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 practise and improve your quantitative ability, we are providing you with 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 trader marked the selling price of an article at 20% above the cost price. At the time of selling, he allows a certain discount and suffers a loss of 4%. How much discount did he allow?
(a) 20% (b) 25% (c) 24% (d) 22%
2. Ashok takes twice as much time as Arun and thrice as much time as Alok to finish a piece of work. They together finish the work in one day. Ashok can finish the work in
(a) 4 days (b) 2 days (c) 6 days (d) 3 days
3. The average weight of students in four sections A, B, C and D is 60 kg. The average weight of the students of A, B, C and D individually are 45 kg, 50 kg, 72 kg and 80 kg, respectively. If the average weight of students in sections A and B together is 48 kg and that of B and C together is 60 kg, what is the ratio of the number of students in sections A and D?
(a) 12 : 7 (b) 4: 3 (c) 3 : 2 (d) 8 : 5
4. A train crosses a platform in 30 seconds, travelling with a speed of 60 km/hr. If the length of the train be 200 m, then the length of the platform is
(a) 420 m (b) 500 m (c) 300 m (d) 250 m
5. The prices of two articles are in the ratio 3 : 4. If the price of the first article be increased by 10% and that of the second by Rs. 4, the original ratio remains the same. The original price of the second article is
(a) Rs. 40 (b) Rs. 10 (c) Rs. 30 (d) Rs. 35
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