What is a better investment, 4% stock at ₹ 120 or  3% stock

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Quantitative Aptitude

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SSCCGL Class 12

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 Multiple Choice QuestionsMultiple Choice Questions

101.

The least prime number is

  • 0

  • 1

  • 3

  • 3

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102.

Find the least number which when divided by 12, 18, 36 and 45 leaves the remainder 8, 14, 32 and 41 respectively.

  • 176

  • 180

  • 178

  • 178

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103.

An empty pool being filled with water at a constant rate takes 8h to fill 3/5 th of its capacity. How much more time will it take to finish filling the pool?

  • 5 h 30 min

  • 5 h 20 min

  • 4 h 48 min

  • 4 h 50 min

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104.

P can do a piece of work in 9 days. Q is 50% more efficient than P. The number of days it takes for Q to do the same piece of work is

  • 6

  • 6

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105.

16 men can complete a work in 15 days, 24 children can do the same work in 20 days. In how many days will 8 men and 8 children, complete the same work?

  • 16

  • 13 1 third
  • 20

  • 20

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106.

The area of the iron sheet required to prepare a cone 24 cm high with base radius 7 cm is open parentheses Take space straight pi space equals space 22 over 7 close parentheses.

  • 708 cm2

  • 804 cm2

  • 704 cm2

  • 704 cm2

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107.

On decreasing each side of an equilateral triangle by 2cm, there is a decrease of  in its area. The length of each side of the triangle is

  • 3 cm

  • 5 cm

  • 6 cm

  • 6 cm

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108.

A rectangular tin sheet is 12 cm long and 5 cm broad. It is rolled along its length to form a cylinder by making the opposite edges just to touch each other. Then, the volume of the cylinder is

  • 180/π cm3

  • 120/π cm3

  • 100/π cm3

  • 60/π cm3

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109.

A merchant advertise 10% off on the items bought from his store. The total discount got by a customer who bought a cooker worth ₹ 650, a heater worth ₹ 500 and a bag worth ₹ 65 is

  • ₹ 120.50

  • ₹ 123.50

  • ₹ 128.50

  • ₹ 128.50

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110.

What is a better investment, 4% stock at ₹ 120 or  3% stock at ₹ 80?

  • First

  • Second

  • Both

  • Both


A.

First

4% stock at ₹ 120 = 4% of 120
                         equals space 4 over 100 cross times 120 space equals ₹ space 4.80
and 3% stock at ₹ 80 = 3% of 80
                                equals 3 over 100 cross times 80
                                = ₹ 2.40
It is clear that first investment is better. 

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