Quantitative Aptitude
1. A person buys two cows and sells them the very next day. The cost priceof
the first cow is equal to the selling
price of the second and the cost price of the second cow
is equal to the selling price of the first. How much
profit did he make?
1) Data insufficient 2) 10% 3) 20% 4) Zero 5) None of
these
2. There are four bags of equal capacity. First three are filled with rice. 10
%, 20% and 30% rice is taken from the
first three bags respectively and collected in the fourth
bag. What percentage of the fourth bag is filled ?
1) 20% 2) 40% 3) 60% 4) 80% 5) None
3. The numerator of a fraction is doubled and the denominator is halved. What
is the effect on the fraction ?
1) Remains the same 2) Becomes double 3) Becomes one
fourth
4) Becomes four times 5) None of these
4. The ratio of the ages of Mohan and Rakesh is 12:7. What is the age of
Rakesh ?To find the answer which of
the following informations is necessary ?
A. Mohan is 10 years older than Rakesh.
B. The sum of their ages is 38 years.
C. Ratio of their ages after 6 years will be 3 : 2.
1) Only A alone is sufficient 2) Only B alone is
sufficient 3) Only C alone is sufficient
4) Any of the three is sufficient. 5) Only either A or B
is sufficient but not C
5. At simple interest, a sum of money amounts to Rs 3360 in 6 years. What does
it amount to in 9 years? To
answer the question which of the following statements is
necessary ?
A. The sum becomes double in 8 years.
B. The sum becomes Rs 3400 in 7 years
C. Rate of interest is 12.5% per annum.
1) Only A alone is sufficient 2) Only B alone is
sufficient 3) Only either A or B is sufficient
4) Any of the three is sufficient 5) All of them even
together are not sufficient
6. A precious stone has its price proportional to the square of its weight. One
such stone broke into 4 pieces by
an accident. The weight of these pieces are in the ratio
of 1:2:3:4. If the loss in total price amounts to Rs
70,000, the price of the original piece is
1) Rs 90,000 2) Rs 1,40,000 3) Rs 70,000 4) Can’t be
determined 5) None of these
7. Rohit got 700 marks in the examination. To find out his percentage of marks
which of the following information
is/ are necessary /sufficient ?
A) He appeared in all the nine papers.
B) The highest marks obtained is 90.
C) The maximum marks for each paper is 100.
1) Only A is sufficient 2) Only C is sufficient 3) A and
B together are sufficient
4) A and C together are sufficient 5) All A, B and C are
necessary
8. A merchant visited three fairs. At the first fair, he doubled his money and
spent Rs 30. At the second fair, he
tripled his money and spent Rs. 54. At the third fair, he
quadrupled his money and spent Rs 72. Then he had
Rs 48 left. With how much money did he start ?
1) Rs 34 2) Rs 29 3) Rs 27 4) Rs 32 5) Rs 40
9. A rectangular table cloth is cut in such a way that its length is reduced
by 30% and breadth by 10% of its
original. The percentage of original area, which remains
is
1) 63 2) 37 3) 30 4) 10 5) None of these
10. Two persons A and B together own 175 shares in a company.
They want to divide these amongst themselves
in such a way that neither of them loses or gains as
compared to the other. A takes 85 shares while B takes
90 shares and pays Rs 100 to A. Find the value of a
share.
1) Rs 40 2) Rs 46 3) Rs 42 4) Rs 49 5) None of these
Answers
1. 4
2. 3
3. 4
4. 4
5. 4
6. 5
7. 4
8. 2
9. 1
10. 1
