Quantitative Aptitude: Daily Practice Questions Set 1

1. A train running at 7/11 of its own speed reached a place in 22 hours. How much time could be saved if he the train would run at its own speed?

1. 14 hours
2. 7 hours
3. 8 hours
4. 10 hours

2. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 24 minutes and 32 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are opened simultaneously, after how much time B should be closed so that the tank is full in 18 minutes?

1. 8
2. 12
3. 6
4. 14

3. A retailer buys 40 pens at the marked price of 36 pens from a wholesaler. If he sells these pens giving a discount of 1%. What is the profit percent?

1. 9%
2. 10%
3. 10 1/9%
4. 11%

4. The least number which when divided by 12, 15, 20 and 54 leaves a remainder 4 in each case is?

1. 450
2. 454
3. 540
4. 544

5. A shopkeeper purchased a chair marked at Rs.800 at two successive discounts of 10% and 15% respectively. He spends Rs.28 on transportation and sold the chair for Rs.800. His gain percent is

1. 40%
2. 30%
3. 25%
4. 14%

6. The simple interest on a certain sum for 8 months at 4% per annum is Rs.129 less than the simple interest on the same sum for 15 months at 5% per annum. The sum is

1. Rs.2580
2. Rs.2400
3. Rs.2529
4. Rs.3600

7. The length of one side of a rhombus is 6.5cm and its altitude is 10 cm. if the length of its diagonals be 26 cm, the length of the other diagonal will be

1. 5cm
2. 10cm
3. 6.5cm
4. 10cm

Answers:

1. 8 hours
2. 8
3. 10%
4. 544
5. 25%
6. Rs.3600
7. 5cm