SSC CGL MCQ Practice 2026

SSC CGL Quantitative Aptitude Advanced PYQ Pattern Paper 2023

10 advanced questions, suggested time 12 minutes. Tap an option to check it, or open “Show answer” for the explanation.

Topics: Percentage, Profit and Loss, Compound Interest, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Speed, Time and Distance, LCM and HCF, Algebra, Number System

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Q1. What is 35% of 1200?

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Answer: C. 420

35% of 1200 = 35/100 × 1200 = 420.

Percentage · hard

Q2. A shopkeeper buys a watch for ₹200 and sells it for ₹240. What is his profit percentage?

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Answer: D. 20%

Profit = 240 − 200 = 40. Profit % = 40/200 × 100 = 20%.

Profit and Loss · hard

Q3. What is the compound interest on ₹1000 at 10% per annum for 2 years, compounded annually (in ₹)?

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Answer: D. 210

A = 1000 × (110/100)² = 1210. CI = 1210 − 1000 = ₹210.

Compound Interest · hard

Q4. Find the average of 40, 31, 59, 81, 58, 29, 52.

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Answer: D. 50

Sum = 350, count = 7, average = 350/7 = 50.

Average · hard

Q5. ₹132 is divided between A and B in the ratio 5:6. What is A's share (in ₹)?

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Answer: C. 60

One part = 132/11 = 12. A's share = 5 × 12 = ₹60.

Ratio and Proportion · hard

Q6. A train 180 m long runs at 90 km/h. How many seconds does it take to cross a pole?

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Answer: C. 36/5

90 km/h = 25 m/s. Time = 180/25 = 36/5 s.

Speed, Time and Distance · hard

Q7. A train 100 m long runs at 54 km/h. How many seconds does it take to cross a pole?

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Answer: C. 20/3

54 km/h = 15 m/s. Time = 100/15 = 20/3 s.

Speed, Time and Distance · hard

Q8. What is the LCM of 12 and 24?

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Answer: C. 24

HCF(12, 24) = 12, so LCM = 12 × 24 / 12 = 24.

LCM and HCF · hard

Q9. If 6x + 12 = 84, what is the value of x?

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Answer: A. 12

6x = 84 − 12 = 72, so x = 72/6 = 12.

Algebra · hard

Q10. What is the square of 65?

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Answer: D. 4225

65² = 4225.

Number System · hard