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 April 2012. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!
1. The sum of a natural number and its square equals the product of the first three prime numbers. The number is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6
2. The square root of (0.324 x 0.081x 4.624)/( 1.5625 x 0.0289 x 72.9 x 64) is
(a) 24 (b) 2.4 (c) 0.024 (d) 1.2
3. A, B, C start running at the same time and at the same point in the same direction in a circular stadium. A completes a round in 252 s, B in 308 s and C in 198 s. After what time will they meet again at the starting point?
(a) 26 min 18 s (b) 42 min 36 s (c) 45min (d) 46 min 12 s
4. The least integer which should be added to 1000, so as to make it a perfect square is
(a) 10 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 89
5. Ram went to the market and bought one copy of a Mathematics book and two pencils for Rs. 165. Rahim went to the same market and bought another copy of the same book and ten pencils of the same brand for Rs. 169. The price of each pencil was
(a) Rs. 0.50 (b) Rs. 1 (c) Rs. 0. 75 (d) Rs. 2
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