General Maths MCQs

Math Notes for FPSC, PPSC, NTS, CSS,
PMS and Other Test Operting Systems
Counting, Mathematics
1. Ammar bought some applies. If the entered the store with Rs. 114 and left with Rs. 110 how much did
the apples cost?
A. 4 B. 7
C. 3 D. 5
Answer: Option A
2. Saad was selling tickets for the school Play. One day he sold tickets numbered 110 through 115. How
many tickets did he sell that day?
A. 7 B. 8
C. 6 D. 5
Answer: Option C
3. Hammad is the 110th person is a line and Farrukh is the 114th person. How many people are there
between Hammad and Farrukh?
A. 2 B. 3
C. 4 D. 5
Answer: Option B
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4. From 2:19 to 2:23 Eesha read pages 110 through 114 in her English book. What was her rate of
reading in pages per minute?
A. 5?4 B. 3?4
C. 4?5 D. 1
Answer: Option A
5. Bushra has 4 paintings in the store. She is going to bring 2 of them and hang 1 in her den and 1 in her
bedroom. In how many ways can she choose the paintings in each room?
A. 4 B. 6
C. 12 D. 16
Answer: Option C
6. How many integers are there between 100 and 1000 all of whose digits are odd?
A. 125 B. 127
C. 121 D. 120
Answer: Option A
7. In an election where there are only two candidates one of them got 60% of the total votes and won
with the majority of 500 votes. How many total votes were cast?
A. 2500 B. 3000
C. 2000 D. 3500
Answer: Option A
8. In KIPSchool 50% student study physics and 70% study English. If 140 students study both the
subjects then how many students are there in the school?
A. 600 B. 650
C. 700 D. 750
Answer: Option C
9. In a school where there are 150 students in all 100 students study Physics and 70 study English. How
many students study both?
A. 10 B. 15
C. 20 D. 25
Answer: Option C
10. In a variety program 500 people are participating. All performed in such a way that 89 people
performed before him and Saeed performed in such a way that 100 people performed after hi. How
many people performed between Saeed and Ali?
A. 300 B. 309
C. 311 D. 415
Answer: Option B
11. a people came in KIPS MCAT seminar. B came before Saad and c came after Ammar. How many
people came after Saad and before Ammar?
A. a-b-c B. a-b-c-2
C. a-2+b+c D. a+c-b+2
Answer: Option B
12. In an examination 200 students failed in English and 800 failed in Physics. If total 900 students
failed in any subject then how many failed in both?
A. 30 B. 40
C. 50 D. 100
Answer: Option D
13. In an examination 55% students passed in Physics and 45% students passed in Chemistry and 35%
passed in both. What percent of students passed in any subject?
A. 40% B. 45%
C. 50% D. 65%
Answer: Option D
14. In an examination 200 students passed in both physics and chemistry and 40% of the class
passed in physics and 60% passed in chemistry. If 10% of the class failed in both the sunjects
then what is the total number of students of the class?
A. 1000 B. 800
C. 900 D. 2000
Answer: Option D
15. In an examination 600 students passed in both Mathematics and English and 60% of the class passed
in Mathematics and 70% passed in English. If 30% of the class failed in both the subjects then what
number of the students passed in English?
A. 600 B. 650
C. 700 D. 1400
Answer: Option D
16. There are 2500 students at KIPS. 45% of them study Physics and 80% study English. How many
study both?
A. 150 B. 850
C. 625 D. 650
Answer: Option C
17. At KIPS 600 students are enrolled in FAST admission test preparatory classes. Of these 200 study
physics and 400 study computer science. If 100 of them study meither subject. How many study
both?
A. 100 B. 35
C. 45 D. 50
Answer: Option A
18. In a boutique there are 4 colors of shirts and 3 colors of trousers and 5 colors of ties. How many
different ways a man can take dress?
A. 60 B. 12
C. 35 D. 60
Answer: Option A
19. In a restaurant there are 4 dishes of vegetable and 3 are non-vegetable and 2 types of cold drinks.
How many ways a man can choose a meal selecting one from each category?
A. 48 B. 24
C. 20 D. none
Answer: Option B
20. Ali read chemistry books pages numbered 5 to 16 from 2:10 pm to 2:21 pm. What is the rate of
reading pages per minute?
A. 12?11 B. 11?12
C. 10?11 D. none
Answer: Option A
Explanation
21. How many numbers are there in four digit no whose all digits are prime.
A. 225 B. 256
C. 189 D. none
Answer: Option B
22. How many diagonals are there in a polygon of 12 sides?
A. 33 B. 55
C. 44 D. none
Answer: Option B
23. PTCL wants to interlink 5 cities and the links should be between every two cities how many links will
be formed?
A. 11 B. 10
C. 20 D. none
Answer: Option B
24. Whan Uzbekistan got independence the P.M. asked to design flag of the country and gave symbols
moon star and sward and 4 colors. How many different types of flags can be formed if there are only
two symbols and two colors in the flag.
A. 36 B. 16
C. 20 D. none
Answer: Option A
25. When the KIPS school started up the task is given to design uniform. There are 4 colors of shirts and
3 colors of pants. How many different combination of uniform can be formed?
A. 12 B. 10
C. 16 D. none
Answer: Option A
Time and Work Problems
1. If an inlet pipe fills a tank in 10 hrs then part of tank filled in 1 hr.
A. 1?5 B. 1?10
C. 1?15 D. 1?8
Answer: Option B
2. If part of tank filled in one hour = 1/10 then time required to fill the tank.
A. 8 B. 12
C. 10 D. 15
Answer: Option C
3. If an inlet pipe fills a tank in 10 hrs and another inlet pipe fills the same tank in 5 hrs then time
required to fill the tank when both pipes are opened.
A. 10?3 B. 3?10
C. 1?3 D. 3
Answer: Option A
4. If an outlet pipe empties a full tank in 20 hrs then part of tank emptied in one hour.
A. 3?20 B. 2?5
C. 1?10 D. 1?20
Answer: Option D
5. An inlet pipe can fill a tank in 10 hrs and an outlet pipe empties the same full tank in 20 hrs. The time
A. 10 B. 20
C. 30 D. 25
Answer: Option B
6. If A can do a piece of work in 10 days then part of work done by him in one day.
A. 2?5 B. 3?8
C. 1?10 D. 3?7
Answer: Option C
7. If As 1 days work = 1/20 then time required to finish the job (in days)
A. 20 B. 10
C. 25 D. 30
Answer: Option A
8. If A can do a job in 10 days another person B can do the same job in 20 days then time required to do
the job when both of them working todether.
A. 1?30 B. 3?20
C. 1?10 D. 20?3
Answer: Option D
9. Alia can complete an assignment in 5 days and Babar can complete the same assignment is 20 days.
The time taken by both Alia and Babar to complete the assignment working together is
A. 3 days B. 5 days
C. 4 days D. 2 days
Answer: Option C
10. Asghar can do a job in 60 days. And both Asghar and Babar can do the same job in 20 days working
together. Babar alonge can do the some job in
A. 30 days B. 60 days
C. 28 days D. 45 days
Answer: Option A
11. X can do a job in 16 days Y can do the same job in 20 days X Y and Z can do the job in 7.5 days. Alone
Z can do the same job in
Answer: Option D
12. Ahmar works twice as fast as Bina. If Bina can complete a work in 30 days the number of days taken
by Ahmar and Bina to complete the work working together is
Answer: Option D
13. A certain number of men could complete work in 40 days. If there were 20 men more the work could
be completed in 20 days. The original number of men is
A. 85 B. 30
C. 40 D. 20
Answer: Option D
14. A and B can do a piece of work in 10 days. B and C in 15 days C and A in 30 days. In how many days
can they do it all working together?
A. 8 days B. 6 days
Answer: Option D
15. A is thrice as good workman as B and together they finish a piece of work in 24 days. In how many
days can A alone finish the work
Answer: Option C
16. A works thrice as fast as B. If B can complete a work in 18 days. Then number of days taken by A and
B working together to complete this work is
A. 8 days B. 9 days
C. 5 days D. 4.5 days
Answer: Option D
17. A can finish a work in 24 days B can finish the same work in 36 days. If they work together and finish
it then out of total wages of Rs. 500 A will get
A. Rs. 220 B. Rs. 200
C. Rs. 300 D. Rs. 360
Answer: Option C
18. 16 men can finish two fifth of the work in 4 days. The number of additional men required to finish the
remaining work in 2 more days will be
A. 24 men B. 0 men
C. 30 men D. 39 men
Answer: Option B
19. Pipe A can fill a tank in 10 hours and pipe B can empty it in 15 hours. In how many hours will the
tank be filled if both the pipes are opened?
A. 6 B. 10
C. 20 D. 30
Answer: Option D
20. A tank which has a leak in the bottom is filled in 20 hours. Had there been no leak the tank would
have been filled in 15 hours. The leak can empty the full tank in
A. 80 hrs B. 5 hrs
C. 60 hrs D. 2 hrs
Answer: Option C
21. A tank that can be filled by an inlet pipe A in 12 hours is filled in 18 hours while out let pipe B is
opened. The outlet pipe B can empty the full tank in
A. 25 hrs B. 36 hrs
C. 76 hrs D. 50 hrs
Answer: Option B
22. Two pipes can fill an empty tank in 10 and 15 hrs respectively. If waste pipe C is opened both A and B
together can fill the tank in 5 hours. The waste pipe can empty the full tank in
A. 30 hrs B. 50 hrs
C. 60 hrs D. 40 hrs
Answer: Option A
23. Working 8 hours a day a work is done in 10 days. For how many hours a day must the work be done
in order to complete it in 8 days.
A. 12 hours B. 10 hours
C. 9 hours D. 9
Answer: Option B
24. A and B together can fill a ditch in 30 days while A alone can fill it in 50 days. If B does the work for
only half a day daily how long will it take to fill the ditch by A and B?
A. 25 days B. 67/2 days
C. 75/2 days D. 32 days
Answer: Option C
25. A can type 60 pages in 15 hours. A and B can type 150 pages in 25 hours. How long will it take B
alone to type 120 pages?
C. 55 hours D. 60 hours
Answer: Option D
26. 12 women or 16 girls can do a certain job in 20 days. 14 women and 8 girls can do the same job in
how many days?
A. 15 B. 7
C. 12 D. 9
Answer: Option C
27. A can do a piece of work in 16 days while B can do it in 12 days. With the help of C they can finish it in
6 days. In how many days can C alone do the work?
Answer: Option A
28. A can do a work in 40 days and B can do it is 25 days. A worked at it for 8 days. In how many days B
can finish the remaining work.
Answer: Option B
29. A can finish a work in 20 days B can do the same work in 10 days. After A has worked for 5 days B
joins A in how many days the remaining work will be finished.
C. 5 days D. 7 days
Answer: Option C
30. A can finish a work in 7 days B in 14 days and C in 28 days. B and C start working and are forced to
leave the work after 2 days. The number of days taken by A to finish the remaining work is
A. 8.5 days B. 10 days
C. 5.5 days D. 15.5 days
Answer: Option C
Average Mathematics
1. If an inlet pipe fills a tank in 10 hrs then part of tank filled in 1 hr.
A. 1?5 B. 1?10
C. 1?15 D. 1?8
Answer: Option B
2. If part of tank filled in one hour = 1/10 then time required to fill the tank.
A. 8 B. 12
C. 10 D. 15
Answer: Option C
3. If an inlet pipe fills a tank in 10 hrs and another inlet pipe fills the same tank in 5 hrs then time
A. 10?3 B. 3?10
C. 1?3 D. 3
Answer: Option A
4. If an outlet pipe empties a full tank in 20 hrs then part of tank emptied in one hour.
A. 3?20 B. 2?5
C. 1?10 D. 1?20
Answer: Option D
5. An inlet pipe can fill a tank in 10 hrs and an outlet pipe empties the same full tank in 20 hrs. The time
A. 10 B. 20
C. 30 D. 25
Answer: Option B
6. If A can do a piece of work in 10 days then part of work done by him in one day.
A. 2?5 B. 3?8
C. 1?10 D. 3?7
Answer: Option C
7. If As 1 days work = 1/20 then time required to finish the job (in days)
A. 20 B. 10
C. 25 D. 30
Answer: Option A
8. If A can do a job in 10 days another person B can do the same job in 20 days then time required to do
the job when both of them working todether.
A. 1?30 B. 3?20
C. 1?10 D. 20?3
Answer: Option D
9. Alia can complete an assignment in 5 days and Babar can complete the same assignment is 20 days.
The time taken by both Alia and Babar to complete the assignment working together is
A. 3 days B. 5 days
C. 4 days D. 2 days
Answer: Option C
10. Asghar can do a job in 60 days. And both Asghar and Babar can do the same job in 20 days working
together. Babar alonge can do the some job in
Answer: Option A
11. X can do a job in 16 days Y can do the same job in 20 days X Y and Z can do the job in 7.5 days. Alone
Z can do the same job in
Answer: Option D
12. Ahmar works twice as fast as Bina. If Bina can complete a work in 30 days the number of days taken
by Ahmar and Bina to complete the work working together is
Answer: Option D
13. A certain number of men could complete work in 40 days. If there were 20 men more the work could
be completed in 20 days. The original number of men is
A. 85 B. 30
C. 40 D. 20
Answer: Option D
14. A and B can do a piece of work in 10 days. B and C in 15 days C and A in 30 days. In how many days
can they do it all working together?
A. 8 days B. 6 days
Answer: Option D
15. A is thrice as good workman as B and together they finish a piece of work in 24 days. In how many
days can A alone finish the work
Answer: Option C
16. A works thrice as fast as B. If B can complete a work in 18 days. Then number of days taken by A and
B working together to complete this work is
A. 8 days B. 9 days
C. 5 days D. 4.5 days
Answer: Option D
17. A can finish a work in 24 days B can finish the same work in 36 days. If they work together and finish
it then out of total wages of Rs. 500 A will get
A. Rs. 220 B. Rs. 200
C. Rs. 300 D. Rs. 360
Answer: Option C
18. 16 men can finish two fifth of the work in 4 days. The number of additional men required to finish the
remaining work in 2 more days will be
A. 24 men B. 0 men
C. 30 men D. 39 men
Answer: Option B
19. Pipe A can fill a tank in 10 hours and pipe B can empty it in 15 hours. In how many hours will the
tank be filled if both the pipes are opened?
A. 6 B. 10
C. 20 D. 30
Answer: Option D
20. A tank which has a leak in the bottom is filled in 20 hours. Had there been no leak the tank would
have been filled in 15 hours. The leak can empty the full tank in
A. 80 hrs B. 5 hrs
C. 60 hrs D. 2 hrs
Answer: Option C
21. A tank that can be filled by an inlet pipe A in 12 hours is filled in 18 hours while out let pipe B is
opened. The outlet pipe B can empty the full tank in
A. 25 hrs B. 36 hrs
C. 76 hrs D. 50 hrs
Answer: Option B
22. Two pipes can fill an empty tank in 10 and 15 hrs respectively. If waste pipe C is opened both A and B
together can fill the tank in 5 hours. The waste pipe can empty the full tank in
A. 30 hrs B. 50 hrs
C. 60 hrs D. 40 hrs
Answer: Option A
23. Working 8 hours a day a work is done in 10 days. For how many hours a day must the work be done
in order to complete it in 8 days.
C. 9 hours D. 9
Answer: Option B
24. A and B together can fill a ditch in 30 days while A alone can fill it in 50 days. If B does the work for
only half a day daily how long will it take to fill the ditch by A and B?
A. 25 days B. 67/2 days
C. 75/2 days D. 32 days
Answer: Option C
25. A can type 60 pages in 15 hours. A and B can type 150 pages in 25 hours. How long will it take B
alone to type 120 pages?
C. 55 hours D. 60 hours
Answer: Option D
26. 12 women or 16 girls can do a certain job in 20 days. 14 women and 8 girls can do the same job in
how many days?
A. 15 B. 7
C. 12 D. 9
Answer: Option C
27. A can do a piece of work in 16 days while B can do it in 12 days. With the help of C they can finish it in
6 days. In how many days can C alone do the work?
Answer: Option A
28. A can do a work in 40 days and B can do it is 25 days. A worked at it for 8 days. In how many days B
can finish the remaining work.
Answer: Option B
29. A can finish a work in 20 days B can do the same work in 10 days. After A has worked for 5 days B
joins A in how many days the remaining work will be finished.
C. 5 days D. 7 days
Answer: Option C
30. A can finish a work in 7 days B in 14 days and C in 28 days. B and C start working and are forced to
leave the work after 2 days. The number of days taken by A to finish the remaining work is
A. 8.5 days B. 10 days
C. 5.5 days D. 15.5 days
Answer: Option C
Percentage Mathematics
1. 5/8 % is equal to what?
A. 0.5/8 B. 1/160
C. 1/200 D. 1/800
Answer: Option B
2. 0.036 in terms of percent is:
A. 36% B. 6.36%
C. 3.60% D. 360%
Answer: Option C
3. 45% of 600 is equal to:
A. 300 B. 270
C. 350 D. 250
Answer: Option B
4. What is 1/5% of 6000?
A. 120 B. 12
C. 1200 D. 500
Answer: Option B
5. What percent of 3/5 is 3/10?
A. 25% B. 20%
C. 60% D. 50%
Answer: Option D
6. What is 5% of 20%?
A. 1% B. 10%
C. 100% D. 0.10%
Answer: Option A
7. What percent of 3.5 kg is 70 gram?
A. 20% B. ?2%
C. 0.20% D. 200%
Answer: Option B
8. What will be 60% of a number whose 80% is 320?
A. 240 B. 450
C. 500 D. 600
Answer: Option A
9. 550 after a decrease of 70% is:
A. 400 B. 385
C. 450 D. 165
Answer: Option D
10. After an increase of 28% 825 is equal to what?
A. 956 B. 1056
C. 1200 D. 960
Answer: Option B
11. If y% of x is 29 then value of y is.
A. 2900 B. xy/100
C. 2900/x D. 29y
E. xy/2900
Answer: Option C
12. If x% of y is 29x then value of y is:
A. 29y B. 2900
C. 29x/100 D. xy/100
E. 2900/xy
Answer: Option B
13. If 28 out of 40 seats on a table were occupied what percents of the seats were not occupied?
A. 15% B. 20%
C. 30% D. 42.80%
E. 70%
Answer: Option C
14. If 40% of M equals 20% of A what percent of A is M?
A. 12% B. 200%
C. 33 ?% D. 50%
E. 120%
Answer: Option D
15. What is the percent discount on a trouser marked down from $160 to $120?
A. 10% B. 20%
C. 22 D. 25%
E. 33 ?%
Answer: Option D
16. 70% of 14 is 14% of what number?
A. 30 B. 45
C. 50 D. 65
E. 70
Answer: Option E
17. If 80% of Z is 200. What is 70% of Z?
A. 175 B. 200
C. 900 D. 1400
E. 1750
Answer: Option A
18. If Rabias average rose from 62 to 82 by what percent did her average increase?
A. 33.33% B. 32.80%
C. 33% D. 35.00%
E. 40%
Answer: Option A
19. The price of a bundle of pens rose from 10 cents to 15 cents. What is the percent increase in price?
A. 30% B. 30.50%
C. 33.33% D. 35%
E. 50%
Answer: Option E
20. A small shop contains 25 pairs of shoes. If 20% are joggers how many are not joggers?
A. 5 B. 10
C. 15 D. 20
E. 25
Answer: Option D
21. In a class 19% students are absent on a day. If the number of students present on that day are 162
then the students absent on that day are:
A. 187 B. 190
C. 200 D. 70
E. 38
Answer: Option E
22. In a secondary board examination 2500 candidates appeared. 60% of them passed the examination.
How many students failed in the examination?
A. 1100 B. 1200
C. 1000 D. 800
Answer: Option C
23. A man spedntRs. 3300. This was 75% of his monthly income. His monthly income is:
A. 4400 B. 4000
C. 5000 D. 5400
Answer: Option A
24. In a class of FAST Entry test preparation at KIPS there are 80% girls. If there are 25 boys how many
total students are there in the class?
A. 125 B. 100
C. 120 D. 160
Answer: Option A
25. In a class of MCAT at KIPS there are 60% boys. If there are 440 girls how many boys are there?
A. 600 B. 660
C. 500 D. 700
Answer: Option B
Word Problems Mathematics
1. If 4 times x is equal to x increased by 2 then x=
A. 3?2 B. 2?3
C. 3 D. 2
E. 0
Answer: Option B
2. Jawads weekly salary is $70 less then Pashas which is $50 more than Marias. If Maria earns $280 per
week how much does Jawad earn per week?
A. $160 B. $260
C. $280 D. $300
E. $400
Answer: Option B
3. Nosheen painted 1/3 of her room with 5/2 cans of paint. How many more cans of paint will she need
to finish painting her room?
A. 5?2 B. 3
C. 5 D. 10
E. 15
Answer: Option C
4. During a certain week a post office sold $280 worth of 14 cents stamps. How many of these stamps
did they sell?
A. 20 B. 200
C. 2000 D. 20000
E. none
Answer: Option C
5. The average of 5 numbers is 13. If the average of 4 of these numbers is 10 what is the fifth number?
A. 10 B. 25
C. 35 D. 40
E. 105
Answer: Option B
6. On a map a distance of 100 cm represents 5km. If a street is 750 m long what is its length in the map
in cm?
A. 10 B. 15
C. 20 D. 35
E. 15000
Answer: Option B
7. If the sum of x y and z is twice the sum of x minus y and x minus z then x=?
A. y+z B. 3y+3z
C. 3y-2 D. 2y+3z
E. ?y-z
Answer: Option A
8. Sana has 100 dollars more than Reeha. After Sana spends 20 dollars on groceries she has 5 times as
much money as Reeha has. How much money does Reeha has?
A. $10 B. $15
C. $20 D. $30
E. $35
Answer: Option C
9. In a class there are 27 students. If there are 7 more girls than boys in the class how many students are
girls?
A. 15 B. 17
C. 20 D. 23
E. 25
Answer: Option B
10. Madiha is n years old. Samee is 6 years younger than Madiha and 2 years older than Javid. What is
the sum of the ages of all the three?
A. 3n+14 B. 3n
C. 14 D. 3n-14
E. 3n/14
Answer: Option D
11. If a man earns $ 200 for for his first 40 hours of work and is paid 3/2 times his regular
hourly rate for every additional hour. How many hours must he work to make $300 in a
week?
A. 40 B. 44
C. 53.33 D. 54
E. 54.33
Answer: Option C
12. In a Math test there were 60 problems which were to be done in 1 hour. A student
completes 30 problems in 20 minutes how many seconds does he have as average for
completing each of the remaining problems.
A. 50 B. 60
C. 80 D. 90
E. 100
Answer: Option C
13. Lilly took 5q pensils from a shop. If she gave q pencils to each of her 2 brothers. How
many pencils will she have now?
A. 2q B. 3q
C. 4q D. q
E. 3/q/q
Answer: Option B
14. The product of 3 and n is equal to 2 less than m. Which of the following is true?
A. 6n-m-2=0 B. 6n-6=0
C. 3n-m-2=0 D. 3n+m-2=0
E. 3n-m+2=0
Answer: Option E
15. For a certain job Ahmed charges $ 12 an hour while Sana charges $6 an hour. If both
worked the same amount of time together on a job how many hours did each of them work
if their combined charges were $144?
A. 6 B. 7
C. 8 D. 8.3
E. 10
Answer: Option C
16. If three times x is equal to x decreased by y and y is three less than x then value of x is:
A. -2 B. -1
C. ?2/3 D. 1
E. 3?2
Answer: Option D
17. A painter charges Rs. 120 per hour and his son charges half of his charges. One day the
son worked 2 hours more than father and thus they collectively earned Rs. 480. The time
consumed by the son is:
A. 2 B. 3
C. 4 D. 5
E. 6
Answer: Option C
18. The product of 3 and x is equal to the difference of 2x and y decreased by 2. Which of the
following is true under the above conditions?
A. x+y-2=0 B. 3x-y-2=0
C. 3x+y-2=0 D. 2x+2y-4=0
E. 3x-y+2=0
Answer: Option A
19. Anwar has twice as may cards as Akram has. If Anwar gives Akram 12 of his cards he
will have half as many as Akram has. How many cards Anwar and Akram have together?
A. 36 B. 48
C. 60 D. 72
E. none
Answer: Option A
20. The total fee of a group of adults and children is Rs. 13.5. Each childs fee is one half of
each adults fee and adults fee is Rs.3. If there are three more children than adults in the
group then the number of members of the group is:
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
E. 7
Answer: Option E
21. Ahmad spent 2/3 of his savings on a used car and he spent 1/4 of his remaining savings on a new
carpet. If the carpet costs him Rs. 250 then the amount spent by him on the car is:
A. 1000 B. 1200
C. 1500 D. 2000
E. 3000
Answer: Option D
22. If John gives Allen 6 dollars and Allen gives Frank 4 dollars the 3 boys have the same amount of
money. How much more money does John have than Allen?
A. 3 B. 8
C. 9 D. 12
E. 6
Answer: Option B
23. A street vendor sells two types of newspapers one for 25 cents and the other for 40 cents. If she sold
100 newspapers for 28 dollars how many newspapers did she sell at 25 cents?
A. 80 B. 85
C. 90 D. 5
E. 100
Answer: Option A
24. A lending delivery charges c cents for the first week and f cents for each day over 1 week. What is the
cost for taking out a book for d days where d is greater than 7?
A. c+fd B. cd
C. c+f(d-7) D. 7c+f(d-7)
E. cd+f
Answer: Option C
25. How many students are there in the class if 2 students remain after 4 rows of seats are filled and 9
students remain after 3 rows of seats are filled?
A. 6 B. 7
C. 10 D. 15
E. 30
Answer: Option E
26. In a 3 hour examination of 310 questions there are 50 math problems. If twice as much time should
be allowed for each problem of math as for each of the other questions how many minutes should be
spent on the math problems?
A. 45 B. 50
C. 62 D. 68
E. 72
Answer: Option B
27. Javaid can shovel a certain driveway in 50 minutes. If mohsin can shovel the same driveway in 20
minutes how long will it take them to shovel the driveway if they work together?
A. 12 B. 13
C. 14 D. 14.28
E. 18
Answer: Option D
28. If a man earns Rs. 500 for his first 40 hours of work in a week and is then paid double of his regular
hourly rate. He earned Rs.600 in a week. How many hours he worked in that week:
A. 4 B. 5
C. 6 D. 40
E. 44
Answer: Option E
29. There are 40 minutes to solve a test of 60 questions. A student completes 20 questions in 20
minutes. He continues with the same speed and leaves the hall 10 minutes earlier. The number of
questions solved by him is:
A. 20 B. 30
C. 40 D. 45
E. 60
Answer: Option B
30. If the sum of a b and c is twice the sum of a minus b and a minus c and the difference of a plus b and
a minus c is 3 then value of a is:
A. 1 B. -1
C. 9 D. 10
E. 3
Answer: Option E
Age Questions Mathematics
1. A mans age is three times his sons. In 15 years it will be double that of his sons. How old is the son
now?
A. 30 B. 15
C. 45 D. none
Answer: Option B
2. A sum of the present ages of a mother and daughter is 63. Three years back if the age of the mother
was double that of the daughter then the present age of the daughter is:
A. 21 years B. 24 years
C. 22 years D. 15 years
Answer: Option C
3. The product of the ages of two class fellows is 24. If the greater fellow is 3/2 times the smaller one
then the age of the smaller fellow is:
A. 8 B. 6
C. 4 D. 2
Answer: Option C
4. Meena is thrice as old as Sheraz. Fatima will be twice as old as Meena 6 years hence. Six years ago
Sheraz was five years old. What is Fatimas present age?
A. 65 B. 70
C. 68 D. 72
Answer: Option D
5. Cs mother was four times as old as C ten years ago. After 10 years she will be twice as old as C is now.
How old C is now?
A. 15 B. 30
C. 20 D. 25
Answer: Option C
6. A mothers age after 5 years will be twice the age of her daughter. The difference of their ages is 19.
What is the age of mother?
A. 13 B. 33
C. 15 D. 12
Answer: Option B
7. The ages of X and Y are in the ratio 7:4. If the sum of their present ages is 55 then the age of X is:
A. 20 B. 25
C. 30 D. 35
Answer: Option D
8. The sum of the ages of a son and a father is 64. After 4 years the age of father will be three times that
of his sons. The age of father is:
A. 40 B. 50
C. 44 D. 45
Answer: Option B
9. Ages of A and B are in ration 8:7. 27 years ago their ages were in the ration 5:4. The age of B is:
A. 63 B. 65
C. 68 D. 72
Answer: Option A
10. A father is 15 times older than his son. However 18 years later he will be only thrice as old as the son.
What is the fathers present age?
A. 21 B. 25
C. 45 D. 60
Answer: Option C
11. Ten years ago a father was seven times as old as his son two years hence twice his age will be equalto
five times his sons. What is the present age of son?
A. 14 B. 20
C. 6 D. none
Answer: Option E
12. Ten years ago Akram was thrice as old as Aslam was but 10 years hence he will be only twice as old.
What is Akrams present age?
A. 30 B. 50
C. 60 D. 70
Answer: Option D
13. 20 years ago my age was 1/3 of what it is now what is my present age?
A. 30 B. 33
C. 36 D. 66
Answer: Option A
14. The sum of the present ages of A B and C is 90 years. 6 years ago their ages were in the ratio of 1:2:3.
Cs present age is:
A. 24 B. 30
C. 32 D. 36
Answer: Option D
15. The average age of A and B is 20. If C were to replace A the average would be 19 and if B was replaced
by C the average would be 21. The age of C is:
A. 18 B. 19
C. 20 D. 21
Answer: Option C
16. The ratio of the ages of two friends A and B is 3:2. However if the age of A is decreased by 10 and that
of B is increased by 10 then the original ratio is reversed. Age of A is:
A. 20 B. 25
C. 30 D. 50
Answer: Option C
17. The sum of the ages of two children is 12 and their product is 32. The age of elder one is:
A. 2 B. 3
C. 4 D. 8
Answer: Option D
18. The ratio of As age and B age is 3:7 and the difference of their ages is 16 years. Find the age of B.
A. 25 B. 26
C. 27 D. 28
E. 29
Answer: Option D
19. Usman is 35 years older than his new born cousin. How old will the cousin be when his age is 1/6 that
of Usmans?
A. 9 B. 10
C. 8 D. 7
Answer: Option D
20. Tina is twice as old as David. 15 years ago Tinas age was 5 times the age of David. What is the present
age of Tina?
A. 24 B. 35
C. 40 D. 30
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
21. The present age of A is 45 years. 5 years ago the age of A was 5 times the age of his son B. How old is
B now?
A. 5 B. 15
C. 13 D. 10
Answer: Option C
22. As age is
A. 17 B. 12
C. 20 D. 25
Answer: Option B
23. A father is 3 years older than 3 times the age of his son. If the sum of their ages is 31 years how old
was father 3 years ago?
A. 21 B. 18
C. 14 D. 24
Answer: Option A
24. X is 4 times as old as y. 4 years ago X was 10 times as old as Y. What will be the ratio of their ages 6
years hence?
A. 5?2 B. 2?5
C. 5?4 D. 3?4
Answer: Option A
25. The ages of C and D are in 6:11 and E is 6 years younger than D. If the sum of ages is 134 then what is
the age of D?
A. 65 B. 70
C. 35 D. 55
Answer: Option D
26. Kamals age is 1/6 of his fathers age. The fathers age will be twice of Kamals age after 10 years. If
Kamals 8th birthday was celebrated 2 years ago what is Kamals present age?
A. 2 B. 3
C. 6? D. 5
E. none
Answer: Option E
27. 3 years ago the average age of C and D was 18 years. With E joining them the average becomes 22
years. How old is E now?
A. 24 B. 27
C. 28 D. 30
E. 32
Answer: Option A
28. Bills age is 1/3 of mikes age who is 60% of James age. Torm is twice as old as Mike. What is the ratio
of Bills age to Toms age?
A. 1?6 B. 1?3
C. 3?1 D. 3?2
E. 1?1
Answer: Option A
29. In 1975 A was thrice as old as B but in 1979 A was only twice as old as B was. How old was A in 1985?
A. 25 B. 20
C. 15 D. 22
Answer: Option D
30. If
A. 18 B. 24
C. 30 D. 54
E. can not be determined
Answer: Option D
Train Problems Mathematics
1. Two trains travel in the same direction at 50 and 32 km/h. A man in slower train observes that the
faster train passes him in 15 seconds. The length of faster train is:
A. 75m B. 100m
C. 150m D. 341.66m
Answer: Option A
2. A train 110 meters long passes a telegraph pole in 3 seconds. How long will it take to cross a platform
165 meters long?
A. 4 seconds B. 4.5 seconds
C. 7 D. 10 seconds
Answer: Option C
3. Two trains for Lahore leave Rawalpindi at 8:30 AM and 9:00 AM and travel at 60 km/h and 70 km/h.
How many kilometers from Rawalpindi will the two trains be together:
A. 100 B. 190
C. 210 D. 150
Answer: Option C
4. A train traveling at 36 km/h took 10 seconds to pass a stationary man. What was the length of the
train?
A. 45m B. 80m
C. 100m D. 110m
Answer: Option C
5. A train 100 meters long traveling at 48 km/h completely crosses a bridge in 30 seconds. How long is
the bridge:
A. 100m B. 150m
C. 200m D. 300m
Answer: Option D
6. A train 100 meters long completely crosses a bridge 300 meters long in 45 seconds. What is the speed
of the train:
A. 32 km/h B. 36 km/h
C. 40 km/h D. 48 km/h
Answer: Option A
7. A train 100 meters long completely passes a man walking in the same direction at 6 km/h in 5
seconds and a car in the same direction in 6 seconds. The speed of car is:
A. 18 km/h B. 20 km/h
C. 24 km/h D. 1/9 km/h
Answer: Option A
8. Two trains 90 and 110 meters long approach one another from opposite directions at 54 and 90
km/h. How long do they take to completely pass one another.
A. 0.5 seconds B. 2 seconds
C. 5 seconds D. 10 seconds
Answer: Option C
9. A train traveling at 36 km/h completely passes another train half its length in 12 seconds traveling in
opposite direction at 54 km/h. If it also passes a platform in 1 1/2 minutes what is the length of
platform:
A. 700 B. 860
C. 900 D. 1000
Answer: Option B
10. To travel 600 km train A takes 8 hours more than B. If however the speed of train A is doubled it
takes 2 hours less than B. What is the speed of train B.
A. 30 B. 40
C. 50 D. 60
Answer: Option C
11. Two trains traveling in the same direction at 40 and 22 km/hr completely pass each other in 1
minute. If the length of the first train is 125 meters what is the length of second train.
A. 125 B. 150
C. 175 D. 185
Answer: Option C
12. A train traveling at 60 km/h leaves Multan for Lahore at 7 AM. Another leaves Lahore for Multan at 8
AM and travels at 28 km/h. If the distance from Lahore to Multan is 192 km how far from Multan will
the two trains cross another.
A. 90 B. 100
C. 140 D. 150
Answer: Option D
13. A train covers the distance d between two cities in h hours arriving 2 hours late. What rate would
permit the train to arrive on schedule:
A. h-2 B. d/h-2
C. d/(h-2) D. dh-2
Answer: Option C
14. A train traveling at 30 mph is stopped 1
A. 1:01 B. 1:03
C. 1:04 D. 1:45
Answer: Option B
15. A train covers a distance of 30 km at a speed of 40 km/h and another 30 km/h at the speed of 20
km/h. What is the average speed:
A. 32 B. 30
C. 25 D. none
Answer: Option D
16. Two trains are moving in opposite directions at the speed of 50 and 70 km/ph. Their lengths are
150m and 100m. The time required for their crossing is:
A. 5 seconds B. 7.5 seconds
C. 40 seconds D. none
Answer: Option B
Mixture Problems Mathematics
1. The percentage of water in 20 litres of adulterated milk is

10. The quantity of water to be added to it to increase the
%age of water to 25% is
A. 4 litres B. 5 litres
C. 6 litres D. 7 litres
Answer: Option A
2. In what proportion must a grocer mix rice at Rs: 1.2 per
kg and Rs: 1.44 per kg so as to make a mixture worth Rs:
1.3 per kg?
A. 18?24 B. 7?5
C. 3?4 D. 2?5
Answer: Option B
3. In what proportion must a man mix milk at Rs: 11 per
liter with milk at Rs: 6 per liter so the mixture be worth
Rs: 8 per liter?
A. 2?3 B. 3?2
C. 5?7 D. 5?6
Answer: Option A
4. A mixture of 70 litres of milk and water contains 10%
water. How much water must be added to make water 12
A. 2 B. 5
C. 10 D. 12
Answer: Option A
5. One liquid contains 20% of water another Contains 35%
of water. A glass filled with 5 parts of first liquid and 10
parts of second the percentage of water in the new
mixture
A. 37% B. 30%
C. 45% D. 20%
Answer: Option B
6. If 4 Kg rice of superior quality of Rs: 6 a Kg be mixed
with 6 kg. Rice at Rs: 4 per Kg of inferior quality the
price of the mixture per kg shall be
A. Rs: 5.00 B. Rs: 4.80
C. Rs: 4.70 D. Rs: 4.35
Answer: Option B
7. The ratio in which the two quantities of rice at Rs: 6 and
Rs: 4 per kg be mixed respectively in order the mixture
may cost Rs: 4.80/kg is
A. 2?3 B. 3?2
C. 1?4 D. 1?5
Answer: Option A
8. A jar contains three parts of pure milk and one part of
water. How much of the mixture must be drawn and
water substituted in order that the result mixture may be
half milk and half water
A. 1/4 th B. 1/2nd
C. 1/3rd D. 1/5th
Answer: Option C
9. A shopkeeper mixes two kinds of sugar. One costing Rs:
3.50 kg and the other Rs: 2.25 Kg so that the price of the
mixture is Rs: 2.75/kg. The ration of the first kind of the
sugar to that of the second must be
A. 1?2 B. 1?3
C. 2?3 D. None of these
Answer: Option C
10. A producer blends two qualities of rice one costing Rs:
12.50 per kg and other costing Rs: 14:00 per kg in the
ration of 4:5. Find the profit percent if he sells the
mixture at the rate of Rs: 16 per kg
A. 10% B. 15%
C. 20% D. 25%
Answer: Option C
11. In a mixture of 35 litres the ratio of milk and water is 4:1. If 7
litres of water is added to the mixture. Then the ratio of milk and
water in the resulting mixture will be come.
A. 2?1 B. 3?1
C. 5?1 D. None of these
Answer: Option A
12. One man add 3 litres of water to 12 litres of milk and another 4 litres of water to 10 litres of milk
compare the amount of milk in the two mixtures.
A. 25?26 B. 28?25
C. 3?2 D. 21?24
Answer: Option B
13. 6 parts of milk are mixed with one part of water 5 litres of water are added to the mixture and it is
then found to certain 5 times as much milk as water. How many litres of milk were there in the
mixture first?
A. 16 litres B. 20 litres
C. 25 litres D. None of these
Answer: Option D
Logarithm Mathematics
1. If log10 36 = y what does log10 36000 equal?
A. y B. y+1000
C. 1000 D. y+3
E. y+1
Answer: Option D
2. If log10 2 = x and log10 3 = y find the value of log10 80?
A. y+1 B. x+y
C. x-y D. x+2y
E. none
Answer: Option E
3. Solve for a : log (a+3) = loga+log3
A. 1 B. 3?2
C. 2?3 D. 6?5
E. none
Answer: Option B
4. Evaluate log16 ?56 – log16 ?14
A. 0 B. 1?4
C. 1 D. 3
E. 1?3
Answer: Option B
5. Evaluate log9 3 – log5 125 + log625 5 – log7 (343)1/3
A. 0 B. 1?3
C. 3?28 D. ?13?4
E. none
Answer: Option D
6. If Log10 G= 1/5 then log10 100G5=?
A. 7 B. 1?4
C. 4 D. 11?4
E. 3
Answer: Option E
7. If Logy 6=x logy 3.5 = z and 6a = 3.5 then a = __________
A. xz B. z/x
C. x+z D. z-x
E. not determined
Answer: Option B
8. If g(x) = log2 y then g(3y) – g(y) = ___________
A. log(2/x)+log2x B. log2 (2+x2)/x
C. 1 D. log23
E. log3-log2
Answer: Option D
9. If log5 p = ?8 and log 8 q = ?5 then pq = _________
A. 5?8.8?5 B. 13?13
C. 3?3 D. 7?2
E. 0
Answer: Option A
10. If log64 7 = x log4 7 then x = __________
A. 4 B. log43
C. 3 D. 1?4
E. log464
Answer: Option E
11. If log2 = 0.3010 log 3 = 0.4771 evaluate |log 3?25/100|
A. 0.4516 B. 0.1234
C. 0.5678 D. ?1.534
E. 0.3284
Answer: Option D
12. Evaluate 49log75
A. 25 B. 5
C. 6 D. 5?6
E. 7
Answer: Option A
13. Evaluate log2 (log4 256)
A. 2 B. 4
C. 3 D. 8 1
E. 8
Answer: Option A
14. Evaluate 3logb a4 x loga b5
A. 35 B. 49
C. 60 D. 30
E. 7
Answer: Option C
15. If log100 u = -2 then u =
A. 1000000 B. 1/1000000
C. 0.001 D. 1/10000
E. 100
Answer: Option D
16. If log81/log3 = x then x is equal to
A. 2 B. 3
C. 4
E. 7
Answer: Option C
17. If loge x + loge(1-x) = 0 then
A. x2+x-1 = 0 B. x2-x+1 = 0
C. x2+x-e = 0 D. x2+x+e = 0
E. x2+7x+e = 0
Answer: Option B
18. Log2 9 is
A. an integer B. a prime number
C. a rational number D. an irrational number
Men and Food Problems

1. In a fort there is enough food sufficient for 1200 men for 10 days. How long the food would have last
for if there would have been 1000 men.
A. 15 B. 12
C. 10 D. 20
Answer: Option B
2. In a ship the provisions are sufficient for 800 men for 50 days. How long will these be sufficient for if
there would have been 200 more men?
A. 40 B. 50
C. 30 D. 56
Answer: Option A
3. 25 men can consume 250kg of wheat in 20 days. 20 men cang consume how much wheat in 25 days?
A. 300 B. 200
C. 250 D. 350
Answer: Option C
4. 18 cattle graze a field in 12 days. 6 cattle can graze 3 of such fields in x days. What is x?
A. 90 B. 72
C. 36 D. 108
Answer: Option D
5. In a hospital there are enough injections sufficient for 15 days. Originally there were 80 patients but
40 more patients appeared. How many days these injections will be sufficient for now?
A. 10 B. 15
C. 16 D. 12
Answer: Option A
6. A garrison has sufficient food for 500 people to survive for 6 days. At the end of 2 days 100 men
desert. How long the provisions are sufficient for now?
A. 5 B. 6
C. 4 D. 10
Answer: Option A
7. At a ship the food was enough for 50 people. But after 10 days half of the men died due to some viral
disease and the food is sufficient for as long as before. How long the food was sufficient for then?
A. 20 B. 60
C. 70 D. 50
Answer: Option A
8. In a camp sufficient food was provided to 500 men to last for 10 days. But after 5 days 200 more men
joined. How long the food will last for after joining the 2000 new men?
A. 3 B. 8
C. 5 D. 1
Answer: Option D
9. If 12 members family spend Rs. 850 in 10 days. Then a family of 8 people will spend Rs. 340 in how
many days.
A. 8 B. 7
C. 6 D. 5
Answer: Option C
10. A camp has provision for 9 days for 500 men. At the end of 3 days 100 more men were admitted.
How long will the food now last?
C. 9 days D. 6 days
Answer: Option B
11. A garrison has provisions for 40 days. At the end of 5 days half of the men left the garrison. How long
the food will last for?
Answer: Option C
12. A garrison has provision for 30 days for certain men. If 2/3 of them do not attend the mess then the
food will last for?
Answer: Option B
13. At an inn there are provisions sufficient for 20 days for 40 people. At the end of every 10 days 5
people leave off. How many days the provision will be sufficient for new?
A. 20 B. 40
C. 30 D. none
Answer: Option D
14. A family of 12 people had enough provision for 15 days. But 3 guests came for 2 days. How long the
provisions will last for?
A. 8 B. 15
C. 12 D. 12.5
Answer: Option D
15. At any army camp the provisions were stored for 40 days but ten days after the no. of soldiers become
double. Now the food lasts for x days. What is x?
A. 30 B. 40
C. 50 D. 15
Answer: Option D
16. 5kg food is consumed by 50 chickens in 2 days. 60 chickens will consume how much food in 6 days.
A. 2 kg B. 6 kg
C. 15 kg D. 18 kg
Answer: Option D
17. 15 cattle can graze a field in 20 days 20 cattle can graze 3 such field in how many days?
A. 30 B. 45
C. 60 D. 50
Answer: Option B
18. In a fort the food was sufficient for two months. After half a month
A. 1.5 months B. 40 days
C. 2 months D. 50 days
Answer: Option D
19. A group of people has provisions for 29 days for 24 men. If after 4 days 1/6 of them desert then food
will last for?
Answer: Option C
20. Certain quantity of food is sufficient for certain number of men for 13 days. After 1 day 2/5 of them
desert how long will the food now last?
Answer: Option A
21. In a hostel mess there is enough food provisions for 1200 boarders for a month. After 15 days half of
them leave due to vacations. How long will the food provisions now last?
Answer: Option B
22. If 25 men can eat 150 kg of wheat in 30 days then 45 men can eat 450 kg of wheat in how many days?
Answer: Option B
23. In a fort there is sufficient food for 600 men for a month. If 400 more men arrive the fort then how
long the food is sufficient for now?
Answer: Option B
24. 140 pills are sufficient for 10 patients for a week. How long will 200 pills last if there are 30 patients?
A. 3 1?3 days B. 8 days
C. 6 3?5 days D. 9 days
Answer: Option A
25. 18 men can eat 20 kg of rice in 3 days. How long will 6 men take to eat 40 kg of rice?
A. 20 B. 18
C. 32 D. 20
Answer: Option B
Roads Problems
1. If you travel 120 Kms in 3 hours then your speed of traveling per hour will be :
A. 20 B. 80
C. 40 D. 100
Answer: Option A
2. A man walked 3300 meters in 30 minutes. His speed for journey in meters per minute will be:
A. 120 B. 125
C. 100 D. 110
Answer: Option D
3. A boy is traveling along a highway at a uniform speed of 50 km/h. What will be the distance traveled
in 1
A. 35 B. 65
C. 95 D. 75
Answer: Option D
4. An athlete runs 1 km in 3 minutes. The speed of running in meters per minute is
A. 111? B. 222?
C. 444? D. 333?
Answer: Option D
5. If I walk at 3 km/h I miss train by 2 minutes. If however I walk at 4 km km/h I reach the station 3
minutes earlier. What is the distance of station?
A. 3/4 km B. 4/5 km
C. 1 km D. 5/4 km
Answer: Option C
6. A motorist travels to a place 100 Kms away at an average speed of 50 km/h and returns with 40
km/h. His average speed for the whole journey is:
A. 44.4 km/h B. 45 km/h
C. 45.4 km/h D. 48 km/h
Answer: Option A
7. If I walk to my office at 6 km/h I arrive 6 minutes earlier. If however I walk at 4 km/h I arrive 4
minute late. The distance I have to travel is:
A. 2 B. 2.5
C. 3 D. 4
Answer: Option A
8. A and B cycle from Lahore to Kasur a distance of 192 km/h at 18 and 14 km/h simultaneously. A
reaches Kasur and starts back to Lahore. How for from Kasur will he meet B?
A. 12 km B. 16 km
C. 24 km D. 42 km
Answer: Option C
9. In a race of one km A beats B by 5 seconds and by a distance of 40 meters. How long does B take to
run one km.
A. 120 seconds B. 125 seconds
C. 130 seconds D. 150 seconds
Answer: Option B
10. A motorcyclist goes from Karachi to Hyderabad a distance of 192 km at an average speed of 32 km/h.
Another man driving a car starts 2 1/2 hours after the first but reaches there half an hour earlier. The
speed of car is:
A. 64 B. 96
C. 80 D. 25.6
Answer: Option A
11. I walk to a place and return back by car taking 5 hours for the whole trip. If I had walked both ways I
would have taken 4 hours longer. How long would I have taken if I had traveled both ways by car?
A. 1?2 B. 1
C. 1 1?2 D. 2
Answer: Option B
12. A and B can run 200 m in 22 and 25 seconds respectively. How far is B from the finishing line when A
reaches it?
A. 12 B. 16
C. 20 D. 24
Answer: Option D
13. Steve ran 12 mile race at an average speed of 8 miles/hr. If Adam ran the same race at an average
speed of 6 miles/hr how many minutes longer than Steve did Adam take to complete the race?
A. 24 B. 16
C. 30 D. 12
Answer: Option C
14. Saad and Ammar live 150 miles apart. They each drive towards the others home along a straight road
connecting the two. Saad at a constant rate of 30 mph and Ammar at a constant rate of 50 mph. If
Saad and Ammar leave their hourse at the same time how many miles are they from Saads house
when they meet?
A. 40 B. 51 1?2
C. 56 1?4 D. 75
Answer: Option C
15. The average speed of a car in a journey is 40 km/h. If time taken for this journey is 2 1?2 hours then
the distance covered will be:
A. 100 B. 200
C. 500 D. 300
Answer: Option A
16. During a journey a car travels at an average speed of 53 km/h for first hour and at an average speed
of 49 km/h for the next two hours. What is the distance of the whole journey?
A. 152 B. 251
C. 151 D. 351
Answer: Option C
17. A cyclist travels at an average speed of 10 km/h for the first 1/2 hour and at an average speed of 12
km/h for the next 1 1/2 hr. Find the distance of the whole journey:
A. 33 B. 53
C. 23 D. 43
Answer: Option C
18. Two cyclists do the same journey by traveling respectively at the rate of 9 and 19km an hour. Find the
length of the journey when one takes 32 minutes longer than the other.
A. 8.32 km B. 15.52 km
C. 10.02 km D. 9.12 km
Answer: Option D
19. An automobile passes city X at 9.55 AM and city Y at 10.15 AM. City X is 30 miles from city Y. What is
the average rate of the automobile in mph?
A. 10 B. 30
C. 90 D. 120
Answer: Option C
20. An air plane travels m miles at the rate of h miles per hour. The time consumed for trip is:
A. h/m B. h+m
C. m/h D. m-h
Answer: Option C
21. The distance between A and B is 1800 miles. How long (in hours) would it take a train
with an average speed of 60 mph to make the trip?
A. 30 B. 39
C. 48 D. 300
Answer: Option A
22. On a trip a man travels at the rate of 40 mph for the first 100 miles and then at 50 mph for
the next 100 miles. The average speed (in miles/hr) for the first 200 miles of this trip:
A. 22.2 B. 22.5
C. 44.4 D. 45
Answer: Option C
23. The distance between Montreal and Washington is 600 miles. A train leaving Washington
at 7.00 AM arrives at Montreal at 3.00 PM. What is the average rate of train in mph?
A. 24 B. 37.5
C. 48 D. 75
Answer: Option D
24. Car A travels 64 kms in 30 minutes car B travels 178 kms in 2 hrs 15 minutes. Which car
is traveling faster?
A. Car A B. Car B
C. Both are moving at same speeds D. Can not be determined from the given
information
Answer: Option A
25. A car travels 65 kms from A to B in 70 minutes and 80 km from B to C in 75 minutes.
Find the average speed in km/h of the car for the whole journey?
A. 65 B. 75
C. 80 D. 60
Answer: Option D
26. Mr. Khan went for a trip in his car which travels 14.5 km on 1 liter petrol. The reading of
speedometer was 19034. )-Km when he started his journey and read 19396.5 Km after he
had completed his journey. How many liters of petrol are consumed?
A. 25 B. 45
C. 30 D. 50
Answer: Option A
27. A lorry travels from town A to town B at 54 km/h. A car travels from town B to town A at
80 Km/h. If both vehicles start their journeys at the same time and meet each other at the
way after traveling for 1 hour 30 minutes. Find the distance between town A and town B.
A. 200 B. 210
C. 350 D. 201
Answer: Option D
28. A man traveling an hour by car and another hour by plane covers a total distance of 850
Kms. If the average speed of plane taken by the man was 16 times that of the car. What
was the distance covered by the car.
A. 40 B. 50
C. 60 D. 65
Answer: Option B
29. A man travels 120 Km to a town. He could have reached the town 2/5 hrs. earlier had he
increased his speed by 15 km/h. Find the speed at which he travels?
A. 40 B. 50
C. 60 D. 65
Answer: Option C
30. A man walked 15 kms from A to B at a uniform speed. If he were to increase his speed by
4 km/h he would have saved 60 min on the journey. Find his speed in km/h.
A. 6 B. 8
C. 9 D. 5
Answer: Option A
Boat and Stream Question Mathematics
1. Akbar can swim at the speed of 20 km/h in still water and speed of water is 3 km/h. Find his speed in
the direction of water.
A. 23 km/h B. 17 km/h
C. 11.5 km/h D. 8.5 km/h
Answer: Option A
2. Tahir can swim at the speed of 30 km/h in still water and speed of water is 4 km/h. Find his speed of
swimming against the direction of water.
A. 30 km/h B. 26 km/h
C. 24 km/h D. 20 km/h
Answer: Option B
3. A boat travels at the speed of 25 km/h upstream and 35 km/h downstream. Find the speed of water.
A. 3 B. 1
C. 2 km/h D. 5 km/h
Answer: Option D
4. A slip travels at the speed of 20 km/h upstream and 24 km/h downstream. Find the speed of boat in
still water.
A. 4 km/h B. 2 km/h
C. 44 km/h D. 22 km/h
Answer: Option D
5. Sana speed of rowing in still water is 12 km/h and he finds that it takes him twice as long to row up as
to row down the river. Find the speed of water in the river.
A. 3 B. 3 km/h
C. 1 km/h D. 4 km/h
Answer: Option D
6. Speed of water in certain river is 6 km/h and it takes as boat four times as long to row up as to row
down the river. Find the speed of the boat in still water.
A. 10 km/h B. 8 km/h
C. 6 km/h D. 5 km/h
Answer: Option A
7. Amanat swimming speed in still water is 14 km/h and speed of water is 4 km/h. How long will it take
him to go upstream 50 km?
A. 2 B. 5 hours
C. 3 hours D. 3
Answer: Option B
8. Arooj swimming speed in still water is 18 km/h and speed of water is 6 km/h. How long will it take
him to go downstream 72 km?
A. 3 B. 3 hours
C. 4 hours D. 3 3/4 hours
Answer: Option B
9. A man can row 4.5 km an hour in still water but takes twice as long to row up a stream as down it.
What is the rate of stream in km/h
A. 1.5 B. 2.25
C. 3 D. 3.75
Answer: Option A
10. If a man takes two hours to row 3 km upstream or 15 km downstream then the speed of current is:
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
Answer: Option C
11. A man can row 1 km upstream in 20 minutes and downstream in 15 minutes. What is the speed of the
current?
A. 1 km/h B. 2 km/h
C. 1/2 km/h D. 1/4 km/h
Answer: Option C
12. A man rows 1 km upstream in 20 minutes and 1 km downstream in 15 minutes. What is his speed of
rowing in still water?
A. 2.5 B. 3
C. 3.5 D. 4
Answer: Option C
13. A man rowing a boat covers an average distance of 7.5 km/hr. What is the distance covered after 40
minutes:
A. 5 B. 10
C. 20 D. 15
Answer: Option A
14. A man can row down a 10 mile stream in 2 hours and up in 5 hours. What is the average speed in
miles per hour?
A. 1 3?7 B. 3 1?2
C. 2 6?7 D. 3
Answer: Option C
15. A man travel in his yacht downstream at d knots and returns the same distance upstream at u knots.
What is his average rate for the round trip if the length of stream is 1:
A. du/21 B. dtu/21
C. Idu/(d+2) D. 2du/(d+u)
Answer: Option D
16. Imran speed of rowing in still water is 9 km/h and he finds that it takes him twice as long to row up
as to row down the river. Find the speed of water in the river.
A. 3 B. 3 km/h
C. 1 km/h D. 1
Answer: Option B
17. Speed of water in certain river is 2 km/h and it takes a boat thrice as long to row up as to row down
the river. Find the speed of the boat in still water.
A. 10 km/h B. 8 km/h
C. 6 km/h D. 4 km/h
Answer: Option
Ratio Rates and Proportion Mathematics
1. At Chamman Ice cream Parlour ice cream was sold in
three flavours: mango banana and vanilla. One day total
900 cups were sold and the ration of mango to banana to
vanilla was 5:12:3. How many vanilla cups were cold that
day?
A. 450 B. 135
C. 360 D. 390
Answer: Option B
2. A basket contains 60 oranges and apples. If there are 45
apples which of the following can not be the ration
between oranges and apples.
A. 15/45 B. 15:45
C. 1?3 D. 1?4
Answer: Option D
3. What is the ration of diameter of a circle to its
circumference?
A. 1:? B. 2:?r
C. ?:r D. d:2?
E. ?:1
Answer: Option A
4. A KIPSIAN can solve q questions in 1/h hours. At this
rate how manyquestions can she solve in q hours?
A. hq B. hq2
C. 1/hq D. h/q
Answer: Option B
5. Find x if 5:50 :: x : 10
A. 1 B. 2
C. 4 D. 3
Answer: Option A
6. Ahmad reads 24 pages of a book in 15 minutes. The rate
of pages read per minute by him will be
A. 1.6 B. 2
C. 2.5 D. 3
Answer: Option A
7. Ali can type at a speed of 25 words per minute. How
many words he can type in one hour?
A. 1300 B. 1200
C. 1500 D. 1475
Answer: Option C
8. Given that x:70::60:120 what is the value of x?
A. 35 B. 40
C. 140 D. 50
Answer: Option A
9. A motorcyclist travels 200 km in 1 hr. How many
minutes it would take him to travel 120 km?
A. 72 B. 50
C. 36 D. 24
Answer: Option C
10. 16 men dig a ditch in 10 days. How many men would be
required to complete the job in half the time?
A. 8 B. 32
C. 24 D. 20
Answer: Option B
11. A bus covers a distance of 60 km in 1
A. 70 B. 50
C. 72 D. 80
Answer: Option C
12. 15 men were hired to plough a piece of land in 10 days. How many more men will be required to do
the same job is 3 days?
A. 35 B. 40
C. 50 D. 30
Answer: Option A
13. 35 kg of spinach costs Rs: 28. How many kg of spinach can be bought for Rs. 16.
A. 20 B. 28
C. 35 D. 15
Answer: Option A
14. 15 weavers can weave some length of cloth in 1 hr. 24 minutes. How many more weavers are required
to do the same job in 60 minutes?
A. 6 B. 25
C. 20 D. 30
Answer: Option A
15. At a particular time shadow of a pole 40 m long is measured to be 30m. If the length of a plaza is 200
m then how long would the shadow be at about the same time?
A. 180 B. 100
C. 150 D. 120
Answer: Option C
16. If one third of the staff at KIPS are teachers find the ratio between teachers to non-teachers.
A. 2?3 B. 2?1
C. 1?2 D. 3:20
Answer: Option C
17. Sofias fail to pass ratio at KIPS math test in 5:2. In low many tests does she pass if total tests
conducted are 42?
A. 12 B. 30
C. 22 D. 40
Answer: Option A
18. In a class of F.Sc. At KIPS the ratio of boys to girls is 1:3. What percent of students are girls
A. 40% B. 45%
C. 25% D. 75%
Answer: Option D
19. At an educational trip of KIPS to Islamabad ratio of boys to girls was 4:5. How many KIPSIANS were
on the tour?
A. 80 B. 90
C. 70 D. 50
Answer: Option B
20. In a box ration of DVDs to VCDs is 2:3 which of the following can not be the total number of CDs in
the box.
A. 65 B. 40
C. 25 D. 11
Answer: Option D
21. In an ECAT class at KIPS the ration of F.Sc. To A level students is 12:5. If there are 850 students in a
session what is the difference between the number of FSc and A level students?
A. 350 B. 600
C. 250 D. 50
Answer: Option A
22. If 5x=3y and and 5y = 3z what is x:z
A. 5?3 B. 25?9
C. 9?25 D. 1?3
Answer: Option C
23. If the ration between radii of circle A and circle B is 1:4 what is ratio of their areas
A. 4?1 B. 1?4
C. 1?16 D. 16?1
Answer: Option C
24. An orange costs C cents. For D dollars how many oranges can be bought?
A. 100ACD B. 100D/AC
C. AD/100C D. ADx100/C
Answer: Option D
25. A distance of A inches can be covered in B hours how many feet can be covered in C hours.
A. CA/12B B. 12CA/B
C. 12C/AB D. none
Answer: Option A
Equations and Inequalities Mathematics
1. If y ≠ 0 x = 4 / y and yz = 8 then x/z = ?
A. 0.5 B. 1
C. 2 D. 16
E. 32
Answer: Option A
2. If the numerical values of (a-b)2 and (a+b)2 are equal
then which of the following must be true?
A. a + b = 0 B. a – b = 0
C. ab = 0 D. a = 1 / b
E. a = -b
Answer: Option C
3. If a > b > c which of the following cannot be true?
A. b + c < a B. 2a > b + c
C. 2c >a+b D. ab>bc
E. a+b> 2b + c
Answer: Option A
4. If m is an even integer and 3m<48 and 2m>24 then m = ?
A. 12 B. 13
C. 14 D. 15
E. 16
Answer: Option C
5. If -3 < x < 5 and -4 < y < 6 then what is the maximum
possible value of y-x?
A. 5 B. 7
C. 9 D. 10
E. 11
Answer: Option B
6. If x2 – 9 < 0 which of the following must be true?
A. x < -3 B. x > 3
C. x > 9 D. x < -3 or x > 3
E. ?3 < x < 3
Answer: Option E
7. If 1/2-x/(1-x) = 1/2 then x = ?
A. -1 B. 0
C. 1 D. 2
E. 12
Answer: Option B
8. If y is an odd integer and 5y>35 and 2y<20 then y =?
A. 11 B. 8
C. 9 D. 6
E. none
Answer: Option C
9. If -9<1<11 and -10<m<=”” td=””></m
A. 3 B. 17
C. 21 D. 5
E. all
Answer: Option C
10. If p is an even integer and 4p > 44 and 2p < 26 then p is :
A. 13 B. 15
C. 12 D. 11
Answer: Option C
11. If b2+bc-35=0 and -7 is one solution of the equation. What is the
value of c?
A. 1?3 B. 1?2
C. 2?3 D. 2
E. 3
Answer: Option D
12. If 2a+b = -6 -4a+2b = 14 what is the value of b?
A. 1?3 B. 1?2
C. 2 D. 3
E. 20
Answer: Option B
13. If 3y + 15 = 36 what is the value of y+5?
A. 3 B. 6
C. 9 D. 12
E. 18
Answer: Option D
14. If 2a+11 = 5-4a what is the value of x?
A. ?10/3 B. -3
C. -1 D. 1
E. 10?3
Answer: Option C
15. If pz-q=r-sz what is the value of z in terms of p q r and s?
A. q+r/p+s B. r-q/p-s
C. q+r-s/p D. r-q/p+s
E. r/q-s/p
Answer: Option D
16. If x/4 + x/8+x/12 = 44 what is the value of x?
A. 3 B. 18
C. 96 D. 54
E. 72
Answer: Option C
17. If 64a+b = 32a+2b then a =
A. 4b B. 2b
C. 3b D. b+2
E. b-2
Answer: Option A
18. If the average (arithmetic mean) of 5x and 6y is less than 48 and x is twice y what is the largest
integer value of x?
A. 9 B. 10
C. 11 D. 19
E. 20
Answer: Option C
19. If 1/(c-d) = 8 then c +?
A. d+8 B. d-8
C. d+1/8 D. d-1/8
E. (1-8d)/8
Answer: Option C
20. If x = 4a + 5 and y +16a2 what is y in terms of x?
A. (x-5)2 B. 4(x-5)2
C. (x-5)2/4 D. (x+5)2/4
E. (x+5)2
Answer: Option A
21. If (x+3)/2+3x = 5(x-3)+(x+23)/5 what is the value of x?
A. 3 B. 5
C. 7 D. 9
E. 11
Answer: Option C
22. If z-3=5 what is the value of z2-3?
A. 34 B. 61
C. 8 D. 65
Answer: Option B
23. If (a+5b)/2b = a-2b what is the value of a when b=-1?
A. 1?3 B. 1?8
C. 1?5 D. 1?4
Answer: Option A
24. If 9x+10=34 what is the value of 9x – 10?
A. 20 B. 24
C. 14 D. 33
Answer: Option C
25. If s2+t2 = 0 what is the value of s2-t2?
A. 1 B. 2
C. 0 D. 14
Answer: Option C
26. If 6x-7=8 what is the value of (6x-7)2?
A. 55 B. 60
C. 81 D. 64
Answer: Option D
27. If a = 2b 3b=4c and 5c=6a-7 what is the value of c?
A. 7?11 B. 16
C. 8?2 D. 1?4
Answer: Option A
28. If 3212=4a-3 what is the value of a?
A. 65 B. 75
C. 33 D. 70
Answer: Option C
29. If 2y-5x=5 what is the smallest integral value of x for which y>100?
A. 32 B. 20
C. 14 D. 45
Answer: Option B
30. If a-8 = 10 – 2a then a = ?
A. -2 B. 0
C. 2 D. 4
E. 6
Answer: Option E
Fractions and Decimals Mathematics
1. In a class at GOVT COLLEGE 24 students out of 50 are present on a certain day. What fraction of the
class is not present on that day?
A. 24/50 B. 12?25
C. 13/25 D. 2?25
E. 26/25
Answer: Option C
2. Find the value of the product 5/5×5/10×5/15×5/20×5/25
A. 1 /144 B. 5/144
C. 1/120 D. 1?30
E. 1?2
Answer: Option C
3. Ahmad bought some fish from a farm. During the first week 1/8 of them died while in next two weeks
3/5 of the remaining died. What fraction of the original fish died in last two weeks?
A. 3?10 B. 17?40
C. 1?2 D. 21?40
E. 24?40
Answer: Option D
4. The average of 1/5 and other two numbers out of which one is the half of the other is 1/4. The smallest
fraction out of unknowns is:
A. 1?6 B. 11?60
C. 11?30 D. 1?2
E. 9?20
Answer: Option B
5. 4/3 of a number is 22 what is 8/3 of that number:
A. 11?9 B. 11?6
C. 2 D. 3
E. 44
Answer: Option D
6. 98 mintues is what fractional part of two days:
A. 49/1440 B. 49/720
C. 2 D. 98/48
E. 98/24
Answer: Option A
7. If x = 7/9 then which one of the following is not greater than x
A. (x-2)/(x-1) B. (x+1)/(x-1)
C. 1/x D. (x+1)/x
E. none
Answer: Option B
8. Which statement is true?
A. 3/8 < 4/11 < 5/13 B. 4/11 < 3/8 < 5/13
C. 5/13 < 4/11 < 3/8 D. 4/11 < 5/13 < 3/8
E. 3/8 < 5/13 < 4/11
Answer: Option B
9. If a = 0.78 then which one of the following is lowest :
A. a2 B. a
C. ?a D. 1/a
E. 1/a2
Answer: Option A
10. Let x y and z be the result of rounding off 8491.278 to nearest ten hundred & thousand. Find the valid
inequality out of given below:
A. x<y<z< td=””></y<z<> B. z<y<x< td=””></y<x<>
C. x<z<y< td=””></z<y<> D. z<y<x< td=””></y<x<>
E. z<x<y< td=””></x<y<>
Answer: Option E
11. If (43.65)(8.79)/x = (0.4365)(87.9) then value of x is :
A. 0.01 B. 0.1
C. 1 D. 10
E. 100
Answer: Option D
12. For the final step in a calculation Ahmad accidentally divided by 100 instead of multiplying with
1000. To find the correct answer he should
A. divide by 1000 B. divide by 100
C. multiply by 100000 D. multiply by 100
E. none of the above
Answer: Option C
13. Then companies sponsor a tournament and decided to give M rupees collectively. Two companies
dropped and remaining agreed on paying their share equally. What was the increase in share of each
company?
A. M-20/2 B. M/50
C. M/40 D. M/2
E. 2M
Answer: Option C
14. Seven trucks are filled equally from a gasoline tank and 1/3 of gasoline is still in the rank. The
capacity of each truck is what part of tank:
A. 1?10 B. 2?15
C. 3?20 D. 2?21
E. 4?15
Answer: Option D
15. A base ball team won W games and lost L games. The fraction representing their lost games is:
A. L/W B. (W-L)/W
C. W/L D. (W+L)/W
E. L/(W+L)
Answer: Option E
16. In a class with the same number of boys and girls 5/6 of the girls and 1/8 of the boys are honor
students. What part of the calss consists of girls who are not honor students?
A. 1?12 B. 1?6
C. 7?48 D. 13?48
E. 35?48
Answer: Option A
17. In a town there are 1600 phones out of which 3/4 are dial phones. 1/3 of those dial phones are
replaced by touch-tone phones and 300 additional touch tone phones are installed. The fraction
representing the touch tone phones in town is:
A. 7?19 B. 7?16
C. 7?23 D. 9?16
E. 1?2
Answer: Option A
18. Susan is 3 times as old as Paul and Paul is 3/2 times as old as Mary. What fraction of Susans age is
Mary?
A. 3?8 B. 2?9
C. 3 3?4 D. 6
E. 6 1?2
Answer: Option B
19. If 1 quart has 2 pints and 4 quarts equals to one gallon then 6 pints are what part of a gallon:
A. 1?6 B. 2?3
C. 5?6 D. 3?4
E. 4?3
Answer: Option D
20. A man walked for 1/3 hour and then got an automobile ride for 1/2 hour. What part of time
consumed he ride on authomobile.
A. 1?3 B. 3?5
C. 1?2 D. 5?6
E. 7?8
Answer: Option B
21. Find the value of addition 1/2+1/3+1/5+1/7
A. 247/210 B. 247/210
C. 237/210 D. none
Answer: Option B
22. Find the value of subtraction 1/3-1/5-1/2
A. 11?30 B. 15?30
C. ?11?30 D. 11?15
Answer: Option C
23. Which of the following are like fractions?
A. 2/7 and 2/6 B. 3/7 and 6/7
C. 8/3 and 3/8 D. none
Answer: Option B
24. In an improper fraction the fraction is
A. ?1 B. <1
C. 1 D. none
Answer: Option A
25. Proper fraction a/m is
A. >1 B. <1
C. 1 D. none
Answer: Option B
26. Which is less than 2/7?
A. 8?47 B. 3?8
C. 0.289 D. 3?5
E. 4?9
Answer: Option A
27. Which of the following lists in descending order?
A. 9/25 1/5 3/11 B. 9/25 3/11 1/5
C. 1/5 3/11 9/25 D. 3/11 9/25 1/5
E. 1/5 9/25 3/11
Answer: Option B
28. ?7/3 x (1/4-2/3) =
A. ?35/36 B. 34/39
C. 35/36 D. 119/23
E. 125/24
Answer: Option A
29. How many even integers are between 7/4 and 37/4?
A. two B. three
C. four D. six
E. eight
Answer: Option C
30. For how many integers a between 20 and 30 is it true that 5/a 7/a and 8/a are all in lowest terms?
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
E. 5
Answer: Option C
Numbers Mathematics Questions
1. (121×4+3) / (1÷10) ≠?
A. 3209 B. 4870
C. 2435 x 2 D. 974 x 5
E. 484 x 10+30
Answer: Option B
2. Which is closest to 0.5
A. 1?9 B. 1?3
C. 1?2 D. 4?7
E. 9?14
Answer: Option C
3. √(6400/22500) = ?
A. 101000 B. 5?41
C. 8?15 D. 8?13
E. 16?15
Answer: Option C
4. 45 / 12+45 / 12+45 / 12 =
A. 10.9 B. 11.25
C. 12.35 D. 14.32
E. 45 1?4
Answer: Option B
5. (10/20) x 10 x (20/20) + (10/20) x 10 x (20/20) = ?
A. 20?10 B. 100?10
C. 20 D. 100?4
E. 30
Answer: Option B
6. Which of the following is true?
A. 1?3 ? 0.33 B. 45 ?40 ? 5
C. 3450 / 2000=2.25 D. 121 x 11 = 1332
E. 2 ? 4 ? .5
Answer: Option B
7. If the sum of five different prime numbers is an even
number what is the smallest of the five?
A. 0 B. 1
C. 2 D. 3
E. 5
Answer: Option C
8. If the division of 2 consecutive odd integers gives 0.71
as the result what is the greater of the two?
A. 3 B. 5
C. 7 D. 9
E. Can not be
determined from
given information
Answer: Option C
9. If an integer R leaves a remainder 5 when it is divided
by 8 all are true except.
A. The number that is 5 B. The number that is 3

less than R is a more than R is a
multiple of 8. multiple of 8
C. When divided by 2 R D. When divided by 4 R

leaves a remainder 1 leaves a remainder 1
E. When multiplied by 3
R always gives a
result which is
completely divisible
by 2.
Answer: Option E
10. If y and z are integers and the sum of yz and z is odd
which of the following is true? (I) y and z are even (II)
y is odd and z is even (III) y is even and z is odd
A. I and II B. II only
C. II and III D. III only
E. I II III
Answer: Option D
11. In a party each member invited takes a number to be

served. If the first member took the number 32 and
the last member took number 520. How many
members were there that day?
A. 320 B. 487
C. 488 D. 489
E. 500
Answer: Option D
12. What is the smallest integer greater than 1 that 1 that leaves a remainder 1 when divided by any of the
integers 5 7 8
A. 281 B. 300
C. 320 D. 380
E. 479
Answer: Option A
13. How many three-digit integers can be divided by 4 toproduce a new integer with the same tens digit
and units digit as the original integer.
A. One B. two
C. three D. four
E. none
Answer: Option B
14. On a number line point T is at a distance of 4 units from point U and point V is at a distance of 6 units
from point U. What is the distance from point T to V?
A. 2 B. 3
C. 10 D. 5
E. can not be determind
Answer: Option E
15. What is the product of odd integers between 8/3 and 16/3?
A. 128/9 B. 12
C. 18 D. 8
E. none
Answer: Option E
16. If the product of 4 consecutive even integers is 384 which is greatest?
A. 4 B. 6
C. 8 D. 10
E. 12
Answer: Option C
17. How many positive even numbers less than 30 are completely divisible by 4?
A. 6 B. 7
C. 8 D. 9
E. 10
Answer: Option B
18. What is the sum of odd numbers smaller than 32?
A. 152 B. 250
C. 256 D. 300
E. 406
Answer: Option C
19. What is the sum of odd numbers smaller than 24?
A. 146 B. 142
C. 144 D. 136
E. none
Answer: Option C
20. What is the sum of first 10 positive even integers?
A. 107 B. 108
C. 104 D. 110
E. none
Answer: Option D
21. The sum of three integers is an even number and their product is 60. The digit which is neither
greatest nor the smallest is?
A. 2 B. 3
C. 5 D. 7
E. 4
Answer: Option E
22. Subtracting 1 from which digit in the number 12 345 will decrease the value of the number by 1000?
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
E. 5
Answer: Option B
23. (1×10000)+(2×1000)+(3×100)+(4×10)+(5×1)=1
A. 5000 B. 15000
C. 12345 D. 54321
E. 543210
Answer: Option C
24. (2×10.000) + (8×1.000) + (4×10)=
A. 284 B. 482
C. 2.84 D. 2.84
E. 68
Answer: Option E
25. If m n and o are consecutive whole numbers that total 15 what is the largest of the three numbers?
A. 4 B. 5
C. 6 D. 3
E. 7
Answer: Option C
26. What is the difference of the product and the quotient of 8 and 8?
A. 63 B. 1
C. 63 D. 65
Answer: Option C
27. If the sum of three consecutive integers is less than 120 what is the greatest possible value of the
smallest of the three integers?
A. 39 B. 38
C. 37 D. 36
E. 40
Answer: Option B
28. How many positive integers less than 220 have remainder of 3 when divided by 9?
A. 16 B. 15
C. 14 D. 17
E. 18
Answer: Option A
29. What is the smalles number that is divisible by both 45 and 65
A. 45 B. 65
C. 2925 D. 585
Answer: Option D
30. If x = 8×7532 y=8×6532 what is the value of x-y
A. 8000 B. 112512
C. 8 D. none
Answer: Option A
Basic Algebra Questions Mathematics

1. Find the value of the function x3+2+5 at = 2
A. 15 B. 17
C. 18 D. 19
E. 20
Answer: Option B
2. 7n2 – 7n + 5 – (3n + 7n2) =
A. 5 + 10n B. 10n – 5
C. ?10n + 5 D. 45 – 10n
E. 30 + n
Answer: Option C
3. If a = 3 b = -1 c = 2 which is true (I) a+b+c = 4 (II) 3a + 5b = 4 (III) 2c – 5a = 6
A. I only B. II only
C. I and III D. I and II
E. III only
Answer: Option D
4. (7x-49) / (x-7) =
A. x-7 B. x
C. 7 D. 7x
E. 49
Answer: Option C
5. 4×2 + 16x + 36 is equivalent to?
A. 4(x2+4x+4) B. 4(x+4) (x+4)
C. 4x (x+4+9) D. 4 (x2+4x+9)
E. 4 (x2+6x+9)
Answer: Option D
6. (8/Z)+(6/Z) x (40/Z) =? If Z=2
A. 27 B. 32
C. 40 D. 60
E. 64
Answer: Option E
7. (a+b)2 + (b+c)2 =
A. a2 + 2b2 + 2ab + c2 + 2bc B. a2 + b2 + c2 + 2ab + 2bc
C. a2 – b2 + c2 + 2ab + 2bc D. 2a2 + 2b2 + 2c2 + ab + bc
E. none
Answer: Option A
8. (ab x (a+b)))/(1/a+1/b) = ? If a = 1 b = 2
A. 3 ? 8 B. 8 ? 4
C. 11 ? 8 D. 8 ? 2
E. 9 ? 2
Answer: Option D
9. If 9/a = 7/a2 then a = ?
A. 7 ? 9 B. 9 ? 7
C. 7 D. 9
E. 63
Answer: Option A
10. If b = -3 and a = 2 then a2 + b2 + 2ab = ?
A. ?17 B. ?16
C. ?7 D. 16
E. 17
Answer: Option A
11. If a x 51 x 48 x 54 = 16 x 17 x 18 then a =
A. 1 ? 27 B. 1 ? 250
C. 25 D. 27
E. 500
Answer: Option A
12. (x2yz + xy2z + xyz2) / xyz
A. xy+xy+yz B. xy+yz+zx
C. x+y+z D. x2+y2+z2
E. (x+y+z)/xyz
Answer: Option C
13. (a+b)2 + (a-b)2 =
A. 2(a2+b2) B. 2(a2+2b2)
C. 4ab D. 4(a+b)
E. 2(a2+b2)
Answer: Option A
14. If x = 5 y=4 z=3 then which of the following is true? (I) x+y+z = 11 (II) x+y-z = -6 (III) x+Y+z = 12
(IV) -x+y-z = -4
A. I and II B. III and IV
C. all D. none
Answer: Option B
15. (12a2 – 144a) / (a-12) = ?
A. 12a B. 12a2
C. 11a D. 144axa
Answer: Option A
16. (9/a)+(21/a)x(36/a)=? If a = 3
A. 80 B. 120
C. 100 D. 87
Answer: Option D
17. (x+y)2 + (y+z)2 =
A. x2+y2+z2+2xy+4yz B. x2+y2+z2+4xy+2yz
C. x2+2y2+z2+2y(x+z) D. x2+2y2+z2+2x(y+z)
E. none
Answer: Option C
18. If 17-m = 12-n then m-n =?
A. 5 B. ?5
C. 4 D. 3
E. none
Answer: Option A
19. (p2-q2) / (p+q) = 50 then p-q = ?
A. 25 B. 45
C. 49 D. 50
Answer: Option D
20. (x+y)2 – (x-y)2 =
A. 2(x2-y2) B. 2(x2+y2)
C. 2×2-2y2-2xy D. 4xy
Answer: Option D
21. If 12/m = 15/m2 then m =
A. 5?4 B. 3?5
C. ?5?3 D. ?3?5
E. none
Answer: Option A
22. If x = (p+q)/(p-q) then x-1 = ?
A. q/p-q B. 2q/(p+q)
C. 2p(p-q) D. 2q/(p-q)
E. 2q
Answer: Option D
23. If p+q = 4 q+r = -2 r+p=3 then p+q+r =?
A. 2?5 B. 5?2
C. 6?2 D. 5
E. 6
Answer: Option B
24. If 5a=2b=40c what is the value of 8a+5b in terms of c?
A. 10c B. 164c
C. 52c D. 25c
E. 82c
Answer: Option B
25. If p=10/(q+2) what is value of pq is terms of p?
A. 2(5-P) B. 10/p
C. 3(p-5)/p D. 2(p-5)/p
E. none
Answer: Option A
26. Divide (x-y)/(x+y) by (y+x)/(y-x) =
A. ?1 B. 0
C. 1 D. ?(x-y)2/(x+y)2
E. [(y-x)/(x+y)]
Answer: Option D
27. The trinomial x2+x-20 is exactly divisible by:
A. x-5 B. x+4
C. x-10 D. x-4
E. x-2
Answer: Option D
28. If a = p + prt they r = ?
A. (a-1) / t B. (a-p) / pt
C. a-p-pt D. a/t
E. (a+p) / pt
Answer: Option B
29. (a3+b)2 – (a3-b)2 +
A. ?4a3b B. 0
C. (2ab)2 D. 4a3b
E. 4a2b
Answer: Option D
30. If (5w)(5x) = 5y/5z what is z in terms of w x and y?
A. y/wx B. y-w-x
C. w+x-y D. y-wx
E. y/w+x
Answer: Option B
Probability Questions Mathematics

1. When a dice is rolled the probability of prime number and
including number 1 is
A. 5?6 B. 1?2
C. 3?4 D. 2?3
Answer: Option D
2. When three coins are tossed then the total number of out
comes is?
A. 2 B. 2
C. 2 D. 2?
Answer: Option C
3. When four dice are rolled then total outcomes are.
A. 6 B. 6
C. 6 D. 6?
Answer: Option D
4. Which of the following is true about the probability of an
event A.
A. P(A) ?o B. P(A) =1.5
C. P(A) ?0 D. P(A) = -0.5
Answer: Option C
5. W.r.t probability which one is false
A. P(A) = 0 B. P(K) = 1
C. P(K) ?0 D. P(K) > 1
Answer: Option D
6. When a coin is tossed the probability of tail is
A. 0 B. 1
C. 1?2 D. 2
Answer: Option C
7. If we list numbers from 1 to 15 the number divisibly by 2
are
A. 2 B. 5
C. 7 D. 15?2
Answer: Option C
8. A card is slipped out of 15 cards numbered 1 2 3 4 ——
—-15 the probability of a card number that is divisible by
2 is.
A. 1?2 B. 1?7
C. 7?10 D. 7?15
Answer: Option D
9. Two white and six red balls are placed in a bag. A ball is
drawn at random from the bag and its color is noted and
the ball is replaced again a ball is drawn from the bag.
What is the probability that both the balls are of different
color?
A. 1?16 B. 3?16
C. 13?16 D. 3?7
Answer: Option D
10. When three coins are tossed at a time or a coin is tossed
three times the probability of getting at least one head is
A. 3?8 B. 4?8
C. 6?8 D. 7?8
Answer: Option D
11. In same case at most one head appear is
A. 1?8 B. 2?8
C. 3?8 D. 1?2
Answer: Option D
12. When three coins are tossed the probability of getting at the most one tail is:
A. 1?8 B. 3?8
C. 1?2 D. 1
Answer: Option C
13. One slip is randomly drawn from a box containing ten slips numbered 1 2 3 4 ——– 10 the probability
of a slip numbered seven is
A. 7?10 B. 1?7
C. 0 D. 1?10
Answer: Option D
14. In question no 14 the probability of slip of odd number is
A. 1?5 B. 1?2
C. 9?10 D. 7?10
Answer: Option B
15. In question no 14 the probability of slip that does not have even number is
A. 9?10 B. 7?10
C. 1?5 D. 1?2
Answer: Option D
16. In question no 14 the probability of slip of number less than 5
A. 2?5 B. 1?5
C. 3?5 D. 1
Answer: Option A
17. In question no 14 Slip of number higher than 10.
A. 0 B. 10
C. 1 D. 1?2
Answer: Option A
18. In question no 14 the probability of slip of even or odd number.
A. 1?2 B. 0
C. 1 D. 2 or 3
Answer: Option C
19. There are 40 students in a class of which 25 are boys and 15 are girls the teacher Sir Abid writes the
name of each student on slip of papers. What is the probability that the name on the slip is of a boy.
A. 5?8 B. 3?8
C. 3?5 D. 0
Answer: Option A
20. What is the probability of selecting a prime number from a list of natural number from 1 —-33 both
inclusive if every number has equal chance of being selected.
A. 1?8 B. 1?33
C. 15?33 D. 1?3
Answer: Option D
21. The probability that an egg will be broken during delivery from a supermarket to KIPS is 1/200. How
many broken eggs would be there out of 800 eggs?
A. 50 B. 30
C. 10 D. 4
Answer: Option D
22. In a light bulb factory it is found that the probability of a bulb being defective is 0.12 estimate how
many defective bulbs there would be in 1000 bulb.
A. 12 B. 120
C. 102 D. 1000
Answer: Option B
23. When a dice is rolled the probability of a number which is even and greater than 4.
A. 0 B. 1?4
C. 1?6 D. 1?9
Answer: Option C
24. A bag containing 4 white balls 3 black and 5 blue balls. What is the probability of getting blue or
black ball?
A. 1?6 B. 2?3
C. 5?12 D. 3?5
Answer: Option B
25. A bag contains 30 balls the probability of drawing a pink ball and white ball are 1/5 and 1/6 resp.
What is the probability of black balls?
A. 8?15 B. 1?2
C. 17?30 D. 19?30
Answer: Option D
26. A boy buys crates of drink at Rs. 75 per crate and sells each for Rs. 90. What is the expected profit per
crate, if probability of sale is 5/6?
A. 12.5 B. 15
C. 17.5 D. 20
Answer: Option A
27. In above question what is the expected loss to the poor boy if it is not sold or returned back?
A. 20 B. 17.5
C. 15 D. 12.5
Answer: Option D
28. The probability that your friend was born in January June or July is 1/4 what is the probability that
he was not born in a month that starts with letter J?
A. 1?4 B. 1?2
C. 3?4 D. 1
Answer: Option C
29. The probability that a certain team wins a football match is 0.7 the probability of a lie is 0.1 what is
the probability of the team losing?
A. 1?7 B. 1?5
C. 7?10 D. 2?3
Answer: Option B
30. Pakistan is playing a cricket match against Australia. If the probability that Pakistan will win is 4/11
and that of Australia will win is 2/11. What is the probability that match will be draw.
A. 5?11 B. 6?11
C. 9?11 D. 10?11
Answer: Option A
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22. How many diagonals are there in a polygon of 12 sides?

A. 100 days B. 120 days

C. 5 days D. 4.5 days

A. Rs. 220 B. Rs. 200

C. Rs. 300 D. Rs. 360

A. 25 days B. 67/2 days

C. 75/2 days D. 32 days

A. 8.5 days B. 10 days

C. 5.5 days D. 15.5 days

A. 100 days B. 120 days

C. 5 days D. 4.5 days

A. Rs. 220 B. Rs. 200

C. Rs. 300 D. Rs. 360

A. 25 days B. 67/2 days

C. 75/2 days D. 32 days

A. 8.5 days B. 10 days

C. 5.5 days D. 15.5 days

1. 5/8 % is equal to what?

2. 0.036 in terms of percent is:

3. 45% of 600 is equal to:

4. What is 1/5% of 6000?

5. What percent of 3/5 is 3/10?

7. What percent of 3.5 kg is 70 gram?

8. What will be 60% of a number whose 80% is 320?

9. 550 after a decrease of 70% is:

12. If x% of y is 29x then value of y is:

14. If 40% of M equals 20% of A what percent of A is M?

16. 70% of 14 is 14% of what number?

17. If 80% of Z is 200. What is 70% of Z?

1. If 4 times x is equal to x increased by 2 then x=

E. can not be determined

A. 4 seconds B. 4.5 seconds

C. 24 km/h D. 1/9 km/h

A. 0.5 seconds B. 2 seconds

14. A train traveling at 30 mph is stopped 1

A. 5 seconds B. 7.5 seconds

1. The percentage of water in 20 litres of adulterated milk is

A. Rs: 5.00 B. Rs: 4.80

C. Rs: 4.70 D. Rs: 4.35

C. 2?3 D. None of these

C. 25 litres D. None of these

1. If log10 36 = y what does log10 36000 equal?

2. If log10 2 = x and log10 3 = y find the value of log10 80?

3. Solve for a : log (a+3) = loga+log3

4. Evaluate log16 ?56 – log16 ?14

5. Evaluate log9 3 – log5 125 + log625 5 – log7 (343)1/3

6. If Log10 G= 1/5 then log10 100G5=?

7. If Logy 6=x logy 3.5 = z and 6a = 3.5 then a = __________

8. If g(x) = log2 y then g(3y) – g(y) = ___________

9. If log5 p = ?8 and log 8 q = ?5 then pq = _________

10. If log64 7 = x log4 7 then x = __________

12. Evaluate 49log75

13. Evaluate log2 (log4 256)