Dear Readers, Here We are providing a quant Quiz of 15 Math questions in accordance with the syllabus of SSC CGL. Most of these Questions are Previous Year asked in SSC CGL. It will give you implicit idea of Math Question Paper of SSC CGL 2017.
Q1. The price of an article was increased two times successively by 10% each time. By what percent should the new price be reduced so as to restore the original price.
(a) 15%
(b) 17.36%
(c) 17%
(d) 16.36%
Q2. If price of a book is first decreased by 25% and then increased by 20%, the net change in the price of the book will be:
(a) 10% decrease
(b) 5% decrease
(c) no change
(d) 5% increase
Q3. A number is increased by 10% and then it is decreased by 10%. The net change in the number is:
(a) 2% decrease
(b) 1% increase
(c) 2% increase
(d) 1% decrease
Q4. A worker suffers a 20% cut in his wage. He may regain his original wages by obtaining a rise of how much %?
(a) 27.5%
(b) 25.0%
(c) 22.5%
(d) 20.0%
Q5. The salary of a person was reduced by 10%. By what percent should his reduced salary be raised so as to bring it to with his original salary?
(a) 9%
(b) 11(1/9)%
(c) 9(1/11)%
(d) 11%
Q6. A number is increased by 20% and then again by 20%. By what percent should the increased number be reduced so as to get back the original number?
(a) 30(5/9)%
(b) 19(11/31)%
(c) 40%
(d) 44%
Q7. The number of employees working in a farm is increased by 25% and the wages per head are decreased by 25%. If it result in x% decrease in total wages, then the value of x is:
(a) 0%
(b) 25%
(c) 20%
(d) 25/4%
Q8. The price of an article was increased by r%. Later the new price was decreased by r%. If the latest price was Rs. 1, then the original price was:
(a) Rs. 1
(b) Rs. (1 - r^2)/100
(c) Rs. √(1 - r^2 )/100
(d) Rs. (10000/(10000 - r^2 ))
Q9. The price of petrol is increased by 25%. By how much percent a car owner should reduce his consumption of petrol so that the expenditure on petrol would not be increased?
(a) 25%
(b) 30%
(c) 50%
(d) 20%
Q10. A number is first decreased by 10% and then increased by 10%. The number so obtained is 50 less than the original number. The original number is:
(a) 5900
(b) 5000
(c) 5500
(d) 5050
Q11. The Government reduced the price of sugar by 10 percent. By this a consumer can buy 6.2 kg more sugar for Rs. 837. The reduced price per kg of sugar is:
(a) Rs. 12.50
(b) Rs. 13.00
(c) Rs. 13.50
(d) Rs. 14.00
Q12. The price of sugar is increased by 20%. If the expenditure on sugar has to be kept the same as earlier, the ratio between the reduction in consumption and the original consumption is:
(a) 1 : 3
(b) 1 : 4
(c) 1 : 6
(d) 1 : 5
Q13. If the price of a commodity is decreased by 20% and its consumption is increased by 20%, what will be the increase or decrease in the expenditure on the commodity?
(a) 4% increase
(b) 4% decrease
(c) 8% decrease
(d) 8% increase
Q14. The price of a certain item is increased by 15%. If a consumer wants to keep his expenditure on the item the same as before, how much percent must he reduce his consumption of that item?
(a) 15%
(b) 13(1/23)%
(c) 16(2/3)%
(d) 10(20/23)%
Q15. If the price of petrol be raised by 20%, then the percentage by which a car owner must reduce his consumption so as not to increase his expenditure on petrol is:
(a) 16(1/3)%
(b) 16(2/3)%
(c) 15(2/3)%
(d) 15(1/3)%
(a) 15%
(b) 17.36%
(c) 17%
(d) 16.36%
Q2. If price of a book is first decreased by 25% and then increased by 20%, the net change in the price of the book will be:
(a) 10% decrease
(b) 5% decrease
(c) no change
(d) 5% increase
Q3. A number is increased by 10% and then it is decreased by 10%. The net change in the number is:
(a) 2% decrease
(b) 1% increase
(c) 2% increase
(d) 1% decrease
Q4. A worker suffers a 20% cut in his wage. He may regain his original wages by obtaining a rise of how much %?
(a) 27.5%
(b) 25.0%
(c) 22.5%
(d) 20.0%
Q5. The salary of a person was reduced by 10%. By what percent should his reduced salary be raised so as to bring it to with his original salary?
(a) 9%
(b) 11(1/9)%
(c) 9(1/11)%
(d) 11%
Q6. A number is increased by 20% and then again by 20%. By what percent should the increased number be reduced so as to get back the original number?
(a) 30(5/9)%
(b) 19(11/31)%
(c) 40%
(d) 44%
Q7. The number of employees working in a farm is increased by 25% and the wages per head are decreased by 25%. If it result in x% decrease in total wages, then the value of x is:
(a) 0%
(b) 25%
(c) 20%
(d) 25/4%
Q8. The price of an article was increased by r%. Later the new price was decreased by r%. If the latest price was Rs. 1, then the original price was:
(a) Rs. 1
(b) Rs. (1 - r^2)/100
(c) Rs. √(1 - r^2 )/100
(d) Rs. (10000/(10000 - r^2 ))
Q9. The price of petrol is increased by 25%. By how much percent a car owner should reduce his consumption of petrol so that the expenditure on petrol would not be increased?
(a) 25%
(b) 30%
(c) 50%
(d) 20%
Q10. A number is first decreased by 10% and then increased by 10%. The number so obtained is 50 less than the original number. The original number is:
(a) 5900
(b) 5000
(c) 5500
(d) 5050
Q11. The Government reduced the price of sugar by 10 percent. By this a consumer can buy 6.2 kg more sugar for Rs. 837. The reduced price per kg of sugar is:
(a) Rs. 12.50
(b) Rs. 13.00
(c) Rs. 13.50
(d) Rs. 14.00
Q12. The price of sugar is increased by 20%. If the expenditure on sugar has to be kept the same as earlier, the ratio between the reduction in consumption and the original consumption is:
(a) 1 : 3
(b) 1 : 4
(c) 1 : 6
(d) 1 : 5
Q13. If the price of a commodity is decreased by 20% and its consumption is increased by 20%, what will be the increase or decrease in the expenditure on the commodity?
(a) 4% increase
(b) 4% decrease
(c) 8% decrease
(d) 8% increase
Q14. The price of a certain item is increased by 15%. If a consumer wants to keep his expenditure on the item the same as before, how much percent must he reduce his consumption of that item?
(a) 15%
(b) 13(1/23)%
(c) 16(2/3)%
(d) 10(20/23)%
Q15. If the price of petrol be raised by 20%, then the percentage by which a car owner must reduce his consumption so as not to increase his expenditure on petrol is:
(a) 16(1/3)%
(b) 16(2/3)%
(c) 15(2/3)%
(d) 15(1/3)%
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