Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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The ratio of the present ages of Reena and her husband is 4 : 5. 8 years from now, ages of her husband and her son will be in the ratio 24 : 9. If the present age of Reena is 32 years, then what will be her son’s present age (in years)?

 

A) 12 B) 15
C) 10 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10

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A boat covers a distance of 14 km upstream and 16 km downstream in 9 hours. It covers a distance of 12 km upstream and 40 km downstream in 11hours. What is the speed (in km/hr) of the boat in still water?

 

A)  5 B)  2
C)  3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A)  5

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Q:

The rate of simple interest for which a sum of money becomes 5 times in 8 years is

A) 30% B) 40%
C) 50% D) 55%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 50%

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What is the slope of the line perpendicular to the line passing through the points (-2, 3) and (2, 0)?

A) 4/3 B) 3/4
C) -3/4 D) -4/3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4/3

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What is the HCF of 36, 72 and 126?

A) 9 B) 36
C) 18 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18

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Q:

At a telephone exchange, three phones ring at intervals of 20 sec, 24 sec and 30 seconds. If they ring together at 11 : 25 a.m, when will they next ring together?

A) 11:29 a.m. B) 11:27 a.m.
C) 11:51 a.m. D) 12:29 p.m.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 11:27 a.m.

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Praneet started his journey at 2:45:46 p.m. and reached the destination at 4:55:57 p.m. Anit started the journey 58 mins 40 secs after Praneet and reached his destination 50 mins 29 secs after him. How long did Anit take to complete his journey?

 

A) 2 hours 2 seconds B) 2 hours 2 minutes
C) 1 hour 59 minutes D) 2 hours 1 minute 12 seconds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2 hours 1 minute 12 seconds

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How many natural numbers between 15 and 85 are divisible by 7?

A) 9 B) 10
C) 8 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

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