Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A taxi going at 90 km/hr takes 35 minutes to travel a certain distance. By how much should it increase its speed (in km/hr) to travel the same distance in 21 minutes?

A) 60 B) 150
C) 120 D) 90
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 60

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How long will Ramesh take to run round a square park of edge 50 meters, if he runs at the rate of 18 km/hr?

A) 40 sec B) 20 sec
C) 80 sec D) 160 sec
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 40 sec

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10 identical solid spherical balls of radius 3 cm are melted to form a single sphere. In this process 20% of solid is wasted. What is the radius (in cm) of the bigger sphere?

A) 24 B) 12
C) 8 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6

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What is the area (in sq cm) of a rhombus if the lengths of its diagonals are 25 cm and 20 cm?

A) 500 B) 250
C) 125 D) 200
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 250

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Find the maximum area of a rectangular field which is surrounded by a rope of 100 meters?

A) 500 sq.m B) 325 sq.m
C) 400 sq.m D) 100 sq.m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 400 sq.m

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If cot π/3c -­ tan π/4c = x, then the value of x is

A) √3+2 B) (1­-√3)/√3
C) (1-­√2)/√2 D) (√3+4)/2√3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) (1­-√3)/√3

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If 2x - 3 = 3x - 5, then the numerical value of  (x - 3)2 is

A) 5 B) 1
C) -5 D) -1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1

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If the compound interest for the 3rd and 4th year on a certain principal is Rs 125 and Rs 135 respectively, what is the rate of interest (in %)?

A) 9 B) 10
C) 8 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8

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