Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

If cos 45° - sec 60° = x, then the value of x is

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

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Q:

Solve : x - 3 = 3x + 7

 

 

A) 5 B) -5
C) 1 D) 10/4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) -5

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Q:

Aayush's birthday is on Monday 22nd May. On what day of the week will be Neerav's Birthday in the same year if Neerav was born on 30th October?

A) Monday B) Wednesday
C) Friday D) Thursday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Monday

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Q:

Due to a price hike of 20% , 4 kg less sugar is available for Rs. 120 . What is the initial price per kg of sugar ?

A) Rs. 5 Kg B) Rs. 4 Kg
C) Rs. 6 Kg D) Rs. 5.5 Kg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 5 Kg

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Q:

If the selling price of 40 articles is equal to the cost price of 50 articles, the loss or gain percent is

A) 25% gain B) 20% gain
C) 25% loss D) 20% loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25% gain

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Q:

In the given figure, PQRS is a rectangle and a semicircle with SR as diameter is drawn. A circle is drawn as shown in the figure. If QR = 7 cm, then what is the radius (in cm) of the small circle ?

 

A) 21 + 14√2 B) 21 – 14√2
C) Both 21 + 14√2 and 21 – 14√2 D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 21 – 14√2

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Q:

21 is 35 of what number?

A) 60 B) 85
C) 300 D) 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 60

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The given sentence 21 is 35 of what number means that 

21 is 35 % of what number

Let that number be P

=> 35P/100 = 21

35P = 2100

P = 2100/35 = 300/5 = 60

 

Hence, 21 is 35 of 60.

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Q:

Hema takes a total of 9 hours 55 min to walk a certain distance and then cycling back to the same place from where she had started. She could walk both ways in 12 hours 30 min. The time she will take to cycle both ways is :

A) 7 hrs 20 min B) 7 hrs 15 min
C) 7 hrs 35 min D) 7 hrs 40 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7 hrs 20 min

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