Arithmetical Reasoning Questions

Q:

On sport’s day, if 12 children were made to stand in each column, 98 columns could be formed. After a certain music being played the plan was that the children have to stand in concentric circles such that the innermost circle will have one student, the next circle will have two students, the third circle will have 3 students and so on. How many circles will be formed in this manner ?

A) 44 B) 46
C) 48 D) 49
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 48

Explanation:

No. of students will be 98 x 12 = 1176
let us consider n circles then 1 + 2 + 3 + ....+ n = 1176
n(n+1)/2 = 1176
n = 48 circles.

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Q:

What is the value of 28 tens?

A) 28 B) 2
C) 2800 D) 280
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 280

Explanation:

Here asked for the value of 28 tens

=> 28 x 10 = 280.

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Q:

What are the Multiples of 18?

A) 144 B) 72
C) 306 D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

The Multiples of 18 are 18, 36, 54, 72, 90, 108, 126, ....

 

  • Multiples of 18 are nothing but numbers which are divisible by 18 leaving remainder 0.

 

  • An infinite number of multiples of 18 can be achieved by adding 18 to each subsequent multiple.
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Q:

"Compounding frequency" refers to

A) What type of interest your account earns B) How often your interest is calculated and added back into your account
C) What interest rate you can expect from your account D) How easily you can add money into your account
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) How often your interest is calculated and added back into your account

Explanation:

Compounding frequency :

The time periods when interest will be calculated on top of the original loan amount (or) The number of compounding periods in one year.

 

The greater the compounding frequency, the more often your interest is calculated and added back into your account.

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Q:

Which is called 'OFF State' in binary?

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

Explanation:

'0' is called OFF State in Binary...

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Q:

How many joins require for 5 tables to join straight?

A) 4 B) 5
C) 6 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4

Explanation:

To join 5 tables we require 4 joins.

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Q:

Negative plus a positive equals

A) negative B) positive
C) zero D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Can't be determined

Explanation:

We know that a negative value plus a positive value always count backward and the sign depends on the bigger value sign.

When you are adding a negative number to a positive number, then the value counts backward and takes the sign of the biggest number.

 

For example::

Adding -5 and +2

-5 + 2 = -3 (big number is 5 and its sign is '-')

 

Adding -3 and  +5

+5 + (-3) = 5 - 3 = +2(big number is 5 and it has sign '+').  

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Q:

In a street, there are certain number of houses. People in that street are decided to paint their houses with certain colours. If four houses are painted with each colour, then one house will be left without any colour. If five houses are painted with each colour, then one colour will remain. Find the number of houses in that street ?

A) 25 B) 6
C) 32 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25

Explanation:

Let x be number of houses and y be colors.

on the basis of question
x = 4y+1
x = 5(y-1)
on solving these 2 equations x = 25

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