Quantitative Aptitude For SSC CHSL and SSC CGL Exams

1. A teacher wants to arrange his students in an equal number of rows and columns. If there are 1369 students, the number of students in the last row are

(a) 37

(b) 33

(c) 63

(d) 47

2. A and B working separately can do a piece of work in 9 days and 15 days respectively. If they work for a day alternately, with A beginning, then the work will be completed in 

(a) 10 days

(b) 11 days

(c) 9 days

(d) 12 days

3. Ram left 1/3 of his property to his widow and 3/5 of the remainder to his daughter. He gave the rest to his son who received Rs. 6400. How much was his original property worth?

(a) Rs.16000 

(b) Rs.32000

(c) Rs.24000

(d) Rs.1600

4. The first term of an arithmetic progression is 22 and the last term is -11. If the sum is 66, the number of term in the sequence are

(a) 10

(b) 12

(c) 9

(d) 8

5. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 44 and 264 respectively. If the first number is divided by 2, the quotient is 44. The other number is

(a) 147

(b) 528

(c) 132

(d) 264

6. The marked price of a saree is Rs. 200. After allowing a discount of 20% on the marked price, the shopkeeper makes a profit of Rs. 16.Find the gain per cent.

(a) 11(1/9)

(b) 9(1/11)

(c) 11

(d) 8

7. The marked price of an item is twice the cost price. For a gain of 15%, the discount should be 

(a) 7.5%

(b) 20.5%

(c) 32.5%

(d) 42.5%

8. Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 5. If 9 is subtracted from each, the new numbers are in the ratio 12 : 23. The small number is

(a) 27 

(b) 33

(c) 49

(d) 55

9. If x : y = 5 : 2, the (8x+9y) : (8x+2y) is

(a) 22 : 29

(b) 26 : 61

(c) 29 : 22

(d) 61 : 26

10. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 36 min and 45 min respectively. Another Pipe C can empty the tank in 30 min. First A and B are opened. After 7 min, C is also opened. The tank is filled up in 

(a) 39 min

(b) 46 min

(c) 40 min

(d) 45 min

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