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:

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 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:

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:

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:

A motorboat can go 10 miles downstream on a river in 20 min. It takes 30 min for this boat to go back at the same 10 miles. Find the speed of the current ?

A) 8 m/h	B) 5 m/h
C) 7 m/h	D) 6 m/h

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5 m/h

Explanation:

As the distance travelled is constant, the time taken is inversely proportional to speed.

Let 'u' be the speed of the current and 'v' be the speed of the boat.

Speed of the boat downstream = v + u & upstream = v - u

=> v+u/v-u = 30/20 => v/u = 5 => v = 5u

=> v + u = 6u = 10/20/60 miles/hr

=> 6u = 30 m/h

=> u = 5 m/h

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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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