Quantitative Aptitude Questions & Answers – Paper 2

Q1) A filling pipe ‘A’ can fill an empty cistern in 30 minutes. How much time will it take to fill 2/5th of the cistern? (in Minutes)

1) 10                            2) 12                            3) 15                            4) 18

Q2) The price of a book is 20% more than a pen. By what percent is the price of the pen less than the book?

1) 20%                         2) 25%                         3) 16 2/3%                   4) 40%

Q3) A man sold two articles for Rs. 2000 each. On one he got a profit of 10% and a loss of 10% on the other. Find his overall profit or loss percent?

1) 1% profit                 2) 1% loss                    3) 10% profit               4) No loss no profit

Q4) A man can row downstream at 12 kmph and upstream at 8 kmph. Find the ratio of the speed of the current to the speed of the man in still water.

1) 1 : 5                         2) 5 : 4                         3) 25 : 16                     4) 16 : 25

Q5) The sum of a number and the two numbers preceding it is equal to 20. Find the number.

1) 10                            2) 11                            3) 9                              4) 8

Q6) In how many revolutions will a wheel with a diameter of 14 cm cover a distance of 121m?

1) 275                          2) 121                          3) 242                          4) 605

Q7) 40 men consume 240kg. of rice in 15 days, in how many days will 30 men consume 48kg. of rice

1) 6  days                     2) 3 days                      3) 4 days                      4) 9 days

Q8) 42 is divided into two parts such that five times the second part exceeds four times the first part by 48. Find the first part and the second part respectively.

1) 15, 27                      2) 23, 19                      3) 16, 26                      4) 18, 24

Q9) What is the ratio of the perimeters of a square whose side is 14cms and the circle whose radius is 14cms?

1) 7:11                         2) 11:7                         3) 7:2                           4) None

Q10) If Rs. 80 amounts to Rs. 104 in three years at simple interest, then how much will Rs. 120 amount to in four years at the same rate?

1) Rs.208                     2) Rs.48                                   3) Rs.256                     4) Rs.168

Q11) A bus takes 45 min. to cover a distance of 60 km. In how many minutes it cover the same distance if the speed is reduced by 20 kmph?

1) 60 Minutes              2) 90 Minutes              3) 120 Minutes                        4)None

Q12) In a school of 600 students, 48% of the students failed in the exam. What is the number of students passed the exam?

1) 312                          2) 300                          3) 290                          4) 315

Q13) In what ratio must salt at Rs 2.20 per kg be mixed with salt at Rs 7.10 kg such that the mixture costs Rs 4.30 per kg?

1) 4 : 3                         2) 3 : 2                         3) 5 : 3                         4) 3 : 1

Q14) A mixture of 60 litres contains milk and water in the ratio of 2:1. How many liters of water must be added to the mixture so that the resultant ratio of milk and water is 1:2?

1) 20                            2) 30                            3) 40                            4) 60

Q15) Sagar completed 3/8th of a piece of work in 12 days. How many days will he take to complete the remaining work?

1) 32                            2) 24                            3) 20                            4) 16

Q16) A train crosses a platform 100 m long in 60 seconds at a speed of 45 kmph. The time taken by the train to cross an electric pole is :

1) 8 sec                                    2) 52 sec                      3) 1 minute                 4) data inadequate

Q17) On increasing the number of pages in a book by 40, they become 120. What is the percentage of increase in the number of pages in the book?

1) 40%                         2) 45%                         3) 50%                         4) 55%

Q18) 2. The ratio of a Father and his son’s ages is 3:1. If the product of their ages is 432  then what is father’s age?

1) 36 years                  2) 40 years                  3) 50 years                  4) None

Q19) The Average money present with 4 friends A, B, C and D is Rs. 1200. If E joins them then the average money present with all becomes Rs. 1300. Find the money present with E.

1) Rs. 1600                  2) Rs. 1700                  3) Rs. 1800                  4) Rs. 1900

Q20) Three brothers – A, B and C divided a property among themselves and their mother in the ratio 3 : 3 : 3 : 4. If their mother got Rs. 5,000 more than each son, how much did all the three brothers put together get?

1) Rs. 15,000               2) Rs. 65,000               3) Rs. 30,000               4) Rs. 45,000

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