Percentage MCQs : This section focuses on the "Percentage". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Percentage skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets?
A. 45%
B. 45(5/11)%
C. 54(6/11)%
D. 55%
Question 2
Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:
A. 39, 30
B. 41, 32
C. 42, 33
D. 43, 34
Question 3
A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had:
A. 588 apples
B. 600 apples
C. 672 apples
D. 700 apples
Question 4
What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?
A. 1
B. 14
C. 20
D. 21
Question 5
If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then which of the following is true?
A. A is smaller than B.
B. A is greater than B
C. Relationship between A and B cannot be determined
D. None of these
Question 6
If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as:
A. 4% of a
B. 5% of a
C. 20% of a
D. None of these
Question 7
In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. The number of students above 8 years of age is 2/3 of the number of students of 8 years of age which is 48. What is the total number of students in the school?
A. 72
B. 80
C. 120
D. 100
Question 8
Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B.
A. 2 : 3
B. 1 : 1
C. 3 : 4
D. 4 : 3
Question 9
A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3. What is the percentage error in the calculation?
A. 34%
B. 44%
C. 54%
D. 64%
Question 10
In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was:
A. 2700
B. 2900
C. 3000
D. 3100
Question 11
Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?
A. 57%
B. 60%
C. 65%
D. 90%
Question 12
Two tailors X and Y are paid a total of Rs. 550 per week by their employer. If X is paid 120 percent of the sum paid to Y, how much is Y paid per week?
A. Rs. 200
B. Rs. 250
C. Rs. 300
D. None of these
Question 13
Gauri went to the stationers and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free items?
A. Rs. 15
B. Rs. 15.70
C. Rs. 19.70
D. Rs. 20
Question 14
Rajeev buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods.
A. Rs. 6876.10
B. Rs. 6999.20
C. Rs. 6654
D. Rs. 7000
Question 15
The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is:
A. 4.37%
B. 5%
C. 6%
D. 8.75%
Question 16
If the selling price of an item is Rs 1150 after getting a discount of 8%, what is its marked price?
A. Rs 1250
B. Rs 1242
C. Rs 1058
D. Rs 1064
Question 17
0.06% of 250% of 1600 is _________.
A. 24
B. 0.24
C. 0.024
D. 2.4
Question 18
0.08% of 120% of 50,000 is equal to __________.
A. 480
B. 48
C. 4800
D. 4.8
Question 19
0.09% of 25% of 1200 is equal to____________.
A. 0.27
B. 2.7
C. 27
D. 270
Question 20
1 bottle of honey costs Rs 240 but a pack of 4 of the same bottles costs Rs 768. What is the effective discount (in %) on the pack?
A. 16
B. 25
C. 10
D. 20
Question 21
1 packet of biscuits costs Rs 16 but a pack of 4 of the same packet of biscuits costs Rs 56. What is the effective discount (in %) on the pack?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 7.5
D. 12.5
Question 22
1/4 of 12?
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
Question 23
1/8 th of the audience of a program Jabardast were children, 2/5th of the audience were men and the rest women. If the number of women audience is 380, find the total number of audience in the program?
A. 600
B. 500
C. 400
D. 800
Question 24
10% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 20% cash back. What is the effective discount?
A. 33.6 percent
B. 30 percent
C. 22 percent
D. 28 percent
Question 25
10% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 5% cash back. What is the effective discount?
A. 15.225 percent
B. 14.5 percent
C. 15 percent
D. 5.5 percent
Question 26
100 percent of which number is 20?
A. 100
B. 500
C. 20
D. 0
Question 27
12 as a percentage?
A. 50%
B. 5%
C. 0.5%
D. 0.05%
Question 28
12% of 70,000 is
A. 8400
B. 7200
C. 6000
D. 5600
Question 29
125% as a Fraction?
A. 1/4
B. 3/4
C. 5/4
D. 7/4
Question 30
15% of 32 is
A. 3.6
B. 4.8
C. 5.2
D. 5.8
Question 31
15% of a number, when added to 30% of another, gives 24% of the sum of the two numbers. The bigger number is 4 more than the smaller one. What are the numbers?
A. 6, 10
B. 8, 12
C. 10, 14
D. 12, 16
Question 32
16 of 225 is =
A. 7.11
B. 7.21
C. 6.87
D. 7.58
Question 33
18% of 60 is 54% of __.
A. 40
B. 30
C. 20
D. 180
Question 34
2 is what percent of 50?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 2.5
D. 5
Question 35
2 litre of pure alcohol is added to 6 litre, 40% alcohol solution. The percentage of water in the solution is _____ .
A. 65%
B. 45%
C. 55%
D. 60%
Question 36
2% of a = b, then b% of 10 is the same as:
A. 200% of a
B. 20% of a/100
C. 20% of a/10
D. 200% of a/10
Question 37
20 is 0.25% of?
A. 10000
B. 8000
C. 5000
D. 2500
Question 38
20% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 10% cash back. What is the effective discount?
A. 30.8 percent
B. 30 percent
C. 12 percent
D. 28 percent
Question 39
20% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 15% cash back. What is the effective discount?
A. 30.8 percent
B. 30 percent
C. 12 percent
D. 32 percent
Question 40
20% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 5% cash back. What is the effective discount?
A. 24 percent
B. 25.2 percent
C. 25 percent
D. 6 percent
Question 41
20% of 120?
A. 20
B. 24
C. 32
D. 36
Question 42
20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as _________ of a.
A. 8%
B. 40%
C. 4%
D. 80%
Question 43
20% of a man's salary is paid as rent, 60% are his living expenses and 10% are his savings. If he spends remaining 30 on the education of his children, find his salary
A. 300
B. 900
C. 3000
D. 9000
Question 44
21 is 35 of what number?
A. 60
B. 85
C. 300
D. 21
Question 45
21% of 500 + 31% of 1100 - 30% of 790 = ?
A. 209
B. 290
C. 309
D. 390
Question 46
25% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code a customer wins 10% cash back. What is the effective discount?
A. 35.75 percent
B. 32.5 percent
C. 35 percent
D. 12.5 percent
Question 47
25% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 22% cash back. What is the effective discount?
A. 41.5 percent
B. 50.63 percent
C. 47 percent
D. 27.5 percent
Question 48
25% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 4% cash back. What is the effective discount?
A. 28 percent
B. 29.12 percent
C. 29 percent
D. 5 percent
Question 49
25% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 8% cash back. What is the effective discount?
A. 35.75 percent
B. 35 percent
C. 31 percent
D. 12.5 percent
Question 50
25% of 25% Is Equal To
A. 0.0625
B. 0.021
C. 0.03145
D. 0.321
Question 51
26 is 0.4% of which number?
A. 6500
B. 650
C. 13000
D. 16250
Question 52
26% of a number is 65. What is the number?
A. 50
B. 250
C. 260
D. 40
Question 53
270 candidates appeared for an examination, of which 252 passed. The pass percentage is :
A. (91 + 1/3)%
B. (93 + 1/3 )%
C. (97 + 1/3 )%
D. (98 + 1/3) %
Question 54
28% of a number is 35. What is the number?
A. 108
B. 120
C. 80
D. 125
Question 55
29 is 0.8% of?
A. 3625
B. 1450
C. 7250
D. 10875
Question 56
3 is what percent of 5?
A. 45%
B. 60%
C. 72%
D. 80%
Question 57
3.2% of 500 × 2. 4% of ? = 312
A. 812.5
B. 829.75
C. 749.85
D. 799.5
Question 58
30% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 10% cash back. What is the effective discount?
A. 40.7 percent
B. 40 percent
C. 37 percent
D. 13 percent
Question 59
30% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 20% cash back. What is the effective discount?
A. 44 percent
B. 52.8 percent
C. 50 percent
D. 26 percent
Question 60
30% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 5% cash back. What is the effective discount?
A. 33.5 percent
B. 35.175 percent
C. 35 percent
D. 6.5 percent
Question 61
30% of 500 rupees is?
A. Rs. 180
B. Rs. 150
C. Rs. 120
D. Rs. 240
Question 62
32% of a number is 80. What is the number?
A. 260
B. 50
C. 40
D. 250
Question 63
36 is what percent of 80?
A. 54
B. 45
C. 60
D. 64
Question 64
36 of what number is 18?
A. 38
B. 42
C. 50
D. 62
Question 65
38% of 250 is equal to
A. 95
B. 114
C. 76
D. 104.5
Question 66
38% of a number is 133. What is the number?
A. 340
B. 350
C. 360
D. 355
Question 67
39 is 5.2% of?
A. 75
B. 750
C. 1500
D. 1875
Question 68
4 45 of 259.99 = ? % of 1247.9
A. 96
B. 100
C. 78
D. 88
Question 69
40% are the passing marks. A student gets 250 marks yet fails by 38 marks. What is the maximum marks?
A. 720
B. 750
C. 800
D. 840
Question 70
40% of 265 + 35% of 180 = 50% of ?
A. 383
B. 338
C. 84.5
D. 253.5
Question 71
40% of 80?
A. 36
B. 32
C. 42
D. 44
Question 72
405 sweets were distributed equally among children in such a way that the number of sweets received by each child is 20% of the total number of children. How many sweets did each child recieve ?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12
Question 73
445 of 229.79 = ? of 2398.51
A. 23/50
B. 36/49
C. 33/41
D. 29/47
Question 74
45% of 750 - 25% of 480 = ?
A. 337.5
B. 217.5
C. 376.21
D. 120
Question 75
46% of 250 is equal to
A. 115
B. 92
C. 112
D. 13.5
Question 76
5% discount is offered on an item. By applying a promo code the customer wins 20% cash back. What is the effective discount?
A. 28.8 percent
B. 24 percent
C. 25 percent
D. 21 percent
Question 77
5% of 40,000 is
A. 20000
B. 2000
C. 200
D. 20
Question 78
5% of 400000?
A. 4000
B. 16000
C. 8000
D. 20000
Question 79
5% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as __________.
A. 20% of a/2
B. 50% of a/20
C. 50% of a/2
D. 20% of a/20
Question 80
5% of a number is 25% more than another number. The difference between the numbers is 96. Then find the value of the numbers?
A. 102 & 6
B. 99 & 3
C. 104 & 8
D. 100 & 4
Question 81
5% people of a village in India died by dengue, 15% of the remainder left the village on account of fear. If now the population is reduced to 3553, how much was it in the beginning ?
A. 4400
B. 3100
C. 2800
D. 5600
Question 82
5/9 of the part of the population in a village are females. If 30 % of the females are married. The percentage of unmarried males in the total males is ?
A. 62.5 %
B. 125 %
C. 84.32 %
D. 46.87 %
Question 83
50% of a = b, then b% of 40 is the same as _________ of a.
A. 0.25
B. 0.16
C. 2
D. 0.2
Question 84
54% of 4000 is
A. 2025
B. 2172
C. 2232
D. 2160
Question 85
56% of 250 is
A. 56
B. 140
C. 84
D. 112
Question 86
56% of 375 is:
A. 210
B. 196
C. 224
D. 168
Question 87
58% of 350 is
A. 217
B. 203
C. 210
D. 196
Question 88
60 percent of 2/7 of three-fourth of a number is 2664. What is the number ?
A. 20720
B. 21352
C. 25421
D. 24150
Question 89
60% of P = 50% of Q and Q = x% of P. What is the value of x?
A. 130
B. 120
C. 140
D. 80
Question 90
600 students took the test on physics and chemistry. 35% students failed in physics and 45% students failed in chemistry and 40% of those who passed in chemistry also passed in physics, then how many students failed in both:
A. 162
B. 138
C. 60
D. None of these
Question 91
614% of 1600 + 1212% of 800 is equal to
A. 100
B. 200
C. 300
D. 400
Question 92
62.5% of 4000 is:
A. 2400
B. 2500
C. 2720
D. 2800
Question 93
63.5% of 8924.2 +? % of 5324.4 = 6827.5862
A. 28
B. 22
C. 18
D. 12
Question 94
72% of a number is 90. What is the number?
A. 120
B. 125
C. 130
D. 124
Question 95
74.99% of 1299 + 8.98% of 1899 = ?
A. 1378
B. 1301
C. 1212
D. 1197
Question 96
75 pupils from a school appeared for an examination and 80% of them passed. Another school entered 10 more pupils than the first school and five pupils less than the first school passed. The pass % of in the second school was :
A. 75%
B. 84%
C. 72%
D. 64.7%
Question 97
75% of 450 + ? % of 560 = 600
A. 52.385
B. 46.875
C. 42.155
D. 40.555
Question 98
80% of 900 + 162 x 4 x ? = 113 - 99
A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 4
D. 0
Question 99
82.5% of 2360?
A. 1960
B. 1954
C. 1947
D. 1931
Question 100
83% of 2350 = ?
A. 1889.95
B. 1912.35
C. 1875.25
D. 1950.5
Question 101
84% of a number is 105. The number is :
A. 120
B. 115
C. 112
D. 125
Question 102
90% of X = 40% of Y and Y = a% of X. What is the value of a?
A. 225
B. 125
C. 2.25
D. 1.25
Question 103
96% of the population of a village is 23040. The total population of the village is ?
A. 24000
B. 32256
C. 25478
D. 26587
Question 104
A bag contains 600 coins of 25 p denomination and 1200 coins of 50 p denomination. If 12% of 25 p coins and 24% of 50 p coins are removed, the percentage of money removed from the bag is nearly :
A. 21.6 %
B. 15.3 %
C. 14.6 %
D. 12.5 %
Question 105
A bank agrees to lend a loan to Arvind of Rs. 2,38,75,697 which falls short by 17% for starting his business. How much more loan would he need?
A. 4890203
B. 4375303
C. 5700108
D. 5125533
Question 106
A basket contains 300 mangoes . 75 mangoes were distributed among some students . Find the percentage of mangoes left in the basket
A. 70%
B. 72%
C. 76%
D. 75%
Question 107
A batsman scored 120 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets ?
A. 40%
B. 45%
C. 50%
D. 55%
Question 108
A batsman scored 180 runs which included 11 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets ?
A. 62.45%
B. 51.42%
C. 48.88%
D. 47.32%
Question 109
A book is sold at three successive discounts of 20%, 20% and 10%. What is the net discount (in percentage)?
A. 42.4
B. 48.6
C. 44.2
D. 40.4
Question 110
A box of 20 items was bought for Rs. 6,400 after a discount of 20%. Find the cost of each item.
A. Rs. 300
B. Rs. 350
C. Rs. 400
D. Rs. 450
Question 111
A boy found the answer for the question "Subtract the sum of 1/4 and 1/5 from unity and express the answer in decimals" as 0.45. The percentage of error in his answer was
A. (100/11) %
B. 50%
C. 10%
D. (200/11)%
Question 112
A businessman imported Laptops, worth Rs 210000, Mobile phones worth Rs 100000 and Television sets worth Rs 150000. He had to pay 10% duty on laptops, 8% on Phones and 5% on Television sets as a special case. How much total duty (in Rupees) he had to pay on all items as per above details?
A. 36500
B. 37000
C. 37250
D. 37500
Question 113
A candidate got 35% of the votes polled and he lost to his rival by 2250 votes. How many votes were cast ?
A. 7500
B. 6200
C. 5600
D. 4700
Question 114
A carpenter can build a cupboard in 64 hours. After 16 hours he takes a break. What fraction of the cupboard is yet to be built?
A. 0.6
B. 0.75
C. 0.2
D. 0.8
Question 115
A cloth merchant has announced 25% rebate in prices. If one needs to have a rebate of Rs. 40, then how many metres of cloth costing Rs. 32 per metre he should purchase
A. 6m
B. 5m
C. 10m
D. 7m
Question 116
A dealer allows a discount of 15%. A customer pays an amount of Rs. 318.75 for an article. At what price is the article listed?
A. Rs. 366.50
B. Rs. 375.00
C. Rs. 350.00
D. Rs. 431.25
Question 117
A dealer is selling an article at a discount of 5% on the Marked price. If the Marked price is 12% above the cost price and the article was sold for Rs. 532 then the cost price is (in Rs.)
A. 500
B. 525
C. 505
D. 520
Question 118
A dealer marks a washing machine for Rs. 7500, and allows a discount of 6% on it. Find the selling price
A. 6850
B. 7050
C. 7250
D. 6950
Question 119
A dealer marks his goods 20% above cost price. He then allows some discount on it and makes a profit of 8%. The rate of discount is
A. 4%
B. 6%
C. 10%
D. 12%
Question 120
A dealer marks his goods 20% above their cost prices. Then,he allows such a discount on the marked price so that he makes a profit of 8%. The rate of discount is:
A. 12%
B. 10%
C. 6%
D. 4%
Question 121
A dealer sells a machine having marked price as Rs 3840 at a discount of 20%. What is the selling price (in Rs) of the machine?
A. 3072
B. 3500
C. 4608
D. 3240
Question 122
A defective piece of article which costs Rs. 1200 is being sold at a loss of 15%. If the price is further reduced by 5%, find the S.P?
A. Rs.960
B. Rs.990
C. Rs.1000
D. Rs.969
Question 123
A dinner set is quoted for Rs 1500. A customer pays Rs 1173 for it. If the customer got a series of two discounts and the rate of first discount is 15% then the rate of second discount was,
A. 15%
B. 7%
C. 9%
D. 8%
Question 124
A discount series of 15%, 20% and 25% is equal to the single discount of?
A. 48%
B. 49%
C. 50%
D. 51%
Question 125
A district has 64000 inhabitants. If the population increases at the rate of 2 * 1/2 % per annum, then the number of inhabitants at the end of 3 years will be :
A. 65380
B. 68921
C. 70987
D. 72345
Question 126
A dress on sale in a shop is marked at $D. During the discount sale its price is reduced by 15%. Staff are allowed a further 10% reduction on the discounted price. If a staff member buys the dress what will she have to pay in terms of D ?
A. 0.75D
B. 0.76D
C. 0.765D
D. None of the above
Question 127
A duster is of dimension 5x5x7 all in cms, is sinked into a cylindrical vessel of radius 5 cm and height 10 cm. After insertion the level of the water is inccresed by 2.14 cm. Then by what percentage the part of the duster is above the layer ?
A. 96 %
B. 4 %
C. 97 %
D. 3 %
Question 128
A earns 50% of B's salary, B earns 80% of C's salary. If the total earnings for a month is Rs. 22000, then what is the earning for A ?
A. Rs. 4000
B. Rs. 4200
C. Rs. 4400
D. Rs. 4600
Question 129
A fan is listed at Rs. 150 with a discount of 20% . What additional discount must be offered to the customer to bring the net price to Rs. 108 ?
A. 11 1/9%
B. 15%
C. 8%
D. None of these
Question 130
A fan is sold at a discount of 37.5%. If the marked price of the fan is Rs 7200, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the fan?
A. 4500
B. 4350
C. 5240
D. 5120
Question 131
A farmer divides his herd of k cows among his 4 sons, so that one son gets one half of the herd, the second gets one-fourth, the third gets one-fifth and the fourth gets 9 cows. Then k is equal to ?
A. 160
B. 120
C. 140
D. 180
Question 132
A girl read 2/5 part of a book in 1st day, 34% in second day and remaining page in next two days. In two days she read equal number of page. If she read 52 pages on last day, then find out how many pages did the book contain?
A. 400
B. 376
C. 382
D. 356
Question 133
A girl want to read a complete book. She read 2/5 part of a book on 1st day, 34% on second day and remaining pages in next two days. On those two days she read equal number of pages. If she read 52 pages on last day, then find out total number of pages that the book contain ?
A. 400
B. 525
C. 325
D. 475
Question 134
A house owner wants to get his house painted. He is told that this would require 45 kg of paint allowing 6% wasting. And if the paint is available in 4 kg tins only, the number of tins required for painting the house is ?
A. 12
B. 13
C. 11
D. 10
Question 135
A housewife saved Rs. 2.50 in buying an item on sale. If she spent Rs. 25 for the item, approximately how much percent she saved in the transaction ?
A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11
Question 136
A jar can 20 litre milk. From the jar, 4 litres milk was taken out and replaced with an equal quantity of water. If 4 litres of the newly formed mixture is taken out of the can, then what is the final quantity of milk left in the can?
A. 14.5 lit
B. 12.8 lit
C. 11.6 lit
D. 10.46 lit
Question 137
A man buys a table and a chair for Rs. 500. He sells the table at a loss of 10% and the chair at a gain of 10%. He still gains Rs.10 on the whole. The cost price of chair in rupees is
A. Rs.200
B. Rs.250
C. Rs.300
D. Rs.400
Question 138
A man donates 30% of his wealth to charity. 30% and 25% of the remaining wealth to his wife and son respectively. The rest he divides equally between his three daughters. One of his daughter gets Rs 42 lakh as her share. What was the man's wealth (in Rs lakhs)?
A. 280
B. 400
C. 500
D. 350
Question 139
A man lost half of its initial amount in the gambling after playing 3 rounds. The rule of gambling is that if he wins he will receive Rs. 100, but he has to give 50% of the total amount after each round.Luckily he won all the three rounds. The initial amount with which he had started the gambling was :
A. 500/3
B. 700/3
C. 300
D. 600
Question 140
A man reads 3/7 of a book on a day and 2/5 of the remaining, on the second day. If the number of pages still unread are 36, how many pages did the book contain ?
A. 105
B. 101
C. 98
D. 109
Question 141
A man reduces his travelling time by a fraction of 2/5, as a result the distance covered by the man is increased by 20%, find the percentage increase in the speed of the man ?
A. 77%
B. 88%
C. 100%
D. 99%
Question 142
A man sells an article at a profit of 35%. If he had bought it for 15% less price and sold it for Rs. 32 less, then he would have gained 40%. What is the initial cost price (in Rs) of the article?
A. 250
B. 200
C. 300
D. 400
Question 143
A man spend 20% of his monthly salary on his children's education and 50% of his salary on food and transport. After Paying the rent of Rs.1000, he is left with Rs.2000. What is his monthly salary?
A. 7000
B. 10000
C. 14000
D. 20000
Question 144
A man spend 7.5% of his money and after spending 75% of the remaining, he had Rs. 370 left. How much money did he have
A. 1200
B. 1600
C. 1500
D. 1400
Question 145
A man spends 15% of his income. If his expenditure is Rs. 75, his income (in rupees) is:
A. 400
B. 300
C. 750
D. 500
Question 146
A man spends 35% of his income on food, 25% on children's education and 80% of the remaining on house rent. What percent of his income he is left with ?
A. 6 %
B. 8 %
C. 10 %
D. 12 %
Question 147
A man spends 59% of his income and saves the rest. What percentage of his expenditure does he save?
A. 72.57 percent
B. 83.19 percent
C. 89.09 percent
D. 69.49 percent
Question 148
A man wills 25% of his wealth to charity and rest to his family. What percent of the wealth willed to charity does the family get?
A. 200
B. 33.3
C. 300
D. 25
Question 149
A man wills 40% of his wealth to his wife and rest to his children. What percent of the wealth willed to the wife do the children get?
A. 150
B. 66.6
C. 50
D. 20
Question 150
A man’s average monthly expenditure for the first four months of the year was Rs. 231.25. For the next five months, the average monthly expenditure was Rs. 22.75 more than what it was during the first four months. If the person spent Rs. 605 in all during the remaining three months of the year, find what percentage of his annual income of Rs. 3500 did he save in the year?
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. 25%
Question 151
A man's annual income has increased by Rs 1.2 lakhs but the tax on income that he has to pay has reduced from 12% to 10%. He now pays the same amount of tax as before. What is his increased income (in Rs lakhs)?
A. 8.4
B. 7.2
C. 9.6
D. 6
Question 152
A man's annual income has increased by Rs 5 lakhs but the tax on income that he has to pay has reduced from 12% to 10%. He now pays Rs 10,000 more income tax. What is his increased income (in Rs lakhs)?
A. 20
B. 25
C. 15
D. 10
Question 153
A merchant commences with a certain capital and gains annually at the rate of 30 per cent. At the end of 2 years he has worth Rs 10,000. What was the original capital?
A. Rs. 4987
B. Rs. 5148
C. Rs. 5917
D. Rs. 6254
Question 154
A merchant marked cloth at Rs. 50/metre . He offers 2 successive discounts of 15% and 20%. The net price/metre is
A. Rs. 32.50
B. Rs. 42.50
C. Rs. 34.00
D. Rs. 40.00
Question 155
A number increased by 30% gives 390. The number is
A. 180
B. 300
C. 480
D. 260
Question 156
A number is decreased by 10% and the resulting number is again decreased by 20%. What is the final percentage of decrease?
A. 25%
B. 26%
C. 27%
D. 28%
Question 157
A number is decreased by 10% and then increased by 10%. The number so obtained is 10 less than the original number. What was the oiginal number ?
A. 1000
B. 2000
C. 3000
D. 4000
Question 158
A number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%, the final value of the number is ?
A. increase by 2%
B. decrease by 3%
C. decrease by 4%
D. increase by 5%
Question 159
A Number is increased by 20%. To get back to the orignal number, the increased number is to be reduced by
A. 20%
B. 21%
C. 16 2/3%
D. 14 1/3%
Question 160
A number is increased by 84, it becomes 107% of itself. What is the number?
A. 600
B. 900
C. 1500
D. 1200
Question 161
A number X is mistakenly divided by 10 instead of being multiplied by 10. What is the percentage error in the result?
A. -99%
B. +99%
C. -100%
D. +100%
Question 162
A number, when 35 is subtracted from it, reduces to its 80 percent. What is four - fifth of that number ?
A. 175
B. 140
C. 135
D. 95
Question 163
A person loses 75% of his money in the first bet, 75% of the remaining in the second and 75% of the remaining in the third bet and returns home with Rs. 2 only. His initial money was
A. Rs. 64
B. Rs. 128
C. Rs. 256
D. Rs. 512
Question 164
A person purchase 50 mangoes he sells 10 at 20% profit, 20 at 30% profit and rest got rotten. Find its total loss or profit%?
A. 28%
B. 26%
C. 24%
D. 22%
Question 165
A person scores 45% of the total marks in the exam and still fails by 40 marks. The passing percentage of the exam is 55%. What is the maximum marks of the exam?
A. 300
B. 400
C. 350
D. 550
Question 166
A person while buying a dress on sale spends Rs. 45 and saves Rs. 5, what is the percentage of his savings?
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
Question 167
A photographer allows a discount of 10% on the advertised price of a camera. The price (in Rs) that must be marked on the camera, which cost him Rs 600, to make a profit of 20% would be
A. 650
B. 800
C. 700
D. 850
Question 168
A restaurant offers a new promotion of 20% off the original price of cakes, which is Rs. 12. Before the promotion 250 cakes were sold each day. After the promotion, the sale of cakes increases an average of 18% more per day. How much more or less does the restaurant make each day in cakes sales after the promotion?
A. Rs. 185 less
B. Rs. 202 more
C. Rs. 175 more
D. Rs. 168 less
Question 169
A retailer marks up his goods by 150% and offers 40% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 800?
A. 1200
B. 1500
C. 1000
D. 2000
Question 170
A Rs 100 shirt is offered at 10% discount and a Rs 300 pair of trousers at 20% discount. If Pritam bought 1 shirt and 3 pairs of trousers, what is the effective discount (in %) he got?
A. 19
B. 18
C. 17
D. 16
Question 171
A Rs 1000 box of cookies is offered at 10% discount and a Rs 400 bar of chocolate at 8% discount. If we buy 2 boxes of cookies and 3 bars of chocolate, what is the effective discount we get (in %)?
A. 9
B. 9.25
C. 8.75
D. 8.5
Question 172
A Rs 750 tin of cheese is offered at 8% discount and a Rs 1,250 tin of butter at 20% discount. If we buy 5 tins of cheese and 3 tins of butter, what is the effective discount we get (in %)?
A. 12
B. 15
C. 14
D. 16
Question 173
A sales boy is allowed 412 % discount on the total sales made by him plus a bonus of 14% on the sales over Rs.12,000.If his total earnings were Rs.2400, then his total sales(in Rs.) are ?
A. Rs.60,145.23
B. Rs.54,285.54
C. Rs.52,147.85
D. Rs.50,589.47
Question 174
A salesman gets commission on total sales at 9%. If the sale is exceeded Rs.10,000 he gets an additional commission as bonus of 3% on the excess of sales over Rs.10,000. If he gets total commission of Rs.1380, then the bonus he received is:
A. Rs.180
B. Rs.120
C. Rs.480
D. data insufficient
Question 175
A scored 72% in a paper with a maximum marks of 900 and 80% in another paper with a maximum marks of 700. If the result is based on the combined percentage of two papers, the combined percentage is
A. 75.5%
B. 76%
C. 76.5%
D. 77%
Question 176
A seller charges 28% more from a customer as GST on an article. If customer paid Rs. 4544, what is the cost price of the article?
A. Rs. 3550
B. Rs. 2650
C. Rs. 3840
D. Rs. 2450
Question 177
A Shepherd had n goats in the year 2000. In 2001 the no.of goats increased by 40% . In 2002 the no. of goats declined to 70%. In 2003 the no. of goats grew by 30%. In 2004, he sold 10% goats, then he had only 34,398 goats. The percentage increase of the no.of goats in this duration was:
A. 14.66%
B. 16.66%
C. 20%
D. 33.33%
Question 178
A shop keeper allows 20% discount on the marked price on his articles. Find the marked price of an article for which he charges Rs. 740
A. Rs. 725
B. Rs. 875
C. Rs. 925
D. Rs. 1040
Question 179
A Shopkeeper charges sales tax of x% upto Rs.2,000 and above it he charges y%. A customer pays total tax of Rs 320, when he purchases the goods worth Rs. 6,000 and he pay's the total tax of Rs. 680 for the goods worth Rs. 12,000. The value of (x-y) is:
A. 0
B. -2
C. -4
D. 5
Question 180
A shopkeeper by selling 21 Nike shoes, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 5 Nike shoes. His profit percentage is
A. 31.25 percent
B. 23.8 percent
C. 47.6 percent
D. 16.35 percent
Question 181
A shopkeeper marked a computer table for Rs.7,200. He allows a discount of 10% on it and yet makes profit of 8%. What will be his gain percentage if he does NOT allow any discount?
A. 20 %
B. 9 %
C. 18 %
D. 2 %
Question 182
A shopkeeper marks his goods 40% above the cost price and allows a discount of 25% on it. His gain % is
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
Question 183
A shopkeeper marks up his wares by 125% and offers 25% discount. What will be the selling price if the cost price (in Rs) is Rs 640?
A. 1080
B. 1000
C. 920
D. 860
Question 184
A shopkeeper marks up his wares by 60% and offers 10% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 7500?
A. 11800
B. 12800
C. 13800
D. 10800
Question 185
A shopkeeper marks up his wares by 60% and offers 25% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 1600?
A. 1920
B. 2000
C. 2120
D. 2200
Question 186
A shopkeeper offers 15% discount on all plastic toys. He offers a further discount of 4% on the reduced price to those customers who pay cash. What does a customer have to pay (in Rs) in case for a toy of Rs 200?
A. 133.7
B. 129.8
C. 163.2
D. 153.3
Question 187
A shopkeeper’s earning increases by 25% in first year but decreases by 4% in the next and so on. After 5 years his total earnings would be Rs. 72,000. What is his present earning?
A. Rs. 40,000
B. Rs. 45,000
C. Rs. 42,000
D. Rs. 46,000
Question 188
A showroom on its anniversary gives a discount of 18% on marked price of bikes. Raghuram purchases a bike in Rs. 54,540. What is the marked price of bike?
A. Rs. 63548
B. Rs. 66512
C. Rs. 65000
D. Rs. 67857
Question 189
A student gets 22 marks more in French than what she got in German. Her German marks are 28% of the sum of her French and German marks. What are her French marks?
A. 14
B. 36
C. 18
D. 42
Question 190
A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks are :
A. 500
B. 600
C. 800
D. 1000
Question 191
A student has to secure 35% marks to pass in a subject. If he gets 82 and fails by 23 marks. What is the maximum marks of the subject?
A. 300
B. 250
C. 350
D. 400
Question 192
A student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He gets 67 and fails by 13 marks. What is the maximum marks?
A. 300
B. 200
C. 150
D. 240
Question 193
A student multiplied a number by 2/5 instead of 5/2. What is the percentage error in evaluation ?
A. 52%
B. 64%
C. 84%
D. 77%
Question 194
A student multiplied a number by 3/10 instead of 10/3. What is the percentage error in the calculation?
A. 1011.11 percent
B. 45.5 percent
C. 91 percent
D. 505.56 percent
Question 195
A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3, What is the percentage error in the calculation ?
A. 54 %
B. 64 %
C. 74 %
D. 84 %
Question 196
A student multiplied a number by 4/5 instead of 5/4. What is the percentage error in the calculation?
A. 56.25 percent
B. 18 percent
C. 28.13 percent
D. 36 percent
Question 197
A student multiplied a number by 4/7 instead of 7/4. What is the percentage error in the calculation?
A. 206.25 percent
B. 67.35 percent
C. 33.67 percent
D. 103.13 percent
Question 198
A student multiplied a number by 5/6 instead of 6/5. What is the percentage error in the calculation?
A. 44 percent
B. 30.56 percent
C. 15.28 percent
D. 22 percent
Question 199
A student multiplied a number by 6/13 instead of 13/6. What is the percentage error in the calculation?
A. 369.44 percent
B. 39.35 percent
C. 184.72 percent
D. 78.7 percent
Question 200
A student multiplied a number by 6/7 instead of 7/6. What is the percentage error in the calculation?
A. 36.11 percent
B. 26.53 percent
C. 13.27 percent
D. 18.06 percent
Question 201
A student scored 470 marks in 6 subjects. The maximum marks for each subject was 100%.what was his score in percentage terms?
A. 67.33%
B. 69.45%
C. 78.33%
D. 78.67%
Question 202
A total amount of Rs. 1560 is to be divided among A, B, C such that A gets 50% of what B gets and B gets 20% of what C gets. How much will B get ?
A. Rs. 540
B. Rs. 440
C. Rs. 280
D. Rs. 240
Question 203
A trader buys 800 kgs of tomatoes for Rs 7200. 10% tomatoes are damaged in transportaion. At what rate (Rs/Kg) should he sell the rest to earn 30% profit?
A. 9
B. 13
C. 10
D. 12
Question 204
A trader marks up his goods by 120% and offers 30% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 750?
A. 1225
B. 1080
C. 1280
D. 1155
Question 205
A trader sold a cycle at a loss of 10%. If the selling price had been increased by Rs. 200, there would have been a gain of 6%. The cost price of the cycle is
A. Rs.1200
B. Rs.1205
C. Rs.1250
D. Rs.1275
Question 206
A tyre is sold at three successive discounts of 20%,30%, and 20%. What is the net discount (in percentage)
A. 62.8
B. 59.6
C. 55.2
D. 51.4
Question 207
A user type a content on 20 sheets, each sheet consist of 55 lines, and each line can have 66 characters. The content is again retyped on another set of sheets, these new sheets have 65 lines and each line can take 70 characters. Calculate the reduction in sheets ?
A. 2 or 60%
B. 4 or 20%
C. 6 or 10%
D. 8 or 5%
Question 208
A Village lost 12% of its goats in a flood and 5% of remainder died from diseases. If the number left now is 8360. What was the orignal number before the flood?
A. 1000
B. 10000
C. 1,00,000
D. 8360
Question 209
A watch having marked price as Rs 8400 is sold for Rs 5040 after two successive discounts. If the first discount is 25% then what is the second discount percentage?
A. 0.15
B. 0.2
C. 0.3
D. 0.25
Question 210
A woman suffered 20% loss on first investment and made 10% profit at second investment and 12 ½% profit on the third investment. If the invested amount be in the ratio of 4 : 5 : 3, find her profit percentage?
A. 0.625%
B. 1.205%
C. 0.987%
D. 0%
Question 211
a% of b + b% of a = ______
A. 2a% of b
B. 2a% of 2b
C. 2a% of 2a
D. 2b% of 2b
Question 212
A, B and C are three students. A got 18% more marks than B and 12% less than C. If B got 220 marks, then how much marks C has got?
A. 295
B. 230
C. 224
D. 245
Question 213
A, B and C are three students. A got 36% less marks than B and 16% more marks than C. If B got 145 marks, then what are the marks got by C?
A. 120
B. 110
C. 80
D. 75
Question 214
A’s salary is 50% more than B’s. How much percent is B’s salary less than A’s?
A. 24.5%
B. 29.5%
C. 31.3%
D. 33.3%
Question 215
Abhinav scores 80% in physics and 66% in chemistry and the maximum marks of both the papers are 100. what percent does he score in maths which is of 200 marks, if he scores 80% marks in all the three subjects:
A. 74%
B. 84%
C. 87%
D. 83%
Question 216
Aditya got 78% marks in the examination. If he secured 663 marks, find the maximum marks.
A. 700
B. 800
C. 750
D. 850
Question 217
After a discount of 23% an article is sold for Rs 1848. What is the marked price (in Rs) of the article?
A. 2150
B. 2275
C. 2350
D. 2400
Question 218
After allowing a discount of 20% on Marked price Kishore makes a profit of 12%. What percentage is the Marked price above the Cost price?
A. 40%
B. 32%
C. 25%
D. 8%
Question 219
After buying a toy for Rs.45, Raghu managed to sell it at a profit of 15%. The selling price of the toy was
A. Rs. 50.75
B. Rs. 60
C. Rs. 51.25
D. Rs. 51.75
Question 220
After deducting 12% from a certain sum and then deducting 25% from the remainder, 2508 is left, then what is the initial sum?
A. 3500
B. 3450
C. 3970
D. 3800
Question 221
After deducting 60% from a certain number and then deducting 15% from the remainder, 1428 is left. What was the initial number?
A. 4200
B. 3962
C. 4150
D. 4300
Question 222
After excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 60 kmph and after including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
A. 10
B. 9
C. 12
D. 15
Question 223
After selling 5% of a quantity of sugar, 5 Kgs of sugar remains . Find the total quantity of sugar?
A. 19 Kg
B. 5519 kg
C. 100 kg
D. 95 kg
Question 224
After two successive discounts of 20% and 12% an article is sold for Rs 16896. What is the marked price (in Rs) of the article?
A. 21500
B. 23800
C. 22000
D. 24000
Question 225
After two successive discounts of 20% and 35%, an article is sold for Rs 50700. What is the marked price (in Rs) of the article?
A. 92500
B. 98500
C. 97500
D. 94000
Question 226
Ajay who is a King, at his eleventh hour, called his three queens and distributed his gold in the following way: He gave 50% of his wealth to his first wife, 50% of the rest to his second wife and again 50% of the rest to his third wife. If their combined share is worth1,30,900 kilograms of gold, find the quantity of gold King Ajay was having initially?
A. 153145 kgs
B. 147890 kgs
C. 152400 kgs
D. 149600 kgs
Question 227
Akash's monthly income is Rs. 9600. His monthly expenditure is 60% of his income. What is his saving per month?
A. Rs. 3840
B. Rs. 3870
C. Rs. 3940
D. Rs. 3850
Question 228
Amarjeet scored 92, 98 and 90 marks in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics respectively. The maximum marks in each subject are 100. Determine his overall percentage for the three subjects.
A. 0.9234
B. 0.5956
C. 0.9333
D. 0.8444
Question 229
An agent, gets a commission of 2.5% on the sales of cloth. If on a certain day, he gets Rs. 12.50 as commission, the cloth sold through him on that day is worth
A. 300
B. 500
C. 700
D. 900
Question 230
An article was sold at Rs. 950 allowing 5% discount on the marked price. The marked price of the article is
A. Rs. 960
B. Rs. 1000
C. Rs. 955
D. Rs. 945
Question 231
An article was sold for Rs. 2,400 at a discount of 20%. Find the selling price, if the discount was 25%.
A. Rs. 2250
B. Rs. 2000
C. Rs. 1800
D. Rs. 2150
Question 232
An electric bulb was bought at Rs. 4200. Its value depriciates at the rate of 8% per annum. Its value after one year will be
A. Rs. 3684
B. Rs. 3800
C. Rs. 3864
D. Rs. 3746
Question 233
An engineering student has to secure 24% marks to pass. He gets 61 and fails by 29 marks. What is the maximum marks for that exam?
A. 375 marks
B. 400 marks
C. 425 marks
D. 450 marks
Question 234
An engineering student has to secure 25% marks to pass. He gets 47 and fails by 43 marks. What are the maximum marks of the examination?
A. 385 marks
B. 410 marks
C. 360 marks
D. 435 marks
Question 235
An engineering student has to secure 25% marks to pass. He gets 56 and fails by 34 marks. Find the maximum marks.
A. 385 marks
B. 360 marks
C. 410 marks
D. 435 marks
Question 236
An engineering student has to secure 36% marks to pass. He gets 53 and fails by 37 marks. Find the maximum marks.
A. 275 marks
B. 250 marks
C. 300 marks
D. 325 marks
Question 237
An exhibition was conducted for 4 weeks. The number of tickets sold in 2nd workweek was increased by 20% and increased by 16% in the 3rd workweek but decreased by 20% in the 4th workweek. Find the number of tickets sold in the beginning, if 1392 tickets were sold in the last week ?
A. 1124
B. 1420
C. 1345
D. 1250
Question 238
An individual deposited 20% of 25% of 30% of what he had into his account with a bank. If he deposited Rs.750, how much was he having initially with him before depositing ?
A. Rs. 38000
B. Rs. 47000
C. Rs. 50000
D. Rs. 35000
Question 239
An investor invested his saving in the stock market. The value of his investments increased by 12% and 9% in the first year and the second year respectively. If the value of his investments after two years became Rs 97,664 then how much had he invested (in Rs)?
A. 81000
B. 75000
C. 80000
D. 72000
Question 240
Ankit scored 32, 45 and 49 marks in Physics, English and Philosophy respectively. The maximum marks in each subject is 50. Determine his overall percentage for the three subjects.
A. 58
B. 50
C. 42
D. 84
Question 241
Anu spends 68% of her monthly income. If her monthly income increases by 20% and her monthly savings increase by 75/8%, then the percentage increase in her monthly expenditure is
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 22%
D. 32%
Question 242
Arun’s weight is 140% of Akhil’s weight. Nani’s weight is 90% of Shreyon’s weight. Shreyon’s weight is twice as much as Akhil’s. What percentage of Arun’s weight is Nani’s weight?
A. 76%
B. 77%
C. 78%
D. 79%
Question 243
A's income is 25% more than B's income. B's income is what percent of A's income?
A. 80
B. 75
C. 50
D. 25
Question 244
A's salary is 40% of B's salary which is 25% of C's salary. What percentage of C's salary is A's salary ?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
Question 245
A's salary is 50% more than that of B. Then B's salary is less than that of A by
A. 50%
B. 44%
C. 33 1/3%
D. 46 1/2%
Question 246
A's salary was decreased by 50% and subsequently increased by 50%. How much percent does he lose?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. No loss
Question 247
At 10% discount the selling price of a toaster is Rs 18000, what is the selling price if the discount is 37.5%?
A. Rs 7812.5
B. Rs 12500
C. Rs 8593.75
D. Rs 15468.75
Question 248
At 10% discount the selling price of an article is Rs 4500, what is the selling price (in Rs) if the discount is 27.5%?
A. 4000
B. 3625
C. 3500
D. 3125
Question 249
At 13% discount the selling price of a oven is Rs 18000, what is the selling price if the discount is 27.5%?
A. Rs 10875
B. Rs 12288.75
C. Rs 15000
D. Rs 16638.75
Question 250
At 15% discount the selling price of a microwave oven is Rs 34000, what is the selling price if the discount is 37.5%?
A. Rs 25000
B. Rs 15625
C. Rs 17968.75
D. Rs 29218.75
Question 251
At 20% discount the selling price of an article is Rs 2400, what is the selling price (in Rs) if the discount is 32.5%?
A. 2125
B. 2225
C. 2025
D. 2325
Question 252
At 22% discount the selling price of a refrigerator is Rs 26000, what is the selling price if the discount is 40%?
A. Rs 12000
B. Rs 14640
C. Rs 21840
D. Rs 20000
Question 253
At 24% discount the selling price of a washing machine is Rs 38000, what is the selling price if the discount is 40%?
A. Rs 18000
B. Rs 30000
C. Rs 22320
D. Rs 31920
Question 254
At 30% discount the selling price of an article is Rs 1050. What is the selling price (in Rs) if the discount is 15%?
A. 1200
B. 1175
C. 1100
D. 1275
Question 255
At an examination in which maximum marks are 500. K got 10% less than L, L got 25% more than M and M got 20% less than N. If K got 360 marks what percentage of marks was obtained by N ?
A. 80
B. 87
C. 78
D. 76
Question 256
At an examination in which maximum marks are 500. P got 10% less than Q, Q got 25% more than R and R got 20% less than S. If P got 360 marks what percentage of marks was obtained by S ?
A. 77
B. 74
C. 80
D. 83
Question 257
At what percentage above the cost price must an article be marked so as to gain 33% after allowing a customer a discount of 5%?
A. 40%
B. 45%
C. 35%
D. 47%
Question 258
By selling 175 pineapples, the gain is equal to the selling price of 50 pineapples. What is the gain percentage?
A. 28
B. 30
C. 32
D. 40
Question 259
Dot cabs company provides cabs for software employees. The company has 8 Swift dzires, 6 Scorpios, 7 Innovas and few small cars. If Swift dzire makes one fourth of the total fleet, how many small cars are there in the company ?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12
Question 260
Due to increase of 33.33% in the price of apples, a customer can purchase 4 apples less for Rs 16. What is the original price (in paise) of an apple?
A. 100
B. 125
C. 150
D. 400/3
Question 261
Each edge of a cube is increased by 20% then the percentage increase in surface area of the cube is :
A. 144%
B. 40%
C. 44%
D. 72.8%
Question 262
Entry fee in an exhibition was Rs. 1. Later, this was reduced by 25% which increased the sale by 20%. The percentage increase in the number of visitors is :
A. 20 %
B. 40 %
C. 60 %
D. 80 %
Question 263
Every month, Kritika spends 30% of her income on house rent and 60% of the rest on household expenditure. If she saves ₹ 6300 per month, what is her total monthly income?
A. ₹ 22,000
B. ₹ 20,500
C. ₹ 22,500
D. ₹ 25,000
Question 264
Express 6.72 % in ratio ?
A. 65 : 124
B. 42 : 625
C. 21 : 125
D. 37 : 442
Question 265
Find 150% of X, if X is the least number which when divided by 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 leaves remainders 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8 respectively.
A. 750
B. 500
C. 1000
D. 1200
Question 266
Find the marked price if the selling price is Rs. 9250 and discount is 7.5%.
A. 9000
B. 8556.25
C. 10000
D. 9943.75
Question 267
Fresh fruit contains 68% water and dry fruit contains 20% water. How much dry fruit can be obtained from 100 kg of fresh fruits ?
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50
Question 268
Fresh grapes contain 60% water, while dry grapes contain 40% water. How many kgs of dry grapes can be obtained by 60 kg of fresh grapes?
A. 25 kgs
B. 30 kgs
C. 35 kgs
D. 40 kgs
Question 269
Gaurav spends 30% of his monthly income on food articles, 40% of the remaining on conveyance and clothes and saves 50% of the remaining. If his monthly salary is Rs. 18,400, how much money does he save every month ?
A. 3864
B. 4903
C. 5849
D. 6789
Question 270
Giving two successive discounts of 20% is same as giving one discount of ________ %.
A. 36
B. 40
C. 44
D. 50
Question 271
Giving two successive discounts of 25% is equal to giving one discount of ________%.
A. 43.75
B. 56.25
C. 50
D. 45
Question 272
Giving two successive discounts of 40% is equal to giving one discount of ________%.
A. 80
B. 96
C. 64
D. 72
Question 273
Helpers are needed to prepare for the fete. Each helper can make either 2 large cakes or 35 small cakes per hour. The kitchen is available for 3 hours and 20 large cakes and 700 small cakes are needed. How many helpers are required?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
Question 274
Hiten marks his pen at Rs 9800 and after allowing discount of 20%, he still earns 12% profit. What is the cost price (in Rs) of the pen?
A. 7600
B. 7200
C. 6500
D. 7000
Question 275
How many litres of pure acid are there in 8 litres of a 20% solution ?
A. 1.4
B. 1.5
C. 1.6
D. 1.7
Question 276
If "basis points" are defined so that 1 percent is equal to 100 basis points, then by how many basis points is 82.5 percent greater than 62.5 percent?
A. 0.2
B. 20
C. 200
D. 2000
Question 277
If 1 dupatta is offered free on purchase of 4 dupattas priced Rs 1300 each what is the effective discount on each dupatta?
A. 66.67 percent
B. 20 percent
C. 25 percent
D. 12.5 percent
Question 278
If 1 saree is offered free on purchase of 3 sarees, what is the effective discount on each saree?
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 25%
D. 40%
Question 279
If 1 shirt is offered free on purchase of 3 shirts priced Rs 500 each, then what is the effective discount on each shirt?
A. 30 percent
B. 33 percent
C. 20 percent
D. 25 percent
Question 280
If 1 shirt is offered free on purchase of 4 shirts, what is the effective discount (in %) on each shirt?
A. 25
B. 20
C. 16
D. 24
Question 281
If 1/8 of a pencil is black, 1/2 of the remaining is white and the remaining, 3/2cm is blue. Find the total length of the pencil?
A. 8 cms
B. 7 cms
C. 9 cms
D. 11 cms
Question 282
If 15% of x = 20% of y, then x:y is ___?
A. 4:3
B. 5:4
C. 4:5
D. 3:4
Question 283
If 170% of a number added to 66, then the result becomes equal to twice of the number. What is the number?
A. 200
B. 220
C. 210
D. 236
Question 284
If 2 pair of trouser is offered free on purchase of 3 pair of trousers priced Rs 900 each what is the effective discount on each pair of trouser?
A. 40 percent
B. 33.33 percent
C. 30 percent
D. 20 percent
Question 285
If 2 shirts are offered free on purchase of 3 shirts priced Rs 600 each, then what will be the effective discount on each shirt?
A. 30 percent
B. 66.67 percent
C. 40 percent
D. 25 percent
Question 286
If 2 T-shirts are offered free on purchase of 5 T-shirts, what is the effective discount (in %) on each T-shirt?
A. 40
B. 20
C. 30
D. 50
Question 287
If 2/3 of a pizza costs Rs.300, then 3/5 of a pizza will cost
A. Rs. 180
B. Rs. 250
C. Rs. 225
D. Rs. 270
Question 288
If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as :
A. 4% of a
B. 6% of a
C. 8% of a
D. 10% of a
Question 289
If 21% of an electricity bill is discounted, Rs 1817 is still to be paid. How much was the original bill amount?
A. Rs 1502
B. Rs 2336
C. Rs 2300
D. Rs 1538
Question 290
If 25% of a number is subtracted from a second number, the second number reduces to its four-sixth. What is the ratio of the first number to the second number ?
A. 4:3
B. 2:3
C. 3:2
D. 5:3
Question 291
If 25% of an electricity bill is deducted, Rs 1788 is still to be paid. How much was the bill?
A. Rs 1430
B. Rs 2420
C. Rs 1466
D. Rs 2384
Question 292
If 25% of three-seventh of 26% of a number is 145.5, what is the number?
A. 4987
B. 5784
C. 5223
D. 4741
Question 293
If 27% of an electricity bill is deducted, Rs 1825 is still to be paid. How much was the bill?
A. Rs 1437
B. Rs 2536
C. Rs 2500
D. Rs 1473
Question 294
If 3 dupatta is offered free on purchase of 6 dupattas priced Rs 1200 each what is the effective discount on each dupatta?
A. 25 percent
B. 30 percent
C. 12.5 percent
D. 33.33 percent
Question 295
If 3/4 of the weight of a brick is 7/8 kg, then 5/7 of the weight of the brick will be
A. 20/21 kg
B. 5/6 kg
C. 5/8 kg
D. 15/32 kg
Question 296
If 30% of 40% of X is 240, then what is the value of X?
A. 441
B. 2000
C. 1200
D. 1800
Question 297
If 31% of an electricity bill is deducted, Rs 1794 is still to be paid. How much was the original bill amount?
A. Rs 1369
B. Rs 2600
C. Rs 2636
D. Rs 1405
Question 298
If 35% are the passing marks. A student gets 200 marks yet fails by 24 marks. What is the maximum marks?
A. 820
B. 550
C. 640
D. 680
Question 299
If 35% of (x + y) = 40% of (x – y), then x is what percentage of y?
A. 1500
B. 150
C. 15
D. 105
Question 300
If 35% of A is equal to 60% of B, then what is the ratio of A and B?
A. 8 : 13
B. 12 : 7
C. 2 : 3
D. 13 : 7
Question 301
If 35% of a number is 24 less than 50% of that number, then the number is ?
A. 80
B. 160
C. 100
D. 120
Question 302
If 35% of A's income is equal to 25% of B's income, then the ratio of A's income to B's income is
A. 7:5
B. 5:7
C. 4:7
D. 4:3
Question 303
If 4/5th of 6/7th of a number is 216, then 8/9th of that number will be
A. 179
B. 280
C. 160
D. 149
Question 304
If 40 is 0.05% of x, then what is the value of x?
A. 80000
B. 8000
C. 800
D. 80
Question 305
If 40% of x = y, then y% of 40 is same as _____ of x.
A. 16%
B. 4%
C. 8%
D. 160%
Question 306
If 5% of (P + Q) = 20% of (P – Q), then P is what percentage of Q?
A. 133.33
B. 166.66
C. 150
D. 171.33
Question 307
If 5/6th of 7/6th of a number is 140, then 9/4th of that number is
A. 225
B. 87
C. 301
D. 324
Question 308
A sum of Rs. 2600 is lent out into two parts, one at 9% and another at 7% if the total annual income is Rs. 206, find the money lent at 7%.
A. Rs. 1400
B. Rs. 900
C. Rs. 1600
D. Rs. 1200
Question 309
If A = 400 and B = 600, then A is how much percentage less than B?
A. 50
B. 66.66
C. 33.33
D. 25
Question 310
If A has got 20% more marks than B, then by what percent marks of B are less than the marks of A?
A. 16.66
B. 20
C. 33.33
D. 14.28
Question 311
If A is 40% more than B, then B is how much percent less than A?
A. 28.57
B. 40
C. 33.33
D. 66.66
Question 312
If A is 6 times more than B, then by what percentage is B is less than A?
A. 64.82
B. 83.33
C. 28.56
D. 85.71
Question 313
If a number is decreased by 10%, it becomes 54. To make it 72, it should be increased by
A. 21%
B. 18%
C. 200/9%
D. 20%
Question 314
If a retailer offers a discount of 20% on the marked price of his goods and thus ends up selling at cost price, what was the % mark up?
A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. 40
Question 315
If a retailer offers a discount of 28% on the marked price of his goods and thus ends up selling at cost price, what was the % mark up?
A. 18.25 percent
B. 22 percent
C. 38.88 percent
D. 28 percent
Question 316
If a retailer offers a discount of 32% on the marked price of his goods and thus ends up selling at cost price, what was the % markup price?
A. 24 percent
B. 47.05 percent
C. 22.34 percent
D. 32 percent
Question 317
If a shopkeeper sells an item at Rs 4200 which is marked as Rs 4800, then what is the discount (in %) that he is offering?
A. 12.5
B. 14.28
C. 10
D. 15
Question 318
If a watch is being sold at Rs 7,225 which is marked at Rs 8,500, then what is the discount (in %) at which the watch is being sold?
A. 24
B. 15
C. 25
D. 20
Question 319
If a website is selling smartphone at Rs 18,000 which is marked at Rs 25,000, then what is the discount (in %) at which the smartphone is being sold?
A. 25
B. 22
C. 28
D. 20
Question 320
If A% of A is 196, then what is the value of A?
A. 170
B. 160
C. 120
D. 140
Question 321
If Anju scored 68 out of 80 in Hindi, 46 out of 60 in Mathematics, 74 out of 90 in Science, and 34 out of 45 in English, in which subject did Anju score the maximum percentage marks?
A. Mathematics
B. Hindi
C. Science
D. English
Question 322
If A's height is 40% less than that of B, how much percent B's height is more than that of A?
A. 66.66%
B. 76.66%
C. 96.66%
D. 86.66%
Question 323
If A's salary is 40% less than that of B, then how much percent is B's salary more than that of A?
A. 33 1⁄3
B. 66 2⁄3
C. 33 2⁄3
D. 66 1⁄3
Question 324
If C = 1200 and D = 1500, then D is how much percent more than C?
A. 20
B. 33.33
C. 25
D. 125
Question 325
If Giridhar's salary is 5/3 times of Hariraj's and Shaunak's is 2/3 times of Hariraj's, what is the ratio of Giridhar's salary to Shaunak's.
A. 9:10
B. 10:9
C. 5:2
D. 2:5
Question 326
If in the population of a town there is an increase of 44% in the first year and 75% in the second year, then what is the average rate of increase in the population?
A. 45%
B. 59.5%
C. 74%
D. 76%
Question 327
If K earns 12% less than L, then how much percent more does L earn than K ?
A. 13.96%
B. 13.63%
C. 13.56%
D. 14.01%
Question 328
If L exceeds K by 30%, then K is less than L by ?
A. 14 2/5 %
B. 23 1/3 %
C. 20 %
D. 16 %
Question 329
If on a Sale there is 30% discount on the marked price of Rs 2500, but the sale is done at Rs 1400 only. What additional discount (in %) did the customer get?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 15
D. 25
Question 330
If on a Sale there is 40% discount on the marked price of Rs 1000, but the sale is done at Rs 510 only then what additional discount (in %) did the customer get?
A. 25
B. 15
C. 10
D. 30
Question 331
If on an item there is 12% discount on the marked price of Rs 10,000 but the item is sold at Rs 8,360 only then what additional discount (in %) did the customer get?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 5
D. 8
Question 332
If one-third of a number is 45, then what will be the 45% of that number?
A. 60.75
B. 58.25
C. 61.25
D. 70.75
Question 333
If P = 350 and Q = 600, then P is how much percentage less than Q?
A. 41.66
B. 58.33
C. 71.42
D. 35.33
Question 334
If P = 5X and Q = X, then P is how much percentage more than Q?
A. 80
B. 320
C. 500
D. 400
Question 335
If P is 140, which is 40% more than Q, then 3/25 of Q is
A. 9
B. 12
C. 18
D. 24
Question 336
If price of rice increased by 25%, so that a man is can able to purchase 5 kg less rice in Rs. 500. Find the original price of rice per kg ?
A. Rs. 20
B. Rs. 24
C. Rs. 26
D. Rs. 29
Question 337
If R = 97 and S = 155.2, then S is how much percentage more than R?
A. 60
B. 37.2
C. 58.4
D. 48
Question 338
If Sumita earns 75/4% more than her boyfriend, find the approximate % her boyfriend earns less than Sunita.
A. 16%
B. 14%
C. 25%
D. 11%
Question 339
If the cost price of an article is Rs x . It is marked up by 100%. It is sold at Rs 1,200 after giving 20% discount. What is value of x?
A. 750
B. 1500
C. 1000
D. 2000
Question 340
If the edge of a cube is increased by 10%, then what will be the percentage increase in its volume ?
A. 30
B. 31.3
C. 136.1
D. 33.1
Question 341
If the given two numbers are respectively 7% and 28% of a third number, then what percentage is the first of the second ?
A. 24%
B. 29%
C. 34%
D. 25%
Question 342
If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 150% and the denominator of the fraction is increased by 350%, the resultant fraction is 25/51. What is the original fraction ?
A. 31/25
B. 15/17
C. 14/25
D. 11/16
Question 343
If the pice of sugar rises from Rs. 6 per kg to Rs. 7.50 per kg, a person, to have no increase in his expenditure on sugar, will have to reduce his consumpion of sugar by
A. 15
B. 20
C. 25
D. 30
Question 344
if the price of a book is first decreased by 25% and then increased by 20%, then the net change in the price will be :
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
Question 345
If the price of a commodity is decreased by 20% and its consumption is increased by 10%, what will be the increase or decrease in the expenditure on the commodity?
A. increase 12%
B. decrease 12%
C. increase 16%
D. decrease 16%
Question 346
If the price of diesel increases by 25% and Karthik intends to spend only an additional 15% on diesel, by how much % will he reduce the quantity of diesel purchased ?
A. 6.67 %
B. 8 %
C. 7.41 %
D. 9 %
Question 347
If the price of kerosene be raised by 11%, find by how much percent a house holder must reduce his consumption of kerosene so as not to increase his expenditure?
A. 11%
B. 9.09%
C. 11.09%
D. 8.25%
Question 348
If the price of onion increases from Rs 24/kg to Rs 36/kg, then by what percentage a household should decrease the consumption of onion so thatexpenditure remains same?
A. 25
B. 33.33
C. 50
D. 20
Question 349
If the price of pen decreases by 20%, then a man can buy 10 more pens for Rs 100. What is the new price (in Rs) of each pen?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5
Question 350
If the price of sugar is decreased by 18%, then a person can buy 16.2 kg sugar more for Rs 4500. What will be the new price (in Rs) of sugar per kg?
A. 40
B. 60
C. 45
D. 50
Question 351
If the radius of a circle is increased by 15% its area increases by _____.
A. 30 percent
B. 32.25 percent
C. 15 percent
D. 16.125 percent
Question 352
If the radius of a circle is increased by 16%, its area increases by
A. 34.56 percent
B. 32 percent
C. 16 percent
D. 17.28 percent
Question 353
If the radius of a circle is increased by 17% its area increases by ______.
A. 34 percent
B. 36.89 percent
C. 17 percent
D. 18.445 percent
Question 354
If the radius of a circle is increased by 21%, then its area will increase by what percent?
A. 42 percent
B. 21 percent
C. 23.205 percent
D. 46.41 percent
Question 355
If the radius of a circle is increased by 31% its area increases by ______.
A. 62 percent
B. 31 percent
C. 35.805 percent
D. 71.61 percent
Question 356
If the ratio of marked price and selling price is 11 : 10, then what is the discount percentage?
A. 11.11
B. 17.28
C. 12.5
D. 9.09
Question 357
If the salary of Manoj is 40% less than that of Subhash, then by how much percentage is the salary of Subhash more than that of Manoj?
A. 60%
B. 6614%
C. 6623%
D. 65%
Question 358
If the selling price is Rs 2125 after getting a discount of 15% what was the marked price?
A. Rs 2443.75
B. Rs 1806.25
C. Rs 1847
D. Rs 2500
Question 359
If the selling price is Rs 728 after getting a discount of 9%, what was the marked price?
A. Rs 793.52
B. Rs 800
C. Rs 662.48
D. Rs 667
Question 360
If the selling price is Rs 855 after getting a discount of 5%, what was the marked price?
A. Rs 897.75
B. Rs 812.25
C. Rs 814
D. Rs 900
Question 361
If the selling price of an item is Rs 1000 after getting a discount of 20%, then what was the marked price (in Rs)?
A. 1200
B. 1250
C. 800
D. 1400
Question 362
If the selling price of an item is Rs 9750 after getting a discount of 25%, then what was its marked price (in Rs)?
A. 13000
B. 12187
C. 14000
D. 13187
Question 363
If the shopkeeper sells an item at Rs 1000 which is marked as Rs 1250, then what is the discount he is offering?
A. 25 percent
B. 33.3 percent
C. 250 percent
D. 20 percent
Question 364
If the shopkeeper sells an item at Rs 1250 which is marked as Rs 1500, then what is the discount he is offering?
A. 20 percent
B. 16.67 percent
C. 25 percent
D. 10 percent
Question 365
If the shopkeeper sells an item at Rs 1600 which is marked as Rs 2000, then what is the discount he is offering?
A. 25 percent
B. 20 percent
C. 30 percent
D. 10 percent
Question 366
If the shopkeeper sells an item at Rs 4400 which is marked as Rs 5000, then what is the discount that he is offering?
A. 20%
B. 12%
C. 15%
D. 10%
Question 367
If the shopkeeper sells an item at Rs 450 which is marked as Rs 600, then what is the discount he is offering?
A. 33.33 percent
B. 25 percent
C. 20 percent
D. 30 percent
Question 368
If the shopkeeper sells an item at Rs 960 which is marked as Rs 1200, then what is the discount he is offering?
A. 25 percent
B. 12 percent
C. 20 percent
D. 28 percent
Question 369
If the side of square is increased by 6%, then what will be the percentage increase in its area?
A. 3.2
B. 12.04
C. 12.12
D. 12.36
Question 370
If the simple interest on Rs. 400 for 10 years is Rs. 280, then rate of interest per annum is
A. 7%
B. 712%
C. 714%
D. None of the above
Question 371
If the successive discounts be 20% , 10% and 5% , then the single equivalent rate of discount is
A. 31.6%
B. 31.5%
C. 31%
D. 31.4%
Question 372
If the value of a company stock drops from Rs. 25 per share to Rs. 21 per share, the percentage decrease per share is
A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
D. 16
Question 373
If there are 150 questions in a 3 hr examination. Among these questions 50 are type A problems, which requires twice as much as time be spent on the rest of the type B problems. How many minutes should be spent on type A problems ?
A. 75 min
B. 82 min
C. 90 min
D. 101 min
Question 374
If three eighth of a number is 141. What will be the approximately value of 32.08% of this number ?
A. 101
B. 112
C. 104
D. 120
Question 375
If three successive discounts of 20%, 30% and 40% are given, then what will be the net discount (in percentage)?
A. 80
B. 87.6
C. 90
D. 66.4
Question 376
If two successive discounts of 20% and 30% are given, then what is the net discount (in %)?
A. 40
B. 44
C. 56
D. 60
Question 377
If U = 450 and V = 585, then V is how much percentage more than U?
A. 130
B. 23.07
C. 25
D. 30
Question 378
If X = 600 and Y = 800, then X is how much percent less than Y?
A. 33.33
B. 25
C. 75
D. 35
Question 379
If x is 80% of y, then what percent of 2x is y?
A. 65.5 %
B. 64.5 %
C. 63.5 %
D. 62.5 %
Question 380
If y% of y is 289, then what is the value of y?
A. 149
B. 160
C. 170
D. 173
Question 381
Cost price of a refrigerator is Rs 13400. If loss percentage is 4%, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the refrigerator?
A. 12203
B. 12864
C. 14420
D. 11312
Question 382
Cost price of a watch is Rs 530. If the loss percentage is 24%, then what is the value (in Rs) of loss?
A. 127.2
B. 153.2
C. 139.4
D. 114.2
Question 383
In a city of engineers of 4800, the number of female engineers are 3/8th of them. The number of female engineers is what percentage of the number of male engineers?
A. 76
B. 60
C. 56
D. 52
Question 384
In a City, 35% of the population is composed of migrants, 20% of whom are from rural areas. Of the local population, 48% is female while this figure for rural and urban migrants is 30% and 40% respectively. If the total population of the city is 728400, what is its female population ?
A. 324138
B. 349680
C. 509940
D. None of these
Question 385
In a city, 40% of the people are illiterate and 60% are poor. Among the rich, 10% are illiterate. The percentage of the illiterate poor population is
A. 36
B. 60
C. 50
D. 40
Question 386
In a class 60% of the students pass in English and 45% pass in Hindi. If 25% of them pass in both subjects, what percentage of the students fail in both the subjects?
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 30%
D. 15%
Question 387
In a class consisting of boys and girls, there are 45 students. If three fifth of the students are boys, find the number of boys in the class.
A. 25
B. 26
C. 27
D. 28
Question 388
In a class of 80 students and 5 teachers, each student got shopping coupons that are 15% of the total number of students and each teacher got shopping coupons, that are 25% of the total number of students. How many shopping coupons were there?
A. 960
B. 1000
C. 1060
D. 100
Question 389
In a class of 80 students and 5 teachers, each student got sweets that are 15% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 25% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there?
A. 1060
B. 960
C. 860
D. 760
Question 390
In a class of 80 students and 5 teachers, each student got sweets that are 15% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 25% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there?
A. 1060
B. 960
C. 1020
D. 920
Question 391
In a class test, a student scored 22 marks out of 25 marks. The students marks in % is :
A. 88
B. 90
C. 80
D. 75
Question 392
In a class, 60% of children like Mathematics, 45% like Science and 25% like both Mathematics and Science. What is the percentage of children who like at least one subject?
A. 70%
B. 80%
C. 45%
D. 55%
Question 393
In a college, number of boys is 75% of number of girls. Difference between boys and girls is 35. On a particular day 20% boys were absent, then find the number of boys those who present?
A. 72
B. 84
C. 93
D. 81
Question 394
In a competitive examination in State A, 6% candidates got selected from the total appeared candidates. State B had an equal number of candidates appeared and 7% candidates got selected with 80 more candidates got selected than A. What was the number of candidates appeared from each State ?
A. 4000
B. 8000
C. 12000
D. 16000
Question 395
In a competitive examination, the average marks for the entire examination was 60 marks. If 20% of the applicants scored 85 marks and 25% scored 95 marks. What was the average marks of the remaining applicants in the examination ?
A. 60
B. 52
C. 45
D. 35
Question 396
In a factory there are three types of Machines M1 , M2 and M3 which produces 25%, 35% and 40% of the total products respectively. M1, M2 and M3 produces 2% , 4% and 5% defective products, respectively. What is the percentage of non-defective products?
A. 89%
B. 97.1%
C. 96.1%
D. 86.1%
Question 397
In a History examination, the average for the entire class was 80 marks. If 10% of the students scored 35 marks and 20% scored 90 marks, what was the average marks of the remaining students of the class ?
A. 25
B. 50
C. 75
D. 100
Question 398
In a hoel, 60% had vegetarian lunch while 30% had non-vegetaian lunch and 15% had both types of lunch. If 96 people were present, how many did not eat either type of lunch ?
A. 24
B. 30
C. 36
D. 42
Question 399
In a hostel the rent per room is increased by 20%. If number of rooms in the hostel is also increased by 20% and the hostel is always full, then what is the percentage change in the total collection at the cash counter?
A. 30%
B. 40%
C. 44%
D. 48%
Question 400
In a motor of 120 machine parts, 5% parts were defective. In another motor of 80 machine parts, 10% parts were defective. For the two motors considered together, the percentage of defective machine parts were
A. 7
B. 6.5
C. 7.5
D. 8
Question 401
In a school 60% of the students are girls. If number of boys is 480, then what is the total number of students in the school?
A. 1200
B. 840
C. 96
D. 1320
Question 402
In a shop 4.5% of 1500 kg toor dal was sold. Find the quantity sold
A. 64.5 kg.
B. 63.5 kg.
C. 70 kg
D. 67.5 kg
Question 403
In a test Paran secured 63 marks that was also equivalent to obtaining 84% marks. How many marks was the test out of?
A. 80
B. 65
C. 75
D. 85
Question 404
In a test, 14% of the students failed in Maths and 22% failed in Hindi. If 18% of the students failed in both the subjects, then the percentage of students who passed in both the subjects is
A. 46
B. 44
C. 42
D. 40
Question 405
In a test, minimum passing percentage for girls and boys is 35% and 40% respectively. A boy scored 483 marks and failed by 117 marks. What is the minimum passing marks for girls ?
A. 625
B. 525
C. 425
D. 325
Question 406
In an election between two candidates 70% of the voters cast their votes, out of which 2% of the votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 7203 votes which was 60% of the total valid votes. Find the total number of voters enrolled in that election.
A. 18050
B. 17500
C. 17000
D. 7203
Question 407
In an election between two candidates K and L, the number of valid votes received by K exceeds those received by L by 15% of the total number of votes polled. If 20% of the votes polled were invalid and a total of 8720 votes were polled, then how many valid votes did L get ?
A. 3241
B. 2457
C. 2642
D. 2834
Question 408
In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was :
A. 2500
B. 2700
C. 2900
D. 3100
Question 409
In an election between two candidates, the winning candidate has got 70% of the votes polled and has won by 15400 votes. What is the number of votes polled for loosing candidate?
A. 38500
B. 11550
C. 26950
D. 13550
Question 410
In an election only two candidates contested 20% of the voters did not vote and 120 votes were declared as invalid. The winner got 200 votes more than his opponent thus he secured 41% votes of the total voters on the voter list. Percentage votes of the defeated candidate out of the total votes casted is:
A. 47.5%
B. 41%
C. 38%
D. 45%
Question 411
In an election only two candidates contested. A candidate secured 70% of the valid votes and won by a majority of 172 votes. Find the total number of valid votes ?
A. 446
B. 415
C. 404
D. 430
Question 412
In an examination 65% students pass in history and 55% students pass in hindi. If 5% students failed in both the subjects, then what is the percentage of students who have passed in both the subjects?
A. 15
B. 20
C. 25
D. 30
Question 413
In an examination a candidate got 30% marks and failed by 30 marks. If the passing marks are 60% of the total marks, then the maximum marks will be:
A. 450
B. 600
C. 300
D. 100
Question 414
In an examination, 34% of the students failed in Mathematics and 42% faiied in English. If 20% of the students failed in both the subjects, then the percentage of students who passed in both the subjects was :
A. 34 %
B. 44 %
C. 54 %
D. 64 %
Question 415
In an examination, 35% of total students failed in Hindi, 45% failed in English and 20% failed in both. Find the percentage of those studnets who passed in both the subjects ?
A. 45%
B. 35%
C. 20%
D. 40%
Question 416
In an ornament the ratio of gold and copper is 3:2. The percentage of gold in the ornament is:
A. 60
B. 40
C. 30
D. 20
Question 417
In measuring the sides of a rectangle, one side is taken 20% in excess and the other 10% in deficit. Find the error per cent in area calculated from the measurement ?
A. 8% excess
B. 9% deficit
C. 12% excess
D. 11% deficit
Question 418
In new government policy, the price of onion is raised by 35%. By what % should a person reduce onion consumption so that the expenditure on it does not increase?
A. 25%
B. 29%
C. 26%
D. 33%
Question 419
In one year, the Amount collected for social welfare, of a village increased by 10% and in the next year, it decreased by 10%. If at the end of 2nd year, the amount was 7920, what was it in the beginning ?
A. 8800
B. 8650
C. 8000
D. 8980
Question 420
In order to maximize his gain, a shopping mall owner decides to reduce the price of electronics goods by 20% and as a result of this, the sales of electronics increase by 40%. If, as a result of these changes, he is able to increase his weekly collection by Rs. 1,05,000, find by what value did the gross collection increase per day?
A. Rs. 14400
B. Rs. 14600
C. Rs. 14800
D. Rs. 15000
Question 421
In some quantity of ghee, 60% is pure ghee and 40% is vanaspati. If 10 kg of pure ghee is added, then the strength of vanaspati ghee becomes 20%. The original quantity was :
A. 10 kg
B. 15 kg
C. 20 kg
D. 25 kg
Question 422
In the last financial year, a car company sold 41,800 cars . In this year, the target is to sell 51,300 cars . By what percent must the sale be increased ?
A. 11 9/22%
B. 8 9/22%
C. 8 11/23%
D. 22 8/11%
Question 423
In Veeru Bhai Pvt.limited company 60% of the employees are men and 48% of the employees are Engineer and 66.6% of these are men. The percentage of women who are not engineers:
A. 33.33%
B. 60%
C. 52%
D. 46.66%
Question 424
Jalal, Amit and Feroz enter into partnership. Jalal invests 4 times as much as Amit and Amit invests three-fourth of what Feroz invests. At the end of the financial year, the total profit earned is Rs. 19,000. Find the share for Jalal.
A. Rs. 15000
B. Rs. 12000
C. Rs. 13000
D. Rs. 10000
Question 425
Jane won a lottery and gets 1/3 of the winning amount and donates Rs.6000 which is 1/6, find how much the lottery was worth.
A. 6000
B. 18000
C. 54000
D. 108000
Question 426
Kalyan purchased a Maruti van for Rs. 1,96,000 and the rate of depreciation is 14(2/7) % per annum. Find the value of the van after two years ?
A. Rs. 1,24,000
B. Rs. 1,44,000
C. Rs. 1,32,000
D. Rs. 1,62,000
Question 427
Kamal has some apples. He sold 40% more than he ate. If he sold 70 apples, how many did he eat?
A. 18
B. 42
C. 50
D. 90
Question 428
If 6/7th of 8/5th of a number is 192, then 3/4th of that number is _____.
A. 105
B. 77
C. 36
D. 80
Question 429
If 7/8th of 5/4th of a number is 315, then 5/9th of that number is _____
A. 123
B. 81
C. 140
D. 160
Question 430
If 75% of a number is added to 75, then the result is the number itself. The number is :
A. 100
B. 200
C. 300
D. 400
Question 431
If 9/4th of 7/2 of a number is 126, then 7/2th of that number is _____.
A. 56
B. 284
C. 72
D. 26
Question 432
If 90% of A = 30% of B and B = x% of A, find x.
A. 600
B. 900
C. 300
D. 1200
Question 433
Madhu got 32% of the maximum marks in a Bank examination and failed by 8 marks. However, Kumar who took the same examination got 42% of the total marks and got 16 marks more than the cut-off marks. What was the cut-off marks in the examination ?
A. 76.8
B. 86.8
C. 78.8
D. 84.8
Question 434
Marked price of a chair is Rs 800 and discount is 15%. What is additional discount (in percentage) should be offered to the customer to bring the price of chair to Rs 578?
A. 15
B. 10
C. 16.5
D. 17.5
Question 435
Marked price of an article is Rs 3600 and selling price is Rs 3132. What is the discount percentage?
A. 12%
B. 13%
C. 17.21%
D. 14.94%
Question 436
Marked price of an article is Rs 520 and selling price is Rs 384.8. What is the discount percentage?
A. 26
B. 24.42
C. 35.13
D. 29
Question 437
Marked price of an item is Rs 200. On purchase of 1 item discount is 22%, on purchase of 4 items discount is 33%. Rabia buys 5 items, what is the effective discount?
A. 35 percent
B. 30.8 percent
C. 20.4 percent
D. 34 percent
Question 438
Marked price of an item is Rs 200. On purchase of 1 item discount is 5%, on purchase of 2 items discount is 14%. Rajeshri buys 3 items, what is the effective discount?
A. 37 percent
B. 26.25 percent
C. 11 percent
D. 30.2 percent
Question 439
Marked price of an item is Rs 300. On purchase of 2 items discount is 24%, on purchase of 5 items discount is 38%. Rachna buys 7 items, what is the effective discount?
A. 17.5 percent
B. 20.4 percent
C. 34 percent
D. 12.8 percent
Question 440
Marked price of an item is Rs 400. On purchase of 1 item discount is 6% and on purchase of 4 items discount is 24%. Rachita buys 5 items, what is the effective discount?
A. 34 percent
B. 20.4 percent
C. 12.8 percent
D. 23.25 percent
Question 441
Marked price of an item is Rs 500. On purchase of 2 items discount is 8%, on purchase of 3 items discount is 16%. Radha buys 5 items, what is the effective discount?
A. 20.4 percent
B. 23.25 percent
C. 12.8 percent
D. 35 percent
Question 442
Marked price of an item is Rs 900. On purchase of 2 items discount is 16%, on purchase of 5 items discount is 44%. Raksha buys 7 items, what is the effective discount?
A. 10 percent
B. 16 percent
C. 36 percent
D. 9.6 percent
Question 443
Marked price of an item is Rs 900. On purchase of 2 items discount is 6%, on purchase of 3 items discount is 12%. Rajani buys 5 items, what is the effective discount?
A. 17.5 percent
B. 9.6 percent
C. 35 percent
D. 37 percent
Question 444
Mohan spends 23% of an amount of money on an insurance policy, 33% on food, 19% on children’s education and 16% on recreation. He deposits the remaining amount of Rs. 504 in bank. How much amount does he spend on food and insurance policy together?
A. Rs. 2326
B. Rs. 5876
C. Rs. 1741
D. Rs. 3136
Question 445
Mukesh got series of discount 30%, 25%, 15% on his shirt. Find out the single equivalent discount.
A. 52.34%
B. 38.35%
C. 55.38%
D. 57.38%
Question 446
Of the 1000 inhabitants of a town, 60 % are males of whom 120 % are literate. If, of all the inhabitants, 25% are literate, then what percent of the females of the town are literate ?
A. 32.5 %
B. 43 %
C. 46.6 %
D. 53.2 %
Question 447
On a certain date, Pakistan has a success rate of 60% against India in all the ODIs played between the two countries. They lost the next 30 ODIs in a row to India and their success rate comes down to 30%. The total number of ODIs played between the two countries is
A. 50
B. 45
C. 60
D. 30
Question 448
On a machine there is 10% trade discount on the marked price of Rs 2,50,000. But the machine is sold at Rs 2,16,000 after giving a cash discount. How much is this cash discount (in %)?
A. 5
B. 4
C. 6
D. 7
Question 449
On a television of brand A the discount is 25% and on television of brand B the discount is 40%. The price of B after discount Rs 2,250 greater than the price of A after discount. What is the marked price of A (in Rs) if marked price of B is Rs 35,000?
A. 18750
B. 21000
C. 25000
D. 17850
Question 450
On decreasing the price of a fan by 40%, its sales increases by 50%. What will be the percentage increase or decrease in its revenue?
A. 15% increase
B. 15% decrease
C. 10% decrease
D. 10% increase
Question 451
One hour is what percent of a day?
A. 5.6%
B. 4.16%
C. 3.35%
D. 6.7%
Question 452
One-quarter of one-seventh of a land is sold for Rs. 30,000. What is the value of an four fifteenth of land ?
A. Rs.1,92,000
B. Rs.2,24,000
C. Rs.1,26,000
D. Rs.3,42,000
Question 453
One-third of the boys and one-half of the girls of a college participated in a sport. If the number of participating students is 300, out of which 100 are boys. What is the total number of students in the college ?
A. 550
B. 575
C. 625
D. 700
Question 454
One-third of the boys and one-half of the girls of a college participated in a sport. If the number of participating students is 300, out of which 100 are boys. What is the total number of students in the college?
A. 500
B. 300
C. 600
D. 700
Question 455
Population of a colony of mosquitoes is increasing by 20% per day. If the population on Monday was 3000, on which day of that week the population would be 5184 ?
A. Thursday
B. Friday
C. Tuesday
D. Monday
Question 456
Pranita got 30 marks more in Math than what she got in Science. Her Math marks are 60% of the sum of her Math and Science marks. What are her Science marks?
A. 90
B. 150
C. 120
D. 60
Question 457
Prasanna invested certain amount in three different schemes X, Y and Z with the rate of interest 10% p.a, 12% p.a and 15% p.a respectively. If the total interest accrued in one year was Rs. 3200 and the amount invested in Scheme Z was 150% of the amount invested in Scheme X and 240% of the amount invested in Scheme Y, what was the amount invested in Scheme Y by Prasanna ?
A. Rs.6000
B. Rs.4500
C. Rs.7500
D. Rs.5000
Question 458
Prashanth sold a album for $ 735 and made a profit of 22.5% . The cost price of the album went up by $120 and so Prashanth increased the selling price by $120. What is his profit % now ?
A. 19.32 %
B. 18.75 %
C. 21.41 %
D. 22 %
Question 459
Price of diesel increased from Rs 45/litre to Rs 50/litre. How much should the consumption of diesel be reduced (in %) so as to increase expenditure by only 5%?
A. 5.5
B. 5
C. 4
D. 4.5
Question 460
Price of petrol increased from Rs 60/liter to Rs 75/liter. How much should the consumption of petrol be reduced (in %) so as to increase expenditure by only 10%?
A. 12
B. 20
C. 15
D. 18
Question 461
Priya got 9 marks more in History than what she got in Geography. Her history marks are 56% of the sum of her History and Geography marks. What are her Geography marks?
A. 42
B. 65
C. 53
D. 33
Question 462
Rajesh buys a table of Rs 900 and sells it. Rajesh gives two successive discount of 10% and 20% to the customer. What will be the selling price (in Rs) of the table?
A. 568
B. 648
C. 728
D. 668
Question 463
Ram Naresh got two successive discounts, a bag with a list price of Rs.400 is available at Rs. 160. If the second discount is 20%, find the first discount.
A. 40%
B. 30%
C. 50%
D. 80%
Question 464
Ram sell his goods 25% cheaper than Shyam and 25% dearer than Bram. How much % is Bram's good cheaper than Shyam ?
A. 60%
B. 40%
C. 50%
D. 30%
Question 465
Raman spends 80% of his income. If his income is increased by 25% and the expenditure increase by 10%, then what will be the percentage increase in his savings?
A. 17
B. 70
C. 77
D. 85
Question 466
Ramesh marks his article at Rs 6000 and after allowing a discount of 20%, he still earns 60% profit. What is the cost price (in Rs) of the article?
A. 3600
B. 4800
C. 3000
D. 4200
Question 467
Ramesh sold a phone at a loss of 5%. Had he sold it for Rs. 200 more, he would gave gained 15%. To gain 25%, he should sell it for
A. Rs.1175
B. Rs.1150
C. Rs.1225
D. Rs.1250
Question 468
Ramesh spent Rs. 38460 on the renovation of his home, Rs. 24468 on buying furniture and remaining 28% of the total amount he had as cash with him. What was the total amount ?
A. 87400
B. 92520
C. 88470
D. 90150
Question 469
Ramesh started a software business by investing Rs. 50,000. After six months, Rajesh joined him with a capital of Rs. 75,000. After 3 years, they earned a profit of Rs. 27,000. What was Rajesh's share in the profit?
A. 10000
B. 15000
C. 20000
D. 25000
Question 470
Ravi had five subjects in his final examination. The maximum marks in each subject are 100. If his percentage in four subjects is 80, and he scores 65 marks in the fifth subject, determine his overall percentage for the five subjects.
A. 0.78
B. 0.79
C. 0.77
D. 0.76
Question 471
Rohan spends 24% of an amount of money on an insurance policy, 34% on food, 19% on children’s education and 17% on recreation. He deposits the remaining amount of Rs. 540 in bank. How much total amount does he spend on food and insurance policy together?
A. Rs. 6350
B. Rs. 5220
C. Rs. 5890
D. Rs. 6458
Question 472
Rohit buys a ball for Rs 450 and sells it. Rohit gives two successive discount of 20% and 5% to the customer. What will be the selling price (in Rs) of the ball?
A. 342
B. 354
C. 334
D. 362
Question 473
Rs 10,200 has to be divided between A,B & C so that A gets 2/3 of what B gets and B gets 1/4 of what C gets. How much more does C get over A (in Rs)?
A. 6000
B. 7200
C. 1800
D. 1200
Question 474
Rs 11,550 has to be divided between X, Y & Z such that X gets 4/5 of what Y gets and Y gets 2/3 of what Z gets. How much more does Z get over X (in Rs)?
A. 7200
B. 1800
C. 1390
D. 2450
Question 475
Rs. 69 were divided among 115 family members so that each lady gets 50 paise less than each gentleman, and each gentleman received twice the paise as each lady received. Find the number of gentlemen in the family?
A. 23
B. 92
C. 48
D. 52
Question 476
Sairam spent Rs. 38460 on the renovation of his home and Rs. 24468 on buying TV set and remained with 28% of the total amount. What was the total amount?
A. Rs. 87400
B. Rs. 68700
C. Rs. 74000
D. Rs. 94060
Question 477
Daily local train ticket costs Rs 110 and Monthly Pass costs Rs 2524.5. If Ram buys the monthly pass and travel for 27 days in a month than he will save_____.
A. 14 percent
B. 15 percent
C. 12 percent
D. 25 percent
Question 478
Daily local train ticket costs Rs 30 and Monthly Pass costs Rs 670.8. If I buy the Monthly Pass and travel for 26 days in a month than I save?
A. 12 percent
B. 14 percent
C. 25 percent
D. 10 percent
Question 479
Daily local train ticket costs Rs 60 and Monthly Pass costs Rs 1566. If I buy the Monthly Pass and travel for 29 days in a month than I save?
A. 10 percent
B. 14 percent
C. 15 percent
D. 12 percent
Question 480
Divide 3740 in three parts in such a way that half of the first part, one-third of the second part and one-sixth of the third part are equal.
A. 700, 1000, 2040
B. 340, 1360, 2040
C. 680, 1020, 200
D. 500, 1200, 2040
Question 481
Sneha’s weight is 140% of Veena’s weight. Rina’s weight is 90% of Sana’s weight. Sana weighs twice as much as Veena. If Sneha’s weight is x% of Rina’s weight, then x is equal to:
A. 596/9
B. 605/9
C. 645/9
D. 700/9
Question 482
Solve 30 + (.0825 x 30) + (15% x 30)
A. 24.75
B. 36.975
C. 34.652
D. 26.354
Question 483
Srinivas works and earns Rs.14,500 per month, out of which he saves only 20% and spends the remaining amount on other deeds. Find the amount spent
A. ₹ 11,500
B. ₹ 11,400
C. ₹ 11,000
D. ₹ 11,600
Question 484
Sum of two numbers is thrice their difference. Their ratio is
A. 1:2
B. 2:1
C. 3:1
D. 1:3
Question 485
Suresh starts working as a analyst on an annual salary of Rs. 160000. If he receives a 15% pay-rise each year, the number of years he has worked for the company, when his annual salary became Rs. 279841 is
A. 3.5 yrs
B. 4 yrs
C. 4.5 yrs
D. 5 yrs
Question 486
Tanks A and B are each in the shape of a right circular cylinder. The interior of tank A has a height of 10 meters and a circumference of 8 meters, and the interior of tank B has a height of 8 meters and a circumference of 10 meters. The capacity of tank A is what percent of the capacity of tank B ?
A. 76%
B. 72%
C. 80%
D. 82%
Question 487
Tanya got an increment of 15% in her salary. If her enhanced salary is Rs.14,030. What was her original salary?
A. Rs.12200
B. Rs.12300
C. Rs.12400
D. Rs.12000
Question 488
Tanzeem spent 1/5 of his salary on his friends, 1/10 of his salary on accommodation and 1/4 of his salary on savings. If he has Rs. 1800 left in his wallet,then find his total expenditure on accommodation and savings.
A. Rs. 1,200
B. Rs. 1,400
C. Rs. 1,600
D. Rs. 1,800
Question 489
Tapas, Avi and Rishi shared a cake. Tapa had 1/2 of it, Rishi had 1/3 of it, and Avi had the rest. What was Avi's share of the cake?
A. 3/5
B. 2/6
C. 3/6
D. 1/6
Question 490
The arithmetic mean of the marks scored by students of a class is 58. 20% of them secured a mean score of 60. The mean score of another 30% of the students was 40. The mean score of the remaining students is
A. 65
B. 66
C. 68
D. 70
Question 491
The average marks obtained in a class of 50 students is 70%. The average of first 25 is 60% and that of 24 is 80%. What is the marks obtained by the last student?
A. 90%
B. 60%
C. 80%
D. 70%
Question 492
The average of a set of whole numbers is 27.2. when the 20% of the elements are eliminated from the set of numbers then the average become 34. The number of elements in the new set of numbers can be :
A. 27
B. 35
C. 52
D. 63
Question 493
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?
A. 80%
B. 20%
C. 40%
D. 30%
Question 494
Selling price of a table is Rs 2808. If profit percentage is 17%, then what is the cost price (in Rs) of table?
A. 2288
B. 2300
C. 2400
D. 3285
Question 495
Selling price of an article is Rs 494 and discount of 5% is offered. What is the marked price (in Rs)?
A. 524.5
B. 587
C. 520
D. 540
Question 496
The cost price of an article is Rs x. It is marked up by 200%. It is sold at Rs 540 after giving 25% discount. What is the value of x (in Rs)?
A. 360
B. 250
C. 300
D. 240
Question 497
The cost price of an article is x. It is marked up by 120%. It is sold at Rs 8800 after giving 20% discount. What is the value (in Rs) of x?
A. 7680
B. 6000
C. 6680
D. 5000
Question 498
The cost price of an article is x. It is marked up by 150%. It is sold at Rs 600 after giving 40% discount. What is x (in Rs)?
A. 400
B. 666
C. 300
D. 444
Question 499
The costs of daily ticket of local train is Rs 130 and Monthly Pass costs Rs 3091.40. If I buy the Monthly Pass and travel for 29 days in a month than I save (in percentage)?
A. 16 percent
B. 18 percent
C. 15 percent
D. 14 percent
Question 500
The costs of daily ticket of local train is Rs 160 and Monthly Pass costs Rs 2912. If I buy the Monthly Pass and travel for 26 days in a month then I save?
A. 25 percent
B. 22 percent
C. 18 percent
D. 30 percent
Question 501
The current birth rate per thousand is 32, whereas corresponding death rate is 11 per thousand. The net growth rate in terms of population increase in percent is given by :
A. 1.2 %
B. 2.1 %
C. 3.1 %
D. 1.3 %
Question 502
The diference of two numbers is 20% of the larger number, if the smaller number is 20, then the larger number is :
A. 15
B. 25
C. 35
D. 45
Question 503
The difference between a number and its two-fifth is 510. What is 10% of that number ?
A. 75
B. 85
C. 95
D. 105
Question 504
The difference between cost price and selling price is Rs 221. If profit percentage is 17%, then what is the selling price (in Rs)?
A. 1079
B. 1300
C. 1521
D. 1724
Question 505
The discount offered on a Shirt of Rs 500 and a pair of Trousers of Rs 1000 is 20% and 40% respectively. If Ajay bought 2 Shirt and 3 pair of Trousers then what was the effective discount ( in %) he recieved?
A. 30
B. 32
C. 25
D. 35
Question 506
The length of a rectangular plot is increased by 50%, to keep its area unchanged, the width of the plot should be decreased by ______?
A. 29.87%
B. 33.33%
C. 22.22%
D. 19.5%
Question 507
The list price (marked price ) of an article is Rs. 900 and is available at two successive discounts of 20% and 10% ; the selling price of the article,in rupees, is
A. 640
B. 648
C. 720
D. 738
Question 508
The list price of an article is Rs. 900. It is available at two successive discounts of 20% and 10% . The selling price of the article is:
A. Rs. 640
B. Rs. 648
C. Rs. 540
D. Rs. 548
Question 509
The marked price of a ceiling fan is Rs. 1200 and the shopkeeper allows a discount of 5 % on it. Then selling price of the fan is
A. Rs. 1410
B. Rs. 1400
C. Rs. 1140
D. Rs. 1104
Question 510
The marked price of a shirt is Rs 1280. If the shirt is being sold for Rs 900, then what is the discount percentage?
A. 31.31
B. 25.57
C. 29.68
D. 34.36
Question 511
The marked price of a shirt is twice of the cost price. To earn a gain of 25%, what should be the discount percentage?
A. 37.5
B. 50
C. 75
D. 52.5
Question 512
The marked price of a sofa set is Rs 4800 which is sold at Rs 3672 at two successive discounts. If the first discount is 10%, then what will be the second discount (in %)?
A. 13
B. 15
C. 14
D. 17
Question 513
The marked price of a Watch is Rs.8400. It is to be sold at Rs.6896 at two successive discounts. If the first discount is 12%, the second discount is ?
A. 7.2 %
B. 9.14 %
C. 7.13 %
D. 6.709 %
Question 514
The marked price of an article is Rs 960 and it is sold at a discount of Rs 192. What is the discount percentage?
A. 15
B. 20
C. 25
D. 30
Question 515
The marked price of an article is Rs. 5000. But due to a special festive offer a certain percent of discount is declared. Mr. X availed this oppurtunity and bought the article at reduced price. He then sold it at Rs. 5000 and thereby made a profit of 11 1/9%. The percentage of discount allowed was?
A. 10
B. 10/3
C. 15/2
D. 100/9
Question 516
The marked prices of big and small note books are Rs.10 and RS.15 respectively. A student bought 5 dozen small and 10 dozen big note books at a total discount of 5% Find the total discount amount.
A. Rs.100
B. Rs.110
C. Rs.120
D. Rs.130
Question 517
The number of trees in a town is 17640. If the numbers of trees increases annually at the rate of 5%, then how many trees were there 2 years ago?
A. 14000
B. 15000
C. 16000
D. 18000
Question 518
The original price of a TV set is Rs. 6,000. If the price is discounted by 20% and then raised by 10% for service contract, the price charged by the shopkeeper is
A. Rs. 5400
B. Rs. 5280
C. Rs. 5100
D. Rs. 4200
Question 519
The payment per hour for a daily-wages employee is increased by 33.33 and the working time is reduced by 33.33%. What is the percentage change in the employee's income ?
A. 11.11% decrease
B. 21.11% increase
C. 11.11% increase
D. 21.11% decrease
Question 520
The percentage discount offered for "Buy 6 get 1 free is" ?
A. 85.78 %
B. 58. 48 %
C. 19.25 %
D. 14.285 %
Question 521
The percentage of metals in a mine of zinc ore is 60%. Now the percentage of silver is 3/4% of metals and the rest is zinc. If the mass of ore extracted from the mine is 8000 kg, the mass (in kg) of zinc is
A. 5147 kg
B. 4764 kg
C. 3587 kg
D. 2125 kg
Question 522
The population of a town increases by 5% in the first year, by 6% in the second year and by 8% in third year. The present population of town is 120204. What was the population of the town 3 years ago?
A. 102000
B. 100000
C. 98000
D. 101204
Question 523
The population of a town is 200000. It increases annually at the rate of 10%. What will be the population after 2 years?
A. 240000
B. 242000
C. 221000
D. 244000
Question 524
The population of a town is 350000. It increases annually at the rate of 20%. What will be the population after 2 years?
A. 490000
B. 497000
C. 504000
D. 508000
Question 525
The population of a town was 1,60,000 three years ago, If it increased by 3%, 2.5% and 5% respectively in the last three years, then the present population in
A. 155679
B. 167890
C. 179890
D. 177366
Question 526
The present population of a town is 26010. It increases annually at the rate of 2%. What was the population of town 2 years ago?
A. 25000
B. 25100
C. 25200
D. 25500
Question 527
The price of a car is increased by 25%, by how much percent, must the new price of this car be decreased to restore its original price ?
A. 20%
B. 24%
C. 21%
D. 25%
Question 528
The price of a cycle is reduced by 25 per cent. The new price is reduced by a further 20 per cent. The two reductions together are equal to a single reduction of
A. 45%
B. 40%
C. 35%
D. 32.5%
Question 529
The price of a product after getting 20% discount is Rs 3,024 which includes 5% tax on selling price. What was the marked price (in Rs) of the product?
A. 3780
B. 2742
C. 3600
D. 2880
Question 530
The price of a shirt after 15% discount, is Rs.119. What was the marked price of the shirt before discount
A. Rs.129
B. Rs.140
C. Rs.150
D. Rs.160
Question 531
The price of a Television is Rs.14000 inclusive of VAT. If the rate of VAT is 12%, find the basic price of the Television.
A. Rs.13500
B. Rs.13000
C. Rs.12500
D. Rs.12000
Question 532
The price of an article is cut by 24%, to restore to its original value, the new price must he increased by ______.
A. 24 percent
B. 19.35 percent
C. 30 percent
D. 31.58 percent
Question 533
The price of an article is cut by 3%. To restore to its original value, the new price must be increased by
A. 3 percent
B. 7.11 percent
C. 3.09 percent
D. 2.69 percent
Question 534
The price of an article is cut by 31%, to restore to its original value, the new price must be increased by
A. 66 percent
B. 44.93 percent
C. 39.76 percent
D. 82.5 percent
Question 535
The price of an article is cut by 33%, to restore to its original value, the new price must he increased by
A. 33 percent
B. 49.25 percent
C. 24.81 percent
D. 41.25 percent
Question 536
The price of an article is cut by 36%, to restore to its original value, the new price must be increased by
A. 56.25 percent
B. 36 percent
C. 26.47 percent
D. 45 percent
Question 537
The price of an article is cut by 42%, to restore to its original value, the new price must he increased by ______.
A. 42 percent
B. 72.41 percent
C. 29.58 percent
D. 52.5 percent
Question 538
The price of an article is cut by 7%, to restore it to its original value, the new price must be increased by
A. 7 percent
B. 33.77 percent
C. 7.53 percent
D. 63.75 percent
Question 539
The price of an article is cut by 9%, to restore to its original value, the new price must be increased by
A. 9 percent
B. 8.83 percent
C. 9.89 percent
D. 6.25 percent
Question 540
The price of an article is decreased by 10%. To restore it to its former value, the new price must be increased by
A. 9 1/11%
B. 10%
C. 11%
D. 11 1/9%
Question 541
The price of an article is discounted by 25%, to restore to its original value, the new price must be increased by
A. 57 percent
B. 36.31 percent
C. 71.25 percent
D. 33.33 percent
Question 542
The price of an item is decreased by 25%. What percent increase must be done in new price to get the original price?
A. 33.33%
B. 43.3%
C. 50%
D. 55.3%
Question 543
The price of pulses has increased by 25%. The percentage of reduction that a family should effect in the use of pulses so as not to increase the expenditure on this account is ?
A. 16%
B. 20%
C. 84%
D. 72%
Question 544
The price of rice has increased by 60%. In order to restore the original price, the new price must be reduced by
A. 33 1/3%
B. 37 1/2%
C. 40%
D. 45%
Question 545
The price of the sugar goes up by 30%. By what percent should Sita reduce her consumption so that the expenditure does not increase?
A. 23 1/13%
B. 22 1/13%
C. 23%
D. 22%
Question 546
The rate of simple interest for which a sum of money becomes 5 times in 8 years is
A. 30%
B. 40%
C. 50%
D. 55%
Question 547
The ratio 5 : 4 expressed as a percent equals :
A. 12.5 %
B. 40 %
C. 80 %
D. 125 %
Question 548
The ratio of earnings of A and B is 4:5. If the earnings of A increase by 20% and the earnings of B decrease by 20%, the new ratio of their earnings becomes 6:5. What are A's earnings?
A. Rs.22,000
B. Rs.27,500
C. Rs. 26,400
D. Cannot be determined
Question 549
The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3:2. If 20% of the boys and 25% of the girls are scholarship holders, the percentage of the school students who are not scholarship holders is
A. 56
B. 78
C. 70
D. 80
Question 550
The sum of the number of boys and girls in a school is 150. if the number of boys is x, then the number of girls becomes x% of the total number of students. The number of boys is :
A. 60
B. 70
C. 80
D. 90
Question 551
The sum of three numbers is 67. If the ratio of the first number to the second number is 3 : 5 and that of the second number to the third number is 4 : 7, then what is the second number ?
A. 20
B. 24
C. 18
D. 16
Question 552
The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 10% every year. It was purchased 3 years ago. If its present value is Rs. 8,748, its purchase price was ?
A. Rs.14,000
B. Rs.12,000
C. Rs. 12,800
D. Rs. 15,000
Question 553
The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 10% every year. It was purchased 3 years ago. If its present value is Rs. 8748, its purchase price was :
A. 10000
B. 12000
C. 14000
D. 16000
Question 554
The weights of two iron balls are 3.5 kg and 7.5 kg. What is the percentage weight of the 1st ball with respect to 2nd ball.
A. 46 2/3%
B. 35%
C. 46 1/3%
D. 45%
Question 555
There are 1400 students in a school, 25% of those wear spectacles and 2/7 of those wearing spectacles are boys. How many girls in the school wear spectacles?
A. 250
B. 100
C. 200
D. 300
Question 556
There are 1650 students in a college. The difference between the number of boys and girls in the college is 400. What is the percentage of girls in the college ?
A. 49
B. 34
C. 43
D. 38
Question 557
There are 600 Kabaddi players 4% wear knee band on one leg. Of the remaining, 25% wear knee bands on both legs. How many players don't wear a knee band ?
A. 426
B. 428
C. 415
D. 432
Question 558
There are total 200 students in a school, of which 1/5th are boys. Find the number of girls in the school.
A. 160
B. 16
C. 140
D. 40
Question 559
There are two buckets, smaller bucket can hold only 3/5th of the water as compared to the larger bucket. If 6,000 buckets of larger capacity are needed to fill a pond. Then how many smaller capacity buckets are needed to fill the same pond?
A. 8000
B. 10000
C. 12000
D. 15000
Question 560
There is a 4% increase in volume when a liquid freezes to its solid state. The percentage decrease when solid melts to liquid again, is
A. 3 3/13%
B. 4%
C. 4 1/13%
D. 3 11/13%
Question 561
Three strategies P, Q and R have been initiated for cost cutting in a company producing respectively 20%, 30% and 10% savings. Assuming that they operate independently, what is the net saving achieved ?
A. 49.6%
B. 50.4%
C. 33.67%
D. 66.66%
Question 562
Ticket for an adult is Rs 1000 and a child is Rs 500. One child goes free with two adults. If a group has 17 adults and 5 children what is the discount the group gets?
A. 14.7 percent
B. 32 percent
C. 12.82 percent
D. 22 percent
Question 563
Ticket for an adult is Rs 1200 and a child is Rs 800 respectively. One child goes free with two adults. If a group has 25 adults and 5 children what is the discount the group gets?
A. 17.24 percent
B. 24. percent
C. 24.41 percent
D. 11.76 percent
Question 564
Ticket for an adult is Rs 1500 and a child is Rs 800. 1 child goes free with two adults. If a group has 25 adults and 12 children what is the discount the group gets?
A. 26.47 percent
B. 20.38 percent
C. 31.60 percent
D. 33.33 percent
Question 565
Ticket for an adult is Rs 1600 and a child is Rs 1200. 1 child goes free with two adults. If a group has 23 adults and 10 children what is the discount the group gets?
A. 25.95 percent
B. 24.59 percent
C. 25.77 percent
D. 31.60 percent
Question 566
Ticket for an adult is Rs 1600 and a child is Rs 600. 1 child goes free with two adults. If a group has 17 adults and 7 children what is the discount the group gets?
A. 13.37 percent
B. 26.02 percent
C. 24.41 percent
D. 32.2 percent
Question 567
Ticket for an adult is Rs 2200 and a child is Rs 990. One child goes free with two adults. If a group has 23 adults and 11 children, what is the discount the group gets?
A. 17.71 percent
B. 32.30 percent
C. 26.47 percent
D. 25.77 percent
Question 568
Twelve percent of Kalyan's monthly salary is equal to the sixteen per cent of Nandu's monthly salary. Sarnesh's monthly salary is half that of Nandu's monthly salary. If sarnesh's annual salary is Rs. 1.08 lacs, What is Kalyan's monthly salary ?
A. 15000
B. 36000
C. 24000
D. 12500
Question 569
Twenty percent of Karthik’s monthly salary is equal to thirty two percent of Nikitha’s monthly salary. Vipin’s monthly salary is four fifth that of Nikitha’s monthly salary. If Vipin’s annual salary is Rs. 3.84 lakhs, what is Karthik’s monthly salary?
A. 32000
B. 64000
C. 40000
D. 52000
Question 570
Two baskets together have 640 oranges. If (1/5)th of the oranges in the first basket be taken to the second basket. The number of oranges in the first basket is
A. 800
B. 600
C. 400
D. 300
Question 571
Two candidates fought in a municipality election. One of them got 54% of the total votes pooled and won by 1080 votes. What was the total number of votes polled ?
A. 12000
B. 13500
C. 15400
D. 11000
Question 572
Two labourers A and B are paid a total of Rs 650 per day. If A is paid 160 percent of what is paid to B, how much (in Rs) is B paid?
A. 250
B. 400
C. 350
D. 450
Question 573
Two number P & Q are 20 % and 28 % less then a number X. What is the percentage the number Q is smaller then the number P?
A. 10%
B. 23%
C. 12%
D. 13%
Question 574
Two numbers are 30% and 37% lesser than a third number. By how much percent is the second number to be enhanced to make it equal to the first number?
A. 10 percent
B. 7 percent
C. 11.11 percent
D. 18.92 percent
Question 575
Two numbers are 30% and 60% lesser than a third number. By how much percent is the second number to be enhanced to make it equal to the first number?
A. 75 percent
B. 42.86 percent
C. 30 percent
D. 50 percent
Question 576
Two numbers are 35% and 42% are less than a third number .How much percent is the second number less than the first ?
A. 10.769 %
B. 11.23 %
C. 10.4 %
D. 9.87 %
Question 577
Two numbers are 35% and 50% lesser than a third number. By how much percent is the second number to be enhanced to make it equal to the first number?
A. 23.08 percent
B. 15 percent
C. 25 percent
D. 30 percent
Question 578
Two numbers are 40% and 50% lesser than a third number. By how much percent is the second number to be enhanced to make it equal to the first number?
A. 16.67 percent
B. 20 percent
C. 10 percent
D. 25 percent
Question 579
Two numbers are 50% and 80% lesser than a third number. By how much percent is the second number to be enhanced to make it equal to the first number?
A. 150 percent
B. 60 percent
C. 30 percent
D. 37.5 percent
Question 580
Two numbers are 50% and 90% lesser than a third number. By how much percent is the second number to be enhanced to make it equal to the first number?
A. 80 percent
B. 40 percent
C. 44.44 percent
D. 400 percent
Question 581
Two numbers are 90% and 75% lesser than a third number. By what % should the first number be increased so that it becomes equal to the second number?
A. 250
B. 200
C. 150
D. 100
Question 582
Two numbers are more than the third number by 16.25% and 55% respectively. First number is what percentage of the second number?
A. 85
B. 81.5
C. 75
D. 61.25
Question 583
Two numbers are respectively 40% and 30% more than a third number. The second number expressed in terms of percentage of the first is ?
A. 92.8%
B. 84.23%
C. 87.14%
D. 94.1%
Question 584
Two students appeared for an examination. One of them secured 13 marks more than the other and his marks were 76% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are
A. 19 and 6
B. 34 and 21
C. 102 and 89
D. 92 and 79
Question 585
Two students appeared for an examination. One of them secured 16 marks more than the other and his marks were 75% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are
A. 98 and 82
B. 49 and 33
C. 96 and 80
D. 24 and 8
Question 586
Two students appeared for an examination. One of them secured 20 marks more than the other and his marks were 55% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are
A. 92 and 72
B. 83 and 63
C. 110 and 90
D. 64 and 44
Question 587
Two students appeared for an examination. One of them secured 22 marks more than the other and his marks were 55% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are _______.
A. 121 and 99
B. 43 and 21
C. 58 and 36
D. 86 and 64
Question 588
Two students appeared for an examination. One of them secured 24 marks more than the other and his marks were 65% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are _____
A. 78 and 54
B. 85 and 61
C. 67 and 43
D. 52 and 28
Question 589
Two students appeared for an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks were 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are
A. 40 and 31
B. 72 and 63
C. 42 and 33
D. 68 and 59
Question 590
Two successive discounts of 10% and 20% are equivalent to a single discount of
A. 28%
B. 27%
C. 25%
D. 30%
Question 591
Value of vehicle at end of each year depreciates at the rate of 3/5th of value at the beginning. If Initial value is 10,000Rs then at the end of three years its value is ?
A. Rs. 6000
B. Rs. 3600
C. Rs. 2160
D. Rs. 415
Question 592
Veer spends 15% of his monthly income on the house rent and 60% of the rest on household expenditure. If he saves Rs. 2210, what is his monthly income?
A. Rs. 8000
B. Rs. 7000
C. Rs. 7500
D. Rs. 6500
Question 593
Weight of Ayush and Abhishek are in the ratio of 6:11. Abhishek's weight increases by 25% and total weight of Ayush and Abhishek both increases by 40%. If total weight becomes 119 kg, then wat is the weight (in kg) of Ayush after the increment?
A. 45.5
B. 30
C. 50.25
D. 47.75
Question 594
Weights of two friends A and B are in the ratio of 7 : 8. A’s weight increases by 10% and the total weight of A and B increase by 20%. What is the percentageincrease in the B’s weight?
A. 28.75
B. 11.55
C. 32.85
D. 24.25
Question 595
What is 15 of 80 with simple method and examples?
A. 12.5%
B. 18.75%
C. 16.55%
D. 17.80%
Question 596
What is 15% of 34 ?
A. 5.1
B. 5
C. 5.2
D. 4.9
Question 597
What is 5% of 4000?
A. 180
B. 200
C. 220
D. 240
Question 598
What is 6% of 3,50,000?
A. 19500
B. 21000
C. 23600
D. 24000
Question 599
What is 70 of 50?
A. 35
B. 38
C. 42
D. 44
Question 600
What is 85 of 352?
A. 21.5%
B. 24.14%
C. 23.68%
D. 25.47%
Question 601
What is better, to have 70% discount or 40 and 30% discount consequently ?
A. 40% is better
B. 70% is better
C. Both are same
D. None
Question 602
What is the difference between 0.6 and 0.6%?
A. 5.94
B. 0.594
C. 60
D. 54
Question 603
What is the discount percentage offered on a book having marked price Rs 2150 being sold at Rs 1892?
A. 12
B. 13
C. 14
D. 15
Question 604
What is the effective discount on two successive discounts of 20% and 25%?
A. 45%
B. 40%
C. 50%
D. 60%
Question 605
What is the value of 10% of 150% of 400?
A. 600
B. 50
C. 500
D. 60
Question 606
What is the value of 20% of 500% of 50?
A. 0.5
B. 5000
C. 500
D. 50
Question 607
What is the value of 53% of 7400?
A. 4312
B. 3478
C. 3922
D. 4124
Question 608
What is the value of 64% of 75% of 8100?
A. 4212
B. 3426
C. 2916
D. 3888
Question 609
What percent decrease in salaries would exactly cancel out the 20 percent increase ?
A. (16 + 2/3) %
B. (15 + 2/3)%
C. (14 +1/3)%
D. (13 + 4/5)%
Question 610
What percent is 120 of 85 ?
A. 133.33 %
B. 141.17 %
C. 145.54 %
D. 139.29 %
Question 611
What percent of 7.2 kg is 18 gms ?
A. .25%
B. .5%
C. .75%
D. 1%
Question 612
What percent of a day is 3 hours?
A. 14.9%
B. 12.5%
C. 15.6%%
D. 11.4%
Question 613
What percentage of 1 day is 18 minutes?
A. 7.5%
B. 1.25%
C. 12.5%
D. 1.8%
Question 614
What will be the net discount (in %) of two successive discounts of 15% and 35%?
A. 44.75
B. 51.25
C. 55.25
D. 56.25
Question 615
What will be the net discount (in percentage) for two successive discounts of 30% and 20%?
A. 50
B. 56
C. 44
D. 54
Question 616
What will be the net discount percentage of three successive discounts of 20%, 10% and 30%?
A. 45.2
B. 49.6
C. 54.6
D. 50.4
Question 617
When a discount of 50% is given on a shirt, the profit is 25%. If the discount is 10%, then the profit is
A. 35 percent
B. 55 percent
C. 215 percent
D. 125 percent
Question 618
When a discount of Rs. 42 is allowed on the marked price of an article, the new reduced price becomes 86% of the original price. Find the marked price.
A. Rs.250
B. Rs.300
C. Rs.350
D. Rs.400
Question 619
When a number is increased by 105, it becomes 135% of itself. What is the number?
A. 450
B. 300
C. 600
D. 400
Question 620
When a number is increased by 120, it becomes 130% of itself. What is the number?
A. 400
B. 520
C. 460
D. 580
Question 621
When a number is increased by 18, it becomes 106% of itself. What is the number?
A. 300
B. 216
C. 270
D. 162
Question 622
When a number is increased by 21, it becomes 114% of itself. What is the number?
A. 150
B. 252
C. 315
D. 189
Question 623
When a number is increased by 216, it becomes 140% of itself. What is the number?
A. 540
B. 756
C. 450
D. 675
Question 624
When a number is increased by 24, it becomes 104% of itself. What is the number?
A. 300
B. 100
C. 600
D. 1200
Question 625
When a number is increased by 24, it becomes 110% of itself. What is the number?
A. 288
B. 360
C. 216
D. 240
Question 626
When a number is increased by 24, it becomes 115% of itself. What is the number?
A. 160
B. 250
C. 100
D. 200
Question 627
When a number is increased by 26, it becomes 113% of itself. What is the number?
A. 200
B. 312
C. 390
D. 234
Question 628
When a number is increased by 32, it becomes 116% of itself. What is the number?
A. 384
B. 480
C. 200
D. 288
Question 629
When a number is increased by 34, it becomes 117% of itself. What is the number?
A. 408
B. 200
C. 510
D. 306
Question 630
When a number is increased by 38, it becomes 119% of itself. What is the number?
A. 200
B. 456
C. 570
D. 342
Question 631
When a number is increased by 42, it becomes 121% of itself. What is the number?
A. 504
B. 200
C. 630
D. 378
Question 632
When a number is increased by 69, it becomes 103% of itself. What is the number?
A. 1300
B. 3300
C. 2300
D. 4300
Question 633
When the price of rice decrease by 10%, a girl could buy 1 kg more for Rs. 270. Then, the original price of the rice per kg is
A. Rs. 36
B. Rs. 30
C. Rs. 28
D. Rs. 40
Question 634
When the price of whear was increased by 32%, a family reduced its consumption in such a way that the expenditure on wheat was only 10% more than before. If 30 kg per month were consumed before, find the new monthly consumption of family?
A. 27 kgs
B. 25 kgs
C. 24 kgs
D. 21 kgs
Question 635
Which number is 30% less than 80% of 800?
A. 524
B. 192
C. 448
D. 368
Question 636
Which single discount will be equal to two successive discounts of 12% and 5%?
A. 17%
B. 8.5%
C. 16.4%
D. 15.2%
Question 637
Which value is equal to 5% of 1,500?
A. 35
B. 55
C. 75
D. 45
Question 638
While purchasing one item costing Rs. 400, I had to pay the sales tax at 7% and on another costing Rs. 6400, the sales tax was 9%. What percent of the sales tax I had to pay, taking the two items together on an average ?
A. 8 + 15/17
B. 2 + 13/17
C. 3 + 2/17
D. 5 + 13/12
Question 639
While selling a watch, a shop-keeper gives a discount of 5%. If he gives a discount of 7%, he earns Rs.15 less as profit. The marked price of the watch is
A. 697.5
B. 712.5
C. 750
D. None of the these
Question 640
Write 0.125 as a percent %?
A. 12%
B. 12.5%
C. 13%
D. 13.5%
Question 641
X and Y give an exam. Difference of their marks is 45 and the difference of their marks is 15% of the maximum marks. What is the maximum marks for the exam?
A. 180
B. 450
C. 150
D. 300
Question 642
x, y and z are three numbers such that x is 30% of z and y is 40% of z. If x is p% of y, then what is the value of p?
A. 45
B. 55
C. 65
D. 75
Question 643
You went to buy 3 articles worth Rs.500 each. However, as per the discount sale going on in the shop, you paid for two and got one free. What is the discount percentage in the deal?
A. 30%
B. 33%
C. 33.13%
D. 33.33%
Question 644
Lagaan is levied on the 60% of the cultivated land. The revenue department collected total Rs. 3,84,000 through the lagaan from the village of Sukhiya. Sukhiya, a very rich farmer , paid only Rs.480 as lagaan. The percentage of total land of Sukhiya over the total taxable land of the village is:
A. 0.15%
B. 15%
C. 0.125%
D. None of these
Question 645
Last year vivek saved 10% of his annual earnings, this year he earned 5% more than last year and he saved 12% of his annual earnings. The amount saved this year was what percentage of the amount saved last year ?
A. 87%
B. 98%
C. 138%
D. 126%
Question 646
List price of TV is Rs. 2300 and discount series found to be 25% and 10%. Then the selling price of TV is
A. Rs.1255.5
B. Rs.1525.5
C. Rs.1552.5
D. Rs.1555.2
Question 647
Lucky started working 2 years ago. Her starting salary was half of Karthik's salary at that time. Each year since then Lucky and Karthik have received a rise of 10% in their respective salary. What percentage (to the nearest percent) of Karthik's current salary is Lucky's current salary ?
A. 75%
B. 22.5%
C. 35%
D. 50%
Question 648
The salary of Mr. X is 30% more than that of Mr. Y . Find what percent of Mr. Y’s salary is less than Mr. X’s ?
A. 24%
B. 23 1/3%
C. 25 1/2%
D. 22 8/9 %
Question 649
The selling price of an article is 8/5th of its cost price. Then the gain percentage is
A. 20%
B. 28%
C. 60%
D. 68%
Question 650
The selling price of an article is Rs 816 if the discount on it is 15%. What would be the selling price of the article (in Rs) if the discount on it is 25%?
A. 750
B. 720
C. 800
D. 700
Question 651
The Shopkeeper increased the price of a product by 25% so that customer finds it difficult to purchase the required amount. But somehow the customer managed to purchase only 70% of the required amount. What is the net difference in the expenditure on that product?
A. 10% more
B. 5% more
C. 12.5% more
D. 17.5% more
Question 652
Heinz produces tomato puree by boiling tomato juice. Tomato puree has 20% water whereas tomato juice has 90% water.How many litres of tomato puree will be obtained from 20 litres of tomato juice ?
A. 2 litres
B. 3 litres
C. 2.5 litres
D. 5 litres
Question 653
What is the percentage change in the result when we add 50 to a certain number x, instead of subtracting 50 from the same number x?
A. 50%
B. 75%
C. 100%
D. None of the above
Question 654
In a school, there are 100 students. 60% of the students are boys, 40% of whom play hockey and the girls don't play hockey, 75% of girls play badminton. There are only two games to be played. The number of student who don't play any game is:
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 36%
D. None of the above
Question 655
A book consist of 30 pages, 25 line on each page and 35 characters on each line. If this content is written in another note book consisting 30 lines and 28 characters per line then the required no. of pages will how much percent greater than previous pages?
A. 4.16%
B. 5%
C. 6.66%
D. 7%
Question 656
80% of a number added to 80 gives the result as the number itself, then the number is :
A. 200
B. 300
C. 400
D. 480
Question 657
Reena goes to a shop to buy a radio costing Rs. 2568. The rate of sales tax is 7% and the final value is rounded off to the next higher integer. She tells the shopkeeper to reduce the price of the radio so that she has to pay Rs. 2568 inclusive of sales tax. Find the reduction needed in the price of the radio.
A. Rs. 180
B. Rs. 210
C. Rs. 168
D. Rs. 170
Question 658
Australia scored a total of X runs in 50 overs. India tied the scores in 20% less overs. If India's average run rate had been 33.33% higher the scores would have been tied 10 overs earlier. Find how many runs were scored by Australia?
A. 250
B. 240
C. 200
D. None of the above
Question 659
In 2000, the market shares of the toilet soaps Margo, Palmolive and dove were 40%, 30% and 30% respectively. Starting from the next year, a new soap enters into the market each year and gets 10% of the market share. The existing soap share the remaining market share in the same ratio as they did in the previous year. What percent of the total market share will mango have in 2002?
A. 28%
B. 32%
C. 32.40%
D. 34%
Question 660
In an examination, 5% of the applicants were found ineligible and 85% of the eligible candidates belonged to the general category. If 4275 eligible candidates belonged to other categories, then how many candidates applied for the examination?
A. 30000
B. 35000
C. 37000
D. 39000
Question 661
In a competitive examination in State A, 6% candidates got selected from the total appeared candidates. State B had an equal number of candidates appeared and 7% candidates got selected with 80 more candidates got selected than A. What was the number of candidates appeared from each State ?
A. 7600
B. 8000
C. 8400
D. 8800
Question 662
Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get ?
A. 45%
B. 57%
C. 60%
D. 65%
Question 663
Fresh grapes contain 80% while dry grapes contain 10% water. If the weight of dry grapes is 250 kg, what was its total weight when it was fresh?
A. 1000 kg
B. 1125 kg
C. 1225 kg
D. 1100 kg
Question 664
A population of variety of tiny bush in an experiment field increased by 10% in the first year, increased by 8% in the second year but decreased by 10% in third year. If the present number of bushes in the experiment field is 26730, then the number of variety of bushes in beginning was:
A. 35000
B. 27000
C. 25000
D. 36000
Question 665
Mr. X salary increased by 20%. On the increase, the tax rate is 10% higher. The percentage increase in tax liability is:
A. 20%
B. 22%
C. 23%
D. 24%
Question 666
The total emoluments of A and B are equal. However, A gets 65% of his basic salary as allowances and B gets 80% of his basic salary as allowances. What is the ratio of the basic salaries of and B?
A. 16 : 13
B. 5 : 7
C. 12 : 11
D. 7 : 9
Question 667
Distance between A and B is 72 km. Two men started walking from A and B at the same time towards each other. The person who started from A traveled uniformly with average speed of 4 km/hr. The other man traveled with varying speed as follows: In the first hour his speed 2 km/hr, in the second hour it was 2.5 km/hr, in the third hour it was 3 km/hr, and so on. When / where will they meet each other?
A. 7 hours after starting
B. 10 hours after starting
C. 35 km from A
D. Mid-way between A and B
Question 668
In company there are 75% skilled workers and reaming are unskilled. 80% of skilled workers and 20% of unskilled workers are permanent. If number of temporary workers is 126, then what is the number of total workers ?
A. 480
B. 510
C. 360
D. 377
Question 669
Population of a district is 2,96,000 out of which 1,66,000 are male. 50% of the population is literate. If 70% males are literate, then the number of woman who are literate, is
A. 32200
B. 31800
C. 66400
D. 48000
Question 670
Two discount of 8% and 12% are equal to a single discount of:
A. 20%
B. 19.04%
C. 22.96%
D. 22%
Question 671
In a library 60% of the books are in Hindi, 60% of the remaining books are in English rest of the books are in Urdu. If there are 3600 books in English, then total no. of books in Urdu are:
A. 2400
B. 2500
C. 3000
D. 3200
Question 672
In Sabarmati Express, there as many wagons as there are the no. of seats in each wagon and not more than one passenger can have the same berth (seat). If the middlemost compartment carrying 25 passengers is filled with 71.428% of its capacity, then find the maximum no. of passengers in the train that can be accommodated if it has minimum 20% seats always vacant.
A. 500 seats
B. 786 seats
C. 980 seats
D. 1060 seats
Question 673
The population of a village is 5000 and it increases at the rate of 2% every year. After 2 years, the population will be:
A. 5116
B. 5202
C. 5200
D. 5204
Question 674
In a class, the no. of boys is more than the no. of girls by 12% of the total strength. The ratio of boys and girls is:
A. 15 : 11
B. 11 : 14
C. 14 : 11
D. 8 : 11
Question 675
The amount of work in a leather factory is increased by 50%. By what percent is it necessary to increase the number of workers to complete the new amount of work in previously planned time, if the productivity of the new labour is 25% more.
A. 60%
B. 66.66%
C. 40%
D. 33.33%
Question 676
A big cube is formed by rearranging the 160 coloured and 56 non-coloured similar cubes in such a way that the expouser of the coloured cubes to the outside is minimum. The percentage of exposed area that is coloured is:
A. 25.90%
B. 44.44%
C. 35%
D. 32%
Question 677
78% of 750 + 34% of x = 30% of 2630. Find x.
A. 960
B. 600
C. 800
D. 750
Question 678
x * 12 = 75% of 336 Find x.
A. 27
B. 25
C. 21
D. 19
Question 679
A shop sells floor tiles at Rs. 48 per square meter. A contractor employs a machine that polishes the tiles that damages 10% of the total number of tiles which cannot be used any more. Calculate the amount that needs to be paid by contractor to tile shop owner, if the hall is of a square shape and has a perimeter of 400 meters?
A. Rs. 4,00,000
B. Rs. 5,00,000
C. Rs. 5,28,000
D. Rs. 3,65,000
Question 680
125% of 860 + 75% of 480 = ?
A. 1415
B. 1385
C. 1435
D. None of these
Question 681
A person subscribing to sky cable for a year pack Rs. 1785. If the monthly subscription is Rs. 175, how much discount does a yearly subscriber get?
A. 11%
B. 13%
C. 15%
D. 18%
Question 682
In a metro train there are 600 passengers out of which 34% are females. Fare of each male is Rs. 20 and each female's fare is 25% less than each male. What is the total revenue generated by all the passengers together?
A. Rs. 10880
B. Rs. 10980
C. Rs. 10740
D. Rs. 10680
Question 683
In a test, minimum passing percentage for girls and boys are 45% and 60% respectively. A boy scored 767 marks and failed by 313 marks. What are the minimum passing marks for girls?
A. 910
B. 920
C. 840
D. 810
Question 684
50 minutes is what percentage of a day (approx.)-
A. 3.50%
B. 4%
C. 5%
D. 6%
Question 685
In an examination 36% are pass marks. If an examine gets 17 marks and fails by 10 marks, what are the maximum marks?
A. 90
B. 75
C. 60
D. 55
Question 686
If 75% of the students in a school are boys and the number of girls is 420, the number of boys is:
A. 1176
B. 1350
C. 1260
D. 1125
Question 687
Due to fall of 10% in the rate of sugar, 500 gm more sugar can be purchased for Rs. 140. Find the original rate?
A. Rs. 31.11
B. Rs. 29.22
C. Rs. 33.11
D. Rs. 32.22
Question 688
Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% of a third number. What per cent is the first number of second?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 40%
Question 689
An empty fuel tank of a car was filled with A type petrol. When the tank was half-empty, it was filled with B type petrol. Again when the tank was half-empty, it was filled with A type petrol. When the tank was half-empty again, it was filled with B type petrol. What is the percentage of A type petrol at present in the tank?
A. 33.50%
B. 37.50%
C. 40%
D. 50%
Question 690
For an examination it is required to get 36% of maximum marks to pass. A student got 113 marks and failed by 85 marks. The maximum marks for the examination are:
A. 500
B. 550
C. 565
D. 620
Question 691
1% of 1% of 25% 1000 is:
A. 0.025
B. 0.0025
C. 0.25
D. 2.50E-05
Question 692
The population of a village increase by 5% annually. If its present population is 4410, then its population 2 years ago was:
A. 4500
B. 4000
C. 3800
D. 3500
Question 693
What is a percent of b divided by b percent of a?
A. a
B. b
C. 1
D. 10
Question 694
In an election 4% of votes cast are invalid. A candidate gets 55% of casted votes and wins the election by 4200 votes. Find the total number of votes casted.
A. 30000
B. 43750
C. 45000
D. 42000
Question 695
In a mixture there is 15% of salt. When 30 liter of water is evaporated, salt becomes 20% of mixture. Find the initial quantity of mixture.
A. 120 liters
B. 110 liters
C. 125 liters
D. 115 liters
Question 696
The schedule working hour of a labour in a week if 48 hours and he gets Rs. 480 for that. Over time rate is 25% more than the the basic salary rate. In a week a labour gets Rs. 605, how many hours altogether he works in that week.
A. 49 hours
B. 52 hours
C. 55 hours
D. 58 hours
Question 697
In an election 4% of the votes caste become invalid. Winner gets 55% of casted votes and wins the election by a margin of 4800 votes. Find the total number of votes casted.
A. 45000
B. 48000
C. 50000
D. 52000
Question 698
A reduction of 10% in the price of cloth enables a man to buy 6 meters of cloth more for Rs. 2160. Find the reduced price and also the original price of cloth per meter.
A. Rs. 36, Rs. 40
B. Rs. 40, Rs. 36
C. Rs. 36, Rs. 44
D. Rs. 44, Rs. 36
Question 699
A gardener increased the rectangular garden by increasing its length by 40% and decreasing its width by 20%. The area of the new garden:
A. Has increased by 20%
B. Has increased by 12%
C. Has increased by 8%
D. Is exactly the same as the old area
Question 700
If A exceeds B by 40%, B is less than C by 20%, then A : C is
A. 28 : 25
B. 26 : 25
C. 3 : 2
D. 3 : 1
Question 701
What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?
A. 1%
B. 14%
C. 20%
D. 21%
Question 702
If A = x% of y and B = y% of x, then which of the following is true?
A. A is smaller than B
B. A is greater than B
C. Relationship between A and B cannot be determined
D. None of the above
Question 703
1.14 expressed as a per cent of 1.9 is:
A. 6%
B. 10%
C. 60%
D. 90%
Question 704
In an examination 80% candidates passed in English and 85% candidates passed in Mathematics. If 73% candidates passed in both these subjects, then what per cent of candidates failed in both the subjects?
A. 8
B. 15
C. 27
D. 35
Question 705
Half percent, written as a decimal, is
A. 0.2
B. 0.02
C. 0.005
D. 0.05
Question 706
The population of a town increases every year by 4%. If its present population is 50,000, then after 2 years it will be
A. 53900
B. 54000
C. 54080
D. 54900
Question 707
A and B are two fixed points 5 cm apart and C is a point on AB such that AC is 3cm. if the length of AC is increased by 6%, the length of CB is decreased by
A. 6%
B. 7%
C. 8%
D. 9%
Question 708
The cost of an article was Rs.75. The cost was first increased by 20% and later on it was reduced by 20%. The present cost of the article is:
A. Rs. 72
B. Rs. 60
C. Rs. 75
D. Rs. 76
Question 709
The price of the sugar rise by 25%. If a family wants to keep their expenses on sugar the same as earlier, the family will have to decrease its consumption of sugar by
A. 25%
B. 20%
C. 80%
D. 75%
Question 710
Each side of a rectangular field diminished by 40%. By how much per cent is the area of the field diminished?
A. 32%
B. 64%
C. 25%
D. 16%
Question 711
If the price of a commodity is decreased by 20% and its consumption is increased by 20%, what will be the increase or decrease in expenditure on the commodity?
A. 4% increase
B. 4% decrease
C. 8% increase
D. 8% decrease
Question 712
Population of a town increase 2.5% annually but is decreased by 0.5% every year due to migration. What will be the percentage increase in 2 years?
A. 5%
B. 4.04%
C. 4%
D. 3.96%
Question 713
In an election between two candidates, the winner got 65% of the total votes cast and won the election by a majority of 2748 votes. What is the total number of votes cast if no vote is declared invalid?
A. 8580
B. 8720
C. 9000
D. 9160
Question 714
Narayan spends 30% of his income on education and 50% of the remaining on food. He gives Rs. 1000 as monthly rent and now has Rs. 1800 left with him. What is his monthly income?
A. Rs. 8000
B. Rs. 7000
C. Rs. 9000
D. Rs. 6000
Question 715
P is 6 times greater than Q then by what per cent is Q smaller than P?
A. 84%
B. 85.50%
C. 80%
D. 83.33%
Question 716
The population of a city is 35000. On an increase of 6% in the number of men and an increase of 4% in the number of women, the population would become 36760. What was the number of women initially?
A. 18000
B. 19000
C. 17000
D. 20000
Question 717
The length, breadth and height of a room in the shape of a cuboid are increased by 10%, 20% and 50% respectively. Find the percentage change in the volume of the cuboid.
A. 77%
B. 75%
C. 88%
D. 98%
Question 718
The price of rice falls by 20%. How much rice can be bought now with the money that was sufficient to buy 20 kg of rice previously?
A. 5 kg
B. 15 kg
C. 25 kg
D. 30 kg
Question 719
30% of a number when subtracted from 91, gives the number itself. Find the number.
A. 60
B. 65
C. 75
D. 70
Question 720
The population of village is 1,00,000. The rate of increase is 10% per annum. Find the population at the start of the third year?
A. 1,33,100
B. 1,21,000
C. 1,18,800
D. 1,20,000
Question 721
An ore contains 25% of an alloy that has 90% iron. Other than this, in the remaining 75% of the ore, there is no iron. How many kilograms of the ore are needed to obtain 60 kg of pure iron?
A. 250 kg
B. 275 kg
C. 300 kg
D. 266.66 kg
Question 722
In the recent, climate conference in New York, out of 700 men, 500 women, 800 children present inside the building premises, 20% of the men, 40% of the women and 10% of the children were Indians. Find the percentage of people who were not Indian?
A. 77%
B. 73%
C. 79%
D. 83%
Question 723
Out of the total production of iron from hematite, an ore of Iron, 20% of the ore gets wasted, and out of the remaining iron, only 25% is pure iron. If the pure iron obtained in a year from a mine of hematite was 80,000 kg, then the quantity of hematite mined from that mine in the year is
A. 5,00,000 kg
B. 4,00,000 kg
C. 4,50,000 kg
D. None of these
Question 724
A man buys a truck for Rs. 2,50,000. The annual repair cost comes to 2% of the price of purchase. Besides, he has to pay an annual tax of Rs. 2000. At what monthly rent must he rent out the truck to get a return of 15% on his net invests of the first year?
A. Rs. 3359
B. Rs. 2500
C. Rs. 4000
D. Rs. 3212.5
Question 725
Ram spends 30% of his salary on house rent, 30% of the rest he spends on his children's education and 24% of the total salary he spends on clothes. After his expenditure, he is left with Rs. 2500. What is Ram's salary?
A. Rs. 11,494.25
B. Rs. 20,000
C. Rs. 10,000
D. Rs. 15,000
Question 726
A report consists of 20 sheets each of 55 lines and each such line consist of 65 characters. This report is reduced onto sheets each of 65 lines such that each line consists of 70 characters. The percentage reduction in number of sheets is closer to
A. 20%
B. 5%
C. 30%
D. 35%
Question 727
The price of Maruti car rises by 30 percent while the sales of the car come down by 20%. What is the percentage change in the total revenue?
A. -4%
B. -2%
C. + 4%
D. + 2%
Question 728
In an institute, 60% of the students are boys and the rest are girls. Further 15% of the boys and 7.5% of the girls are getting a fee waiver. If the number of those getting a fee waiver is 90, find the total number of students getting 50% concessions if it is given that 50% of those not getting a fee waiver are eligible to get half fee concession?
A. 360
B. 280
C. 320
D. 330
Question 729
After three successive equal percentage rise in the salary the sum of 100 rupees turned into 140 rupees and 49 paise. Find the percentage rise in the salary.
A. 12%
B. 22%
C. 66%
D. 82%
Question 730
A student took five papers in an examination, where the full marks were the same for each paper. His marks in these papers were in the proportion of 6:7:8:9:10. In all papers together, the candidate obtained 60% of the total marks then, the number of papers in which he got more than 50% marks is
A. 1
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Question 731
The length, breadth and height of a room are in ratio 3:2:1. If breadth and height are halved while the length is doubled, then the total area of the four walls of the room will
A. remain the same
B. decrease by 13.64%
C. decrease by 15%
D. None of the above
Question 732
One bacterium splits into eight bacteria of the next generation. But due to environment, only 50% of one generation can produced the next generation. If the seventh generation number is 4096 million, what is the number in first generation?
A. 1 million
B. 2 million
C. 4 million
D. 8 million
Question 733
The rate of increase of the price of sugar is observed to be two percent more than the inflation rate expressed in percentage. The price of sugar, on January 1, 1994 is Rs. 20 per kg. The inflation rates of the years 1994 and 1995 are expected to be 8% each. The expected price of sugar on January 1, 1996 would be
A. Rs. 23.60
B. Rs. 24
C. Rs. 24.20
D. Rs. 24.60
Question 734
In an examination, questions were asked in five sections. Out of the total students, 5% candidates cleared the cut-off in all the sections and 5% cleared none. Of the rest, 25% cleared only one section and 20% cleared four sections. If 24.5% of the entire candidates cleared two sections and 300 candidates cleared three sections. Find out how many candidates appeared at the examination?
A. 1000
B. 1200
C. 1500
D. 2000
Question 735
If a 36 inches long strip cloth shrinks to 33 inches after being washed, how many inches long will the same strip remain after washing if it were 48 inches long?
A. 47 inches
B. 44 inches
C. 45 inches
D. 46 inches
Question 736
(X% of Y) + (Y% of X) is equal to:
A. X% of Y
B. 20% of XY
C. 2% of XY
D. 2% of 100 XY
Question 737
A student appeared in the Mock CAT. The test paper contained 3 sections namely QA, DI and VA. The percentage marks in all VA was equal to the average of percentage marks in all the 3 sections. Coincidentally, if we reverse the digit of the percentage marks of QA we get the percentage marks of DI. The percentage marks in VA scored by student could be:
A. 81
B. 48
C. 66
D. 69
Question 738
A shopkeeper first raises the price of Jewellery by x% then he decreases the new price by x%. After such up down cycle, the price of a Jewellery decreased by Rs. 21025. After a second up down cycle the Jewellery was sold for Rs. 484416. What was the original price of the jewellery.
A. Rs. 5,26,000
B. Rs. 6,00,625
C. Rs. 5,25,625
D. Rs. 5,00,000
Question 739
A company has 12 machines of equal efficiency in its factory. The annual manufacturing expenses are Rs. 24,000 and the establishment charges are Rs. 10,000. The annual output of the company is Rs. 48,000. The annual output and manufacturing costs are directly proportional to the no. of machines while the share holders get the 10% profit, which is directly proportional to the annual output of the company. If 8.33% of machines remained close throughout the year. Then the percentage decrease in the amount of share holders is :
A. 14.28%
B. 11.11%
C. 16.66%
D. 8.33%
Question 740
Every month a man consumes 25 kg rice and 9 kg wheat. The price of rice is 20% of the price of wheat and thus he spends total Rs. 350 on the rice and wheat per month. If the price of wheat is increased by 20% then what is the percentage reduction of rice consumption for the same expenditure of Rs. 350? Given that the price of rice and consumption of wheat is constant :
A. 40%
B. 25%
C. 36%
D. 24%
Question 741
The price of raw materials has gone up by 15%, labor cost has also increased from 25% of the cost of raw material to 30% of the cost of raw material. By how much percentage should there be reduction in the usage of raw materials so as to keep the cost same?
A. 28%
B. 17%
C. 27%
D. 24%
Question 742
A sales executive gets 20% bonus of the total sales value and 10% commission besides the bonus on the net profit after charging such commission. If the total sales value be Rs. 10 lakh per annum and the total profit of the company be Rs. 1.32 lakh, then his total earning per annum will be, given that he is not entitled to receive any fixed salary from the company :
A. 2.3 lakh
B. 2.32 lakh
C. 2.12 lakh
D. 3.2 lakh
Question 743
A shepherd had n goats in the year 2000. In 2001 the no. of goats increased by 40%. In 2002 the no. of goats declined to 70%. In 2003 the no. of goats grew up 30%. In 2004, he sold 10% goats and then he had only 34,398 goats. The percentage increase of the no. of goats in this duration was :
A. 16.66%
B. 14.66%
C. 11.33%
D. 20%
Question 744
In an office in Singapore there are 60% female employees. 50 % of all the male employees are computer literate. If there are total 62% employees computer literate out of total 1600 employees, then the no. of female employees who are computer literate ?
A. 690
B. 674
C. 672
D. 960
Question 745
The price of a car depreciates in the first year by 25% in the second year by 20% in third year by 15% and so on. The final price of the car after 3 years, if the present cost of the car is Rs. 10,00,000 :
A. 7,80,000
B. 1,70,000
C. 6,90,000
D. 5,10,000
Question 746
The actual area of a rectangle is 60 Cm2, but while measuring its length a student decreases it by 20% and the breadth increases by 25%. The percentage error in area, calculated by the student is :
A. 5%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. No change
Question 747
The cost of packaging of the mangoes is 40% the cost of fresh mangoes themselves. The cost of mangoes increased by 30% but the cost of packaging decreased by 50%, then the percentage change of the cost of packed mangoes, if the cost of packed mangoes is equal to the sum of the cost of fresh mangoes and cost of packaging :
A. 14.17%
B. 7.14%
C. 8.87%
D. 6.66%
Question 748
220% of a number X is 44. What is 44% of X.
A. 8.8
B. 8.9
C. 6.6
D. 7.7
Question 749
The shopkeeper increased the price of a product by 25% so that customer finds difficult to purchase the required amount. But Somehow the customer managed to purchase only 70% of the required amount. What is the net difference in the expenditure on that product ?
A. 55 more
B. 10% more
C. 12.5% less
D. 17.5% less
Question 750
In the Science City, Kolkata the rate of the ticket is increased by 50% to increased the revenue but simultaneously 20% of the visitor decreased. What is percentage change in the revenue. if it is known that the Science city collects one revenue only from the visitors and it has no other financial supports:
A. +20%
B. -25%
C. +30%
D. -30%
Question 751
600 students took the test on Physics and chemistry. 35% students failed in Physics and 45% students failed in chemistry and 40% of those who passed in chemistry also passed in Physics, then how many students failed in both :
A. 16
B. 15
C. 13
D. 12
Question 752
An alloy contains the copper and aluminum in the ratio of 7 : 4 While making the weapons from this alloy, 12% of the alloy got destroyed. If there is 12 kg of aluminum in the weapon, then weight of the alloy required is :
A. 14.4 kg
B. 37.5 kg
C. 40 kg
D. 48 kg
Question 753
80% of a smaller number is 4 less than 40% of a larger number. The larger number is 85 greater than the smaller one. The sum of these two number is
A. 325
B. 425
C. 235
D. 500
Question 754
A number x is mistakenly divided by 10 instead of being multiplied by 10. what is the percentage error in the result?
A. -99%
B. -100%
C. +99%
D. +100%
Question 755
A college has raised 75% of the amount it needs for a new building by receiving an average donation of Rs. 600 from the people already solicited. The people already solicited represent 60% of the people, the college will ask for donations. If the college is to raise exactly the amount needed for the new building, what should be the average donation from the remaining people be solicited?
A. 300
B. 250
C. 400
D. 500
Question 756
In the Bombay Stock Exchange there are 45% female employees and thus the number of male employees is exceeded by 72. Hence the total no. of employees in the BSE is:
A. 540
B. 720
C. 800
D. 550
Question 757
The average weight of a class of students is 67.5 kg. The weight of the class teacher is 25% more than the average weight of the class. The average weight of the class is less than the class teacher by x%. The value of x is:
A. 33.335
B. 25%
C. 20%
D. 22%
Question 758
Every day a mango seller sells half his stock, 10% of the stock overnight gets spoiled. If 1983 mangoes rotted over 3 nights then how many did hi start with on the first day ?
A. 25000
B. 24000
C. 30000
D. 32000
Question 759
In a factory there are three types of machine M1, M2 and M3 which produces 25%, 35% and 40% of the total products respectively. M1, M2 and M3 produces 2%, 4% and 5% defective products, respectively. what is the percentage of non-defective products ?
A. 89%
B. 97.10%
C. 96.10%
D. 86.10%
Question 760
The square of a positive number is 2000% greater than the number itself, then the square of that number is :
A. 1762
B. 1635
C. 441
D. 139
Question 761
Connie has a number of gold bars, all of different weights. She gives the 24 lightest bars, which weigh 45% of the total weight, to Brennan. She gives the 13 heaviest bars, which weigh 26% of the total weight, to Maya. She gives the rest of the bars to Blair. How many bars did Blair receive?
A. 14
B. 15
C. 16
D. 17
Question 762
At the beginning of a year ,the owner of a jewel shop raised the price of all the jewels in his shop by x% and lowered them by x%. The price of one jewel after this up and down cycle reduced by Rs. 100. The owner carried out the same procedure after a month. After this second up-down cycle,the price of that jewel was Rs. 2304. Find the original price of that jewel(in Rs.)
A. 2500
B. 2550
C. 2600
D. 2650
Question 763
From 2000 onwards, till 2003 the price of computers increased every year by 10%. After that due to government subsidy the price of computers decreases every year by 10%. The price of a computer in 2006 will be approx. how much per cent less than the price in 2000 if the same pattern of price is continued :
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Question 764
2 is what percent of 50 ?
A. 2%
B. 2.50%
C. 4%
D. 5%
Question 765
15% of 45% of a number is 105.3. What is 24% of that number.
A. 385.5
B. 374.4
C. 390
D. 375
Question 766
The ratio 5 : 4 expressed as a percent equals :
A. 125%
B. 80%
C. 405
D. 12.50%
Question 767
In an examination, 93% of students passed and 259 failed. The total number of students appearing at the examination was :
A. 3700
B. 3850
C. 3950
D. 4200
Question 768
When 75 added to 75% of a number, the answer is the number. Find 40% of that number.
A. 100
B. 80
C. 120
D. 160
Question 769
If 15% of (A + B) = 25% of (A - B), then what percent of B equal to A ?
A. 10%
B. 60%
C. 200%
D. 400%
Question 770
When 60 is subtracted from 60% of a number, the result is 60. The number is :
A. 120
B. 150
C. 180
D. 200
Question 771
In an examination A got 25% marks more than B, B got 10% less than C and C got 25% more than D. If D got 320 marks out of 500, the marks obtained by A were :
A. 405
B. 450
C. 360
D. 400
Question 772
A reduction of 10% in the price of an apple enable a man to buy 10 apples more for Rs. 54. The reduced price of apples per dozen is :
A. Rs. 6.48
B. Rs. 12.96
C. Rs. 10.80
D. Rs. 14.40
Question 773
Two persons contested an election of Parliament. The winning candidate secured 57% of the total votes polled and won by a majority of 42000 votes. The number of total votes polled is :
A. 500000
B. 600000
C. 300000
D. 400000
Question 774
In a factory 60% of the workers are above 30 years and of these 75% are male and the rest are females. If there are 1350 male workers above 30 years, the total number of workers in the factory is :
A. 3000
B. 2000
C. 1800
D. 1500
Question 775
One third of a number is 96. What will 67% of that number be ?
A. 192.96
B. 181.44
C. 169.92
D. 204.48
Question 776
A reduction of 20% in the price of wheat enables Bhuvnesh to buy 5 kg more wheat for Rs. 320. The original rate (in rupees per kg) of wheat was :
A. 16
B. 18
C. 20
D. 21
Question 777
If the height of a cylinder is increased by 15% and the radius of its base is decreased by 10% then the percentage change in its curved surface area is :
A. 2.5% increased
B. 3.5% increased
C. 2.5% decreased
D. 3.5% decreased
Question 778
Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% of the third number. What percent is the first number of the second ?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 40%
Question 779
In an examination, 65% of the students passed in Mathematics, 48% passed in Physics and 30% passed in both. How much percent of students failed in both the subjects ?
A. 17%
B. 43%
C. 13%
D. 47%
Question 780
At an election there were two candidate got 38% of votes and lost by 7200 votes. The total numbers of valid votes were :
A. 13000
B. 13800
C. 16200
D. 30000
Question 781
In 2 kg mixture of copper and aluminium, 30% is copper. How much aluminium powder should be added to the mixture so that the quantity of copper becomes 20% ?
A. 900 gms
B. 800 gms
C. 1000 gms
D. 1200 gms
Question 782
Ticket for all but 100 seats in a 10000 seat stadium were sold. Of the ticket sold, 20% were sold at half price and the remaining tickets were sold at the full price of Rs. 20. The total revenue from the ticket sales, (in Rs.) was :
A. 158400
B. 178200
C. 180000
D. 198000
Question 783
The average of marks obtained by 100 candidates in a certain examination is 30. If the average marks of passed candidates is 35 and that of the failed candidates is 10, what is the number of candidates who passed the examinations ?
A. 60
B. 70
C. 80
D. 90
Question 784
If 90% of A = 30% of B and B = 2x% of A, then the value of x is :
A. 450
B. 400
C. 300
D. 150
Question 785
Out of his total income, Mr. Kapur spends 20% on house rent and 70% of the rest on house hold expenses. If he saves Rs. 1800 what is his total income (in Rs.) ?
A. Rs. 7800
B. Rs. 7000
C. Rs. 8000
D. Rs. 7500
Question 786
Two numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3. If 20% of the smaller number added to 20, is equal to the sum of 10% of the larger number and 25, the the smaller number is :
A. 100
B. 160
C. 180
D. 200
Question 787
The ratio of the number of boys to that of girls in a school is 4 : 1. If 75% of boys and 70% of the girls are scholarship holders, then the percentage of students who do not get scholarship is :
A. 50%
B. 28%
C. 75%
D. 26%
Question 788
A man had a certain amount with him. He spent 20% of that to buy any article and 5% of the remaining on transport. Then he gifted Rs. 120. If he is left with Rs. 1400, the amount he spent on transport is :
A. Rs. 76
B. Rs. 61
C. Rs. 95
D. Rs. 80
Question 789
The income of a company increases 20% per annum. If its income is Rs. 2664000 in the year 2012. Then its income in the year 2010 was :
A. Rs. 2120000
B. Rs. 1850000
C. Rs. 2820000
D. Rs. 2855000
Question 790
An individual pays 30% income tax. On this he has to pay a surcharge of 10%. Thus, the net tax rate, he has pay is :
A. 45%
B. 40%
C. 33%
D. 27%
Question 791
An army lost 10% of its men in war. 10% of the remaining died due to disease and 10% of the rest were declared disabled. Thus the strength of the army was reduced to 729000 active men. The original strength of the army was :
A. 1500000
B. 1000000
C. 1200000
D. 1100000
Question 792
In an examination, 35% of total students failed in Hindi, 45% failed in English and 20% failed in both. Find the percentage of those students who passed in both the subjects ?
A. 45%
B. 35%
C. 20%
D. 40%
Question 793
The difference of two numbers is 15% of larger sum. The ratio of the larger number to the smaller number is :
A. 23 : 17
B. 11 : 9
C. 17 : 11
D. 23 : 11
Question 794
A number if reduced by 25% becomes 225. By what percent should it be increased so that it becomes 375 ?
A. 25%
B. 30%
C. 35%
D. 75%
Question 795
Out of two numbers, 40% of the greater number is equal to 60% of the smaller. If the sum of the numbers is 150, then the greater number is :
A. 70
B. 80
C. 90
D. 60
Question 796
If the total monthly income of 16 persons is Rs. 80800 and the income of one of them is 120% of the average income, them his income is :
A. Rs. 5050
B. Rs. 6060
C. Rs. 6160
D. Rs. 6600
Question 797
If three-fifth of sixty percent of a number is 36, the number is :
A. 100
B. 80
C. 75
D. 90
Question 798
A number is first decreased by 10% and then increased by 10%. The number so obtained is 50 less than the original number. The original number is :
A. 5900
B. 5000
C. 5500
D. 5050
Question 799
X has twice as much money as that of Y and Y has 50% more money than that of Z. If the average money of all of them is Rs. 110, then the money, which X has is :
A. Rs. 55
B. Rs. 60
C. Rs. 90
D. Rs. 180
Question 800
The sum of two numbers is 520. If the bigger number is decreased by 4% and the smaller number is increased by 12% then the numbers obtained are equal. The smaller number is :
A. 280
B. 240
C. 210
D. 300
Question 801
Tulsiram's salary is 20% more then that of Kashyap. If Tulsiram saves Rs. 720 which is 4% of his salary, then Kashyap's salary is :
A. Rs. 15000
B. Rs. 12000
C. Rs. 10000
D. Rs. 22000
Question 802
The ratio of the number of boys to that of girls in a village is 3 : 2. If 30% of boys and 70% of girls appeared in an examination, the ratio of the number of students, appeared in the examination to that not appeared in the same examination is :
A. 1 : 1
B. 27 : 23
C. 9 : 14
D. 23 : 27
Question 803
The value of a machine is Rs. 6250. It decreases by 10% during the first year, 20% during the second year and 30% during the third year, What will be the value of the machine after 3 years ?
A. Rs. 2650
B. Rs. 3050
C. Rs. 3150
D. Rs. 3510
Question 804
A person gave 20% of his income to his elder son, 30% of remaining to the younger son and 10% of the balance, he donate to a trust. He is left with Rs. 10080. His income was :
A. Rs. 50000
B. Rs. 40000
C. Rs. 30000
D. Rs. 20000
Question 805
In an examination, 60% of the candidates passed in English and 70% of the candidates passed in Mathematics, but 20% failed in both subjects. If 2500 candidates passed in both the subjects, the number of candidates who appeared at the examination was :
A. 3000
B. 3500
C. 4000
D. 5000
Question 806
If a man receives on one-fourth of his capital 3% interest, on two third 5% and one the remaining 11%, the percentage interest he receives on the whole is :
A. 4.50%
B. 5%
C. 5.50%
D. 5.20%
Question 807
The difference between the value of the number increased by 20% and the value of the number decreased by 25% is 36. Find the number ?
A. 7.2
B. 0.8
C. 720
D. 80
Question 808
In a village, each of the 60% of families has a cow; each of the 30% of families has a buffalo and each of the 15% of families has both a cow and buffalo. In all there are 96 families in the village. How many families do not have a cow or a buffalo ?
A. 20
B. 24
C. 26
D. 28
Question 809
The population of a village has increased annually at the rate of 25%. If at the end of 3 years it is 10000, the population in the beginning of the first year was :
A. 5120
B. 5000
C. 4900
D. 4500
Question 810
A saves 20% of his monthly salary. If his monthly expenditure is Rs. 6000, then his monthly savings is :
A. Rs. 1500
B. Rs. 1800
C. Rs. 1200
D. Rs. 4800
Question 811
The percentage increase in the surface area of a cube when each side is doubled is :
A. 200%
B. 300%
C. 150%
D. 50%
Question 812
In an examination, 35% of the candidates failed in Mathematics and 25% in English. If 10% failed in both Mathematics and English, then how much percent of candidates passed in both the subjects ?
A. 50%
B. 55%
C. 57%
D. 60%
Question 813
The population of a town increases every year by 4%. If population was 50000 in starting, then after two years will be :
A. 53900
B. 54000
C. 54080
D. 54900
Question 814
In a town, the population was 8000. In one year, male population increased by 10% and female population increased by 8% but the total population increased by 9%. The number of males in the town was :
A. 4000
B. 4500
C. 5000
D. 6000
Question 815
The population of a village is 25000. One-fifth are females and the rest are males, 5% of males and 40% of females are uneducated. What percentage on the whole are educated ?
A. 75%
B. 88%
C. 55%
D. 85%
Question 816
In a factory, the production of cycles rose to 48400 from 40000 in 2 years. The rate of growth per annum is ?
A. 10.50%
B. 9%
C. 8%
D. 10%
Question 817
A student scored 32% marks in science subjects out of 300. How much should he score in language papers out of 200 if he is to get overall 46% marks ?
A. 72%
B. 67%
C. 66%
D. 60%
Question 818
Present population of a village is 67600, It has been increasing annually at the rate of 4%. What was the population of the village two years ago ?
A. 62500
B. 63000
C. 64756
D. 65200
Question 819
In a college, 40% of the students were allotted group A, 75% of the remaining were given group B and the remaining 12 students were given group C. Then the number of students who applied for the group is :
A. 100
B. 60
C. 80
D. 92
Question 820
A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had :
A. 588 apples
B. 600 apples
C. 672 apples
D. 700 apples
Question 821
If 60% of A = 30% of B, B = 40% of C and C = x% of A, then value of x is :
A. 800%
B. 200%
C. 300%
D. 500%
Question 822
In an examination 70% of the candidate passed in English, 80% passed in Mathematics, 10% failed in both subjects. If 144 candidates passed in both, the total number of candidates was :
A. 125
B. 200
C. 240
D. 375
Question 823
Raman's salary is increased by 5% this year. If his present salary is Rs. 1806, the last year's salary was :
A. Rs. 1720
B. Rs. 1620
C. Rs. 1520
D. Rs. 1801
Question 824
If 80% of A = 50% of B and B = x% of A, then the value of x is :
A. 400
B. 300
C. 160
D. 150
Question 825
If 120 is 20% of a number, then 120% of that number will be :
A. 20
B. 120
C. 480
D. 720
Question 826
498 is 17% less than a number then the number is :
A. 610
B. 580
C. 600
D. 620
Question 827
If radius of a circle is increased by 5%, then the increase in it's area is :
A. 10.25%
B. 5.75%
C. 10%
D. 5%
Question 828
If 60% of A's income is equal to 75% of B's income, then B's income is equal to x% of A's income. The value of x is :
A. 70
B. 60
C. 80
D. 90
Question 829
What is 20% of 25% of 300 ?
A. 150
B. 60
C. 45
D. 15
Question 830
0.001 is equivalent to :
A. 10%
B. 1%
C. 0.01%
D. 0.10%
Question 831
What percentage of 3.6 kg is 72 gms. ?
A. 32%
B. 22%
C. 12%
D. 2%
Question 832
The tax imposed on an article is decreased by 10% and its consumption is increased by 10%. Find the percentage change in revenue from it.
A. 10% increase
B. 2% decrease
C. 1% decrease
D. 11% increase
Question 833
The length of a rectangle is increased by 10% and breadth decreased by 10% Then the area of the new rectangle is :
A. Neither decreased nor increased
B. Increased by 1%
C. Decreased by 1%
D. Decreased 10%
Question 834
The price of an article was first increased by 10% and then again by 20%. If the last increased price was Rs. 33, the original price was :
A. Rs. 30
B. Rs. 27.50
C. Rs. 26.50
D. Rs. 25
Question 835
The price of a commodity rises from Rs. 6 per kg to Rs. 7.50 per kg. If the expenditure cannot increase, the percentage of reduction in consumption is :
A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 30%
Question 836
What % of a day is 30 minutes ?
A. 2.83
B. 2.083
C. 2.09
D. 2.075
Question 837
A scored 72% in a paper with a maximum marks of 900 and 80% in another paper with a maximum marks of 700. If the result is based on the combined percentage of two papers, the combined percentage is :
A. 75.50%
B. 76%
C. 76.50%
D. 77%
Question 838
In an examination a candidate must secure 40% marks to pass. A candidate, who gets 220 marks, fails by 20 marks. Find the maximum marks for the examination ?
A. 1200
B. 300
C. 600
D. 450
Question 839
31% of employees pay tax in the year 2008. Non-tax paying employees are 20700. The total number of employees is :
A. 31160
B. 64750
C. 30000
D. 66775
Question 840
If 30% of A is added to 40% of B, the answer is 80% of B. What percentage of A is B ?
A. 30%
B. 40%
C. 70%
D. 75%
Question 841
A village lost 12% of its goats in a flood and 5% of remainder died from diseases. If the number left now is 8360. What was the original number before the flood ?
A. 1000
B. 10000
C. 100000
D. 8360
Question 842
If 'basis points' are defined so that 1 percent is equal to 100 basis points, then by how many basis points is 82.5 percent greater than 62.5 percent.
A. 0.2
B. 20
C. 200
D. 2000
Question 843
One-fifth of half of a number is 20. Then 20% of that number is :
A. 80
B. 60
C. 20
D. 40
Question 844
In a class, the number of girls is 20% more than that of the boys. The strength of the class is 66. If 4 more girls are admitted to the class, the ratio of the number of boys to that of the girls is :
A. 1 : 2
B. 3 : 4
C. 1 : 4
D. 3 : 5
Question 845
If P% of P is 36, then P is equal to :
A. 3600
B. 600
C. 60
D. 15
Question 846
If A is equal to 20% of B and B is equal to 25% of C. Then what percentage of C equal to A ?
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 5%
D. 20%
Question 847
The number that is to be added to 10% of 320 to have the sum as 30% of 230 is :
A. 37
B. 32
C. 23
D. 73
Question 848
A number, on subtracting 15 from it reduces to its 80%. What is 40% of the number ?
A. 75
B. 60
C. 30
D. 90
Question 849
If 35% of A's income is equal to 25% of B's income, then the ratio of A's income to B's income is :
A. 7 : 5
B. 5 : 7
C. 4 : 7
D. 4 : 3
Question 850
When the price of an article was reduce by 20%, its sale increased by 80%. What was the net effect on the sale ?
A. 44% increase
B. 44% decrease
C. 66% increase
D. 75% increase
Question 851
In an examination, 34% failed in Mathematics and 42% failed in English. If 20% failed in both the subjects, the percentage of students who passed in both subjects was :
A. 54%
B. 50%
C. 44%
D. 56%
Question 852
In an election there were only two candidates. One of the candidate secured 40% of votes and is defeated by the other candidate by 298 votes. The total number of votes polled is :
A. 745
B. 1460
C. 1490
D. 1500
Question 853
In what ratio must a mixture of 30% alcohol strength be mixed with that of 50% alcohol strength so as get a mixture of 45% alcohol strength ?
A. 1 : 2
B. 1 : 3
C. 2 : 1
D. 3 : 1
Question 854
When 60% of a number is subtracted from another number, the second number reduces to its 52%, the ratio of the first number to the second number is :
A. 6 : 5
B. 5 : 3
C. 5 : 4
D. 4 : 5
Question 855
The ratio of the number of boys and girls in school at 8 : 12. If 50% of boys and 25% of girls are getting scholarship for their studies, what is the percentage of school students who are not getting any scholarships ?
A. 65%
B. 66%
C. 67%
D. 68%
Question 856
In an examination there were 640 boys and 360 girls, 60% of boys and 80% of were successful. The percentage of failure was :
A. 20%
B. 60%
C. 30.50%
D. 32.80%
Question 857
In an election between two candidates, 75% of the voters cast their votes, out of which 2% votes were declared invalid. A candidate got 9261 votes which were 75% of the valid votes. The total number of voters enrolled in that election was :
A. 16000
B. 16400
C. 16800
D. 18000
Question 858
Each side of a rectangular field is diminished by 40%. By how much percent is the area of the field diminished ?
A. 32%
B. 64%
C. 25%
D. 16%
Question 859
There is a ratio of 5 : 4 between two numbers. If 40% of the first number is 12, then what would be 50% of the second number ?
A. 12
B. 24
C. 18
D. Data Inadequate
Question 860
The ratio of number of boys and girls in a school 720 students is 7 : 5. How many more girls should be admitted to make the ratio 1 : 1 ?
A. 90
B. 120
C. 220
D. 240
Question 861
On a certain date, Pakistan has a success rate of 60% against India in all the ODI's played between the two countries. The lost the next 30 ODI's. In a row to India and their success rate comes down to 30%. The total number of ODI's played between the two countries is :
A. 50
B. 45
C. 60
D. 30
Question 862
The cost of an article worth Rs. 100 is increased by 10% first and again increased by 10%. The total increase in rupees is :
A. 20
B. 21
C. 110
D. 121
Question 863
25% of the candidates who appeared in an examination failed and only 450 students qualify the exam. The number of students who appeared in the examination was :
A. 700
B. 600
C. 550
D. 500
Question 864
In an assembly election, a candidate got 55% of the total valid votes. 2% of the total votes were declared invalid. If the total number of voters is 104000, then the number of valid votes polled in favour of the candidate is :
A. 56506
B. 56650
C. 56560
D. 56056
Question 865
75 gm of sugar solution has 30% sugar in it. Then the quantity of sugar that should be added to the solution to make the quantity of the sugar 70% in the solution is :
A. 125 gm
B. 100 gm
C. 120 gm
D. 130 gm
Question 866
In an examination, 1100 boys and 900 girls appeared, 50% of the boys and 40% of the girls passed the examination. The percentage of candidates who failed :
A. 45%
B. 45.50%
C. 50%
D. 54.50%
Question 867
Christy donated 10% of his income to an orphanage and deposited 20% of the remainder in his bank. If he has now Rs. 7200 left, what is his income :
A. Rs. 10000
B. Rs. 8000
C. Rs. 9000
D. Rs. 8500
Question 868
The average marks obtained in a class of 50 students is 70%. The average of first 25 is 60% and that of 24 is 80%. What is the mark obtained by the last student ?
A. 90%
B. 60%
C. 80%
D. 70%
Question 869
If 50% of (P - Q) = 30% of (P + Q) and Q = x% of P, then the value of x is :
A. 30
B. 25
C. 20
D. 50
Question 870
A candidate who gets 20% marks in a examination fails by 30 marks but another candidate who gets 32% gets 42 marks more than the pass marks. Then the percentage of pass marks is :
A. 52%
B. 50%
C. 33%
D. 25%
Question 871
A man gives 50% of his money to his son and 30% to his daughter. 80% of the rest is donate to a trust. If he is left with 16000 now, how much money did he have in the beginning ?
A. Rs. 400000
B. Rs. 40000
C. Rs. 90000
D. Rs. 80000
Question 872
A sample of 50 litres of glycerine is found to be adulterated to the extent of 20%. How much pure glycerine should be added to it so as to bring down the percentage of impurity to 5% ?
A. 155 litres
B. 150 litres
C. 150.4 litres
D. 140 litres
Question 873
A and B are two fixed points 5 cm apart and C is a point an AB such that AC is 3 cm. If the length of AC is increased by 6%, the length CB is decreased by :
A. 6%
B. 7%
C. 8%
D. 9%
Question 874
What percentage of the whole week does Ajay spend in office, if his office hours are 9 am to 5 pm from Monday to Friday ?
A. 33.33%
B. 23.81%
C. 25.86%
D. 42.23%
Question 875
A's salary was decreased by 50% and subsequently increased by 50%. How much percent does he lose ?
A. 25%
B. 30%
C. 20%
D. No loss
Question 876
A man spends a part of his monthly income and saves the rest. The ratio of his expenditure to the saving is 61 : 6. If his monthly income is Rs. 8710, the amount of his monthly savings is :
A. Rs. 870
B. Rs. 690
C. Rs. 980
D. Rs. 780
Question 877
A number is increased by 15% and then decreased by 25% and the number becomes 22 less than the original number. The original number is :
A. 140
B. 160
C. 120
D. 100
Question 878
What is the difference between 0.6 and 0.6% ?
A. 5.94
B. 0.594
C. 60
D. 54
Question 879
A number is decreased by 10% and the resulting number is again decreased by 20%. What is the final percentage of decrease ?
A. 25%
B. 26%
C. 27%
D. 28%
Question 880
In an office, 40% of the staff is female. 70% of the female staff and 50% of the male staff are married. The percentage of the unmarried staff in the office is :
A. 65%
B. 42%
C. 60%
D. 64%
Question 881
A dozen pairs of socks quoted at Rs. 180 are available at discount of 20%. How many pairs of socks can be bought for Rs. 48 ?
A. 3 pairs
B. 4 pairs
C. 2 pairs
D. 5 pairs
Question 882
If the population of a town is 64000 and its annual increase is 10%, then its population at the end of 3 years will be :
A. 80000
B. 85184
C. 85000
D. 85100
Question 883
In a village three people contested for the post of village Pradhan. Due to their own interest, all the voters voted and no one vote was invalid. The losing candidate got 30% votes. What could be the minimum absolute margin of votes by which the winning candidate led by the nearest rival, if each candidate got an integral percent of votes ?
A. 4
B. 2
C. 1
D. None of these
Question 884
I paid Rs. 27.20 as sales tax on a watch worth Rs. 340. Find the rate of sales tax.
A. 8%
B. 9%
C. 10%
D. 12%
Question 885
A student scores 55% marks in 8 papers of 100 marks each. He scores 15% of his total marks in English. How much does he score in English ?
A. 44
B. 45
C. 66
D. 77
Question 886
A wrist watch of cost price Rs. 1250 was sold by Sharel for Rs. 1500. What was the profit percent ?
A. 21%
B. 24%
C. 25%
D. 20%
Question 887
Ms. Pooja invests 13% of her monthly salary, i.e., Rs. 8554 in Mediclaim Policies. Later she invests 23% of her monthly salary on Child Education Policies; also she invests another 8% of her monthly salary on Mutual Funds. What is the total annual amount invested by Ms. Pooja ?
A. Rs. 28952
B. Rs. 43428
C. Rs. 173712
D. Rs. 347424
Question 888
The difference of two numbers is 20% of the larger number. If the smaller number is 20, then the larger number is :
A. 25
B. 45
C. 50
D. 80
Question 889
Two candidates fought an election. One of them got 62% of the total votes and won by 432 votes. What is the total number of votes polled ?
A. 1500
B. 1600
C. 1800
D. Cannot be determined
Question 890
If x, y, z are three positive integers such that x is greater then y and y is greater than z, then which of the following is definitely true ?
A. x% of y is greater than y% of z
B. y% of x is greater than z% of y
C. z% of x is greater than y% of z
D. All of these
Question 891
The ratio 5 : 4 expressed as a percent equals :
A. 12.50%
B. 40%
C. 80%
D. 125%
Question 892
Solve (550% of 250) ÷ 275 = (?)
A. 15
B. 1.5
C. 0.5
D. None of these
Question 893
In the expression xy2 , the value of both variables x and y are decreased by 20%. By this, the value of the expression is decreased by :
A. 40%
B. 48.80%
C. 51.20%
D. 80%
Question 894
The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 12 percent per annum. It was purchased three years ago. Its present value is Rs. 29644.032. What was the purchase price of the machine ?
A. Rs. 38900
B. Rs. 39000
C. Rs. 43500
D. Rs. 48700
Question 895
From 5 litres of a 20% solution of alcohol in water, 2 litres of solution is taken out and 2 litres of water is added to it. Find the strength of alcohol in the new solution.
A. 10%
B. 12%
C. 15%
D. 18%
Question 896
A man ordered a length of rope by telephone from his nearest hardware shop. But when a worker in the shop brought the rope, he found that the man on the telephone had miswritten the order by interchange feet and inches. As a result of this, the length of rope received was only 30% of the length he had ordered. The length of the rope which the man ordered was between :
A. 6 ft and 7 inches
B. 7$$\frac{1}{2}$$ ft and 9 ft
C. 9 ft and 2 inches
D. 10$$\frac{1}{2}$$ ft and 12 ft
Question 897
In an examination, 35% candidates failed in one subject and 42% failed in another subject while 15% failed in both the subjects. If 2500 candidates appeared at the examination, how many passed in either subject but not in both ?
A. 325
B. 1175
C. 2125
D. None of these
Question 898
14% of 14 + 28% of 28 + 92% of 96 - 15% of 85 = ?
A. 8.37
B. 85.37
C. 89.37
D. None of these
Question 899
What percent of 88 is 33 ?
A. 34.50%
B. 35.50%
C. 36.50%
D. 37.50%
Question 900
Nupur invests Rs. 89856, which is 26% of her annual income, in mutual funds. What is her monthly income ?
A. Rs. 2398.50
B. Rs. 28800
C. Rs. 28990
D. Rs. 33606.25
Question 901
Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-thirds of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B ?
A. 2 : 3
B. 1 : 1
C. 3 : 4
D. 4 : 3
Question 902
In a college election between two candidates, one candidate got 55% of the total valid votes. 15% of the votes were invalid. If the total votes were 15200, what is the number of valid votes the other candidate got ?
A. 5814
B. 6840
C. 7106
D. 8360
Question 903
A part of Rs. 9600 is invested at a 5% annual return, while the remainder is invested at a 3% annual return. If the annual income from both portions is the same, what is the total income from the two investments ?
A. Rs. 320
B. Rs. 380
C. Rs. 410
D. None of the above
Question 904
Of the 50 researchers in a work group, 40% will be assigned to Team A and the remaining 60% to Team B. However, 70% of the researchers prefer team A and 30% prefer Team B. What is the least possible number of researchers who will not be assigned to the team they prefer ?
A. 15
B. 20
C. 30
D. 35
Question 905
How many litres of a 30% alcohol solution should be added to 40 litres of a 60% alcohol solution to prepare a 50% solution ?
A. 20
B. 24
C. 30
D. 32
Question 906
Solve [180% of (?)] ÷ 2 = 504
A. 400
B. 480
C. 560
D. 600
Question 907
The marked price of an article is Rs. 2400. The shopkeeper gives successive discounts of x% and 15% to the customer. If the customer pays Rs. 1876.80 for the article, find the value of x :
A. 9%
B. 8%
C. 12%
D. 11%
Question 908
In a class of 65 students and 4 teachers, each student got sweet that are 20% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 40% of the total number of students. How many sweets are there ?
A. 104
B. 845
C. 949
D. 897
Question 909
If 35% of a number is 175, then what percent of 175 is that number ?
A. 35%
B. 65%
C. 280%
D. None of these
Question 910
A number reduced by 25% becomes 225. What percent should it be increase so that it becomes 390 ?
A. 25%
B. 30%
C. 35%
D. 45%
Question 911
In an examination it is required to get 296 of the total maximum aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 259 marks and is decided failed. The difference of marks obtained by the student and that required to pass is 5%. What are the maximum aggregate marks a students can get ?
A. 690
B. 740
C. 780
D. Cannot be determined
Question 912
Solve this : (12% of 555) + (15% of 666) = ?
A. 166.5
B. 167.5
C. 168.5
D. None of these
Question 913
Solve this : 12% of 5000 = ?
A. 600
B. 620
C. 680
D. 720
Question 914
Krishna's present salary is Rs. 3500. It will increase by 10% next year. What will be Krishna's salary after the increment ?
A. Rs. 3850
B. Rs. 3950
C. Rs. 4000
D. Rs. 3900
Question 915
Solve this : 32% of 825 + 25% of 1440 = 1025 - (?)
A. 456
B. 206
C. 223
D. 401
Question 916
Find the : 38% of 341 = ?
A. 120.68
B. 129.58
C. 135.78
D. 136.28
Question 917
If 0.03 is X% of 0.3, then the value of X is :
A. 3
B. 10
C. 30
D. Cannot be determined
Question 918
Find the : (550% of 250) ÷ 275 = ?
A. 15
B. 0.5
C. 1.5
D. None of the above
Question 919
By how much percent is four-fifths of 70 lesser than five-sevenths of 112 ?
A. 24%
B. 30%
C. 36%
D. 42%
Question 920
The firm uses the following function to calculate the production out (PO) : PO = 5.3C2 L15, where C = capital invested and L = labour employed. If the capital invested (C) increases by 20 percent, the change in PO will be :
A. 20% decrease
B. 32% increase
C. 44% increase
D. 56% increase
Question 921
On a test consisting of 250 questions, Jassi answered 40% of the first 125 questions correctly. What percent of the other 125 questions does she need to answer correctly for her grade on the entire exam to be 60% ?
A. 60%
B. 75%
C. 80%
D. Cannot be determined
Question 922
Find the 92.5% of 550 = ?
A. 506.45
B. 508.75
C. 518.55
D. 521.65
Question 923
40% of 265 + 35% of 180 = 50% of ?
A. 84.5
B. 169
C. 253.5
D. 338
Question 924
10% of 5 and 5% of 10 add up to
A. 0.1
B. 0.25
C. 1
D. 2.5
Question 925
In an examination, 30% and 35% students respectively failed in History and Geography while 27% students failed in both subjects. If the number of students passing the examination is 248, find the total number of students who appeared in the examination.
A. 380
B. 400
C. 425
D. 725
Question 926
In an examination, the percentage of students qualified to the number of students appeared from school A is 70%. In school B, the number of students appeared is 20% more than the students appeared from school A and the number of students qualified from school B is 50% more than the students qualified from school A. What is the percentage of students qualified to the number of students appeared from school B ?
A. 30%
B. 70%
C. 78.50%
D. 87.50%
Question 927
The enrolment of students in a school increases from 560 to 581. What is the percent increase in the enrolment ?
A. 2.75%
B. 3.25%
C. 3.72%
D. 3.75%
Question 928
If the average of number, its 75% and its 25% is 240, then the number is :
A. 280
B. 320
C. 360
D. 400
Question 929
10% of the voters did not cast their vote in an election between two candidates. 10% of the votes polled were found invalid. The successful candidate got 54% of the valid votes and won by a majority of 1620 votes. The number of voters enrolled on the voters list was :
A. 25000
B. 33000
C. 35000
D. 40000
Question 930
Subtracting 6% of x from x is equivalent to multiplying x by how much ?
A. 0.094
B. 0.94
C. 9.4
D. 94
Question 931
605 sweets are distributed equally among children in such a way that the number of sweets received by each child is 20% of the total number of children. how many sweets did each child receive ?
A. 11
B. 24
C. 45
D. Cannot determined
Question 932
Asha's monthly income is 60% of Deepak's monthly income and 120% of Maya's income. What is Maya's monthly income if Deepak's monthly income is Rs. 78000 ?
A. Rs. 36000
B. Rs. 39000
C. Rs. 42000
D. Cannot be determined
Question 933
By how much percent must a motorist increase his speed in order of reduce by 20%, the time taken to cover a certain distance ?
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 30%
D. 35%
Question 934
The population of a variety of tiny bush in an experimental field increased by 10% in the first year, increased by 8% in the second year but decreased by 10% in the third year. If the present number of bushes in the experimental field is 26730, then the number of bushes in the beginning was :
A. 25000
B. 27000
C. 28000
D. 24600
Question 935
From a container having pure milk, 20% is replaced by water and the process is repeated thrice. At the end of the third operation, the milk is :
A. 40% pure
B. 50% pure
C. 51.2% pure
D. 58.8% pure
Question 936
Find the number : 125% of 3060 - 85% of (?) = 408
A. 3890
B. 3940
C. 4015
D. 4020
Question 937
David and his wife each receives an 8 percent annual rise. If David receives a raise of Rs. 800 and his wife receives a raise of Rs. 840, what is the difference between their annual incomes after their raises ?
A. Rs. 40
B. Rs. 460
C. Rs. 500
D. Rs. 540
Question 938
The price of a car is Rs. 325000. It was insured to 85% of its price. The car was damaged completely in an accident and the insurance company paid 90% of the insurance. What was the difference between the price of the car and the amount received ?
A. Rs. 32500
B. Rs. 48750
C. Rs. 76375
D. Rs. 81250
Question 939
5 kg of tea and 8 kg of sugar together cost Rs. 172. The price of tea has risen by 20% and that of sugar by 10%. Hence the same quantities of tea and sugar now cost Rs. 199.20. What is the original price of tea per kg ?
A. Rs. 16
B. Rs. 18
C. Rs. 19
D. Rs. 20
Question 940
The charges for a five-day trip by a tourist bus for one full ticket and a half-ticket are Rs. 1440 inclusive of boarding charges which are same for a full ticket and a half-ticket. The charges for the same trip for 2 full tickets and one half-ticket inclusive of boarding charges are Rs. 2220. The fare for a half-ticket is 75% of the full ticket. Find the fare and the boarding charges separately for one full ticket.
A. Rs. 580, Rs. 400
B. Rs. 280, Rs. 200
C. Rs. 480, Rs. 300
D. Rs. 380, Rs. 400
Question 941
Income tax is raised from 4 paise to 5 paise in a rupee but the revenue is increased by 10% only. Find the decrease percent in the amount taxed.
A. 12%
B. 14%
C. 16%
D. None of these
Question 942
The population of a town is 189000. It decreases by 8% in the first year and increases by 5% in the second year. What is the population of the town at the end of 2 year ?
A. 182574
B. 185472
C. 191394
D. 193914
Question 943
Nandini Basu bought an article for Rs. 5844. She gave Rs. 156 to a mechanic to remove its defect. She then sold it for Rs. 5700. What was her loss percent ?
A. 5%
B. 5.50%
C. 2.50%
D. 2.46%
Question 944
Rajeev buy goods worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sale tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods ?
A. Rs. 6876.10
B. Rs. 6999.20
C. Rs. 6654
D. Rs. 7000
Question 945
In a year, a man manages to sell only 65% of the chicken he owns. How many chicken should the man own to sell 47775 chicken in a years ?
A. 55000
B. 68500
C. 73000
D. None of the above
Question 946
When 125 is subtracted from a number, it reduces to its 37.5 percent. What is 25 percent of that number ?
A. 50
B. 75
C. 125
D. 175
Question 947
In an examination it is required to get 40% of the aggregate marks to pass. A student get 261 marks and is declared failed by 4% marks. What are the maximum aggregate marks a student can get ?
A. 700
B. 730
C. 745
D. None of the above
Question 948
The contents of a certain box consist of 14 apples and 23 oranges. How many oranges must be removed from the box so that 70% of the pieces of fruit in the box will be apples ?
A. 6
B. 12
C. 17
D. 36
Question 949
In a city, 35% of the population is composed of migrants, 20% of whom are from rural areas. Of the local population, 48% is female while this figure for rural and urban migrants is 30% and 40% respectively. What percentage of the total population comprises of females ?
A. 42.75%
B. 44.50%
C. 48%
D. None of these
Question 950
The population of a town is 1771561. If it had been increasing at 10% per annum, its population 6 years ago was :
A. 1000000
B. 1100000
C. 1210000
D. 1331000
Question 951
In some quantity of ghee, 60% is pure ghee and 40% is vanaspati. If 10 kg pure ghee is added, then the strength of vanaspati ghee becomes 20%. The original quantity was :
A. 10 kg
B. 15 kg
C. 20 kg
D. 25 kg
Question 952
6 c.c. of a 20% solution of alcohol in water is mixed with 4 c.c. of a 60% solution of alcohol in water. The alcoholic strength of the mixture is?
A. 20%
B. 26%
C. 36%
D. 40%
Question 953
A housewife saved Rs. 2.50 in buying an item on sale. If she spent Rs. 25 for the item, approximately how much percent she saved in the transaction ?
A. 8%
B. 9%
C. 10%
D. 11%
Question 954
There are 600 boys in a hostel. Each plays either hockey or football or both. If 75% play hockey and 45% play football, how many play both ?
A. 48
B. 60
C. 80
D. 120
Question 955
At the college entrance examination, each candidate is admitted or rejected according to whether he has passed or failed the tests. Of the candidates who are really capable, 80% pass the tests and of the incapable, 25% pass the test. Given that 40% of the candidates are really capable, the proportion of capable college students is about:
A. 68%
B. 70%
C. 73%
D. 75%
Question 956
What percent of 7.2 kg is 18 gms ?
A. 0.03%
B. 0.25%
C. 2.50%
D. 25%
Question 957
? % of 450 + 46% of 285 = 257.1
A. 31
B. 28
C. 32
D. 34
Question 958
Anand has drawn an angle of measure 45° 27' when he was asked to draw an angle of 45° . The percentage error in his drawing is ?
A. 0.50%
B. 1%
C. 1.50%
D. 2.00%
Question 959
An empty fuel tank of a car was filled with A type petrol. When the tank was half-empty, it was filled with B type petrol. Again when the tank was half-empty, it was filled with A type petrol. When the tank was half-empty again, it was filled with B type petrol. What is the percentage of A type petrol at present in the tank ?
A. 33.50%
B. 37.50%
C. 40%
D. 50%
Question 960
An empty fuel tank of a car was filled with A type petrol. When the tank was half-empty, it was filled with B type petrol. Again when the tank was half-empty, it was filled with A type petrol. When the tank was half-empty again, it was filled with B type petrol. What is the percentage of A type petrol at present in the tank ?
A. 37.50%
B. 35.50%
C. 30%
D. 60%
Question 961
Solve this : 15% of 578 + 22.5% of 644 = ?
A. 231.4
B. 231.6
C. 231.8
D. 233.6
Question 962
Solve : 105.27% of 1200.11 + 11.80% of 2360.85 = 21.99% of (?) + 1420.99
A. 500
B. 240
C. 310
D. 550
Question 963
What percent of Rs. 2650 is Rs. 1987.50 ?
A. 60%
B. 75%
C. 80%
D. 90%
Question 964
Solve this : (7.9% of 134) - (3.4% of 79) = ?
A. 7.3
B. 7.8
C. 8.1
D. None of the above
Question 965
Solve this : 36% of 365 + (?)% of 56.2 = 156.69
A. 30
B. 35
C. 40
D. 45
Question 966
Twenty-five percent of Reena's yearly income is equal to seventy-five percent of Anubhab monthly income . If Anubhab yearly income is Rs. 240000, What is the Reena's monthly income ?
A. Rs. 60000
B. Rs. 12000
C. Rs. 5200
D. None of the above
Question 967
What will be the answer : 140% of 56 + 56% of 140 = ?
A. 78.4
B. 87.4
C. 156.6
D. None of the above
Question 968
A bakery opened with its daily supply of 40 dozen rolls. Half of the rolls were sold by noon and 60% of the remaining rolls were sold between noon and closing time. How many dozen rolls were left unsold ?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
Question 969
Find the missing value : 35568 ÷ ? of 650 = 456
A. 12
B. 14
C. 16
D. 18
Question 970
Twelve percent of Kaushal's monthly salary is equal to sixteen percent of Nandini's monthly salary. Sanal's monthly salary is half that of Nandini's. If Sonal's annual salary is Rs. 1.08 lacs, what is Kaushal's monthly salary ?
A. Rs. 18000
B. Rs. 20000
C. Rs. 24000
D. Rs. 26000
Question 971
The difference between 54% of a number and 26% of the same number is 22526. What is 66% of that number ?
A. 48372
B. 49124
C. 51218
D. 53097
Question 972
If 75% of a number is added to 75, then the result is the number itself. The number is :
A. 50
B. 60
C. 300
D. 400
Question 973
40% of 60% of 32% of an amount is Rs. 432. What is the amount ?
A. Rs. 5000
B. Rs. 5600
C. Rs. 6400
D. None of these
Question 974
In a test, minimum passing percentage for girls and boys is 35% and 40% respectively. A boy scored 483 marks and failed by 117 marks. What is the minimum passing marks for girls ?
A. 425
B. 500
C. 520
D. None of the above
Question 975
A clothing supplier stores 800 coats in a warehouse, of which 15 percent are full-length coats. If 500 of the short-length coats are removed form the warehouse, then what percent of the remaining costs are full length ?
A. 5.62%
B. 9.37%
C. 35%
D. 40%
Question 976
A papaya tree was planted 2 years ago. It grows at the rate of 20% every year. If at present, the height of three is 540 cm, what was it when the tree was planted ?
A. 324 cm
B. 375 cm
C. 400 cm
D. 432 cm
Question 977
In a factory, producing parts for an automobile, the parts manufactured on the shop floor are required to go through three quality checks, each conducted after a specific part of the processing on the raw materials is completed. Only parts that are not rejected at one stage are put through the subsequent stages of production and testing. If average rejection rates at these testing machines during a month are 10%, 5% and 2% respectively, then what is the effective rejection rate for the whole plant ?
A. 15.20%
B. 16.21%
C. 16.48%
D. 17%
Question 978
Depreciation applicable to an equipment is 20%. The value of the equipment 3 years from now will be less by :
A. 45%
B. 48.80%
C. 51.20%
D. 60%
Question 979
In a hotel, 60% had vegetarian lunch while 30% had non-vegetarian lunch and 15% had both types of lunch. If 96 people were present, how many did not eat either type of lunch ?
A. 20
B. 24
C. 26
D. 28
Question 980
Solve this : 30% of 1225 - 64% of 555 = ?
A. 10.7
B. 12.3
C. 13.4
D. None of these
Question 981
Find the number : 85% of 420 + ?% of 1080 = 735
A. 25
B. 30
C. 35
D. 40
Question 982
In an examination it is required to get 36% of the aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 198 marks and is declared failed by 36 marks. What is the maximum aggregate marks a student can get ?
A. 480
B. 550
C. 650
D. Cannot be determined
Question 983
It costs Rs. 1 to photocopy a sheet of paper. However, 2% discount is allowed on all photocopies done after first 1000 sheets. How much will it cost to copy 5000 sheets of paper ?
A. Rs. 3920
B. Rs. 3980
C. Rs. 4900
D. Rs. 4920
Question 984
60% of 264 is the same as :
A. 10% of 44
B. 15% of 1056
C. 30% of 132
D. None of these
Question 985
The number which exceeds 16% of it by 42 is :
A. 50
B. 52
C. 58
D. 60
Question 986
Solve this : (23.6% of 1254) - (16.6% of 834) = ?
A. 153.5
B. 155.5
C. 157.5
D. 159.5
Question 987
One-fourth of sixty percent of a number is equal to two-fifth of twenty percent of another number. What is the respective ratio of the first number to the second number ?
A. 4 : 7
B. 5 : 9
C. 8 : 13
D. None of the above
Question 988
In an examination, 96% of students passed and 500 students failed. How many students did appear at the examination ?
A. 14000
B. 12500
C. 12000
D. 13500
Question 989
The difference between 38% of a number and 24% of the same number is Rs. 135.10. What is 40% of that number ?
A. 370
B. 378
C. 386
D. 394
Question 990
Aman's expense is 30% more than Vimal's and Vimal's expense is 10% less than Raman's. If the sum of their expenses is Rs. 6447, then what would be Aman's expense ?
A. Rs. 1890
B. Rs. 2100
C. Rs. 2200
D. Rs. 2457
Question 991
From the salary of an officer, 10% is deducted as house rent, 20% of the rest, he spends on conveyance, 20% of the rest he pays as income tax and 10% of the balance, he spends on clothes. Then, he is left with Rs. 15552. Find his total salary.
A. Rs. 25000
B. Rs. 30000
C. Rs. 35000
D. Rs. 40000
Question 992
If the price of a book is first decreased by 25% and then increased by 20%, then the net charges in the price will be :
A. No change
B. 5% increase
C. 5% decrease
D. 10% decrease
Question 993
The current birth rate per thousand is 32, whereas the corresponding death rate is 11 per thousand. The net growth rate in terms of population increase in percent is given by :
A. 0.00%
B. 0.02%
C. 2.10%
D. 21%
Question 994
A reduction of 21% in the price of wheat enables a person to buy 10.5 kg more for Rs. 100. What is the reduced price per kg ?
A. Rs. 2
B. Rs. 2.25
C. Rs. 2.30
D. Rs. 2.50
Question 995
30% apples out of 450 are rotten, How many apples are in good condition ?
A. 125
B. 180
C. 240
D. 315
Question 996
Find the value : 3.2% of 500 × 2.4% of ? = 288
A. 600
B. 650
C. 700
D. 750
Question 997
76% of the students in a school are boys. If the number of girls is 204, then the total number of students is :
A. 760
B. 800
C. 850
D. 900
Question 998
If a number is reduced by 40% it becomes two-thirds of another number. What is the ratio of the first number to the second number ?
A. 8 : 9
B. 9 : 8
C. 10 : 9
D. 9 : 10
Question 999
In a mixture of milk and water, the proportion of water by weight was 75%. If in the 60 gm mixture 15 gm of water was added, what would be the percentage of water ?
A. 75%
B. 88%
C. 90%
D. None of the above
Question 1000
Kamal has 160 toffees. He gave 5% toffees to Ravi, 15% toffees to Anita and one-fourth of the toffees to Gagan. How many toffees are left with Kamal after the distribution ?
A. 78
B. 69
C. 88
D. 79
Question 1001
Solve this : (0.85% of 405) + (2.25% of 550) = ?
A. 13.8175
B. 14.7125
C. 15.715
D. None of the above
Question 1002
An alloy of gold and silver weight 50 g. It contains 80% gold. How much gold should be added to the alloy so that percentage of gold is increased to 90 ?
A. 30 g
B. 40 g
C. 50 g
D. 60 g
Question 1003
One-eighth of a number is 41.5. What will 69% of that number be ?
A. 219.12
B. 225.76
C. 229.08
D. 232.4
Question 1004
A company pays rent of Rs. 25000 per month for office space to its owner. But if the company pays the annual rent at the beginning of the year the owner gives a discount of 5% on the total annual rent. What is the annual amount the company pays to the owner after the discount ?
A. Rs. 275000
B. Rs. 285000
C. Rs. 295000
D. Rs. 300000
Question 1005
Solve this : (0.56% of 225) × (3.25% of 430) = ?
A. 15.3195
B. 15.6175
C. 17.3075
D. 17.6085
Question 1006
An interval of 3 hours 40 minutes is wrongly estimated as 3 hours 45.5 minutes. The error percentage is :
A. 2.50%
B. 5%
C. 5.20%
D. 5.50%
Question 1007
1.14 expressed as a percent of 1.9 is :
A. 6%
B. 10%
C. 60%
D. 90%
Question 1008
42% of a number is 892.5. What is 73% of that number ?
A. 1466.25
B. 1508.75
C. 1551.25
D. 1636.25
Question 1009
A toy merchant announces 25% rebate in prices of balls. If one needs to have a rebate of Rs. 40, then how many balls each costing Rs. 32, he should purchase ?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 10
Question 1010
Solve this : 85% of 485.5 = 50% of ?
A. 675.75
B. 735.65
C. 825.35
D. 915.5
Question 1011
Vinay decided to donate 5% of his salary. On the day of donation he changed his mind and donated Rs. 1687.50, which was 75% of what he had decided earlier. How much is Vinay's salary ?
A. Rs. 33750
B. Rs. 37500
C. Rs. 45000
D. Cannot be determined
Question 1012
64% of a number is 2592. What is 88% of that number ?
A. 3202
B. 3458
C. 3564
D. 3826
Question 1013
Rajan got 76 percent marks and Sonia got 480 marks in a test. The maximum marks of the test equal to the marks obtained by Rajan and Sonia together. How many marks did Rajan score in the test ?
A. 1450
B. 1520
C. 1540
D. 2000
Question 1014
30% of 28% of 480 is the same as
A. 15% of 56% of 240
B. 60% of 28% of 240
C. 60% of 56% of 240
D. None of these
Question 1015
To meet a government requirement, a bottler must test 5 percent of its spring water and 10 percent of its sparkling water for purity. If a customer ordered 120 cases of spring water and 80 cases of sparkling water, then what percent of all the cases must the bottler test before he can send it out ?
A. 6.50%
B. 7.00%
C. 7.50%
D. 8.00%
Question 1016
A 14.4 kg gas cylinder runs for 104 hours when the smaller burner on the gas stove is fully opened while it runs for 80 hours when the larger burner on the gas stove is fully opened. Which of these value is the closest to the percentage difference in the usage of gas per hour, of the smaller burner over the larger burner ?
A. 23.07%
B. 26.23%
C. 30%
D. 32.23%
Question 1017
A monthly return railway ticket cost 25 percent more than a single ticket. A week's extension can be had for the former by paying 5 percent of the monthly ticket's cost. If the money paid for the monthly ticket (with extension) is Rs. 84, the price of the single ticket is :
A. Rs. 48
B. Rs. 64
C. Rs. 72
D. Rs. 80
Question 1018
Fresh grapes contain 80 percent water while dry grapes contain 10 percent water. If the weight of dry grapes is 250 kg what was its total weight when it was fresh ?
A. 1000 kg
B. 1100 kg
C. 1125 kg
D. 1225 kg
Question 1019
When income tax is 3 paise in a rupee, a person's net income is Rs. 237650. What will it be when the income tax is raised to 7 paise ?
A. Rs. 233000
B. Rs. 231650
C. Rs. 227850
D. None of these
Question 1020
In a certain month a base ball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its games played. After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its average to 50%. How many games must the team have won in a row to attain this average ?
A. 12
B. 20
C. 24
D. 30
Question 1021
Two successive price increases of 10% each on an article are equivalent to a single price increase of :
A. 19%
B. 20%
C. 21%
D. 22%
Question 1022
In a market research project, 20% opted for Nirma detergent whereas 60% opted for Surf Blue detergent. The remaining individuals were not certain. If the difference between those who opted for Surf Blue and those who were uncertain was 720, how many respondents were covered in the survey ?
A. 1440
B. 1800
C. 3600
D. Data inadequate
Question 1023
In an examination, 5% of the applicants were found ineligible and 85% of the eligible candidates belonged to the general category. If 4275 eligible candidates belonged to other categories, then how many candidates applied for the examinations ?
A. 30000
B. 35000
C. 37000
D. None of these
Question 1024
The population of a town is 8500. It increases by 20% in the first year and by another 25% in the second year. What would be the population of the town after 2 years ?
A. 10950
B. 11950
C. 12550
D. 12750
Question 1025
In a survey of a city, it was found that 90 percent of the people in the city own a refrigerator and 15 percent own a washing machine. If everybody owns at least one appliance, what percentage owns both ?
A. 5 percent
B. 8 percent
C. 10 percent
D. None of these
Question 1026
A and B are two fixed points 5 cm apart and C is a point on AB such that AC is 3 cm. If the length of AC is increased by 6%, the length of CB is decreased by :
A. 6%
B. 7%
C. 8%
D. 9%
Question 1027
In an examination, 34% of the students failed in Mathematics and 42% failed in English. If 20% of the students failed in both the subjects, then the percentage of students who passed in both the subjects was :
A. 44%
B. 50%
C. 54%
D. 56%
Question 1028
The price of sugar per kg increased from Rs. 16 to Rs. 20. The percentage reduction in the use of sugar so that the expenditure does not increase, should be :
A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 40%
Question 1029
In a History examination, the average for the entire class was 80 marks. If 10% of the students scored 95 marks and 20% scored 90 marks, what was the average marks of the remaining students of the class ?
A. 65.5
B. 72.5
C. 75
D. 85
Question 1030
In an election, 30% of the voters voted for candidate A whereas 60% of the remaining voted for candidate B. The remaining voters did not vote. If the difference between those who voted for candidate A and those who did not vote was 1200, how many individuals were eligible for casting vote in that election ?
A. 10000
B. 45000
C. 60000
D. 72000
Question 1031
In a certain organisation, 40% employees are matriculates, 50% of the remaining are graduates and the remaining 180 are post-graduates. What is the number of graduate employees ?
A. 180
B. 240
C. 300
D. 360
Question 1032
In an examination in which full marks were 800, A gets 20% more than B, B gets 20% more than C, and C gets 15% less than D. If A got 576, what percentage of full marks did D get (approximately) ?
A. 45.73
B. 51.27
C. 58.82
D. 61.71
Question 1033
The price of an article is reduced by 25%. In order to retain the original price, the present price has to be increased by :
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 33$$\frac{1}{3}$$%
D. 50%
Question 1034
A person's salary is decreased by steps of 20%, 15% and 10%. Approximately by what percent should the reduced salary be increases so as to get back the original salary ?
A. 39%
B. 44%
C. 56%
D. 63%
Question 1035
A bag contains 600 coins of 25p denomination and 1200 coins of 50p denomination. If 12% of 25p coins and 24% of 50p are removed, the percentage of money removed from the bag is nearly :
A. 15.60%
B. 17.80%
C. 21.60%
D. 30%
Question 1036
Mr. More spent 20% of his monthly income on food and 15% on children's education. 40% of the remaining he spent on entertainment and transport together and 30% on medical. He is left with an amount of Rs. 8775 after all these expenditures. What is Mr. More's monthly income ?
A. Rs. 35000
B. Rs. 38000
C. Rs. 40000
D. None of the above
Question 1037
If the price of erasers goes down by 25%, a man can buy 2 more erasers for a rupee. How many erasers are available for a rupee ?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Question 1038
5 kg of metal A and 20 kg of metal B are mixed to form an alloy. The percentage of metal A in the alloy is ?
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 40%
D. None of these
Question 1039
23% of 8040 + 42% of 545 = ? % of 3000
A. 56.17
B. 63.54
C. 69.27
D. 71.04