Twisted Ones Quantitative Aptitude Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Exam 2017

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Today we have been including some Arithmetic Questions. This is the Quantitative Aptitude Questions and you should try to do it within 17-18 Minutes. If you fail to complete it in stipulated time, then try again with full force. These quantitative aptitude questions are very important from exam point of view like IBPS RRB Exam, IBPS PO and IBPS Clerk.

Q1. What will be the least possible number of planks, if three pieces of timber 42m, 49m and 63 m long have to be divided into planks of the same length?

(a) 22

(b) 24

(c) 26

(d) 20

(e) 18

Q2. A and B set out to meet each other from two places 165 km apart. A travels 15 km on first day, 14 km the second day , 13 km the third day and so on. B travels 10 km the first day, 12 km the second day, 14 km the third day and so on. After how many days will they meet?

(a) 5 days

(b) 8days

(c) 6 days

(d) 9 days

(e) None of these

Q3. If a clock strikes once at one o’clock, twice at two o’clock and twelve times at 12 o’clock and again once at one o’clock and so on, how many times will the bell be struck in the course of 2 days?

(a) 302

(b) 312

(c) 322

(d) 318

(e) None of these

Q4. In a test, a candidate secured 336 marks out of maximum marks ‘x’ . If the maximum marks ‘x’ were converted into 400 marks, he would have secured 192 marks. What were the maximum marks of the test?

(a) 700

(b) 600

(c) 645

(d) 675

(e) 800

Q5. An order was placed for supply of carpet of breadth 3 m, the length of carpet was 1.44 times of breadth. Subsequently the breadth and length were increased by 25% and 40% respectively. At the rate of Rs. 45 per m2, what would be the increase in the cost of the carpet?

(a) Rs. 438.4

(b) Rs. 440

(c) Rs. 437.4

(d) Rs. 427.4

(e) None of these

Q6. What is the number of ways in which a mixed double tennis game can be arranged amongst 9 married couples if no husband and wife play in the same game?

(a) 1512

(b) 1602

(c) 1052

(d) 1992

(e) 1502

Q7. The average temperature of Mount Abu for four days in a particular month is 48°C. If the average temperature of second and third days is 34°C and the ratio of the temperatures of first and fourth days is 9 : 11, then find out the temperatures of first and fourth days(appx.). 

(a) 45°C, 50°C

(b) 32°C, 40°C

(c) 43°C, 68°C

(d) 52°C, 47°C

(e) 56°C, 68°C

Q8. Akhilesh and Bhuvnesh start from A and B respectively with uniform velocities. Akhilesh is headed toward B and Bhuvnesh towards A and both cities are 600 km apart. Akhilesh rests whenever Bhuvnesh is on the move and Bhuvnesh rest whenever Akhilesh is on the move. The speed of Akhilesh and Bhuvnesh is 25 km/h and 30 km/h respectively. If Akhilesh starts first and reaches B in 36 hours, then find the least time that Bhuvnesh would take to reach his destination after Akhilesh makes a start:

(a) 20 h

(b) 36 h

(c) 44 h

(d) 45 h

(e) None of these

Q9. Ganesha was hired on the basis of commission in NICL and got the bonus only on the first years commission. He got the policies of Rs. 2 lakh having maturity period of 10 year. His commission in the first, second, third, fourth and for the rest of the years is 20%, 16%, 12%, 10% and 4% respectively while bonus is 25% of the commission. If the annual premium is Rs. 20,000 then what is his total commission if the completion of the maturity of all the policies is mandatory?

(a) 16450

(b) 18000

(c) 17000

(d) 17400

(e) None of these

Q10. A watch dealer sells watches at Rs. 600 per watch. However, he is forced to give two successive discounts of 10% and 5% respectively. However, he recovers the sales tax on the net sale price from the customer at 5% of the net price. What price does a customer have to pay him to buy a watch?

(a) 537

(b) 535

(c) 538.65

(d) 540

(e) 550

Q11. Anjali borrows a certain sum of money from the PNB at 10% per annum at CI. The entire debt is discharged in full by Anjali on payment of two equal amounts of Rs. 1000 each, one at the end of the first year and the other at the end of the second year. What is the approximate value of the amount borrowed by him?

(a) Rs. 1836

(b) Rs. 1736

(c) Rs. 2026

(d) Rs. 1556

(e) None of these

Q12. Three amounts x, y and z are such that y is the simple interest on x and z is the simple interest  on y. If in all the three cases, rate of interest per annum and the time for which interest is calculated  is the same, what is the relation between x,y and z?

(a) xyz = 1

(b) x2 = yz

(c) z =x2y

(d) y2 = xz

(e) None of these

Q13. Three Quantities A, B and C are such that AB = KC, where K is a constant. When A is kept constant, B varies directly as C; when B is kept constant, A varies directly as C; when C is kept constant, A varies inversely as B. Initially A was at 5 and A:B:C was 1:3:5. Find the value of A when B equals 9 at constant C.

(a) 5

(b) 6

(c) 7.76

(d) 9.33

(e) 8.33

Q14. The weight of a circular disc varies as the square of the radius when the thickness remains the same; it also varies as the thickness when the radius remains the same. Two discs have their thicknesses in the ratio of 9 : 8; What will be the ratio of radii if the weight of the first is twice that of the second? 

(a) 4 : 3

(b) 3 : 4

(c) 5 : 4

(d) 3 : 7

(e) None of these

Q15. Idea charges a fixed rental of Rs. 350 per month. It allows 200 calls free per month. Each call is charged at Rs. 1.4 when the number of calls exceeds 200 per month and it charges Rs. 1.6 when the number of calls exceeds  400 per month and so on.  A customer made 150 calls in May and 250 calls in June. By how much percent the each call is cheaper in June than each call in May?   

(a) 22%

(b) 28%

(c) 24%

(d) 26%

(e) None of these

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