Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

21 is 35 of what number?

A) 60 B) 85
C) 300 D) 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 60

Explanation:

The given sentence 21 is 35 of what number means that 

21 is 35 % of what number

Let that number be P

=> 35P/100 = 21

35P = 2100

P = 2100/35 = 300/5 = 60

 

Hence, 21 is 35 of 60.

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Q:

A certain sum of money was divided between A, B and C in the ratio 5:6:9. If A received Rs. 450 the sum divided was

A) 2000 B) 1800
C) 2250 D) 1000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1800

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Q:

The area of a square is 100 sq cm, find length of its diagonal?

A) 10√2 cm B) 10 cm
C) 20 cm D) 20√2 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10√2 cm

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In the given figure, four identical semicircles are drawn in a quadrant. XA = 7 cm. What is the area (in sq.cm) of shaded region ?

 

A) 70 B) 140
C) 77 D) 84
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 84

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Q:

Two buses travel to a place at 45 km/hr and 60 km/hr respectively. If the second bus takes 51⁄2 hours less than the first for the journey, the length of the journey is:

A) 900 km B) 940 km
C) 990 km D) 1300 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 990 km

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Q:

How many 100 digit positive number are there?

A) 9 × 1099 B) 9 × 10100
C) 10100 D) 11 × 1098
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 9 × 1099

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Q:

Hema takes a total of 9 hours 55 min to walk a certain distance and then cycling back to the same place from where she had started. She could walk both ways in 12 hours 30 min. The time she will take to cycle both ways is :

A) 7 hrs 20 min B) 7 hrs 15 min
C) 7 hrs 35 min D) 7 hrs 40 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7 hrs 20 min

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A, B and C start a business and the ratio of their investment is 8 : 5 : 3. If at the end the ratio of their profits is 4 : 15 : 6, then what is the ratio of time period of their investment?

A) 1 : 6 : 5 B) 2 : 3 : 4
C) 1 : 6 : 4 D) 2 : 6 : 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1 : 6 : 4

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