Maths Mcqs Practice Test

Question 1

A garrison has provision for 30 days for certain men. If 2/3 of them do not attend the mess then the food will last for?

Accepted Answer

B. 90 days

Question 2

A garrison has provisions for 40 days. At the end of 5 days half of the men left the garrison. How long the food will last for?

Accepted Answer

C. 70 days

Question 3

A camp has provision for 9 days for 500 men. At the end of 3 days 100 more men were admitted. How long will the food now last?

Accepted Answer

B. 5 days

Question 4

If 12 members family spend Rs. 850 in 10 days. Then a family of 8 people will spend Rs. 340 in how many days.

Accepted Answer

C. 6

Question 5

In a camp sufficient food was provided to 500 men to last for 10 days. But after 5 days 200 more men joined. How long the food will last for after joining the 2000 new men?

Accepted Answer

D. 1

Question 6

At a ship the food was enough for 50 people. But after 10 days half of the men died due to some viral disease and the food is sufficient for as long as before. How long the food was sufficient for then?

Accepted Answer

A. 20

Question 7

A garrison has sufficient food for 500 people to survive for 6 days. At the end of 2 days 100 men desert. How long the provisions are sufficient for now?

Accepted Answer

A. 5

Question 8

In a hospital there are enough injections sufficient for 15 days. Originally there were 80 patients but 40 more patients appeared. How many days these injections will be sufficient for now?

Accepted Answer

A. 10

Question 9

18 cattle graze a field in 12 days. 6 cattle can graze 3 of such fields in x days. What is x?

Accepted Answer

D. 108

Question 10

25 men can consume 250kg of wheat in 20 days. 20 men cang consume how much wheat in 25 days?

Accepted Answer

C. 250

Question 11

In a ship the provisions are sufficient for 800 men for 50 days. How long will these be sufficient for if there would have been 200 more men?

Accepted Answer

A. 40

Question 12

In a fort there is enough food sufficient for 1200 men for 10 days. How long the food would have last for if there would have been 1000 men.

Accepted Answer

B. 12

Question 13

A shopkeeper earns a profit of 10% after allowing a discount of 20% on the marked price. The cost price of the article whose marked price is Rs. 880, is =_______ ?

Accepted Answer

C. Rs. 774

Question 14

A shopkeeper marks his goods 20% above cost price, but allows 30% discount for cash payment. His net loss is ?

Accepted Answer

C. 16%

Question 15

The marked price of a watch was Rs. 720. A man bought the same for Rs. 550.80, after getting two successive discounts, the first 10%. What was the second discount rate ?

Accepted Answer

C. 15%

Question 16

A tradesman marks his goods 10% above his cost price. If he allows his customers 10% discount on the marked price. How much profit or loss does he make, if any ?

Accepted Answer

B. 1% loss

Question 17

If the true discount on s sum due 2 years hence at 14% per annum be Rs. 168, the sum due is:________?

Accepted Answer

A. Rs. 768

Question 18

The present worth of Rs. 1404 due in two equal half-yearly installments at 8% per annum simple interest is:

Accepted Answer

A. Rs. 1325

Question 19

The simple interest and the true discount on a certain sum for a given time and at a given rate are Rs. 85 and Rs. 80 respectively. The sum is:_______?

Accepted Answer

C. Rs. 1360

Question 20

The interest on Rs. 750 for 2 years is the same as the true discount on Rs. 960 due 2 years hence. If the rate of interest is the same in both cases, it is:

Accepted Answer

B. 14%