Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A retailer gets a discount of 40% on the printed price of an article. The retailer sells it at the printed price. His gain percent is

A) 40 B) 55
C) 66 2/3 D) 75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 66 2/3

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The sum of the ages of Rohit and Ankit is 78. Rohit's age is twice the age of Ankit. What is the age (in years) of Rohit?

A) 26 B) 52
C) 54 D) 48
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 52

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ABCD is a parallelogram in which AB = 7 cm, BC = 9 cm and AC = 8 cm. What is the length (in cm) of other diagonal?

A) 14 B) 14√2
C) 7 D) 7√2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 14

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If the shopkeeper sells an item at Rs 450 which is marked as Rs 600, then what is the discount he is offering?

A) 33.33 percent B) 25 percent
C) 20 percent D) 30 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25 percent

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What is the value of [sin (90– 10θ) – cos (p – 6θ)]/ [cos (p/2 – 10θ) – sin (p – 6θ)]?

A) tan 2θ B) cot 2θ
C) cot θ D) cot 3θ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) cot 2θ

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If cos 45° - ­ sec 30° = x, then value of x is

A) (1+√2)/2 B) (2√2­√3)/2
C) (√3­2√2)/√6 D) 4/√3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (√3­2√2)/√6

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What will be the next set of numbers in the series? (2,3), (3,5), (5,7), (7,11), (11,13), ___

A) 13,15 B) 15,17
C) 13,17 D) 13,19
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 13,17

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Two equal circles intersect so that their centres, and the points at which they intersect form a square of side 1 cm. The area (in sq.cm) of the portion that is common to the circles is

A) π4 B) π2-1
C) π5 D) √2 - 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) π2-1

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