QAT Answers

Speed and Distance & Time and Work

Q1
Ramu can do a piece of work in 28 days. Ramu is 25% more efficient than Kumar. The number of
days taken by Kumar to do the same piece of work is:
Ops:

A.

25 days

B.

27 days

C.

35 days

D.

30 days

Q2
If two pipes function simultaneously, the reservoir is filled in 7.5 hours. One pipe fills the
reservoir 20 hours faster than the other when operated alone. How many hours the faster pipe takes to
fill the reservoir?
Ops:

A.

20 hours

B.

10 hours

C.

15 hours

D.

30 hours

Q3
Ramesh can row a certain distance downstream in 6 hours and return the same distance
in 9 hours. If the speed of Ramesh in still water is 15 kmph, then determine the rate of the stream.
Ops:

A.

2 kmph

B.

1 kmph

C.

3 kmph

D.

4 kmph

Q4
A tank is fitted with 22 pipes. Some of these are fill pipes that fill water in the tank and
others are waste pipes that drain water from the tank. It is known that each fill pipe can fill the tank in
24 hours and each waste pipe can drain the tank in 16 hours, and when all the pipes are kept open
simultaneously the empty tank gets fully filled in 12 hours. How many pipes are operated to fill the
tank?
Ops:

A.

12

B.

13

C.

14

D.

15

Q5
Two people started rowing in a river of still water simultaneously from points P and Q
towards each other. At a moment, the person who started from P had covered (1/4)th of the way, the
other person was 2 km short of reaching the mid-point. It is also known that when the person who
started from Q had covered (2/3)rd of the way, the other person had covered 1 km less than half the
total distance. Determine the distance between P and Q if the two persons row at their constant speeds
and the distance is greater than 15 km.
Ops:

A.

16.54 km

B.

14.50 km

C.

19.86 km

D.

20.79 km

Profit Loss and Interest

Q1
If the cost price of a product is Rs. 1000, the mark-up is 60% and the discount on the
marked-up price is 30%, then determine the profit percent.
Ops:

A.

12%

B.

20%

C.

15%

D.

28%

Q2

A boy buys a pen for Rs. 25 and sells it for Rs. 30. Determine his profit percent.

Ops:

A.

25%

B.

12%

C.

15%

D.

20%

Q3

The Simple Interest on Rs. 4,500 for 4 years at 12% p.a. is:

Ops:

A.

Rs. 2,160

B.

Rs. 1,260

C.

Rs. 2,260

D.

Rs. 1,890

Q4
interest?
Ops:

What sum of money will produce Rs. 3,993 amount in 3 years at 10% p.a. compound

A.

Rs. 3,200

B.

Rs. 3,650

C.

Rs. 3,000

D.

Rs. 3,500

Q5
The simple interest on a certain sum of money in 5 years is Rs. 4,000. The interest on Rs.
12,000 at the same rate of interest but compounded annually, in 3 years is 3,972. Determine the sum
lent on simple interest.
Ops:

A.

Rs. 8,000

B.

Rs. 10,000

C.

Rs. 15,000

D.

Rs. 6,000

Q6
A cycle was marked up to obtain a profit margin of 20%. But due to inflation, the seller
was forced to offer 20% discount on the marked price to attain decent sales. What would be his
profit/loss percentage?
Ops:

A.

4% loss

B.

4% profit

C.

8% loss

D.

8% profit

Ratio and Percentage

Q1
In the first edition of a book the ratio of the number of white pages to colored pages is 2
: 3. In the second edition, white and colored pages are increased by 10% and 20% respectively, what is
the ratio of white pages to colored pages in the second edition?
Ops:

A.

11 : 18

B.

12 : 14

C.

11 : 13

D.

11 : 17

Q2
A box contains a total of 60 red and blue balls and the ratio of the number of red balls to
that of blue balls is 2 : 3. When "N" more red balls are added in the box the ratio of the number of red
balls to that of blue balls becomes 10 : 9. Determine the value of "N".
Ops:

Q3

A.

10

B.

12

C.

14

D.

16

Determine the sum of first 20 terms of the following series.

3 , 6, 11, 18, 27, 38, 51, 66, _ _ _ _

Ops:

A.

2910

B.

2930

C.

2890

D.

2950

Q4

Determine the sum of first 20 terms of the following series.

4 , 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, _ _ _ _

Ops:

A.

650

B.

690

C.

750

D.

770

Q5

Which of the following is the largest number?

Ops:

A.

110% of 233

B.

420% of 55

C.

900% of 12

D.

220% of 110

Q6
Ram's income increases by 15% but his expenditure increases by 10% and savings by
110%. What was his initial monthly savings?
Ops:

A.

5% of his income

B.

15% of his income

C.

8% of his income

D.

4% of his income

Q7
Rajesh scored (2/3)rd of the runs scored by Praveen in a series and (1/3)rd of what
Suresh scored in the same series. What is the ratio of the runs scored by Suresh to that of Praveen?
Ops:

A.

2:1

B.

1:2

C.

3:2

D.

3:1

Q8
Ramu travels 48 km more than what Jatin travels in a month and Jatin travels 48 km
more than what Suresh travels in a month. If Ramu travels 108% of the distance traveled by Suresh,
what is the total distance traveled by Suresh in a month?
Ops:

Q9

A.

1200 km

B.

1250 km

C.

1300 km

D.

1125 km

Determine the sum of first 20 terms of the following series.

3 , 1, 9, 7, 19, 17, 33, 31, _ _ _ _

Ops:

A.

1540

B.

1560

C.

1520

D.

1580

Q 10 2 litres of surf water containing 20% surf is mixed with 4 litres of surf water containing
15% surf. If 1000 cm3 of surf is also added to the mixture, then what is the quantity of surf in the
resultant mixture?
Ops:

A.

18.94%

B.

20.81%

C.

28.57%

D.

24.36%

Q 11 A company with three departments A, B and C has employees in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3.

Each employee in the departments A, B and C has their salaries in the ratio of 3 : 2 : 1. If 15 employees
work in department "C" and the sum of their salaries is Rs. 1,000, then what is the sum of salaries of the
workers in the department "A"?
Ops:

A.

Rs. 1,000

B.

Rs. 3,000

C.

Rs. 2,500

D.

Rs. 4,500

Number System and Algebra

Q1
the numbers.
Ops:

The HCF of two numbers is 14 and the sum of two numbers is 42. Determine the LCM of

A.

14

B.

28

C.

42

D.

Q2

How many numbers less than 400 are divisible by both 4 and 3?

Ops:

A.

29

B.

18

C.

42

D.

33

Q3

Determine the number of zeroes in 969!.

Ops:

A.

223

B.

239

C.

246

D.

251

Q4

Determine the digit at unit's place in the expression (246836)76!.

Ops:

A.

B.

C.

D.

Q5

How many two digit numbers leave the remainder 1 when divided by 4?

Ops:

A.

25

B.

22

C.

23

D.

26

Q6
The difference between a three digit number and a number formed by reversing its
digits is 198. Determine the number, if the sum of the digits is 5.
Ops:

Q7

A.

113

B.

104

C.

203

D.

500

Determine the relation between "x" and "y" from the following equations.

-8x2 + (-18x) + (18) = 0

-25y2 + (30)y + (-8) = 0
Ops:

A.

x>y

B.

y>x

C.

x = y or x > y

D.

x = y or x < y

E.

Can't be determined

Q8

How many numbers between 1 and 400 (both included) are divisible either by 3 or by 5?

Ops:

A.

188

B.

187

C.

186

D.

185

Geometry and Mensuration

Q1
Two circular cylinders of the equal volume have their radii in the ratio of 2 : 1. The ratio
of their heights is:
Ops:

A.

1:2

B.

1.732 : 1

C.

1.69 : 1

D.

1.414 : 1

Q2
If the difference between the length and breadth of a rectangle is 30 m and its area is
400 m2, then calculate the perimeter of the rectangle.
Ops:

A.

300 m

B.

350 m

C.

100 m

D.

450 m

Q3
A brick has dimensions 20 cm x 7.5 cm x 10 cm. How many bricks will be required to
build a wall 50 m long, 2 m high and 3/4 m thick?
Ops:

A.

20000

B.

25000

C.

30000

D.

50000

Q4
A rectangular tank, measuring internally (112/3) m x 12 m x 16 m, is full of water.
Determine the weight of water, given that one cubic meter of water weighs 1000 kg.
Ops:

A.

3590 tons

B.

4000 tons

C.

7168 tons

D.

None of the mentioned options

Q5
Cubes C1 and C2 of sides 4 cm and 3 cm respectively are melted with another cube C3 to
form a single cube C4 of side 6 cm. If there is no loss of metal in the process, then determine the
measure of the side of cube C3.
Ops:

A.

3 cm

B.

5 cm

C.

7 cm

D.

6 cm

Q6
A right pyramid has a square of diagonal 242 m as its base and has the capacity of 1728
m3. Determine the approximate height of the pyramid.
Ops:

A.

6m

B.

7m

C.

8m

D.

9m

Q7

Determine the approximate area enclosed by the lines given below.

11x + 60y + 61 = 0
60x - 11y + 33 = 0
11x + 60y + (-61) = 0
60x - 11y + (-28) = 0
Ops:

A.

2 sq. units

B.

9 sq. units

C.

8 sq. units

D.

6 sq. units

Statistics and Probability

Q1

Two unbiased coins are tossed. The probability of obtaining at least one tail is:

Ops:

A.

1/4

B.

2/4

C.

3/4

D.

Q2

The probability of throwing an odd number with an ordinary six faced die is:

Ops:

A.

1/2

B.

C.

D.

3/4

Q3
A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. Determine the
probability of getting a two of Spades or a three of Clubs.
Ops:

A.

1/26

B.

2/51

C.

2/26

D.

1/52

Q4

What is the chance of throwing greater than 7 in a single cast with 2 dice?

Ops:

A.

5/12

B.

7/12

C.

1/4

D.

17/36

Q5
A pair of dice is rolled. If the sum on the dice is 9, then determine the probability that
one of the dice showed 6.
Ops:

A.

1/9

B.

1/4

C.

1/2

D.

Data Interpretation

Study the following table and answer the questions that follow.

Total Expenses in making Product A = Rs. 500

Total Expenses in making Product B = Rs. 600
Total Expenses in making Product C = Rs. 800

Q1

What is the difference between the marketing expenses of product A and product C?

Ops:

A.

Rs. 40

B.

Rs. 60

C.

Rs. 80

D.

Rs. 30

Q2

What is the ratio of the Transportation Expenses of product A to that of product C?

Ops:

A.

5 : 12

B.

4:9

C.

3:7

D.

1:6

Q3

Which product spent least on Labor?

Ops:

A.

Product B

B.

Product A

C.

Product C

D.

Both Product A and Product B

Q4
B, and C?
Ops:

What is the approximate average cost of materials in the production of the products A,

A.

Rs. 257

B.

Rs. 248

C.

Rs. 330

D.

Rs. 212

Study the following table and answer the questions that follow.

Disqualified candidates = Applied candidates Qualified candidates

[Note: No candidate appeared in more than 1 exam]

Q5

What percent of the total students who applied for CAT and GATE are disqualified?

Ops:

A.

65%

B.

60%

C.

49%

D.

57%

Q6
What is the ratio of total local candidates qualified in GMAT to that of the total
International candidates disqualified in CAT and GATE together?
Ops:

A.

9 : 26

B.

32 : 47

C.

33 : 21

D.

9 : 14

Q7
What is the ratio of average number of students qualified in all exams to the number of
students disqualified in CAT?
Ops:

A.

8 : 13

B.

12 : 19

C.

9 : 19

D.

6 : 17

Q8

What percent of the total students who applied for GRE and GMAT are qualified?

Ops:

A.

36%

B.

48%

C.

28%

D.

32%