6500+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers With Explanation

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A man invested Rs. 1552 in a stock at 97 to obtain an income of Rs. 128. The dividend from the stock is:

A) 8.5%	B) 7.5%
C) 8%	D) 9%

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8%

Explanation:

By investing Rs. 1552, income = Rs. 128.

By investing Rs. 97, income = $R s . (\frac{128}{1552} \times 97)$ = Rs. 8.

Dividend = 8%

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If two times of the daughter’s age in years is included to the mother’s age, the total is 70 and if two times of the mother’s age is included to the daughter’s age, the total is 95. So the Mother’s age is,

A) 30	B) 38
C) 40	D) 41

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40

Explanation:

Let daughter’s age = A and mother’s age = B
Given: 2A+B = 70 and A+2B = 95
Solving B, we will get B = 40.

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A sum of Rs. 427 is to be divided among A, B and C in such a way that 3 times A’s share, 4 times B’s share and 7 times C’s share are all equal. The share of C is ?

A) 64	B) 76
C) 84	D) 98

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 84

Explanation:

Given total sum = Rs. 427
And given that 3 times A’s share, 4 times B’s share and 7 times C’s share are all equal.
=> 3A = 4B = 7C
But given
=> A + B + C = 427
Now express A and B in terms of C i.e
=> (7C/3) + (7C/4) + C = 427
=> C = 84

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Q:

The variance of a set of data is 169. Then the standard deviation of the data is

A) +-13	B) 13
C) 69	D) 84.5

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 13

Explanation:

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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Q:

A cube of edge 15 cm is immersed completely in a rectangular vessel containing water . If the dimensions of the base of vessel are 20 cm x 15 cm, find the rise in water level

A) 11.25cm	B) 11.56cm
C) 11.66cm	D) 10.86cm

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 11.25cm

Explanation:

Increase in volume = Volume of the cube = (15 x 15 x 15) cm3.

\Rise in water level = volume/area = (15 x 15 x 15)/(20 x 15) cm = 11.25 cm.

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Proportion of Yuvaraj’s age to Ganguly’s age is 4:3. Yuvaraj willl be 26 years old after 6 years. What is the age of Ganguly now ?

A) 17 years	B) 15 years
C) 19 years	D) 12 years

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 15 years

Explanation:

Current ages of Yuvaraj = 4A and Ganguly = 3A
So that 4A + 6 = 26
A = 5
Current age of Ganguly = 3A
=> 3 x 5 = 15 years

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Q:

If $n C_{10} = n C_{12}$ then,find n.

A) 10	B) 12
C) 22	D) 24

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 22

Explanation:

Using, ${}^{n}C_{r} = {}^{n}C_{n - r}$ we get

n – 10 = 12

or, n = 12 + 10 = 22

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Q:

At a dinner party every two guests used a bowl of rice between them, every three guests used a bowl of dal between them and every four used a bowl of meat between them. There were altogether 65 dishes. How many guests were present at the party ?

A) 60	B) 74
C) 82	D) 58

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 60

Explanation:

Let,

no. of rice bowl = x
no. of dal bowl = y
no. of meat bowl = z

Then, x + y + z = 65 ....(1)

Also given that, 2x = 3y = 4z

substituting value of y & z in terms of x i.e. y = 2x/3 and z = x/2 in eq (1),
We get x = 30.

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