OBJECTIVE-TYPE QUESTIONS

Quantitative Aptitude
1. The sum of three consecutive integers is 192. The least of the numbers is: (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 63 (d) 62 2. In an examination of 80 students 48 passed in English, 40 passed in Bengali and 16 failed in both. The number of students who passed in both English and Bengali is: (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 32 3. The number nearest to 10000 and divisible by 54, 72 and 126 is: (a) 9072 (b) 9828 (c) 9576 (d) 10584 4. The sum of two numbers is 5 times their difference. The greater of the numbers is 36. The other is: (a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 28 5. The least possible number that leaves the same remainder 7 when divided by 36, 48 and 72 is: (a) 151 (b) 295 (c) 137 (d) 281 6. A and B together can do a piece of work in 10 days; B and C in 15 days; C and A in 20 days. A alone can do the work in: (a) 20 days (b) 24 days (c) 60 days (d) 120 days 7. A mixture of 40 litres contains wine and water in the ratio 5 : 3. How much water should be added to the mixture so that the ratio becomes 5 : 4? (a) 4 litres (b) 5 litres (c) 10 litres (d) 15 litres 8. When 40% of a number is subtracted from 105, the result is the number itself. The number is: (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 75 (d) 90 9. The sum of the greatest and the least among the numbers 1.7,
3 8 , , .7 is: 5 5

(c) 24 cm (d) 28 cm 13. 361 359 = (a) 129499 (b) 129599 (c) 128499 (d) 128599 14. The total number of perfect square number lying between 200 and 2000 is: (a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 31 15. In an election contested by two candidates the winner gets 60% of votes and wins by 24 votes. The total number of votes polled in the election was: (a) 240 (b) 180 (c) 150 (d) 120 16. By selling an article at Rs 119, a man loses 15%. If he would sell it at Rs 154, his percentage gain will be: (a) 8% (b) 9% (c) 10% (d) 11% 17. The ratio of the principal and the amount of interest per annum is 14 : 1. The rate of interest p.a. is: (a) 8 %
1 3

(b) 14%
20

(c) 7 %
91

1 7

(d) 6%

18. The greatest among the numbers

, (iii) 2.24, (iv) is: (i) 5 , (ii) 9 41

(a) 1 (b) 2.4 (c) 2.2 (d) 2.3 10. The simplified value of 0.1 0.1 + 0.01 0.01 + 0.001 0.001 is: (a) .000003 (b) .010101 (c) .000001 (d) .000111 11. If 25 men, working 8 hours a day, earn Rs 850, then 40 men working 6 hours a day will earn: (a) Rs 1020 (b) Rs 980 (c) Rs 1090 (d) Rs 940 12. A stick of length 92 cm is broken into three pieces in the ratio 4 : 5 : 7. The length of the smallest part is: (a) 21 cm (b) 23 cm

(a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iii) (d) (iv) 19. The average height of 25 students in a class is 162 cm. The average becomes 161 cm when a new student is admitted in the class. The height of the new student is (in cm): (a) 160 (b) 137 (c) 136 (d) 140 20. A man paid 8% of his income in insurance and 12% in rent. His rent payment was Rs 960. His payment for the insurance is: (a) Rs 800 (b) Rs 760 (c) Rs 640 (d) Rs 680 21. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4 and its perimeter is 36 cm. The greatest side of the triangle is: (a) 8 cm (b) 16 cm (c) 12 cm (d) 18 cm 22. Equal sums of money were lent to two persons at 16% simple interest p.a. for a period of 3 years and 5 years respectively. If the difference in interest paid by them was Rs 960, the sum lent to each of them is: (a) Rs 6300 (b) Rs 4200 (c) Rs 5000 (d) Rs 3000 23. Each student of a class donated as many 50 paise coins as there were students in the class to a relief fund. The total amount thus raised is Rs 1058. The number of students in the class is: (a) 23 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 46

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24. If the cost price of 12 roses be the same as the selling price of 9 roses, the profit per cent will be: (a) 25 (b) 33
1 3

(c) 66

2 3

(d) 20
8 10 12 14 , , and is: 9 11 13 15 14 (d) 15

25. The greatest of the numbers

8 (a) 9 10 (b) 11 12 (c) 13

(a) 10% (b) 15% (c) 13% (d) 12% 36. In 110 kg of an alloy of Copper, Nickel and Zinc are in the ratio 5 : 3 : 3. In order to make the ratio of the metals 5 : 3 : 4, the quantity of Zinc to be added to the alloy is: (a) 10 kg (b) 12 kg (c) 15 kg (d) 20 kg 37. The simplified value of
.3.3.3+.7 .7 .7 is: .3.3+.7 .7 .3.7 1 .21

26. The length and breadth of a rectangular garden are 15 m and 10 m respectively. The cost of paving a path of width 1 m around inside the garden @ Rs 5.00 per sq m is: (a) Rs 120.00 (b) Rs 170.00 (c) Rs 210.00 (d) Rs 230.00 27. A goes from Calcutta to Burdwan at the speed of 30 km/hr and then comes back to Calcutta at the speed of 25 km/hr. The average speed of A during the whole journey is (in km/hr): (a) 28
1 3

(a)

(b) 1

(c) .4

(d) .58

(b) 27

1 11

(c) 27

1 2

(d) 27

3 11

28. A, B, C enter into a partnership contributing Rs 5000, Rs 9000 and Rs 16000 respectively. From a profit of Rs 6300, the share of B is: (a) Rs 1050 (b) Rs 1890 (c) Rs 3360 (d) Rs 700 29. If 59*26 be divisible by 11, the missing digit (*) will be: (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3 30. The product of two numbers is 96 and one number is
1 1 times the other, then the greater number is: 2

(a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 8 31. A money-lender lent Rs 400.00 for 2 years and Rs 200.00 for 3 years at the same rate of simple interest and received Rs 70.00 as total interest. The rate per annum was: (a) 4% (b) 5% (c) 6% (d) 8% 32. The perimeter of a circular park is 440 metres. A circular path of 7 m wide runs around outside the park. The area of the path ( =
22 ) in square metres is: 7

38. If the price of an article is reduced by 10%, a man can purchase 4 more articles for Rs 100. The number of articles that can be purchased at the reduced rate by Rs 100 is: (a) 40 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 30 39. In 1995, 1st January was Sunday. 31st December of that year was: (a) Saturday (b) Sunday (c) Monday (d) Tuesday 40. One metric ton is equal to: (a) 10 kg (b) 100 kg (c) 1000 kg (d) 10000 kg 41. 7.5% is equal to: (a) 0.75 (b) 0.075 (c) 0.0075 (d) 0.00075 42. The sum of all multiples of 17 lying between 50 and 100 is: (a) 204 (b) 205 (c) 187 (d) 221 43. The length of a rectangle exceeds its breadth by 7 cm. If the perimeter is 126 cm, then the area is: (a) 900 sq cm (b) 920 sq cm (c) 960 sq cm (d) 980 sq cm 44. The least of the four numbers 0.5, (0.5)2, 0.49 and 0.5 is: (a)
0.5

(b) 0.49

(c) (0.5)2

(d) 0.5
1 full both the 2

45. A tap can fill a cistern in 20 minutes and another can empty it in 15 minutes. When the cistern is

(a) 2926 (b) 3234 (c) 154 (d) 44 33. Three numbers are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 and their L.C.M. is 2400. Their H.C.F. is: (a) 200 (b) 80 (c) 40 (d) 120 34. Starting from a place a ship travelled 16 km Northwards and then turning Eastwards it travelled 12 km. The direct distance of the ship from the starting place is: (a) 28 km (b) 4 km (c) 20 km (d) none of these 35. A sum of money amounts to Rs 1360 in 3 years and to Rs 1720 in 6 years at simple interest p.a. The rate of interest is:

taps are opened together. The tank will be empty in: (a) 30 min (b) 24 min (c) 20 min (d) 16 min 46. The daily wages of two workers are in the ratio 3 : 4. If one gets Rs 35 more than the other, the total wages earned by them per day is: (a) Rs 105 (b) Rs 245 (c) Rs 120 (d) Rs 140 47. A train passes a post in 8 seconds and a bridge of length 200 metres in 24 seconds. The length of the train is: (a) 120 m (b) 80 m (c) 100 m (d) 140 m 48. The least number added to 2337 2341 to make the result a perfect square is: (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 16 (d) 9

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49. 10 years back the sum of the ages of a mother and her daughter is 45. If the ratio of their present ages be 9 : 4, then the present age of the daughter is: (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 25 50. When the railway-fare is increased by 16 %, a passenger has to pay Rs 16 more for a journey; then the original fare is: (a) Rs 84 (b) Rs 90 (c) Rs 96 (d) Rs 102 ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS 1. (c) Let three consecutive nos. be x, x + 1, x + 2 x + x + 1 + x + 2 = 192 x = 63 Least no. = 63 2. (b) No. of students who failed in English = n (E) = 80 48 = 32 n(E B) = 16 n (B) = 80 40 = 40 No. of students who failed in at least one subject n(E B) = n(E) + n(B) n(E B) = 32 + 40 16 = 56 No. of students who passed in both = 80 56 = 24 3. (d) L.C.M. of 54, 72, 126 = 1512 On dividing 10000 by 1512, we get R = 928 Nearest no. = 10000 + (1512 928) = 10584 4. (c) 36 + x = 5 (36 x) x = 24 5. (a) L.C.M. of 36, 48, 72 = 144 Reqd. no. = 144 + 7 = 151 6. (b) (A + B)s one days work = (B + C)s one days work = (C + A)s one days work =
1 10 1 15 1 20 1 1 1 1 13 ( + + )= 2 10 15 20 120 2 3

10. (b) Value = .01 + .0001 + .000001 = 0.010101 11. (a) Men Hours Earning (in Rs) 25 8 850 40 6 x More men more earning 25 : 40 : : 850 : x Less hours less earning 8:6
x=

850 40 6 = Rs 1020 25 8

12. (b) Length of the smallest part =

4 92 = 23 m 4+5+7

13. (b) 361 359 = (360 + 1) (360 1) = 3602 12 = 129600 1 = 129599 44 14. (c) Perfect square no. greater than 2 4 2000 200 = 225 = 15 16 Perfect square no. less than 2000 = 442 84 400 Reqd no. of perfect square nos. 336 between 200 and 2000 = 44 14 = 30 64 15. (d) (60 40)% of x = 24 x = 120 16. (c) C.P. =
S.P. 100 119 100 = = Rs 140 100 Loss% 100 15

S.P. = Rs 154 Gain = 154 140 = Rs 14 Gain% = 17. (c)

P 14 = 1 I R= I 100 I 100 = PT P 1 1 1 100 = 7 % 14 7 14 100 = 10 140

T = 1 year

(A + B + C)s one days work

= Aone days work =

13 1 1 = 120 15 24

18. (c) 19. (c) Height of new student = 161 26 162 25 = 136 cm 20. (c) Let income be Rs x 12% of x = Rs 960
12 x = 960 x = 8000 100

A alone can do the work in 24 days

7. (b) Wine = ATS

5 40 = 25 l Water = 15 l 5+3

Payment for insurance =

8 8000 = Rs 640 100

25 5 = x=5 15 + x 4

21. (b) 2x + 3x + 4x = 36 x = 4 Greatest side = 4 4 = 16 cm 22. (d) ATS =

8. (c) 105 40% of x = x x = 75 9. (d) Reqd sum = 1.7 + .6 = 2.3

3 =.6, 5 8 = 1.6 5

x 16 5 x 16 3 = 960 x = Rs 3000 100 100

23. (d) No. of 50 paise coins = 1058 2 = 2116 No. of students = No. of 50 paise coins
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x x = 2116 x = 2116 = 46 Gain% =

paid by each student = x

S.I. for 3 years = 1720 1360 = Rs 360

P = 1360 360 = Rs 1000 R= 36. (a) 37. (b)

a3 + b3 a2 + b2 ab

24. (b) On every 9 roses sold, gain is of 3 roses

3 1 100 = 33 9 3 10 = .90909 .., 11 14 = .933... 15

I 100 360 100 = 12% = PT 1000 3 = a + b = .3 + .7 = 1.0

25. (d)

8 =.88..., 9 12 = .923, 13 14 Greatest = 15

a = .3, b = .7

38. (a) Reduction on Rs 100 =

10 100 = Rs 10 100 100 4 = 40 articles 10

Reduced price of 4 articles = Rs 10

In Rs 100, he can buy

26. (d) Area of path = 15 10 (15 2 1) (10 2 1) = 46m2 Cost = 46 5 = Rs 230 27. (d) Average speed = x + y = = 27
2 xy

2 30 25 30 + 25

39. (b) In 1995, there were 365 days. On 1st January, it was Sunday No. of days 365 1 = 364 = 52 weeks + 0 odd day On 31st December it was also Sunday 40. (c) 41. (b) 7.5% =
7.5 = 0.075 100

3 km/hr 11

28. (b) Ratio of profits = Ratio of investments = 5000 : 9000 : 16000 = 5 : 9 : 16

Bs share =

9 6300 = Rs 1890 5 + 9 + 16

29. (a) 59x26 Sum of digits at odd places = 5 + x + 6 = 11 + x Sum of digits at even places = 9 + 2 = 11 Difference = 11 + x 11 = x Clearly x = 0 Q If difference = 0 or a no. divisible by 11 Then the given no. is divisible by 11 30. (c) x
3 x = 96 x = 8 2 3 8 = 12 2

42. (a) Multiples of 17 between 50 and 100 are 51, 68, 85 Their sum = 51 + 68 + 85 = 204 43. (d) P = 2 (L +B) 2 (x + 7 + x) = 126 x = 28 L = 35 Area = L B = 35 28 = 980 sq cm 44. (c) .5 = .707, (0.5)2 = 0.25, 0.49, 0.5 Least no. = 0.25 = (0.5)2 45. (a) Work done by both taps in 1 min =
1 15 1 1 = 20 60

The whole tank can be emptied in 60 minutes

1 of tank can be emptied in 30 minutes 2

46. (b)

x 3 = x = 105 x + 35 4

Greater no. = 31. (b)

400 r 2 200 r 3 + = 70 r = 5% 100 100

Total = x + x + 35 = 245 Or Let their wages be 3x, 4x 4x 3x = 35 (given) x = 35 Sum = 7x = 7 35 = Rs 245 47. (c) Let length of a train be x m/sec A.T.S. T =
x x + 200 = x = 100 m 8 24

C 440 7 = = 70 m 32. (b) r = 2 2 22

T=

D S

Area of path = (r + 7) r = [(77)2 702] = 3234 m2 33. (c) Let the nos. be 3x, 4x, 5x HCF = x LCM = (3 4 5)x = 2400 x = 40
2 2

34. (c) Reqd distance = 16 2 + 12 2 = 20 km 35. (d) P + S.I. for 6 years = 1720 P + S.I. for 3 years = Rs 1360

16

12

48. (b) 2337 2341 = (2340 3) (2340 + 1) = (2340)2 + (3 + 1) 2340 3 = (2340)2 2 2340 1 + 12 4 = (2340 1)2 4 a2 2ab + b2 = (a b)2 The reqd least no. to be added = 4 49. (c) (9x 10) + (4x 10) = 45 x = 5 Daughters present age = 4x = 4 5 = 20 years 50. (c)
50 3 % of Rs x = 16 x = 16 100 = Rs 96 3 50

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