Quantitative Aptitude

1. A group of students prepared stuffed toys as part of their group activity. They spent Rs. 100 on velvet, Rs 5 on thread and needle and Rs. 27 on miscellaneous items. They made 30 toys, 50% of which were purchased by force by some senior students causing them a loss of 50%. At what % profit should they sell the remaining toys so as to gain 50% on their total cost?         (2)

  1. 1. 100%
  2. 2. 150%
  3. 3. 75%
  4. 4. 60%
  5. 5. None of these
2. A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a leak in the tank it was taking 7/3 hours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the water off the tank in:              (4)

  1. 1. 8 hours
  2. 2. 7 hours
  3. 3. 13/3 hours
  4. 4. 14 hours
  5. 5. None of these
3.  A boat while travelling upstream covers a distance of 18 km at the speed of 3 km/h, whereas while travelling downstream it covers the same distance at a speed of 9 km/h. What is the speed of the boat in still water?       (5)

  1. 1. 3 km/h
  2. 2. 5 km/h
  3. 3. 7 km/h
  4. 4. Cannot be determined
  5. 5. None of these
4. The simple interest accrued on an amount of Rs. 20000 at the end of 3 years is Rs. 7200. What would be the compound interest accrued on the same amount at the same rate in the same period?         (2)

  1. 1. Rs. 8342.36
  2. 2. Rs. 8098.56
  3. 3. Rs. 8246.16
  4. 4. Rs. 8112.86
  5. 5. None of these
5. Rupesh marks up an article by p%, gives a discount of 25% and gets a profit of p/4%. What is the value of p?    (3)

  1. 1. 25
  2. 2. 100/3
  3. 3. 50
  4. 4. 200/3
  5. 5. None of these