Quant Questions for Indian Bank PO Mains 2017

Q1.A and B started a business with the investments in the ratio of 5 : 3 respectively. After 6 months from the start of the business, C joined them and the respective ratio between the investments of B and C was 2 : 3. If the annual profit earned by them was Rs. 12300, what was the difference between B’s share and C’s share in the profit?
(a) Rs. 900  
(b) Rs. 800
(c) Rs. 600  
(d) Rs. 400
(e) Rs. 700



Q2.Gaurav, Vivek and Neeraj enter into partnership by making investments in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7. After a year, Neeraj invests another Rs. 337600 while Gaurav withdraws Rs. 45600. The ratio of investments then changes to 24 : 59 : 167. How much did Gaurav invest initially?
(a) Rs. 45600 
(b) Rs. 96000
(c) Rs. 141600
(d) Rs. 156000
(e) None of these

Q3.There are five boxes. The weight of the first box is 200 kg and the weight of the second box is 20% higher than the weight of the third box, whose weight is 25% higher than the first box’s weight. The fourth box at 350 kg is 30% lighter than the fifth box. Find the difference in the average weight of the four heaviest boxes and the four lightest boxes. 
(a) 72.5 kg 
(b) 75 kg
(c) 36.4 kg 
(d) 32 kg
(e) 67.5 Kg

Q4.A person spent 40% of his monthly salary on house rent and 25% of the remaining salary on food and he saved the remaining amount. If he saves Rs 48600 annually then what is his monthly salary?
(a) Rs 8000
(b) Rs 9000
(c) Rs 10000
(d) Rs 12000
(e) Rs 15000

Q5.The market price of an article is Rs. 100. If the article is sold at a discount of 10%, then 35% profit is realised. How much loss or profit will be made if it is sold for Rs. 30 less than market price?
(a) 5% loss
(b) 8% gain
(c) 5% gain
(d) 8% loss
(e) None of these

Q6.On a Rs. 10,000 payment order, a person has a choice between three successive discounts of 10%, 10% and 30% and three successive discounts of 40%, 5% and 5%. By choosing the  better offer, he can save x Rs more. Find the value of x.
(a) Rs. 200
(b) Rs. 225
(c) Rs. 400
(d) Rs. 433
(e) None of these



Q7.A man gave 50% of his savings of Rs. 168200 to his wife and divided the remaining sum among his  sons Aakash and Bahadur of 15 and 13 years of age respectively. He divided it in such away that each of his sons when they attain the age of 18 years, would receive the same amount of 5% compound interest per annum. The share of Bahadur was:
(a) Rs. 42050
(b) Rs. 40000
(c) Rs. 45000
(d) Rs. 45500
(e) None of these

Q8.A person invests money in 3 different schemes for 3 years, 5 years and 6 years at 10%, 12% and 15% simple interest respectively. At the completion of each scheme, he gets the same interest. The ratio of his investments is
(a) 2:3:6
(b) 2:5:6
(c) 6:5:2
(d) 6:5:3
(e) None of these

Q9.On Rs. 4500 invested at a simple interest rate 12 per cent per annum, Rs. 1200 is obtained as interest in certain years. In order to earn Rs. 1800 as interest on Rs. 5400 in the same number of years, what should be the rate of simple interest ?
(a) 14%
(b) 15%
(c) 18%
(d) 16%
(e) None of these

Q10.The average temperature for the the first 5 month of the year is 400C and the average temperature from second to sixth month is 420C and the ratio b/w the temperature of 1st day and the 6th day  is 3:4, find the temperature of the sixth day ?
(a) 300C
(b) 400C
(c) 450C
(d) 500C
(e) 600C

Q11.The average age of 5 children of a family is 10 years but if we include the age of father and mother then the average age becomes 22 years. It is given that father age is 6 years more than the mother so what will be the age of mother at present.
(a) 47
(b) 48
(c) 49
(d) 50
(e) 52

Q12.The batting average of a batsman for 20 innings is 35 and the difference b/w the runs of best inning and worst inning is 50. If these two innings are not included the average becomes 32 for 18 innings. The best score of the batsman is.
(a) 91
(b) 77
(c) 87
(d) 82
(e) 84

Q13.Pipe A can fill a tank in 4 hour, while pipe B can fill it in 6 hours working separately. Pipe C can empty whole the tank in 4 hours. He opened the pipe A and B simultaneously to fill the empty tank. He wanted to adjust his alarm so that he could open the pipe C when it was half-filled, but he mistakenely adjusted his alarm at a time when his tank would be 3/4th filled. What is the time difference between both the cases, to fill the tank fully :
(a) 48 min. 
(b) 54 min.
(c) 30 min.
(d) None of these 
(e) Can’t be determined 

Q14.I can finish a work in 15 days working 8 hrs a day. You can finish it in 6 2/3 days at 9 hrs a day. Find in how many days we can finish the work together, if we work 12 hrs a day ?
(a)3 1/3days  
(b) 4 days
(c)3 2/3days   
(d) 5 days
(e) None of these

Q15. A and B working together, can do a piece of work in 4 1/2 hours. B and C working together can do it in 3 hours. C and A working together can do it in 2 1/4 hours. All of them begin the work at the same time. Find how much time they will take to finish the piece of work?
(a) 3 hours
(b) 2 hours
(c) 2.5 hours
(d) 1 hours

(e) None of these