GK Questions and Answers, General Knowledge Quiz

Q. The sum of 3 consecutive natural numbers divisible by 3 is 45. The smallest number is -

1) 3
2) 12
3) 18
4) 9

Q. An item is offered for sale at ₹ 250, less successive discounts of 20% and 15%. The sale price of the item is -

1) 77% of ₹ 250
2) 68% of ₹ 250
3) 65% of ₹ 250
4) 82% of ₹ 250

Q. Let ABCDEF be a prism whose base is a right-angled triangle, where sides adjacent to 90° are 9cm and 12 cm. If the cost of painting the prism is ₹ 151.20, at the rate of 20 paise per prism is -

1) 17 cm
2) 18 cm
3) 15 cm
4) 16 cm

Q. A train 150 meters long takes 20 seconds to cross a platform 450 meters long. The speed of the train in, km per hour, is -

1) 104
2) 108
3) 100
4) 106

Q. Present ages of A and B are in the ratio 5 : 6 respectively. After seven years this ratio becomes 6 : 7. Then the present age of A in years is -

1) 33 years
2) 30 years
3) 35 years
4) 32 years

Q. The total surface area of a right pyramid on a square base of side 10 cm with height 12 cm is -

1) 360 square cm
2) 260 square cm
3) 330 square cm
4) 300 square cm

Q. The radius of a wire is decreased to one-third. If volume remains the same, the length will increase by -

1) 6 times
2) 9 times
3) 1 time
4) 3 times

Q. A certain sum of money amounts to ₹ 2200 at 5% interest, ₹ 2320 at 8% interest in the same period of time. The period of time is -

1) 4 years
2) 2 years
3) 5 years
4) 3 years

Q. The base of a right prism, whose height is 2 cm, is a square If the total surface area of the prism is 10 cm2, then its volume is -

1) 2 cm<sup>3</sup>
2) 1 cm<sup>3</sup>
3) 4 cm<sup>3</sup>
4) 3 cm<sup>3</sup>

Q. A sells a car priced at ₹ 36,000. He gives a discount of 8% on the 1st ₹ 20,000 and 5% on the remaining ₹ 16,000. B also sells a car of the same make, priced at ₹ 36,000. He gives a discount of 7% on the total price. Calculate the actual prices charged by A and B for the cars -

1) A=&#8377; 33,500; B=&#8377; 33,400
2) A=&#8377; 33,450; B=&#8377; 33,650
3) A=&#8377; 33,600;B=&#8377; 33480
4) A=&#8377; 33,480 B=&#8377;33,600