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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 soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!
1. If 50 mL,
of paint is needed for painting a picture of 50 cm * 20 cm. How much paint is needed
to paint a picture of dimensions 100 m * 60 m?
(a)
3000 L (b) 3000 mL (c) 300 mL (d) 300 L
2. If 1/4th kg
of a substance costs ₹ 0.80, what will be the cost of 200 g of the same substance?
(a)
40 paise (b) 100 paise (c) 64 paise (d) 60 paise
3. The bankers gain on a
certain sum during 1 (1/2) yr, hence is 3/25 of the banker’s discount. The rate
per cent per annum is
(a) 5 (1/5) % (b) 6 (1/6) % (c) 8 (1/8) % (d) 9 (1/11) %
4. Which is the better offer?
1. Three successive
discounts of 10%, 10% and 30%.
2. Three successive
discounts of 40%, 5% and 5%?
(a) 1st (b) 2nd (c) Both 1st and 2nd (d) None of these
5. ₹ 1300 are divided
among A, B, C and D in such a way that
(A’s share/B’s share) =
(B’s share/C’s share) = (C’s share/D’s share) = 2/3. What is A’s share?
(a) ₹ 320
(b)₹ 240 (c) ₹ 160 (d) ₹ 140
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Answers
1(d) 2(c) 3(d)
4(b) 5(c)