Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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Two pipes of length 1.5 m and 1.2 m are to be cut into equal pieces without leaving any extra length of pipes. The greatest length of the pipe pieces of same size which can be cut from these two lengths will be

A) 0.13 m B) 0.4 m
C) 0.3 m D) 0.41 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0.3 m

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In a Δ ABC, DE || BC. D and E lie on AB and AC respectively. If AB = 7 cm and BD = 3cm, then find BC:DE

A) 2:2 B) 3:2
C) 3.5:2 D) 7:2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3.5:2

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The length of diagonal BD of a parallelogram ABCD is 36 cm. P and Q are the centroids of triangle ABC and triangle ADC respectively. What is the length (in cm) of PQ?

A) 6 B) 9
C) 12 D) 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12

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The mean of 10 observations is 13. Two more observations are included and the new mean becomes 14. The mean of two new observations is

 

A) 19 B) 18
C) 17 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 19

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Qamar gained 16% on the resale of a used stereo. If he purchased the item for Rs. 1500, how much did he sell it for?

A) Rs. 1740 B) Rs. 1660
C) Rs. 1600 D) Rs. 1820
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 1740

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Abhishek marks the price of his laptop 60% above the cost price. If he gives a discount of 30% on the marked price, then what is the profit percentage?

A) 30 B) 12
C) 15 D) 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12

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In a container, two types of liquids P and Q are in the ratio of 3 : 7. If 10 litres mixture is drawn off from the container and filled with 6 litres of liquid Q,then the ratio of P and Q becomes 1 : 3. What was the original quantity (in litres) of mixture?

A) 34 B) 36
C) 30 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 40

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What is the area (in sq cm) of a rhombus if the lengths of the diagonals are 12 cm and 14 cm?

A) 42 B) 168
C) 84 D) 63
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 84

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