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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 examination papers
of previous years. Leave your answers/responses in the comments section below
and we’ll soon let you know the correct answers!

1. An article is marked 40% above the cost price and a
discount of 30% is allowed. What is the gain or loss percentage?

 (a) 10% gain                 (b) 5% gain                   (c) 2% loss                (d) 12% loss

Directions 2 to 5: The
following graph shows the production of wheat flour (in 1000 tonnes) by three
companies X, Y and Z over the year. Study the graph and answer questions given
below.

2.  What is the difference between the production
of company Z in 2004 and company Y in 2000 (in thousand tones)?

(a) 2000                  (b) 100                   (c) 20                    (d) 2

3.  What is the
ratio of the average production of company X in the period 2002-2004 to the
average production of company Y in the same period?

(a) 1 : 1                 (b) 15 : 17             (c) 23 : 25               (d) 27 : 29

4.  What is the
percentage increase in the production of company Y from 2002 to 2003?

(a) 14(2/7)              (b) 16(6/7)           (c) 25                    (d) 40

5.  The average
production for five years was maximum for which company?

(a) Both X and Z            (b) Y           (c) Z               (d) Both X and Y

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Answers

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