List of top Quantitative Aptitude Questions

A certain amount was to be distributed among A, B and C in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4 respectively, but was erroneously distributed in the ratio 7 : 2 : 5 respectively. As a result of this, B got Rs.40 less. What is the amount?

In triangle \(ABC\), point \(M\) lies on side \(AC\) and point \(N\) lies on side \(BC\), such that \(MN\) is parallel to \(AB\) (so triangle \(CMN\) is the smaller triangle near vertex \(C\), and \(ABNM\) is the trapezium formed below it). If the area of trapezium \(ABNM\) is twice the area of triangle \(CMN\), what is the ratio \(CM : AM\)?

Let x denote the greatest 4-digit number which when divided by 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 leaves a remainder of 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 respectively. Then, the sum of the four digits of x is

At a college football game, \(\dfrac{4}{5}\) of the seats in the lower deck of the stadium were sold. If \(\dfrac{1}{4}\) of all the seating in the stadium is located in the lower deck, and if \(\dfrac{2}{3}\) of all the seats in the stadium were sold, then what fraction of the unsold seats in the stadium was in the lower deck?

In a team there are 240 members (males and females). Two-third of them are males. Fifteen percent of males are graduates. Remaining males are non-graduates. Three-fourth of the females are graduates. Remaining females are non-graduates.

What is the difference between the number of females who are non-graduates and the number of males who are graduates?

A shopkeeper labelled the price of his articles so as to earn a profit of 30% on the cost price. He then sold the articles by offering a discount of 10% on the labelled price. What is the actual per cent profit earned in the deal?

What is the maximum sum of the terms in the arithmetic progression \(25, 24\frac{1}{2}, 24, \ldots\)?

Last year there were 610 boys in a school. The number decreased by 20 percent this year. How many girls are there in the school if the number of girls is 175 percent of the total number of boys in the school this year?

A train starts from Delhi at 6:00 AM and reaches Ambala Cantt at 10:00 AM. Another train starts from Ambala Cantt at 8:00 AM and reaches Delhi at 11:30 AM. If the distance between Delhi and Ambala Cantt is 200 km, at what time did the two trains meet each other?

The number of ways in which a committee of 3 ladies and 4 gentlemen can be appointed from a meeting consisting of 8 ladies and 7 gentlemen, if Mrs. X refuses to serve in a committee if Mr. Y is its member, is

A mixture of 12 kg of wheat flour costing Rs. 16 per kg and 4 kg of corn flour costing Rs. 2 per kg is sold at Rs. 16 per kg. What is the profit made in selling 40 kg of the mixture?

The average marks in English subject of a class of 24 students is 56. If the marks of three students were misread as 44, 45 and 61 of the actual marks 48, 59 and 67 respectively, then what would be the correct average?

Anand travelled 300 km by train and 200 km by taxi. It took him 5 hours and 30 minutes. However, if he travels 260 km by train and 240 km by taxi, he takes 6 minutes more. The speed of the train is:

\(ABCD\) is a square (vertices in order \(A\), \(B\), \(C\), \(D\)) and \(BCE\) is an equilateral triangle drawn on side \(BC\), with vertex \(E\) lying outside the square. What is the measure of angle \(DEC\)?

A family consists of a grandfather, 5 sons and daughters and 8 grandchildren. They are to be seated in a row for dinner. The grandchildren wish to occupy the 4 seats at each end and the grandfather refuses to have a grandchild on either side of him. The number of ways in which the family can be made to sit is

Average weight of 19 men is 74 kgs, and the average weight of 38 women is 63 kgs. What is the average weight (rounded off to the nearest integer) of all the men and the women together?

Kajal spends 55% of her monthly income on grocery, clothes and education in the ratio of 4 : 2 : 5 respectively. If the amount spent on clothes is Rs.5540/-, what is Kajal's monthly income?

Mrs. X spends Rs. 535 in purchasing some shirts and ties for her husband. If shirts cost Rs. 43 each and the ties cost Rs. 21 each, then what is the ratio of the shirts to the ties, that are purchased?

What is the value of \(\dfrac{\log_{27}9 \times \log_{16}64}{\log_4\sqrt2}\)?

There are five boys and three girls who are sitting together to discuss a management problem at a round table. In how many ways can they sit around the table so that no two girls are together?

A and B together can complete a task in 20 days. B and C together can complete the same task in 30 days. A and C together can complete the same task in 40 days. What is the respective ratio of the number of days taken by A when completing the same task alone to the number of days taken by C when completing the same task alone?

I have to reach a certain place at a certain time and I find that I shall be 15 min too late, if I walk at 4 km an hour, and 10 min too soon, if I walk at 6 km an hour. How far have I to walk?

Rs.73,689/- are divided between A and B in the ratio 4 : 7. What is the difference between thrice the share of A and twice the share of B?

If $2x + 3y = 15$ and $xy = 6$, find $x^2 + y^2$.

If \( x + \frac{1}{x} = 2 \), find the value of \( x^{10} + \frac{1}{x^{10}} \).