Aptitude Questions with Answers for SSC Exams
Seema is 8 years elder than his sister and 7 years younger than her brother Raj. When Raj was born, her father’s age was 30 and when Seema’s sister was born his mother’s age was 34. Find the difference between ages of Seema’s father and his mother?
(A) 6 years
(B) 11 years
(C) 15 years
(D) 9 years
(E) None of these
Correct Answer : B
Average present ages of A, B and C is 25 years. The ratio of the present ages of B and C is 4:5. After 6 years, the ratio will be B and C is 5:6, then what is the present age of A?
(A) 21 years
(B) 23 years
(C) 24 years
(D) 18 years
(E) None of these
Correct Answer : A
A mother is 28 years older than twice the age of her son. Five years later, the mother will be 10 years older than thrice the age of her son. What is mother’s present age?
(A) 44 years
(B) 38 years
(C) 40 years
(D) 48 years
(E) None of these
Correct Answer : A
A certain sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts to Rs. 2400 in 4 years and Rs. 3000 in 6 years. Find the rate of interest per annum?
(A) 20 %
(B) 18 %
(C) 25 %
(D) 15 %
(E) 12 %
Correct Answer : C
Sanjana invested Rs. 15000 in SI at the rate of 2x% per annum for two years and the same amount is invested in CI at the same rate of interest if she received Rs.150 more interest than S.I, then find the rate of interest per annum?
(A) 10 %
(B) 14 %
(C) 12 %
(D) 16 %
(E) None of these
Correct Answer : A
Sanjay invested Rs. 48000 in two different parts one at 10% CI (Compounded half yearly) and another one at 15% SI. At the end of the year he received total interest Rs. 5490, then find the amount invested in SI?
(A) 18000
(B) 12000
(C) 22000
(D) 25000
(E) None of these
Correct Answer : B
Ratio of the monthly income of A to B is 4:3 and the ratio of the monthly income of B to C is 2:1. If the difference between the C’s monthly income and his savings is Rs.12000 and the saving’s of C is half of his expenditure, then what is the average of the income of A, B and C?
(A) Rs.34000
(B) Rs.31000
(C) Rs.27000
(D) Rs.29000
(E) None of these
Correct Answer : A
Ratio of the employees in company A to B is 6: 5 and the number of employees in C to A is 13: 10. If the ratio of the number of male to female employees in A, B and C is 7: 5, 2: 3 and 7: 6 respectively, then the number of female employees in all the companies together is approximately what percent of the total number of employees in all the companies together?
(A) 42%
(B) 45%
(C) 48%
(D) 51%
(E) 54%
Correct Answer : C
Atul divides some money among his three children A, B and C. The ratio of amount received by A and C together to the amount received by B is 5:2. C received 150% of the amount received by A. If the amount received by C is Rs. 1500. Find the sum of amount received by A and B together.
(A) Rs. 1500
(B) Rs. 1000
(C) Rs. 2000
(D) Rs. 2500
(E) Rs. 3000
Correct Answer : C
P can complete a piece of work in thrice the time taken to complete Q and R together. If P and Q together can complete the work in 9 3/5 days and R alone complete in 16 days, then find the no of days taken to complete the work by P alone?
(A) 8
(B) 12
(C) 16
(D) 24
(E) 15
Correct Answer : D