6500+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers With Explanation

Q:

A can do a work in 24 days. B is 20% more efficient than A. If C can do the work in 10 more days than B, find the time taken by A and C together to complete the work.

A) 43/3 days	B) 40/3 days
C) 50/3 days	D) 41/2 days

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 40/3 days

Explanation:

A takes 24 days to complete a work.
B is 20% more efficient than A,
hence B will take (24*100)/120 = 20 days.
C takes (20+10) = 30 days.
Time taken by A & C in completing the work = (24*30)/(24+30) = (24*30)/54 = 40/3 days.

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Q:

Find the odd man out from the given alternatives ?

A) 97	B) 233
C) 437	D) 599

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 437

Explanation:

Except 437 all others are prime numbers.

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Q:

A cylindrical rod of iron, whose height is equal to its radius, is melted and cast into spherical balls whose radius is half the radius of the rod. Find the number of balls.

A) 3	B) 4
C) 5	D) 6

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6

Explanation:

Volume of rod = ${πr}^{2} h$ = ${πr}^{2} \times r$ = ${πr}^{3}$

Volume of one spherical ball =r/2

Volume of the spherical ball = $\frac{\frac{4}{3} {πr}^{3}}{8}$

Number of balls=Volumeof rod/volumeof one ball

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Q:

If $3^{x - y} = 27$ , $3^{x + y} = 243$ then find the x value

A) 2	B) 8
C) 4	D) 1

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

Explanation:

Given that $3^{x - y} = 27$ , $3^{x + y} = 243$

$\Rightarrow 3^{x - y} = 3^{3}, 3^{x + y} = 3^{5}$

=> x-y=3, x+y=5

=> x = 4

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Q:

A number is doubled and 9 is added. If the resultant is trebled, it becomes 75. What is that number ?

A) 2	B) 4
C) 6	D) 8

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8

Explanation:

Let the number be v. Then, 3 (2x + 9) = 75.

2x + 9 = 25

=> 2x = 16

=> x = 8

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Q:

An error of 2% in excess is made while measuring the side of a square. The percentage of error in the calculated area of the square is

A) 4.04%	B) 5.04%
C) 6.04%	D) 7.04%

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4.04%

Explanation:

100 cm is read as 102 cm

a = 100 x 100 sq.cm and b = 102 x 102 sq.cm

then, Increase in area = [ (102 x 102) - (100 x 100) ] sq.cm

percentage error = $\frac{404}{100 * 100} * 100$ = 4.04%

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Q:

At a certain rate of interest the compound interest of 3 years and simple interest of 5 years for certain sum of money is respectively Rs. 1513.2 and Rs. 2400. Find the common rate of interest per annum ?

A) 5%	B) 6%
C) 4%	D) 3%

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5%

Explanation:

Given compound interest for 3 years = Rs. 1513.2

and simple interest for 5 years = Rs. 2400

Now, we know that C.I = $[P {(1 + \frac{R}{100})}^{n} - 1]$

=> 1513.2 = $[P {(1 + \frac{R}{100})}^{3} - 1]$ ...........(A)

And S.I = PTR/100

=> 2400 = P5R/100 ..................(B)

By solving (A) & (B), we get

R = 5%.

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Q:

If a solid sphere of radius 10 cms is moulded into 8 spherical solid balls of equal radius, then surface area of each ball (in sq.cm) is ?

A) 100 π	B) 101/π
C) 99 π/12	D) 54/13π

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 100 π

Explanation:

4/3 π x 10 x 10 x 10 = 8 x 4/3 π x r x r x r
r = 5
4π x 5 x 5 = 100π

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