SSC MTS 2021-07.10.2021-3 SSC Question Paper

SSC MTS 2021-07.10.2021-3 SSC Questions

51.
Quantitative Aptitude
The total number of students in class A and B is 72. The number of students in A is 40% more than that in B. The average marks of students in B are 50% more than that of students in A. If the average marks of all the students in A and B are 58, then what are the average marks of students in A?
A.
58
B.
50
C.
48
D.
72
ANSWER :
C. 48
52.
If the annual rate of simple interest increases from 8% to 12(1/2)%, a person’s yearly income increased by Rs. 639. The principal amount (in Rs) is:
A.
8200
B.
14200
C.
12500
D.
11250
ANSWER :
B. 14200
53.
A raw data is in ascending order, i.e. 3, 4, 7, x, x + 1, 12, 13, 15 . If the median of This data is 9.5, then x is equal to:
A.
7.5
B.
9
C.
8
D.
8.5
ANSWER :
B. 9
54.
The ratio of the speeds of two trains is 5 : 8. If the second train runs 600 km in 4 hours, then the speed of the first train (in km/h) is:
A.
37.75
B.
62.5
C.
25.5
D.
93.75
ANSWER :
D. 93.75
55.
What is the value of
A.
2
B.
-71/57
C.
-2
D.
-38
ANSWER :
C. -2
56.
A sum of money is distributed among P, Q, R and S in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 : 6, respectively. If R gets Rs. 500 more than P, then the sum of all their shares (in Rs) is:
A.
5000
B.
7500
C.
4500
D.
6000
ANSWER :
C. 4500
57.
The sum of the cost prices of two bikes is Rs. 50,000. The first bike was sold at a profit of 20% and second bike at a loss of 20%. If the selling prices are the same, what is the cost price (in Rs) of the second bike?
A.
20000
B.
27500
C.
25000
D.
30000
ANSWER :
D. 30000
58.
If the length of a rectangle is increased by 40%, what would be the percentage decrease (correct to one place of decimal) in the width to maintain the same area?
A.
42.5%
B.
28.6%
C.
37.5%
D.
33.5%
ANSWER :
B. 28.6%
59.
There are three positive numbers. If the average of any two of them is added to the third number, the resulting sums are 154, 148 and 132. The sum of the original three numbers is:
A.
222
B.
246
C.
217
D.
231
ANSWER :
C. 217
60.
A sum of money doubled itself at a certain rate of compound interest in 10 years. In how many years will it become eight times?
A.
30
B.
15
C.
45
D.
25
ANSWER :
A. 30