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 – Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination held in November 2012. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!
1. A sofa set marked at Rs. 20,000. The shopkeeper allows successive discounts of 10%, 5% and 2% on it. What is the net selling price?
(a) Rs.17,768 (b) Rs.16, 648
(c) Rs. 17,598 (d) R. 16, 758
2. If 1/3 of A = 75% of B = 0.6 of C, then A: B: C is
(a) 4: 5: 9 (b) 5: 9: 4
(c) 9: 5: 4 (d) 9: 4: 5
3. A mixture of milk and water is such that the quantity of milk is 3/5 that of water. The proportion of milk in the mixture is
(a) 1/8 (b) 1/2 (c) 3/8 (d) 5/8
4. The ratio of a father’s age to his son’s age is 7:3. The product of their ages is 756. The ratio of their ages, after 6 yrs, will be
(a) 2 :1 (b) 5 : 2 (c) 11 :7 (d) 13 :9
5. The mean of five numbers is 27. If one of them is excluded, the mean gets reduced by 2. Determine the excluded number.
(a) 45 (b) 55 (c) 25 (d) 35
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