SSC Quiz- Quantitative Aptitude Questions

1) A plate was sold for Rs.6,300 after giving two successive discounts of 12 &1/2 % and 10%. Find the marked price?
(A) Rs. 7,300
(B) Rs. 7,700
(C) Rs. 8,000
(D) Rs. 7,250 

2) A dealer buys a table listed at Rs.1,500 and gets successive discounts of 20% and 10%. He spends Rs.20 on transportation and sells it at a profit of 20%. The selling price of the table is?
(A) Rs.1,320
(B) Rs.1,350
(C) Rs.1,360
(D) Rs.1,380

3) To attract more visitors, Zoo authority announces 20% discount on every ticket which costs 25 p. For this reason, sale of ticket increases by 28%. Find the percentage of increase in the number of visitors.
(A) 40 %
(B) 50 %
(C) 60 %
(D) No change

4) Kiran bought two pens for Rs.37.40 at a discount of 15%. What must be the marked price of each of pen?
(A) Rs.11
(B) Rs.44
(C) Rs.33
(D) Rs.22

5) Which of the following represents a correct proportion?
(A) 12 : 9 = 16 : 12
(B) 13 : 11 = 5 : 4
(C) 30 : 45 = 13 : 24
(D) 3 : 5 = 2 : 5

6) A sphere is cut into two hemispheres. One of them is used as bowl. It takes 8 bowlfuls of this to fill a conical vessel of height 12 cm and radius 6 cm. The radius of the sphere (in centimetre) will be
(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 4       
(D) 6

7) The perimeters of a circle, a square and an equilateral triangle are same and their areas are C, S and T respectively. Which of the following statement is true?
(A) C=S=T
(B) C>S>T
(C) C < S < T
(D) S < C < T

8. The list price of a shirt is Rs.440 and a customer pays Rs.396 for it. The discount rate is?
(A) 10%
(B) 10 & 1/2 %
(C) 20 %
(D) 12%

9. Nisha bought a number of oranges at 2 for a rupee and an equal number at 3 for a rupee. To make a profit of 20% she should sell a dozen for
(A) Rs. 6
(B) Rs. 8
(C) Rs. 10
(D) Rs.12

10. If A's salary is 50% more than that of B, then B's salary is less than A's by
(A) 33%
(B) 40 &1/3%
(C) 45 & 1/3%
(D) 33&1/3%

11. A and B are 20 km apart. A can walk at an average speed of 4 km/hour and B at 6 km/hr. if they start walking towards each other at 7 a.m., when they will meet ?
(A) 8.00 a.m.
(B) 8.30 a.m.
(C) 9.00 a.m.
(D) 10.00 a.m.

Answers
1) Ans. (C) Rs. 8,000
2) Ans. (A) Rs.1,320
3) Ans. (C) 60 %
4) Ans. (D) Rs.22
5) Ans. (A) 12 : 9 = 16 : 12
6) Ans. (A) 3
7) Ans. (B) C>S>T
8) Ans. (A) 10%
9) Ans. (A) Rs. 6
10) Ans. (D) 33&1/3%
11) Ans. (C) 9.00 a.m.

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