Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A miner sells a diamond to a trader at a profit of 40% and the trader sells it to a customer at a profit of 25%. If the customer pays Rs 56 lakhs to buy the diamond, what had it cost the miner (in Rs lakhs)?

A) 30 B) 28
C) 25 D) 32
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 32

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Raj purchased two laptops, first for Rs 42500 and the second for Rs 36200. He sold first laptop at a profit of 12% and the second laptop at a loss of 12%.What is the overall profit or loss?

A) Rs 756 profit B) Rs 756 loss
C) Rs 1512 profit D) Rs 1512 loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs 756 profit

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Three consecutive angles of a cycle quadrilateral are in the ratio of 1 : 4 : 5 . The measure of fourth angle is

A) 120° B) 60°
C) 30° D) 80°
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 60°

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PQRS is a square, M is the mid-point of PQ and N is a point on QR such that NR is two-third of QR. If the area of ΔMQN is 48 cm2 , then what is the length (in cm) of PR ?

A) 12√2 B) 12
C) 24 D) 24√2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 24√2

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a% of b + b% of a = ______

A) 2a% of b B) 2a% of 2b
C) 2a% of 2a D) 2b% of 2b
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2a% of b

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Q:

What is the smplified value of Sin2A/1+Cos2A ?

A) tan A B) cot A
C) sin A D) cos A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) tan A

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A student multiplied a number by 6/7 instead of 7/6. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

A) 36.11 percent B) 26.53 percent
C) 13.27 percent D) 18.06 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 26.53 percent

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If a2sec2x - b2tan2x = c2 then the value of sec2x + tan2x is equal to (assume b2 ≠ a2 )

A) b2-a2+2c2b2+a2 B) b2+a2-2c2b2-a2
C) b2-a2-2c2b2+a2 D) b2-a2b2+a2+2c2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) b2+a2-2c2b2-a2

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