6500+ Quantitative Aptitude Questions and Answers With Explanation

Q:

A number is decreased by 10% and then increased by 10%. The number so obtained is 10 less than the original number. What was the oiginal number ?

A) 1000	B) 2000
C) 3000	D) 4000

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1000

Explanation:

Let the original number be x.

Final number obtained = 110% of (90% of x) =(110/100 * 90/100 * x) = (99/100)x.

x-(99/100)x=10

=> x =1000

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Q:

If A is 40% less than B, then B is how much percentage more than A?

A) 72.33	B) 60
C) 40	D) 66.66

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 66.66

Explanation:

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Q:

When 0.232323.... is converted into a fraction , then the result is

A) 1/5	B) 2/9
C) 23/99	D) 23/100

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 23/99

Explanation:

$0.232323 . . . = 0.23 = \frac{23}{99}$

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50 men took a dip in a water tank 40 m long and 20 m broad on a religious day. If the average displacement of water by a man is 4 cu.m , then the rise in the water level in the tank will be:

A) 20 cm	B) 25 cm
C) 35 cm	D) 50 cm

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25 cm

Explanation:

Total volume of water displaced =(4 x 50) cu.m = 200 cu.m

Rise in water level = $(\frac{200}{40 \times 20})$ =0.25m = 25cm

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If $\sqrt{15 \sqrt{15 \sqrt{15 \sqrt{15 \sqrt{15 . . . . . . . \infty}}}}}$ and x > 0, then find the value of $x^{2} + 4$ .

A) 125	B) 179
C) 200	D) 229

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 229

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Q:

If $a^{2} + \frac{1}{a^{2}} = 3, then a^{3} + \frac{1}{a^{3}} = ?$

A) 3√5	B) 2√5
C) 2√3	D) 3√3

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2√5

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Q:

The G.C.D of 1.08, 0.36 and 0.9 is

A) 0.03	B) 0.9
C) 0.18	D) 0.108

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0.18

Explanation:

Given numbers are 1.08 , 0.36 and 0.90

H.C.F of 108, 36 and 90 is 18 [ $∵$ G.C.D is nothing but H.C.F]

Therefore, H.C.F of given numbers = 0.18

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What is the simplified value of

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{17} - \sqrt{16}} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{16} - \sqrt{15}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{15} - \sqrt{14}} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{14} - \sqrt{13}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{13} - \sqrt{12}}$ ?

A) 4 – 2√3	B) √17 – 3√2
C) √17 + √12	D) 4 + 2√3

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