Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A vendor buys some bananas at the rate of 2 for Re 1 and sells at the rate of 10 for Rs 7. What will be the result?

A) 40 percent loss B) 28.57 percent gain
C) 40 percent gain D) 28.5 percent loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40 percent gain

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A train of length 100 m crosses another train of length 150 m, running on a parallel track in the opposite direction in 9 seconds. If the speed of trainhaving length 150 m is 40 km/hr, then what is the speed (in km/hr) of the other train?

A) 30 B) 48
C) 50 D) 60
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 60

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Reduce 3596 / 4292 to lowest terms.

A) 29/37 B) 17/43
C) 31/37 D) 19/23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 31/37

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In a trapezium ABCD, AB and DC are parallel sides and ∠ ADC = 90°. If AB = 15 cm, CD = 40 cm and diagonal AC = 41 cm. Then the area of the trapezium ABCD is

A) 245 cm2 B) 240 cm2
C) 247.5 cm2 D) 250 cm2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 247.5 cm2

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The ratio of number of boys to the number of girls in a school of 432 pupils is 5 : 4. When some new boys and girls are admitted, the number of boys increase by 12 and the ratio of the boys to girls changes to 7 : 6. The number of new girls admitted is

A) 12 B) 14
C) 24 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24

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If A = 30°, B = 60° and C = 135°, then what is the value of sin3A + cos3B + tan3C  3sin A cos B tan C?

A) 0 B) 1
C) 8 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 0

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A man travelled a distance of 99 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 9 km/hr and partly on bicycle @ 18 km/hr. What is distance (in kms) travelled on foot?

A) 36 B) 54
C) 63 D) 45
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 63

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There are three bottles of mixture of syrup and water of ratios 2:3, 3:4 and 7:5. 10 Litres of first and 21 Litres of second bottles are taken. How much quantity from third bottle is to be taken so that final mixture from three bottles will be of ratios 1:1.

A) 25 Litres B) 20 Litres
C) 35 Litres D) 30 Litres
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 30 Litres

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