CBSE Class 7 Mathematics Comparing Quantities MCQs Assignment Set A

CBSE MCQs on Comparing Quantities. Prepared by HOD Mathematics of one of the CBSE best schools in Delhi. Based on CBSE and CCE guidelines. The students should practice these assignments to gain perfection which will help him to get more marks in CBSE examination.

Question. In an office the working hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5:30p.m. and in between 30 minutes are spent for lunch. Find the ratio of office hours to the time spent for lunch.
(A) 7 : 30
(B) 1 : 14
(C) 14 : 1
(D) 30: 7
Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is the condition for two ratios to be equal?
(A) Product of means is equal to antecedents.
(B) Product of extremes is equal to consequents.
(C) Antecedents are equal to consequents.
(D) Product of means is equal to product of extremes.
Answer : D

Question. If 20: 5 : : p : 1, what is the value of p?
(A) 1/5
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 1
Answer : B

Question. What is the mean proportion of
25 : 20 :: 20: 16?
(A) 25
(B) 20
(C) 16
(D) 100
Answer : B

Question. A boy has enough money to buy 20 books. If each book costs 25 paise less, he could buy two more books and still have 70 paise left. How much money does the boy have?
(A) ₹ 16
(B) ₹ 24
(C) ₹ 48
(D) ₹ 36
Answer : C

Question. When a number is reduced by 4, it becomes 80% of itself. Find the number.
(A) 20
(B) 30
(C) 40
(D) 50
Answer : A

Question. If 2(1/2)% of a number is 0.2, what will be 120% of it?
(A) 10.8
(B) 4.8
(C) 9.6
(D) 12.4
Answer : C

Question. The number of seats for admission is increased by 1 0% every year. If the number of seats in 2001 was 400, what was the number of seats in 2003?
(A) 824
(B) 484
(C) 500
(D) 480
Answer : B

Question. In an election between two candidates, the candidate who gets 30% of the votes polled is defeated by 15000 votes. What is the number of votes polled for the winning candidate?
(A) 37 500
(B) 30000
(C) 26250
(D) 11250
Answer : C

Question. In 2003, Indian cricket team played 60 games and won 30% of the games played. After a phenomenal winning streak, this team raised its average to 50%. How many games did the team win in a row to attain this average?
(A) 36
(B) 24
(C) 48
(D) 12
Answer : B

Question. A pudding is made of 200 g sugar, 800 g eggs, 600 g flour and 200 g dry fruits.
What percent of sugar is present in the whole pudding?
(A) 11(1/9)%
(B) 16(2/3)%
(C) 6(1/4)%
(D) 3(1/2)%
Answer : A

Question. Which of the following statements is wrong?
(A) √225 + 625 = 80% of 1200- 320
(B) 5¹/₂ of 240 = 150% of 880
(C) 25% of 50 = 0.125
(D) 150g is 20% of a kg
Answer : D

Question. 35% population of a town are men and 40% are women. If the number of children is 20,000, what is the number of women?
(A) 3200
(B) 30,050
(C) 32000
(D) 31500
Answer : C

Question. A student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He got 40 marks and failed by 40 marks. What is the maximum number of marks?
(A) 400
(B) 300
(C) 200
(D) 100
Answer : C

vAfter a deduction of 5% from a certain sum and then 10% from the remainder, a sum of ₹171 is left. What was the original sum?
(A) ₹ 200
(B) ₹ 250
(C) ₹ 150
(D) ₹ 300
Answer : A

Question. The C.P. of 25 articles is equal to the S.P.  of 20 articles. What is the gain%?
(A) 25%
(B) 20%
(C) 30%
(D) 50%
Answer : A

Question. The value of a machine depreciates every year by 5%. If the present value of the machine is ₹100000, what will be its value after two years?
(A) ₹ 100050
(B) ₹ 90250
(C) ₹ 99250
(D) ₹ 96150
Answer : B

Question. By selling an article for ₹ 600 a man loses 20%. At what price should he sell it in order to gain 25%?
(A) ₹ 800
(B) ₹ 750
(C) ₹ 937.50
(D) ₹ 1000
Answer : C

Question. What profit percent is made by selling an article at a certain price if by selling at (3/4)^!h of that price results in a loss of 10%?
(A) 20%
(B) 15%
(C) 25%
(D) 10%
Answer : A

Question. 11 oranges are bought for ₹10 and 10 oranges are sold for ₹11. Find the gain (or) loss percent.
(A) 21% loss
(B) 11% gain
(C) 21% gain
(D) 11 % loss
Answer : C

Question. A man buys a radio for ₹600 and sells it at a gain of 25%. What is the S.P of the radio?
(A) ₹ 700
(B) ₹ 750
(C) ₹ 900
(D) ₹ 1000
Answer : B

Question. A shopkeeper sold two watches for ₹425 each, gaining 10% on one and losing 10% on the other. Which of the following is true?
(A) He gains 1%.
(B) He loses 1 %.
(C) Either (A) or (B)
(D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Answer : B

Question. A man purchased a bag of rice containing 70 kg for ₹17 5. He sold it at the rate of₹ 2.75 per kg. Find the profit or loss%.
(A) 12% loss
(B) 10% gain
(C) 12% gain
(D) 10% loss
Answer : B

Question. Sneha bought a purse for ₹ 480. She sold it to Neha at a gain of 6(1/4)% and Neha sold it to Devi at a gain of 10%. How much did Devi pay for it?
(A) ₹ 561
(B) ₹ 560
(C) ₹ 550
(D) ₹ 525
Answer : A

Question. On what sum of money lent at 9% per annum for 6 years does the S.l. amount to ₹ 810?
(A) ₹ 1000
(B) ₹ 1500
(C) ₹ 1200
(D) ₹ 1600
Answer : B

Question. At what rate of interest per annum will a sum double itself in 8 years?
(A) 25%
(B) 6(1/4)%
(C) 12(1/2)%
(D) 3(2/5)%
Answer : C

Question. The S.l. on a certain sum is 16 over 25 of the sum. Find rate percent and t ime, if both are equal.
(A) 8%, 8 years
(B) 16%, 16 years
(C) 10%, 10 years
(D) 12%, 12 years
Answer : A

Question. A milkman borrowed ₹ 2500 from two money lenders. For one loan, he paid 5% p.a. and for the other, he paid 7% p.a. The total interest paid after two years was ₹ 275. Calculate the money he borrowed at 7% interest.
(A) ₹ 1875
(B) ₹ 1000
(C) ₹ 625
(D) ₹ 1200
Answer : C

Question. Of a certain sum, (1/3)^rd is invested at 3%, 1/6^th at 6% and the rest at 8%. If the S.l. for 2 years from all these investments amounts to₹ 600, what was the original sum?
(A) ₹ 2000
(B) ₹ 3000
(C) ₹ 4000
(D) ₹ 5000
Answer : D

Question. A certain sum of money lent out at a certain rate of interest per annum, doubles itself in 10 years. In how many years will it triple itself?
(A) 20 years
(B) 16 years
(C) 12 years
(D) 10 years
Answer : A

Question. A sum was invested at S.l at a certain rate for 4 years. Had it been invested at 2% higher rate, it would have fetched ₹ 56 more. Find the sum.
(A) ₹ 500
(B) ₹ 600
(C) ₹ 700
(D) ₹ 800
Answer : C

Question. The S.l on a sum of money is 1^th/9 of the principal and the number of years is equal to the rate percent per annum.
Find the rate percent.
(A) 2(1/3)%
(B) 3(1/3)%
(C) 4(1/2)%
(D) 3(1/2)%
Answer : B

Question. If ₹85 amounts to ₹95 in 3 years, what will ₹102 amount to in 5 years at the same rate?
(A)₹ 120
(B)₹ 104
(C)₹ 116
(D) ₹ 122
Answer : D