13. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 18/07/2023 

Exam Time 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM 

Section : Quantitative Aptitude 

Q.1 In a ∆ABC, if ∠A = 90°, AC = 5 cm, BC = 9 cm and in ∆PQR, ∠P = 90°,PR = 3 cm, QR = 8 cm, then: 

1. ∆ABC=∆PQR 

2. ∆ABC≠∆PQR 

3. ∆ABC≇∆PQR 

4. ∆ABC≅∆PQR 

Q.2 Find the fourth proportional of 144, 192 and 216. 

1. 289 

2. 361 

3. 288 

4. 324 

Q.3 Quantity of various food items used by a restaurant during 4 months of a year (in kg). 

What is the average quantity of food item C used during all the 4 months together“?  

1. 211.8 kg 

2. 292.5 kg 

3. 253.6 kg 

4. 303.7 kg 

Q.4 Observe the given figure. The distance between the two centers AB is 

1. 10 cm 

2. 13 cm 

3. 11 cm 

4. 12 cm 

Q.5 The marked price on a book is ₹1,000. In a book fair, it is available for sale with a discount scheme offering two successive discounts of 12% and 8%. What is the final selling price (in ₹) of the book for a customer (rounded off to the nearest integer)? 

1. 790 

2. 810 

3. 825 

4. 800 

1. 0 

2. 12 

3. −13 

4. 22 

1. 6 

2. 10 

3. 8 

4. −8 

Q.10 Suresh and Anil are working on a special project. Suresh takes 5 hours to type 40 pages and Anil needs 6 hours to type 32 pages on a computer. How much time will it take them to type a 110-page assignment if they work on two different computers? 

1. 7 hours 35 minutes 

2. 8 hours 40 minutes 

3. 8 hours 

4. 8 hours 15 minutes 

Q.11 Meenu is 38 years old. Her daughter is 8 years old. In how many years will Meenu be double her daughter’s age? 

1. 24 

2. 22 

3. 20 

4. 25 

Q.12 A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 210 m. When the policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. If the speed of the thief is 25 km/h and that of the policeman is 32 km/h, then how far would the thief have run (in m) before he is overtaken? 

1. 750 

2. 920 

3. 1200 

4. 480 

Q.13 An amount becomes double in 8 years on simple interest. In how many years would Rs.25,000 become Rs.1,00,000 with the same rate of interest? 

1. 28 

2. 32 

3. 16 

4. 24 

Q.14 Sudhin cycled at 8.5 km/h for 4 hours, then took an auto and travelled at 20 km/h for 1.5 hours, and then walked at 4 km/h for y hours. If Sudhin’s overall average speed for the entire journey was 10 km/h, what is the value of y? 

1. 1.75 

2. 2 

3. 1.5 

4. 1.25 

Q.15 In a company, a piece of work can be completed in 4, 6 and 18 days alone by R, S and T, respectively. In how many days will the work be completed if they work together? (Rounded off to 2 decimal places) 

1. 3.32 

2. 2.12 

3. 3.21 

4. 2.42 

Q.16 A shopkeeper purchases six small cold drink bottles for ₹100. For how much should he sell one such bottle to get a profit of 20%? 

1. ₹20 

2. ₹22 

3. ₹21 

4. ₹23 

Q.17 A man and a woman can finish a work together in half the time taken by a woman and a boy together. A boy can finish the work alone in 20 days and 2 women together can finish it in 30 days. In how many days will the work be finished by 4 men? 

1. 2 

2. 2.14 

3. 2.5 

4. 3 

Q.18 A and B invested money in a business in the ratio of 7 : 5. If 15% of the total profit goes for charity, and A’s share in the profit is Rs.5,950, then what is the total profit? 

1. Rs. 10,000 

2. Rs. 10,500  

3. Rs. 12,500 

4. Rs. 11,750 

Q.19 The following diagram shows the rainfall over two years. Which of the following months shows the highest percentage change in rainfall? 

1. May 

2. September 

3. March 

4. January 

Q.20 Find the exact value of cos 120°. 

1. 0 

2. 0.5 

3. –0.5 

4. 1 

1. 200 

2. 198 

3. 188 

4. 196 

1. 2 – √3 

2. 2 + √3 

3. √3 + 1 

4. √3 – 1 

Q.23 Shatabdi Express train covers 700 km in 5 hours and another 1012 km in 11 hours. What is the average speed of the train (in metres/second)? 

Q.24 A cone and a cylinder with equal radii have equal volumes. The ratio of their heights is : 

1. 2 : 3 

2. 3 : 1 

3. 3 : 4 

4. 1 : 2 

Q.25 Area of a sector is 1848 m2 and the central angle of the sector is 270°. Find the radius of the circle. (Take π=22/7) 

1. 28 m 

2. 27 m 

3. 22 m 

4. 784 m