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Quantitative Aptitude PYQs

Arithmetic, number systems, percentages, ratios, profit and loss, time and work, algebra, geometry, mensuration, and trigonometry.

3100 Total Questions62 Official PapersYears: 2017–2025Search in Quantitative Aptitude
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SSC CPO 2025 Official Paper (Held On 11 Dec, 2025 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·Quantitative Aptitude
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Question 261

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A piece of ribbon is 5.4 m long. It is cut into pieces of 0.9 m each. How many pieces?

  1. AOption (a)

    6

  2. BOption (b)

    5

  3. COption (c)

    8

  4. DOption (d)

    9

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Answer: (a)A.

6

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Question 262

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If a + b + c = 15, ab + bc + ca = 48 and abc = 16, then find the value of a3 + b3 + c3.

  1. AOption (a)

    1212

  2. BOption (b)

    1263

  3. COption (c)

    1321

  4. DOption (d)

    1441

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Answer: (a)A.

1212

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Question 263

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Expand: (5x - 3)2 = ?

  1. AOption (a)

    25x2 - 15x + 9

  2. BOption (b)

    25x2 + 30x - 9

  3. COption (c)

    25x2 + 30x + 9

  4. DOption (d)

    25x2 - 30x + 9

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Answer: (a)A.

25x2 - 15x + 9

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Question 264

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A right square pyramid has a base side measuring 6 cm and a height of 8 cm. Calculate its volume. 

  1. AOption (a)

    72 cm3

  2. BOption (b)

    96 cm3

  3. COption (c)

    100 cm3

  4. DOption (d)

    120 cm3

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Answer: (a)A.

72 cm3

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Question 265

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A person walks 0.75 km in one round. How many rounds to cover \(6\frac{3}{4}\) km?

  1. AOption (a)

    7 

  2. BOption (b)

    8

  3. COption (c)

    9

  4. DOption (d)

    10

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Answer: (a)A.

7 

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Question 266

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The sum of all interior angles of a regular polygon is 1080°. How many diagonals does the polygon have? 

  1. AOption (a)

    20

  2. BOption (b)

    21

  3. COption (c)

    18

  4. DOption (d)

    19

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Answer: (a)A.

20

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Question 267

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A pyramid has a base of 9 cm side. If its height is increased by 50% and base remains same, by what percentage does volume increase?

  1. AOption (a)

    20%

  2. BOption (b)

    30%

  3. COption (c)

    40%

  4. DOption (d)

    50%

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Answer: (a)A.

20%

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Question 268

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A mixture contains 2.5 L of milk and 1.75 L of water. What fraction of the mixture is water?

  1. AOption (a)

    \(\frac{7}{18}\)

  2. BOption (b)

    \(\frac{7}{20}\)

  3. COption (c)

    \(\frac{1}{3}\)

  4. DOption (d)

    \(\frac{7}{17}\)

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Answer: (a)A.

\(\frac{7}{18}\)

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Question 269

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What decimal is equal to:

\(\frac{5 \frac{2}{3}-3 \frac{3}{5}}{1 \frac{1}{5}}\)

  1. AOption (a)

    1.54

  2. BOption (b)

    1.72

  3. COption (c)

    2.67

  4. DOption (d)

    2.25

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Answer: (a)A.

1.54

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Question 270

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A circular disc of radius 10 cm is cut into 4 equal parts. What is the area of each part?

  1. AOption (a)

    34π cm2

  2. BOption (b)

    26π сm2

  3. COption (c)

    25π cm2

  4. DOption (d)

    56π cm2

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Answer: (a)A.

34π cm2

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Question 271

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A metal wire is bent into the form of a circle of radius 21 cm. If it is rebent into a square, what is the length of a side? 

  1. AOption (a)

    33 cm

  2. BOption (b)

    44 cm

  3. COption (c)

    42 cm

  4. DOption (d)

    36 cm

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Answer: (a)A.

33 cm

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Question 272

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A and B can complete a task in 12 days together. A is 25% more efficient than B. What percentage of the work is done by A alone?

  1. AOption (a)

    55.56%

  2. BOption (b)

    60.6%

  3. COption (c)

    62.5%

  4. DOption (d)

    66.66%

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Answer: (a)A.

55.56%

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Question 273

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A square paper is cut into 16 smaller equal square pieces. If the perimeter of each small piece is 24 cm, find the area of the original paper.

  1. AOption (a)

    144 cm2

  2. BOption (b)

    576 cm2

  3. COption (c)

    1024 cm2

  4. DOption (d)

    1296 cm2

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Answer: (a)A.

144 cm2

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Question 274

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The sides of a trapezium are 8 cm, 10 cm, 12 cm and 14 cm, with 12 cm and 8 cm being the the parallel sides. If height = 6 cm, find area.

  1. AOption (a)

    60 cm2 

  2. BOption (b)

    66 cm2

  3. COption (c)

    72 cm2

  4. DOption (d)

    80 cm2

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Answer: (a)A.

60 cm2 

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Question 275

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A trapezium (bases 8 cm & 12 cm, height 6 cm) is attached to a rectangle (8 cm × 10 cm) to form a wood panel. What is the total area?

  1. AOption (a)

    96 cm2

  2. BOption (b)

    108 cm2

  3. COption (c)

    120 cm2

  4. DOption (d)

    140 cm2

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Answer: (a)A.

96 cm2

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Question 276

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A square field has an area of 400 m2. If each side increases by 25%, what is the new area?

  1. AOption (a)

    625 m2

  2. BOption (b)

    600 m2

  3. COption (c)

    700 m2

  4. DOption (d)

    500 m2  

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Answer: (a)A.

625 m2

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Question 277

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The difference between the square of a number and the square of its half is 432. What is the number? 

  1. AOption (a)

    18

  2. BOption (b)

    24

  3. COption (c)

    36

  4. DOption (d)

    48

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Answer: (a)A.

18

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Question 278

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A student scored marks in 5 subjects: 72, 68, 74, 70, and one unknown subject. If his average is 71, what is the missing mark?

  1. AOption (a)

    70

  2. BOption (b)

    72

  3. COption (c)

    71

  4. DOption (d)

    69

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Answer: (a)A.

70

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Question 279

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What is the slope in the equation y = 4x - 2 ? 

  1. AOption (a)

    0

  2. BOption (b)

    1

  3. COption (c)

    4

  4. DOption (d)

    2

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Answer: (a)A.

0

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Question 280

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If the equation of a line is 3x - 5y = 15, what is the equation of the line perpendicular to it that passes through the point (3, 2)? 

  1. AOption (a)

    y = (5/3)x + 7

  2. BOption (b)

    y = -(5/3)x + 7

  3. COption (c)

    y = (5/3)x - 7

  4. DOption (d)

    y = (-3/5)x + 7

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Answer: (a)A.

y = (5/3)x + 7

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