Quantitative Aptitude Questions

Quantitative Aptitude Questions

Q1. The salary of an employee of a company increase every month by 4%. If his salary in August was Rs. 6300, then what would be his approximate salary in month of October of the same year? 

a) Rs. 6552 

b) Rs. 6967 

c) Rs. 6814 

d) Rs. 6627

Q2. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, some part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is : 

a) 500 kg 

b) 600 kg 

c) 400 kg 

d) 640 kg

Q3. A seller marks his goods 30% above their cost price but allows 15% discount for cash payment. His percentage of profit when sold in cash, is : 

a) 10.5% 

b) 15% 

c) 9% 

d) 8.5% 

Q4. A principal amounts to Rs. 944 in 3 years and to Rs. 1040 in 5 years, each sum being invested at the same simple interest. The principal was : 

a) Rs. 750 

b) Rs. 800 

c) Rs. 850 

d) Rs. 900

Q5. A cat takes 5 leaps for every 4 leaps of a dog but 3 leaps of the dog were equal 4 leaps of the cat. What is the ratio of the speeds of the cat to that of the dog ? 

a) 11 : 15 

b) 15 : 11 

c) 16 : 13 

d) 15 : 16

Q6. The ratio between the present ages of Indu and Gurpreet is 3 : 8, respectively. After 8 years, Indu’s age will be 20 years. What was Gurpreet’s age 5 years ago ? 

a) 37 years 

b) 27 years 

c) 28 years 

d) 38 years 

Q7. Men, Women and Children are employed to do a work in the proportion of 3:2:1 and their wages as 5:3:2. When 90 men employed, total daily wages of all amounts to Rs. 10350. Find the daily wages of one man. 

a) Rs. 45 

b) Rs. 57.5 

c) Rs. 115 

d) Rs. 75 

Q8. A man decides to travel 80 km in 8 hours, partly by foot and partly on a bicycle. If his speed on foot is 8 km/hr and on bicycle 16 km/hr, what distance would he travel on foot ? 

a) 20 km 

b) 30 km 

c) 48 km 

d) 60 km

Q9. Without stoppages, the speed of a train is 150 km/hr and with stoppages, it is 100 km/hr. How many minutes does the train stop? 

a) 20 minutes 

b) 15 minutes 

c) 25 minutes 

d) 45 minutes 

Q10. P, Q and R take Rs 1320 to do a piece of work. P and Q do 8/11 of that work and remaining work is completed by R. The share of R is : 

a) Rs. 280 

b) Rs. 420 

c) Rs. 360 

d) Rs. 240