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January 30, 2016
1. Concentration of three wines A, B and C are 10%, 20% and 30% respectively.
They are mixed in the ratio 2:3:x resulting in a 23% concentration solution. Find
x. [4m: 05s]
2. A sum of Rs.725 is lent in the beginning of a year at a certain rate of interest.
After 8 months, a sum of Rs.362.50 more is lent but at the rate twice the
former. At the end of the year, Rs.33.50 is earned as interest from both the
loans. What was the original rate of interest?
1) 3.6% 2) 4.5%
3) 5%
4) 6%
[15m: 56s]
5) None of these
3. A borrowed some money from B at 12% pa SI for 3yrs. He then added some
more money to the borrowed sum and lent it to C for the same period at 14%
pa rate of interest. If A gains Rs.93.90 in the whole transaction, how much
money did he add from his side?
[22m: 26s]
1) Rs.35 2) Rs.55
4) Rs.105
3) Rs.80
5) None of these
4. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. Bronze is an alloy containing 80% of

copper, 4% of zinc and 16% of tin. A fused mass of brass and bronze is found to
contain 74% of copper, 16% of zinc, 10% of tin. The ratio of copper to zinc in
brass is: [31m: 08s]
5. Three men and 5 women together can finish a job in 3 days. Working on the
same job 3 women take 5 days more than the time required by 2 men. What is
the ratio of efficiency of a man to a woman?
[45m: 03s]
1) 2 : 1
5) None of these
2) 3 : 2
3) 5 : 2
4) 4 : 1
Directions (6-8): Tuliram runs in a triathlon consisting of three phases in the

following manner. Running 12 km, Cycling 24 km and swimming 5 km. His speed in
the three phases is in the ratio 2:6:1. He completes the race in n minutes. Later, he
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changes his strategy so that the distance he covers in each phase is constant but
his speed is now in ratio 3:8:1. The end result is that he completes the race taking
20 minutes more than the earlier speed. It is also known that he has not changed
his running speed when he changes his strategy.
[1h: 01m]
6. What is his initial speed while swimming?

1) km/min
2) 0.05 km/min
3) 0.05 km/min
4) 0.2 km/min
5) None of these
7. If his speed are in the ratio 1:3:1, with the running time remaining unchanged,
what is his finishing time?
8. What is Tulirams original speed of running?
9. I. 10p2 + 39p - 88 = 0
II. 21q2 + 41q - 40 = 0
[1h: 25m]
10.A group of 5 couples, in which each of the 5 men has one wife each, in how
many different ways can they be arranged in a straight line so that the men and
women occupy alternate positions.
[1h: 31m]
11.20 workers can do a work in 30 days. After how many days should 5 workers
leave the job so that the task is completed in 35 days?
[1h: 38m]
12.A and B can do a work in 12 days, B and C in 15 days, C and A in 20 days. If A,

B and C together, how many days will take to complete for them?
[1h: 42m]
13.A and B can do a work in 8 days, B and C can do the same work in 12 days. If
A, B and C together can finish it in 6 days, how many days will take to complete
for A and C working together?
[1h: 44m]
14.In an examination paper of 5 questions,5% of the conditions answered all of

them and 5% answered none. Of the rest,25% candidates answered only 1
question & 20% answered 4 questions. If 396 candidates answered either 2
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questions or 3 questions, the number of candidates that appeared for the

examination was?
[1h: 49m]
15.In how many ways the letter of the word rainbow be arranged in which A is
always before I and I is always before o?
[1h: 54m]
16.A train travelling 25 km an hour leaves Delhi at 9 a.m. and another train
travelling 35 km an hour starts at 2 p.m. in the same direction. How many km
from Delhi will they be together?
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February 27, 2016
1. A Trader purchased 200 bags of 1100 per bag. He sold 80 bags at 25% profit
and 60 bags 8% loss at what rate should the remaining bags be sold so as to
gain 10% on the whole transaction? [2m: 05s]
1) 1240 2) 1350
3) 1688
4) 1188
5) 1488
2. 10.5 x 4.5 x 12.5 / 4.0=? [10m: 50s]

1) 252.71425
2) 167.46525
3) 249.65625
4) 147.65625
5) 138.65025
3. What is the smallest number which when divided by 6 and 7 leaves 2 and 5
remainders respectively? [16m: 12s]
4. P calculates his profit percent on cost price while Q calculates his profit percent
on selling price. The difference between Qs and Ps profit is Rs 600. If selling
price of both P and Q are same and P gets 20% profit and Q gets 25% profit,
what is their selling price?
1) 7200 2) 8600
[18m: 20s]
3) 6975
4) 7500
5) 7850
5. The ratio of the incomes of A and B last year was 1 : 2. Ratio of As and Bs
incomes of last year to this year is 2 : 3 and 4 : 5 respectively. The sum of their
present incomes is Rs 40,000. What is the present income of A?
1) 15000
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2) 12000
3) 18500
4) 23500
[30m: 57s]
5) 16000
6. 20 men can complete a work in 48 days. 12 men start the work and after
working for 20 days, 4 more men join. After working for 30 days more, how
many more men are needed to be joined so that the remaining work gets
completed in 10 days?
1) 12
2) 3
[36m: 42s]
3) 10
4) 8
5) 5
7. If 5 men and 4 women can reap 24 acres in 4 days, 3 men & 6 women can reap
9 acres in 2 days. How many women must assist 6 men in order to reap 48
acres in 6 days? [42m: 52s]
8. From a vessel containing only juice. 6 litres are drawn and replaced with water.
This action is repeated once more (i.e. 6 litres of new mixture are drawn and
replaced with water). After this. The respective ratio of juice to water is 144 : 25
How many litres of juice was the vessel originally holding?
[50m: 08s]
9. Harish invests a certain sum of money in Bank X for a period of 5 years and gets
Rs 3800 as simple interest. After that he withdraws the amount and invests it in
Bank Y for 10 years which provides double the rate of interest as provided by
Bank X. From Bank Y,he gets Rs 30,400 as simple interest. Find the sum of
money invested in Bank X.
1) Rs 3800
2) Rs 7600
[57m: 50s]
3) Rs 9200
4) Cant be determined
5) None of these
10.A bank offers 5% CI calculated half yearly basis. A customer deposit RS.1600
each on 1st Jan. & 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the amount he
would have gained by a way of interest is? [1h: 10m]
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11.Rs 3965 is so divided into 3parts that their amounts after 2, 3, 4 years
respectively equal, the simple interest being at the rate of 5% per annum. Find
each part of the sum.
[1h: 16m]
12.There are two bags (A and B). Bag A contains 5 red and 4 green balls and bag B
contains 4 red and 6 green balls. From any one of these bags a single draw of
two balls is made. What is the probability that one of them is green and the
other one is red?
[1h: 23m]
13.The distance between two points (A and B) is 48 km A boat. whose speed is 9

kmph in still water. takes 4 hours less to travel downstream (from A to B) than
upstream (from B to A) What must be the speed of the boat in still water so that
it can row downstream 75 km in 5 hours ? (In kmph) [1h: 29m]
14.The difference between the simple interest on a certain sum at the rate of 10%
per annum and compound interest at the rate of 5% per annum for 2 years
which is compounded every 6 months is Rs. 124.05. What is the principal sum?
[1h: 37m]
1) 6000
2) 8000
3) 10000
4) 12000
5) None of these
15.18 litres of pure water was added to a vessel containing 80 litres of pure milk.
49 litres of the resultant mixture was sold and some more quantity of pure milk
and pure water was added to the vessel in the ratio of 2:1. If the resultant ratio
of milk to water in the vessel was 4:1, what was the quantity of pure milk added
to the vessel? (in litres)
1) 4
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2) 8
[1h: 45m]
3) 10
4) 12
5) 2
16.Pipes A, B and C are such that A and B can fill tank in 15 and 20 hours
respectively and C can empty tank in 30 hours. First A is opened for 2 hours,
than B for 2 hours and then C for 2 hours. This process continued until the tank
got filled. In how many hours will the tank get filled this way? [1h: 50m]
17.Two taps A and B can fill and empty a tank respectively. The capacity of the
tank is 2100m3.The emptying capacity of tap B is 8m3 per minute more than the
filling capacity of tap A and thus tap B Tap B needs 8 minutes less to empty the
tank than Tap A to fill it. What is the time required by Tap A to fill the tank of
the above capacity?
1) 20
[2h: 03m]
2) 28
3) 30
4) 40
5) 42
18.A mans average expenditure for first days of a month was 104 per day and for
the next 19 day, it was rs98 per day. If he could save rs54 during that month,
find his income for the month? [2h: 57m]
19.649.6875
1) 4
1299.375
866.25
346.5 99
22
2) 7
3) 10
4) 12
5) None
[2h: 10m]
20.Ram makes a profit of Rs 12000 in a business.60% of the profit he reinvests in

his business. Of the remaining profit 30% he distributes as bonus to his
employees, 40% charity and rest on business promotion. Find the distribution of
his profits under various loads
[2h: 12m]
21.What annual payment will discharge a debt of Rs. 7620 due in 3 years at 16
2/3% per annum Compound Interest?
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Quantitative Aptitude Doubts Clarification: March 19, 2016
March 19, 2016
1. A man can row three quarters of a kilometer against the stream in 11.1/4 minutes. The speed
of the man still water is (kmph). [8m 45s]
2. A boat takes 90 minutes less to travel 36 miles downstream than to the same distance
upstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 10mph, the speed of the stream is (mph)?
[14m 08s]
3. A Train travels at an average speed of 50 miles per hour it travels for 5/2 hrs- [17m 40s]
1) 120 miles
2) 150 miles
3) 200 miles
4) 230 miles
5) None of these
4. A train covers certain distance between two places at a uniform speed. If the train moved
10Km/h faster, it would take 2h less, and if the train were slower by 10Km/h, it would take
3h more than the scheduled time. Find the distance covered by the train.
[19m 00s]
5. Tap A fills a tank with water in 10 hrs. Tap B fills the same tank with milk in 12.5 hrs. A man
who wanted to fill the tank with the mixture starts tap A first in a tank, which already
contains 8% milk of its own capacity. After two hours he also starts tap B till the tank gets
filled completely. In what proportion should he mix this solution with the other one
containing water and milk in the ratio 2 : 3, so that the new solution will contain half milk
and half water?
1) 4 : 5
[28m 00s]
2) 5 : 4
3) 3 : 7
4) 14 : 15
5) None of these
6. What will be the area of a semi circle whose perimeter is 36 cm (in sq cm)? [42m 00s]
7. It takes 6 days for 3 women and 2 men working together to complete a work. 3 men would
do same work 5 days sooner than 9 women. How many times does the output of a man
exceed that of a woman?
1) 3 times
2) 4 times
[55m 50s]
3) 5 times
4) 6 times
5) 7 times
8. Two pipes A and B can fill up a half full tank in 1.2 hr. The tank was initially empty. Pipe B
was kept open for half the time required by pipe A to fill the tank by itself. Then, pipe A was
kept open as much time as was required by pipe B to fill up 1/3 of the tank by itself. It was
then found that the tank was 5/6 full. The least time in which any of the pipes can fill the
tank fully is
1) 4.8 hours
[1h 11m 13s]

2) 4 hours
3) 3.6 hours
4) 6 hours
5) None of these
Directions (9 - 10): Ramesh, Dinesh and Ganesh completed a job in 12 days. They worked
together for 4 days in which they completed 44% of the total work. But due to unavoidable
circumstances Ramesh quits the job at this point. Work done by Dinesh in 3 days is equal to the
work done by Ganesh in 4 days. [1h 23m 44s]
9. Find the time taken by the fastest worker to complete the job.
1) 21.875 days
2) 23.475 days
4) 17.465 days
5) None of these
3) 18.245 days
10. Find by what per cent the slowest worker is less efficient than the second fastest worker?
1) 13.54%
2) 12.5%
3) 37.5%
4) 44%
5) None of these
11. Two typists of varying skills can do a job in 6 minutes if they work together. If the first
typist typed alone for 4 minutes and then the second typist typed alone for 6 minutes, they
would be left with 1/5th of the whole work. How many minutes would it take the slower
typist to complete the typing job working alone?
1) 10 minutes
[1h 32m 44s]
2) 15 minutes 3) 12 minutes 4) 20 minutes 5) 16 minutes
12. A man undertook to finish a certain work in 124 days and employed 120 men. After 64 days
he found that he had done 2/3 of work. How many men can be discharged so that the work
can be finished in time? [1h 38m 44s]
13. A sum of Rs. 2135 is to be divided among A, B and C in such a way that 3 times As share, 4
times Bs share and 7 times Cs share are all equal. The share of C is
1) Rs. 420
2) Rs. 735
3) Rs. 980
4) Rs. 1200
[1h 44m 30s]
5) None of these
14. A,B and C can complete a work separately in 24,36 and 48 days They started together but C
left after 4 days of start and A left 3 days before the completion of the work. In how many
days will the work be completed?
[1h 49m 44s]
15. The Lucknow Indore Express without its rake can go 24 km an hour, and the speed is
diminished by a quantity that varies as the square root of the number of wagons attached. If
it is known that with four wagons its speed is 20 km/h, the greatest number of wagons with
which the engine can just move is
1) 144
2) 143
16. 1523+6892+4466-8898-8636
[1h 57m 00s]
3) 140
4) 124
5) 142
[2h 08m 40s]
17. The average weight of four boys A, B, C, and D is 75 kg. The fifth boy E is included and the
average weight decreases by 4 kg. A is replaced by F. The weight of F is 6 kg more than E.
Average weight decreases because of the replacement of A and now the average weight is
72 kg. Find the weight of A.
1) 57 kg
2) 54 kg
[2h 12m 35s]

3) 56 kg
4) 60 kg
5) 58 kg
18. The principle that amounts to RS 4913 in 3 years at 6.1/4%pa compound interest
compounded annually is?
[2h 16m 20s]
19. At his usual rowing rate, Rajesh can travel 12 miles downstream in river in 6 hours less than
it takes him to travel the same distance upstream. But if he could double his usual rowing
rate for his 24-miles round trip, the downstream 12 miles would then take only one hour
less than the upstream 12 miles. What is the speed of the current in miles per hour?
[2h 24m 10s]
1) 1 1/3
2) 1 2/3
3) 2 1/3
4) 2 2/3
5) None of these
20. A sum of Rs 10 is lent to be returned in 11 monthly installments of Rs 1 each, interest being

simple. The rate of interest is
[2h 28m 30s]
Quantitative Aptitude Doubts Clarification: April 16, 2016
April 16, 2016
1. A takes twice as much time as b or thrice as much time to finish a piece of work. Working
together, they can finish the work in 2 days b can do the work alone in?
2. What is The minimum value of sin2 + cos2 + sec2 + cosec2 + tan2 + cot2
3. If cos2 -Sin2 =tan2 then cos2-sin2=?

1) 0
2) tan
[5m 07s]
[10m 27s]
[18m 27s]
3) tan2
4) 1
4. A boat travels 30 km in upstream in 4hours.the speed of the water is 3/2 kmph. How long
will it take to cover 21 km along with the flow?
[22m 00s]
5. The value of x satisfying (5+(x)1/3)=3 is _

1) 64
2) 27
3) 8
[25m 22s]
4) None of these
6. If tan=ntan and sin=msin then cos2 is.
[28m 46s]
1) m2/(n+1)
2) m2/n2
3)m2-1/(n2-1)
4) m2+1/(n2+1)
7. 5 men start working to complete a work in 15 days. After 5 days, 10 women are
accompanied by them to complete the work in next in 5 days. If the work is to be done by
women only, when could the work be over, if 10 women have started it?
1) 10 days
2) 18 days
3) 15 days
4) 12 days
[33m 50s]
5) None of these
8. If a train moves at 20kmph lower speed than before, it will take 3 hrs more than before to
cover a certain distance and if it moves at 10 kmph higher speed than before, it will take one
hour less than before to cover the same distance. Find the distance.
9. If n2= 123454321 then the value of n is:

1) 1001
[46m 28s]
[56m 10s]
2) not a natural no.
3) 111,111
4) none of these
10. A and B can dig a trench 100 m long in 10 & 20 hours respectively. At what distance from A
should A & B interchange their position so that they meet exactly t the centre if they start
from opposite ends.
[1h 02m 22s]
1) 33.33 m
3) 40 m
2) 25 m
4) 27 m
11. After covering 2/3 of the distance of 528km the speed of a car is reduced by 5/11 of its initial
speed and it takes one hour 40 minutes more time to cover the total distance. What is its
initial speed?
[1h 11m 20s]
12. If 14 men and 12 boys can finish work in 4 days, while 8 men and 16 boys can finish the
same work in 5 days. Compare the 1 day work of 1 man and 1 boy.
1) 2
2) 1
3)
[1h 25m 10s]
4) 3
13. A right angled triangle of dimensions 3, 4 and 5 is rotated around its hypotenuse as axis.
Find the volume of figure formed.
1) 2.4
2) 6
[1h 28m 30s]
3) 9.6
4) 10.8
14. The distance between a and b is 240km.p starts from a at a speed of 36kmph at 4a.m towards
b. after 5/2hrs q starts from b at a speed of 24 kmph towards a. where will they meet from a?
[1h 43m 15s]
15. Raju sells sweets at 15 rupees per kg. A sweet is made up of flour and sugar in the ratio 5:3.
The ratio of prices of sugar and flour is 7:3. He earned 66 2/3 % profit. Find the cost price of
sugar. [1h 48m 22s]
16. The distance between the two stations is 560 km. a train starts from the first station towards
the second station at 45kmph and at the same time another train starts from the second
station towards the first station at 35 kmph. Where will they meet from the second station?
[1h 54m 22s]
17. Find the remainder when 233 is divided by 17.

1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
[1h 56m 22s]

4) 9
18. If the work done by 8 men and 4 boys in 1 day is 7 times the work done by 1 man and 1 boy,
then compare the work done by 1 man and 1 boy in 1 day?
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
[2h 06m 58s]
4)
19. A car covers 104 km in 5/2 hrs and then travels for 45min at 52 kmph. What is the average
speed of the car?
[2h 08m 39s]
20. Given x and n are integers, (15n2+6n2+5n+x)/n is not an integer for what condition?
[2h 11m 30s]
1) n is positive
2) x is divisible by n
3) x is not divisible by n
4) (a) and(c)
21. The LCM of Two Prime Number x and y (x > y) is 161. The value of (3y - x) is what?
[2h 18m 30s]
1) 2
2) 1
3) 3
4) 2
5) None of these
22. Jyoti can do 3/4th of a job in 12 days. Mala is twice as efficient as jyothi. In how many days
will Mala finish the job?
[2h 21m 20s]
23. X sells two articles for ` 4,000 each with no loss and no gain in the interaction. If one was
sold at a gain of 25% the other is sold at a loss of
1) 25%
2) 18 29%
3) 16 23%
[2h 23m 20s]
4) 20%
24. A sum of money invested at compound interest amounts to ` 4624 in 2 years and to ` 4913
in 3 years the sum of money is?
[2h 30m 20s]
25. A man gave 50% of his savings of rs-84,000 to his wife and divided the remaining sum
among his sons A and B of 15 and 13 years of age respectively. He divided in such a way
that each of his sons, when they attain to the age of 18yrs, would receive the same amount at
5% compound interest per annum. The share of B is?
[2h 34m 20s]
April 19, 2016

1. Tanya's grandfather was 8 times older to her 16 years ago. He would be 3 times of her age 8
years from now. Eight years ago what was the ratio of tanya's age to that of her grandfather?
[8m 50s]
2. It is given that ((232)+1) is exactly divisible by a certain number. Which of the following is
also definitely divisible by the same no?
[17m 30s]
1) 216 +1
4) 296 +1
2) 216 -1
3) 7x213
5) None of these
3. A Man travels 360 km in 4 hours partly by train and partly by bus. If he had travelled all the
way by train he may save 4/5 of the time he has in bus and would have arrived at his
destination 2 hours early. The distance covered by bus?
[25m 00s]
4. Rohit was 4 times as old as his son 8 years ago. After 8 years rohit will be twice as old as his
son what are their present ages?
[27m 20s]
5. a can finish a job in 72 days b can do it in 48 days. While c can complete the same job in 18
days. a and b starts but b denies after 1 day. a works on it for next 10 days then b comes to
assist but he leave after 2 days. Now a refuses and c come on to work. In how many days
will the remaining work completed
[33m 56s]
6. The remainder when (919 +6) is divided by 8 is?

1) 2
2) 3
3) 5
[36m 34s]
4) 7
7. 2 numbers have their LCM equal to y. If one of them is quadrupled and another is
multiplied by 6, find their LCM. (Assume the factors which are not common to both are
neither divisible by 2 nor by 3)
1) 2y
[40m 33s]
2) 12y
3) 24y
4) 48y
8. Ram and Shyam enter into a partnership. Ram supplies whole of the capital amounting to
` 60,000 with the condition that the profits are to be equally divided and that Shyam pays
Ram interest on half of the capital at 10% per annum, but receives ` 150 per month for
carrying on the concern. Find their total yearly profit when Shyams income is half of Rams
income.
[47m 38s]
9. If the cost price is 96% of the selling price, then what is the profit percent?
[1h 06m 50s]
10. My grandfather was 9 times older than me 16 years ago. He will be 3 times of my age 8
years from now. Eight years ago, the ration of my age to that of my grandfather was?
[1h 09m 27s]
1) 3:8
2) 2:5
3) 1:2
4) 1:5
11. The simple interest accrued on an amount of ` 14,800 at the end of 3 years is ` 6216. What
would be the compound interest accrued on the same amount at the same rate in the same
period?
[1h 11m 25s]
1) 6986.1142
2) 7042.2014
3) 7126.8512
4) 8321.4166
5) None of these
12. A man bought toffees at 3 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 50%?
[1h 20m 20s]
13. Number of Employees in a Factory decreases in the ratio 8:7 and salary of employees
increases in the ratio of 5:6. Find whether the total salary given to the employees is increased
or decreased and in what ratio? [1h 21m 54s]
1) 19:20, increased.
2) 20:19, decreased
3)
19:21,
increased
4) 21:20, decreased
5) None of these
14. A Sum of ` 8448 is to be divided between A and B who are respectively 18 and 19 year old,
in such a way that if their shares be invested at 6.25% per annum at Compound Interest,
they will receive equal amounts on attaining the age of 21 year. The Present Share of A is
[1h 26m 02s]
1) ` 4225
2) ` 4352
3) ` 4096
4) ` 4000
5) None of these
15. 729 ml of the mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 7:2. How much more water is to
be added to get a new mixture containing milk and water in the ratio 7:3?
1) 79 ml
2) 81 ml
3) 72 ml
4) 91 ml
[1h 29m 42s]
5) None of these
16. If a train runs at 40 km/hour, it reaches its destination late by 11 minutes. But if it runs at 50
km/hour, it is late by 5 minutes only. The correct time (in minutes) for the train to complete
the journey is?
[1h 32m 50s]
1) 13
2) 15
3) 19
4) 21
5) None of these
17. If the positions of the digits of a two-digit number are interchanged, the number obtained is
smaller than the original number by 27. If the digits of the number are in the ratio of 1:2,
what is the original number?
1) 36
4) Cannot be determined
[1h 35m 08s]

2) 63
3) 48
5) None of these
18. Three of the men participating in a race are A, B and C. The probability of A winning the
race is 1/12, the probability for B winning the race is 1/5 and for C is 2/13. If dead heat
among them is possible, what is the Probability that only one of the three winning the race?
[Deadheat: Sports a race in which two or more contestants compete evenly or finish at the
sometime.]
[1h 39m 48s]
1) 253/768
2) 263/768
3) 453/786
4) 373/441
5) None of these
19. Traffic lights at three different points are changing respectively at 24, 48 and 72 seconds. If
all the three are changed together at 9:12:24 hours, then when will be the next change take
place together?
[1h 44m 40s]
20. A shopkeeper increases the original selling price of an item to its twice. If the initial gain
percentage is given as 9%, what is the new gain percent?
1) 80%
21. I.x3=(1331)1/3
2) 118%
II.2y2-21y+55=0
3) 92%
4) 98%
[1h 45m 00s]

5) None of these
[1h 46m 20s]
1) x< y
2) x y
3) x = y,or no relation can be established between x and y.
4) x > y
5) x y
22. Arun, Barun and Kiranmala start from the same place and travel in the same direction at
speeds of 30, 40 and 60 km per hour respectively. Barun starts two hours after Arun. If
Barun and Kiranmala overtake Arun at the same instant, how many hours after Arun did
Kiranmala start?
[1h 47m 38s]
1) 3
2) 3.5
3) 4
4) 4.5
5) None of these
4
23. Find the value of 1/(216)(-2/3) +1/(256)(-3/4) +1/(32)(-1/5)

1) 100
2) 101
3) 102
[1h 54m 10s]

4) 103
24. The average weight of 5 men is decreased by 3 kg when one of them weighing 150 kg is
replaced by another person. This new person is again replaced by another person whose
weight is 30kg lower than the person he replaced. What is the overall change in the average
due to this dual change?
1) 6 kg
[1h 57m 20s]

2) 9 kg
3) 12 kg
4) 15 kg
5) 18 kg
25. Find the average weight of four containers, if it is known that the weight of the first
container is 100 kg and the total of second, third and fourth containers weight is defined by
f(x)= (x2 -3)/4x2 where x = 100
[2h 03m 20s]
1) 650 kg 2) 900 kg
4) 450 kg
3) 750 kg
5) 600 kg
Quantitative Aptitude Problem Solving Session: April 23, 2016
April 23, 2016
1. x2 = 64 y = 64
[8m 00s]
1) x y
2) x y
3) x = y
4) relationship cannot be established
5) None of These
2. A petrol tank at a filling station has a capacity of 400 litres. The attendant sells 40 litres of
petrol from the tank to one customer and then replenishes it with kerosene oil. This process
is repeated with six customers. What quantity of pure petrol will the seventh customer get
when he purchases 40 litres of petrol?
3. [(2222 48 * 16)] 24
1) 798.3
2) 684.5
[13m 00s]
[17m 20s]
3) 524.3
4) 1235.6
5) None of These
4. Two circles of same radius 5 cm intersect each other at A and B. If AB = 8 cm. then the
distance between the centres is: [22m 50s]
5. A sum of money at CI doubles in 15 years. It will become 8 times itself in?
[32m 20s]
6. A sum of money becomes 8 times in 3 years. In how much time will the same amount at the
same rate becomes 16 times?
[33m 47s]
7. The interest on a certain sum of money is ` 22 and the discount on the same sum for the
same time and at the same rate is Rs. 20. Find the sum.
8. For every set of 19 kites sold, a vendor gives 1 kite extra, free of cost. In order to give a
discount of 10%, the number of extra kites he should give in a sale of 27 kites to the nearest
integer is
1) 3
[40m 20s]
2) 6
3) 7
4) 8
5) 9
9. If a commission of 10% is given on the marked price of a work, the publisher gains 20%. The
commission is increased to 15%, the gain percent is:
[48m 20s]
10. The average of 7 numbers is 52. If 5 new numbers with sum of deviation 17 from average
are include and 3 numbers 56, 57, 51 are excluded, then find the new average.
1) 51
2) 52
3) 53
4) 54
5) 55
11. 8 Litres are drawn from a cask full of wine and is then filled with water. This operation is
performed 3 more times. The ratio of the quantity of wine now left in cask to that water is
16:81. How much wine did the cask hold originally?
[54m 40s]
12. A tank is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating
simultaneously fill the tank in same time during which the tank is filled by the third pipe
alone the second pipe fills the tank 5 hours faster than first pipe and 4 hours slower than the
third pipe the time required by the first pipe is?
[1h 04m 25s]
13. The value of n, for which 9x4 - 12x3 + nx2 -8x + 4 is a perfect square, is
1) 12
2) 16
3) 18
4) 24
[1h 09m 25s]
5) None of these
14. A says to B, I am twice as old as you were when I was as old as you are. The sum of their
present ages is 63 years. Find the age of A.
1) 36 years
2) 18 years
3) 27 years
[1h 14m 30s]

4) 30years
5) None of these
15. Three taps A, B, C can fill a tank in 12, 15, 20 hours respectively if A is open all the time and
B and C open for one hour each alternately the tank will be full in?
[1h 27m 16s]
16. In what ratio must water be mixed with milk to gain 50/3% on selling the mixture at the cost
price?
[1h 35m 15s]
Quantitative Aptitude Problem Solving Session: May 14, 2016
May 14, 2016
Directions (1-6): Observation of 500 spectators in a Football stadium regarding their possession
camera, mobile and Binocular are given below: 230 had all the three items, 25 did not have
camera only, 40 did not have camera and Binocular only, 45 did not have any of the three items.
Those who did not have Mobile only were more than those who did not have Binocular only by
5. Those who had only Binocular were less than those who had none of the three items by 15.
Those who did not have only Binocular exceeded those who did not have only camera and
Binocular by 15.Number of people not having camera and Mobile only is double the number of
people not having Binocular and Mobile only.
[16m 40s]
1. Number of persons having Binocular only is ..that of persons having camera only but
. that of persons having both camera and binoculars but not mobile.
1) twice, thrice
2) twice, half 3) half, thrice 4) half, twice 5) twice, twice
2. If all those having only mobile leave the stadium, then what percentage of the remaining
have both camera and binoculars and not mobile?
1) 13
2) 18
3) 9
4) 12
5) None of these
3. How many spectators had mobile and binocular?

1) 55
2) 155
3) 255
4) 355
5) None of these.
4. How many had all the three items or none of the three items?
1) 235
2) 245
3) 255
4) 275
5) 265
5. If a hawker sells camera to 50% of those who do not have camera Rs.5 per camera, then
what would be his collection?
1) Rs.250
2) Rs.350
3) Rs.300
4) Rs.150
5) None of these.
1
6. How many had only two of the three items?

1) 150
2) 135
3) 140
4) 155
7. What is the rate of interest per annum?
5) None of these.
[32m 55s]
I. The amount becomes Rs. 11025 with compound interest after 2 years.
II. The same amount with simple interest becomes Rs. 11000 after 2 years.
III. The amount invested is Rs. 10000
1) I or II only
2) II or III only
3) I or III only
4) I or II or III only
5) All I, II and III are required
8. Find the ratio of the Sixth and fifth term of the Sequence 5, 8, 41, 33. _ _ 61?
1) 19:14
2) 3:04
3) 14:19
4) 4:03
[37m 50s]
5) None of these
9. The duration of a railway journey varies as the distance and inversely as the velocity; the
velocity varies directly as the square root of the quantity of coal used per kilometre, and
inversely as the number carriages in the train. In a journey of 50 km in half an hour with 18
carriages , 100kg of coal is required. How much coal will be consumed in a journey of 42 km
in 28 minutes with 16 carriages. [41m 12s]
1) 53.76 kg
2) 149.33 kg
4) 48.43 kg
5) None of these
3) 47.51 kg
10. The speed of boat A is 4 km/hr less than the speed of boat B. The time taken by boat A to
travel a distance of 16 km downstream is 2 hour more than time taken by B to travel the
same distance downstream. If the speed of the current is one third the speed of boat A, what
is the speed of boat A?
1) 5 km/hr
2) 7 km/hr
[47m 34s]
3) 15 km/hr
4) 3 km/hr
5) 12 km/hr
11. In a vessel, containing 84 ltrs of mixture of apple and orange juice, percentage of orange
juice is 25%. 28 ltrs of mixture is taken out and then X ltrs of orange juice is added. As a
result percentage of apple juice in the resultant mixture became 40%. What is the value of X?
[51m 22s]
1) 42
2) 28
3) 35
4) 49
5) 56
12. If the profit earned by company A in the year 1995 was Rs. 1.96 lakh, what was the profit
earned by the company in the years 1996?
[1h 01m 22s]
1) Rs. 2.12 lakh
2) Rs. 2.45 lakh
5) None of the above
3) Rs. 2.04 lakh
13. If the profit earned by company B in the year 2008 was Rs. 4.56 lakh, what was the amount
of profit earned by it in the year 1996?
1) Rs. 2.16 lakh
2) Rs. 3.04 lakh
5) None of the above
14. 16 24 88 304 816 (?)
3) Rs. 2.42 lakh
[1h 03m 22s]
15. In an examination Raman scored 25 marks less than Rohit. Rohit scored 45 more marks than
Sonia. Rohan scored 75 marks which is 10 more than Sonia. Ravis score is 50 less than
maximum marks of the test. What approximate percentage of marks did Ravi score in the
examination if he gets 34 marks more than Raman?
1) 90
2) 70
3) 80
[1h 06m 20s]
4) 60
5) 85
16. A gardener planted saplings in such a way that every row had as many saplings as every
column. If in all there were 729 trees, then how many saplings were there in each row?
[1h 08m 20s]
1) 26
2) 27
3) 28
4) 29
5) None of these
17. I have a certain number of beads which lie between 600 and 900. If 2 beads are taken away
the remainder can be equally divided among 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 12 boys. The number of beads I
have is
1) 729
[1h 10m 20s]

2) 842
3) 576
4) 961
5) None of these
18. In an election for the President, 261 valid votes are east for the 5 contestants. The least
number of votes a candidate requires to win the election is
[1h 13m 20s]
1) 53
5) None of these
2) 54
3) 257
4) 72
19. A student was asked to divide a number by 6 and add 12 to the quotient. He, however, first
added 12 to the number and then divided it by 6, getting 112 as the answer. The correct
answer should have been
1) 124
2) 122
[1h 15m 20s]

3) 118
4) 114
5) None of these
20. In an examination a student scores 4 marks for every correct answer and loses 1 mark for
every wrong answer. If he attempts all 75 questions and success 125 marks, the number of
questions he attempts correctly is
1) 35
2) 40
3) 42
[1h 17m 20s]

4) 46
5) None of these
21. 157.5 45 15 6 3 2 1
1) 1
[1h 26m 20s]

2) 2
3) 6
4) 157.5
5) 45
22. Find the number of those numbers which are between 200 and 600 and divisible by 4, 5 and
6.
1) 7
[1h 33m 10s]

2) 10
3) 5
4) 8
5) None of these
23. A man invested 13 of his capital at 7%, 14 at 8% and the remainder at 10%. If his annual
income is 561, then capital is
[1h 37m 10s]
1) 5400
3) 6600
2) 6000
4) 7200
5) None of these
24. The length of a rope by which a horse must be tethered so that it may be allowed to graze
over an area of 784 m2 is
[1h 39m 10s]
1) 18.44 m
3) 15.8 m
2) 13.69 m
4) 22.31 m
5) None of these
25. The ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangular park is 3:2. If a man cycling
along the boundary of the park at the speed of 12 km/hr completes one round in 8 minutes,
then the area of the park (in sq. m) is:
[1h 42m 10s]
1) 15360
4) 307200
2) 153600
3) 30720
5) None of these
26. Veer calculates his profit percentage on the selling price , whereas Vipin calculates his profit
percentage on the cost price. They find that the difference of their profits is Rs 100. If the
selling price of both of them are the same and both of them get 25 % profit, find their selling
price?
1) 1000
[1h 47m 10s]

2) 1800
3) 1600
4) 2000
5) 1500
27. A sum of money is borrowed and paid back in two annual installments of Rs. 882 each
allowing 5% compound interest. The sum borrowed was:
[1h 56m 10s]
1) 1620
5) None of these
2) 1640
3) 1680
4) 17000
28. What is the height of the cone which is formed by joining the two ends of a sector of radius
16 cm and angle 90 degree?
1) 813
2) 183
[2h 19m 10s]

3) 22 cm
4) 415
5) None of these
29. If the marked price of an article is increased by 25% and the selling price is increased by
16.66%, then the amount of profit doubles. If the original marked price is Rs. 400 which is
greater than the corresponding cost price by 33.33%, what is the increased selling price?
[2h 23m 10s]
May 19, 2016
1. A pipe P can fill a tank in 12 min and another pipe R can fill it in 15 min, pipe M can empty
it in 6 min. The 1st two pipes P R are kept open for double the 2.5 min in the beginning and
then 3rd pipe also opened in what time is the tank emptied?
[11m 42s]
2. A mixture contain wine and water in the ratio 3:2, another mixture contain wine and water
in the ratio 4:5. How many litre of latter must be mixed with 3 litre of former so that
resultant mixture contain equal amount of wine and water?
[19m 15s]
3. A cyclist rode at a uniform rate from A to B in 2.25 hours. He started back at the same rate
but after riding for an hour, he was delayed by a puncture for 20 min and for the rest of the
way his rate was only 6 kmph. Consequently the return journey took 3 hours altogether. The
distance covered by the cyclist between A and B is
1) 8km
2) 12 km
3) 18 km
[25m 45s]
4) 24 km
5) None of these
4. In a maths exam, the average score of students who passed is x and those who failed is y. If
the average score of all students who appeared in the exam is z, then the % of students who
failed was?
[39m 27s]
1) 100xy/z2
2) 100(y-z)/x-y
3) 100(x-y)/x-z
4) 100(x-y)/x-y
5) None of these
5. A sum of ` 198 deposited at CI doubles itself after 4 years. After 20 years it will become
[45m 52s]
1) ` 6336
2) ` 5894
3) ` 9250
4) ` 7932
5) none of these
6. A vessel is full of milk. A milkman takes out 5 liters of milk and pours 10 liters of water.
This procedure is performed one more time. If after the ratio of milk to water in the final
solution is 2:3 what was the original quantity of milk in the vessel?
1) 15liters
2) 22 liters
3) 20 liters
4) 24 liters
[51m 50s]
5) 32 liters
7. A Train M leaves Meerut at 5.a.m and reaches Delhi at 9.am. Another train leaves Delhi at
7.a.m and reaches Meerut at 10.a.m. At what time do the two trains cross each other?
[1h 17m 50s]
8. A group of men were assigned a work. After half of the work completed, double the
number of men joined the original group. Now the work gets completed 6 days earlier than
the scheduled number of days. What is the total number of days the initial group of men
would have taken to complete the work?
[1h 28m 30s]
1) 12 days
4) 15 days
2) 16 days
3) 18 days
5) None of these
9. The least multiple of 13 which when divided by 4, 5, 6, 7 leaves remainder 3 in each case is
[1h 35m 20s]
10. The annual payment of Rs 80 in 5 year at 5% per annum at SI will discharge a debt of?
[1h 45m 00s]
11. What will come in place of question mark (?) in the given series:
85 83 93 63 131?
[2h 05m 50s]
May 26, 2016
1. In how many ways 10 mangoes can be divided among 4 children?

1) 280
2) 286
3) 284
4) 278
5) 282 [1m 55s]
2. A container contains milk and water in the ratio of 4:1. How much mixture should be taken
out and replaced with water so that the container contains milk and water in the ratio of 3:2.
1) 3/9
2) 1/4
3) 2/3
4) 1/5
5) 2/5
[34m 02s]
3. If a certain number of workers can do a piece of work in 25hours, in how many hours will
another set of an equal number of men, do a piece of work, twice as great, supposing that 2
men of the first set can do as much work in an hour, as 3 men of the second set do in an
hour?
1) 60
[47m 05s]
2) 75
3) 90
4) 105
5) none of these
4. A can go around circular path 8 times in 40 minutes. If the diameter of the circle is increased
to 10 times the original diameter, then the time required by a to go round the new path once,
travelling at the same speed as before is?
[53m 19s]
Directions (5-9): In a class, certain number of chocolates (3 types) is distributed among students.
It is found that number of students who got Amul chocolates is 36.5% of total students and total
number of students is 26 2/3 of students who got all the three chocolates. 52.5% of total students
got Nestle chocolates and 57.5% students got Cadbury chocolates. Number of students who got
both Amul and Nestle chocolates but not Cadbury is double the number of students who got all
the three Chocolates and half of the number of students who got Nestle and Cadbury but not
Amul chocolates. Number of students who got all the three chocolates is 15.
[1h 00m 45s]
5. How many students got Amul and Cadbury chocolates but not Nestle?
1) 30
2) 60
3) 36
4) 66
5) None of these
6. Number of students who got exactly two types of chocolates is

1) 156
2) 140
3) 148
4) 145
5) None of these
7. Number of students who got at least two types of chocolates is

1) 100
2) 95
3) 150
4) 165
5) None of these
8. What is the ratio of number of students who got only Amul to number of students who got
only Nestle respectively?
1) 2 : 3
2) 1 : 3
3) 2 : 5
4) 3 : 5
5) None of these
9. What percentage of total students got exactly one type of chocolates?

1) 54%
2) 62.5%
3) 57.25%
4) 60%
5) None of these
10. A 20 litre mixture of milk and water contains milk and water in the ratio 3 : 2. 10 litres of the
mixture is removed and replaced with pure milk and the operation is repeated once more.
At the end of the two removals and replacement, what is the ratio of milk and water in the
resultant mixture?
[1h 14m 45s]
11. Anu invests Rs.5000 in a bond which gives interest at 4 % per annum during the first year,
5% during the second year and 10% during the third year. How much does she get at the
end of the third year?
[1h 22m 45s]
1) 5555
3) 6006
2) 6666
4) 7507
5) None of these
12. Two cubes of bronze have their total weight equivalent to 60 kg. The first piece contains 10
kg of pure zinc and the second piece contains 8 kg of pure zinc. What is the percentage of
zinc in the first piece of bronze if the second piece contains 15 percent more zinc than the
first?
1) 15%
[1h 26m 45s]

2) 25%
3) 55%
4) 24%
5) None of these
13. Q is as much younger than R as he is older than T. If the sum of the ages of R and T is 50
years, what is definitely the difference between R and Q's age?
[1h 39m 40s]
1) 1 years
2) 2 years
3) 25 years
4) data inadequate
5) none of these
14. 15 women finish a work in 15 days and 32 children can finish the work in x days. 10 women
+ 20 children together worked for 3 days and left, remaining work done by 3 women in 7.5
days. What is x? [1h 57m 40s]
May 31, 2016
1. A merchant bought some goods at a discount of 20% of the list price. He wants to mark
them at such a price that he can give discount of 20% of the marked price & still make a
profit of 20% of the selling price. the percent of the list price of which he should mark them
is?
1) 20
[7m 20s]
2) 100
3) 125
4) 80
5) none of these
2. Two candles of the same height are lighted at the same time. The first is consumed in 6
hours and the second in 4 hours. Assuming that each candle burns at a constant rate, in how
many hours after being lighted, was the first candle was twice the height of the second?
[27m 50s]
1) 3.5 hrs
2) 2 hrs
3) 4 hrs
4) 3 hrs
5) 2.5 hrs
3. A certain amount has to be shared among A,B,C in the ratio 3:6:8 but erroneously the
amount was shared among A and C in the ratio of 8:17 as a result B got 25% less amount
than actual share, if the difference between actual amount and amount received by A is 100
find the actual share of C? [37m 37s]
4. Two boats go downstream from point X to point Y. The faster boat covers the distance from
X to Y 1.5 times as fast as the slower boat. It is known that for every hour the slower boat
lags behind the faster boat by 8 km. However, if they go upstream, then the faster boat
covers the distance from Y to X in half the time as the slower boat. Find the speed of the
faster boat in still water. [50m 26s]
5. The average of first N consecutive numbers is 98/13 when one number is deleted. Then, find
the value of that number. [1h 07m 26s]
1) 7
2) 13
3) 9
4) 5
5) None of these
6. A man spends 80% of his income. With an increase in the cost of living, his income is
increased by 37 1/2% and expenditure is increased by 16 2/3%, His present % savings are?
[1h 14m 50s]
1) 5 3/7%
2) 5 5/7%
3) 6 2/3%
4) 6 1/3%
5) None of these
7. How to solve questions when cube root of non perfect cube is given and the options are
very close for example (19700)1/3x84/3.99=(?)2
[1h 21m 50s]
1) 22
4) 29
2) 24
3) 28
5) 20
8. A part of monthly expenses of a family is constant and the remaining varies with the price
of wheat. When the rate of wheat is Rs. 250 per quintal, the total monthly expenses of the
family are Rs. 1000 and when it is Rs. 240 per quintal, the total monthly expenses are Rs. 980.
The total monthly expenses of the family when the cost of wheat is Rs. 350 per quintal, are:
[1h 47m 50s]
1) Rs. 800
2) Rs. 1000
3) Rs. 1200
4) Rs. 1400
5) None of these
Quantitative Aptitude Problem Solving Session: June 4, 2016
June 4, 2016
1. 5.55 x 66.6 x 777 1010 =?
[7m 34s]
1) 288212.51
2) 298212.51
4) 282212.5
5) 288292.75
3) 268712.96
2. A man runs to & fro to a shopping mall. He spends 30min in shopping. If he runs at
10kmph, he returns home at 19.00hrs.if he runs at 15kmph he returns at 18.30hrs. How fast
must he run in order to return at 18.00hrs?
[19m 18s]
1) 17kmph
4) 20kmph
2) 18kmph
3) 19kmph
5) none of these
3. A sum is lent at 18% p.a compound interest. What is the ratio of increase in the amount of
6th year to that of 7th year?
[33m 44s]
1) 15:27
3) 20:23
2) 18:31
4) 25:27
5) none of these
4. The price of a T.V. set worth RS 20,000 is to be paid in 20 installments of RS 1000 each. If the
rate of interest be 6% per annum, and the first installment be paid at the time of purchase,
then the value of the last installment covering the interest as well will be?
[52m 30s]
5. If average of 100 students is 5400 and that of Boys is 15 and average of girls is 12 and no of
boys are 5 more than the girls then how many girls are there in class?
[1h 01m 30s]
6. The difference between the SI on a certain sum at a rate of 10% p.a. for 2 years and
compound interest which is compounded every 6 months is ` 124.05 what is the principle
sum?
1) 6000
[1h 04m 40s]

2) 8000
3) 10000
4) 12000
5) None of these
7. A certain sum of money invested for two years in scheme A at 20% pa CI annually. The
same sum is also invested in scheme B at x% pa. The SI earned from scheme A is twice that
of earned from scheme B find X?
[1h 10m 25s]
8. If the simple interest on a certain sum for 15 months at 7 1/2 % p.a. exceeds the SI on same
sum for 8 months at 12 1/2% p.a. by ` 32.50, the sum is?
1) 3000
2) 3060
3) 3120
4) 3250
9. Find the cube root of 0.037 note (dash should be in top of 037)
[1h 13m 07s]

5) None of these
[1h 16m 39s]
10. In how many years will a sum of Rs.800 at 10% p.a compounded semi annually becomes Rs.
926.10?
[1h 19m 25s]
1) 1 1/2
2) 1 2/2
3) 2 1/3
4) 2 1/2
5) None of these
11. What is the max area of a square formed in the right angled triangle of sides 3, 4, 5cm
[1h 25m 50s]
12. Entry fee in an exhibition was 1 rupee. Later this was reduced by 25% which increased the
sale by 20%. % increase in the number of visitors is?
[1h 32m 00s]
1) 54
5) None of these
2) 57
3) 60
4) 66
13. How to perform multiplication of 4 digit number by 4 digit number and how to find square
root of a number more than 4 digit number.
[1h 44m 40s]
14. How many degrees does an hour hand move in 44 minutes?
[1h 57m 19s]
15. If 12th July in a particular year is a Tuesday then 5th December in that year is a?
[1h 59m 40s]
16. How many odd days are there in the year 1978? [2h 01m 40s]
June 25, 2016
1. 13 14 30 93 376 1885?
[17m 55s]
2. 400 240 144 86.4 51.84 31.104?
[21m 00s]
3. 9 4.5 4.5 6.75 13.5 33.75?
[22m 28s]
4. There are 42 coins with me. I want to give it to two of my nephews such that both of them
get prime number of coins. In how many ways I can do that?
[44m 41s]
5. Brothers A and B had some savings in the ratio 4: 5. They decided to buy a gift for their
sister, sharing the cost in the ratio 3:4. After they bought, A spent two third of his amount
while B is left with Rs. 145. Then the value of the gift is-
[54m 36s]
6. 16 men can finish a project in 45 days. Only 36 men started working and 4 days 12 women
replaced them. If these 12 women can finish the remaining work in 54 days. How many
days will only 12 women take to finish the complete project?
a) 12
b) 12.5
b) 13.5
d) 14
[1h 05m 28s]

e) none of these
Directions (): 1500 students appeared in an examination which consists of three papers physics
chemistry and maths. 190 students passed in physics only and 180 only in chemistry, 240 in
maths only. 366 students passed in both physics and chemistry 346 passed in both maths and
chemistry and 206 passed in all three subjects.
[1h 12m 28s]
7. How many failed in physics?
8. How many failed in only one subject?
9. How many failed in atleast one subject??
10. How many failed in chemistry and maths??
11. How many passed in atleast one subject??
For a room the rate of painting is 3200/- per square meter. The rate of carpeting per
square
meter is 120% of that of tiling. The Cost of decorating the room is 14 times to that of carpeting
on the floor. the cost of electrification is 75% of that of carpeting the floor. The rate of tiling the
floor is 125% of that of painting.
[1h 30m 28s]
Dimensions of room: 6m X 6m X 5m
12. What will be the total cost of decorating the room and tiling the floor when the four walls
have been tiled to a height of 25m?
a) Rs. 5287200
b) Rs 2587200
d) Rs. 2577200
e) None of these
c) Rs 2588200
13. M borrowed Rs 3450 from A at 6 % pa simple interest for 3 years. He then added some
money to the borrowed sum and lent to R for the same time at 9 % pa simple interest. If M
gains Rs 824.85 by way of interest on the borrowed sum as well as his own amount from the
whole transaction, then what is the sum lent by him to R?
[1h 39m 28s]
1) 3870
5) None of these
2) 5355
3) 3855
4) 3600
14. Brothers A and B had some savings in the ratio 4:5. They decided to
buy a gift for their
sister, sharing the cost in the ratio 3:4.After they bought, A spent two-third of his amount
while B is left with Rs 145. Then the value of the gift isa) Rs 140
b) Rs 175
c) Rs 70
[1h 45m 20s]
d) Rs 105
15. If 15(2A2 - B2)=7AB and both A and B are positive , then A:B is equal to
a) 3:5
b) 5:3
c) 5:6
d) 6:5
16. A man invested 1/3 of his capital at 7%, 1/4 at 8% and the
annual income is Rs. 561, then capital is
[1h 49m 28s]
remainder at 10%. If his
[1h 55m 36s]
June 30, 2016
1. By selling 18 articles, a shopkeeper earns the cost price of 24 articles. By what percent should
he increase the selling price so that by selling 24 articles, he earns cost price of 36 articles?
[15m 30s]
2. Stanic and paul take a piece of work for rs.28, 800. One alone could do it in 36 days, the
other in 48 days. With the assistance of an expert, they finish it in 12 days. How much
remuneration the expert should get?
[23m 09s]
3. 8 men can finish a piece of work in 21 days. 14 men started working and after 3 days they
were replaced by 9 women. These 9 women finished the remaining work in 24 days. In how
many days can 9 women finish the whole work?
a) 24
b) 26
c) 36
[31m 42s]
d) 32
4. A can contains a mixture of two liquids A and B in the ratio 7:5. When 9 litres of mixture are
drawn off and the can is filled with B, the ratio of A and B becomes 7:9. Litres of liquid A
contained by the can initially was
[36m 23s]
a) 10
d) 25
b) 20
c) 21
5. 7000/2180=?
[51m 30s]
6. 254000/13780=?
[51m 31s]
7. Average of X no. of men is 30. If 3 people whose average age is 42 is added to that group the
new average is equal to the average obtained. If 3 people of average age is 22 omitted from
that group what is X?
[59m 30s]
8. The numbers 2272 and 875 are divided by three digit number N, giving the same remainder.
The sum of the digits of N is
[1h 10m 30s]
a) 13
c) 14
b) 10
d) 11
9. A property tax increase was proposed by a municipal corporation and it was observed that
40% of the property owners favored it while 80% of the non-owners of property favored it.
If 70% of voters are property owners, what is the probability that a voter selected at random
would be the one favoring the increase?
[1h 23m 35s]
a) 0.52
b) 0.8
d) Data Inadequate
e) None of these
10. A motor boat went downstream for 350 km and immediately
c) 0.4
returned. It took the boat 16
hours to complete the round trip. If the speed of river was twice the normal, the trip
downstream and back would take 20 hours. What is the speed of boat in still water?
[1h 34m 56s]
11. A couple has two children. The probability that the first child is a girl is 50%. The
probability that the second child is a girl is also 50%. The couple tells you that they have a
daughter. What is the probability that their other child is also a girl?
12. A treacherous fruit vendor, while purchasing apples from the wholesaler,
[1h 45m 20s]

manages
to
receive 25% more apples than the quantity for which he pays. He cheats his customers as
well and while selling the apples to them he delivers (50/3) % less apples than the quantity
for which the customers pay. If he claims to sell the apples at their cost price, find his net
profit percentage.
[2h 15m 20s]
13. There is a 7 digit telephone number with all different digits. If the digit at
extreme right
and extreme left are 5 and 6 respectively, find how many such telephone numbers are
possible? [2h 02m 20s]
14. How many necklaces of 12 beads can be made from 18 beads of various colors?
[2h 06m 30s]
Quantitative Aptitude Problem Solving Session: July 8, 2016
July 8, 2016
1. A, B and C are situated at the bank of the river which is flowing at a
constant rate. B is at
an equal distance with A and C. A swimmer Avinash takes 10 hr to swim from A to B and B
to A. Also he takes 4hr to swim from A to C. What is the ratio of speed of Avinash in still
water and speed of stream?
[16m 34s]
a) 5:3
c) 2:5
b) 3:5
d) 1:2
2. Three men A, B and C working together can do a job in 6 hours less time than A alone, in 1
hour less time than B alone and in one half the time needed by C when working alone. Then
A and B together can do the job in
1) 2/3 hour
2) 3/4 hour
[35m 11s]
3) 3/2 hour
4) 4/3 hour
3. A boat goes 24km upstream and 28km downstream in 6h. It goes 30 km upstream and 21km
downstream in 6h and 30min. The speed of the boat in still water is
1) 10km/hr
2) 4km/hr
3) 14km/hr
4) 6 km/hr
[56m 29s]
5) None of these.
4. The speed of a car increases by 2km/s after ever one hour. If the distance traveled in the 1st
one hour was 35km, what was the total distance traveled in 12 hours
[58m 37s]
5. 9 Persons are seated around a round table. What is the probability that two particular
persons sit together?
1
[1h 03m 37s]

1
6. = ( 2 + 1)3 , 2 3 [1h 20m 37s]

a) 2
b) - 2
c) -2
d) 3 2
7. 3625*?=1450 hw to apply unit digit method options are same unit digit
[1h 31m 37s]
8. Is addition and subtraction by your speed method only for positive values? If not please
give solution for this by speed method
[1h 34m 30s]
1682+3262-6892+1620-2150
July 12, 2016
1. A tunnel of length L , the jerry mouse enters in the tunnel, when reaches 1/3 rd of tunnel he
observed that tom(the cat) approaches towards tunnel at a certain speed. Ratio of speed of
tom and jerry?
[18m 34s]
2. is 25*35 or 89*91 is a complimentary no.??
[20m 48s]
3. B is 20% efficient than A. B started the work and do it for x days. Then B is replaced by A. A
completed the remaining work in x+8 days. Ratio of work done by B & A is 2:3. In how
many days working together A & B can complete the whole work
[33m 23s]
4. A person bought 76 cows and sold 20 cows at 15% profit, 40 cows at 19% profit and
remaining 16 cows at 25% profit and got a profit of 6570 as a whole. The cost price of each
cow is
a) 450
[54m 48s]
b) 425
c) 420
d) 400
5. A trader mixes rice of two quality, cost price of which differs by Rs.6 in a certain ratio to get
an average price as Rs. 12.If he mixes in the reverse ratio and sells it at Rs. 12 he earn a profit
of 20%. What is the cost of expensive quantity?
[1h 05m 48s]
6. A shopkeeper uses a weighing balance that shows 1,050 gm for a kg. He sold his product at
10% above the cost price. Then his net profit percentage is
1) 15.5 %
2) 17.25%
3) 20.5%
[1h 19m 48s]
4) 21.75%
7. Find the values of 6 consecutive numbers? if the difference of the squares of the first three
and last three numbers is 312?
[1h 27m 48s]
8. A, B, C are supposed to take biscuits from a box in a ratio 3:2:1 respectively. But all of them
came at different times and assuming themselves to be first two arrived took their share of
their biscuits. What fraction of the biscuits left in the box after they visited once?
[1h 36m 48s]

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6. What is his initial speed while swimming?

II. 21q2 + 41q - 40 = 0

12.A and B can do a work in 12 days, B and C in 15 days, C and A in 20 days. If A,

14.In an examination paper of 5 questions,5% of the conditions answered all of

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February 27, 2016

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13.The distance between two points (A and B) is 48 km A boat. whose speed is 9

20.Ram makes a profit of Rs 12000 in a business.60% of the profit he reinvests in

Quantitative Aptitude Doubts Clarification: March 19, 2016

March 19, 2016

Quantitative Aptitude Doubts Clarification: March 19, 2016

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2) 15 minutes 3) 12 minutes 4) 20 minutes 5) 16 minutes

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20. A sum of Rs 10 is lent to be returned in 11 monthly installments of Rs 1 each, interest being

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April 16, 2016

3. If cos2 -Sin2 =tan2 then cos2-sin2=?

5. The value of x satisfying (5+(x)1/3)=3 is _

6. If tan=ntan and sin=msin then cos2 is.

Quantitative Aptitude Doubts Clarification: April 16, 2016

9. If n2= 123454321 then the value of n is:

2) not a natural no.

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Quantitative Aptitude Doubts Clarification: April 16, 2016

17. Find the remainder when 233 is divided by 17.

[1h 56m 22s]

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Quantitative Aptitude Doubts Clarification: April 19, 2016

April 19, 2016

6. The remainder when (919 +6) is divided by 8 is?

Quantitative Aptitude Doubts Clarification: April 19, 2016

[1h 06m 50s]

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Quantitative Aptitude Doubts Clarification: April 19, 2016

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