Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A tent is to be built in the form of a cylinder of radius 10 m surmounted by a cone of the same radius. If the height of the cylindrical part is 5 m and slant height of the conical part is 15 m, how much canvas will be required to build the tent? Allow 20% extra canvas for folding and stitching. (Take π = 22/7)

A) 4714.43 sq m B) 3772.14 sq m
C) 6783.86 sq m D) 2451.42 sq m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2451.42 sq m

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A parallelogram PQRS, the length of whose sides are 8 cm and 12 cm, has one diagonal 10 cm long Ile length of the other diagonal is approximately:

A) 17.8 cm B) 17.5 cm
C) 17 cm D) 18 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 17.8 cm

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A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a weight of 875 gms for the kilogram weight. His gain in percentage is

A) 17% B) 14 5/7%
C) 14 2/7% D) 14%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 14 2/7%

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What is the value of 3.6×1.62+0.48×3.61.8×0.8+10.8×0.3-2.16 ?

A) 2.4 B) 2
C) 4 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3

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If a+b=3 then the value of a3+b3+9ab-­27 is

A) 24 B) 25
C) 0 D) 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0

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Every month, Kritika spends 30% of her income on house rent and 60% of the rest on household expenditure. If she saves ₹ 6300 per month, what is her total monthly income?

A) ₹ 22,000 B) ₹ 20,500
C) ₹ 22,500 D) ₹ 25,000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ₹ 22,500

Explanation:

Let the monthly income be x
Kritika spends 30% of her income on house rent. The remaining amount will be 70% of x
Kritika spends 60% of the rest (70% of 60% = 42% of x )on household expenditure. The remaining amount will be 28% of x
If 28% of x is 6300 then 100% will be 22,500

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A race has three parts. The speed and time required to complete the individual parts for a runner is displayed on the following chart:
                       

                         Part I     Part II       Part III

Speed (kmph)       9            8              7.5

Time (minutes)     50          80             100

What is the average speed of this runner?

A) 8.17 kmph B) 8.00 kmph
C) 7.80 kmph D) 7.77 kmph
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8.00 kmph

Explanation:

Avg speed = Tot dist/Tot time = (45+64+75)/23 = 184/23

= 8 kmph
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Aman and Kapil starts from Delhi and Gwalior respectively towards each other at same time. They meet at Mathura and then take 196 minutes and 225 minutes respectively to reach Gwalior and Delhi. If speed of Aman is 30 km/hr, then what is the speed (in km/hr) of Kapil?

A) 28 B) 30
C) 225/7 D) 392/15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 28

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