Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A telegraph post is bent at a point above the ground. Its top just touches the ground at a distance of 8√3 m from its foot and makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal. The height (in metre) of the post is

A) 12 B) 16
C) 18 D) 24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 24

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The length of shadow of a tower is √3 times that of its length. The angle of elevation of the sun is

A) 45° B) 30°
C) 60° D) none
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 30°

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Consider the following figure shown below and choose which of the following equation is correct about the similarity of both triangles?

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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The simple interest on a sum is 5/9 of the principal for 25 years. What is the rate (in percentage) of interest per annum?

 

A) 25/9   B) 9/2  
C) 20/9   D) 15/4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 20/9  

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In a farm, there are goats and peacocks. If the number of heads are 60 and the number of feet are 170, then the number of goats = ?

A) 18 B) 20
C) 23 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25

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The sum of numbers from 1 to 100 (inclusive of both) is

A) 5050 B) 5500
C) 5005 D) 5505
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5050

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If angles M and N measure 60 deg and 30 deg respectively, (sinM) x (cotN) = ?

A) 1/2 B) √3/2
C) 3/2 D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3/2

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What is the difference (in Rs) between compound interest (compounded annually) and simple interest for 3 years on a principal of Rs 4000 at the rate of 30% per annum?

 

 

A) 976 B) 1024
C) 1188 D) 1276
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1188

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