Quantitative Aptitude PYQ — Page 301
24,303 questions across SSC exams.
SSC CHSL • 2022
When the price of a watch was reduced by 20%, the number of watches sold is increased by 40%. What was the effect on the sales in percentage?
SSC CGL • 2024
The height of a cylinder is 20 cm. The lateral surface area is 1760 cm². Its volume is:
SSC CHSL • 2021
Study the given bar chart and answer the question that follows. The bar chart shows the production of medicines by a company (in 1000 tonnes) over six years 2010 to 2015. [Image] If in each of the following years, the percentage increase in production as…
SSC CGL • 2021
Triangles ABC and DBC are right angled triangles with common hypotenuse BC , BD and AC intersect at P when produced . If P of BD, PA = 8 cm, PC = 4 cm and PD = 3.2 cm , then the length of BD, in cm is :
SSC CGL • 2020
How many numbers are there from 200 to 800 which are neither divisible by 5 nor by 7?
SSC CHSL • 2023
What price should a trandeskman mark on an article which costs him Rs. 153 to gain 20% after allowing a discount of 15%?
SSC Selection Post • 2020
At what price should a shirt, costing ₹602, be marked so that there is a profit of 10% when it is sold by giving 14% discount on its marked price?
SSC CGL • 2025
Two distinct grades of rice, one priced at ₹80 per kilogram and the other at ₹120 per kilogram, are amalgamated in an undisclosed proportion. The resultant blend is retailed at ₹132 per kilogram, securing a profit margin of 20% on the overall cost price…
SSC CGL • 2020
The average score in mathematics of 90 students of sections A and B together is 49. The number of students in A was 25% more than that of B, and the average score of the students in B was 20% higher than that of the students in A. what is the average score…
SSC CGL • 2019
Pipes A and B can fill a tank in one hour and two hours respectively while pipe C can empty the filled tank in one hour and fifteen minutes. A and C are turned on together at 9 a.m. after 2 hours, only A is closed and B is turned on. When will the tank be…
SSC CHSL • 2020
The value of 72 – 3 (2 + 24 ÷ 4 × 3 – 2 × 2) + 8 is:
SSC CGL • 2025
A shopkeeper bought 100 pens at Rs 10 each. He sold 60 pens at 20% profit and the rest at 10% loss. What is the overall profit or loss percentage?
SSC CGL • 2025
If the selling price of an item is increased by 25% and the profit also increases from 20% to 30%, what is the percentage increase in the cost price?
SSC CGL • 2021
In triangles ABC, D and E are the midpoints of AB and BC respectively. If area (△CED) = 8 cm², then what is the area (ADEC) in cm² ?
SSC Selection Post • 2022
The ratio of boys and girls in the class is 4 : 3. If 5 more boys join the class and 3 girls leave the class, then the ratio of boys and girls becomes 11 : 6. What is the number of girls in the class now?
SSC CHSL • 2022
What is the remainder when 8127 is divided by 8?
SSC GD • 2021
The average weight of a certain number of children in a group was 31 kg. If 11 children of average weight 32.5 kg joined the group, then the average weight of all the children would increase by 0.25 kg. The number of children initially in the group was:
SSC CHSL • 2025
Sudhir can copy 40 pages in 8 hours; Sudhir and Prakash together can copy 350 pages in 35 hours. In how much time can Prakash copy 40 pages?
SSC MTS • 2022
A thief escapes custody at 10 a.m. He runs at a speed of 40 km/h. The policeman starts chasing the thief at 11:30 a.m., starting from the point from where the thief escaped custody. The speed of the policeman is 60 km/h. At what time will he catch the thief?
SSC CHSL • 2024
If tan(t) = 3over7 , t is an acute angle, then what is the value of cosec(t)?
SSC CGL • 2020
If the area of an equilateral triangle is 36√3 cm², then the perimeter of the triangle is :
SSC CGL • 2022
If tan²A - 6 tan A + 9 = 0, 0 √(10) cosA?
SSC GD • 2021
A shopkeeper decides to sell a certain item at a certain price. He tags the price on the item by increasing the decided price by 45% While selling the item, he offers 40% discount . Find how many more or less he gets on the decided price?
SSC CGL • 2025
A dealer sells a packet of cookies at Rs. 120 after giving a 25% discount on the marked price. If the profit earned is 20%, find the cost price.
SSC CGL • 2024
Study the given table and answer the question. The table displays the number of cars produced (in lakhs) by six different brands between 2018 and 2023. [Table] Which brand production is the highest, and in which year?
SSC CHSL • 2020
The following bar graph shows the number of deaths from road accidents occurred during the rainy season in the year 1992. Study the graph carefully and answer the question. [Image] Between which two consecutive weeks was the rise in the number of deaths the…
SSC GD • 2019
Rohit multiplies a number by 2 instead of dividing the number by 2. Resultant number is what percentage of the correct value?
SSC CHSL • 2024
A shopkeeper marks up the price of the oil by 40% and uses a faulty machine which measures 15% less. If the shopkeeper gives a discount of 32%, the profit/loss percentage is:
SSC GD • 2019
2 men and 7 women can do a piece of work in 14 days where as 3 men and 8 women can do it in 11 days. In how many days 5 men and 4 women can do the same work?
SSC GD • 2021
Akhil drives a car from his home to office at an average speed of 50 km/h and reaches office 10 minutes early. But one day due to some problem with the car, he could drive at an average speed of 30 km/h only and reached office 10 minutes late. How far is his…
SSC CGL • 2022
If, for a non zero x, 5x² + 7x + 5 =0, then the value of x³ + 1 over x³ is:
SSC CGL • 2024
Find the volume of a cone having base radius 3.5 cm and height 18 cm.
SSC CGL • 2022
Find the greatest number which divides 108,124 and 156, leaving the same remainder.
SSC CHSL • 2021
If 5 sin² θ =3 (1 + cos θ), 0° ° , then the value of cosecθ + cotθ is
SSC GD • 2019
What will be the ratio of Highest common Factor and Least Common Multiple of two numbers 16 and 20?
SSC CHSL • 2025
A rectangular tile having a perimeter of 224 cm has been used to pave a floor of length and breadth 25.6 m and 14.4 m, respectively. If the ratio of length to breadth of each tile is 4:3, then find the number of tiles required to pave the floor completely.
SSC CHSL • 2022
The following table gives the marks scored out of 100 by Amit, Bablu, Cavin and Darshan in 5 subjects. [Table] Who among the following secured an average score of exactly 94%?
SSC CGL • 2020
The following table represents the number of candidates that appeared and qualified in a competitive examination from different states over five years. Study the table and answer the questions that follow. [Table] What was the total number of candidates…
SSC CGL • 2020
The value of [Image] is:
SSC GD • 2021
The value of 6 ¹/₃- [9/4 + {5/4 - 1/13 × (5/2 - 1/3}] is:
SSC Selection Post • 2024
Sarthak and Mohan are working on alternate days in a workshop. Sarthak can complete the work in 20 days while Mohan can finish in 25 days. Sarthak works on the 1st day, Mohan on the 2nd day, and so on. How much time (in days) will they take on alternate basis?
SSC CHSL • 2021
By selling an article at 7/12 of its selling price, a man loses 16%. If he sells it at 90% of its original selling price, then what will be the profit percentage?
SSC GD • 2019
If a 32 year old man is replaced by a new man,then the average age of 42 men increases by 1 year. What is the age of the new man?
SSC CGL • 2020
If 5 cosθ - 12 sinθ = 0, then what is the value of (1 + sinθ + cosθ)/(1 - sinθ + cosθ)
SSC CHSL • 2025
A tent is shaped like a right square pyramid with a base side of 4 meters and vertical height of 3 meters. What is the internal volume of the tent?
SSC GD • 2021
Find the compound interest on Rs. 20000 at 9% per annum for one year and 4 months, compound annually.
SSC CGL • 2019
The vertices of ΔPQR lie on a circle with centre O, SR is a tangent to the circle at the point R. If QR bisects the ∠ORS, then what is the measures of ∠RPQ?
SSC CHSL • 2024
A vendor buys 20 dozen bananas for ₹1,200 and sells 5 dozen for ₹350, then his gain percentage is:
SSC CGL • 2023
C1 and C2 are two concentric circles such that the radius of C2 is less than the radius of C1. If AB is the chord of C1 of length 12 cm, touching C2 at P, find the length of AP.
SSC CHSL • 2025
A person sells two items for ₹200 each. He gains 25% on one and loses 25% on the other. What is his total loss percentage in the entire transaction?