Mathematics Mcqs for PPSC, FFPS, NTS

By selling 12 pencils for a rupee a man loses 20%. How many for a rupee should he sell in order to gain 20%?

A. 8
B. 9
C. 12
D. 16

The C.P of 15 books is equal to the S.P of 18 books. Find his gain% or loss%?

A. 16 2/3% loss
B. 100/3% loss
C. 50/3% profit
D. 100/3% loss

A and B can do a piece of work in 21 and 24 days respectively.They start the work together and after some days, A leaves and B completes the rest of the task in 9 days. After how many days did A leave?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

A,B,C, can do a work in 8,14,16 days respectively. A does the work for the first 2 days. B continues from it and finishes 2/3rd of the remaining work. C finishes the remaining work. How many days would have taken to complete the work?

A. 13
B. 11
C. 12
D. 15

Two numbers are respectively 20% and 25% more than a third number. The percentage that is first of the second is_________?

0A. 80%
B. 85%
C. 96%
D. 125%
In an examination 38% of students fail in English and 61% pass in Urdu and 23% fail in both. Find the actual failure percentage?

A. 46%
B. 61%
C. 54%
D. 70%

The salary of Mr. X is 30% more than that of Mr. Y . Find what percent of Mr. Y’s salary is less than Mr. X’s?

A. 30%
B. 25 1/13 %
C. 23 1/13 %
D. 22 1/13 %

If y exceeds x by 25%, then x is less than y by__________?

A. 16%
B. 16 1/3 %
C. 20%
D. 16 3/5 %

If the price has fallen by 10% what percent of its consumption be: increased so that the expenditure may be the same as before?

A. 11%
B. 10%
C. 11 1/9 %
D. 9 1/11 %

96% of the population of a village is 23040. The total population of the village is________?

A. 32256
B. 24000
C. 24936
D. 25640