Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

A prime number

A) Is not a positive integer B) Has no divisor at all
C) Has 1 and only itself as divisors D) Has more than 2 divisors
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Has 1 and only itself as divisors

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Q:

If x2 + ax + b, when divided by x - 4, leaves a remainder of 32 and x2 + bx +a, when divided by x - 4, leaves a remainder of 35, then a + b = ?

 

A) -7 B) 23
C) 7   D) -23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) -23

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The sum of the lengths of the edges of a cube is equal to half the perimeter of a square. If the numerical value of the volume pf the cube is equal to one-sixth of the numerical value of the area of the square, then the length of one side of the square is

A) 31.5 units B) 36 units
C) 27 units D) 18 units
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 36 units

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Q:

The square root of which of the following numbers is irrational?

A) 3969 B) 5625
C) 6560 D) 1764
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6560

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Two pipes A and B can fill an empty cistern in 18 and 27 hours, respectively. Pipe C can drain the entire cistern in 45 hours when no other pipe is in operation. Initially, when the cistern was empty Pipe A and Pipe C were turned on. After a few Pipe A was turned off and Pipe B was turned on instantly. In all, it took 55 hours to fill the cistern. For how many hours was Pipe B turned on?

A) 50 B) 45
C) 27 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 45

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Q:

Two regular polygons are such that the ratio between their number of sides is 1:2 and the ratio of measures of their interior angles is 3:4. Then the number of sides of each polygon are

A) 10, 20 B) 4, 8
C) 3, 6 D) 5, 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5, 10

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A kite is flying at a height of 50m. If the length of string is 100 m then the inclination of string to the horizontal ground in degree measures is

A) 90 B) 45
C) 60 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 30

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A well of diameter 3 m and depth 14 m is dug. The earth, taken out of it, has been evenly spread all around it in the shape of a circular ring of width 4 m to form an embankment. Find the height of embankment?

A) 7/8 m B) 9/8 m
C) 3/8 m D) 1/8 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9/8 m

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