Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Arithmetic Reasoning

61.

A number of friends decided to go on a picnic and planned to spend Rs. 96 on eatables. Four of them, however, did not turn up. As a consequence, the remaining ones had to contribute Rs. 4 each extra. The number of those who attended the picnic was

  • (A) 8
  • (B) 12
  • (C) 16
  • (D) 24

62.

In a garden, there are 10 rows and 12 columns of mango trees. The distance between the two trees is 2 metres and a distance of one metre is left from all sides of the boundary of the garden. The length of the garden is

  • (A) 20 m
  • (B) 22 m
  • (C) 24 m
  • (D) 26 m

63.

A farmer built a fence around his square plot. He used 27 fence poles on each side of the square. How many poles did he need altogether ?

  • (A) 100
  • (B) 104
  • (C) 108
  • (D) None of these

64.

A waiter's salary consists of his salary and tips. During one week his tips were 5/4 of his salary. What fraction of his income came from tips ?

  • (A) 4/9
  • (B) 5/4
  • (C) 5/8
  • (D) 5/9

65.

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

66.

In a class, 20% of the members own only two cars each, 40% of the remaining own three cars each and the remaining members own only one car each. Which of the following statements is definitely true from the given statements ?

  • (A) Only 20% of the total members own three cars each.
  • (B) 48% of the total members own only one car each.
  • (C) 60% of the total members own at least two cars each.
  • (D) 80% of the total members own at least one car.

67.

12 year old Manick is three times as old as his brother Rahul. How old will Manick be when he is twice as old as Rahul ?

  • (A) 14 years
  • (B) 16 years
  • (C) 18 years
  • (D) 20 years

68.

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

69.

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

70.

A bird shooter was asked how many birds he had in the bag. He replied that there were all sparrows but six, all pigeons but six, and all ducks but six. How many birds he had in the bag in all?

  • (A) 9
  • (B) 18
  • (C) 27
  • (D) 36