Module 01 Mathematics MCQ

01.01 Arithmetic.
A car travels 24 miles in 45 minutes. What is its average speed?
 32 mph.
 36 mph.
 18 mph.
15.4/2 - 2*(6.2 - 15.6).
 11.1.
 26.5.
 -11.1.
A cuboid has dimensions of 4 cm, 6 cm and 12 cm. What is its volume?
 0.028 m3
 2.88 m3
 0.000288 m3
What is a scalene triangle?
 2 sides unequal.
 All 3 sides unequal.
 2 sides equal.
Work out the following sum: 4 {2 (5-1) -3} + 8.
 28
 37.
 54.
A rectangle is 11cm x 120cm. What is its area in m 2?
 0.132.
 1320.
 13.2.
The surface area of a cone whose height is 10 cm and diameter are 8 cm is.
 40π cm2
 120π cm2
 80π cm2
4 3/8 – 2 1/4 + 1/8 =.
 2.25
 2.5.
 2 1/4
11/16 + 5/8 =.
 55/128.
 21/16.
 10/11.
3/4 multiplied by 0.82 is equal to.
 1.23.
 0.615.
 2.46.
7/6 can be expressed as.
 1.166.
 2.6.
 1.6.
The ratio of 6:5 can be expressed as.
 24:20.
 20:25.
 10:16.
143 can be expressed as.
 14 * 14 * 14.
 14 x3
 14 + 14 + 14.
0.0000413 can be written as.
 0.413 x 10-7.
 413 x 10-7.
 4.13 x 10-7.

5/8 + 3/4 =.
  11/4.
 8/8.
 11/8.
The Lowest Common Denominator for the problem below is 1/6 + 1/5 + 1/17 + 1/2.
 510.
 1020.
 17.
The formula for calculating the area of a right-angled triangle is.
 ½ height + base.
 ½ (base * height).
 ½ base / height.
The area of a circle whose circumference is given as 12cm is approximately.
 3.8 sq.cm.
 11.3 sq.cm.
 38 sq.cm.
Area of a right circular cone of base radius r, and height l, is.
 2/3 (π * r * l).
 (π * r * l) + 2π * r * r.
 π * r * l.
Determine (+ 3) - (-4).
 -1.
 -7.
 +7.
To convert imperial gallons to litres, multiply by.
 4.5.
 5.4.
 4.7.
Express 9/20 as a percentage.
 45%.
 40%.
 47%.
To find the area of a circle, multiply.
 twice the radius by π.
 the square of the circumference by the radius.
 the square of the radius by π.
How many centimetres is in an inch?
 25.4.
 2.54.
 0.254.
Find the lowest common multiple of 6; 7; 8.
 84.
 336.
 168.
What torque loading would you apply to a nut if the force is 50 lbs, exerted 2 feet from its axis?.
 600 lbs.ft.
 100 lbs.ft.
 251 lbs.ft.
The formula for calculating the torque loading on a nut or bolt is.
 Force used * lever length of the spanner.
 Lever length of the spanner / Threads per inch.
 Force used * diameter of the bolt.
How is the area of a circle calculated? (r=radius, d=diameter).
 2 * 3.142 * r.
 d2 * 3.142.
 r2 * 3.142.

Determine the following: 9/4 + 5/12 + 5 1/8.

 2 25/24.
  4 1/12.
 4 1/24.
The specific torque loading for a bolt is 50 lbs.in but an extension of 2 is needed to reach the bolt in addition to the 8-
torque wrench. What will the actual reading?
 60 lb.in.
 54 lb.in.
 40 lb.in.
Express the fraction 7/8 as a decimal.
 0.785.
 0.878.
 0.875.
Determine 0.75 * 0.003.
 0.225.
 0.00225.
 0.0225.
Convert 162 knots to MPH.
 186 mph.
 176 mph.
 196 mph.
To convert inches to millimetres, it is necessary to.
 divide by 25.4.
 multiply by 25.4.
 multiply by 2.54.
3/4 * 82 =.
 123.
 61.5
 81.5.
A circular patch is held together by seven equally spaced rivets. What is their angular spacing?
 51.50°.
 52°.
 51.43°.
Add together; 3/4, 5/16, 7/8 and 0.375.
 2 5/16.
 2 1/8.
 2 1/4.
To convert pounds of fuel into kilograms, it is necessary to.
 divide by 0.4536.
 multiply by 4536.
 multiply by 0.4536.
If resin to hardener is used in the ratio of 1000:45, how much hardener is used with 60 grams of resin?
 145 grams.
 47 grams.
 2.7 grams.
Determine the following 11/16 + 5/8.
 11/10.
 55/128.
 15/16.
6 mm is equal to.
 0.625 inches.
 0.236 inches.
 0.375 inches.
Weight is equal to.
 volume * gravity.
 mass * acceleration.
 mass * gravity.

8 + 4[5 * 2 (5-9/3)] =.
 Eighty-Eight.
 Twelve.
  Forty-Eight.
To convert gallons to litres.
 multiply by 4.55.
 multiply by 0.00455.
 multiply by 0.568.
A cylinder has a diameter of 20 cm and a length of 20 cm, what is its volume?
 1240 cm3
 6200 cm3
 400 cm3
31/8 – 11/5 =.
 23/40.
 13/40.
 137/40.
What is the formula for calculating the curved area of a cone?
 π * radius2 * height.
 π * radius * height.
 2/3 * π * radius * height.
Determine 10 * 23 + 10 * 25.
 520.
 32,008,000.
 400.
One radian is equal to.
 90°.
 75°.
 57.5°.
The surface area of a cylinder of diameter 10 cm and height 10 cm, is.
 80π.
 50π.
 100π.
A parallelogram has a base 120cm and height 11 cm. What is the area?
 0.0132 m2
 1.32 m2
 0.132 m2
The area of this shape is calculated by.

 Perimeter squared.
 O½ Base * Height.
 Base * Height.
The area of the shape is calculated by.

 ½ height * base.
 ½ base * ½ height.
 ½ base * ½ height.
The area of the curved surface area of a cone is (where r = radius; h = vertical height and l = slant height).
 πrh.
 πr2 h.
 1/3πr2 h.

What is the volume of a cuboid?

 height * length * width.
 height * ½ base * height.
  height * ½ base * length.
(4-6) - (9/-3) + (-3) =.
 -2.
 4.5.
 4.
An aircraft travels 2150 nautical miles in 2 hours 30 minutes. What is the average speed of the aircraft?
 550 knots.
 600 knots.
 860 knots.
What is the surface area of a cylinder whose diameter is 20cm and height of 15 cm?
 300π.
 942π.
 350π.
Four percent of 0.01 is.
 0.0004.
 0.004.
 0.04.
(6 + 2)2 * 2 (2 * 45) =.
 218.
 38.
 128.
17 degrees 49 minutes and 10 seconds added to 22 degrees 22 minutes and 59 seconds, equals.
 40 degrees 11 minutes and 69 seconds.
 40 degrees 12 minutes and 9 seconds.
 39 degrees 11 minutes and 9 seconds.
The diameter of a cylinder is 200 cm and the height is 20 cm, what is the volume?
 628000 cm3
 62800 cm3
 8000 cm3
The comparison of the power input to the power output of an inverter is expressed as a.
 ratio.
 gain.
 loss.
The ratio of 6:4 can also be expressed as.
 64%.
 66%.
 150%.
200 kilovolts can be expressed as.
 2 * 103 volts.
 2 * 105 volts.
 2 * 104 volts.
What is the surface area of a cone if the base is 8cm diameter and the height is 10cm?
 40π.
 80π.
 120π.
What is the area of a rectangle when its height is 11cm and the width 120cm?
 0.132 m2
 1.32 m2
 1320 m2
4 3/8 – 2 ¼ + 1/5 =.
 2 1/4.
 2 13/40.
 3 3/10.

4*(4 *(4 – 1) –1) –1 =.

 31.
 15.
 43.
Which number is the lowest common factor of 36, 66 and 126?
 23.
 12.
 6.
What is 3% of 0.001?
 0.00003.
 0.003.
 0.3.
11/16 divided by 5/8 is.
 55/128.
 11/10.
 10/11.
An aircraft uses 1680 gallons of fuel, the left tank uses 45%, the right tank uses 32.5%, how much was used by the centre
tank?
 210 gallons.
 21 gallons.
 378 gallons.
What is the fraction 1/7 in decimal?
 0.14295.
 0.14286.
 1.429.
The supplement of 13 degrees is.
 243.
 76.
 167.
What is the area of a ring with an outer diameter of 90 inches and an inner diameter of 80 inches?
 325π.
 435π.
 425π.
What is the area of the shape shown, in centimetre?

 1000.
 1225.
 1130.
What is the area of a rectangle with base 160cm and height 12cm?
 0.0192 m2
 0.192 m2
 0.00192 m2
Calculate the area of the shape shown:

 0.675π.
 6.75π.
 17.5π.
An aircraft flies 1350nm in 2 hrs 15 minutes. What is the average speed?
 850kts.
 600kts.
 650kts.

What is the supplement of 13 degrees 13 minutes 13 seconds?

 167 degrees 46 minutes 47 seconds.
 266 degrees 87 minutes 87 seconds.
 166 degree 46 minutes 47 seconds.
Determine 15.4/2-2(6.2-15.6).
  11.1.
 4.5.
 26.5.
Calculate the area of the shape shown.

 12 sq.in.
 16 sq.in.
 14 sq.in.
A mound of soil is piled up into a cone of base diameter 1.8m and height 0.6 m. What is the volume of soil?
 0.5 m3
 m3
 1.5 m3
What is the area of the shape below?

 220 square inches.

 196 square inches.
 200 square inches.
What is 1 radian in degrees?
 57°.
 270°.
 66°.
(5 x 53 )2 =
2

 57
 512.
 510.
What is 30% of 0.01?
 0.03.
 0.003.
 0.0003.
Evaluate 15.4/2-2(4.6-15.7).
 26.5.
 29.9.
 -14.5.
How many radians are in 360°?
 2π.
 6π.
 4π.
What is the area (including the ends) of a cylinder diameter 10 cm and 10 cm in height?
 50π.
 150π.
 100π.
What is the highest factor of 153?
 6.
 3.
 9.

Convert into decimal the fraction 5/8 of 60.

 40.
 37.5.
 37.
An aeroplane has 1800 gallons of fuel on board. 35% in the left wing 42.5% in the right wing how much fuel is in the
centre tank?
  405 gallons.
 545 gallons.
 183 gallons.
In the common fraction 2/5, the number 5 is known as.
 the quotient.
 the numerator.
 the denominator.
If 42% = 15,000, what is 100%?
 21,300.
 35,714.
 6,300.
What is 12.75 * 26.1 to two significant figures?
 332.775.
 332.78.
 330.
The fraction 17/11 is classed as.
 a mixed fraction.
 an improper fraction.
 a proper fraction.
To convert 1 inch to centimetres.
 divide by 2.54.
 multiply by 2.54.
 divide by 25.4.
0.000006 volts can be written as.
 60 nano volts.
 6 microvolts.
 6 millivolts.
The median of the values 20, 28, 17, 34, 40, 11, 34, 26 is.
 34.0.
 27.0.
 26.25.
The mode of the following 28, 17, 34, 28, 34, 35, 28, 40 is.
 28.0.
 30.5.
 31.0.
0.004 amperes can be written as.
 0.4mA.
 4kA.
 4mA.
A sphere with a radius of 2 cm has a surface area of.
 16π cm2
 64π cm2
 8π cm2
The sum of an odd and an even number is.
 sometimes odd, sometimes even.
 always odd.
 always even.
A copper pipe has a radius of 7/32 inch. What is this in decimal?
 0.28125.
 0.15625.
 0.21875.

Millibar is the unit of.

 temperature.
 pressure.
 density.
A ball rolls down a hill initially at 60 ft/s. It slows down at a rate of 5 ft/s 2 for 7 seconds. What will its final speed be?
 15 ft/s.
 35 ft/s.
  25 ft/s.
A dial gauge is calibrated to an accuracy of 0.001 inch, when using the dial gauge, you should.
 round off the answer to calibrated value.
 read the true value to 4 decimal places.
 read five significant figures.
In a flight control system, the control cable is allowed an elongation of 3% due to wear. The length from the
manufacturer is 78cm, what is its maximum used length?
 80.34 cm.
 78.34 cm.
 2.34 cm.
You have made 20% profit. Your balance is now £900. What was your pre-profit balance?
 £700.
 £800.
 £750.
One of the square roots of a positive number is positive. What is the other one?
 positive or negative.
 negative.
 positive.
A cylinder has a radius of 20cm and a length of 40cm. What is its volume? (Take π as 3.1).
 49600cm3
 50270cm3
 800cm3
Can you take the cube root of a negative number?
 No.
 Yes.
 Only certain numbers.
The process of removing roots from the denominator of fractions is called what?
 Rationalizing the denominator.
 Squaring the denominator.
 Derooting the denominator.
Find the curved surface area of a cylinder diameter 20cm and length 10cm.
 1256 cm2
 2512 cm2
 400 cm2
The conversion factor of litres to pints is.
 2.2.
 1.76.
 0.57.
The volume of a pyramid is ____ times b times h.
 1/4.
 1/3.
 1/2.
What is the square root of 0.0289?
 0.17.
 1.017.
 1.7.
A car travelling at 72 km/hour is travelling at what speed?
 30m/s.
 20m/s.
 10m/s.

If you bought a TV set worth £30 after getting 15% discount. How much discount did you get?
 £15.
 £5.
 £35.
If you bought a second-hand car worth £4500 after getting 15% discount. How much did the car cost originally?
 £3800.
 £5300.
 £6000.
31 * 91 * 23 * 52 =.
 3,373.
 33,739.
 3,373,916.
1/5 + 2.5-6 =.
 3.3.
 2.0.
 -3.3.
Express 173942 in standard form.
 17.3942 * 104.
 173.942 * 103.
 1.73942 * 105.
The sum of an odd number + an odd number is a.
 either odd or even.
 odd number.
 even number.
Express 750 milligrams in grams.
 0.0000075.
 0.075.
 0.75.
There is 1800 pounds of fuel in an aircraft, 25% in the left tank and 45% in the right. How much fuel is in the centre
tank?
 810 pounds.
 450 pounds.
 540 pounds.
What is the supplement of an angle of 37°?
 8°.
 53°.
 143°.
To what power must 10 be raised to equal 100,000?
 6.
 4.
 5.
Find the square root of 1600.
 80.
 40.
 800.
What is the ratio of 5 feet to 30 inches?
 2:1.
 5:3.
 1:6.
Evaluate 5[ 3 + 6(7-4)-2].
 31.
 395.
 95.
Find the value of 3[ 5-2 (4-7)].
 9.
 -3.
 33.

What is the cube root of -64?

 4.
 -8.
 -4.
What is the cube root of 82 ?
 2.
 4.
 8.
An engine of 96 horsepower is running at 75% power. What horsepower is being developed?
  72.
 168.
 62.
A blueprint shows a hole of 0.3751 to be drilled. What fraction size drill bit is most nearly equal?
 5/16.
 3/8.
 3/16.
120 out of 125 bolts produced are of an acceptable tolerance. What percentage of the bolts are not acceptable?
 5%.
 4%.
 25%.
Evaluate 1/4 + 3/8-1/2.
 1/8.
 1/14.
 1/2.
3 3/4 + 4 2/3 =.
 8 5/12.
 7 5/12.
 7 5/7.
An aircraft travels 1400 nautical miles in 1 hour 45 minutes. What is the average speed of the aircraft?
 750 knots.
 2450 knots.
 800 knots.
Evaluate 0.8 * 0.004.
 0.32.
 0.0032.
 0.032.
Convert 10 inches to millimetres.
 2540 mm
 254 mm
 25.4 mm
What number is the highest common factor of 24, 84, 120?
 8.
 12.
 24.
0.0000314 can be written as.
 3.14 x 10-5.
 3.14 x 105.
 3.14 x 10-4.
What is the Lowest Common Multiple of 5; 12; 20.
 60.
 120.
 5.
Evaluate 1/4{(4-6) - (2-8)}.
 3/4.
 -2.
 1.

What is the average of the following numbers? 5, 13, 23, 12, 17.
 14.
 15.
 23.
What is the volume of a rectangular tank 5m by 4 m by 150cm?
 3000 cu.m.
 30 sq.m.
 30 cu.m.
What is the depth of a rectangular tank whose volume is 40 cu. m. and has a base 5m by 10m?.
 8m.
  80cm.
 0.08m.
Convert 20 imperial gallons to litres.
 909.2 litres.
 9.092 litres.
 90.92 litres.
To find the area of a circle use the formula.
 2πd.
 πr2
 2πr.
What is the circumference of the top of a cylindrical tank whose radius is 3 metres?
 3π metres.
 6π metres.
 9π metres.
What is the surface area of a cylindrical pipe of length 150 cm and diameter 5cm?
 1500π sq.cm.
 750π sq.cm.
 3750π sq.cm.
Find the value of 5/8 of 4/5.
 1/2.
 3/4.
 25/32.
What is the square root of 4 raised to the fifth power?
 32.
 128.
 64.
-3[8-3(5+√9) - (7-9)].
 60.
 -42.
 42.
Which of the fractions is equivalent to 0.075?
 1/40.
 3/4.
 3/40.
Express 3/8 as a percentage.
 3.75%.
 0.375%.
 37.5%.
An aeroplane flies 1000 miles and uses 80 gallons of fuel. How much fuel will it use on a 2500-miles flight?
 240 gallons.
 250 gallons.
 200 gallons.
A pinion gear with 16 teeth is driving a spur gear with 48 teeth at 120 RPM. Find the speed of the pinion gear.
 40 RPM.
 360 RPM.
 144 RPM.

What is the piston displacement of a master cylinder with a 4cm diameter bore and a piston stroke of 10 cm?
 8π cu.cm.
 40π cu.cm.
 160π cu.cm.
The curved surface area of a right cone is.
 11/3 πRL.
 πRL.
 πR2 H.
How many millimetres in an inch?
 2.54.
 25.4.
  2540.
Find the area of a circular ring Whose outer diameter is 10 cm and inner diameter is 6 diameters?
 64π sq. cm.
 16π sq. cm.
 4Π sq. cm.
Find the area of the triangle shown.

 9 cm2
 12 cm2
 6 cm2
What is the area of the shape shown, in square cm?

 5900.
 590.
 5.9.
What is the area of the trapezium shown?

 Area cannot be calculated from information given.

 27 cm2
 24 cm2
What is the depth of water in the tank shown if the volume of water is 4000 litres?

 80 cm.
 5 m.
 50 cm.
What is the area of the sector shown? Take π=3.14.
 50 cm.
 52 ⅓ cm.
 10.5 cm.

What is the volume of metal used in the pipe shown?

 4500π cm2
 45π cm2
 18000π cm2
24/0 (twenty-four divided by nothing) is.
 nothing.
  infinity.
 twenty-four.
If 20% of 120 is 24, what is 24% of 20?
 4.8.
 28.
 18.
A shop keeper sold his car for £120. If this is 80% of the buying price, how much loss did he make?
 £50.
 £150.
 £30.
3 + 4-5(4-2) =.
 13.
 4.
 -3.