Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

5% people of a village in India died by dengue, 15% of the remainder left the village on account of fear. If now the population is reduced to 3553, how much was it in the beginning ?

A) 4400 B) 3100
C) 2800 D) 5600
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4400

Explanation:

Let 'P' be the original population at the beginning

P x (95/100) x (85/100) = 3553

P = 4400.

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Q:

Wheels of diameters 7cm and 14cm start rolling simultaneously from x & y which are 1980 cm apart towards each other in opposite directions. Both of them make the same number of revolutions per second. If both of them meet after 10seconds.The speed of the smaller wheel is

A) 22m/s B) 33m/s
C) 44m/s D) 55m/s
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 22m/s

Explanation:

let each wheel make x revolutions per sec. Then2π*72*x+2π*7*x*10=19802*227*72*x+2*227*72*x=198

 66x=198 

distance moved by smaller wheel in 3 revolutions 

=2*227*72*3=66cm 

speed of smaller wheel = 663 m/s = 22m/s

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Q:

On 24th Nov, 2007 Thursday falls. What day of the week was it on 10th Nov, 2006 ?

A) Wednesday B) Tuesday
C) Friday D) Thursday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Wednesday

Explanation:

The year 2006 is an ordinary year. So, it has 1 odd day.
So, the day on 24th Nov, 2007 will be 1 day beyond the day on 24th Nov, 2006.
But, 24th Nov, 2007 is Thursday.
24 - 10 = 14 days.
Therefore, 2 weeks ago it is same day.
Thus, 10th Nov, 2006 is one day before 10th Nov, 2007 i.e. it is Wednesday.

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Q:

A solid cube of side 6 is first painted pink and then cut into smaller cubes of side 2. How many of the smaller cubes have paint on exactly 2 sides?

A) 30 B) 24
C) 12 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12

Explanation:

When the larger cube is cut into smaller cubes, the corner cubes will have paint on three sides. The cubes in the middle of the faces will have paint on only one side, but the cubes cut from the edges will have paint on two sides. In this case, there will be only one cube one each edge (excluding the corners), and since there are 12 edges, there will be 12 cubes with paint on two sides.

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Q:

There are 100 students in 3 sections A, B and C of a class. The average marks of all the three sections was 84. The average of B and C was 87.5 and the average marks of students in A section was :

A) 20 B) 35
C) 54 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20

Explanation:

Numbers of students in section A = x
∴ Numbers of students in section B and C = (100 – x)
∴ x 70 + (100 – x) 87.5 = 84 100
=> 70x + 87.5 100 – 87.5x = 8400
=> 8750 – 17.5x = 8400
=> 17.5x = 8750 – 8400 => x = 20.

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Q:

Calender Puzzle 

calendar puzzle

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

Explanation:

We can't determine the last day of the next month which has 31 days because we don't know the days in present month which may be 30 or 31. And the next month may be March which contains 31 days  which implies that the present month may be February which contains 28 or 29 days.

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Q:

A and B invests Rs.10000 each, A investing for 8 months and B investing for all the 12 months in the year. If the total profit at the end of the year is Rs.25000, find their shares?

A) 10000 and 15000 B) 15000 and 10000
C) 5000 and 20000 D) 20000 and 5000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10000 and 15000

Explanation:

As both A and B invest the same amounts, the ratio of their profits at the end of the year is equal to the ratio of the time periods for which they have invested.

 

Thus, the required ratio of their profits = A : B = 8 : 12 = 2 : 3.

 

Hence, share of A in the total profit = 2 x 25000/5 = Rs.10000

 

Similarly, share of B in the total profit = 3 x 25000/5 = Rs.15000

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Q:

Find the Greatest Number that will devide 43, 91  and 183  so as to leave the same remainder in each case

A) 4 B) 7
C) 9 D) 13
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4

Explanation:

Required Number = H.C.F  of  (91- 43), (183- 91) and (183-43)

                          = H.C.F of 48, 92, and 140 = 4

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