6500+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers With Explanation

Q:

The product of two positive numbers is p. If each of the numbers is increased by 2, the new product is how much greater than twice the sum of the two original numbers ?

A) p times	B) 2p times
C) (p + 4) times	D) (2p + 3) times

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (p + 4) times

Explanation:

Let the two no's be a and b;
Given product of the no's is p = ab;
If the each nos is increased by 2 then the new product will be
(a+2)(b+2) = ab + 2a + 2b + 4
= ab + 2(a+b) + 4
= p + 2(a+b) + 4
Hence the new product is (p+4) times greater than twice the sum of the two original numbers.

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Q:

A man goes down stream with a boat to some destination and returns upstream to his original place in 5 hours. If the speed of the boat in still water and the strean are 10km/hr and 14km/hr respectively, the distance of the destination from the string place is

A) 16 km	B) 18 km
C) 21 km	D) 25 km

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 21 km

Explanation:

Let the distance covered be D km.

$\frac{D}{10 + 4} + \frac{D}{10 - 4} = 5$

$\frac{D}{14} + \frac{D}{6} = 5$

10D = 42 x 5 = 210

=> D = 21 km

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Q:

On 1st Jan, 2005 Saturday falls. What day of the week was it on 1st Jan, 2006?

A) Saturday	B) Monday
C) Sunday	D) Tuesday

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sunday

Explanation:

The year 1985 is an ordinary year. So, it has 1 odd day.

So, the day on 19th June, 1985 will be 1 day after the day on 19th June, 1984.

But, 19th June,1984 is Monday

S0, 19th June, 1985 is Tuesday.

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Q:

If a man buys 1 lt of milk for Rs.12 and mixes it with 20% water and sells it for Rs.15, then what is the percentage of gain ?

A) 25%	B) 30%
C) 17%	D) 19%

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25%

Explanation:

He has gain = 15 - 12 = 3,
Gain% = (3/12) x 100 = (100/4) = 25.
He has 25% gain.

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Q:

A single reservoir supplies the petrol to the whole city, while the reservoir is fed by a single pipeline filling the reservoir with the stream of uniform volume. When the reservoir is full and if 40,000 liters of petrol is used daily, the suply fails in 90 days.If 32,000 liters of petrol is used daily, it fails in 60 days. How much petrol can be used daily with out the supply ever failing?

A) 64000 liters	B) 56000 liters
C) 78000 liters	D) 60000 liters

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 56000 liters

Explanation:

Let x liter be the per day filling and v litr be the capacity of the reservoir, then

90x + v = 40000 * 90 -----(1)

60x + v= 32000 * 60 ------(2)

solving eq.(1) and (2) , we get

x = 56000

Hence , 56000 liters per day can be used without the failure of supply.

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Q:

H.C.F of 4 x 27 x 3125, 8 x 9 x 25 x 7 and 16 x 81 x 5 x 11 x 49 is :

A) 360	B) 180
C) 90	D) 120

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 180

Explanation:

4 x 27 x 3125 = $2^{2} \times 3^{3} \times 5^{5}$ ;

8 x 9 x 25 x 7 = $2^{3} \times 3^{2} \times 5^{2} \times 7$

16 x 81 x 5 x 11 x 49 = $2^{4} \times 3^{4} \times 5 \times 11 \times 7^{2}$

H.C.F = $2^{2} \times 3^{2} \times 5$ = 180.

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Q:

In how many ways the letters of the word 'DESIGN' can be arranged so that no consonant appears at either of the two ends?

A) 240	B) 72
C) 48	D) 36

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 48

Explanation:

DESIGN = 6 letters

No consonants appear at either of the two ends.

= $2 x 4 P_{4}$ = 2 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1= 48

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Q:

Arun and Varun started business in partnership investing Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 15,000 respectively. After six months, Akhil joined them with Rs. 20,000. What will be Varun's share in the total profit of Rs. 25,000 earned at the end of 2 years from the starting of the business ?

A) Rs. 7500	B) Rs. 4520
C) Rs. 8750	D) Rs. 6350

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 7500

Explanation:

Arun : Varun : Akhil = (20000 x 24) : (15000 x 24) : (20000 x 18) = 4:3:3

B's share = 25000 x 3/10 = Rs. 7500.

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