Quantitative Aptitude Quiz For SBI/IBPS PO Prelims 2021- 1st November

Q1. On selling 40 articles for Rs. 68 a shopkeeper incurred a loss of 25%. How many articles he should sell for Rs. 51 to earn profit of 12.5%?
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 24
(d) 18
(e) 30

Q3. A sum of money becomes 8 times in 1.5 year if compounded half yearly. How much time it will take to become 81 times if compounded yearly.
(a) 4 years
(b) 9 years
(c) 3 years
(d) 5 years
(e) 7 years

Q4. A ship is 108 km away from the shore when a leak appears on its bottom surface which admits 2.5 tons of water in 10 minutes. 40 tons of water is required to start sinking the ship but the pumps can throw out 2 tons of water in 12 minutes. Find the average rate of sailing at which ship must sail so that it may just reach the shore as it begins to sink.
(a) 13.5 kmph
(b) 16.5 kmph
(c) 10 kmph
(d) 15 kmph
(e) 12.5 kmph

Q6. Kapil and Pooja started a business. Kapil invested Rs. 80,000 and after 8 month he invests Rs. 40,000 more. Pooja invested Rs. 1,00,000 and withdraws Rs. 20,000 after 4 months. Pooja is an active partner, so she receives Rs. 2700 per month as salary. If profit share of Kapil after 1 year is Rs. 1,40,000. Then find profit share of Pooja (excluding salary) at the end of the year?
(a) Rs. 1,62,400
(b) Rs. 1,70,000
(c) Rs. 1,32,400
(d) Rs. 1,30,000
(e) Rs. 1,44,400

Q7. From numbers 1 to 15 two no. are selected what is the probability that both the selected no. are even numbers.
(a) 0.20
(b) 0.30
(c) 0.25
(d) 0.35
(e) 0.40

Q8. 80 l mixture of milk and water contains 25% of water. If 24 l of mixture taken out from mixture, then find what quantity of water should be mixed in remaining mixture to make water 65% of resulting mixture?
(a) 56 l
(b) 44 l
(c) 42 l
(d) 40 l
(e) 64 l

Q10. Amit bought total of 44 laptops and mobiles together. Laptop costs two times of mobiles. He marked up the laptop by 50 % and phones by Rs. 3000 and sold these. He sold 80 % of mobiles and 6 laptops at Rs. 636000. The remaining mobiles and remaining 3 laptops are unsold due to some faults. Find his overall profit/loss on total quantity?
(a) Rs 600
(b) None of these
(c) Rs 750
(d) Rs 350
(e) Rs 425

Q11. A person divided his money into his two sons in the ratio of 10:7. The son with the less money invested it in compound interest at 20 % per annum for two years while the son with more money invested in simple interest at 18 % per annum for same time period. The son with the more money got Rs. 936 more interest than the other one. How much interest earned by the son with less money?
(a) Rs 5544
(b) Rs 12456
(c) Rs 7920
(d) Rs 6480
(e) Rs 1656

Q12. Karthik, Rishabh and Mahender enter into a partnership. In the beginning Rishabh invest some amount. Karthik invest 100% more than Rishabh after 4 months and Mahender invest 350 % more then Rishabh after 8 months. Total profit earned by them at the end of year is Rs 8280. Find the difference between profit share of Mahender and Karthik?
(a) Rs 1080
(b) Rs 720
(c) Rs 360
(d) Rs 630
(e) Rs 450

Q15. There are two mixture comprising milk and water. Ratio of milk to water in both mixture is 4 : 1. 50% of mixture – B is mixed in mixture – A, then quantity of water in the resulting mixture becomes 20 liters. Then, find ratio of total quantity of mixture – A to total quantity of mixture – B if total quantity of both the mixture is 140 lit.
(a) 4 : 3
(b) 3 : 4
(c) 5 : 6
(d) 6 : 5
(e) None of the above.

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