Quantitative Aptitude for IBPS PO Prelims Exam: 26th August 2018

Dear students,

Numerical Ability or 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 Quantitative Aptitude quiz to help you practice with the best of latest pattern questions.

Q1. Two numbers are such that the sum of twice the first number and thrice the second number is 36and the sum of thrice the first number and twice the second number is 39. Which is the smaller number? 

(a) 9

(b) 5

(c) 7

(d) 3

(e) 6 

Q2. The difference between the present ages of Abidha and Deshbandhu is 14 yr. Seven years ago, the ratio of their ages was 5 : 7 respectively. What is Deshbandhu’s present age? 

(a) 56 yr 

(b) 42 yr 

(c) 63 yr 

(d) 35 yr 

(e) 45 yr

Q3. The simple interest accrued on an amount of Rs. 17000 at the end of four years is Rs. 6800. What would be the compound interest accrued on the same amount at the same rate in the same period? 

(a) Rs. 7889.7 

(b) Rs. 8324

(c) Rs. 6990.5

(d) Rs. 7789.7

(e) None of these 

Q4. In a class of 80 students and 5 teachers, each student got sweets that are 15% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 25% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there? 

(a) 1030 

(b) 1040 

(c) 1050

(d) 1060

(e) 1080 

Q5. Girish spent Rs. 38460 on the renovation of his home and Rs. 24468 on buying home theater and remained with 28% of the total amount. What was the total amount? 

(a) Rs. 92600

(b) Rs. 76500 

(c) Rs. 87400 

(d) Rs. 88400

(e) None of these 

Directions (6-10): What value will come in place of (?) in the following questions? 

Directions (11-15): Study the following table carefully and answer the following questions.

Given below is the table which shows the total number of farmers in 5 villages, the percentage of farmers who bought seeds from government shops and number of female farmers, who have not bought.

Q11. What is the ratio of men who do not bought seeds from government shops from village B and C together to the men who do not bought seeds from government shops from village A and D together. 

(a) 59 : 155 

(b) 61 : 63

(c) 95 : 119 

(d) 47 : 63

(e) 21 : 43 

Q12. What is the difference between average of female farmers who do not bought seeds from government shops of village A, B and C together to the average of male farmers who do not bought seeds from government shops from village A, D and E together. 

(a) 40

(b) 45

(c) 50

(d) 30

(e)55

Q13. Total female farmers from all the villages together who do not bought seeds from government shops is what percent of total farmers from village C and D together. 

(a) 15%

(b) 12%

(c) 10%

(d) 18%

(e) 20%

Q14. If farmers from village A increases by 20% of them and female farmers who do not bought seeds from government shops increases by 100/3% of  them, then male farmers who do not bought seeds from government shops increases or decrease approximately by what percent of them.(Consider % of farmers who bought seeds from government shops remain same.) 

(a) 10%

(b) 18%

(c) 17%

(d) 13%

(e) 15%

Q15. Male farmers who do not bought seeds from government shops out of total farmers is maximum for which village? 

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

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