Basics in Mathematical Reasoning And Aptitude : Practice MCQ Questions & Answers with Explanations

The price of oil is increased by 25%. If the expenditure is not allowed to increase, the ratio between the reduction in consumption and the original consumption is

If Ram knows that y is an integer greater than 2 and less than 7 and Hari knows that y is an integer greater than 5 and less than 10, then they may correctly conclude that

Which is the number that comes next in the following sequence?

2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, …………

Let a means minus (–), b means multiplied by (ᵡ), C means divided by (÷) and D means plus (+). The value of 90 D 9 a 29 C 10 b 2 is

The sum of the ages of two persons A and B is 50. 5 years ago, the ratio of their ages was 5/3. The present age of A and B are

The number of observations in a group is 40. The average of the first 10 members is 4.5 and the average of the remaining 30 members is 3.5. The average of the whole group is

A group of 7 members having a majority of boys is to be formed out of 6 boys and 4 girls. The number of ways the group can be formed is

The missing number in the series :

0, 6, 24, 60, 120, ?, 336, is

The mean of four numbers a, b, c, d is 100. If c = 70, then the mean of the remaining numbers is

The odd numbers from 1 to 45 which are exactly divisible by 3 are arranged in an ascending order. The number at 6th position is

The missing number in the series

40, 120, 60, 180, 90, ?, 135 is

In a certain cricket tournament 45 matches were played. Each team played once against each of the other teams. The number of teams participated in the tournament is

In certain city the Taxi charges comprise of a fixed charge and the charge of the distance travelled. A person paid Rs.156 for a journey of 16 km and another person paid Rs.204 for the journey of 24 km. The amount paid by a passenger who has travelled 30 km is

The missing term in the series 2, 7, 24, 77, ?, 723 is

Starting from point A, Ajit walks 14 metres towards west, he then turns to his right and walks 14 metres and then turns to his left and walks 10 metres. He again turns to his left and walks 14 metres and reaches to the point E. The shortest distance between A and E is

A person writes all the numbers from 0 to 99. The number of times digit 3 will be written is

The world population growth rate at a certain reference year was 3.5%. Assuming exponential growth of population, after how many years, the population of the world would have increased by a factor 16 ?

Anil is twice as old as Sunita. Three years ago, he was three times as old as Sunita. The present age of Anil is

The mean marks obtained by a class of 40 students is 65. The mean marks of half of the students is found to be 45. The mean marks of the remaining students is

In this series

6, 4, 1, 2, 2, 8, 7, 4, 2, 1, 5, 3, 8, 6, 2, 2, 7, 1, 4, 1, 3, 5, 8, 6, how many pairs of successive numbers have a difference of 2 each ?