Previous year questions give guidance to us and provide a base for the preparation of any competitive exam. It is always good to have an experience of how the level of exam varies from year to year. For every subject like in Quantitative Aptitude, we come to know the pattern of questions must be followed to prepare the examination.
1. If Rs. 1000 be invested at the interest rate of 5% and the interest be added to the principal every 12 years then the number of years in which it will amount to Rs. 2000 is? ( IBPS RRB CLERK )
1. 5 years
2. 10 years
3. 15 years
4. 17 years
Sol: 17 years
2. If Rs. 500 amounts to Rs. 725 at 9% simple interest in same time. What will Rs. 600 amount to at 11% in the same time? ( IBPS RRB CLERK )
1. Rs. 930
2. Rs. 700
3. Rs. 850
4. Rs. 900
Sol: Rs. 930
3. Raman bought 200 dozen oranges at Rs. 12 a dozen. He spent Rs. 600 on transportation. He sold them at Rs. 1.20 each. What was his profit or loss %? ( IBPS RRB CLERK )
1. 5% profit
2. 4% profit
3. 5% loss
4. 4% loss
Sol: 4% loss
4. A can do 1/5 of a work in 5 days and B can do 2/5 of the work in 10 days. In how many days both A and B together can do the work? ( IBPS RRB CLERK )
1. 13 days
2. 12.5 days
3. 12 days
4. 13.3 days
Sol: 12.5 days
5. Sound travels 330 meters a second. If the sound of thunder cloud follows the flash after 12 seconds, the thunder cloud is at a distance of? ( IBPS RRB CLERK )
1. 3 km
2. 3.96 km
3. 4 km
4. 4.69 km
Sol: 3.96 km
