6500+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers With Explanation

Q:

A man walked diagonally across a square lot. Approximately, what was the percent saved by not walking along the edges?

A) 30	B) 40
C) 50	D) 60

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 30

Explanation:

Let the side of the square(ABCD) be x meters.

Then, AB + BC = 2x metres.

AC = $\sqrt{2 x}$ = (1.41x) m.

Saving on 2x metres = (0.59x) m.

Saving % = $\frac{0.59 x}{2 x} * 100$ = 30% (approx)

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Q:

If log 2 = 0.30103, Find the number of digits in 2⁵⁶ is

A) 17	B) 19
C) 23	D) 25

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 17

Explanation:

$\log (2^{56})$ =56*0.30103 =16.85768.

Its characteristics is 16.

Hence, the number of digits in $2^{56}$ is 17.

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Q:

Find the odd man out?

16, 254, 1296, 4096, 10000

A) 16	B) 254
C) 1296	D) 10000

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 254

Explanation:

The given series 16, 254, 1296, 4096, 10000 follows a pattern that

$2^{4}, 4^{4}, 6^{4}, 8^{4}, 10^{4}, . . .$

Hence, the odd man in the series is 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 = 256 not 254.

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Q:

One card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card drawn is a face card (Jack, Queen and King only)?

A) 3/13	B) 1/13
C) 3/52	D) 9/52

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3/13

Explanation:

Clearly, there are 52 cards, out of which there are 12 face cards.

P (getting a face card) = 12/52=3/13.

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Q:

3, 11, 80, 291, 803

Find the odd man out of the number series?

A) 11	B) 803
C) 80	D) 291

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 80

Explanation:

The given number series is 3, 11, 80, 291, 803

$3 3 + 2^{3} = 3 + 8 = 11 11 + 4^{3} = 11 + 64 = 75 (not 80) 75 + 6^{3} = 75 + 216 = 291 291 + 8^{3} = 291 + 512 = 803$

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Q:

If the radius of a circle is decreased by 50%, find the percentage decrease in its area.

A) 55%	B) 65%
C) 75%	D) 85%

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 75%

Explanation:

Let original radius = R.

New radius = $\frac{50}{100} R$ = $\frac{50}{100} R$

Original area = $\frac{R}{2}$ and new area = ${πR}^{2}$

$\frac{3 {πR}^{2}}{4} * \frac{1}{{πR}^{2}} * 100$

Decrease in area = $π {(\frac{R}{2})}^{2} = \frac{{πR}^{2}}{4}$ = 75%

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Q:

The salaries of A, B, and C are in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. The salary of B and C together is Rs. 6000. By what percent is the salary of C more than that of A?

A) 100 %	B) 200%
C) 300%	D) 600%

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 200%

Explanation:

Let the salaries of A, B, C be x, 2x and 3x respectively.

Then,2x + 3x = 6000 => x = 1200.

A's salary = Rs. 1200, B's salary = Rs. 2400, and Cs salary Rs. 3600.
Excess of C's salary over A's=[ (2400 /1200) x 100] = 200%.

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Q:

The area of a square is 60.5 cm². Find the length of its diagonal (in cm).

A) 5.5	B) 22
C) 11	D) 16.5

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