Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Arithmetic Reasoning
41.
Three friends had dinner at a restaurant. When the bill was received, Amita paid 2/3 as much as Veena paid and Veena paid 1/2 as much as Tanya paid. What fraction of the bill did Veena pay ?
- (A) 1/3
- (B) 3/11
- (C) 12/13
- (D) 5/8
42.
A group of 1200 persons consisting of captains and soldiers is travelling in a train. For every 15 soldiers there is one captain. The number of captains in the group is
- (A) 85
- (B) 80
- (C) 75
- (D) 70
43.
On Children's Day, sweets were to be equally distributed among 175 children in a school. Actually on the Children's Day, 35 children were absent and therefore each child got 4 sweets extra. Total how many sweets were available for distribution ?
- (A) 2400
- (B) 2480
- (C) 2680
- (D) 2800
44.
In a group of cows and hens, the number of legs are 14 more than twice the number of heads. The number of cows is
- (A) 5
- (B) 7
- (C) 10
- (D) 12
45.
A monkey climbs 30 feet at the beginning of each hour and rests for a while when he slips back 20 feet before he again starts climbing in the beginning of the next hour. If he begins his ascent at 8.00 a.m., at what time will he first touch a flag at 120 feet from the ground?
- (A) 4 p.m.
- (B) 5 p.m.
- (C) 6 p.m.
- (D) None of these
46.
If readymade shirts need alterations 2 out of 3 in sleeves, 3 out of 4 in collar and 4 out of 5 in the body, how many alterations will be required for 60 shirts ?
- (A) 88
- (B) 123
- (C) 133
- (D) 143
47.
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
48.
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
49.
When Rahul was born, his father was 32 years older than his brother and his mother was 25 years older than his sister. If Rahul's brother is 6 years older than him and his mother is 3 years younger than his father, how old was Rahul's sister when he was born ?
- (A) 7 years
- (B) 10 years
- (C) 14 years
- (D) 19 years
50.
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