MCQ Subject: Basic Numeracy

Rahul invests ₹800 at a simple interest rate of 5% per annum. How much interest will he earn in 3 years?

24 kg of rice at ₹30 per kg is mixed with a certain quantity of rice at ₹40 per kg. The average price of the mixture is ₹38 per kg. What is the quantity of the rice priced at ₹40 per kg?

A shop increases the price of a book from ₹200 to ₹240. What is the percentage increase in the price of the book?

A vendor purchases 500 kg of wheat at ₹80 per kg and sells 300 kg at a 15% profit. If the remaining 200 kg is sold at a 5% loss, what is the overall percentage profit or loss?

A recipe for 12 people requires a flour to sugar ratio of 3:2. How much sugar (in kg) is needed if the recipe is scaled up to 24 people, assuming the flour required is 9 kg?

A truck travels 240 km from Town A to Town B at 40 km/h and returns the same distance at 60 km/h. Calculate the average speed for the entire trip.

A 20% alcohol solution and a 50% alcohol solution are mixed to produce 60 liters of a 40% alcohol solution. What is the ratio of the 20% solution to the 50% solution in the mixture?

An item originally priced at Rs. 500 is first discounted by 20%. Then, the discounted price is increased by 25%. What is the final price of the item?

A mixture of 3 parts rice and 4 parts sugar is prepared. After adding 8 kg of sugar, the new ratio of rice to sugar becomes 3:5. What was the original amount of rice in kg?

A man rows downstream at 12 km/h and upstream at 6 km/h. What is his speed in still water if the speed of the stream is 3 km/h? (A) 9 km/h (B) 3 km/h (C) 6 km/h (D) 15 km/h