Quantitative Aptitude Quiz for Upcoming IBPS Exams – Set 14 | Word Problems

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1. The difference between the compound interest and simple interest at 5% p.a for 3 years is ₹122. Find the principal.
1) ₹15000
2) ₹8000
3) ₹16000
4) ₹18000
5) None of these

2. A alone can complete a piece of work in 18 days while B alone can complete the same work in 15 days. If they work alternate day with A beginning the work, in how many days will the work be completed?
1) 14 2/5 days
2) 16 2/5 days
3) 16 3/5 days
4) 15 2/5 days
5) None of these

3. A dealer sold a watch at a loss of 3.5%. Had he sold it for ₹1000 more, he would have gained 6.5%. For what value should he sell it in order to gain 15.5%?
1) ₹10000
2) ₹11550
3) ₹12550
4) ₹11505
5) None of these

4. A and B enter into a partnership with the capitals in the ratio of 8 : 15. After 3 months, A withdrew ¼ th of his capital and B withdrew 1/5th of his capital. The gain at the end of 10 months was ₹113750. Find the B’s share of profit.
1) ₹75250
2) ₹72750
3) ₹38500
4) ₹35800
5) None of these

5. A and B are two stations 450 km apart. A train starts from station A at 2:00 pm and travels towards B at the speed of 45 km/hr. Another train starts from station B at 4:00 pm and travel towards A at the speed of 75 km/hr. At what time will they meet?
1) 6.00 pm
2) 5:00 pm
3) 7:00 pm
4) 9:00 pm
5) None of these

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6. In a box there are 4 red, 5 yellow and 3 green balls. If three balls are drawn at random, what is the probability that 2 are green and 1 is red?
1) 13/55
2) 1/55
3) 3/11
4) 3/55
5) None of these

7. If a total of 8 students appear in an examination, in how many ways can their result be announced?
1) 512
2) 256
3) 64
4) Can’t be determined
5) None of these

8. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 250% and denominator of fraction is increased by 140%, the resultant fraction is 7/12. What is original fraction?
1) 2/5
2) 1/5
3) 7/5
4) 3/7
5) None of these

9. On Children’s Day 5400 sweets were to be equally distributed among a certain number of students. But on that particular day 100 students were absent. Hence every child got nine sweet extra. How many children were originally supposed to be there?
1) 200
2) 300
3) 500
4) 270
5) 400

10. A man can row at 8 kmph in still water. When the river is running at 1.5 kmph, it takes him 1 hour to row to a certain place and return to starting place. How far is that place?
1) 2.88 km
2) 3.86 km
3) 3 km
4) 4 km
5) None of these

Answers

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

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