Thursday, July 27, 2017

Maths Questions from HSSC Written Exams. 2017

Q 1. Ram spends 45% of his salary and saves INR 4400 per month. Find his monthly salary. 
A. 9000 B. 8800 C. 8000 D. 8500
Ans. 8000 

Q 2. A 6-sided dice is rolled once. Find the probability that the number obtained is greater than 4. 
A. 1/6 B. 1/4 C. 1/3 D. 1
Ans. 1/3

Q 3. A man bought 10 articles for INR 80. He sold all the articles for INR 85. Find the gain percent. 
A. 2.5% B. 6% C. 6.25% D. 5%
Ans. 6.25%

Q 4. Two numbers are in the ratio 6:9. If the larger number is 324, what is the smaller number? 
A. 108 B. 216 C. 98 D. 162
Ans. 216 

Q 5. If X is 22% of 45, find X. 
A. 48.8 B. 9.9 C. 45 D. 2.2
Ans. 9.9

Q 6. A single die is rolled. Find the probability that the number obtained is lesser than 6. 
A. 1/6 B. 1/3 C. 5/6 D. 2/3
Ans. 5/6

Q 7. Dileep bought 5 dozen tomatoes for Rs. 300. On his way back home, 6 tomatoes fell down. He found that 4 tomatoes were rotten. He sold the remaining tomatoes for a loss of Rs. 50. At what price did he sell each tomato? 
A. Rs. 5 B. Rs. 6 C. Rs. 7 D. Rs. 8
Ans. Rs. 5

Q 8. Divide 492 into two parts in the ratio 4:8. Find the share of each part. 
A. 168, 324 B. 166, 326 C. 164, 328 D. 162, 330
Ans. 164, 328

Q 9. Find the sum of 0.75, 10.425, 2. 
A. 13.125 B. 12.125 C. 12.225 D. 13.175
Ans. 13.175

Q 10. In a textile shop, 40% of the workers are men. If the number of men working in the textile shop is 100, find the total number of employees in the shop. 
A. 60 B. 150 C. 250 D. 350
Ans. 250

Q 11. Tina rolled a single die. What is the probability of the die landing in an even number? 
A. 1/3 B. 1/2 C. 1/4 D. 1/6
Ans. 1/2


Q 12. Suma bought a dress for INR 950 and sold it at 12% profit. She used this money to buy a pressure cooker and sold it at 5% loss. What was the overall profit amount that Suma earned?
A. INR 58 B. INR 60.80 C. INR 49.60 D. INR 48
Ans. INR 60.80 

Q 13. If a:b = 5:9 and b:c = 4:7, find the ratio of a:b:c. 
A. 5:(9/4):7 B. 20:36:28 C. 20:36:63 D. 5:9:7
Ans. 20:36:63

Q 14. Which of the following fractions is equal to 4/12 ? 
A. 4/3 B. 1/4 C. 1/3 D. 3/4
Ans. 1/3

Q 15. A number increased by 33% becomes 798. What is the number? 
A. 680 B. 580 C. 600 D. 500
Ans. 600

Q 16. What is the probability of getting a number 4 or 5 when a single die is thrown? 
A. 1/2 B. 1/6 C. 1/3 D. 1
Ans. 1/3

Q 17. A shopkeeper buys 20 goods for INR 3000. 18 goods are sold for INR 5400. Find the number of goods to be bought and sold in order to gain INR 6000. 
A. 30 B. 20 C. 40 D. 35
Ans. 40

Q 18. What is the fourth proportional to the numbers 8, 24 and 10? 
A. 28 B. 32 C. 30 D. 26
Ans. 30

Q 19. In a school, there are 1800 boys and 1200 girls. In an exam only 32% of the boys passed and 50% of the girls passed. Find the total number of students who passed the exam.
A. 1778 B. 1176 C. 1774 D. 1776
Ans. 1176

Q 20. Rohit rolled a single die. What is the probability of showing an odd number? 
A. 1/3 B. 1/2 C. 1/4 D. 1/6
Ans. 1/2

Q 21. Manisha incurs a loss of 15% when she sells her scooter for Rs. 25,500. At what amount should she sell her scooter to gain 15%? 
A. Rs. 33,150 B. Rs. 29,325 C. Rs. 34,500 D. Rs. 30,000
Ans. Rs. 34,500

Q 22. Find the fourth number which is proportional to 8, 18, 24. 
A. 28 B. 72 C. 48 D. 54
Ans. 54


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