Quantitative techniques

Unit 1
2 Mark Questions

1. Show that 4832718 is divisible by 11.

2. The number 89715938* is divisible by 4. The unknown non-zero digit marked as * will be?
3. Find the sum of the place values of 3 in the number 503535.
4. Find the least number which is exactly divisible by 32, 36, 45, 60 and 80.
5. Find the H.C.F. of 513, 1134 and 1215 by Division method.
6. If the product of two numbers is 324 and their H.C.F. is 3, then their L.C.M. will be?
7. Evaluate: (𝑖) 31.004 – 17.2386 (𝑖𝑖) 13 – 5.1967
8. If 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 23 and 𝑥𝑦 = 126, what is the value of 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ?
9. If * is an operation such that x * y = 3x + 2y, find the value of 2 * 3 + 3 * 4.
10. By what least number 4320 be multiplied to obtain a number which is a perfect cube?
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4
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11. Simplify: (𝑖)1024 5 (𝑖𝑖) ( )3
125
12. What is the value 𝑜𝑓 [log10(5 log10 100 )]2 .
13. How many arrangements can be made out of the letters of the word ‘ENGINEERING’?
14. In how many ways, a committee of 6 members be selected from 7 men and 5 ladies, consisting of 4 men and 2
ladies?
15. Two unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most one head ?
16. What is the probability that a card drawn from a pack of 52 cards will be a diamond or a king?
17. Find the odd man out: (i) 6, 9, 15, 21, 24, 28, 30. (ii) 22, 33, 66, 99, 121, 279, 594
18. If in a certain language, NOIDA is coded as OPJEB, how is DELHI coded in that language?
19. A and B are sisters. C and D are brothers. A's daughter is D's sister. How is B related to C?
20. P and Q are the married couple. X and Y are sisters. X is the sister of P. How is Y related to Q?

5 Mark Questions

1. Evaluate: (𝑖) 475 × 475 + 125 × 125 (𝑖𝑖) 796 × 796 – 204 × 204.
2. Find the unit's digit in (264)102 + (264)103.
17 31 43 59
3. Arrange the fractions , , , in the ascending order.
18 36 45 60
9 12 18 21
4. The H.C.F. of 10 , 25 . 35 , 40 .
5. Find the products: (𝑖) 2.1693 × 1.4 (𝑖𝑖) .4 × .04 × .004 × 40 (𝑖𝑖𝑖) 6.66 × 66.6 × 66.
1 6 3
6. Solve 1 8 + 1 7 + 3 5.
7. Simplify: (𝑎) 460 × 15 – 5 × 20 , (𝑏) 1 ÷ [1 + 1 ÷ {1 + 1 ÷ 1(1 + 1 ÷ 2)}] + 1.
8. The cost of 4 bags and 3 boxes is Rs.555 and the cost of 3 bags and 4 boxes is Rs.460. What is the cost of one bag?
9. If 𝑎 – 𝑏 = 3 and 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 = 29, find the value of 𝑎𝑏.
10. Find the square root of 1471369.

11. Solve √2 + √2 + √2 + ⋯ .
12. If 8𝑥 . 2𝑦 = 512 and 33𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 96 , then what is the value of 𝑥 and 𝑦?
13. If 𝑙𝑜𝑔 2 = 0.3010 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑜𝑔 3 = 0.4771, find the values of : (𝑖) 𝑙𝑜𝑔 25 (𝑖𝑖) 𝑙𝑜𝑔 4.5
14. Evaluate: 75𝑃2 + 75𝐶2 .
15. A committee of 5 members is to be formed out of 3 trainees, 4 professors and 6 research associates. In how many
different ways can this be done, if the committee should have 4 professors and 1 research associate or all 3 trainees
and 2 professors?
16. Insert the missing number:(i) 5, 10, 13, 26, 29, 58, 61, (.....) (ii) 2, 4, 12, 48, 240, (.....)
17. Two dice are thrown together. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers on the two faces is divisible by 4
or 6 ?
18. (i) If HONEST is coded as NOHTSE and JOYFUL is coded as YOJLUF, LOVING is coded as? Justify.
(ii) In a certain code, AIRLINE is written as ENILRIA7. How is RAILWAY written in that code?
19. Pointing to a photograph of a man, Pooja said, "He is the only son of the mother of my sister's brother." How is that
person related to Pooja?

Unit –II
TWO marks questions
1. A bus travel at a speed of 60 km/h for 3 hours, find the distance?
2. A train travels for 6 hours at 90 km/h, find the distance?
3. What was the day of the week on 13th September 1986?
4. What was the day of the week on 26th January 1950?
5. What is Histogram? Mention its significance
6. Define LPP.
7. Define qualitative and quantitative data.
8. Mention any two demerits of graphical presentation of the data.
9. What is Data interpretation and mention its types.
10. Define optimal value of an objective function.
11. The angle of elevation of a tower at a point 90 m from it is cot-1(4/5). Find the height of the tower?
12. From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top tower is 60°. If the tower is 180 m
high, Find the distance of point P from the foot of the tower?
13. A cone has a height of 12 cm and a base radius of 3.5 cm, how much ice cream can be put into the cone?
14. Calculate what will be the surface area of a cube whose volume is given as 216 cm3.
15. A person can swim in water with a speed of 13 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr,
what will be the time taken by the person to go 68 km downstream?
16. A woman can row upstream at 16 km/hr and downstream at 26 km/hr. What is the speed of the stream?
FIVE marks Questions
1. The age of a person A was 7 times that of B 5 years ago. At present the age of A is 4 times that of B.
What are present ages of A and B?
2. Three years ago, the age of father was 7 times that of his son. Three years hence the father’s age would
be four times that of his son. What are the present ages of father and his son?
3. The sum of the ages of a father and his son is 60 years. Five years ago, father’s age was 4 times that of
his son. What are the present ages of the father and son?
4. The ratio of father’s age to son’s age is 5:1. The product of their ages is 245. What will be the ratio of
their ages after 5 years?
5. The ratio of Mohan and Madhu is 3:4. After 8 years their age ratio becomes 4:5, what are the present
ages of Mohan and Madhu?
6. A person travels from a place P to Q at the speed of 40km/h and return at a speed of 10 km/h. What is
the average speed of the person for the whole journey?
7. A train travels three equal distances at a speed of 80 km/h, 90km/h and 120 km/h. find the average
speed of the train for the whole journey?
8. A bus travels for 7 hours, the first half at 30 km/h and the second half at 40 km/h. Find the distance.
9. Two persons cover the same distance at speeds of 25 km/h and 30 km/h respectively. Find the distance
travelled if one takes 20 minutes more than other.
10. A train 120 meters in length travels at 66 km/h. In what time will it pass a man who is walking at 6km/h
11. A train passes a pole in 15 seconds and passes a platform 100 m long in 25 seconds. Find the length of
the train.
12. A train 360 m long is running at a speed of 45 km/h. In what time will it pass a bridge 140 m long?
13. A and B can do a work in 15 days, B and C in 20 days, C and A in 12 days, In how many days can they
complete the work if they work together?
14. A can do a piece of work in 10 days and B can do the same work in 15 days. How long will they take if
both work together?
15. A can do a piece of work in 10 days, B can do the same work in 15 days and C can do the same work in
30 days. How long they will take to complete the work if they work together?
16. If 4 men and 6 women can complete a work in 8 days, while 3 men and 7 women can complete it in 10
days. In how many days will 10 women complete it?
17. If 3 men and 4 women can earn Rs. 4200 in 7 days and 11 men and 13 women can earn Rs.16, 600 in 8
days, in how many days 7 men and 4 women earn Rs. 19,250.
18. If 12th December 1985 was Thursday, what will be the day on 10th January 2010?
19. Find the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock when the time is 4.35?
20. Find the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock when the time is 10.30?
21. Find the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock when the time is 4.55

22. Present the following marks of two students, scored in the subjects by a percentage bar diagram
Subjects Student A Student B
Material cost 80 85
Labor cost 75 92
Polishing 90 70
Total cost 60 75

23. Draw the line graph for the data relating to foreign trade of India during the years
Year Exports(Rs in crore) Imports(Rs in crore)
1991-1992 3300 2000
1992-1993 4000 2500
1993-1994 5700 2800
1994-1995 6300 3000
1995-1996 6700 3500
1996-1997 6000 3800
1997-1998 6500 4000

24. Following is the data regarding strength of a college. Draw a multiple bar diagram
Students Strength
Faculty 2011 2012 2013
Arts 120 130 150
Science 180 250 280
Commerce 150 175 200

25. Draw the line graph for the following data

Year Income Expenditure
1993 150 90
1994 180 100
1995 160 120
1996 190 190
1997 170 200

26. Draw a pie chart for the following data: Item of expenditure 3750 1875 1875 1200
Item of expenditure Amount spent(in rupees)
Food 3750
Health 1875
Clothing 1875
Education 1200
27. Draw the bar graphs for the population of two states over the years given below.
Year Population in Lakhs
A B
2001 48 50
2002 58 63
2003 60 60
2004 65 45
2005 49 70
2006 68 80
2007 80 100

28. Draw a pie diagram for the following data of the investment pattern in a five year plan: Small
Agriculture 14%
Irrigation and power 16%
industries 29%
Transport 17%
Social service 16%
Miscellaneous 8%

29. The Top of a 25 meter high tower makes an angle of elevation of 450 with the bottom of an electric pole
and angle of elevation of 30 degree with the top of pole. Find the height of the electric pole.
30. A man is watching form the top of the tower a boat speeding away from the tower. The boat makes the
angle of depression of 60° with the man's eye when at a distance of 75 meters from the tower. After 10
seconds the angle of depression becomes 45°. What is the approximate speed of the boat, assuming that
it is running in still water?
31. A right-angled triangle ABC with sides of 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm is revolved around the fixed side of 4
cm. find the shape of the solid generated along with the total surface area of the same?
32. A conical vessel has a height of 8cm and a slant height of 10cm to find the volume of the vessel.
33. A boatman can row a boat upstream at 14 km/hr and downstream at 20 km/hr. Find the speed of the boat
in still water and the speed of the stream.
34. In a boat race, a person rows a boat 6 km upstream and returns to the starting point in 4 hours. If the
speed of the stream is 2 km/hr, find the speed of the boat in still water.

UNIT - 3
I. Two marks questions.
1. Find the simple interest on Rs. 4,500 for 123 days at 5% p.a.
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2. Find the simple interest on Rs. 20,000 for 4 years at 9% p.a.
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3. Find the compound interest on Rs.3,000 for 3 years at 4% p.a.
4. Calculate compound interest on 5000 at 5% rate of interest p.a. for 3 years.
5. Find the principal to earn Rs.150 S.I in 6 years at 5% p.a.
6. What is Banker’s discount?
7. Find the value of x if 10:40=50:x.
8. Find the 4th proportion to 2:8:3.?
9. Write the duplicate ratio of √2 : √5.
10. Find the mean proportional to 21 and 84.
 11.There were 216 people at a picnic. This was 8% more than the number expected.
How many people were expected?
12.Calculate the amount and interest on Rs.100 for 20 years allowing compound
interest at 5% p.a.
13.If 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 ∶ 2𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 3: 4 find x: y.
14.If a simple interest on a certain sum is Rs.300 for 2 years at 6% p.a. find the sum.
15. Which of the following figures represent females, mothers doctors?

II. Five marks questions.

1. Find the difference between simple and compound interest on Rs.3,000 in 3 years
at 4% P.A.
2. Find the compound interest on Rs.20,000 at 6% p.a. for 4 years. What is the
simple interest on the same amount?
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3. A sum of money amounts to Rs.855 in 3 years at 4% p.a. simple interest. Find the
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sum.
4. Calculate the S.I and the amount on Rs.7500 from 20th January 2013 to 10th April
2013 at 8% P.A.
5. The banker’s gain on a bill due in 4 months discounted at 15% is Rs 720. Find TD,
BD and face value of bill.
6. Find the true discount, Banker’s discount and Banker’s gain on a bill of Rs. 10,900
due in 9 months at 5% per annum.
7. A number is divided into 3 parts in the ratio 2:3:4, if the third part is 20; what are
the others?
8. Two numbers are in the ratio of 4:5 and if 24 is subtracted from each of them, the
remainder are in the ratio of 2:3. Find the numbers.
9. The ratio of the students in arts, science and commerce faculties is 5:4:3. If the
number of students in science faculty is 236, find the number of students in Arts
and Commerce faculties.
10. If 30 men can do a job in 40 days. How long 120 men can do the same job?
11. 8 men or 16 boys can do a work in 39 days. In how many days will 4 men and 18
boys do it?
12. A father is 28 years older than the son. In five years, the fathers age will be 7
years more than twice that of son, find their present ages.
 13. Three partners A, B, and C invest Rs.1600, Rs.1800, Rs.2300 respectively in a
business. How should they divide the profit of Rs.1938.
14. Find banker’s gain on a certain bill due 6 months hence is Rs.40 the rate of
interest being 20% p.a. find the face value of the bill.
15. If 24 men can do a job in 45 days, how many days will it take for 36 men to
complete the same.
UNIT - 4

Teaching and Research Aptitude

2 marks question

1. Give the meaning of teaching and which characteristic defines a good teacher?
2. Name the four basic requirement of teaching
3. Who is a learner?
4. Who is Kinesthetic learner?
5. What do you mean by content focused method of teaching?
6. What is diagnostic evaluation system?
7. Write two differences between fundamental research and applied research.
8. What is experimental method of research?
9. What is research ethics?
10. What do you mean by Symposium?
11. What is reading comprehension?
12. Define communication.
13. What is semantic barrier to communication?
14. What is thesis writing?
15. Write two differences between workshop and seminar.

5 marks question

1. Mention the differences between offline and online teaching. Which is more effective?
2. Briefly explain the different learning styles.
3. Explain the factors affecting the teaching.
4. Explain the types of teaching aid. How it plays a major role in effective teaching?
5. Write a note on evaluation system.
6. What are the different types of research?
7. Explain the steps to be followed in formal research.
8. What are the methods of research?
9. Write a note on research ethics.
10. Write a note on
a. Seminar
b. Workshop
c. Symposium
11. Elucidate the format of thesis writing.
12. What are the characteristics of communication?
13. What are the types of communication?
14. Explain the barriers to communication.
15. Write the role of UGC in recent development in the field of education.