Punjab PMS Screening Test: Mathematics MCQs with Answers

Question 1

The mode of 4, 5, 6, 5, 7, 5, 8, 4 is:

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

4

Answer

6

Answer

7

Question 2

A train running at 54 km/h takes 20 seconds to pass a platform. If the train is 200 m long, what is the length of the platform?

Accepted Answer

100 m

Answer

80 m

Answer

90 m

Answer

95 m

Question 3

A product costs Rs. 250. After two successive discounts of 10% and 20%, what is the final price?

Accepted Answer

Rs. 180

Answer

Rs. 175

Answer

Rs. 170

Answer

Rs. 185

Question 4

What is the value of tan 60°?

Accepted Answer

sqrt(3)

Answer

1/sqrt(3)

Answer

1

Answer

2

Question 5

Pipe A fills a tank in 6 hours. Pipe B drains it in 9 hours. If both are open together, how long does the tank take to fill?

Accepted Answer

18 hours

Answer

12 hours

Answer

15 hours

Answer

16 hours

Question 6

Simplify: 3/4 + 1/4

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/8

Answer

5/8

Question 7

A population increased from 5,000 to 5,500. What is the percentage increase?

Accepted Answer

10%

Answer

8%

Answer

12%

Answer

15%

Question 8

If 15% of a number is 45, what is the number?

Accepted Answer

300

Answer

250

Answer

270

Answer

330

Question 9

Pipes A and B together fill a tank in 12 hours. Pipe B alone fills it in 30 hours. Pipe C alone empties it in 20 hours. If all three work together, what fraction of the tank is filled in one hour?

Accepted Answer

1/30

Answer

1/15

Answer

1/20

Answer

1/60

Question 10

A shopkeeper marks his goods 25% above cost price and gives a 10% discount. What is his profit percentage?

Accepted Answer

12.5%

Answer

10%

Answer

14%

Answer

15%

Question 11

A sum of Rs 1,560 is to be divided among A, B and C such that A gets twice as much as B and B gets three times as much as C. C's share is?

Accepted Answer

Rs 120

Answer

Rs 180

Answer

Rs 240

Answer

Rs 160

Question 12

What is the sum of the interior angles of a triangle in Euclidean plane geometry?

Accepted Answer

180°

Answer

90°

Answer

120°

Answer

150°

Question 13

What is the probability of a certain (sure) event?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

0.5

Answer

0

Answer

2

Question 14

In a class of 80 students, 50% are boys. If 20% of boys and 25% of girls pass an exam, how many students pass in total?

Accepted Answer

18

Answer

15

Answer

16

Answer

20

Question 15

What is the value of sin 30°?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

sqrt(3)/2

Answer

1/sqrt(2)

Answer

sqrt(3)