PPSC Most Repeated Mathematics mcqs with answers

Mathematics questions are usually compiled from basic mathematics, Average, Percentage, Algebra etc. This post includes mathematics mcqs/ questions with answers for Entry Test preparation and FPSC/ PPSC/ NTS/ PTS/ OTS One paper exams.

Other portion of the paper mostly comprises Synonyms & Antonyms, Direct Indirect, Pair of Words, Idioms, Active Passive Voice from English, General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Pak Affairs and Computer Sciences mcqs except professional paper which includes 80% subject related and 20% general knowledge.

 

Mathematics mcqs with answers for Entry Test Pg 1/5

 

1. Mr. and Mrs. Sajad have seven daughters. Each daughter has one brother. What is the total number of persons in the family?

A)  14

B) 10

C) 15

D) 12

2. If 5 cars are parked bumper to bumper, how many bumpers are touching to each other?

A) 4

B) 5

C) 8

D) 10

 

3. If Asif is standing in a queue in such a way that he is sixth in the queue from either side then how many people are there in the queue?

A) 11

B) 12

C) 13

D) 9

 

4. Complete the series: 3 3  5  5  7  7 —————.

A) 8 8

B) 10

C) 9 9                 

D) None of these

 

5. Complete the series: 60, 59, 57, 54, 50 ______________.

A) 45

B) 47

C) 44

D) 43

 

6. A rectangular room is 6m long, 5m wide and 4m high. What is the total volume of the room in cubic meters?

A) 24

B) 30

C) 120

D) 240

7. If 25 toys cost 500, what would be the cost 75 toys?

A) 2000

B) 1500

C) 1200

D) 1700

 

8. A man walks 3 KM to his East then turns left and walks 3 KM towards North then turns left and walks 3 KM towards West. Indicate the correct direction in which he is in relation to his starting point?

A) East

B) West

C) North

D) South

 

9. In a one kilometer race A beats B by 28 meters or second. Find out the time taken by A to finish the race.

A) 4 min 3 sec

B) 3 min 4 sec

C) 4 min 20 sec

D) 5 min

 

10. Imran made a profit of 20 percent in the first year. Next year he had a loss of 25% on the capital he had at the beginning of second year. What was his overall loss?

A) 12%

B) 10%

C) 5%

D) None of these

 

11. Rashid buy 3 books for Rs. 16 each and four books for Rs. 23 each. What will be the average price of the books?

A) 18

B) 22

C) 20

D) 24

 

12. 888 ÷ 0.8 × 8 = ?

A) 8880

B) 8007

C) 8800

D) 88

 

13. The age of father greater 9 times than son and age of mother above 8 times than son the sum of father and mother these two age 51 what will be the age of son:

A) 3 years

B) 5 years

C) 7 years

D) 2 years

 

14. A student get 60, 50, 90 marks out of hundred in English, Urdu and Math respectively. He needs 72% to get a scholarship. How many marks does he need to get in his final paper to Math’s to obtain overall 72% marks?

A) 82

B) 81

C) 84

D) 88

 

15. The price of a car including 6% sales tax is Rs. 154431.40. What is the market price of the car without tax?

A) 145500

B) 145000

C) 150000

D) 145690

 

16. How many pieces of 85 cm length can be cut from a rod 42.5 meters long?

A) 30

B) 40

C) 50

D) 60

 

17. In an election a candidate who received 30% of the total votes cast was defeated by 15000 votes. Find the number of votes obtained by the winning candidate?

A) 11,250

B) 15000

C) 26250

D) 37500

 

18. A certain some of money distributed among two friends in the ratio of 5: 11. If one of them got Rs. 1200 more than the other, the total amount distributed at:

A) 2000

B) 2200

C) 3200

D) 3600

 

19. A police officer walks from his house at 4 km per hour and reaches his office 5 minutes late. If his speed is 5 km per hour, he will reach his office 10 minute early. How far is his office from the house?

A) 5 km

B) 5/12 km

C) 5 km

D) 10 km

 

20. If the day before yesterday was Saturday then day after tomorrow will be:

A) Tuesday

B) Thursday

C) Friday

D) Wednesday

 

Mathematics Basic mcqs with answers Page 2/5

 

21. Add : 46+37+29+5+14+33 = ________

A) 163

B) 183

C) 173

D) 164

 

22. Add : 33+8+27+13+48+10 = ________

A) 138

B) 139

C) 149

D) 131

 

23. 425 are how much above 400?

A) 26

B) 25

C) 27

D) 28

 

24. 367 is how much below 400?

A) 32

B) 33

C) 35

D) 31

 

25. Multiply:9.5×4 = ___________

A) 284

B) 285

C) 286

D) 287

 

26. Multiply 0.4×710 = ___________

A) 284

B) 285

C) 286

D) 287

 

27. Divide 340 / 50

A) 9

B) 6.8

C) 4

D) 8

 

28. Divide 810 / 500

A) 1.62

B) 1.61

C) 1.60

D) 1.64

 

29. What comes next in this sequence:1, 2, 4, 7, 11 __

A) 15

B) 17

C) 18

D) 16

 

30. What comes next in this sequence:5, 10, 20, 40,_________-

A) 60

B) 70

C) 80

D) 90

 

31. In a class of 550 students 42% wish to go to college. How many wish to attend the college?

A) 200

B) 210

C) 231

D) 252

 

32. When you divide 0.7 by 10 you will get:

A) 7

B) 07

C) 70

D) 007

 

33. A toy is sold for Rs.220. What was the cost, if the rate of profit was 10% of the cost?

A) 198

B) 200

C) 100

D) Rs 210

 

34. If 10 men can do a piece of work in 20 days, how long will it take 8 men to do the same job if they work at the same rate?

A) 21 days

B) 25 days

C) 22 days

D) 26 days

 

35. A bag contains 9 kg of sugar which is separated into packages containing 450 grams each. How many such packages can be made?

A) 16

B) 18

C) 20

D) 24

 

36. The total monthly salary of 4 men and 2 women is 46000. If a woman earn 500 more than a man what is the monthly salary of a man?

A) 5000

B) 6000

C) 8000

D) 9000

 

37. Income of a company doubles after every one year. If the initial income was Rs. 4 lacks, what should be the income after 5 years?    

A) 1.24 crores

B) 1.28 crores

C) 2.56 crores

D) 2.24 crores

 

38. The fraction of an hour in a second?

A) 1 / 24

B) 1 /60

C) 1 / 120

D) 1 / 3600

 

39. Complete the series: 2, 12, 32, 62, 102,________.

A) 152

B) 182

C) 162

D) 172

 

40. Complete the series: 90, 85, 75, 55, ______.

A) 25

B) 20

C) 15

D) 5

 

Maths mcqs with answers for PPSC Pg 3/5

 

41. A carton contains 10 boxes, each box containing 10 dozen cubes. How many box cartons are needed to fill 960 cubes?

A) 7

B) 8

C) 9

D) 12

 

42. In the exams 45% students failed and 550 students are successful. The total number of students who appeared in exams?

A) 1000

B) 900

C) 1500

D) 800

 

43. The number whose 3% is 60, is:

A) 2

B) 1.8

C) 3.8

D) 4.8

 

44. Complete the series: 2, 5, 8, 11, 14,_____

A) 18

B) 17

C) 19

D) 26

 

45. 40 man can do work in 50 days. How long it will take 25 men to do the work?

A) 50 days

B) 80 days

C) 60 days

D) 70 days

 

46. The original price of a gift pack is Rs. 80. A discount of 15% is allowed in shop. What is the sale price?

A)   65

B) 86

C) 68

D) 50

 

47. A cyclist covers 660 feet in 66 seconds. How many yards will he cover in the same time?

A) 220

B) 600

C) 100

D) 10

 

48. Which of the following is smallest fraction?

A)  3 / 7

B) 5 / 1

C) 6 / 13               

D) 7 / 12

 

49. Find the number whose square root is twice its cube root?

A) 27

B) 64

C) 125

D) 81

 

50. Alia bought a Jewlery set for Rs. 84000 and sold for 85500. Find the percentage of profit?

A) 1.9%

B) 1.79%

C) 1.25

D) 8.1

 

51. A boy rank 13^th in class of twenty six. What is his rank from the last?

A) 13

B) 14

C) 15

D) 25

 

52. The price of a mobile is Rs. 8600 inclusive of 10% general sales tax. What is the original price of the mobile?

A) 8000

B) 7818

C) 10000

D) 7000

 

54. 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?

A) 20 days

B) 25 days

C) 18 days

D) 15 days

 

55. A symbol having a fixed numerical value is called:

A) Variable

B) Literals

C) Constant

D) Binomial

 

56. Harris bought 10 ace-creams. He gave Rs. 1000 to shopkeeper. The shopkeeper returned him Rs. 250. For how much did he buy one ice-cream?

A) 50

B) 75

C) 100

D) 150

 

57. After 32 years from now, a boy will be five times as old as he was 8 years back. How old the boy is now?

A) 20 Years

B) 19 Years

C) 18 Years

D) 17 Years

 

58. Distribute an amount of 200 between Rehman & Usman such that Rehman get Rs.50 more than twice as much as Usman gets. How much Rehman will get?

A) 50

B) 150

C) 175

D) 185

 

59. A linear equation consists of polynomials of degree _________.

A) One

B) Two

C) Three

D) Four

 

60. A symbol represented by a literal and can take various numerical values is called:

A) Constant

B) Literal

C) Variable

D) None of these

 

Mathematics mcqs with answers PG 4/5

 

61. A truck can cover 360 KM in 5 hours. What will be the speed of truck in kilo meters per hours?

A) 72

B) 73

C) 74

D) 75

 

62. What comes next in this sequence 2,6,11,17_________:

A) 25

B) 26

C) 27

D) 24

 

63. What comes next in this sequence 1,3,12,60 __________:

A) 360

B) 320

C) 340

D) 380

 

64. 121 is how much above 100?

A) 20

B) 21

C) 19

D) 22

 

65. 27+15+40+8+32+9=________________:

A) 131

B) 140

C) 141

D) 275

 

66. 99+77+55+33+11 = ___________:

A) 272

B) 273

C) 274

D) 275

 

67. 50 miles is equal to how many kilometers ____________

A) 79

B) 80

C) 81

D) 9

 

68. 99 x 4 = _____________:

A) 390

B) 396

C) 394

D) 392

 

69. 40  x 5.9 = ________:

A) 290

B) 296

C) 294

D) 236

 

70. 300 + 1.5 = _______

A) 109.9

B) 20.8

C) 301.5

D) 40.8

 

71. In the examination 45% students failed and 550 students passed. What was the total number of students who appeared in the examination?

A) 1000

B) 900

C) 1500

D) 800

 

72. A pizza is divided in to 12 slices. It 4 slices are eaten, what fraction pizza is left?

A) 3/4

B) 2/3

C) 1/3

D) 2/4

 

73. It 3x+8 = 20 then what is the value of x?

A) 3

B) 2

C) 4

D) 5

 

74. It Ye 3x+12 and Y = 5 then what is x equal to

A) 7/3

B) 3/7

C) -7

D) -7/3

 

75. If 2^x = 32 what is x²

A) 5

B) 10

C) 25

D) 1024

 

76. List the fraction 2/3, 5/8 and 13 / 20 in ascending order.

A) 2/3, 5/8, 13 / 20

B) 5/8, 13 / 20, 2/3

C) 13 / 20, 5/8, 2/3

D)13 / 20, 2/3, 5/8

 

77. Basit weight increased by 25% from year 2009 to 2014. If his weight was k kilograms in 2014, what was it in 2009?

A) 75 K

B) 25 K

C) 80 K

D) 75 K

 

78. If ¾ of the hospital employees are females, the ratio of males to females employees in the hospital is:

A) 1: 3

B) 3: 7

C) 3: 4

D) 4: 3

 

79. If 100 kg of rice is divided into packages of 4/7 kg each, the total number of packages will be:

A) 125

B) 150

C) 100

D) 175

 

80. If x + y = 6 x + z = 7,  z + x = 9, the average of x, y and z is:

A) 11/3

B) 11/2

C) 22/3

D) 11

 

Basic Mathematics mcqs Pg 5/5

 

81. The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its radius is:

A) 1

B) 2π

C) π/2

D) 4π

 

82. If x² – y² = 28 and      x – y = 8 then the average of x and y is:

A) 3.5

B) 1.75

C) 7

D) 8

 

83. If 3:00 am, the temperature was 13oC below zero but by noon it had risen to 32oC. Therefore, the average hourly increase in temperature was:

A) 5^o

1 5^o

C) 45^o

D) (19/6)^o

 

84. In 7 years Wasim will be twice as old as he was 8 years ago. How old he is now?

A) 12

B) 23

C) 32

D) 21

 

85. Complete the sequence: 2, 4, 16, 128,——

A) 2008

B) 2048

C) 2084

D) 2804

 

86. 1, 11, 31, 71, _____.

A) 291

B) 311

C) 151

D) 411

 

87. 72+21+8+66+37 = ?

A) 204

B) 304

C) 196

D) 215

 

88. 839 – 680 =  ?

A) 159

B) 149

C) 139

D) 129

 

89. 40*5.1 = ?

A) 104

B) 204

C) 114

D) 110

 

90. 21 * 18 = ?

A) 378

B) 386

C) 286

D) 268

 

91. 3900 / 500 = ?

A) 7.9

B) 7.8

C)8. 1

D) 6.9

 

92. A non-terminating, non-recurring represents a ___ number.

A) Natural

B) Rational

C) Irrational

D) Prime

 

93. Logarithm of any number to itself as base is:

A) 1

B) -1

C) 0

D) 10