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Quantitative Aptitude
Directions (Q.1-5): In each of the following
questions a number series is given. After the
series a number is given followed by (a), (b),
(c), (d) and (e). You have to complete the
series starting with the number given, following the sequence of the original series and
answer the questions that follow the series.
1. 32 16 12 12 15
22.5
12 (a) (b) (c) (d)
(e)
What will come in place of (b)?
1) 4
2) 2.5
3) 4.5
4) 8
5) None
2. 5
19
61
187 565 1699
2
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
What will come in place of (d)?
1) 106
2) 322
3) 374
4) 1874
5) None of these
3. 17 22
15
26
13
30
39 (a)
(b) (c)
(d) (e)
What will come in place of (e)?
1) 52
2) 21
3) 48
4) 37
5) None of these
4. 6
8
19
61
249
1251
15
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
What will come in place of (c)?
1) 37
2) 104
3) 74
4) 115
5) None of these
5. 975
327
111
39
15
7
1947 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d) (e)
What will come in place of (d)?
1) 219
2) 27
3) 651
4) 75
5) None of these
Directions (Q.6-10): Study the following table
carefully to answer the questions that follow.
Following table gives the percentage marks
obtained by six students in six subjects. The
marks in brackets are maximum marks of the
subject.

Dr. G.S. Giridhar

The total production of 'C'..?

Give answer 4) if P Q
Give answer 5) if P Q
11. P2 P 12 = 0;
Q2 3Q 28 = 0
12. 2P2 11P + 5 = 0;
3Q2 13Q + 4 = 0
13. P2 + 7P + 12 = 0;
Q2 + 2Q 3 = 0
14. 3P + Q = 1;
8P +12Q = 5
Q2 + 6Q 7 = 0
15. P2 + 5P 14 = 0;
Directions (Q.16-20): Study the following data
and answer the questions accordingly.

Following Pie-chart shows the production of

six computer manufacturing companies A, B,
C, D, E and F and the table gives the
percentage defect in production for the year
2015.

D
14%

E
F
8% 16%

C
18% B
12%

A
32%

COMPANY

PERCENT
DEFECT

05

08

12

07

06

09

16. If the number of defective computers of

company 'C' in 2015 is 504, find the total
production of 'C' in that year.
1) 2900
2) 3150
3) 4200
4) 2100
Subject English Hindi Telugu Maths Science Social
5) None of these
Student
(100)
(75)
(75)
(150)
(100)
(100)
17. If the number of defecA
75
96
56
96
72
86
tive computers of
B
84
80
84
82
64
74
company 'E' was
C
92
84
72
72
73
54
1152, what was the
total number of comD
62
68
96
96
84
87
puters produced by all
E
58
44
56
86
91
83
the companies in that
F
78
76
68
74
49
48
year?
6. What is the total number of marks obtained
1) 229600
2) 230000
by D in all subjects together?
3) 180000
4) 240000
1) 500
2) 444
3) 532
5) 120000
4) 454
5) None of these
18. If the number of defective computers of
7. What are the average marks obtained by all
company 'F' was 2592, what was the numthe students in Telugu?
ber of defective computers of company 'D'
1) 62
2) 64
3) 54
4) 67
5) None
in that year?
8. What is the ratio between total marks
1) 1764
2) 1286
3) 1465
obtained by E in Hindi, Maths and Social
4) 1528
5) None of these
together and the total marks obtained by B in
19. If the total production of computers by all
these subjects together respectively?
the companies was 160000, what will be
1) 12 : 17
2) 35 : 37
3) 21 : 23
the number of defective computers pro4) 15 : 16
5) None of these
duced by company 'A'?
9. Marks obtained by A in Science are what
1) 2916
2) 2560
3) 2724
percent of his total marks obtained in all the
4)
2278
5)
None
of
these
subjects together?
20. If the production of company 'E' is 13440,
1) 17.6%
2) 21.4%
3) 29.3%
what is the ratio between the productions of
4) 14.7%
5) 25.9%
companies 'B' and 'F' ?
10. What are the approximate average marks
1)
5:6
2) 7 : 9
3) 3 : 4
obtained by all the students in Maths?
4) 11 : 17
5) None of these
1) 132
2) 115
3) 125
4) 137
5) 118
Answers
Directions (Q.11-15): In each of the questions
1-3
5-2
9-4
13-5
17-4
below, two equations are provided. On the
2-2
6-1
10-3
14-1
18-1
basis of these you have to find out the rela3-1
7-3
11-5
15-4
19-2
tion between P and Q.
4-4
8-5
12-2
16-3
20-3.
Give answer 1) if P = Q
Give answer 2) if P > Q
(Writer - Director, RACE Institute,
Give answer 3) if P < Q
Hyderabad)

Explanations
1. 32 0.5 = 16;
16 0.75 = 12
12 1 = 12;
12 1.25 = 15
15 1.5 = 22.5
Required number is 4.5
2. 5 3 + 4 = 19;
19 3 + 4 = 61
61 3 + 4 = 187;
187 3 + 4 = 565
565 3 + 4 = 1699
Required number = 322
3. 17 + 5 = 22;
22 7 = 15
15 + 11 = 26;
26 13 = 13
13 + 17 = 30
Required number is 52
Shortcut: Vertical difference is always constant when the relation between the numbers in
the series is +/Here the vertical difference is 39 17 = 22
Required number is 30 + 22 = 52
4. 6 1 + 2 = 8
8 2 + 3 = 19
19 3 + 4 = 61
61 4 + 5 = 249
249 5 + 6 = 1251
Required number is 115
5. 975 3 + 2 = 327
327 3 + 2 = 111
111 3 + 2 = 39
39 3 + 2 = 15
15 3 + 2 = 7
Required number = 27
62
6. Marks of D in English = 100 = 62
100
68
Hindi = 75 = 51
100
96
Telugu = 75 = 72
100
96
Maths = 150 = 144
100
Science = 84;
Social = 87
Total marks = 62 + 51 + 72 + 144 + 84 + 87
= 500
56 + 84 + 72 + 96 + 56 + 68
75
7.
6
100
432
75
= = 54
6
100
44
8. Marks of E in Hindi = 75 = 33
100
86
Maths = 150 = 129
100
Social = 83
Total marks = 33 + 129 + 83 = 245
80
Marks of B in Hindi = 75 = 60
100
82
Maths = 150 = 123
100
Social = 74
Total marks = 60 + 123 + 74 = 257
Required ratio = 245 : 257
9. A marks in Science = 72
English = 75
96
Hindi = 75 = 72
100
56
Telugu = 75 = 42
100

96
Maths = 150 = 144
100
Social = 86
Total marks = 72 + 75 + 72 + 42 + 144 + 86
= 491
72
Required% = 100 = 14.7%
491
10. Average Marks
96 + 82 + 72 + 96 + 86 + 74
150
=
6
100
506
150
125%
6
100
11. P2 P 12 = 0
By solving P = 4 & 3
Q2 3Q 28 = 0
By solving Q = 4 & 7
PQ
12. 2P2 11P + 5 = 0
1
By solving P = & 5
2
3Q2 13Q + 4 = 0
1
By solving Q = & 4
3
P>Q
13. P2 + 7P + 12 = 0
(P + 3) (P + 4) = 0
P = 3, 4
Q2 + 2Q 3 = 0
(Q 1) (Q + 3) = 0
Q = 1, 3
PQ
14. 3P + Q = 1
8P +12 Q = 5
1
1
By solving P = and Q =
4
4
P=Q
15. P2 + 5P 14 = 0
(P 2) (P + 7) = 0 P = 2, 7
Q2 + 6Q 7 = 0
(Q 1) (Q + 7) = 0
Q = 1, 7
P Q
16. If 12% = 504, then 100% (Total) value
100
= 504 = 4200
12
17. If 6% = 1152, then
100
100% value = 1152 = 19200
6
Total number of computers
produced by E = 19200
8% = 19200
100
Total production = 19200 = 240000
8
18. Total number of computers
100
produced by F = 2592 = 28800
9
16% = 28800,
then 14% value (D production)
14
= 28800 = 25200
16
Total number of computers produced by D
= 25200
Number of defective computers of D
= 7% of 25200 = 1764
19. Number of defective computers of A
= 5% of 32% of 160000 = 2560
20. Here production of E is not required
Required ratio = 12% : 16% = 3 : 4