List of top Quantitative Aptitude Questions

A, B and C have some marbles. The ratio of the number of marbles with A to the number with B is 2:1. Also, the number of marbles with A to the number with C is 1:4. What is the approximate percentage of the total number of marbles that are with C?

Statement: Insurance industry has not grown in the state.
Arguments:
I. A strong public health infrastructure is available at free of cost.
II. People are not educated. Which of the following is the correct answer?

A mother was asked how many gifts she had in the bag. She replied that there were dolls but six, cars but six, and all books but six. How many gifts had she in all?

When working individually, A and B take 6 days and 8 days to paint a fence. They started working together. After 2 days, C also joined them. If the work was completed after 1 more day (3 days in total), in how many days can C paint the entire fence alone?

What is the population of state A?
Statements:
I. Population of state A is 60% of the population of state B.
II. Population of States A and B together is 10 crores.

Two candles are of different lengths and thickness. The short and long ones can burn respectively for 3.5 hours and 5 hours. After burning for 2 hours, the lengths of candles are equal. What fraction of the long candle's height was the short candle initially?

What is the pass mark in the examination?
Statements: I. A student secures 32% but fails by 6 marks.
Statements: II. The total marks is 200.

Person "A" bought an item for Rs. 7250 and paid Rs.250 towards transportation. Then he sold it for Rs.9000. The profit percentage is (in %)

A person needs to find the fastest two horses from 16 horses. Only a race of 4 horses can be conducted at a time. What is the minimum number of races to be conducted to determine the fastest two? (Assume that horses will not get tired at all and time cannot be measured)

In a panchayat election, there were four candidates, and 80% of the total voters cast their votes. One of the candidates received 30% of the casted votes while the other three candidates received the remaining casted votes in the proportion of 1 : 2 : 3. If the winner of the election received 2512 votes more than the candidate with the second highest votes, then the number of registered voters was

What percentage of families in the city have television?
Statements: I. In the city, 50% of the families own houses.
Statements: II. In the city, 25% of the house owners also own televisions.

In a consignment of electric lamps, 5% are defective. If a random sample of 8 lamps are inspected, what is the probability that one or more lamps are defective?

When a coin is tossed 4 times, what is the probability of getting at most 3 heads?

A milk and honey mixture is 20% honey. Another 120 ml of honey is added to it. After this addition, the resulting mixture has 150 ml of honey. What is the volume of milk in the final mixture?

A box contains coins of Rs.10, Rs.20, and Rs.5 respectively in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6. If the total number of coins in the box is 120, then the value of all coins in the box is

A glass contains 500 cc of milk and a cup contains 500 cc of water. From the glass, 150 cc of milk is transferred to the cup and mixed thoroughly. Next, 150 cc of this mixture is transferred from the cup to the glass. Now, the amount of water in the glass and the amount of milk in the cup are in the ratio:

A can draw 10 illustrations in 5 days. B is three times as productive in twice the amount of time (in comparison to A). How many illustrations can B draw in a day?

In this multiplication question, the five letters represent five different digits. What are the actual figures? There is no zero. \[ S E A M \times T = M E A T S \]

Which interchange in sign and number would make the equation correct? \[ (96 + 128) + 64 = 2 \]

Reena, Rita and Zoha are three friends. Reena is the eldest followed by Rita and Zoha. Reena is 2 years older than Rita and 5 years older than Zoha. The sum of the present age of Reena and Zoha is 3 times the age of Rita 5 years ago. What is the current age of Rita?

If the mean and standard deviation of the number of correctly answered questions in a test given to 4096 students are 2.5 and \(\sqrt{1.875}\) respectively, what is the estimate of the number of candidates answering 5 questions correctly?

In a school, 120 boys have registered for a singles carrom tournament. Each match eliminates one player. How many matches are to be organized to determine the champion?

A sprinter goes off the starting block for a 100-meter run and at that instant the second-hand of a stopwatch had pointed towards north. He touches the finishing line exactly after 12 seconds. In which direction did the second hand point when he just crossed the finishing line?