Quant Test for IBPS Clerk 2018 Prelim Exam Set – 24

Directions(1-5): Find the missing term of the following series.

1. 41,54,71,90,113,?
   147
   140
   135
   121
   142
   Option E
   +13
   +17
   +19
   +23
   +29
   ? = 142

    

2. 31,200,396,621,877,?
   1155
   1121
   1166
   1100
   1125
   Option C
   +13^2
   +14^2
   +15^2
   +16^2
   +17^2
   ? = 1166

    

3. 2,10,26,50,82,?
   122
   125
   115
   130
   110
   Option A
   0*1+2 = 2
   2*3+4 = 10
   4*5+6 = 26
   6*7+8= 50
   8*9+10 =82
   10*11+12 =122

    

4. 35,74,118,167,?,280
   228
   221
   233
   224
   232
   Option B
   Difference of difference of +5.
   ? = 221

    

5. 12,19,47,110,?,397
   225
   212
   222
   210
   200
   Option C
   12+7*1^2 = 19
   19+7*2^2 = 47
   47+7*3^2 = 110
   110+7*4^2 = 222
   222+7*5^2 = 397
   ? = 222

    

Directions(6-10): Read the following information to answer the questions.
In a sports event there are three categories of race (100 m, 200 m, 400 m). Total 200 athletes participated in that event. The number of athletes who participated only in 100m race is 30% of total number of athletes, and among them 1/3rd are females.Number of athletes who participated in 200m race only is 15% of total number of athletes and among them 40% are females.Number of athletes who participated only in 400m race is 1/4 of total number of athletes and among them half are females. Number of athletes who participated in 100m and 200m race but not in 400m race is 1/10 of total number of athletes and among them 1/4 are females. Number of athletes who participated in 100m and 400 m race but not in 200 m is 7.5% of total number of athletes and among them 8/15 are females. Number of athletes who participated in all three categories is 1/20 of total number of total number of athletes and among them 1/5 are females. Number of female athletes who participate 200 m and 400 m race but not in 100 m race is 8/15.

6. What is the number of female athletes who participated in exactly two categories of race?
   25
   18
   21
   20
   15
   Option C
   Females = 5 + 8 + 8 = 21

    

7. What is the difference between the total number of male athletes and the number of female athletes who participated in exactly one category?
   50
   55
   63
   42
   51
   Option C
   Total males = 120 Females(one cate) = 20 + 12 + 25
   = 57
   Difference = 120 – 57 = 63

    

8. What is the ratio of the total number of athletes who participated in 200m and 400m race but not in 100m race to the male athletes among them?
   12 : 5
   10 : 7
   13 : 11
   15 : 7
   13 : 8
   Option D
   M + F = 15
   F = 8
   M = 7
   Ratio = 15 : 7

    

9. What is the number of male athletes who participated in at most two categories of race?
   113
   121
   100
   112
   111
   Option D
   Total males = 40 + 18 + 25 + 15 + 7 + 7 = 112

    

10. The number of male athletes who participated in all three categories of race is what percentage of total number of female athletes?
    7%
    8%
    5%
    10%
    6%
    Option D
    Female(total) = 80
    Male (alt-3 cate) = 10 – 2 = 8
    Required % = 8/80*100 = 10%