Quantitative Aptitude for Syndicate Bank and Canara Bank PO 2018

Quantitative Aptitude Section has given heebie-jeebies to the aspirants when they appear for a banking examination. As the level of every other section is only getting complex and convoluted, there is no doubt that this section, too, makes your blood run cold. The questions asked in this section are calculative and very time-consuming. But once dealt with proper strategy, speed and accuracy, this section can get you the maximum marks in the examination. Following is the quiz on Quantitative Aptitude to help you practice with the best of latest pattern questions.

Q1. A house and a shop were sold for Rs. 1 lakh each, In this transaction, the house sale resulted into 20% loss whereas the shop sale into 20% profit. The entire transaction resulted in:
(a) no loss no gain
(b) gain of Rs. 1/24 lakh
(c) loss of Rs. 1/12 lakh
(d) loss of Rs. 1/18 lakh
(e) None of these


Q2. A manufacturer sells an article to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 10%. The wholesale dealer sells it to a shopkeeper at 20% profit. The shopkeeper sells it to a customer for Rs. 56,100 at a loss of 15%. Then the cost price of the article to the manufacturer is 
(a) Rs. 25,000
(b) Rs. 10,000
(c) Rs. 50,000
(d) Rs. 55,000
(e) Rs. 60,000

Q4. A reduction of 10% in the price of wheat enables a man to buy 50 g of wheat more for a rupee. How much wheat could originally be had (in grams) for a rupee? 
(a) 400
(b) 500
(c) 450
(d) 350
(e) 550


Q5. In an examination 70% of the candidates passed in English. 80% passed in Mathematics. 10% failed in both the subjects. If 144 candidates passed in both, the total number of candidates was 
(a) 125
(b) 200
(c) 240
(d) 375
(e) 425


Directions (6-10): Study the following Pie-chart carefully and answer the questions given below.

Q6. What is the respective ratio of men to the women working in night shifts from the call centre industry?
(a) 9 : 11
(b) 7 : 5
(c) 8 : 13
(d) 11 : 7
(e) 11 : 9


Q7. What is the approximate average number of females working in night shifts from all the industries together? 
(a) 2227
(b) 4481
(c) 3326
(d) 2823
(e) 4107


Q8. What is the total number of men working in night shifts from all the industries together?
(a) 28291
(b) 25788
(c) 28678
(d) 26887
(e) 28876


Q9. The number of women from the sports industry working in night shift are what per cent of the total number of people working in the night shifts from all the industries together?
(a) 5.6%
(b) 3.6%
(c) 3.2%
(d) 4.4%
(e) 8.4%


Q10. What is the difference between the total number of men and the total number of women working in night shifts from all the industries together? 
(a) 13254
(b) 13542
(c) 13524
(d) 13363
(e) 12363


Directions (Q11-15): What should come in place of question mark (?) in following simplification problems?


Q11. (1/64)^0+(64)^(-1/2)+(-32)^(4/5)=?
(a) 137/8
(b) 139/8
(c) 143/8
(d) 141/8
(e) 15


Q12. If √(2^? )=64


(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 16
(e) 14


Q13. 34/3×48/10÷?=68/3
(a) 2.4
(b) 4.2
(c) 2.6
(d) 2.8
(e) 3.2


Q14. (1.06+0.04)^2-?=4×1.06×0.04
(a) 1.04
(b) 1.4
(c) 1.5
(d) Can’t be determined
(e)1.0404


Q15. [(140)^2÷70×16]÷8=14× ?
(a) 38
(b) 22
(c) 55
(d) 40
(e) 36