Quantitative Aptitude Quiz For SBI PO Mains 2023- 18th January

Directions (1-5): Bar chart given below shows Downstream speed of five different boats in same river and time taken by these boats to cover same distance in upstream by each boat. Study the data carefully and answer the following questions.

Note: Distance travelled is same by all five boats and stream speed is same.

Q1. Boat A and boat E start from point P and Q respectively and move towards each other. If distance between P and Q is 240 km then find after how much time they will meet for second time?
(a) 30 hours
(b) 18 hours
(c) 20 hours
(d) Either 20 hours or 16 hours
(e) Either 30 hours or 18 hours

Q2. Time taken by boat B to cover 80 km in downstream is what percent more/less than time taken by boat C to cover 48 km in upstream.
(a) 66 ⅔%
(b) 33 ⅓%
(c) 566 ⅔%
(d) 533 ⅓%
(e) None of the given options

Q3. Speed of boat A in downstream is how much more/less than speed of boat D in upstream.
(a) 2 km/hr
(b) 10 km/hr
(c) 4 km/hr
(d) 8 km/hr
(e) 6 km/hr

Q4. Boat ‘C’ and boat ‘E’ starts moving in same direction in a circular river. If length of that circular river is 48 km, then after how much time they will meet second time.
(a) 12 hours
(b) 24 hours
(c) 36 hours
(d) 16 hours
(e) 32 hours

Q5. Find average of speed of boat A, B and D in still water?
(a) 7 km/hr
(b) 6 km/hr
(c) None of the given options
(d) 8 km/hr
(e) 9 km/hr

Directions (6-10) : A new party XYZ, participated in election in 5 constituencies (A, B, C, D & E). Pie chart shows % distribution of party’s total votes scored by its 5 candidates and line graph shows, % of votes scored by winner candidates out of total votes polled in these 5 constituencies.
Note: All the votes must be calculated in nearest hundreds.

Q6. Candidate of party XYZ is winner from constituency B and defeated runner-up candidate by 7000 votes. None of the candidates from this constituency obtained vote less than 12000, then calculate maximum possible number of candidates from constituency B.
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 15
(d) 13
(e) can’t be determined

Q7. Party XYZ wins from constituency C. In constituency E total votes polled are 45000 less than that of constituency C. Find from how many votes the candidate of party XYZ lost in constituency E?
(a) 79500
(b) 91500
(c) 26500
(d) 27000
(e) 0

Q8. Out of constituency A and D, one of the seats was won by party XYZ. In lost constituency their candidate was runner up by 15000 votes. Find maximum possible difference between total votes polled in both of these constituencies.
(a) 50000
(b) 37500
(c) 25000
(d) either (a) or (b)
(e) either (b) or (c)

Q9. In constituencies A & E, both candidates of party XYZ are runner up, and lost by same number of votes. If the votes polled in E is 180000, find approximate number of votes polled in constituency A.
(a) 350000
(b) 365000
(c) 180000
(d) 100000
(e) None of these

Q10. Which of the following condition is never possible?
(i) constituency B and C have equal number of votes polled given that party wins from C.
(ii) candidate of party XYZ lost by 28000 voters from constituency E.
(iii) constituency A and B have equal number of votes polled.
(iv) winner candidate of constituencies B and D got equal number of votes.
(a) only (i)
(b) Only (i) and (iii)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(d) (i) and (ii)
(e) All of these are possible

Solutions