Quantitative Aptitude Questions for IBPS RRBs PO Exam 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 (Q.1-5): Study the bar graph carefully and answer the following questions.

The number of male and female probationary officers in various banks

(a) 60000

(b) 56000

(c) 58000

(d) 62000

(e) 59000

Q2. What is the ratio of male to female probationary officers in all six banks?

(a) 5 : 4

(b) 3 : 2

(c) 2 : 3

(d) 7 : 8

(e) 4 : 5

Q3. In HDFC 40% males and 30% females are unmarried, then what is the ratio of the married males to the married females in HDFC?

(a) 7 : 5

(b) 5 : 7

(c) 12 : 13

(d) 2 : 3

(e) 3 : 5

Q4. If the number of married male probaionary officers in ICIC is euqal to that in PNB, which is 40% of the male probabtionary officers in PNB, then what is the percentage of married male probationary officers in ICIC with respect to the total number of probationary officers in ICIC?

(a) 25.51%

(b) 28%

(c) 27.91%

(d) 22%

(e) 23.33%

Q5. The male probationary officers in PNB is what per cent more than the female probationary officers in BOI?

(a) 74.8%

(b) 74%

(c) 75%

(d) 75.4%

(e) 78%

Q6. Prakash, Sunil and Anil started a business jointly investing Rs.11 lakh, Rs. 16.5 lakh and Rs. 8.25 lakh respectively. The profit earned by them in the business at the end of 3 yr was Rs. 19.5 lakh. What will be the 50% of Anil’s share in the profit? 

(a) Rs. 4.5 lakh

(b) Rs. 2.25 lakh

(c) Rs. 2.5 lakh

(d) Rs. 3.75 lakh 

(e) None of these

Q7. Mr. Giridhar spends 50% of his monthly income on household items and out of the remaining he spends 50% on transport, 25% on entertainment, 10% on sports and remaining amount of Rs. 900 is  saved. What is Mr. Giridhar’s monthly income? 

(a) Rs. 6000

(b) Rs. 12000 

(c) Rs. 9000

(d) Can’t be determined 

(e) None of these 

Q8. The simple interest accrued on an amount of Rs. 20000 at the end of 3 years is Rs. 7200. What would be the compound interest accrued on the same amount at the same rate in the same period?

(a) Rs. 8342.36

(b) Rs. 8098.56

(c) Rs. 8246.16

(d) Rs. 8112.86

(e) None of these

Q9. The interest earned when Rs P is invested for four years in a scheme offering 9% p.a. simple interest is more than the interest earned when the same sum (Rs P) is invested for two years in another scheme offering 12% p.a. simple interest, by Rs 360. What is the value of P?

(a) 2000

(b) 3500

(c) 2500

(d) 4000

(e) 3000

Q10. Krishna covers a certain distance by train at 25 km/hr. and the equal distance on foot at 4 km/hr. If the time taken by him for the whole journey be 5 hrs and 48 minutes, how much total distance did he cover?

(a) 30 km

(b) 40 km

(c) 25 km

(d) 35 km

(e) None of these 

Q11. The difference between compound interest and simple interest on a sum for 2 years at 10% per annum,  when the interest in compounded annually is Rs. 16. If the interest were compounded half yearly, the difference in two interests will be: 

(a) Rs. 24.81

(b) Rs. 31.61

(c) Rs. 32.40 

(d) Rs. 26.90 

(e) None of these

Q12. Efficiency of Asha is 25% more than Usha and Usha takes 25 days to complete a piece of work. Asha started the work alone and then Usha joined her 5 days before completion of the work. For how many days Asha worked alone?

(a) 13 days 

(b) 11 days

(c) 10 days

(d) 15 days

(e) None of these

Q13. In a voyage of 600 km, a ship was slowed down due to bad weather and storm in  Ocean. Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr, and the time of trip  increased by 30 minutes. The duration of the voyage is: 

(a) 1 hour

(b) 2 hour

(c) 4/3hour

(d) 3/2hour

(e) 5/3hour

Q14. 9 kg of rice costs as much as 4 kg of sugar, 14 kg of sugar costs as much as 1.5 kg of tea, 2 kg of tea costs as much as 5 kg of coffee. Find the cost of 2.5 kg of rice, if 11 kg of coffee costs Rs. 462.

(a) Rs. 13.50

(b) Rs. 14 

(c) Rs. 15

(d) Rs. 12.50

(e) none of these

Q15. A box contains 30 eggs out of which 6 are rotten. Two eggs are chosen at random. What is the probability that at least one of the chosen eggs is rotten?

(a) 53/145

(b) 63/145

(c) 51/145

(d) 57/145

(e) 48/145