SSC Quantitative Aptitude practice questions (Miscellaneous Set-3)

The SSC team of Jagranjosh.com has prepared a set of 25 questions taken from the various previous examinations i.e. IBPS, RBI, SSC and other exams. We found that previous year questions are more likely to be repeated in the exams like SSC CGL and etc.

During solving these questions, keep time limit in mind for mastering in these examinations, especially. As quantitative section requires the following attributes from you.

-     Faster calculations

-     Quick understanding of Questions

-     Better understanding of question handling in terms of formulas

-     Different and shortcut tricks to solve questions and etc.

Here is the question set: -

Quantitative Aptitude

Directions (Q. 1-5): What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions?

1. 83.04 ─ 66.46 ─ 11.71 = ?

a. 5.63

b. 2.92

c. 3.87

d. 4.76

e. None of these

2. 3.4 × 85 ÷ 2.5 = ?

a. 104.8

b. 121.2

c. 115.6

d. 108.4

e. None of these

4. 19.25 × 16.4 × ? = 3472.7

a. 15

b. 17

c. 12

d. 14

e. None of these

5. 14% of 255 + ? % of 405 = 124.8

a. 22

b. 24

c. 18

d. 15

e. None of these

Directions (Q. 6-10): What approximate value should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions? (Note: You are not expected to calculate the exact value.)

7. 33.0003% of 509.999 = ?

a. 155

b. 185

c. 170

d. 100

e. 140

8. 1212.12 + 2121.21 + 1122.22 = ?

a. 4000

b. 4455

c. 5000

d. 5555

e. 4555

9. 919.999 ÷ 25.002 × 13.996 = ?

a. 495

b. 525

c. 450

d. 515

e. 540

10. 30.003 × 17.998 + 63.010 = ?

a. 575

b. 600

c. 550

d. 650

e. 500

Directions (Q. 11-15): What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series?

11. 2.5, 4, ?, 10, 14.5, 20, 26.5

a. 8

b. 7.5

c. 6

d. 5.5

e. None of these

12. 4, 5, 12, 39, 160, 805?

a. 4836

b. 3224

c. 5642

d. 4030

e. None of these

13. 8, 108, 189, 253, 302, ?, 363

a. 351

b. 327

c. 338

d. 311

e. None of these

14. 248, 217, 188, 165, ?, 129, 116

a. 144

b. 136

c. 134

d. 146

e. None of these

15. 3, 15, 39, 75, 123, 183, ?

a. 255

b. 218

c. 243

d. 225

e. None of these

16. What would be the cost of laying a carpet on a floor which has its length and breadth in the respective ratio of 32 : 21 and where its perimeter is 212 feet, if the cost per square foot of laying the carpet is Rs 2.5 ?

a. Rs. 6720

b. Rs. 5420

c. Rs. 7390

d. Cannot be determined

e. None of these

17. The simple interest accrued on an amount at the end of five years @ 12.5 p.c.p.a. is Rs. 1575. What is the amount?

a. Rs. 2050

b. Rs. 2550

c. Rs. 2250

d. Rs. 2520

e. None of these

18. A 260 m long train crosses a platform thrice its length in 80 s. What is the speed of the train in km/h?

a. 52.4

b. 46.8

c. 35.1

d. Cannot be determined

e. None of these

19. If the cost of 8 erasers and 5 sharpeners is Rs. 31, what will be the cost of 24 erasers and 10 sharpeners?

a. Rs. 62

b. Rs. 84

c. Rs. 78

d. Cannot be determined

e. None of these

20. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘PRETTY’ be arranged?

a. 120

b. 36

c. 360

d. 720

e. None of these

21. A boat while travelling upstream covers a distance of 18 km at the speed of 3 km/h, whereas while travelling downstream it covers the same distance at a speed of 9 km/h. What is the speed of the boat in still water?

a. 3 km/h

b. 5 km/h

c. 7 km/h

d. Cannot be determined

e. None of these

22. What is the area of a circle whose circumference is 132 cm?

a. 1562 sq.cm

b. 1386 sq.cm

c. 1434 sq.cm

d. 1836 sq.cm

e. None of these

23. Shreyas bought an article and sold it for 125% of its cost price. What was the cost price of the article, if Shreyas sold it for Rs. 30750?

a. Rs. 24600

b. Rs. 25640

c. Rs. 24250

d. Rs. 23200

e. None of these

24. The ages of Mira, Tina and Sania are in the ratio of 6 : 4 : 7 respectively. If the sum of their ages is 34 yr, what is Sania’s age?

a. 12 yr

b. 10 yr

c. 18 yr

d. 8 yr

e. None of these

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