % increase

B. 12 % decrease

C. 12 % Increase

D. 40 % increase

266. A and B start a business, with A investing the total capital of Rs.50000, on the condition that B pays A interest @ 10% per annum on his half of the capital. A is a working partner and receives Rs.1500 per month from the total profit and any profit remaining is equally shared by both of them. At the end of the year, it was found that the income of A is twice that of B. Find the total profit for the year?
comments icon0

A. 53000

B. 59000

C. 50000

D. 58000

267. A, B and C enter into a partnership. They invest Rs. 40,000, Rs. 80,000 and Rs. 1,20,000 respectively. At the end of the first year, B withdraws Rs. 40,000, while at the end of the second year, C withdraws Rs. 80,000. IN what ratio will the profit be shared at the end of 3 years?
comments icon0

A. 2:03:05

B. 3:4:7

C. None of these

D. 4:05:09

268. A and B invests Rs.3000 and Rs.4000 respectively in a business. If A doubles his capital after 6 months. In what ratio should A and B divide that years profit?
comments icon0

A. 39:49:00

B. 9:10

C. 9:8

D. 3:04

269. Rahat purchased a refrigerator for Rs. 12500 after getting a discount of 20% on the labelled price. He spent Rs. 125 on transport and Rs. 250 on installation. At what price should it be sold so that the profit earned would be 10% if no discount was offered?
comments icon0

A. None of these

B. Rs. 15525

C. Rs. 17000

D. Rs. 17600

E. Rs. 16500

270. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
comments icon0
A. 84284

B. 37573

C. 93339

D. 42624

271. A, B, C and D enter into partnership. A subscribes 1/3 of the capital B 1/4, C 1/5 and D the rest. How much share did A get in a profit of Rs.2460?
comments icon0

A. Rs.740

B. Rs.820

C. Rs.615

D. Rs.480

272. If the cost price of 12 pens is equal to the selling price of 8 pens, the gain percent is:
comments icon0
A. 50%

B. 25%

C. 66.67%

D. 33.33%

273. A man wants to sell his scooter. There are two offers, one at Rs. 12,000 cash and the other a credit of Rs. 12,880 to be paid after 8 months, money being at 18% per annum. Which is the better offer?
comments icon0
A. Rs. 12,000 in cash

B. Rs. 12,880 at credit

C. Both are equally good

D. Rs. 18.33

274. If I purchased 11 books for Rs. 10 and sold all at the rate of 10 books for Rs. 11, the profit percent
comments icon0

A. 10%

B. 11%

C. 21%

D. 100%

275. The profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 832 is equal to the loss incurred when the same article is sold for Rs. 448. What should be the sale price for making 50% profit?
comments icon0

A. Rs. 1060

B. Rs. 960

C. Rs. 920

D. Rs. 1200

276. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
comments icon0

A. 72

B. 58

C. 20

D. 42

277. Four car rental agencies A, B, C and D rented a plot for parking their cars during the night. A parked 15 cars for 12 days, B parked 12 cars for 20 days, C parked 18 cars for 18 days and D parked 16 cars for 15 days. If A paid Rs. 1125 as rent for parking his cars, what is the total rent paid by all the four agencies?
comments icon0
A. Rs. 6150

B. None of these

C. Rs. 4800

D. Rs. 5250

E. Rs. 4500

278. Sameena started a software business by investing Rs. 50,000. After six months, Nida joined her with a capital of Rs. 80,000. After 3 years, they earned a profit of Rs. 24,500. What was Saneenas share in the profit?
comments icon0

A. Rs. 14,000

B. None of these

C. Rs. 10,250

D. Rs. 9423

E. Rs. 12,500

279. The ratio of the prices of three different types of cars is 4:5:7. If the difference between the costliest and the cheapest cars is Rs. 60000 the price of the car of modest price is:
comments icon0

A. Rs. 80000

B. Rs. 120000

C. Rs. 140000

D. Rs. 100000
280. A shopkeeper sells two articles at Rs.1000 each, making a profit of 20% on the first article and a loss of 20% on the second article. Find the net profit or loss that he makes?
comments icon0

A. 5%

B. neither profit nor loss

C. 4%

D. 3%

281. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
comments icon0

A. 1P6

B. 2Y4

C. 2T0

D. 1M3

E. 1R8

282. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
comments icon0
A. 35

B. 75

C. 84

D. 48

283. A sum of money amounts to Rs. 9800 after 5 years and Rs. 12005 after 8 years at the same rate of simple interest. The rate of interest per annum is:
comments icon0

A. 5%

B. 15%

C. 8%

D. 12%
284. A reduction of 25% in the price of oil enables a house wife to obtain 5kgs more for Rs.800, what is the reduced price for kg?
comments icon0

A. Rs.20

B. Rs.40

C. Rs.30

D. Rs.25

285. A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at Cost Price but still gets 20% profit by using a false weight. What weight does he substitute for a kilogram?
comments icon0

A. 833 1/2 grams

B. 875 2/7 grams

C. 833 1/3 grams

D. 855 1/2 grams

286. A and B started business in partnership investing Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 15,000 respectively. After six months, C joined them with Rs. 20,000. What will be Bs share in the total profit of Rs. 25,000 earned at the end of 2 years from the starting of the business?
comments icon0
A. Rs. 7500

B. Rs. 10,000

C. Rs. 9000

D. Rs. 9500

E. None of these

287. An amount of 5,000 is invested at a fixed rate of 8 per cent per annum. What amount will be the value of the investment in five years time, if the interest is compounded every six months?
comments icon0

A. 7890

B. 4567

C. 3456

D. 7401.22
288. A person purchased a TV set for Rs. 16000 and a DVD player for Rs. 6250. He sold both the items together for Rs. 31150. What percentage of profit did he make?
comments icon0
A. 40%

B. 30%

C. None of these

D. 45%

E. 35%

289. A man purchased a cow for Rs. 3000 and sold it the same day for Rs. 3600, allowing the buyer a credit of 2 years. If the rate of interest be 10% per annum, then the man has a gain of:
comments icon0

A. 5%

B. 10%

C. 0%

D. 7.50%

290. A shopkeeper buys mangoes at the rate of 4 a rupee and sells them at 3 a rupee. Find his net profit or loss percent?
comments icon0

A. 28%

B. 33 1/3 %

C. 20%

D. 35.29%

291. If two mixers and one T.V cost Rs. 7000. While two T.V s and one mixer cost Rs. 9800. The value of one T.V is:_________?
comments icon0
A. Rs. 4200

B. Rs. 2800

C. Rs. 2100

D. Rs. 8400

292. A man purchased a watch for Rs. 400 and sold it at a gain of 20% of the selling price. The selling price of the watch is:__________?
comments icon0
A. Rs. 500

B. Rs. 440

C. Rs. 320

D. Rs. 300

293. A discount series of 10%, 20% and 40% is equal to a single discount of:_________?
comments icon0

A. 70.28%

B. 56.8%

C. 60%

D. 50%

294. Raheem bought an old car for Rs. 42000. He spent Rs. 13000 on repairs and sold it for Rs. 64900. What is his profit percent?
comments icon0

A. 14%

B. 16%

C. 22%

D. None of these

E. 18%
295. In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?
comments icon0

A. 30%

B. 100%

C. 70%

D. 250%

296. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
comments icon0

A. 246

B. 358

C. 862

D. 134

297. Mahad marks an article 15% above the cost price of Rs. 540. What must be his discount percentage if he sells it at Rs. 496.80?
comments icon0

A. 18%

B. 21%

C. None of these

D. 20%

E. 19%

298. Find the one which does not belong to that group ?
comments icon0

A. Meal

B. Zeal

C. Real

D. Deal

E. Seal

299. If the selling price of 50 articles is equal to the cost price of 40 articles, then the loss or gain percent is:
comments icon0

A. 25% gain

B. 25% loss

C. 20% loss

D. 20% gain

300. A and B rent a pasture for 10 months. A put in 80 cows for 7 months. How many can B put in for the remaining 3 months, if he pays half as much again as A?
comments icon0
A. 280

B. 180

C. 200

D. 120