Special Quant Quiz (Percentage and its application.) SSC CGL Tier-II 2016

Q1. Some amount out of Rs. 7000 was lent at 6% per annum and the remaining at 4% per annum. If the total simple interest from both the fractions in 5 years was Rs. 1600, find the sum lent at 6% per annum.
(a) Rs. 1200
(b) Rs. 1500
(c) Rs. 1800
(d) Rs. 2000


Q2. The rate of interest on a sum of money is 4% per annum for the first 2 years, 6% per annum for the next 4 years and 8% per annum for the period beyond 6 years. If the simple interest accrued by the sum for a total period of 9 years is Rs. 1120, what is the sum?
(a) Rs. 2100
(b) Rs. 2200
(c) Rs. 2400
(d) Rs. 2000

Q3. A person invests money in three different schemes for 6 years, 10 years and 12 years at 10%, 12% and 15% simple interest respectively. At the completion of each scheme, he gets the same interest. The ratio of his investments is-
(a) 6:3:2
(b) 2:3:4
(c) 3:4:6
(d) 3:4:2

Q4. A certain sum of money amounts to Rs. 756 in 2 years and to Rs. 873 in 3.5 years. Find the sum and the rate of interest.
(a) Rs. 600, 13% p.a.
(b) Rs. 800, 15% p.a.
(c) Rs. 700, 14% p.a.
(d) Rs. 600, 12% p.a.

Q5. Milk and water are mixed in vessel A in the ratio of 5:2 and in vessel B in the ratio of 8:5. In what ratio should quantities be taken from the two vessels so as to form a mixture in which milk and water will be in the ratio of 9:4?
(a) 7:2
(b) 5:2
(c) 2:7
(d) 2:5

Q6. A, B and C enter into a partnership with capitals in the ratio 5:6:8. At the end of the business term, they received the profits in the ratio 5:3:12. Find the ratio of time for which they contributed their capitals?
(a) 3:2:1
(b) 2:1:3
(c) 1:2:3
(d) 2:3:1

Q7. The C.I. in nth year is Rs. x and C.I. in (n + 1)th year is Rs. y. What is the rate of the interest?

Q8. Ram invested a particular sum at 12% per annum with Shyam and a similar amount in bank which pays interest at 12% p.a. compounded semi-annually. The difference between the amounts received after 1 year was Rs. 1,800. Find the total sum invested by Ram.
(a) 15,00,000
(b) 8,00,000
(c) 10,00,000
(d) 14,00,000

Q9. Which of the following assures the best return for a sum of Rs. 25,000?
(I) 2 years at 18% S.I.
(II) 3 years at 10% S.I.
(III) 2 years at 20% C.I.
(a) I
(b) II
(c) III
(d) Both I and III are equally good

Q10. 30% of the students in a class wear spectacles. 10% of the students who wear spectacles, wear gold-rimmed spectacles. If the class has 200 students, how many wear gold rimmed spectacles?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 3

Q11. A building worth Rs. 13,31,000 is constructed on land worth Rs. 7,29,000. After how many years will the value of both be same if land appreciates at 10% and building depreciates at 10% per annum?
(a) 1.5 years
(b) 3 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 2.5 years

Q12. If a selling price of Rs. 24 results in a 20% discount off the list price, the selling price that would result in a 30% discount off the list price is
(a) Rs. 9
(b) Rs. 27
(c) Rs. 14
(d) Rs. 21

Q13. The rate of increase in prices in a particular country is 1,000% per annum compoundedly. What will be the cost in 2001 of a product which costs 5 units of currency in 1999?
(a) 20 units
(b) 726 units
(c) 605 units
(d) 5,000 units

Q14. If CP of 23 books is equal to SP of 30 books, then the gain or loss is (You have to assume that all the books cost same.)

Q15. In a class, 18 boys are there whose height is more than 160 cm. If they are three-fourth of the total number of boys and the total number of boys is two-third of the total number of students, then how many girls are there in the class?
(a) 18
(b) 6
(c) 12
(d) 24

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