List of top Quantitative Aptitude Questions

If \(x + 1 = x^2\) and \(x > 0\), then \(2x^4\) is

The value of \(\text {log}_{0.008}\sqrt{5}+\text{log}_{\sqrt{3}}81-7\) is equal to

If \(9^{2x – 1} – 81^{x-1} = 1944\), then x is

The number of solutions \((x, y, z)\) to the equation \(x\ –\  y \ –\ z = 25\), where x, y, and z are positive integers such that \(x ≤ 40, y ≤ 12\), and \(z ≤ 12\) is

For how many integers n, will the inequality \((n – 5) (n – 10) – 3(n – 2) ≤ 0\) be satisfied?

If \(f_1 (x) = x^2 + 11x + n\) and \(f_2 (x) = x,\) then the largest positive integer n for which the equation \(f_1 (x) = f_2 (x)\) has two distinct real roots, is

If a, b, c, and d are integers such that \(a + b + c + d = 30\), then the minimum possible value of \((a - b)^2 + (a - c)^2 + (a - d)^2\) is

Let AB, CD, EF, GH, and JK be five diameters of a circle with center at O. In how many ways can three points be chosen out of A,B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, and O so as to form a triangle?

The shortest distance of the point \((\frac{1}{2},1)\) from the curve \(y = |x -1| + |x + 1|\) is

If the square of the 7th term of an arithmetic progression with positive common difference equals the product of the 3rd and 17th terms, then the ratio of the first term to the common difference is

In how many ways can 7 identical erasers be distributed among 4 kids in such a way that each kid gets at least one eraser but nobody gets more than 3 erasers?

If \(f(x)=\frac{5x+2 }{3x-5}\) and \(g(x)=x^2-2x-1\),then the value of \(g(f(f(3)))\) is 

Let \(a_1 , a_2 ,……..a_{3n}\) be an arithmetic progression with \(a_1 = 3\) and \(a_2 = 7.\) If \(a_1 + a_2 + ….+a_{3n} = 1830\), then what is the smallest positive integer m such that m \((a_1 + a_2 + …. + a_n ) > 1830?\)

The numbers 1, 2,..., 9 are arranged in a 3 X 3 square grid in such a way that each number occurs once and the entries along each column, each row, and each of the two diagonals add up to the same value.

If the top left and the top right entries of the grid are 6 and 2, respectively, then the bottom middle entry is

In a 10 km race. A, B, and C, each running at uniform speed, get the gold, silver, and bronze medals, respectively. If A beats B by 1 km and B beats C by 1 km, then by how many metres does A beat C?

Bottle 1 contains a mixture of milk and water in 7 : 2 ratio and Bottle 2 contains a mixture of milk and water in 9 : 4 ratio. In what ratio of volumes should the liquids in Bottle 1 and Bottle 2 be combined to obtain a mixture of milk and water in 3 : 1 ratio?

Arun drove from home to his hostel at 60 miles per hour. While returning home he drove half way along the same route at a speed of 25 miles per hour and then took a bypass road which increased his driving distance by 5 miles, but allowed him to drive at 50 miles per hour along this bypass road. If his return journey took 30 minutes more than his onward journey, then the total distance traveled by him is

The average height of 22 toddlers increases by 2 inches when two of them leave this group. If the average height of these two toddlers is one-third the average height of the original 22, then the average height, in inches, of the remaining 20 toddlers is

The manufacturer of a table sells it to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 10%. The wholesale dealer sells the table to a retailer at a profit of 30%. Finally, the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 50%. If the customer pays Rs 4290 for the table, then its manufacturing cost (in Rs) is

A tank has an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. If the outlet pipe is closed then the inlet pipe fills the empty tank in 8 hours. If the outlet pipe is open then the inlet pipe fills the empty tank in 10 hours. If only the outlet pipe is open then in how many hours the full tank becomes half-full?

Mayank buys some candies for Rs 15 a dozen and an equal number of different candies for Rs 12 a dozen. He sells all for Rs 16.50 a dozen and makes a profit of Rs 150. How many dozens of candies did he buy altogether?

In a village, the production of food grains increased by 40% and the per capita production of food grains increased by 27% during a certain period. The percentage by which the population of the village increased during the same period is nearest to

If a, b, c are three positive integers such that a and b are in the ratio 3 : 4 while b and c are in the ratio 2:1, then which one of the following is a possible value of (a + b + c)?

A motorbike leaves point A at 1 pm and moves towards point B at a uniform speed. A car leaves point B at 2 pm and moves towards point A at a uniform speed which is double that of the motorbike. They meet at 3:40 pm at a point which is 168 km away from A. What is the distance, in km, between A and B?