Quant Quiz

Q1)-If the height and base of the triangle is decreased and increased by 60 %, then at what percentage the area of the triangle will increase or decrease ?

36% decreasing

36% increasing

40% decreasing

40% increasing

Ans.- A

Q2)-How many tiles of 20 cm length and 10 cm width are required to pave the floor of a room 8 m long and 5 m wide ?

2100

1500

2500

2000

Ans.- D

Q3)-Let a be the side of an equilateral triangle and A be its area. Then find the relationship between A and A1 where A1 is the area of another equilateral triangle with side 2a.

1:3

1:4

1:2

2:1

Ans.- B

Q4)-A hall is 15 m long and 12 m broad. If the sum of the areas of the floor and the ceiling is equal to the sum of the areas of four walls, the volume of the hall is:

720

900

1200

1800

Ans.- C

Q5)-An error 2% in excess is made while measuring the side of a square. The percentage of error in the calculated area of the square is:

2%

2.02%

4%

4.04%

Ans.- D

Q6)-A hall is 10 metres long and 8 metres wide. What will be the cost of carpenting the room if 0.5 metres of space is left around the room ? The rate of 0.25 metre wide carpet is Rs 20 per metre.

Rs 1560

Rs 2520

Rs 1875

Rs 5040

Ans.- D

Q7)-A circular garden has a 7 m wide road around the boarder. Find the cost of leveling the road at Rs 5 per square meter if the radius of inner circle is 21 m ?

Rs 3490

Rs 5390

Rs 2930

Rs 5695

Ans.- B

Q8)-A towel, when bleached, was found to have lost 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth. The percentage of decrease in area is:

10%

10.08%

20%

28%

Ans.- D

Q9)-A horse is tied with a 14 m long rope. How much ground will it be able to graze ?

125 sq. m

275 sq. m

616 sq. m

675 sq. m

Ans.- C

Q10)-What is the least number of squares tiles required to pave the floor of a room 15 m 17 cm long and 9 m 2 cm broad?

814

820

840

844

Ans.- A