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Quantitative Aptitude PYQs

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

2975 Total Questions119 Official PapersYears: 2019–2025Search in Quantitative Aptitude
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SSC Selection Post 2025 (Matriculation Level) Official Paper (Held On: 29 Aug, 2025 Shift 3) (Previous Year Paper)·Quantitative Aptitude
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Question 281

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How many years will it take for an investment of ₹5,000 to earn ₹1,000 as simple interest at an annual rate of 8%?

  1. AOption (a)

    3.5

  2. BOption (b)

    5.9

  3. COption (c)

    6.7

  4. DOption (d)

    2.5

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Answer: (a)A.

3.5

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Question 282

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If the simple interest on ₹4,000 for 2 years is ₹480, what is the rate of interest ?

  1. AOption (a)

    5%

  2. BOption (b)

    6%

  3. COption (c)

    7%

  4. DOption (d)

    8%

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Answer: (a)A.

5%

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Question 283

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A regular hexagon has a side length of 6 cm. What is its perimeter? 

  1. AOption (a)

    30 cm 

  2. BOption (b)

    36.cm 

  3. COption (c)

    42 cm

  4. DOption (d)

    48 cm 

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Answer: (a)A.

30 cm 

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Question 284

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What is the number of sides of a regular polygon if the sum of its interior angles is 1,260 degrees?

  1. AOption (a)

    9

  2. BOption (b)

    8

  3. COption (c)

    10

  4. DOption (d)

    12

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Answer: (a)A.

9

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Question 285

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A right prism is cut vertically into two equal halves. then the volume of one part will be?

  1. AOption (a)

    doubled

  2. BOption (b)

    half

  3. COption (c)

    Exactly same

  4. DOption (d)

    Decreases by 25%

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Answer: (a)A.

doubled

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Question 286

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Which of the following statements is always true for any right prism?

  1. AOption (a)

    All faces are congruent

  2. BOption (b)

    The base is always a square

  3. COption (c)

    The two bases are parallel and congruent

  4. DOption (d)

    All lateral faces are circular

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Answer: (a)A.

All faces are congruent

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Question 287

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How many diagonals does a regular nonagon have?

  1. AOption (a)

    21

  2. BOption (b)

    27

  3. COption (c)

    24

  4. DOption (d)

    30

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Answer: (a)A.

21

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Question 288

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What is the slant height of a cone,base has a radius of 7 cm and a vertical height of 24 cm? 

  1. AOption (a)

    25 cm

  2. BOption (b)

    26 cm 

  3. COption (c)

    28 cm 

  4. DOption (d)

    30 cm 

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Answer: (a)A.

25 cm

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Question 289

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If the height of a cone is doubled while keeping the radius the same, how does the volume change?

  1. AOption (a)

    Doubles

  2. BOption (b)

    Triples

  3. COption (c)

    Stays the same

  4. DOption (d)

    Becomes half

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Answer: (a)A.

Doubles

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Question 290

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A spherical balloon is inflated so that its radius increases from 5 cm to 10 cm. By what factor does its surface area increase? 

  1. AOption (a)

    2

  2. BOption (b)

    4

  3. COption (c)

    6

  4. DOption (d)

    8

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Answer: (a)A.

2

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Question 291

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A company manufactures hollow spherical basketballs with an internal radius of 12 cm. If the thickness of the rubber is 0.5 cm. what is the volume of rubber used in making one basketball? (Use π=22/7)

  1. AOption (a)

    843.2 cm3

  2. BOption (b)

    943.38 cm3

  3. COption (c)

    1043.5 cm3

  4. DOption (d)

    1143.2 cm3

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Answer: (a)A.

843.2 cm3

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Question 292

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A bowl is in the shape of a hemisphere with radius 7 cm What is its total surface area? (Ï€=3.14)

  1. AOption (a)

    461.58 cm2

  2. BOption (b)

    550 cm2

  3. COption (c)

    573.76 cm2

  4. DOption (d)

    700 cm2

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Answer: (a)A.

461.58 cm2

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Question 293

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A square and a rectangle have the same perimeter. Which one has a larger area?

  1. AOption (a)

    Square

  2. BOption (b)

    Rectangle

  3. COption (c)

    Both are equal

  4. DOption (d)

    Depends on dimensions.

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Answer: (a)A.

Square

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Question 294

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The area of a trapezium with bases 10 cm, 6 cm, and height 4 cm is:

  1. AOption (a)

    28 cm2

  2. BOption (b)

    30 cm2

  3. COption (c)

    32 cm2

  4. DOption (d)

    34 cm2

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Answer: (a)A.

28 cm2

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Question 295

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What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?

  1. AOption (a)

    30%

  2. BOption (b)

    50%

  3. COption (c)

    20%

  4. DOption (d)

    40%

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Answer: (a)A.

30%

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Question 296

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Two rectangles have the same area. The first has sides 20 cm and 12 cm. The second has one side 15 cm. What is the other side of the second rectangle?

  1. AOption (a)

    14 cm

  2. BOption (b)

    15.cm 

  3. COption (c)

    16 cm 

  4. DOption (d)

    18 cm

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Answer: (a)A.

14 cm

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Question 297

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In a school, 75% of students passed in English and 55% of students passed in Hindi. If every student passed in either English or Hindi or both subjects, and 1,560 students passed in both subjects, how many students are there in the class?

  1. AOption (a)

    5200

  2. BOption (b)

    7500

  3. COption (c)

    7200

  4. DOption (d)

    3300

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Answer: (a)A.

5200

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Question 298

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A man sells two articles for ₹4000 each On one, he gains 25%, and on the other, he loses 25% What is his net gain or loss percentage in the entire transaction?

  1. AOption (a)

    6.25% gain

  2. BOption (b)

    6.25% loss 

  3. COption (c)

    No gain, no loss

  4. DOption (d)

    5% loss

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Answer: (a)A.

6.25% gain

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Question 299

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12 men can finish a work in 15 days. After working for 5 days, 4 men leave. How many more days will the remaining men take to finish the work ?

  1. AOption (a)

    12.5 days

  2. BOption (b)

    10 days

  3. COption (c)

    15 days

  4. DOption (d)

    14 days 

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Answer: (a)A.

12.5 days

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Question 300

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If a bus travels 180 km in 3 hours, how much distance will it cover in 5 hours at the same speed?

  1. AOption (a)

    250km

  2. BOption (b)

    280 km

  3. COption (c)

    300 km 

  4. DOption (d)

    320 km 

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Answer: (a)A.

250km

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