Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

How many leap years do 300 years have?

A) 75 B) 74
C) 72 D) 73
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 72

Explanation:

Given year is divided by 4, and the quotient gives the number of leap years.

Here, 300%4 = 75.

But, as 100,200 and 300 are not leap years => 75 - 3= 72 leap years.

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Q:

Which of the following option is CORRECT for SAS similarly criterion for the triangle ABC and DEF?

 

 

A) B)
C) D) All options are correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All options are correct

Explanation:
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Q:

How many 7 digit numbers can be formed using the digits 1, 2, 0, 2, 4, 2, 4?

A) 120 B) 360
C) 240 D) 424
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 360

Explanation:

There are 7 digits 1, 2, 0, 2, 4, 2, 4 in which 2 occurs 3 times, 4 occurs 2 times.

 

 Number of 7 digit numbers = 7!3!×2! = 420

 

But out of these 420 numbers, there are some numbers which begin with '0' and they are not 7-digit numbers. The number of such numbers beginning with '0'.

 

=6!3!×2! = 60

 

Hence the required number of 7 digits numbers = 420 - 60 = 360

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Q:

At what time, in minutes, between 3 o'clock and 4 o'clock, both the needles will coincide each other?

A) 11 4/11 B) 13 4/11
C) 15 4/11 D) 16 4/11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 16 4/11

Explanation:

At 3 o'clock, the minute hand is 15 min. spaces apart from the hour hand.
To be coincident, it must gain 15 min. spaces.55 min. are gained in 60 min.
15 min. are gained in
= (60/55 x 15)min
=16+4/11
The hands are coincident at 16 + 4/11 min past 3

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Q:

In a 200 metres race A beats B by 35 m or 7 seconds. A's time over the course is:

A) 40 sec B) 47sec
C) 33sec D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 33sec

Explanation:

B runs 35 m in 7 sec.

 

 B covers 200 m in (7/35*200) = 40 sec.

 

B's time over the course = 40 sec.

 

 A's time over the course (40 - 7) sec = 33 sec.

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Q:

From which of the following quadrants does the line 7x + 12y = 16 will pass?

 

A) I and II B) II and III
C) I, II, III D) I, II, IV
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) I, II, IV

Explanation:
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Q:

In the following question, select the odd letter/letters from the given alternatives.

 

A) PNLJ   B) USQO  
C) MKIG   D) QNKH
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) QNKH

Explanation:
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Q:

A man buys a watch for Rs. 1950 in cash and sells it for Rs. 2200 at a credit of 1 year. If the rate of interest is 10% per annum, the man:

A) gains Rs. 55 B) gains Rs. 50
C) loses Rs. 30 D) gains Rs. 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) gains Rs. 50

Explanation:

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