Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A hall is 15 m long and 12 m broad. If the sum of the areas of the floor and the ceiling is equal to the sum of the areas of four walls, the volume of the hall is:

A) 720 B) 900
C) 1200 D) 1800
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1200

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Solve the following :

 

(-4){19 - (-2) x (-8)} = ?

A) 12 B) -140
C) 140 D) -12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) -12

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?

I. 12>163>244II. 253>324>486III. 94>153>246

A) Only I and II B) Only I and III
C) Only I D) All are true.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only I and II

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The length and breadth of a rectangle are 15 cm and 8 cm respectively. Calculate its perimeter (in cm).

 

A)  46 B) 92
C)  35 D)  70
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A)  46

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Of the four numbers, whose average is 60, the first is one-fourth of the sum of the last three. The first number is :

A) 17 B) 29
C) 36 D) 48
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 48

Explanation:

Let the first number be x,

Then, sum of the four numbers = x + 4x = 5x.

so,  5x/4 = 60 or x = (60 * 4) / 5 = 48.

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Which of the following conditions is correct for a right angled triangle?

 

A) Sum of the two angles of a triangle is greater than the third angle B) Sum of the two angles of a triangle is less than the third angle
C) Sum of the two angles of a triangle is equal to the third angle D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sum of the two angles of a triangle is equal to the third angle

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Q:

Find the odd man out of the series given

8, 16, 20, 36, 68

A) 68 B) 36
C) 20 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 16

Explanation:

The given number series is 8, 16, 20, 36, 68

8

8 x 2 - 4 = 12 (NOT 16)

12 x 2 - 4 = 20

20 x 2 - 4 = 36

36 x 2 - 4 = 68

 

Hence, the odd man in the given series is 16.

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A cistern 6m long and 4 m wide contains water up to a depth of 1 m 25 cm. The total area of the wet surface is:

A) 49 B) 50
C) 53.5 D) 55
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 49

Explanation:

Area of the wet surface = [2(lb + bh + lh) - lb] 

= 2(bh + lh) + lb 

= [2 (4 x 1.25 + 6 x 1.25) + 6 x 4]m2  

= 49m2

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