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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. An employer reduces the number of
his employees in the ratio 9:8 and increases their wages in the ratio 14:15. If
the original wage bill was Rs.18,900, find the ratio in which the wage bill is
decreased?

(a) 20:21                     (b) 21:20               (c) 20:19              (d) 19:21

2.  The batting
average for 40 innings of a cricketer is 50 runs. His highest score exceeds
lowest score by 172 runs. If these two innings are excluded, the average of the
remaining 38 innings is 48 runs. The highest score of the player is?

(a) 165                 (b) 170              (c) 172                   (d) 174

3.  A and B are
two alloys of gold and copper prepared by mixing metals in the ratio 7:2 and
7:11 respectively. If equal quantities of the alloys are melted to form a third
alloy C, the ratio of gold and copper in C will be?

(a) 5:7                 (b)
5:9                (c) 7:5                       (d) 9:5

4.  In a
laboratory, two bottles contain mixture of acid and water in the ratio 2:5 in
the first bottle and 7:3 in the second. The ratio in which the contents of
these two bottles can be mixed such that the new mixture has acid and water in
the ratio 2:3 is?

(a) 4:15                  (b) 9:8                  (c) 21:8                  (d) 1:2

5.  The average
of three numbers is 154. The first number is twice the second and the second
number is twice the third. The first number is?

(a) 264                (b) 132                     (c) 88                       (d) 66

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