List of top Quantitative Aptitude Questions asked in IBSAT

Consider the set S = 1, 2, 3, …, 10001. How many arithmetic progressions with at least 3 elements can be formed from the elements of S that start with 1 and end with 1000?
If 9, 6, p are in arithmetic progression, 9, 6, q are in geometric progression and 9, 6, are in harmonic progression, then what is the value of (4p – 6q + r)?
There are 8 kids – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. Two hundred one rupee coins are to be distributed among them in such a way that the distribution forms an arithmetic progression. Find the total number of coins received by C and F ?
A dealer buys an article listed as Rs.3000 at successive discounts of 15% and 20%. Find the price at which he should sell the article so as to make a profit of 25%.
Given \(A=x+y^2+z^3\). If x increases by 6300%, y increases by 700% and z increases by 300%, then what is the percentage increase in the value of A?
Rohit purchased a car and a plot at the same time. At the end of the first two years the value of the plot increased by 30% and the value of the car decreased by 10%. At the end of next two years, the value of the car decreased by 20% and the value of the plot increased by 25%. At the end of next two years, the value of the plot increased by 20% and the value of car is decreased by 25%. Had he sold both the car and the plot at the end of sixth year, he would have got 56% more from the plot than from the car. How much less did he pay for the plot that the car when he purchased them?
The populations of two cities X and Y is equal. The population of city X increases in two successive years by 15% and 20% respectively and that of city Y increases successively by 10% and 30% respectively. If the difference in the population of two cities after 2 years is 55,980, then what was the total population of the two cities initially?
A student scores 25% of the total marks of a paper and fails by 30 marks. Another student scores 35% of total marks and fails by 5 marks. What is the pass mark for that paper?
A person owns 150 shares (face value Rs.25) of a company which declares a dividend of 12%. He sells the share at Rs. 40 and invests the proceeds in 7% stock (par value Rs.100) at Rs.80. What is the change in his income?
Given A = x+y2 +z3. If x increases by 6300%, y increases by 700% and z increases by 300%, then 3 what is the percentage increase in the value of A?
A trader marks an article 4x% above the cost. He gives a discount of (x + 3)% and gets a profit of (2x – 3)%. If he gives a discount of (2x/3)%, what would be his gain percent?
An electronic company conducts a survey of 1500 houses for their products. The survey suggested that 862 houses own TV, 783 houses has AC and 736 houses has washing machine. There were 95 houses having only TV, 136 houses having only AC and 88 houses having only washing machine. There were 398 houses having all the three equipments. What is the percentage of houses having all the three equipments to the houses having only two equipments? (Approx.)
A trader buys 240 watches for ` 50,400 and he marks each of them at ` 320. He gives a discount of 15% on each watch and gives 1 watch free on a purchase of 5 watches. What is his minimum possible overall percentage of profit?
The ratio of selling prices of four articles is \(3 : 5 : 6 : 8\) and their profits are 20%, 25%, 20% and 25% respectively. What is the overall percentage of profit on selling the four articles?
A’s income is 20% less than B’s income, B’s income is 20% less than C’s income, C’s income is 15% more than D’s income, D’s income is 15% less than E’s income. If E’s income is Rs. 25,400 then what is the income of A? (Income is calculated per year)
A can do a job in 24 days and B can do the same job in 26 days. A and B do the work in alterative days. If 'B' starts the work, find in how many days the job got complete
A garrison of 750 men has provisions for 20 weeks. If at the end of 4 weeks, the garrison is reinforced by 450 men, for how many more weeks will the provisions last now?
A certain number of men can complete a piece of work in 60 days. If there were 8 more men, the work could be finished in 10 days less. How many men were there originally?
A man is paid Rs. 80 per regular working hour and Rs. 100 per hour overtime. He works only 8 hours per day and 6 days a week. If he earns Rs. 15,760 in four weeks, then for how many hours did he work?
If 8 men or 15 boys can do a work in 60 days. In how many days can 48 men and 10 boys complete the same work?
Four pipes A, B, C and D can fill a tank in 12, 16, 20 and 24 hours respectively. Pipe A was opened at 6.00 AM, pipe B at 7.00 AM, pipe C at 9 AM and pipe D at 10.00 AM. When will the tank be full?
If the profit on the selling price is 20%, find the actual profit percentag
A shopkeeper proposes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a weight of 850gms instead of a kilogram weight. What is his profit percentage?
P, Q and E start a joint venture, where in they make an annual profit. P invested one-third of the capital for one-fourth of the time, Q invested one-fourth of the capital for one-half of the time and R invested the remainder of the capital for the entire year. P is a working partner and gets a salary of `10,000 per month. The profit after paying P’s salary is directly proportional to the sum each one has put and also to the square of the number of months for which each has put their sum in the venture. If in a year P earns ` 60,000 more than Q, then how much does P earn?
A reduction of 20% in the price of mangoes enables a man to buy 25 mangoes more for Rs.40. Find the reduced price of the basket that contains 200 mangoes.