# Recent questions and answers in Numerical Ability

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Hema's age is $5$ years more than twice Hari's age. Suresh's age is $13$ years less than 10 times Hari's age. If Suresh is $3$ times as old as Hema, how old is Hema? $14$ $17$ $18$ $19$
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A transporter receives the same number of orders each day. Currently, he has some pending orders (backlog) to be shipped. If he uses $7$ trucks, then at the end of the $4^{th}$ day he can clear all the orders. Alternatively, if he uses only $3$ trucks, then all the orders are ... minimum number of trucks required so that there will be no pending order at the end of $5^{th}$ day? $4$ $5$ $6$ $7$
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The inequality $\mid x^2 -5x+4 \mid > (x^2-5x+4)$ holds if and only if $1 < x < 4$ $x \leq 1$ and $x \geq 4$ $1 \leq x \leq 4$ $x$ takes any value except $1$ and $4$
1 vote
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Let $x$ be a positive real number. Then $x^2+\pi ^2 + x^{2 \pi} > x \pi+ (\pi + x) x^{\pi}$ $x^{\pi}+\pi^x > x^{2 \pi} + \pi ^{2x}$ $\pi x +(\pi+x)x^{\pi} > x^2+\pi ^2 + x^{2 \pi}$ none of the above
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Let $a$ and $b$ be two positive integers such that $a = k_1b + r_1$ and $b = k_2r_1 + r_2,$ where $k_1,k_2,r_1,r_2$ are positive integers with $r_2 < r_1 < b$ Then $\text{gcd}(a, b)$ is same as $\text{gcd}(r_1,r_2)$ $\text{gcd}(k_1,k_2)$ $\text{gcd}(k_1,r_2)$ $\text{gcd}(r_1,k_2)$
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What would be the smallest natural number which when divided either by $20$ or by $42$ or by $76$ leaves a remainder of $7$ in each case? $3047$ $6047$ $7987$ $63847$
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A tourist covers half of his journey by train at $60$ $km/h$, half of the remainder by bus at $30$ $km/h$ and the rest by cycle at $10$ $km/h$. The average speed of the tourist in $km/h$ during his entire journey is $36$ $30$ $24$ $18$
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Velocity of an object fired directly in upward direction is given by ܸ$V\mathit{}=80-32 t\mathit{}$, where $t\mathit{}$ (time) is in seconds. When will the velocity be between $32 \;m/sec$ and $64 \;m/sec$? $\left(1, \dfrac{3}{2}\right)$ $\left(\dfrac{1}{2}, 1\right)$ $\left(\dfrac{1}{2},\dfrac{3}{2}\right)$ $\left(1, 3\right)$
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If $x+2y=30$, then $\left(\dfrac{2y}{5}+\dfrac{x}{3} \right) + \left (\dfrac{x}{5}+\dfrac{2y}{3} \right)$ will be equal to $8$ $16$ $18$ $20$
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A student attempted to solve a quadratic equation in $x$ twice. However, in the first attempt, he incorrectly wrote the constant term and ended up with the roots as $(4, 3)$. In the second attempt, he incorrectly wrote down the coefficient of $x$ and got the roots as $(3, 2)$. Based on the above information, the roots of the correct quadratic equation are $(-3, 4)$ $(3, -4)$ $(6, 1)$ $(4, 2)$
1 vote
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Find the missing sequence in the letter series below: $A, CD, GHI, ?, UVWXY$ $LMN$ $MNO$ $MNOP$ $NOPQ$
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Given the sequence $A,B,B,C,C,C,D,D,D,D,\ldots$ etc$.,$ that is one $A,$ two $B’s,$ three $C’s,$ four $D’s,$ five $E’s$ and so on, the $240^{th}$ latter in the sequence will be $:$ $V$ $U$ $T$ $W$
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There are two candidates $P$ and $Q$ in an election. During the campaign, $40\%$ of the voters promised to vote for $P,$ and rest for $Q.$ However, on the day of election $15\%$ of the voters went back on their promise to vote for $P$ and instead voted for $Q.$ $25\%$ ... $P.$ Suppose$,P$ lost by $2$ votes$,$ then what was the total number of voters? $100$ $110$ $90$ $95$
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Two design consultants, $P$ and $Q,$ started working from $8$ AM for a client. The client budgeted a total of USD $3000$ for the consultants. $P$ stopped working when the hour hand moved by $210$ degrees on the clock. $Q$ stopped working when the hour hand moved ... paid. After paying the consultants, the client shall have USD _______ remaining in the budget. $000.00$ $166.67$ $300.00$ $433.33$
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A faulty wall clock is known to gain $15$ minutes every $24$ hours. It is synchronized to the correct time at $9$ AM on $11$th July. What will be the correct time to the nearest minute when the clock shows $2$ PM on $15$th July of the same year? $12:45$ PM $12:58$ PM $1:00$ PM $2:00$ PM
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At what time between $6$ a. m. and $7$ a. m. will the minute hand and hour hand of a clock make an angle closest to $60°$? $6: 22$ a.m. $6: 27$ a.m. $6: 38$ a.m. $6: 45$ a.m.
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Find the smallest number $y$ such that $y\times 162$ ($y$ multiplied by $162$) is a perfect cube $24$ $27$ $36$ $38$
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When the sum of all possible two digit numbers formed from three different one digit natural numbers are divided by sum of the original three numbers, the result is $26$ $24$ $20$ $22$
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Two straight lines are drawn perpendicular to each other in $X-Y$ plane. If $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are the acute angles the straight lines make with the $\text{X-}$ axis, then $\alpha + \beta$ is_______. $60^{\circ}$ $90^{\circ}$ $120^{\circ}$ $180^{\circ}$
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The sequence $s_{0},s_{1},\dots , s_{9}$ is defined as follows: $s_{0} = s_{1} + 1$ $2s_{i} = s_{i-1} + s_{i+1} + 2 \text{ for } 1 \leq i \leq 8$ $2s_{9} = s_{8} + 2$ What is $s_{0}$? $81$ $95$ $100$ $121$ $190$
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A ball is thrown directly upwards from the ground at a speed of $10\: ms^{-1}$, on a planet where the gravitational acceleration is $10\: ms^{-2}$. Consider the following statements: The ball reaches the ground exactly $2$ seconds after it is thrown up The ball travels a ... Statement $3$ is correct None of the Statements $1,2$ or $3$ is correct All of the Statements $1,2$ and $3$ are correct
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What is the maximum number of regions that the plane $\mathbb{R}^{2}$ can be partitioned into using $10$ lines? $25$ $50$ $55$ $56$ $1024$ Hint: Let $A(n)$ be the maximum number of partitions that can be made by $n$ lines. Observe that $A(0) = 1, A(2) = 2, A(2) = 4$ etc. Come up with a recurrence equation for $A(n)$.
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The number of divisors of $6000$, where $1$ and $6000$ are also considered as divisors of $6000$ is $40$ $50$ $60$ $30$
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Let $x_1$ and $x_2$ be the roots of the quadratic equation $x^2-3x+a=0$, and $x_3$ and $x_4$ be the roots of the quadratic equation $x^2-12x+b=0$. If $x_1, x_2, x_3$ and $x_4 \: (0 < x_1 < x_2 < x_3 < x_4)$ are in $G.P.,$ then $ab$ equals $64$ $5184$ $-64$ $-5184$
1 vote
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The sum of the series $\dfrac{1}{1.2} + \dfrac{1}{2.3}+ \cdots + \dfrac{1}{n(n+1)} + \cdots$ is $1$ $1/2$ $0$ non-existent
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The conditions on $a$, $b$ and $c$ under which the roots of the quadratic equation $ax^2+bx+c=0 \: ,a \neq 0, \: b \neq 0$ and $c \neq 0$, are unequal magnitude but of the opposite signs, are the following: $a$ and $c$ have the same sign while $b$ has the opposite sign ... $b$ have the same sign while $c$ has the opposite sign. $a$ and $c$ have the same sign. $a$, $b$ and $c$ have the same sign.
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The sum of the series $\:3+11+\dots +(8n-5)\:$ is $4n^2-n$ $8n^2+3n$ $4n^2+4n-5$ $4n^2+2$
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Let $x_1 > x_2>0$. Then which of the following is true? $\log \big(\frac{x_1+x_2}{2}\big) > \frac{\log x_1+ \log x_2}{2}$ $\log \big(\frac{x_1+x_2}{2}\big) < \frac{\log x_1+ \log x_2}{2}$ There exist $x_1$ and $x_2$ such that $x_1 > x_2 >0$ and $\log \big(\frac{x_1+x_2}{2}\big) = \frac{\log x_1+ \log x_2}{2}$ None of these
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Consider the equation $P(x) =x^3+px^2+qx+r=0$ where $p,q$ and $r$ are all real and positive. State which of the following statements is always correct. All roots of $P(x) = 0$ are real The equation $P(x)=0$ has at least one real root The equation $P(x)=0$ has no negative real root The equation $P(x)=0$ must have one positive and one negative real root
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Consider any integer $I=m^2+n^2$, where $m$ and $n$ are odd integers. Then $I$ is never divisible by $2$ $I$ is never divisible by $4$ $I$ is never divisible by $6$ None of the above
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The number of real roots of the equation $1+\cos ^2x+\cos ^3 x – \cos^4x=5$ is equal to $0$ $1$ $3$ $4$
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If $a,b,c$ are sides of a triangle $ABC$ such that $x^2-2(a+b+c)x+3 \lambda (ab+bc+ca)=0$ has real roots then $\lambda < \frac{4}{3}$ $\lambda > \frac{5}{3}$ $\lambda \in \big( \frac{4}{3}, \frac{5}{3}\big)$ $\lambda \in \big( \frac{1}{3}, \frac{5}{3}\big)$
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Two opposite vertices of a rectangle are $(1,3)$ and $(5,1)$ while the other two vertices lie on the straight line $y=2x+c$. Then the value of $c$ is $4$ $3$ $-4$ $-3$
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Consider a circle with centre at origin and radius $2\sqrt{2}$. A square is inscribed in the circle whose sides are parallel to the $X$ an $Y$ axes. The coordinates of one of the vertices of this square are $(2, -2)$ $(2\sqrt{2},-2)$ $(-2, 2\sqrt{2})$ $(2\sqrt{2}, -2\sqrt{2})$
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The equation of any circle passing through the origin and with its centre on the $X$-axis is given by $x^2+y^2-2ax=0$ where $a$ must be positive $x^2+y^2-2ax=0$ for any given $a \in \mathbb{R}$ $x^2+y^2-2by=0$ where $b$ must be positive $x^2+y^2-2by=0$ for any given $b \in \mathbb{R}$
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If $l=1+a+a^2+ \dots$, $m=1+b+b^2+ \dots$, and $n=1+c+c^2+ \dots$, where $\mid a \mid <1, \: \mid b \mid < 1, \: \mid c \mid <1$ and $a,b,c$ are in arithmetic progression, then $l, m, n$ are in arithmetic progression geometric progression harmonic progression none of these
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If the sum of the first $n$ terms of an arithmetic progression is $cn^2$, then the sum of squares of these $n$ terms is $\frac{n(4n^2-1)c^2}{6}$ $\frac{n(4n^2+1)c^2}{3}$ $\frac{n(4n^2-1)c^2}{3}$ $\frac{n(4n^2+1)c^2}{6}$
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The sum $\dfrac{n}{n^2}+\dfrac{n}{n^2+1^2}+\dfrac{n}{n^2+2^2}+ \cdots + \dfrac{n}{n^2+(n-1)^2} + \cdots \cdots$ is $\frac{\pi}{4}$ $\frac{\pi}{8}$ $\frac{\pi}{6}$ $2 \pi$
Let $y=[\:\log_{10}3245.7\:]$ where $[ a ]$ denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to $a$. Then $y=0$ $y=1$ $y=2$ $y=3$
The number of integer solutions for the equation $x^2+y^2=2011$ is $0$ $1$ $2$ $3$