Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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From a container of milk, 5 litres of milk is replaced with 5 litres of water. This process is repeated again. Thus in two attempts the ratio of milk and water became 81 : 19. The initial amount of milk in the container was

A) 50 litres B) 45 litres
C) 25 litres D) 20 litres
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 50 litres

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What is the value of 361+3.61+0.0361 ?

A) 20.9 B) 22.11
C) 22.49 D) 21.09
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 21.09

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There are 90 coins, comprising of 5 and 10 paisa coins. The value of all the coins is Rs. 7. How many 5 paisa coins are there?

A) 50 B) 45
C) 40 D) 35
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 40

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If A = 1 – 10 + 3 – 12 + 5 – 14 + 7 + ... upto 60 terms, then what is the value of A?

A) – 360 B) – 310
C) – 240 D) – 270
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) – 270

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Five women can do a work in 36 days. If the ratio between the capacity of a man and a woman is 3:1, then find how many days it will take 5 men to complete the same woek?

A) 12 days B) 15 days
C) 18 days D) 108 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12 days

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Ganesh invested an amount of Rs x in a fixed deposit scheme offering 5% per annum for 1st year and 15% per annum for 2nd year and received an amount of Rs 9660 after two years. What is the value of x (in Rs)?

A) 9000 B) 8000
C) 8500 D) 8200
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8000

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The base of a parallelogram is twice its height. If the area of the parallelogram is 338 sq.cm. Find its height?

A) 13 cm B) 14 cm
C) 16 cm D) 12 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 13 cm

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Let height =x Then, base =2x
2x * x = 338
=>x=13
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If 1/(tanA + cotA) = x, then value of x is

A) cosAsinA B) cos2Asin2A
C) cosecAsecA D) cosec2Asec2A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cosAsinA

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