Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A vendor buys bananas at 7 for Rs 6 and sells at 6 for Rs 7. What will be the result?

A) 36.1% loss B) 26.5% profit
C) 36.1% profit D) 26.5% loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 36.1% profit

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What smallest number should be added to 2401 so that the sum is completely divisible by 14 ?

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

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If the cost price of 25 pens is equal to the selling price of 20 pens, then the profit percent is

A) 20% B) 25%
C) 15% D) 5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25%

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The sum of the ages of husband and wife at present is 100. Ten years ago the ratio of their ages was 9:7. What is the age of the husband?

A) 45 years B) 55 years
C) 65 years D) 40 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 55 years

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A, B and C can do a job working alone in 50, 75 and 20 days respectively. They all work together for 4 days, then C quits. How many days will A and B take to finish the rest of the job?

A) 20 B) 30
C) 18 D) 24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20

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12 copies of a book were sold for Rs. 1800 thereby gaining cost price of 3 copies. The cost price of a copy of the book is

A) Rs. 120 B) Rs. 150
C) Rs. 1200 D) Rs. 1500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 120

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PR is a tangent to a circle with centre O and radius 4 cm at point Q. If ∠POR = 90°, OR = 5 cm and OP = 20/3 cm, then the length of PR is:

A) 16/3 cm B) 23/3 cm
C) 25/3 cm D) 3 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 25/3 cm

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The bar chart given shows the sales of 3 types of cars in the Indian automotive industry over 4 years. All the sales figures have been shown in terms of 000 units.

What is the simple annual growth rate (in %) in the sales of SUV from 2009 to 2012?

A) 90 B) 100
C) 133.33 D) 150
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 133.33

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