Q. No. 20
SSC COP SI 4 OCT 2023 Shift 2
Exam Date 04/10/2023 Exam Time 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Quantitative Aptitude
Sub Inspector in Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces Examination 2023 Paper I
Exam Date 04/10/2023
Exam Time 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Section : Quantitative Aptitude
Q.1 Find the value of $ \sqrt{\frac{\left(1-\tan\ A\right)}{1+\tan\ A}} $
1. $ \sqrt{\frac{\left(1+\sin\ 2\ A\right)}{\cos\ 2\ A}} $
2. $ \sqrt{\frac{\left(1-\sin\ 2\ A\right)}{\cos\ 2\ A}} $
3. $ \sqrt{\frac{\left(1+\sin\ A\right)}{\cos\ A}} $
4. $\sqrt{\frac{\left(1-\sin\ A\right)}{\cos\ A}} $
Ans : 2.
Q.2 If the diameter of a sphere is reduced to its half, then the volume would be:
1. Increased by 1/4 of the former volume
2. reduced by 1/4 of the former volume
3. increased by 1/8of the former volume
4. reduced by 1/8 of the former volume
Ans : 4.
Q.3 The HCF of 3888 and 3969 is:
1. 81
2. 73
3. 83
4. 71
Ans : 1. 81
Q.4 Which is the smallest natural number that is exactly divisible by each of 96, 108 and 144?
1. 864
2. 2592
3. 1296
4. 1728
Ans : 1. 864
Q.5 Find the HCF of 240, 280 and 560.
1. 30
2. 10
3. 20
4. 40
Ans : 4. 40
Q.6 The following table shows the number of mobile phones sold by four different stores in four different years.
Find the difference between the number of mobile phones sold by store Q in 2013 and store S in 2015.
1. 12
2. 7
3. 10
4. 8
Ans : 2. 7
Q.7 The table below shows the production of jute fabric (in lakh metre) by two Companies P and Q during 2001 to 2005.
In which year/years, did Company Q produce more fabric than Company P?
1. 2002
2. 2005
3. 2003, 2005
4. 2002, 2005
Ans : 4. 2002, 2005
Q.8 A car, during its entire journey of 5 hours, travels the first 45 minutes at a certain speed, the next 75 minutes at a speed of 85 km/h, and the last 3 hours at a speed of 70 km/h. During its entire journey, the average speed of the car is found to be 73 km/h. What is the speed (in km/h) of the car during the first 45 minutes?
1. 65
2. 68
3. 62
4. 72
Ans : 1. 65
Q.9 Peter invested a certain sum of money in a scheme paying 10% simple interest per annum, while Rachel invested half of the sum that Peter invested in a scheme paying 10% interest per annum compounded annually. Also, while Peter invested for 2 years, Rachel invested for 3 years. If the difference in the interest earned by Peter and Rachel was ₹897, what was the sum that Rachel had invested?
1. ₹13,000
2. ₹12,900
3. ₹13,100
4. ₹12,960
Ans : 1. ₹13,000
Q.10 The price of almonds is increased by 10%. By what percentage should the consumption be decreased so that the expenditure remains the same?
1. $ 9\ \frac{1}{11}\% $
2. $ 5\ \frac{3}{11}\% $
3. $ 8\ \frac{1}{11}\% $
4. $ 10\ \frac{3}{11}\% $
Ans : 1.
Q.11 A vendor marked the selling price of a table at ₹5,670 after adding 35% profit to its cost price. Since the sale was very low at this price level, he decided to sell the table with 12% profit. Find the new selling price (in ₹).
1. 4,810
2. 4,750
3. 4,704
4. 4,608
Ans : 3. 4,704
Q.12 The time taken to travel the same distance by three cars is in the ratio of 12:15:10. What is the ratio of the speeds of the three cars?
1. 4 : 5 : 6
2. 4 : 6 : 5
3. 5 : 4 : 6
4. 5 : 6 : 4
Ans : 3.
Q.13 Find the area of a triangle whose length of two sides are 4 cm and 5 cm and the angle between them is 45°.
1. 4√ 2 cm²
2. 7√ 2 cm²
3. 5√ 2 cm²
4. 6√ 2 cm²
Ans : 3.
Q.14 If a shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% to his customers and still gains 30%, then the marked price of an article which costs ₹450 is:
1. ₹700
2. ₹650
3. ₹500
4. ₹750
Ans : 2. ₹650
Q.15 The fourth proportional to 0.3, 0.8 and 0.108 is:
1. 0.144
2. 0.124
3. 0.288
4. 0.482
Ans : 3. 0.288
Q.16 Simplify the given expression.
$ \frac{(3.254 \times 3.254 \times 3.254)-(0.746 \times 0.746 \times 0.746)}{(3.254 \times 3.254)+(0.746 \times 0.746)+(3.254 \times 0.746)} $
1. 3.156
2. 4.508
3. 2.146
4. 2.508
Ans : 4. 2.508
Q.17 The price of a land passing through three hands rises on the whole by 65%. The first and second sellers earned 20% and 25% profit, respectively. Find the profit percentage earned by the third seller.
1. 10%
2. 20%
3. 25%
4. 15%
Ans : 1.
Q.18 Study the given table and answer the question that follows.
Tire table shows the number of people who responded to a survey about their favourite style of music.
What percentage of the total sample indicated that Rock is their favourite style of music (rounded off to 2 decimal places)?
1. 27.36%
2. 18.25%
3. 29.65%
4. 22.35%
Ans : 1. 27.36%
Q.19 The following table shows the percentage population of four towns below poverty line and the proportion of males and females:
if the total population of town C is 8000 then what is the number of females above the poverty line in state C?
1. 2000
2. 2200
3. 2400
4. 2600
Ans : 3. 2400
Q.20 The Value of $ \frac{(157 \times 157)+(157 \times 133)+(133 \times 133)}{(157 \times 157 \times 157)-(133 \times 133 \times 133)} $
1. 1/24
2. 24
3. 290
4. 1/290
Ans : 1.
