Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer
8Q: At an examination in which maximum marks are 500. P got 10% less than Q, Q got 25% more than R and R got 20% less than S. If P got 360 marks what percentage of marks was obtained by S ? 2147 05b5cc6c3e4d2b4197774dc54
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Answer : 3. "80"
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Answer: C) 80 Explanation: Let marks obtained by S = M R's marks = 0.80M Q's marks = 1.25 (0.80M) P's marks = (0.90) (1.25) (0.80M) = 0.9M But 0.9M = 360 M = ? M = 400 Hence % of marks obtained by S = 400/500 x 100 = 80%.
Q: Out of seven consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be formed ? 2147 05b5cc774e4d2b41977750007
5b5cc774e4d2b41977750007- 125200true
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Answer : 1. "25200"
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Answer: A) 25200 Explanation: Number of ways of selecting (3 consonants out of 7) and (2 vowels out of 4) =( C37×C24 ) = 210. Number of groups, each having 3 consonants and 2 vowels =210 Each group contains 5 letters. Number of ways of arranging 5 letters among themselves = 5! = 120. Required number of words = (210 x 120) = 25200.
Q: The payment per hour for a daily-wages employee is increased by 33.33 and the working time is reduced by 33.33%. What is the percentage change in the employee's income ? 2147 05b5cc73de4d2b4197774f934
5b5cc73de4d2b4197774f934- 111.11% decreasetrue
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Answer : 1. "11.11% decrease"
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Answer: A) 11.11% decrease Explanation: If earlier he is getting Rs. 1 per hr and working for 1 hr, income = Rs. 1Now he is getting Rs 1.3333 per hr and working for 0.66667 hrs Then income for 0.66667 hrs = Rs. 0.8889. If payment per hr is increased by 33.33 % and working hours dereased by 33.33%, then 11.11 % decrease in income.
Q: 12 boys decided to constribute Rs. 750 each to an Orphange. Suddenly few of them boys dropped out and consequently the rest had to pay Rs. 150 more. Then the number of boys who dropped out? 2145 05b5cc6b4e4d2b4197774d4a0
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Answer : 3. "2"
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Answer: C) 2 Explanation: Total money decided to contribute = 750 x 12 = 9000 Let 'b' boys dropped The rest paid 150/- more => (12 - b) x 900 = 9000 => b = 2 Hence, the number of boys who dropped out is 2.
Q: Out of first 20 natural numbers, one number is selected at random. The probability that it is either an even number or a prime number is ? 2144 05b5cc6e0e4d2b4197774eb70
5b5cc6e0e4d2b4197774eb70- 116/19false
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Answer : 4. "17/20"
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Answer: D) 17/20 Explanation: n(S) = 20n(Even no) = 10 = n(E)n(Prime no) = 8 = n(P)P(E U P) = 10/20 + 8/20 - 1/20 = 17/20
Q: How many 4-letter words with or without meaning, can be formed out of the letters of the word, 'LOGARITHMS', if repetition of letters is not allowed ? 2140 05b5cc731e4d2b4197774f805
5b5cc731e4d2b4197774f805- 15040true
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Answer : 1. "5040"
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Answer: A) 5040 Explanation: The Word LOGARITHMS contains 10 letters. To find how many 4 letter words we can form from that = P410 =10x9x8x7 = 5040.
Q: The ratio of present ages of X and Y is 4:5. Which of the following can't be the ratio of ages of X and Y, 20 years ago ? 2139 05b5cc73de4d2b4197774f925
5b5cc73de4d2b4197774f925- 12 : 5false
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Answer : 3. "9 : 10"
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Answer: C) 9 : 10 Explanation: The ratio of X and Y ages at present is 4:5. Then, the ratio 20 years ago will not be more than the ratio at present. So, from the options 9:10 is not satifying => its ratio is 0.9 which is greater than presnt ratio of 0.8.
Q: Avanthi’s age is 1/6th of her father’s age. Her father’s age will be twice of Kapil’s age after 10 years. If Kapil’s eighth birthday was celebrated two years ago, then what is Avanthi’s present age ? 2139 05b5cc754e4d2b4197774fb90
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Answer : 4. "None"
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Answer: D) None Explanation: As given Kapil's 8th birthday was celebrated 2 years ago, Kapil’s present age = 8 + 2 = 10 years. Father's age is twice of Kapil’s age after 10 years. => F + 10 = 2 (K + 10) = 2 (10+ 10)F = 30years, Avanthi's age =1/6(F) = 30/6 = 5 years.