Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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In a farm, in addition to 48 hens there are 42 sheep and 11 oxen with some shepherds. If the total number of feet be 224 more than the number of heads, find the number of shepherd.

A) 11 B) 13
C) 15 D) 17
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 17

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If 123 x 356 = 43788, then 1.23 x 0.356 = ?

A) 437.88 B) 4.3788
C) 0.43788 D) 0.043788
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0.43788

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If 1/√(cosec2A - 1) = x, then value of x is

A) cotA B) tanA
C) sinA D) cosA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) tanA

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x and y are two numbers such that their mean proportion is 8 and third proportion is 512. What is the value of x and y?

A) 2 and 16 B) 2 and 32
C) 4 and 32 D) 4 and 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2 and 32

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If a retailer offers a discount of 28% on the marked price of his goods and thus ends up selling at cost price, what was the % mark up?

A) 18.25 percent B) 22 percent
C) 38.88 percent D) 28 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 38.88 percent

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Let O be the orthocentre of the triangle ABC. If ∠BOC = 150°, Then ∠BAC is

A) 30° B) 60°
C) 90° D) 120°
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 30°

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How many natural numbers are there between 1000 to 2000, which when divided by 341 leaves remainder 5?

A) 3 B) 2
C) 4 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3

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The average of three numbers is 40. First number is 4/3 of the third number. If third number is 20 less than second number, then what is the value of second number?

A) 60 B) 50
C) 10 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 50

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