CSS General Abilities Topic 1 Basic Arithmetic With Answers

CSS General Abilities Topic 1 Basic Arithmetic

Sr. # Questions Answers Choice
1 5463 + 546.3-54.63 ÷ ? = 5999.3 .05463 .5463 5.463 None of these
2 1.086-.3983-.669 = ? .6208 1.3948 .0048 .0187
3 3.1469 + 6.837 + ? = 15 24.9839 5.7634 5.0161 None of these
4 0.7683 + 0.369 + 0.05 + 0.8 = ? 0.8065 1.9873 0.8110 None of these
5 Which pair of rational numbers lies between 1/4 and 3/4 ? 9/40, 31/40 24/100, 74/100 252/1000, 748/1000 262/1000, 752/1000
6 A man spent 15/16 of his fortune in buying a car for $7500. How much money did he possess ? $ 8500 $8000 $7000 $6500
7 If 1/3 of the liquid contents of a can evaporates on the first day and 3/4 of the remainder evaporates on the second day, the fractional part of the original contents remaining at the close of the second day is 4/7 1/2 1/6 7/12
8 A certain type of board is sold only in lengths of multiples of 2 ft. The shortest board sold is 6 ft and the longest is 24 ft. A builder needs a large quantity of this type of board in 5 1/2 ft lengths. For minimum wste the lengths to be ordered should be 26 ft 24 ft 22 ft 12 ft
9 A car is run until the gas tank is 1/8 full. The tank is then filled to capacity by putting in 14 gal. The capacity of the gas tank of the car is 18 gal 17 gal 16 gal 15 gal
10 The population of a town was 54000 in the last census. It has increased 2/3rds since then. Its present population is 108000 90000 72000 36000
11 The number of half-pound packages of tea that can be weighed out of a box that holds 10 1/2 lb of tea is 21 20 1/2 11 10 1/2
12 One brass rod measures 3 5/16 in long and another brass rod measures 2 3/4 in long. Together, their length is 5 1/32 in 5 1/16 in 5 1/8 in 6 1/16 in
13 If each bag of tokens weighs 5 3/4 lb, how many pounds do 3 bags weigh ? 17 1/2 lb 17 1/4 lb 16 1/2 lb 15 3/4 lb
14 Which fraction is the largest ? 1/2 4/5 5/8 7/10
15 A boy earns Rs. 20.56 on Monday, Rs. 32.90 on Tuesday, Rs. 20.78 on Wednesday. He spends half of all that he earned during the three days. How much has he left ? Rs. 35.00 Rs. 36.15 Rs. 37.15 Rs. 37.50
16 A reel of cable weights 1279 lb. If the empty reel weighs 285 lb and the cable weighs 7.1 lb per foot, the number of feet of cable on the reel is 130 140 150 155
17 After an employer figures out an employee's salry of Rs. 190.57, he deducts Rs. 3.05 for social security and Rs. 5.68 for pension. What is the amount to be paid after these deductions ? Rs. 180.45 Rs. 180.84 Rs. 181.45 Rs. 181.84
18 A man willed his property to his three sons ---- to the youngest he gave Rs. 698.49, to the second 3.4 as much as to the youngest, and to the eldest 3.7 times as much as to the second. What was the value of his estate? Rs. 16450.50 Rs. 16444.55 Rs. 16444.90 Rs. 16444.96
19 The total cost of 3 1/2 lb of meat at Rs. 1.69 a lb and 20 lemons at Rs. 60 a dozen will be  Rs. 5.90 Rs. 5.92 Rs. 6.92 Rs. 6.90
20 The diameter of a certain rod is required to be 1.5610 ± 0.015 in. The rod's diameter must be between ------------ and --------------- 1.49 and 1.50 in 1.52 and 1.49 in 1.53 and 1.52 in 1.55 and 1.52 in
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