Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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The ratio of sand to gravel in a mixture is 17:8 while that between gravel and cement is 6:17. What is the ratio of sand to cement in the mixture?

A) 17:17 B) 289:48
C) 8:6 D) 3:4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3:4

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What is the average of all numbers between 8 and 74 which are divisible by 7?

A) 40 B) 41
C) 42 D) 43
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 42

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Average of the marks of 132 students of a college is 40. If the average of the marks of the passed students is 42 and the average of the marks of the failed students is 20, then what will be the respective ratio of the total marks of passed students and the total marks of failed students?

 

A) 21 : 1   B) 23 : 2
C) 19 : 11 D) 9 : 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 21 : 1  

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Two donkeys are standing 400 meters apart. First donkey can run at a speed of 3 m/sec and the second can run at 2 m/sec. If two donkeys run towards each other after how much time (in sec) will they bump into each other?

A) 60 B) 80
C) 400 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 80

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If (x ­- 2) (x -­ p) = x2 - ax + 6, then the value of (a -­ p) is

A) 0 B) 1
C) 2 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2

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What is the value of sec 30° + cot 30°?

A) (√6­-1)/√2 B) √3+2
C) 5/√3 D) (√3­-2√2)/√6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5/√3

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Divide 3740 in three parts in such a way that half of the first part, one-third of the second part and one-sixth of the third part are equal.

A) 700, 1000, 2040 B) 340, 1360, 2040
C) 680, 1020, 200 D) 500, 1200, 2040
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 680, 1020, 200

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What is the value of cos (90 – B) sin (C – A) + sin (90 + A) cos (B + C) – sin (90 – C) cos (A + B)?

A) 1 B) sin ( A + B – C)
C) cos ( B + C – A) D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 0

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