SSC MTS 2024-29.11.2024-1 SSC Question Paper

SSC MTS 2024-29.11.2024-1 SSC Questions

1.
Quantitative Aptitude
The sum of two natural numbers is 80 and their HCF is 10. How many such pairs of numbers are possible?
A.
7
B.
3
C.
2
D.
8
ANSWER :
C. 2
2.
Ankur sells a box to Sunita earning a profit of 20%. Sunita sold it to Mohit with a 9% profit. Mohit sold it to Anjali for ₹24,525 thereby gaining 25%. At what price (in ₹) did Ankur buy the box?
A.
20000
B.
17000
C.
15000
D.
12000
ANSWER :
C. 15000
3.
Find the curved surface area and total surface area, respectively, of a cylinder of radius of base 28 m and height 40 m.
A.
7000 m² and 11,968 m²
B.
7040 m² and 11,968 m²
C.
7040 m² and 11,768 m²
D.
7040 m² and 11,008 m²
ANSWER :
B. 7040 m² and 11,968 m²
4.
If a shopkeeper marks a T-shirt at 20% above the cost price and gives a discount of 10% on it, then find his gain percentage?
A.
9%
B.
6%
C.
4%
D.
8%
ANSWER :
D. 8%
5.
P and Q walk along a circular track in opposite directions. P completes two rounds of the track in 1 minute and Q completes three rounds of the track in the same time. They start from the same point and walk for 2 minutes. How many times will they meet on the track between start time and end time?
A.
10
B.
8
C.
9
D.
11
ANSWER :
C. 9
6.
At a health club, 56% of the members are women and 44% of the members are men. If the average age of the men is 35 years and the average age of the women is 30 years, what is the average age (in years) of all the members?
A.
33.5
B.
32.8
C.
32.2
D.
34.9
ANSWER :
B. 32.8
7.
Anirudh bought an old mobile for ₹18,000 and spent 5% of the cost price on its repairing and then sold it for ₹21,735. Find the profit percentage earned by Anirudh.
A.
13%
B.
15%
C.
14%
D.
16%
ANSWER :
B. 15%
8.
Find the simple interest (in ₹) on ₹3500 as a sum borrowed at 6% per year rate of interest for 2 years.
A.
380
B.
460
C.
420
D.
360
ANSWER :
C. 420
9.
The average weight of a family of five members (in kg) whose weights are 40 kg, 49 kg, 56 kg, 70 kg and 36 kg is:
A.
51.2
B.
49.2
C.
52.2
D.
50.2
ANSWER :
D. 50.2
10.
The simple interest on a certain sum at the rate of 12.5% p.a. for 3 years and 6 months is ₹6,750 less than the principal. Find out the principal.
A.
10650
B.
12000
C.
10000
D.
12350
ANSWER :
B. 12000