Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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The 7th and 12th term of an arithmetic progression are -15 and 5 respectively. What is the 16th term?

A) 25 B) 29
C) 21 D) 33
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 21

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Solve : 1000x - 5 = -6

A) 1/1000 B) -1/1000
C) -11/1000 D) 11/1000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) -1/1000

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A boat goes 15 km upstream and 10 1/2 km down stream in 3 hrs 15 min. It goes 12 km upstream and 14 km downstream in 3 hrs. What is the speed of the boat in still water?

A) 4 B) 6
C) 10 D) 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10

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Two trains are moving in the same direction at the speed of 24 km/hr and 50 km/hr. The time taken by faster train to cross a man sitting in the slower train is 72 seconds. What will be the length (in metres) of the faster train?

 

A) 560   B) 490  
C) 520   D) 640
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 520  

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The length of the radius of a circle with centre O is 5 cm and the length of the chord AB is 8 cm. The distance of the chord AB from the point O is

A) 2 cm B) 3 cm
C) 4 cm D) 15 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3 cm

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The length of the two adjacent sides of a rectangle inscribed in a circle are 5 cm and 12 cm respectively. Then the radius of the circle will be

A) 6 cm B) 6.5 cm
C) 8 cm D) 8 .5 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6.5 cm

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What is the altitude of an equilateral triangle whose side is 12√3 cm?

A) 12 cm B) (15√3)/2 cm
C) (9√3)/2 cm D) 18 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 18 cm

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Average age of 5 students of a school is 14 years. The average age of students and their Mathematics and science teachers is 30 years. If the age of science teacher is 6 years more than the age of Mathematics teacher, then what is the age (in years) of Mathematics teacher?

 

A) 67 B) 68
C) 56 D) 74
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 67

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