Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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In a school 60% of the students are girls. If number of boys is 480, then what is the total number of students in the school?

A) 1200 B) 840
C) 96 D) 1320
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1200

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Find the roots of the quadratic equation 27x2 + 57x  -­ 14 = 0

A) ­2/9, 7/3 B) 2/9, ­-7/3
C) 9/2, ­-3/7 D) -9/2, 3/7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2/9, ­-7/3

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Q:

The simplest form of 3565/1495 is

A) 31/13 B) 43/19
C) 23/13 D) 31/23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 31/13

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The areas of a circle and square are equal. What is the square of the ratio of length of diameter to the length of diagonal?

A) 11/7 B) 7/9
C) 7/11 D) 9/7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7/11

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If the shopkeeper sells an item at Rs 960 which is marked as Rs 1200, then what is the discount he is offering?

A) 25 percent B) 12 percent
C) 20 percent D) 28 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 20 percent

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U and V started a business by investing amounts Rs 184000 and Rs 224000 respectively. If U’s share in the profit received at the end of year is Rs 20700, then what will be the total profit (in Rs) earned by them together?

A) 43200 B) 45900
C) 52300 D) 56400
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 45900

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In a triangle PQR, S and T are the points on PQ and PR respectively, such that ST II QR and PS/SQ=3/5,PR =6cm, then PT is

A) 2 cm B) 2.25 cm
C) 3.5 cm D) 4 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2.25 cm

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What is the remainder when 6729 is divided by 35?

A) 11 B) 7
C) 19 D) 13
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 19

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