Tricky Tuesday with Quantitative Techniques
Directions: Each of the questions below consists of a question and three statements numbered I, II and III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read all the statements and give answer:
1. What is the present age of Rahul?
I. At the time of marriage Rahul's age was 25 years.
II. The average age of Rahul and Rahul's wife at the time of marriage was 24 years.
III. The difference between the present ages of Rahul and his son is 24 years.
A. The data in statements I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II and III is not sufficient to answer the question.
B. The data in statements II and III is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I is not sufficient to answer the question.
C. The data in statements I and II or in statement II and III is sufficient to answer the question.
D. The data in all the statements I, II and III is not sufficient to answer the question.
E. The data in all the statements I, II and III together is necessary to answer the question.
2. What is the ratio of the volume of the cube to the volume of the cuboid?
I. The Total Surface Area of the cuboid is 352 cm2 and the ratio of the length, breadth and height of the cuboid is 3 : 2 : 1.
II. The Total Surface Area of the cube is 726 cm2.
III. The length of the cuboid is 1.5 times of the breadth of the cuboid and 3 times of the height of the cuboid. The difference between the height and the length of the cuboid is 8cm.
A. The data in statements I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II and III is not sufficient to answer the question.
B. The data in statements II and III is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I is not sufficient to answer the question.
C. The data in statements I and II or in statement II and III is sufficient to answer the question.
D. The data in all the statements I, II and III is not sufficient to answer the question.
E. The data in all the statements I, II and III together is necessary to answer the question.
3. Find the rate of simple interest per annum.
I. Meetu borrowed Rs 9000 from Sneha for two years on simple interest.
II. Meetu returned Rs 11700 to Sneha at the end of two years and settled the loan.
III. A sum of money becomes double in 20/3 years on simple interest.
A. The data in statements I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II aand III is not sufficient to answer the question.
B. The data in statements II aand III is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I is
not sufficient to answer the question.
C. The data in statements I and II or in statement II and III is sufficient to answer the question.
D. The data in all the statements I, II and III is not sufficient to answer the question.
E. The data in all the statements I, II and III together is necessary to answer the question.
4. In a family there are 5 members, Nidhi, Vidhi, Nitya, Ajay and Anil. Find the present age of Anil.
I. The average age of five family members is 36 years.
II. The total age of Nidhi, Vidhi and Anil is 75 years.
III. The present age of Anil is 12 years more than the age of Ajay.
A. The data in statements I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II and III is not sufficient to answer the question.
B. The data in statements II and III is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I is not sufficient to answer the question.
C. The data in statements I and II or in statement II and III is sufficient to answer the question.
D. The data in all the statements I, II and III is not sufficient to answer the question.
E. The data in all the statements I, II and III together is necessary to answer the question
Answers:
1. D
2. C
3. C
4. D
