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 Service 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!
1. A person distributes his pens among four friends. A, B, C and D in the ratio 1/3: 1/4: 1/5: 1/6. What is the minimum number of pens that the person should have?
(a) 75 (b) 45 (c) 57 (d) 65
2. If the median drawn on the base of a triangle is half its base, then the triangle will be
(a) Obtuse angled (b) Equilateral (c) Right angled (d) Acute angled
3. The average age of 14 girls and their teacher is 15 yr. If the teacher’s age is excluded, then the average age reduces by 1. What is the teacher’s age?
(a) 29 yr (b) 35 yr (c) 32 yr (d) 30 yr
4. If a, b, c are non- zero, a + 1/b = 1 and b + 1/c = 1, then the value of abc is
(a) -3 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) 3
5. The value of a machine depreciates every year at the rate of 10% on its value at the beginning of that year. If the current value of the machine is Rs.729, then its worth 3 yr ago was
(a) Rs. 947. 10 (b) Rs.800 (c) Rs. 1000 (d) Rs. 750.87
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