Quantitative Aptitude

General Questions

11.  One-fourth of the boys and three-eight of the girls in a school participated in the annual sports. What proportional part of the total student population of the school participated in the annual sports ?

A. 4/12
B. 5/8
C. 8/12
D. Data inadequate
12.  The strength of a school is 840. The ratio of the number of students talking English to the number of students not talking English is 4 : 3. How many of the students take English ?

A. 480
B. 360
C. 270
D. 540
13.  A bag contains 25 paise, 10 paise and 5 paise coins in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 . If their total value is ₹ 60, then the number of 5 paise coins is ?

A. 10
B. 50
C. 30
D. 40
14.  ₹ 750 is distributed among A, B and C such that A : B = 5 : 2, B : C = 7 : 13, then what is A's part ?

A. ₹ 140
B. ₹ 250
C. ₹ 260
D. ₹ 350
15.  If 30% of A = 20 % of B, then find the value of A : B ?

A. 1 : 3
B. 3 : 2
C. 3 : 1
D. 2 : 3
16.  If A = B/4 and B = C/2, then find the value of A : B : C ?

A. 8 : 4 : 1
B. 4 : 2 : 1
C. 1 : 4 : 8
D. 1 : 2 : 4
17.  If P : Q : R = 2 : 3 : 4, then find P/Q : Q/R : R/P ?

A. 8 : 9 : 24
B. 9 : 8 : 24
C. 24 : 8 : 9
D. 8 : 24 : 9
18.  If a/3 = b/8, then ( a + 3 ) : ( b + 8 ) is equal to ?

A. 3 : 8
B. 8 : 3
C. 5 : 8
D. 3 : 5
19.  If xy =36, then which of the following is correct?

A. x : 9 = 4 : y
B. 9 : x = 4 : y
C. x :17 = y : 7
D. x : 6 = y : 6
20.  What sum of money is to divided among 3 persons in the ratio 3 : 4 : 7, so that the second person receives ₹ 12 only ?

A. ₹ 21
B. ₹ 32
C. ₹ 9
D. ₹ 42