Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer

Q: Find the greatest number that will divide 964, 1238 and 1400 leaving remainder of 41,31 and 51 respectively ? 1570 0

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    64
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    69
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    71
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    58
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Answer : 3. "71"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 71 Explanation: To find the greatest number which divides the numbers 964, 1238 and 1400 leaving the remainders 41, 31 and 51 is nothing but the HCF of (964 - 41), (1238 - 31), (1400 - 51). Therefore, HCF of 923, 1207 and 1349 is 71.

Q: What number should replace the question mark? 125, 138, 164, ?, 255 1569 0

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    189
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    197
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    200
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    203
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Answer : 4. "203"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 203 Explanation: The given number series is 125,   138,   164,   ?,   255   125   125 + 13x1 = 138   138 + 13x2 = 164   164 + 13x3 = 203   203 + 13x4 = 255       Hence, the missing number in the series is 203.

Q: 14 persons are seated around a circular table. Find the probability that 3 particular persons always seated together. 1565 0

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    11/379
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    21/628
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    24/625
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    26/247
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Answer : 3. "24/625"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 24/625 Explanation: Total no of ways = (14 – 1)! = 13! Number of favorable ways = (12 – 1)! = 11!   So, required probability = 11!×3!13! = 39916800×66227020800 = 24625

Q: How many square units in 13 by 9? 1563 0

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    13
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    9
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    117
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    13/9
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Answer : 3. "117"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 117 Explanation: Number of square units in 13 by 9 is given by the area it forms with length and breadth as 13 & 9 Area = 13 x 9 = 117   Hence, number of square units in 13 by 9 is 117 sq.units.

Q: Mr. X sold two properties P1 and P2 for Rs 1,00,000 each. He sold property P1 for 20% less than what he paid for it. What is the percentage of profit of property P2, so that he is not in gain or loss on the sale of two properties? 1562 0

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    33.33%
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    29.97%
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    25%
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    22.22%
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Answer : 1. "33.33%"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 33.33% Explanation: Let 'A' be the cost price of property P1. Then from the given data, the selling price of P1 = Rs. 1,00,000 He got 20% loss on selling P1 ⇒A - 20A100 = 100000⇒A = 1,25,000 Therefore, the amount he lossed on selling P1 = 25,000 As ge he got no loss or gain on sale of P1 and P2, the gain on selling P2 = 25,000 But the selling price of P2 = 1,00,000 => Cost price of P2 = 75,000   Hence, the profit percentage on P2 = GainCPx 100 = 2500075000x100 = 1003= 33.33%

Q: On a school’s Annual day sweets were to be equally distributed amongst 112 children. But on that particular day, 32 children were absent. Thus the remaining children got 6 extra sweets. How many sweets was each child originally supposed to get ? 1562 0

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    14
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    16
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    12
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    15
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Answer : 4. "15"
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Answer: D) 15 Explanation: Let 'K' be the total number of sweets.Given total number of students = 112If sweets are distributed among 112 children,Let number of sweets each student gets = 'L' => K/112 = L ....(1)But on that day students absent = 32 => remaining = 112 - 32 = 80Then, each student gets '6' sweets extra. => K/80 = L + 6 ....(2)from (1) K = 112L substitute in (2), we get112L = 80L + 48032L = 480L = 15 Therefore, 15 sweets were each student originally supposed to get.

Q: Shamma lends Rs.40,000 to two of her friends. She gives Rs.24,000 to the first at 8% p.a. simple interest. Shamma wants to make a profit of 10% on the whole. The simple interest rate at which she should lend the remaining sum of money to the second friend is: 1558 0

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    13%
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    8.5%
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    9.5%
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    11.25%
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Answer : 1. "13%"
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Answer: A) 13% Explanation: The ratio of money she lended is 24000 : 16000 = 3 : 2 Let the rate of interest be R%   8%                   R%                 10   3          :           2   R = 13%.

Q: Madhu started a business and he invested in 76000, After some month, Amar came to join with him and invest 57000.The end of the year the total profit was divided among them into ratio form 2 : 1.Find after how many months Amar join. 1550 0

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    7 months
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    8 months
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    3 months
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    4 months
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Answer : 4. "4 months"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 4 months Explanation: we can assume that Amar join into business after x months. So Amar money was invest into  (12 – x ) months.   76000×1257000×(12-x)=21   --> 912000 = 114000 ( 12 – x ) = 114 ( 12 – x ) = 912 --> x = 4 After 4 months amar join the business.

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