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Mathematics MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

 Que- In order to obtain an income of Rs. 650 from 10% stock at Rs. 96, one must make an investment of___________? 

a. Rs. 6240  

b. Rs.3100  

c. Rs.6500  

d. Rs.9600  


Answer- Rs. 6240


Que- Find the annual income derived by investing Rs. 6800 in 10% stock at 136. 

a. 200.0 

b. 300.0 

c. 400.0 

d. 500.0 


Answer- 500.0


Que- By investing Rs. 1620 in 8% stock, Maria earns Rs. 135. The stock is then quoted at:_________? 

a. 80.0 

b. 96.0 

c. 106.0 

d. 108.0 


Answer- 96.0


Que- Find the annual income derived from Rs. 2500, 8% stock at 106. 

a. 100.0 

b. 150.0 

c. 200.0 

d. 250.0 


Answer- 200.0


Que- A man invests in a 16% stock at 128. The interest obtained by him is:____________? 

a. 0.16 

b. 0.125 

c. 0.08 

d. 0.12 


Answer- 0.125


Que- Find the cash required to purchase Rs. 3200, 7(1/2) % stock at 107(brokerage (1/2) %). 

a. 3440.0 

b. 4440.0 

c. 5440.0 

d. 6440.0 


Answer- 3440.0


Que- The cost price of a Rs. 100 stock at 4 discount, when brokerage is 1/4 % is:___________? 

a. Rs. 96  

b. Rs. 95.75  

c. Rs. 96.25  

d. Rs. 104.25 


Answer- Rs. 96.25


Que- A man invests some money partly in 9% stock at 96 and partly in 12% stock at 120. To obtain equal dividends from both he must invest the money in the ratio_________? 

a. 31-Dec-1899 

b. 31-Dec-1899 

c. 31-Dec-1899 

d. 31-Dec-1899 


Answer- 31-Dec-1899


Que- Find the cost of Rs. 6400, 10% stock at 15 discount. 

a. 5440.0 

b. 5480.0 

c. 6440.0 

d. 6480.0 


Answer- 5440.0


Que- To produce an annual income of Rs. 1200 from a 12% stock at 90, the amount of stock needed is:_________? 

a. Rs. 10800  

b. Rs. 10000  

c. Rs. 14400  

d. Rs. 16000  


Answer- Rs. 10000


Que- A 6% stock yields 8%. The market value of the stock is___________? 

a. Rs.48  

b. Rs.75  

c. Rs.96  

d. Rs.133.33  


Answer- Rs.75


Que- A man buys Rs. 20 shares paying 9% dividend. The man wants to have an interest of 12% on his money. The market value of each share is:_________? 

a. 12.0 

b. 15.0 

c. 18.0 

d. 20.0 


Answer- 15.0


Que- A man buys Rs. 50 shares in a company which pays 10% dividend. If the man gets 12.5% on his investments, at what price did he buy the shares? 

a. Rs.40  

b. Rs.37.50  

c. Rs.48  

d. Rs.52  


Answer- Rs.40


Que- A man invested Rs. 1552 in a stock at 97 to obtain an income of Rs. 128. The dividend from the stock is__________? 

a. 0.075 

b. 0.08 

c. 0.097 

d. None of these  


Answer- 0.08


Que- Masood invests a part of Rs. 12000 in 12% stock at Rs. 120 and the remainder in 15% stock at Rs. 125. If his total dividend per annum is Rs. 1360, how much does he invest in 12% stock at Rs. 120? 

a. Rs. 4500  

b. Rs. 6000  

c. Rs. 5500  

d. Rs 4000  


Answer- Rs 4000


Que- A invested some money in 10% stock at 96. If B wants to invest in an equality good 12% stock, he must purchase a stock worth of___________? 

a. Rs.50  

b. Rs.105  

c. Rs.115.20  

d. Rs.125.40  


Answer- Rs.115.20


Que- A man sells Rs.5000, 12 % stock at 156 and uinvests the proceeds parity in 8 % stock at 90 and 9 % stock at 108. He hereby increases his income by Rs. 70. How much of the proceeds were invested in each stock? 

a. 3600(8%), 4200(9%)  

b. 4000(8%), 4200(9%)  

c. 3600(8%), 4000(9%)  

d. 4000(8%), 4000(9%)  


Answer- 3600(8%), 4200(9%)


Que- A 9% stock yields 8%. The market value of the stock is__________? 

a. Rs. 72  

b. Rs. 116.50  

c. Rs. 90  

d. Rs. 112.50 


Answer- Rs. 112.50


Que- A man invested Rs. 14,400 in Rs.100 shares of a company at 20% premium. If the company declares 5% dividend at the end of the year , then how much does he get? 

a. Rs. 500  

b. Rs. 600  

c. Rs. 650  

d. Rs. 720  


Answer- Rs. 600


Que- Find the income derived from 88 shares of Rs. 25 each at 5 premium, brokerage being (1/4) per share and the rate of dividend being 7(1/2) % per annum. 

a. 150.0 

b. 165.0 

c. 180.0 

d. 201.0 


Answer- 165.0


Que- Rs. 9800 are invested partly in 9% stock at 75 and 10% stock at 80 to have equal amount of incomes. The investment in 9% stock is___________? 

a. Rs. 4800  

b. Rs. 5400  

c. Rs. 5000  

d. Rs. 5600  


Answer- Rs. 5000


Que- A man invested Rs. 14,400 in Rs 100 shares of a company at 20% premium. If the company declares 5% dividend at the end of the year, then how much does he get ? 

a. Rs. 500  

b. Rs. 600  

c. Rs. 650  

d. Rs. 720 


Answer- Rs. 600


Que- A 9% stock yields 8%. The market value of the stock is__________? 

a. Rs. 72  

b. Rs. 92  

c. Rs. 112.50  

d. Rs. 116.50 


Answer- Rs. 112.50


Que- A invested some money in 10% stock at 96. If B wants to invest in an equally good 12% stock, he must purchase a stock worth of__________? 

a. Rs. 80  

b. Rs. 115.20  

c. Rs. 120  

d. Rs. 125.40  


Answer- Rs. 115.20


Que- How many shares of market value Rs. 25 each can be purchased for Rs. 12750, brokerage being 2% ? 

a. 450.0 

b. 500.0 

c. 550.0 

d. 600.0 


Answer- 500.0


Que- A man buys Rs. 50 shares in a company which pays 10% dividend. If the man gets 12.5% on his investment, at what price did he buy the shares ? 

a. Rs. 37.50  

b. Rs. 40  

c. Rs. 48  

d. Rs 52 


Answer- Rs. 40


Que- To produce an annual income of Rs. 1200 from a 12% stock at 90, the amount of stock needed is__________? 

a. Rs. 10,000  

b. Rs. 10,800  

c. Rs. 14,400  

d. Rs. 16,000  


Answer- Rs. 10,000


Que- In order to obtain an income of Rs. 650 from 10% stock at Rs. ,96, one must make an investment of___________? 

a. Rs. 3100  

b. Rs. 6240  

c. Rs. 6500  

d. Rs. 9600 


Answer- Rs. 6240


Que- A man invested Rs. 1552 in a stock at 97 to obtain an income of Rs. 128. The dividend from the stock is___________? 

a. 0.075 

b. 0.08 

c. 0.097 

d. None of these.  


Answer- 0.08


Que- A man goes to his office from his house at a speed of 3 km/hr and returns at a speed of 2 km/hr. If he takes 5 hours in going and coming, what is the distance between his house and office? 

a. 3 km  

b. 4 km  

c. 5 km  

d. 6 km 


Answer- 6 km


Que- A man complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21 km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km. 

a. 121 km  

b. 242 km  

c. 224 km  

d. 112 km 


Answer- 224 km


Que- A man covers a distance of 20 km in 3.5 hours partly by running and partly by walking. If he walks at 4 kmph and runs at 10 kmph, find the distance he covers by walking. 

a. 10 km  

b. 8 km  

c. 12 km  

d. 9 km  


Answer- 10 km


Que- Rayan crosses a 400m bridge in 3 minutes. What is speed? 

a. 133.33 kmph  

b. 1.33 kmph  

c. 4 kmph  

d. 8 kmph  


Answer- 8 kmph


Que- Two bikes start at the same time from two destination 300 km apart and travel towards each other. If they cross each other at a distance of 130 km from one of the destination, what is the ratio of their speeds? 

a. 31-Dec-1899 

b. 31-Dec-1899 

c. 31-Dec-1899 

d. None of these 


Answer- 31-Dec-1899


Que- How much time does a train 125 metres long running at 60 km/hr take to pass a pole? 

a. 6s  

b. 2.08s  

c. 7.5s  

d. 8s  


Answer- 7.5s


Que- Walking 6/7th of his usual speed, a man is 12 minutes too late. What is the usual time taken by him to cover that distance? 

a. 1 hr 42 min  

b. 1 hr  

c. 2 hr  

d. 1 hr 12 min  


Answer- 1 hr 12 min


Que- Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour? 

a. 12.0 

b. 11.0 

c. 10.0 

d. 9.0 


Answer- 10.0


Que- There are 21 poles with a constant distance between each pole. A car takes 30 seconds to reach the 16th pole. How long does it take to reach the last pole? 

a. 39 seconds  

b. 40 seconds  

c. 39.38 seconds  

d. 39.5 seconds  


Answer- 40 seconds


Que- A person walking at 5/6th of his usual speed is 40 minutes late to his office. What is his usual travel time to his office? 

a. 3 hours 20 minutes  

b. 3 hours 15 minutes  

c. 3 hours 30 minutes  

d. 3 hours  


Answer- 3 hours 20 minutes


Que- A Man travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot at 4 km/hr and partly on bicycle at 9 km/hr. What is the distance travelled on foot? 

a. 12 km  

b. 14 km  

c. 16 km  

d. 18 km 


Answer- 16 km


Que- A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour? 

a. 8.2 

b. 4.2 

c. 6.1 

d. 7.2 


Answer- 7.2


Que- Walking at 80% of his usual speed, a man is 10 mins late to his office. Find the usual time taken by hime to reach his office. 

a. 20 minutes  

b. 30 minutes  

c. 40 minutes  

d. 50 minutes  


Answer- 40 minutes


Que- At 10 a.m. two trains started traveling toward each other from stations 287 miles apart. They passed each other at 1:30 p.m. the same day. If the average speed of the faster train exceeded the average speed of the slower train by 6 miles per hour, which of the following represents the speed of the faster train, in miles per hour? 

a. 38.0 

b. 40.0 

c. 44.0 

d. 48.0 


Answer- 44.0


Que- Three towns X, Y, and Z are on a river which flows uniformly. Y is equidistant from X and Z. If a boats man rows from X to Y and back in 10 hours and X to Z in 4 hours, find the ratio of speed of the boats man in still water to the speed of the current. 

a. 31-Dec-1899 

b. 31-Dec-1899 

c. 31-Dec-1899 

d. 31-Dec-1899 


Answer- 31-Dec-1899


Que- A and B go cycling in the same direction with speeds of 6 km/hr and 12 km/hr. A car from behind passes them in 9 and 10 seconds respectively. What is the speed of the car? 

a. 22 km/hr  

b. 33 km/hr  

c. 66 km/hr  

d. 44 km/hr  


Answer- 66 km/hr


Que- A car travels first 160 km at 64 km/hr and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. What is the average speed for the first 320 km of the tour? 

a. 70.24 km/hr  

b. 74. 24 km/hr  

c. 71.11 km/hr  

d. 72.21 km/hr 


Answer- 71.11 km/hr


Que- A man takes 5 hours 45 min in walking to a certain place and riding back. He would have gained 2 hours by riding both ways. The time he would take to walk both ways is_________? 

a. 11 hrs  

b. 8 hrs 45 min  

c. 7 hrs 45 min  

d. 9 hts 20 min  


Answer- 7 hrs 45 min


Que- In a journey of 24 miles, two thirds of the distance was travelled with a speed of 40 mph and the remaining with 60 mph. How much time did the journey take? 

a. 14.4 minutes  

b. 20 minutes  

c. 28.8 minutes  

d. 32 minutes  


Answer- 32 minutes


Que- A man travels a distance of 2 km by walking at a speed of 6 km/hr. He returns back at a speed of 4 km/hr. What is his average speed? 

a. 4.5 kmph  

b. 4.8 kmph  

c. 5 kmph  

d. 5.1 kmph  


Answer- 4.8 kmph


Que- A man rows at a speed of 6 km/hr in still water. If the time taken to row a certain distance upstream is 4 times the time taken to row the same distance downstream, what is the speed of the river? 

a. 1.8 km/hr  

b. 3 km/hr  

c. 3.6 km/hr  

d. 4 km/hr  


Answer- 3.6 km/hr


Que- Two trains 140 metres and 120 metres are running in the same direction with speeds 40 kmph and 60 kmph respectively. In what time will the faster train pass the slower one? 

a. 0.60 minutes  

b. 0.36 minutes  

c. 0.78 minutes  

d. 0.42 minutes  


Answer- 0.78 minutes


Que- Yalmaz can cover a distance of 400 metres in 2 minutes. Rayan can cover 1 km in 300 seconds. Find the ratio of their speeds. 

a. 31-Dec-1899 

b. 31-Dec-1899 

c. 31-Dec-1899 

d. 31-Dec-1899 


Answer- 31-Dec-1899


Que- If the ratio of the speeds of A and B to cover a distance of 200 m is 3:4, then the ratio of the time taken to cover the same distance is________? 

a. 31-Dec-1899 

b. 31-Dec-1899 

c. 31-Dec-1899 

d. 31-Dec-1899 


Answer- 31-Dec-1899

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