Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

If a quarter Kg of potato costs 60 paise, How many paise will 200 gm cost?

A) 48 Paise B) 54 Paise
C) 56 Paise D) 72 Paise
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 48 Paise

Explanation:

Let the Required cost be X paise.  Less Weight , Less cost (Direct Proportion)

Therefore, 250 : 200 :: 60 : x

=> (250 * x) = (200 * 60)

=> x= 48

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Q:

Simple interest on a sum for 9 months at 8% per annum is Rs 270.What is the value (in Rs) of the sum?

 

A) 5200 B) 5400
C) 4500 D) 3600
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4500

Explanation:
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Q:

What will be the 20th term in the given sequence?

 

-50, -47, -44, _

 

A) -10 B) 10
C) -7 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 7

Explanation:
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Q:

A rectangular grassy plot 110m by 65cm has a gravel path .5cm wide all round it on the inside. Find the cost of gravelling the path at 80 paise per sq.mt

A) 680rs B) 480rs
C) 340rs D) 320rs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 680rs

Explanation:

area of theplot = 110 * 65 = 7150 sq.m
area of the plot excluding the path = (110-5)* (65-5) = 6300 sq.m
area of the path = 7150 - 6300 =850 sq.m
cost of gravelling the path = 850 x (80/100) = 680 Rs

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Q:

P and Q started a business investing Rs, 85,000 and Rs. 15,000 respectively. In what ratio the profit named after 2 years bo divided between P and Q respectively ?

A) 17:23 B) 17:3
C) 17:33 D) 3:4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 17:3

Explanation:

P : Q = 85000 : 15000 = 86 : 15 = 17 : 3 .

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Q:

Find the appropriate relation for quantity 1 and quantity 2 in the following question:

 

An artificial kund is filled by three pipes with uniform flow. The first two pipes operating simultaneously fill the kund at the same time during which the kund is filled by the third pipe alone. The second pipe fills the kund 5 hours faster than the first pipe and 4 hours slower than the third pipe.

Quantity 1: The time required by the first pipe?

Quantity 2: Time taken by all three pipes to fill the Kund simultaneously

A) Quantity 1 > Quantity 2 B) Quantity 1 ≥ Quantity 2
C) Quantity 1 < Quantity 2 D) Quantity 1 ≤ Quantity 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Quantity 1 > Quantity 2

Explanation:

Quantity 1:
Let the first pipe alone takes x hours to fill the
tank.
⇒The second and third pipes will take (x-5) and
(x-9) hours respectively.
According to the given information:
∴ 1x-9

⇒ (x-9)(2x-5) = x2 – 5x
⇒ 2x2 – 5x – 18x + 45 = x2 – 5x
⇒ x
2 -18x + 45 = 0
⇒ (x-15) (x-3) = 0
⇒ x = 15, 3

The first pipe can take 15 hours to fill the kund.
∵ 3 hours doesn’t satisfy the statement.
Quantity 2:
∴ Time taken by second pipe = x-5
⇒ Time taken by second pipe = 15-5 = 10hours
∴ Time taken by third pipe = x -9
⇒ Time taken by third pipe = 15- 9 = 6 hours
Now,

Net part filled in 1 hour = 115+110+16
⇒ Net part filled in 1 hour = 4+6+1060
⇒Net part filled in 1 hour = 2060=13
∴The Kund will be full in 3/1 hours if all the pipes are opened simultaneously
Now, comparing
15 > 3
Thus, Quantity 1 > quantity 2

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Q:

Which one of the following cannot be the square of a natural number?

A) 32761 B) 42437
C) 81225 D) 20164
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 42437

Explanation:

The square of a natural number never ends in 7.
42437 is not the square of a natural number

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Q:

In a single throw of two dice , find the probability that neither a doublet nor a total of 8 will appear.

A) 7/15 B) 5/18
C) 13/18 D) 3/16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5/18

Explanation:

n(S) = 36

 

A = {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5), (6, 6)}

 

B = { (2, 6), (3, 5), (4, 4), (5, 3), (6, 2) }

 

nA=6, nB=5, nAB=1

 

Required probability = PAB

 

 = PA+PB-PAB

 

=  636+536-136 = 518

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