List of top Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation Questions asked in Symbiosis National Aptitude Test

The diagonal of a square is \(4\sqrt{2}\) cm. The diagonal of another square whose area is double that of the first square is

If \(a\) and \(b\) are negative, and \(c\) is positive, which of the following statements is/are true?
I) \(a - b < c - a\)
II) \(a + b < b + c\)  
III) \(b < c < a\)

The first two terms of a geometric progression add up to 12. The sum of the third and the fourth terms is 48. If the terms of the geometric progression are alternately positive and negative, then the first term is

If the algebraic sum of deviations of 20 observations measured from 23 is 70, mean of these observations would be

The mean of the numbers a, b, 8, 5, 10 is 6 and the variance is 6.80. Then which one of the following gives possible values of a and b?

The pie charts below show the percentage of students in each faculty at North West University and the number of non-US students in the Arts faculty. These percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number. There are a total of 1049 students in Arts faculty. Use this information to answer the following questions.

The table below shows the number of people who responded to a survey about their favourite style of music. Use this information to answer the following questions to the nearest whole percentage.

Age	15-20	21-30	31+
Classical	6	4	17
Pop	7	5	5
Rock	6	12	14
Jazz	1	4	11
Blues	2	3	15
Hip-Hop	9	3	4
Ambient	2	2	2
Total	33	33	68

Answer the questions based on the information given below The Venn diagram given below shows the estimated readership of 3 daily newspapers (X, Y & Z) in a city. The total readership and advertising cost for each of these papers is as below

Newspapers	Readership (lakhs)	Advertising cost (Rs. per sq. cm)
X	8.7	6000
Y	9.1	6500
Z	5.6	5000

The total population of the city is estimated to be 14 million. The common readership (in lakhs) is indicated in the given Venn diagram

At the start of a game of cards, J and B together had four times as much money as T, while T and B together had three times as much as J. At the end of the evening, J and B together had three times as much money as T, while T and B together had twice as much as J. B lost Rs. 200

The water from a roof, 9 sq. metres in area, flows down to a cylindrical container of 900 cm base. To what height will the water rise in cylinder if there is a rainfall of 0.1 mm?

Two sea trawlers left a sea port simultaneously in two mutually perpendicular directions. Half an hour later, the shortest distance between them was 17 km and another 15 minutes later, one sea trawler was 10.5 km farther from the original than the other. Find the speed of each sea trawler

A cyclist drove one kilometer, with the wind in his back, in three minutes and drove the same way back, against the wind in four minutes. If we assume that the cyclist always puts constant force on the pedals, how much time would it take him to drive one kilometer without wind?

A merchant wants to make profit by selling food grains. Which of the following will maximize his profit?

A and B throw one dice for a stake of Rs.11, which is to be won by the player who first throws a six. The game ends when stake is won by A or B. If A has the first throw, what are their respective expectations?

Which investment gives a better return, assuming the face value of shares to be Rs. 10?
A. 5% stock at 75, subject to 30% income tax
B. 4% stock at 90, tax free

A 14.4 kg gas cylinder runs for 104 hours when the smaller burner on the gas stove is fully opened while it runs for 80 hours when the larger burner on the gas stove is fully opened. Which of these values are closest to the percentage difference in the usage of gas per hour, of the smaller burner over the larger burner?

Answer the question based on the following table.

What is the ratio of glucose to lactose in a mixture as sweet as maltose?

A colourless cube is painted blue and then cut parallel to sides to form two rectangular solids of equal volume. What percentage of surface area of each of new solids is not painted blue?

A, B and C started a business by investing \(^1_2\), \(^1_3\) and \(^1_6\)of the capital respectively. After \(^1_3\) of the total time, A withdrew his capital completely and after \(^1_4\) of the total time B withdrew his capital. C kept his capital for the full period. The ratio in which total profit is to be divided amongst the partners is

Four stacks containing an equal number of chips are to be made from 11 orange, 9 white, 13 black and 7 yellow chips. If all of these chips are used and each stack contains at least one chip of each colour, what is the maximum number of white chips in any one stack?

From a book, a number of consecutive pages are missing. The sum of the page numbers of these pages is 9808. Which pages are missing?

The inequality of p\(^2\)+ 5 < 5p + 14 can be satisfied if:

A person buys 18 local tickets for Rs. 110. Each first class ticket costs Rs. 10 and each second class ticket costs Rs. 3. What will another lot of 18 tickets in which the number of first class and second class tickets are interchanged cost?

There are 10 stations on a railway line. The number of different journey tickets that are required by the authorities is

When the Sun ray’s inclination increases from to , the length of the shadow of a tower decreases by 60 m. Find the height of the tower.