Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer

Q: A mixture of 70 litres of Fruit Juice and water contains 10% water. How many litres of water should be added to the mixture so that the mixture contains 12.5% water   ? 2405 0

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    2 lit
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    4 lit
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    1 lit
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Answer : 1. "2 lit"
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Answer: A) 2 lit Explanation: Quantity of fruit juice in the mixture = 70 - [70 x (10/100) ]= 63 litres.   After adding water, juice would form 87.5% of the mixture.   Hence, if quantity of mixture after adding x liters of water, [(87.5) /100 ]*x = 63 => x = 72    Hence 72 - 70 = 2 litres of water must be added.

Q: A constructor estimates that 4 people can paint Mr. Karthik's house in 6 days. If he uses 5 people instead of 4, how long will they take to complete the job ? 2402 0

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    3 days
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    26/3 days
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    13/4 days
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    24/5 days
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Answer : 4. "24/5 days"
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Answer: D) 24/5 days Explanation: we know that m1 x d1 = m2 x d2=> 4 x 6 = 5 x dwhere d = no. of days taken by 5 men to paintd = 24/5 days.

Q: Sushma joins a job at 20 yrs. First 3 years salary is 10,000 p.a. Afterwards every year increment of 2,000 per year for 10 years. Then salary becomes constant till retirement. At retirement average salary is 25,000. (throughout career). At what age Sushma retires ? 2401 0

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    50 yrs
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    47 yrs
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    45 yrs
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    42 yrs
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Answer : 1. "50 yrs"
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Answer: A) 50 yrs Explanation: Let age of retirement = Sso according to the given condition 25000(x-20)=10000 x 3 + 12000 + 14000 + 16000 + 18000 + 20000 + 22000 + 24000 + 26000 + 28000 + 30000 + 30000(S-33)= 30000 + 210000 + 30000S-990000= 30000S - 750000or 25000S - 500000 = 30000x - 750000or 5000x = 250000or S = 50 yrs.

Q: Find the least number with which 16200 should be multiplied, to make it a perfect cube ? 2397 0

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    45
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    48
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    360
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    36
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Answer : 1. "45"
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Answer: A) 45 Explanation: 16200 = 23×34×52   A perfect cube has a property of having the indices of all its prime factors divisible by 3.   Required number = 32×5 = 9x5 = 45.

Q: The minimum number of half years in which a sum of money kept at 60% compound interest will be quadrupled is ? 2397 0

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    6
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Answer : 4. "6"
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Answer: D) 6 Explanation: Let us assume Amount be 100 Rs and we calculate in CI  First year 60% of 100 = 60 amount (100+60) is 160  Second year 60% of 160 = 96 amount (160+96) is 256  Third year 60% of 256 =153.6 amount (256+153.6) is 409.6  Here the Amount of 100 Rs is quadrapled in 3 years.  One year contains 2 half years  Three year has 6 half years.  Therefore,  It takes 6 half years.

Q: Ayush was born two years after his father's marriage. His mother is five years younger than his father but 20 years older than Ayush who is 10 years old. At what age did the father get married ? 2388 0

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    25 years
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    24 years
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    23 years
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    22 years
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Answer : 3. "23 years"
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Answer: C) 23 years Explanation: Ayush's present age = 10 years.His mother's present age = (10 + 20) years = 30 years.Ayush's father's present age = (30 + 5) years = 35 years.Ayush's father's age at the time of Ayush's birth = (35 - 10) years = 25 years. Therefore Ayush's father's age at the time of marriage = (25 - 2) years = 23 years.

Q: The respective ratio between the speed of a bike, a van  and lorry is 3 : 5 : 2. The speed of the van is 250 percent of the speed of the lorry which covers 360 km in 12 hours. What is the average speed of the bike and the van together? 2388 0

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    60 kmph
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    62 kmph
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    64 kmph
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    63 kmph
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Answer : 1. "60 kmph"
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Answer: A) 60 kmph Explanation: Speed of lorry = 36012 = 30 kmph Speed of van =250100 x 30 = 75 kmph Speed of bike = 35 x 75 = 45 kmph Therefore, now required average speed of bike and van  = 75 + 452= 60 kmph.

Q: A number increased by 30% gives 390. The number is 2385 0

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    180
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    300
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    480
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Answer : 2. "300"
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Answer: B) 300 Explanation: Let the number be 'N'Given N + 30N/100 = 390=> 130N/100 = 390=> N = 390 x 10/13=> N = 300.

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