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 the actual SSC – Examination held in June 2011. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!
1. A river 3 m deep and 40 m wide is flowing at the rate of 2 km/hr. How much water (in litres) will fall into the sea in a minute?
(a) 400000 (b) 4000000 (c) 40000 (d) 4000.
2. The LCM of the three different numbers is 120. Which of the following cannot be their HCF?
(a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 35
3. A number when divided by 49 leaves 32 as remainder. This number when divided by 7 will have the remainder as
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
4. In an examination, a student scores 4 marks for every correct answer and loses 1 mark for every wrong answer. If he attempts all 75 questions and secures 125 marks, the number of questions he attempts correctly is
(a) 35 (b) 40 (c) 42 (d) 46
5. The traffic lights at three different road crossings change after 24 s, 36 s, 54 s respectively. If they all change simultaneously at 10:15:00 am, then at what time will they again change simultaneously?
(a) 10: 16:54 am (b) 10:18:36 am (c) 10:17:02 am (d) 10:22:12 am
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