SSC MTS 2016 RE-EXAM PAPER : Held on 06-Oct-2017 Shift-2

(Mathematics)

QID : 126 - 

Options:
1) √3 + √2

2) √5 – √3

3) √5 + √3

4) √7 – √2
Correct Answer: √5 – √3

QID : 127 - How many factors of 45 are prime numbers?

Options:
1) 3

2) 4

3) 5

4) 2
Correct Answer: 2
 
QID : 128 - Which of the following is not a prime number?

Options:
1) 31

2) 37

3) 43

4) 87
Correct Answer: 87
 
QID : 129 - What will be the remainder when 283 is divided by 22?

Options:
1) 3

2) 19

3) 17

4) 16
Correct Answer: 19
 
QID : 130 - Which of the following number is not divisible by 4?

Options:
1) 113424

2) 213552

3) 314250

4) 52644
Correct Answer: 314250

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QID : 131 - 

Options:
1) 0.4

2) 0.1

3) 0.5

4) 0.2
Correct Answer: 0.2
 
QID : 132 - A can do a piece of work in 12 days and B in 15 days. With help of C, they finish the work in 4 days. In how many days C alone can do the same work?

Options:
1) 10
2) 12
3) 8
4) 15
Correct Answer: 10
 
QID : 133 - A is twice as efficient as B and together they finish a piece of work in 18 days. How many days will A take to complete the work alone?

Options:
1) 27
2) 24
3) 36
4) 42
Correct Answer: 27

QID : 134 - If the diagonal of a square is 12 cm, then what is the area (in cm2) of the square?

Options:
1) 72

2) 72√2

3) 36

4) 36√2
Correct Answer: 72
 
QID : 135 - The marked price of an article is twice the cost price. For a gain of 20%, what should be the discount percentage?

Options:
1) 20
2) 40
3) 45
4) 60
Correct Answer: 40

QID : 136 - The marked price of an article is 60% more than its cost price. If a discount of 20% is given, then what is the profit percentage?

Options:
1) 14

2) 16

3) 18

4) 28
Correct Answer: 28
 
QID : 137 - If P : Q = 2 : 3 and P : R = 4 : 5, then what is (P + Q) : (Q + R)?

Options:
1) 20 : 27

2) 20 : 17

3) 10 : 11

4) 20 : 29
Correct Answer: 10 : 11
 
QID : 138 - If x/y = 5/4, then what is the ratio of (5x + 6y) and (5x – 2y)?

Options:
1) 49 : 17

2) 49 : 19

3) 37 : 17

4) 37 : 19
Correct Answer: 49 : 17
 
QID : 139 - The mean of 17 numbers is 12. If two numbers 9 and 15 are removed, then what will be the mean of remaining number?

Options:
1) 11

2) 12

3) 13

4) 14
Correct Answer: 12

QID : 140 - A man gains 80% by selling an article for a certain price. If he sells it at half the price, then what will be the loss percentage?

Options:
1) 10

2) 15

3) 20

4) 40
Correct Answer: 15

QID : 141 - If the rice is sold at Rs 93 per kg, there would be a 25% loss. To earn a profit of 25% what should be the price of rice (per kg)?

Options:
1) 155

2) 160

3) 165

4) 175
Correct Answer: 155
 
QID : 142 - If the price of an article decreases by 25%, then to restore its former value by how much percent should the new price be increased?

Options:
1) 25
2) 20
3) 33.33
4) 10
Correct Answer: 33.33
 
QID : 143 - If the price of a commodity is decreased by 40% and its consumption is increased by 20%, then what will be the increase or decrease in the expenditure of the commodity?

Options:
1) 28% decrease
2) 28% increase
3) 20% increase
4) 20% decrease
Correct Answer: 28% decrease
 
QID : 144 - A person goes from point P to Q with a speed of 40 km/hr and returns back with a speed 55 km/hr. What is the average speed (in km/hr) of the person while going from P to Q and coming back?

Options:
1) 47.5

2) 46.31

3) 49.25

4) 44.27
Correct Answer: 46.31
 
QID : 145 - A scooter travels some distance at a speed of 12 km/hr and returns at a speed of 7 km/hr. If the total time taken by the scooter is 19 hours, then what is the distance (in km)?

Options:
1) 84

2) 80

3) 72

4) 76
Correct Answer: 84
 
QID : 146 - Same principal is invested in schemes of compound interest and simple interest. The interest obtained in simple interest and compound interest schemes after 2 years are Rs 1200 and Rs 1290 respectively. If the rate of interest is 15%, then what is the principal (in Rs)?

Options:
1) 4000
2) 6000
3) 2500
4) 3000
Correct Answer: 4000
 
QID : 147 - 

What is the percentage change in the company sales from year 2014 to year 2016?

Options:
1) 20% increase
2) 20% decrease
3) 25% decrease
4) 22% decrease
Correct Answer: 20% decrease
 
QID : 148 - 

In how many years was the sale of the company more than the sale in 2011?

Options:
1) 4

2) 5

3) 3

4) 2
Correct Answer: 3
 
QID : 149 - 

Options:
1) 78.5

2) 82.5

3) 78

4) 79
Correct Answer: 78

QID : 150 - 

In how many years was the sale of the company a multiple of 10 crores?

Options:
1) 1

2) 4

3) 3

4) 6
Correct Answer: 1

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