Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer
8Q: The average age of husband, wife and their child 3 years ago was 24 years and that of wife and child 5 years ago was 25 years. The present age of the husband is: 1675 05b5cc6bce4d2b4197774d8d4
5b5cc6bce4d2b4197774d8d4- 121 yrstrue
- 227 yrsfalse
- 329 yrsfalse
- 431 yrsfalse
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Answer : 1. "21 yrs"
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Answer: A) 21 yrs Explanation: Sum of ages of husband, wife and child= (24 × 3) + 9 = 81 years Sum of ages of wife and child => 25 × 2 + 10 = 50 + 10 = 60 years Age of husband = 81 - 60 = 21 years.
Q: Ravi, Anand and Pranay are running a business firm in partnership. What is Anand's share in the profit earned by them? a. Ravi, Anand and Pranay invested the amounts in the ratio of 2 : 4 : 7. b. Pranay's share in the profit is Rs. 8750. 1675 05b5cc767e4d2b4197774fe31
5b5cc767e4d2b4197774fe31- 1Only a is sufficientfalse
- 2Neither a nor b is sufficientfalse
- 3Only b is sufficientfalse
- 4Both a and b sufficienttrue
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Answer : 4. "Both a and b sufficient"
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Answer: D) Both a and b sufficient Explanation: Given Pranay's profit in the share is Rs. 8750 But given that their investments are in the ratio 2:4:7 713×P = 8750 P = 16250 Now Anand's share = 413×16250 = Rs.5000 Thus both staements a and b are sufficient to answer this question.
Q: Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5 ? 1675 05b5cc764e4d2b4197774fd7b
5b5cc764e4d2b4197774fd7b- 12/3false
- 21/2true
- 37/8false
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Answer : 2. "1/2"
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Answer: B) 1/2 Explanation: Multiples of 3 below 20 are 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 Multiples of 5 below 20 are 5, 10, 15, 20 Required number of possibilities = 10Total number of possibilities = 20Required probability = 10/20 = 1/2.
Q: A man walks at a speed of 2 km/hr and runs at a speed of 6 km/hr. How much time will the man require to cover a distance of 20 1/2 km, if he completes half of the distance, i.e., (10 1/4) km on foot and the other half by running ? 1674 05b5cc6dfe4d2b4197774eaf8
5b5cc6dfe4d2b4197774eaf8- 112.4 hrsfalse
- 211.9 hrstrue
- 310.7 hrsfalse
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Answer : 2. "11.9 hrs"
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Answer: B) 11.9 hrs Explanation: We know that Time = Distance/speedRequired time = (10 1/4)/2 + (10 1/4)/6 = 41/8 + 41/6= 287/24 = 11.9 hours.
Q: In a mixture of 240 lt. water is 20% and rest is Milk. What quantity of mixture should be taken out and replaced with water so that water becomes 40%? 1673 05b5cc6bee4d2b4197774d98d
5b5cc6bee4d2b4197774d98d- 160 littrue
- 255 litfalse
- 345 litfalse
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Answer : 1. "60 lit"
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Answer: A) 60 lit Explanation:
Q: In a box, there are 9 blue, 6 white and some black stones. A stone is randomly selected and the probability that the stone is black is ¼. Find the total number of stones in the box? 1673 05b5cc64ae4d2b4197774bc47
5b5cc64ae4d2b4197774bc47- 115false
- 218false
- 320true
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Answer : 3. "20"
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Answer: C) 20 Explanation: We know that, Total probability = 1 Given probability of black stones = 1/4 => Probability of blue and white stones = 1 - 1/4 = 3/4 But, given blue + white stones = 9 + 6 = 15 Hence, 3/4 ----- 15 1 ----- ? => 15 x 4/3 = 20. Hence, total number of stones in the box = 20.
Q: 5% of 40,000 is 1672 05b5cc6ade4d2b4197774d0ee
5b5cc6ade4d2b4197774d0ee- 120000false
- 22000true
- 3200false
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Answer : 2. "2000"
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Answer: B) 2000 Explanation: 5% of 40,000 = 5100 × 40,000 = 5 × 400 = 2,000 Hence, 5% of 40,000 = 2,000.
Q: If 5 men and 2 boys working together, can do four times as much work per hour as a man and a boy together. Find the ratio of the work done by a man and that of a boy for a given time ? 1672 05b5cc6e2e4d2b4197774ec4d
5b5cc6e2e4d2b4197774ec4d- 11:2false
- 21:3false
- 33:1false
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Answer : 4. "2:1"
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Answer: D) 2:1 Explanation: 5M + 2B = 4(1M + 1B) 5M + 2B = 4M + 4B 1M = 2B The required ratio of work done by a man and a boy = 2:1