Main purpose of Quantitative Aptitude is to check the ability and skills of the candidates and even IQ. It Checks Thinking ability – ways to solution, Problem Solving skill – solving within time bound, Accuracy – coming up with accurate answer, Mental alertness–To improve your mind make it sharp.
Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude
Time and work Number System Permutation and Combination Profit and Loss Boats and Streams Average mixture and Alligation Time and Distance LCM & HCF Simple and Compound Interest Probability Percentage Geometry and Mensuration Pipes and Cistern Logarithm Surds and Indices Sets and union
How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude
1.Know from Basic
In general most of the questions in Quantitative Aptitude will be in basic level. Fresher should know their syllabus first and concepts. If not know your concept and refresh from High school level (basic). In case any candidate is weak or not strong in mathematics then they should learn from Basic.
2.Choose appropriate material
We are lucky to be in this digital world since each and every requirement of us is fulfilled as Spoon-feed. Search for the most suggested book for preparing quantitative aptitude. Check whether the needed topics are covered in that material. Rather shifting to various books stick on to one particular book and develop your numerical calculations. The most known book for preparing for this is Quantitative Aptitude book by R.S. Aggarwal
3.Workout
Allot time and Do number of practice only with lot of practice you can crack this exam. By practicing moreit will increase your speed level this helps in exam time attending lot of questions. Through solving various questions you will know your mistakes and you won’t repeat during exam time.
4.Previous Question paper
To know about the pattern of questions based on the company collect their previous or sample questions for last few years. Working on their previous questions helps you to know the pattern and types of question asked every year. At the end by solving many questions paper you will get an idea and clarity. Take up online test or solve previous year question paper to know your ability.
5.Negative
Most of the Quantitative exams has negative marking. Know your test whether it has negative mark, if yes attend limited sure shot questions. Don’t guess the answer if not in that case use elimination process method to get appropriate answer.
Sample Questions for Time and Work
1.10 days of work does by A and B does the same work in 15 days. In how many days A and B will do it together
a.5 days b.6 days c.8 days d.9 days
2.If 12 mens and 16 boys does work in 5 days, 13 men and 24 boys can does in 4 days, then the ratio of the daily work done by them is
a.2:1 b.3:1 c. 3:2 d.5:4
Sample Questions for Numbers System
1.Solve 2+5*6-7*8/4
a.22 b. 21 c. 23 d. 24 e. None of the above
2.Find the missing Number of the sequence
77, 64, 51, X, 25, 12
a.37 b. 38 c. 40 d.36 e. None of the above
Sample Questions for Permutation and Combination
1.How many four letter words can be formed out of the letters of the word ‘LOGARITHMS’, if repetition of letters is not available
a.40 b.400 c.5040 d.2520 (Ans.C)
2.In what ways 21 books on English and 19 books on Hindi be placed in a row on a shelf so that two books on Hindi may not be together
a. 3990 b. 1540 c. 1995 d. 3672 (Ans.B)
Sample Questions for profit and Loss
1.An article sold for Rs.100 and a man profits Rs.15. Then he gain % is
a.15% b.12 2/3% c. 17 11/17% d. 17 ¼% (Ans.C)
2.A purchased 30 kg of wheat at the rate of Rs.17.50 per kg and another 30 kg wheat for certain rate. He combined both and sold the entire for Rs.18.60 and made 20% profit. Then for how much price they got another 30 kg rice
a.Rs.12.50 b. Rs.13.50 c. Rs.14.50 d. Rs. 15.50 (Ans.B)
Sample Questions for Boats and Streams
1.A ship goes 7 km upstream time taken is 42 minutes and also the speed of the stream is 3 km/hr. find the speed of the boat in water
a.4.2 km/hr b.9 km/hr c.13 km/hr d.21 km/hr (Ans.c)
2.It takes 19 hours for a ship for traveling downstream from one point to second point and goes to third point. If the rate of stream is 4km/hr and boat speed is 14 km/hr. Find the distance between first and second point
a.160 km b.180 km c.200 km d.220 km (Ans.B)
Sample Questions for Mixture and Alligation
1.Vessel A has milk and B has water in the ratio 8:5 and 5:2 respective. What is the ratio of new mixture which contains 69 3/13% when combined together
a.2:7 b.3:5 c.5:6 d.7:9 (Ans.A)
2.Vendor has 2 cans of milk. First can contain has 25% of water and rest is water. The second container contains 50% of water. How much milk should be mixed for new mixture to get 12l of milk to get water to milk in 3:5?
a.4l, 8l b. 6l, 6l c. 5l, 7l d. 7l, 5l
Sample Questions for Time and Distance
1.A man travel travels equal distance with different speeds of 3 km/hr, 4 km/hr, 5 km/hr and total time taken is 47 minutes. Calculate the total distance in km
a.2 b.3 c.4 d.5
2.Two cars A and B start at the same point C and D which are 120 km apart. But two cars travel in opposite direction, they meet after 1hr and if they travel in same direction(from c towards d) then A meets B 6 hrs. What is the speed of car A?
a.60 km/hr b.70 km/hr c. 120 km/hr (Ans.B)
Sample Questions for LCM and HCF
1.L.C.M of 1/3, 5/6, 2/9, 4/27 is
a.1/54 b.10/27 c. 20/3 d. none of the above (Ans.C)
2.Guess the smallest number which divided by 16, 18, 20 and 25 and remind leaves 4 but when it is divided by 7 leaves no remainder
a.17004 b.18000 c. 18002 d. 18004 (Ans.D)
Sample Questions for Simple Interest and Compound Interest
1.A gentleman took loan from bank for 12%p.a simple interest. After 3 years for a period he had to pay an interest of Rs.5400. The amount borrowed by him is
a.Rs.2000 b. Rs. 10,000 c. Rs. 15,000 d. Rs.20,000 (Ans.C)
2.A girl borrows Rs.2550 for compound interest at the rate of 4% p.a by the end of 2 years in 2 equal yearly installments. How much each installment be
a.Rs. 1275 b. Rs. 1283 c.Rs. 1352 d.Rs. 1377 (Ans.C)
Sample Questions for Probability
1.Random of picking a card from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card got is either king or red card?
a.½ b. 6/13 c. 7/13 d. 27/52 (Ans.C)
2.A box contains 8 red, 7 blue, 6 green balls. A ball is chosen randomly. What is the probability of a ball getting in color neither green or red
a.2/3 b. ¾ c. 7/19 d. 8/21 e. 9/21 (Ans.D)
Sample Questions for Percentage
1.A boy should secure 33% of the total marks to pass. He received 125 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks are
a.300 b.500 c.800 d.100 (Ans.B)
2.The value of X is 80% of y, then what percent of 2x is y?
a.40% b. 62 ½% c. 662/3% d. 80% (Ans.B)
Sample Questions for Pipes and Cisterns
1.A pipe can fill a tank in 5 hrs, B pipe can fill in 10 hrs and C pipe in 30 hrs. If all the pipe are open at the same time how many hours it will take for tank to be filled?
a.2 b.2.5 c.3 d.3.5 (Ans.C)
2.A, B, C are the three pipes which can fill tank in 6 hours. After 2 hours C pipe is closed and A and B pipes can fill remaining in 7 hrs. Calculate the hours taken by C alone to fill the taken
a.10 b. 12 c. 14 d. 16 (Ans.C)
Sample Questions for Logarithms
1.Logxy=100 and log2x=10, value of y is
a.210 b. 2100 c. 21000 d. 210000 (Ans.C)
2.(log55) (log49) (log32) = to
a.1 b. 3/2 c.2 d.5 (Ans.A)
Sample Questions for Surds and Indices
1.(xa/xb)1/ab (xb/xc)1/bc(xc/xa)1/ca = ?
a.1 b. x1/abc c.x1/(ab+bc+ca) d. None of the above (Ans.A)
2.2x=4y=8z and (1/2x + 1/4y + 1/6z)=24/7 then value of z will be
a.7/16 b.7/32 c. 7/48 d.7/64 (Ans.C)