Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

It was Sunday on Jan 1, 2006. What was the day of the week Jan 1, 2010?

A) Sunday B) Saturday
C) Friday D) Wednesday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Friday

Explanation:

On 31st December, 2005 it was Saturday.

Number of odd days from the year 2006 to the year 2009 = (1 + 1 + 2 + 1) = 5 days.

therfore, on 31st December 2009, it was Thursday.

Thus, on 1st Jan, 2010 it is Friday

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Q:

Which of the following dances is a solo dance?

A) Yakshagana B) Ottan Thullal
C) Bharathanatyam D) Kuchipudi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ottan Thullal

Explanation:
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Q:

Solve the equation 122x+1 = 1 ?

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

Explanation:

Rewrite equation as 122x+1 = 120

 

Leads to 2x + 1 = 0 

 

Solve for x : x = -1/2

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Q:

What was the day of the week on 28th May, 2006?

A) Thrusday B) Friday
C) Saturday D) Sunday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sunday

Explanation:

28 May, 2006 = (2005 years + Period from 1.1.2006 to 28.5.2006)

Odd days in 1600 years = 0

Odd days in 400 years = 0

5 years = (4 ordinary years + 1 leap year) = (4 x 1 + 1 x 2) 6 odd days

Jan. Feb. March April May

(31 + 28 + 31 + 30 + 28 ) = 148 days

148 days = (21 weeks + 1 day) 1 odd day.

Total number of odd days = (0 + 0 + 6 + 1) = 7 0 odd day.

Given day is Sunday.

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Q:

Ratio of water and milk in a container is 2 : 3. If 40 liter mixture removed from the container and same quantity of milk is added to it then the ratio of water to milk becomes 1 : 4. Find the initial quantity of mixture ?

 

A) 75 lit B) 80 lit
C) 85 lit D) 90 lit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 80 lit

Explanation:

From the given data,

let the initial quantity of the mixture = 5x

Then,

2x - 163x - 24 + 40 = 148x - 64 = 3x + 165x = 80x = 16 lit

 

Then the initial quantity of the mixture = 5x = 5 x 16 = 80 lit.

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Q:

A single pipe of diameter x has to be replaced by six pipes of diameters 12 cm each. The pipes are used to covey some liquid in a laboratory. If the speed/flow of the liquid is maintained the same then the value of x is ?

A) 14.69 cm B) 29.39 cm
C) 18.65 cm D) 22.21 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 29.39 cm

Explanation:

Volume of water flowing through 1 pipe of diameter x = Volume discharged by 6 pipes of diameter 12 cms.

 

As speed is same, area of cross sections should be same. 

 

Area of bigger pipe of diameter x = Total area of 6 smaller pipes of diameter 12 

i.e πR2 = 6πR12   

Here R = R and R1 = 12/2 = 6   

R2 = 6×6×6   

R = 14.696   

=> D = X = 14.696 * 2 = 29.3938 cm.

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Q:

A person says that his son is 5 times as old as his daughter and his wife is 5 times older than his son and he is twice the age of his wife . The sum total of all the ages equals the age of the grand mother who celebrated her 81st birthday today. How old was his son?

A) 50 yrs B) 25 yrs
C) 72 yrs D) 40 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 50 yrs

Explanation:

Let the daughter age be 'x'
Therefore, Son age = 5x, Mother age = 25x, Person age = 50x.

Thus we get, x+5x+25x+50x = 81
81x = 81
x = 1

Daughter's age = 1, Son's = 5, Mother's = 25, Person's age = 50.

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Q:

12 boys decided to constribute Rs. 750 each to an Orphange. Suddenly few of them boys dropped out and consequently the rest had to pay Rs. 150 more. Then the number of boys who dropped out?

A) 4 B) 6
C) 2 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2

Explanation:

Total money decided to contribute = 750 x 12 = 9000

Let 'b' boys dropped

The rest paid 150/- more

=> (12 - b) x 900 = 9000

=> b = 2

Hence, the number of boys who dropped out is 2.

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