Quantitative Aptitude Quiz for SBI PO | IBPS – Set 134

1) A father said to his son, “I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth”. If the father’s age is 38 years now, the son’s age five years back was:
a) 14 years
b) 19 years
c) 33 years
d) 38 years

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Answer b) 19 years
Let the son’s present age be x years. Then, (38 – x) = x
2x = 38.
x = 19.
Son’s age 5 years back (19 – 5) = 14 years.

2) A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had:
a) 588 apples
b) 600 apples
c) 672 apples
d) 700 apples

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Answer d) 700 apples
Suppose originally he had x apples.
Then, (100 – 40)% of x = 420.
60/100 x x = 420
x = 420 x 100/60 = 700.

3) The average weight of 8 person’s increases by 2.5 kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 65 kg. What might be the weight of the new person?
a) 76 kg
b) 76.5 kg
c) 85 kg
d) Data inadequate
e) None of these

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Answer c) 85 kg
Total weight increased = (8 x 2.5) kg = 20 kg.
Weight of new person = (65 + 20) kg = 85 kg.

4) A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream.
a) 2 hours
b) 3 hours
c) 4 hours
d) 5 hours

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Answer c) 4 hours
Speed downstream = (13 + 4) km/hr = 17 km/hr.
Time taken to travel 68 km downstream = 68 / 17 hrs = 4 hrs.

5) A alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and B alone in 8 days. A and B undertook to do it for Rs. 3200. With the help of C, they completed the work in 3 days. How much is to be paid to C?
a) Rs. 375
b) Rs. 400
c) Rs. 600
d) Rs. 800

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Answer b) Rs. 400

In a school the periodical examination are held every second month. In a session during April 2001 – March 2002, a student of Class IX appeared for each of the periodical exams. The aggregate marks obtained by him in each periodical exam are represented in the line-graph given below.

Marks Obtained by student in Six Periodical Held in Every Two Months During the Year in the Session 2001 – 2002.

Maximum Total Marks in each Periodical Exam = 500

6) In which periodical exams did the student obtain the highest percentage increase in marks over the previous periodical exams ?
a) June, 01
b) August, 01
c) Oct, 01
d) Dec, 01

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Answer c) Oct, 01

7) The total number of marks obtained in Feb. 02 is what percent of the total marks obtained in April 01 ?
a) 110%
b) 112.5%
c) 115%
d) 116.5%

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Answer b) 112.5%

8) What is the percentage of marks obtained by the student in the periodical exams of August, 01 and Oct, 01 taken together ?
a) 73.25%
b) 75.5%
c) 77%
d) 78.75%

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Answer b) 75.5%

9) What are the average marks obtained by the student in all the periodical exams during the last session ?
a) 373
b) 379
c) 381
d) 385

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Answer c) 381

10) In which periodical exams there is a fall in percentage of marks as compared to the previous periodical exams ?
a) None
b) June, 01
c) Oct, 01
d) Feb, 02

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Answer a) None

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