Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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What is the area (in sq cm) of a rhombus if the lengths of the diagonals are 12 cm and 14 cm?

A) 42 B) 168
C) 84 D) 63
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 84

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The ratio of three numbers is 5 : 6 : 8. If the sum of the three numbers is 380, then what is the smallest among the three numbers?

A) 75 B) 80
C) 120 D) 100
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 100

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If sin (3x ­ 20°) = cos (3y + 20°), then find the value of (x + y).

A) 90° B) 60°
C) 120° D) 30°
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 30°

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If p = 99, then the value of p(p2+3p+3) will be

A) 999999 B) 1000000
C) 1000001 D) 999998
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 999999

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If α + β = 90° and α:β = 2:1, then the ratio of cosα to cosβ is

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

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By increasing the price of entry ticket to a fair in the ratio 7:17, the number of visitors to the fair has decreased in the ratio 9:5. In what ratio has the total collection increased or decreased?

A) decreased in the ratio 85:63 B) increased in the ratio 35:153
C) increased in the ratio 63:85 D) decreased in the ratio 153:35
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) increased in the ratio 63:85

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The ratio of the number of marbles that Joyee and Minati had was 5 : 8 while the ratio of the number of marbles that Jacob and Minati had was 7 : 12. What is the ratio of the number of marbles that Joyee and Jacob had?

A) 5 : 7 B) 7 : 5
C) 15 : 14 D) 2 : 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 15 : 14

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The ratio between the area of a square and that of a circle, when the length of a side of the square is equal to that of the diameter of the circle, is (take π=22/7)

A) 14 : 11 B) 28 : 11
C) 7 : 22 D) 22 : 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 14 : 11

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