Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Two pipes namely A,B can fill a sump in 25 minutes and half an hour respectively and a pipe C can empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank in 15 minutes. The capacity off the tank is

A) 450 gallons B) 300 gallons
C) 240 gallons D) 600 gallons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 450 gallons

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Which of the following fractions is largest?

A) 3/4 B) 4/5
C) 5/6 D) 7/8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 7/8

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The area of a rectangle is 448 sq.m. If the length is more than the breadth by 12%, find the breadth.

A) 14 m B) 16 m
C) 18 m D) 20 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 20 m

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The centroid of a triangle is the point where

A) the medians meet B) the altitudes meet
C) the right bisectors of the sides of the triangle meet D) the bisectors of the angles of the triangle meet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the medians meet

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If the edge of a cube is increased by 2 cm, the volume will increase by 488 cub.cm. What then will be the length of each edge of the cube?

A) 6 cm B) 8 cm
C) 9 cm D) 7 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8 cm

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If 60 boys can finish a work in 15 days by working 8 hours a day, then how many hours a day should 72 boys work to finish that work within 20 days?

 

A) 4 B) 6
C) 5 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5

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A balloon is connected to a meteorological station by a cable of length 130 m, inclined at 60 deg to the horizontal. Find the height of the balloon from the ground. Assume that there is no slack in cable.

A) 110.32 m B) 173 m
C) 163.28 m D) 112.58 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 112.58 m

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If 60/75 is equivalent to 4/x, then the value of x is

A) 5 B) 4
C) 15 D) 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 15

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