Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A man, rowing a boat, covers a distance of 16 km in two hours downstream. He covers half the distance in same amount of time when rowing upstream. Calculate the speed of the stream.

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

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A circle has points P, Q, R on a circle in such a way that angle PQR is 60 deg and angle QRP is 80 deg. Calculate the angle subtended by an arc QR at the centre.

 

A) 40 deg B) 80 deg
C) 100 deg D) 120 deg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 80 deg

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The sum of a non-zero number and twenty times its reciprocal is 9. What is the number?

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

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In which of the following quadrilaterals opposite angles are supplementary?

A) Rhombus B) Parallelogram
C) Trapezium D) Cyclic quadrilateral
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cyclic quadrilateral

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A flask has two holes. The 1st hole alone makes the flask empty in 9 minutes and 2nd hole alone makes the flask empty in 16 minutes. If water leaks out at a constant rate, how long in minutes does it take if both the holes together empty the flask?

A) 19/25 B) 41925
C) 52025 D) 51925
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 51925

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Which of the following equations has 3 as a root?

A) x2 -­ 7x + 12 = 0 B) x2 -­ 5x + 12 = 0
C) x2 + 3x + 12 = 0 D) x2 + 3x -­ 12 = 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) x2 -­ 7x + 12 = 0

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The sum of the lengths of the edges of a cube is equal to half the perimeter of a square. If the numerical value of the volume pf the cube is equal to one-sixth of the numerical value of the area of the square, then the length of one side of the square is

A) 31.5 units B) 36 units
C) 27 units D) 18 units
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 36 units

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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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