IBPS PO/CLERK
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
TARGET 40
ARITHMETIC
1. Marked price of an article is 300% more than the cost
price. If after 50% discount, the selling price is Rs. 1200, then
the cost price of the article is?
1) Rs.750
2) Rs.500
3) Rs.600
4) Rs.800
5) Rs.650
2. A started a business with Rs. X. After 4 Months, B
joined with Rs. 2X and A doubled his investment. The total
annual profit was Rs. 13950. Find the Share of A
1) Rs.6200
2) Rs.7500
3) Rs.8250
4) Rs.7750
5) None
3. Speed of a boat in still water is 15 kmph. Speed of the
boat in Downstream is 6 kmph more than its speed in upstream.
How much distance in Downstream boat will cover in 4 hours 40
min?
1) 92 km
2) 84km
3) 56km
4) 72km
5) None
4. The ratio of the efficiency of A, B & C is 2 : 4 : 7 . They all
together can complete a work in 6 days. In how many days B can
complete the one-third of the same work?
1) 8.5 days
2) 7 days
3) 19.5 days
4) 6.5 days
5) None of these
5. A & B invested sum in ratio 2 : 3 at 20% & 10% Compound
interest respectively. If after 2 years total interest was Rs.755.
What was A’s sum?
1) Rs.4000
2) Rs.2000
3) Rs.1000
4) Rs.3000
5) None
6. Sum of the length of a rectangle & side of a square is 24m.
the perimeter of a rectangle is 56m & breadth of rectangle is 12m.
Find the area of the square.
1) 64sqm
2) 36sqm
3) 81sqm
4) 49sqm
5) None
7. A shopkeeper mixed two verities of rice at Rs. 40/kg and
Rs.60/kg in the ratio 3:2 and sold the mixture at 10% profit. Find
the price per kg at which he sold the mixture?
1) Rs.48
2) Rs.52
3) Rs.52.80
4) Rs.46.50
5) None
8. A takes 24 days in completing a work alone. Time taken by
A in completing 1/3rd of the work is equal to the time taken by B
in completing half of the work. How many days will be taken in
completing the work if both A & B start working together?
1) 8.5 days
2) 12 days
3) 7.2 days
4) 9.6 days
5) None of these
9. In an Examination there are 100 questions. Each correct
answer carries one mark where as for each wrong answer, 0.25
mark will be deducted. A student attempted all the questions and
secured 62.5 marks. Find how many questions did he answer
wrongly.
1) 65
2) 25
3) 70
4) 30
5) 45
10. A 20% discount enables a man to buy 3 more apples
for Rs.150. Find the original price per apple.
1) Rs.15
2) Rs.17.50
3) Rs.12.50
4) Rs.18
5) None
11. A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from
place A at the same time and reach another place B, which is 75
kms away from A at the same time. On the way however, the train
lost about 12.5 minutes while stopping at the stations. The speed
of the car is
1) 120kmph
2) 80kmph
3) 180kmph
4) 100kmph
5) None
12. In a group of 6 men and 4 women four members are to be
selected for a committee. In how many different number of ways
can they be selected such that at least one man should be there
in the committee?
1) 210
2) 209
3) 195
4) 90
5) None
13. Two people A and B spend 30% each of their respective
incomes. If their total expenditure is Rs. 26400 and the income of
A is 20% more than B, what is the income of B?
1) Rs.40000
2) Rs.25000
3) Rs.12000
4) Rs.48000
5) None
14. Two people A and B invest equal amounts in a scheme for t
and (t + 4) years respectively. If the ratio of the simple interest
earned by A and B is 1 : 2, then what is the value of t?
1) 2
2) 5
3) 8
4) 4
5) 3
15. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 24 minutes and 36
minutes. another pipe C can empty the filled tank in 18 minutes.
All three pipes A, B and C are alternately open for 1 minute each
in the empty tank such that pipe A is open first then pipe B and
then pipe C. In what time(in minutes) the tank will be filled?
1) 216
2) 201
3) 203
4) 212
5) 215
ANSWERS
1) 3 2) 4 3) 2 4) 4 5) 3
6) 1 7) 3 8) 4 9) 4 10) 3
11) 1 12) 2 13) 1 14) 4 15) 3
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