SSC CHSL 2024-08.07.2024-1 SSC Question Paper

SSC CHSL 2024-08.07.2024-1 SSC Questions

51.
Section : Quantitative Aptitude
The list price of a hand mixer at a showroom is ₹2,000 and it is being sold at successive discounts of 15% and 10%. What is its net selling price in rupees?
A.
1600
B.
1530
C.
1560
D.
1570
ANSWER :
B. 1530
52.
A person borrowed some money at the rate of 8% per annum for the first two years, at the rate of 11% per annum for the next three years, and at the rate of 16% per annum for the period beyond five years. If he pays a total interest of ₹21,400 at the end of nine years, how much money did he borrow (round to the nearest unit) ?
A.
₹11,938
B.
₹18,738
C.
₹15,938
D.
₹18,938
ANSWER :
D. ₹18,938
53.
Let C be a circle with center O and AB be a chord of C such that the length of AB is equal to the radius of C. Let D be any point on major arc of AB. Find ∠AOB and ∠ADB, respectively.
A.
120°; 100°
B.
60°; 30°
C.
100°; 80°
D.
90°; 60°
ANSWER :
B. 60°; 30°
54.
A’s marks in Mathematics are directly proportional to practice time. In 6 hours of practice, A gets 70 marks. What should be the practice time (approximately) to get 90 marks?
A.
8 hours
B.
8.3 hours
C.
7 hours
D.
7.7 hours
ANSWER :
D. 7.7 hours
55.
Two circles of radii 16 cm and 4 cm, respectively, touch each other externally at Point A. PQ is the direct common tangent of these circles with centres C1 and C2 , respectively. What is the length of PQ?
A.
15 cm
B.
20 cm
C.
16 cm
D.
18 cm
ANSWER :
C. 16 cm
56.
Study the given graph carefully and answer the question that follows. The graph shows the demand and production of different companies.
The ratio between the companies having more production than demand and more demand than the production is:
A.
2 : 1
B.
1 : 4
C.
4 : 1
D.
1 : 2
ANSWER :
A. 2 : 1
57.
An interval of 2 hours 25 minutes is wrongly estimated by 2 hours 30.5 minutes. The error percentage is:
A.
3 23/29%
B.
2 27/29%
C.
3%
D.
2%
ANSWER :
A. 3 23/29%
58.
How many numbers between 10 and 65 are divisible by 2, 3 and 4?
A.
2
B.
3
C.
4
D.
5
ANSWER :
D. 5
59.
A shopkeeper charges his customer 14% more than the cost price. If a customer paid ₹18,240 for a mobile phone, then the cost price of the mobile phone was:
A.
₹20,793.60
B.
₹15,686.40
C.
₹16,600
D.
₹16,000
ANSWER :
D. ₹16,000
60.
The given pie-diagram shows the expenditure incurred on the preparation of a book by a publisher, under various heads. Study the pie-diagram and answer the question that follows.
Various Expenditures (in percentage) incurred in Publishing a Book
The marked price of a book is 20% more than the CP. If the marked price of the book is ₹30, then what is the cost of paper used in a single copy of the book?
A.
₹5
B.
₹4.50
C.
₹6.50
D.
₹6
ANSWER :
A. ₹5