SSC MTS 2022-14.07.2022-1 SSC Question Paper

SSC MTS 2022-14.07.2022-1 SSC Questions

51.
Quantitative Aptitude
A shopkeeper sells an item at a loss of 8%. However, if he increases the selling price by โ‚น6, he could gain 12%. Find the cost price of the article (in โ‚น).
A.
180
B.
270
C.
150
D.
360
ANSWER :
A. 180
52.
What is the average of the squares of the first five natural numbers?
A.
11.5
B.
10
C.
12.5
D.
11
ANSWER :
D. 11
53.
The given bar graph given below provides information about the quantity of salt produced by a company in 8 consecutive years. Study the information provided in the bar graph and answer the question that follows.
The average production of salt in 2001 and 2003 was exactly equal to the average production of salt in which of the following pairs of years?
A.
2006 and 2007
B.
2001 and 2005
C.
2002 and 2007
D.
2005 and 2006
ANSWER :
C. 2002 and 2007
54.
The perimeter of a rectangle is 68 cm. If the area of the rectangle is 240 cmยฒ, then what is the length of each of its diagonals?
A.
25 cm
B.
27 cm
C.
26 cm
D.
28 cm
ANSWER :
C. 26 cm
55.
The pie chart given below shows the number of laptops sold of each of 7 different brands in a year as percentages of the total number of laptops sold of all these 7 brands taken together in that year.
What is the difference between the measures of the central angles made by sector B2 and sector B5?
A.
16.66ยฐ
B.
21.6ยฐ
C.
14.4ยฐ
D.
7.2ยฐ
ANSWER :
C. 14.4ยฐ
56.
Find a single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 12% and 8%.
A.
18.8
B.
19.04
C.
19.4
D.
19.8
ANSWER :
B. 19.04
57.
The present ages of A and B are in the ratio 3 : 5. If A's present age is 33 years, then what will be B's age (in years) after 5 years?
A.
65
B.
60
C.
50
D.
55
ANSWER :
B. 60
58.
If A = 3 + 7 x 2 , B = 12 รท 4 - 6 and C = 6 X 5 + 2, then what is the value of A X B + C?
A.
-22
B.
-19
C.
-25
D.
-26
ANSWER :
B. -19
59.
Rohit scored an average of 58 runs in his last five innings. The runs scored by Rohit in the last four innings are 42, 56, 72, and 40. How many runs did Rohit score in the first of these five innings?
A.
80
B.
60
C.
90
D.
40
ANSWER :
A. 80
60.
Sashi took a loan of โ‚น700 on simple interest for as many years as the rate of interest per annum. If he paid โ‚น343 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of interest?
A.
6%
B.
4%
C.
10%
D.
7%
ANSWER :
D. 7%