Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

Select the odd figure out of the given series.

 

 

 

A) 1 B) 5
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5

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Q:

A dealer sold two of his cattle for Rs. 500 each. On one of them he lost 10% on the other, he gained 10%. His gain or loss percent in the entire transaction was:

A) 10% loss B) 1% loss
C) 1% gain D) Neither loss nor profit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1% loss

Explanation:

Loss%= (common gain or loss % / 10)2 = (10/10)² % = 1%.

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Q:

The year next to 2005 will have the same calendar as that of the year 2005?

A) 2016 B) 2022
C) 2011 D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2011

Explanation:

NOTE :

Repetition of leap year ===> Add +28 to the Given Year.

Repetition of non leap year

Step 1 : Add +11 to the Given Year. If Result is a leap year, Go to step 2.

Step 2:  Add +6 to the Given Year.

 

Solution : 

Given Year is 2005, Which is a non leap year.

Step 1 : Add +11 to the given year (i.e 2005 + 11) = 2016, Which is a leap year. 

Step 2 : Add +6 to the given year (i.e 2005 + 6) = 2011

Therfore, The calendar for the year 2005 will be same for the year 2011

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Q:

A bag contains 4 red and 3 black balls. A second bag contains 2 red and 4 black balls. One bag is selected at random. From the selected bag, one ball is drawn. Find the probability that the ball drawn is red.

A) 23/42 B) 19/42
C) 7/32 D) 16/39
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 19/42

Explanation:

A red ball can be drawn in two mutually exclusive ways

 (i) Selecting bag I and then drawing a red ball from it.

 

(ii) Selecting bag II and then drawing a red ball from it.

 

Let E1, E2 and A denote the events defined as follows:

E1 = selecting bag I,

E2 = selecting bag II

A = drawing a red ball

Since one of the two bags is selected randomly, therefore 

P(E1) = 1/2  and  P(E2) = 1/2

Now, PAE1 = Probability of drawing a red ball when the first bag has been selected = 4/7

  PAE2  = Probability of drawing a red ball when the second bag has been selected = 2/6

 Using the law of total probability, we have 

 P(red ball) = P(A) = PE1×PAE1+PE2×PAE2 

 

                          = 12×47+12×26=1942

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Q:

Read the data given and answer the following questions

 

In a class of 60 students:

 

42 like Maths,

32 like English,

12 like neither Maths nor English

 

How many students like both Maths and English?

A) 28 B) 26
C) 16 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 26

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Q:

A watch gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes and was set right at 8 AM. What time will it show at 10 PM on the same day ?

A) 10 : 27 : 41 AM B) 8 : 51 : 04 AM
C) 9 : 45 : 15 PM D) 10 : 23 : 20 PM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10 : 23 : 20 PM

Explanation:

The watch gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes = 100 seconds in 1 hour.

From 8 AM to 10 PM on the same day, time passed is 14 hours.

In 14 hours, the watch would have gained 1400 seconds or 23 minutes 20 seconds.

So, when the correct time is 10 PM, the watch would show 10 : 23 : 20 PM

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Q:

The length of the room is 5.5m and width is 3.75m. Find the cost of paving the floor by slabs at the rate of Rs.800 per sq meter

A) Rs.16500 B) Rs.15500
C) Rs.17500 D) Rs.18500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs.16500

Explanation:

l=5.5m w=3.75m
area of the floor = 5.5 x 3.75 = 20.625 sq m
cost of paving = 800 x 20.625 = Rs. 16500

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Q:

A man traveled from the village to the post-office at the rate of 25 kmph and walked back at the rate of 4 kmph. If the whole journey took 5 hours 48 minutes, find the distance of the post-office from the village ?

A) 40 km B) 30 km
C) 20 km D) 10 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 20 km

Explanation:

Average speed = 2aba+b, here a=25 b=4
= 2 x 25 x 4/(25+4) = 200/29 km/hr.

Distance covered in 5 hours 48 minutes
= Speed x time = (200/29)x (29/5) Distance covered in 5 hours 48 minutes = 40kms.

Distance of the post office from the village = (40/2) = 20 km.

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