Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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If a boat goes upstream at a speed of 21 km/h and comes back the same distance at 28 km/h. What is the average speed (in km/hr) for the total journey?

A) 24.5 B) 24
C) 25 D) 25.4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 24

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Filed Under: Time and Distance
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0 1979
Q:

In what ratio should tea costing Rs 300/kg be mixed with tea costing Rs 200/kg so that the cost of the mixture is Rs 225/kg?

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

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Filed Under: Alligation or Mixture
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2 1979
Q:

Three consecutive natural numbers are such that the square of the greatest is greater than the product of the other two by 16. The smallest of these numbers is

A) 5 B) 6
C) 7 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

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4 1979
Q:

The third proportional of two numbers 4 and 20 is

A) 36 B) 40
C) 100 D) 60
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 100

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Filed Under: Ratios and Proportions
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3 1979
Q:

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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0 1979
Q:

The number whose square is equal to the difference of the squares of 37 and 23 is:-

A) 45.09 B) 28.98
C) 47.09 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 28.98

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372  232 =840 Required number =840 = 28.98

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Filed Under: Simplification
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0 1979
Q:

The area of a square is 72.25 cm². Find its perimeter (in cm).

A) 68 B) 44
C) 34 D) 88
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 34

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Q:

In the given series of numbers how many 7's are there which are immediately followed by 9 and immediately not preceeded by 5 ?

 

A) 6 B) 2
C) 1 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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Filed Under: Numbers
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3 1978