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 SSC examinations held in the last few years. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!

1. A and B together have three times what B and C have while A, B, C together have Rs. 30 more than what A has. If B has 5 times what C has, then A has

(a) Rs. 60       (b) Rs. 65            (c) Rs. 75            (d) Rs. 45

2. A cricket player after playing 10 tests scored 100 runs in the 11th test. As a result, the average of his runs is increased by 5. The present average of runs is

(a) 45               (b) 40              (c) 50                      (d) 55

3. 15 L of a mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio of 1: 4. If 3 L water is mixed in it, the percentage of alcohol in the new mixture will be

(a) 15              (b) 16 2/3          (c) 17                   (d) 18 1/2

4. A man rides at the rate of 18 km/hr but stops for 6 min to change horses at the end of the 7th km. The time that he will take to cover a distance of 90 km is

(a) 6 hr         (b) 6 hr 12 min    (c) 6 hr 18 min      (d) 6 hr 24 min

5. A man rows 15 km down a river in 3 hrs with the flow and returns in 7 1/2 hrs. The rate at which he rows in still water is

(a) 2.5 km/hr   (b) 1. 5 km/hr       (c) 3.5 km/hr   (d) 4.5 km/ hr

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