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 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. A General, while arranging his men, who were 6000 in
number, in the form of a square, found that there were 71 men left over. How
many were arranged in each row?
(a) 73 (b) 77 (c) 87 (d) 93
2. The sum of
all the digits of the numbers from 1 to 100 is?
(a) 5050
(b) 903 (c) 901 (d) 900
3. A shopkeeper
sells sugar in such a way that the selling price of 950g of sugar is the same
as the cost price of 1 kg of sugar. What is his gain percent?
(a) 5(5/19)
(b) 5(1/5) (c) 5 (d) 4(1/19)
4. A person
bought a horse and a carriage for Rs 20000. Later he sold the horse at 20%
profit and the carriage at 10% loss. Thus he gained 2% in the whole
transaction. The cost price of the horse was?
(a) Rs 7200
(b) Rs 7500 (c) Rs 8000 (d) Rs 9000
5. A sells an
article to B at 15% profit. B sells it to C at 10% loss. If C pays Rs 517.50
for it then A purchased it at?
(a) 500
(b) 750 (c) 1000 (d) 1250
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Answers
1(b) 2(c) 3(a)
4(c) 5(a)