Quantitative Aptitude PYQ — Page 17

24,303 questions across SSC exams.

  1. SSC MTS • 2026

    A man sells an article at a 15% loss. If he had sold it for ₹450 more, he would've made a 20% profit. What is the cost price of the article?

  2. SSC MTS • 2024

    The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of 15 articles. The profit percentage in the transaction is:

  3. SSC MTS • 2024

    A supermarket gives two successive discounts on a mobile phone marked ₹19,000. The first discount given is 14%. If the customer pays ₹15,048 for the phone, then what was the second discount (rounded up to two decimal points)?

  4. SSC MTS • 2026

    300 kg of rice was purchased at the rate of ₹20 per kg and sold at a profit of 5%. Compute the profit and the selling price per kg.

  5. SSC MTS • 2024

    Three students of class VII participated in a race during a school sports day. In a 1 km race, A wins the race with B by 100 m, and in a 300 m race, B beats C by 50 m. Then in the race of 1 km, with what margin will A beat C?

  6. SSC MTS • 2024

    Raghav covers a distance of 45 km in 1 hour 40 minutes. Assuming he maintains a constant speed throughout his journey, what is Raghav’s speed (in m/s)?

  7. SSC CGL • 2023

    If the areas of two similar triangles are in the ratio 196: 625, what would be the ratio of the corresponding sides?

  8. SSC MTS • 2024

    A solid metal cone of height 30 cm and radius of base 10 cm is melted in to the form of a solid sphere. Find the radius of the sphere (in cm).

  9. SSC MTS • 2024

    The average of five numbers is 38. If one number is excluded, their average is 36. Find the excluded number.

  10. SSC MTS • 2024

    A policeman travelling at a speed of 120 km/h chases a thief 5000 m away from him, and travelling at a speed of 100 km/h. What is the time taken by the policeman to catch the thief?

  11. SSC MTS • 2026

    The pie chart given below shows the production of 5 articles by a company. The data is presented in the terms of percent. Total production of P1, P2 and P3 = 9000. [Image] How much is the production of P5?

  12. SSC MTS • 2026

    [(√5 + √2)² + (√5 − √2)²] / (6√10) = ?

  13. SSC MTS • 2024

    In a circular race of 1500 m, P and Q start from the same point and at the same time, at speeds of 20 km/h and 35 km/h, respectively. After what time will they meet for the first time on the track if they are running in the same direction?

  14. SSC MTS • 2023

    A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 5 : 2. If 4 liters of water is added to the mixture, the ratio becomes 5 : 4. What is the quantity of milk in the given mixture?

  15. SSC MTS • 2026

    A chef prepares 100 litres of soup in which the ratio of tomato puree to water is 3:2. Later, 20 litres of this soup is removed and replaced with pure tomato puree. What is the new ratio of tomato puree to water?

  16. SSC MTS • 2026

    In a certain examination, 67% of the candidates successfully passed, while 165 candidates failed. Determine the total number of candidates who appeared for the examination.

  17. SSC MTS • 2026

    At a local book club, Arjun lent ₹4,800 to his friend at a simple interest rate of 7.5% per annum. After some time, he received ₹6,000 in total from his friend. Find the time period (in years) for which the money was lent.

  18. SSC MTS • 2026

    The pie chart given below shows the number of banks in 5 cities. The data is presented in the terms of percent. Difference between the total number of banks in N and Q and total number of banks in L and M = 2500. [Image] What is the ratio of the number of…

  19. SSC MTS • 2024

    If a reduction of 10% in the price of rice enables a person to obtain 22 kg more for ₹250, then the original price of the rice per kg is: (correct to two decimal place)

  20. SSC CGL • 2020

    When x is added to each of 9, 15, 21 and 31, the numbers so obtained are in proportion. What is the mean proportional between the numbers (3x -2) and (5x + 4)?

  21. SSC MTS • 2026

    A shopkeeper sells a shirt for ₹1200 and incurs a loss of 40%. At what price should he sell the shirt to gain 10?

  22. SSC MTS • 2024

    P and Q walk along a circular track in opposite directions. P completes two rounds of the track in 1 minute and Q completes three rounds of the track in the same time. They start from the same point and walk for 2 minutes. How many times will they meet on…

  23. SSC MTS • 2026

    Which of the following is the smallest?

  24. SSC MTS • 2024

    The diameter of a hollow hemisphere is 30 cm. Water is filled in it up to its brim. When spherical lead shots each of radius 0.75 cm are dropped into the hemisphere, two-fifth of the water flows out. How many lead shots were dropped into the hemisphere?

  25. SSC MTS • 2024

    A cyclist covers a distance of 2.5 km in 4 minutes 10 seconds. How long will he take to cover a distance of 6 km at the same speed?

  26. SSC MTS • 2024

    I walk at a speed of 10 km/h and reach the destination in 2 hours. If I increase my speed by 5 km/h, how early would I reach my destination?

  27. SSC MTS • 2024

    Sohan buys 16 oranges for ₹80 and sells 30 oranges for ₹168. Find the percentage of his profit.

  28. SSC CGL • 2020

    Amrita travels from her house at 3½ km/h and reaches her school 6 minutes late. The next day she travels at 4½ km/h and reaches her school 10 minutes early. What is the distance between her house and the school?

  29. SSC MTS • 2026

    The bar graph given below shows the number of laptops sold by the given 5 shops. [Image] Which shop sold the maximum number of laptops?

  30. SSC MTS • 2024

    A train increases its regular speed by 12.5% and reaches its destination 20 minutes earlier. What is the actual time taken by the train on the journey?

  31. SSC CHSL • 2023

    A shopkeeper sold his goods at half the list price and thus lost 17%. If he had sold on the listed price, then his gain percentage would be:

  32. SSC CGL • 2019

    If 60% of the number is 120 more than 20% of the number, then 28% of the number is less than _([Image])of the number by ?

  33. SSC MTS • 2024

    The average age of a class of 39 students is 15 years. If the age of the teacher be included, then the average increases by 3 months. Find the age of the teacher.

  34. SSC MTS • 2026

    If √x = 80/√4900, then what is the value of x?

  35. SSC MTS • 2024

    By selling a TV set for₹26,000, a seller earns 30% profit. If the production cost is increased by 10%, what should be the new selling price of a set so as to gain 15% profit?

  36. SSC CGL • 2017

    Natu and Buchku each have certain number of oranges. Natu says to Buchku,"If you give me 10 of your oranges, I will have twice the number of oranges left with you". Buchku replies,"If you give me 10 of your oranges, I will have the same number of oranges as…

  37. SSC MTS • 2026

    The bar graph given below shows the selling price of 6 given articles. Selling price = Cost price × [1 + (Profit%/100)] [Image] Profit earned on article F is 30 percent. What is the cost price of article F?

  38. SSC CGL • 2025

    Find the median of the following data. (Rounded off to 2 decimal places.) [Table]

  39. SSC MTS • 2026

    In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes. If 20% of the votes were invalid and the total number of votes was 9,000, what was the number of valid votes the other candidate got?

  40. SSC MTS • 2024

    The total surface area of a right circular cone is 704 cm². If the radius of the cone is 7 cm, find the slant height. (Use π = 22/7)

  41. SSC MTS • 2026

    The bar graph given below shows the number of doctors (H1) and nurses (H2) in the given 5 hospitals. [Image] Number of nurses in hospital P are what percent more than the number of doctors in hospital T?

  42. SSC MTS • 2024

    A sum of ₹717 becomes ₹874.74 in 5 years at a certain rate of simple interest. If the rate of interest is increased by 3.1%, then what will be the simple interest (in ₹) of ₹717 in 5 years?

  43. SSC MTS • 2026

    The pie chart given below shows the number of keys manufactured by 5 machines. The data is presented in the terms of degrees. Average number of keys manufactured by M3 and M5 = 1500. [Image] What are the total number of keys manufactured by the given 5…

  44. SSC MTS • 2026

    A student was supposed to multiply a number by 19/18 but instead multiplied it by 9/8. Find the percentage error in the student's calculation.

  45. SSC MTS • 2026

    √(13²+9times11-8times18+20)

  46. SSC MTS • 2024

    A right circular cone of height h and radius R is cut by a plane parallel to the base at a distance h/5 from the base. The ratio of the curved surface area of the frustum and the total surface area of the resulting cone is:

  47. SSC MTS • 2024

    A well with an internal diameter 10 m is dug to a depth of 10 m. Earth taken out of it is spread all around the well to a width of 12 m to form an embankment. What is the height (in m, rounded off to 2 decimal places) of the embankment?

  48. SSC MTS • 2026

    The bar graph given below shows the number of laptops sold by the given 5 shops. [Image] Number of laptops sold by which shop are equal to the average number of laptops sold by these given 5 shops?

  49. SSC MTS • 2024

    A start from X at 9:00 A.M. and reaches Y at 1:00 P.M., on the same day, B also starts from Y at 9:00 A.M. and reaches X at 3:00 P.M. on the same day, following the same route as A. At what time do the two meet?

  50. SSC MTS • 2026

    If x% of y equals 1500 and simultaneously y% of z equals 2000, establish the algebraic relationship connecting x and z.