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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 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.  While
selling a watch, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 5%. If he gives a discount of
6%, he earns Rs 15 less as profit. What is the marked price of the watch?

(a) Rs 1250              (b) Rs 1400             (c) Rs 1500            (d) Rs 750

2.  Krishna
purchased a number of articles at Rs 10 for each and the same number for Rs 14 each.
He mixed them together and sold them for Rs 13 each. Then, his gain or loss
percent is

(a) loss 8(1/3)%        (b) gain 8(2/3)%        (c) loss 8(2/3)%     (d)
gain 8(1/3)%

3. A trader bought two horses for Rs 19500. He sold
one at a loss of 20% and the other at a profit of 15 %. If the selling price of
each horse is the same, then their cost prices are respectively

(a) Rs 10000 and Rs
9500             (b) Rs 11500 and Rs
8000             (c) Rs 12000 and Rs 7500            (d) Rs 10500 and Rs 9000

4. The simple interest
on a sum for 5 yr is one-fourth of the sum. The rate of interest per annum is 

(a) 5%                    (b) 6%    
              (c) 4%                 (d) 8%

5. The difference
between the compound interest and simple interest on Rs 10000 for 2 yrs is Rs
25. The rate of interest per annum is

(a) 5%             (b) 7%           (c) 10%        (d) 12%

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Answers

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