Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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If a person has sold an article for Rs. 1300 and made a profit of 30%, find the cost price of the article.

A) Rs. 1000 B) Rs. 1200
C) Rs. 1250 D) Rs. 1100
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 1000

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What will come in the place of question mark (?) in the following question (You do not have to calculate the exact value)?

53.01 - 345.02 ÷ 22.99 = 2 ×(?)

A) 14 B) 19
C) 24 D) 54
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 19

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53 - 345 ÷ 23 = 2 ×(?)
53 - 15 = 2 ×(?)
38 = 2 ×(?)
? = 19

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In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected candidates was 9:2. If 80 less had applied and 20 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected would have been 5:1. How many candidates had applied for the process?

A) 6160 B) 1540
C) 3080 D) 9240
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3080

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At 15% discount the selling price of a microwave oven is Rs 34000, what is the selling price if the discount is 37.5%?

A) Rs 25000 B) Rs 15625
C) Rs 17968.75 D) Rs 29218.75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs 25000

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The number of trees in a town is 17640. If the numbers of trees increases annually at the rate of 5%, then how many trees were there 2 years ago?

A) 14000 B) 15000
C) 16000 D) 18000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 16000

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In the given figure, a circle touches the sides of the quadrilateral PQRS. The radius of the circle is 9 cm. RSP = SRQ = 60 deg and PQR = QPS = 120 deg. What is the perimeter (in cm) of the quadrilateral?

A) 36√3 B) 24√3
C) 48√3 D) 32
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 48√3

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A vendor buys some bananas at the rate of 2 for Re 1 and sells at the rate of 10 for Rs 7. What will be the result?

A) 40 percent loss B) 28.57 percent gain
C) 40 percent gain D) 28.5 percent loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40 percent gain

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Sita told her friend Gita " I am leaving today and will reach Mumbai tomorrow for my exams starting the day after tomorrow, which is Friday". What day is tomorrow in this conversation?

A) Wednesday B) Thursday
C) Tuesday D) Saturday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Thursday

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