Quantitative Aptitude PYQ — Page 227
24,303 questions across SSC exams.
SSC Selection Post • 2024
A shopkeeper purchased an article for ₹7,200 and spent 9% of its cost on repairs. He sold it to Rajan for ₹8,100. What was the profit percentage on selling the article? (Rounded off to 2 decimal places)
SSC CHSL • 2023
A person sells wheat at a profit of 25 percent. If he reduces its selling price by Rs. 40, then he suffers a loss of 25 percent. What was the initial selling price fo the wheat?
SSC CHSL • 2024
Find the altitude (in cm) of side MT of triangle MNT with side MN = 36 cm, MT = 36 cm and NT = 48 cm.
SSC CGL • 2025
What is the measure of each interior angle in a regular eight-sided polygon?
SSC CHSL • 2023
If cos B = 5/9 , then whatis the value of cosec B?
SSC Selection Post • 2023
15 men can complete a work in 15 days, whereas it takes 18 women to complete the work in 15 days. In how many days will 20 men and 9 women, together, complete the work? (Rounded off to complete number of days.)
SSC CGL • 2022
If x + 1 over x = 8 , then find the value of 5/(x²- 8x +2)
SSC CHSL • 2021
The following pie chart represents the percentage-wise distribution of 300 students of class X in a school in six different sections A, B, C, D, E and F. [Image] The given table shows the number of boys of class X in six different sections A, B, C, D, E and…
SSC CGL • 2023
The following bar graph shows the sales of books ( in thousand ) from six branches of a publishing company during two conscutive years 2018 and 2019. [Image] Total sales of the 6^(th) branch for both the years is what percentage of the total sales in 3ʳᵈ…
SSC CHSL • 2025
A student scored 20% more marks in Math than in Science. If the average of his marks in both subjects is 66, what are his marks in Science?
SSC Selection Post • 2024
The following table shows the expenditure of a school (in ₹) per annum on different heads over the given years. [Table] What was the fuel & transport expenditure (in ₹) of the school in the year 2003?
SSC GD • 2019
A certain sum is divided among p, q and r in a manner that for every rupee that p gets, q gets 75 paise and for every rupee that q gets, r gets 50 paise. If r’s share in the total sum is Rs. 36, then find the share of p.
SSC CHSL • 2020
The given bar graph shows the biscuit exports of India over a period of five years. Study the graph and answer the question that follow. [Image] What was the percentage drop in the export quantity from 2005 to 2006?
SSC CGL • 2021
A trader sells an article at 16% below its cost price. Had he sold it for Rs 192.20 more, he would have gained 15%. The cost price (in Rs) of the article is:
SSC GD • 2026
The marked price of an article is Rs. 5000. The cost price of the article is Rs. 3000. It is sold at a profit of 25 percent. What is the discount percentage?
SSC CHSL • 2024
If tanA + sinA = x, tanA - sinA = y, what is the value of x² - y²?
SSC CHSL • 2022
If a ∶ b = 2 ∶ 3 and b ∶ c = 6 ∶ 8, then find a ∶ b ∶ c.
SSC GD • 2025
The LCM of 46, 68, 136, and 138 is:
SSC CGL • 2024
Ramesh purchased some items from a dealer on 19 November 2019. The bill generated was for ₹5,480. He had also purchased some items on 10 November 2019 having the bill value of ₹9,800. He cleared both bills this time and paid the total amount in cash. If the…
SSC CHSL • 2025
A cone is melted and recast into smaller cones with one-fourth the radius and one-fourth the height. How many such small cones can be formed?
SSC MTS • 2022
There is 10% water in a 40-litre solution of milk and water. If 10 litres of water are added to this solution, then what percentage of the new solution will be water?
SSC CGL • 2025
A furniture establishment initially disposes of a particular dining table for ₹Z, thereby realising a 25% profit margin. Subsequently, as a promotional strategy for a festive period, the marked price of this identical table is elevated to ₹1.6Z. Following…
SSC GD • 2026
The marked price of an article is 50 percent more than its cost price. If the profit earned is 25 percent, then what is the discount offered on the article?
SSC Selection Post • 2022
A regular hexagon is circumscribed by a circle of radius 4.5 cm. What is the area (in cm²) of the hexagon?
SSC MTS • 2022
A man travels for 3 minutes at a speed of 22 km/h. What is the distance travelled by the man?
SSC Selection Post • 2022
The breadth of a rectangular field is 7.5 m shorter than its length. One-third of the breadth is equal to one-forth of the length of the rectangle. What is the average (in m, to the nearest integer) of its length and breadth?
SSC CGL • 2023
In a 200-m linear race, if A gives B a start of 25 m, then A wins the race by 10 seconds. Alternatively, if A gives B a start of 45 m, the race ends in a dead heat. How long does A take to run 200m?
SSC CHSL • 2024
Study the given table and answer that question that follows. The given table shows the loans disbursed by five banks (in crores) over four years. [Table] Which two banks have disbursed the same sum of loans over all four years?
SSC CHSL • 2024
On dividing a certain number by 459, we get 19 as the remainder. What will the remainder be when the same number is divided by 17?
SSC CHSL • 2024
If the income of P is 40% less than Q, then the combined income of P and Q is how much percent more than that of P?
SSC CGL • 2020
A and B can do a piece of work in 18 days. B and C together can do it in 30 days. If A is twice as good a workman as C, find in how many days B alone can do the work?
SSC CHSL • 2024
Ramesh’s pocket money was reduced by 25%. and then the reduced pocket money was increased by 20%. Find the net increase or decrease percentage in his original pocket money.
SSC CHSL • 2025
At a specific rate of simple interest, a sum of money becomes ₹18,500 after four years and ₹19,800 after six. Calculate the simple interest rate at 12% annually for five years on the same amount.
SSC Selection Post • 2024
The radii of the two concentric circles are 27 cm and 18 cm. The area (in cm²) of the closed figure bounded by the boundaries of the circle is:
SSC Selection Post • 2020
A person spends 60% of his monthly income. If his income increases by 60% and the expenditure increases by 90%, then what is the percentage increase/decrease in his monthly savings?
SSC GD • 2023
Find the mean proportional of (x + y)⁴ and (x - y)⁴.
SSC GD • 2025
Evaluate: 32 ÷ 8 × 5 - 2 × 3
SSC CGL • 2025
Three varieties of rice costing ₹30/kg, ₹45/kg, and a third unknown price are mixed in the ratio 3:2:5. If the resulting mixture is sold at ₹55/kg, making a profit of 10% on the cost price, what is the price of the third variety of rice per kg?
SSC CHSL • 2022
A book is sold for ₹1,554 by allowing a discount of 26% on its marked price. Find the marked price of the book.
SSC CGL • 2019
Six cubes, each of edge 2 cm, are joined end to end. What is the total surface area of the resulting cuboid in cm²?
SSC CGL • 2024
Simplify: 0.58\ ×\ 0.58\ ×\ 0.58\ -\ 0.001 over 0.58\ ×\ 0.58\ +\ 0.058\ +\ 0.01
SSC CHSL • 2019
The total number of vehicles of type C and E exported by the company in 2017 is what percentage (correct to one decimal place) more than the total number of vehicles of type A, B and C exported in 2016?
SSC CHSL • 2022
8 + [16 – {7 + 4 – (9 of 3 + 6 – 4 × 7)}] =?
SSC GD • 2023
In a mixture of 624 litres, the ratio of milk to water is 5 ∶ 3. The amount of water to be further added to the mixture so as to make the ratio of the milk to water 5 ∶ 4 will be:
SSC CGL • 2023
If cosx = -1/2 ,x lies in the third quadrant, then tanx = ?
SSC Selection Post • 2020
The diagonal of a rectangular field is 18 m, and its area is 126 m². What will be the total expenditure in fencing the field at the rate of ₹9 per metre?
SSC CGL • 2025
A shopkeeper marks his goods at 50% above the cost price. He allows a 20% discount on the marked price. If he also gives an additional cash discount of ₹200, and still makes a profit of 12% on the cost price, what is the cost price of the goods?
SSC CHSL • 2025
The radius of the circle passing through the vertices of a triangle with sides 6 cm, 8 cm, and 10 cm is:
SSC GD • 2023
The compound interest, compounded annually, on Rs.30,000 at 9% per annum is Rs.5,643. The time period (in years) is:
SSC GD • 2025
The average age of 59 students of a class is 22 years. If the age of the teacher is also included, the average age of the whole group becomes 23 years. The age (in years) of the teacher is: