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 practise and improve your quantitative ability, we provide
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 and B
working separately can do a piece of work in 9 and 12 days respectively. If
they work for a day alternately with A beginning first, the work would be
completed in
(a) 10(2/3) days (b) 10(1/2) days (c) 10(1/4) days (d) 10(1/3) days
2. A and B together can do a work in 10 days. B and C
together can do the same work in 6 days. A and C together can do the work in 12
days. Then, A, B and C together can do the work in
(a) 28 days
(b) 14 days (c)
5(5/7) days (d) 8(2/7) days
3. A does half as much
work as B in three-fourth of the time. If they together take 18 days to
complete a work, how much time shall B take to do it alone?
(a) 30 days (b) 35 days (c) 40 days (d) 45 days
4. The single
discount equal to three consecutive discounts of 10%, 12% and 5% is
(a) 26.27%
(b) 24.76% (c) 9% (d) 11%
5. The ratio of
the ages of Ram and Rahim 10 yrs ago was 1 : 3. The ratio of their ages 5 yrs
hence will be 2 : 3. Then the ratio of their present ages
is
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 3 : 5 (c) 3 : 4 (d) 2 : 5
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Answers
1(c) 2(c)
3(a) 4(b) 5(b)