Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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What is the sum of the first 17 terms of an arithmetic progression if the first term is -20 and last term is 28?

A) 68 B) 156
C) 142 D) 242
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 68

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Square root of 0.9 is equal to

A) 0.03 B) 0.3
C) 0.9487 D) 0.9463
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0.9487

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If 5x + 4(1 -­ x) > 3x - ­4 > 5x/3 -­ x/3; then x can take which of the following values?

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

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The ratio of salary of u, v and w is 8 : 7 : 13. If w gets Rs 3384 more than that of v, then what is the salary (in Rs) of u?

 

A) 4432   B) 4512  
C) 4642   D) 5144
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4512  

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The radius and height of a solid cylinder are increased by 2% each. What will be the approximate percentage increase in volume?

A) 6.76 B) 5.88
C) 6.12 D) 3.34
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6.12

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Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 21 cms and 20 cms. The diagonal joining the end points of these two sides is 29 cms. The area of the parallelogram (in sq.cms) is

A) 240 B) 120
C) 210 D) 420
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 420

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A shop keeper purchased 10 kg of rice and 20 kg of sugar at Rs. 75 and Rs. 85 per kg respectively. On selling, he gained 20% on rice and 10% on sugar. What was the total sale price?

A) Rs. 2695 B) Rs. 2770
C) Rs. 2800 D) Rs. 2750
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 2770

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If a number is reduced by 35%, then it becomes 416. By how much percent should the number be increased so that it become 876.8?

 

A) 33   B) 37  
C) 34.2   D) 38.4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 37  

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