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 soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!
1. A is twice as good a workman as B and
together they finish a piece of work in 14 days. The number of days taken by A
alone to finish the work is
(a) 11
days (b) 21 days (c)
28 days (d)
42 days
2. A sphere and
a cylinder have equal volume and equal radius. The ratio of the curved surface
area of the cylinder to that of the sphere is
(a) 4 : 3 (b) 2 : 3 (c) 3 : 2 (d) 3 : 4
3. The marked
price of a watch is Rs 1,600. The shopkeeper gives successive discounts of 10%
and X% to the customer. If the customer pays Rs 1,224 for the watch, the value
of X is
(a) 5
(b) 10 (c)
15 (d) 20
4. The monthly
income of H and W is in the ratio 4 : 3 and the expenditure is in the ratio 3 :
2. If each of them saves Rs 600 per month, the income of W (in Rs) is
(a) 1200 (b) 2400 (c) 1800 (d) 9000
5. In a class,
the average score of girls in an examination is 73 and that of boys is 71. The
average score for the whole class is 71.8. Find the percentage of girls.
(a) 40% (b)
50% (c) 55% (d) 60%
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Answers
1(b) 2(c)
3(c) 4(c) 5(a)