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.

Practice Set : Mathematics (Quantitative Aptitude)
Questions : 50
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Level : SSC CPO SI Exam
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#1. A certain distance is covered by a cyclist at a certain speed. If a jogger covers half the distance in double the time, then the ratio of the speed of the jogger to that of the cyclist is :

#2. 84 Maths books, 90 Physics books and 120 Chemistry books have to be stacked topic wise. How many books will be there in each stack so that each stack will have the same height too ?

As the height of each stack is same, the required number of books in each stack
HCF of 84, 90 and 120
84 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7, 90 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 5, 120 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5
HCF = 2 × 3 = 6

#3. The HCF (GCD) of a, b is 12, a, b are positive integers and a > b > 12. The smallest values of (a, b) are respectively

HCF of a and b = 12
Numbers = 12x and 12y where x and y are prime to each other.
a > b > 12
a = 36; b = 24

#4. 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 :

#5. A manufacturer fixes his selling price at 33% over the cost of production. If the cost of production goes up by 12% and the manufacturer raises his selling price by 10%, his percentage profit is :

#6. A boy rides his bicycle 10 km at an average speed of 12 km/hr and again travels 12 km at an average speed of 10 km/hr. His average speed for the entire trip is approximately :

#7. $ \{(-2)^{(-2)}\}^{(-2)} $ is equal to

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

#9. Out of the two numbers, 40% of the greater number is equal to 60% of the smaller. If the sum of the numbers is 150, then the greater number is :

#10. A number is first decreased by 20%. The decreased number is then increased by 20%. The resulting number is less than the original number by 20. Then the original number is

#11. A bicycle, marked at Rs 2,000 is sold with two successive discounts of 20% and 10%. An additional discount of 5% is offered for cash payment. The selling price of the bicycle at cash payment is :

#12. 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 :

#13. 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?

#14. The number 96 – 11 when divided by 8 would leave a remainder of

#15. 16 men are able to complete a piece of work in 12 days working 14 hours a day. How long will 28 men, working 12 hours a day, take to complete the work?

#16. Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 5. If 9 is subtracted from each, then they are in the ratio 12 : 23. Find the smaller number.

#17. If the compound interest on a certain sum for two years at 12% per annum is Rs 2544, the simple interest on it at the same rate for 2 years will be :

#18. A and B can complete a piece of work in 8 days, B and C can do it in 12 days, C and A can do it in 8 days. A, B and C together can complete it in :

#19. A sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts to Rs 720 after 2 years and Rs 1020 after a further period of 5 years. Find the principal.

#20. The least number to be subtracted from 36798 to get a number which is exactly divisible by 78 is

When 36798 is divided by 78, remainder = 60
The least number to be subtracted = 60

#21. A fruit merchant makes a profit of 25% by selling mangoes at a certain price. If he charges Rs 1 more on each mango, he would gain 50%. At first the price of one mango was :

#22. A cricket player after playing 10 tests scored 100 runs in the 11th test. As a result, the average of his runs is increased by 5. The present average of runs is :

#23. In a group of students, 70% can speak English and 65% can speak Hindi. If 27% of the students can speak none of the two languages, then what per cent of the group can speak both the languages?

#24. A man with $ \frac35 $ of his usual speed reaches the destination $ 2\frac12 $ hours late. Find his usual time to reach the destination .

#25. Mohan lends Rs 500 to John and a certain sum to Tom at the same time at a simple interest of 8% per annum. If in 4 years, he altogether receives Rs 210 as interest from the two, then the sum of money he lent to Tom was

#26. 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

#27. In a class there are 30 boys and their average age is 17 years. When on one boy aged 18 years leaving the class and another joining, the average age becomes 16.9 years. The age of new boy is :

#28. If a number is as much greater than 31 as it is less than 75, then the number is :

#29. A tap can fill a cistern in 8 hours and another tap can empty it in 16 hours. If both the taps are open, the time (in hours) taken to fill the tank will be :

#30. A worker suffers a 20% cut in his wages. He may regain his original wages by obtaining a rise of

#31. A sum of Rs 10,000 lent partly at 8% and remaining at 10% per annum. If the yearly interest on the average is 9.2%, the two parts are :

#32. A and B can together finish a work in 30 days. They worked at it for 20 days and then B left. The remaining work was done by A alone in 20 more days A alone can finish the work in :

#33. A tank can be filled by pipe A in 2 hours and pipe B in 6 hours. At 10 a.m., the pipe A was opened. At what time will the tank be filled if pipe B is opened at 11 a.m.?

#34. The next number of the sequence 51, 52, 56, 65 is

#35. 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 :

#36. $ \sqrt{110\frac14} $ is equal to

#37. 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 :

#38. Three men can complete a piece of work in 6 days. Two days after they started the work, 3 more men joined them. How many days will they take to complete the remaining work?

#39. Find the value of $ \frac{2}{1+\frac{1}{1-\frac{1}{2}}} \times\frac{3}{\frac56 \text{of} \frac{3}{2} \div 1\frac14} $

#40. A train passes an electrical pole in 20 seconds and passes a platform of length 250 m in 45 seconds. Find the length of the train .

#41. At what percent above the cost price, must a shopkeeper mark his goods so that he gains 20% even after giving a discount of 10% on the marked price?

#42. When 75% of a number is added to 75, the result is the same number. Find the number.

#43. A man purchased an article and sold it to B at a profit of 25% and B sold it to C at a loss of 10% and C paid Rs 675 for it. For how much did A purchase it (in Rs)?

#44. Six numbers are arranged in decreasing order. The average of the first five numbers is 30 and the average of the last five numbers is 25. The difference of the first and the last numbers is :

#45. The average of 13 results is 70. The average of first seven is 65 and that of the last seven is 75, the seventh result is :

#46. Ramesh bought 10 cycles for Rs 500 each. He spent Rs 2000 on the repair of all cycles. He sold five of them for Rs 750 each and the remaining for Rs 550 each. Then the total gain or loss % is :

#47. The HCF of two numbers is 96 and their LCM. is 1296. If one of the number is 864, the other is

#48. $ (4 \frac{11}{15}+\frac{15}{71})^2-(4\frac{11}{15}-\frac{15}{71})^2$ is equal to

#49. A store has an offer ‘Buy 4 Get 1 Free’. What is the net percentage of discount?

#50. A person buys 100 cups at Rs 10 each. On the way 10 cups are broken. He sells the remaining cups at Rs 11 each. His loss percent is :

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