Quantitative Aptitude Questions & Answers – Paper 6

Q1) An emptying pipe emptied 7/12th of the cistern in 14 minutes. How much time will it take to empty the remaining part of the cistern? (Minutes)

1. 24
2. 18
3. 12
4. 10

Q2) A discount of 20% enables a girl to buy 6 more pens for Rs. 900. Find the reduced price of each pen?

1. Rs. 30
2. Rs. 20
3. Rs. 15
4. Rs. 10

Q3) A shopkeeper sold a radio after offering a discount of 12%.If the shopkeeper gives a discount of 20%, he would have lost Rs. 120. What is price at which the shopkeeper sold the radio?

1. Rs. 1500
2. Rs. 1320
3. Rs. 1200
4. Rs. 1100

Q4) A person can swim at a speed of 9 km per hour in still water. If the speed of the stream is 6 km per hour, then how long does he take to swim up to a distance of 9 km and return to the starting point?

1. 2 hours
2. 2 ½ hours
3. 3 3/5 hours
4. 3 3/4 hours

Q5) If the sum of three consecutive even numbers is 66, then find the difference of the squares of the extremes.

1. 176
2. 100
3. 78
4. 125

Q6) The diagonals of a rhombus are 10cm and 24cm, then find its perimeter?

1. 24 cm
2. 40 cm
3. 48 cm
4. 52 cm

Q7) 15 Software Engineers can complete 35 projects  in 7 days. How many Engineers can complete 65 projects  in 5 days?

1. 13
2. 39
3. 45
4. 6

Q8) By how much is three-fourth of 80 more than two-third of 75?

1. 15
2. 25
3. 10
4. 20

Q9) The diagonals of a rhombus are 10cms and 16cms.What is its area in square centimeters?

1. 160
2. 90
3. 80
4. None

Q10) A sum of Rs 1,200 amounts to Rs 1,800 in ten years under simple interest. What should be the rate of interest so that the same sum amounts to Rs 1,800 in eight years under simple interest?

1. 12. 5%
2. 25%
3. 6.25%
4. 18%

Q11) What distance does a man travel if he maintains an average speed of 45kmph for first 4 hours and 50 kmph for the next 6 hours and 25kmph for the rest 6 hours?

1. 630 kms
2. 670 kms
3. 700 kms
4. None

Q12) 75% of A = 120% of B. By what percentage is A more than B?

1. 20%
2. 45%
3. 60%
4. None

Q13) A man has two varieties of sugar costing Rs.30 and Rs.50 per kg each.  In what ratio he can mix these two varieties, so that he neither gains or losses while selling the mixture at Rs. 40 per kg.

1. 1:1
2. 1:2
3. 1:3
4. None

Q14) A 40 liter salt solution contains 40% salt in it.  If 40% of the solution gets evaporated, then what is the ratio of salt to water in the remaining mixture?

1. 1:1
2. 2:1
3. 1:2
4. None

Q15) Bheem completed 4/7th of a piece of work in 12 days. How many days will he take to complete the total work?

1. 9
2. 12
3. 18
4. 21

Q16) A goods train covers a distance of 60 kilometers in 2 hours and the next 60 kilometers in 3 hours. What is the average speed of the person for the entire journey?

1. 24 km/h
2. 25.8 km/h
3. 23 km/h
4. None

Q17) The market value of an article decreases by 30% and then increased by 50%. The present value is what percent of the initial value.

1. 105%
2. 120%
3. 5%
4. None

Q18) In 10 years, the age of Rajesh will be twice what he was 5 years ago. What is the present age of Rajesh?

1. 20 years
2. 30 years
3. 40 years
4. 45 years

Q19) The average of a class of 19 students is 20 years. If the age of the teacher be included, then the average increases by 3 months. Find the age of the teacher.

1. 25 years
2. 26 years
3. 27 years
4. 28 years

Q20) Some boys planned to go on a picnic. Each contributed a sum which is numerically equal to the number of boys. If the total amount collected is Rs. 400, then find the number of boys.

1. 20
2. 40
3. 25
4. 30

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