Quantitative Aptitude Questions for SSC CPO

Quantitative Aptitude Questions with answers and Solutions for SSC CPO- SI in CPMF Exam. Maths MCQs Mock Test for free online practice of SI CAPF Exam.

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Questions : 50
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Level : SSC CPO SI Exam
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#1. The average weight of a group of 20 boys was calculated to be 89.4 kg and it was later discovered that one weight was misread as 78 kg instead of 87 kg. The correct average weight is :

88.95 kg

89.25 kg

89.55 kg

89.85 kg

#2. A 200 metre long train is running at a speed of 72 km/hr. How long will it take to cross 800 metre long bridge?

50 seconds

40 seconds

60 seconds

30 seconds

#3. A merchant sold an article for Rs 75 at a profit per cent equal to its cost price. The cost price of the article was :

Rs 45

Rs 50

Rs 54

Rs 60

#4. If one-ninth of a certain number exceeds its one-tenth by 4, the number is :

320

360

400

440

#5. Insert the missing number 3, 18, 12, 72, 66, 396, ?

300

380

350

390

#6. A store offe Rs a variety of discounts that range between 20% and 25% inclusive. If a book is discounted to a price of Rs 270, then its greatest possible original price was :

Rs 345.5

Rs 324

Rs 360

Rs 337.5

#7. The ratio of the number of boys to that of girls in a village is 3: 2. If 30% of boys and 70% of girls appeared in an examination, the ratio of the number of villagers, appeared in the examination to that not appeared in the same examination is :

9 : 14

23 : 27

1 : 1

27 :23

#8. The product of two fractions is $\frac{14}{15}$ and their quotient is $\frac{35}{24}$ The greater of the fractions is :

$\frac74$

$\frac76$

$\frac73$

$\frac45$

#9. In a test a student got 30% marks and failed by 25 marks. In the same test another student got 40% marks and secured 25 marks more than the essential minimum pass marks. The maximum marks for the test were

400

480

500

580

#10. The square of a natural number subtracted from its cube is 48. The number is

#11. The greatest among the following numbers $(3)^\frac13, (2)^\frac12,1, (6)^\frac16$ is

$(2)^\frac12$

$(6)^\frac16$

$(3)^\frac13$

#12. A manufacturer sells an item to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 18%. The wholesaler sells the same to a retailer at a profit of 20%. The retailer in turn sells it to a customer for Rs 15,045 thereby earning a profit of 25%. The cost price of the manufacturer is :

Rs 8000

Rs 8500

Rs 9000

Rs 10,000

#13. The numbers of the sequence 52, 51, 48, 43, 34, 27, 16 form a pattern. Which of them is misfit in the pattern?

485

#14. The rational number between $\frac12$ and $\frac35$ is

$\frac25$

$\frac47$

$\frac23$

$\frac13$

#15. The greatest number, which when divide 989 and 1327 leave remainders 5 and 7 respectively, is :

The largest number which when divide the numbers a, b and c give remainders as p, q, r respectively is given by H.C.F. of (a – p), (b – q) and (c – r)
Required number
= HCF of (989 – 5) and (1327 – 7)
= HCF of 984 and 1320 = 24
HCF = 24

#16. If the discount is equal to one fifth of the marked price and the loss is half the discount, then the percentage of loss is :

$10\frac19$ %

$11\frac19$ %

$12\frac19$ %

$13\frac19$ %

#17. Rs 500 was invested at 12% per annum simple interest and a certain sum of money is invested at 10% per annum simple interest. If the sum of the interest on both the sum after 4 years is Rs 480, the latter sum of money is :

Rs 450

Rs 750

Rs 600

Rs 550

#18. What is the average of the first six (positive) odd numbers each of which is divisible by 7?

#19. A man is walking at a speed of 10 kmph. After every km, he takes a rest for 5 minutes. How much time will he take to cover a distance of 5 km?

60 minutes

50 minutes

40 minutes

70 minutes

#20. A cricketer had a certain average of runs for his 64 innings. In his 65th innings, he is bowled out for no score on his part. This brings down his average by 2 runs. His new average of runs is :

130

128

#21. In a farm there are cows and hens. If the heads are counted they are 180, if legs are counted they are 420. The number of cows in the farm is :

130

150

#22. The average marks of 50 students in a class is 72. The average marks of boys and girls in that subject are 70 and 75 respectively. The number of boys in the class is :

#23. The rate of simple interest per annum of bank being decreased from 5% to $3\frac12$ % the annual income of a person from interest was less by Rs 105. The sum deposited at the bank was :

Rs 6000

Rs 7200

Rs 6800

Rs 7000

#24. The salary of a person is increased by 20%, then it is decreased by 20%. The change in his salary is :

4 % decreased

4 % increased

8% decreased

Neither decreases nor increases

#25. A candidate secured 30% marks in an examination and failed by 6 marks. Another secured 40% marks and got 6 marks more than the bare minimum to pass. The maximum marks are :

150

120

100

180

#26. The compound interest on Rs 30000 at 7% per annum for a certain time is Rs 4347. The time is :

3 years

4 years

2 years

2.5 years

#27. The average of 15 numbers is 7. If the average of the first 8 numbers be 6.5 and the average of last 8 numbers be 9.5, then the middle number is :

#28. A man rows 750 m in 600 seconds against the stream and returns in $7\frac1 2$ minutes. Its rowing speed in still water is (in km/hr).

5.5

5.75

5.25

#29. A student was asked to multiply a given number by $\frac{8}{17}$ Instead, he divided the number by $\frac{8}{17}$ His answer was 225 more than the correct answer. The given number was :

289

136

225

#30. What number should be subtracted from both the terms of the ratio 11 : 15 so as to make it as 2 : 3 ?

#31. Product of two co-prime numbers is 117. Then their LCM is

117

HCF of two-prime numbers = 1
Product of numbers = their
LCM = 117
117 = 13 × 9 where 13 & 9 are
co-prime. L.C.M (13,9) = 117

#32. Of the three numbers, the second is twice the first and also thrice the third. If the average of the three numbers is 44, the largest number is

108

#33. Find the simplest value of $2\sqrt{50}+\sqrt{18} -\sqrt{72}$ (given $\sqrt2 = 1.414)$

4.242

9.898

10.312

8.484

#34. The simplified value of $(0.2)^3\times 200 \div 2000\: \text{of} \:(0.2)^2$ is

$\frac{1}{100}$

$\frac{1}{50}$

$\frac{1}{10}$

#35. Simple interest on Rs 500 for 4 years at 6.25% per annum is equal to the simple interest on Rs 400 at 5% per annum for a certain period of time. The period of time is :

4 years

5 years

$6\frac14$ years

$8\frac23$ years

#36. The simplified value of $\frac{4}{15} \text{ of } \frac58\times 6+15-10$ is

#37. A boat moves downstream at the rate of 1 km in $7\frac1 2$ minutes and upstream at the rate of 5 km an hour. What is the speed of the boat in the still water?

$3\frac12$ km/hour

$6\frac12$ km/hour

4 km/hour

8km/hour

#38. A man rows down a river 15 km in 3 hours with the stream and returns in $7\frac1 2$ hours. The rate at which he swims 26 km downstream is :

2.5 km/hr

1.5 km/hr

3.5 km/hr

4.5 km/hr

#39. . If x : y = 3 : 4, then 4x + 5y : 5x− 2y = ?

7 :32

32 : 7

4 : 3

5 : 2

#40. 15 litres of a mixture contains alcohol and water in the ratio 1 : 4. If 3 litres of water is mixed in it, the percentage of alcohol in the new mixture will be

15 %

$16\frac{2}{3}$ %

17%

$18\frac{1}{2}$ %

#41. The value of ( $11111)^2$ is

12344321

121212121

123454321

11344311

#42. If $2^{x-1} + 2^{x+1} =320$ then the value of x is :

#43. If there is a profit of 20% on the cost price, the percentage of profit on the sale price is :

$16\frac23$ %

12 %

$15\frac13$ %

16 %

#44. The product of two 2–digit numbers is 2160 and their HCF is 12. The numbers are

(12, 60)

(72, 30)

(36, 60)

(60, 72)

#45. A and B can do a work in 12 days, B and C in 15 days and C and A in 20 days. If A, B and C work together, they will complete the work in

5 days

$7\frac56$ days

10 days

$15\frac23$ days

#46. In a school $\frac{1}{10}$ of the boys are same in number as $\frac14$ of the girls and $\frac58$ of the girls are same in number as $\frac14$ of the boys. The ratio of the boys to girls in that school is :

2 : 1

5 : 2

4 : 3

3 : 2

#47. The monthly salaries of A, B and C are in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 5. If C’s monthly salary is Rs.12,000 more than that of A, then B’s annual salary is :

Rs. 1,20,000

Rs. 1,44,000

Rs. 1,80,000

Rs. 2,40,000

#48. A man bought an old type writer for Rs 1200 and spent Rs 200 on its repair. He sold it for Rs 1680. His profit per cent is :

20 %

10 %

8 %