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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: 31 Jul, 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·Quantitative Aptitude
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Question 161

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A solution contains 30% of substance S and 70% of substance T by weight. If the solution has a total mass of 1200 grams, and 300 grams of substance S are added to it, what is the new percentage concentration of substance S in the solution?

  1. AOption (a)

    40%

  2. BOption (b)

    44%

  3. COption (c)

    33%

  4. DOption (d)

    45%

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Answer: (a)A.

40%

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Question 162

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A retailer bought a dozen shirts for ₹3600. He sold each shirt at ₹350. What is his total profit or loss percentage?

  1. AOption (a)

    15% profit

  2. BOption (b)

    16.67% profit

  3. COption (c)

    10% loss

  4. DOption (d)

    12% profit

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Answer: (a)A.

15% profit

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Question 163

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A T-shirt is on sale for 15% off its original price of Rs 60. How much will you pay for the T-shirt?

  1. AOption (a)

    78

  2. BOption (b)

    68

  3. COption (c)

    60

  4. DOption (d)

    51

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Answer: (a)A.

78

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Question 164

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A vendor bought 100 oranges at ₹8 each. He sold 80 of them at ₹10 each and the remaining 20 oranges at ₹6 each. What is his overall profit or loss percentage?

  1. AOption (a)

    12.5% profit

  2. BOption (b)

    10% profit

  3. COption (c)

    10% loss

  4. DOption (d)

    15% profit

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Answer: (a)A.

12.5% profit

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Question 165

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A TV set marked at ₹18,000 is sold for ₹15,300. Find the discount percentage.

  1. AOption (a)

    10%

  2. BOption (b)

    12.5%

  3. COption (c)

    15%

  4. DOption (d)

    17%

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Answer: (a)A.

10%

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Question 166

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A is twice as efficient as B. Together, they can complete a task in 12 days. How many days will A alone take to complete the task?

  1. AOption (a)

    16 days

  2. BOption (b)

    18 days

  3. COption (c)

    24 days

  4. DOption (d)

    20 days

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Answer: (a)A.

16 days

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Question 167

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A alone can do a work in 30 days, B alone in 40 days. They start together, but A leaves 5 days before the completion.

Total work is completed in 18 days. How many days did A work?

  1. AOption (a)

    13 days

  2. BOption (b)

    14 days

  3. COption (c)

    15 days

  4. DOption (d)

    16.5 days

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Answer: (a)A.

13 days

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Question 168

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If 15, 25, x are in proportion. Find the value of x.

  1. AOption (a)

    120/3

  2. BOption (b)

    125/3

  3. COption (c)

    145/3

  4. DOption (d)

    120/4

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Answer: (a)A.

120/3

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Question 169

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A train 240 meters long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform 360 meters long?

  1. AOption (a)

    36 seconds

  2. BOption (b)

    40 seconds

  3. COption (c)

    48 seconds

  4. DOption (d)

    60 seconds

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Answer: (a)A.

36 seconds

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Question 170

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Ravi lent ₹12,000 to his friend at a simple interest rate of 8% per annum. After how many years will the total amount become ₹16,800?

  1. AOption (a)

    4 years

  2. BOption (b)

    5 years

  3. COption (c)

    6 years

  4. DOption (d)

    8 years

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Answer: (a)A.

4 years

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Question 171

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The radius of a circular track is 70 meters. If a cyclist completes 5 rounds, what distance does the cyclist cover?

  1. AOption (a)

    440 m

  2. BOption (b)

    880 m

  3. COption (c)

    2200 m

  4. DOption (d)

    4400 m

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Answer: (a)A.

440 m

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Question 172

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On a certain assembly line the rejection rate for hyundai i10's production was 4 percent for hyundai i20's production 8 percent and the two cars combined 7 percent . What was the ratio of hyundai i20's production to hyundai i10's production?

  1. AOption (a)

    5:6

  2. BOption (b)

    2:3

  3. COption (c)

    6:2

  4. DOption (d)

    3:1

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Answer: (a)A.

5:6

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Question 173

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Two trains are moving in opposite directions at 60 km/h and 90 km/h. Their lengths are 1.2 km and 0.8 km respectively. In how much time will they cross each other?

  1. AOption (a)

    48 seconds

  2. BOption (b)

    50 seconds

  3. COption (c)

    60 seconds

  4. DOption (d)

    72 seconds

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Answer: (a)A.

48 seconds

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Question 174

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If the volume of a cone is 48 π cm3 and the height is 10 cm. Find the radius of its base in nearest one decimal place.

  1. AOption (a)

    2.8 cm

  2. BOption (b)

    3.8 cm

  3. COption (c)

    4.8 cm

  4. DOption (d)

    1.8 cm

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Answer: (a)A.

2.8 cm

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Question 175

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In a triangle, if one exterior angle is 120°, and the opposite interior angle is 40°, what is the other interior angle adjacent to it?

  1. AOption (a)

    40°

  2. BOption (b)

    60°

  3. COption (c)

    80°

  4. DOption (d)

    100°

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Answer: (a)A.

40°

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Question 176

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The smallest set of, sum of three consecutive natural numbers is equal to the sum of two whole numbers, and one of the whole numbers is 0. Which of the following sets represents the three natural number?

  1. AOption (a)

    4, 5, 6

  2. BOption (b)

    0, 6, 7

  3. COption (c)

    1, 2, 3

  4. DOption (d)

    2, 3, 5

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Answer: (a)A.

4, 5, 6

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Question 177

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Find the total surface area of a cube, the length of whose diagonal is \(\sqrt{108}\) cm.

  1. AOption (a)

    252 cm2

  2. BOption (b)

    280 cm2

  3. COption (c)

    140 cm2

  4. DOption (d)

    216 cm2

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Answer: (a)A.

252 cm2

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Question 178

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A bottle is made by attaching a hemisphere to a cylinder of the same radius. Radius = 3.5 cm, height of cylinder = 10 cm.

Find the total surface area of the bottle.

  1. AOption (a)

    315.5 \(cm^2\)

  2. BOption (b)

    335.5 \(cm^2\)

  3. COption (c)

    296 \(cm^2\)

  4. DOption (d)

    308.5 \(cm^2\)

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Answer: (a)A.

315.5 \(cm^2\)

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Question 179

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The set of whole numbers consists of all natural numbers along with which additional number?

  1. AOption (a)

    negative integers

  2. BOption (b)

    fractions

  3. COption (c)

    zero

  4. DOption (d)

    irrational numbers

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Answer: (a)A.

negative integers

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Question 180

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What is the decimal form of 7/8?

  1. AOption (a)

    0.875

  2. BOption (b)

    0.78

  3. COption (c)

    0.7

  4. DOption (d)

    0.805

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Answer: (a)A.

0.875

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