6500+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers With Explanation

Q:

Select the odd figure out of the following series.

A) 3	B) 4
C) 2	D) 1

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3

Explanation:

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Q:

How many kilograms of sugar costing Rs. 9 per kg must be mixed with 27 kg of sugar costing Rs. 7 per Kg so that there may be a gain of 10 % by selling the mixture at Rs. 9.24 per Kg ?

A) 36 Kg	B) 42 Kg
C) 54 Kg	D) 63 Kg

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 63 Kg

Explanation:

By the rule of alligation:

C.P. of 1 kg sugar of 1st kind C.P. of 1 kg sugar of 2nd kind

Therefore, Ratio of quantities of 1st and 2nd kind = 14 : 6 = 7 : 3.

Let x kg of sugar of 1st kind be mixed with 27 kg of 2nd kind.

Then, 7 : 3 = x : 27 or x = (7 x 27 / 3) = 63 kg.

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Q:

A man on tour travels first 160 km at 64 km/hr and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. The average speed for the first 320 km of the tour is

A) 35.55 km/hr	B) 36 km/hr
C) 71.11 km/hr	D) 71 km/hr

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 71.11 km/hr

Explanation:

Total time taken = (160/64 + 160/8)hrs
= 9/2 hrs.

Average speed = (320 x 2/9) km.hr
= 71.11 km/hr.

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Q:

If $x^{2} + kx + k = 0$ has repeated roots, then the value of k will satisfy :

A) k<0 or k>4	B) k=4 only
C) 0<k<4	D) k=4 or k=0

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) k=4 or k=0

Explanation:

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Q:

When 0.232323.... is converted into a fraction , then the result is

A) 1/5	B) 2/9
C) 23/99	D) 23/100

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 23/99

Explanation:

$0.232323 . . . = 0.23 = \frac{23}{99}$

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Q:

What will come in place of the question mark in the series below?

2, 17, 89, 359, 1079, ?

A) 2137	B) 2121
C) 2377	D) 2159

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2159

Explanation:

Ans.
17 = 2 x 6 + 5
89 = 17 x 5 + 4
359 = 89 x 4 + 3
1079 = 359 x 3 + 2
? = 1079 x 2 + 1, i.e. ? = 2159

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Q:

From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn together at random. What is the probability of both the cards being kings?

A) 1/15	B) 1/221
C) 25/57	D) 35/256

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1/221

Explanation:

Let S be the sample space

Then, n(S) = $52 C_{2}$ = 1326.

Let E = event of getting 2 kings out of 4.

n(E) = $\frac{52 * 51}{2 * 1}$ = 6.

$4 C_{2}$

=> $\frac{4 * 3}{2 * 1}$

$P (E) = \frac{n (E)}{n (S)} = \frac{6}{1326} = \frac{1}{221}$

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Q:

x and y are integers

x + y < 11 , and x > 6

What is the smallest possible value of x - y ?

A) 1	B) 24
C) 4	D) -2

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

Explanation:

The smallest value will be obtained by giving x the smallest possible value while y gets the largest possible value. The smallest value for x = 7. This means that y will have to be less than or equal to 3 (so that x + y <11), but we want the largest value of y which is 3.

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