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 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!
- A shopkeeper sells an article at a loss of 12 1/2 %. Had he sold the article for Rs. 51.80 more, he would have earned a profit of 6%. The cost price of the article is
(a) 280 (b) 580 (c) 370 (d) 450
2. The cost price of 18 articles is equal to the selling price of 15 articles. The gain is
(a) 25 % (b) 20% (c) 18 % (d) 15%
3. 50 persons can do a piece of work in 12 days, working 6 hrs/day. 60 persons can do the same work in 8 days, working x hr/day. The value of X is
(a)15 (b) 7 1/2 (c) 5 2/3 (d) 5
4. The sum of two numbers is 528 and their HCF is 33. How many pairs of such numbers can there be?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
5. A, B and C are three taps connected to a tank. A and B together can fill the tank in 6 hrs, B and C together can fill it in 10 hrs and A and C together can fill it in 7 1/2 hrs. In how much time will C alone fill the tank?
(a) 10 hr (b) 12 hr (c) 20 hr (d) 30 hr
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