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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. If the compound interest on a
certain sum for two consecutive years is ₹ 220 and ₹ 242, then the rate of
interest per annum is
(a)
8% (b) 10% (c) 11% (d) 12%
2. A money-lender finds that due to a
fall in the annual rate of interest 8% to 7 (3/4) % his yearly income
diminishes by ₹ 61.50. His capital is
₹
22400 (b) ₹ 23800 (c) ₹ 24600 (d) ₹ 26000
3. The simple interest on a certain
sum for 8 months at 4% per annum is ₹ 129 less than the simple interest on the
same sum for 15 months at 5% per annum. The sum is
(a)
₹ 2580 (b) ₹ 2400 (c) ₹ 2529 (d) ₹ 3600
4.
The length of the largest rod that can
be placed in a room, 16 m long, 12 m broad and 10 (2/3) m high, is
(a)
23 m (b) 68 m (c) 22 (2/3) m (d) 22 (1/3) m
5. The height of a wall is six times
its width and the length of the wall is seven times its height. If volume of
the wall be 16128 cu m, its width is
(a)
5 m (b) 4
m (c) 4.5
m (d) 6 m
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Answers
1(b) 2(c)
3(d) 4(c) 5(b)
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