Saturday 31 January 2015

Quantitative Quiz With Explanation

1. Find the number of ways in which 5 different beads can be arranged to form a necklace.

(1) 120  
(2) 60  
(3) 30  
(4) 12  
(5) None of these

2. A card is drawn from a pack of playing cards, what is the probability of getting either a red or a queen?

(1) 4/13   
(2) 7/13  
(3) 1/13  
(4) 1/26  
(5) None of these

3. A man rows 20 km downstream and 16 km upstream taking 4 hours each time. What is the speed of current?

(1)0.4 kmph 
(2)0.5 kmph 
(3)0.6 kmph 
(4)0.1 kmph 
(5) None of these

4. On selling an item for Rs 20 a man gains 25%. In order to gain 40% what will be the increase in it’s selling price.

(1)Rs 3.40 
(2)Rs 3  
(3)Rs 2.62 
(4)Rs 2.40 
(5) None of these

5. The sum of money that will give Rs 2 as simple interest per day at the rate of 8% per annum is

(1)Rs 9125 
(2)Rs 7236 
(3)Rs 6382 
(4)Rs 9262 
(5) None of these

6. X can do a piece of work in 20 days and Y can do it in 10 days. They started together, but after 6 days X leaves off. Y will do the rest work in

(1) 1 day  
(2) 2 days 
(3) 7/3 days 
(4) 3 days 
(5) None of these 

7. A radio is sold for Rs 990 at a profit of 10%. What would have been the gain or loss in percentage had it been sold for Rs 880?

(1) 19/3%  gain 
(2) 17/3% loss 
(3) 17% gain 
(4) 20/9% loss 
(5) None of these

8. In an exam, 60% of the total student passed. If the number of failed students is 320 then the total number of students is

(1)600  
(2)700  
(3)800  
(4)900  
(5) None of these

9. A cycle is bought for Rs 840 and sold at Rs 920. What is the percentage gain

(1)10.50% 
(2)8.52% 
(3)7.35% 
(4)9.52% 
(5) None of these

10. If Raj’s salary is 30% more than Amar’s salary, the how many percent is Amar’s salary less than that of Raj’s?

(1)56%  
(2)23.07% 
(3) 50/3% 
(4)50.6% 
(5) None of these

Answers Key:

1. (4)
According to formula:  
Number of arrangements = (5-1)!/2 = 12

2. (2)
26/52 + 2/52 = 28/52 = 7/13

3. 2
Speed downstream = 20/4 = 5 kmph
Speed upstream = 16/4 = 4 kmph
Speed of current = 1/2 * (5-4)= 0.5 kmph

4. 4 
SP = 20, gain = 25%
CP = 100/125 * 20 = Rs 16
Now, CP = 16, gain = 40%
SP =  140/100 * 16 = 22.40
Increase = 22.4 – 20 = 2.4

5. 1 
Annual intetest = Rs 365 × 2 = Rs 730
Rate = 8%
Sum = (100 * 730)/8 = Rs 9125

6. 1 
(X + Y)’s 6 days’ work = 6 * (1/20 + 1/10) = 9/10
Remaining work = 1 - 9/10 = 1/10
1/10 work is done 2y Y in 10 * 1/10 = 1 day

7. 4 
Let the CP is Rs x.
Then, x * 110/100  = 990
x = 900
Now CP is Rs 900 and SP is 880.
% loss =  20/900 * 100 = 20/9%

8. 3 
Let the number of student is x out of that 40% have failed.
40/100 * x = 320
x = 320 * 100/40 = 800

9. 4 
CP = Rs 840 and SP = Rs 920
Gain = 920 – 840 = Rs 80
gain percentage = 80/840 * 100 = 9.52%

10. 2
Amar’s salary is less than of Raj 2y
(R/100 + R * 100)% = (30/(100 + 30) * 100)%
(30/130 *100 )% = 300/13% = 23% APPROX


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