Quantitative Aptitude

General Questions

1.  if the side of a square be increased by 4 cms. The area increased by 60 sq. cms . The side of the square is ?

A. 12 cm
B. 13 cm
C. 14cm
D. None of these
2.  A veranda 40 meters long 15 meters broad is to paved with stones each measuring 6 dm by 5 dm. the number of stones required is ?

A. 1000
B. 2000
C. 3000
D. None of these
3.  The length and breadth of a playground are 36 m and 21 m respectively. Flagstaffs are required to be fixed on all along the boundary at a distance of 3 m apart. The number of flagstaffs will be?

A. 37
B. 38
C. 39
D. 40
E. None of these
4.  If the length of diagonal AC of a square ABCD is 5.2 cm then area of the square ABCD is ?

A. 15.12 sq. cm
B. 13.52 sq. cm
C. 12.62 sq. cm
D. 10 sq. cm
5.  The length of a rectangle is twice its breadth. If its length is decreased by 5 cm and the breadth is increased by 5 cm, the area of the rectangle is increased by 75 cm2 . Therefore , the length of the rectangle is ?

A. 20 cm
B. 30 cm
C. 40 cm
D. 50 cm
6.  If the diameters of a circle is increased by 100% . Its area is increased by ?

A. 100%
B. 200%
C. 300%
D. 400%
7.  The ratio of the area of two square, one having and double its diagonal than the other is ?

A. 2 : 1
B. 3 : 1
C. 3 : 2
D. 4 : 1
8.  The length of each side of an equilateral triangle having an area of 4√3 cm2 is ?

A. 4/√3 cm
B. √3/4 cm
C. 3 cm
D. 4 cm
9.  Find the perimeter of a triangle with sides equal to 6 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm.

A. 14 cm
B. 18 cm
C. 20 cm
D. 15 cm
E. None of the above
10.  The area of a right angled triangle is 10 sq cm. If its perpendicular is equal to 20 cm, find its base.

A. 1 cm
B. 4 cm
C. 3 cm
D. 2 cm
E. None of the above