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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 x can finish a job in 4 hours and y can finish the same
job in 8 hours independently, then they together will finish the job in
(1) 140 minutes
(2) 160 minutes (3) 120 minutes (4) 150 minutes
2. A
company employed 200 workers to complete a certain work in 150 days. If only
one-fourth of the work has been done in 50 days, then in order to complete the
whole work in time, the number of additional workers to be employed was
(1) 100 (2) 300 (3) 600 (4) 200
3. x can
copy 80 pages in 20 hours, x and y together can copy 135 pages in 27 hours.
Then y can copy 20 pages in
(1) 20 hours (2) 3 hours (3) 24 hours (4) 12 hours
4. x does ¼
of a job in 6 days. y completes rest of the job in 12 days. Then x and y could
complete the job together in
(1) 9 days
(2) 9 (3/5) days (3) 8
(1/8) days (4) 7 (1/3) days
5. Mr. x
and Mr. y each bought the same motorcycle using a 10% off coupon. Mr. x’s
cashier took 10% off the price and then added 8.5% sales tax whereas Mr. y’s
cashier first added the sales tax and then took 10% off the total price. The
amount Mr. x paid is
(1) less by ₹ 550 as the amount Mr. y paid
(2) same as the amount Mr. y paid
(3) greater by ₹ 85 as the amount Mr. y paid
(4) greater by ₹ 850 as the amount Mr. y paid
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Answers
1(2) 2(1) 3(1) 4(2)
5(2)