Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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If Giridhar's salary is 5/3 times of Hariraj's and Shaunak's is 2/3 times of Hariraj's, what is the ratio of Giridhar's salary to Shaunak's.

A) 9:10 B) 10:9
C) 5:2 D) 2:5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5:2

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4 1936
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The marked price of a trouser is twice of the cost price. To earn 36% profit, what should be the value of discount (in percentage)?

 

A)  33 B)  32
C)  34 D)  36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  32

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5 1936
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Among four boys, age of Ashish is thrice the age of Varun. Age of Arvind is 1/2 of the age of Varun. Amit is 8 years elder to Varun, but 8 years younger to Ashish. Who is the second eldest?

A) Amit B) Ashish
C) Arvind D) Varun
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Amit

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2 1936
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4 hrs after a goods train passed a station, another train travelling at a speed of 72 km/hr following that goods train passed through that station. If after passing the station the train overtakes the goods train in 8 hours. What is the speed of the goods train?

A) 48 km/hr B) 57.6 km/hr
C) 72 km/hr D) 38.4 km/hr
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 48 km/hr

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0 1935
Q:

On selling 30 caps, a shopkeeper earns profit equal to the selling price of 3 caps. What is the profit percentage?

A) 12.5 B) 11.11
C) 10 D) 14.28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 11.11

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5 1935
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A man travelled a distance of 60 km in 7 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 6 km/hr and partly on bicycle @ 12 km/hr. What is the distance (in kms) travelled on foot?

A) 15 B) 9
C) 48 D) 24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 24

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5 1935
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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 1935
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If the radius of a circumscribed circle in an equilateral triangle is 14 cm. Then what will be the radius (in cm) of the inscribed circle?

A) 7 B) 14
C) 28 D) 35
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7

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0 1935