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 Service 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 library has 510 visitors every Sunday on average and 240 visitors on other days. For this library, the average number of visitors per day in a month of 30 days beginning with Sunday is (a) 290 (b) 285 (c) 295 (d) 300
2. A book vendor sold a book at a loss of 20%. Had he sold it for Rs. 108 more, he would have earned a profit of 30%. Find the cost price of the book.
(a) Rs. 432 (b) Rs. 216 (c) Rs. 648 (d) Rs. 240
3. A retailer buys a radio for Rs. 225. His overhead expenses are Rs. 15. He sells the radio for Rs. 300. The profit per cent of the retailer is
(a) 33 1/3% (b) 25% (c) 26 2/3% (d) 20%
4. A shopkeeper bought 200 articles, each costing the same. He sold 30% of the articles at 20% profit and the remaining at 10% profit. If the total profit made by him is Rs. 2600, find the cost price of one article
Rs. 100 (b) Rs. 200 (c) Rs. 1300 (d) Rs. 2,600
5. Two candidates contested in an election. One got 60% of the votes and won by 1600 votes. What is the number of votes polled?
(a) 7500 (b) 9000 (c) 8000 (d) 10,000
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