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Q1mediummcqQuantitative 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?
Q2mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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The average weight of Sourabh, Juana and Rina is 90kg. If the average weight of Sourabh and Juana be 69kg and that of Juana and Rina be 94kg, then the weight of Juana is:
Q3mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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When a number is increased by 32, it becomes 116% of itself. What is the number?
Q4mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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A bag has Rs 20 in the form of 1-rupee, 50-paise and 10-paise coins in the ratio of 2:3:5. Find the number of 50-paise coins.
Q5mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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A bag contains a total of 180 coins in the denominations of ₹5 and ₹1. Find the number of ₹5 coins in the bag, if the total value of the coins is ₹500.
Q6mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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The average revenues of 9 consecutive years of a company is Rs. 68 lakhs. If the average of the first 5 years is Rs. 63 lakhs and that of the last 5 years is Rs. 75 lakhs, find the revenue for the 5th year.
Q7mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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The tens digit of a 2-digit number is greater than the units digit by 2. If we subtract 18 from the number, the new number obtained is formed by interchanging the digits. Find the number.
Q8mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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A group of individuals, consisting of teachers and students, is attending a conference. For every students, there is one teacher. How many teachers are in the group?
Q9mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeStaff Selection Commission2026
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The amount of Rs 6,045 is divided into A, B and C in such a way that if 10 rupees is reduced from A's part, 15 rupees is reduced from B's part and 20 rupees is reduced from C's part. Then, the ratio of their parts will be 5:4:3. Find the initial part of B (in rupees).
Q10mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeStaff Selection Commission2026
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One-sixth of one-half of three-eighth of a number is 20. What will be 40% of that number?
Q11mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeStaff Selection Commission2026
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There are five numbers. The second number is 25% more than the first or third number, the fourth number is 5/4 of the third number and the fifth number is 3/2 of the third number. What is the average of the five numbers if the first number is 40?
Q12mediummcqQuantitative Aptitude@NUM: 65SSC CGL2026
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Of the 3 numbers whose average is , the first number is times the sum of the other 2. The first number is:
Q13mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
In a class of 60 students there are 30 girls. The average weight of these girls is 58kg and average weight of the full class is 63kg. What is the average weight of the boys of the class?
Q14mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
A group of 1280 individuals, consisting of teachers and students, is attending a conference. For every 15 students, there is one teacher. How many teachers are in the group?
Q15mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningSSC CGL2026
Present age of Anil and Rajesh are in the ratio of 11:6 respectively. 9 years ago, their ages were in the ratio of 7:3. If Pankaj's present age is
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Q16mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeStaff Selection Commission2026
of of a number is greater than of of the same number by . Find the quadruple of the number.
Q17mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeStaff Selection Commission2026
The sum of the digits of a 2-digit number is 17. If we add 9 to the number, the new number obtained is a number formed by interchange of the digits. Find the number.
Q18mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeStaff Selection Commission2026
In an army selection process, the ratio of selected to unselected was 3:1. If 60 less had applied and 30 less selected, the ratio of selected to unselected would have been 5:1. How many candidates had applied for the process?
Q19mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeStaff Selection Commission2026
In a farm, in addition to hens, there are sheep and oxen with some shepherds. If the total number of feet is more than the number of heads, find the number of shepherds.
Q20mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
The average weight of Shubha, Govinda and Reshma is 65kg. If the average weight of Shubha and Govinda be 63kg and that of Govinda and Reshma be 70kg, then the weight of Govinda is:
Q21mediummcqData InterpretationSSC CGL2026
Refer to the below data table and answer the following question.
Partners Present % share
Anand 15
Basu 5
Chinmay 15
Dhiraj 20
Ejaz 45
If the company has issued six lakh (6,00000) shares between its five partners and if Basu offers to sell 15,000 of his shares to Ejaz, then Ejaz will have how many shares?
Q22hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeUP Police Constable2026
Free notebooks were distributed equally among the children of a class. The number of notebooks each child got was of the number of children. Had the number of children been half, each child would have got notebooks. How many notebooks were distributed in total?
Q23hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exams2026
The captain of a cricket team of members is old, and the wicket-keeper is four years older than the captain. If the ages of the captain and the wicket-keeper are excluded, the average age of the remaining players of the team is two years less than the average age of the whole team. What is the average age of the team?
Q24mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeUP Police Constable2026
X has a balance of in the bank account. How many chocolates of each can he buy with his bank balance after a deposit of and a withdrawal of ?
Q25mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
Total expenses of a hostel are partly constant and partly vary directly as the number of boarders. When the number of boarders are and , the total expenses are and respectively. Find the total number of boarders if the total expense is .
Q26mediummcqAlgebraCompetitive Exam2026
The number of coconuts plucked from each tree is more than the total number of coconut trees in Anil's garden. If the total number of coconuts plucked is , find the total number of coconut trees in the garden.
Q27mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exams2026
A contractor employed labourers, both male and female. Each female labourer receives as daily wages while each male labourer receives as daily wages. If the contractor distributes daily as wages, how many more female labourers did he employ than male labourers?
Q28mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exams2026
A man saved in years. In each year after the first year he saved more than he did in the preceding year. How much did he save in the first year?
Q29mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
If it is possible to form a number with the second, the fifth, and the eighth digits of the number , which is a perfect square of a two-digit even number, which of the following will be the second digit of that even number?
Q30mediummcqMathematicsCompetitive Exams2026
In a certain office, of the workers are women, of the women are married, and of the married women have children. If of the men are married and of the married men have children, what part of the workers are without children?
Q31mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
If one-third of one-fourth of a number is , then three-tenth of that number is:

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Q32mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeGeneral Aptitude Test2026
Sushant spent of his monthly salary on buying electronic goods and of the monthly salary on repair work in his house. Out of remaining amount he invested in fixed deposit. If he was left with , how much is his annual salary?
Q33mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
The total price of shirts and trousers is while that of shirts and trousers is . Find out the price of shirts.
Q34mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A man saved in . In each year after the first year, he saved more than he did in the preceding year. How much did he save in the first year?
Q35mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningUP Police Constable Re-Exam2026
A few students went on a trip and the total amount planned to be spent was . However, students did not turn up and as a result the remaining students had to contribute extra. The number of students who attended the trip was:
Q36mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
The average age of students in a class is years. The age of their teacher is years more than the average of all twenty-five. What is the age of the teacher in years?
Q37mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeUP Police Constable Re-Exam2026
A man's pension on retirement from service is equal to half the average salary during the last of his service. His salary from 1-1-1983 is per month, with increment of due on 1-10-83, 1-10-84 and 1-10-85. If he retires on 1-1-86, what pension does he draw per month?
Q38mediummcqMathematicsCompetitive Exam2026
A hunter was asked how many birds he had caught and had in his bag. He replied that there were all parrots but eight, all ducks but eight, and all swans but eight. How many birds did he catch in total?
Q39mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
A few students went on a trip and the total amount planned to be spent was . However, students did not turn up and as a result the remaining students had to contribute extra. The number of students who attended the trip was:
Q40hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A man's pension on retirement from service is equal to half the average salary during the last years of his service. His salary from 1-1-1983 is per month, with increment of due on 1-10-1983, 1-10-1984 and 1-10-1985. If he retires on 1-1-1986, what pension does he draw per month?
Q41mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
The batting average for innings of a cricket player is runs. His highest score exceeds his lowest score by runs. If these two innings are not included, the average of the remaining innings is runs. Then the lowest score of the player is:
Q42hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A manufacturer undertakes to supply pieces of a particular component at per piece. According to his estimates, even if components fail to pass the quality test, then he will make a profit of . However, as it turned out, of the components were rejected. Then what is the loss to the manufacturer?
Q43mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A used two-wheeler-dealer sells a scooter for and makes some loss. If he had sold it for , his profit would have been double of his loss. What was the cost price of the scooter?
Q44hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
There are Senior officers and Secretaries in an office. If Secretaries went on leave, then every Secretary has two Senior officers. After that Senior officers went on leave and now every Senior officer has Secretaries. Then find out how many Secretaries were there initially.
Q45mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePrepp2026
On account of coronavirus, of the population of a village died. Out of the remaining population, fled due to panic. If the present population is , then what was the population of the village before the corona attack?
Q46mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
The number of houses built in a town over four years is given as: Year , Year , Year , Year . If the construction cost of each house is , what is the total construction cost incurred in Year ?
Q47mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Paper2026
Riya starts from her house at a time that is exactly 15 minutes earlier than 7:10 PM and reaches Meera's house after 25 minutes. Neha joins them there. They spend the next 25 minutes having snacks. After 1 hour and 5 minutes of finishing their snacks, they leave for a restaurant, which is exactly 40 minutes away from Meera's house. At what time did they reach the restaurant ?
Q48mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePractice Paper2026
A group of 6 chairs and 3 tables together has 54 legs. If each chair has 4 legs, how many legs does one table have ?
Q49mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePractice Test2026
The average of twelve numbers is . The average of the last five numbers is and that of the first four numbers is . The sixth number is less than the fifth number and less than the seventh number. What is the average of the sixth and seventh numbers?
Q50mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
of of a number is greater than of of the same number by . Find twice the number.
Q51mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
Anuj's salary is twice the salary of Manoj. Ramnathan's salary is half the salary of Vikram. Manoj's salary is Rs. 15,000 less than the salary of Ramnathan. If the salary of Anuj is Rs. 20,000, what is the total salary of all the four persons?
Q52mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
When twice of a number added to 3 is multiplied by 5 and added to the number itself, it gives 158. What is the square of that number?
Q53mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePractice Test2026
One-third of a number is and then the number is increased by . What is one-fourth of the new number?
Q54mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningPractice Test2026
If the letters of the word BASKET are rearranged in alphabetical order, then which of the following will be the fourth letter from the right end after the rearrangement?
Q55mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningPractice Test2026
Based on the given information, answer the question:
The report was submitted at 9:00 AM. The meeting started 2 hours after the report was submitted. A break was taken 1 hour after the meeting ended and the meeting ended at 11:30 AM. At what time did the meeting start?
Q56mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePractice Test2026
The average weight of 30 students in a class is 60kg. If the weight of the class teacher is included, the average increases by 0.5kg. The weight (in kg) of the teacher is:
Q57mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePractice Test2026
The ratio of cheese to sauce for a single pizza is 1 cup to 1/2 cup. If Rama used 15 cups of sauce to make a number of pizzas, then how many cups of cheese did she use on those pizzas?
Q58mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeStaff Selection Commission2026
There are five numbers whose average is 72. If the first number is one-fifth of the sum of the other four numbers, then the first number is:
Q59mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
The three numbers A, B, C are in the ratio
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. The difference between greatest and smallest numbers is 21. The three numbers A, B and C respectively are:
Q60easymcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
The cost of a mango is 8 each, while a guava costs 6 each. A woman spends a total of 52 on these fruits. How many mangoes and guavas did she buy?
Q61mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePractice Test2026
In three containers - yellow, white and black, marbles are placed. There are twice as many marbles in the white and yellow containers combined as there are in the black container. Also, there are twice as many marbles in the black container as there are in the yellow container. How many marbles are there in the white container?
Q62mediummcqMathematics and ScienceUPTET Paper 2 (Maths & Science)2017
In a religious gathering, the ratio of the number of ladies to gents was 3:2. When 20 more gents joined, the ratio was reversed. The number of ladies was
Q63mediummcqMathematics and ScienceUPTET Paper 2 (Maths & Science)2017
In a religious gathering, the ratio of number of ladies to that of gents was 3 ∶ 2 When 20 more gents joined, the ratio was reversed. The number of ladies was

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