1282 + Mcqs in Quantitative Aptitude Page 11 McqOptions

501.	Q: In the following question a number series is given which has only one wrong number. You have to find out the wrong number? 7.5 47.5 87.5 157.5 247.5 357.5 487.5
A.	47.5
B.	87.5
C.	247.5
D.	357.5
Answer» B. 87.5

Discussion

502.	Q: In the following number series only one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number ? 6, 15, 35, 63, 143, 221, 323
A.	143
B.	63
C.	323
D.	35
Answer» C. 323

Discussion

503.	Q: In the following number series, one of the numbers is wrong. Find it out? 77, 79, 76, 81, 75, 85
A.	79
B.	81
C.	75
D.	85
Answer» D. 85

Discussion

504.	Q: In order to maximize his gain, a shopping mall owner decides to reduce the price of electronics goods by 20% and as a result of this, the sales of electronics increase by 40%. If, as a result of these changes, he is able to increase his weekly collection by Rs. 1,05,000, find by what value did the gross collection increase per day?
A.	Rs. 14400
B.	Rs. 14600
C.	Rs. 14800
D.	Rs. 15000
Answer» E.

Discussion

505.	Q: In one year, the Amount collected for social welfare, of a village increased by 10% and in the next year, it decreased by 10%. If at the end of 2nd year, the amount was 7920, what was it in the beginning ?
A.	8800
B.	8650
C.	8000
D.	8980
Answer» D. 8980

Discussion

506.	Q: In one hour, a boat goes 12 km/hr along the stream and 6 km/hr against the stream. The speed of the boat in still water (in km/hr) is:
A.	9
B.	8
C.	7
D.	7.5
Answer» B. 8

Discussion

507.	Q: In measuring the sides of a rectangle, one side is taken 20% in excess and the other 10% in deficit. Find the error per cent in area calculated from the measurement ?
A.	8% excess
B.	9% deficit
C.	12% excess
D.	11% deficit
Answer» B. 9% deficit

Discussion

508.	Q: In how many years, Rs. 200 will produce the same interest @ 5 % as Rs. 900 produce in 2 years @ 3 ½ % ?
A.	5.2 yrs
B.	7 yrs
C.	7.9 yrs
D.	6.3 yrs
Answer» E.

Discussion

509.	Q: In how many ways word of 'GLACIOUS' can be arranged such that 'C' always comes at end?
A.	3360
B.	5040
C.	720
D.	1080
Answer» C. 720

Discussion

510.	Q: In how many ways the word 'SCOOTY' can be arranged such that 'S' and 'Y' are always at two ends?
A.	720
B.	360
C.	120
D.	24
Answer» E.

Discussion

511.	Q: In how many ways the letters of the word OLIVER be arranged so that the vowels in the word always occur in the dictionary order as we move from left to right ?
A.	186
B.	144
C.	136
D.	120
Answer» E.

Discussion

512.	Q: In how many ways the letters of the word 'DESIGN' can be arranged so that no consonant appears at either of the two ends?
A.	240
B.	72
C.	48
D.	36
Answer» D. 36

Discussion

513.	Q: In how many ways the letters of the word NUMERICAL can be arranged so that the consonants always occupy the even places ?
A.	5!
B.	6!
C.	4!
D.	Can't determine
Answer» E.

Discussion

514.	Q: In how many ways can the letters of the word 'LEADER' be arranged ?
A.	360
B.	420
C.	576
D.	220
Answer» B. 420

Discussion

515.	Q: In how many ways can letter of the word RAILINGS arrange so that R and S always come together?
A.	1260
B.	2520
C.	5040
D.	1080
Answer» D. 1080

Discussion

516.	Q: In How many ways can the letters of the word 'CAPITAL' be arranged in such a way that all the vowels always come together?
A.	360
B.	720
C.	120
D.	840
Answer» B. 720

Discussion

517.	Q: In how many different ways could couples be picked from 6 men and 9 women ?
A.	26
B.	54
C.	52
D.	28
Answer» C. 52

Discussion

518.	Q: In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'THERAPY' be arranged so that the vowels never come together?
A.	1440
B.	720
C.	2250
D.	3600
Answer» E.

Discussion

519.	Q: In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'POVERTY' be arranged ?
A.	2520
B.	5040
C.	1260
D.	None
Answer» C. 1260

Discussion

520.	Q: In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'HAPPYHOLI' be arranged?
A.	89972
B.	90720
C.	72000
D.	81000
Answer» C. 72000

Discussion

521.	Q: In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'ABYSMAL' be arranged ?
A.	5040
B.	3650
C.	4150
D.	2520
Answer» E.

Discussion

522.	Q: In following number series only one number is wrong. Find out that wrong or odd number in the series? 6, 78, 858, 7722, 54055, 270270
A.	270270
B.	54055
C.	7722
D.	858
Answer» C. 7722

Discussion

523.	Q: In an old Palace there are 50 stairs to go on top floor. Each is 20 cm high, 30 cm wide and 60 cm long. If all the stairs are re-plastered at the rate of Rs. 4 per 100 sq.cm. What is the expenditure ?
A.	Rs. 4680
B.	Rs. 7600
C.	Rs. 6000
D.	Rs. 5480
Answer» D. Rs. 5480

Discussion

524.	Q: In an exhibition, Almond bought a painting for Rs. 20000. He later sold it to Olive for Rs. 23000. Olive sold it to Sarah for double the profit percentage that Almond earned. At what price should Sarah sell this painting to earn 8% profit ?
A.	Rs. 34,410
B.	Rs. 31,184
C.	Rs. 29,999
D.	Rs. 32,292
Answer» E.

Discussion

525.	Q: In an exam, a candidate secured 504 marks out of the maximum mark of 'M'. If the maximum mark 'M' is converted into 800 marks, he would have secured 384 marks. What is the value of 'M' ?
A.	910
B.	1000
C.	970
D.	None of the above
Answer» E.

Discussion

526.	Q: In an election only two candidates contested. A candidate secured 70% of the valid votes and won by a majority of 172 votes. Find the total number of valid votes ?
A.	446
B.	415
C.	404
D.	430
Answer» E.

Discussion

527.	Q: In an election between two candidates K and L, the number of valid votes received by K exceeds those received by L by 15% of the total number of votes polled. If 20% of the votes polled were invalid and a total of 8720 votes were polled, then how many valid votes did L get ?
A.	3241
B.	2457
C.	2642
D.	2834
Answer» E.

Discussion

528.	Q: In a year, Holi was enjoyed on 6th March 9 AM and Deepawali was celebrated on 11th November 8 PM. The total time interval (in hours) between the two was ?
A.	2101 hrs
B.	4125 hrs
C.	5124 hrs
D.	6011 hrs
Answer» E.

Discussion

529.	Q: In a triangle ABC, angle 'a' is the smallest one & A+7B = 112. Find the range of value 'c' ?
A.	138 to 164
B.	125 to 147
C.	148 to 158
D.	152 to 164
Answer» E.

Discussion

530.	Q: In a test, minimum passing percentage for girls and boys is 35% and 40% respectively. A boy scored 483 marks and failed by 117 marks. What is the minimum passing marks for girls ?
A.	625
B.	525
C.	425
D.	325
Answer» C. 425

Discussion

531.	Q: In a slip test, K got the 15th rank and he was 44th from the bottom of the list of passed students. 4 students did not take up the slip test and 3 students were failed. What is the total strenght of the class ?
A.	63
B.	62
C.	64
D.	65
Answer» E.

Discussion

532.	Q: In a scheme, a pack of three soaps with MRP Rs.45 is available for Rs.42. If it still gives a profit of 5% to the shopkeeper, then the cost price of the pack is ?
A.	38
B.	39
C.	40
D.	41
Answer» D. 41

Discussion

533.	Q: In a regular week, there are 5 working days and for each day, the working hours are 8. A man gets Rs. 2.40 per hour for regular work and Rs. 3.20 per hours for overtime. If he earns Rs. 432 in 4 weeks, then how many hours does he work for ?
A.	145
B.	165
C.	175
D.	135
Answer» D. 135

Discussion

534.	Q: In a race of 1000 m, A can beat by 100 m, in a race of 800m, B can beat C by 100m. By how many meters will A beat C in a race of 600 m ?
A.	127.5 m
B.	254 m
C.	184 m
D.	212 m
Answer» B. 254 m

Discussion

535.	Q: In a race of 200 m, A can beat B by 31 m and C by 18 m. In a race of 350 m, C will beat B by ?
A.	25 m
B.	21 m
C.	22 m
D.	19 m
Answer» B. 21 m

Discussion

536.	Q: In a queue, Shankar is ninth from the rear end. Althaf's place is eighth from the front. Nitu is standing between the two. What could be the minimum numbers of boys standing in the queue ?
A.	18
B.	14
C.	22
D.	24
Answer» C. 22

Discussion

537.	Q: In a purse there are 30 coins, twenty one-rupee and remaining 50-paise coins. Eleven coins are picked simultaneously at random and are placed in a box. If a coin is now picked from the box, find the probability of it being a rupee coin?
A.	2021-07-04 00:00:00
B.	2021-03-02 00:00:00
C.	2021-02-01 00:00:00
D.	2021-06-05 00:00:00
Answer» C. 2021-02-01 00:00:00

Discussion

538.	Q: In a pot, there is a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 4 : 5. If it is filled with an additional 8 litres of milk, the pot would be full and ratio of milk and water would become 6 : 5. Find the capacity of the pot ?
A.	11 lit
B.	22 lit
C.	33 lit
D.	44 lit
Answer» C. 33 lit

Discussion

539.	Q: In a plane 8 points are colliner out of 12 points, then the number of triangles we get with those 12 points is
A.	20
B.	160
C.	164
D.	220
Answer» D. 220

Discussion

540.	Q: In a Plane there are 37 straight lines, of which 13 pass through the point A and 11 pass through the point B. Besides, no three lines pass through one point, no lines passes through both points A and B , and no two are parallel. Find the number of points of intersection of the straight lines.
A.	525
B.	535
C.	545
D.	555
Answer» C. 545

Discussion

541.	Q: In a party there are male and female members. If 15 female quit then the number of females will become double the number of males. If 45 males quit no. of female becomes five times the number of males. Find the number of females ?
A.	175
B.	145
C.	165
D.	135
Answer» B. 145

Discussion

542.	Q: In a party there are 5 couples. Out of them 5 people are chosen at random. Find the probability that there are at the least two couples ?
A.	2021-07-06 00:00:00
B.	19/21
C.	1931-07-01 00:00:00
D.	2021-05-01 00:00:00
Answer» E.

Discussion

543.	Q: In a palace, three different types of coins are there namely gold, silver and bronze. The number of gold, silver and bronze coins is 18000, 9600 and 3600 respectively. Find the minimum number of rooms required if in each room should give the same number of coins of the same type ?
A.	26
B.	24
C.	18
D.	12
Answer» B. 24

Discussion

544.	Q: In a mixture, the ratio of juice and water is 4 : 3. By adding 6 litre water the ratio of juice and water will be 8 : 7. What is the amount of juice in the original mixture ?
A.	38 lit
B.	96 lit
C.	48 lit
D.	52 lit
Answer» D. 52 lit

Discussion

545.	Q: In a mixture of three varities of oils , the ratio of their weight is 4 : 5 : 8. If 5 kg of oils of the first variety, 10 kg of the second variety and some quantity of oils of the third variety are added to the mixture, the ratio of the weights of three varieties of oils becomes as 5 : 7 : 9 in the final mixture, find the quantity of third variety of oil was ?
A.	15 kg
B.	25 kg
C.	35 kg
D.	45 kg
Answer» E.

Discussion

546.	Q: In a mixture of milk and water the proportion of water by weight was 75%. If in 60 gm of mixture 15 gm water was added, what would be the percentage of water ? (Weight in gm)
A.	0.8
B.	0.7
C.	0.75
D.	0.62
Answer» B. 0.7

Discussion

547.	Q: In a mixture of 240 lt. water is 20% and rest is Milk. What quantity of mixture should be taken out and replaced with water so that water becomes 40%?
A.	60 lit
B.	55 lit
C.	45 lit
D.	50 lit
Answer» B. 55 lit

Discussion

548.	Q: In a mens hostel, there were 95 students. To accommodate 30 more students the average is decreased by rupees 5. But total expenditure increased by Rs.500. Find the total expenditure of the hostel now ?
A.	Rs. 4680
B.	Rs. 4420
C.	Rs. 4960
D.	Rs. 5480
Answer» B. Rs. 4420

Discussion

549.	Q: In a joint family, there are 24 members whose age is decreased by 4 months, when one girl aged 24 years is replaced by a new boy. Find the age of the new boy ?
A.	18 years
B.	12 years
C.	15 years
D.	16 years
Answer» E.

Discussion

550.	Q: In a hostel, there was food for 1000 students for one month. After 10 days, 1000 more students joined the hostel. How long would the students be able to carry on with the remaining food?
A.	10 days
B.	15 days
C.	20 days
D.	5 days
Answer» B. 15 days

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Quantitative Aptitude.

Q: In the following question a number series is given which has only one wrong number. You have to find out the wrong number? 7.5 47.5 87.5 157.5 247.5 357.5 487.5

Q: In the following number series only one number is wrong. Find out the wrong number ? 6, 15, 35, 63, 143, 221, 323

Q: In the following number series, one of the numbers is wrong. Find it out? 77, 79, 76, 81, 75, 85

Q: In one year, the Amount collected for social welfare, of a village increased by 10% and in the next year, it decreased by 10%. If at the end of 2nd year, the amount was 7920, what was it in the beginning ?

Q: In one hour, a boat goes 12 km/hr along the stream and 6 km/hr against the stream. The speed of the boat in still water (in km/hr) is:

Q: In measuring the sides of a rectangle, one side is taken 20% in excess and the other 10% in deficit. Find the error per cent in area calculated from the measurement ?

Q: In how many years, Rs. 200 will produce the same interest @ 5 % as Rs. 900 produce in 2 years @ 3 ½ % ?

Q: In how many ways word of 'GLACIOUS' can be arranged such that 'C' always comes at end?

Q: In how many ways the word 'SCOOTY' can be arranged such that 'S' and 'Y' are always at two ends?

Q: In how many ways the letters of the word OLIVER be arranged so that the vowels in the word always occur in the dictionary order as we move from left to right ?

Q: In how many ways the letters of the word 'DESIGN' can be arranged so that no consonant appears at either of the two ends?

Q: In how many ways the letters of the word NUMERICAL can be arranged so that the consonants always occupy the even places ?

Q: In how many ways can the letters of the word 'LEADER' be arranged ?

Q: In how many ways can letter of the word RAILINGS arrange so that R and S always come together?

Q: In How many ways can the letters of the word 'CAPITAL' be arranged in such a way that all the vowels always come together?

Q: In how many different ways could couples be picked from 6 men and 9 women ?

Q: In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'THERAPY' be arranged so that the vowels never come together?

Q: In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'POVERTY' be arranged ?

Q: In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'HAPPYHOLI' be arranged?

Q: In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'ABYSMAL' be arranged ?

Q: In following number series only one number is wrong. Find out that wrong or odd number in the series? 6, 78, 858, 7722, 54055, 270270

Q: In an old Palace there are 50 stairs to go on top floor. Each is 20 cm high, 30 cm wide and 60 cm long. If all the stairs are re-plastered at the rate of Rs. 4 per 100 sq.cm. What is the expenditure ?

Q: In an exhibition, Almond bought a painting for Rs. 20000. He later sold it to Olive for Rs. 23000. Olive sold it to Sarah for double the profit percentage that Almond earned. At what price should Sarah sell this painting to earn 8% profit ?

Q: In an exam, a candidate secured 504 marks out of the maximum mark of 'M'. If the maximum mark 'M' is converted into 800 marks, he would have secured 384 marks. What is the value of 'M' ?

Q: In an election only two candidates contested. A candidate secured 70% of the valid votes and won by a majority of 172 votes. Find the total number of valid votes ?

Q: In an election between two candidates K and L, the number of valid votes received by K exceeds those received by L by 15% of the total number of votes polled. If 20% of the votes polled were invalid and a total of 8720 votes were polled, then how many valid votes did L get ?

Q: In a year, Holi was enjoyed on 6th March 9 AM and Deepawali was celebrated on 11th November 8 PM. The total time interval (in hours) between the two was ?

Q: In a triangle ABC, angle 'a' is the smallest one & A+7B = 112. Find the range of value 'c' ?

Q: In a test, minimum passing percentage for girls and boys is 35% and 40% respectively. A boy scored 483 marks and failed by 117 marks. What is the minimum passing marks for girls ?

Q: In a slip test, K got the 15th rank and he was 44th from the bottom of the list of passed students. 4 students did not take up the slip test and 3 students were failed. What is the total strenght of the class ?

Q: In a scheme, a pack of three soaps with MRP Rs.45 is available for Rs.42. If it still gives a profit of 5% to the shopkeeper, then the cost price of the pack is ?

Q: In a regular week, there are 5 working days and for each day, the working hours are 8. A man gets Rs. 2.40 per hour for regular work and Rs. 3.20 per hours for overtime. If he earns Rs. 432 in 4 weeks, then how many hours does he work for ?

Q: In a race of 1000 m, A can beat by 100 m, in a race of 800m, B can beat C by 100m. By how many meters will A beat C in a race of 600 m ?

Q: In a race of 200 m, A can beat B by 31 m and C by 18 m. In a race of 350 m, C will beat B by ?

Q: In a queue, Shankar is ninth from the rear end. Althaf's place is eighth from the front. Nitu is standing between the two. What could be the minimum numbers of boys standing in the queue ?

Q: In a purse there are 30 coins, twenty one-rupee and remaining 50-paise coins. Eleven coins are picked simultaneously at random and are placed in a box. If a coin is now picked from the box, find the probability of it being a rupee coin?

Q: In a pot, there is a mixture of milk and water in the ratio 4 : 5. If it is filled with an additional 8 litres of milk, the pot would be full and ratio of milk and water would become 6 : 5. Find the capacity of the pot ?

Q: In a plane 8 points are colliner out of 12 points, then the number of triangles we get with those 12 points is

Q: In a Plane there are 37 straight lines, of which 13 pass through the point A and 11 pass through the point B. Besides, no three lines pass through one point, no lines passes through both points A and B , and no two are parallel. Find the number of points of intersection of the straight lines.

Q: In a party there are male and female members. If 15 female quit then the number of females will become double the number of males. If 45 males quit no. of female becomes five times the number of males. Find the number of females ?

Q: In a party there are 5 couples. Out of them 5 people are chosen at random. Find the probability that there are at the least two couples ?

Q: In a palace, three different types of coins are there namely gold, silver and bronze. The number of gold, silver and bronze coins is 18000, 9600 and 3600 respectively. Find the minimum number of rooms required if in each room should give the same number of coins of the same type ?

Q: In a mixture, the ratio of juice and water is 4 : 3. By adding 6 litre water the ratio of juice and water will be 8 : 7. What is the amount of juice in the original mixture ?

Q: In a mixture of milk and water the proportion of water by weight was 75%. If in 60 gm of mixture 15 gm water was added, what would be the percentage of water ? (Weight in gm)

Q: In a mixture of 240 lt. water is 20% and rest is Milk. What quantity of mixture should be taken out and replaced with water so that water becomes 40%?

Q: In a mens hostel, there were 95 students. To accommodate 30 more students the average is decreased by rupees 5. But total expenditure increased by Rs.500. Find the total expenditure of the hostel now ?

Q: In a joint family, there are 24 members whose age is decreased by 4 months, when one girl aged 24 years is replaced by a new boy. Find the age of the new boy ?

Q: In a hostel, there was food for 1000 students for one month. After 10 days, 1000 more students joined the hostel. How long would the students be able to carry on with the remaining food?