Bank Exam Quantitative solved paper - 3

Cement production in India (in million tons)

Production Units

Year A B C D E F

1994-95 310 180 169 137 140 120

1995-96 318 179 177 162 140 122

1996-97 320 160 188 173 135 130

1997-98 326 167 187 180 146 130

1998-99 327 150 185 178 145 128

Directions: Study the table given above and answer the questions that follow:

1. A constant rise in production over the year is seen in

a. Unit-A

b. Unit-B

c. Unit-C

d. Unit-D

e. Unit-E

2. Unit-B has contributed (approx.) 15% in the total production of cement in

a. 1998-99

b. 1997-98

c. 1996-97

d. 1995-96

e. 1994-95

3. In the Unit-E the increase in cement production in 1998-99 over that in 1995-96 was
approximately
 a. 5.25%

b. 4.60%

c. 3.50%

d. 3.25%

e. 2.50%

4. Which unit shows a decline in production over the years?

a. Unit-A

b. Unit-B

c. Unit-C

d. Unit-D

e. Unit-E

5. In 1996-97, how many of the given units have a share of more than 25% in the total
cement production?
a. 5

b. 4

c. 3

d. 2

e. 1

Directions: Study the graph given below and answer the questions that follow.

Generation and requirement of Hydro-electric power in a state (in KW)

 1861

1838
2000

1738
1713
1800

1505
1426
1600

1337
1214
1400

1024
1200

838
1000
800
600
400
200
0
1 2 3 4 5
1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99

Generation

Requirement

6. The ratio of years having above average generation to the below average generation in
the said period is
a. 1:4

b. 3:2

c. 2:3

d. 4:1

e. None of these

7. The hydroelectric power requirement in 1998-99 (approx.)….. more than the

requirement of 1994-95?
a. 80%

b. 55%

c. 45%
 d. 20%

e. None of these

8. Generation-requirement difference in hydroelectric power was the least in

a. 1998-99

b. 1997-98

c. 1996-97

d. 1995-96

e. 1994-95

9. Hydroelectric power generation in1998-99 was ….. times(approx.)that of1994-95.

a. 0.40

b. 1.07

c. 1.67

d. 0.52

e. None of these

10. Which statement is definitely false about the graph?

a. A regular rise in hydroelectric power requirement is noticed over the year

b. From 1995-96, the hydroelectric generation was above average.

c. The requirement of hydroelectric power was below average till 1996-97

d. Difference between generation & requirement was the highest in 1996-97

e. Hydroelectric power production in said period was sufficient to meet the

requirements.

11. In an export house 3menargued over packing shirt. X said that by if 50 shirts were
packed in a carton, no shirt will be left out. Y said that by packing 70 shirts per carton
there will be no left over. Z said that the shirts can be packed in 20’s per carton and no
shirt will be left out. If all the three were correct, the least possible number of shirts to
be packed was
a. 580
 b. 640

c. 700

d. 720

e. None of these

12. Ravi gets a monthly salary of Rs.6,900 from which he spend Rs.2,200on food, Rs.920 on
transport and 10% on rent. If he saves the remaining salary, how much will he save in a
year?
a. Rs.4,160

b. Rs.3,708

c. Rs.3,090

d. Rs.3,080

e. None of these

13. Ravi took a loan at 16% S.I per annum. After 5 years if he repaid Rs.10,080, what was
the amount borrowed by him?
a. Rs.5,200

b. Rs.5,600

c. Rs.5,800

d. Rs.6,200

e. None of these

14. X borrowed Rs.8,000 at S.I from y, and after two years, he returned Rs.8,800 to Y to
settle the account. What was the rate of interest?
a. 20%

b. 10%

c. 5%

d. 4%

e. None of these
15. Ravi bought a house at 3/5 of its value and sold it at 5% more than its value. What was
his gain in this deal?
a. 75%

b. 60%

c. 55%

d. 45%

e. None of these

16. A second hand fridge, when sold for Rs.9,600,earns a profit which is double the amount
of loss, when the same is sold for Rs.6,600. What was the cost price of the fridge?
a. Rs.7,100

b. Rs.7,600

c. Rs.8,100

d. Rs.8,600

e. None of these

17. Two trains running at a speed in the ratio 4:3, on parallel lines in opposite directions,
take 25 seconds to pass a man standing beside the tracks. In this regard which one of
the following statements can be true?
A: The two trains cross each other in the time which is a multiple of 3.

B: The faster train is shorter than the slower train.

C: The faster train is lengthier than the slower train.

D: The two trains cross each other in 25 seconds.

a. Statements A and C

b. Statement A and B

c. Statement C and D

d. Statement B and D

e. Statement B and C

18. Ravi took Rs.200 from Mani and returned him Rs.120. Now both had an equal amount
with them. Who had the lesser amount and by how much?
 a. Mani, Rs.80 less

b. Mani, Rs.40 less

c. Ravi, Rs.60 less

d. Ravi, Rs.160 less

e. Cannot be determined

19. Rs.4,200 amounts to Rs.5,712 in four years at S.I. If the interest rate is increased by
3%, it would amount to
a. Rs.5,816

b. Rs.5,912

c. Rs.6,216

d. Rs.6,240

e. None of these

20. A liter of water was evaporated from six liters of salt. How much is the percentage of
salt left in the remaining solution?
a. 6

b. 4

c. 2.5

d. 2.4

e. None of these

21. Which of the following numbers, where some of the digits have been replaced by dots,
can possibly by the perfect square of a three digit odd number?
a. 37•••1

b. 12••3

c. 39•••5

d. 48••7

e. None of these

22. Find the value of x in:

 69.3+70.7=245.168-x.

a. 134.468

b. 123.868

c. 105.168

d. 104.268

e. None of these

23. A warehouse of 4000 bags capacity was stocked by adding 31 bags and as many truck
loads of bags as each truck had the capacity. How many bags were unloaded from each
truck?
a. 62

b. 63

c. 65

d. 67

e. None of these

24. Kushal bought a computer with 30% discount on its original price, and sold it at
10%gain for Rs.34,020. What was the original price of the computer?
a. Rs.27,800

b. Rs.29,123

c. Rs.36,917

d. Rs.38,617

e. Rs.44,182

25. 1685dolls are to be packed in boxes such that the number of dolls in each box is equal
to the number of boxes. How many dolls will be excluded in such an arrangement?
a. 35

b. 25

c. 21

d. 5
 e. 4

26. Find the wrong number in the following series:

450, 90, 360, 72, 288, 54, 230

a. 54

b. 72

c. 288

d. 360

e. None of these

27. If the average age of a couple married ten years ago was 22 years, what will be the
average age of the family at present, if their child is two years old now?
a. 20 years

b. 22 years

c. 24 years

d. 27 years

e. Cannot be determined

28. Leela got married six years ago. Her present age is one and a quarter times of what her
age was at the time of her marriage. If her son is one-tenth of her present age, find the
son’s age.
a. 3 years

b. 4 years

c. 5 years

d. 6 years

e. None of these

29. 4.02+195.84÷12.24=?
a. 21.12

b. 20.02
 c. 16.42

d. 12.02

e. None of these

30. Find the value of X:

a. 178

b. 198

c. 208

d. 218

e. None of these

31. 12 machine take 30 hours to do a work. How long will 16 machines take to do the same
work?
a. 25 hours 30 minutes

b. 22 hours 30 minutes

c. 19 hours 30 minutes

d. 18 hours 30 minutes

e. None of these

32. Three men started a firm by sharing equal amount of the total investment. After some
calculations, they found that if they get two more equal investors, each of the five will
have to pay Rs.15,000 less. What was the total investment?
a. Rs.2,25,000

b. Rs.1,72,500

c. Rs.1,25,000

d. Rs.1,12,500

e. Data inadequate

33. Simplify: 100.86-4.6817-62.682=?

a. 43.3936
 b. 34.9463

c. 34.4953

d. 33.9463

e. 33.4963

34. If the number of berths in a train are 900 more than one-fifth of it, find the total berths
in the train?
a. 1080

b. 1120

c. 1125

d. 1130

e. 1142

35. Simplify:2X0.5+9+0.3+10X0.02=?
a. 31.2

b. 31.32

c. 31.42

d. 31.6

e. None of these

36. Find out the wrong number is the following series:

2, 3, 7, 22, 89, 440, 2677, 18740

a. 7

b. 22

c. 89

d. 440

e. 2677
37. X and Y together own a house worth Rs.32,00,000.Two-thirds of X’s share is equal to
40% of Y’s share in it. Find the share of Yin it?
a. Rs.10,00,000

b. Rs.18,00,000

c. Rs.21,00,000

d. Rs.30,00,000

e. None of these

38. X bought a scooter for Rs.35,000 and spent 25% of the cost on its repair. If he wants to
earn Rs.7,000 as net profit on it, what percentage he should add to the cost price?
a. 16%

b. 24%

c. 45%

d. 54%

e. None of these

39. Ravi bought a radio at 5% discount on its original price. If he sold it at 10% profit on his
purchase price, what percentage did he gain on the original price of the radio?
a. 12.5%

b. 9.11%

c. 4.5%

d. 4.33%

e. None of these

40. The total marks obtained by A,B,C & D in science are 360. Which statement will help to
find the marks secured by A?
A: A secured 1/3rd marks of the total of B,C & D.

B: The average marks obtained by B & C are 20 more than the marks secured by
D.

a. Statement A is sufficient

b. Statement B is sufficient
 c. Either of the two statements is sufficient

d. Both the statements are not sufficient

e. Both the statements are needed

41. Rs. 7224 was the average collection in a cinema hall in a week. If it earned in an
average Rs.7094, in 6 days, except Friday, What was the collection on Friday?
a. Rs.8640

b. Rs.8420

c. Rs.8216

d. Rs.8004

e. None of these

42. A 500 litre water tank was filled by adding 16 litres of water and as many buckets of
water as the buckets capacity. What was the capacity of the bucket?
a. 24 Litres

b. 23 Litres

c. 22 Litres

d. 21 Litres

e. None of these

43. Ram invested Rs.3300 in buying shares of company X at Rs.800 each and that of
company Y at Rs.400 each. The ratio of shares of company X to Company Y when the
maximum number of shares of company Y is purchased, will be
a. 4 : 3

b. 5 : 2

c. 5 : 1

d. 1 : 5

e. None of these

44. Find out the wrong number in the following series.

15, 30, 90, 180, 540, 1090, 3240
 a. 3240

b. 1090

c. 540

d. 180

e. 30

45. Mala can type a report in 16 Hrs, which Leela can type in 20 hrs and Neela can type in
24 hrs. The three of them started typing at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm. Mala stopped typing,
the other 2 girls finished the work. Approximately at what time the report was typed?
a. 4.10 pm

b. 5.10 pm

c. 5.45 pm

d. 6.15 pm

e. None of these

46. In a village each man and each woman of the total 600 inhabitants contributed to build
a community hall. The amount contributed by them was equal to their respective total
number in the village and an amount equal their total collection was given as grant by
the government. If the men to women ratio was 7 : 3, how much money was available
to build the community hall?
a. Rs.2,08,800

b. Rs.3,52,800

c. Rs.4,17,600

d. Rs.4,52,400

e. Cannot be determined.

47. A march past comprised 18 columns of 35 cadets each. If they were to be in 30 columns
how many cadets will be there in 1 column?
a. 18

b. 19

c. 20

d. 21
 e. None of these

48. The sum of 3 numbers X,Y & Z is 116.If the ratio of Y : Z is 9 : 16 and that of X : Z is 1
: 4, Y will be
a. 8

b. 16

c. 36

d. 64

e. None of these

49. 2315 books are to be packed in bundles such that the number of books in each bundle
and the number of bundles of the books should be equal. How many books will be
excluded to make this arrangement possible?
a. 21

b. 19

c. 17

d. 13

e. 11

50. Sita had 200 roses and 180 tulips. She wanted to make garlands exclusively of roses or
tulips each containing the same number of flowers. What will be the maximum number
of flowers she can have in a garland without leaving a single flower?
a. 40

b. 30

c. 20

d. 10

e. None of these
 Answers

1. a 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. e

6. b 7. a 8. b 9. e 10. b

11. b 12. c 13. b 14. c 15. a

16. b 17. c 18. d 19. c 20. a

21. a 22. c 23. b 24. e 25. e

26. a 27. b 28. a 29. b 30. c

31. b 32. d 33. e 34. c 35. a

36. d 37. d 38. c 39. c 40. a

41. d 42. c 43. e 44. d 45. b

46. c 47. d 48. c 49. e 50. c