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 practise and improve your quantitative ability, we provide
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. Working 8
hours a day, Anu can copy a book in 18 days. How many hours a day should she
work so as to finish the work in 12 days?
(a) 12 hours
(b) 10 hours (c) 11
hours (d) 13 hours
2. A stock of
foodgrain lasts for 21 days in village A. The same stock would last for 28 days
in village B. If the foodgrains are used for both the villages together, the
stock would last for how many days?
(a) 14 days (b) 12 days (c)
7 days (d) 49 days
3. A train of
length 500 ft crosses a platform of length 700 ft in 10 secs. The speed of the
train is?
(a) 70 ft/s (b) 85 ft/s (c) 100 ft/s (d) 120 ft/s
4. The lengths of two
sides of an isosceles triangle are 15 and 22 respectively. What are the
possible values of perimeter?
(a) 52 or 59 (b) 52 or 60 (c) 15 or 37 (d) 37 or 29
5. A discount of 24% on
the marked price of an article is allowed and then the article is sold for Rs.342.
The marked price of the article is
(a) Rs.500 (b) Rs.490 (c) Rs.450 (d) Rs.430
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Answers
1(a) 2(b)
3(d) 4(a)
5(c)