Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer
8Q: In a party there are 5 couples. Out of them 5 people are chosen at random. Find the probability that there are at the least two couples ? 6775 05b5cc6e3e4d2b4197774ec98
5b5cc6e3e4d2b4197774ec98- 16/7false
- 219/21false
- 37/31false
- 45/21true
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Answer : 4. "5/21"
Explanation :
Answer: D) 5/21 Explanation: Number of ways of (selecting at least two couples among five people selected) = (⁵C₂ x ⁶C₁) As remaining person can be any one among three couples left. Required probability = (⁵C₂ x ⁶C₁)/¹⁰C₅= (10 x 6)/252 = 5/21
Q: In a purse there are 30 coins, twenty one-rupee and remaining 50-paise coins. Eleven coins are picked simultaneously at random and are placed in a box. If a coin is now picked from the box, find the probability of it being a rupee coin? 6753 05b5cc60de4d2b4197774b618
5b5cc60de4d2b4197774b618- 14/7false
- 22/3true
- 31/2false
- 45/6false
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Answer : 2. "2/3"
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Answer: B) 2/3 Explanation: Total coins 30 In that, 1 rupee coins 20 50 paise coins 10Probability of total 1 rupee coins = 20C11 Probability that 11 coins are picked = 30C11 Required probability of a coin now picked from the box is 1 rupee = 20C11/30C11 = 2/3.
Q: Find the missing number? 15, 30, ? , 40, 8, 48 6725 05b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d264
5b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d264- 121false
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Answer : 4. "10"
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Answer: D) 10 Explanation: Given nuber series is 15, 30, ? , 40, 8, 48 Here the number series follows a pattern that 15 15 x 2 = 30 30 ÷ 3 = 10 10 x 4 = 40 40 ÷ 5 = 8 8 x 6 = 48 Hence, the missing number in the series is 10.
Q: Which two months in a year have the same calendar? 6706 05b5cc694e4d2b4197774c498
5b5cc694e4d2b4197774c498- 1October, Decemberfalse
- 2April, Novemberfalse
- 3June, Octoberfalse
- 4April, Julytrue
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Answer : 4. "April, July"
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Answer: D) April, July Explanation: If the period between the two months is divisible by 7, then that two months will have the same calender . Now,(a). October + November = 31 + 30 = 61 (not divisible by 7) (b). Apr. + May + June + July + Aug. + Sep. + Oct. = 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 31 +30 + 31 = 213 (not divisible by 7) (c). June + July + Aug. + Sep. = 30 + 31 + 31 + 30 = 122 (not divisible by 7) (d). Apr. + May + June = 30 + 31 + 30 = 91 (divisible by 7) Hence, April and July months will have the same calendar.
Q: There are Rs.300 in a box in denomination of Rs.1, 50 paisa and 25 paisa and in the ratio 2:4:8. Find the number of coins of 25 paisa 6652 35d1b179d1fc62311c773687f
5d1b179d1fc62311c773687f- 1300false
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Answer : 3. "400"
Q: Which is the next number in the sequence: 1, 3, 6, 11, 20, 37, ?? 6646 05b5cc699e4d2b4197774c6fb
5b5cc699e4d2b4197774c6fb- 149false
- 256false
- 364false
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Answer : 4. "70"
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Answer: D) 70 Explanation: Here the given series is 1, 3, 6, 11, 20, 37, ??, and the logic behind the series is 1 x 2 + 1 = 3 3 x 2 + 0 = 6 6 x 2 + (-1) = 11 11 x 2 + (-2) = 20 20 x 2 + (-3) = 37 37 x 2 + (-4) = 70 Hence, the next number in the given series is 70.
Q: A boat takes 19 hours for travelling downstream from point A to point B and coming back to a point C which is at midway between A and B. If the velocity of the stream is 4 kmph and the speed of the boat in still water is 14 kmph, what is the distance between A and B ? 6623 15b5cc6e9e4d2b4197774ee41
5b5cc6e9e4d2b4197774ee41- 1180 kmtrue
- 2160 kmfalse
- 3140 kmfalse
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Answer : 1. "180 km"
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Answer: A) 180 km Explanation: Speed in downstream = (14 + 4) km/hr = 18 km/hr; Speed in upstream = (14 – 4) km/hr = 10 km/hr. Let the distance between A and B be x km. Then, x/18 + (x/2)/10 = 19 ⇔ x/18 + x/20 = 19 ⇒ x = 180 km.
Q: 30% of first number is 75% of the second number. What is the respective ratio of the first number to the second number? 6621 15d1b04cd8a754124194a751a
5d1b04cd8a754124194a751a- 15:2true
- 25:3false
- 325:14false
- 415:16false
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