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SSCCGL Quantitative Aptitude Solved Question Paper 2011

Multiple Choice Questions

31.

Average rainfall on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday is 420.5 cm and average on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday is 440.5 cm. If the ratio of rainfall for Monday and Friday is 20: 21, find the rainfall in cm on Monday and Friday.

1800, 1890
1600, 1680
1700, 1470
1700, 1470

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32.

The average of 5 consecutive integers starting with 'm' is n. What is the average of 6 consecutive integers starting with (m + 2)?

$fraction numerator 2 straight n plus 5 over denominator 2 end fraction$
(n + 2)
(n + 3)
(n + 3)

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33.

A manufacturer sells an article to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 10%. The wholesale dealer sells it to a shopkeeper at 20% profit. The shopkeeper sells it to a customer for ₹ 56,100 at a loss of 15%. Then the cost price of the article to the manufacturer is

₹ 25,000
₹ 10,000
₹ 50,000
₹ 50,000

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34.

A loss of 19% gets converted into a profit of 17% when the selling price is increased by ₹ 162. The cost price of the article is

₹ 450
₹ 600
₹ 360
₹ 360

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35.
A man purchased 150 pens at the rate of ₹ 12 per pen. He sold 50 pens at a gain of 10%. The percentage gain at which he must sell the remaining pens so as to gain 15% on the whole outlay is

$21 1 half percent sign$

20%

17%

17%

17%

Required S.P. of 150 pens
   $equals space 150 space cross times space 12 space cross times space 115 over 100 equals space ₹ space 2070$
S.P. of first 50 pens
   $equals space fraction numerator 50 space cross times space 12 space cross times space 110 over denominator 100 end fraction space equals space ₹ space 660$
∴ Required S.P. of 100 pens
= 2070 - 660 = ₹ 1410
C.P. of 100 pens = ₹ 1200
$therefore space space Gain space per space cent space equals space 210 over 1200 space cross times space 100 space equals space 35 over 2 space equals space 17 1 half percent sign$

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36.

A dealer sold two types of goods for ₹ 10,000 each. On one of them, he lost 20% and on the other he gained 20%. His gain or loss per cent in the entire transaction was

2% loss
2% gain
4% gain
4% gain

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37.

The cost price of 40 articles is the same as the selling price of 25 articles. Find the gain per cent.

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38.

A sells an article to B making a profit of $1 fifth$ of his outlay, B sells it to C, gaining 20%. If C sells it for ₹ 600 and incurs a loss of $1 over 6$ of his outlay, the cost price of A is

₹ 600
₹ 500
₹ 720
₹ 720

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39.

A man had a certain amount with him. He spent 20% of that to buy an article and 5% of the remaining on transport. Then he gifted ₹ 120. If he is left with ₹ 1,400, the amount he spent on transport is

₹ 76
₹ 61
₹ 95
₹ 95

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40.

The population of a town is 3,11,250. The ratio between women and men is 43 : 40. If there are 24% literate among men and 8% literate among women, the total number of literate persons in the town is