Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer

Q: Ronika deposited Rs.7000 which amounted to Rs.9200 after 3 years at simple interest. Had the interest been 2% more. She would get how much ? 1910 0

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    9850
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    9500
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    9620
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    9760
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Answer : 3. "9620"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 9620 Explanation: As the interest rate increases by 2%=> (7000x3x2)/100 = 420                                   9200                                  --------                                   9620

Q: Twenty men can do a work in eighteen days. Eighteen women can complete the same work in fifteen days. What is the ratio between the capacity of a woman and a man ? 1909 0

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    4:5
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    3:4
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    4:3
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    2:3
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Answer : 3. "4:3"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 4:3 Explanation: (20 x 18) men can complete the work in in one day. one man's one day work = 1/360 (18 x 15) women can complete the work in 1 day 1 woman's one day work = 1/270 So, required ratio = 1270:1360= 4:3

Q: The average age of a couple is 24 years when they were married five years ago but now the average age of the husband, wife and child is 20 years(the child was born during the interval). What is the present age of the child ? 1907 0

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    2 yrs
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    4 yrs
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    3 yrs
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    5 yrs
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Answer : 1. "2 yrs"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 2 yrs Explanation: 29 x 2 = 5820 x 3 = 60         -----------               2 years Therefore, the age of child is 2 years.

Q: If price of rice increased by 25%, so that a man is can able to purchase 5 kg less rice in Rs. 500. Find the original price of rice per kg ? 1904 0

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    Rs. 20
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    Rs. 24
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    Rs. 26
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    Rs. 29
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 20"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Rs. 20 Explanation: Let the original price of rice be Rs. x Let rice a man can buy for Rs. 500 at rs. x/kg be = R kgs From given data, for Rs. 500 x ---- R kgs (x + 25x/100) ---- (R - 5) kgs => Rx = (R - 5)(x + 25x/100) => Rx = (R - 5)(125x/100) => 100Rx = 125Rx - 625x => R = 25 So at rate of Rs. x/kg, man get 25 kgs for Rs. 500 => x = 500/25 = Rs. 20

Q: Ram sell his goods 25% cheaper than Shyam and 25% dearer than Bram. How much % is Bram's good cheaper than Shyam ? 1900 0

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    60%
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    40%
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    50%
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    30%
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Answer : 2. "40%"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 40% Explanation: Lets say shyam sells at 100,   Since Ram sells 25% cheaper than Shyam,   Therefor Ram sells at less than 25% of100 or 75 rs.   Ram sells 25% dearer than Bram or 125% of Ram =100% of Bram or   125% of x (say x price of bram )=75rs.or 100% of x =60rs.hence price of bram is 60rs.   now Bram's good is cheaper than Shyam's as (100-60)x100/100% or 40%.   Hence Brams Good is 40% cheaper than that of Shyam's good.

Q: A and B started a business investing the money in ratio 4:6, after 6 months B withdraw his investment and C joins him with twice the amount of B. At the end of the year total profit is Rs.3315. Find share of C ? 1899 0

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    Rs. 450
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    Rs. 1020
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    Rs. 765
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    Rs. 1530
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 1530"
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Answer: D) Rs. 1530 Explanation: Ratio of investments of A, B & C => Share of C = 1530 Share of B = 765 Share of A = 1020

Q: One pipe can fill a tank three times as fast as another pipe. If together the two pipes can fill tank in 36 min, then the slower pipe alone will be able to fill the tank in ? 1899 0

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    85 min
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    92 min
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    187 min
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    144 min
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Answer : 4. "144 min"
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Answer: D) 144 min Explanation: Let the slower pipe alone fill the tank in x min. Then, faster pipe will fill it in x/3 min. 1/x + 3/x = 1/36  4/x = 1/36 => x = 144 min.

Q: A man traveled from the village to the post-office at the rate of 25 kmph and walked back at the rate of 4 kmph. If the whole journey took 5 hours 48 minutes, find the distance of the post-office from the village ? 1899 0

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    40 km
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    30 km
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    20 km
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    10 km
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Answer : 3. "20 km"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 20 km Explanation: Average speed = 2aba+b, here a=25 b=4 = 2 x 25 x 4/(25+4) = 200/29 km/hr. Distance covered in 5 hours 48 minutes = Speed x time = (200/29)x (29/5) Distance covered in 5 hours 48 minutes = 40kms. Distance of the post office from the village = (40/2) = 20 km.

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