[Official] Quant Thread for 2015!

An equilateral triangle ABC is inscribed inside a circle. There is point P on the circle which is on the opposite side of vertex A (nearer to B & C).

If PB = 12 cm  and PC = 6 cm. Find PA.

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This quiz consists of questions from various past papers of MBA entrance exams. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below and soon we'll let you know the correct answers!

1. Multiply 5746320819 by 125

(a) 748, 290, 103, 375

(b) 728, 490, 301, 375

(c) 718, 290, 102, 375

(d) 798, 290, 102, 975

2. A series of books was published at seven-year intervals. When the seventh book was issued, the sum of the publication years was 13,524. When was the first book published?

(a) 1932           (b) 1942           (c) 1911           (d) 1917

3. In a given period of days, it was observed that when it rained in the afternoon, it had been clear in the morning, and when it rained in the morning, it was clear in the afternoon. It rained on 9 days and was clear on 6 afternoons and 7 mornings. How long was the period?

(a) 21               (b) 17               (c) 13               (d) 11

4. The traffic lights at three different road crossings change after every 48 secs, 72 secs and 108 secs respectively. If they all change simultaneously at 8 : 20 : 00 hours, then they will again change simultaneously at:

(a) 8 : 27 : 12 hrs         (b) 8 : 27 : 24 hrs         (c) 8 : 27 : 36 hrs         (d) 8 : 27 : 48 hrs

5. If 1/4 of 20 is 6 then 1/5 of 10 is

(a) 3                 (b) 4                 (c) 22/5           (d) 21/2

6. Which pair from below will not satisfy the equation 187x - 104y = 41?

(a) x = 3, y = 5                         (b) x = 107, y = 192          (c) x = 211, y = 379                        (d) x = 314, y = 565

7.  If 1.125 x 10^k = .001125, then the value of k is

(a) -4               (b) -3               (c) -2               (d) -l

8. 10 people start a club. If there had been five more in the group, the initial expenses to each would have been Rs.100 less. What was initial cost per person?

(a) Rs.250        (b) Rs.300        (c) Rs.500        (d) Rs.400

9. A 27 quartz capacity car radiator is filled with 18% alcohol solution. How many quartz be drained and then be replaced by a 90% alcohol solution for resulting solution to contain 42% alcohol.

(a) 9 quartz                 (b) 7 quartz                 (c) 11 quartz                (d) 14 quartz

10. If 70% of adult males of a community have brown eyes, 75% have dark hair, 85% are over 5'8" tall and 90% weigh more than 140 pounds, what percent at least have all four characteristics?

(a) 60%            (b) 45%            (c) 20%            (d) 48%

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3 friends play a game and start with money in the ratio 7:6:5. They end the game with the ratio of money as 6:5:4 in the same order. If one of them wins Rs. 20. Find the amount he started with.

If apples are bought at the rate of 30 for a rupee. How many apples must be sold for a rupee so as to gain 20%?

C is a circle with centre O(-1,1). It touches a circle x^2 + 4x + y^2 -6y -3 =0 at exactly 1 point. Find the radius of C.

Find the remainder when 7^1 + 7^2 + 7^3 + ... + 7^31 is divided by 400.

How many five digit numbers which are divisible by 3 or 4 but not 12 can be formed using first 6 natural no.s without repetition.

300

312

372

432

The difference between a 3-digit number and number obtained by reversing its digits is a 2-digit number. The sum of units and hundreds digit is between 10 and 15. How many such numbers are possible?

There is a circle in the x-y plane with its centre at the point C = (ab) and radius 6 units. If a and b are integers, how many points with integer co-ordinates do not lie outside the circle? 

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A certain game is played on a board similar to a chess board, but having 16 x 16 squares (instead of the standard 8 x 8 squares on a chess board). What is the total number of squares that can be observed on such a board? 

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two article A and B costprice is in ratio 4:5,one was sold at profit of 8%,another loss 6%.in whole there was loss of rs 48.what is the costprice of A?

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3 men and 5 boys can do a piece of work in 2 days and 4 men and 16 boys can complete the job in 1 day. How much time will it take by one boy with a women who can work twice as fast as the boy to complete a job that is three times as time consuming?
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The game of chess has a board consisting of 64 squares having equal area such that there are 8 rows consisting of 8 squares each and there are 8 columns consisting of 8 squares each."Rook" is a piece that can "kill" any other piece that occupies a square either in the same row or same column as the row or column in which it is placed.In how many ways can 8 identical rooks be placed on the chess board such that no rook in a position to "kill" any other rook?

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