Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

A clock is started at noon. By 10 minutes past 5, the hour hand has turned through

A) 145 B) 155
C) 165 D) 175
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 155

Explanation:

Angle traced by hour hand in 12 hrs = 360º

 

Angle traced by hour hand in 5 hrs 10 min. i.e 316 hrs = 36012×3160 = 1550

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Q:

What will be the day on 18th Feb,2016? 

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

Explanation:

18 Feb, 2016 = (2015 years + Period from 1.1.2016 to 18.2.2016)

 

Odd days in 1600 years = 0

Odd days in 400 years = 0

15 years = (12 ordinary years + 3 leap year) = (12 x 1 + 3 x 2)= 4 odd days

 

Jan  Feb

(31 + 18 ) = 49 days

49 days = (7 weeks + 0 day)= 0 odd day.

 

Total number of odd days = (0 + 0 + 4 + 0) = 4 odd day.

 

Given day is Thursday

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Q:

A group of 10 representatives is to be selected out of 12 seniors and 10 juniors. In how many different ways can the group be selected if it should have at least one senior ?

A) ²²C₁₀ + 1 B) ²²C₉ + ¹⁰C₁
C) ²²C₁₀ D) ²²C₁₀ - 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ²²C₁₀ - 1

Explanation:

The total number of ways of forming the group of ten representatives is ²²C₁₀.
The total number of ways of forming the group that consists of no seniors is ¹⁰C₁₀ = 1 way
The required number of ways = ²²C₁₀ - 1

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Q:

A wheelchair slalom event, athletes weave around cones and race to the finish line. A diagram of the rectangular course 30m length &16m bredth is shown. Find the the area of the course

A) 480 B) 560
C) 180 D) 460
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 480

Explanation:

A = lw

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Q:

H.C.F of 3240, 3600 and a third number is 36 and their L.C.M is 24 x 35 x 52 x 72 . What is the third number?

A) 47628 B) 49874
C) 24157 D) 42146
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 47628

Explanation:

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Q:

A fair coin is tossed 11 times. What is the probability that only the first two tosses will yield heads ?

A) (1/2)^11 B) (9)(1/2)
C) (11C2)(1/2)^9 D) (1/2)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) (1/2)^11

Explanation:

Probability of occurrence of an event, 

P(E) = Number of favorable outcomes/Numeber of possible outcomes = n(E)/n(S)


⇒ Probability of getting head in one coin = ½, 

⇒ Probability of not getting head in one coin = 1- ½ = ½, 

Hence, 

All the 11 tosses are independent of each other.

∴ Required probability of getting only 2 times heads =122×129=1211

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Q:

The average of the ages of Sumit, Krishna and Rishabh is 43 years and the average of the ages of Sumit, Rishabh and Rohit is 49 years. If Rohit is 54 years old, what is Krishna'a age ? 

A) 48 yrs B) 42 yrs
C) 40 yrs D) 36 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 36 yrs

Explanation:

Let present ages of Sumit=w, Krishna=x, Rishabh=y and Rohit=z , then
w+x+y = 43x3 = 129 ---(i) and
w+y+z = 49x3 = 147 ---(ii)
Subtracting (i) from (ii), (w+y+z) - (w+x+y)=147 -129 , z- x =18 ---(iii)
Given Rohit's age => z = 54, so from (iii), x = 54-18 = 36

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Q:

Sweety is 54 years old and her mother is 80. How many years ago was Sweety's mother three times her age?

A) 20 B) 41
C) 26 D) 33
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 41

Explanation:

Given P = 54 and M = 80

According to the question,

Let ‘A’ years ago, M = 3P

=> M - A/P - A = 3

=> 80 - A = 3(54 - A)

=> 80 - A = 162 - 3A

=> 2A = 82

=> A = 41

Therefore, A = 41 years ago Sweety’s mother was 3 times of Sweety’s age.

Hence, at the age S = 13 and M = 39.

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