Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer
8Q: 'A' sold an article to 'B' at a profit of 20%. 'B' sold the same article to 'C' at a loss of 25% and 'C' sold the same article to 'D' at a profit of 40%. If 'D' paid Rs 252 for the article, then find how much did 'A' pay for it? 2170 05b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fca2
5b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fca2- 1Rs.196false
- 2Rs.210false
- 3Rs.200true
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Answer : 3. "Rs.200"
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Answer: C) Rs.200 Explanation: Let the article costs 'X' to ACost price of B = 1.2XCost price of C = 0.75(1.2X) = 0.9XCost price of D = 1.4(0.9X) = 1.26X = 252Amount paid by A for the article = Rs. 200.
Q: If 15% of x = 20% of y, then x:y is ___? 2169 05b5cc6bde4d2b4197774d929
5b5cc6bde4d2b4197774d929- 14:3true
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Answer : 1. "4:3"
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Answer: A) 4:3 Explanation: Given 15% of x = 20% of y => 15x = 20y => x/y = 20/15 => x : y = 4 : 3
Q: A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 415 in 2 years and to Rs. 514 in 4 years. The sum is ? 2168 05b5cc6d7e4d2b4197774e6f6
5b5cc6d7e4d2b4197774e6f6- 1Rs. 316true
- 2Rs. 251false
- 3Rs. 154false
- 4Rs. 294false
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 316"
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Answer: A) Rs. 316 Explanation: S.I. for 2 years = (514 - 415) = Rs. 99S.I. for 1 year = 99/2 Principal = (415 - 99) = Rs. 316.
Q: A secret can be told to only 3 persons in 3 minutes. Each person in turn tells 3 other persons in the next 3 minutes and the processes continues accordingly. In 30 minutes how many persons can be told this secret in this way ? 2168 05b5cc741e4d2b4197774f99a
5b5cc741e4d2b4197774f99a- 188572true
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Answer : 1. "88572"
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Answer: A) 88572 Explanation: Given a secret is told to 3 persons in 3 minutes.And if the process continues with each person saying 3 other persons,In 30 minutes => the rocess for 10 times because each person time is 3 minutes.Required number of persons = 3 + 32 + 33 + .... + 39 + 310 Now it forms a geometric progression, Sum to n terms is S = arn - 1r - 1 Here a = 3, r = 3 => 59048 x 3 /2 = 88572.
Q: 12 year old Manish is three times as old as his brother Rajeev. How old will Manish be when he is twice as old as Rajeev ? 2167 05b5cc720e4d2b4197774f5f4
5b5cc720e4d2b4197774f5f4- 112 yrsfalse
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Answer : 3. "16 yrs"
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Answer: C) 16 yrs Explanation: 12 year old Manish is three times as old as his brother Rajeev who must be 4 years old.Diff in ages = 8 years.when Rajeev will become 8 years old, Manish will be 16 yrs old and he will be twice as old as Rajeev.
Q: What time will it be 18 hours from now in India, if in the USA it is 4:15 AM? (Hint : IST = US + 9:30 hrs) 2163 05b5cc699e4d2b4197774c6dc
5b5cc699e4d2b4197774c6dc- 11:45 in the afternoonfalse
- 27:45 in the eveningfalse
- 37:45 in the next morningtrue
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Answer : 3. "7:45 in the next morning"
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Answer: C) 7:45 in the next morning Explanation: We know that the time difference between India and USA is 9 hrs 30 min. India is 9:30 hrs ahead of USA. Time in India = 4:15 + 9:30 = 13:45 PM. Required Time after 18 hrs = 13:45 + 18 hrs = 7:45 AM. Hence it is 7:45 AM on the next morning.
Q: Which expression is equivalent to i233? 2159 05b5cc645e4d2b4197774bbd1
5b5cc645e4d2b4197774bbd1- 1itrue
- 21false
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Answer : 1. "i"
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Answer: A) i Explanation: We know that, i2 = -1i3 = i2 x i = -1 x i = -ii4 = i2 x i2 = -1 x -1 = 1Hence, i233 =i4 x 58 + 1 = i232 x i1 = 1 x i = i
Q: How many four digit even numbers can be formed using the digits {2, 7, 5, 3, 9, 1} ? 2158 05b5cc6d7e4d2b4197774e705
5b5cc6d7e4d2b4197774e705- 159false
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Answer : 2. "60"
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Answer: B) 60 Explanation: The given digits are 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 A number is even when its units digit is even. Of the given digits, two is the only even digit.Units place is filled with only '2' and the remaining three places can be filled in ⁵P₃ ways. Number of even numbers = ⁵P₃ = 60.