Night Class: Quantitative Aptitude for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2017

Quantitative Aptitude is a very important section you must prepare if you are aiming for a job in Bank or Insurance sector. These two weeks are very important as IBPS Clerk and RBI Assistant Mains are lined up. So, these 15 questions can help you practice three very important topics of Quant Section.

Directions (1-5): Use the data, given in the table and answer the following questions.

NOTE: There are some missing data in the table. In any question if value of missing data is required, find it first according to given condition in that question and then proceed.

Q1. The article B is sold at 12% profit and the ratio of CP of B and A is 9 : 8. If article A is sold at 10% profit, Find marked price of A. 
(a) Rs. 10731.7
(b) Rs. 10317.7
(c) Rs. 10137.7
(d) Rs. 10713.7
(e) Rs. 11523.7

Q2. If discount offered on B and C are equal, then find the SP of C. 
(a) Rs. 10880
(b) Rs. 10000
(c) Rs.  12000
(d) Rs. 14000
(e) None of these

Q3. Find the overall percentage profit, when 2 article of B and 3 article of D are sold at profit percentage of 20% and 25% respectively. 
(a) 22.38%
(b) 25%
(c) 30%
(d) 35%
(e) 28.38%

Q4. Find the ratio of discount percentage to the profit percentage for article B, if it’s CP is half of its MP
(a) 2 : 17
(b) 4 : 17
(c) 17 : 4
(d) 13 : 5
(e) 13 : 4

Q5. Find the profit percent of article F if it’s CP is 5/6 th of it’s M.P.  
(a) 23%
(b) 24%
(c) Cannot be determined
(d) 30%
(e) 35%

Q6. In an election 20% of the voters did not cast their votes and 60 votes were declared invalid. The winner got 52% of valid votes and won by 116 votes. Find the total number of voters assume that only contestant were in the election. 
(a) 4700
(b) 3800
(c) 4000
(d) 4200
(e) 3700

Q7. If sum of upstream and downstream speed of a boat is 82 kmph, and the boat travels 105 km. upstream in 3 hr,Find the time taken by boat to cover 126 km downstream. 
(a) 126/47 hr
(b) 127/47 hr
(c) 129/47 hr
(d) can’t be determined
(e) None of these

Q8. A shopkeeper allows 5% discount and also allows 2 article free on purchase of 14 article.  In this way he earns 40% profit. Find by what percent above the CP he marked the goods. 
(a) 68.42%
(b) 70%
(c) 72%
(d) 74%
(e) 66.72%

Q9. 15 litre of a mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 1 : 4. If 3 litre of water is mixed in the mixture. The percentage of alcohol in the new mixture is 
(a) 150/6%
(b) 100/3%
(c) 25%
(d) 40%
(e) 50/3%

Q10. Find the area of the trapezium, whose parallel sides are 10 cm and 12 cm, and distance between the parallel sides is 11 cm. 
(a) 121 cm²
(b) 122 cm²
(c) 123 cm²
(d) 124 cm²
(e) 125 cm²

Directions (11-15): Find the missing term (?) in the following number series.

Q11. 169,     225,     289,     361,     ?
(a) 441
(b) 440
(c) 400
(d) 484
(e) 450

Q12. 1,     8,     36,     148,     ?
(a) 596
(b) 598
(c) 600
(d) 612
(e) 674

Q13. 100,     115,     135,     165,     210,   ?
(a) 270
(b) 285
(c) 265
(d) 275
(e) 290

Q14. 10,     16,     28,     48,     78,     ?
(a) 120
(b) 130
(c) 140
(d) 150
(e) 160

Q15. 8,     4,     4,     6,     12,     ?
(a) 32
(b) 30
(c) 34
(d) 36
(e) 38