Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

Find the length of the longest pole that can be placed in a room 12 m long 8m broad and 9m high.

A) 14m B) 15m
C) 16m D) 17m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 17m

Explanation:

Length of longest pole = Length of the diagonal of the room

 

122+82+92=289 = 17m

 

 

 

 

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Q:

The calendar of the year 2024 can be used again in the year?

A) 2030 B) 2052
C) 2048 D) 2036
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2052

Explanation:

NOTE :

Repetition of leap year ===> Add +28 to the Given Year.

Repetition of non leap year

Step 1 : Add +11 to the Given Year. If Result is a leap year, Go to step 2.

Step 2:  Add +6 to the Given Year.

 

Solution : 

Given Year is 2024, Which is a leap year.

So, Add +28 to the given year (i.e 2024 + 28) = 2052

Therfore, The calendar of the year 2024 can be used again in the year 2052.

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Q:

How many arrangements of the letters of the word ‘BENGALI’ can be made if the vowels are to occupy only odd places.

A) 720 B) 576
C) 567 D) 625
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 576

Explanation:

There are 7 letters in the word Bengali of these 3 are vowels and 4 consonants.

 

There are 4 odd places and 3 even places. 3 vowels can occupy 4 odd places in 4P3 ways and 4 constants can be arranged in 4P4 ways.

 

Number of words =4P3  x 4P4= 24 x 24 = 576

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There are 7 non-collinear points. How many triangles can be drawn by joining these points?

A) 10 B) 30
C) 35 D) 60
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 35

Explanation:

A triangle is formed by joining any three non-collinear points in pairs.

 

There are 7 non-collinear points

 

The number of triangles formed = 7C3 = 35

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Q:

What time will it be 18 hours from now in India, if in the USA it is 4:15 AM?

(Hint : IST = US + 9:30 hrs)

A) 1:45 in the afternoon B) 7:45 in the evening
C) 7:45 in the next morning D) 1:45 in the next morning
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7:45 in the next morning

Explanation:

We know that the time difference between India and USA is 9 hrs 30 min.

India is 9:30 hrs ahead of USA.

Time in India = 4:15 + 9:30 = 13:45 PM.

Required Time after 18 hrs = 13:45 + 18 hrs = 7:45 AM.

 

Hence it is 7:45 AM on the next morning.

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Q:

What percent of a day is 3 hours?

A) 14.9% B) 12.5%
C) 15.6%% D) 11.4%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12.5%

Explanation:

Let p% of a day is 3 hrs.

We know that a day has 24 hrs.

=> p x 24/100 = 3

=> p = 300/24

=> p = 12.5%

 

Hence, 3 hrs is 12.5% of a day.

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Q:

A train moves with a speed of 108 kmph. Its speed in metres per second is :

A) 10.8 B) 18
C) 30 D) 38.8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30

Explanation:

108 kmph = 108*[5/18] m/sec = 30 m / s.

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Q:

If Aug 15th,2012 falls on Thursday then June 11th,2013 falls on which day ?

A) Wednesday B) Saturday
C) Monday D) Tuesday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Wednesday

Explanation:

First,we count the number of odd days for the left over days in the given period.

Here,given period is 15.8.2012 to 11.6.2013

Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

16   30   31  30   31   31   28  31   30   31   11(left days)

2 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 0 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 4 (odd days) = 6 odd days

So,given day Thursday + 6 = Wednesday is the required result.

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