Recent questions in Quantitative Aptitude

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If $\frac{a}{a+b} = \frac{7}{17},$ then $\frac{2a-b}{a+b}$ is equal to :$\frac{4}{17}$$\frac{-3}{17}$$\frac{10}{17}$$\frac{8}{17}$
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A sum of money doubles itself at compound interest in $9$ years. In how many years will it become eight times?$18$ years$27$ years$36$ years$72$ years
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For what value of $k,$ expression $x^{4} – 2x^{2} + k$ will be a perfect square ?$0$$1$$-1$Cannot be determined.
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In the given figure, $\text{O}$ is the centre of the circle. If $\angle \text{PRQ} = 40^{\circ},$ then $\angle \text{OPQ}$ is :$80^{\circ}$$100^{\circ}$$50^{\circ}$$40^{\...
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Out of three given numbers, the first one is twice the second and three times the third. If the average of these numbers is $88,$ then the difference between the second a...
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If $\text{A+C = 2B}$ and $\text{B+D = 2A},$ then :$\text{A+C = B+D}$$\text{A+B = C+D}$$\text{A+D = B+C}$$\text{A+D = 2C}$
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The value of $\sin^{2}10^{\circ} + \sin^{2}20^{\circ} + \sin^{2}30^{\circ} + \cdots + \sin^{2}80^{\circ}$ is :$1$$2$$4$$8$
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The price of a commodity has increased by $50 \%.$ By what percent must a consumer reduce the consumption of the commodity so as not to increase the expenditure?$33.3 \%$...
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If $25$ pumps can raise $2500$ tonnes of water in $20$ days, working $10$ hours a day, in how many days will $20$ pumps raise $1200$ tonnes of water, working $8$ hours a ...
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A number is greater than the square of $44$ but smaller than the square of $45.$ If one factor of the number is the square of $6$ and the number is multiple of $5,$ the n...
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The value of $\cos25^{\circ} – \sin25^{\circ}$ is :Positive but less than $1$Positive but greater than $1$Negative$0$
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The ratio of two positive numbers is $2:3.$ If $10$ and the sum of the numbers are added to their product, square of $16$ is obtained. The greater number is :$6$$9$$12$$1...
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What will be the percentage profit after selling an article at a certain price if there occurs a loss of $20 \%$ on selling the article at $5/8$ of the selling price?$8.3...
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If $’+’$ means $’\div’, ‘-’$ means $’\times’, ‘\times’$ means $’+’, ‘\div’$ means $’-’.$ The value of $(45 + 9 – 3 \times 15 \div 2)$ is...
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If the circum-centre of a triangle lies outside it, then the triangle is :Acute angledObtuse angledEquilateralRight angled
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The sum of two numbers is $k$ and their quotient is $p/q.$ The numbers are :$\frac{k}{p+q}, \frac{k}{p+q}$$\frac{k}{p(p+q)}, \frac{k}{q(p+q)}$$\frac{pk}{p+q}, \frac{qk}{p...
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The average age of a teacher and $25$ students is $17$ years. If the teacher’s age is excluded, the average reduces by $2$ years. The age of the teacher is :$63$ years$...
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A vendor lists his articles $25 \%$ above cost price and allows a discount of $12 \%$ on cash payment. His gain percent is :$8 \%$$10 \%$$13 \%$$12.5 \%$
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The value of $\cos^{2}45^{\circ} – \sin^{2}15^{\circ}$ is :$\frac{1}{4}$$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}$$1$
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When $2x + \frac{2}{x} = 3,$ then the value of $x^{3} + \frac{1}{x^{3}} + 2$ is :$7/2$$7/8$$8/7$$2/7$
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