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SSCCGL Quantitative Aptitude Solved Question Paper 2016

Multiple Choice Questions

51.
A and B undertake a piece of work for ₹ 250/-. A alone can do that work in 5 days and B alone can do that work in 15 days. With the help of C, they finish the work in 3 days. If everyone gets paid in proportion to work done by them, the amount C will get is:

₹ 50/-

₹ 100/-

₹ 150/-

₹ 150/-

₹ 50/-

A's 1 day's work = $1 fifth$

B's 1 day's work = $1 over 15$

(A + B + C)'s 1 days work = $1 third$

C's 1 day's work:

$equals space open square brackets 1 third minus open parentheses 1 fifth plus 1 over 15 close parentheses close square brackets equals space open parentheses 1 third minus 4 over 15 close parentheses equals space 1 over 15$

Ratio of workdone by A, B and C:

$equals space 1 fifth space colon space 1 over 15 space colon space 1 over 15 equals space 3 space colon space 1 space colon space 1$

$therefore space space straight C apostrophe straight s space amount space space space equals space fraction numerator 1 over denominator left parenthesis 3 plus 1 plus 1 right parenthesis end fraction cross times 250 space equals space 1 fifth space cross times space 250 equals space space ₹ space 50 divided by negative$

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52.

Dealer purchased an article for ₹ 900/- and fixes the list price in such a way that he gains 20% after allowing 10% discount, then the list price is

₹ 1,180/-
₹ 1,080/-
₹ 1,200/-
₹ 1,200/-

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53.

Cost price of 28 articles is equal to Sale price of 21 articles, then percentage of profit is

12%
$33 1 third percent sign$
20%
20%

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54.

In the last financial year, a car company sold 41800 cars. In this year, the target is to sell 51300 cars. By what percent must the sale be increased?

$11 9 over 22 percent sign$
$8 9 over 22 percent sign$
$8 11 over 25 percent sign$
$8 11 over 25 percent sign$

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55.

If the speed of a boat in still water is 20 km/hr and the speed of the current is 5 km/hr, then the time taken by the boat to travel 100 km with the current is

2 hours
3 hours
4 hours
4 hours

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56.

If a sum of money double itself in 8 years, then the interest rate in percentage is

$8 1 half percent sign$
10%
$10 1 half percent sign$
$10 1 half percent sign$

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57.

If (x - 5)² + (y - 2)² + (z - 9)² = 0, then value of (x + y - z) is

16
-1
-2
-2

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58.

If $straight x plus space 1 over straight x space equals space 3 comma$ then $straight x to the power of 8 space plus space 1 over straight x to the power of 8$ is equal to