Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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What is the slope of the line perpendicular to the line passing through the points (­-4,5) and (3,­-2)?

A) 2 B) 3/7
C) -3/7 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1

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The simple interest on a sum of money is 16/25 of the principal. The number of years is equal to the rate of interest per annum. What is the rate (in percentage) of interest per annum?

A) 4 B) 16
C) 8 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8

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The product of two numbers is 20. One of them is 1.25. What is the other number?

A) 12 B) 14
C) 16 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 16

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If selling price and cost price of an article are Rs. 684.25 and Rs. 595 respectively, then what is the profit percentage?

 

A) 15 B) 10
C) 12.5 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15

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Two pipes A and B can fill an empty cistern in 18 and 27 hours, respectively. Pipe C can drain the entire cistern in 45 hours when no other pipe is in operation. Initially, when the cistern was empty Pipe A and Pipe C were turned on. After a few Pipe A was turned off and Pipe B was turned on instantly. In all, it took 55 hours to fill the cistern. For how many hours was Pipe B turned on?

A) 50 B) 45
C) 27 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 45

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A water tank has two holes. The 1st hole alone makes the tank empty in 3 min and 2nd hole alone makes the tank empty in 5 min. If water leaks out at a constant rate, how long in minutes does it take if both the holes together empty the tank?

A) 7/8 B) 23/8
C) 13/8 D) 15/8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 15/8

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In ΔABC, ∠B is right angle, D is the mid point of the side AC. If AB = 6 cm, BC = 8cm, then the length of BD is

A) 4 cm B) 5 cm
C) 8 cm D) 12 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5 cm

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The volume of a cuboid is 320 cubic cm. Find its total surface area if its length and breadth are 10 cm and 8 cm respectively?

A) 608 sq cms B) 304 sq cms
C) 152 sq cms D) 456 sq cms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 304 sq cms

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