GMAT GAT NTS PPSC and CSS Exams Test Preparations MCQs for Better Improvements of Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning MCQ's For Better Understanding of Mathematics Analytical Reasoning MCQ's.
1. Two number are in ratio 3 : 5. If each number is increased by 10, the ratio becomes 5 : 7. The number are ?
30, 45
15, 25 (Answer)
48, 60
None of these
2. When x is added to each term of 7 : 13 the ratio become 2 : 3. The value of x is ?
5 (Answer)
11
7
None of these
3. A and B together have Rs. 1210 with then. If 4/15 of A's amount is equal to 2/5 of B's amount, How much amount does B have ?
Rs. 466
Rs. 664
Rs. 484 (Answer)
Rs. 550
4. The ratio of the age of a man and his wife is 4 : 3. After 4 years, this ratio will be 9 : 7. If at the time of the marriage, the ratio was 5 : 3, then how many years ago they were married ?
12 Years (Answer)
10 Years
15 Years
8 Years
5. If 15% of x is the same as 20% of y, then x : y is ?
4 : 3 (Answer)
3 : 4
17 : 16
16 : 17
6. Find the value of x in the following proportion: 27 : 72 :: x : 8 ?
7
None of these
3 (Answer)
5
7. 5a + 3b
If ______ = 23/5 , then the value of a : b is ?
2a - 3b
4 : 1 (Answer)
2 : 1
1 : 4
1 : 2
8. The annual incomes and expenditures of man and his wife are in the ratio of 5 : 3 and 3 : 1, respectively. If they decide to save equally and find a balance of Rs. 4000 at the end of year, their incomes were ?
Rs. 5000, Rs. 3000 (Answer)
Rs. 6000, RS. 4000
None of these
Rs. 3000, Rs. 2000
9. If a : b = 2 : 5, then the value of (2a + 3b) : (7a + 5b) is ?
31/19
99/13
19/31
19/39 (Answer)
10. Which of the following ratios is the greatest ?
21 : 29 (Answer)
7 : 15
17 : 25
15 : 23
11. Two alloys contains zine and copper in the ratio of 2 : 1 and 4 : 1. In what ratio the two alloys should be added together to get as a new alloy having zinc and cooper in the ratio of 3 : 1 ?
3 : 5 (Answer)
None of these
5 : 7
7 : 5
12. If the ratio of A to B is 9 times the ratio of B to A, then A/B could be ?
1/9
9
3 (Answer)
1/3
13. If an alloy contains copper and silver in the ratio 3 : 7, then the percentage quantity of silver in the alloy is ?
None of these
70% (Answer)
60%
90%
14. Find a third proportional to the numbers 4, 42 ?
641
541
441 (Answer)
None of these
15. If 0.4 of a number is equal of another number, then the ratio of the numbers is ?
20 : 3
2 : 3
3 : 4
3 : 20 (Answer)
16. If x/5 = y/8 , then (x + 5) : (y+ 8) is equal to ?
13 : 8
5 : 8 (Answer)
3 : 5
8 : 5
17. If 0.4 : 1.4 :: 1.4 : x, the value of x is ?
0.4
4.9 (Answer)
0.49
49
18. A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ration of 12: 5. On adding 14 liters of water, the ratio of alcohol to water becomes 4: 3. The quantity of alcohol in the mixture is ?
None of these
26 Litres
24 Litres (Answer)
18 Litres
19. The average age of three boys is 25 years and their ages are in the proportion 3 : 5 : 7. The age of the youngest boy is ?
21 Years
9 Years
18 Years
15 Years (Answer)
20. An alloy contains copper and zinc in the ratio 7 : 3. If the alloy contains 10.5 kg zinc, then the quantity of copper in the alloy is ?
28.2 Kg
24.5 Kg (Answer)
17.35 Kg
31.4 Kg
21. The prices of a scooter and a television set are in the ratio of 3 : 2. If a scooter costs Rs.600 more than the television set, the price of television set is ?
Rs. 1800
Rs. 1200 (Answer)
Rs. 2400
None of these
22. Two number are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their H.C.F. is 6. The number are ?
None of these
14 : 21
12 : 18 (Answer)
18 : 27
23. The ratio of boys and girls in a school is 9 : 5. If the total number of students in the school is 1050. then the number of boys is ?
785
None of these
675 (Answer)
890
24. In a college, the ratio of the number of boys to girls is 8 : 5. If there are girls, the total number of students in the college is ?
260
100
250
416 (Answer)
25. Which of the following ratios is the largest ?
21 : 29 (Answer)
7 : 15
17 : 25
15 : 23
26. A number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%, the final value of the number ?
Decreases by 2%
Does not change
Decreases by 4% (Answer)
Increases by 4%
27. For a rectangle, the length and breadth are increased by 10% and 20% and 20%, respectively. The percentage increase in area is ?
None of these
48%
32% (Answer)
24%
28. What fraction is 0.6 % ?
None of these
3/500 (Answer)
9/500
7/500
29. In an election between two candidates, the candidate who got 30% of the votes polled is defeated by 1500 votes. Find the number of votes polled by the wining candidate ?
26250 (Answer)
30250
35250
25250
30. If the side of a square is increased by 30%, its area is increased by ?
None of these
49%
79%
69% (Answer)
31. What per cent of 12 is 84 ?
800%
700% (Answer)
6000%
None of these
32. If 12% x is equal to 6% of y, then 18% of x will be equal to how much per cent of y ?
7%
11%
None of these
9% (Answer)
33. One type of liquid contains 25% milk, the other contains 30% milk. A can is filled with 6 parts of the first liquid and 4 parts of the second liquid. Find the percentage of milk in the new mixture ?
21
27 (Answer)
20
25
34. The income of a company increases 20% per annul. If its Rs.26,64,000 in the year 1999 what was its income in the year 1997 ?
Rs. 18,50,000 (Answer)
Rs. 17,50,000
None of these
Rs. 16,50,000
35. In an examination, 1100 boys and 900 girls appeared. 50% of the boys and 40% of the girls passed the examination. The percentage of candidates failed is ?
54.5 (Answer)
59.2
45.5
45
36. The daily wage is increased by 25% and a person now gets Rs. 25 per day. What was his daily wage before the increase ?
Rs. 25
Rs. 30
None of these
Rs. 20 (Answer)
37. .025 in terms of rate per cent is ?
3.5%
None of these
1.5%
2.5% (Answer)
38. 25% of a number is 20. What is 40% of that number ?
30
35
32 (Answer)
31
39. 20% of 30% of 20% of Rs.850 is ?
Rs. 10.20 (Answer)
Rs. 10.50
Rs. 9.50
None of these
40. The radius of a sphere is increased by 10%. The surface area increases by ?
None of these
31%
41%
21% (Answer)
41. A man spends 35% of his income on house rent, 75% of the remaining on other items. What percentage of income does he save ?
16.25 (Answer)
48.75
None of these
34.50
42. The population of a town increases from 70000 to 71050. What is the percentage increase ?
1.5 (Answer)
1
2
2.5
43. A student has secure 15% marks to get through. If he gets 80 marks and fails by 70 marks, find the maximum marks set for the examination ?
1000 (Answer)
900
1200
None of these
44. If 200% of a numb3er is 90, then is the 80% of that number ?
None of these
48
24
36 (Answer)
45. What per cent is 3% of 5% ?
50%
15%
60% (Answer)
30%
46. If 70% of students in a school are boys and the number of girls is 504, the number of boys is ?
1680
1276
1176 (Answer)
None of these
47. The population of a town has increased from 133575 to 138918. The per cent increase in population is ?
3.5
4 (Answer)
2.5
3
48. The population of a town is 32000. Its increase 15% annually. What will it be in 2 Years ?
52340
None of these
62430 (Answer)
42320
49. The population of a town decreased by 20% and 25% in two successive years. What per cent population is decreased after two years ?
50%
None of these
60%
40% (Answer)
50. What per cent of 2/7 is 1/35 ?
18%
None of these
15%
10% (Answer)
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Ratio And Proportion MCQs Test
1. Two number are in ratio 3 : 5. If each number is increased by 10, the ratio becomes 5 : 7. The number are ?
30, 45
15, 25 (Answer)
48, 60
None of these
2. When x is added to each term of 7 : 13 the ratio become 2 : 3. The value of x is ?
5 (Answer)
11
7
None of these
3. A and B together have Rs. 1210 with then. If 4/15 of A's amount is equal to 2/5 of B's amount, How much amount does B have ?
Rs. 466
Rs. 664
Rs. 484 (Answer)
Rs. 550
4. The ratio of the age of a man and his wife is 4 : 3. After 4 years, this ratio will be 9 : 7. If at the time of the marriage, the ratio was 5 : 3, then how many years ago they were married ?
12 Years (Answer)
10 Years
15 Years
8 Years
5. If 15% of x is the same as 20% of y, then x : y is ?
4 : 3 (Answer)
3 : 4
17 : 16
16 : 17
6. Find the value of x in the following proportion: 27 : 72 :: x : 8 ?
7
None of these
3 (Answer)
5
7. 5a + 3b
If ______ = 23/5 , then the value of a : b is ?
2a - 3b
4 : 1 (Answer)
2 : 1
1 : 4
1 : 2
8. The annual incomes and expenditures of man and his wife are in the ratio of 5 : 3 and 3 : 1, respectively. If they decide to save equally and find a balance of Rs. 4000 at the end of year, their incomes were ?
Rs. 5000, Rs. 3000 (Answer)
Rs. 6000, RS. 4000
None of these
Rs. 3000, Rs. 2000
9. If a : b = 2 : 5, then the value of (2a + 3b) : (7a + 5b) is ?
31/19
99/13
19/31
19/39 (Answer)
10. Which of the following ratios is the greatest ?
21 : 29 (Answer)
7 : 15
17 : 25
15 : 23
11. Two alloys contains zine and copper in the ratio of 2 : 1 and 4 : 1. In what ratio the two alloys should be added together to get as a new alloy having zinc and cooper in the ratio of 3 : 1 ?
3 : 5 (Answer)
None of these
5 : 7
7 : 5
12. If the ratio of A to B is 9 times the ratio of B to A, then A/B could be ?
1/9
9
3 (Answer)
1/3
13. If an alloy contains copper and silver in the ratio 3 : 7, then the percentage quantity of silver in the alloy is ?
None of these
70% (Answer)
60%
90%
14. Find a third proportional to the numbers 4, 42 ?
641
541
441 (Answer)
None of these
15. If 0.4 of a number is equal of another number, then the ratio of the numbers is ?
20 : 3
2 : 3
3 : 4
3 : 20 (Answer)
16. If x/5 = y/8 , then (x + 5) : (y+ 8) is equal to ?
13 : 8
5 : 8 (Answer)
3 : 5
8 : 5
17. If 0.4 : 1.4 :: 1.4 : x, the value of x is ?
0.4
4.9 (Answer)
0.49
49
18. A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ration of 12: 5. On adding 14 liters of water, the ratio of alcohol to water becomes 4: 3. The quantity of alcohol in the mixture is ?
None of these
26 Litres
24 Litres (Answer)
18 Litres
19. The average age of three boys is 25 years and their ages are in the proportion 3 : 5 : 7. The age of the youngest boy is ?
21 Years
9 Years
18 Years
15 Years (Answer)
20. An alloy contains copper and zinc in the ratio 7 : 3. If the alloy contains 10.5 kg zinc, then the quantity of copper in the alloy is ?
28.2 Kg
24.5 Kg (Answer)
17.35 Kg
31.4 Kg
21. The prices of a scooter and a television set are in the ratio of 3 : 2. If a scooter costs Rs.600 more than the television set, the price of television set is ?
Rs. 1800
Rs. 1200 (Answer)
Rs. 2400
None of these
22. Two number are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their H.C.F. is 6. The number are ?
None of these
14 : 21
12 : 18 (Answer)
18 : 27
23. The ratio of boys and girls in a school is 9 : 5. If the total number of students in the school is 1050. then the number of boys is ?
785
None of these
675 (Answer)
890
24. In a college, the ratio of the number of boys to girls is 8 : 5. If there are girls, the total number of students in the college is ?
260
100
250
416 (Answer)
25. Which of the following ratios is the largest ?
21 : 29 (Answer)
7 : 15
17 : 25
15 : 23
Percentage MCQs Test
26. A number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%, the final value of the number ?
Decreases by 2%
Does not change
Decreases by 4% (Answer)
Increases by 4%
27. For a rectangle, the length and breadth are increased by 10% and 20% and 20%, respectively. The percentage increase in area is ?
None of these
48%
32% (Answer)
24%
28. What fraction is 0.6 % ?
None of these
3/500 (Answer)
9/500
7/500
29. In an election between two candidates, the candidate who got 30% of the votes polled is defeated by 1500 votes. Find the number of votes polled by the wining candidate ?
26250 (Answer)
30250
35250
25250
30. If the side of a square is increased by 30%, its area is increased by ?
None of these
49%
79%
69% (Answer)
31. What per cent of 12 is 84 ?
800%
700% (Answer)
6000%
None of these
32. If 12% x is equal to 6% of y, then 18% of x will be equal to how much per cent of y ?
7%
11%
None of these
9% (Answer)
33. One type of liquid contains 25% milk, the other contains 30% milk. A can is filled with 6 parts of the first liquid and 4 parts of the second liquid. Find the percentage of milk in the new mixture ?
21
27 (Answer)
20
25
34. The income of a company increases 20% per annul. If its Rs.26,64,000 in the year 1999 what was its income in the year 1997 ?
Rs. 18,50,000 (Answer)
Rs. 17,50,000
None of these
Rs. 16,50,000
35. In an examination, 1100 boys and 900 girls appeared. 50% of the boys and 40% of the girls passed the examination. The percentage of candidates failed is ?
54.5 (Answer)
59.2
45.5
45
36. The daily wage is increased by 25% and a person now gets Rs. 25 per day. What was his daily wage before the increase ?
Rs. 25
Rs. 30
None of these
Rs. 20 (Answer)
37. .025 in terms of rate per cent is ?
3.5%
None of these
1.5%
2.5% (Answer)
38. 25% of a number is 20. What is 40% of that number ?
30
35
32 (Answer)
31
39. 20% of 30% of 20% of Rs.850 is ?
Rs. 10.20 (Answer)
Rs. 10.50
Rs. 9.50
None of these
40. The radius of a sphere is increased by 10%. The surface area increases by ?
None of these
31%
41%
21% (Answer)
41. A man spends 35% of his income on house rent, 75% of the remaining on other items. What percentage of income does he save ?
16.25 (Answer)
48.75
None of these
34.50
42. The population of a town increases from 70000 to 71050. What is the percentage increase ?
1.5 (Answer)
1
2
2.5
43. A student has secure 15% marks to get through. If he gets 80 marks and fails by 70 marks, find the maximum marks set for the examination ?
1000 (Answer)
900
1200
None of these
44. If 200% of a numb3er is 90, then is the 80% of that number ?
None of these
48
24
36 (Answer)
45. What per cent is 3% of 5% ?
50%
15%
60% (Answer)
30%
46. If 70% of students in a school are boys and the number of girls is 504, the number of boys is ?
1680
1276
1176 (Answer)
None of these
47. The population of a town has increased from 133575 to 138918. The per cent increase in population is ?
3.5
4 (Answer)
2.5
3
48. The population of a town is 32000. Its increase 15% annually. What will it be in 2 Years ?
52340
None of these
62430 (Answer)
42320
49. The population of a town decreased by 20% and 25% in two successive years. What per cent population is decreased after two years ?
50%
None of these
60%
40% (Answer)
50. What per cent of 2/7 is 1/35 ?
18%
None of these
15%
10% (Answer)
