Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A bank offers 10% compound interest per half year. A customer deposits Rs. 3600 each on 1st January and 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the amount he would have gained by way of interest is.

A) Rs 1116 B) Rs 2232
C) Rs 558 D) Rs 279
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs 1116

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Filed Under: Compound Interest
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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Q:

What is 0.53 + 0.53equal to ?

A) 1.068 B) 1.072
C) 1.082 D) 1.096
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1.068

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Filed Under: Numbers
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In a triangle PQR, PX, QY and RZ be altitudes intersecting at O. If PO = 6 cm, PX = 8 cm and QO = 4 cm, then what is the value (in cm) of QY?

A) 6.3 B) 5.8
C) 6 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 7

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Filed Under: Area
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The sum of two numbers is 7 and the sum their squares is 23, their product is equal to:

A) 10 B) 11
C) 12 D) 13
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 13

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Filed Under: Simplification
Exam Prep: Bank Exams , GATE
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A man can row his boat at a speed of speed of 4 kmph and he finds that the time taken rowing upstream is double to that taken downstream. Find the speed of the stream (in kmph).

A) 1.5 B) 1.3
C) 2 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1.3

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Filed Under: Boats and Streams
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A gun is fired at a distance of 1.7 km from Ram and he hears the sound after 25 seconds. The speed of sound in meter per second is

A) 60 B) 62
C) 64 D) 68
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 68

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Filed Under: Time and Distance
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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In a college, the ratio of boys to girls is 29 : 33 respectively. When 142 more boys join the college, this ratio becomes 21 :19. How many more girls should join the college to make the number of boys and girls equal?

A) 75 B) 90
C) 60 D) 66
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 66

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Considering two opposite vertices of a square of side ‘a’ as centres, two circular arcs are drawn within the square joining the other two vertices, thus forming two sectors. What is the common area in these two sectors?

A) a2π+12 B) a
C) a2π2-1 D) πa/2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) a2π2-1

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Filed Under: Volume and Surface Area
Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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