Quantitative Aptitude

1. How many bricks, each measuring 25 cm x 11.25 cm x 6 cm, will be needed to build a wall of 8 m x 6 m x 22.5 cm?                                                                                               (3)

  1. 1. 5600
  2. 2. 6000
  3. 3. 6400
  4. 4. 7200
2. A large cube is formed from the material obtained by melting three smaller cubes of 3, 4 and 5 cm side. What is the ratio of the total surface areas of the smaller cubes and the large cube?                                   (3)

  1. 1. 2 : 1
  2. 2. 3 : 2
  3. 3. 25 : 18
  4. 4. 27 : 20

3. A cistern of capacity 8000 litres measures externally 3.3 m by 2.6 m by 1.1 m and its walls are 5 cm thick. The thickness of the bottom is:                                                         (2)

  1. 1. 90 cm
  2. 2. 1 dm
  3. 3. 1 m
  4. 4. 1.1 cm
4. A boat having a length 3 m and breadth 2 m is floating on a lake. The boat sinks by 1 cm when a man gets on it. The mass of the man is:                                                                                                           (2)

  1. 1. 12 kg
  2. 2. 60 kg
  3. 3. 72 kg
  4. 4. 96 kg
5. A metallic sheet is of rectangular shape with dimensions 48 m x 36 m. From each of its corners, a square is cut off so as to make an open box. If the length of the square is 8 m, the volume of the box (in m3) is:          (2)

  1. 1. 4830
  2. 2. 5120
  3. 3. 6420
  4. 4. 8960