Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Makarand works 2 times as fast as Samarjit. If Samarjit can complete a job alone in 27 days, then in how many days can they together finish the job?

A) 6 days B) 7 days
C) 5 days D) 9 days
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 9 days

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20 boys do one fourth of work in 25 days. How many more boys will be required to complete the remaining work in 50 days?

 

A) 8 B) 10
C) 15 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

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If A = 400 and B = 600, then A is how much percentage less than B?

A) 50 B) 66.66
C) 33.33 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 33.33

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ABCD is a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle (radius = ). The bisectors of the angles DAB and BCD intersect the circle at X and Y, respectively. What is the length of the straight line XY?

A) π (rxr) B) 2r
C) (r + 2) D) π (rxr)/2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2r

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If  tan2θ + cot2θ = 2, then what is the value of 2sec θ cosec θ?

A) 0 B) 1
C) 2 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4

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A box of sweets was distributed between A and B in the ratio 3 :4. If A got 36 sweets , what was the total no.of sweets

A) 12 B) 84
C) 144 D) 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 84

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The ratio of number of boys and girls in a school of 720 students is 7 : 5 . How many more girls should be admitted to make the ratio 1 : 1 ?

A) 90 B) 120
C) 220 D) 240
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 120

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Before a battle the ratio of tanks to planes in an army was 5 : 3. During the war 1000 tanks were destroyed and 800 planes were destroyed. The ratio of tanks to planes became 2 : 1. What is the number of tanks after the war.

A) 2000 B) 1000
C) 3000 D) 4000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2000

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