Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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The mean of marks secured by 35 students in division A of class X is 65, 45 students of division B is 61 and that of 70 students of division C is 59. What is the mean of marks of the students of three divisions of Class X?

A) 60.3 B) 59.6
C) 61 D) 62.4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 61

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PQ and RS are common tangents to two circles intersecting at A and B. AB, when produced both sides, meet the tangents PQ and RS at X and Y, respectively. If AB = 3 cm, XY = 5 cm, then PQ (in cm) will be

A) 3 cm B) 4 cm
C) 5 cm D) 2 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4 cm

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If 2+x+2-x2+x-2-x=2, then the value of X is

A) 4⁄5 B) 3⁄5
C) 8/5 D) 1/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8/5

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If a3 + b3 + c3 - 3abc = 0, then the value of a2/bc + b2/ac - 3.

 

A) -c2/ab B) -c2/bc
C) -c3/ba D) -c/a
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) -c2/ab

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If x = a + 1a, y = a - 1a ,(a>0), then the value of x4+y4-2x2y2 is

A) 16 B) 20
C) 10 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 16

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The perimeter of two similar triangles ABC and PQR are 36 cms and 24 cms respectively. If PQ = 10 cm then the length of AB is

A) 18 cm B) 12 cm
C) 15 cm D) 330 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 15 cm

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Volume of a cube is 512 cubic cm, find its total surface area? (Take π = 22/7)

A) 768 sq cms B) 192 sq cms
C) 384 sq cms D) 576 sq cms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 384 sq cms

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A thief is stopped by a policeman from a distance of 350 metres. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. Assuming the speed of the thief as 7 km/h and that of police man as 12 km/h, how far the thief would have run, before he is over taken?

A) 490 metres B) 392 metres
C) 588 metres D) 294 metres
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 490 metres

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