Quantitative Aptitude PYQ — Page 79
24,303 questions across SSC exams.
SSC GD • 2025
The simple interest on a principal amount (in ₹) is ₹888 for a period of 8 years at the rate of 2% per annum. The principal amount (in ₹) is:
SSC GD • 2024
Shyam can complete 3/5 part of a work in 10 days. Rakhi is 1.5 times as efficient as Shyam. In how many days will Rakhi alone complete the same work?
SSC GD • 2023
A car covers a distance of 1080 km in 240 minutes. What is the speed of the car in m/sec?
SSC Selection Post • 2025
ABC is an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle. 'D' is any point on the minor arc BC.Find the measure of ∠BDC.
SSC GD • 2023
12 women and 16 men can do a piece of work in 11 days. If each woman takes twice the time taken by a man to do the work, in how many days will 16 men do the same work?
SSC GD • 2026
76 - 33 + 28 of 2 + 36 ÷ 3 - (22) + 19 = ?
SSC GD • 2023
A is twice as efficient as B and takes 45 days less than B to complete a job. Find the number of days in which they can finish the job together.
SSC GD • 2025
The LCM of 40, 20, 120 and 335 is:
SSC CGL • 2018
If sin(A − B) = 1/2 and cos(A + B) = 1/2, then what is the value of sin A cos A + sin² A sin B cos B + cos³ A cos B tan A?
SSC GD • 2024
A man buys 35 pens for a rupee. How many pens should he sell for a rupee to earn a profit of 40 percent?
SSC GD • 2026
59 + (18 of 2) - 36 ÷ 3 + 44 - 21 + 13 of 2 = ?
SSC Selection Post • 2025
A hemisphere has radius R. A sphere of maximum possible radius is inscribed in the hemisphere such that it touches the curved surface internally and rests on the hemisphere’s base. Find the ratio of their surface areas.
SSC GD • 2024
The average weight of a class of 22 students is 42 kg. If 2 new students of weight 33 kg and 39 kg are added to the class, then what will be the new average weight of 24 students
SSC GD • 2025
Find the mean proportional of 9 and 49.
SSC GD • 2025
What is the effective discount percent (rounded off to 2 decimal places) if a shopkeeper offers a scheme, “buy five and get one free”?
SSC GD • 2023
A and B together can do a piece of work in 20 days, while B alone can finish it in 25 days. How many days will A take to complete the same work alone?
SSC GD • 2023
The average marks obtained by Mahesh in five subjects is 62 and he obtains 71 marks in the sixth subject. What is the average of the marks secured by Mahesh in all six subjects?
SSC GD • 2024
Find a single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 15% and 10%.
SSC GD • 2025
Find the fourth proportional of 5√24, 3√10 and 3√15.
SSC Selection Post • 2025
16 men can complete a work in 15 days. How many men are required to complete the same work in 10 days?
SSC Selection Post • 2025
A is thrice as efficient as B. Together they can complete a work in 12 days. In how many days can B alone complete the work?
SSC GD • 2023
The ratio of two numbers is 4 : 5 and their HCF is 6. Their LCM is:
SSC GD • 2025
Find the area (in cm²) of the card board that is required to make a box of size 12 cm × 14 cm × 8 cm.
SSC GD • 2025
X is a greatest three-digit number exactly divisible by 12, 20, and 25. The sum of the digits of X is:
SSC CGL • 2018
A right circular cylinder has height as 18 cm and radius as 7 cm. The cylinder is cut in three equal parts (by 2 cuts parallel to base). What is the percentage increase in total surface area?
SSC Selection Post • 2025
A bowl is in the shape of a hemisphere with radius 7 cm. What is its total surface area? (π=3.14)
SSC GD • 2025
A cube of side 9 cm made of iron is melted and recast into 8 small cubes. Find the side (in cm) of each small cube.
SSC GD • 2023
A man’s working hours per day were increased by 25% and his wages per hour were increased by 20%. By how much percent were his daily earnings increased?
SSC GD • 2023
If a natural number, when divided by 2, 3, and 4, leaves a remainder of 1 in each case, then what is the smallest possible three-digit natural number?
SSC GD • 2024
A certain sum of money becomes 3.5 times of itself in 14 years at a rate of simple interest. In 28 years, that amount it will become how many times of itself at the same rate of simple interest?
SSC GD • 2026
84 - 63 ÷ 7 + (36 × 2) - 19 + 45 ÷ 5 = ?
SSC GD • 2023
A discount at 20% on one article is the same as a discount of 25% on another article. The marked price of article can be ?
SSC GD • 2023
A man borrows a certain sum of money and pays it back in 2 years in two equal instalments. If Compound Interest is reckoned at 5% per annum in case of annual compounding and he pays back annually Rs.882, what sum did he borrow?
SSC Selection Post • 2025
The radii of two concentric circles with centre 'O' is 12 cm and 18 cm, respectively. AB is a chord on the larger circle that is tangent to the smaller circle making contact at point 'C'. If AD is a diameter of the larger circle, then find the length of CD.
SSC GD • 2024
Rohit buys an old bat for Rs. 2320 and spends Rs. 180 on its repair If he sells it for Rs 2400, then what is the loss percentage?
SSC Selection Post • 2025
Two semicircles of radius 7 cm are attached to opposite ends of a rectangle of 14 cm × 7 cm. What is the total area of the figure?
SSC GD • 2025
A profit earned when an item is sold for ₹4,000 is ten times the loss incurred when it is sold for ₹ 2,790. At what price should the item be sold if it is desired to make a profit of 20%?
SSC GD • 2023
Rs 936 is divided among P, Q, and R in ratio 2: 3: 4 instead of 1/2: 1/3: 1/4 by mistakes. The gain of R in the distribution is __.
SSC GD • 2026
88 - 27 + 12 × 2 - 18 ÷ 3 + (11 of 2) = ?
SSC GD • 2026
92 - 36 + 28 ÷ 4 + (19 of 2) - 14 + 17 = ?
SSC GD • 2026
94 - 38 + 28 + 33 ÷ 3 + 21 - (18 of 1) = ?
SSC GD • 2023
Soni sold a mobile phone to Raju at a profit of 10%, Raju sold it to Alok at a loss of 5% and Alok sold it to Sohan at a profit of 20%. If Sohan bought it for ₹ 6,270, what is the cost price (in ₹ ) of the mobile for Soni?
SSC Selection Post • 2025
The average weight of 10 students was calculated as 50 kg. Later, it was discovered that one student's weight was wrongly read as 40 kg instead of 60 kg. What is the correct average weight?
SSC GD • 2026
64 + 36 ÷ 6 - (28 of 2) + 17 × 2 = ?
SSC GD • 2024
The average of 9 consecutive natural numbers is 51. What is the smallest number among these numbers?
SSC Selection Post • 2025
A and B can do a piece of work in 18 days. They worked together for 12 days and then B left. A finished the remaining work in 10 days. In how many days can A alone complete the work?
SSC GD • 2024
What is the average of the first 31 odd numbers?
SSC GD • 2026
53 + 45 - 18 + 66 ÷ 6 - (24 of 1) + 37 = ?
SSC GD • 2023
Rama spends 5/8 of her weekly salary on rent and 1/3 of the remaining salary on food, leaving Rs 40 available for other expenses. The weekly salary of Rama is:
SSC Selection Post • 2025
A can do a work in 12 days, B in 16 days. A works for 3 days, then B joins and they complete the remaining work together. How many total days did it take to complete the work?