6500+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers With Explanation

Q:

19 friends went to a restaurant for a combined weekend dinner party. 13 of them spent Rs. 79 each on their dinner and the rest spent Rs. 4 more than the average expenditure of all the 19. What was the total money spent by them?

A) Rs. 1398.96	B) Rs. 1457.09
C) Rs. 1662.35	D) Rs. 1536.07

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs. 1536.07

Explanation:

Let average expenditure was Rs. R

13 x 79 + 6x(R + 4) = 19R

=> R = Rs. 80.84

Total money = 19 x 80.84 = Rs. 1536.07.

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Q:

The length of a rectangle is 12 cm. What is the width if the area is 72 cm ?

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

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6cm

Explanation:

A=lb

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Q:

In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 blanks. A lottery is drawn at random. What is the probability of getting a prize ?

A) 1/7	B) 2/7
C) 3/7	D) 2/5

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2/7

Explanation:

P(getting prize) = 10/ (10 + 25) =2/7

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Q:

The true discount on a bill due 9 months hence at 12% per annum is Rs. Find the amount of the bill and its present worth.

A) 1500	B) 1600
C) 6200	D) 6000

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6000

Explanation:

Let amount be Rs. x.

Then, [X * R * T] / [100+(R * T)]

$\Rightarrow \frac{x \times 12 \times \frac{3}{4}}{100 + (12 \times \frac{3}{4})} = 540$

x= Rs.6540

Amount = Rs. 6540.

P.W. = Rs. (6540 – 540) =Rs. 6000.

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Q:

Which is better investment : 11% stock at 143 (or) 9 3/4% stock at 117 ?

A) Both are equally good	B) 9 3/4% stock at 117
C) Cannot be compared, as the total amount of investment is not given	D) 11% stock at 143

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9 3/4% stock at 117

Explanation:

Let investment in each case be Rs. (143 x 117).

Income in 1st case = Rs. $\frac{11}{143}$ x 143 x 117 = Rs. 1287.
Income in 2nd case = Rs. $\frac{39}{4 \times 117}$ x 143 x 117= Rs. 1394.25

Clearly, 9 3/4% stock at 117 is better.

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Q:

Find the ratio of the surfaces of the inscribed and circumscribed spheres about a cube.

A) 1:2	B) 1;3
C) 1:4	D) 1:5

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1:2

Explanation:

$4 \times 3.14 \times r^{2} : 4 \times 3.14 \times {(\sqrt{r})}^{2} = 1 : 2$

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Q:

A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through

A) 145	B) 155
C) 165	D) 175

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 155

Explanation:

Angle traced by hour hand in 12 hrs = 360º

Angle traced by hour hand in 5 hrs 10 min. i.e $\frac{31}{6}$ hrs = ${(\frac{360}{12} \times \frac{31}{6})}^{0}$ = $155^{0}$

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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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