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1. What is (0.08% of 0.008% of 8)1/9? (a) 24/19 (b) 3/18
(c) 95/48 (d) 48/95
(a) 0.8 (b) 0.2 9. The numerator of a fraction is increased by 20%
and its denominator is decreased by 20%. Hence
(c) 0.64 (d) 0.08
the value of the fraction becomes 4/5. Keeping
2. 64/25 in percent is: this in view, what is the original fraction?
(a) 2.56 (b) 256
(c) 0.256 (d) 25.6
3. 25% of 120 + 40% + 380 = ? of 637
120 25% + 380 40% = 637 (a) 2/3 (b) 8/15
(a) 2/4 (b) 1/7 (c) 7/11 (d) 4/5
(c) 4/7 (d) 3/4 10. A is 40% more than B and B is 60% less than
4. If x% of y% of 80 is the same as 25% of 900, C. If C is 60% mor e than D. Which of t he
then the value of xy is following options is correct?
80 y% x%, 900 25% A, B 40% B, C 60%
xy C, D 60%
(a) 30100 (b) 32500
(c) 28125 (d) 34200 (a) C is 60% more than B/C, B 60
5. p is six times as large as q. The per cent that q
(b) A is 54% less than C/A, C 54%
is less than p, is
(c) B is 36% less than D/B, D 36%
p, q 5 q, p
(d) D is 10.4% more than A/B, D 36%
1 11. A is 25% more than B and B is 40% less than
(a) 83 % (b) 70% C. If C is 30% more than D, then by what percent
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is A less than D?
1 A, B 25% B, C 40% C,
(c) 63 % (d) 50% D 30% A, D
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6. If 30% of A = 0.25 of B = 1/5 of C, then A : B : (a) 1.5 (b) 2.5
C is equal to: (c) 4 (d) 5
A 30% = B 0.25 = C 1/5, A: B : 12. In an examination consisting of 120 questions,
Anuradha answered 65% of the first 60 questions
C
correctly. What percentage of the remaining
(a) 5 : 6 : 4 (b) 5 : 24 : 5 questions will he have to answer correctly to
(c) 6 : 5 : 4 (d) 10 : 12 : 15 get 75% marks in the exam?
7. A student multipled a number by 3/5 instead
of 5/3. What is the percentage error in the
calculation?

(a) 80 (b) 85
(c) 84 (d) 90
(a) 44% (b) 34%
13. The marks required to pass is 40%. A student
(c) 54% (d) 64% gets 250 marks but still fails by 38 marks. What
8. If the numerator of a fraction is increased by is the maximum marks?
20% and the denominator is decreased by 5%,
the value of new fraction becomes 5/2. The
original fraction is

(a) 720 (b) 750

(c) 800 (d) 840

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14. A student scored 32% marks out of 300 in

science subjects. How many marks should he 1–r
2
 10000 
score in the language paper of 200 marks so that (c) Rs. (d) Rs.  2 
100  10000 – r 
his overall marks are 46%?
20. Given that 10% of A's income = 15% of B's
income = 20% of C's income. If sum of their
income is Rs. 7800, then B's income is:
A 10% = B 15%
= C 20%
(a) 72% (b) 67% 7800 B
(c) 66% (d) 60%
(a) Rs. 3600 (b) Rs. 3000
15. A number is first increased by 16% and then by
14%. The number thus obtained is now reduced (c) Rs. 2400 (d) Rs. 1800
by 30%. What is the net percentage of increase 21. If population of women in a village is 90% of
or decrease in the original number? (closest to population of men, what is the population of
an integer number) men as a percentage of population of women?

(a) 100% (b) 105%

(a) 6% increase/ (c) 108% (d) 111%
(b) 7% decrease/ 22. A person saves 25% of his income. If his income
increases by 20% and he still saves the same
(c) No increase or decrease amount as before, then what is the percentage
of increase in his expenditure?
(d) 9% decrease/
16. If 85% of a number is added to 75 then the result
is the same number. That number is:

(a) 500 (b) 200 2

(a) 24 (b) 26
(c) 300 (d) 100 3
17. When a number is increased by 24 it becomes
115% of itself. What is that number? 1
(c) 25 (d) 25
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23. Monica spends 72% of her income. If his income
(a) 160 (b) 250 increases by 20% and his savings increase by
15%, then by what percent will his expenditure
(c) 100 (d) 200
increase? (corrected to one decimal place)
18. By reducing the price of cloth by 25%, its sales
quantity increased by 20%. Accordingly, what
was the impact on the gross receipts of the shop?

(a) 20.8% (b) 20.2%

(a) 5% increase/ (b) 5% decrease/ (c) 21.9% (d) 19.8%
(c) 10% increase/ (d) 10% decrease/ 24. The income of A is 40% more than that of B. If
A got a 25% rise in his income and B got a 40%
19. The price of an article was increased by r%. Later
rise in his income, the percentage increase in
the new price was decreased by r%. If the latest
the combined incomes of A and B is:
price was Rs. 1, then the original price was:
A B A
r%
B
r%
A B

2
1–r (a) 31.25 (b) 34.5
(a) Rs. 1 (b) Rs.
100 (c) 28.25 (d) 24.5

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25. Raju's income is 20% more than his expenditure.

If his income i ncreases by 60% and his 1 1
(a) 9 % (b) 10 %
expenditure increases by 70%, then by what 11 11
percent will his savings increase/decrease?
(c) 11% (d) 10%
31. 40% of the staff in an office are women. 70%
of the female staff and 50% of the male staff
are married. What is the percentage of unmarried
(a) It decreases by 10%/10% staff in the office?

(b) It decreases by 2%/2%

(c) It increases by 10%/10%
(d) It increases by 2%/2%
(a) 64 (b) 60
26. A, B and C spend 80%, 85% and 75% of their income
respectively. If the ratio of their savings is 8 : 9 : (c) 54 (d) 42
20 and the difference in income of A and C is Rs. 32. Three candidates contested an election. The first
18,000, then what will be the income of B? candidate got 40% votes and the second one got
36% votes. If the total number of votes was 36,000,
A, B C
then how many votes did the third candidate get?

A C
B
(a) Rs. 24,000 (b) Rs. 27,000
(a) 8040 (b) 8640
(c) Rs. 30,000 (d) Rs. 36,000
27. The ratio of Rama's expenditure and savings is (c) 9360 (d) 9640
5 : 3. If his income increa ses by 12% a nd 33. In an election between two candidates, 75% of
expenditure by 15%, then by what percentage the voters cast their votes, out of which 2% of
will his savings increase? the votes were declared invalid. A candidate
obtained 9261 votes which was 75% of the valid
votes. The total number of registered voters in
this election was-

(a) 12% (b) 7%

(c) 8% (d) 13%
28. The population of a city increased by 30% in
the first year and decreased by 15% in the next
year. If the current population is 11,050, what (a) 16000 (b) 16400
was the population of that city 2 years ago? (c) 16800 (d) 18000
34. In an ex amination, 80% candida tes passed
English and 85% passed Mathematics. If 73%
of the candidates passed both these subjects,
then what percentage of the candidates failed
(a) 10050 (b) 99000 in these two subjects?
(c) 10000 (d) 99500
29. A spends 24% on domestic expenditure, 16%
on entertainment 12% on education and saves
the remaining. If saving is Rs. 3288 then what
will be monthly income of A? (a) 8% (b) 15%
(c) 27% (d) 35%
A
35. The price of sugar increases by 20%. By what
percentage should the consumption of sugar be
A reduced so that the expenditure on it remains
(a) Rs. 6654 (b) Rs. 6480 the same as before?
(c) Rs. 6323 (d) Rs. 6850
30. A man invested 1/3 of his capital at 7%, 1/4
at 8% and the remaining at 10%. If his annual
income is Rs. 561, then the capital is-
(a) 20% (b) 10%

2
(c) 16 % (d) 15%
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36. The price of milk has increased by 20%. How

much must current consumption be reduced to
keep expenditure the same?

(a) 375% (b) 775.75%

(c) 837.5% (d) 625.5%
(a) 20% (b) 18% 42. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 40%,
and the breadth is decreased by 20%, then the
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(c) 10% (d) 16 % area of the rectangle increases by x%. Then the
3 calue of x is:
37. Water tax increased by 20% but its consumption
decreased by 20%. So what was the increase or x
decrease in the expenditure of money?
x
(a) 20 (b) 12
(c) 16 (d) 8
(a) 5% decrease/ 43. If the diameter of the base of a right circular
(b) 4% decrease/
1
(c) No change/ cylinder is reduced by 33 % and its height is
3
(d) 4% increase/
38. The price of an item has decreased by 25%, but double, then the volume of the cylinder will:
the daily sales of the item have increased by 30%.
As a result, the amount received from daily sales
will be-

1 1
1 (a) increase by 1 %/1 %
9 9
(a) 2 % increase/
2 (b) remain unchanged/
1 1 1
(b) 2 % decrease/ (c) increase by 11 %/11 %
2 9 9
(c) 2% increase/
1 1
(d) 2% decrease/ (d) decrease by 11 %/11 %
39. The price of sugar is reduced by 20%. Now a 9 9
person can buy 500 g more sugar for Rs. 36. The 44. Fresh fruit contains 68% water and dry fruit
original price of the sugar per kilogram was contains 20% water. How much dry fruit can be
obtained from 100 kg. of fresh fruits?

(a) Rs. 14.40 (b) Rs. 18

(c) Rs. 15.60 (d) Rs. 16.50 (a) 80 (b) 60
40. The number of seats in a cinema hall was increased (c) 40 (d) 20
by 25%. The price of each ticket was also increased 45. The income of A is 40% more than the income
by 10%. As a result of these changes, the income of B. By what percent is the income of B less
received from cinema halls will increase-
than the income of A?
A B B
A
(a) 56% (b) 200/7%
(c) 230/7% (d) 25%
(a) 37.5% (b) 45.5% 46. The population of a city is 225000. If the annual
(c) 47.5% (d) 49.5% birth rate and death rate are 4.5% and 2.5%
41. The radius of a cylinder is increased by 150% r e spec t ive ly. Calcula t e t he incr ea se in
and its height is increased by 50%. By what population of the city after 2 years.
percent will its volume increase?

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(a) 9099 (b) 9090

(c) 9909 (d) 9009 (a) 4800 & 2400 (b) 5200 & 2600
47. In an election between two candidates, 10% of (c) 5000 & 2500 (d) 6400 & 3200
the voters did not cast their votes and 5% of 52. Due to 25% reduction in the price of sugar, a
t he vo t es c as t wer e found invali d. T h e p e r so n is able t o bu y 3 k g m ore s u gar b y
successful candidate received 55% of the valid spending Rs. 600. Find the initial and present
votes and won with a majority of 1710 votes. price of sugar.
Calculate how many total voters were enrolled?

(a) Rs. 66.67 kg & Rs. 50 kg

(b) Rs. 60 kg & Rs. 50 kg
(c) Rs. 70 kg & Rs. 40 kg
(a) 20000 (b) 21000 (d) N.O.T.
(c) 19000 (d) 20500 53. A company gives its salesmen 20% commission
48. A person spends 25% of his income on food, on total sales and in addition a 10% bonus on
30% of the remaining on house rent, 20% of net profit (gross profit-salesman's commission).
t he r e m ai ning on t rans p o r t i f t he to t a l If the total sales profit is Rs. 10 lakh and Rs.
expenditure is Rs. 5800. Then find his total 132000 respectively, then find the total earning
income. of the salesman.

(a) Rs. 10000 (b) Rs. 12000

(c) Rs. 14000 (d) Rs. 16000 (a) 2,14,000 (b) 2,10,000
49. The price of petrol is increased by 20% due to (c) 2,12,000 (d) 2,15,000
which a person reduces his (price) consumption 54. Twins occur in 5% of cases of childbirth in a
by 10%. His expenditure increases by Rs. 60. maternity center. What is the ap proximate
What would have been his initial expenditure? percentage of twins out of the total number of
children born?

(a) Rs. 650 (b) Rs. 750 (a) 5% (b) 7.6%

(c) Rs. 950 (d) Rs. 1050 (c) 9.5% (d) 10.4%
50. A c an di date s co r es 20% ma r ks in a n 55. A person who has a certain amount of money
examination and fails by 30 marks but another goes to the market. He can buy 50 oranges or
candidate scores 32% marks and scores 42 40 mangoes with it. He keeps 10% of the amount
marks more than the passing marks. Then the for taxi fare. And buys 24 mangoes. Out of the
percentage of marks to pass is- remaining amount, he bought oranges. Find the
number of oranges he bought.

(a) 52% (b) 50%

(c) 33% (d) 25%
51. T he p op u lat i o n of a city is 9600 . If t he (a) 12 (b) 18
population of males increases by 8% and the (c) 15 (d) 20
population of females increases by 5%, now the 56. A man saves a certain portion of his income
total population of the city is 10272, then what tax every month so that he can buy a car in a
was the initial population of males and females? year. By what percentage, should he increase

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his savings so that he can buy the same car in

9 months?

(a) 21000 (b) 21428

(c) 21500 (d) 30428
59. The population of a city decreased by 5% in the
(a) 25% (b) 33.33% first year due to the first wave of Corona virus.
(c) 30% (d) 35% The nex t year due to the second wave this
population again decreased by 5% and in the
1 third year this population increased by 5%. The
57. The first number is 8 % less than the third population at the end of the third year was
3
9,4 7,6 25 . What was t he p o p u la ti o n a t t he
number and the ratio of the second number and beginning of the first year?
the third number is 15 : 16 then the average
of the first number and the third number is how
much less/more than the second number

1
8 %
3
15 : 16 (a) 7,00,000 (b) 10,00,000
% (c) 8,97,993 (d) 9,92,519
60. In an election two candidates ran, 15% of the
voters did not vote, 3900 votes were declared
(a) 2.66% (b) 2.22%
invalid and the winner got 57% of the valid
(c) 3.333% (d) 2.45% vo tes and won by 1 120 votes. What is t he
58. 20% of the residents of a village died of malaria, number of voters in the voter list?
causing a panic, during which, 30% of the
surviving residents left the village. Then the
population of the village increased to 12,000.
What was the number of inhabitants in the
beginning (round the answer to whole number)
(a) 14000 (b) 15000
(c) 16000 (d) 12000

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