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Q1mediummcqMathematicsMathematics Mock Test - 62026
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can row in still water. It takes him twice as long to row upstream as to row downstream. Find the rate downstream.
Q2mediummcqMathematicsMathematics Mock Test - 62026
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In a race of , beats by or seconds. Find the time taken by to complete the race.
Q3mediummcqMathematicsMathematics Mock Test - 62026
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When is divided by a number , a remainder of is obtained. If , then the largest value of is:
Q4mediummcqMathematicsMathematics Mock Test - 62026
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Joe and Jeff are partners in a business. Joe is an active partner and Jeff is a sleeping one. Joe invests \ 5000 \. Joe receives () of the profit for managing the business and the rest is divided in proportion to their investment. What does each get out of a profit of \ 880$?
Q5mediummcqMathematicsMathematics Mock Test - 62026
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of sugar solution has sugar. How much sugar should be added to make it in the solution?
Q6mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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Two trains start at the same time from two stations and proceed towards each other at speeds 88km/h and 75km/h, respectively. When they meet, it is found that one train has travelled 65km more than the other. What is the distance (in km) between the two stations?
Q7mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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The average weight of a class of 20 students is 44kg. A new student joins the class and the average weight decreases by 300gm. What is the weight of the new student (in kg)?
Q8mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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What will be the compound interest (in Rs., to the nearest rupee) on Rs. 17,600 for 2 years at 7% per annum, compounded annually?
Q9mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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The simple interest on a certain sum for 4
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years at 10% p.a. is 60% of the compound interest on a sum of Rs. 12,000 for 1 year at 10% p.a., interest compounded half yearly. The sum on which the simple interest is calculated is:
Q10mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A earns Rs. 2,250 in a day if he works for 8 hours a day. B earns Rs. 3,750 per day if he works for 6 hours a day. The ratio of the per hour wages of A to that of B is:
Q11mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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Mukesh sells 80% part of a commodity at a profit of 20% and rest of the part at a loss of 5% and in this way earns a profit of ₹9,300. What was the cost price of the commodity for Mukesh?
Q12mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A merchant purchased 650kg of wheat at Rs. 50 per kg. He sold 250kg of it at a profit of 24% and 200kg at a loss of 24%. At what rate per kg (in Rs.) should he sell the remaining wheat to gain 20% on his initial investment?
Q13mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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If a:b=7:4, then find (2a+7b):(7b−2a).
Q14mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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Karuna and Aditi scored 434 and 336 marks, respectively, in an examination. If Karuna scored 62% marks, then what is the percentage of marks scored by Aditi?
Q15mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A is 40% more efficient than B. If B finishes a work in 14 days, then in how many days will A finish the same work?
Q16mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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After a price increase of 23%, a television set costs Rs. 56,703. What was its original price (in Rs.)?
Q17mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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A and B can separately finish a work in 15 and 20 days, respectively. A starts the work and B joins him from the fifth day. How much time will it take to finish the complete work?
Q18mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A man is delayed in reaching his workplace by 30 minutes due to bad traffic as he can drive at
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of his usual speed. What is his usual time (in hours and minutes) of travel?
Q19mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A, B and C can do one-third of a work in 15 days, 30 days and 10 days, respectively. A started the work. C joined him after 1 day and B joined them after 3 days of the beginning. For how many days did C work?
Q20mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A sold an article to B at 10% loss, B sold it to C at 15% profit and C sold it to D at 10% profit. If D bought it for Rs. 4,554, then what was the cost price (in Rs.) of A?
Q21mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A woman invested in a private company fund, a total sum of Rs. 10,25,000 in the names of her son and daughter aged 13 years and 15 years, respectively, such that they get an equal amount when they are of 18 years. If the company gives 20% compound interest compounded annually, then how much money (in Rs., to the nearest whole number) should be deposited in the name of her son?
Q22mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A car covers the first 80km of its journey at a speed of 40km/h. The driver makes a stop at the tea-stall for 30 minutes and then continues his journey at a speed of 60km/h for 4 hours. What is his average speed (in km/h, correct to 1 decimal place)?
Q23mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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At a workplace, one man alone can complete a work in 36 days. If the entire staff, i.e., 6 women and 4 men can complete the work in 6 days, how many days will one woman alone take to complete the entire work?
Q24mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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The average weight of 18 boxes in a boat is increased by 2.5kg when one of the boxes weighing 75kg is replaced by a new box. The weight (in kg) of the new box is:
Q25mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A sold an article to B at 25% profit, B sold it to C at a 12% loss. If C paid Rs. 1,815 for the article, how much (in Rs.) did A pay for the article?
Q26mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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Find the number nearest to 51462, that is divisible by 8.
Q27mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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Only two candidate were contesting against each other in an election of a village. One candidate got 43.5% votes and was defeated by 3744 votes. How many votes did the winning candidate get?
Q28mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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₹21,000 is lent at compound interest of 10% p.a. for three years. Find the amount.
Q29mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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What is the third proportional of 6 and 18?
Q30mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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A trader had 6 quintals of wheat. He sold a part of it at 7% profit and the rest at 17% profit, so that he made a total profit of 11%. How much wheat did he sell at 17% profit?
Q31mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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The average weight of Rohan and his three friends is 62kg. If Rohan's weight is 8kg more than the average weight of his three friends, what is Rohan's weight (in kg)?
Q32mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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Of the 5 numbers whose average is 72, the first is
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times the sum of other 4. The first number is __________.
Q33mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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What is the average of the following observations?
2.5,3.25,4.75,7.5,3,4,3
Q34mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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A tractor manufacturing company sells each tractor for ₹5,00,000. Assuming that KISAN firm buys 50 tractors from them as a part of an annual contract, the company offers a trade discount of 10% to KISAN and an additional 2% discount if the payment is made within 30 days. What will be the amount payable by KISAN within 30 days for the consignment?
Q35mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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A person received a yearly salary hike of 15%, 20%, and 25% in 3 successive years. What is the total salary of the person after 3 years if his initial salary was Rs. 20,000?
Q36easymcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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What is the fourth proportional of 21,56 and 27?
Q37mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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P buys an article for Rs. 280 and sells it to Q at a profit of 25%. Q sells it to R at some profit. R sells it to S for Rs. 560 making a profit of 40%. What percentage profit (rounded off to the nearest integer) did Q make?
Q38mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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A car travels a certain distance at 24 km/h and comes back at 36 km/h. Find the average speed for total journey.
Q39mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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When a number is increased by 28, it becomes 107% of itself. What is the number?
Q40mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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A bank offers 15% compound interest per half year. A customer deposits Rs 8800 each on 1st January and 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the amount he would have gained by way of interest is __________.
Q41mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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The ratio of present ages of Ranjini and Shahid is 5:4. After 13 years the ratio of their ages will be 6:5. What is Ranjini's present age?
Q42mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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If a merchant offers a discount of 30% on the list price, then he makes a loss of 16%. What % profit or % loss will he make if he sells at a discount of 20% of the list price?
Q43mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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Suresh invested a certain sum of money at 5% per annum simple interest. If he receives an interest of ₹69,687 after 15 years, the sum (in ₹) he invested is:
Q44mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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The third proportional to (5
2
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2
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Q45easymcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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From the following table, find what is the average weight (in kg) of the given persons?
Name Aman Sudha Vishal Sumedha Sahil Usha
Weight (kg) 52.7 54 55.25 57.4 58.75 58
Q46mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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Nazeer spends 20% of his monthly income on housing, 25% of the remaining on education, and saves 10% of the remaining. If his monthly salary is ₹52,600, how much money does he save every month?
Q47easymcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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The mean weight (in kg) of four students is 30. The weights of three of them are 42 kg, 28 kg, and 24 kg. What is the weight (in kg) of the fourth student?
Q48easymcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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The average monthly income of A and B is ₹5,050, the average monthly income of B and C is ₹6,250, and the average monthly income of A and C is ₹5,200. What is the sum of the monthly incomes (in ₹) of A, B and C?
Q49mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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Badki can bake 45 cakes in 9 hours, Badki and Chutki together can bake 80 cakes in 10hours. How many cakes Chutki can bake in 40 hours?
Q50mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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The fourth proportional of 64, 80 and 88 is:
Q51hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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A vendor buys 20 laptop bags for ₹13,000 and sells them at 15 for ₹10,125. How many laptop bags should be bought and sold to earn a profit of ₹3,225?
Q52mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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A and B can do a piece of work in 10 days. B and C can do the same work in 12 days. C and A can do the same work in 15 days. If all the three work together, find the number of days required to complete the work.
Q53mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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The cost price of 27 articles is same as the selling price of 18 articles. What is the profit percent?
Q54mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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How much time will it take for an amount of ₹ 360 to yield ₹ 72 as interest at 5% p.a. of simple interest?
Q55mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A train 400m long passes a pole in 20 seconds. What is the speed of the train?
Q56mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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The value of 24÷4×(3+3)÷2 is:
Q57mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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120 men consume 720kg of rice in 30 days. In how many days can 90 men consume 270kg?
Q58mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a college is 6:7. If the percentage increase in the number of boys and girls be 20% and 10% respectively, what will be the new ratio?
Q59mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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The average weight of 8 people increases by 2.5kg when a new person comes in place of one of them weighing 75kg. What is the weight of the new person?
Q60mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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An article was sold for ₹ 4,000. Had a discount of 10% was being offered, the profit would have been 20%. The cost price of the article was:
Q61mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A discount of 20% in the price of rice enables X to buy 5kg more rice for ₹ 100. What is the reduced price of rice per kg?
Q62mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A sum of money amounted to ₹ 720 in 2 years and ₹ 792 in 3 years when interest is compounded annually. The annual rate of interest, (in %) is:
Q63mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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The value of 64÷2×(9÷3)×3÷9−32 is:
Q64mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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In a bag there are coins of 25 paisa, 50 paisa and 1 rupee in the ratio of 3:4:5. If there are in all ₹ 31, then how many 1 rupee coins are there in the bag?
Q65mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 70kmph and including stoppages, it is 56kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
Q66mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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Two students appeared for an examination. One student who scored 20 marks more than the other, his score was 60% of the sum of their marks. What was his score?
Q67mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A and B can complete a task in 40 days and 16 days respectively. A started the task alone and then after 12 days B joined him till the completion of the task. How long did the task last after B joined the task?
Q68mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A and B can together complete a task in 40 days. They worked together for 30 days and then B left. A finished the remaining task in next 22 days. In how many days A alone can finish the task?
Q69mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A dishonest dealer defrauds his seller and buyer by using forged weights to the extent of 20%. His true gain per cent is
Q70mediummcqMathematicsCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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In a mixture, the ratio of the first and second liquid is , and in another mixture, the ratio of those two liquids is . The ratio in which the two mixtures must be mixed so that the quantity of the two liquids in the new mixture is equal is:
Q71mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeStaff Selection Commission2026
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Ankit scored 32, 45 and 49 marks in Physics, English and Philosophy respectively. The maximum marks in each subject is 50. Determine his overall percentage for the three subjects.
Q72mediummcqData InterpretationCompetitive Exam2026
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The following graph shows the income and expenditure of a company. Study the graph carefully and answer the question based on the graph.
[Note: In the standard reference data for this specific problem, the values are as follows:
For 2015: Income = Rs. 60 lacs, Expenditure = Rs. 40 lacs
For 2016: Income = Rs. 65 lacs, Expenditure = Rs. 30 lacs]

The difference between the profits in 2015 and 2016 is:

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Q73mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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Yusuf purchased an item for ₹5,500 and sold it at a profit of 15%. From that amount, he purchased another item and sold it at 12% profit. What is his overall gain?
Q74mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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The average weight of X and Y is 40kg. The average weight of Y and R is 62kg and the average weight of X and R is 56kg. The weight of X is:
Q75mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A trader lists his articles 26% above the cost price and allows a discount of 15% on every article. What is his gain percentage?
Q76mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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Simran gets a discount of 20% on an oven whose price is ₹3,200. Since she pays cash, she gets an additional 5% discount too. How much does she pay?
Q77mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A man walked at a speed of 9km/h from point A to B and came back from point B to A at a speed of 15km/h. The ratio of the time taken by the man in walking from B to A to that from A to B was:
Q78mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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At what rate of simple interest will a sum of ₹4,500 amount to ₹5,310 after 4 years?
Q79mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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Anil took some loan on simple interest at a certain rate and paid ₹12,800 as interest after 2 years. His friend Sumit also borrowed the same sum on compound interest for the same period and same rate of interest compounded annually and paid ₹704 more interest than that paid by Anil. What is the rate of interest per annum?
Q80mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A batsman in his 18
th
innings makes a score of 80 and thereby increases his average by 4. What is his average after the 18
th
innings?
Q81mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A can finish as much work in 6 days as C can in 8 days. B can finish as much work in 6 days as C can in 4 days. How much time will B require to finish a work if A takes 54 days to finish it?
Q82mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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The sum of three positive numbers is 339. If the ratio of the first number to the second number is 3:7, and that of the second number to the third number is 5:9, then the second number is:
Q83mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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The difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on a certain sum at 10% per annum for 2 years is ₹1,200. Find the sum.
Q84mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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An amount is distributed among 4 friends X,Y,Z,W in the ratio 5:2:4:3, respectively. If Z gets ₹1,000 more than W, then what is Y's share?
Q85mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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In an election between two candidates, 8% of the votes were invalid. The winning candidate got 60% of the total valid votes and won the election by 5888 votes. How many voters were registered?
Q86mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A man buys milk at ₹50 per litre and adds to it water equal to one-third of the milk. If he sells it at ₹60 per litre, then find his profit percentage.
Q87mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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If the selling price of a toy is
3
4
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of its Cost Price, then the profit percentage is:
Q88mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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An AC can cool a hall in 10min, while an AC of another brand can cool the same hall in 15min. If both the ACs are switched on at the same time, then in how much time will they cool the hall?
Q89mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeMock Test2026
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Monthly salaries (in ) of five employees are:
1. Ravi: , 2. Sunita: , 3. Mohan: , 4. Priya: , 5. Arun: .
The company gives a annual bonus to employees earning above based on their yearly salary cumulative baseline or directly computed per official payout charts. What is the total annual bonus paid if computed as of the total cumulative monthly salaries of qualifying candidates scaled to annual projections? Let's check the values:
Qualifying monthly earners ():

* Sunita:
* Priya:
* Arun:
Q90mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A fruit seller had some oranges. He sold 30% oranges and still had 210 oranges. The number of oranges he had, initially, was:
Q91mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam Practice2026
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Find the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of , and .
Q92mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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Two boys start from the same place walking at the speeds of 5.5km/h and 3.5km/h, respectively, in the same direction. What time will they take to be 8.8km apart?
Q93mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A sum of money is to be distributed among A,B,C,D in the ratio of 5:2:4:3. If A gets ₹1,000 more than D, then what is B's share?
Q94mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam Practice2026
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Rahul's average score across three exams is . In his fourth exam, he scores . What is Rahul's new average score across all four exams?
Q95mediummcqMathematicsMathematics Mock Test - 42026
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In a race, the ratio of the speeds of and is . When the race starts, is ahead. What is the distance between and when wins the race?
Q96mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam Practice2026
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A farmer covered a total distance of in . He travelled part of the distance on foot at a speed of and the remaining distance by bicycle at a speed of . Find the distance travelled on foot.
Q97mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam Practice2026
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Find the principal amount when the Simple Interest (S.I.) is ₹ , the rate of interest is per annum, and the time is .
Q98mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeMock Test2026
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A person spends , , , and in four days. Find the average daily expenditure.
Q99mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam Practice2026
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A shopkeeper buys chocolates for ₹ . To gain a profit, how many chocolates should he sell for ₹ ?
Q100mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam Practice2026
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What number should replace "?" in the given equation?
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