Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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The labourers A, B, C were given a contract of Rs. 750 for doing a certain piece of work. All the three together can finish the work in 8 days. A and C together can do it in 12 day, while A and B together can do it in 13 1/3 days. The money will be divided in the ratio

A) 4:5:6 B) 4:7:5
C) 5:7:4 D) 5:6:8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4:5:6

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What is the value of sin 300°?

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

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Δ LMN is right angled at M. If m∠N = 60 deg., then Tan L =______.

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

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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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What is the effective discount on two successive discounts of 20% and 25%?

A) 45% B) 40%
C) 50% D) 60%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 40%

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Smita can finish a work in 12 days and Sam can finish the same work in 9 days. After working together for 4 days they both leave the job. What is the fraction of unfinished work?

A) 2/9 B) 1/4
C) 1/2 D) 7/9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2/9

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What is the average of all numbers between 9 and 90 which are divisible by 8?

A) 53 B) 52
C) 51 D) 50
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 52

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In these questions, a question is given followed by information in three statements. You have to consider the information in all the three statements and decide the information in which of the statement(s) is not necessarily required to answer the question and therefore can be dispensed with. Indicate your answer accordingly How many students from institute 'A' got placement?

I. Number of students studying in institutes A and B are in the ratio of 3:4 respectively.

II. Number of students who got placement from institute B is 120% of the number of students who got placement from institute A

III. 80% of the students studying in institute B got placement.

A) None of the statements can be dispensed with B) Only I
C) Only II D) Any one of the three
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

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From I No. of students studying in A and B are 3x and 4x respectively.
From II No. of students studying in B who got placement = (4x × 80) ÷ 100 = 16x/5
Hence Question cannot be answered even with the information in all the three statements
Hence option 5 is correct

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