Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A vendor buys oranges at the rate of 5 for Rs 6 and sells at the rate of 2 for Rs 3. What will be the result?

A) 25 percent loss B) 25 percent gain
C) 20 percent gain D) 20 percent loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25 percent gain

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A sum fetched a total simple interest of Rs. 9648 at the rate of 12% per year in 6 years. What is the sum?

A) Rs 16080 B) Rs 10720
C) Rs 8040 D) Rs 13400
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs 13400

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If A, B and C together do a job in 4 days, A and C together do the job in 4.5 days and B and C together do the job in 12 days then in how many days can C alone do the job?

A) 36 B) 6
C) 18 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18

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In the given figure, E and F are the centers of two identical circles. What is the ratio of area of triangle AOB to the area of triangle DOC?

A) 1 : 3 B) 1 : 9
C) 1 : 8 D) 1 : 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1 : 9

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If 50 less had applied and 25 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected would have been 9 : 4. So how many candidates had applied if the ratio of selected to unselected was 2 : 1.

A) 125 B) 250
C) 375 D) 500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 375

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Pannalal has done 1/3rd of a job in 20 days, Saiprasad completes the rest of the job in 10 days. In how many days can they together do the job?

A) 12 days B) 6 days
C) 3 days D) 24 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12 days

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A and B have to type a book together containing 120 pages. A takes 9 hrs to type 36 pages and B takes 5 hrs to type 40 pages. A typed first 60 pages alone and the last 60 pages were typed by A and B together. How much time (in hours) will be taken to type the complete book?

A) 24 B) 20
C) 12 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20

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The average of three consecutive odd numbers is 52 more than 1/3rd of the largest of these numbers. What is the smallest of these numbers?

A) 79 B) 75
C) 81 D) 77
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 77

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