Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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The ten's digit of a 2­digit number is greater than the units digit by 4. If we subtract 36 from the number, the new number obtained is a number formed by interchange of the digits. Find the number.

A) 37 B) 18
C) 81 D) 73
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 73

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By selling a table for Rs. 16,870, a shopkeeper suffers a loss of Rs. 1080. His loss percentage (rounded off to one decimal place) is

A) 6.4% B) 6.1%
C) 6.2% D) 6.0%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6.0%

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If Sinθ = √3/2 and 0°<θ<90°, then the value of tan(θ-15°) is

A) 1 B) 3
C) 31 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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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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A kite is flying in the sky. The length of string between a point on the ground and kite is 420 m. The angle of elevation of string with the ground is 30 deg. Assuming that there is no slack in the string, then what is the height (in metres) of the kite?

A) 210 B) 140√3
C) 210√3 D) 150
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 210

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If x = cosecθ - sinθ and y = secθ - cosθ, then the relation between x and y is

A) x2+ y2+ 3 =1 B) x2y2 (x2+ y2+3)=1
C) x2 (x2+ y2 - 5)=1 D) y2 (x2+ y2 - 5)=1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) x2y2 (x2+ y2+3)=1

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The diagonal of a square equals the side of an equilateral triangle. If the area of the square is 12 sq cm, what is the area of the equilateral triangle?

A) 12√3 sq cm B) 6√3 sq cm
C) 12√2 sq cm D) 24 sq cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6√3 sq cm

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If the elevation of the Sun changes from 30° to 60° , then the difference between the lengths of shadows of a pole 15 m high, is

A) 7.5 m B) 15 m
C) 10√3 m D) 5√3 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10√3 m

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