Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Arithmetic Reasoning
21.
At a dinner party every two guests used a bowl of rice between them, every three guests used a bowl of dal between them and every four used a bowl of meat between them. There were altogether 65 dishes. How many guests were present at the party ?
- (A) 60
- (B) 65
- (C) 90
- (D) None of these
22.
An enterprising businessman earns an income of Re. 1 on the first day of his business. On every subsequent day, he earns an income which is just double of that made on the previous day. One the 10th day of business, his income is
- (A) Rs. 29
- (B) Rs. 210
- (C) Rs. 10
- (D) Rs. 102
23.
A woman says, "If you reverse my own age, the figures represent my husband's age. He is, of course, senior to me and the difference between our ages is one-eleventh of their sum." The woman's age is
- (A) 23 years
- (B) 34 years
- (C) 45 years
- (D) None of these
24.
A man wears socks of two colours - Black and brown. He has altogether 20 black socks and 20 brown socks in a drawer. Supposing he has to take out the socks in the dark, how many must he take out to be sure that he has a matching pair ?
- (A) 3
- (B) 20
- (C) 39
- (D) None of these
25.
In a family, the father took 1/4 of the cake and he had 3 times as much as each of the other members had. The total number of family members is
- (A) 3
- (B) 7
- (C) 10
- (D) 12
26.
Five bells begin to toll together and toll respectively at intervals of 6, 5, 7, 10 and 12 seconds. How many times will they toll together in one hour excluding the one at the start ?
- (A) 7 times
- (B) 8 times
- (C) 9 times
- (D) 11 times
27.
A, B, C, D and E play a game of cards. A says to B, "If you give me 3 cards, you will have as many as I have at this moment while if D takes 5 cards from you, he will have as many as E has." A and C together have twice as many cards as E has. B and D together also have the same number of cards as A and C taken together. If together they have 150 cards, how many cards has C got ?
- (A) 28
- (B) 29
- (C) 31
- (D) 35
28.
If a clock takes seven seconds to strike seven, how long will it take to strike ten ?
- (A) 7 seconds
- (B) 9 seconds
- (C) 10 seconds
- (D) None of these
29.
Two bus tickets from city A to B and three tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 77 but three tickets from city A to B and two tickets from city A to C cost Rs. 73. What are the fares for cities B and C from A ?
- (A) Rs. 4, Rs. 23
- (B) Rs. 13, Rs. 17
- (C) Rs. 15, Rs. 14
- (D) Rs. 17, Rs. 13
30.
A tailor had a number of shirt pieces to cut from a roll of fabric. He cut each roll of equal length into 10 pieces. He cut at the rate of 45 cuts a minute. How many rolls would be cut in 24 minutes ?
- (A) 32 rolls
- (B) 54 rolls
- (C) 108 rolls
- (D) 120 rolls