SSC(CGL) Quant Mock Test-8(10-17 min) 20 Qn

Solution

1.In an election between 2 candidates , B gets 65% of total valid votes . If total votes were 6000, what is the no. Of valid votes that the other candidate A gets, if 25% of total votes were declared invalid.

a.1625 b.1575 c.1675  d.1525

 2.The ht. Of triangle is increased by 40% . what can be the maximum % increase in length of the base so that the increase in area is restricted to maximum of 60%.

a.50%  b.20%  c.14.28% d.25%

3. A and B have salaries that jointly amount to Rs10,000/- per month . They spend the same amount monthly and then it is found , that the ratio of their savings is 6:1. Which can be A’s salary.

a.6000  b.5000  c.4000  d.3000

4. A’s salary is first increased by 25% and then decreased by 20%. The result is same as B’s salary increased by 20% and then reduced by 25%. Find ratio of B’s salary to that of A’s.

a.4:3  b.11:10  c.10;9  d.12:11

5.Of the adult population in City A , 45% of the men and 25% of the women are married. What % of total population is married .

a.33.33%  b.32.14%  c.31.1%  d.NOT

6. A man buys two cycles for total Rs900/-.BY selling One at 4/5^th of its cost and other at 5/4^th of its cost ,he makes a profit of Rs90/- on the whole. Find the CP of lower priced Cycle.

a.360  b.250  c.300  d.420

7. A reduction of  10% in the price of sugar enables a housewife to buy 6.2 kg more for Rs279. Find the reduced price per kg.

a.5  b. 4.5  c.4.05 NOT

8.A shopkeeper allows a discount of 12.5% on MP of certain article and makes a profit of 20%. If the article cost the shopkeeper Rs210/-

a.280  b.288  c.300 d.NOT

9.A dishonest dealer marks up the price of goods by 20% and gives a discount of 10% to the customer. He also uses a wt of 900gm wt instead of I kg wt. Find profit %.

a.8%  b.12%  c.20% d.16%

10.A person makes a profit of 20% by selling an article. What would be the % change in the profit %, had he paid 10% less and customer paid 10% more for it.

a.125  b.120  c.133.33 d.150

11.A rickshaw dealer buys 30 rickshaw for Rs4725/- . Of these 8 are 4-seaters , rest are 2 seaters. At what price must he sell the four-seaters so that if he sells 2-seaters at ¾ of this price, he makes 40% profit on his outlay.

a.180  b.270  c.360  d.450

12. A jar full of milk contain 40% water. A part of this milk is replaced by another mix. containing 19% water and now the % of water is found to be 26%. The qty of milk replaced is

a.2/3  b.1/3  c.3/7  d.4/7

13. A train travels a distance of 300 km at a constant speed. If speed is increased by 5km/hr, the journey would take 2hr less .The original speed of train was

a.25 b.20  c.28. d.30

14.At an examination in which Maximum marks are 500, A got 10% less than B ,B got 25% more than C and C got 29% less than D. If A got 360 marks, what % marks was obtained by D.

a.60  b.72  c.55  d.80

15. C is twice as efficient as A.B takes thrice as many days as C. A takes 12Days to finish the work alone. If they work in pairs(AB,BC,CA) starting with AB on the first day,BC on 2^nd day and AC on 3^rd day and so on, then how many days are required to finish the work.

a.6.2  b.4.5  c.5(1/9)  d.8 days

16.A horse and a carriage together cost Rs8000. If by selling the horse at 10% profit and horse at 10% loss, total profit of 2.5% is made, find CP of the horse.

a.3000  b.3500  c.4000  d.5000

17.In an examination ,Mohit obtained 20% marks more than Sushant but 10% marks less than Rajesh. If the marks obtained by Sushant is 1080, find % marks obtained by Rajesh if MM are 2000.

a.72%  b.86.66 c.78.33  d.NOT

18.  2 pipes P and Q can fill a cistern in 3 and 6 min respectively. while R can empty it in 4 min. All 3 are opened together and after 2min R is closed. Find when the tank will be full.

a.3min  b.6 min  c.5min  d.8min.

19. Divide Rs 1586 in 3 parts such that their amount at end of 2,3,4 yr respectively at 5% P.a SI be equal.

a. 552,528,506   b.560,520,506  c.556,524,506  d.548,528,510

20. If 15men or 24 women or 36boys can do a piece of work in 12 days working 8hrs a day.How many men must be associated 12 women and 6boys to do another piece of work 2(1/4) times as great  in 30 days working 6hrs a day.

a.4  b.8  c.6  d.10