GK Questions and Answers, General Knowledge Quiz

Q. A dealer offers a discount of 10% on the marked price of an article and still makes a profit of 20%. If its marked price is Rs .800, then the cost price of the article is -

1) Rs.900
2) Rs.800
3) Rs.700
4) Rs. 600

Q. A single discount, equivalent to successive discounts of 30%, 20%, and 10% is -

1) 50%
2) 49.60%
3) 49.40%
4) 51%

Q. A shopkeeper claims to sell all of his articles at a discount of 10%; but marks his articles by increasing the cost price of each article by 20%. His gain on each article is -

1) 6%
2) 8%
3) 10%
4) 12%

Q. If + stands for 'division', x stands for 'addition', - stands for 'multiplication', and ÷ stands for 'subtraction', then which of the following equations is correct?

1) 36 x 6 + 7 ÷ 2 - 6 = 20
2) 36 + 6 - 3 x 5 &divide 3 = 24
3) 36 ÷ 6 + 3 x 5 - 3 = 45
4) 36 - 6 + 3 x 5 ÷ 3 = 74

Q. A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given one that will complete the series.
4, 8, 12, 24, 36, ?

1) 72
2) 48
3) 60
4) 144

Q. A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given one that will complete the series.
6, 10, 18, 34, ?

1) 46
2) 56
3) 66
4) 76

Q. Select the one which is different from the other three responses.

1) IJNR
2) ZCFI
3) QTWZ
4) GJMP

Q. A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given one that will complete the series.
33, 28, 24, ?, 19, 18

1) 21
2) 22
3) 20
4) 23

Q. Select the one which is different from the other three responses.

1) EDHG
2) LKON
3) UVWX
4) QPTS

Q. Find out the set of numbers amongst the four sets of numbers given in the alternatives which are most like the set given in the question:
23, 51, 17

1) 29, 57, 13
2) 24, 53, 17
3) 29, 57, 14
4) 21, 51,17