EXERCISE 4 (OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS in 151 160)

151.       Snaked earns twice as much in the month of March as in each of the other months of the year. What part of his entire annual earnings was earned in March?

a)      1/7

b)      1/6

c)       2/11

d)      2/13

152.       If  one – third of a tank holds 80 litres of water, then the quantity of water that half of the tank holds is:

a)      80/3 litres

b)      100 litres

c)       120 litres

d)      240 litres

153.       A person travels 3.5 km from place A to place B. Out of this distance, he travels 1 2/3 km on bicycles, 1 1/6 km on scooter and their rest on foot. What portion of the whole distance does he cover on foot?

a)      3/19

b)      4/11

c)       4/21

d)      5/6

154.       What fraction of 4/7 must be added to itself to make the sum 1 1/14 ?

a)      1/2

b)      4/7

c)       7/8

d)      15/14

155.       Express 2/3 of ¼ of Rs.25.20 as a fraction of 1 ½ of Rs. 36.

a)      5/8

b)      5/42

c)       7/90

d)      11/90

156.       A 70 cm long wire is to be cut into two pieces such that one piece will be 2/5 as long as the other. How many centimeters will the shorter piece be?

a)      10

b)      14

c)       20

d)      28

157. A certain amount is distributed among a,B and C. A gets 3/16 and B gets 1/4 of the whole amount. If C gets Rs. 81, then B gets:

a) Rs. 30

b)_Rs. 32

c)Rs. 36

d)Rs. 40

158.       1/10 of a pole is colored red, 1/20 white, 1/30 blue, 1/40 black, 1/50 violet, 1/60 yellow and the rest is green. If the length of the green portion of the pole is 12. 08 metres, then the length of the pole is:

a)      16 m

b)      18 m

c)       20 m

d)      30 m

159.       In an examination, a student was asked to find 3/14 of a certain number. By mistake, he found ¾ of that number. His answer was 150 more than the correct answer. The number is:

a)      180

b)      240

c)       280

d)      290

160.       A student was asked to find the value of 3/8 of a sum of money. The student made a mistake by dividing the sum by 3/8 and thymus got an answer which exceeded the correct answer by Rs. 55. The correct answer was:

a)      9

b)      18

c)       24

d)      64

ANSWERS

151.D

152.C

153.C

154.C

155.C

156.C

157.C

158.A

159.C

160.A