Quantitative Aptitude Quiz For SBI Clerk Prelims 2022- 1st October

Directions (1-5): Study the given passage carefully and answer the questions.
A shopkeeper bought a pen & a book for Rs 500. He marked pen by 20% above cost price which is same as discount percentage given on book. He gained 8% & 12% on pen & book respectively. his gain amount in entire transaction is equal to 10% of marked price of book.

Q1. What is cost price of book? (in Rs)
(a) 420
(b) 350
(c) 430
(d) 380
(e) 400

Q2. Marked price of book is how much more than the selling price of pen? (in Rs)
(a) 440
(b) 452
(c) 460
(d) 456
(e) 444

Q3. What is ratio of selling price of pen to that of book?
(a) 27 : 140
(b) 15 : 56
(c) 27 : 112
(d) 27 : 100
(e) 25 : 112

Q4. What is average of marked price of pen & book?
(a) 340
(b) 334
(c) 330
(d) 284
(e) 278

Q5. If no discount was offered on both then his overall gain percent is approximately what percent more than his actual gain percent?
(a) 100%
(b) 167%
(c) 150%
(d) 220%
(e) 200%

Directions (6-10): In each of the following questions, two equations (I) and (II) are given. Solve the equations and mark the correct option:
(a) if x>y
(b) if x≥y
(c) if x<y
(d) if x ≤y
(e) if x = y or no relation can be established between x and y.

Q6. I. x²+21x+108=0
II. y²+24y+143=0

Q7. I. x²=289
II. y = √289

Q8. I. x²-25x+156=0
II. y²-32y+255=0

Q9. I. x²+23x+130=0
II.y²+30y+224=0

Q10. I. x²-28x+195=0
II. y²-22y+117=0

Directions (11-15): Following table DI gives the detail of magazines printed by five different companies and distributed among different distributors and answer the following question accordingly.

Note:- magazines were equally distributed among the distributors of respective printing companies.

Q11.What is the average no. of magazines distributed by companies Q, R and T among their respective distributors?
(a) 2720
(b) 2640
(c) 2480
(d) 2960
(e) 3120

Q12.Find the total numbers of distributors of magazines of company Q and T together?
(a) 62
(b) 72
(c) 84
(d) 78
(e) 64

Q13.Find the respective ratio of the total number of magazines distributed among the distributors of company R to that of the total no. of magazines distributed among distributors of company T?
(a) 21:19
(b)19:21
(c) 17:21
(d) 21:17
(e) 17:23

Q14.Find the average number of books distributed among the distributors by all the five companies together?
(a) 2784
(b) 2664
(c) 2680
(d) 2756
(e) 2724

Q15.Find the difference between total no. of distributors of magazines sold by companies P and Q together to the total no. of distributors of magazines sold by companies R and T together?
(a) 38
(b) 34
(c) 36
(d) 42
(e) 40

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