Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer

Q: Find the number which multiplied by 15 is increased by 56  ? 1902 0

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    6
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    4
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    3
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    12
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Answer : 2. "4"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 4 Explanation: Let the number be x. Then, 15x - x = 56 x = 4

Q: The letters of the word PROMISE are to be arranged so that three vowels should not come together. Find the number of ways of arrangements? 1902 0

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    4320
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    4694
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    4957
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    4871
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Answer : 1. "4320"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 4320 Explanation: Given Word is PROMISE. Number of letters in the word PROMISE = 7 Number of ways 7 letters can be arranged = 7! ways Number of Vowels in word PROMISE = 3 (O, I, E) Number of ways the vowels can be arranged that 3 Vowels come together = 5! x 3! ways   Now, the number of ways of arrangements so that three vowels should not come together = 7! - (5! x 3!) ways = 5040 - 720 = 4320.

Q: If a student walks at the rate of 4 mts/min from his home, he is 4 minutes late for school, if he walks at the rate of 6 mts/min he reaches half an hour earlier. How far is his school from his home ? 1900 0

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    100 mts
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    96 mts
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    98 mts
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    120 mts
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Answer : 3. "98 mts"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 98 mts Explanation: Let the distance between home and school is 'x'.Let actual time to reach be 't'.Thus, x/4 = t + 4 ---- (1)and x/6 = t - 30 -----(2)Solving equation (1) and (2)=> x = 98 mts.

Q: How many seconds in 10 years? 1900 0

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    31523500 sec
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    315360000 sec
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    315423000 sec
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    315354000 sec
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Answer : 2. "315360000 sec"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 315360000 sec Explanation: We know that, 1 year = 365 days 1 day = 24 hours 1 hour = 60 minutes 1 minute = 60 seconds.   Then, 1 year = 365 x 24 x 60 x 60 seconds. = 8760 x 3600 1 year = 31536000 seconds.   Hence, 10 years = 31536000 x 10 = 315360000 seconds.

Q: Find the odd man out in the following number series? 71, 88, 113, 150, 203, 277 1900 0

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    277
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    203
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    150
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    113
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Answer : 1. "277"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 277 Explanation: The given number series is    71      88       113       150       203          277    +17    +25       +37      +53        +74         +8      +12        +16       +21             +4          +4         +5   The series should be  71  88  112   150    203   276 i.e, the differences of the difference should be +4.   Hence, the odd man in the given series is 277.

Q: The ratio of investments of two partners A and B is 7:5 and the ratio of their profits is 7:10. If A invested the money for 5 months, find for how much time did B invest the money ? 1897 0

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    11 months
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    9 months
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    7 months
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    10 months
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Answer : 4. "10 months"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 10 months Explanation: 7x5: 5xk = 7:10k = 10 months

Q: 5/9 of the part of the population in a village are females. If 30 % of the females are married. The percentage of unmarried males in the total males is ? 1896 0

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    62.5 %
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    125 %
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    84.32 %
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    46.87 %
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Answer : 1. "62.5 %"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 62.5 % Explanation: Let total population = p number of females = 5p/9number of males =(p-5p/9) = 4p/9married females = 30% of 5p/9 = 30x5p/100x9 = p/6married males = p/6unmarried males =(4p/9-p/6) = 5p/18Percentage of unmarried males in the total males = {(5p/18)/4p/9}x100 = (5p/18)x(9/4p) = 125/2 % = 62.5%

Q: 14 persons are seated around a circular table. Find the probability that 3 particular persons always seated together. 1895 0

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    11/379
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    21/628
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    24/625
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    26/247
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Answer : 3. "24/625"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 24/625 Explanation: Total no of ways = (14 – 1)! = 13! Number of favorable ways = (12 – 1)! = 11!   So, required probability = 11!×3!13! = 39916800×66227020800 = 24625

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