Quant Quiz For SSC Mains And SSC CHSL Exam

1.A  man  covers  a distance  on  scooter. Had  he  moved  3km/h  faster  he  would have taken  40 min less. If he had moved 2km/h slower he would have taken 40  min more. The distance is?

(a) 40

(b) 50

(c) 45

(d) 80

2.The price of an article is reduced by 25% but the daily sale of the article is increased by 30%. The net effect on the daily sale receipts is 

(a) 2 1/2% increase 

(b) 2 1/2% decrease 

(c) 2% increase 

(d) 2% decrease 

3.A number is increased by 20% and then it is decreased by 10%. Find the net increase or decrease per cent. 

(a) 10% increase 

(b) 10% decrease 

(c) 8% increase 

(d) 8% decrease 

4. A district has 64000 inhabitants. If the population increases at the rate of 2 1/2% per annum, the number of inhabitants at the end of 3 years will be 

(a) 70000

(b) 69200

(c) 68921

(d) 68911

5.The value of a machine depreciates every year by 10%. If its present value is Rs. 50,000 then the value of the machine after 2 years is _____.  

(a) Rs.40,050

(b) Rs. 45,000

(c) Rs. 40,005

(d) Rs.40,500

6. The cost of an apple is twice that of a banana and the cost of a banana is 3/4 of guava . If the cost of each type of fruit increases by 10%, then the percentage increase in the cost of 4 bananas, 2 apples and 3 guavas is 

(a) 10%

(b) 12%

(c) 16%

(d) 18%

7. Out of 2500 people, only 60% have the saving habit. If 30% save with bank, 32% with post office and the rest with shares, the number of shareholders are 

(a) 450

(b) 570

(c) 950

(d) 1250

8.A and B are two fixed points 5 cm apart and C is a point of AB such that AC is 3 cm. If the length of AC is increased by 6%, the length of CB is decreased by 

(a) 6%

(b) 7%

(c) 8%

(d) 9%

    

9. A man had a certain amount with him. He spent 20% of that to buy an article and 5% of the remaining on transport. Then he gifted ` 120. If he is left with ` 1,400, the amount he spent on transport is 

(a) Rs. 76

(b) Rs. 61

(c) Rs. 95

(d) Rs.80

10. For every set of 19 kites sold, a vendor gives 1 kite extra, free of cost. In order to give a discount of 10%, the number of extra kites he should give in a sale of 27 kites to the nearest integer is 

(a) 3

(b) 6

(c) 7

(d) 8

Answers:-
1.(a)
2.(b)
3.(c)
4.(c)
5.(d)
6.(a)
7.(b)
8.(d)
9.(d)
10.(a)