Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A rice trader buys 8 quintals of rice for Rs 3,600. 10% rice is lost in transportation. At what rate should he sell to earn 15% profit?

A) Rs 352.1 per quintal B) Rs 517.5 per quintal
C) Rs 575 per quintal D) Rs 582.3 per quintal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs 575 per quintal

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A Rs 1000 box of cookies is offered at 10% discount and a Rs 400 bar of chocolate at 8% discount. If we buy 2 boxes of cookies and 3 bars of chocolate, what is the effective discount we get (in %)?

A) 9 B) 9.25
C) 8.75 D) 8.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9.25

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What is the value of [1 – tan (90 – θ) + sec (90 – θ)]/[tan (90 – θ) + sec (90 – θ) + 1]?

A) cot (θ/2) B) tan (θ/2)
C) sin θ D) cos θ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) tan (θ/2)

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If 70% of total articles are sold at a profit of 20% and remaining articles are sold at a loss of 20%, then what will be the overall profit percentage?

A) 8 B) 12
C) 16 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 8

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If tan 45° + cosec 30° = x, then find the value of x.

A) √3 B) (1-2√2)/√2
C) (√3-4)/2√3 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3

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A carpenter can build a cupboard in 64 hours. After 16 hours he takes a break. What fraction of the cupboard is yet to be built?

A) 0.6 B) 0.75
C) 0.2 D) 0.8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 0.75

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The average of marks of 17 students in an examination was calculated as 71. But it was later found that the mark of one student had been wronglyentered as 65 instead of 56 and another as 24 instead of 50. The correct average is

A) 70 B) 71
C) 72 D) 73
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 72

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In a trapezium ABCD, AB || CD, AB < CD, CD = 6 cm and distance between the parallel sides is 4 cm. If the area of ABCD is 16 sq.cm, then AB is

A) 1 cm B) 3 cm
C) 2 cm D) 8 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2 cm

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