List of top Quantitative Aptitude Questions asked in CAT

Let $a_n$ be the largest integer not exceeding $\sqrt{n}$. Then the value of $a_1 + a_2 + \dots + a_{50}$ is
An amount of Rs 10000 is deposited in bank A for a certain number of years at a simple interest of 5% per annum. On maturity, the total amount received is deposited in bank B for another 5 years at a simple interest of 6% per annum. If the interests received from bank A and bank B are in the ratio 10 : 13, then the investment period, in years, in bank A is
A certain amount of water was poured into a 300 litre container and the remaining portion of the container was filled with milk. Then an amount of this solution was taken out from the container which was twice the volume of water that was earlier poured into it, and water was poured to refill the container again. If the resulting solution contains 72% milk, then the amount of water, in litres, that was initially poured into the container was
If \(x\) and \(y\) are real numbers such that \(4x^2 + 4y^2 - 4xy - 6y + 3 = 0\), then the value of \((4x + 5y)\) is
A fruit seller has a stock of mangoes, bananas and apples with at least one fruit of each type. At the beginning of a day, the number of mangoes make up 40% of his stock. That day, he sells half of the mangoes, 96 bananas and 40% of the apples. At the end of the day, he ends up selling 50% of the fruits. The smallest possible total number of fruits in the stock at the beginning of the day is
Renu would take 15 days working 4 hours per day to complete a certain task whereas Seema would take 8 days working 5 hours per day to complete the same task. They decide to work together to complete this task. Seema agrees to work for double the number of hours per day as Renu, while Renu agrees to work for double the number of days as Seema. If Renu works 2 hours per day, then the number of days Seema will work, is
A fruit seller has a stock of mangoes, bananas, and apples with at least one fruit of each type. At the beginning of a day, the number of mangoes makes up 40% of his stock. That day, he sells half of the mangoes,96 bananas, and 40% of the apples. At the end of the day, he ends up selling 50% of the fruits. What is the smallest possible total number of fruits in the stock at the beginning of the day?
S invested 22,000 for 6 years at a 4% rate compounded half-yearly. B also invested a certain amount of money for 5 years in the same scheme and then reinvested it for a year at a 10% rate of simple interest. If their total amounts become the same after 6 years, what was B’s initial investment?
There are 187 fruits in total. The ratio of apples to mangoes is \(2 : 3\), and the rest are oranges. After selling 67 apples, 26 mangoes, and half of the oranges, the ratio of the remaining apples to oranges becomes \(1 : 2\). Determine how many unsold fruits remain.
If x and y are real numbers such that x2 + (x-2y-1)2 = 4y(x+y), here the value x-2y is?
The price of a precious stone is directly proportional to the square of its weight. Sita has a precious stone weighing 18 units. If she breaks it into four pieces with each piece having distinct integer weight, then the difference between the highest and lowest possible values of the total price of the four pieces will be 288000. Then, the price of the original precious stone is
For any natural numbers \(m\), \(n\), and \(k\), such that \(k\) divides both \(m + 2n\) and \(3m + 4n\), \(k\) must be a common divisor of
The sum of all possible values of \(x\) satisfying the equation \(2^{4x^2} - 2^{2x^2+x+16} + 2^{2x+30} = 0\), is
A lab experiment measures the number of organisms at 8 am every day. Starting with 2 organisms on the first day, the number of organisms on any day is equal to 3 more than twice the number on the previous day. If the number of organisms on the nth day exceeds one million, then the lowest possible value of n is
The number of positive integers less than 50, having exactly two distinct factors other than 1 and itself, is
Anil mixes cocoa with sugar in the ratio 3: 2 to prepare mixture A , and coffee with sugar in the ratio 7: 3 to prepare mixture B . He combines mixtures A and B in the ratio 2: 3 to make a new mixture C . If he mixes C with an equal amount of milk to make a drink, then the percentage of sugar in this drink will be
Let both the series \(a_1,a_2,a_3,....\) and \(b_1,b_2,b_3,....\) be in arithmetic progression such that the common differences of both the series are prime numbers. If \(a_5=b_9,a_{19}=b_{19}\) and \(b_2=0\) , then \(a_{11}\) equals
In a rectangle ABCD, AB = 9 cm and BC = 6 cm. P and Q are two points on BC such that the areas of the figures ABP, APQ, and AQCD are in geometric progression. If the area of the figure AQCD is four times the area of triangle ABP, then BP : PQ : QC is
The sum of the first two natural numbers, each having 15 factors (including 1 and the number itself), is
Let \(a_n=46+8n\) and \(b_n=98+4n\) be two sequences for natural numbers \(n ≤ 100\) . Then, the sum of all terms common to both the sequences is
Arvind travels from town A to town B, and Surbhi from town B to town A, both starting at the same time along the same route. After meeting each other, Arvind takes 6 hours to reach town B while Surbhi takes 24 hours to reach town A. If Arvind travelled at a speed of 54 km/h, then the distance, in km, between town A and town B is [This question was asked as TITA]
Anil invests Rs. 22000 for 6 years in a certain scheme with 4% interest per annum, compounded half-yearly. Sunil invests in the same scheme for 5 years, and then reinvests the entire amount received at the end of 5 years for one year at 10% simple interest. If the amounts received by both at the end of 6 years are same, then the initial investment made by Sunil, in rupees, is
The number of coins collected per week by two coin-collectors A and B are in the ratio 3 : 4. If the total number of coins collected by A in 5 weeks is a multiple of 7, and the total number of coins collected by B in 3 weeks is a multiple of 24, then the minimum possible number of coins collected by A in one week is
Any non-zero real numbers \(x, y\) such that \(y ≠ 3\) and \(\frac{x}{y}<\frac{x+3}{y-3}\), will satisfy the condition
Let \(a, b, m\) and \(n\) be natural numbers such that \(a >1\) and \(b >1\) . If \(a^m+b^n = 144^{145}\) , then the largest possible value of \(n − m\) is