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The quiz on quantitative aptitude, provided here, will help you prepare for the upcoming exams. Please try to give answers in the comment box; soon we will publish the correct answers.
1. The compound earned by Suresh on a certain
amount at the end of two years at the rate of 8 p.c. p.a. was Rs. 1,414.4. What
was the total amount that Suresh got back at the end of the two years in the
form of principal plus interest earned?
(1) Rs. 9,414.4
(2) Rs. 9,914.4
(3) Rs. 9,014.4
(4) Rs. 8,914.4
(5) None of these
2. The respective ratio of the present ages of a
mother and daughter is 7 : 1. Four years ago the respective ratio of their ages
was 19 : 1. What will be the mother’s age four years from now?
(1) 42 years
(2) 38 years
(3) 46 years
(4) 36 years
(5) None of these
3. Three friends J, K and L are jogging around
circular stadium and complete one round in 12, 18 and 20 seconds respectively.
In how many minutes will all the three meet again at the starting point?
(1) 5
(2) 8
(3) 12
(4) 3
(5) None of these
4. 4 men can complete a piece of work in 2 days.
4 women can complete the same of piece of work in 4 days whereas 5 children can
complete the same piece of work in 4 days. If, 2 men, 4 women and 10 children
work together, in how many days can the work be completed?
(1) 1 day
(2) 3 days
(3) 2 days
(4) 4 days
(5) None of these
5. The speed of boat when travelling downstream
is 32 kms/hr, whereas when travelling upstream it is 28kms/hr. What is the
speed of the boat in still water?
(1) 27 kms/hr
(2) 29 kms/hr
(3) 31 kms./hr
(4) cannot be determined
(5) None of these
Directions (6-10): Study the given information carefully to
answer the questions that follow:
A urn contains 6 red, 4 blue, 2
green and 3 yellow marbles.
6. If four marbles are picked random, what is
the probability of that at one is blue?
(1) 4/15
(2) 69/91
(3) 11/15
(4) 22/91
(5) None of these
7. If two marbles are picked random, what is the
probability that both are red?
(1) 1/6
(2) 1/3
(3) 2/15
(4) 2/5
(5) None of these
8. If three marbles are picked at random, what
is the probability that two are blue and one is yellow?
(1) 3/91
(2) 1/5
(3) 18/455
(4) 7/15
(5) None of these
9. If four marbles are picked up random, what is
the probability that one is green, two are blue and one is red?
(1) 24/455
(2) 13/35
(3) 11/15
(4) 7/91
(5) None of these
10. If two marbles are picked at random, what is
the probability that either both are green or both are yellow?
(1) 5/91
(2) 1/35
(3) 1/3
(4) 4/105
(5) None of these
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