Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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In a circle, two arcs of unequal length subtend angles in the ratio 5:3. If the smaller angle is 45° then the measure of other angle in degrees.

A) 75° B) 72°
C) 60° D) 78°
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 75°

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If a(a + b + c) = 45, b(a + b + c) = 75 and c(a + b + c) = 105, then what is the value of (a2 + b2 + c2 )?

A) 75 B) 83
C) 217 D) 225
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 83

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If a3- b3= 91 and a - b = 1, then what is the value of ab?

A) 27 B) 6
C) 9 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 30

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What is the value of the expression a3 - 5 + 2816a, when a = 2?

A) 2 B) 5
C) 7 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7

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One-third of Poojitha's age three years ago plus one-half of her age two years from now is twenty years. How old is she now?

 

A) 26 yrs B) 25 yrs
C) 23 yrs D) 24 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 24 yrs

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Sita's bucket has thrice the capacity as Ramu's bucket. It takes 60 turns for Sita's bucket to fill the empty drum. How many turns it will take for both the buckets of Sita's and Ramu's, having each turn together to fill the empty drum?

A) 45 B) 40
C) 50 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 45

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A thief is stopped by a policeman from a distance of 150 metres. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. Assuming the speed of the thief as 7 km/hr and that of policeman as 9 km/hr, how far the thief would have run, before he is over- taken by the policeman?

A) 420 metres B) 630 metres
C) 315 metres D) 525 metres
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 525 metres

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30 men can do a piece of work in 16 days working 8 hrs a day. How many men are needed to complete another work, which is twice the first one, in 10 days working 12 hrs a day?

 

The following are the steps involved in solving the above problem. Arrange them in sequential order.

 

 

A) CBAD B) BACD
C) ABCD D) ACBD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) CBAD

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