Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Divide 20 into two parts such that the sum of the square of the parts is 232. What is the value of the two parts?

A) 6, 14 B) 8, 12
C) 4, 16 D) 10, 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6, 14

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The radius of a sphere is 6 cm. It is melted and drawn into a wire of radius 0.2 cm. The length of the wire is

A) 81 m B) 80 m
C) 75 m D) 72 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 72 m

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Two students appeared for an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks were 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are

A) 40 and 31 B) 72 and 63
C) 42 and 33 D) 68 and 59
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 42 and 33

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Working 10 hours a day, Aman can complete a piece of work in 18 days. How many hours a day should he work so as to finish the work in 15 days?

A) 10 B) 12
C) 16 D) 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12

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A train travelling at 76 kmph crosses a 450 m long platform in 27 seconds. What is the length of the train?

A) 110 m B) 120 m
C) 130 m D) 100 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 120 m

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One of the two inlet pipes works twice as efficiently as the other. The two, working alongside a drain pipe that can empty a cistern all by itself in 8 hours, can fill the empty cistern in 8 hours. How many hours will the less efficient inlet pipe take to fill the empty cistern by itself?

A) 12 B) 6
C) 10 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12

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The average of marks obtained by 100 candidates in a certain examination is 30. If the average marks of passed candidates is 35 and that of the failed candidates is 10, what is the number of candidates who passed the examination?

A) 60 B) 70
C) 80 D) 90
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 80

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The average marks obtained by a group of 10 students were 20. One student left the group as a result of which the average of the remaining students rose to 21. But another student joined, as a result of which the average marks of the group dropped a bit and became 20.6. What were the average marks obtained by the student who left and the one who joined?

 

A) 14 B) 15
C) 16 D) 23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 14

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