Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

Q:

The circular measure of the included angle formed by the hour hand and minute hand of a clock at 3 PM will be

A) π4 B) π3
C) 5π12 D) π2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) π2

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Q:

If cosecA + cotA = x, then value of x is

A) 1/(cosecA - cotA) B) 1/(secA - tanA)
C) 1/(secA - cosA) D) 1/(sinA - cosA)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1/(cosecA - cotA)

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Q:

What is the value of sin (630 + A) + cos A?

A) √3/2 B) 1/2
C) 0 D) 2/√3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0

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Q:

The cost price of 25 books is equal to the selling price of 20 books. The profit percent is

A) 20% B) 22%
C) 24% D) 25%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25%

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A villager buys a goat and a sheep together for Rs 14,250. He sold the sheep at a profit of 10% and the goat at a loss of 20%. If he sold both the animals at the same price , then what was the cost price of the cheaper animal?

A) 8250 B) 6600
C) 7500 D) 6000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6000

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Q:

If the cost price of 48 articles is equal to the selling price of 32 articles, then what is the profit percentage?

A) 20 B) 25
C) 50 D) 75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 50

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Q:

A train covers a distance of 12 km in 10 min. If it takes 6 sec to pass a telegraph post, the length of the train is

A) 90 m B) 100 m
C) 120 m D) 140 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 120 m

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Speed of the train = 12000 / 10*60 = 20 m/s

Length of the train = Speed X time = 20 X 6 = 120m

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Q:

Type 1 workers are 2.5 times as efficient as type 2 workers. Twelve Type 1 workers can complete a task in 10 days. How many days would it have taken 4 Type 1 and 15 Type 2 workers to do the same work?

 

A) 13 B) 10
C) 12 D) 11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 11

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