Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer

Q: A flagstaff 17.5 m high casts a shadow of length 40.25 m. What will be the height of a building, which casts a shadow of length 28.75 m under similar conditions ? 1697 1

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    14 cm
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    13.5 cm
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    12.5 cm
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    11.4 cm
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Answer : 3. "12.5 cm"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 12.5 cm Explanation: Let the required height of the building be x meter More shadow length, More height(direct proportion) Hence we can write as (shadow length) 40.25 : 28.75 :: 17.5 : x⇒ 40.25 × x = 28.75 × 17.5⇒ x = 28.75 × 17.5/40.25= 2875 × 175/40250= 2875 × 7/1610= 2875/230= 575/46= 12.5 cm

Q: A student multiplied a number by 2/5 instead of 5/2. What is the percentage error in evaluation ? 1695 0

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    52%
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    64%
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    84%
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    77%
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Answer : 3. "84%"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 84% Explanation: Let the number be 'x'   Then, according to the given data,  52x-25x52xx100   = 2125x100   = 84%

Q: At what time, in minutes, between 3 o'clock and 4 o'clock, both the needles will coincide each other?  A. 5111 B. 15415 C. 16411 D. 4415 1694 0

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    Option A
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    Option B
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    Option C
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    Option D
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Answer : 3. "Option C"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Option C Explanation: At 3 o'clock, the minute hand is 15 min. spaces apart from the hour hand.     To be coincident, it must gain 15 min. spaces.     55 min. are gained in 60 min.     Then 15 min spaces are gained in  = 6055×15 min.     Therefore,  The hands are coincident at  16411 min. past 3 o'clock.

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The area of triangle is half the area of square. The perimeter of the square is 224 cm. What is the area of triangle?

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    1856 cm2
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    1658 cm2
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    1558 cm2
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    1586 cm2
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    None of these
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Answer : 5. "None of these"
Explanation :

given 4a=224,

a=56, so that Area of square is=a2=56*56
so that Area of Triangle is a2/2=1568

Q: Square units 13 by 9 of an office area is 1693 0

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    97
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    117
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    107
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    127
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Answer : 2. "117"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 117 Explanation: Square units 13 by 9 of an office means office of length 13 units and breadth 9 units.   Now its area is 13x 9 = 117 square units or units square.

Q: A can do a piece of work in 30 days. He works at it for 6 days and then B finishes it in 18 days. In what time can A and B together it ? 1693 0

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    14 1/2 days
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    11 days
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    13 1/4 days
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    12 6/7 days
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Answer : 4. "12 6/7 days"
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Answer: D) 12 6/7 days Explanation: Let 'B' alone can do the work in 'x' days 6/30 + 18/x = 1 => x = 22.5   1/30 + 1/22.5 = 7/90  => 90/7 = 12 6/7 days

Q: The profit earned by selling an article for Rs.753 is equal to the loss incurred when the same article is sold for Rs.455.What should be the sale price for making 50% profit ? 1692 0

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    Rs.855
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    Rs.955
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    Rs.906
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    Rs.896
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Answer : 3. "Rs.906"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Rs.906 Explanation: Let C.P =Rs. x   Then as given, (753 - x ) = (x - 455) =>2x = 1208 => x = 604  There fore S.P= 150% of 604 => Rs. 150100×604= Rs.906

Q: Swetha when get married to Sudeer her age was 3/4 th of her husband's age. After 12 years her age became 5/6 th of her husband's age. Then what's the age of Swetha when she got married ? 1692 0

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    18 years
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    21 years
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    23 years
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    17 years
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Answer : 1. "18 years"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 18 years Explanation: At the time of marriage, let Sudeer's age be 4x, then Swetha's age is 3x12 years after:Age of Sudeer = 4x+12Age of Swetha = 3x+12Now the equation is 3x+12=5/6(4x+12)Solving equation we get x=6Hence Swetha got married at the age of 18.

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