Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers Download PDF

  1. A man walks at certain place and rides back in 10 hours. He could ride both ways in 8 hours. The time taken by him to walk both ways?

A. 10 hr

B. 12 hr

C. 14 hr

D. 16 hr

Answer : B

 

2. An inspector is 228 meter behind the thief. The inspector runs 42 meters and the thief runs 30 meters in a minute. In what time will the inspector catch the thief?

A. 19 minutes

B. 18 minutes

C. 20 minutes

D. 21 minutes

Answer : A

 

3. A girl goes to her school from her house at a speed of 6km/hr and returns at a speed of 4 km/hr. If she takes 10 hours in going and coming back, the distance between her school and house is

A. 12km

B. 16km

C. 20km

D. 24km

Answer : D

 

4. A walks with a speed of 6 km/hr and after 5 hr of his start, B starts running towards A at a speed of 8 km/hr. At what distance from start will B catch A.

A. 100 Km

B. 110 Km

C. 120Km

D. 140 Km

Answer : C

 

5. A man purchases some apples at the rate of 3 for Rs 4 and same quantity at 4 for Rs 7. If he sells all the apples at the rate of 5 for Rs 9, find his gain or loss percent?

A. 17% loss

B. 15% loss

C. 17% gain

D. 15% gain

Answer : C

 

6. A shopkeeper buys 60 cycles and marks them at 20% above the cost price. He allows a discount of 10% on the marked price for cash sale and 5% discount for credit sales. If three-fourth of the cycles are sold at cash and remaining for credit, the total profit be Rs. 11400. What is the cost price of a cycle?

A. 1000

B. 1500

C. 2000

D. 4000

Answer : C

 

7. A defective chair costing rupees 2000 is being sold at 10% loss. If the price is further reduced by 8 percent. Find its approximate selling price?

A. 1556

B. 1656

C. 1756

D. 1956

Answer : B

 

8. The percent profit when an article is sold for rupees 400 is twice than when the same article is sold for 250. The cost price of the article is-

A. 100

B. 150

C. 180

D. 200

Answer : A

 

9. A reduction of 20% percent in the price of rice enables a housewife to buy 5 kg more for rupees 1200. The reduced price per kg of rice

A. 36

B. 45

C. 48

D. 60

Answer : C

 

10. The population of a village has increased annually at the rate of 20%. If at the end of 3 years it is 21600, the population in the beginning of the first year?

A. 10000

B. 12500

C. 17500

D. 15000

Answer : A

 

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