6500+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers With Explanation

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A wholesaler sells a jacket to a retailer at a profit of 25% and the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 20%. If the customer pays Rs. 2,400, what had it cost (in Rs) the wholesaler?

A) 2000	B) 1600
C) 1800	D) 2250

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1600

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PR is a tangent to a circle with centre O and radius 4 cm at point Q. If ∠POR = 90°, OR = 5 cm and OP = 20/3 cm, then the length of PR is:

A) 16/3 cm	B) 23/3 cm
C) 25/3 cm	D) 3 cm

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 25/3 cm

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Rajan sells a machine for Rs 52 lakhs at a loss. Had he sold it for Rs 62 lakh, his gain would have been 9 times the former loss. What is the cost price of the machine?

A) Rs 61 lakhs	B) Rs 53 lakhs
C) Rs 67.77 lakhs	D) Rs 45 lakhs

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 53 lakhs

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Raj sells a machine for Rs 51 lakhs at a loss. Had he sold it for Rs 60 lakh, his gain would have been 8 times the earlier loss. What is the cost price of the machine?

A) Rs 59 lakhs	B) Rs 52 lakhs
C) Rs 66.375 lakhs	D) Rs 45 lakhs

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 52 lakhs

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A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that either card is black or a king?

A) 15/52	B) 17/26
C) 13/17	D) 15/26

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 15/26

Explanation:

Number of cards in a pack of cards = 52

Number of black cards = 26

Number of king cards = 4 (2 Red, 2 Black)

Required, the probability that if a card is drawn either card is black or a king =

$\frac{26}{52} + \frac{4}{52} = \frac{30}{52} = \frac{15}{26}$

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A box contains 5 green, 4 yellow and 3 white marbles. Threemarbles are drawn at random. What is the probability thatthey are not of the same colour ?

A) 40/44	B) 44/41
C) 41/44	D) 40/39

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 41/44

Explanation:

n(E) = 5C3 + 4C3 + 3C3 = 10 + 4 + 1 = 15n(S) = 12C3 = 220

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Find k, if the line 2x- 3y = 11 is perpendicular to the line 3x + ky = -4?

A) -2	B) 1
C) -1	D) 2

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2

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If a = 2 , b = 3 then the value of $27 a^{3} - 54 a^{2} b + 36 {ab}^{2} - 8 b^{3}$ is

A) 1562	B) 1616
C) 1676	D) 1728

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