Quantitative Aptitude
Multiple choice questions covering percentages, fractions, speed-distance-time, permutations, ratios, work-time, and profit-loss problems
Questions
If 20% of 25% of a number is 100, then what is 24% of that number?
- 480
- 2000
- 1.2
- 120
- None of these
If 36% of a number, when subtracted from itself, gives 16 as the answer, then what is the number?
- 5.76
- 44.44
- 25
- 225
- None of these
A, B, C, D and E are five consecutive odd numbers. If the sum of C and E is 150, then what is the value of D?
- 73
- 77
- 75
- 69
- None of these
If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 500% and the denominator is decreased by 50%, the resultant fraction is 3/2. What was the original fraction?
- 3/8
- 1/8
- 1/10
- 3/20
- None of these
A 400 m long train crosses a 200 m long platform in 80 seconds. What is the speed of the train (in km/hr)?
- 27
- 18
- 7.5
- 9
- None of these
In how many ways can 8 people be seated on a sofa if there are only 5 seats available?
- 56
- 6720
- 120
- 336
- None of these
The total cost of 5 pendants and 8 chairs is Rs. 145785. What would be the total cost of 20 pendants and 32 chairs?
- Rs. 583140
- Rs. 5831400
- Rs. 583500
- Rs. 583410
- None of these
A bus covers 400 km in 8 hours and another bus covers 500 km in 10 hours. The ratio of their average speeds is
- 1 : 1
- 4 : 5
- 5 : 4
- 16 : 25
- None of these
A cycle covers a certain distance in 2 hours and 30 minutes by covering two-thirds of the distance at 8 kmph and the rest at 9 kmph. Find the total distance.
- 20.77 km
- 20.83 km
- 21.25 km
- 42.5 km
- None of these
If 55% of 20% of a number is 1100, then what is the number?
- 121
- 1466.67
- 565
- 10000
- None of these
By how much is 1/6th of 120 lesser than 2/5th of 180?
- 52
- - 52
- - 18
- 92
- None of these
A sum of Rs. 400 was divided among 80 boys and some girls in such a way that each boy gets Rs. 2 and each girl gets Rs. 4. The number of girls is
- 120
- 100
- 60
- 40
- None of these
Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 6 hours. After working at it together for 2 hours, B is closed and A alone fills the remaining part in 8 hours. How many hours will B alone take to fill the tank?
- 12
- 16
- 8
- 4 hours
- None of these
The number of girls in a class is 6 times the number of boys. Which of the following options cannot be the total number of children in the class?
- 28
- 30
- 42
- 49
- None of these
If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 250% and the denominator is decreased by 50%, then the new fraction is 4/5. What was the original fraction?
- 4/35
- 1/5
- 4/25
- 12/35
- None of these
A cricket team won 4 more matches than they lost. If a win gives them 4 points and a loss deducts 2 points, then how many matches have they played in total if their score is 32 points? It is to be assumed that there are no draws.
- 8
- 32
- 20
- 12
- None of these
A person bought 5 apples for Rs. 10 and sold 3 of them for Rs. 5. Find his gain or loss percent.
- 16.67% gain
- 16.67% loss
- 5% loss
- 40% loss
- None of these