Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Some masons promised to do a work in 10 days but 8 of them were absent and remaining did the work in 18 days. What was the original number of masons?

 

A) 10 B) 21
C) 15 D) 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 18

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The point equidistant from the sides of a triangle is called

A) Circumcenter B) Incentre
C) Orthocentre D) Centroid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Incentre

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ABCD is a trapezium in which AB is parallel to CD and AB = 4(CD). The diagonals of the trapezium intersects at O. What is the ratio of area of triangle DCO to the area of the triangle ABO?

A) 1 : 4 B) 1 : 2
C) 1 : 8 D) 1 : 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1 : 16

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If Reena sold 12 mobile phones for Rs. 1,88,160 which cost Rs. 14,056 per phone, what was the total profit made by her?

A) Rs. 19,488 B) Rs. 17,621
C) Rs. 21,014 D) Rs. 18,958
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 19,488

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A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 8% while buying and selling fruits, by using tampered weights, his total gain in percentage is

A) 16.25 B) 16.44
C) 16.75 D) 16.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 16.44

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What is the value of (tan45° + 1/√2) ?

A) 5/√3 B) 7/2√3
C) (√2+1)/√2 D) 4/√3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (√2+1)/√2

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If 2pp2-2p+1 = 14, then the value of (p + 1/p) will be

A) 8 B) 10
C) 12 D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

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Simple interest on a certain sum of money for 3 years at 18% per annum is half the compound interest on Rs. 9000 for 2 years at 10% per annum. The sum placed on simple interest is:

A) Rs 3500 B) Rs 875
C) Rs 1750 D) Rs 1400
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs 1750

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