# ssc cgl tier 1 :: quantitative aptitude :: qa test 12

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1 .Ramesh bought two boxes for  1300. He sold one box at a profit of 20% and the other box at a loss of 12%. If the selling price of both boxes is the same, find the cost price of each box
650,  650
550,  750
450,  750
None of these

2 .A shopkeeper buys 40 bicycles and marks them at 25% above the cost price. He allows a discount of 10% on the marked price for cash sales, and 5% for credit sales. If threefourth of the stock is sold for cash and the rest for credit. If the total profit be  20250, then what is the cost price of a bicycle?
 4000
3500
 3200
3600

3 .A tradesman given 4% discount on the marked price and gives 1 article free for buying every 15 articles and thus gains 35%. The marked price is above the cost price by â€“
40%
39%
50%
20%

4 .Nitin borrowed some money at the rate of 6% p.a. for the first three years, 9% p.a. for the next five years and 13% p.a. for the period beyond eight years. If the total interest paid by him at the end of eleven years is  8160, then the money borrowed by him was â€“
12000
 6000
8000
 10000

5 .Divide  6800 into two parts so that S.I. on the first part for 3$1\over 3$ years at 6% p.a. may be equal to the interest on the second part for 3$1\over 2$ years at 4% p.a. First part and second part are â€“
 2600 and  4200
 2800 and  4000
 2500 and  4300
 2700 and  4100

6 .If the difference between CI and SI on a certain sum at 4% per annum for 2 years is  25, find the sum.
18625
 16625
14625
 15625

7 .Divide  10230 into two parts such that the first part after 10 years is equal to the second part after 7 years, compound interest being 20% per annum. First and second parts are â€“
 4150 and  6080
 3950 and  6280
 3750 and  6480
 3550 and  6680

8 .10 men or 20 women or 40 children can do a piece of work in 7 months, then 5 men, 5 women and 5 children together can do half of the work in â€“
6 months
4 months
5 months
8 months

9 .A man undertakes to do a certain work in 150 days. He employs 200 men. He finds that only a quarter of the work is done in 50 days. How many additional men that should be appointed so that the whole work will be finished in time ?
75
100
125
50

10 .A and B together can do a piece of work in 30 days, B and C together can do it in 20 days. A starts the work and works on it for 5 days, then B works for 15 days. Finally C finishes the work in 18 days. In how many days can C alone do the work ?
40 days
24 days
120 days
60 days