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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 practise and improve
your quantitative ability, we are provide 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. The difference between the
compound interest and simple interest on a certain sum for 2 yrs at 6% per
annum is Rs.27. The sum is
(a) Rs.5000
(b) Rs.5500 (c) Rs.7000 (d) Rs.7500
2. A person can
row 7.5 km/hr in still water and he finds that it takes him twice as long to
row up as to row down the river. The speed of the stream is?
(a) 2 km/hr (b) 3 km/hr (c) 2.5 km/hr (d) 3.5 km/hr
3. A and B
together can complete a work in 12 days. A alone can complete in 20 days. If B
does the work only half a day daily, then in how many days A and B together
will complete the work?
(a) 10 days
(b) 20 days (c) 11
days (d) 15 days
4. A can do a
piece of work in 70 days and B is 40% more efficient than A. The number of days
taken by B to do the same work is?
(a) 40 days
(b) 60 days (c) 50
days (d) 45 days
5. For a
certain article, if discount is 25% the profit is 25%. If the discount is 10%,
then the profit is?
(a) 50%
(b) 40% (c) 30% (d) 33.33%
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Answers
1(d) 2(c) 3(d)
4(c) 5(a)