IBPS - QA Data Interpretation Table Model Questions

Directions (Q.1 - 5): Study the following table and answer the questions that follow.
Following table shows the number of Boys and Girls in different schools.



1. In how many schools the number of boys less than the average?
1) 5 2) 2 3) 6 4) 1 5) 4

2. What is the ratio of the number of boys in school D and the number of girls in school G?
1) 3 : 5 2) 2 : 7 3) 4 : 7 4) 11 : 5 5) None

3. The number of girls in school E is approximately what percent of the total number of
students of that school?
1) 17% 2) 11% 3) 53% 4) 20% 5) 25%

4. The number of boys in school C is approximately what percent of the number of all
schools together?
1) 5% 2) 4% 3) 12% 4) 7% 5) 9%

5. In how many schools the number of girls more than 20% of the total number of girls
of all the schools?
1) 2 2) 3 3) 6 4) 1 5) 4

Answers: 1-5, 2-1, 3-3, 4-2, 5-4.

IBPS Data Interpretation Pie Chart and Graph Model Questions

Directions (Q.1-5): Study the following pie chart and table carefully and answer the questions accordingly. The pie-chart shows the distribution of two
lakh candidates who appeared for an exam from seven states. The table given below shows the state wise percentage and ratio of male and female qualified candidates.



1. What is the number of female candidates qualified from state F?
1) 9527 2) 9563 3) 9408 4) 9452 5) None of these

2. What is the ratio of male candidates qualified from state B to state D?
1) 21 : 23 2) 31 : 33 3) 122 : 115
4) 14 : 53 5) None of these

3. The number of qualified female candidates from states D, E and F constitute approximately what percent of the total candidates qualified from these states?
1) 38% 2) 42% 3) 65% 4) 86% 5) 47%

4. What is the total number of qualified male candidates from states A and C together?
1) 23196 2) 19276 3) 15436 4) 20736 5) None of these

5. How many candidates that have not qualified from state G?
1) 11640 2) 12760 3) 12480
4) 13270 5) None of these

Answers: 1-3, 2-2, 3-2, 4-4, 5-3.

IBPS Quantitative Aptitude Model Questions with Answers

When solving data interpretation questions, quickly find the relationship between the variables in each table, chart, or graph. Check whether they have a direct or indirect correlation and try to identify where does the data increase or significantly decrease.

1. Ram's present age is three times his son's present age and two fifth of his father's present age. The average of the present ages of all of them is 46 years. What is the difference between the Ram's son's present age and Ram's father's present age?
1) 68 years 2) 78 years 3) 39 years
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these

2. Profit earned by an organization is distributed among officers and clerks in the ratio of 5 : 3 respectively. If the number of officers is 45 and the number of clerks is 80 and the amount received by each officer is Rs.25000, what was the total amount of profit earned?
1) Rs.22 lakhs 2) Rs.18.25 lakhs
3) Rs.18 lakhs 4) Rs.23.25 lakhs 5) None of these

3. 8 men can complete a piece of work in 20 days. 8 women can complete the same work in 32 days. In how many days will 5 men and 8 women together complete the same work?
1) 16 days 2) 12 days 3) 14 days
4) 10 days 5) None of these

4. A man invested Rs.15000 at interest @ 10 p.c.p.a. for the year. If the interest is compounded every six months what amount will he get at the end of the year?
1) Rs.16237.25 2) Rs.16500
3) Rs.16525.50 4) Rs.16537.50 5) None of these

Directions (Q.5-8): Each of the following questions below consists of a question and three statements denoted A, B and C. You have to study the questions and the statements and decide whether the question can be answered with any one or two or all of the statements together.

5. What is the age of B?
A) B is 12 years younger to C.
B) The average age of B and C is 22 years.
C) The average age of A, B and D is 18 years.
1) A and B 2) B and C 3) A and C
4) All the three 5) None of these

6. What is the area of the garden?
A) The length of the garden is 140 metres.
B) There is a 40 m × 30 m play area in the garden.
C) The width of the garden is 80% of the length of the garden.
1) A and B 2) B and C 3) A and C
4) All the three 5) None of these

7. What is the rate of interest?
A) The simple interest earned is Rs.5800
B) The Compound Interest for the same period is Rs.7400
C) The amount is Rs.18000
1) A and B 2) B and C 3) A and C
4) All the three 5) None of these

8. Find the percentage profit earned on selling the article.
A) Marked price of the article is Rs.520
B) 20% discount is offered on the article.
C) The cost price of the article is Rs. 320.
1) B and C 2) A and C 3) A and B
4) Any two 5) All the three

Answer:

1-2, 2-4, 3-1, 4-4, 5-1, 6-3, 7-5, 8-5.

Quantitative Aptitude Model Questions for Bank PO Recruitment Exams

Directions (Q. 1-5): Refer to the following table and answer the given questions.
Number of books sold by 6 stores in 5 different months.



1. The number of books sold by Store E in March is what percent less than the number of books sold by Store A in May? (Rounded off to the nearest integer)
1) 29 2) 31 3) 37 4) 33 5) 35

2. The total number of books sold by Store B during all the given months together is what percent of the total number of books sold by Store D during all the given months together?
1) 82 2) 88 3) 92 4) 84 5) 86

3. What is the average number of books sold by all the given stores in February?
1) 207 2) 211 3) 219 4) 223 5) 227

4. The difference between the total number of books sold by all the given stores in January and the total number of books sold by all the given stores together in April is .....
1) 353 2) 379 3) 363 4) 347 5) 369

5. What is the ratio of the total number of books sold by stores A and C together in March to that sold by stores E and F together in May?
1) 9 : 11 2) 11 : 13 3) 5 : 7 4) 13 : 17 5) 7 : 9

Answers:

1-4; 2-5; 3-2; 4-3; 5-1.

Quantitative Aptitude Questions for Bank PO Prelims Exams

1. Shashank bought 36 kg of sugar @ Rs.45 per kg and 24 kg of sugar @ Rs.42 per kg. He mixed them and sold the mixture so as to earn 20% profit. What rate per kg did he sell it?
1) Rs.52.56 2) Rs.52.42 3) Rs.52.36 4) Rs.55.44 5) Rs.54.25

2. The difference between the length and the breadth of a rectangle is 6 m. The length of the rectangle is equal to the side of a square whose area is 729 sq. m. What is the perimeter of the rectangle? (in m)
1) 96 2) 108 3) 92 4) 88 5) 84

3. Soumith purchased 10 calculators and 16 watches for Rs.56,100 and sold them so as to earn an overall profit of 20%. At what total price should he sell 15 calculators and 24 watches together so as to earn the same percentage of profit?
1) Rs.1,00,980 2) Rs.1,16,176
3) Rs.1,21,176 4) Rs.1,00,660 5) Rs.1,24,132

4. Some chocolates were distributed among 4 friends A, B, C and D such that the ratio of chocolates received by A to those received by C was 7 : 9. B received 29 more chocolates than A and D received 33 more chocolates than C. If B received 15 more chocolates than C, how many chocolates did D receive?
1) 84 2) 96 3) 72 4) 99 5) 87

5. Abhi invested an amount with Company X for two years at simple rate of interest 15 pcpa. He invested the entire amount obtained from Company X after two years with company Y at compound rate of interest 12 pcpa for two years. If the amount finally received by him was Rs.81,536, what was the amount invested by him originally with Company X?
1) Rs.65,000 2) Rs.60,000
3) Rs.56,000 4) Rs.50,000 5) Rs.45,000

6. The average weight of 60 students in a class is 55 kg. Six of them, whose average weight is 52 kg, left the
class and another set of six students, whose average weight is 42 kg, joined the class. What is the new average weight of the class? (in kg)
1) 54.25 2) 52.75 3) 53.5 4) 54 5) 53

7. What will be the compound interest on Rs.18,600 for 2 years, the rate of interest being 8% for the first year and 15% for the second year?
1) Rs.4,489.90 2) Rs.4,967.20
3) Rs.4,232.80 4) Rs.4,501.20 5) Rs.3,837.10

8. A certain number of capsules were purchased for Rs.176. Six more capsules could have been purchased for the same
amount if each capsule was cheaper by Rs. 3. What was the number of capsules purchased?
1) 13 2) 16 3) 17 4) 8 5) 11

9. 36 workers can finish a piece of work in 14 days. If the work is to be completed in 8 days, how many extra workers are required?
1) 29 2) 33 3) 23 4) 31 5) 27

10. A man can row 13 kmph downstream and 9 kmph upstream. What is the speed of the man in still water? (in kmph)
1) 12 2) 10.5 3) 11 4) 10 5) 11.5

11. The ratio of roses to lilies in a garden is 3 : 2. The average number of roses and lilies is 180. What is the number of lilies in the garden?
1) 144 2) 360 3) 182 4) 216 5) None of these

12. The sum of five numbers is 260. The average of the first two numbers is 30 and the average of the last two numbers is 70. What is the third number?
1) 33 2) 75 3) 60 4) Can't be determined 5) None

Answers:

1-1; 2-1; 3-1; 4-2; 5-4; 6-4; 7-4; 8-2; 9-5; 10-3; 11-1; 12-3.

Bank PO Exams - Quantitative Aptitude Model Questions

Directions (Q. 1-5): What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the given number series?
1. 6 11 31 121 601 ?
1) 3600 2) 3621 3) 3601 4) 3611 5) 3602

2. 7 11 19 35 67 ?
1) 99 2) 131 3) 9264 4) 137 5) 124

3. 8 22 64 190 568 ?
1) 1702 2) 1654 3) 1650 4) 1706 5) 1705

4. 5760 2880 960 240 48 ?
1) 6 2) 12 3) 8 4) 24 5) 16

5. 2 3 18 115 854 ?
1) 6027 2) 7767 3) 6992 4) 6913 5) 6059

6. A car covers the first 39 km of its journey in 45 minutes and the remaining 25 km in 35 minutes. What is the average speed of the car?
1) 40 km/hr 2) 64 km/hr 3) 49 km/hr 4) 48 km/hr 5) None of these

7. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 12 and when the digits of the two digit number are interchanged, the new number becomes 36 more than the original number. What is the original two-digit number?
1) 84 2) 93 3) 48 4) 39 5) Can't be determined

8. A, B and C entered into a partnership by investing Rs.64,000, Rs.52,000 and Rs.36,000 respectively. All of them invested for equal periods of time. If A got Rs.35,584 as his share of annual profit, what amount did C get as his share of annual profit?
1) Rs.20,632 2) Rs.18,296 3) Rs.21,084 4) Rs.19,768 5) Rs.20,016

9. The number of students in institutes, A and B were in the ratio of 7 : 15 in 2012. In 2013 the no. of students in Institute A increased by 25% and the no. of students in Institute B increased by 26%. Then what was the ratio of the no. of students in institute A to that in B in 2013?
1) 25 : 56 2) 24 : 55 3) 24 : 53 4) 25 : 53 5) 25 : 54

10. An employer pays Rs.26 for each day a worker works and forfeits Rs.7 for each day he is idle. At the end of 56 days if the worker got Rs.829, for how many days did the worker remain idle?
1) 21 2) 15 3) 19 4) 13 5) 17

Answers:

1-3; 2-2; 3-1; 4-3; 5-2; 6-4; 7-3; 8-5; 9-5; 10-3.

Quantitative Aptitude Questions for Bank POs Preliminary Exams

Directions (Q.1-5): In each of the following number series questions a number is wrong. You have to identify that number.
1. 3 4 10 32 155 924
1) 32 2) 155 3) 924 4) 10 5) 4

2. 4 6 9 13.5 20 30.375
1) 13.5 2) 30.375 3) 9 4) 6 5) 20

3. 11 13 30 99 412 2085
1) 11 2) 30 3) 99 4) 2085 5) 13

4. 208 214 232 262 306 358
1) 358 2) 306 3) 262 4) 208 5) 232

5. 156 170 192 226 280 364
1) 280 2) 156 3) 192 4) 226 5) 364

Directions (Q.6-10): Study the graph carefully to answer the questions that follow.

Following graph gives the Profit (in Rupees crores) earned by a company over the years.



6. The expenditure of the company in the year 2009, was Rs.75 crores, what was the income of the company in that year?
1) Rs.20 cr 2) Rs.45 cr 3) Rs.60 cr 4) Rs.80 cr 5) None of these

7. What is the approximate percent profit of the year 2012, if the income of the company was Rs.136 crores?
1) 79 2) 57 3) 51 4) 39 5) 68

8. The income of the company in the year 2008 was Rs.50 crores and the income of the company in the year 2011 was Rs.95 crores. What is the respective ratio of the expenditure of the company in the year 2008 to the expenditure of the company in the year 2011?
1) 1 : 2 2) 4 : 9 3) 2 : 3 4) 14 : 17 5) None of these

9. In which year was the percent increase/ decrease in profit the highest from that of the previous year?
1) 2009 2) 2010 3) 2011 4) 2012 5) 2013

10. What is the average profit earned by the company over the years?
1) Rs.22.5 cr 2) Rs.38 cr 3) Rs.42.5 cr 4) Rs.52 cr 5) None of these

Answers:

1-4; 2-5; 3-1; 4-2; 5-5; 6-5; 7-1; 8-2; 9-2; 10-3.

Quantitative Aptitude Model Questions for IBPS and SBI PO Prelims Exams

While practicing, try to solve the problem on your own first then look at the answer or seek help if you are having trouble. Even if you know the final answer is wrong, don’t erase your entire work because you may get partial credit for using the correct procedure.

1. For a 40 hours a week a man is paid Rs.400 as basic pay. Overtime is paid at 25% above the basic rate. In a certain week he worked overtime and his total wages was Rs.500. Find how many hours totally he worked?
1) 40 2) 48 3) 42 4) 45 5) None of these

2. If 36 men, working 8 hours a day can do a piece of work in 18 days, in how many days 24 men working 9 hours a day will finish double the work?
1) 32 days 2) 48 days 3) 64 days 4) 72 days 5) 81 days

3. Sunder spends Rs.3,660, which is 12% of his monthly salary on food. Later he spends 16% of his monthly salary on cloths and he spends another 3% of his salary on household expenditure. What is the total annual amount spent by him?
1) Rs.9,455 2) Rs.1,13,460
3) Rs.1,32,450 4) Rs.2,31,470 5) None of these

4. A reduction of 21% in the price of wheat enables a man to buy 10.5 kg more for Rs.600. What is the reduced price per kg?
1) Rs.50 2) Rs.25 3) Rs.24 4) Rs.12 5) None of these

5. Find the units place digit in the expansion of 8657 376483?
1) 7 2) 9 3) 3 4) Can’t be determined 5) None of these

Directions (Q.No 6-10): Study the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow.

Out of a total 170 children playing badminton or tennis or both, total number of girls in the group is 70% of the total number of boys in the group. The number of boys playing only badminton is 50% of the number of boys and
the total number of boys playing badminton is 60% of the total number of boys. The number of children playing only tennis is 40% of the total number of children and a total of 24 children play badminton and tennis both. The number of girls who play only badminton is same as the number of girls play only tennis.

6. How many girls play only tennis?
1) 14 2) 40 3) 50 4) 28 5) 10

7. How many boys play both badminton and tennis?
1) 28 2) 24 3) 48 4) 78 5) None of these

8. The number of boys playing only tennis is how much more than the number of girls playing only tennis?
1) 20 2) 12 3) 10 4) 5 5) None of these

9. The number of girls playing only badminton is what percent of the total number of girls?
1) 25% 2) 10% 3) 14% 4) 50% 5) 40%

10. What is the ratio between the number of girls playing only tennis and the number of boys playing only badminton?
1) 12 : 13 2) 14 : 25 3) 28 : 25 4) 10 : 11 5) None of these

Answers:

1-2; 2-2; 3-2; 4-4; 5-3; 6-4; 7-5; 8-2; 9-5; 10-2.

IBPS Clerks Previous Papers - Quantitative Aptitude Questins with Answers

Directions (Q. 81 - 85): What approximate value should come in place of question mark (?) in the following questions? (Note: You are not expected to calculate the exact value).
81. 9125 ÷ 90 ÷ 9 = ?
1) 27 2) 3 3) 7 4) 21 5) 11

82. 6666.009 - 585.999 - 79.989 = ?
1) 5000 2) 5500 3) 6500 4) 4500 5) 6000

83. 11.003 × 10.998 + 111.01 = ?
1) 255 2) 195 3) 230 4) 270 5) 210

84. (14.5)2 = ?
1) 235 2) 190 3) 250 4) 185 5) 210

85. 765.0003 + 44.999 = ?
1) 17 2) 11 3) 6 4) 22 5) 30

Directions (Q.86 - 90): What should come in place ? question mark (?) in the following number series?
86. 2 26 286 ? 18018 90090 270270
1) 3088 2) 2667 3) 3862 4) 2574 5) None of these

87. 358 356 352 344 328 296 ?
1) 232 2) 247 3) 225 4) 255 5) None of these

88. 8 ? 30 105 472.5 2598.75 16891.875
1) 24 2) 10 3) 12 4) 16 5) None of these

89. 3 4 ? 21 85 110 326
1) 7 2) 10 3) 12 4) 14 5) None of these

90. 50000 10000 2500 500 125 ? 6.25
1) 75 2) 25 3) 50 4) 31.5 5) None of these

91. Six women and 10 children together take six days to complete a piece of work. How many days will 10 children take to complete that piece of work if six women together can complete the same piece of work in 10 days?
1) 21 2) 18 3) 12 4) 15 5) None of these

92. The ratio of the monthly incomes of Sneha, Tina and Akruti is 95 : 110 : 16. If Sneha's annual income is ` 3,42,000, what is Akruti's annual income?
1) ` 3,96,900 2) `5,63,500 3) `4,17,600 4) `3,88,00 5) None of these

93. Meghna covered 3.36 km in four weeks by walking an equal distance each day. How many meters does
she walk each day?
1) 100 m 2) 60 m 3) 140 m 4) 120 m 5) None of these

94. The average of four consecutive even numbers A, B, C and D is 37. What is the product of A and C?
1) 1520 2) 1368 3) 1292 4) 1224 5) None of these

95. The product of 5% of a positive number and 2% of the same number is 211.6. What is half of that number?
1) 230 2) 460 3) 920 4) 115 5) None of these

96. Find the missing number if the average of all the eight numbers is 474.
533, 128, 429, 225, -, 305, 601, 804
1) 767 2) 781 3) 776 4) 758 5) None of these

97. The perimeter of a square is twice the perimeter of a rectangle. If the perimeter of the square is 56 cm and the length of the rectangle is 9 cm, what is the difference between the breadth of the rectangle and the side of the square?
1) 7 cm 2) 9 cm 3) 11 cm 4) 5 cm 5) None of these

98. A truck covers a distance of 256 km at the speed of 32 km/hr. What is the average speed of a car which travels a distance of 160 km more than the truck in the same time?
1) 45 km/hr 2) 52 km/hr 3) 49 km/hr 4) 64 km/hr 5) None of these

99. Sushil scored 103 marks in Hindi, 111 Marks in Science, 98 marks in Sanskrit, 110 marks in Maths and 88 marks in English. If the maximum marks of each subject are equal and if Sushil scored 85 per cent marks in all the subjects together, find the maximum marks of each subject.
1) 110 2) 120 3) 115 4) 100 5) None of these

100. A man riding a bicycle completes one lap of a square field along its perimeter at the speed of 39.6 kmh -1 in 1 minute 20 seconds. What is the area of the field?
1) 52900 sq. m. 2) 44100 sq. m. 3) 48400 sq. m.
4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these

Answers:

81-5; 82-5; 83-3; 84-5; 85-1; 86-4; 87-1; 88-3; 89-3; 90-2; 91-4; 92-3; 93-4; 94-3; 95-1; 96-1; 97-2; 98-2; 99-2; 100-3.

Data Interpretation Questions with Answers for Bank PO Exams - Bar Graph Model

See the questions and answers below based on the Data Interpretation -
Bar Chart / Bar Graph information given above.

1. In how many of the given years were the imports more than the
exports for company B?
1) 1 2) 5 3) 3 4) 4 5) None of these

2. What were the average exports of company A over the given years?
1) Rs.34 cr 2) Rs.14 cr 3) Rs.28 cr
4) Can't be determined 5) None of these

3. If the total exports of company B in 2006 and 2008 was 42 crore,
then what was the total imports of the same company for these two
years together?
1) 50.4 cr 2) 48.6 cr 3) 47.6 cr 4) Can't be determined 5) None of these

4. In how many years did company A show exports more than imports?
1) 2 2) 4 3) 1 4) 5 5) None

5. What were the exports of company B for the year 2007 if the imports
were Rs.42 cr for same year?
1) Rs.32 cr 2) Rs.18 cr
3) Rs.42 cr 4) Rs.35 cr 5) None of these

Answers: 1-4; 2-4; 3-1; 4-3; 5-5.

Data Interpretation for Bank POs Exam Preparation - Bar Charts

Now Answer these questions based on information given in the Data
Interpretation (Bar Chart / Graph) above.

1. Which income group has the minimum number of employees?
1)14001 - 17000 2) 20001 - 23000
3) 5001 - 8000 4) 11001 - 14000 5) 17001 - 20000

2. What is the respective ratio of number of employees from income
groups 8001 - 11000, 14001 - 17000 and 20001 - 23000 together of
Organisation B to those from the same income groups of Organisation A?
1) 16 : 17 2) 13 : 14 3) 19 : 20 4) 34 : 35 5) None of these

3. What is the total number of employees in Organisation C in all the
income groups together?
1) 3500 2) 3750 3) 3350 4) 3450 5) None of these

4. Number of employees in the income group of 14001 - 17000 from
Organisation B is what percent of the employees from Organisation A in
the income group of 11001 - 14000?
1) 33% 2) 66.66% 3) 75% 4) 125% 5) None of these

5. Number of employees in the income group of 20001 - 23000 of
organization B is approximately how much percent less than that of the
income group 11001 - 14000 of the same organization?
1) 25% 2) 35% 3) 40% 4) 30% 5) 20%

Answers: 1-1; 2-4; 3-2; 4-3; 5-4.

Bank POs Data Interpretation Practise Questions - Bar Graphs

Model Questions for Bank POs (Data Interpretation) based on the above graph:

1. The expenditure of the company in the year 2009 was Rs.65 crores,
what was the income of the company in that year?
1) Rs.5 cr 2) Rs.85 cr 3) Rs.115 cr 4) Rs.135 cr 5) None of these

2. What is the average profit earned by the company over the years
approximately?
1) Rs.65 cr 2) Rs.63 cr 3) Rs.61 cr 4) Rs.71 cr 5) Rs.69 cr

3. The income of the company in the year 2011 was Rs.120 crores and
the income of the company in the year 2008 was Rs.85 crores. What is
the respective ratio of the expenditure of the company in the year
2011 to the
expenditure of the company in the year 2008?
1) 1 : 2 2) 5 : 9 3) 2 : 3 4) 3 : 7 5) None of these

4. What is the percent profit of the year 2012, if the income of the
company was Rs.95 crores?
1) 57.8% 2) 137.5% 3) 80% 4) 55% 5) None of these

5. In which of the following years was the percentage increase in the
profit the highest from that of the previous year?
1) 2011 2) 2008 3) 2009 4) 2013 5) 2010

Answers: 1-4; 2-2; 3-5; 4-2; 5-3.

Bank POs Preparation Data Interpretation - Bar Graph Model Questions

Be very careful of the units used in the graphs and the units in which
the options are provided. A mistake in the units may yield an entirely
different answer. Also be careful of whether the answer is required in
decimal or percentage. Such errors are common and easily avoidable.

Questions based on the above graph:

1. In 2011, the production of rubber was what percent of the
requirement (rounded off to two digits after decimal)?
1) 58.48% 2) 69.23% 3) 144.44% 4) 71.57% 5) None of these

2. What is the average requirement over the years?
1) 6300 tons 2) 57000 tons
3) 5300 tons 4) 61000 tons 5) None of these

3. In which of the following years was it likely that the quantity of
rubber imported to bridge the gap between demand and supply was
minimum?
1) 2012 2) 2009 3) 2011 4) 2013 5) 2010

4. What is the respective ratio between the production of rubber in
2012 and production in 2010?
1) 10 : 13 2) 11 : 15 3) 12 : 13 4) 13 : 10 5) None of these

5. The requirement of rubber in 2011 is approximately how much percent
more than the requirement from the previous year?
1) 15% 2) 21% 3) 14% 4) 18% 5) 16%

Answers: 1-2; 2-5; 3-3; 4-5; 5-4.

IBPS and SBI - POs Quantitative Aptitude Model Questions

Directions (Q.1-5): Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions accordingly. Following graph shows the sale of two newspapers X and Y in five towns A, B, C, D and E of a state. The numbers are in hundreds.



1. The sale of newspaper X in town B is approximately what percent of the sale of X in all the towns together?
1) 17 2) 35 3) 25 4) 29 5) 75

2. What is the average sale of newspaper Y in all the towns together?
1) 58 2) 40 3) 53 4) 57 5) None of these

3. What is the respective ratio of the sale of newspaper X in town C and the sale of newspaper Y in town E?
1) 10 : 13 2) 11 : 15 3) 12 : 13 4) 13 : 10 5) None of these

4. Which of the following statements is true?
1) The average sale of Y in all the towns together is 5300.
2) The sale of Y in town E is 25% more than the sale in town C.
3) The sale of Y in town B is same as the sale of Y in towns A and E together.
4) The ratio between the sale of X in town A and town C is 12 : 17.
5) The difference between the sale of X in town B and the sale of Y in town D is 1200.

5. The sale of newspaper X in towns B and D together is what percent of the sale in towns A, C and E together?
1) 15 2) 50 3) 10 4) 25 5) None

Directions (Q.6-10): What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following
number series questions?
6. 2 3 ? 18 108 1944
1) 4 2) 5 3) 9 4) 6 5) None

7. ? 12 60 420 3780 41580
1) 3 2) 4 3) 5 4) 8 5) 2

8. 781.25 156.25 62.5 12.5 5 ?
1) 1 2) 2.5 3) 1.5 4) 4.5 5) None

9. 1.5 4 20 ? 1048 10505
1) 60 2) 80 3) 129 4) 524 5) None

10. 7 ? 566 691 755 782
1) 350 2) 295 3) 223 4) 132 5) None of these

Answers:

1-1; 2-5; 3-4; 4-3; 5-2; 6-4; 7-2; 8-1; 9-3; 10-1.

QA Model Questions for IBPS and SBI - PO Exams

Directions (Q.1 - 5): Study the following pie chart and table carefully and answer the
questions accordingly. The Pie-chart shows the distribution of Three lakh candidates who appeared for a Bank Examination from seven states.



1. What is the number of female candidates qualified from state D?
1) 15869 2) 15632 3) 19326 4) 16450 5) None of these

2. What is the ratio of male candidates qualified from state B to state G?
1) 21 : 37 2) 114 : 123 3) 72 : 23 4) 14 : 53 5) None of these

3. The number of qualified female candidates from states D, E and F constitute approximately what percent of the total candidates qualified from these states?
1) 35% 2) 25% 3) 40% 4) 50% 5) 65%

4. What is the total number of qualified male candidates from states A and C together?
1) 25380 2) 25752 3) 26730 4) 25790 5) 24370

5. What is the percentage of candidates that have not qualified from states A and B
together?
1) 50.18% 2) 64.92% 3) 39.45% 4) 45.38% 5) None of these

Answers:

1-5; 2-3; 3-4; 4-2; 5-1.

Quantitative Aptitude Practice Questions for IBPS and SBI - PO Recruitments

While answering data sufficiency questions, don't jump into conclusion when you get the
answer with one statement alone. You have to check whether you can get answer with each
statement alone. If not then try with two statements or three statements.

Directions (Q. 1-3): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II are given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give answer:

(1) If the data in Statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in Statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

(2) If the data in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while
the data in Statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

(3) If the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.

(4) If the data in both the Statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question.

(5) If the data in both the Statements I and II together are necessary to answer the
question.
1. What is the first number?

I. Sum of two digits of a number is 14 and the ratio of the two digits is 3 : 4.
II. Product of two digits of a number is 48. Second number is bigger than the First
number.

2. What is the present age of the wife?
I. Husband's age is 4 years more than the wife's age. Husband got married at the
age of 24 years.
II. 4 years back the ratio of wife's age to husband's age was 11 : 13.

3. Find the percentage profit earned.
I. Trader purchased 15 articles.
II. He sold all the articles at Rs.1250 and got Rs.125 profit.

4. Bag A contains 2 white and 4 black balls.
Bag B contains 3 white and 2 black balls.
One of the bags is chosen at random and a ball is drawn from it. Find the probability that the ball is white.
1) 14/15 2) 4/15 3) 7/15 4) 2/15 5) None of these

5. A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach point B, which is 75 kms away from A at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost about 12.5 minutes while stopping at the stations. What is the speed of the car?
1) 60 kmph 2) 80 kmph 3) 120 kmph 4) 90 kmph 5) None of these

Answers:

1-1; 2-5; 3-2; 4-3; 5-3.

Quantitative Aptitude Model Questions for IBPS and SBI - PO Exams

1. A man lent Rs.3364 in two parts at 5% compound interest, compounded annually. The amount he gets on first part at the end of 3 years is the same as the amount he gets on second part at the end of 5 years. Find the second part.
1) Rs.1764 2) Rs.1600 3) Rs.1832 4) Rs.1250 5) None of these

2. A trader sells an article at a profit of 30%. Had he purchased it at 10% less and sells for Rs.330 less he would have gained 20%. Find the cost price of the article.
1) Rs.1500 2) Rs.1200 3) Rs.1600 4) Rs.1950 5) None of these

3. In a library there are 30% books in English and 20% of the rest are in Hindi. If the remaining 1344 books are in other regional languages, how many books are
there in the library?
1) 3920 2) 3250 3) 3500 4) 2750 5) None of these

Directions (Q.4-8): Study the following data and answer the questions accordingly.
Following Pie-chart shows the production of six Television manufacturing companies A, B, C, D, E and F and the table gives the percentage defect in production for the year 2012.



4. If the number of defective televisions of company 'E' in 2012 is 630, find the total production of 'E' in that year.
1) 2900 2) 3150 3) 4500 4) 2100 5) None of these

5. If the number of defective Televisions of company 'B' was 1210, what was the total
number of Televisions produced by all the companies in that year?
1) 126800 2) 130000 3) 110000 4) 140000 5) 100000

6. If the number of defective Televisions of company 'F' was 408, what was the number
of defective Televisions of company 'D' in that year?
1) 249 2) 285 3) 465 4) 252 5) None of these

7. If the total production of Televisions by all the companies was 160000, what will be the number of defective Televisions produced by company 'A'?
1) 3678 2) 4752 3) 3890 4) 4392 5) None of these

8. If the production of company 'E' is 3224, what is the ratio between the productions of companies 'B' and 'C' ?
1) 12 : 13 2) 11 : 21 3) 9 : 11 4) 11:17 5) None of these

Answers:

1-2; 2-1; 3-5; 4-3; 5-3; 6-4; 7-2; 8-4.

Quantitative Aptitude for Bank Clerks and PO Exams - Data Interpretation Questions

Tip for Quantitative Aptitude: Practice as many model papers as possible with time. Try to solve 50 maths questions in 40-50 minutes time. Remember, all the questions may not take more time.

Directions (Q.1-3): In each of the following questions a number series is given. After the series a number is given followed by (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). You have to complete the series starting with the number given, following the sequence of the original series and answer the questions that follow the series.
1. 64 16 8 6 6 7.5
4 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
What will come in place of (b)?
1) 1 2) 0.5 3) 1.5 4) 8 5) None of these

2. 5 29 149 749 3749 18749
2 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
What will come in place of (c)?
1) 74 2) 14 3) 374 4) 1874 5) None of these

3. 23 28 21 32 19 36
11 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
What will come in place of (d)?
1) 9 2) 20 3) 29 4) 7 5) 24

Directions (Q.4-8): Study the following table carefully to answer the questions that follow. Following table gives the percentage marks obtained by six students in six subjects. The marks in brackets are maximum marks of the subject.



4. What is the total number of marks obtained by C in all subjects together?
1) 438 2) 444 3) 532 4) 454 5) None

5. What are the average marks obtained by all the students in Hindi?
1) 62 2) 64 3) 56 4) 67 5) None of these

6. What is the ratio between total marks obtained by E in Hindi, Maths and Social
together and the total marks obtained by B in these subjects together respectively?
1) 12 : 17 2) 35 : 37 3) 21 : 23 4) 15 : 16 5) None of these

7. Marks obtained by D in Science are what percent of his total marks obtained in all the subjects together?
1) 16.8% 2) 21.3% 3) 33.7% 4) 18.2% 5) None of these

8. What are the approximate average marks obtained by all the students in Maths?
1) 132 2) 115 3) 125 4) 137 5) 118

9. A boat covers a distance of 40 kms in 8 hours downstream. To cover the same
distance upstream, the boat takes two hours longer. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
1) 0.5km/hr 2) 2.5 km/hr 3) 4 km/hr 4) 2.5 km/hr 5) None

10. Arun purchased a box full of chocolates at the rate of 7 for Rs.9 and sold all of them at the rate of 8 for Rs.11. In this transaction he gains Rs.12.50. How many chocolates did the box contain?
1) 86 2) 112 3) 76 4) 140 5) None

Answers:

1-2; 2-3; 3-4; 4-2; 5-3; 6-5; 7-1; 8-3; 9-5; 10-4.

Quantitative Aptitude for IBPS and SBI Prabationary Officers

For caselet problems in Data Interpretation, as the data given in paragraph try to keep all the data in a tabular form. This will help in solving the problems very easily.

Directions (Q. 1-3): Each of the following questions below consists of a question and three statements denoted A, B and C. You have to study the questions and the statements and decide whether the question can be answered with any one or two or all of the statements together.

1. What is the age of B?
A) The average age of B and C is 29 years.
B) The average age of A, C and D is 22 years.
C) B is 18 years younger to C.
1) A and B 2) B and C 3) A and C
4) All the three 5) None of these

2. What is the area of the path, which is around the garden?
A) The length of the garden is 200 metres.
B) The width of the garden is 40 m less than the length of the garden.
C) There is a 10 × 8 metre room in the garden.
1) A and C 2) B and C 3) A and B
4) All the three 5) None of these

3. What is the biggest of the three numbers?
A) The numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4.
B) The smallest number is 8 less than the biggest number.
C) The sum of the smallest and the biggest numbers is 12 more than the other number.
1) A and B 2) B and C 3) A and C
4) 1 or 3 5) All the three

Directions (Q. 4-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
In a sports academy there are 800 players who are participating in four different events viz. athletics, cricket, tennis and hockey. The ratio between male to female players is 3 : 2 respectively. 20% of the female players out of total female players are participating in athletics. 30% of the female players out of total female players are participating in cricket. The remaining female players are participating in tennis and hockey in the ratio 4 : 1 respectively. The ratio of male players who are participating in athletics and other events together is 3 : 5 respectively. 15% of those male players who are not participating in athletics are participating in tennis. Remaining male players are participating in cricket and hockey in the ratio of 11 : 6 respectively.

4. What is the total number of female players who are participating in tennis and cricket together?
1) 128 2) 224 3) 160 4) 218 5) None of these

5. What is the respective ratio between the male players participating in hockey to
female players participating in athletics?
1) 2 : 3 2) 4 : 1 3) 3 : 4 4) 1 : 2 5) None of these

6. The number of female players participating in hockey is what percent of the number of female players participating in tennis?
1) 20% 2) 50% 3) 200% 4) 25% 5) None of these

7. The total number of female players participating in cricket and athletics together is approximately same as the number of male players participating in ......
1) Hockey 2) Tennis 3) Athletics 4) Cricket 5) None of these

8. The number of male players participating in hockey is approximately what percent of
the number of female players participating in athletics and tennis together?
1) 35% 2) 45% 3) 75% 4) 20% 5) 60%

Answers:

1-3; 2-5; 3-4; 4-2; 5-5; 6-4; 7-4; 8-2.

Data Interpretation Questions for IBPS and SBI Recruitments

Here is a smart tip for IBPS and SBI Quantitative Aptitude. Always read mathematics problems completely and carefully before solving. If you glance at a question too quickly you may misunderstand what really needs to be done. Here are some model questions for the practice.



Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following graphs carefully and answer the questions accordingly. Following line graph gives the exports of rice (thousand tonnes) of a country in different years and the pie chart gives the contribution of each of the states A, B, C, D and E of that country.

1. The contribution of state C in the exports of rice in 2009 was ..........
1) 105 tonnes 2) 9000 tonnes
3) 10500 tonnes 4) 125 tonnes 5) None

2. In how many of the given years were the exports of rice less than 15% of the total
exports over the years?
1) Two 2) One 3) Four 4) Three 5) None

3. The percentage increase in the exports of rice from 2006 to 2009 was ..........
1) 15.32% 2) 60.5% 3) 30%
4) 14.28% 5) None of these

4. If the exports of rice in 2008 increases by 25%, then find the contribution of state D.
1) 60000 tonnes 2) 7500 tonnes
3) 15000 tonnes 4) 12500 tonnes 5) 3000 tonnes

5. If the exports of the rice of the country in 2010 decreases by 15%, then find the ratio of the contributions of the states C and A.
1) 2 : 1 2) 2 : 3 3) 1 : 2 4) 2 : 5 5) None

6. Vishwas covers a certain distance between his house and office in a car. When he goes to the office at an average speed of 40 km/hr he is late by 10 minutes. However, going at an average speed of 50 km/hr he reaches his office 5 minutes before the time. Find the distance between his office and house.
1) 50 km 2) 35 km 3) 40 km 4) 45 km 5) None of these

7. In a tournament, 171 matches were played. If every team plays one match with other
teams, find the number of teams participated in the tournament.
1) 18 2) 15 3) 19 4) Can't be determined 5) None of these

8. A student obtained 50, 65 and 45 marks respectively in three tests and 80 marks in
the final test. The three tests are of equal weightage, where as the final test is weighted twice as much as the other tests. Find the average marks of all the tests.
1) 60 2) 48 3) 64 4) 72 5) None

9. Average of 15 numbers is 32. The average of first 8 numbers is 41 and the last 8 numbers is 25. Find the 8th number.
1) 43 2) 48 3) 54 4) 39 5) None

10. On what sum does the difference between simple and compound interest for two years
at 6% rate will be Rs.86.40?
1) Rs.20000 2) Rs.16000 3) Rs.22000 4) Rs.18000 5) None of these

Answers: 1-3; 2-1; 3-5; 4-4; 5-3; 6-1; 7-3; 8-3; 9-2; 10-5.