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SSCCGL Quantitative Aptitude Solved Question Paper 2014

Multiple Choice Questions

81.
There is a profit of 20% on the cost price of an article. The % of profit, when calculated on selling price is

$16 2 over 3 percent sign$

$20 percent sign$
$33 1 third percent sign$
$33 1 third percent sign$

$16 2 over 3 percent sign$

Shortcut Method:
Profit on cost price =

20 percent sign space equals space 1 fifth

When we go cost price to selling price add 1 to denomiator i.e.

rightwards double arrow space fraction numerator 1 over denominator left parenthesis 5 plus 1 right parenthesis end fraction space equals space 1 over 6 space cross times space 100 space equals space 50 over 3 space equals space 16 2 over 3 percent sign

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82.

By selling an article for ₹ 102, there is a loss of 15% when the article is sold for ₹ 134.40, the net result in the transaction is

12% gain
12% loss
10% loss
10% loss

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83.

Two toys are sold at ₹ 504 each. One toy brings the dealer a gain of 12% and the other a loss of 4%. The gain or loss per cent by selling both the toys is

$3 5 over 13 percent sign space Profit$
$4 5 over 13 percent sign space Profit$
$5 1 over 13 percent sign space Profit$
$5 1 over 13 percent sign space Profit$

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84.

A sold a horse to B for ₹ 4800 by losing 20%. B sells it to C at a price which would have been given A a profit of 15%. B's gain is

₹ 1800
₹ 1900
₹ 2000
₹ 2000

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85.

If each side of a cube is increased by 10% the volume of the cube will increase by

30%
10%
33.1%
33.1%

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86.

A reduction of 21% in the price of an item enables a person to buy 3 kg more for ₹ 100. The reduced price of item per kg is

₹ 5.50
₹ 7.50
₹ 10.50
₹ 10.50

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87.

The number that is to be added to 10% of 320 to have the sum as 30% of 230 is

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88.

The strength of a school increases and decreases by in every alternate year by 10%. It started with increase in 2000. Then the strength of the school in 2003 as compared to that in 2000 was

increased by 8.9%
decreased by 8.9%
increased by 9.8%
increased by 9.8%

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89.

Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction in the same direction at the rate of 46 km/hr and 36 km/hr. The faster train passes the slower train in 36 seconds. The length of each train is

50 m
72 m
80 m
80 m

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90.

A car driver leaves Bangalore at 8.30 A.M. and expects to reach a place 300 km from Bangalore at 12.30 P.M. At 10.30 he finds that he has covered only 40% of the distance. By how much he has to increase the speed of the car in order to keep up his schedule?