SSC CHSL 2021 12th August Shift 3 - QA
24% of Reena’s salary is equal to 38% of Sunita’s salary. Veena’s salary is two-third of the total salary of Reena and Sunita. If Veena’s salary is ₹62,000, then Sunita’s salary is:
- A.
₹35,000
- B.
₹32,000
- C.
₹38,000
- D.
₹36,000
Answer: Option D
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Study the given bar graphs and answer the question that follows.
The bar graphs represent the amount invested in raw materials (in ₹ crore) and the sale of the products, by a textile company in the years 2007— 2012. The X-axis represents the years. The Y-axis represents the amount invested in raw materials (in ₹ crore) in figure 1 and sale of products in figure 2, respectively.
Figure 1 Figure 2
In which year was there a maximum percentage increase in the sales of products as compared to the previous year?
- A.
2008
- B.
2010
- C.
2009
- D.
2011
Answer: Option C
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A man invests an amount of ₹1,05,750 at simple interest in the name of his son, daughter and his wife in such a way that they get the same interest after 3, 4 and 5 years, respectively.If the rate of interest is 5% per annum, then the amount invested for the wife is:
- A.
₹27,000
- B.
₹28,000
- C.
₹25,000
- D.
₹30,000
Answer: Option A
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If a triangle ABC is right-angled at A, then what is the value of sin cos ?
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
Answer: Option D
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The sum of all the three sides of an equilateral triangle is 15 cm. The height of the triangle is:
- A.
7 cm
- B.
8 cm
- C.
7.5 cm
- D.
9 cm
Answer: Option C
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Anu can complete a piece of work in 22 days. Shama is 60% more efficient than Anu. How many days does Shama alone take to complete the same piece of work?
- A.
36
- B.
35
- C.
13
- D.
13
Answer: Option D
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Study the given bar graph and answer the question that follows.
A tea plantation company produces three varieties of tea—black tea, green tea and herbal tea. The production of three varieties (in million tonnes) over a period of six years from 2014 to 2019, has been shown in the bar graph here. The X-axis represents the years and the Y-axis displays the production of the three varieties in million tonnes.
The average production of black tea in 2014, 2015 and 2018 is how much more or less(in million tonnes) than the average production of green tea in 2016, 2017 and 2019?
- A.
More, 12.33
- B.
Less, 12.33
- C.
Less, 13.33
- D.
More, 13.33
Answer: Option C
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Two numbers A and are in the ratio 13 : 17. If A is increased by 15%and is increased by 30%, then the new ratio of A to B will be:
- A.
21 : 29
- B.
21 : 31
- C.
23 : 34
- D.
23 : 33
Answer: Option C
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In △ABC, AC = BC, and the length of the base AB is 10 cm. If CG = 8 cm, where G is the centroid, then what is the length of AC ?
- A.
13 cm
- B.
15 cm
- C.
cm
- D.
12 cm
Answer: Option A
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A,B, C and D are four positive numbers such that A is times of B, B is times of C, and C is times of D. If the average of 4 times of A and 7 times of D is 316, then the average of all the four numbers A, B, C and D is:
- A.
36
- B.
38
- C.
28
- D.
34
Answer: Option B
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A car takes 50 minutes to cover a certain distance at a speed of 54 km/h. If the speed is increased by 25%, then how long will it take to cover three-fourth of the same distance?
- A.
35 minutes
- B.
40 minutes
- C.
30 minutes
- D.
25 minutes
Answer: Option C
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The given pie charts represent the distribution of candidates who enrolled for a bank clerical examination and the candidates (out of those enrolled) who passed the examination, from five different institutes P,Q. R. S and T. Study the pie charts and answer the question that follows.
(i) Total number of candidates who enrolled for the examination from five institutes = 5500
(ii) Total number of candidates who passed the examination from five institutes = 3300
Which institute(s) has/have the highest percentage of candidates passed to the candidates enrolled?
- A.
P
- B.
S
- C.
Q and T
- D.
R
Answer: Option D
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A rectangle with perimeter 50 cm has its sides in the ratio 1 : 4. What is the perimeter of a square whose area is the same as that of the rectangle?
- A.
36 cm
- B.
50 cm
- C.
40 cm
- D.
45 cm
Answer: Option C
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If x2 + = 83, x > 0, then the value of x3 - is:
- A.
756
- B.
675
- C.
576
- D.
746
Answer: Option A
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Two equal circles of radius 8 cm intersect each other such that each passes through the centre of the other. The length of the common chord is:
- A.
8 cm
- B.
4 cm
- C.
8 cm
- D.
8 cm
Answer: Option C
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If tan A + sec A = and A is an acute angle, then the value of is:
- A.
5
- B.
1
- C.
4
- D.
2
Answer: Option D
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Two circles with centres O and P and radii 17 cm and 10 cm. respectively, intersect each other at A and B. The length of the common chord AB is 16 cm. What is the perimeter of the triangle OAP (in cm)?
- A.
33
- B.
25
- C.
48
- D.
40
Answer: Option C
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If x + = then one of the values of x3 - is:
- A.
4
- B.
32
- C.
4
- D.
36
Answer: Option D
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The number of students enrolled in different streams at Senior Secondary level in five schools is shown in the given bar graph.
What is the total number of students enrolled in the Science stream in all the schools?
- A.
267
- B.
268
- C.
263
- D.
257
Answer: Option C
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If the nine-digit number ‘8475639AB’ is divisible by 99, then what is the value of A and B?
- A.
A = 4, B = 6
- B.
A = 5, B = 3
- C.
A = 3, B = 9
- D.
A = 4, B = 8
Answer: Option D
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If sec θ - cosec θ = 0 and θ is an acute angle, then what is the value of sec2 θ + cosec2 θ?
- A.
4
- B.
1
- C.
2
- D.
0
Answer: Option A
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What will be the selling price of an article if two successive discounts of 15% and 12% are offered on its marked price of ₹25,500?
- A.
₹19,074
- B.
₹25,041
- C.
₹21,165
- D.
₹18,615
Answer: Option A
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A shopkeeper sold an article for ₹3,750. If he had charged 24%less, even then he would have earned a profit of 14%. What is the original cost of the article?
- A.
₹2,850
- B.
₹2,717
- C.
₹3,289
- D.
₹2,500
Answer: Option D
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If x2 + (4 - )x - 1 = 0, then what is the value of x2 + ?
- A.
9 - 8
- B.
21 - 12
- C.
21 - 8
- D.
17 - 8
Answer: Option C
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Simplify the following expression.
5 ÷ [7 - 3 ÷ (1 - ) × + 1] - 3 ÷ 1 + 2
- A.
- B.
0
- C.
15
- D.
-4
Answer: Option B
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