Arithmetical Reasoning Online Quiz

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Q 1 - There are two baskets containing oranges. The first basket of oranges has 1/5 excess to as many oranges in second basket. If second basket has 4 oranges less than first basket, then the number of oranges in the 1^st basket is

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Answer : A

Explanation

Number of oranges in second basket = x, in first basket = x + x/5 = 5x/4 Hence, 5x/4 - x = 4X = 4. So option a is correct.

Q 2 - A college organised a function in which 1/3^rd of boys and of girls are present. Total number of students present is

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Answer : D

Explanation

Number of boys and number of girls are not given.

Q 3 - In between two file ends in the rack are six paper weights. If you decide to arrange the six paper weights in every possible combination and moved just one paper weight every minute, how long would it take to you?

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Answer : A

Explanation

Clearly, we can get the answer by taking the factorial.

= 6! = 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 720.

So total time taken = 720 minutes = 12 hours.

Q 4 - Sabita and Ranjita are working for an MNC at the Petronas towers and to reach different floors of the same office, they use the elevators. Sabita gets on the lift at the 11^th floor of a building and rides up at the rate of 57 floors per minute. At the same time, Ranjita gets on an elevator at the 51^st floor of the same building and rides down by 63 floors in every minute. The question is if these employees will continue to move at such rates, then at which floor will their paths cross

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Answer : D

Explanation

Let path crossed after x minutes

11x + 57x = 51-63x

x = 1/3

Floor covered by Sabita in 1/3 min = 1/3 × 57=19

So path crossed = 11 + 19 = 30

Q 5 - Sureshs father on his birthday told Suresh that he was of his present age when Suresh was born. If Sureshs father is 36 now, then how old was Suresh five years ago?

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Answer : B

Explanation

Let Sureshs fathers age be x and Sureshs age be y.

Then, x y = y or x = 2y

Now, x = 36. So, 2y = 36 or y = 18.

Therefore Sureshs present age = 18 years. So, Sureshs age 5 years ago = 13 years.

Q 6 - 16 men and 20 boys can do a piece of work in 30 days. In how many days, 15 men and 15 boys will take to finish the work?

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E - Other than the given options

Answer : A

Explanation

16 men = 20 boys

1 man = 5/4 boys

15 men = 75/4 boys

Total no of boys = 75/4 + 15 = 135/4

20 boys = 30 days

135/4 boys = 30 × 20 × 4 /135 = 17 7/9 days

Q 7 - If Abinashs age is 24 years 5 years ago. Then what will be his age 5 years after 4 years hence.

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Answer : C

Explanation

Now Abinashs age is 29. 4 years hence it will be 33 and after 5 years it will be 38.

Q 8 - Rajdhani express runs from Bhubaneswar to Delhi. At some point during the journey it covers a distance in 50 min, if it runs at a speed of 48kmph on an average. The speed at which Rajdhani express must run to reduce the time of journey to 40min will be

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