Vizag Steel Plant Management Trainee Recruitment Exam (Arithmetic)

Section - I    Quantitative Aptitude (Arithmetic)

1. Four prime numbers are written in ascending order of their magnitudes the product of the first three is 385 and that of the last three is 1001. The largest given prime number is?

a. 11

b. 13

c. 17

d. 19

Answer: (B)

2. Mahavir deposited in the bank from Monday to Saturday the amounts of Rs. 87.80, Rs. 203.63, Rs. 3677.98, Rs. 92899.01, Rs. 66 and Rs. 554945.19 respectively. Find his total deposit for this week?

a. Rs. 651879.61

b. Rs. 652779.61

c. Rs. 650879.51

d. Rs. 655889.71

Answer: (A)

3. Amar deposited in Vijay Bank Rs. 259206.16 on Monday. Rs. 201890.48 on Tuesday, Rs. 284.16 on Wednesday. He withdrew Rs. 50000.00 on Thursday. He again deposited Rs. 230.01 on Friday and Rs. 72.62 on Saturday. Find his total balance in the bank for this week?

a. Rs. 501783.43

b. Rs. 501683.43

c. Rs. 511693.43

d. Rs. 511683.43

Answer: (D)

4. I was born on October 17, 1927. How old I was on Jan. 26, 1978?

a. 49 years and 101 days

b. 50 years and 100 days

c. 50 years and 101 days

d. 50 years and 103 days

Answer: (C)

5. Find the total of the following amount

Rs. 1230.79, Rs. 11368.08, Rs. 203.63, Rs. 10314.89, Rs. 64.8, Rs. 101.00 and Rs. 3677.98

a. Rs. 27961.1

b. Rs. 26961.17

c. Rs. 26951.17

d. Rs. 25961.17

Answer: (B)

6. How many pieces, each of length 4.5 m can be cut of 225 m of wire?

a. 40

b. 54

c. 56

d. 50

Answer: (D)

7. Parkash and Girish were travelling together. Prakash paid Rs. 200 for their stay in a hotel and Girish paid taxi fare of Rs. 80. If they have to share these expenses equally, then

a. Prakash should pay Rs. 60 to Girish

b. Girish should pay Rs. 120 to Prakash

c. Girish should pay Rs. 60 to Prakash

d. Prakash should pay Rs. 120 to Girish

Answer: (C)

8. Sum of the numbers from 1 to 20 is

a. 210

b. 110

c. 220

d. 105

Answer: (A)

9. Which of the following is equal to 115 x 15?

a. 105 x 10 + 115 x 5

b. 11 x 515

c. 1151 x 5

d. 110 x 15 + 5 x 15

Answer: (D)

10. The unit's digit in the sum (264)102 + (264)103 is

a. 0

b. 4

c. 6

d. 8

Answer: (B)

11. The smallest natural number by which the product of 3 consecutive even numbers is always divisible is

a. 16

b. 32

c. 48

d. 96

Answer: (A)

12. The number of prime factors of (6)10 x (7)17 x (55)27 is

a. 54

b. 64

c. 81

d. 91

Answer: (D)

13. The total income of Hazari and Murari is Rs. 3000. Hazari spends 60% of his income and Murari spends 80% of his income. If their savings are equal. Find the income of Hazari

a. Rs. 2000

b. Rs. 3000

c. Rs. 1500

d. Rs. 1000

Answer: (D)

14. Bholanath save 25% if his income, but due to dearness the expenses increased by 25%, still he saves Rs. 30. Find his income 
a. Rs. 400

b. Rs. 480

c. Rs. 450

d. Rs. 475

Answer: (B)

15. In a city 40% of the people are illiterate and 60% are poor. Among the rich 10% are illiterate. What percentage of the poor population is illiterate?

a. 36%

b. 60%

c. 40%

d. None of these
Answer: (A)

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SBI Clerk Recruitment Exam 2009

Quantitative Aptitude: (Solved Paper)

Directions—(Q. 1–6) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions?

1. 196 × 948 ÷ 158 =?
(A) 1156
(B) 1200
(C) 1188
(D) 1176
(E) None of these
Answer: (D)

2. (786 × 64) ÷ 48 =?
(A) 1050
(B) 1024
(C) 1048
(D) 1036
(E) None of these
Answer: (C)

3. 3.5 + 11.25 × 4.5 – 32.5 =?
(A) 18・275
(B) 21・625
(C) 32・375
(D) 25・45
(E) None of these
Answer: (B)

4. (2640 ÷ 48) × (2240 ÷ 35) =?
(A) 3520
(B) 3515
(C) 3495
(D) 3490
(E) None of these
Answer: (A)

5. 7414 + 3698 + 1257 + 1869 =?
(A) 14328
(B) 14438
(C) 13428
(D) 13248
(E) None of these
Answer: (E)

6. (98360 + 25845 – 36540) ÷ 2500 =?
(A) 36.585
(B) 30.082
(C) 32.085
(D) 35.066
(E) None of these
Answer: (D)

Directions—(Q. 7–11) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

7. 1, 9, 25, 49, ?, 169
(A) 100
(B) 64
(C) 81
(D) 121
(E) None of these
Answer: (D)

8. 3, 23, 43, ?, 83, 103
(A) 33
(B) 53
(C) 63
(D) 73
(E) None of these
Answer: (C)

9. 748, 737, 715, 682, 638, ?
(A) 594
(B) 572
(C) 581
(D) 563
(E) None of these
Answer: (E)

10. 121, 117, 108, 92, 67, ?
(A) 31
(B) 29
(C) 41
(D) 37
(E) None of these
Answer: (A)

11. 50, 26, 14, ?, 5, 3.5
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 12
(E) None of these
Answer: (B)

12. The ratio of ducks and frogs in a pond is 37: 39 respectively. The average number of ducks and frogs in the pond is 152. What is the number of frogs in the pond?
(A) 148
(B) 152
(C) 156
(D) 144
(E) None of these
Answer: (C)

13. The number of employees in Companies A, B and C are in a ratio of 4: 5: 6 respectively. If the number of employees in the three Companies is increased by 25%, 30% and 50% respectively, what will be the new ratio of employees working in Companies A, B and C respectively?
(A) 13: 10: 18
(B) 10: 13: 17
(C) 13: 15: 18
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
Answer: (E)

14. The average of five positive numbers is 213. The average of the first two numbers is 233.5 and the average of last two numbers is 271. What is the third number?
(A) 64
(B) 56
(C) 106
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
Answer: (B)

15. Sonali invests 15% of her monthly salary in insurance policies. She spends 55% of her monthly salary in shopping and on household expenses. She saves the remaining amount of Rs. 12,750. What is Sonali’s monthly income?
(A) Rs. 42,500
(B) Rs. 38,800
(C) Rs. 40,000
(D) Rs. 35,500
(E) None of these
Answer: (A)

16. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘ARISE’ be arranged ?
(A) 90
(B) 60
(C) 180
(D) 120
(E) None of these
Answer: (D)

17. What approximate amount of compound interest can be obtained on an amount of Rs. 9650 at the rate of 6 p.c.p.a. at the end of 3 years?
(A) Rs. 1737
(B) Rs. 1920
(C) Rs. 1720
(D) Rs. 1860
(E) Rs. 1843
Answer: (E)

18. A milkman sells 120 litres of milk for Rs. 3360 and he sells 240 litres of milk for Rs. 6120. How much concession does the trader give per liter of milk, when he sells 240 liters of milk?
(A) Rs. 2
(B) Rs. 3.5
(C) Rs. 2.5
(D) Rs. 1.5
(E) None of these
Answer: (C)

19. When 3626 is divided by the square of a number and the answer so obtained is multiplied by 32, the final answer obtained is 2368. What is the number?
(A) 7
(B) 36
(C) 49
(D) 6
(E) None of these
Answer: (A)

20. The sum of the two digits of a two digit number is 14. The difference between the first digit and the second digit of the two digit number is 2. What is the product of the two digits of the two digit number?
(A) 56
(B) 48
(C) 45
(D) Cannot be determined
(E) None of these
Answer: (B)

21. A car runs at the speed of 50 kms per hour when not serviced and runs at 60 kms/hr. When serviced. After servicing the car covers a certain distance in 6 hours. How much time will the car take to cover the same distance when not serviced?
(A) 8.2 hours
(B) 6.5 hours
(C) 8 hours
(D) 7.2 hours
(E) None of these
Answer: (D)

Directions—(Q. 22–24) What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions?
(You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)

22. (4863 + 1174 + 2829) ÷ 756 =?
(A) 18
(B) 16
(C) 12
(D) 9
(E) 22
Answer: (C)

23. 37.35 + 13.064 × 3.46 =?
(A) 89
(B) 83
(C) 76
(D) 79
(E) 85
Answer: (B)

24. 54 × 746 ÷ 32 =?
(A) 1259
(B) 1268
(C) 1196
(D) 1248
(E) 1236
Answer: (A)

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