Quantitative Aptitude PYQ — Page 339
24,303 questions across SSC exams.
SSC MTS • 2019
A bag contains one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise coins in the proportion 5 : 7 :9. If the total amount in the bag is Rs. 430, then how many 25 paise coins are there?
SSC CHSL • 2023
If a - b = 9 and ab = 20, then a² + b²:
SSC Selection Post • 2022
A number is decreased by 35% then increased by 25% and then furthur increased by 15%. What is the net percentage increase/decrease in the number (correct to the nearest integer)?
SSC CHSL • 2023
If (y - 1/y ) = 8, find the value of (y² + 1/(y²) ).
SSC CGL • 2025
Aman needed ₹30,000 for a start-up and split the sum between two private lenders under simple-interest terms: Lender A charge 9% p.a. (simple interest) Lender B charge 6% p.a. (simple interest) Aman kept both loans exactly 4 years and then made a single…
SSC CGL • 2022
A, B and C invested their capitals in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. The ratio of months for which they invested is 4 : 2 : 3, respectively. If the difference between the profit shares of A and B is Rs 1,86,000, then C's share of profit (in Rs) is:
SSC CGL • 2019
The marked price of an article is Rs. 315. It is sold for Rs. 288. If there is a loss of 4%, then by what percent above the cost is the article marked?
SSC CHSL • 2021
If the simple interest on a certain sum of money borrowed for 4 years at 9.5% per annum exceeds the simple interest on the same sum for 3 years at 12.5% per annum by 225, then the sum borrowed is:
SSC CGL • 2024
A and B pipes can fill a tank in 10 and 20 minutes, respectively. Pipe C can empty the tank in 30 minutes. All three pipes are opened at a time in the beginning. However, pipe C is closed 2 minutes before the tank is filled. At what time will the tank be…
SSC GD • 2019
The diagonal of a square is 14 cm. What will be the length of the diagonal of the square whose area is double of the area of first square?
SSC CHSL • 2021
The ratio of the ages of A and B, four years ago, was 4 : 5. Eight years hence, the ratio of the ages of A and B will be 11 : 13. What is the ratio of their present ages?
SSC MTS • 2022
Ritika bought each set of 10 shirts at Rs. 8000 and sold at Rs. 9000 for each set of 12 shirts. Find out the profit or loss percentage.
SSC CGL • 2022
An alloy contains 40% of silver, 30% of copper and 30% of nickel. How much silver (in kg) should be added to 25kg of the alloy so that the new alloy contains 50% of silver?
SSC Selection Post • 2022
40 men can complete a work in 15 days. Five days after they started working, 10 more men joined them. In how many days will the total work be completed?
SSC CHSL • 2019
A and B can complete a task in 25 days. B alone can complete [Image] % of the same task in 15 days. In how many days can A alone complete (4/15)^(th) of the same task?
SSC CGL • 2024
The radii of two concentric circles are 26 cm and 10 cm. If the chord of the greater circle is a tangent to the smaller circle, then find the length of that chord.
SSC CGL • 2021
In triangle ABC,P and Q are the mid points of AB and AC, resecptively. R is a point on PQ such that PR : RQ = 3 : 5 and QR = 20 cm, then what is the length (in cm) of BC?
SSC MTS • 2022
A man rows from A to B (upstream) and B to A (downstream) in 12 hours. The distance between A and B is 240 km. The time taken by the man to row 6 km downstream is identical to the time taken by him to row 4 km upstream. What is the speed of the stream?
SSC MTS • 2022
What is the difference between a discount of 35% and two successive discounts of 30% and 5% on a bill on ₹10,00,000?
SSC CHSL • 2023
The sides of a triangle are of length 8 cm, 15 cm, and 17 cm. Find the area of the triangle.
SSC CHSL • 2024
How many students of colleges A and B are studying at Graduate level?
SSC CHSL • 2024
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the circle?
SSC CGL • 2025
A rectangular sheet has an area equal to a square plot. If the sheet measures 72 m in length and 50 m in breadth, and the square plot has an area equal to the sheet, find the perimeter of the square plot.
SSC CHSL • 2019
An article is sold for Rs. 360 after allowing discount of 20% on its marked price. Had the discount not been allowed, the profit would have been 50%. The cost price of the article is:
SSC CGL • 2020
If a⁴ + 1/a⁴ = 50, a > 0, then find the value of a³ + 1/a³.
SSC CGL • 2022
A trader bought 640 kg of rice. He sold a part of the rice at 20% profit and the rest at 5% loss. He earned a profit of 15% in the entire transaction. What is the ratio of the quantity of rice that he sold at a loss of 5% to that of the quantity that he sold…
SSC CGL • 2021
Study the following table and answer the question: Number of students appeared (A) and Passed (P) in an annual examination from four schools Q, R, S & T in five years (2014 to 2018) Q R S T [Table] The ratio of the total number of students who appeared from…
SSC CHSL • 2023
If θ is an acute angle and Cos θ = 39/89 , what is the value of sin θ ?
SSC CHSL • 2025
Triangle A has a side length of 6 cm. A similar triangle, Triangle B, has a corresponding side length of 18 cm. If the area of Triangle A is 20 cm², what is the area of Triangle B?
SSC MTS • 2019
A number is first increased by 20% and then reduced by 15%. If the final value is 2040, then what is the initial value of the number?
SSC GD • 2021
The distance between a man and a 230 m long train is 115 m. How much time (in seconds) will the train, which is running at a speed of 60 km/h, take to pass the man who is running at a speed of 9 km/h towards the train?
SSC CGL • 2021
A sum of ₹ 31866 is divided between A, B, and C such that the ratio of shares of A and B is 9: 8 and that of A and C is 4 : 5 The share (in₹) of B is:
SSC CGL • 2020
A sum lent out at compound interest amounts to Rs. 1,250 in one year and to Rs. 1,458 in 3 years at a certain rate percentage p.a. What is the simple interest on the same sum for 5(2/5) years at the same rate of interest?
SSC CHSL • 2024
Simplify the given expression. [ 3 × 6 - 3 {2 (2 ÷ 1/2 - 2) + 2 ÷ 1/2 } - 18]
SSC CHSL • 2020
If the cost price of a book after 10% discount is Rs.486, then the marked price of the book is:
SSC Selection Post • 2022
Simplify: (x - 2y)³ - 6xy(x - 2y).
SSC CGL • 2021
The monthly salaries of Anil and Kumud are in the ratio of 19 : 17. If Anil and Kumud get a salary hike of Rs 2000 and Rs 1000, respectively, then the ratio of their salaries becomes 8 : 7. What is the present salary of Kumud (in rupees)?
SSC CGL • 2023
A thief steals an item and escapes, running at 20 km/h. A policeman arrives at the spot of the crime after 6 minutes and immediately starts chasing the thief. 24 minutes after the policeman started to chase the thief, there is still a gap of 400 m between…
SSC CHSL • 2025
A flight covers 1,200 km in 2 hours. By what percent should its speed be decreased to cover the same distance in 3 hours?
SSC CHSL • 2024
Answer the following question on the basis of the bar graph given. [Image] In 1991, what percentage of the total revenue came from journals? (Correct up to one decimal place)
SSC CHSL • 2025
Simplify the expression: (cos x cosec x) / cot x
SSC CGL • 2021
In a factory , there are 39 workers who have been categorised into five groups ( A, B, C ,E ) on the basis of the range of theis daily wages (in multiples of Rs 100). It Is ensured that the daily wage of no worker in an exact multiple of Rs 100 . The…
SSC Selection Post • 2022
An article is listed at Rs.900. A customer pays Rs.726.75 for it after getting two successive discounts. If the rate of first discount is 15%, the rate of the second discount is ____.
SSC CHSL • 2025
Rationalize and simplify. 5 / (3 + √2)
SSC CGL • 2021
Δ ABC sim Δ DEF and the area of Δ ABC is 13.5 cm² and the area of Δ DEF is 24 cm². If BC = 3.15 cm, then the length (in cm) of EF is:
SSC CGL • 2023
When m is divided by 7, the remainder is 5. When 3m is divided by 7, the remainder is:
SSC Selection Post • 2024
Sachin purchases a watch from a dealer at some price and sells it at 20% profit. The next day, he purchases the same watch, and marks up the price by 75% and offers a discount of 30%. What is the change in the percentage of the profit that Sachin receives on…
SSC CHSL • 2022
Two trains leave Agra for Calcutta at 9:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., respectively, and travel at 240 km/h and 300 km/h, respectively. How many kilometres from Agra will the two trains meet?
SSC CHSL • 2022
Find the third proportion to 16 and 24.
SSC MTS • 2022
The following table shows the marks scored by 2 students in 5 different subjects. [Table] N = Total marks of student 1 in subjects 1 and 4 taken together M = Total marks of student 2 in subjects 3 and 5 taken together What is the value of N : M?