SSC GD 2023-11.1.2023-4 SSC Question Paper

SSC GD 2023 Question Papers

SSC GD 2023-11.1.2023-4 SSC Questions

41.
Part C - Elementary Mathematics
Ankita bought some toys at 10 percent discount on the original price. The original price of each toy was Rs. 50. If she made a total savings of Rs. 450, then how many toys did she buy?
A.
75
B.
50
C.
90
D.
45
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ANSWER :
C. 90
42.
A cyclist and a jogger cover a certain distance at a certain speed. If the jogger covers one-third of the distance covered by cyclist in double of the time as that taken by the cyclist, the ratio of the speed of the jogger to that of the cyclist is:
A.
1:9
B.
9:1
C.
1:6
D.
6:1
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ANSWER :
C. 1:6
43.
A woman buys an item for Rs.950 and sells it for Rs.1,150. What is her percentage profit (rounded off to the nearest integer)?
A.
21%
B.
23%
C.
20%
D.
22%
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ANSWER :
A. 21%
44.
On an item, a shopkeeper offers a discount of 7.5% on the marked price and a cashback of ₹10 per item. He still earns ₹5 per item. If ₹x is the marked price of each item, then, what is the cost price (in ₹) of each item?
A.
0.915x − 5
B.
0.925x − 5
C.
0.925x − 15
D.
0.915x − 15
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ANSWER :
C. 0.925x − 15
45.
After deducting 15% from a certain sum and then 25% from the remainder, there is ₹4,335 left. Find the original sum.
A.
₹6,800
B.
₹6,700
C.
₹6,500
D.
₹7,000
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ANSWER :
A. ₹6,800
46.
The expenditure of a man is 70% of his income. If his income will successively increase by 20% and 50%, then his new expenditure is how much percentage more/less than his previous expenditure, so that his new savings become 2.5 times of the previous savings?
A.
More, 50%
B.
Less, 50%
C.
Less, 54%
D.
More, 54%
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ANSWER :
A. More, 50%
47.

A completes 80% of a work in 20 days. Then B joins A and they complete the remaining work in 3 days. How long will B alone take to complete the whole work?

A.

37\( \frac{1}{2} \) days

B.

40 days

C.

39 days

D.

35\( \frac{1}{2} \) days

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ANSWER :

A. 37\( \frac{1}{2} \) days

48.

The maximum length of a rod (in m) that can be kept in a cuboidal room of length 10 m, breadth 6 m and height 8 m, is:

A.

9\(\sqrt{2}\)

B.

12\(\sqrt{2}\)

C.

10\(\sqrt{2}\)

D.

15\(\sqrt{2}\)

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ANSWER :

C. 10\(\sqrt{2}\)

49.

The ratio of cheese to sauce for a single pizza is 1 cup to \( \frac{1}{2} \) cup. If Rama used 15 cups of sauce to make a certain number of pizzas, then how many cups of cheese did she use on those pizzas?

A.

30

B.

20

C.

40

D.

10

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ANSWER :

A. 30

50.
A bicyclist travels 20 miles in 2 h and 30 min and 10 miles in 1 h 15 min. Find the average speed in miles per hour.
A.
6
B.
10
C.
4
D.
8
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ANSWER :
D. 8