Banking Pathway 2015 : Quant Quiz

1.Cost of 3 cricket balls = cost of 2 pairs of leg pads. 

Cost of 3 pairs of leg pads = cost of 2 pairs of gloves. 

Cost of 3 pairs of gloves = Cost of 2 cricket bats. 

If a cricket bat costs Rs. 54, what is the cost of a cricket ball? 

(a) Rs. 12

(b) Rs. 14

(c) Rs. 16

(d) Rs. 18

(e) none of these 

2.Pure ghee costs Rs. 100 per kg. After adulterating it with vegetable oil costing Rs. 50 per kg, a shopkeeper sells the mixture at the rate of Rs. 96 per kg, thereby making a profit of 20%. In what ratio does he mix the two? 

(a) 1 : 2

(b) 3 : 2

(c) 3 : 1

(d) 2 : 3

(e) None of these 

3.Rs. 2189 are divided into three parts such that their amounts after 1, 2 and 3 years respectively may be equal, the rate of simple interesting being 4% p.a. in all cases. The smallest part Is: 

(a) Rs. 702

(b) Rs. 597

(c) Rs. 756

(d) Rs. 1093

(e) Rs. 729

4.If two pipes function simultaneously, the reservoir will be filled in 12 hours. One pipe fills the reservoir 10 hours faster than the other. How many hours it takes the second pipes to fill the reservoir? 

(a) 25 hrs

(b) 28 hrs

(c) 30 hrs

(d) 35 hrs

(e) none of these 

5.Bucket P has thrice the capacity as bucket Q. It takes 60 turns for bucket P to fill the empty drum. How many turns it will take for both the buckets P and Q, having each turn together to fill the empty drum? 

(a) 30

(b) 40

(c) 45

(d) 90

(e) 75 

6.In a stream, B lies in between A and C such that it is equidistant from both A and C. A boat can go from A to B and back in 6 h 30 minutes while it goes from A to C in 9 h. How long would it take to go from C to A? 

(a) 3. 75 h

(b) 4 h

(c) 4.25 h

(d) 4.5 h

(e) none of these  

7.The wheel of an engine is 3¾ meters in circumference and makes 4 revolutions in 2 seconds. The speed of the train is 

(a) 27 km/hr

(b) 31 km/hr

(c) 35 km/hr

(d) 24 km/hr

(e) None of these 

8.Without any stoppage a person travels a certain distance at an average speed of 42km/hr and with stoppages he covers the same distance at an average speed of 28 km/hr. How many minutes per hour does he stop? 

(a) 25 minutes

(b) 30 minutes

(c) 20 minutes

(d) 15 minutes

(e) None of these 

9.A train overtakes two persons who are walking in the same direction in which the train is going, at the rate of 2 kmph and 4 kmph and passes them completely in 9 and 10 seconds, respectively. The length of the train is 

(a) 72 m

(b) 54 m

(c) 50 m

(d) 45 m

(e) 100 m 

10.Two stations A and B are 110 km apart on a straight line. One train starts from A at 7 a.m. and travels towards B at 20 kmph. Another train starts from B at 8 a.m. and travels towards A at a speed of 25 kmph. At what time will they meet?

(a) 9 a.m.

(b) 10 a.m.

(c) 11 a.m.

(d) 10.30 a.m.

(e) 10.15 a.m.     

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