Model Questions for SSC CGL (SET-97) ARITHMETIC
Model Questions for SSC CGL (SET-97) ARITHMETIC
1. Marked price of an article is Rs. 275. Shopkeeper allows a discount of 5% and he gets a profit of 4.5%. The actual cost of the article is
(a) 250
(b) 225
(c) 215
(d) 210
2. The difference between a discount of 40% on Rs. 500 and two successive discounts of 36%, 4% on the same amount is
(a) Rs. 0
(b) Rs. 2
(c) Rs. 1.93
(d) Rs. 7.20
3. If x : y = 4 : 5, then
(3x + y):(5x + 3y) =
(a) 3: 5
(b) 5: 3
(c) 17: 35
(d) 35: 17
4. The ratio of the quantities on an acid and water in a mixture is 1 : 3. If 5 liters of acid is further added to the mixture, the new ratio becomes 1 : 2. The quantity of new mixture in litresis
(a) 32
(b) 40
(c) 42
(d) 45
5. The ratio between two numbers is 2 : 3. If each number is increased by 4, the ratio between them becomes 5 : 7. The difference between the numbers is
(a) 8
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 2
