Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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If the amount received at the end of 2nd and 3rd year at Compound Interest on a certain Principal is Rs 22472, and Rs 23820.32 respectively, what is the rate of interest?

A) 3 percent B) 6 percent
C) 12 percent D) 10 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6 percent

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Present age of R and S are in the ratio of 3 : 2 respectively. If the present age of H is 117 years and R’s present age is 4/13 of H’s present age, then after how many years the ages of R and S would be in the ratio of 15 : 11?

 

A) 9 B) 6
C) 7 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 9

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A cylindrical capsule has hemispherical ends of the radii equal to radius of the cylindrical part. If length of the capsule is 40 m and radius 6 m, what is the total surface area of this capsule?

A) 3017.14 sq mts B) 4525.71 sq mts
C) 1508.57 sq mts D) 754.29 sq mts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1508.57 sq mts

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A thief is stopped by a policeman from a distance of 350 metres. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. Assuming the speed of the thief as 7 km/h and that of police man as 12 km/h, how far the thief would have run, before he is over taken?

A) 490 metres B) 392 metres
C) 588 metres D) 294 metres
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 490 metres

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The average age of 27 students of a class is 22. If the age of the teacher is also added to their ages, then the average increases by one. Find the age of the teacher.

 

A) 42 B) 48
C) 50 D) 52
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 50

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Find 2 consecutive natural numbers, sum of whose squares is 25.

A) 2, 3 B) 3, 4
C) 4, 5 D) 1, 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3, 4

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How many natural numbers between 15 and 85 are divisible by 7?

A) 9 B) 10
C) 8 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

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If 3x + 2 ≥ x - ­1 and 2x -­ 4 ≤ 2 - ­x/3; then x can take which of the following values?

A) -2 B) 3
C) 5 D) -1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) -1

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