Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A closed wooden rectangular box made of 1 cm thick wood has the following outer dimensions : length 22 cm, breadth 17 cm, and height 12cm. It is filled to capacity with cement. What is the volume of the cement in the box?

 

A) 1488 cu. cm B) 3000 cu. cm
C) 4488 cu. cm D) 2880 cu. cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3000 cu. cm

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What is the compound interest (in Rs) for 1 year on a sum of Rs 20000 at the rate of 40% per annum compounding half yearly?

A) 8000 B) 8650
C) 8750 D) 8800
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8800

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If (cosec2A - 1) = x, then the value of x is

A) tanA B) sinA
C) cosA D) cotA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) cotA

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Square of (7 ­- 4x) is

A) 16x2 - 28x + 49 B) 49 -­ 28x ­- 16x2
C) 49 - ­ 56x -­ 16x2 D) 16x2 - 56x + 49
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 16x2 - 56x + 49

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If tanA -­ tanB = X, then the value of X is

A) (tanA + tanB)/(1 -­ tanAtanB) B) (tanA + tanB)/(1 + tanAtanB)
C) (tanA -­ tanB)/(1-­ tanAtanB) D) (tanA -­ tanB)/(1 + tanAtanB)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) (tanA -­ tanB)/(1 + tanAtanB)

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If 2x-12x = 5, then what is the value x2 + 116x2 - 2

A) 19/4 B) 23/4
C) 27/4 D) 31/4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 19/4

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A bank offers 20% compound interest calculated on half year basis. A customer deposits Rs 9200 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 11776 B) Rs 2944
C) Rs 1472 D) Rs 5888
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs 5888

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Which of the following statements is not true?

A) The difference of two prime numbers, both greater than 2, is divisible by 2 B) For two different integers m, n and a prime number p, if p divides the product m × n, then p divides either m or n.
C)  If a number is of the form 6n –1 (n being a natural number), then its is a prime number. D) There is only one set of three prime numbers such that there is a gap of 2 between two adjacent prime numbers.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) There is only one set of three prime numbers such that there is a gap of 2 between two adjacent prime numbers.

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