SSC CGL 2017 Quantitative Aptitude Question Paper (Shift-3) 18-Aug-2017- (Tier-1)

Quantitative Aptitude Question Papers
18th August 2017 (Shift-3)


 

Question-251: What will be the quotient when 2143 is divided by 38?
Options:
1) 56
2) 55
3) 57
4) 54
Correct Answer: 56

Question-252: A and B together do a job in 15 days and A alone could do the same job in 20 days. How many days would B take to do half the job if he worked alone?
Options:
1) 60
2) 30
3) 45
4) 40
Correct Answer: 30

Question-253: What is the area (in sq cm) of a rectangle if its diagonal is 51 cm and one of its sides is 24 cm?
Options:
1) 540
2) 810
3) 1080
4) 360
Correct Answer: 1080

Question-254: A shopkeeper marks up his wares by 60% and offers 10% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 7500?
Options:
1) 11800
2) 12800
3) 13800
4) 10800
Correct Answer: 10800

Question-255: What number should be added to each of the numbers 94, 24, 100 and 26, so that the resulting numbers are in continued proportion?
Options:
1) 10
2) 11
3) 9
4) 8
Correct Answer: 11

Question-256: A batsman makes a score of 81 runs in the 16th match and thus increases his average runs per match by 3. What is his average after the 16th match?
Options:
1) 35
2) 34
3) 33
4) 36
Correct Answer: 36

Question-257: A vendor buys 12 bananas for Rs 60 and sells 5 bananas for Rs 32. What will be his gain (in %)?
Options:
1) 28
2) 32
3) 24
4) 22
Correct Answer: 28

Question-258: Two labourers A and B are paid a total of Rs. 1120 per day. If A is paid 180 percent of what is paid to B, how much (in Rs) is B paid?
Options:
1) 400
2) 720
3) 500
4) 620
Correct Answer: 400

Question-259: A man travelled a distance of 99 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 9 km/hr and partly on bicycle @ 18 km/hr. What is distance (in kms) travelled on foot?
Options:
1) 36
2) 54
3) 63
4) 45
Correct Answer: 63

Question-260: The compound interest earned in two years at 15% per annum is Rs 20640. What is the sum invested (in Rs)?
Options:
1) 64000
2) 60000
3) 56000
4) 52000
Correct Answer: 64000

Question-261: If 5x/2: [7(6x: 3/2)]/4 = 5/8, then what is the value of x?
Options:
1) 1/4
2) -1/4
3) 4
4) -4
Correct Answer: 1/4

Question-262: If a3: b3 = 91 and a: b = 1, then what is the value of ab?
Options:
1) 27
2) 6
3) 9
4) 30
Correct Answer: 30

Question-263: A fraction is greater than twice its reciprocal by 7/15. What is the fraction?
Options:
1) 3/5
2) 5/3
3) 3/4
4) 4/3
Correct Answer: 5/3

Question-264: What is the sum of the first 17 terms of an arithmetic progression if the first term is -20 and last term is 28?
Options:
1) 68
2) 156
3) 142
4) 242
Correct Answer: 68

Question-265: What is the reflection of the point (-3, 1) in the line x = -2?
Options:
1) (-1 , 1)
2) (-3 , -5)
3) (1 , 1)
4) (-3 , 5)
Correct Answer: (-1 , 1)

Question-266: The co-ordinates of the centroid of a triangle ABC are (2 , 2). What are the co-ordinates of vertex C if co-ordinates of A and B are (7 , -1) and (1 , 2) respectively?
Options:
1) (-2 , 5)
2) (2 , 5)
3) (-2 , -5)
4) (2 , -5)
Correct Answer: (-2 , 5)

Question-267: If ax: 4y = -6 has a slope of -3/2. What is the value of a?
Options:
1) 6
2) 3
3) -6
4) -3
Correct Answer: -6

Question-268: D and E are points on side AB and AC of ∆ABC. DE is parallel to BC. If AD:DB = 1:2 and area of ∆ABC is 45 sq cm, what is the area (in sq cm) of quadrilateral BDEC?
Options:
1) 20
2) 40
3) 15
4) 30
Correct Answer: 40

Question-269: What is the value of √2 Sec 45° + (1/√3)Tan 30°?
Options:
1) (1 + √3)/2
2) (1 + 3√2)/√3
3) 7/3
4) (3 + 2√2)/3√2
Correct Answer: 7/3

Question-270: Δ XYZ is right angled at Y. If m∠Z = 30°. What is the length of YZ (in cm), if ZX = 9 cm?
Options:
1) 6√3
2) 9√3/2
3) 3√3
4) 18
Correct Answer: 9√3/2

Question-271: If Cos θ = 15/17 , then what is the value of Cosec θ?
Options:
1) 17/8
2) 8/17
3) 8/15
4) 17/15
Correct Answer: 17/8

Question-272: Which country produced the second least number of cars?

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Options:
1) D
2) F
3) C
4) A
Correct Answer: F

Question-273: Country E produced how many more cars (in %) than country B?

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Options:
1) 10
2) 12.5
3) 11.11
4) 8
Correct Answer: 12.5

Question-274: If 35% of the cars produced by these six countries are diesel and the rest are petrol, then how many petrol cars were produced (in millions)?

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Options:
1) 1.755
2) 0.945
3) 2.7
4) 1.8
Correct Answer: 1.755

Question-275: If on an average the cost price of a car is 30000 USD and environmental tax levied on each car is 2.5% of its cost price, how much environmental tax was collected (in billion USD) from production of cars in these 6 countries?

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Options:
1) 1.03
2) 2.03
3) 3.03
4) 4.03
Correct Answer: 2.03