List of top Quantitative Aptitude Questions

On day one,there are 100 particles in a laboratory experiment.On day n,where n≥2,one out of every n particles produces another particle.If the total number of particles in the laboratory experiment increases to 1000 on day m,then m equals

There are two containers of the same volume,first container half-filled with sugar syrup and the second container half-filled with milk.Half the content of the first container is transferred to the second container,and then the half of this mixture is transferred back to the first container.Next, half the content of the first container is transferred back to the second container.Then the ratio of sugar syrup and milk in the second container is

If a and b are non-negative real numbers such that a+2b=6, then the average of the maximum and minimum possible values of (a+b) is

Regular polygons A and B have number of sides in the ratio \(1:2\) and interior angles in the ratio \(3:4\).Then the number of sides of B equals

Working alone,the times taken by Anu,Tanu and Manu to complete any job are in the ratio \(5:8:10\). They accept a job which they can finish in 4 days if they all work together for 8 hours per day. However,Anu and Tanu work together for the first 6 days,working 6 hours 40 minutes per day. Then,the number of hours that Manu will take to complete the remaining job working alone is

In triangle \(ABC\), altitudes \(AD\) and \(BE\) are drawn to the corresponding bases. If \(∠BAC=45\degree\) and \(∠ABC=θ\), then \(\frac {AD}{BE}\) equals

Let \(0≤a≤x≤100\) and f(x)=\(|x−a|+|x−100|+|x−a−50|\).Then the maximum value of f(x) becomes 100 when a is equal to

The average weight of students in a class increases by 600 gm when some new students join the class. If the average weight of the new students is 3 kg more than the average weight of the original students, then the ratio of the number of original students to the number of new students is

All the vertices of a rectangle lie on a circle of radius R. If the perimeter of the rectangle is P, then the area of the rectangle is

For any natural number n,suppose the sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic progression is \((n+2n^2)\). If the \(n^{th}\) term of the progression is divisible by 9,then the smallest possible value of n is

In a class of 100 students, 73 like coffee, 80 like tea, and 52 like lemonade. It may be possible that some students do not like any of these three drinks. Then the difference between the maximum and minimum possible number of students who like all the three drinks is

Alex invested his savings in two parts. The simple interest earned on the first part at 15% per annum for 4 years is the same as the simple interest earned on the second part at 12% per annum for 3 years. Then, the percentage of his savings invested in the first part is

Let a and b be natural numbers. If \(a^2+ab+a=14\) and \(b^2+ab+b=28\), then (2a+b) equals

Amal buys 110kg of syrup and 120kg of juice, syrup being 20% less costly than juice, per kg. He sells 10kg of syrup at 10% profit and 20kg of juice at 20% profit. Mixing the remaining juice and syrup, Amal sells the mixture at ₹ 308.32 per kg and makes an overall profit of 64%. Then, Amal's cost price for syrup, in rupees per kg, is

In a village, the ratio of number of males to females is 5:4. The ratio of number of literate males to literate females is 2:3. The ratio of the number of illiterate males to illiterate females is 4:3. If 3600 males in the village are literate, then the total number of females in the village is

A trapezium ABCD has side AD parallel to BC, ∠BAD=90∘, BC=3 cm, and AD=8 cm. If the perimeter of this trapezium is 36 cm, then its area, in sq. cm, is

The largest real value of a for which the equation\( |x+a|+|x−1|=2\) has an infinite number of solutions for x is

Ankita buys 4kg cashews, 14kg peanuts, and 6kg almonds when the cost of 7kg cashews is the same as that of 30kg peanuts or 9kg almonds. She mixes all three nuts and marks a price for the mixture in order to make a profit of ₹1752. She sells 4kg of the mixture at this marked price and the remaining at a 20% discount on the marked price, thus making a total profit of ₹744. Then the amount, in rupees, that she had spent buying almonds is

Pinky is standing in a queue at a ticket counter. Suppose the ratio of the number of persons standing ahead of Pinky to the number of persons standing behind her in the queue is 3:5. If the total number of persons in the queue is less than 300, then the maximum possible number of persons standing ahead of Pinky is

The average of three integers is 13. When a natural number n is included, the average of these four integers remains an odd integer. The minimum possible value of n is

Trains A and B start traveling at the same time towards each other with constant speeds from stations X and Y, respectively. Train A reaches station Y in 10 minutes while train B takes 9 minutes to reach station X after meeting train A. Then the total time taken, in minutes, by train B to travel from station Y to station X is

For natural numbers x,y, and z, if xy+yz=19 and yz+xz=51, then the minimum possible value of xyz is

The number of ways of distributing 20 identical balloons among 4 children such that each child gets some balloons but no child gets an odd number of balloons, is

Let ABCD be a parallelogram such that the coordinates of its three vertices A, B, C are (1, 1), (3, 4), and (−2, 8), respectively. Then, the coordinates of the vertex D are

The vice-chancellor of ABC University decided to form a committee to look into the feasibility of introduction of semester systems at the undergraduate level. Five members from the Executive Council and 7 members from the Academic Council were found to be suitable for the job. In how many ways can the vice-chancellor form the committee of 6 members such that at least 4 members of the committee belong to the Academic Council?