Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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From the top of a platform 5 m high, the angle of elevation of a tower was 30 deg. If the platform was positioned 40√3 m away from the tower, how tall was the tower?

A) 40 m B) 20√3 m
C) 30√3 m D) 45 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 45 m

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If the 1st and the 3rd term of an arithmetic progression are -10 and -4, what is the 12th term?

A) 26 B) 20
C) 17 D) 23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 23

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The area and the length of one of the diagonals of a rhombus is 54 cm2 and 9 cm respectively. Find the length of its other diagonal (in cm).

A) 6 B) 24
C) 12 D) 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12

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The radius of a wire is decreased to one-third. If volume remains the same, length will increase by

A) 1.5 times B) 3 times
C) 6 times D) 9 times
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 9 times

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A shop keeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed price. The ratio of cost price to the printed price of the book is

A) 45:56 B) 50:61
C) 99:125 D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 45:56

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How many of the factors of 256 are perfect squares?

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

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The length of two parallel sides of a trapezium are 18 m and 24 m. If its height is 12 m, then what is the area (in sq.m) of the trapezium?

A) 126 B) 252
C) 504 D) 1024
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 252

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In a right angled triangle ΔDEF, if the length of the hypotenuse EF is 12 cm, then the length of the median DX is

A) 3 cm B) 4 cm
C) 6 cm D) 12 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6 cm

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