Average Questions – SSC CGL Tier 1 Previous year question

Question : 1- The average of 5 members of a family is 24 years. If the youngest member is 8 years old, then what was the average age (in years) of the family at the time of the birth of the youngest member? [
08-AUG-2017 Shift-1 ]

Options:
1) 16
2) 20
3) 24
4) 32

Correct Answer – 20

Question 2 – 5 years ago the average age of a family which includes father, mother and a son was 35 years. 3 years ago the average age of father and mother was 46 years. What is the present age (in years) of the son?
[ 08-AUG-2017 Shift-2 ]

Options:
1) 20
2) 24
3) 26
4) 22

Correct Answer – 22

Question: 3 – Average age of a team having 12 players is 23 years. If the age of the coach is also included, then the average age increases by 2 years. What is the age (in years) of the coach? [ 08-AUG-2017 Shift-3 ]

Options:
1) 41
2) 47
3) 49
4) 51

Correct Answer: 49                       

Question 4 – The average age of 120 members of a society is 60.7 years. By addition of 30 new members, the average age becomes 56.3 years. What is the average age (in years) of newly joined members? [ 09-AUG-2017 Shift-1 ]

Options:
1) 36.5
2) 37.2
3) 38.3
4) 38.7

Correct Answer: 38.7

Question : 5 – The average age of 6 members of a family is 20 years. If the age of the servant is included, then the average age increase by 25%. What is the age (in years) of the servant? [ 09-AUG-2017 Shift-2 ]

Options:
1) 30
2) 35
3) 50
4) 55

Correct Answer: 55

Question : 6  – Average of 11 numbers is 7. If every number is doubled, then what will be the new average of the numbers? [ 09-AUG-2017 Shift-3 ]

Options:
1) 3.5
2) 7
3) 10.5
4) 14 

Correct Answer: 14 

Question : 7 – In a match, average of runs scored by 7 players is 53. If the runs scored by 6 players are 121, 40, 26, 56, 37 and 48, then how many runs did the 7th player scored? [ 10-AUG-2017 Shift-1 ]

Options:
1) 26
2) 37
3) 43
4) 48

Correct Answer: 43

Question: 8) What is the average of first 93 natural numbers?[11-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) 45
2) 46
3) 47
4) 49  

Correct Answer: 47

Question:9)A group of boys has an average weight of 36 kg. One boy weighing 42 kg leaves the group and another boy weighing 30 kg joins the group. If the average now becomes 35.7 kg, then how many boys are there in the group?[11-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) 30
2) 32
3) 40
4) 56

Correct Answer: 40

Question: 10 )a, b and c are 3 values, such that a + b = 5, b + c = 7.5 and c + a = 8.5. What will be the average of these values?[12-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) 1.5
2) 3
3) 3.5
4) 4.5

Correct Answer: 3.5

Question:13) Seven friends spent Rs 14 each on a project and the eighth friend spent Rs 21 more than the average expenditure of all eight of them. What is the amount of  total money (in Rs) spent by them?[12-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) 133
2) 136
3) 141
4) 155  

Correct Answer: 136  

Question:14) The average age of Ram and Rahim is 18 years. The average age of Rahim and Ramesh is 25 years. The average age of Ram and Ramesh is 29 years. What is the age (in years) of the eldest of the three?[12-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) 14
2) 22
3) 28
4) 36  

Correct Answer: 36

Question:15)The ratio of number of boys and girls in a class is 2 : 3. The average weight of boys and girls in the class is 18 kg and 21 kg respectively. What is the average weight (in kgs) of all the boys and girls together? [16-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) 99/5
2) 101/5
3) 109/6
4) 96/5

Correct Answer: 99/5

Question:16)The average of 8 consecutive natural numbers is 38.5. What is the largest of these 8 numbers?[16-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) 41
2) 39
3) 42
4) 45

Correct Answer: 42

Question:17)The average weight of 100 students is 32 kg. The average weight of first 49 students is 30 kg and of last 50 students is 34 kg. What is the weight (in kg) of the 50th student?[16-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) 25
2) 30
3) 32
4) 33

Correct Answer: 30

Question:18) 3 numbers whose average is 112, the first number is 1/6th the sum of other 2. What is the first number?[17-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) 45
2) 30
3) 15
4) 48

Correct Answer: 48

Question:19) In a class of 50 students there are 27 boys. The average weight of these boys is 72 Kg and average weight of the full class is 55.44 kgs. What is the average weight (in kgs) of the girls of the class?[17-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) 42
2) 48
3) 30
4) 36

Correct Answer: 36

Question:20)The average weight of P, Q and R is 45 kg. If the average weight of P and Q be 36.5 kg and that of Q and R be 52 kg, then what is the weight (in kgs) of Q?[17-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options: 536090
1) 42
2) 44
3) 46
4) 48

Correct Answer: 42

Question:21)What is the average of all numbers between 11 and 80 which are divisible by 6?[18-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) 46
2) 47
3) 44
4) 45

Correct Answer: 45

Question:22)The average cost of 5 items in a shopping list is Rs 650. If one more item whose cost is Rs 1400 is added to the list what will be the new average (in Rs)?[18-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) 775
2) 875
3) 725
4) 825

Correct Answer: 775

Question:23) A batsman makes a score of 81 runs in the 16th match and thus increases his average runs per match by 3. What is his average after the 16th match?[18-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) 35
2) 34
3) 33
4) 36

Correct Answer: 36

Question:24)The average of four consecutive odd numbers is 64. What is the value of largest number?[19-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) 65
2) 69
3) 71
4) 67

Correct Answer: 67

Question:25)The average marks of 40 students in an examination was 25. It was later found that the marks of one student had been wrongly entered as 73 instead of 37. What is the value of correct average?[19-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) 24.3
2) 24.1
3) 24.5
4) 24.7

Correct Answer: 24.1

Question:26)The average weight of P, Q and R is 47 kg. If the average weight of P and Q be 32.5 kg and that of Q and R be 48.5 kg, then what is the weight of Q (in kgs)?[20-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) 25
2) 21
3) 29
4) 33

Correct Answer: 21

Question:27) What is the average of all natural numbers from 21 to 39?[20-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) 30
2) 31
3) 29
4) 28

Correct Answer: 30

Question:28)Of the 3 numbers whose average is 40, the first is 1/3 rd the sum of other 2. What is the first number?[20-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) 20
2) 50
3) 25
4) 30

Correct Answer: 30

Question:29)The average weight of A, B and C is 49 kg. If the average weight of A and B is 35 kg and that of B and C is 62 kg, then the weight of B (in kgs) is?[21-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) 47
2) 45
3) 43
4) 49

Correct Answer: 47

Question:30) In the first 40 overs of a 50 over innings, the run rate was 4.8 runs/over. What is the required run rate in the remaining 10 overs to reach the target of 241 runs?[21-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) 6.7
2) 6.5
3) 6.3
4) 4.9

Correct Answer: 4.9

Question:31) What is the average of all numbers between 8 and 74 which are divisible by 7?[21-AUG-2017 Shift-3]

Options:
1) 40
2) 41
3) 42
4) 43

Correct Answer: 42

SSC CGL Average 2016 Questions

Question:32)The average of marks of 17 students in an examination was calculated as 71. But it was later found that the mark of one student had been wrongly entered as 65 instead of 56 and another as 24 instead of 50. The correct average is?[31 August 2016- Morning Shift]

Options:
1) 70
2) 71
3) 72
4) 73

Correct Answer: 72

Question:33)Average runs scored by 11 players of a cricket team is 23 runs . If the first player scored 113 runs . Find the average runs of the remaining players?[30 August 2016- Afternoon Shift]

Options:
1) 8 runs
2) 12 runs
3) 14 runs
4) 27 runs

Correct Answer: 14 runs

Question:34)The average production of table fans on Monday & Tuesdays exceeds the average production of table fans during the week by?[29 August 2016- Morning Shift]

Options:
1) 150 fans
2) 100 fans
3) 140 fans
4) 200 fans

Correct Answer: 100 fans

Question:35)The average production of table fan in that week is? [29 August 2016- Morning Shift]

Options:
1) 370
2) 280
3) 300
4) 250

Correct Answer: 300

Question:36)The average monthly salary of 19 members of a group is Rs. 16000. If one more members whose monthly salary is Rs. 20000 has joined the group, then the average salary of the group is?[29 August 2016- Evening Shift]

Options:
1) Rs.18250
2) Rs.16200
3) Rs.18000
4) Rs.16250

Correct Answer: Rs.16200

Question:37)The average of 20 numbers is calculated as 35. It is discovered later on that while calculating the average, one number, namely 85, was read as 45. The correct average is?[28 August 2016- Morning Shift]

Options:
1) 36
2) 36.5
3) 37
4) 37.5

Correct Answer: 37

Question:38)The average of fruits offered in a temple in a week was 75. The average of fruits offered in six days excluding Tuesday was 72. How many fruits were offered on Tuesday?[27 August 2016- Morning Shift]

Options:
1 ) 90
2 ) 93
3 ) 72
4 ) 92

Correct Answer:  93

Question:39)The average height of 30 boys out of a class of 50 is 160 cm. If the average height of the remaining boys is 165 cm, the average height of the whole class (in cm) is:[27 August 2016- Evening Shift]

Options:
1) 161
2) 162
3) 163
4) 164

Correct Answer: 162

Question:40)The average of 12 numbers is 9. If each number is multiplied by 2 and added to 3, the average of the new set of numbers is?[1 September 2016- Morning Shift]

Options:
1) 9
2) 18
3) 21
4) 27

Correct Answer:21

Question:41).In a class, average height of all students is ‘a’ cms. Among them, average height of 10 students is ‘b’ cms and the average height of the remaining students is ‘c’ cms. Find the number of students in the class. (Here a>c and b>c )?[1 September 2016- Evening Shift]

Options:-
1) (a(b-c))/(a-c)
2)(b-c)/(a-c)
3)(b-c)/10(a-c)
4)10(b-c)/(a-c)

Correct Answer: 10(b-c)/(a-c)

Question:42)Seven years ago, the average age of A, B and C was 51 years. If A is 3 years older than B and B is 3 years older then C then the present ages of A, B and C are ( in year) ?[3 September 2016- Evening Shift]

Options:
1) 61, 58 and 55
2) 54, 51, and 48
3) 55, 58, and 61
4) 48, 51 and 54

Correct Answer: 61, 58 and 55

Question:43)The average age of eight teachers in a school is 40 years. A teacher among them died at the age of 55 years whereas another teacher whose age was 39 years joins them. The average age of the teachers in the school now is (in years)?[4 September 2016- Morning Shift]

Options:
1) 35
2) 36
3) 38
4) 39

Correct Answer: 38

Question:44)A motor cycle gives an average of 45 km per litre. If the cost of petrol is Rs. 20/litre. The amount required to complete a journey of 540 km is, (in Rupees)?[6 September 2016]

Options:
1) 120
2) 360
3) 200
4) 240

Correct Answer: 240

Question:45)The average salary of male employees in a firm was Rs. 5200 and that of females was Rs. 4200. The mean salary of all the employees was Rs. 5000. What is the % of female employees?[09 September 2016- Morning Shift]

Options:
1) 80%
2) 20%
3) 40%
4) 30%

Correct Answer: 20%

Question:46)The average weight of 10 parcels is 1.7 kg. Addition of another new parcel reduces the average weight by 60 gram. What is the weight , in kg, of the new parcel?[10 September 2016- Evening Shift]

Options:
1) 1.04
2) 1.08
3) 1.4
4) 1.8

Correct Answer: 1.04

Hope you find the Average Questions of SSCG CGL Tier 1 Useful.

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