Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer

Q: A milkman has 20 liters of milk. If he mixes 5 liters of water, which is freely available, in 20 liters of pure milk. If the cost of pure milk is Rs. 18 per litre, then the profit of the milkman, when he sells all the mixture at  cost price, is: 4504 6

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    20%
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    25%
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    33.33%
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    18%
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Answer : 2. "25%"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 25% Explanation: When the water is freely available and all the water is sold at the price of the milk, then the water gives the profit on the cost of 20 litres of milk.     Since,    the profit % = ProfitCostPricex100 Therefore, profit percentage = 520x100  = 25%

Q: The total number of students in a school is 3250. If the number of girls in the school is 1495, then what is the respective ratio of the total number of boys to the total number of girls in the school? 4480 1

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    23:27
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    25:29
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    27:23
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    29:25
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Answer : 3. "27:23"

Q: 30 Men can complete a work in 25 days. In how many days can 75 men complete it? 4479 2

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    15
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    12
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    16
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    10
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Answer : 4. "10"

Q: A single person takes 4 minutes to type a page, if from 12 noon to 1.00 pm., 1080 pages are to be typed, how many persons should be employed on this job? 4475 0

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    108
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    60
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    90
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    72
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Answer : 4. "72"

Q: Two trains namely X & Y leave station 'A' at 6.30am and 7.40am and travel at 30km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively. How many kms from 'A' will the trains meet ? 4450 0

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    140 kms
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    120 kms
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    96 kms
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    142 kms
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Answer : 1. "140 kms"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 140 kms Explanation: It is given train X leave station A at 6:30 am, here it is asked to calculate the distance from A when the trains meet, theDistance traveled by train left at 6:30 am upto 7:40 am i.e. in 1 hr. 10 min. or 7/6 hours = 30 x 7/6 = 35 kmSo train leaving at 7:40 am will meet first train after covering a distance of 35 km. with relative speed of 40-30=10 km/hr.Hence time taken = 35/10 = 3.5 hours or 3 hours 30 minutesSo distance from A = Distance traveled by 2nd train in 3 hr. 30 min = 40 x 3.5 = 140 km.

Q: In a scheme, a pack of three soaps with MRP Rs.45 is available for Rs.42. If it still gives a profit of 5% to the shopkeeper, then the cost price of the pack is ? 4422 0

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    38
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    39
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    40
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    41
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Answer : 3. "40"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 40 Explanation: Given M.P=45,S.P=42, Profit = 0.05 Let C.P=x , Then Profit = (42-x)/x = 0.05=> x = 40.

Q: The largest measuring cylinder that can accurately fill 3 tanks of capacity 98, 182 and 266 litres each, is of capacity ? 4393 0

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    7 lts
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    14 lts
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    98 lts
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    42 lts
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Answer : 2. "14 lts"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 14 lts Explanation: To know the the measuring cylinder that can fill all the given capacities , they must be divisible by the required number. 98,182,266 all are divisible by 14 So  14 litres  is the largest cylinder that can fill all the given cylinders.                                        (or) The other method is take HCF of all given capacities i.e 98, 182 and 266.

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What should come place of the question mark(?) in the following number series?
17, 18 , 26, 53 , 117, ? , 458

4388 0

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    342
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    142
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    257
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    262
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    242
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Answer : 5. "242"
Explanation :

The difference is number between 13 ,2, 3, 4, 53

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