Quant Quiz for SBI PO

 

 

Number of candidates (in thousands) qualified in the written test for admission to two different Colleges

1.  What was the respective ratio between the number of candidates qualified in the written test in the year 1992 for admission in Bharti College and the number of candidates qualified in the written test in the year 1996 for admission to ARSD College? 

(a) 8 : 7 

(b) 7 : 9

(c) 7 : 8

(d) 7 : 10

(e) 8 : 3 

Ans 1. Soln. (c);

Number of students qualified in the written test 

in the year 1992 for admission in Bharti College = 3500 

Number of students qualified in the written test 

in the year 1996 for admission in ARSD College = 4000

Required ratio = 3500/4000=7/8=7∶8

2.  What was the approximate average number of candidates qualified in the written test for admission to Bharti college over all the year? 

(a) 4567

(b) 4267

(c) 4167

(d) 4867

(e) 4667

Ans 2. Soln. (e);

Average number of candidates 

(3500+4000+4000+5500+5000+6000)/6

=28000/6≈4667

3.  In which year, the total number of candidates qualified in the written test for admission to both the institutions together was the highest? 

(a) 1993

(b) 1994

(c) 1995

(d) 1996

(e) None of these

Ans 3. Soln. (e);

Number of students in 

1992 is 2000 + 3500 = 5500

1993 is 3500 + 4000 = 7500

1994 is 5000 + 4000 = 9000

1995 is 6000 + 5500 = 11500

1996 is 4000 + 5000 = 9000

1997 is 6500 + 6000 = 12500

Hence, 1997 year was the highest amongst all.

4.  What is the difference between the total number of candidates qualified in written test in the year 1996 for admission to both colleges together and the number of candidates qualified in written test in the year 1993 for admission to Bharti college? 

(a) 5000

(b) 3000

(c) 2500

(d) 5500

(e) None of the above 

Ans 4. Soln. (a);

Required difference 

= (4000 + 5000) – 4000 = 5000

5.  What was the total number of candidates qualified in the written test for admission to ARSD college over all the years together except 1997? 

(a) 22500

(b) 26500

(c) 26500

(d) 27500

(e) None of the above

Ans 5. Soln. (e);

Required number of candidates 

(2 + 3.5 + 5 + 6 + 4) × 1000

= 20500

Directions (Q. Nos. 6-10): Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions that follow. 

Number of soldiers recruited (in thousand) in three different forces in six different years 

6.  What was the appx. average number of soldiers recruited in the Air Force over all the years together? 

(a) 25467 

(b) 34167

(c) 39167

(d) 38467

(e) None of these 

Ans 6. Soln. (c);

Required average 

= (10000 + 20000 + 20000 + 45000 + 50000 + 90000) / 6

= 235000 / 6 ≈ 39167

7.  Number of soldiers recruited in army in the year 1996 was what percentage of number of soldiers recruited in navy in the year 1999? 

(a) 42.5%

(b) 52.5%

(c) 67.5%

(d) 62.5%

(e) None of the above 

Ans 7. Soln. (d);

Required percentage 

=(25000/40000)×100% =62.5%

8.  If 30% of soldiers recruited in navy in the year 2000 was female, what is the number of males recruited in navy in that year? 

(a) 30000

(b) 35000

(c) 40000

(d) 45000

(e) 50000 

Ans 8. Soln. (b);

Required number

= (50000×70)/100=35000

9.  What was the respective ratio between the number of soldiers recruited for navy in the year 1995 and the number of soldiers recruited in army in the year 1999? 

(a) 2: 15 

(b) 5 : 17

(c) 1 : 15

(d) 15 : 7

(e) 7: 15

Ans 9. Soln. (c);

Required ratio = 5000/75000=1∶15

10. What was the approximate percentage increase in number of soldiers recruited in army in the year 1999 as compared to the previous year? 

(a) 150

(b) 120

(c) 130

(d) Data given is incorrect

(e) 140

Ans 10. Soln. (a);

Required percentage 

= [ (75000-30000) / 30000] × 100%=150%