Quantitative Aptitude - Arithmetic Ability Questions

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To cover a distance of 144 km in 3.2 hours what should be the average speed of the car in meters/second?

A) 12.5 B) 10
C) 7.5 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12.5

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What is the least number that should be added to the product 11 x 12 x 13 x 14 to make it a perfect square?

 

A) 1 B) 311
C) 5 D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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A cricketer, whose bowling average was 12.4 runs/wicket takes 5 wickets for 22 runs in a match, thereby decreases his average by 0.4. The number of wickets, taken by him before this match was:

A) 78 B) 87
C) 95 D) 105
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 95

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The average salary of all workers in a workshop is Rs.12000. The average salary of 7 technicians is Rs.15000 and the average salary of the rest is Rs.9000. The total number of workers in the workshop is

A) 12 B) 13
C) 14 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 14

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In the given questions, two equations numbered I and II are given. Solve both the equation and mark the appropriate answer.

I. x25x 24 = 0II. 2y2+ 19y + 35 = 0

A) x > y B) x>y
C) x < y D) x<y
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

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x^2–5x –24 = 0

(x-8) (x+3)

x = 8, -3

II. 2y^2+ 19y + 35 = 0

(2y+7) (y+7)y= -7, -5/2

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Two students appeared for an examination. One of them secured 16 marks more than the other and his marks were 75% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are

A) 98 and 82 B) 49 and 33
C) 96 and 80 D) 24 and 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 24 and 8

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Q:

If (1 - sinA)/(1 + sinA) = x, then x is

A) (cosecA - cotA)2 B) secA - tanA
C) (secA - tanA)2 D) cosecA - cotA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (secA - tanA)2

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What is the area (in sq cm) of a rectangle if its diagonal is 26 cm and one of its sides is 10 cm?

A) 120 B) 240
C) 360 D) 480
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 240

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