Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

What fraction of 2 hours is 12 seconds?

A) 1/200 B) 1/300
C) 1/400 D) 1/600
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1/600

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3 1918
Q:

Triangle ABC is similar to triangle PQR and AB : PQ = 2 : 3. AD is the median to the side BC in triangle ABC and PS is the median to the side QR in triangle PQR. What is the value of (BD/QS)2?

A) 3/5 B) 4/9
C) 2/3 D) 4/7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4/9

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1 1918
Q:

Ramesh sold a phone at a loss of 5%. Had he sold it for Rs. 200 more, he would gave gained 15%. To gain 25%, he should sell it for

A) Rs.1175 B) Rs.1150
C) Rs.1225 D) Rs.1250
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs.1250

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7 1918
Q:

If x -­ y = 7 and xy = 32, then value of (x2 + y2) is

A) 49 B) 64
C) 113 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 113

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0 1918
Q:

X and Y started a business investing Rs 12000 and Rs 9000 respectively. After 4 months, X left the business and Z joined the business by investing Rs. 18000. At the end of the year, there was a profit of Rs 12500. What is the share (in Rs) of Z in the profit?

 

A) 6000 B) 4500
C) 7200 D) 7500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6000

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3 1918
Q:

P bought an article for Rs. 1600 and sold it at a profit of 10%. What would have been the increase in the profit percent if it was sold for Rs. 1840?

A) 5% B) 10%
C) 12% D) 15%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5%

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4 1918
Q:

A superfast Duronto express running at 90 kmph overtakes a bike running at 36 kmph in 25 seconds. What is the length of the train in meters?

A) 375 m B) 225 m
C) 275 m D) 325 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 375 m

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2 1917
Q:

What is the simplified value of 1-sin A1+sin A ?

A) tan A B) sec A
C) sec A + tan A D) sec A – tan A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) sec A – tan A

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0 1917