Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A man travelled a distance of 50 km in 8 hours. He travelled partly on foot at 5 km/hr and partly on bicycle at 7 km/hr. What is the distance (in kms) travelled on foot?

A) 20 B) 25
C) 15 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 15

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Considering two opposite vertices of a square of side ‘a’ as centres, two circular arcs are drawn within the square joining the other two vertices, thus forming two sectors. What is the common area in these two sectors?

A) a2π+12 B) a
C) a2π2-1 D) πa/2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) a2π2-1

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In ABC, ∠A = 90°, AD  BC and AD = BD = 2 cm. The length of CD is

A) 3 cm B) 3.5 cm
C) 3.2 cm D) 2 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3.5 cm

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Three consecutive natural numbers are such that the square of the greatest is greater than the product of the other two by 16. The smallest of these numbers is

A) 5 B) 6
C) 7 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

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A man can row upstream at 12 km/hr and downstream at 18 km/hr. The man's rowing speed in still water is

A) 15 km/hr B) 5 km/hr
C) 3 km/hr D) 10 km/hr
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15 km/hr

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If A is 40% more than B, then B is how much percent less than A?

A) 28.57 B) 40
C) 33.33 D) 66.66
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 28.57

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On Selling a toy at 20/31 of the marked price there is a loss of 20%. What will be the ratio of marked price and cost price of the toy?

A) 31 : 18 B) 25 : 18
C) 31 : 25 D) 23 : 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 31 : 25

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Find the number that is as much greater than 49 as is less than 95.

A) 23 B) 55
C) 72 D) 76
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 72

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