Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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The cost of 15 kg of groundnuts and 4 kg of cashews is Rs.7,000. The cost of 10 kg of cashews is equal to 25 kg of groundnuts. Find the cost of groundnut per kg.

A) Rs.320 B) Rs.700
C) Rs.540 D) Rs.280
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs.280

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The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the ground is 45°. After flying for 15 seconds, the elevation changes to 30°. If the aeroplane is flying at a height of 2500 metres, then the speed of the aeroplane in km/hr. is

A) 600 B) 600 (√3 + 1)
C) 600 √3 D) 600 (√3 - 1)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 600 (√3 - 1)

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From the top of a platform 7 m high, the angle of elevation of a tower was 30 deg. If the platform was positioned 50√3 m away from the tower, how tall was the tower?

A) 57 m B) 50 m
C) (25√3 + 7) m D) 25√3 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25√3 m

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How many spherical balls of radius 1 cm can be made by melting a hemisphere of radius 6 cm?

A) 112 B) 108
C) 116 D) 104
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 108

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The external and the internal radii of a hollow right circular cylinder of height 15 cm are 6.75 cm and 5.25 cm respectively. If it is melted to form a solid cylinder of height half of the orignal cylinder, then the radius of the solid cylinder is

A) 6 cm B) 7.25 cm
C) 6.5 cm D) 7 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6 cm

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The product of two numbers is 0.324. One of the numbers is 1.2. What is the other number?

A) 2.7 B) 0.27
C) 0.027 D) 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 0.27

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The average of ten numbers is 18. If one number is removed, then the average becomes 16, then what is the removed number?

 

A) 36 B) 40
C) 48 D) 52
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 36

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Two circles touch each other internally. The radius of the larger circle is 6 cm and the distance between the centre is 2 cm, then the radius (in cms) of the other circle is

A) 8 B) 2
C) 4 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

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