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PPSC Basic Mathematics Past Papers  MCQs 2004 to 2020

1. 10% of 20% of 30% is equal to _____?

(A) 0.6%


(B) 0.8%


(C) 0.7%


(D) 0.9%




2. Dr. Abdul Salam won the Nobel Prize for physics in the year _____?

(A) 1996


(B) 1979


(C) 1964


(D) None of these




3. What will be the next term in the pattern? 2, 4, 8, 16, ______?

(A) 18


(B) 24


(C) 32


(D) 64




4. One Kilometer is equal to ______ metres.

(A) 100 metres


(B) 1000 metres


(C) 10000 metres


(D) None of these




5. A is father of C and D is son of B. E is brother of A. If C is sister of D, how is B related to E?

(A) Sister In Law


(B) Brother


(C) Father


(D) Mother




6. Complete the series: AZ, BY, CX, ______?

(A) DW


(B) DX


(C) EY


(D) None of these




7. Complete the series. 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, _____?

(A) 50


(B) 54


(C) 56


(D) 62




8. What is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its radius?

(A) 2π


(B) π/2


(C) π


(D) None of these




9. What is the sum of all angles in a triangle?

(A) 10°


(B) 20°


(C) 180°


(D) 220°




10. Divide 1/4 + 1/4 =?

(A) 1/2


(B) 1/8


(C) 1/32


(D) None of these




11. How many times in a day are the hands of clock in straight line but opposite in direction?

(A) 22 times


(B) 12 times


(C) 60 times


(D) 11 times




12. The total sum of all sides of a closed surface is called?

(A) Triangle


(B) Perimeter


(C) Rhombus


(D) None of these




13. What is the name of a triangle with two sides of equal length?

(A) Isosceles


(B) Equilateral


(C) Scalene


(D) Right triangle




14. Simplify 1/4 + ? = 3/4

(A) 1/2


(B) 2


(C) 3/4


(D) 8/5




15. PEACH is to HCAEP the 26541 should be _____?

(A) 14562


(B) 62541


(C) 56241


(D) None of these




16. The average of four consecutive odd numbers is 24. The largest number is?

(A) 20


(B) 27


(C) 36


(D) 45




17. Pair of words: OUNCE: WEIGHT

(A) Acre: Area


(B) Scale: Mass


(C) Inch: Yard


(D) Menu: Choice




18. Complete the series: 4, 9, 16, 25, _____?

(A) 36


(B) 34


(C) 32


(D) None of these




19. There are 100 boys and 900 girls in a school. 50% boys and 40% girls are present. The total number of students present are?

(A) 41%


(B) 44%


(C) 42%


(D) 43%




20. Which one of the following is not a prime number?

(A) 91


(B) 71


(C) 61


(D) 31




21. The sum of all the exterior angles in a polygon is equal to ___?

(A) 360°


(B) 380°


(C) 180°


(D) None of these




22. The length of Tennis Court is ____?

(A) 24.77 meters


(B) 23.77 meters


(C) 25.77 meters


(D) None of these




23. The ratio of two numbers a and b is 3:5. If 2 is added to both the numbers, the ratio becomes 2:3. Find b?

(A) 10


(B) 5


(C) 15


(D) 8




24. A bag contains 50 paisa, 1 rupee and 2 rupee coins in the ratio 2:5:8. If the total amount is Rs. 352, find the total number of coins in the bag?

(A) 240


(B) 160


(C) 200


(D) 250




25. A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had _____?

(A) 600


(B) 700


(C) 588


(D) 672




26. Hexagon has six sides and _____ angles.

(A) 6


(B) 4


(C) 2


(D) None of these




27. Sum of the interior angles of a polygon = _____?

(A) 270 (n – 2)


(B) 180 (n – 2)


(C) 360 (n – 2)


(D) 90 (n – 2)




28. A bag contains 6 black and 8 white balls. 1 ball is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ball drawn is white?

(A) 3/7


(B) 1/8


(C) 4/7


(D) 3/4




29. In a dairy farm, 40 cows eat 40 bags of husk in 40 days, in how many days one cow will eat one bag of husk?

(A) 10 days


(B) 20 days


(C) 30 days


(D) 40 days




30. 60 men can do a work in 40 days. How long will it take 40 men to complete the same work?

(A) 60 days


(B) 30 days


(C) 29 days


(D) 23 days




31. A number whose 7 percent is 42 is?

(A) 600


(B) 400


(C) 500


(D) 300




32. Calculate the perimeter of a rhombus with each side equal to 6 cm?

(A) 18 cm


(B) 24 cm


(C) 36 cm


(D) 48 cm




33. If 15 men can manufacture 27 baskets in an hour, how many baskets would 45 men manufacture in 40 minutes?

(A) 27


(B) 35


(C) 40


(D) 54




34. Complete the series: 2, 6, 18, 54, _____?

(A) 187


(B) 162


(C) 133


(D) 144




35. Which number is divisible by both 4 and 9?

(A) 2178


(B) 5256


(C) 131


(D) 8519




36. 120 men are used to build a huge building for 30 days. How long will it take 80 men to do the same work?

(A) 50 days


(B) 35 days


(C) 40 days


(D) 45 days




37. 0.05 is equal to which of the following fractions?

(A) 1/15


(B) 1/20


(C) 1/10


(D) None of these




38. If 15 toys cost Rs. 234, what will 35 toys cost?

(A) Rs. 526


(B) Rs. 556


(C) Rs. 536


(D) Rs. 546




39. 2 × 25 ÷ 5 + 10 – 2 = _____?

(A) 10


(B) 18


(C) 15


(D) 20




40. Find the cube root of 64?

(A) 2


(B) 3


(C) 16


(D) 4




41. Complete the series: 1, 9, 25, 49, ______, 121.

(A) 92


(B) 61


(C) 71


(D) 81




42. What comes next in the following series 64, 48, 40, 36, 34, ______?

(A) 31


(B) 33


(C) 32


(D) None of these




43. Akbar sold his old gun for Rs. 900, which he had bought for Rs. 2500. What is his % loss?

(A) 64%


(B) 62%


(C) 66%


(D) 60%




44. Given sequence: 4, 11, 7, 14, 10, 17, ______, 20.

(A) 19


(B) 13


(C) 14


(D) 22




45. 148 is divisible by _____?

(A) 37


(B) 21


(C) 17


(D) 43




46. 3.29 × 1000 is equal to ____?

(A) 32.9


(B) 3290


(C) 329


(D) 0.329




47. In a group of 550 students, 42% go on a tour. How many students go on tour?

(A) 213


(B) 177


(C) 210


(D) 231




48. A father is now three times as old as his son. Five years back he was four times as old as his son. The age of son (in years) is _____?

(A) 10


(B) 12


(C) 15


(D) 18




49. The mean proportional of 4 and 16 is ______?

(A) 16


(B) 8


(C) 9


(D) None of these




50. If the old man’s son is my son’s uncle, then what relation has the old man to me?

(A) Father


(B) Sister


(C) Brother


(D) Grandfather




51. 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 10 minutes early. How far is his office from the house?

(A) 5 km


(B) 5/12 km


(C) 2.5 km


(D) 10 km




52. A certain sum of money is 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 is?

(A) 2000


(B) 2200


(C) 3200


(D) 3600




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

(A) 11250


(B) 15000


(C) 26250


(D) 37500




54. If A runs less fast than B and B runs fast but not faster than C, then as compared to A, C runs:

(A) Same speed as A


(B) Faster than A


(C) Slower than A


(D) Cannot be determined




55. What is the value of √1 × 9/16 = ___?

(A) 1 3/4


(B) 1 1/4


(C) 1 5/4


(D) 3/4




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

(A) 2000


(B) 1500


(C) 1200


(D) 1700




57. Find the average of 5/6, 4/3, 3/4?

(A) 1


(B) 35/36


(C) 38/37


(D) 6/5




58. Reeya obtained 65, 67, 78, 82 and 85 out of 100 in different subjects, what will be the average?

(A) 70


(B) 80


(C) 85


(D) 75




59. If 1 day’s work = 1/20, then time required to finish the job is?

(A) 20


(B) 10


(C) 25


(D) 30




60. 30% of 100 is equal to 3% of ____?

(A) 300


(B) 500


(C) 750


(D) 1000




61. What is the arithmetic mean (average) of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12?

(A) 5


(B) 6


(C) 7


(D) 8




62. An Urdu class has 12 boys and 18 girls. Boys are what fraction of the class?

(A) 3/5


(B) 2/3


(C) 3/4


(D) 2/5




63. If 100 Kg of meat is divided into packages of 4/7 kg each, the total number of packages will be ____?

(A) 125


(B) 100


(C) 175


(D) None of these




64. If Zˣ = 32, what is X²?

(A) 25


(B) 10


(C) 5


(D) None of these




65. Saeed receives a commission of Rs. 25 for every Rs. 250 worth of merchandise he sells; therefore, the percentage (%) of his commission is?

(A) 10%


(B) 15%


(C) 25%


(D) None of these




66. 1 square foot is equal to ______?

(A) 144 square inches


(B) 24 square inches


(C) 48 square inches


(D) None of these




67. The square of 35 is ____?

(A) 1125


(B) 175


(C) 1225


(D) None of these




68. A figure whose all four sides are equal is called ____?

(A) Rectangle


(B) Square


(C) Circle


(D) None of these




69. Ali ran around a 1/4 kilometer jogging track 17 times. How many kilometers did he run?

(A) 4 1/2 km


(B) 4 1/4 km


(C) 4 3/4 km


(D) None of these




70. 5448 rounded off to the nearest 1000 is _______?

(A) 5000


(B) 6000


(C) 5400


(D) 4500




71. Which number can replace both the question marks in 2/? = ?/50

(A) 5


(B) 10


(C) 25


(D) 100




72. 18 is 75 percent of what number?

(A) 26


(B) 24


(C) 28


(D) 22




73. Which of the following is divisible by 12?

(A) 4404


(B) 4653


(C) 4818


(D) None of these




74. The Zoo had some lions and some parrots. The supervisor counted 15 heads and 50 legs. How many lions are there?

(A) 5


(B) 10


(C) 30


(D) 40




75. If 25 students took the exam and 4 of them fail. What percent of them passed?

(A) 54%


(B) 74%


(C) 84%


(D) None of these




76. What is the value of the product? 5/5 × 5/10 × 5/15 × 5/20 × 5/25 = ?

(A) 1/60


(B) 1/30


(C) 5/30


(D) 1/120




77. A cyclist covers a distance of 750 meters in 2 minutes and 30 seconds. What is his speed in km/hr?

(A) 18 km/hr


(B) 16 km/hr


(C) 17 km/hr


(D) None of these




78. What is the average of all prime numbers between 30 to 50?

(A) 37


(B) 39.8


(C) 37.8


(D) 39




79. Look at this series: V, VIII, XI, XIV, _____, XX. What number should fill the blank?

(A) IX


(B) XXIII


(C) XV


(D) XVII




80. Complete the series: 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, ______?

(A) 18


(B) 16


(C) 15


(D) 17




81. If x% of 60 = 48, then x = ?

(A) 40


(B) 60


(C) 70


(D) 80




82. The arithmetic mean between 4 and 6 is:

(A) 5


(B) 6


(C) 8


(D) 10




83. A train running with a speed of 60 km/h crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?

(A) 120 m


(B) 140 m


(C) 150 m


(D) 160 m




84. A man standing upside down with his face towards south, where will his left hand point?

(A) East


(B) West


(C) North


(D) South




85. In a flight of 600 kms, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather and the average speed was reduced by 200 km/h, and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. What is the total duration of flight?

(A) 1 hour


(B) 2 hours


(C) 3 hours


(D) 4 hours




86. Complete the number series: 1, 8, 4, 27, 9, ______?

(A) 64


(B) 8


(C) 9


(D) None of these




87. Complete the number series: 20, 32, 45, 59, 74, ___

(A) 95


(B) 90


(C) 85


(D) 79




88. If the sum of two numbers is 30 and their difference is 8, what is their product?

(A) 201


(B) 208


(C) 202


(D) 209




89. The square root of 729 is?

(A) 27


(B) 33


(C) 37


(D) None of these




90. Which of the following ratios is the largest?

(A) 7:15


(B) 15:23


(C) 21:29


(D) None of these




91. A is 2 years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the total of the age of A, B and C is 27, then how old is B?

(A) 12


(B) 11


(C) 17


(D) 10




92. For ordered pair (2, 4) _____?

(A) 2 is ordinate and 4 is abscissa


(B) 2 is abscissa and 4 is ordinate


(C) 2 and 4 both are abscissa


(D) None of these




93. Complete the series: 6, 3, 12, 6, 24, ______?

(A) 18


(B) 16


(C) 12


(D) None of these




94. 423 is divisible by _____?

(A) 47


(B) 21


(C) 17


(D) None of these




95. The total distance from school to house is 39 km. Abid covered a distance of 13 km. What percentage of the whole distance has he covered?

(A) 33.33%


(B) 31%


(C) 29%


(D) None of these




96. Complete the series: 8, 27, 64, 100, 125, 216, 343, _____?

(A) 27


(B) 100


(C) 125


(D) 343




97. If all the members of a team are juniors or seniors, and if the ratio of Juniors to Seniors on the team is 3:5. What percent of team members are seniors?

(A) 37.5%


(B) 62.5%


(C) 60%


(D) None of these




98. Six tenths is the same as?

(A) 60


(B) 0.6


(C) 6.0


(D) None of these




99. 5/14 × 7/10 =?

(A) 1/5


(B) 1/6


(C) 1/4


(D) None of these




100. 1 metric ton is equal to ___?

(A) 100 Kilograms


(B) 500 Kilograms


(C) 1000 Kilograms


(D) 10000 Kilograms




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