EMAT

Quantitative Ability

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 Quantitative Ability- Set 1- Questions

1. If 20% of a number be equal to 25% of another number and the sum of total of these two numbers is
135, then what is the difference of these two numbers?

A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 15

2. How much water is to be added to 72 L of a mixture in which orange juice and water was in the ratio
7:2, so that the final mixture contents orange juice and water in the ratio 4: 3?

A. 20 L
B. 24 L
C. 26 L
D. 30 L

3. By what percent must the cost price be increased in fixing the sales price so that after allowing a
rebate of 10% the net profit is 20%?
A. 30%
B. 33.3%
C. 25%
D. 40%

4. A and B working separately can do a piece of work in 9 and 12 days respectively. If they work in
alternate days and A first starts the work, then approximately after how many days the work will be
finished?
A. 10.5 days
B. 10.33 days
C. 10.25 days
D. 10.75 days

5. A number of students decided to go to a picnic and the total cost was estimated Rs. 960. Four of them
being absent, the remaining students had to contribute Rs. 40 extra per head. What is the number of
students that attended the picnic?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 16
6. If and , then the relation between a,
b and c is

A. a + b - c = 0
B. b + c - a = 0
C. c + a - b = 0
D. a = b = c

Quantitative Ability- Set 1- Answers

Question 1: D. 15
Question 2: C. 26 L
Question 3: B. 33.3%
Question 4: C. 10.25 days
Question 5: C. 12
Question 6: D. a = b = c

Quantitative Ability- Set 2- Questions

1. In 2011, a group of farmers, having total area of land of 1350 Acre, divided it in 7:2 for paddy and
wheat cultivation. However, in 2012, they have cultivated sugarcane in 177 acre, increased area for
wheat by 25% and cultivated paddy in the rest of the land available. If the total area of land remained
same in both years, then approximately by what percentage the area for paddy cultivation decreased in
2012?

A. 25%
B. 76%
C. 24%
D. 34%

2. In what ratio Darjeeling tea of price Rs 32/- per kg should be mixed with Assam tea of price Rs. 25/-
per kg, so that selling the mixed tea at price Rs. 32.40 would give 20% profit? What is a synonym of
machination?

A. 2:3
B. 3:2
C. 3:5
D. 2:5

3. Mohan is traveling in a bike at 3/4 of its usual speed. He is late by 21/2 hr to reach destination. The
usual time to reach the destination is

A. 8 hrs 33 mins
B. 7 hrs 30 mins
C. 6 hrs 30 mins
D. 10 hrs 33 mins
4. A square plate of side 4p cm is folded into a cylinder. What is the volume of the cylinder?

A. 12 Π2 cc
B. 16 Π2 cc
C. 20 Π2 cc
D. 8 Π cc

5. A cube of edge 15 cm is immersed completely in a rectangular vessel containing water. If the

dimensions of the base of vessel are 25 cm x 15 cm, find the rise in water level. ?

A. 9 cm
B. 15 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 12 cm

6. The analysis of sales for a departmental store shows that 20% of the purchases are made by women
and 40% of the purchases are high value (i.e. over Rs 5000). If 40% of the high value customers are
women, then what is the ratio between low value men and women customers?

A. 10:1
B. 5:2
C. 1:1
D. 2:5

Quantitative Ability- Set 2- Answers

Question 1: C. 24%
Question 2: D. 2:5
Question 3: B. 7 hrs 30 mins
Question 4: B. 16 Π2 cc
Question 5: A. 9 cm
Question 6: A. 10:1

Quantitative Ability-Set 3-Questions

1. A businessman increased the price of an article twice by 20% consecutively on its cost price. He then
sold the article by allowing a discount of 35%. What will be his net profit or loss?

A. Gain by 5%
B. loss by 5%
C. loss by 6.4%
D. gain by 6.4%

2. The length of a rectangle is increased by 10% while the breadth was reduced by 10%. Again the length
was decreased by 10% and the breadth was increased by 10%. After such operations, the area of the
rectangle is increased or decreased by
 A. no increase or decrease
B. 0.9% increase
C. 1.99% increase
D. 1.99% decrease

3. If a number is multiplied by 15, it is increased by the square of the number. Then what is the
number?

A. 15
B. 14
C. 16
D. 8

4. Sakshi can do a piece of work in 20 days. Tanya is 25% more efficient than Sakshi. The number of days
taken by Tanya to do the same piece of work is,

A. 15 days
B. 16 days
C. 18 days
D. 25 days

5. A quantity of rice suffices a family for 30 days if 5 KG of rice is given away to charity on every
consumption day. However, the same rice suffices the family for 25 days if 8 KG of rice is given away to
charity on every consumption day. What is the total quantity of rice the family had in store at the
beginning?

A. 340 KG
B. 420 KG
C. 440 KG
D. 450 KG

6. What is the least value of the expression 3x2-6x+8 is

A. 1
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7

Quantitative Ability-Set 3- Answers

Question 1: C. loss by 6.4%

Question 2: D. 1.99% decrease
Question 3: B. 14
Question 4: B. 16 days
Question 5: D. 450 KG
Question 6: C. 5
 Quantitative Ability-Set 4-Questions

1. A shopkeeper buys two tables in Rs. 800. He sells one table at 10% profit and the other at 20% profit. If
he keeps the profit 20% for the first table and 15% for the second table, he would have gained Rs. 6.50
more. What are the cost prices of two tables?

A. 215 and 585

B. 590 and 210
C. 310 and 490
D. 320 and 480

2. Distance between two places is 200 km. A jeep takes two hours less time than a car to cover this
distance. If the jeep has 5 km more speed in an hour than the car, then what is the speed of the car?

A. 12 km/hr
B. 20 km/hr
C. 25 km/hr
D. 30 km/hr

3. A container contains 40 litres of milk. From this container 4 litre 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. 26.34 litres
B. 27.36 litres
C. 28.00 litres
D. 29.16 litres

4. What is the approximate number of bricks, each measuring 32 cm x 16 cm x 8 cm, required to construct
a wall 24 m long, 12m high and 12 cm thick, if 20% of the wall is filled with mortar?

A. 1968
B. 2965
C. 6750
D. 4500

5. In an accounting firm, 15% of the accountants possess at least 5 years of experience and MBA degree.
If 35% of the accountants have MBA degree and 45% have fewer than 5 years of experience, then what
percentage of them are neither MBA nor having 5 years of experience?

A. 5%
B. 15%
C. 35%
D. 45%

6. The illumination of light from a definite bulb varies inversely with the square of the distance of the point
from the source. A book is 9 cm away from the lamp. How far the book is to be moved farther so that the
illumination at that place becomes 1/4 of the previous position?
 A. 9 cm
B. 18 cm
C. 27 cm
D. 36 cm

Quantitative Ability-Set 4- Answers

Question 1: C. 310 and 490

Question 2: B. 20 km/hr
Question 3: D. 29.16 litres
Question 4: C. 6750
Question 5: C. 35%
Question 6: A. 9 cm