Quantitative Aptitude

Quant Quiz (Previous Years Question )

1.A rectangular field is to be fenced on three sides leaving a side of 20 feet uncovered. If the area of the field is 680 sq. 
feet, how many feet of fencing will be required?

(1)87

(2)88

(3)97

(4)98

(5)110

2.A tank is 25 m long, 12 m wide and 6 m deep. The cost of plastering its walls and bottom at 75 paise per sq. m, is:

(1)456

(2)885

(3)558

(4)459

(5)656

Directions:(3 - 5) Each of the questions given below consists of a statement and / or a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it.

 You have to decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is / are sufficient to answer the given question. Read the both statements and

Give answer (1) if the data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, 
while the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

Give answer (2) if the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, 
while the data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

Give answer (3) if the data either in Statement I or in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

Give answer (4) if the data even in both Statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

Give answer(5) if the data in both Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the

3.What will be the cost of painting the inner walls of a room if the rate of painting is Rs. 20 per square foot?

(1)Circumference of the floor is 44 feet.   

(2)The height of the wall of the room is 12 feet.

4.The area of playground is 1600 m2. What is the perimeter?

(1)It is a perfect square playground.  

(2)It costs Rs. 3200 to put a fence around the playground at the rate of Rs. 20 per metre.

5.What is the height of the triangle?  

 (1)The area of the triangle is 20 times its base.

 (2)The perimeter of the triangle is equal to the perimeter of a square of side 10 cm.

6.The difference between simple interest and compound Interest  on Rs. 1200 for one year at 10% per annum reckoned half-yearly is:

(1)3 

(2)6 

(3)2

(4)3.5

(5)1.5

7.The compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years at 10% per annum is Rs. 525. 
The simple interest on the same sum for double the time at half the rate percent per annum is:

(1)600

(2)500

(3)400

(4)550

(5)580

8.Find the sum of the series, 51+53+55+………….+99

(1)1875

(2)1870

(3)1885

(4)1935

(5) 2175

9.A plane left 30 min later from the schedule time & in order to reach the destination 1500 km away on time ,

it had increase the speed by 250 kmph from the usual speed,its usual speed is

(1)700kmph

(2)750kmph

(3)250kmph

(4)350kmph

(5)500kmph

10.A certain distance is covered at a certain speed.if half of this distance is coveredin double the time ,the ratio of the two speed is.

(1)4:1

(2)1:4

(3)1:8

(4)1:6

(5)8:1

11.One card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card drawn is a face card (Jack, Queen and King only)?

(1)1/4

(2)6/7 

(3)3/13

(4)3/5

(5)1/13

12.Two cards are drawn together from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that one is a spade and one is a heart, is:

(1)13/102

(2)5/102

(3)3/13

(4)3/5

(5)1/13

13.A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of getting a queen of club or a king of heart is:

(1)13/102 

(2)1/26

(3)3/13

(4)3/5

(5) 1/13

14.A man rows to a place 48 km distant and come back in 14 hours. He finds that he can row 4 km 
with the stream in the same time as 3 km against the stream. The rate of the stream is:

(1)1kmph

(2)1.5kmph

(3)2kmph

(4)2.5kmph

(5)2.6kmph

15.A man takes twice as long to row a distance against the stream as to row the same distance in favour of the stream. 

The ratio of the speed of the boat (in still water) and the stream is:

(1)3:1

(2)2:1

(3)1:2

(4)3:2

(5)none of these

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