Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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The marked price of a book is Rs 4200. The shopkeeper gives two successive discounts of 25% and y% to the customer. If the customer pays Rs 2898 for the book, then what is the value (in percentage) of y?

 

A) 7 B) 8
C) 6 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8

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ΔPQR is right angled at Q. QS is the altitude. PQ is 2√13 cm and PS is 8 cm. What is the length of SR?

A) 6√13 cm B) 4√13 cm
C) 18 cm D) 9 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18 cm

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If x + 1/x = 6, then value of x2 + 1/x2 is

A) 23 B) 16
C) 34 D) 32
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 34

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Choose the one which is odd from the following options.

A) Coffee B) Rice
C) Tobacco D) Sugarcane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rice

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Findout the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.
7 : 50 : : 9 : ?

A) 37 B) 82
C) 17 D) 90
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 82

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A dealer is selling an article at a discount of 5% on the Marked price. If the Marked price is 12% above the cost price and the article was sold for Rs. 532 then the cost price is (in Rs.)

A) 500 B) 525
C) 505 D) 520
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 500

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A man spends a part of his monthly income and saves the rest. The ratio of his expenditure to the saving is 61 : 6. If his monthly income is Rs.8710, the amount of his monthly savings is

A) Rs.870 B) Rs.690
C) Rs.980 D) Rs.780
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs.780

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Q:

Square of (3x – 5xy) is

A) 9x2 - 30x2y + 25x2y2 B) 9x2 - 15x2y + 25x2y2
C) 25x2 - 15x2y + 9x2y2 D) 25x2 - 30x2y + 9x2y2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 9x2 - 30x2y + 25x2y2

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