Quantitative Aptitude

1. From the salary of an officer, 10% is deducted as house rent, 15% is spent on children’s education and 10% on clothes. After this expenditure he is left with Rs. 13000. His salary is              (1)

  1. (1) Rs. 20000
  2. (2) Rs. 20400
  3. (3) Rs. 21000
  4. (4) Rs. 22000
  5. (5) None of these

2. A shopkeeper says he sells his goods on the cost price, but uses 950 gm instead of 1 kg. Find his percentage profit.                                                                                                                                                                      (4)

  1. (1) 6 2/3%
  2. (2) 5 1/11%
  3. (3) 5 5/11%
  4. (4) 5 5/19%
  5. (5) None of these

3. A canteen requires 245 kg of sugar for a week. How many kilogram of sugar will it require for 65 days?        (5)

  1. (1) 2075 kg
  2. (2) 875 kg
  3. (3) 2175kg
  4. (4) 1875 kg
  5. (5) None of these

4. If (63)2 is subtracted from the square of a number the number so obtained is 6640. What is the number?       (2)

  1. (1) 101
  2. (2) 103
  3. (3) 93
  4. (4) 105
  5. (5) 210

5. In an examination it is required to get 46% of the aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 222 marks and is declared failed by 31 marks. What is the maximum aggregate marks a student can get?                           (1)

  1. (1) 550
  2. (2) 750
  3. (3) 800
  4. (4) 600
  5. (5) 650