Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Three pipe P, Q and R can fill a tank in 12 minutes, 18 minutesand 24 minutes respectively. The pipe R is closed 12 minutesbefore the tank is filled. In what time the tank is full?

A) 8 (5/13) hrs B) 8 (4/13) hrs
C) 7 (4/13) hrs D) 8 (6/13) hrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8 (4/13) hrs

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One of the two inlet pipes works twice as efficiently as the other. The two, working alongside a drain pipe that can empty a cistern all by itself in 8 hours, can fill the empty cistern in 8 hours. How many hours will the less efficient inlet pipe take to fill the empty cistern by itself?

A) 12 B) 6
C) 10 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12

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If y=2secθ and x=3tanθ then x29-y24 is

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

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Working 10 hours a day, Aman can complete a piece of work in 18 days. How many hours a day should he work so as to finish the work in 15 days?

A) 10 B) 12
C) 16 D) 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12

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X can do a piece of work in 'p' days and Y can do the same work in 'q' days . Then the number of days in which X and Y can together do that work is

A) p+q2 B) 1p+1q
C) pqp+q D) Pq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) pqp+q

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Two fractions are such that their product is ­4 and sum is ­32/15. Find the two fractions.

A) 6/15, ­-10/3 B) 6/5, ­-10/3
C) 7/2, ­-8/7 D) -10/7, 14/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6/15, ­-10/3

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A train travelling at 76 kmph crosses a 450 m long platform in 27 seconds. What is the length of the train?

A) 110 m B) 120 m
C) 130 m D) 100 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 120 m

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What is the perimeter of the sector whose central angle is 60° and radius of the circle is 21 cm?

A) 128 cm B) 96 cm
C) 64 cm D) 32 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 64 cm

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