Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Some carpenters promised to do a job in 15 days but 3 of them were absent and remaining did the job in 20 days. What was the original number of carpenters?

A) 10 B) 15
C) 12 D) 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12

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If the angle of elevation of the top of a pillar from the ground level is raised from 30° to 60°, the length of the shadow of a pillar of height 503 will be decreased by

A) 60 m B) 75 m
C) 100 m D) 50 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 100 m

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Two trains start from a certain place on two parallel tracks in the same direction. The speed of the trains are 45 Km/hr and 40 Km/hr respectively. The distance between the two trains after 45 minutes will be

A) 2.5 km B) 2.75 km
C) 3.7 km D) 3.75 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3.75 km

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Three electronic devices make a beep after every 48 sec, 72 sec and 108 sec respectively. They beeped together at 10 a.m. The time when they will next make a beep together at the earliest is

A) 10:07:12 hrs B) 10:07:24 hrs
C) 10:07:36 hrs D) 10:07:48 hrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10:07:12 hrs

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Junko sold an item for Rs. 220 at a loss of 12%. By how much should she have raised the price to make a profit of 10% ?

A) Rs. 25 B) Rs. 48.40
C) Rs. 44 D) Rs. 55
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs. 55

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In the given figure, PQ = 30, RS = 24 and OM = 12, then what is the value of ON?

A) 9 B) 12
C) 15 D) 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 15

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What number should be added to each of the numbers 55, 100, 65 and 116, so that the resulting numbers are in continued proportion?

A) 20 B) 10
C) 5 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 20

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The ratio of the curved surface area and total surface area of a right circular cylinder is 2 : 5. If the total surface area is 3080 cm2, then what is the volume (in cm3) of the cylinder?

A) 4312√6 B) 3822√6
C) 4522√6 D) 4642√6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4312√6

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