6500+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers With Explanation

Q:

Hemavathi gets 3 marks for each right sum and loses 2 marks for each wrong sum. He attempts 35 sums and obtains 60 marks. The number of sums attempted correctly is ?

A) 23	B) 24
C) 25	D) 26

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 26

Explanation:

Let, Hema attempted 'k' sum correctly, then

k x 3 -2 x(35-k) = 60
5k = 130
k = 26

so 26 correct sums.

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Q:

A train covered k km at 40 kmph and another 2k km at 20 kmph. Find the average speed of the train in covering the entire 3k km ?

A) 28 kmph	B) 24 kmph
C) 26 kmph	D) 32 kmph

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 24 kmph

Explanation:

Total time taken = k/40 + 2k/20 hours

= 5k/40 = k/8 hours

Average speed = 3k/(k/8) = 24 kmph.

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Q:

$i f \log \frac{a}{b} + \log \frac{b}{a} = \log (a + b), t h e n$

A) a + b = 1	B) a - b = 1
C) a = b	D) ab=1

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a + b = 1

Explanation:

$i f \log \frac{a}{b} + \log \frac{b}{a} = \log (a + b), t h e n$

$\log (a + b) = \log (\frac{a}{b} \times \frac{b}{a}) = \log 1$

so, a+b=1

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Q:

K and L start the business, with L investing the total capital of Rs. 40,000 on the condition that K pays L interest @ 8% per annum on his half of the capital. L is a working partner and receives Rs.1200 per month from the total profit and any profit reamaining is equally shared by both of them. At the end of the year, it was found that the income of L is twice that of K. Find the total profit for the year ?

A) Rs.44000	B) Rs.46400
C) Rs.480800	D) Rs.46000

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs.46400

Explanation:

Interest received by L from K = 8% of half of Rs.40,000

$\Rightarrow \frac{8}{100} \times 20000 = 1600$

Amount received by L per annum for being a working partner = 1200 x 12 = Rs.14,400

Let 'A' be the part of remaing profit that 'L' receives as his share.

Total income of 'K' = only his share from the reamaing profit

= 'A', as both share equally.

Given income of L = Twice the income of K

--> (1600 + 14400 + A ) = 2A

--> A= Rs.16000

Thus total profit = 2A + Rs.14,400= 2(16000) + 14400

= 32000 +14400 = Rs.46,400.

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Q:

You toss a coin AND roll a die. What is the probability of getting a tail and a 4 on the die?

A) 1/2	B) 1/12
C) 2/3	D) 3/4

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1/12

Explanation:

Probability of getting a tail when a single coin is tossed =12
Probability of getting 4 when a die is thrown =16

Required probability =(12)×(16)
= 1/12

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On a ruler's tombstone, it is said that one sixth of his life was spent in childhood and one twelfth as a teenager. One seventh of his life passed between the time he became an adult and the time he married; five years later, his son was born. Alas, the son died four years before he did. He lived to be twice as old as his son did. How old did the ruler live to be ?

A) 84 years	B) 72 years
C) 82 years	D) 64 years

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 84 years

Explanation:

Let the age of ruler is x so that of son = x/2 (given)
Now according to the given condition
(x/6) + (x/12) + (x/7) + 5 + (x/2) + 4 = x
=> x = 84

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Q:

From a container of wine, a thief has stolen 15 litres of wine and replaced it with same quantity of water. He again repeated the same process. Thus, in three attempts the ratio of wine and water became 343 : 169. The initial amount of wine in the container was:

A) 75 litres	B) 100 litres
C) 150 litres	D) 120 litres

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 120 litres

Explanation:

$\frac{w i n e (l e f t)}{w i n e (a d d e d)} = \frac{343}{169}$

It means $\frac{w i n e (l e f t)}{w i n e (i n i t i a l a m o u n t)} = \frac{343}{512}$ (since 343 + 169 = 512)

Thus, $343 x = 512 x {(1 - \frac{15}{k})}^{3}$

$\frac{343}{512} = {(\frac{7}{8})}^{3} = {(1 - \frac{15}{k})}^{3}$

$(1 - \frac{15}{k}) = \frac{7}{8} = (1 - \frac{1}{8})$

Thus the initial amount of wine was 120 liters.

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Q:

In what time will Rs.1000 become Rs.1331 at 10% per annum compounded annually?

A) 2years	B) 3years
C) 4years	D) 5years

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3years

Explanation:

Principal = Rs.1000;

Amount = Rs.1331;

Rate = Rs.10%p.a.

Let the time be n years.Then

[1000(1+10/100)Λn;]

= 1331.

= (1331/1000)

= (11/10)³

Therefore n = 3 years.

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