Recent questions tagged numerical-ability

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$(x\% \text{ of }y)$ + $(y\% \text{ of }x)$ is equivalent to ______ .$2\% \text{ of } xy$$2\% \text{ of } (xy/100)$$xy\% \text{ of } 100$$100\% \text{ of } xy$
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The sum of the digits of a two digit number is $12$. If the new number formed by reversing the digits is greater than the original number by $54$, find the original numbe...
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A square pyramid has a base perimeter $x$, and the slant height is half of the perimeter. What is the lateral surface area of the pyramid?$x^{2}$$0.75 \: x^{2}$$0.50 \: x...
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Ananth takes $6$ hours and Bharath takes $4$ hours to read a book. Both started reading copies of the book at the same time. After how many hours is the number of pages t...
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A cube is built using $64$ cubic blocks of side one unit. After it is built, one cubic block is removed from every corner of the cube. The resulting surface area of the b...
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A shaving set company sells $4$ different types of razors, Elegance, Smooth, Soft and Executive. Elegance sells at Rs. $48$, Smooth at Rs. $63$, Soft at Rs. $78$ Executiv...
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If $f(x)=2x^7 +3x-5$, which of the following is a factor of $f(x)$?$(x^3+8)$$(x-1)$$(2x-5)$$(x+1)$
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In a process, the number of cycles to failure decreases exponentially with an increase in load. At a load of $80$ units, it takes $100$ cycles for failure. When the load ...
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If the radius of a right circular cone is increased by $50\%$, its volume increases by$75\%$$100\%$$125\%$$237.5\%$
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The following sequence of numbers is arranged in increasing order: $1,x,x,x,y,y,9,16,18$. Given that the mean and median are equal, and are also equal to twice the mode, ...
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The last digit of $(2171)^{7}+(2172)^{9}+(2173)^{11}+(2174)^{13}$ is$2$$4$$6$$8$
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Two machines $M1$ and $M2$ are able to execute any of four jobs $P, Q, R$ and $S$. The machines can perform one job on one object at a time. Jobs $P, Q, R$ and $S$ take ...
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The bar graph below shows the output of five carpenters over one month, each of whom made different items of furniture: chairs, tables, and beds.Consider the following st...
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Four cards are randomly selected from a pack of $52$ cards. If the first two cards are kings, what is the probability that the third card is a king?$\dfrac{4}{52} \\$$\df...
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How many four digit numbers can be formed with the $10$ digits $0,1,2,…,9$ if no number can start with $0$ and if repetitions are not allowed?
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Read the following table giving sales data of five types of batteries for years $2006$ to $2012$:$$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|} \hline \text{Year} & \text{Type I} & \tex...
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There are $16$ teachers who can teach Thermodynamics (TD), $11$ who can teach Electrical Sciences (ES), and $5$ who can teach both TD and Engineering Mechanics (EM). The...
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A function $f(x)$ is linear and has a value of $29$ at $x=-2$ and $39$ at $x=3.$ Find its value at $x=5.$$59$$45$$43$$35$
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The exports and imports (in crores of Rs.) of a country from the year $2000$ to $2007$ are given in the following bar chart. In which year is the combined percentage incr...
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Choose the most appropriate equation for the function drawn as a thick line, in the plot below.$x=y – \mid y \mid $$x=-(y – \mid y \mid )$$x=y+ \mid y \mid $$x=-(y+\mid...
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The total exports and revenues from the exports of a country are given in the two pie charts below.The pie chart for exports shows the quantity of each item as a percenta...
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$10\%$ of the population in a town is $HIV^{+}$. A new diagnostic kit for HIV detection is available, this kit correctly identifies $HIV^{+}$ individuals $95\%$ of the ti...
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The population of a new city is $5$ million and is growing at $20\%$ annually. How many years would it take to double at this growth rate?$3-4$ years$4-5$ years$5-6$ year...
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In any given year, the probability of an earthquake greater than Magnitude $6$ occurring in the Garhwal Himalayas is $0.04.$ The average time between successive occurrenc...
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The monthly rainfall chart based on $50$ years of rainfall in Agra is shown in the following figure. Which of the following are true? ($k$ percentile is the value such th...
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One percent of the people of country $X$ are taller than $6$ ft. Two percent of the people of country $Y$ are taller than $6$ ft. There are thrice as many people in count...
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The smallest angle of a triangle is equal to two thirds of the smallest angle of a quadrilateral. The ratio between the angles of the quadrilateral is $3:4:5:6.$ The larg...
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A foundry has a fixed daily cost of Rs $50,000$ whenever it operates and a variable cost of Rs $800Q,$ where $Q$ is the daily production in tonnes. What is the cost of pr...
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If $y=5x^{2}+3,$then the tangent at $x=0,y=3$passes through $x=0,y=0$has a slope of $+1$is parallel to the $x$-axishas a slope of $-1$
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With reference to the conventional Cartesian $(x,y)$ coordinate system, the vertices of a triangle have the following coordinates: $(x_1, y_1) = (1,0)$; $(x_2,y_2) = (2,2...
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A firm is selling its product at Rs. $60$ per unit. The total cost of production is Rs. $100$ and firm is earning total profit of Rs. $500$. Later, the total cost increas...
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Following table provides figures(in rupees) on annual expenditure of a firm for two years -$2010$ and $2011$.$$\begin{array}{|l|r|r|} \hline \textbf{Category} & \textbf{2...
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If $\mid 4X-7 \mid =5$ then the values of $2\mid X\mid -\mid -X\mid$ is:$2, 1/3$$1/2, 3$$3/2,9$$2/3,9$
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$X$ and $Y$ are two positive real numbers such that $2X+Y \leq 6$ and $X + 2Y \leq 8$. For which of the following values of $(X,Y)$ the function $f(X,Y)=3X + 6Y$ will gi...
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A number is as much greater than $75$ as it is smaller than $117$. The number is:$91$$93$$89$$96$
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An automobile plant contracted to buy shock absorbers from two suppliers $X$ and $Y.$ $X$ supplies $60\%$ and $Y$ supplies $40\%$ of the shock absorbers. All shock absorb...
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Which of the following assertions are $\textbf{CORRECT}$?$P:$ Adding $7$ to each entry in a list adds $7$ to mean of the list$Q:$ Adding $7$ to each entry in a list adds ...
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A political party orders an arch for the entrance to the ground in which the annual convention is being held. The profile of the arch follows the equation $y=2x-0.1x^{2}...
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The cost function for a product in a firm is given by $5q^{2},$where $q$ is the amount of production. The firm can sell the product at a market price of Rs.$50$ per unit...
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The annual average rainfall in a tropical city is $1000$ mm. On a particular rainy day ($24$-hour period), the cumulative rainfall experienced by the city is shown in the...