Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A ladder 13 m long reaches a window which is 12 m above the ground on side of a street. Keeping its foot at the same point, the ladder is turned to the other side of the street to each a window 5m high, then the width of the street is :

A) 17 m B) 16 m
C) 14 m D) 15 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 17 m

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The point equidistant from the vertices of a triangle is called its

A) incentre B) circumcentre
C) orthocentre D) centroid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) circumcentre

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The sum of squares of three positive integers is 323. If the sum of squares of two numbers is twice the third, their product is

A) 255 B) 260
C) 265 D) 270
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 255

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The smallest number that must be subtracted from 2800 so that the obtained number is a perfect square is

A) 9 B) 69
C) 96 D) 73
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 69

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ΔPQR is right angled at Q. If cotP = 5/12, then what is the value of tanR ?

A) 5/13 B) 5/12
C) 13/5 D) 13/12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5/12

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P does half as much work as Q in 1/3 of the time. If together they take 15 days to complete a work, how many days will P take to do it alone?

 

A) 18   B) 25  
C) 24   D) 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25  

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Q:

30% of a number exceeds 25% of the same number by 27. What is the value of the number?

A) 540 B) 270
C) 108 D) 90
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 540

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Q:

If 9/4th of 7/2 of a number is 126, then 7/2th of that number is _____.

A) 56 B) 284
C) 72 D) 26
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 56

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