Quantitative Aptitude Questions for IBPS PO & Clerk

1.Aditya  bought a pen at 70% of the listed price. He sold it for Rs 350/- which was 20% more than the price he had bought for. What was the listed price?

  • (1) Rs 315.88        
  • (2) Rs 320.48    
  • (3) Rs 416.66    
  • (4) Rs 461.66    
  • (5) None of these

Ans: (3)

2.When the price of chair was reduced by 40%, the number of chairs sold increased by 80%, what was the effect on the sales rupees?

  • (1) 8% increase    
  • (2) 10% increase  
  • (3) 8% decrease    
  • (4) 10% decrease   
  • (5) None of these

Ans: (1)

3.Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:

  • (1) 39, 30            
  • (2) 41, 32     
  • (3) 42, 33    
  • (4) 43, 34    
  • (5) None of These

Ans: (3)
4.A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had:

  • (1) 588 apples        
  • (2) 600 apples   
  • (3) 672 apples    
  • (4) 700 apples    
  • (5) None of These

Ans: (4)
5.What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have squares that end in the digit 1?

  • (1) 1           
  • (2) 14        
  • (3) 20        
  • (4) 21    
  • (5) None of These

Ans: (3)

6.If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then which of the following is true?

  • (1) A is smaller than B.    
  • (2) A is greater than B
  • (3) Relationship between A and B cannot be determined.
  • (4) If x is smaller than y, then A is greater than B.   
  • (5) None of these

Ans: (5)

7.In an examination it is required to get 36% of the aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 198 marks and is declared failed by 36 marks. What is the maximum aggregate marks a student can get?

  • (1) 550    
  • (2) 650        
  • (3) 480        
  • (4) Cannot be determined   
  • (5) None of these

Ans: (2)

8.The difference between 40% of a number 28% of the same number is 198. What is 64% of that number?
(1) 1122          
(2) 1065    
(3) 105      
(4) 1023  
(5) None of these

Ans: (5)

9.75% of a number is equal to three-seventh of another number. What is the ratio between the first number and the second number respectively?

  • (1) 7 : 4            
  • (2) 5 : 7       
  • (3) 4 : 7        
  • (4) 6 : 7        
  • (5) None of these

Ans: (3) 

10.Anil  gives his 35% of the money to his wife and gave 50% of the money to his sons. Remaining amount of Rs 11,250/- he kept with himself. What was total money he had?

  • (1) Rs 75,000        
  • (2) Rs 70,000    
  • (3) Rs 80,000   
  • (4) Rs 85,000    
  • (5) None of these

Ans: (1)