Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Slope of the line AB is 4/3. Co-ordinates of points A and B are (x , -5) and (2 , -3) respectively. What is the value of x?

A) 1/2 B) -1/4
C) 4 D) -4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1/2

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The point of the intersection of three medians is known as the ____________.

A) circum-centre B) in-center
C) centroid D) orthocenter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) centroid

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The base and hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is 12 cm and 5 cm respectively. Find the circum-radius (in cm) of the triangle.

 

A) 5 B) 6
C) 6.5 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6.5

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From the top of a platform 7 m high, the angle of elevation of a tower was 30 deg. If the platform was positioned 50√3 m away from the tower, how tall was the tower?

A) 57 m B) 50 m
C) (25√3 + 7) m D) 25√3 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25√3 m

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The angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at a distance of 4 m and 9 m from the base of the tower and in the same straight line with it are complementary. The height of the tower is

A) 4 m B) 7 m
C) 9 m D) 6 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6 m

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The two roots of an quadratic equation are given as x = 2/3 and x = -1/2. The equation can be written as

A) (2x - 1) (3x + 2) = 0 B) (2x + 1) (3x + 2) = 0
C) (2x + 1) (3x - 2) = 0 D) (2x - 1) (3x - 2) = 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) (2x - 1) (3x - 2) = 0

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In the following question, four groups of three numbers are given. In each group the second and third number are related to the first number by a Logic/Rule/Relation. Three are similar on basis of same Logic/Rule/Relation. Select the odd one out from the given alternatives.

A) (11, 13, 15) B) (15, 17, 19)  
C) (21, 23, 25)   D) (25, 27 31)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) (25, 27 31)

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The height of a light house is 20 mts above sea level. The angle of depression (from the top of the lighthouse) of a ship in the sea is 30 deg. What is the distance of the ship from the foot of the light house?

A) 16 m B) 20√3 m
C) 20 m D) 30 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20√3 m

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