Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A boat takes 19 hours for travelling downstream from point A to point B and coming back to a point C which is at midway between A and B. If the velocity of the stream is 4 kmph and the speed of the boat in still water is 14 kmph, what is the distance between A and B ? 

A) 180 km B) 160 km
C) 140 km D) 120 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 180 km

Explanation:

Speed in downstream = (14 + 4) km/hr = 18 km/hr;

Speed in upstream = (14 – 4) km/hr = 10 km/hr.

Let the distance between A and B be x km. Then,

x/18 + (x/2)/10 = 19 ⇔ x/18 + x/20 = 19 ⇒ x = 180 km.

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In a regular week, there are 5 working days and for each day, the working hours are 8. A man gets Rs. 2.40 per hour for regular work and Rs. 3.20 per hours for overtime. If he earns Rs. 432 in 4 weeks, then how many hours does he work for ?

A) 160 B) 175
C) 180 D) 195
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 175

Explanation:

Suppose the man works overtime for x hours.

Now, working hours in 4 weeks = (5 x 8 x 4) = 160.

Therefore,  160 * 2.40 + x * 3.20 = 432

 => 3.20x = 432 - 384 = 48

 => x = 15.

 Hence, total hours of work = (160 + 15) = 175.

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A dog takes 3 leaps for every 5 leaps of a hare. If one leap of the dog is equal to 3 leaps of the hare, the ratio of the speed of the dog to that of the hare is :

A) 9:5 B) 2:3
C) 4:7 D) 5:6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 9:5

Explanation:

Dog : Hare = (3*3) leaps of hare : 5 leaps of hare = 9 : 5.

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Three circles of radius 3.5cm are placed in such a way that each circle touches the other two. The area of the portion enclosed by the circles is

A) 1.967 B) 1.867
C) 1.767 D) 1.567
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1.967

Explanation:

required area = (area of an equilateral triangle of side 7 cm)- (3 * area of sector with à = 60 degrees and r = 3.5cm)
34*7*7-3*227*3.5*3.5*60360 sq cm

 

=34*49-11*0.5*3.5 sq cm

 

= 1.967 sq cm

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Q:

Consider the following statements:

1) An isosceles trapezium is always cyclic.

2) Any cyclic parallelogram is a rectangle.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

Since it is an isosceles trapezium

So angle C = angle D = x

let A = 180 –D = 180 –x (since AB is parallel to CD)

B = 180-x

A+C = 180 –x + x = 180 degrees (Property of cyclic quadrilateral)

ABCD is cyclic parallelogram with AB // CD and AD // BC

Considering angles A = C = y (Property of parallelogram) and B=D = x Also since it is cyclic A+C = B+D = 180 degrees

So x=y=90 degrees And also opposite sides are equal being a parallelogram

Thus ABCD is a rectangle

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Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.

(A) AE (B) CG (C) JN (D) MO

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D

Explanation:
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Q:

In the following question, select the odd word pair from the given alternatives.

 

A) Rectangle – Perimeter B) Circle – Circumference
C) Perimeter – Square D) Triangle – Perimete
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Perimeter – Square

Explanation:
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Alloy A contains 40% gold and 60% silver. Alloy B contains 35% gold and 40% silver and 25% copper. Alloys A and B  are mixed in the ratio of 1:4 .What is the ratio of gold and silver in the newly formed alloy is?

A) 20% and 30% B) 36% and 44%
C) 25% and 35% D) 49% and 36%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 36% and 44%

Explanation:

Assume the weight of alloy a is 100 kg 

Therefore, The weight of alloy B is 400kg

 

             Gold          silver         copper

 

    A       40kg          60kg          0kg

 

    B      140kg         160kg        100kg

 

  total    180kg          220kg        100kg

 

Therefore, Ratio of gold and silver in new alloy = 180500:200500= 36% :44%

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