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Arithmetical Reasoning Online Quiz
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Q 1 - Rohan was thrice as old as Rakesh three years ago. If difference of their age is 5 years. Find the age of Rohan?
Options :
Answer : A
Explanation
Let the present age of Rohan = x,
Present age of Rakesh = x-5, X = 3(x-3-3)
X = 3x - 18X = 9.
Q 2 - Suresh has some grapes when he bought it from a local market near Bhubaneswar. First bunch of grapes has (1/4) as many grapes as the second bunch. If the second bunch has 3 grapes less than the first bunch, then the number of grapes in the first bunch are
Options :
Answer : A
Explanation
Let the number of grapes in the second bunch be a. Then, the number of grapes in the first bunch
= a + (1/4) * a
= (5/4) * a
So,
(5/4) * a - a = 3
5a 4a = 12
a = 12.
Q 3 - A snail moves up 30 cm when each hour is started and stops for a while when it slips back 20 cm before it again starts climbing in the beginning of the next hour. If it begins its ascent at 8.00 a.m., at what time will it first touch a flower at 120 cm from the ground?
Options :
Answer : B
Explanation
Let the ascent of the snail in 1 hour = ( 30 - 20 ) = 10 cm.
So, the snail ascends 90 cm in 9 hours i.e., 5 p.m.
Clearly, in the next 1 hour i.e., till 6 p.m.
The snail ascends remaining 30 cm to touch the flower.
Q 4 - Two trains are running from Jamshedpur and Kanpur towards each other. Train from Jamshedpur takes 2 hours more than that of the train from Kanpur in covering a distance of 30 km. If Jamshedpur train doubles its speed, then it would take 1 hour less than that of Kanpur. Jamshedpur trains speed is?
Options :
Answer : A
Explanation
Let Jamshedpur train's speed be a km/hr. Then, according to the question if we put it in a mathematical formula then (30/a) (30/2a) = 3
6a = 30
a = 5 km/hr.
Q 5 - In a cards game which hold regularly on roof top each night, Saroj holds 13 cards of four suits. Among them 6 hold cards are of red and 7 hold cards are of black colour. If it is found that there are double as many diamonds as spades and double as many hearts as diamonds. How many clubs does Saroj hold?
Options :
Answer : C
Explanation
Saroj holds 6 number of clubs in the game.
Q 6 - A is thrice good workman as B and therefore is able to finish the work 60 days less than B. Working together they will finish it in how many days?
Options :
Answer : D
Explanation
Let B takes = x days
A takes = (x-60) days.
Work done by A in 1 day = 3 times work done by B in 1 day
1/(3X-60) = 90A + B = 1/30 + 1/90 = 2/45 = 22 days
Q 7 - Our PM has initiated start up India campaign for those who want to become an entrepreneur. Sujit Kumar is an enterprising businessman and he earns an income of Re. 1 on the first day of his business in this campaign. On every alternate day, Sujit earns an income which in value is just double of that made on the previous day. One the 10th day of business his income is
Options :
Answer : D
Explanation
Rs 29 is the correct answer, hence, option D is correct.
Q 8 - Annual sports day at RM College is about a month to go and Abhay and Bijay are preparing for that event. In covering a distance of 30 km, Abhay takes 2 hours more than Binay. If Abhay doubles his speed, then he would take 1 hour less than Binay. Abhay's speed is
Options :
Answer : A
Explanation
Let Abhay's speed be X km/hr. Then, 30/X - 30/2X = 3 6X = 30 X = 5 km/hr.
Q 9 - Salim can do of a work in 10 days, Milkha can do 40% of work in 40 days and Jinson can do 1/3 of work in 13 days. Who will complete the work first?
Options :
Answer : C
Explanation
Whole work done by Salim in 10 × 4 = 40 days. Whole work done by Milkha in (40 × 100/40) = 100 days. Whole work will be done by Jinson in (13 × 3) = 39 days Therefore, Jinson will complete the work first.
Q 10 - A data is given regarding the number of pens of a local company sold in a fortnight.
15 14 16 12 15 12 18 19 16 12 15 18 17 71 19
Find the mean?
Options :
Answer : B
Explanation
Adding all the numbers and dividing it with 15 we get 19.26 which is mean.