Maths Mcqs Practice Test

Question 1

Find the 37.5% of 976 =_______?

Accepted Answer

C. 366

Question 2

When 5% is lost in grinding wheat, a country has to import 20 million bags; but when only 2% is lost, it has to import only 15 million bags. Find the quantity of wheat, which grows in the country?

Accepted Answer

D. 166 2/3 m

Question 3

A person was asked to subtract 25% of a number from the original but he subtracted 25 from the number. His answer was 25 more than correct one. What was the original number?

Accepted Answer

D. 200

Question 4

In a school of 850 boys, 44% of Muslims, 28% Hindus, 10% Sikhs and the remaining of other communities. How many belonged to the other communities?

Accepted Answer

C. 153

Question 5

A person spends 1/5th of his income on the education of his children, and 20% of the remaining on food. If he is left with Rs.576 find his income?

Accepted Answer

A. Rs.900

Question 6

In an examination, 47% failed in English and 54% failed in Mathematics. Find the pass percentage in both the subjects if 31% failed in both the subjects?

Accepted Answer

D. 30%

Question 7

The salary of a worker is first increased by 30% and afterwards reduced by 30%. What is net change in his salary?

Accepted Answer

C. 9% decrease

Question 8

The population of a town is 45000; 5/9th of them are males and the rest females 40% of the males are married. What is the percentage of married females?

Accepted Answer

B. 50%

Question 9

In an examination 40% failed in Urdu, 45% failed in English. If 25% students failed in both the subjects. Then the percentage of failed students is________?

Accepted Answer

C. 60%

Question 10

After 38 liters of petrol were poured into the tank, it was still 5% empty. How much petrol must be poured into the tank in order to fill it?

Accepted Answer

D. 2 liters

Question 11

A candidate who gets 30% of the marks fails by 50 marks. But another candidate who gets 45% marks gets 25 marks more than necessary for passing. Find the number of marks for passing?

Accepted Answer

B. 200

Question 12

A man saves 20% of his monthly salary. If an account of dearness of things he is to increase his monthly expenses by 20%, he is only able to save Rs. 200 per month. What is his monthly salary?

Accepted Answer

A. Rs.5000

Question 13

Two numbers are 30% and 37% are less than a third number .How much percent is the second number less than the first?

Accepted Answer

C. 10%

Question 14

The price of an article has been reduced by 25%. In order to restore the original price the new price must be increased by________?

Accepted Answer

A. 33 1/3 %

Question 15

If cost of sugar increases by 25%. How much percent consumption of sugar should be decreased in order to keep expenditure fixed?

Accepted Answer

C. 20%

Question 16

Nawaz Sahrif spends 10% of his income in house rent, 20% of the rest on his children’s education, 25% of the rest miscellaneous causes. If he now posses Rs. 1944 then his income is_______?

Accepted Answer

A. Rs.3600

Question 17

Masood’s salary is reduced by 10% and then reduced salary is increased by 10%. Find ,how many percentage his present salary is less as compared to his previous salary?

Accepted Answer

C. 1%

Question 18

There were two candidates in an election. Winner candidate received 62% of votes and won the election by 288 votes. Find the number of votes casted to the winning candidate?

Accepted Answer

B. 744

Question 19

If population of certain city increases at the rate of 5%. If population in 1981 was 138915, then population in 1978 was__________?

Accepted Answer

A. 1,20,000

Question 20

At an examination in which full marks were 500. A got 10% less than B, B got 25% more than C and C got 20% less than D. If A got 360 marks, what percentage of full marks was obtained by D?

Accepted Answer

C. 80%