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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. A motor boat, travelling at the
same speed, can cover 25 km upstream and 39 km downstream in 8 hours. At the
same speed, it can travel 35 km upstream and 52 km downstream in 11 hours. The
speed of the stream is?
(a) 2 km/hr (b) 3
km/hr (c) 4 km/hr (d) 5 km/hr
2. If a sum of
money placed at compound interest, compounded annually, doubles itself in 5
years, then the same amount of money will be 8 times of itself in?
(a) 25 years (b) 20 years (c) 15 years (d) 10 years
3. A person has
left an amount of Rs.1,20,000 to be divided between his two sons aged 14 years
and 12 years such that they get equal amounts when each attains 18 years of
age. If the amount gets a simple interest of 5% per annum, the younger son’s
share at present is
(a) Rs.48,800 (b)
Rs.57,600 (c) Rs.62,400
(d) Rs.84,400
4. If (a^2) + (b^2) + (c^2) = 2 (a – b – c) – 3, then the
value of (a – b + c) is
(a) -1 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) -2
5. The ratio of
radii of two right circular cylinders is 2 : 3 and their heights are in the
ratio 5 : 4. The ratio of their curved surface area is
(a) 5:6 (b) 3:4 (c) 4:5 (d) 2:3
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Answers
1(c) 2(c) 3(b)
4(c) 5(a)