Quantitative Aptitude Quiz for Upcoming IBPS Exams – Set 27 | Word Problems

1. The salary of B is 687.5% of the salary of A, and the salary of C is 243.75% of the salary of A. The sum of the salaries of A and C is 50% of the salary of B. If the total salary of B and C is 29800 what is the salary of B?
1) 3200
2) 7800
3) 22000
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

2. A person invested an amount of 40000 at the simple rate of 5% interest pa and another amount at the simple rate of 10% interest pa. The total interest earned at the end of one year is equal to 6% pa. What is the total amount invested?
1) 45000
2) 50000
3) 60000
4) 65000
5) None of these

3. 8 men can complete a piece of work in 30 days and 11 women can complete the same piece of work in 45 days. If 8 men and 11 women work together, in how many days will the work be completed?
1) 12 days
2) 15 days
3) 18 days
4) 20 days
5) 24 days

4. The difference between a two-digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the digits is 27. If the digit at ten’s place is 60% more than the digit at unit’s place, what is the original number?
1) 85
2) 58
3) 75
4) 57
5) None of these

5. The present age of B is 180% of the present age of A. Twenty years ago the ratio of the age of A to that of B was 1 : 5. What is the difference between the present ages of A and B?
1) 10 years
2) 15 years
3) 20 years
4) 25 years
5) 30 years

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6. A shopkeeper has 120 kg sugar. He sells a certain amount of sugar at 20% profit and the rest at 55% loss. In the whole process his loss is 5%. Find the difference between the amount of sugar he sold at 20% profit and the amount he sold at 55% loss.
1) 10 kg
2) 20 kg
3) 40 kg
4) 60 kg
5) 80 kg

7. The length and breadth of a rectangular park are 100m and 400m respectively. If the area of a path which runs all along the perimeter inside the park is 1056 sqm, what is the width of the path?
1) 4 metres
2) 5 metres
3) 6 metres
4) 7.5 metres
5) 8 metres

8. A person can row 11 kmh–1 in still water. If he takes thrice as much to row up as to row down a river, what is the speed of the stream?
1) 3 kmh–1
2) 4 kmh–1
3) 4.5 kmh–1
4) 5 kmh–1
5) 5.5 kmh–1

9. A train after covering 1200 km meets with an accident and due to this it proceeds at 2/3 of its original speed and arrives at the station in 5 hours. Had the accident taken place after covering a distance of 300 km further, it would have arrived 2.5 hours earlier. What is the speed of the train?
1) 30 kmh–1
2) 45 kmh–1
3) 48 kmh–1
4) 54 kmh–1
5) 60 kmh–1

10. A person drives a certain distance on a car at the rate of 25 kmh–1 and returns to its starting point on a bicycle at the rate of 10 kmh–1. The whole journey took 11 hours and 12 minutes. Find the distance travelled by him on car.
1) 40 km
2) 50 km
3) 60 km
4) 70 km
5) 80 km

Answers:

1. 3
2. 2
3. 3
4. 1
5. 3
6. 3
7. 1
8. 3
9. 5
10. 5

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