Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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What is the average of all numbers between 9 and 90 which are divisible by 8?

A) 53 B) 52
C) 51 D) 50
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 52

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(1 + sinA)/(1 - sinA) is equal to?

A) (cosecA - 1)/(cosecA + 1) B) (cosecA + 1)/(cosecA - 1)
C) (secA + 1)/(secA - 1) D) (secA - 1)/(secA + 1)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) (cosecA + 1)/(cosecA - 1)

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The first and last terms of an arithmetic progression are 23 and ­42. What is the sum of the series if it has 14 terms?

A) ­91 B) -133
C) 93 D) 133
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) -133

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Between 50 and 150 how many numbers are divisible by 7?

A) 15 B) 16
C) 17 D) 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 14

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If 2x/3 - [5(4x/5 - 4/3)]/2 = 1/3, then what is the value of x?

A) 9/4 B) 4/9
C) -9/4 D) -4/9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 9/4

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When a number is increased by 105, it becomes 135% of itself. What is the number?

A) 450 B) 300
C) 600 D) 400
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 300

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To go a distance of 40 km upstream a rower takes 8 hours while it takes her only 5 hours to row the same distance downstream. What was the rower's speed in still water?

A) 4.5 kmph B) 4 kmph
C) 6.5 kmph D) 1.5 kmph
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6.5 kmph

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In a triangle, the distance of the centroid from the three vertices is 4cm, 6cm and 8cm respectively. Then the length of the smallest median is:

A) 8 B) 7
C) 6 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6

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