List of top Quantitative Aptitude Questions asked in NPAT

If the roots of the equation \(x^2 - 2(1+3k)x + 7(3+2k) = 0\) are equal, where \(k<0\), then which of the following is true?
Which of the following statements is true about the solutions of the equation \(\lvert x^2 - 5x \rvert = 6\)?
The sum of the first three terms of an infinite geometric progression, with common ratio less than one, is 56. If 1, 7 and 21 are subtracted from its first, second and third term, respectively, then these three terms are in the arithmetic progression. The common ratio of the progression is:
Two persons A and B start moving at the same time towards each other from points x and y, respectively. After crossing each other, A and B now take \( \frac{4}{6} \) hours and 6 hours, respectively, to reach their respective destinations. If the speed of A is 72 km/h, then the speed (in km/h) of B is:
If \(a^2 + c^2 + 17 = 2(a - 2b^2 - 8b)\), then the value of \((a + b + c) \left( [(a - b)^2 + (b - c)^2 + (c - a)^2] \right)\) is:
Water is flowing at the rate of 4 km/h through a pipe of radius 7 cm into a rectangular tank with length and breadth as 25 m and 22 m, respectively. The time (in hours) in which the level of water in the tank will rise by 28 cm is (take \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \)):
In an arithmetic progression, the 4th term equals three times the first term and the 7th term exceeds two times the third term by one. The sum of its first ten terms is:
The ratio of the sum of the first \(m\) terms to the sum of the first \(n\) terms of an arithmetic progression is \(m^2 : n^2\). What is the ratio of its 17th term to the 29th term?
A shopkeeper has two varieties of rice A and B. By selling A at ₹75 per kg, he loses 20%; and by selling B at ₹90 per kg, he gains 25%. If he mixes A and B in the ratio 4 : 5 and sells the mixture at ₹110.25 per kg, then his profit percentage is:
Let \[ x = \sqrt{-4\sqrt{2} + 17 (-\sqrt{2})^2 + 2}. \] If \( x = a + b \sqrt{2} \), then what is the value of \( (a - b) \)?
The ratio of the number of boys and the girls in a group is 5 : 8. If 4 more girls join the group and 5 boys leave the group, then the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls becomes 1 : 2. Originally, what was the difference between the number of boys and girls in the group?
A person borrows a sum of ₹10,920 at 10% p.a. compound interest and promises to pay it back in two equal annual instalments. The interest to be paid by him under this instalment scheme is:
In a year, out of 160 games to be played, a cricket team wants to win 80% of them. Out of 90 games already played, the success rate is \( 66 \frac{2}{3} \)% . What should be the success rate for the remaining games in order to reach the target?
The sum of the first 10 terms of the series \[ \frac{7}{3} + \frac{7}{15} + \frac{1}{5} + \frac{1}{9} + \dots \quad \text{where} \quad \text{HCF}(a,b) = 1. \] What is the value of \( |a - b| \)?
Shikha sells an article for ₹253, after giving 12% discount on its marked price. Had she not given any discount, she would have earned a profit of 25% on the cost price. What is the cost price of the article?
In an examination, 82% of students passed in Mathematics, 70% passed in Science and 13% failed in both the subjects. If 299 students passed in both the subjects, then the total number of students who appeared in the examination is:
The income of \( A \) is \( \frac{3}{4} \) of \( B \)'s income, and the expenditure of \( A \) is \( \frac{4}{5} \) of \( B \)'s expenditure. If \( A \)'s income is \( \frac{9}{10} \) of \( B \)'s expenditure, then the ratio of savings of \( A \) and \( B \) is:
If \( \frac{46}{159} = \frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} + \frac{1}{z^2} \), where \( x, y, z \) are positive integers, then the value of \( 2x + 3y - 4z \) is:
What is the value of \[ \frac{4^x \cdot (2.83)^3 \cdot 3 \cdot 2.96 \cdot 2.22}{(2 - 0.78) \cdot 5.05} \]
The value of \( \frac{0.9 \times 0.7}{0.63 \times 3.6} + 0.27(0.83^3 + 0.16^3) \) is:
The value of \( \left( \sqrt{\frac{5}{13}} \right) \left( \frac{14}{25} \right) + 2 \times \frac{3}{10} - \frac{7}{18} \times \left( \frac{1}{35} \right) \times \left( 3^{\frac{1}{5}} \right) + \left( 4^{\frac{1}{2}} \right) \times \left( 5^{\frac{1}{3}} \right) \) lies between:
If \( U = \{ x \ | \ x \in \mathbb{N}, x \leq 10 \} \) is the universal set, and \( A = \{ 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 \} \), \( B = \{ 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 \} \), and \( C = \{ 1, 2, 3, 4 \} \), the number of elements in \( A - (B \cap C) - (B' \cap C') \) where \( B' \) and \( C' \) are the complements of B and C, respectively is:
A and B are two sets such that \( n(A) = 12 \), \( n(B) = 15 \) and \( n(A \cup B) = 20 \). Then, \( n(B \cap A') - n(A \cap B') = ?
Let \( A = \{ 1, 2, 5 \} \), \( B = \{ 1, 2, 3, 4 \} \), and \( C = \{ 2, 5, 6 \} \) be the three sets. If \( D = [A \times (B \cap C)] \cap [(A - B) \times C] \), then which of the following is true?
If \( f(x) = \frac{x-1}{x+1} \), then for \( k>0 \), \( f^{-1} \left( \frac{1}{2k+3} \right) = ?