SBI Clerk 2018: Quantitative Aptitude Quiz for Prelims – 9

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[Directions: 1 to 5 Questions] There are six companies which produce a particular item in two models M1 and M2. These companies produce 7 lakh items. The given pie-chart shows the percentage distribution of the total items produced and the table shows the ratio of model M1 to M2 produced by these companies and their percentage sale.

 

 

  1. Who sold the highest M2 among the following?

(A) B

(B) A

(C) D

(D) E

(E) F

Answer & Solutions

Option: C

Explanation:

 

M2 sold by B=(0.18*7lakhs)*(5/8)*0.54=42525 units

A=(0.29*7lakhs)*(3/7)*0.45=39150 units

D=(0.16*7lakhs)*(5/9)*0.7=43556units

E=(0.17*7lakhs)*(2/5)*0.6=28560 units

F=(0.12*7akhs)*(7/15)*0.65=25480units

 

  1. If D had to dispose 23% of the M1 produced due to bad quality, what is the number of units disposed?

(A) 11448

(B) 15660

(C) 12344

(D) 15987

(E) None

Answer & Solutions

Option: A

Explanation: (0.16*7)*(4/9)*0.23=11448

 

  1. What is the average number of M2 produced by A,B,D and E?

(A) 60638

(B) 65000

(C) 34500

(D) 78900

(E) None

Answer & Solutions

Option: A

Explanation:

[(0.18*7lakhs)*3/7]+[0.18*7*5/8]+[0.16*7*5/9]+[0.17*7*2/5]/4=0.54+

0.7875+0.622+0.476lakhs/4=242550/4=

60638

 

  1. What is the total number of M1 sold by A and E together?

(A) 95380

(B) 91380

(C) 76567

(D) 87677

(E) None

Answer & Solutions

Option: B

Explanation:

[7lakhs*0.29*(4/7)*0.48]+[7lakhs*0.17*(3/5)*0.5]=0.5568+0.357lakhs=

91380

 

  1. How many M2 were sold by company F ?

(A) 25789

(B) 25480

(C) 35689

(D) 45225

(E) None

Answer & Solutions

Option: B

Explanation: (0.12*7akhs)*(7/15)*0.65=25480units

 

[Directions: 6 to 10 Questions] The following bar graph shows the number items (in thousands) produced by two companies A and B and the line graph shows the percentage sale of items of these companies over the years.

 

  1. What is the average production of A in all these years(in thousands)?

(A) 63

(B) 60

(C) 57

(D) 69

(E) None

Answer & Solutions

Option: C

Explanation: 43+58+59+89+34/5=57 thousands approx

 

  1. The number of units sold by B in 2002 and 2001 together is what percent more or less than the units sold by A in 2000?

(A) 72.2% less

(B) 72.2%more

(C) 78%more

(D) 87%more

(E) None

Answer & Solutions

Option: A

Explanation:

Sale B2002+2001=

0.43*23+0.67*67=9.89+4.69=14.58=15 approx

Sale A 2000=0.91*59=53.69=54 approx

% less=54-15/54 *100=72.2%

 

  1. In which of the following years the units sold by A was the most?

(A) 1999

(B) 2001

(C) 2002

(D) 1998

(E) 2000

Answer & Solutions

Option: E

Explanation:

1999=0.31*58=18

2001=0.26*89=23

2002=0.61*34=21

1998=0.81*43=35

2000=0.91*59=54

 

  1. If B sold 31 thousand units in 2003, what is the growth % in sales as compared to the previous year?

(A) 298%

(B) 243.3%

(C) 345%

(D) 123.8%

(E) None

Answer & Solutions

Option: B

Explanation:

B sale 2003= 31 thousand

B sale 2002=0.43*21=9.03 thousand

Growth %=31-9.03/9.03*100=243.3%

 

  1. In 1999, the government introduced a tax system, where for every 5 percent of sale of your manufactured goods, u need to pay 18378 rupees tax. What is the amount paid by B as tax?

(A) Rs 38,914

(B) Rs. 2,38,914

(C) Rs. 1,58,914

(D) Rs. 4,38,914

(E) None

Answer & Solutions

Option: B

Explanation:

In 1999 B’s Sale %=65%

For every 5 % sale , tax=rs 18378

For 65 % sale , tax paid=18378/5*65=Rs. 2,38,914

 

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