Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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If the angle of elevation of the top of a pillar from the ground level is raised from 30° to 60°, the length of the shadow of a pillar of height 503 will be decreased by

A) 60 m B) 75 m
C) 100 m D) 50 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 100 m

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Keerthana takes 9 hrs 20 min in walking a distance and riding back to same place where she started. She could walk both ways in 11 hrs 15 min. The time taken by her to ride back both ways is

A) 7 hrs 25 min B) 7 hrs 35 min
C) 7 hrs 45 min D) 7 hrs 15 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7 hrs 25 min

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Three electronic devices make a beep after every 48 sec, 72 sec and 108 sec respectively. They beeped together at 10 a.m. The time when they will next make a beep together at the earliest is

A) 10:07:12 hrs B) 10:07:24 hrs
C) 10:07:36 hrs D) 10:07:48 hrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10:07:12 hrs

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A shopkeeper by selling 23 Lotto shoes, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 7 Lotto shoes. His profit percentage is

A) 43.75 percent B) 30.4 percent
C) 60.8 percent D) 17.05 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 43.75 percent

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The curved surface area and the slant height of a right circular cone are 99 sq.cm and 9 cm respectively. Find its diameter (in cm)

A) 3.5 B) 7
C) 14 D) 10.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7

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If (6x ­- 1) -­ (8x -­ 5) = 7, then the value of x is _______ .

A) -3/2 B) 3/2
C) 11/2 D) -11/2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) -3/2

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If 13x2 = 172 - 92, find the value of x?

A) 16 B) 12
C) 8 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

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ΔABC is right angled at B. BD is an altitude. AD = 9 cm and DC = 16 cm. What is the value of BD (in cm)?

A) 6 B) 18
C) 21 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 12

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