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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. By selling
an article for Rs 960 a man incurs a loss of 4%; what was the cost price?
(a) Rs 1000
(b) Rs 784 (c) Rs
498.4 (d) Rs 300
2. One-third of
1206 is what percent of 134?
(a) 100 (b) 150 (c)
200 (d) 300
3. If
population of women in a village is 90% of population of men, what is the
population of men as a percentage of population of women?
(a) 100% (b) 105% (c) 108% (d) 111%
4. John invested a sum
of money at an annual simple interest rate of 10%. At the end of four years the
amount invested plus interest earned was Rs 770. The amount invested was
(a) Rs 650 (b) Rs 350 (c) Rs 550 (d) Rs 500
5. The compound
interest on Rs 6400 for 2 yr at 7.5% per annum is
(a) Rs 1016 (b) Rs 996 (c) Rs 976 (d) Rs 966
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Answers
1(a) 2(d)
3(d) 4(c)
5(b)