Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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From the top of a building, the angles of elevation and depression of top and bottom of a tower are 60 deg and 30 deg respectively. If the height of the building is 5m, then the height of the tower is

A) 20 m B) 15 m
C) 10√3 m D) 5√3 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20 m

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The cash difference between the selling price of an article at a profit of 2% and 12% is Rs.3. The ratio of two selling prices is

A) 51:56 B) 51:53
C) 52:53 D) 55:56
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 51:56

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If the lengths of the two parallel sides of a trapezium are 7 cm and 9 cm and its area is 80 cm2. Find the distance between its parallel sides (in cm).

A) 5 B) 10
C) 20 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

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If 12x2 - ax + 7 = ax2 + 9x + 3 has only one (repeated) solution, then the positive integral solution of a is

 

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

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ΔABC is similar to ΔDEF. Length of AB is 12 cm and length of the corresponding side DE is 8 cm. What is the ratio of Perimeter of ΔABC : Perimeter of ΔDEF?

A) 9:4 B) 4:9
C) 3:2 D) 2:3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3:2

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The length of the diagonal and the breadth of a rectangle are 29 cm and 20 cm respectively. Find its perimeter (in cm).

 

A) 164 B) 82
C) 21 D) 42
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 82

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The volume of a right circular cone, with a base radius the same as its altitude, and the volume of a hemisphere are equal. The ratio of the radii of the cone to the hemisphere is

A) 2 : 1 B) √2 : 1
C) 23 : 1 D) 33 : 23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 23 : 1

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Points P and Q lie on side AB and AC of triangle ABC respectively such that segment PQ is parallel to side BC. If the ratio of AP:PB is 1:4 and area of Δ APQ is 4 sq cm, what is the area of trapezium PQCB?

A) 60 sq cm B) 16 sq cm
C) 96 sq cm D) 21 sq cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 96 sq cm

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