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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. The value of an article
depreciates every year at the rate of 10% of its value. If the present value of
the article is Rs.729, then its worth 3 years ago was-
(a) Rs.1250 (b) Rs.1000 (c)
Rs.1125 (d) Rs.1200
2. The price of onions has been increased by 50%. In
order to keep the expenditure on onions the same the percentage of reduction in
consumption has to be-
(a) 50% (b) 33.33% (c) 33% (d) 30%
3. Walking at 3
km per hour, Pintu reaches his school 5 minutes late. If he walks at 4 km per
hour he will be 5 minutes early. The distance of Pintu’s school from his house
is?
(a) 1 ½ km
(b) 2 km
(c) 2 ½ km (d) 5 km
4. Nitin bought
some oranges at Rs.40 a dozen and an equal number at Rs.30 a dozen. He sold
them at Rs.45 a dozen and made a profit of Rs.480. The number of oranges, he
bought, was?
(a) 48 (b) 60
(c) 72 (d) 84
5. A man buys two chairs for a total cost of Rs.900.
By selling one for 4/5th of its cost and the other for 5/4th of its cost, he
makes a profit of Rs.90 on the whole transaction. The cost of the lower priced
chair is?
(a) Rs.360
(b) Rs.400 (c) Rs.420 (d) Rs.300
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