DXC Technology Quantitative Ability Questions
Q1) Arrange the following in ascending order:
2/15, 18/29, 7/18, 10/87.
A. 7/18 < 2/15 < 18/29 < 10/87
B. 10/87 < 7/18 < 2/15 < 18/29
C. 10/87 < 2/15 < 7/18 < 18/29
D. 18/29 < 10/87 < 2/15 < 7/18
Answer : Option C
Q2) Find the L.C.M. of 26 * 32 * 5 * 7, 23 * 35 * 7 and 2 * 34 * 5.
A. 26 * 35 * 7
B. 26 * 35 * 5 * 7
C. 26 * 35 * 5
D. 26 * 35
Answer : Option B
Q3) The value of log8(1/4096) is
A. -5
B. -2
C. -4
D. -3
Answer : Option C
Q4) If the G.C.D. of x2 - (p - 1) and x2 - px + (p - 1) is (x - 1), then the value of p is
A. -2
B. 2
C. -1
D. 1
Answer : Option B
Q5) A bag contains coins of Re. 1, Rs. 2 and Rs. 5 in the ratio of 4:8:5. The total amount in the bag is Rs. 90. The total number of Rs. 5 coins is
A. 15
B. 10
C. 8
D. 16
Answer : Option B
Q6) If LCM and HCF of two numbers are 234 and 13 respectively, then the smallest factor of the product of the two numbers is:
A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5
A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5
Answer - Option
Q7) A restaurant prepares 22 litres of a mixture that contains 25% of orange essence and the remaining quantity as water. If 3 litres of a water is mixed in this mixture, what will be the percentage of orange essence in the new mixture?
A.34%
B.4%
C.12%
D.22%
Answer - Option
Q8) Shalom offered to sell his ancestral house for Rs. 18,400. If he had charged 10% less, he would have made a profit of 20%. What is the actual cost of the house?
A.Rs.15,800
B.Rs.14,500
C.Rs.13,800
D.Rs.12,500
Answer - Option
Q9) Parul is one-fifth the age of her mother was 15 years ago and Parul’s brother is three-fifth the age his mother was 10 years ago. If the sum of Parul and her brother’s ages is 31, then how old is Parul’s mother?
A.50
B.40
C.35
D.60
Answer - Option
Q10) Write √1008 as a mixed surd.
A.12 √7
B.7 √14
C.7 √12
D.14 √7
Answer - Option
Q11) A company makes a mixture which contains 2% alcohol. If 10 litres of alcohol is added to the mixture, then the concentration increases to 5%. What is the approx. quantity of the mixture?
A.316
B.315
C.320
D.300
Answer - Option
Q12) 20 men can do a job in 10 days, working 8 hours a day. If women are 33.33% more efficient than men, how many women will it take to finish the same job in 10 days, working 6 hours a day?
A.10
B.12
C.15
D.16
Answer - Option
Q13) Find the ratio of distances covered by a car and a cyclist when it is given that the car moves for 1.5 hours at 30 kmph and the cyclist moves for 1 hour at 25 kmph?
A.6:5
B.9:5
C.3:2
D.5:1
Answer - Option
Q14) A written exam consists of 6 questions with the answer options as yes/ no/ none. In how many ways can the examinees select the answers?
A. 6P3 ways
B. 6C3 ways
C. 3C1, 3C1, 3C1, 3C1, 3C1.
D. (3C1)6
Answer - Option
Q15) The light from a laser beam travels at a speed of 3,00,000,000 meters per second. How far can it be seen within 20 nano seconds, assuming that there is no obstruction in between? (20 nano seconds=20?10-9 seconds)
A. 3 m
B. 20 m
C. 6 m
D. 0..6 m
Answer - Option
Q16) Supremo Coal Limited mined 8 1/3 tons of coal on Tuesday, 5 ¾ tons of coal on Monday and 9 ½ tons of coal onWednesday. If the goal is to mine 30 tons of coal this week then how many more tons of coal need to be mined?
A.23.59 tons
B.7.56 tons
C.6.89 tons
D.6.41 tons
Answer - Option
Q17) The sum of the squares of 3 numbers is 170, while the sum of their products taken two at a time is 157. What is the sum of the numbers?
A.20
B.22
C.24
D.28
Answer - Option
Q18) The tremors of the earthquake were felt at intervals of 15 seconds. The first tremor was felt at 08:54:57 am and the last tremor was felt at 10:45:112 am. How many times were the tremors felt?
A.484
B.485
C.441
D.525
Answer - Option
Q19) A flower seller purchases roses at Rs. 96 a dozen and sells them at Rs. 10 per flower. What is profit percent of the flower seller?
A.0.4
B.0.2
C.0.25
D.0.15
Answer - Option
Q20) A train travelling at 250 kmph overtakes a cyclist who is travelling at 10 kmph in 45 seconds. What is the length of the train in meter?
A.3,000 m
B.5,400 m
C.6,000 m
D.10,800 m
Answer - Option
