Sunday, May 21, 2017

8th May 2017 - SSC CGL - 84 days to go - Quantitative Aptitude

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Today 10 Quantitative Aptitude Questions
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1. An employer reduces the number of his employees in the ratio 9 : 8 and increases their wages in the ratio 14 : 15. If the original wage bill was Rs. 189,900, find the ratio in which the wage bill is decreased-
a. 20 : 21
b. 21 : 20
c. 20 : 19
d. 19 : 21
2. The batting average for 40 innings of a cricketer is 50 runs. His highest score exceeds his lowest score by 172 runs. If these two innings are excluded, the average of the remaining 38 innings is 48 runs. The highest score of the player is-
a. 165
b. 170
c. 172
d. 174
3. Walking at 3 km per hour, Pintu reaches his school 5 minutes late. If he walks at 4 km per hour he will be 5 minutes early. The distance of Pintu’s school from his house is-
a. 1 ½ Km
b. 2 Km
c. 2 ½ Km
d. 5 Km
4. Nitin bought some oranges at Rs. 40 a dozen and an equal number at Rs.30 a dozen. He sold them at Rs. 45 a dozen and made a profit of Rs.480. The number of oranges, he bought, was-
a. 48 dozen
b. 60 dozen
c. 72 dozen
d. 84 dozen
5. By selling 100 oranges, a vendor gains the selling price of 20 oranges. His gain per cent is-
a. 20
b. 25
c. 30
d. 32
6. 60% of the cost price of an article is equal to 50% of its selling price. Then the percentage of profit or loss on the cost price is-
a. 20% loss
b. 16 2/3% profit
c. 20% profit
d. 10% loss
7. A fruit-seller buys x guavas for Rs.y and sells y guavas for Rs. x. If x>y, then he made-
a. x2 – y2 / xy % loss
b. x2 – y2 / xy % gain
c. x2 – y2 / y2 % loss
d. x2 – y2 / y2 * 100% gain
8. A jar contain 10 red marbles and 30 green ones. How many red marbles must be added to the jar so that 60% of the marbles will be red?
a. 25
b. 30
c. 35
d. 40
9. O is the circumcentre of Triangle ABC. if AO = 8cm , then the length of BO is..
a. 12cm
b. 3cm
c. 6cm
d. 8cm
10. The least number of square of side 41cms required to pave the ceiling of a room of size 15m 17cm long and 9m 2cm broad is
a. 902
b. 656
c. 738
d. 814
Answers - 1 a , 2 d , 3 b , 4 a , 5 b , 6 c , 7 d , 8 c , 9 d , 10 d

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