Quantitative Aptitude Practice Question and Answer

Q: If in the following set of numbers, the first and the third digits are interchanged in each number, which number will be second from the end if arranged in ascending order after interchanging the digits ? 585  546  514  404  206  369 1412 0

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    404
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    585
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    415
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    602
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Answer : 3. "415"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 415 Explanation: Given numbers are 585 546 514 404 206 369Then interchanging the 1st and 3rd digits of the given numbers, we get585 645 415 404 602 963Now, arranging them in ascending order963 645 602 585 415 404Then the last second number is 415.

Q: 125% as a Fraction? 1411 0

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    1/4
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    3/4
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    5/4
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    7/4
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Answer : 3. "5/4"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 5/4 Explanation: Literally any percentage means divide by 100. So 125% = 125100. That can be reduced to 5/4. To convert to a decimal, you can do long division, dividing 5 into 4.

Q: The price of 2 oranges, 3 bananas and 4 apples is Rs. 15. The price of 3 oranges, 2 bananas and 1 apple is Rs. 10. What will be price of 4 oranges, 4 bananas and 4 apples  ? 1409 0

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    Rs. 10
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    Rs. 15
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    Rs. 20
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    Rs. 25
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 20"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Rs. 20 Explanation: Let the Oranges be 'O', Bananas be 'B' and Apples be 'A' From the given data,   2O + 3B + 4A = 15 ...... (I) 3O + 2B + A = 10 ..... (II) On adding (I) and (II), 5O + 5B + 5A = 25 O + B + A = 5 4O + 4B + 4A = 20.

Q: Consider 5 independent Bernoulli’s trials each with probability of success p. If the probability of at least one failure is greater than or equal to 31/32 , then p lies in the interval ? 1408 0

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    [1, 32]
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    (0, 1)
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    [1, 1/2]
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    (1, 1/2]
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Answer : 3. "[1, 1/2]"
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Answer: C) [1, 1/2] Explanation: Probability of atleast one failure= 1 - no failure > 31/32= 1 - P5 > 31/32=  P5<1/32= p < 1/2Also p > 0Hence p lies in [0,1/2].

Q: In how many ways the letters of the word 'DESIGN' can be arranged so that no consonant appears at either of the two ends? 1405 0

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    240
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    72
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    48
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    36
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Answer : 3. "48"
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Answer: C) 48 Explanation: DESIGN = 6 letters   No consonants appear at either of the two ends.  = 2 x 4P4 =  2 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1=  48

Q: What is the difference between the number of uneducated females in city P and that of uneducated males in city S ? 1403 0

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    9 lakhs
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    6 lakhs
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    3 lakhs
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    2 lakhs
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Answer : 1. "9 lakhs"
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Answer: A) 9 lakhs Explanation: Educated females in city P = 25 lakhs Uneducated females in city P = 30 - 25 = 5 lakhs Educated males city S = 21 lakhs Educated males in city S = 35 - 21= 14 lakhs Required difference = 14 - 5 = 9 lakhs

Q: A number is 2 more than thrice the second number and 4 times the smaller number is 5 more than the greater number. What is greater number  ? 1400 0

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    7
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    23
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    9
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    21
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Answer : 2. "23"
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Answer: B) 23 Explanation: Let the greater and smaller number be p and q respectively. 4q = p + 5 ------ (I) p = 3q+2 ------- (II) From equation (I) and (II) q = 7 p = 23

Q: A sequence of natural number 2,3,5,6,10. Such that no square and no cube occurs in the term. Find the 300th term of sequence ? 1398 0

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    322
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    319
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    321
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    320
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Answer : 4. "320"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 320 Explanation: 1 to 300 = 300 numbers squares btwn 1 to 300 = 1,4,9,16,25,36,49.....289 i.e, total 17cubes = 1,8,27,64,125,216 i.e, 5 now 1 and 64 are common so total numbers that should be removed ( 17+5-2= 20 )total 20 term removed so 300th term would be 320

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