Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer
8Q: A son and father goes for boating in river upstream . After rowing for 1 mile son notices the hat of his father falling in the river. After 5 min he tells his father that his hat has fallen. So they turn round and are able to pick the hat at the point from where they began boating after 5min. Find the speed of river in miles/hours ? 4339 05b5cc711e4d2b4197774f3d7
5b5cc711e4d2b4197774f3d7- 14 mile/hrfalse
- 26 mile/hrtrue
- 32 mile/hrfalse
- 45 mile/hrfalse
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Answer : 2. "6 mile/hr"
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Answer: B) 6 mile/hr Explanation: Let the speed of river and boat be 'r' m/min and 'b' m/min.so relative speed in upstream (b-r)m/min and in downstream (b+r)m/min.Now in upstream distnce covered in 5 min is 5(b-r)milesso total distnce covered => 1 + 5(b-r)miles in upstreamIn downstream distance covered in 5min is 5(b+r)miles Now 1 + 5(b-r) = 5(b+r)1+5b-5r = 5b+5r1 = 10rr = 1/10 mile/min => 6 mile/hr.
Q: An amount doubles itself in 15 years. what is the rate of interest ? 1339 05b5cc711e4d2b4197774f3cd
5b5cc711e4d2b4197774f3cd- 17.85 %false
- 29.41%false
- 36.66 %true
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Answer : 3. "6.66 %"
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Answer: C) 6.66 % Explanation: Let the principle be Rs. PAs the amount double itself the interest is Rs. P tooSo P = P x r x 15/100=> r = 100/15 = 20/3 % = 6.66 %.
Q: A can write 32 pages in 6 hours and B can write 40 pages in 5 hours. If they write together, in how many hours they can write 110 pages ? 3689 05b5cc711e4d2b4197774f3c8
5b5cc711e4d2b4197774f3c8- 17 hrsfalse
- 26 hrs 10 minfalse
- 35 hrs 25minfalse
- 48 hrs 15 mintrue
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Answer : 4. "8 hrs 15 min"
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Answer: D) 8 hrs 15 min Explanation: A can write in 1hour = 32/6 pages Similarly, B in 1 hour = 40/5 pages Together (A+B) in 1 hour = 32/6 + 40/5 = 40/3 So, A+B write 40/3 pages in 1 hour A+B write 110 pages in (3/40) x 110 Hours = 8 hours 15 min.
Q: Sushma joins a job at 20 yrs. First 3 years salary is 10,000 p.a. Afterwards every year increment of 2,000 per year for 10 years. Then salary becomes constant till retirement. At retirement average salary is 25,000. (throughout career). At what age Sushma retires ? 2245 05b5cc711e4d2b4197774f3be
5b5cc711e4d2b4197774f3be- 150 yrstrue
- 247 yrsfalse
- 345 yrsfalse
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Answer : 1. "50 yrs"
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Answer: A) 50 yrs Explanation: Let age of retirement = Sso according to the given condition 25000(x-20)=10000 x 3 + 12000 + 14000 + 16000 + 18000 + 20000 + 22000 + 24000 + 26000 + 28000 + 30000 + 30000(S-33)= 30000 + 210000 + 30000S-990000= 30000S - 750000or 25000S - 500000 = 30000x - 750000or 5000x = 250000or S = 50 yrs.
Q: Rs. 50000 is divided into two parts One part is given to a person with 10% interest and another part is given to a person with 20 % interest. At the end of first year he gets profit 7000 Find money given by 10% ? 1067 05b5cc711e4d2b4197774f3b9
5b5cc711e4d2b4197774f3b9- 1Rs. 20,000false
- 2Rs. 10,000false
- 3Rs. 30,000true
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 30,000"
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Answer: C) Rs. 30,000 Explanation: Let first part is 'K' and second part is 'L' then K + L = 50000---------eq1Total profit = profit on x + profit on y7000 = (K x 10 x 1)/100 + (L x 20 x 1)/10070000 = K + 2L-----------------------------------eq270000 = 50000 + Lso L = 20000 then K = 50000 - 20000 = 30000first part on 10% is = Rs.30000
Q: What is better, to have 70% discount or 40 and 30% discount consequently ? 2380 05b5cc70ee4d2b4197774f38f
5b5cc70ee4d2b4197774f38f- 140% is betterfalse
- 270% is bettertrue
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Answer : 2. "70% is better"
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Answer: B) 70% is better Explanation: Let Price be Rs.100 1st CASE: Then 100 x 70/100 = 70=> price after discount = 100-70 = Rs.30 2nd CASE: Then 100 x 40/100 = 40=> price after discount = 100-40 = Rs.60then60 x 30/100 = 18=> price after 2 consequent discount = 60-18 = Rs.42 =>from 1 and 2 cases, 70% discount is better.
Q: If Reena’s age was twice of her present age, when subtracted from four times three years from hence, with three times the three years before her present age. What will be her age after one year ? 1593 05b5cc70ee4d2b4197774f37b
5b5cc70ee4d2b4197774f37b- 122 yrstrue
- 221 yrsfalse
- 320 yrsfalse
- 424 yrsfalse
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Answer : 1. "22 yrs"
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Answer: A) 22 yrs Explanation: Let Reena’s present age be 'K' yrs.Given:{(K+3) x 4} - {(K-3) x 3)} => K = 21 yrsSo her present age is 21 yrs.Then, her age after 1 year is 22 yrs.
Q: Find out the wrong number in the following series: 5, 15, 30, 80, 180, 540, 1080 4382 05b5cc70ee4d2b4197774f376
5b5cc70ee4d2b4197774f376- 1540false
- 2180false
- 330false
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Answer : 4. "80"
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Answer: D) 80 Explanation: There should be 90 instead of 80so we can have a series5, 5x3, 15x2, 30x3, 90x2, 180x3, 540x2 and 1080x3 and so on...