Topics For Mathematics Test

 Percentage
 Ratios
 Sequences
 Averages (mean, median & mode)
 Proportions (direct and Inverse)
 Finding Value of x
 BODMAS Rule (Brackets of Division, multiplication, addition, subtraction)
 Set
 Angles (right triangle)
 Shapes (Differentiation Between different Shapes)

BODMAS Rule (Bracket of Division, multiplication,

addition, subtraction)
Q.1. 21 ÷ 3 + (3 × 9) × 9 + 5 Sol : Option C
Explanation:
A. 120
21 ÷ 3 + 27 × 9 + 5
B. 332 7 + 27 × 9 + 5
7 + 243 + 5
C. 255 250 + 5=255

D. 410

Q.2. Solve and find the value of x using BODMAS rule.

42 ÷ 2 + x × 3 − 22=8

A. 2 Sol : Option B
Explanation:
B. 3
42÷2+x×3−22=8
C. 4 ⇒ 21 + 3 × x = 8 +22 = 30 ( Using BODMAS rule)
⇒ 3 × x =30 − 21 = 9
D. 5
⇒ x = 9/3 = 3
Q.3. Simplify 3+3 of 3÷3 of 3×3
A. 30
Sol : Option A
B. 10
Explanation:
C. 33 3+(3 of 3)÷3 of 3×3
=3+9÷3 of 3×3
D. 99 =3+3 of 3×3
=3+(3 of 3)×3
=3+9×3
=3+(9×3)
=3+27=30

Q.4. Solve using BODMAS rule.

1800÷10(12−6)+(24−12)
Sol : Option C
A. 3240
Explanation:
B. 32 1800÷10{6+12}
⇒180{18}
C. 40
=3240
D. 2345

Q.5. Solve using BODMAS rule: 1/2[{−2(1+2)}10]

A. 3240
Sol : Option C
B. 32 Explanation:
1800÷10{6+12}
C. 40 ⇒180{18}
D. 2345 =3240
 Percentage
Q1. Two friends, Akash & Beenu had some candies each. One of them had 15
candies more than the other. The candies with Akash was 60% of the total
candies with them.
How many candies
Sol : Option C
did each have?
Explanation Let the candies with be (x + 15) and x.
A. 40, 25 Therefore, x + 15 = 60/100(x + 15 + x)
(x + 15) = 3/5(2x + 15)
B. 47, 32 5x + 75 = 6x + 45
x = 30
C. 45, 30 So, the marks of two students are 45 and 30.

D. 49, 34

Q2. A fruit seller had some oranges. He sells 30% oranges and still has 140
mangoes. Originally, he had:

A. 288 oranges Sol : Option D

Explanation: Suppose originally he had x oranges.
B. 300 oranges
Then, (100 - 30)% of x = 140.
C. 672 oranges 70/100 x = 140
x = (140 x 100)/70 = 200.
D. 200 oranges

Q3. What percentage of numbers from 1 to 30 has 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?

A. 12
Sol : Option C
B. 15 Explanation: Such numbers from 1 to 30 are 1, 9, 11, 19,
21, 29
C. 20
Number of such numbers =6
D. 22 Required percentage is (6/20 * 100) % = 20%

4. If M = y% of z and B = z% of y, then which of the following must be true?

A. M is lesser than N. Sol : Option D

B. M is more than N Explanation: y% of z = (y/100 x
z) = (z/100 x y) = z% of y
C. Relation between M and N cannot be A = B.
determined.

D. None of these

5.In ABC College, 63% of students are less than 20 years of age. The number
of students more than 20 years of age is 2/3 of number of students of 20
years of age which is 42. What is the total number of students in the ABC
College?

A. 75 Sol : Option D
B. 90 Explanation: Let the total number of students be x.
Then, Number of students more than 20 years of age = (100 -
C. 130 63)% of x = ⇒37% of x.
D. 200 ⇒37% of x = 42 + 2/3 of 48
⇒37/100x = 74
⇒x = 200
Q.6. A student
erroneously
multiplied a number by 2/5 instead of 5/2.What is the percentage error in
the calculation?

A. 24% Sol : Option D

Explanation: Let the number be 100. 2/5 of 100 is 40 while
B. 54%
5/2 of 100 is 250.
C. 74% Now the difference is 210 on a base of 250. Therefore,
percentage difference is 210/250 into 100 = 84%.
D. 84%
Q.7. The sum of the first six terms of an AP is 48 and the common difference
is 2. What is the 4th term?

A. 2400 Sol : Option A

B. 2700 Explanation: Number of valid votes = 75% of 8000 = 1/4 or 5/20
Valid votes polled by other candidate = 6/20 of 8000
C. 3200 = (6/20 * 8000) = 2400.

D. 2100

Q.8.Three candidates, Ajay, Bijoy & Chandu contested an election and

received 1800, 3300 and votes 3900 respectively. What percent of the total
votes did A get?

A. 20% Sol : Option A

Explanation: Total no. of votes polled = (1800 + 3300 + 3900) = 9000.
B. 40%
Required percentage = (1800/9000 * 100)% = 20%.
C. 45%

D. 70%

Q9. A Stationery seller had some Pens, Sharpeners, Erasers & Pencils. He
sells 65% of the total units and still has 175 units. Originally, he had:

A. 588 units
Sol : Option D
B. 400 units Explanation: Suppose originally he had x units.
Then, (100 - 65)% of x = 175.
C. 272 units
35/100 x = 175
D. 500 units x = 500

Q10. The total population of a village increased from 1,80,00 to 22, 500 in a
decade. The average percentage increase of population per year of that
village is:
A. 2.37% Sol : Option B
Explanation: Population increase in 10 years = (22500- 18000) =
B. 2.5%
4500.
C. 3. 6% Increase% = (4500/18000 x 100)% = 25%
Required average = (25/10)% = 2. 5%
D. 6.75%

Ratios and Proportions

Q.1. In a certain room, there are 28 women and 21 men. What is the ratio of
men to women?
A. 3:4
B. 4:3 Solution:
C. both Men : women = 21 : 28 = 21/28=3:4
D. none

Q.2. In a certain room, there are 28 women and 21 men.What is the ratio of
women to the total number of people?
A. 7:4 Solution:
B. 4:3 Women : total number of people=28 : 49=
C. 4:7 28/49=4:7
D. 3:4

Q.3. In a group, the ratio of doctors to lawyers is 5:4. If the total number of
people in the group is 72, what is the number of lawyers in the group?
A. 72
B. 31 Solution:
C. 32 Let the number of doctors be 5x and the number of
D. 8 lawyers be 4x.
Then 5x+4x = 72 → x=8.
So the number of lawyers in the group is 4*8 = 32.
Q.4. If the ratio of chocolates to ice-cream cones in a box is 5:8 and the
number of chocolates is 30, find the number of ice-cream cones.
A. 72
B. 31 Solution:
C. 32 Let the number of doctors be 5x and the number of
D. 8 lawyers be 4x.
Then 5x+4x = 72 → x=8.
So the number of lawyers in the group is 4*8 = 32.

Q.5. If 0.75: x :: 5:8, then x is equal to:

A. 1.20
B. 1.21 Solution:
C. 1.16 (x * 5) = (0.75 *8)
D. 1.30
X=6/5 = 1.20

Direct proportion questions:

Q.6.If y is directly proportional to x and given y=9 when x=5, find: the value
of y when x = 15

A. 27
B. 25/3 Solution:
C. 3 9/5 = y/15
D. 30
⇒ y = 9/5 × 15
⇒ y = 27

Q.7. If two pencils cost $1.50, how many pencils can you buy with $9.00?

A. 10
B. 11 Solution:
C. 16 The number of pencils is directly proportional to
D. 12 the cost:
12/1.5=pencils/9
1.5*pencils=18
Pencils=18/1.5
Q.8. Jane ran 100 meters in Pencils=12
15 seconds. How long did she take to run 2 meter?

A. 0 second
B. same Solution:
C. 0.3 seconds 100/15 = y/2
D. 3 seconds
⇒ y =15/100 × 2
⇒ y = 0.3
She took 0.3 seconds

Q.9. 75 basketballs cost

$1,143.75. Find the cost of 26
Solution:
basketballs.
100/15 = y/2
A. 4 ⇒ y =15/100 × 2
B. 16 ⇒ y = 0.3
C. 25/4 She took 0.3 seconds
D. none

Inverse proportion questions:

Q.10. Suppose that y is inversely proportional to x and that y = 8 when x = 5.

Calculate the value of y when
Solution:
x = 10. Using the fact that the products are constant, we
get
A. 4
5 × 8 = 10y
B. 16
C. 25/4 ⇒ 40=10y
D. none ⇒y=4

Q.11. It takes 4 men 9 hours to repair a road. How long will it take 8 men to
do the job if they work at the
same rate? Solution:
4 × 9 = 8y
A. 4 hours
B. 16 hours ⇒ 36=8y
C. 6 hours and 30 minutes ⇒y= 4.5
D. 4 hours and 30 minutes Answer: They will take 4 hours and 30
minutes hours.
Q.12.David can complete a work in 6 days working 8 hours per day. If he
works 3 hours per day, how many days will he take to complete the work ?

A. 4 days
B. 16 days Solution:
C. 6 days ⇒6 x 8 = 3y
D. 4 hours and 30 minutes ⇒ 48 = 3y
⇒y= 48/3
⇒ y= 16
Answer: They will take 16 days.

Sequences
Q.1.find their patterns and calculate the next two terms of 3, 6, 9, 12, ___,
18, ___.?

A. 13, 20
B. 15, 21 Solution:
C. no sequence This sequence has two types of patterns
D. 21,15 Difference of 3 digits
3, 6, 9, 12,___,18, ___.

3 3 3 3 3 3
So it should be 15 and 21.
Q.2. find their patterns and
calculate the next two terms of 3,4,8,7,11, ___,___.?

A. 12, 15 Solution:
B. 15, 12 This sequence has two types of patterns
C. no sequence Difference of 1 digit and then difference of 3 digits
D. 12, 15 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, ___,___.

1 3 1 3 1 3
So it should be 12 and 15.

Q.3. find their patterns and calculate the next two terms of 4,10, 16, 22, 28,
___?
A. 34
B. 30 Solution:
C. no sequence This sequence has pattern with the Difference of
D. 32 6 digit
4, 10, 16, 22, 28, 34.

6 6 6 6 6 6
So it should be 34

Q.4. find their patterns and calculate the next two terms of 1,2, 4, 16, ___?

A. 20
B. 24 Solution:
C. no sequence This sequence has pattern with the Difference of
D. 256 6 digit
1, 2, 4, 16, 256,

12 22 42 162
So it should be 256

Averages (mean, median & mode)

Q.1.Median of 7, 6, 4, 8, 2, 5, 11
is Solution:
The median is the value separating the higher
A. 6 half from the lower half of a data sample
B. 12 So we need to arrange the data in ascending order
C. 11 2, 4,5,6,7, 8,1
So mid value is median which is option A.
D. 4

Q.2. Find the median of the set of numbers: 100, 200, 450, 29, 1029, 300
and 2001.
Solution:
The median is the value separating the higher
half from the lower half of a data sample
So we need to arrange the data in ascending order
29, 100, 200, 300, 450, 1029,2001
So mid value is median which is option A.
A. 300
B. 29
C. 7
D. 4,080

Q.3.Number which occurs most frequently in a set of numbers is

A. mean
B. median Correct answer is option C which is mode.
C. mode
D. None of above

Q.4. Mode of 12, 17, 16, 14, 13, 16, 11, 14 is

A. 13 Correct answer is option C which is mode.
B. 11
C. 14
D. 14 and 16

Q.5. If the mean of 6 numbers is 41 then the sum of these numbers is

A. 250
B. 246 Solution:
𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠
C. 134 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 =
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠
D. 456 𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠
41 =
6
41x6= sum of elements

Q.6. If the mean of 6 numbers is 17 then the sum of numbers is

A. 102
B. 3 Solution:
𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠
C. 17 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 =
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠
D. 5 𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠
17 =
6
17x6= sum of elements

Q.6. Find the mean of 8, 5, 7, 10, 15, 21

A. 10
B. 66 Solution:
𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠
C. 6 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 =
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠
D. 11 Sum of Elements = 8 + 5 + 7 + 10 + 15 + 21 = 66
Number of elements = 6
66
𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 = 6 = 11

Q.7. These numbers are taken from the number of people that attended a
particular church every Friday for 7 weeks: 62, 18, 39, 13, 16, 37, 25. Find
the mean.

A. 210
B. 7 Solution:
𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠
C. 30 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 =
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠
D. 11 Sum of Elements = 62 + 18 + 39 + 13 + 16 + 37 +
25 = 210
Number of elements = 7
210
𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 = = 30
7

Finding Value of x

Q.1. Find the value of x if 6x - 16 = 26.

A. 6 Solution:
B. 7 6x-16=26
C. 8 6x= 26+16
D. 9 6x=42
X= 42/6
X=7
Q.2. What is the value of x in the equation: 2x - 4 = 6x ÷ 5
A. 2 Solution:
B. 7 2x-4=6x/5
C. 5
5(2x-4)=6x
D. 4 10x-20=6x
10x-6x=20
4x=20
x=20/4
x=5

Q.3.If 2x+100=6x-24, what is x?

A. 12 Solution:
B. 17 2x+100=6x-24
C. 50 100+24=6x-2x
D. 19 76=4x
76/4=x
x=19

Q.4. I thought of a number, doubled it, divided by 4, multiplied it by 6,then

added 111 and was left with 183. What number did I first think of?

A. 24 Solution:
B. 17 Step 1: 2x
C. 25 Step 2: 2x/4
D. 29 Step 3: (2x/4)6
Step 4: (2x/4)6+111
Step 5: (2x/4)6+111=183
(x/2)6=183-111
3x= 72
x= 24
Q.5. Find the values of smiley and sad faces when the addition of these is equal
to 30, subtraction are equal to 20?

A. smiley=25, sad=5 Solution:

B. smiley=5, sad=25
C. smiley=20, sad=10 + =30 ------ (i)
D. smiley=10, sad=20 - =20 ------(ii)
2 =10
So value of face is =5
Putting value of face in equation (i)
5+ = 30
=30-5
=25
So value of face is =25

Set

Problems on Union of Sets

Q.1. Let A = {x : x is a natural number and a factor of 18} and B = {x : x is a
natural number and less than 6}. Find A∪B.

A. {1, 2, 3, 4}
B. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 18}
C. {5, 6, 9, 18} Solution:
D. {1, 3, 5, 9}
A = {1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18}

B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

Therefore, A ∪ B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 18}

Q.2. Set X = {1, 2, 3, 4}, Y = {2, 3, 5} and Z = {4, 5, 6}. find (X ∪ Y) ∪ Z

A. {1, 2, 3, 4}
B. {2, 3, 5,}
C. {4, 5, 6} Solution:
D. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} X ∪ Y = {1, 2, 3, 4} U {2, 3, 5}
= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
Now (X ∪ Y) ∪ Z
= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} U {4, 5, 6}
= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

Problems on Intersection of Sets

Q.3. Let A = {x : x is a natural number and a factor of 18} B = {x : x is a

natural number and less than 6} Find A ∩ B.

A. {1, 2, 3, 4,5} Solution:

B. {2, 3, 5,} A = {1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18}
C. {4, 5, 6}
D. {1, 2, 3} B = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

Therefore, A ∩ B = {1, 2, 3}

Q.4.If P = {multiples of 3 between 1 and 20} and Q = {even natural numbers

upto 15}. Find the intersection
of the two given set P and set Solution:
Q? P = {multiples of 3 between 1 and 20}
So, P = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18}
A. {1, 2, 3, 4}
Q = {even natural numbers upto 15}
B. {6,12}
So, Q = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14}
C. {2,4,6,8,12}
Therefore, intersection of P and Q is the largest
D. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
set containing only those elements which are
common to both the given sets P and Q
Hence, P ∩ Q = {6, 12}.

Difference of Two Sets

Q.5. Let A = {a, b, c, d, e, f} and B = {b, d, f, g}. Find the difference A-B?
A. { a, b, c, d, e, f }
B. { a, b, c, d, e, f, g}
C. {a,b,c,e}
D. {a, c, e} Solution:
A - B = {a, c, e}Therefore, the elements a, c, e
belong to A but not to B

Q.5. Let A A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {4, 5, 6}. Find the difference A-B?

A. {1, 2, 3,4,5,6}
B. {1, 2, 5}
C. {1, 2, 3}
D. {1, 2,5,6} Solution:
The two sets are disjoint as they do not have any
elements in common.
so A-B= set A= {1, 2, 3}

Complement of a Set:
Note:
In complement of a set if U be the universal set and A a subset of U, then the
complement of A is the set of all elements of U which are not the elements of A.
Symbolically, we denote the complement of A with respect to U as A’.
The complement of a universal set is an empty set.
The complement of an empty set is a universal set.
The set and its complement are disjoint sets.

Q.6. Let U= {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}and A = {1,3,7}. Find A'?

A. {1, 2, 3,4,5,6}
B. { 2, 4, 5,6}
C. {1, 2, 3} Solution:
D. {1, 2,5,6} We observe that 2, 4, 5, 6 are the only elements
of U which do not belong to A.

Therefore, A' = {2, 4, 5, 6}

Q.7. Let U = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16}, A = {6, 10, 4, 16} Find A'?
A. {2, 8, 12, 14}
B. {2, 8, 12, 16}
C. {6, 8, 10, 12, 14,} Solution:
D. {6, 10, 4, 16} We observe that 2, 8, 12, 14 are the only
elements of U which do not belong to A.
Therefore, A' = {2, 8, 12, 14}

ANGLES

Q.1.Angle which is less than 360° and larger than 180° is classified as

A. acute angle Solution:

B. obtuse angle option D.
C. right angle
D. reflex angle

Q.2.Angle which is equal to 90° is classified as

A. acute angle Solution:

B. obtuse angle option C.
C. right angle
D. reflex angle

Q.3.Angle which is less than 90° is classified as

A. acute angle Solution:

B. obtuse angle option A.
C. right angle
D. reflex angle
Q.4.The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 1 inch longer than the longer leg.
The shorter leg is 7 inches shorter than the longer leg. Find the length of the
hypotenuse?

A. 13 INCHES Solution:
B. 12 INCHES Pythagorean Theorem (a2 + b2 = c2)
C. 10 INCHES x2 + (x-7)2 = (x+1)2
D. 11 INCHES

x2 + x2 +49-14x = x2 +2x+1
2 x2- x2 -14x -2x+49-1=0
x2-16x+48=0
x2 -4x-12x+48=0

x(x-4)-12(x-4)=0

(x-12)(x-4)=0

X=12 or x=4

In this case, x = 4 does not make sense because

4 – 7 = –3 which is impossible, so x = 12 is the
correct answer.
 Shapes (Differentiation Between different
Shapes)
For these types of MCQS just have a look on all of these types of shapes