Interview Questions

Quantitative Aptitude Back

Can you tender a one rupee note in such a manner that there shall be total 50 coins but none of them would be 2 paise coins.?

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45 one paisa coins, 2 five paise coins, 2 ten paise coins, and 1 twenty-five paise coins.

What is the missing number in this series? 8 2 14 6 11 ? 14 6 18 12

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9.

A certain type of mixture is prepared by mixing brand A at Rs.9 a kg. with brand B at Rs.4 a kg. If the mixture is worth Rs.7 a kg., how many kgs. of brand A are needed to make 40kgs. of the mixture?

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Brand A needed is 24kgs.

A wizard named Nepo says "I am only three times my son's age. My father is 40 years more than twice my age. Together the three of us are a mere 1240 years old." How old is Nepo?

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360 Years old.

A man ate 100 bananas in five days, each day eating 6 more than the previous day. How many bananas did he eat on the first day?

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8.

The minute hand of a clock overtakes the hour hand at intervals of 64 minutes of correct time. How much a day does the clock gain or lose?

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32 8/11 minutes.

Solve for x and y: 1/x - 1/y = 1/3, 1/x2 + 1/y2 = 5/9.

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x = 3/2 or -3 and y = 3 or -3/2.

A garrison of 3300 men has provisions for 32 days, when given at a rate of 850 grams per head. At the end of 7 days a reinforcement arrives and it was found that now the provisions will last 8 days less, when given at the rate of 825 grams per head. How, many more men can it feed?

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1700 men.

Three pipes, A, B, & C are attached to a tank. A & B can fill it in 20 & 30 minutes
respectively while C can empty it in 15 minutes. If A, B & C are kept open successively for 1 minute each, how soon will the tank be filled?

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167 min.