🏠 Home
MCQ Practice

Mathematics MCQs

If food for 1200 men lasts 10 days, how long will it last for 1000 men?

  • A. 15
  • B. 12
  • C. 10
  • D. 20
Explanation:
Inverse proportion gives 12 days.

In a fort, food lasts 2 months. After half a month, more people join. How long will food last?

  • A. 1.5 months
  • B. 40 days
  • C. 2 months
  • D. 50 days
Explanation:
Adjusting the rate gives 50 days.

A drawer contains 4 white, 3 blue, and 5 grey socks. What is the probability of selecting two socks of the same color?

  • A. 4/11
  • B. 1
  • C. 2/33
  • D. 19/66
Explanation:
Probability of the same color = 19/66.

In a college election, a candidate gets 62% votes and wins by 120 votes. What is the total number of votes?

  • A. 500
  • B. 800
  • C. 925
  • D. 1200
Explanation:
Margin = 24% → total = 120/0.24 = 500.

In a class with 20 boys and 25 girls, how many pairs of one boy and one girl can be formed?

  • A. 400
  • B. 500
  • C. 600
  • D. 20
Explanation:
20 × 25 = 500 paiRs.

In a class of 140 students, 60% passed. What percent failed?

  • A. 80%
  • B. 20%
  • C. 40%
  • D. 50%
Explanation:
Failed = 100 − 60 = 40%.

In a class of 120 students, 45 received a grade of B. What percentage is this?

  • A. 75%
  • B. 25.6%
  • C. 37.5%
  • D. 18.5%
Explanation:
(45/120)×100 = 37.5%.

In a circle of radius 5 cm, two equal chords are each 6 cm. What is the distance between them?

  • A. 24/5 cm
  • B. 12/5 cm
  • C. 7/5 cm
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
The calculated distance does not match the given options.

In a camp, food for 500 men lasts 10 days. After 5 days, 200 more men joined. How long will the remaining food last?

  • A. 3 days
  • B. 8 days
  • C. 5 days
  • D. 1 day
Explanation:
Remaining food consumed faster → lasts 1 day.

In a 300 m race, A beats B by 22.5 m or 6 seconds. What is B’s time?

  • A. 86 sec
  • B. 80 sec
  • C. 76 sec
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
The ratio method gives B’s time as 80 sec.