Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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From the top of a platform 5 m high, the angle of elevation of a tower was 30 deg. If the platform was positioned 40√3 m away from the tower, how tall was the tower?

A) 40 m B) 20√3 m
C) 30√3 m D) 45 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 45 m

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Solve : (x + 2y) (2x - y)

A) 2x2 + 5xy + 2y2 B) 2x2 + 3xy - 2y2
C) x2 + 4xy + y2 D) x2+ 4xy - y2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2x2 + 3xy - 2y2

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A piece of cloth costs Rs. 35. If the piece were 4 m longer and each meter were to cost Rs. 1 lesser, then the total cost would remain unchanged. How long is the piece of cloth?

A) 10 m B) 14 m
C) 12 m D) 8 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10 m

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The angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at a distance of 4 m and 9 m from the base of the tower and in the same straight line with it are complementary. The height of the tower is

A) 4 m B) 7 m
C) 9 m D) 6 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6 m

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From the top of a platform 7 m high, the angle of elevation of a tower was 30 deg. If the platform was positioned 50√3 m away from the tower, how tall was the tower?

A) 57 m B) 50 m
C) (25√3 + 7) m D) 25√3 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25√3 m

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If the measure of the exterior angle of a regular polygon is 72 deg then how many sides does it have?
 

A) 6 B) 8
C) 9 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5

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The product of two numbers is 20. One of them is 1.25. What is the other number?

A) 12 B) 14
C) 16 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 16

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In which of the following quadrilaterals only one pair of opposite angles is supplementary?

A) Isosceles Trapezium B) Parallelogram
C) Cyclic quadrilateral D) Rectangle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cyclic quadrilateral

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