Quantitative Aptitude Quiz
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 the actual SSC – Examination held in June 2011. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!
1. When the price of sugar decreases by 10%, a man can buy 1 kg more for Rs. 270. Then, the original price of sugar per kg is
(a) Rs. 25 (b) Rs. 30 (c) Rs. 27 (d) Rs. 32
2. If the price of sugar is raised by 25%, by what per cent must a householder reduce his consumption of sugar so as to not increase his expenditure?
(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 25
3. If 30% of A is added to 40% of B, the answer is 80% of B. What percentage of A is B?
(a) 30% (b) 40% (c) 70% (d) 75%
4. A man rows 6 km/h in still water. If the speed of the current is 2 km/h, it takes 3 hours more in upstream direction than in the downstream direction for the same distance. The distance is
(a) 30 Km (b) 24 Km (c) 20 Km (d) 32 Km
5. If the selling price of 10 articles is equal to the cost price of 11 articles, then the gain per cent is
(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 25
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