Quantitative

Aptitude Basic Concepts

01. The face value of 8 in the numeral 458926=
[A] 8000 [B] 8 [C] 1000 [D] 458000
02. The local value of 7 in numeral 5679032 is:
[A] 7
[B] 70000 [C] 10000 [D] 5070000
03. Difference of the place values of two 5 in 155201 is
[A] 45000 [B] 4500 [C] 0
[D] 49500
04. The sum of first four prime numbers is
[A] 10 [B] 11
[C] 16
[D] 17
05. The prime numbers (total number of prime numbers)
up to 100 are:
[A] 29 [B] 31
[C] 30
[D] 25
06. 25 times a number is 775. the number is:
[A] 31 [B] 30
[C] 32
[D] None
07. The difference of the largest 4- digit number and the
smallest 5-digit number, is :
[A] 2 [B] 1000
[C] 9000
[D] 1
08. If (72 x Z)/(27 X 48) is a natural number, the
smallest possible value of Z is
[A] 9 [B] 12
[C] 16
[D] 18
09. In our system of numeration, the number of four
digit numbers is
[A] 8998 [B] 8999
[C] 9000
[D] 9001
10. The difference between the largest four digit
number and the smallest four digit number is
[A] 1
[B] 8999
[C] 9998
[D] 9999
11. The sum of two odd numbers is
[A] Always an odd number
[B] Sometimes an odd number
[C] Always an even number
[D] Sometimes an even number
12. Which of the following statements is wrong?
[A] The sum of two even numbers is even
[B] The sum of two prime numbers is prime.
[C] Product of two even numbers is even
[D] None of the above
13. The sum of two integers is twice their difference. If
one of the integers is 10, the other number is:
(a) 22 (b) 30
(c) 40
(d) 15
14. A positive number when decreased by 4 is equal to
21 times the reciprocal of the number. The number is
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 9
15. The sum of four consecutive numbers is 266.The
first number is:
[A] 66 [B] 65
[C] 67
[D] 68
16. Rishi had to multiply a number by 5, but he divided
the number by 5 and as such the answer decreased by
72. The number is:
[A] 25
[B] 18
[C] 20
[D] 15

17. A boy multiplied a number by 72 in place of 27 and

got the answer 23175 more than the actual answer.
The actual number was
[A] 515 [B] 550
[C] 4615
[D] 4635
18. In a school X, there are 600 pupils of whom one
quarter are girls; in school Y, there are 500 pupils of
whom three-fifths are girls; and in school Z, there are
700 pupils of whom half are girls. What proportion
of the pupils in the three schools are girls?
[A] 4/9 [B] 9/20
[C] 4/5
[D] 5/9
19. A two digit number is three times the sum of its
digits and if 45 be added to it, the digits are reversed.
The number is:
(a) 32 (b) 72
(c) 27
(d) 23
20. There are two numbers such that the sum of twice
the 1st and thrice the 2ond is 18 and the sum of
thrice the 1st and twice the 2nd is 17. The larger
number =
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 12
21. Find a number which when added to itself 18 times,
gives 95 as a result
[A] 7
[B] 9
[C] 5
[D] None
22. A man hired a servant for 12 hrs. but, since he was
short of cash he put a condition that he would pay
him Rs.90 and a turban after service. He worked only
for 9 hrs. and received the turban & Rs.65. Find the
price of turban.
[A] Rs.10 [B] Rs.25 [C] Rs.15 [D] None
23. A car and a scooter together cost Rs.161000. The car
costs 6 times as much as the scooter. The cost of
scooter is
[A] 22000 [B] 23000 [C] 21000 [D] None
24. A labourer was engaged for 30 days on the condition
that for every day, he works he will be paid Rs.20
and for every day he is absent he will be fined Rs.2
If he received Rs.468 in the end, find the number of
days he was absent.
[A] 3
[B] 4 [C] 6
[D] cannot be determined
25. A man earns Rs.50 on 1st day and spends Rs.25 on
the next day. He again earns Rs.50 on the third day
and spends Rs.25 on the fourth day. If he continues
to save like this, how soon will he have Rs.300 in
hand?
[A] on 20 th day
[B] on 21 st day
[C] on 24 th day
[D] None of these