Are you preparing for the OSSSC RI, ARI, Amin, SFS, or ICDS Supervisor exams and looking to conquer the arithmetic section? Arithmetic is a crucial part of these exams, testing your ability to solve numerical problems efficiently. To aid your preparation, here are the top 30 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) covering various arithmetic concepts commonly encountered in these exams:
Top 30 Arithmetic MCQS For OSSSC RI, ARI, Amin, SFS, ICDS Supervisor
These multiple-choice questions cover a wide range of arithmetic concepts, including basic operations, percentages, fractions, geometry, and more. Practice solving them to strengthen your arithmetic skills and boost your confidence for the upcoming OSSSC RI, ARI, Amin, SFS, or ICDS Supervisor exams. Good luck!
- Three pumps, working 8 hours a day, can empty a tank in 2 days. How many hours a day must four pumps work to empty the tank in 1 day?
A) 9 hours
B) 10 hours
C) 11 hours
D) 12 hours
Answer: D) 12 hours - If 18 people can bind 900 books in 10 days, how many people will be required to bind 660 books in 12 days?
A) 22 people
B) 14 people
C) 13 people
D) 11 people
Answer: D) 11 people - If 4 people can weave 4 mats in 4 days, at the same rate, how many mats would be woven by 8 people in 8 days?
A) 16 mats
B) 12 mats
C) 8 mats
D) 4 mats
Answer: A) 16 mats - If the price of 23 toys is 276, then what will be the price of 12 toys?
A) 144
B) 148
C) 156
D) 186
Answer: A) 144 - If 16 men working 7 hours a day can plow a field in 42 days, in how many days will 14 men working 12 hours a day plow the same field?
A) 46 days
B) 32 days
C) 35 days
D) 30 days
Answer: B) 32 days - If 36 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days, in how many days will 27 men complete the same work?
A) 24 days
B) 28 days
C) 34 days
D) 35 days
Answer: A) 24 days - Thirty-nine persons can repair a road in 12 days, working 5 hours a day. In how many days will 30 persons, working 6 hours a day, complete the work?
A) 10 days
B) 13 days
C) 14 days
D) 15 days
Answer: B) 13 days - A certain number of men can finish a piece of work in 100 days. If there were 10 men less, it would take 10 days more for the work to be finished. How many men were there originally?
A) 75 men
B) 82 men
C) 100 men
D) 110 men
Answer: D) 110 men - A boatman rows 1 km in 5 minutes along the stream and 6 km in 1 hour against the stream. What is the speed of the stream?
a) 3 kmph
b) 6 kmph
c) 10 kmph
d) 12 kmph
Answer: a) 3 kmph - A man rows 40 km upstream in 8 hours and a distance of 36 km downstream in 6 hours. What is the speed of the stream?
a) 0.5 km/hr
b) 1.5 km/hr
c) 1 km/hr
d) 3 km/hr
Answer: a) 0.5 km/hr - A boy can swim in still water at a speed of 10 km/hr. If the speed of the current would have been 5 kmph, then how long would it take for the boy to swim 60 km downstream?
a) Upstream in 4 hours
b) Downstream in 12 hours
c) Upstream in 6 hours
d) Downstream in 4 hours
Answer: d) Downstream in 4 hours - A person can row a distance of one km upstream in ten minutes and downstream in four minutes. What is the speed of the stream?
a) 4.5 km/h
b) 4 km/h
c) 9 km/h
d) 5.6 km/
Answer: a) 4.5 km/h - A boat sails 15 km of a river upstream in 5 hours. How long will it take to cover the same distance downstream, if the speed of the current is one-fourth the speed of the boat in still water?
a) 1.8 h
b) 3 h
c) 4 h
d) 5 h
Answer: b) 3 h - A man can row at 8 km/h in still water. If the river is running at 2 km/h, it takes 4 hours more to row upstream than to row downstream for the same distance. What is the distance?
a) 54 kms
b) 32 kms
c) 45 kms
d) 60 kms
Answer: d) 60 kms - A boat covers 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 6 hours, while it covers 36 km upstream and 24 km downstream in 6.5 hours. What is the speed of the current?
a) 1 km/hr
b) 2 km/hr
c) 1.5 km/hr
d) 2.5 km/hr
Answer: b) 2 km/hr - A man can swim at the rate of 4 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the water is 2 km/hr, then how long will it take for him to swim 10 km upstream?
a) 2.5 hrs
b) 3.5 hrs
c) 5 hrs
d) 4 hrs
Answer: c) 5 hrs - A boat goes 12 km downstream and comes back to the starting point in 3 hours. If the speed of the current is 3 km/hr, what is the speed of the boat in still water?
a) 12 km/hr
b) 9 km/hr
c) 8 km/hr
d) 6 km/hr
Answer: b) 9 km/hr - The current of a stream runs at the rate of 4 km an hour. A boat goes 6 km and comes back to the starting point in 2 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
a) 6 km/hour
b) 8 km/hour
c) 7.5 km/hour
d) 6.8 km/hour
Answer: b) 8 km/hour - A sum of money at some rate of simple interest amounts to ₹2,900 in 8 years and to ₹3,000 in 10 years. What is the rate of interest per annum?
4%
2 and 1/2 %
3%
2%
Correct Answer: 2% - The rate of simple interest per annum of a bank being decreased from 5% to 3 and 1/2 %, the annual income of a person from interest was less by ₹105. What was the sum deposited at the bank?
₹6,000
₹7,200
₹6,800
₹7,000
Correct Answer: ₹7,000 - A part of ₹1,500 was lent at 10% per annum and the rest at 7% per annum simple interest. The total interest earned in three years was ₹396. What was the sum lent at 10%?
₹900
₹800
₹700
₹600
Correct Answer: ₹900 - Two equal sums were lent out at 7% and 5% simple interest respectively. The interest earned on the two loans adds up to ₹960 for 4 years. What was the total sum lent out?
₹3,500
₹2,500
₹2,000
₹3,000
Correct Answer: ₹2,000 - A man took a loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After 3 years, he had to pay ₹5,400 interest only for the period. What was the principal amount borrowed by him?
₹2,000
₹10,000
₹15,000
₹20,000
Correct Answer: ₹15,000 - What is the amount to be paid when the principal is ₹2,000, rate of simple interest (R) is 5%, and time (T) is 2 years?
₹3,200
₹2,400
₹2,200
₹3,400
Correct Answer: ₹2,200 - Ram bought a bike for ₹60,000. He paid ₹10,000 cash down and the rest at the end of 2 years at 15% simple interest. How much more did he pay as simple interest?
₹15,000
₹25,000
₹35,000
₹50,000
Correct Answer: ₹15,000 - A sum of ₹800 amounts to ₹920 in 3 years at simple interest. If the interest rate is increased by 3%, what would it amount to?
₹780
₹992
₹848
₹700
Correct Answer: ₹780 - An old article is available for ₹12,000 at cash payment or is available for ₹7,000 cash payment and a monthly installment of ₹630 for 8 months. What is the rate percent per annum?
2.1 percent
3 percent
3.25 percent
3.3 percent
Correct Answer: 2.1 percent - Alipta got some amount of money from her father. In how many years will the ratio of the money and the interest obtained from it be 10:3 at the rate of 6% simple interest per annum?
7 years
3 years
5 years
4 years
Correct Answer: 5 years - What sum of money will yield $1 as interest per day at a 5% per annum simple interest rate?
3650
36500
730
7300
Answer: 36500 - A lent 5000 to B for 2 years and 3000 to C for 4 years at the same rate of interest on simple interest, receiving a total of 2200 in interest from both. What is the rate of interest per annum?
7%
5%
7 and 1/8 %
10%
Answer: 10%
