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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!

Directions
(Q. Nos. 1-5) In the following questions, a sentence/part of the sentence is
underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined sentence/part of the
sentence at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d).

 1. It became clear that the strangers were
heading into a serious disaster.

(a) along        
(b) towards       (c) on     (d)
No improvement

2. 20 km are
not a great distance in these days of fast moving vehicles.

(a) is not a great distance

(b) are not too great a distance

(c) aren’t proving a great distance

(d) No improvement

3. Hoping not
to be disturbed, I sat down in my easy chair to read the book, I won as a
prize.

(a) I had won as a prize

(b) I have won as prize

(c) I had to win as a prize

(d) No improvement

 4. If you are living near a market place you
should be ready to bear the disturbances    caused by traffic.

 (a) to bear
upon     (b) to bear with     (c) to bear away     (d) No improvement

5. The
child tossed in bed burning with fever.

 (a) The child
in bed, burning with fever tossed

 (b) The child
burning with fever, tossed in bed

 (c) The child
burning in bed tossed with fever

 (d) No
improvement

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Answers

1(b)   2(a)  
3(a)   4(b)   5(b)