The CLAT exam requires strong analytical skills, critical thinking, and careful reading, along with a clear understanding of the Basic Algebra. This article provides a set of MCQs on Basic Algebra to help you practice and strengthen your knowledge with the help of detailed solutions, which will support your CLAT 2026 exam preparation.
Whether you're revising the basics or testing your knowledge, these MCQs will serve as a valuable practice resource.
The CLAT 2026 exam is expected to follow a similar trend to the CLAT 2025, with a total of 120 questions for one mark, and 0.25 marks are deducted for each incorrect answer.
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CLAT MCQs on Basic Algebra
1. A book seller sold a box of 10 pencils for Rs. 80 and incurred a loss. Had he sold it for Rs. 98, his gain would have been twice the loss he incurred earlier. The cost price of the box of pencils is:
A Rs. 84
B Rs. 86
C Rs. 88
D Rs. 90
2. Akbar will turn 50 when his son Jehangir turns 18. What will be Akbar’s age when it will be exactly 5 times that of Jehangir?
A 36
B 40
C 44
D 48
3. Arun can climb a Coconut tree by 1.5 feet by each lift; however, he slips 0.5 feet every time he makes the next lift. How many individual lifts will he have to reach the top of the Coconut tree of 18.5 feet?
A 20
B 19
C 18
D 17
4. A customized jewellery was sold at Rs 1000 with 90% discount on the ‘making charges’. If the payment made for making charges was Rs 100, what is the approximate} rate of discount on the product?
A 35
B 45
C 47
D 90
5. A man walks from his house to the Railway station to catch a train, which is running as per schedule. If he walks at 6 km/hr, he misses the train by 9 minutes. However, if he walks at 7 km/hr, he reaches the station 6 minutes before the departure of train. The distance of his home to the Railway Station is:
A 2 km
B 1.5 km
C 1.05 km
D 1.25 km
6. A train running at 72 kmph takes 20 seconds to pass a platform. It takes 12 seconds to pass a man walking at 6 kmph in the same direction. What is the length of the platform?
A 240 m
B 360 m
C 200 m
D 300 m
7. Francis has 18 eggs out of which 12 eggs were sold at 10% loss than the cost price. At what mark up should he sell the remaining eggs to cover his losses?
A 5%
B 10%
C 15%
D 20%
8. Sanjay sold his watch for Rs.1140 and thereby loses $5%$. In order to gain $5%$ he has to sell the watch for
A Rs.1254
B Rs.1260
C Rs.1197
D Rs.1311
9. A train 100 meters long running at 54 km/h takes 20 seconds to pass a bridge. The length of the bridge is
A 50 m
B 150 m
C 200 m
D 620 m
10. Sameer is as much younger to Mohan as he is older to Arun. If the sum of the ages of Mohan and Arun is 48, the age of Sameer is
A 20 years
B 24 years
C 30 years
D Can't be determined
11. A tank can be filled by two pipes A and B in 2 hours and 3 hours respectively. A third pipe C can empty the full tank in 6 hours. If all the taps are turned on simultaneously, the tank will be full in
A 1 hour
B 40 minutes
C 1.5 hours
D 3 hours
12. A piece of cloth costs Rs.70. If the piece is 4 metres longer and each metre costs Rs.2 less, the cost remains unchanged. The length of the piece is
A 8 m
B 9 m
C 10 m
D 12 m
13. A person takes 3 hours to walk a certain distance and riding back. He could walk both ways in 5 hours. How long could it take to ride both ways.
A 1.5 hr
B 1 hr
C 0.5 hr
D 2 hr
14. Change 1/8 into percentage
A 12.5%
B 15%
C 8%
D 25%
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