Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A can do a piece of work in 9 days while B can do it in 12 days. A and B together can do the work in

A) 5 1/7 days B) 5 2/7 days
C) 6 1/7 days D) 6 2/7 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5 1/7 days

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What are the co-ordinates of the centroid of a triangle, whose vertices are A(1, -5), B(4, 0) and C(-2, 2)?

A) (1 , -1) B) (-1 , 1)
C) (2 , -2) D) (-2 , 2)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) (1 , -1)

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Let O be the orthocentre of the triangle ABC. If ∠BOC = 150°, Then ∠BAC is

A) 30° B) 60°
C) 90° D) 120°
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 30°

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In a farm, in addition to 48 hens there are 42 sheep and 11 oxen with some shepherds. If the total number of feet be 224 more than the number of heads, find the number of shepherd.

A) 11 B) 13
C) 15 D) 17
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 17

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The orthocentre of an obtuse­angled triangle lies

A) inside the triangle B) outside the triangle
C) on one side of a triangle D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) outside the triangle

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Two labourers A and B are paid a total of Rs 650 per day. If A is paid 160 percent of what is paid to B, how much (in Rs) is B paid?

A) 250 B) 400
C) 350 D) 450
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 250

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If a sum of money deposited in a bank at simple interest is doubled in 6 years, then after 12 years, the amount will be

A) 5/2times the original amount B) 3times the original amount
C) 7/2times the original amount D) 4times the original amount
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3times the original amount

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If cot(A/2) = x, then the value of x is

A) cosecA -­ cotA B) cosecA + cotA
C) secA + cotA D) secA -­ cotA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) cosecA + cotA

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