Question Bank for Quantitative Aptitude in Competitive Exams (Graduation Based) standard : Just Exam

1. Numbers - Quiz

1. Th sum of the two numbers is 12 and their product is 35 . What is the sum of the reciprocals of these numbers ?
a) 12/35
b) 1/35
c) 35/8
d) 7/32

2. If the number 481 *673 is completely divisible by 9 , then the smallest whole number in place of * will be :
a) 2
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7

2. H.C.F and L.C.M of Numbers - Quiz

1. The smallest number which when diminished by 7, is divisible by 12, 16, 18, 21 and 28 is:
a) 1008
b) 1015
c) 1022
d) 1032

2. The H.C.F. of 1.75 , 5.6 and 7 is :
a) 0.07
b) 0.7
c) 3.5
d) 0. 35

3. Decimal and Fractions - Quiz

1. The value of

is :
a) 80
b) 800
c) 8000
d) 80000

2. 0.000006723 when expressed in scientific notation , is :
a) 6723 × 10^-5
b) 67.23 × 10^{-7
c) 5.18 × 10⁸
d) 5.18 × 10⁹}

4. Simplification - Quiz

1. A student was asked to find the value of 3/8 of a sum of money. The student made a mistake by dividing the sum by 3/8 and the thus got an answer which exceeded the correct answerby Rs. 55. The correct answer was:
a) Rs. 9
b) Rs.18
c) Rs. 248
d) Rs. 64

2. The simplest value of

is:
a) 100
b) 200/101
c) 200
d) 202/100

5. Square Roots and Cube Roots - Quiz

1. A group of students decided to collect as many paise from each member of the group as is the number of members, If the total collection amounts to Rs. 59.29, the number of members in the group is:
a) 57
b) 67
c) 77
d) 87

2. If 3a = 4b = 6c and a+b+c =

is:
a) 3√29
b) 81
c) 87
d) none of these

6. Average - Quiz

1. David ontained 76, 65, 82, 67 and 85 marks (out of 100) in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. What are his average marks?
a) 65
b) 69
c) 72
d) None of these

2. The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 5050. The average monthly income of Q and R is Rs. 6250 and the average monthly income of P and R is Rs. 5200. The monthly income of P is:
a) Rs. 3500
b) Rs. 4000
c) Rs. 4050
d) Rs. 5000

7. Problem on Numbers - Quiz

1. If the sum and difference of two numbers are 20 and 8 respectively, then the difference of their squares is :
a) 12
b) 28
c) 160
d) 180

2. The sum of four numbers is 64. If you add 3 to the first number, 3 is substracted from the second number, the third is multiplied by 3 and the fourth is divided by 3, then all the results are equal. What is the difference between the largest and the smallest of the original numbers?
a) 21
b) 27
c) 32
d) Cannot be determined

8. Problem on Ages - Quiz

1. The sum of the ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3years each is 50 years .What is the age of the youngest child?
a) 4 years
b) 8 years
c) 10 years
d) None of these

2. The sum of the presnt ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago, fathers age was five times the age of the son. After 6 years, sons age wi be:
a) 12 Years
b) 14 years
c) 18 years
d) 20 years

9. Surds and Indices - Quiz

1. If

, then the value of x is:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

2. If a^x = b, b^y = c and c^z = a, then the value of xyz is:
a) 0
b) 1
c) 1/abc
d) abc

10. Percentage - Quiz

1. A district has 64000 inhabitants. If the population increase at the rate of

per annum, then the number of inhabitants at the end of 3 years will be
a) 68911
b) 68921
c) 69200
d) 7000

2. A scored 30% marks and failed by 15 marks. B scored 40% marks and ontained 35 marks more than those required to pass. The percentage is :
a) 33%
b) 38%
c) 43%
d) 46%

11. Profit and Loss - Quiz

1. Tarun got 30% concession on the labelled price of an article and sold it for Rs. 8750 with 25% profit on the price he bought. What was the labelled price?
a) Rs. 10,000
b) Rs. 12,000
c) Rs. 16,000
d) Data inadequate

2. A tradesman gives 4% discount on the marked price and gives 1 article free for buying every 15 articles and thus gains 35%. The marked price is above the cost price by:
a) 20%
b) 39%
c) 40%
d) 50%

12. Ratio and Proportion - Quiz

1. The third proportional to 0.36 and 0.48 is :
a) 0.64
b) 0.1728
c) 0.42
d) 0.94

2. The average age of three boys is 25 years and their ages are in the proportion 3 : 5 : 7. The age of the youngest boy is :
a) 21 years
b) 18 years
c) 15 years
d) 9 years

13. Partnership - Quiz

1. Kamal started a business investing Rs. 9000. After five months, Sameer joined with a capital of Rs. 8000. If at the end of the year, they earn a profit of Rs. 6970, then what will be the share of Sameer in the profit ?
a) Rs. 18883.78
b) Rs. 2380
c) Rs. 3690
d) Rs. 3864

2. A, B, C subsribe Rs. 50,000 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 4000 more than B and B Rs. 5000 more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 35,000, A receives :
a) Rs. 8400
b) Rs. 11,900
c) Rs. 13,600
d) Rs. 14,700

14. Chain Rule - Quiz

1. A flagstaff 17.5 m high casts a shadow of length 40.25m. The height of the building, which casts a shadow of length 28.75m under similar conditions will be :
a) 10 m
b) 12.5 m
c) 17.5 m
d) 21.25 m

2. If 11.25 m of a uniform iron rod weighs 42.75 kg, what will be the weight of 6 m of the same rod?
a) 22.8 kg
b) 25.6 kg
c) 28 kg
d) 26.5 kg

15. Time and Work - Quiz

1. Ronald and Elan are working on an assignment. Ronald takes 6 hours to type 32 pages on a computer, while Elan takes 5 hours to type 40 pages. How much time will they take, working together on two different computers to type an assignment of 110 pages?
a) 7 hours 30 minutes
b) 8 hours
c) 8 hours 15 minutes
d) 8 hours 25 minutes

2. Kim can do a work in 3 days while David can do the same work in 2 days. Both of them finish the work together and get Rs. 150. What is the share of Kim ?
a) Rs. 30
b) Rs. 60
c) Rs. 70
d) Rs. 75

16. Pipes and Cistern - Quiz

1. A leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the full tank in 8 hours. An inlet pipe fills water at the rate of 6 litres a minute. When the tank is full, the inlet is opened and due to the leak, the tank is empty in 12 hours. How many litres does the cistern hold ?
a) 7580
b) 7960
c) 8290
d) 8640

2. Two pipes A and B can separately fill a cistern in 60 minutes and 75 minutes respectively. There is a third pipe in the bottom of the cistern to empty it. If all the three pipes are simultanceously opened, then the cistern is full in 50 minutes. In how much time the third pipe alone can empty the cistern ?
a) 90 min
b) 100 min
c) 110min
d) 120 min

17. Time and Distance - Quiz

1. A man in train notices that he can count 21 telephone posts in one minute. If they are known to be 50 metres apart, then at what speed is the train travelling ?
a) 55 km/hr
b) 50 km/hr
c) 60 km/hr
d) 63 km/hr

2. A car is running at a speed of 108 Kmph. What distance will it cover in 15 seconds ?
a) 45 metres
b) 55 metres
c) 450 metres
d) Cannot be determined

18. Problems on Trains - Quiz

1. A train crosses a platform 100 m long in 60 seconds at a speed of 45 km/hr. The time taken by the train to cross an electric pole is :
a) 8 sec
b) 52 sec
c) 1 minute
d) Data inadequate

2. A train X starts from Meerut at 4 p.m. and reaches Ghaziabad at 5 p.m. while another train Y starts from Ghaziabad at 4 p.m. and reaches Meerut at 5.30 p.m. The two trains will cross each other at :
a) 4.36 p.m.
b) 4.42 p.m.
c) 4.48 p.m.
d) 4.50 p.m.

19. Boats and Streams - Quiz

1. If a man rows at the rate of 5 kmph in still water and his rate against the current is 3.5 kmph, then the mans rate along the current is :
a) 4.25 kmph
b) 6 kmph
c) 6.5 kmph
d) 8.5 kmph

2. A boat covers 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 6 hours while it covers 36 km upstream and 24 km downstream in

hours. The velocity of the current is :
a) 1 km/hr
b) 1.5 km/hr
c) 2 km/hr
d) 2.5 km/hr

20. Alligation or Mixture - Quiz

1. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is :
a) 400 kg
b) 560 kg
c) 600 kg
d) 640 kg

2. A container contains 40 litres of milk From this container 4 litres of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now contained by the container ?
a) 26.34 litres
b) 27.36 litres
c) 28 litres
d) 29.16 litres

21. Simple Interest - Quiz

1. A man took a loan from a bank at the rate of 12% p.a. simple interest. After 3 years he had to pay Rs. 5400 interest only for the period. The principal amount borrowed by him was :
a) Rs. 2000
b) Rs. 10,000
c) Rs. 15,000
d) Rs. 20,000

2. The rate at which a sum becomes four times of itself in 15 years at S.I., will be :
a) 15%
b)

%
c) 20%
d) 25%

22. Compound Interest - Quiz

1. The compound interest on a sum of money for 2 years is Rs. 832 and the simple interest on the same sum for the same period is Rs. 800. The difference between the compound interest and the simple interest for 3 years will be :
a) Rs. 48
b) Rs. 66.56
c) Rs. 98.56
d) None of these

2. The difference between the simple interest on a certain sum at the rate of 10% per annum for 2 years and compound interest which is compounded every 6 months is Rs. 124.05. What is the principal sum ?
a) Rs. 6000
b) Rs. 8000
c) Rs. 10,000
d) Rs. 12,000

23. Logarithms - Quiz

1. The value of

is :
a)
b) 5
c) 16
d) 25

2. The value of log_2√3 (1728) is :
a) 3
b) 5
c) 6
d) 9

24. Area - Quiz

1. A triangle and a parallelogram are constructed on the same base such that their areas are equal. If the altitude of the parallelogram is 100 m, then the altitude of the triangle is :
a) 10√2 m
b) 100 m
c) 100√2 m
d) 200 m

2. A courtyard 25 m long and 16 m broad is to be paved with bricks of dimensions 20 cm by 10 cm. The total number of bricks required is :
a) 18000
b) 20000
c) 25000
d) None of these

25. Volume and Surface Areas - Quiz

1. A circular cylinder can hold 61.6 c.c. of water. If the height of the cylinder is 40 cm and the outer diameter is 16 mm, then the thickness of the material of the cylinder is :
a) 0.2 mm
b) 0.3 mm
c) 1 mm
d) 2 mm

2. The area of the base of a rectangular tank is 6500 cm² and the volume of water contained in it is 2.6 cubic metres. The depth of water in the tank is :
a) 3.5 m
b) 4 m
c) 5 m
d) 6 m

26. Races and Games of Skill - Quiz

1. At a game of billiards, A can give B 15 points in 60 and A can give C 20 points 60. How many points can B give C in a game of 90 ?
a) 30 points
b) 20 points
c) 10 points
d) 12 points

2. In a race of 200 m, A can beat B by 31 m and C by 18 m. In a race of 350 m, C will beat B by :
a) 22.75 m
b) 25 m
c) 19.5 m
d) 53/7 m

27. Calendar - Quiz

1. On what dates of April, 2001 did Wednesday fall ?
a) 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
b) 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
c) 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
d) 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

2. It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the week on Jan 1, 2010 ?
a) Sunday
b) Saturday
c) Friday
d) Wednesday

28. Clocks - Quiz

1. A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour had has turned through :
a) 1450
b) 150⁰
c) 155⁰
d) 160⁰

2. At 3.40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock from an angle of :
a) 120⁰
b) 125⁰
c) 130⁰
d) 135⁰

29. Stocks and Shares - Quiz

1. The market value of a 10.5% stock, in which an income of Rs. 756 is derived by investing Rs. 9000, brokerage being 1/4% , is :
a) Rs. 108.25
b) Rs. 112.20
c) Rs. 124.75
d) Rs. 6000

2. A man invested Rs. 14,400 in Rs. 100 shares of a company at 20% premium. If the company declares 5% dividend at the end of the year, then how much does he get ?
a) Rs. 500
b) Rs. 600
c) Rs. 650
d) Rs. 720

30. Permutations and Combinations - Quiz

1. A box contains 2 white balls, 3 black balls and 4 red balls. In how many ways can 3 balls be drawn from the box, if at least one black ball is to be included in the draw ?
a) 32
b) 48
c) 64
d) 96

2. In how many different ways can the letters of the word BANKING be arranged so that the vowels always come together ?
a) 120
b) 240
c) 360
d) 720

31. Probability - Quiz

1. In a class, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. Three students are selected at random. The probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are selected, is :
a) 21/46
b) 25/117
c) 1/50
d) 3/25

2. In a simultaneous throw of two dice, what is the probability of getting a total of 7 ?
a) 1/6
b) 1/4
c) 2/3
d) 3/4

32. True Discount - Quiz

1. A has to pay Rs. 220 to B after 1 year. B asks A to pay Rs. 110 in cash and defer the payment of Rs. 110 for 2 years. A agrees to it. If the rate of interest be 10% per annum, in this mode of payment :
a) There is no gain or loss to any one
b) A gains Rs. 7.34
c) A loses Rs. 7.34
d) A gains Rs. 11

2. A man wants to sell his scooter. There are two offers, one at Rs. 12,000 cash and the other at a credit of Rs. 12,880 to be paid after 8 months, money being at 18% per annum. Which is the better offer ?
a) Rs. 12,000 in cash
b) Rs. 12,880 at credit
c) Both are equally good

33. Banker's Discount - Quiz

1. The bankers gain on a certain sum due

years hence is 3/25 of the bankers discount. The rate percent is :
a)

%
b)

%
c)

%
d)

%

2. The bankers discount on a certain sum due 2 years hence is 11/10 of the true discount. The rate percent is :
a) 115
b) 105
c) 5%
d) 5.50%

34. Heights and Distances - Quiz

1. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angles of elevation of the top of the lighthouse as observed from the two ships are 30⁰ and 45⁰ respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two hips is :
a) 173 m
b) 200 m
c) 273 m
d) 300 m

2. A man standing at a point P is watching the top of a tower, which makes an angle of elevation of 30⁰ with the mans eye. The man walks some distance towards the tower to watch its top and the angle of elevation becomes 60⁰ . What is the distance between the base of the tower and the point P ?
a) 4√ 3 units
b) 8 units
c) 12 units
d) Data inadequate

35. Odd Man Out and Series - Quiz

1. 3, 7, 15, 39, 63, 127, 255, 511
a) 7
b) 15
c) 39
d) 63

2. 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, (……)
a) 43
b) 47
c) 53
d) 51

36. Tabulation - Quiz

37. Bar Graphs - Quiz

38. Pie Charts - Quiz

39. Line Graphs - Quiz

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Quantitative Aptitude [Competitive Exams (Graduation Based)]

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