6500+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers With Explanation

Q:

The probability that a card drawn from a pack of 52 cards will be a diamond or a king, is

A) 5/12	B) 4/13
C) 5/13	D) 3/14

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4/13

Explanation:

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Q:

A mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 4:3. If 5 liters of water is added to the mixture, the ratio becomes 4:5. Find the quantity of alcohol in the given mixture.

A) 8 Liters	B) 10 Liters
C) 18 Liters	D) 22 Liters

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10 Liters

Explanation:

Let the quantity of alcohol and water be 4x liters and 3x liters respectively. Then,

(4x)/(3x+5) = 4/5

=> 20x = 4(3x+5)

=> x = 2.5

Quantity of alcohol = (4 * 2.5) liters = 10 liters.

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Two trains namely X & Y leave station 'A' at 6.30am and 7.40am and travel at 30km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively. How many kms from 'A' will the trains meet ?

A) 140 kms	B) 120 kms
C) 96 kms	D) 142 kms

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 140 kms

Explanation:

It is given train X leave station A at 6:30 am, here it is asked to calculate the distance from A when the trains meet, the
Distance traveled by train left at 6:30 am upto 7:40 am i.e. in 1 hr. 10 min. or 7/6 hours = 30 x 7/6 = 35 km
So train leaving at 7:40 am will meet first train after covering a distance of 35 km. with relative speed of 40-30=10 km/hr.
Hence time taken = 35/10 = 3.5 hours or 3 hours 30 minutes
So distance from A = Distance traveled by 2nd train in 3 hr. 30 min
= 40 x 3.5 = 140 km.

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Q:

There are five cards lying on the table in one row. Five numbers from among 1 to 100 have to be written on them, one number per card, such that the difference between the numbers on any two adjacent cards is not divisible by 4. The remainder when each of the 5 numbers is divided by 4 is written down on another card (the 6th card) in order. How many sequences can be written down on the 6th card ?

A) 4 x 3^4	B) 3^4
C) 4^3	D) 3 x 4^3

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4 x 3^4

Explanation:

The remainder on the first card can be 0,1,2 or 3 i.e 4 possibilities.
The remainder of the number on the next card when divided by 4 can have 3 possible values (except the one occurred earlier).

For each value on the card the remainder can have 3 possible values.

The total number of possible sequences is: 4*3^4

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Q:

There is an empty reservoir whose capacity is 30 litres. There is an inlet pipe which fills at 5 L/min and there is an outlet pipe which empties at 4 L/min. Both the pipes function alternately for 1 minute. Assuming that the inlet pipe is the first one to function, how much time will it take for the reservoir to be filled up to its capacity?

A) 49.5 min	B) 50 min
C) 51 min	D) 52 min

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 51 min

Explanation:

The work to be done = Capacity of reservoir = 30 litres.

1^st Minute ---> inlet pipe opened ---> 5 lit filled

2^nd minute ---> inlet pipe closed; outlet pipe opened ---> 4 lit emptied

In 2 minutes (5 litres - 4 litres = 1lit) is filled into the reservoir.

It takes 2 minutes to fill 1lit ---> it takes 50 minutes to fill 25 litres into the reservoir.

In the 51^st minute inlet pipe is opened and the reservoir is filled.

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Filed Under: Pipes and Cistern
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Q:

From a tank of petrol, which contains 200 litres of petrol, the seller replaces each time with kerosene when he sells 40 litres of petrol(or its mixture). Everytime he sells out only 40 litres of petrol(pure or impure). After replacing the petrol with kerosen 4th time, the total amount of kerosene in the mixture is

A) 81.92L	B) 96L
C) 118.08L	D) None of these

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 118.08L

Explanation:

The amount of petrol left after 4 operations

= $200 \times {(1 - \frac{40}{200})}^{4}$

= $200 \times {(\frac{4}{5})}^{4}$

= $200 \times (\frac{256}{625})$

= 81.92 litres

Hence the amount of kerosene = 200 - 81.92 = 118. 08 litres

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Q:

Find the total number of distinct vehicle numbers that can be formed using two letters followed by two numbers. Letters need to be distinct

A) 65000	B) 64000
C) 72000	D) 36000

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 65000

Explanation:

Out of 26 alphabets two distinct letters can be chosen in $26 P_{2}$ ways. Coming to numbers part, there are 10 ways.(any number from 0 to 9 can be chosen) to choose the first digit and similarly another 10ways to choose the second digit. Hence there are totally 10X10 = 100 ways.

Combined with letters there are $6 P_{2}$ X 100 ways = 65000 ways to choose vehicle numbers.

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Q:

The number 0.127 is how much greater than 1/8 ?

A) 1/100	B) 1/1500
C) 1/2	D) 1/500

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1/500

Explanation:

0.127 expressed as a fraction = 127/1000

1/8 can also be expressed as (1 x 125) / (8 x 125) = 125/1000

The difference is 2/1000, which is 1/500

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