Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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S and T can finish a work in 50 days. They worked together for 20 days and then left. How much of the work is left?

A) 3/5 B) 1/3
C) 1/2 D) 2/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3/5

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An engineering student has to secure 45% marks to pass. He gets 54 and fails by 36 marks. Find the maximum marks.

A) 200 marks B) 225 marks
C) 250 marks D) 275 marks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 200 marks

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90% of X = 40% of Y and Y = a% of X. What is the value of a?

A) 225 B) 125
C) 2.25 D) 1.25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 225

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Before a battle the ratio of tanks to planes in an army was 5 : 3. During the war 1000 tanks were destroyed and 800 planes were destroyed. The ratio of tanks to planes became 2 : 1. What is the number of tanks after the war.

A) 2000 B) 1000
C) 3000 D) 4000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2000

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Two students appeared for an examination. One of them secured 20 marks more than the other and his marks were 55% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are

A) 92 and 72 B) 83 and 63
C) 110 and 90 D) 64 and 44
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 110 and 90

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In a circle, a diameter AB and a chord PQ (which is not a diameter) intersect each other at X perpendicularly. If AX : BX = 3 : 2 and the radius of the circle is 5 cm, then the length of chord PQ is

A) 2√13 cm B) 5√3 cm
C) 4√6 cm D) 6√5 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4√6 cm

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In a trapezium ABCD, AB and DC are parallel sides and ∠ ADC = 90°. If AB = 15 cm, CD = 40 cm and diagonal AC = 41 cm. Then the area of the trapezium ABCD is

A) 245 cm2 B) 240 cm2
C) 247.5 cm2 D) 250 cm2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 247.5 cm2

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Surbhi invested Rs.6000 for 5 months and Urba invested Rs.5000 for 6 months in a venture. The ratio in which they will share the profits is

A) 36:25 B) 6:5
C) 5:6 D) 1:1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1:1

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