Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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A piece of work was finished by A, B and C together. A and B together finished 60% of the work and B and C together finished 70% of the work. Who among the three is most efficient?

A) A B) B
C) C D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C

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The average height of 40 sticks is 154 cm. Some sticks of average height 160 cm are taken out. If the new average height is 150 cm, then how many sticks are remaining?

 

A) 12 B) 16
C) 24 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 24

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3 1863
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Kiran swims in a 90 m long pool. He covers 360 m in two minutes by swimming from one end to the other and back 0 along the same straight path, twice. Find the average speed of Kiran.

A) 4 m/s B) 6 m/s
C) 3 m/s D) 8 m/s
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3 m/s

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0 1862
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If the present ages of a father and his son are 48 years and 28.8 years old respectively, then the father can say to his son, "I was ......... of your present age when you were born".

A) half B) two-third
C) one-fifth D) one-third
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) two-third

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The present age of Father (f) = 48 and present age of son (s) = 28.8
The age of father at his sons birth is 48 - 28.8 = 19.2
Therefore the age of father was 2/3rd of his son's age at the time of his sons birth

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1 1862
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Chandan is 2 years older than Ankit but 1 year younger than Sumit. Ankit is twice as old as Khushboo. If Khushboo's age is 25 years, what is the age (in years) of Sumit?

A) 51 B) 53
C) 52 D) 55
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 53

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If a - b = 10 and ab =-21, then what is the value of a3-b3 ?

A) 316 B) 370
C) 185 D) 158
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 370

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Q:

At what rate of compound interest per annum will a sum of Rs 10000 become Rs 12321 in 2 years?

A) 22 percent B) 11 percent
C) 7 percent D) 15 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 11 percent

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12 1862
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A bag has Rs12.9 in the form of 1 rupee, 50 paise and 10 paise coins in the ratio of 3:2:3. How many 50 paise coins are there in the bag?

A) 9 B) 6
C) 12 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6

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