17. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 19/07/2023 

Exam Time 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM 

Section : Quantitative Aptitude 

Q.1 The following figure shows the different expenses that are incurred in manufacturing toys. If the total expenditure is ₹3,00,000, then how much expenditure was incurred on Material Cost and Selling Expenses (in ₹)? 

1. 1,20,000 

2. 84000 

3. 1,15,000 

4. 1,29,000 

Q.2 If sinθ – cos θ = 0, then find the value of (sin³ θ – cos³ θ). 

Q.3 The value of cos² 32° – sin² 58° is: 

Q.5 In the shown figure. BC is a chord and CD is a tangent through the point C. If ∠AOC = 1 12°. then find ∠ACD . 

1. 63° 

2. 65° 

3. 59° 

4. 56° 

Q.6 A thief seeing a policeman from a distance of 300 m starts running at a speed of 10 km/h. The policeman gives chase immediately at a speed of 12 km/h and the thief is caught. What is the distance run by the thief? 

1. 1.5 km 

2. 2.5 km 

3. 2 km 

4. 3.2 km 

Q.7 Which number among 98984, 98992, 98998 and 99008 is NOT divisible by 8? 

1. 98992 

2. 98984 

3. 98998 

4. 99008 

Q.8 The distance between the centres of two circles of radii 2 cm and 6 cm is 5 cm. Find the length of the direct common tangent. 

1. 6 cm 

2. 3 cm 

3. 9 cm 

4. 5/2 cm 

Q.9 Aditya buys 300 mangoes for Rs.1,100. Some of these mangoes are rotten and are thrown away. He sells the remaining mangoes at Rs.5 each and makes a profit of Rs.150. Find the percentage of mangoes thrown away. 

Q.10 The mid points of AB and AC of a ∆ABC are X and Y, respectively. If BC + XY = 18 units, then the value of BC – XY is: 

1. 8 cm 

2. 6 cm 

3. 4 cm 

4. 12 cm 

Q.11 If the price of petrol increased by 7%, then by what percentage should the consumption be decreased by the consumer, if the expenditure on petrol remains unchanged? 

Q.12 (N+15) persons, each working for 9 hours a day, can complete 36% of a work in 8 days. (N+9) persons can complete the remaining work in 20 days, if each of them works for 7 hours per day. Determine the value of N. 

1. 64 

2. 50 

3. 55 

4. 52 

Q.13 When m is divided by 7, the remainder is 5. When 3m is divided by 7, the remainder is: 

1. 0 

2. 3 

3. 1 

4. 2 

1. 256m 

2. 200m 

3. 225m 

4. 240m 

Q.15 14 persons can build a house in 60 days. How long will it take 30 persons to build the same house, provided that they all work at the same rate? 

1. 32 days 

2. 56 days 

3. 30 days 

4. 28 days 

Q.16 Two numbers are, respectively, 17% and 50% more than a third number. The ratio of the two numbers is: 

1. 27 : 25 

2. 19 : 11 

3. 39 : 50 

4. 29 : 25 

Q.17 12 men can complete a work in 10 days. How many more men are required to complete the work in 6 days? 

1. 8 

2. 24 

3. 20 

4. 10 

1. 720 

2. 640 

3. 480 

4. 560 

Q.19 The cube of the sum of two given numbers is 1728, while the product of the two given numbers is 32. Find the sum of the cubes of the two given numbers. 

1. 260 

2. 512 

3. 576 

4. 640 

1. 2 

2. 4 

3. 3 

4. 1 

Q.21 Study the given bar graph carefully and answer the following question. 

What is the ratio of the number of companies with more demand than production to the number of companies with more production than demand? 

1. 3 : 2 

2. 3 : 5 

3. 2 : 3 

4. 4 : 3 

Q.22 If the surface area of a cube is 5046 cm², then the volume of the cube is: 

1. 24389 cm³ 

2. 22812 cm³ 

3. 26189 cm³ 

4. 25145 cm³ 

Q.23 A dealer marks an article 60% above the cost price and sells it to a customer allowingtwo successive discounts of 10% and 20% on the marked price. If he gains ₹1,064 in the transaction, the cost price (in ₹) of the article is: 

1. 8400 

2. 7000 

3. 6300 

4. 7200 

Q.24 A sum of money at a fixed rate of simple interest amounts to ₹1,630 in 3 years and to ₹1,708 in 4 years. Find the sum (in ₹). 

1. 1132 

2. 1296 

3. 1396 

4. 1448 

Q.25 The average of 8 numbers is 18. If one of the numbers is excluded, the average becomes 20. Find the excluded number. 

1. 8 

2. 10 

3. 4 

4. 6