QUANTITATIVE

1. The number, the square of which is the difference between the squares of 53.04
and 48.96 is

(a) 20.4 (b) 24.00 (c) √24 (d) 5.36 (e) none of these

2. A train covers 180 km in 4 hours. Another train covers the same distance in 1 hour
less. What is the difference in the distances covered by these trains in one hour?

(a) 45 km (b) 40 km (c) 9 km (d) 16 km (e) none of these

3. Sum of the ages of A and B at present is 7 times the difference in their ages. After
five years, the sum of their ages will be 9 times the difference in their ages. The
present age of the elder of the two is therefore

(a) 10 years (b) 20 years (c) 35 years (d) data is not sufficient for giving
the answer (e) none of these

4. The average age of A, B and C is 17 years. If A is replaced by D, the average age

of the group increases by 2. So the age of D must be

(a) 19 (b)20 (c)18 (d)21 (e) none of these

5. Profits of a business are distributed among three partners A, B and C in such a

way that four times the amount received by A is equal to six times the amount
received by D and 11 times the amount received by C. the ratio in which they
receive the amount is

(a) 4:6:11 (b) 1/4:1/6:1/11 (c) 11:6:4

(d) 66:44:24 (e) none of these

6. A can do 50% more work as B can do in the same time. B alone can do a piece of
work in 20 hours. A, with the help of B, can finish the same work in how many
hours?

(a) 12 (b) 13 1/3 (c) 8 (d) 5 1/2 (e) none

7. A pineapple costs Rs.7 each. A watermelon cost Rs.5 each. Z spends Rs.38 on
these fruits. The number of pineapples purchased is

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) cannot be told from the given

data (e) none of the above
 8. For a college debating team, five gents and three lady students were available. It
is desired to select two gents and two ladies to form the team. In how many ways the
team can be selected?

(a) 30 (b) 60 (c) 15 (d) 12 (e) none

9. The average of thirteen results is 68. the average of first seven is 63 and that of
the last seven is 70. the seventh result is

(a) 73.5 (b) 94 (c) 47 (d) 69 (e) none

10. In the mixture of 28 litres, the ratio of milk and water is 5:2. another two litres of
water is added to the mixture, then the ratio of milk and water in the resulting
mixture is

(a) 7:2 (b) 5:4 (c) 1:2 (d) 2:1

11. The average age of 12 men is decreased by 1 year when 2 of them of ages 28
years and 32 years are replaced by 2 women of same age. The age of a women is

(a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 25 (d) 26

12. A, B, C invests in a business with B’s capital being twice A’s and thrice C’s. In a
year the profit amounts to Rs.330 which is 1/10th of the total capital. What is A’s
capital?

(a) 3000 (b) 6000 (c) 9000 (d) 12000

13. Last year the between the salaries of A and B was 3:4. But the ratio of their
individual salaries between the last year and this year were 4:5 and 2:3
respectively. If the sum of their present salaries is Rs.4160. then how much is the
salary of A now?

(a) 1040 (b) 1600 (c) 25600 (d) 3120

14.Kailash, Sunil and Anil invests Rs.10000, Rs.14000 and Rs.12000 respectively in
a business. If they get a profit of Rs.5400 at the end of a year, what will be the share
of Sunil in the profit, if the profit is shared in proportion to investment?

(a) 1500 (b) 2100 (c) 1800 (d) 150(e)

none of these

15. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 blanks. A lottery is drawn at random. What is
the probability of getting a prize?

(a) 1/10 (b) 2/5 (C) 2/7 (d) 5/7

16. How many arrangements can be made out of the letters of the word
“ENGINEERING”?

(a) 277200 (b) 92400 (c) 69300 (d) 23100

17. 12 buckets of water fill a tank when the capacity of each bucket is 13.5 litres. How
many buckets will be needed to fill the same tank, if the capacity of each bucket is 9
litres?

(a) 8 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 18 (e) none of these

18. 461+462+463+464 is divisible by

(a) 3 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 17

19. Simran started a software business by investing Rs.50000. after 6 months, Namitha
joined her with a capital of Rs.80000. after 3 years, they earned a profit of Rs.24500.
what was Simran’s share in the profit?

(a) 9423 (b) 10250 (c) 12500 (d) 14000

20. A car completes a journey in 18 hours. If half of the distance was covered at 40Km/hr
and remaining half at 60Km/hr, then the total distance covered was

(a) 432Km (b) 864 miles (c) 864 Km (d) 432 miles

21. Find out the wrong number in the series

1000, 996, 1005, 989, 1014, 978, 1026, 963, 1044.

(a) 1005 (b) 989 (c) 1014 (d) 1026

22. Which of the following is the largest number?

(a) 3 1/3 (b) 5 1/5 (c) 2 1/2 (d) 7 1/7

23. Average age of 30 boys in a class is 10 years. If, however, the age of their teacher is
also included, then average increases by 1 year. What is the age of teacher?

(a) 38 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 41 (e) none of these

24. Which of the following statements is not correct?

(a) there is only one prime number which is even

(b) the sum of 2 prime numbers is always even
(c) Product of 2 numbers = their L.C.M. * H.C.F.
(d) the product of 2 odd numbers is always odd

25. A father told his son, “I was as old as you are at present at the time of your birth”. If
the father is 38 years old now then what was the son’s age 5 years back?

(a) 14 (b) 19 (c) 38 (d) none of these