Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A, B and C can complete a work in 10, 12 and 15 days respectively. All three of them starts together but after 2 days A leaves the job and B left the job 3 days before the work was completed. C completed the remaining work alone. In how many days was the total work completed?

A) 5 B) 6
C) 7 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 7

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Seven years from now Virat will be twice as old as Mohinder. Five years ago Mohinder's age was one year less than 2/5 of Virat's age. What is Virat's present age?

A) 55 yrs B) 51 yrs
C) 57 yrs D) 53 yrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 55 yrs

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In a 900 meters race, Sathish beats Kiran by 270 meters and Rahul by 340 meters. By how many meters does Kiran beat Rahul in the same race?

A) 140 B) 20
C) 100 D) 70
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 100

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Karan remembers that his sister's birthday is not after 18th August. Karan's mother remembers that Karan's sister birthday is before 20th August but after 17th August. On which date of August is Karan's sister birthday?

A) 18 B) 17
C) 19 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 18

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Findout the odd word/letters/number/number pair from the given alternatives.
23 : 8 : : 62 : ?

A) 8 B) 36
C) 12 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 36

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2sinAsinB is equal to

A) sin(A+B) + sin(A­-B) B) cos(A-­B) -­ cos(A+B)
C) sin(A+B) -­ sin(A-­B) D) cos(A+B) + cos(A-­B)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) cos(A-­B) -­ cos(A+B)

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A student multiplied a number by 4/5 instead of 5/4. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

A) 56.25 percent B) 18 percent
C) 28.13 percent D) 36 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 36 percent

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Length and breadth of a rectangle are 8 cm and 6 cm respectively. The rectangle is cut on its four vertices such that the resulting figure is a regular octagon. What is the side (in cm) of the octagon?

A) 3(√11) – 7 B) 5(√13) – 8
C) 4(√7) – 11 D) 6(√11) – 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3(√11) – 7

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