Choose another section

Previous-year paper · 20 questions

BBA-DBE Bangalore 2024 · Slot 1

Quantitative Aptitude

Read the passage or information below

The pie chart shows the percentage of total number of students (male and female) in different institutes affiliated with an educational council, whereas the radar graph shows the number of male students in the institutes. Let the total number of students in all the institutes taken together be 5500

DiagramEnlarge diagram ↗

Question 1

The number of female candidates in institution Y is:

  1. A.

    310

  2. B.

    355

  3. C.

    425

  4. D.

    400

View answer

Correct answer: B

Question 2

If 25% of the female students from institute V are transferred to institute Z and 20% of the male students from institute Z are transferred to institute W, then after the transfer, the percentage (up to two decimal places) by which the number of students in institute Z are more than that of the students in institute U is _____.

  1. A.

    60.45%

  2. B.

    50.63%

  3. C.

    49.09%

  4. D.

    54.55%

View answer

Correct answer: D

Question 3

The ratio of the number of female students in institute Z to the number of female students in institute V is:

  1. A.

    3 : 7

  2. B.

    7 : 5

  3. C.

    2 : 3

  4. D.

    5 : 3

View answer

Correct answer: D

Question 4

The degree representation of the total number of students in institutes X and Y, taken together, as a share of the overall number of students in all the institutes, taken together, is:

  1. A.

    106°

  2. B.

    79.5°

  3. C.

    129.6°

  4. D.

    36°

View answer

Correct answer: C

Question 5

Two British and three Indian men and their wives are to be seated around a circular table. If the seating arrangements are defined only by the relative positions of the people, then the total number of ways in which each British man can be seated next to his wife and each Indian man can also be, simultaneously, seated next to his wife is:

  1. A.

    768

  2. B.

    790

  3. C.

    850

  4. D.

    904

View answer

Correct answer: A

Question 6

81 equally efficient people could complete a piece of work in 15 days. Initially 45 such people started working together. But after they worked together for 6 days their employer wanted that the work should be completed in a total of 21 days. However any new worker who joins is only 60%60\% as efficient as any of the 45 people already working. How many new workers did the employer hire to work alongside the initial 45 people to meet the deadline?

  1. A.

    30

  2. B.

    36

  3. C.

    18

  4. D.

    27

View answer

Correct answer: A

Question 7

If f(x)=x−1f(x) = x - 1, and g(f(x))=3+2x−x2+x3g(f(x)) = 3 + 2x - x^2 + x^3, which of the options below give a correct expression for g(x)g(x)?

  1. A.

    x3−4x2+7x−4x^3 - 4x^2 + 7x - 4

  2. B.

    x3+2x2+3x+5x^3 + 2x^2 + 3x + 5

  3. C.

    x3−2x2+3x−5x^3 - 2x^2 + 3x - 5

  4. D.

    x3+2x2+3x+3x^3 + 2x^2 + 3x + 3

View answer

Correct answer: B

Question 8

A bank offers 5%5\% compound interest per annum, calculated on half-yearly basis. A customer deposits ₹3200₹3200 each on 1st January and 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the amount he would have gained by way of interest is:

  1. A.

    Rs. 242

  2. B.

    Rs. 240

  3. C.

    Rs. 340

  4. D.

    Rs. 342

View answer

Correct answer: A

Question 9

A train running between two towns arrives at its destination 10 minutes late when it goes at 60 km per hour and 16 minutes late when it goes at 40 km per hour. Determine the speed at which the train reaches on time.

  1. A.

    100 km/h

  2. B.

    360 km/h

  3. C.

    90 km/h

  4. D.

    240 km/h

View answer

Correct answer: B

Question 10

If 2x+y=4x−y=322^{x+y} = 4^{x-y} = \sqrt{32}, then xy=xy = ___.

  1. A.

    7532\frac{75}{32}

  2. B.

    7564\frac{75}{64}

  3. C.

    7516\frac{75}{16}

  4. D.

    75128\frac{75}{128}

View answer

Correct answer: B

Question 11

The sum of the first 3 terms of an AP is 6 and that of the last 3 terms is 16. If the AP has 13 terms, what is the Arithmetic mean of the three terms that are exactly at the middle of the progression?

  1. A.

    2222

  2. B.

    113\frac{11}{3}

  3. C.

    1111

  4. D.

    223\frac{22}{3}

View answer

Correct answer: B

Question 12

Sahil can complete a job in 20 days when working alone. Manoj is twice as fast as Sahil and three times as fast as Ashish in the same job. The collaborative work arrangement involves Sahil and Manoj working on the first day, Sahil and Ashish on the second day, and Manoj and Ashish on the third day. This three-day cycle continues till the work is complete.

What fraction of the total work will then be done by Ashish till the job is completed?

  1. A.

    740\frac{7}{40}

  2. B.

    641\frac{6}{41}

  3. C.

    745\frac{7}{45}

  4. D.

    649\frac{6}{49}

View answer

Correct answer: A

Question 13

The digit in the units' place of 132003−729113^{2003} - 7^{291} is ___.

  1. A.

    7

  2. B.

    3

  3. C.

    9

  4. D.

    4

View answer

Correct answer: D

Question 14

A cylindrical vessel of base radius 42 cm contains water to a certain level. A solid cylinder of height 18 cm is dropped into it and is completely submerged in water. If the level of the water in the vessel rises by 8 cm, what is the total surface area (in cm²) of the solid cylinder? (Use π=227\pi = \frac{22}{7} ) (Assuming no overflow.)

  1. A.

    6570

  2. B.

    8096

  3. C.

    7568

  4. D.

    7040

View answer

Correct answer: B

Question 15

While selling 1515 items, a shopkeeper earned a profit equal to the total cost price of 33 items. If each item is marked 25%25\% above its actual cost and a discount of ₹2₹2 is given while selling it, then what is the difference between the total cost price of 2020 items and the total selling price of 1212 items?

  1. A.

    Rs. 224

  2. B.

    Rs. 278

  3. C.

    Rs. 254

  4. D.

    Rs. 220

View answer

Correct answer: A

Question 16

In ΔXYZ\Delta XYZ, length of XY=13XY = 13 cm. If the length of the median drawn from vertex ZZ to base XYXY is 6.56.5 cm, then ΔXYZ\Delta XYZ is a/an:

  1. A.

    acute angled triangle

  2. B.

    obtuse angled triangle

  3. C.

    equilateral triangle

  4. D.

    right angled triangle

View answer

Correct answer: D

Question 17

The roots of the equation x2+18x−703=0x^2 + 18x - 703 = 0 are given as aa and bb, with a>ba > b. The roots of the equation x2−10x−336=0x^2 - 10x - 336 = 0 are given as cc and dd, with c>dc > d. Which of the options below gives the correct relation between aa, bb, cc, and dd?

  1. A.

    a>b>c>da > b > c > d

  2. B.

    a>c>b>da > c > b > d

  3. C.

    c>a>b>dc > a > b > d

  4. D.

    c>a>d>bc > a > d > b

View answer

Correct answer: D

Question 18

A sum of ₹7,740₹7,740 is divided between X, Y, and Z such that the ratio of the share of X to the combined share of Y and Z is 4:114 : 11 and the ratio of the share of Z to the combined share of X and Y is 1:31 : 3. What is the share (in Rs.) of Y?

  1. A.

    3,520

  2. B.

    1,840

  3. C.

    2,064

  4. D.

    3,741

View answer

Correct answer: D

Question 19

The sum of the cost prices of three items was ₹24,150₹24,150. The person sold the first item at a profit of 72%72\%, the second item at a profit of 40%40\%, and the third item at a profit of 126%126\%. The total profit earned from the sale of these three items was ₹19,432₹19,432. If the cost price of the second item was ₹175₹175 more than what it actually was, then the ratio of the cost prices of the second and the third items, respectively, would have been 4:54 : 5. What was the difference (in Rs.) between the profits earned from the sale of the first and the second items?

  1. A.

    6342

  2. B.

    6442

  3. C.

    6132

  4. D.

    6272

View answer

Correct answer: D

Question 20

Find the sum of the smallest value and the greatest value of xx that satisfy the inequality ∣5x+5∣−8≤17|5x + 5| - 8 \leq 17.

  1. A.

    2

  2. B.

    -2

  3. C.

    4

  4. D.

    -4

View answer

Correct answer: B

Question and solution source: Afterboards. Sample and dropped questions retain their source labels.