Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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In what ratio sugar of Rs 38 per kg and Rs 30 per kg be mixed with each other so that on selling mixture at Rs 35.2 per kg there will be a profit of 10%?

A) 1 : 3 B) 3 : 7
C) 13 : 7 D) 9 : 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1 : 3

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Average of the runs of 133 players of a team is 38. If the average of the runs of the male players is 43 and the average of the runs of the female players is 24, then what will be the ratio of the total runs of male players and the total runs of female players respectively?

 

A) 301 : 60   B) 7 : 3  
C) 39 : 11   D) 60 : 207
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 301 : 60  

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Ram is 20 years younger than Shyam. 5 years ago, the ratio of their age was 3:5. The sum of their present age is

A) 75 years B) 80 years
C) 90 years D) 95 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 90 years

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A cloth merchant has announced 25% rebate in prices. If one needs to have a rebate of Rs. 40, then how many metres of cloth costing Rs. 32 per metre he should purchase 

A) 6m B) 5m
C) 10m D) 7m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5m

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The point of intersection of all the three medians of a triangle is called its

A) orthocentre B) incentre
C) centroid D) circumcentre
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) centroid

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If a person walks at 12 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 1 km more in the same time. What is the actual distance (in kms) travelled by him at 10 km/hr in the same time?

A) 8 B) 10
C) 5 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5

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Q:

Angle of Elevation means

Answer

In Heights and Distances,


The angle of elevation of an object is the angle between the horizontal and the line of sight that is the line from the object to the observer's eye.

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A student multiplied a number by 3/10 instead of 10/3. What is the percentage error in the calculation?

A) 1011.11 percent B) 45.5 percent
C) 91 percent D) 505.56 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 91 percent

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