Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A fraction is greater than twice its reciprocal by 7/15. What is the fraction?

A) 3/5 B) 5/3
C) 3/4 D) 4/3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5/3

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Parvesh is three times as efficient as Dinesh. Parvesh takes 20 days less than Dinesh to complete a book. If both of them work together, then in how many days the book will be completed?

A) 7.5 B) 8
C) 10 D) 6.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7.5

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Radius of base of a hollow cone is 8 cm and its height is 15 cm. A sphere of largest radius is put inside the cone. What is the ratio of radius of base of cone to the radius of sphere?

A) 5 : 3 B) 4 : 1
C) 2 : 1 D) 7 : 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5 : 3

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What is the value of {(sin 4x + sin 4y) [(tan 2x – 2y)]}/(sin 4x – sin 4y)?

A) tan 2 (2x + 2y) B) tan2
C) cot (x – y) D) tan (2x + 2y)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) tan (2x + 2y)

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The perimeter of a right-angled triangle is k times the shortest side. If the ratio of the other side to hypotenuse is 4 : 6, then what is the value of k?

 

A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

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Q:

Find the third proportional to 6 and 12.

A) 18 B) 9
C) 24 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24

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A trader marks his goods in such a way that after allowing a discount of 10% he gains 15%. If an article costs him Rs. 720, his marked price is

A) Rs.920 B) Rs.900
C) Rs.820 D) Rs.950
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs.920

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What is the value of cos [(180 – θ)/2] cos [(180 – 9θ)/2] + sin [(180 – 3θ)/2] sin [(180 – 13θ)/2]?

A) sin 2θ sin 4θ B) cos 2θ cos 6θ
C) sin 2θ sin 6θ D) cos 2θ cos 4θ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) cos 2θ cos 6θ

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