16. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 19/07/2023 

Exam Time 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 

Section : Quantitative Aptitude 

Q.1 The speed of boat a down the stream is 125% of the speed in still water. If the boat takes 30 minutes to cover 20 km in still water, then how much time (in hours) will it take to cover 15 km upstream? 

Q.2 If ∆ABC ~ ∆PQR, AB = 4 cm, PQ = 6 cm, QR = 9 cm and RP = 12 cm, then find the perimeter of ∆ABC. 

1. 22 cm 

2. 18 cm 

3. 20 cm 

4. 16 cm 

Q.3 Work done by 8 men is completed in 10 days. The same work can be completed in 12 days when done by 10 women. How many days will it take to complete when 4 men and 4 women are employed to perform the same job? 

1. 6 

2. 10 

3. 8 

4. 12 

Q.4 Susan can type 12 pages in 6 minutes. Mary can type 6 pages in 12 minutes. Working together, how many pages can they type in 32 minutes? 

1. 75 

2. 70 

3. 80 

4. 65 

Q.5 If 65% of 350 − ?% of 250 + 40% of 120 = 158, then find the value of ? 

1. 47 

2. 54 

3. 57 

4. 63 

Q.7 If in ∆ABC and ∆DEF, $\frac{AB}{DE}=\frac{BC}{FD}$, then they will be similar when: 

1. ∠B = ∠E 

2. ∠A = ∠D 

3. ∠A = ∠F 

4. ∠B = ∠D 

1. 0 

2. −1 

3. 1 

4. 2 

Q.9 The third proportional between 25 and 35 is: 

1. 25 

2. 35 

3. 40 

4. 49 

Q.10 Which of the numbers 9592450, 9592330, 9592885 and 9592741 is divisible by 11? 

1. 9592885 

2. 9592330 

3. 9592741 

4. 9592450 

Q.11 In ₹150, B buys 10 pens for ₹8 each, 10 erasers for ₹5 each and some sharpeners for ₹4 each. What is the average price per item in ₹? 

1. 6 

2. 7 

3. 8 

4. 10

Q.12 10 women can do a work in 6 days and 6 men can do the same work in 5 days. If all these men and women work together, then how many days will they take to finish this work? 

Q.13 The salaries of a father, mother and daughter are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. What will be the ratio of their salaries if there was an increase of 15%, 10% and 20%, respectively? 

1. 17 : 18 : 25 

2. 23 : 33 : 60 

3. 19 : 13 : 15 

4. 17 : 37 : 50 

Q.14 Two persons started running on a circular track at a speed of 20 m/s and 30 m/s inopposite directions. If the circumference of the circular track is 100 m, find at how many distinct points they will cross each other? 

1. 5 

2. 10 

3. 3 

4. 2 

Q.16 The sum of the two numbers is 98. The difference between the two numbers is 28. Find one of the two numbers. 

1. 35 

2. 62 

3. 32 

4. 58

Q.17 The following pie chart shows the annual expenditure on different items. What is the minimum angle in the given pie chart? 

1. 36° 

2. 32° 

3. 30° 

4. 45° 

Q.18 The number of mobile Sim-cards in 4 states: UT are given in the bar diagram. Study the diagram and answer the question. 

In Delhi. the ratio of BSNL Sim-cards and Airtel Sim-cards sold is:Q 

1. 1 : 2 

2. 2 : 1 

3. 3 : 2 

4. 2 : 3 

1. ₹88,730 

2. ₹85,733 

3. ₹80,723 

4. ₹90,730 

Q.20 Mother told her daughter, “Seven years ago, I was seven times as old as you were then. Also, three years from now, I shall be three times as old as you will be”. Find the present ages of the mother and the daughter, respectively. 

1. 40; 10 

2. 42; 12 

3. 45; 15 

4. 50; 20 

Q.21 To have a surface area of 9π square units of a ball, what should be the diameter (in units) of the ball? 

1. 2 

2. 1.5 

3. 3 

4. 2.5 

Q.23 The marked price of a geyser is ₹9,400 and the shopkeeper allows a discount 4% on it. Find the selling price of the geyser. 

1. ₹9,224 

2. ₹9,324 

3. ₹9,124 

4. ₹9,024 

Q.24 R lends some money to S on which S pays ₹17,000 more to R. S lends the samemoney to T, on which T pays 8.5% more to S. What should be the minimum amount (in₹) that S must borrow so that he does not incur any loss in the process? 

1. 1,80,000 

2. 2,00,000 

3. 2,25,000 

4. 1,70,000 

Q.25 What is the number of common tangents that can be drawn to two circles that touch each other externally? 

1. 1 

2. 3 

3. 2 

4. 4