Aptitude
Numerical Ability
NQT Section 3
~20 min

Numerical Ability

Percentages, ratios, time-work, profit-loss, DI & algebra

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60 questions · first 10 free

Q1Percentages
easy

A product's price increased from ₹800 to ₹1000. What is the percentage increase?

Q2Percentages
easy

If 30% of a number is 90, what is 60% of that number?

Q3Percentages
medium

A salary was first increased by 20%, then decreased by 20%. The net change is:

Q4Percentages
medium

In an election, candidate A gets 55% of votes. Candidate B gets the remaining votes. If A wins by 1200 votes, how many total votes were cast?

Q5Percentages
hard

A shopkeeper marks goods at 40% above cost price and allows a 25% discount. Find the profit/loss percentage.

Q6Percentages
medium

If A's income is 20% more than B's income, then B's income is what percent less than A's?

Q7Percentages
hard

The population of a town increases at 10% per year. If the current population is 12,100, what was it 2 years ago?

Q8Percentages
medium

Rahul spends 40% of income on rent, 25% on food, 15% on transport, and saves the rest. If he saves ₹4000/month, his income is:

Q9Ratios
easy

If A:B = 3:4 and B:C = 5:6, find A:B:C.

Q10Ratios
medium

A sum of ₹1800 is divided between A, B, and C in the ratio 3:5:2. How much does B get?

Q11Ratios
hard

The ages of A and B are in the ratio 5:7. Four years from now, the ratio will be 3:4. Find A's current age.

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Q12Ratios
medium

Milk and water are mixed in a ratio 5:2. If 14 litres of the mixture is used, how many litres of milk are used?

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Q13Time & Work
easy

A can complete a job in 10 days, B in 15 days. Working together, how long will they take?

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Q14Time & Work
medium

A can do a work in 12 days. After 4 days, B joins and they finish in 4 more days. In how many days can B alone finish the work?

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Q15Time & Work
medium

15 workers can complete a project in 40 days. After 8 days, 5 workers leave. How many more days are needed to finish?

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Q16Time & Work
hard

A does 1/3 of a work in 5 days, B does 1/5 of the same work in 4 days. How long will both take together?

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Q17Time & Work
medium

A pipe can fill a tank in 20 minutes. Another pipe can empty it in 30 minutes. If both are opened simultaneously, how long to fill the tank?

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Q18Time & Work
hard

3 men or 5 women can complete a work in 8 days. In how many days can 6 men and 10 women do it?

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Q19Profit & Loss
easy

A trader bought an article for ₹1500 and sold it for ₹1800. What is his profit percentage?

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Q20Profit & Loss
medium

By selling an article at ₹900, a loss of 10% is incurred. Find the cost price.

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Q21Profit & Loss
medium

A man sells two watches for ₹1200 each. On one he gains 20% and on the other loses 20%. What is the overall % loss or gain?

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Q22Profit & Loss
hard

A dishonest shopkeeper uses a 900g weight instead of 1 kg and claims to sell at cost price. What is his actual profit percentage?

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Q23Profit & Loss
medium

A dealer allows a 10% discount and still makes a 20% profit. What is the markup on cost price?

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Q24Simple Interest
easy

Find the Simple Interest on ₹5000 at 8% per annum for 3 years.

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Q25Compound Interest
medium

Find the Compound Interest on ₹10000 at 10% per annum for 2 years.

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Q26Compound Interest
medium

The difference between CI and SI on ₹8000 at 10% per annum for 2 years is:

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Q27Simple Interest
hard

A sum triples itself in 8 years at simple interest. In how many years will it become 5 times itself?

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Q28Speed & Distance
easy

A car travels 300 km in 5 hours. What is its average speed?

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Q29Speed & Distance
medium

Two trains 150m and 200m long run at 40 km/h and 50 km/h respectively in opposite directions. How long do they take to cross each other?

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Q30Speed & Distance
medium

A person walks at 5 km/h to reach office. If he walks at 3 km/h he is 30 minutes late. Find the distance.

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Q31Speed & Distance
hard

A train overtakes two persons walking in the same direction at 4 km/h and 8 km/h and crosses them in 12 sec and 16 sec respectively. Find the train's length.

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Q32Speed & Distance
medium

If I travel at 30 km/h, I reach my destination 15 minutes late. If I travel at 40 km/h, I am 15 minutes early. Find the distance.

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Q33Averages
easy

The average of 5 numbers is 20. If one number is replaced by 35 (replacing a number 10), the new average is:

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Q34Averages
medium

The average marks of 40 students is 80. When 5 new students join with an average of 60, what is the new class average?

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Q35Averages
hard

The average of 11 results is 50. If the average of first 6 is 49 and of last 6 is 52, the 6th result is:

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Q36Averages
medium

A batsman's average after 15 innings is 32. After 16 innings, the average increased to 33. What score did he make in the 16th inning?

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Q37Data Interpretation
medium

Company sales (in ₹ lakhs): Q1=120, Q2=150, Q3=180, Q4=90. What percentage of annual sales occurred in Q3?

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Q38Data Interpretation
medium

Employee data: Dept A = 200 (60% male), Dept B = 300 (40% male). What % of total employees are female?

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Q39Data Interpretation
hard

Profits: 2021=₹40L, 2022=₹60L, 2023=₹48L, 2024=₹72L. What is the average % growth from year to year?

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Q40Mixtures
medium

In what ratio must rice at ₹40/kg be mixed with rice at ₹60/kg to get a mixture worth ₹50/kg?

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Q41Mixtures
hard

A container has 40 litres of milk. 4 litres are withdrawn and replaced with water. Then 4 litres of mixture are withdrawn and replaced with water. What is the ratio of milk to water?

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Q42Mixtures
medium

How many kg of sugar at ₹18/kg must be mixed with 36 kg of sugar at ₹12/kg so that the mixture is worth ₹16/kg?

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Q43Permutations & Combinations
medium

In how many ways can the letters of the word "INDIA" be arranged?

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Q44Permutations & Combinations
medium

From a group of 5 men and 4 women, a committee of 3 men and 2 women is to be formed. How many ways?

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Q45Permutations & Combinations
hard

In how many ways can 6 books be arranged on a shelf so that 2 specific books are always together?

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Q46Probability
easy

A card is drawn from a standard 52-card deck. What is the probability of drawing a king?

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Q47Probability
medium

Two dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum is 7?

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Q48Probability
hard

A bag has 3 red, 4 blue, 5 green balls. Two balls are drawn at random without replacement. Probability both are red?

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Q49Probability
medium

What is the probability of getting at least one head in 3 coin tosses?

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Q50Algebra
easy

If 3x + 5 = 20, find x.

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Q51Algebra
medium

If x + y = 10 and x − y = 4, find x² − y².

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Q52Algebra
medium

Solve: 2x − 3y = 5 and 3x + y = 8. Find x.

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Q53Algebra
hard

The sum of a two-digit number and the number formed by reversing its digits is 154. The digits differ by 4. Find the number.

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Q54Geometry
easy

The perimeter of a rectangle is 60 cm. If the length is 20 cm, find the breadth.

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Q55Geometry
medium

A circular garden has radius 14 m. Find its area. (Use π = 22/7)

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Q56Geometry
medium

Two angles of a triangle are 65° and 70°. What is the third angle?

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Q57Geometry
hard

The base of a parallelogram is 12 cm and height is 8 cm. The adjacent side is 10 cm. Find the area.

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Q58Number System
medium

What is the remainder when 2^10 is divided by 7?

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Q59Number System
hard

How many zeros are at the end of 50!?

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Q60Number System
medium

Find the LCM of 12, 18, and 24.

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