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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 practice and improve your quantitative
ability, we are providing you 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 we’ll soon let you know the correct answers!

1. If the price of sugar dips by 10%,
a consumer can buy 5 kg more sugar for Rs.270. The difference between the
original and reduced price per kg is-

(a)
62 paise     (b) 60 paise     (c) 75 paise    
(d) 53 paise

2. A person observed that he required
30 secs less time to cross a circular ground along its diameter than to cover
it once along the boundary. If his speed was 30 m/min, then the radius of the
circular ground is (take pie = 22/7)

(a)
10.5 m       (b) 3.5 m         (c) 5.5 m          (d) 7.5 m

3. A
contractor undertook to finish a certain work in 124 days and employed 120 men.
After 64 days, he found that he had already done 2/3 of the work. How many men
can be discharged now, so that the work may finish in time?

 (a) 90              (b)
50               (c) 48              (d) 56

4. The radius of the circumcircle of
a right-angled triangle is 15 cm and the radius of its inscribed circle is 6
cm. Find the sides of the triangle.

(a)
30, 24, 25               (b) 24, 36, 30              (c)
30, 40, 41               (d) 18, 24, 30

5. The marked price of a watch was Rs.720.
A man bought the same for Rs 550.80 after getting 2 successive discounts, the
1st being 10%. What was the 2nd discount?

 (a) 18%           (b)
12%            (c) 14%            (d) 15%

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Answers

1(b)     2(b)
    3(d)     4(d)
    5(d)