Multiple Choice Questions
1.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)
22%
d) 24%
2.A group of students
volunteered to finish a
construction work in 25 days. 11 of the students
did not come and the work could
be finished in 35 days. The original number
of students in the group were
a)
25.00
b) 32.00
c) 35.00
d) 37.00
3.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. 4,52,000
c) Rs. 4,53,000 .
d) Rs. 4,54,000
4. A primary school had an
enrollment of 850 pupils in
January 1970. In January 1980 the
enrollment was 1,120; What was the percentage increase for
the enrollment?
a) 31.76%
b) 33.50%
c)
30,65%
d) 34.76%
5.The number, whose 7% is 42,
is
a)
300
b) 400
c)
500
d)
600
6. Which number will come next? 3. 5, 7, 10,12,14, 24,
26,_____
a)
52
b) 30
c) 28
d) 48
7.Twelve men take 6 hours to
finish a piece of work. After the
12 men have worked for 1 hour,
the contractor decides to call in 8 more men. How many
more hours would 20 men take to complete the
remaining work?
a)
2
b) 3
c)
4
d)
5
8. If a car is sold for
Rs..50000 the profit is 17
percent, what would be profit
percentage if sold for Rs. 47000.
a)
14.85%
b) 15.98%
c)
16.20%
d) 14.50%
9. Sadiq purchased a plot for
Rs. 8,000. He sells the plot to Abid at a profit of 20%. Abid in turn sells
that plot to Arif at a loss of 20%. The plot costs Arif.
a) Rs. 12,000
b) Rs. 10,000
c) Rs. 8670
d) Rs. 7680
10. A’s
mother is twice as old as A’s brother. A is 6 years younger than his brother
but 4 years older than his
sister. If A’s sister is 15 his mother’s age is:
a)
40
b) 45
c)
42
d) 50
