Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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PAB and PCD are two secants to a circle. If PA = 10 cm, AB = 12 cm and PC = 11 cm, then what is the value (in cm) of PD?

 

A) 18 B) 9
C) 20 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 20

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The point R(a,b) is first reflected in origin to R1 and R1 is reflected in X-axis to (-5,1). The co-ordinates of point R are?

A) (5,-1) B) (-1,5)
C) (1,-5) D) (5,1)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) (5,1)

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ABC is a right angled triangle. ∠BAC = 90 deg and ∠ACB = 60 deg. What is the ratio of the circum radius of the triangle to the side AB?

A) 1 : 2 B) 1 : √3
C) 2 : √3 D) 2 : 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1 : √3

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10 persons can do a job in X days. If 20 persons with twice the efficiency can do the same job in 5 days, then find the value of X?

A) 40 B) 15
C) 20 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 20

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If the arithmetic mean of two numbers is 7 and the geometric mean of the same two numbers is 2√10. Then find the numbers x and y respectively, such that x>y.

 

A) 4, 10 B) 2, 5
C) 5, 2 D) 10, 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10, 4

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What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following equation (Note: You are not expected to calculate the exact value)?(55.01+16.0003)×22.01÷10.998 =?

A) 190 B) 130
C) 110 D) 142
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 142

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Average of the height of 251 students of a school is 48. If the average of the height of the boys is 51 and the average of the height of the girls is 29, then what will be the ratio of the total height of boys and the total height of girls respectively?

 

A) 323 : 29 B) 31 : 441
C) 29 : 323 D) 441 : 23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 323 : 29

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In each of these questions, a question is given followed by information in three statements. You have to find out the data in which statement(s) is sufficient to answer the question and mark your answer accordingly. What are the marks scored by Abhijit in English?

I. Marks scored by Abhijit in Maths are more than his marks in Science by 20.

II. Total marks scored by Abhijit in Maths, Science and English are 198.

III. Marks scored by Abhijit in Science are more than his marks in English by 12.

A) Any two of the three B) Only II and III
C) All I, II and III D) Question cannot be answered even with the information in all the three statements
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) All I, II and III

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Suppose marked scored by Abhijit in English = x
From statement I,
Marks in science = x + 12
From statement III,
Marks in mathematics = x + 12 + 20
= x + 32
From statement II,
English + Science + Mathematics = 198
x + x +12 + x + 38 = 198
3x = 154
x = 154/3
All I, II and III are required to find answer.

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