Quant Quiz

Directions (Q. 1–5): Study the given information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

In Mumbai branch of Bharati Heavy Ltd. there are 8000 employees working in five different departments – Finance, HR, Marketing, Operations and Sales.Also, each employee works in only one department. The number of employees in Finance is twice the number of employees in HR. The number of employees in Marketing is the highest and is 230% of the number of employees in HR. The number of male employees in the HR and Operations is the same and is half the number of female employees in Sales. The number of employees in Operations is 50 more than half the number of employees in Marketing. The ratio of the number of male employees to the number of female employees in HR is 1 : 4 and in Operations is 1 : 5.

Question.1. What is the number of male employees in Sales department?

1 400

2 1200

3 1100

4 550

5 None of these

Question.2. What is the number of female employees in Finance department?

1 200

2 300

3 1500

4 500

5) Cannot be determined

Question.3. What is the ratio of the number of male employees in Operations to the number of female employees in HR?

1) 1 : 5

2) 2 : 7

3) 1 : 4

4) 1 : 3

5) 2 : 5

Question.4. Number of employees working in Finance constitutes what percentage of the total number of employees in the organisation?

1) 30%

2) 46%

3) 25%

4) 15%

5) 18.75%

Question.5. What is the total number of female employees in the organisation?

1) 1600

2) 2600

3) 5000

4) 3000

5) Cannot be determined

Directions (Q.6-10): Study the following table carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Chart showing schedule of train from Dadar to Bhuj and number of passengers boarding from each station.

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Question.6. What is the distance travelled by the train from Surat to Nadiad Jn.?

1) 176 km

2) 188 km

3) 183 km

4) 193 km

5) 159 km

Quesion.7. How much time does the train take to reach Ahmedabad after departing from Anand Jn. (including the halt time)?

1) 1 hr. 59 min.

2) 1 hr. 17 min.

3) 1 hr. 47 min.

4) 1 hr. 45 min.

5) 1 hr. 15 min.

Question.8. What is the ratio between the number of passengers boarding from Vasai Road and from Ahmedabad in the train?

1) 21 : 17

2) 13 : 9

3) 21 : 19

4) 15 : 13

5) 13 : 15

Question.9. If the halt time (stopping time) of the train at Vadodara is decreased by 2 minutes and increased by 23 minutes at Ahmedabad. At what time will the train reach Bhuj?

1) 6.10 am

2) 6.01 pm

3) 6.05 am

4) 6.50 pm

5) 6.07 pm

Question.10. The distance between which two stations is second lowest?

1) Nadiad Jn. to Ahmedabad

2) Anand Jn. to Nadiad Jn.

3) Dadar to Vasai Road

4) Anand Jn. to Vadodara

5) Vasai Road to Surat

Solutions:

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Answer.1. 3
Answer.2. 5
Answer.3. 3
Answer.4. 3
Answer.5. 5

Answer.6. 3; Distance travelled by the train from Surat to Nadiad Jn.
= (440 – 257) km = 183 km.

Answer.7. 5; Time taken by train to reach Ahmedabad from Anand Jn. = (8:00 – 6:45) = 1 hour 15 minutess.

Answer.8. 1; Required ratio between the number of passenger boarding from Vasai Road and from Ahmedabad = 378 : 306 = 21 : 17.

Answer.9. 2; Time when train will reach Bhuj = 5 hours + 40 minutes + (23 – 2) minutes = 6:01 p.m.

Answer.10. 4; Distance between Dadar and Vasai Road = (42 – 0) = 42 km.
Distance between Vasai Road and Surat = (257 – 42) = 215 km.
Distance between Surat and Vadodara = (386 – 257) = 129 km.
Distance between Vadodara and Anand Jn. = (422 – 386) = 36 km.
Distance between Anand Jn. and Nadiad Jn. = (440 – 422) = 18 km.
Distance between Nadiad Jn. and Ahemdabad = (486 – 440) = 46 km.
Distance between Ahmedabad and Bhuj = (977 – 486) = 491 km.

Hence, the distance between Anand Jn. and Vadodara stations is second lowest.