Quantitative Aptitude and Insights for Placements

If price of sugar increases by 20% ,then the percentage reduction in consumption so that expenditure remains the same will be ?

• 50/3 %

• 40/3%

• 60/3%

• 30/3%

If the cost price of a pen is Rs.150 and its selling price is Rs.137.50, then calculate the percentage loss on the pen.

• 8.33%    

• 2.5%   

• 12%      

• 15%

The cost price of 25 articles is equal to selling price of 20 ar­ticles. The gain percent is?

• 22%

• 25%

• 20%

• 15%

The marked price of a shirt is Rs. 1000. A shopkeeper offers a discount of 10% on the shirt and then again offers a discount of 20% discount on the new price. How much will you have to pay finally?

• 720   

• 620

• 900   

• 830

A watch was priced at Rs.800. After 2 successive discounts, it was sold for Rs.640. If the first discount was 10%, find the rate of the second discount.

• 11.11%  

• 12%  

• 33.33% 

• 33%

A dealer makes a profit of 20% even after giving a 10% discount on the advertised price of a scooter. If he makes a profit of Rs. 7500 on the sale of the scooter, the advertised

• Rs. 45000

• Rs. 47500

• Rs. 50000

• Rs. 1,00,000

A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is.

• 698

•  670

• 640

• 656

Reena took a loan of Rs. 1200 with simple interest for as many years as the rate of interest. If she paid Rs. 432 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of interest?

• 7

• 8

• 6

• 10

A lent Rs. 5000 to B for 2 years and Rs. 3000 to C for 4 years on simple interest at the same rate of interest and received Rs. 2200 in all from both of them as interest. The rate of interest per annum is:

• 12%

• 14%

• 9%

• 10%

A boat can travel with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find the time taken by the boat to go 68 km downstream.

• 3 hrs          

• 4 hrs            

• 5 hrs           

• 6 hrs