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 Service Examination, etc. In order to help you practise and improve your quantitative ability, we are providing you with 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 soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!

1. Two numbers are respectively 25% and 40% less than a third number. What per cent of the first number is the second one?

(a) 60           (b) 70           (c) 40          (d) 80

2. In a particular type of alloy, the ratio of lead to tin is 5:6. The amount of lead that should be added to 12.1 kg of this material to make the ratio 1: 1 is

(a) 1.1 kg      (b) 1 kg          (c) 0.9 kg          (d) 1.5 kg

3. Successive discounts of 50% and 50% is equivalent to single discount of

(a)100%         (b) 75%           (c) 50%          (d) 25%

4. A, B, C enter into a partnership with shares in the ratio 7/2 : 4/3 : 6/5. After 4 months, A increases his share by 50%. If the total profit at the end of the year was Rs.43,200, then B’s share in the profit is

(a) Rs. 4200      (b) Rs. 4800      (c) Rs. 7200     (d) Rs. 8000

5. Two trains of equal length are running on parallel tracks in opposite directions with speed 65 km/hr and 85 km/hr respectively. They cross each other in 6 seconds. The length of each train is

(a) 100 m      (b) 115 m         (c) 125 m         (d) 150 m

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