6500+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers With Explanation

Q:

Namitha sold a powerbank which is at the cost of Rs. 1950 at a loss of 25%. Find at what cost will she have to sell it to get a profit of 25%?

A) Rs. 3680	B) Rs. 3560
C) Rs. 3320	D) Rs. 3250

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs. 3250

Explanation:

Let the Cost price of the powerbank = Rs. P

But given that by selling it at Rs. 1950, it gives a loss of 25%

=> $\frac{P x 75}{100} = 1950$
=> $P = \frac{1950 x 100}{75}$ = Rs. 2600
Now, to get a profit of 25%

Selling Price = $\frac{2600 x 125}{100} = Rs . 3250$ .

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Q:

Madhu got 32% of the maximum marks in a Bank examination and failed by 8 marks. However, Kumar who took the same examination got 42% of the total marks and got 16 marks more than the cut-off marks. What was the cut-off marks in the examination ?

A) 76.8	B) 86.8
C) 78.8	D) 84.8

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 84.8

Explanation:

Let 'M' be the maximum marks in the examination.

Therefore, Madhu got 32% of M = 32M/100 = 0.32M
And Kumar got 42% of M = 42M/100 = 0.42M.
In terms of the maximum marks Kumar got 0.42M - 0.32M = 0.1M more than Madhu. ---- (1)

The problem however, states that Kumar got 16 marks more than the cut-off mark and Madhu got 8 marks less than the cut-off mark. Therefore, Kumar has got 16 + 8 = 24 marks more than Madhu. ---- (2)

Now, Equating (1) and (2), we get
0.1M = 24 => M = 24/0.1 = 240
'M' is the maximum mark and is equal to 240 marks.
We know that Madhu got 32% of the maximum marks.
Therefore, Madhu got 32 x 240/100 = 76.8 marks.
We also know that Madhu got 8 marks less than the cut-off marks.

Therefore, the cut-off marks will be 8 marks more than what Madhu got
= 76.8 + 8 = 84.8.

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Q:

The number of ways that 7 teachers and 6 students can sit around a table so that no two students are together is

A) 7! x 7!	B) 7! x 6!
C) 6! x 6!	D) 7! x 5!

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7! x 6!

Explanation:

The students should sit in between two teachers. There are 7 gaps in between teachers when they sit in a roundtable. This can be done in $7 P_{6}$ ways. 7 teachers can sit in (7-1)! ways.

Required no.of ways is = $7 P_{6} . 6! = 7! . 6!$

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Q:

A tank is 25 m long, 12 m wide and 6 m deep. The cost of plastering its walls and bottom at 75 paise per sq. m, is:

A) Rs. 456	B) Rs. 458
C) Rs. 558	D) Rs. 568

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs. 558

Explanation:

Area to be plastered= [2(l + b) x h] + (l x b)

= [2(25 + 12) x 6] + (25 x 12)

= (444 + 300)

= 744

Cost of plastering = Rs. 744 x (75/100)= Rs. 558

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Q:

If the discount on Rs. 498 at 5% simple interest is Rs.18, when is the sum due?

A) 8 months	B) 11 months
C) 10 months	D) 9 months

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 9 months

Explanation:

F = Rs. 498

TD = Rs. 18

PW = F - TD = 498 - 18 = Rs. 480

R = 5%

$T D = \frac{P W \times T R}{100}$

$\Rightarrow 18 = \frac{480 \times T \times 5}{100}$

=> T = 3/4 years = 9 months

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Q:

A group of students decided to collect as many paise from each member of group as is the number of members. If the total collection amounts to Rs. 59.29, the number of the member is the group is:

A) 57	B) 67
C) 77	D) 87

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 77

Explanation:

Money collected = (59.29 x 100) paise = 5929 paise.

Number of members = $\sqrt{5929}$ = 77.

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Q:

There are 7 men and 10 women on a committee selection pool.A committee consisting of President,Vice-President, and Treasurer is to be formed.How many ways can exactly two men be on the committe ?

A) 1200	B) 1240
C) 1260	D) 1620

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1260

Explanation:

There are $7 C_{2}$ ways of selecting two men, and $10 C_{1}$ ways of selecting a woman.Since each position in the committee is different,arrange the three people in 3! ways.

So, $7 C_{2} * 10 C_{1} * 3! = 1260$

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Q:

When the price of rice decrease by 10%, a girl could buy 1 kg more for Rs. 270. Then, the original price of the rice per kg is

A) Rs. 36	B) Rs. 30
C) Rs. 28	D) Rs. 40

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 30

Explanation:

From the given data,

When the price of rice is decreased by 10%, the value of Rs. 270 would become

270 x 100/90 = 300

Now, the value 270 becomes 300

And given, the girl could buy 1 kg extra for that value

Change in value = 300 - 270 = Rs. 30

Therefore, 1 kg extra rice she can get for Rs. 30

=> The original price of rice = Rs. 30/kg.

As she gets only 9 kgs for Rs. 270 before 10% discount, now after discount she gets 10 kgs instead of 9 kgs for Rs. 270.

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