SSC Board Practice

SSC Grade VIII - Comparing Quantities using Proportion
Question 1
1.
    • If 'a' exceeds 'b' by
    • 5.00%
    • ,
    • then 'b' is short of 'a' by
  • 5.76%
  • 6.76%
  • 2.76%
  • 4.76%
  • 3.76%
Question 2
2.
    • 25.00%
    • =
  • 1

    4
  • 3

    4
  • (
    -1

    4
    )
  • 1

    2
  • 1

    6
Question 3
3.
If C.P = ₹1370.00 and profit % = 79.56%, then profit =
  • ₹1090.00
  • ₹1210.00
  • ₹1240.00
  • ₹920.00
Question 4
4.
If the marked price of a commodity is ₹10000.00 and the rate of sales tax is 7.00%, the sales tax =
  • ₹676.00
  • ₹685.00
  • ₹700.00
  • ₹707.00
  • ₹714.00
Question 5
5.
A dealer quotes the price of a commodity as ₹20000.00 plus sales tax at the rate of 6.00% . Find the amount that a buyer has to pay to buy that commodity.
  • ₹21202.00
  • ₹21201.00
  • ₹21198.00
  • ₹21199.00
  • ₹21200.00
Question 6
6.
    • Two articles of the same cost price are sold. If one article incurs a gain of x% and other a loss of x%, then overall %loss is
  • 1
  • x

    2
  • 0
  • 2x
Question 7
7.
If S.P = ₹2700.00 and discount = ₹1770.00, then discount % =
  • 36.60%
  • 34.60%
  • 42.60%
  • 39.60%
  • 44.60%
Question 8
8.
The cost of an article is ₹20.00. If it is increased by 5.00%, what is the new cost of the article?
  • ₹21.00
  • ₹22.00
  • ₹19.00
  • ₹20.00
  • ₹23.00
Question 9
9.
Let the present value of a machine be P. If it depreciates at the rate of r% per annum, the value of the machine after n years is
  • P
    [
    1
    -
    100

    r
    ]
    n
  • P
    [
    1
    -
    r

    100
    ]
    n
  • P

    [
    1
    -
    r

    100
    ]
    n
  • P

    [
    1
    -
    100

    r
    ]
    n
Question 10
10.
    • 9.00%
    • of
    • 60.00
    • +
    • 9.00%
    • of
    • 20.00
    • =
  • 7.40
  • 7.30
  • 7.20
  • 7.10
  • 7.00