Arithmetic, number systems, percentages, ratios, profit and loss, time and work, algebra, geometry, mensuration, and trigonometry.
A shopkeeper marks an item 50% above cost and gives a 20% discount. What is the net profit percentage?
20%
25%
30%
35%
Correct answer
20%
Aman purchased goods worth Rs. 800 and sold them at a 25% profit. What was the selling price?
Rs. 950
Rs. 980
Rs. 1050
Rs. 1000
Correct answer
Rs. 950
A student scored 15 marks out of 25 in a test. What is the ratio of his marks to the total?
3 : 4
3 : 5
4 : 5
5 : 3
Correct answer
3 : 4
A deposit grows to Rs. 4500 after 3 years at 10% simple interest. What was the principal?
= 3220
= 3380
= 3410
= 3461
Correct answer
= 3220
A car runs at a speed of 20 m/s for 2 minutes. How much distance does it cover?
2000 m
2200 m
2300 m
2400 m
Correct answer
2000 m
The mean age of 15 people is 32.
If 3 people with an average age of 30 are replaced by 3 new people, and the new average becomes 33, what is the average age of the new group of 3 people?
38
39
40
35
Correct answer
38
A shopkeeper marks an article at ₹ 240 and offers a 25% discount.
What is the selling price?
₹ 180
₹ 175
₹ 170
₹ 185
Correct answer
₹ 180
The length of a wire is 132 cm. It is bent in the form of a circle.
What is the radius of the circle?
(π = 22/7)
42 cm
21 cm
11 cm
7 cm
Correct answer
42 cm
A car moves at 25 km/h for a 100 km journey.
How long will it take?
2 hrs
3 hrs
5 hrs
4 hrs
Correct answer
2 hrs
A car travels 40 km at 20 km/h and 40 km at 40 km/h.
Find its average speed.
26.6 km/h
25.6 km/h
28.6 km/h
30.6 km/h
Correct answer
26.6 km/h
A person has an income of ₹ 400 and spends ₹ 300.
What percentage of income is saved?
25%
20%
15%
30%
Correct answer
25%
An article was sold for ₹ 1350 at a profit of 12.5%.
What was its cost price?
₹ 1150
₹ 1180
₹ 1220
₹ 1200
Correct answer
₹ 1150
A recipe requires 2 cups of tea and 8 cups of milk.
Simplify the ratio of tea to milk.
2 ∶ 5
1 ∶ 5
1 ∶ 3
1 ∶ 4
Correct answer
2 ∶ 5
A man invests ₹ 1500 at 12% simple interest.
How many years will it take for the interest to amount to ₹ 900?
4
6
5
7
Correct answer
4
A car runs at 54 km/h.
How many metres will it cover in 20 seconds?
300
250
200
320
Correct answer
300
The area of the square shaped yard is 256 m2. The breadth of a rectangular path is 1/4th the side of the square yard and its length is 2.5 times its breadth. What is the cost (in Rs.) of levelling the path at Rs. 30 per m2.?
₹ 1,201
₹ 1,220
₹ 1,222
₹ 1,200
Correct answer
₹ 1,201
What is the square root of 10201?
99
100
102
101
Correct answer
99
If the radius of the base of a right circular cone is 28 cm and its slant height is 13 cm. Find the lateral surface area.
1144 cm2
2546 cm2
1897 cm2
2345 cm2
Correct answer
1144 cm2
The total dimensions (length, breadth, and height) of a the cuboid's add up to 18 cm. With the diagonal being 10 cm, find the cuboid's total surface area.
224 cm2
324 cm2
234 cm2
112 cm2
Correct answer
224 cm2
A water tank in the shape of a rectangle measure 8 meters in length, 5 meters in width, and 3 meters in depth. The tank is half full of water. This water is transferred into cylindrical drums, each with a radius of 0.7 meters and a height of 2 meters. How many cylindrical drums are required to contain all the water? Round the answer to the nearest whole number. (Use π = 3.14)
14
16
20
25
Correct answer
14
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