Quantitative Ability

Mathematics

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Amar travels a distance of 60 km in 4 hours and Aman travels a distance of 50 km in 5 hours. What is the difference in the travelling speeds of Amar and Aman (in km per hour)?

  1. 5 km per hour
  2. 10 km per hour
  3. 6 km per hour
  4. 15 km per hour
  5. 12 km per hour
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a mixture of 220 litres, the ratio of sugar to salt to water is 2 : 3 : 5. What is the total quantity of sugar and salt?

  1. 66 litres
  2. 110 litres
  3. 111 litres
  4. 154 litres
  5. 44 litres
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A sum of Rs. 540 is to be divided among Anu, Bhanu and Charu in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. How much do Anu and Charu get in total?

  1. Rs. 360
  2. Rs. 350
  3. Rs. 270
  4. Rs. 300
  5. Rs. 180
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If there are 2/3rd boys in a class of 75 students, and the rest are girls, then find the difference in the number of boys and girls in the class.

  1. 20
  2. 25
  3. 50
  4. 30
  5. 15
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Raj bought 6 sharpeners and 8 erasers for Rs. 56. The price of each sharpener is Re. 1 more than twice the price of each eraser. What is the cost price of three sharpeners and two erasers, respectively?

  1. Rs. 18 and Rs. 5
  2. Rs. 6 and Rs. 2.50
  3. Rs. 12 and Rs. 7.50
  4. Rs. 18 and Rs. 7.50
  5. Rs. 12 and Rs. 5
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Calculate the value of (4x – 3) from the equation 3(2x + 1) = 7.

  1. 2/3
  2. -1/3
  3. 8/3
  4. -2
  5. 17/3
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The number 3, when subtracted from the product of the rational number and another number x, gives twice the rational number as the result. Which equation represents the given information?

  1. x/5 - 3 = 1/4
  2. 3 - x/5 = 2/4
  3. x/5 - 3 = 1/8
  4. x/5 - 3 = 2/4
  5. x/5 - 3 = 1/4 - 2
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following options represents the correct pair of statements?

Statement 1 : 6x - 13 = 23 is a linear equation in one variable.
Statement 2 : 5x + 9 = 14 is a linear equation in one variable.
Statement 3 : 4 × 3 = 12 is a linear equation in one variable.
Statement 4 : a = m - 4 is a linear equation in one variable.

  1. Only 1 and 2
  2. Only 2 and 3
  3. Only 3 and 4
  4. Only 1 and 4
  5. Only 2 and 4
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Calculate the value of (5x + 2) from the equation 2 (3x - 4) = 6.

  1. 3/2
  2. 41/3
  3. 15/2
  4. 8
  5. 11/2
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. The product of five positive integers is positive.
  2. The product of two positive integers and five negative integers is negative.
  3. The product of two negative integers is negative.
  4. The product of two negative integers and five positive integers is positive.
  5. The product of three positive integers and five negative integers is negative.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a Mathematics quiz, Rahul got four statements, out of which, he needed to identify the incorrect statement. If the identification of every wrong statement earned him 1 point, which of the following statements did he choose?

  1. Subtraction is commutative for integers.
  2. Integers are closed under addition.
  3. Addition is associative for integers
  4. Integers are closed under subtraction.
  5. Integers are closed under multiplication.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Shantanu appeared for a Maths quiz comprising of 30 questions. In the quiz, 4 marks were awarded for each correct answer, 2 marks were deducted for each wrong answer and 1 mark was deducted for each unattempted question. Shantanu attempted 19 questions and got 5 of them incorrect. How many marks did Shantanu score in the quiz?

  1. 44
  2. 46
  3. 35
  4. 29
  5. 20
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The perimeter of a rectangular whiteboard is 14 m and its width is a m. What would be the perimeter of a new whiteboard whose length is 2 m more than the length of the older whiteboard?

  1. 18 m
  2. 9 m
  3. 22 m
  4. 10 m
  5. 16 m
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following expressions is correct?

  1. (-81)/[(-3) x (-3)] = 9
  2. (-48)/[(-9) + 7] = -24
  3. (-24)/[(-6)/(-1)] = -4
  4. [(-6)/(-3) ]/[(-7) - (-1)] = -12
  5. -4 + (-24)/[(-2) x (-2)] = -7
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following expressions is equivalent to the expression 7 × (-14) + 6 × (-7)?

  1. (-7) × 8
  2. (-7) × 20
  3. (14) × (-20)
  4. (14) × (-8)
  5. (13) × (-21)