SSC CGL Previous Year Question Paper 29 August 2016 - Quantitative Aptitude

Updated on 15 February 2020

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Previous year question paper will help you to get some ideas about the examination and eventually it will help you in SSC CGL 2020 Exam

Question 1. If the sum of a number and its reciprocal be 2, then the number is

a. 0

b. 1

c. -1

d. 2

Question 2.The price of a shirt after 15% discount, is Rs.119. What was the marked price of the shirt before discount

a. Rs.129

b. Rs.140

c. Rs.150

d. Rs.160

Question 4.The average of a,b,c is 20 and that of b,c,d is 25; if d=30, then the value of a is

a. 25

b. 45

c. 30

d. 15

Question 5.A store sells a watch for a profit of 25% of the cost. Then the percentage of profit against selling price is

a. 22%

b. 20%

c. 18%

d. 15%

Question 6.If A is equal to 20% of B and B is equal to 25% of C; then what percent of C is equal to A?

a. 10

b. 15

c. 5

d. 20

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Question 7.A gun is fired at a distance of 1.7 km from Ram and he hears the sound after 25 seconds. The speed of sound in meter per second is

a. 60

b. 62

c. 64

d. 68

Question 8.A sum of ₹ 3000 yields an interest of ₹ 1080 at 12% per annum simple interest in how many years ?

a. 4 Years

b. 3 Years

c. 5 years

d. 2½ Years

Question 12.The area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semicircle of radius 6m is

a. 36 m2

b. 72 m2

c. 18 m2

d. 12 m2

Question 14.Twenty women can do a work in sixteen days. Sixteen men can complete the same work in fifteen days. The ratio between the capacity of a man and a woman is

a. 3:4

b. 4:3

c. 5:3

d. 5:7

Question 16.In a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, ∠BCD=120° and passes through the centre of the circle. Then ∠ABD = ?

a. 30°

b. 40°

c. 50°

d. 60°

Question 17.The midpoints of AB and AC of a triangle ABC are X and Y respectively. If BC+XY=12 units, then BC-XY is

a. 10 units

b. 8 units

c. 6 units

d. 4 units

Question 18.In an isosceles ΔABC, AD is the median to the unequal side meeting BC at D. DP is the angle disector of ∠ADB and PQ is drawn parallel to BC meeting AC at Q. Then the measure of ∠PDQ is

a. 130°

b. 90°

c. 180°

d. 45°

Question 19.129 meter from the foot of a cliff on level of ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a cliff is 30°. The height of this cliff is

a. 50√3 metre

b. 45√3 metre

c. 43√3 metre

d. 47√3 metre

Question 20.The volume of metallic cylindrical pipe of uniform thickness is 748 c.c. Its length is 14 cm and its external radius is 9 cm. The thickness of the pipe is

a. 0.5 cm

b. 1.5 cm

c. 1 cm

d. 2 cm