Dear PaGaLGuY readers,

As we all know, Quantitative Aptitude or Numerical Aptitude
is an important component of a number of competitive examinations such as the
UPSC Civil Services Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL
Examination, MBA Entrance Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc.
In order to help you practice and improve your quantitative ability, we are
providing you this Quantitative Aptitude Quiz.

Given below are a few questions from SSC examinations held in
the last few years. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below
and we’ll soon let you know the correct answers!

1. The average salary of all the staff in an office of a
corporate house is Rs.5000.The average salary of the officers is Rs.14,000 and
that of the rest is Rs.4000. If the total number of staff is 500, the number of
officers is?

(a) 10                (b) 15              (c)
25                (d) 50

2.  The average
marks of 40 students in an English exam is 72. Later it is found that three
marks 64, 62 and 84 were wrongly entered as 68, 65 and 73. The average after
mistakes were rectified is?

(a) 70                   (b) 72                   (c) 71.9                 (d) 72.1

3.  Of three
numbers, the second is thrice the first and the third number is three-fourth of
the first. If the average of the three numbers is 114, the largest number is?

(a) 72                  (b)
216                        (c) 354  
                     (d) 726

4.  A car covers
(1/5) of  the distance from A to B at the
speed of 8 km/hr, 1/10 of the distance at 25 km per hour and the remaining at
the speed of 20 km per hour. Find the average speed of the whole journey?

(a) 12.625 km/hr             (b) 13.625 km/hr         (c) 14.625 km/hr                (d)
15.625 km/hr

5.  If a number
multiplied by 25% of itself gives a number which is 200% more than the number,
then the number is?

(a) 12                         (b) 16                   (c) 20                      (d) 24

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Answers

1(d)     2(d)     3(b)  
  4(d)        5(a)