Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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If the sum of squares of two real numbers is 41 and their sum is 9. Then the sum of cubes of these two numbers is

A) 169 B) 209
C) 189 D) 198
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 189

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Yaman sold an item at a loss of 10%. If he had sold it for Rs.57 more, he would have made a profit of 20%. What should be the selling price of the item to make a profit of 30%?

A) Rs.247 B) Rs.190
C) Rs.228 D) Rs.222.30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs.247

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The average temperature for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was 48° . The average temperature for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was 52°, If the temperature on Monday was 42°, then the temperature on Friday was (in degrees)

A) 58 B) 56
C) 52 D) 50
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 58

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What is the value of [tan (90  A) + cot (90  A)]2/[2 sec2(90  2A)]?

A) 0 B) 1
C) 2 D) – 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2

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A Village lost 12% of its goats in a flood and 5% of remainder died from diseases. If the number left now is 8360. What was the orignal number before the flood?

A) 1000 B) 10000
C) 1,00,000 D) 8360
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10000

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If the zeroes of the polynomial x2 - ax + b are 3 and 4, then 'a' and 'b' are respectively equal to

A) 4, 3 B) 12, 7
C) 3, 4 D) 7, 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 7, 12

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The area of a square is equal to its side, if the side is 1 unit.

A) Always B) Sometimes
C) Often D) Never
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Always

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If tanA + tanB = X, then the value of X is

A) (tanA - tanB)/(1 + tanAtanB) B) (tanA + tanB)/(1 - tanAtanB)
C) (tanA + tanB)/(1 + tanAtanB) D) (tanA - tanB)/(1 - tanAtanB)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) (tanA + tanB)/(1 - tanAtanB)

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