Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A T.V was sold at a profit of 5% If it had been sold at a profit of 10% , the profit would have been Rs. 1000 more. What is its cost price ?

A) Rs.20000 B) Rs.5000
C) Rs.10000 D) Rs.15000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs.20000

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If a3- b3= 91 and a - b = 1, then what is the value of ab?

A) 27 B) 6
C) 9 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 30

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An engineering student has to secure 25% marks to pass. He gets 47 and fails by 43 marks. What are the maximum marks of the examination?

A) 385 marks B) 410 marks
C) 360 marks D) 435 marks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 360 marks

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A, B and C invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 6 : 5. A and C are working partners. Only B is a sleeping partner hence his share will be 3/4th of what it would have been if he were a working partner. If they make Rs 50,000 profit, half of which is reinvested in the business and the other half is distributed between the partners, then how much does C get (in Rs)?

A) 20000 B) 6000
C) 10000 D) 9000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10000

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In XYZ measure of angle Y is 90 deg. If sinX = 4/5, and XY = 6cm, then what is the length (in cm) of side YZ?

A) 10 B) 5
C) 8 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8

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The height of a cone is 45 cm. It is cut at a height of 15 cm from its base by a plane parallel to its base. If the volume of the smaller cone is 18480 cm3, then what is the volume (in cm3) of the original cone?

A) 34650 B) 61600
C) 36960 D) 62370
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 62370

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Three toys are in a shape of cylinder, hemisphere and cone. The three toys have same base. Height of each toy is 2√2 cm. What is the ratio of the total surface areas of cylinder, hemisphere and cone respectively?

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

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The value of x13+x-13x23-1+x-23

A) x-1+x23 B) x+x-13
C) x13+x-1 D) x+x-1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) x13+x-1

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