Sample
Questions From Quantitative Section
I.
Comparisons
Each of the Questions
consists of two quantities, one in Column 1
and one in Column 2.
You are to compare the two quantities and choose.
A if the quantity in Column A is greater;
B if the quantity in Column B is greater;
C if the two quantities are equal;
D if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given
1.
| Column
1 |
Column
2 |
| The number of months in 7 years |
The number of days in 12 weeks
|
Ans : C
Explanation:
Number of months in 7 years: 7*12 = 84.
Number of days in 12 weeks: 12*7 = 84.
Hence, the answer is C.
2.
| Column
1 |
Column
2 |
| 1 - 1/27 |
8/9 + 1/81 |
Ans : A
Explanation:
Col 1:
1-(1/27) = (26/27) = (26/27) * (3/3) =
(78/81).
Col.2 :
(8/9) + (1/81)= (8/9) * (9/9) + (1/81)
= (72/81) + (1/81) = (73/81).
(78/81)>(73/81).
Therefore the answer is A.
II.
PROFILE OF CONGRESS IN YEAR X
(Total
Membership :
535)
House of Representatives
Senate
Party
292
Democratic
. 62
143
... Republican
.. 38
----- ----
435 Total 100
Sex
418
Male
.. 100
17.....
Female....................... 0
Age
27
Youngest
.. 34
77
Oldest
... 80
48
....
Average..................... 54
(Arithmetic Mean)
Religion
255
Protestant
69
107
Catholic
12
18
Jewish
. 5
4
Mormon
... 3
51
Other
11
Profession
215
Lawyer
63
81 ..
..Business Executive or Banker.......15
45 .
Educator
. 6
14
Farmer or Rancher
6
22 .
Career Government Official
.......... 0
24 ..Journalist/Communications Executive.. 4
2 .................... Physician.................. 0
1
.. Veterinarian
.....
. 1
0
..
.. Geologist
.... 2
6 .
Worker or Skilled Tradesperson
.. 0
25 ....
. Other
....
3
Ethnic Group
17
.. Black American
1
2
.. Asian American
3
4
.. Hispanic American
.. 0
1. In the Senate, if 25 male members were replaced by 25 female members, the ratio of male members to female members would be
(A) 4 to 1
(B) 3 to 1
(C) 3 to 2
(D) 2 to 1
(E) 1 to 1
Ans : B
Explanation:
The total number of members in the senate is 100, and all are male.
If 25 of them are replaced by women, then the total number of male members = 25
and the total number of female members = 25.
Ratio of males to females = 75 : 25 = 3 : 1.
The answer is B.
2. Approximately what percent of the members of Congress are lawyers?
(A) 63%
(B) 58%
(C) 56%
(D) 52%
(E) 49%
Ans : B
Explanation:
The total membership of Congress members
535 (435 - H.of Rep. = 100 - Senate).
Among them, the lawyer number
278 (215 - H.of Rep. + 63 - Senate)
Therefore percentage of lawyers present in Congress:
Number of Lawyers/Total number of Members x 100
= 278/535 x 100 = 52% (approx).
Therefore the answer is D.
III.
General questions:
1. In a certain shop, notebooks that normally sell for 59 cents each are on sale at 2 for 99 cents. How
much can be saved by purchasing 10 of these notebooks at the sale price?
(A)$0.85
(B) $0.95
(C) $1.10
(D) $1.15
(E)$2.00
Ans : B
Explanation:
If 10 books are sold at 59 cents, the cost of purchase is 10 X 0.59 = $ 5.90.
If two books are being sold for 99 cents, the cost of purchasing 10 books is
10 x 0.99/2 = 4.95.
[0.99/2 is the current price of one book.]
Therefore the savings by purchasing 10 books at the new price
= (cost of 10 books at the old price) - (cost of 10 books at the new price)
= $ 5.90 - $4.95
= 0.95.
Answer is option B.
2. Which of the following is a solution to x + x 2 = 1?
(A) -1
(B) 0
(C) ½
(D) 1
(E) None of the above
|
Ans : E
Explanation:
Substituting the given values -1, 0, 1/2, 1 in the given equation x + x 2 =
1,
we find that none of them satisfies the equation.
The correct answer thus is E.
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