SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2015 Quantitative Aptitude Question :

1. Ten years ago, P was half of Q in age. If the ratio of their present ages is 3:4, what will be the total of their present ages?

A. 45

B. 40

C. 35

D. 30

2. An error 2% in excess is made while measuring the side of a square. What is the percentage of error in the calculated area of the square?

A. 4.04 %

B. 2.02 %

C. 4 %

D. 2 %

31. A container contains 40 litres of milk. From this container 4 litres of milk was taken out and replaced by water. This process was repeated further two times. How much milk is now contained by the container?

A. 26 litres

B. 29.16 litres

C. 28 litres

D. 28.2 litres

4. X and Y invest Rs.21000 and Rs.17500 respectively in a business. At the end of the year, they make a profit of Rs.26400. What is the share of X in the profit?

A. Rs.14400

B. Rs.26400

C. Rs.12000

D. Rs.12500

5. Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. What are the marks obtained by them?

A. 42, 33

B. 42, 36

C. 44, 33

D. 44, 36

8. Insert the missing number. 12, 25, 49, 99, 197, 395, (...)

A. 789

B. 1579

C. 722

D. 812

9.Insert the missing number. 34, 7, 37, 14, 40, 28, 43, (...)

A. 31

B. 42

C. 46

D. 56

10. Find the missing number. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, (....)

A. 64

B. 54

C. 56

D. 81

11. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, find out the value of x

A. 15

B. 25

C. 18

D. 16

12. In a shop, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, find out approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?

A. 250%

B. 100%

C. 70%

D. 30%

16. What is the difference between the compound interests on Rs. 5000 for 11⁄2 years at 4% per annum compounded yearly and half-yearly?

A. Rs. 2.04

B. Rs. 4.80

C. Rs. 3.06

D. Rs. 8.30

17. A bank offers 5% compound interest calculated on half-yearly basis. A customer deposits Rs. 1600

each on 1st January and 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the amount he would have gained by

way of interest is:

A. Rs. 120

B. Rs. 121

C. Rs. 123

D. Rs. 122

18. In a dairy farm, 40 cows eat 40 bags of husk in 40 days. In how many days one cow will eat one bag

of husk?

A. 1

B. 40

C. 20

D. 26

19. 36 men can complete a piece of work in 18 days. In how many days will 27 men complete the same

work?

A. 26

B. 22

C. 12

D. 24

20. Running at the same constant rate, 6 identical machines can produce a total of 270 bottles per

minute. At this rate, how many bottles could 10 such machines produce in 4 minutes?

A. 1800

B. 900

C. 2500

D. 2700

21. A train is running at a speed of 40 km/hr and it crosses a post in 18 seconds. What is the length of the train?

A. 190 metres

B. 160 metres

C. 200 metres

D. 120 metres

22. P, Q and R can do a work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. How many days does it need to

complete the work if P does the work and he is assisted by Q and R on every third day?

A. 10 days

B. 14 days

C. 15 days

D. 9 days

23. A can do a piece of work in 4 hours . A and C together can do it in just 2 hours, while B and C

together need 3 hours to finish the same work. B alone can complete the work in --- days.

A. 12 hours

B. 6 hours

C. 8 hours

D. 10 hours

24. A and B walk around a circular track. A and B walk at a speed of 2 rounds per hour and 3 rounds per hour respectively. If they start at 8 a.m. from the same point in opposite directions, how many times shall they cross each other before 9.30 a.m.?

A. 5

B. 6

C. 7

D. 8

25. In one hour, a boat goes 14 km/hr along the stream and 8 km/hr against the stream. The speed of the boat in still water (in km/hr) is:

A. 12 km/hr

B. 11 km/hr

C. 10 km/hr

D. 8 km/hr

26-30 Data Interpretation

26.What is the average amount of interest per year which the company had to pay during this period?

A. 32.43

B. 33.72

C. 34.18

D. 36.66

27.The total amount of bonus paid by the company during the given period is approximately what

percent of the total amount of salary paid during this period?

A. 0.1%

B. 0.5%

C. 1.0%

D. 1.25%

28.Total expenditure on all these items in 1998 was approximately what percent of the total

expenditure in 2002?

A. 62%

B. 66%

C. 69%

D. 71%

29.The total expenditure of the company over these items during the year 2000 is?

A. 544.44

B. 501.11

C. 446.46

D. 478.87

30.The ratio between the total expenditure on Taxes for all the years and the total expenditure on Fuel and Transport for all the years respectively is approximately?

A. 4:7

B. 10:13

C. 15:18

D. 5:8

30 to 35 Data Interpretation

31.For which of the following pairs of years the total exports from the three Companies together are equal?

A. 1995 and 1998

B. 1996 and 1998

C. 1997 and 1998

D. 1995 and 1996

32.Average annual exports during the given period for Company Y is approximately what percent of the average annual exports for Company Z?

A. 87.12%