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DIRECT AND INVERSE PROPORTIONS MCQs

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Question 41.


A farmer has enough food to feed 20 cattle for 6 days. The number of days food will last if there were 10 more cattle is 


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 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. ->
:

As animals increases, the number of days decreases. This is in inverse proportion.


Let the required number of days be t


20 x 6 = 30 x t


t = 4


So, the food will last for 4 days.


Question 42.


A factory requires 42 machines to produce a given number of articles in 63 days.
The number of machines required to produce the same number of articles in 54 days is 48.


  1.     True
  2.     False
  3.     12
  4.     13
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> False
:
B

Let the required number of machines be denoted by 'n' and number of days taken be 'd'.


As number of machines increases, the number of days required to make articles decreases, hence they are inversely proportional.
n×d = constant
n1×d1 = n2×d2


Using inverse proportion condition, 


A Factory Requires 42 Machines To Produce A Given Number Of ...


 42n = 5463


n=42×6354 


n = 49


So, 49 machines are required.
Hence, the statement is false.


Question 43.


A machine in a soft drink factory fills 480 bottles in six hours. How many bottles will it fill in 2 days?


  1.     4800
  2.     960
  3.     3840
  4.     2840
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 3840
:
C

Given, the number of bottles can be filled by the machine in 6 hours = 480
Hence number of bottles it can fill in 1 hour = 4806= 80 bottles
Hence the number of bottles that can be filled in 2 days = 80 ×  2 × 24       ( Number of hours in a day = 24) 
= 3840 bottles


Question 44.


An electric pole, 14 metres high, casts a shadow of 10 metres. The height of a tower that casts a shadow of 300 metres under similar conditions is: (in metres)


  1.     140
  2.     480
  3.     420
  4.     280
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 420
:
C

Let h represents the height of the tower that casts 300 m long shadow.


An Electric Pole, 14 Metres High, Casts A Shadow Of 10 Metre...


14h=10300
10 x h = 14 x 300


h = 420 metres


Question 45.


A machine in a soft drink factory fills 840 bottles in six hours. How many bottles will it fill in five hours?


  1.     400
  2.     500
  3.     600
  4.     700
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 700
:
D

Given, the number of bottles that can be filled by the machine in 6 hours is 840.


Hence, the number of bottles it can fill in 1 hour
=8406
= 140 bottles


Hence number of bottles that can be filled in 5 hours
=140× 5
= 700 bottles 


Question 46.


Consider six squares with sides of different lengths.The length of side of square is in direct proportion to:


  1.     Perimeter of the square
  2.     Area of the square
  3.     Diagonal of square
  4.     Perimeter of squareArea of square
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Perimeter of the square
:
A and C

Length of squarePerimeter of square=a4a=14
which is a constant.


Length of squareArea of square=aa2=1a
which is not constant. 
Length of squareLength of diagonal=12
which is constant.


Hence, length of a square is in direct proportion with its perimeter and diagonal.


Question 47.


Cities A,B and C are at a distance of 45 km, 50 km and 55 km respectively from Raghu's home. He observed that he can cover 2 km in 10 minutes on his cycle. If he has 4 hours time limit, which city he can reach on cycle if he travels at observed speed?


  1.     A
  2.     B
  3.     C
  4.     He cannot reach any city
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> A
:
A

As Raghu goes at same speed , DistanceTime remains constant.


Assume that the distance covered in 4 hours be x.


Cities A,B And C Are At A Distance Of 45 Km, 50 Km And 55 Km...


10x = 4 x 60 x 2


x=48 km.


Hence Raghu can reach city A in given time.


Question 48.


Given that x and y are in direct proportion, and  y1,y2  are values of y corresponding to the values x1,x2 of x respectively. Which of the following is correct?


  1.     x1y2=x2y1
  2.     x1y1=x2y2
  3.     x1x2=y1y2
  4.     x1y1 = y2x2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> x1y2=x2y1
:
A

When x and y are in direct proportion, we can write x1y1=x2y2


[y1,y2 are values of y corresponding to the values x1,x2 of x respectively] which gives x1y2=x2y1.


Question 49.


Given that x and y are in inverse proportion, and  y1, y2  are values of y corresponding to the values x1, x2 of x respectively. Which of the following is correct?


  1.     x1y2=x2y1
  2.     x1y1=x2y2
  3.     x1x2=y1y2
  4.     x1y1x2y2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> x1y1=x2y2
:
B

If x and y are in inverse proportion, and y1, y2are values of y corresponding to the values x1, x2 of x respectively, then


          x1y1=x2y2


Question 50.


If a box of sweets is divided among 24 children, they will get 5 sweets each. How many would each get, if the number of children is reduced by 4?


  1.     5
  2.     6
  3.     7
  4.     9
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 6
:
B

As the number of children increases, the number of sweets for each decreases. It is an inverse proportion.


Let the required number of sweets be x.


If A Box Of Sweets Is Divided Among 24 Children, They Will G...


AB = constant
A1×B1A2×B2
5×24x×20
5x2024


x5×2420 = 6


So, each child gets 6 sweets.


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