Quantitative Aptitude PYQ — Page 183

24,303 questions across SSC exams.

  1. SSC GD • 2026

    M and R together can do a work in 16 days. R and P together can do the same work in 24 days. P and M together can do the same work in 12 days. In how many days can P alone do the same work?

  2. SSC GD • 2025

    The students in the three sections A, B and C of Class X are in the ratio 5 : 4 : 7. If 15, 16 and 9 new students are admitted to sections A, B and C, respectively, the ratio changes to 10 : 9 : 11. What is the total number of students in Class X after the…

  3. SSC GD • 2023

    Calculate the cost to paint a water tank in the shape of a sphere having a radius of 7 cm, if the cost of painting is Rs. 4.5/cm². ( π = 22/7 )

  4. SSC CHSL • 2024

    The two concentric circles have radii of 17 cm and 15 cm. What is the length (in cm) of the chord, of the bigger circle, which is a tangent to the smaller circle?

  5. SSC CHSL • 2024

    A sum of ₹5,000 was lent to two people, one at the rate of 16% and the other at the rate of 24%. If the simple interest after one year is ₹960, what is the sum lent at the higher rate?

  6. SSC GD • 2023

    The fourth proportional to 3, 12, 14 is:

  7. SSC CGL • 2020

    Rahul invested an equal sum of money at compound interest under two schemes A and B. Under scheme A, the interest rate was 10% per annum and under scheme B, the interest rate was 12% p.a. The compound interest after two years on the sum invested in scheme A…

  8. SSC CGL • 2023

    If (a³ + b³ + c³ - 3abc) = 405, and (a - b)² + (b - c)² + (c - a)² = 54, find the value of (a + b + c).

  9. SSC GD • 2023

    Find three numbers in the ratio of 6 : 4 : 10 such that the sum of their squares is equal to 3800.

  10. SSC GD • 2023

    A boy travelled from the home to the college at the rate of 35 km/h and walked back at the rate of 3 km/h. If the whole journey took 6 h 30 min, then the distance of the college from the home (correct to 2 decimal places) is:

  11. SSC Selection Post • 2022

    A retailer offers the following discount schemes for buyers on an item. i) Two successive discounts of 20%. ii) A discount of 25% followed by a discount of 15%. iii) A discount of 40%. Under which scheme(s) will the selling price be minimum?

  12. SSC CHSL • 2020

    A shopkeeper allows a discount of 20% on an article and still makes a profit of 25%. What does he pay for an article whose marked price is Rs.800?

  13. SSC CGL • 2021

    simplify the folowing expression: [Image]

  14. SSC GD • 2025

    The population of a district is 335000, out of which 214000 are males. 31% of the population is literate. If 31% males are literate, then what percentage of females are literate?

  15. SSC CGL • 2022

    A man bought a watch for 12% discount. If he had bought it for 24% discount, he would have got the watch for Rs.2400 less. The marked price of the watch is:

  16. SSC GD • 2019

    What is the value of 28 ÷ (11 - 4) + 384 ÷ (15 + 16 ÷ 4 + 4) ?

  17. SSC CHSL • 2024

    The following line graph shows the ratio of imports to exports of two companies over the years. Study the graph carefully and answer the question that follows. [Image] The exports of Company M with relation to imports was the maximum in which of the…

  18. SSC Selection Post • 2022

    A sum of ₹x amounts to ₹49,247 at 15% p.a. in 2 years, interest compounded 8-monthly. The value of x is:

  19. SSC Selection Post • 2022

    A borrows a sum of ₹3,500 for 6 years at 5% p.a. simple interest. He lends it to B at 9% p.a. for 3 years. What is his gain or loss?

  20. SSC GD • 2019

    The speed of a ship in still water is 5 km/hr and the speed of the stream is 2 km/hr. Rohan rows to place at a distance of 21 km and comes back to the starting point. Find the total time taken by him.

  21. SSC GD • 2019

    A shopkeeper sells a cooler at a discount of 15%.If he gives a discount of 19%, then he earns Rs. 332 less. What will be the marked price of the cooler?

  22. SSC GD • 2023

    Akash can do a piece of work in 21 days and Diya can do the same work in 63 days. Find the time required to complete the same work if they work on alternate days and Akash starts the work.

  23. SSC GD • 2024

    Two boys are standing on the opposite ends of a 900 metres long bridge. If they walk towards each other at the speed of 10 metres/minute and 8 metres/minute respectively, then in how much time will they meet each other?

  24. SSC CGL • 2025

    19³ + 20³ - 39³ + 118 is equal to:

  25. SSC CGL • 2022

    An item costs Rs 400. During a festival sale, a company offer a sale discount that offers x% off on its regular price along with a discount coupon of 10%. The priceof the item after using bot the sale discount and the discount coupon, is Rs 216. What is the…

  26. SSC GD • 2023

    A thief started running after seeing a policeman at a distance of 225 m. Instantly, the policeman started chasing the thief. The thief and the police ran at the rate of 9 km/h and 10 km/h respectively. Find the distance between them after 4.2 min.

  27. SSC CGL • 2022

    Δ ABC is a right - angle triangle at B. If tan A = 5/12, then sin A + sin B + sin C will be equal to:

  28. SSC Selection Post • 2022

    The cost price of articles X and Y is the same. Article X is sold at a 20% profit, and article Y is sold for ₹126 less than the selling price of X. If the net profit by selling both articles is 14%, then what is the cost price (in ₹) of each article?

  29. SSC GD • 2026

    If (4x+3y):(4x-3y)=5:2, what is the value of x:y?

  30. SSC CHSL • 2025

    By selling a watch at 80% of its marked price, a shopkeeper loses 4%. What would have been his profit percentage if he had sold it at 95% of the marked price?

  31. SSC GD • 2025

    LCM and HCF of two numbers are 198 and 9 respectively. If one of the numbers is 99, then find the other number.

  32. SSC CGL • 2016

    A cylindrical pencil of diameter 1.2 cm has one of its end sharpened into a conical shape of height 1.4 cm. The volume of the material removed is:

  33. SSC CHSL • 2025

    Two circles with centers C₁ and C₂ have radii r₁ = 8 cm and r₂ = 7 cm, respectively. The distance between their centers is 17 cm. A common internal tangent touches the circles at points P₁ and P₂. What is the length of the segment P₁P₂?

  34. SSC Selection Post • 2024

    A dealer advertises that he sells his goods at cost price. But he uses 950 grams for 1 kilogram. Find his gain or loss percentage.

  35. SSC Selection Post • 2022

    The following pie charts represent the distribution of candidates who were enrolled for a competitive examination, and the candidates (out of those enrolled) who passed the exam from five institutes P, Q, R, S and T. [Image] The total number of candidates…

  36. SSC CGL • 2023

    A retailer announces a discount of 30% for selling an air-conditioner marked at Rs. 92,000. The cost price of the air-conditioner is 70% below the marked price. He offers a further discount of 20% if the buyer presents his membership card of the retailer's…

  37. SSC CHSL • 2024

    On buying 24 bangles Meena gets 6 bangles free of cost. By what percentage does Meena get a discount?

  38. SSC GD • 2023

    A man purchased two items at the same price and sold one at a profit of 10% and the other at a loss of 5%. If the difference between the two selling prices is ₹60, then what is the sum of cost price of the two items?

  39. SSC GD • 2023

    An overcoat is sold for Rs.1,260 at successive discounts of 16% and 25%. Find the marked price of the overcoat.

  40. SSC CGL • 2023

    P and Q together can complete a piece of work in 6 days. If P can alone complete the work in 18 days, then the number of days required for Q to finish the work is:

  41. SSC CGL • 2025

    In similar triangles, the ratio of corresponding altitudes is 2:3. What is the ratio of their areas?

  42. SSC GD • 2019

    The line graph shows the scores of a batsman in 6 consecutive matches. What is the range of his scores? [Image]

  43. SSC GD • 2023

    Find the fourth proportional to 3, 12, 14.

  44. SSC GD • 2023

    An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed 510 km/h in 3 h. To cover the same distance in 10 1/5 h, it must fly at a speed of:

  45. SSC CGL • 2025

    Given √(x)+1/(√(x))=4 , then what is x + 1over x ?

  46. SSC Selection Post • 2023

    If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 12% and its denominator is reduced by 8%, it gives a new fraction 16/17 . What is the original fraction?

  47. SSC Selection Post • 2022

    Sonu and Ravi working together can complete a job in 3 hours whereas Sonu alone can complete the same job in 4 hours. In how many hours can Ravi alone do the job?

  48. SSC GD • 2023

    A hemispherical dome of a tomb having a diameter of 3.5 m is to be painted. If the cost of painting is 20 paise per cm², then what is the cost (in ₹) of painting the dome from inside? Take ^π= 22/7

  49. SSC CGL • 2024

    In ΔDEF, the bisector of ∠D intersects side EF at point N. If DE = 36 cm, DF = 40 cm and EF = 38 cm, then the length (in cm) of NF is ____.

  50. SSC CGL • 2023

    If (a + b + c) = 14, and (a³ + b³ + c³ - 3abc) = 98 then, find the value of (ab + bc + ca).