Showing posts with label quantitative aptitude. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quantitative aptitude. Show all posts

Monday, 23 October 2017


As the IBPS RRB Exam is approaching, many of you must be anxious about the Quantitative Aptitude Section. Students, worrying about things is not an option. Stay positive as once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results. The level of every other section is only getting complex and convoluted, there is no doubt that this section too will be making your blood run cold. But one should not forget that a mix of accuracy and a good number of attempts can definitely turn the situation around in Quantitative Aptitude Section.

The total number of questions asked in this Section in IBPS RRB PO Prelims Examination will be 40. The amount of time that you need to spend on the Quantitative Aptitude Section is 39-41 minutes. The trick to make the grade in Quantitative Aptitude Section is pretty easy. Choose to attempt the questions on Quadratic Equations/ Inequalities (Quantity 1, Quantity 2), Simplification/ Data Sufficiency/ Quadratic Equations/ Approximation, and Number Series first. The total number of questions based on these topics will be 10. If we talk about the previous year Examination of IBPS PO RRB, there were 5 questions on Number Series, 5 on Quadratic Equations. There can be questions on Simplification/Approximation and Inequality too. So, this is how questions are framed on these topics. One should try to attempt the maximum number of questions within 9-11 minutes of time. Attempt at least 7-8 questions because this part is the easiest. After having attempted all these questions efficiently, go for Data Interpretation/ Caselet. There were 3 DI's in the previous year IBPS RRB Mains Examination so we can expect 15 questions on DI this year also. There is a possibility that a Caselet may be asked along with 2 DI's. One should try to attempt at least 10-11 questions as 3 out of every 5 questions in a DI are doable. The time limit for DI's should be 15-20 minutes. Attempt questions based on Arithmetic in the end. There were a total number of 15 questions from miscellaneous topics in IBPS RRB Mains 2016. 6 questions from Arithmetic Section too will be doable, so, try to attempt at least 5-6 questions within a time limit of 10-15 minutes.

Students, Quantitative Aptitude is a difficult this very section that can scare you out of your wits but do not forget that it can prove to be very scoring as well. The only way to score satisfactory marks in the section is strenuous practice. Work hard and everything will come up roses in the end.

Monday, 17 July 2017


Practice is the key to perfection in Quant, so brush up your skills and test yourself with these 15 questions of Quantitative Aptitude for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk 2017.

Directions (Q1- Q2): The following questions are accompanied by three statements (A) or (I), (B) or (II), and (C) or (III). You have to determine which statements(s) is/are sufficient/necessary to answer the questions. 

Q1. What is the value of a two–digit number?
A. The sum of the digits is 5. 
B. The difference of the squares of the digits is 15. 
C. The difference of their digits is 3. 
(a) A and B together are sufficient 
(b) B and C together are sufficient
(c) C and A together are sufficient
(d) Any one pair of A and B, B and C or C and A is sufficient
(e) A, B and C together are necessary 

Q2. What is the perimeter of a rectangular field? 
I. The area of the field is 2400 sq.metres. 
II. The diagonal of the field is 50 metres. 
III. The ratio between the length and the breadth of the field is 3 : 2. 
(a) All I, II and III together are required 
(b) Any two of I, II and III are sufficient 
(c) Only I and II are required 
(d) Only II and III are required 
(e) None of these 

Q3. Ashutosh calculates his profit percentage on the selling price whereas Hitesh calculates his profit on the cost price. They find that the difference of their profit is Rs. 135. If the selling price of both of them are the same, and Ashutosh gets 30% profit and Hitesh gets 25% profit, then find their selling price. 
(a) Rs. 1250
(b) Rs. 1150
(c) Rs. 1450
(d) Rs. 1350
(e) none of these

Q4. Sandesh got Rs 6000 as his share out of the total profit of Rs 9000 which he and Sanket earned at the end of one year. If Sandesh invested Rs 20000 for 6 months, whereas Sanket invested his amount for the whole year, the amount invested by Sanket was 
(a) Rs 60000
(b) Rs 10000
(c) Rs 40000
(d) Rs 5000
(e) None of these

Q5. Avanish and Bikas entered into the partnership with Rs 700 and Rs 600 respectively. After 3 months Avanish withdrew 2/7of his stock but after 3 months more he put back 3/5 of what he had withdrawn. The profits at the end of the year are Rs 726, how much of this should Avanish receive? 
(a) Rs 633
(b) Rs 336
(c) Rs 663
(d) Rs 366
(e) None of these

Directions (Q.6-10): What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions?
 
Solutions (6-10):

 











Directions (Q.11-15): Study the given graph carefully to answer the questions that follow:

Q11. What is the average number of people using mobile service of JIO for all the years together?

Q12. The total number of people using all the three mobile services in the year 2017 is what per cent of the total number of people using all the three mobile services in the year 2018? (rounded off to two digits after decimal)
(a) 89.72 
(b) 93.46 
(c) 88.18
(d) 91.67
(e) None of these 
Q13. The number of people using mobile service of Idea in the year 2016 forms approximately what per cent of the total number of people using all the three mobile services in that year?
(a) 18 
(b) 26 
(c) 11
(d) 23
(e) 29

Q14. What is the ratio of the number of people using mobile service of AIRTEL in the year 2015 to that of those using the same service in the year 2014?
(a) 8 : 7 
(b) 3 : 2 
(c) 19 : 13
(d) 15 : 11
(e) None of these 
Q15. What is the total number of people using mobile service of JIO in the years 2018 and 2019 together?
(a) 35,000 
(b) 30,000
(c) 45,000
(d) 25,000
(e) None of these

Friday, 14 July 2017


Practice is the key to perfection in Quant, so brush up your skills and test yourself with these 15 questions of Twisted Ones Quantitative Aptitude for IBPS EXAM 2017.

Q1. A student studying the weather for d days observed that It rained continuously for 7 days either in morning or afternoon. When it rained in the afternoon, it was clear in the morning. There were five clear afternoons and there were six clear morning. What is the value of d?   
(a) 10 days
(b) 8 days
(c) 7 days
(d) 9 days
(e) None of these

Q2. Wheels of diameters 7 cm and 14 cm start rolling simultaneously from A and B which are 1980 cm apart towards each other in opposite directions. Both of them make the same number of revolutions per second. If both of them meet after 10 seconds, what is the speed of the smaller wheel?  (a) 60 cm/sec
(b) 64cm/sec
(c) 66cm/sec
(d) 74cm/sec
(e) 80cm/sec

Q3. In a circus, there was a leopard and a tiger walking in the two different rings of same radii. There Anjali observed that when leopard moved three steps, tiger moved 5 steps in the same time, but the distance traversed by leopard in 5 steps is equal to the distance traversed by tiger in 4 steps. What is the number of rounds that a leopard made when tiger completed 100 rounds? 
(a) 48
(b) 52
(c) 56
(d) 58
(e) 60

Q4. A man goes to the fair in Funcity with his son and faithful dog. Unfortunately man misses  his son which he realizes 20 minutes later. The son comes back towards his home at the speed of 20 m/min and man follows him at 40 m/min. Meanwhile, the dog runs to the son  and comes back to the man  to show him the direction of his son. It keeps moving to and from at 60 m/min between son and father, till the man meets the son. What is the distance travelled by the dog in direction of the son?
(a) 600 m
(b) 800 m
(c) 1200 m
(d) 1500 m
(e) 1000 m

Q5. In every month Ravindra consumes 25 kg rice and 9 kg wheat. The price of rice is 20% of the price of wheat  and thus he spends total Rs. 350 on the rice and wheat per month. If the price of wheat is increased by 20% then what is the  percentage reduction  of rice consumption for the same expenditure of Rs. 350 ? Given that the price of rice and consumption of wheat is constant.  
(a) 30
(b) 36
(c) 36.5
(d) 38
(e) 40

Q6. A clock is set right at 12 noon on Monday. It loses ½% on the correct time in the first week but gains ¼%  on the true time during the second week.  What is the time shown on Monday after two weeks?   
(a) 12:25:12
(b) 12:24
(c) 12:27:21
(d) 12:26:12
(e) None of these

Q7. 800 people were supposed to vote on a resolution, but 1/3rd of the people who had decided to vote for the motion were abducted. However, the opponents of the motion, through some means managed to increase their strength by 100%. The motion was then rejected by a majority, which was 50% of that by which it would have been passed if none of these changes would have occurred. How many people finally voted for the motion  and against  the motion?   
(a) 200(for) 400 (against)
(b) 100(for) 200 (against)
(c) 150(for) 300 (against)
(d) 200(for) 300 (against)
(e) None of these

Q8.  A mixture of cement, sand and gravel in the ratio of 1:2:4 by volume is required. A person wishes to measure out quantities by weight. He finds that the weight of one cubic foot of cement is 94 kg, of sand 100 kg and gravel  110 kg. What should be the ratio of cement, sand and gravel by weight in order to give a proper mixture?  
(a) 47 : 100 : 220 
(b) 94 : 100 : 220
(c) 47 : 200 : 440 
(d) 48 : 100 : 220
(e) None of these

Q9. 4 pipes each of 3 cm diameter are to be replaced by a single pipe discharging the same quantity of water. What should be the diameter of single pipe, if the speed  of water is same?
(a) 2 cm
(b) 4 cm
(c) 6 cm
(d) 8 cm
(e) None of these

Q10. A 14.4 kg gas cylinder runs for 104 hours when the smaller burner on the gas stove is fully opened while it runs for 80 hours when the larger burner on the gas stove is fully opened. Difference in the usage of gas per hour, between the smaller and the larger burner is what percent of the usage per hour of larger burner ?
(a) 26.23%
(b) 30%
(c) 32.23%
(d) 23.07%
(e) None of these

Q11. If I walk at 4 kmph, I miss the bus by 10 minutes. If I walk at 5 kmph, I reach 5 minutes before the arrival of the bus. How far I walk to reach the bus stand?
(a) 8 km
(b) 9 km
(c) 5 km
(d) 10 km
(e) None of these

Q12.Mrs. Anjali is a compouter programmer. She is assigned three jobs for which time allotted is in the ratio of 5 : 4 : 2 (job are needed to be done individually). But due to some technical snag, 10% of the time allotted for each job gets wasted. Thereafter, owing to the lack of interest, she invests only 40%, 30%, 20% of the hours of what was actually allotted to do the three jobs individually. Find how much percentage of the total time allotted is the time invested by Anjali?  (a) 30%
(b) 32.32%
(c) 31.52%
(d) 32.72%
(e) None of these

Q13. An empty fuel tank of a car was filled with A type petrol. When the tank was half-empty, it was filled with B type petrol. Again when the tank was half-empty, it was filled with A type petrol. When the tank was half-empty again, it was filled with B type petrol. What is the percentage of A type petrol at present in the tank? 
(a) 32.5%
(b) 37.5%
(c) 38.5%
(d) 40%
(e) 35%

Q14. Out of the 75 students enrolled in the Economics class, 12% did not qualify to take  the final examination on account of lack of attendance. Of those who qualified to take the test, 9.09% absented themselves from the exam. Two thirds of those who took the exam passed the examination.  75% of those who passed secured a first class in the paper. How many students who passed the exam scored first class?
(a) 32
(b) 30
(c) 28
(d) 35
(e) None of these

Q15. A obtains 100/3%  of the marks in a paper for which the maximum marks was 600. B is ahead of A by 40% of A’s marks, while C is ahead of B by two-ninths of his own marks. How many marks does C get?
(a) 360
(b) 340
(c) 320
(d) 350
(e) None of these

Thursday, 13 July 2017


Practice is the key to perfection in Quant, so brush up your skills and test yourself with these 15 questions of Quantitative Aptitude for IBPS RRBs PO and Clerk 2017.

Q1. If Rs. 5600 amount to Rs 6678 in 7/2 years, what will Rs 9400 amount to in 21/4 years, at the same rate per cent per annum simple interest? 
(a) Rs 9400
(b) Rs 12114.25
(c) Rs 12115
(d) Rs 12116.25
(e) None of these

Q2. In what time will Rs 6250 amount to Rs 6632.55 at 4%per annum compound interest payable half-yearly?

(a) 3 years
(b) 3/2 years
(c) 1 years
(d) 5/2 years
(e)none of these

Q3. Eight litres are drawn off from a vessel full of water and substituted by pure milk. Again eight litres of the mixture are drawn off and substituted by pure milk. If the vessel now contains water and milk in the ratio 9 : 40, find the capacity of the vessel.
(a) 14 litres
(b) 24 litres
(c) 16 litres
(d) 12 litres
(e)none of these

Q4. A starts from P to walk to Q, a distance of 51.75 kilometres at the rate of 3.75 km an hour. An hour later B starts from Q for P and walks at the rate of 4.25 km an hour. When and where will A meet B?
(a) 26.25 km from Q
(b) 25.50 km from Q
(c) 25.30 km from P
(d) Can’t be determined
(e)none of these

Q5. A wire when bent in the form of a square encloses an area of 484 sq. cm. What will be the enclosed area when  the same wire is bent in the from of a circle? (Take pi = 22/7) 
(a) 462 sq cm
(b) 539 sq cm
(c) 616 sq cm
(d) 693 sq cm
(e) None of these

Directions (Q. 6-10): What approximate value should come in place of question marks (?) in the following questions?

Solutions (6-10):

Directions (11 – 15): Read the given bar graph and answer the following questions. 


Q11. Approximately how many students taking a loan from UCO in 2009 and PNB in 2010 were defaulters if 23% from UCO in 2009 and 20% from PNB in 2010 have defaulted?
(a) 630
(b) 650
(c) 600
(d) 750
(e) 840

Q12. In 2007, no of defaulters in SBI was 5%. However each year no of defaulters increases by 10% in number.  What will be the difference between the number of defaulters of SBI in the year 2009 and 2012?
(a) 1500
(b) 2000
(c) 1325
(d) 1456
(e) Cannot be determined

Q13. In which of the following years, the difference in no. of students taking loan from Bank BOB from the previous year is highest?
(a) 2008
(b) 2009
(c) 2010
(d)2012
(e) None of these

Q14. If on average, Rs. 175000 per students education loan sanctioned by OBC bank all over the year. What will be total amount sanctioned by OBC in all given years?
(a) 1055600000
(b) 1055800000
(c) 1620000000
(d) 1050000000
(e) None of the above

Q15. What is the ratio of Number of students taking Education Loans from SBI and BOB together in all the years and the total no of students taking Education loans in 2010 and 2011 together?
(a) 8 : 5
(b) 5 : 7
(c) 7 : 5
(d) 9 : 7
(e) None of these

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