Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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If Ram walks at the speed of 3 km/hr, then he reaches his school 6 minutes late but if he walks at the speed of 4 km/hr, then he reaches 4 minutes before the scheduled time. What is the distance (in km) of his school from his house?

A) 1.8 B) 2
C) 3.5 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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Divide 13,680 in three parts such that 1st part is 3/5th of the third part and the ratio between 2nd and 3rd part is 4:7. How much is the first part?

 

A) 3780 B) 6300
C) 3600 D) 4800
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3780

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What is the value of [1 – tan (90 – θ) + sec (90 – θ)]/[tan (90 – θ) + sec (90 – θ) + 1]?

A) cot (θ/2) B) tan (θ/2)
C) sin θ D) cos θ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) tan (θ/2)

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84% of a number is 105. The number is :

A) 120 B) 115
C) 112 D) 125
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 125

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In a school there are 1500 students, 44% of them are girls. Monthly fee of each boy is 540 and fee of each girl is 25% less than that of a boy. The sum of fees of boys & girl is

A) Rs. 720600 B) Rs. 720800
C) Rs. 720900 D) Rs. 721000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs. 720900

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A man travels 430 kilometres in, partly by rail and partly by steamer. He spends 10 hours more time on steamer. If the velocity of the steamer is 25 km/hr and the velocity of rail is 65 km/hr, how much distance does he cover by steamer?

A) 360 km B) 300 km
C) 450 km D) 540 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 300 km

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A train, 200 m long, is running at a speed of 54 km/hr. The time in seconds that will be taken by train to cross a 175 m long bridge is

A) 12.5 B) 20
C) 25 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 25

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The average of marks of 17 students in an examination was calculated as 71. But it was later found that the mark of one student had been wronglyentered as 65 instead of 56 and another as 24 instead of 50. The correct average is

A) 70 B) 71
C) 72 D) 73
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 72

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