Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

A merchant marked cloth at Rs. 50/metre . He offers 2 successive discounts of 15% and 20%. The net price/metre is

A) Rs. 32.50 B) Rs. 42.50
C) Rs. 34.00 D) Rs. 40.00
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs. 34.00

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Q:

46% of 250 is equal to

A) 115 B) 92
C) 112 D) 13.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 115

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Q:

What are the roots of the quadratic equation: x2 + 3x ­- 154 = 0

A) 11, 14 B) 11, ­-14
C) 14, -­11 D) 14, -­22
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 11, ­-14

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Q:

What is the value of sec 30° + cot 30°?

A) (√6­-1)/√2 B) √3+2
C) 5/√3 D) (√3­-2√2)/√6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5/√3

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Q:

The 3rd and 9th term of an arithmetic progression are -8 and 10 respectively. What is the 16th term?

A) 34 B) 28
C) 25 D) 31
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 31

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Q:

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
1 : 8 :: ? :64

A) 25 B) 36
C) 30 D) 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 27

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Q:

Raghavendra sells a machine for Rs 43 lakhs at a loss. Had he sold it for Rs 52 lakh, his gain would have been 5 times the former loss. Find the cost price of the machine.

A) Rs 50.5 lakhs B) Rs 60.6 lakhs
C) Rs 44.5 lakhs D) Rs 38.5 lakhs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs 44.5 lakhs

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Q:

A man starts walking from a place X and reaches the place Y in 12 hours. He travels 3/7th of the total distance at the speed of 3 km/hr and the remaining distance at the speed of 4 km/hr. What is the distance (in km) between X and Y?

 

A) 28 B) 36
C) 40 D) 42
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 42

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