6500+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers With Explanation

Q:

Solve : x - 3 = 3x + 7

A) 5	B) -5
C) 1	D) 10/4

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) -5

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Read the data given below and answer the questions based on it.

In the CBSE Board exams last year, 53% passed in Biology, 61% percent passed in English, 60% in Social studies, 24% in Biology and English, 35% in English and social studies, 27% in Biology and social studies and 5% in none.

What is the ratio of percentage of students who passed in Biology and Social Studies but not English in relation to the percentage of students who passed in Social Studies and English but not Biology?

A) 5:7	B) 7:5
C) 4:5	D) 5:4

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5:7

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Q:

Find the Odd One Out?

3 24 186 1008 5040 20160

A) 24	B) 20160
C) 186	D) 5040

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 186

Explanation:

The given number series is 3 24 186 1008 5040 20160

Here the given series follows a pattern that,

3

3 x 8 = 24

24 x 7 = 168 not 186

168 x 6 = 1008

1008 x 5 = 5040

5040 x 4 = 20160

Hence the Odd One in the number series is 186.

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Q:

Find the next number in the number series?

1, 4, 12, 32, ?

A) 80	B) 100
C) 192	D) 169

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 80

Explanation:

Next number of the sequence 1, 4, 12, 32,...

1 = 2 x $2^{0}$

4 = 2 x $2^{1}$

12 = 3 x $2^{2}$

32 = 4 x $2^{3}$

80 = 5 x $2^{4}$ .

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Q:

If log 27 = 1.431, then the value of log 9 is

A) 0.754	B) 0.854
C) 0.954	D) 0.654

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0.954

Explanation:

log 27 = 1.431
log $(3^{3})$ = 1.431
3 log 3 = 1.431
log 3 = 0.477
log 9 = log( $3^{2}$ )= 2 log 3 = (2 x 0.477) = 0.954

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Q:

Which of the following value of 'x' satisfies the equation

$4^{x - 1} . 9^{2 x - 6} = 5184$

A) 2	B) 3
C) 4	D) 6

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

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Q:

Find out the wrong number in the following series:

5, 15, 30, 80, 180, 540, 1080

A) 540	B) 180
C) 30	D) 80

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 80

Explanation:

There should be 90 instead of 80
so we can have a series
5, 5x3, 15x2, 30x3, 90x2, 180x3, 540x2 and 1080x3 and so on...

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Q:

If $\sec θ + \tan θ = 2, then \sec θ - \tan θ = ?$

A) 0.5	B) 1.5
C) 1	D) 0.75

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