Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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On a certain principal if the Simple interest for two years is Rs 3000 and Compound interest for the two years is Rs 3225, what is the rate of Interest?

A) 7.5 percent B) 30 percent
C) 15 percent D) 22.5 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 15 percent

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A car travelling at an average speed of 72 km/hr takes 9 minutes to travel a certain distance. By how much should it increase its speed (in km/hr) to travel the same distance in 8 minutes?

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

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Q:

If 10 people can do a job in 20 days,then 20 people with twice the efficiency can do the same job in

A) 5 days B) 10 days
C) 20 days D) 40 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5 days

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The marked price of a trouser is twice of the cost price. To earn 36% profit, what should be the value of discount (in percentage)?

 

A)  33 B)  32
C)  34 D)  36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  32

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In which of the following quadrilaterals both pairs of opposite sides are parallel?

A) Rhombus B) Cyclic quadrilateral
C) Kite D) Isosceles trapezium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rhombus

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The marked price of an article is Rs. 5000. But due to a special festive offer a certain percent of discount is declared. Mr. X availed this oppurtunity and bought the article at reduced price. He then sold it at Rs. 5000 and thereby made a profit of 11 1/9%. The percentage of discount allowed was?

A) 10 B) 10/3
C) 15/2 D) 100/9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10

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By increasing the price of entry ticket to a fair in the ratio 11:16, the number of visitors to the fair has decreased in the ratio 19:9. In what ratio has the total collection increased or decreased?

A) decreased in the ratio 209:144 B) increased in the ratio 144:209
C) increased in the ratio 99:304 D) decreased in the ratio 304:99
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) decreased in the ratio 209:144

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In the given figure, PQ is a diameter of the semicircle PABQ and O is its center. AOB = 64 deg. BP cuts AQ at X. What is the value (in deg) of AXP?

 

A) 36 B) 32
C) 58 D) 54
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 58

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