18. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 20/07/2023 

Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Quantitative Aptitude 

1. 5 

2. 3 

3. 4 

4. 6 

1. 12 cm, 16 cm and 20 cm 

2. 18 cm, 24 cm and 30 cm 

3. 21 cm, 28 cm and 35 cm 

4. 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm 

Q.3 The marked price of a frock is ₹4,500. It is to be sold at ₹2,400 at two successive discounts. If the first discount is 20%, then the second discount will be: 

Q.4 Which of the following numbers is divisible by 11? 

1. 56923 

2. 17295 

3. 97174 

4. 63962 

Q.5 In a certain year, the population of a city was 18000. If in the next year, the population of males increased by 5% and that of females increased by 7%, and the total population increased to 19200, then what was the ratio of the populations of males and females in that given year? 

1. 2 : 5 

2. 3 : 5 

3. 1 : 5 

4. 4 : 3 

Q.6 The square of the sum of two given natural numbers is 784, while the product of the two given numbers is 192. Find the positive difference between the squares of these two given numbers. 

1. 400 

2. 122 

3. 112 

4. 512 

1. 1.5 

2. 0.5 

3. 1 

4. 2 

Q.8 A boat can go 60 km downstream and 40 km upstream in 12 hours 30 minutes. It can go 84 km downstream and 63 km upstream in 18 hours 54 minutes. What is the speed (in km/h, to the nearest integer) of the boat in still water? 

1. 8 

2. 7 

3. 10 

4. 9 

Q.10 Study the given table and answer the question that follows. 

The table shows the number of candidates who appeared (App), qualified (Qual) and were selected (Sel) in a competitive examination from four states Delhi, Goa. Kamataka, and Maharashtra over the years 2012 to 2016. 

The percentage of candidates that qualified from Goa over those that appeared from Goa is highest in the year. 

1. 2015 

2. 2014 

3. 2012 

4. 2013 

Q.11 PT is a tangent to a circle whose centre is O, and where T is a point on the circle. If PT = 12 cm and PO = 13 cm, then find the radius of the circle. 

1. 4 cm 

2. 5 cm 

3. 6 cm 

4. 4.5 cm 

Q.12 If (a³ + b³ + c³ – 3abc) = 405, and (a + b + c) = 15, find the value of (a – b)² + (b – c)² + (c – a)². 

1. 45 

2. 27 

3. 54 

4. 18 

Q.13 In the given figure, the length of arc AB is equal to 3 times radius r of the circle. 

Find the area of sector OAB in terms of radius r. 

Q.14 cosec 2910°+ sec 4260° + tan 2565° + cot 1755° = ? 

1. 4 

2. 3 

3. 0 

4. 1 

Q.15 The average age of a group of friends is 27 years. If 4 new friends whose average age is 25 years join them, the average age of the entire group becomes 26 years. How many people were there in the group initially? 

1. 3 

2. 5 

3. 4 

4. 6 

Q.16 A shopkeeper sold a pair of headphones for ₹5,520 at a gain of 20%. What would have been the gain or loss percent if it had been sold for ₹4,370? 

1. Loss 5% 

2. Gain 2% 

3. Gain 15% 

4. Loss 10% 

Q.17 An inlet pipe can fill an empty tank in 120 hours while an outlet pipe drains a completely-filled tank in 54 hours. If 8 inlet pipes and 3 outlet pipes are opened simultaneously, when the tank is empty, then in how many hours will the tank getcompletely filled? 

1. 81 

2. 90 

3. 72 

4. 96 

Q.18 If one man or two women or three boys can finish a work in 121 days, then how many days will one man, one woman and one boy together take to finish the same work? 

1. 44 

2. 88 

3. 66 

4. 55 

Q.19 Radhika owns 2 dogs, 3 rabbits and 4 parrots as pets. What is the ratio of the number of rabbits to the total number of pets Radhika owns? 

1. 2 : 3 

2. 3 : 2 

3. 1 : 3 

4. 3 : 1 

Q.20 What is the sum of the divisors of 484 that are perfect squares? 

1. 610 

2. 125 

3. 13 

4. 35 

Q.21 C1 and C2 are two concentric circles such that the radius of C2 is less than the radiusof C1. If AB is the chord of C1 of length 12 cm, touching C2 at P, find the length of AP. 

1. 8 cm 

2. 6 cm 

3. 9 cm 

4. 10.5 cm 

Q.22 Study the bar graph carefully and answer the question that follows. 

The following bar graph shows the sale of Bluetooth earphones on online market places over the years. 

Find the approx. percentage increase in the sale of earphones from 2017 to 2020. 

1. 69% 

2. 57% 

3. 78% 

4. 71% 

Q.23 Two trains of length 130 m and 120 m are running on parallel lines in the same direction at a speed of 40 km/h and 50 km/h, respectively. In how much time will they pass each other? 

1. 63 sec 

2. 90 sec 

3. 85 sec 

4. 62 sec