1629 + Mcqs in Percentage Page 19 McqOptions

901.	The number that is to be added to 10% of 320 to have the sum as 30% of 230 is :
A.	7
B.	2
C.	3
D.	3
Answer» B. 2

Discussion

902.	The marked price of an article is Rs. 5000 but due to festive offer a certain percent of discount is declared. Mr. x availed this opportunity and bought the article at reduced price. He then sold it at Rs. 5000 and thereby made a profit of $$11\frac{1}{9}$$%. The percentage of discount allowed was ?
A.	0%
B.	$3\frac{1}{3}$$%
C.	$7\frac{1}{2}$$%
D.	$11\frac{1}{9}$$%
Answer» B. $3\frac{1}{3}$$%

Discussion

903.	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.	0%
B.	5%
C.	%
D.	0%
Answer» D. 0%

Discussion

904.	If P% of P is 36, then P is equal to :
A.	600
B.	00
C.	0
D.	5
Answer» D. 5

Discussion

905.	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.	: 2
B.	: 4
C.	: 4
D.	: 5
Answer» C. : 4

Discussion

906.	One-fifth of half of a number is 20. Then 20% of that number is :
A.	0
B.	0
C.	0
D.	0
Answer» E.

Discussion

907.	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.	0
C.	00
D.	000
Answer» E.

Discussion

908.	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.	000
B.	0000
C.	00000
D.	360
Answer» C. 00000

Discussion

909.	If 30% of A is added to 40% of B, the answer is 80% of B. What percentage of A is B ?
A.	0%
B.	0%
C.	0%
D.	5%
Answer» E.

Discussion

910.	31% of employees pay tax in the year 2008. Non-tax paying employees are 20700. The total number of employees is :
A.	1160
B.	4750
C.	0000
D.	6775
Answer» D. 6775

Discussion

911.	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.	200
B.	00
C.	00
D.	50
Answer» D. 50

Discussion

912.	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.	5.5%
B.	6%
C.	6.5%
D.	7%
Answer» B. 6%

Discussion

913.	What % of a day is 30 minutes ?
A.	0.83
B.	0.083
C.	0.09
D.	0.075
Answer» C. 0.09

Discussion

914.	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.	5%
B.	0%
C.	5%
D.	0%
Answer» C. 5%

Discussion

915.	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.	s. 30
B.	s. 27.50
C.	s. 26.50
D.	s. 25
Answer» E.

Discussion

916.	The length of a rectangle is increased by 10% and breadth decreased by 10% Then the area of the new rectangle is :
A.	either decreased nor increased
B.	ncreased by 1%
C.	ecreased by 1%
D.	ecreased 10%
Answer» D. ecreased 10%

Discussion

917.	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.	0% increase
B.	% decrease
C.	% decrease
D.	1% increase
Answer» D. 1% increase

Discussion

918.	What percentage of 3.6 kg is 72 gms. ?
A.	2%
B.	2%
C.	2%
D.	%
Answer» E.

Discussion

919.	0.001 is equivalent to :
A.	0%
B.	%
C.	.01%
D.	.1%
Answer» E.

Discussion

920.	What is 20% of 25% of 300 ?
A.	50
B.	0
C.	5
D.	5
Answer» E.

Discussion

921.	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.	5%
B.	2%
C.	0%
D.	4%
Answer» C. 0%

Discussion

922.	A number is decreased by 10% and the resulting number is again decreased by 20%. What is the final percentage of decrease ?
A.	5%
B.	6%
C.	7%
D.	8%
Answer» E.

Discussion

923.	What is the difference between 0.6 and 0.6% ?
A.	0.94
B.	0.594
C.	0
D.	4
Answer» C. 0

Discussion

924.	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.	40
B.	60
C.	20
D.	00
Answer» C. 20

Discussion

925.	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 monthlysavings is :
A.	s. 870
B.	s. 690
C.	s. 980
D.	s. 780
Answer» E.

Discussion

926.	If 60% of A's income is equal to75% of B's income, then B's income is equal to x% of A's income. The value of x is :
A.	0
B.	0
C.	0
D.	0
Answer» D. 0

Discussion

927.	If radius of a circle is increased by 5%, then the increase in it's area is :
A.	0.25%
B.	.75%
C.	0%
D.	%
Answer» B. .75%

Discussion

928.	498 is 17% less than a number then the number is :
A.	10
B.	80
C.	00
D.	20
Answer» D. 20

Discussion

929.	If 120 is 20% of a number, then 120% of that number will be :
A.	0
B.	20
C.	80
D.	20
Answer» E.

Discussion

930.	The percentage of metals in a mine of lead ore is 60%. Now the percentage of silver is $$\frac{3}{4}$$% of metals and the rest is lead. If the mass of ore extracted from this mine is 8000 kg, the mass (in kg.) of lead is :
A.	763
B.	764
C.	762
D.	761
Answer» C. 762

Discussion

931.	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.	s. 400000
B.	s. 40000
C.	s. 90000
D.	s. 80000
Answer» B. s. 40000

Discussion

932.	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.	2%
B.	0%
C.	3%
D.	5%
Answer» E.

Discussion

933.	If x% of a is the same as y% of b, then z% of b will be :
A.	$\frac{yz}{x}$$% of a
B.	$\frac{zx}{y}$$% of a
C.	$\frac{xy}{z}$$% of a
D.	$\frac{y}{z}$$% of a
Answer» C. $\frac{xy}{z}$$% of a

Discussion

934.	If 50% of (P - Q) = 30% of (P + Q) and Q = x% of P, then the value of x is :
A.	0
B.	5
C.	0
D.	0
Answer» C. 0

Discussion

935.	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.	0%
B.	0%
C.	0%
D.	0%
Answer» D. 0%

Discussion

936.	A man spend $$7\frac{1}{2}$$% of his money and after spending 75% of the remaining he had Rs. 370 left. How much money did he have :
A.	200
B.	600
C.	500
D.	400
Answer» C. 500

Discussion

937.	A's salary was decreased by 50% and subsequently increased by 50%. How much percent does he lose ?
A.	5%
B.	0%
C.	0%
D.	o loss
Answer» B. 0%

Discussion

938.	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.	3.33%
B.	3.81%
C.	5.86%
D.	2.23%
Answer» C. 5.86%

Discussion

939.	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.	%
B.	%
C.	%
D.	%
Answer» E.

Discussion

940.	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.	55 litres
B.	50 litres
C.	50.4 litres
D.	40 litres
Answer» C. 50.4 litres

Discussion

941.	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.	0
B.	1
C.	10
D.	21
Answer» C. 10

Discussion

942.	A person who spends $$66\frac{2}{3}$$% of his income is able to save Rs. 1200 per month. His monthly expenses (in Rs.) is :
A.	200
B.	400
C.	000
D.	200
Answer» C. 000

Discussion

943.	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.	0
B.	5
C.	0
D.	0
Answer» D. 0

Discussion

944.	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.	0
B.	20
C.	20
D.	40
Answer» C. 20

Discussion

945.	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.	2
B.	4
C.	8
D.	ata Inadequate
Answer» B. 4

Discussion

946.	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.	s. 10000
B.	s. 8000
C.	s. 9000
D.	s. 8500
Answer» B. s. 8000

Discussion

947.	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.	5%
B.	5.5%
C.	0%
D.	4.5%
Answer» E.

Discussion

948.	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.	25 gm
B.	00 gm
C.	20 gm
D.	30 gm
Answer» C. 20 gm

Discussion

949.	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.	6506
B.	6650
C.	6560
D.	6056
Answer» E.

Discussion

950.	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.	00
B.	00
C.	50
D.	00
Answer» C. 50

Discussion

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The number that is to be added to 10% of 320 to have the sum as 30% of 230 is :

If A is equal to 20% of B and B is equal to 25% of C. Then what percentage of C equal to A ?

If P% of P is 36, then P is equal to :

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 :

One-fifth of half of a number is 20. Then 20% of that number is :

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 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 ?

If 30% of A is added to 40% of B, the answer is 80% of B. What percentage of A is B ?

31% of employees pay tax in the year 2008. Non-tax paying employees are 20700. The total number of employees is :

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 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 :

What % of a day is 30 minutes ?

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 :

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 :

The length of a rectangle is increased by 10% and breadth decreased by 10% Then the area of the new rectangle is :

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.

What percentage of 3.6 kg is 72 gms. ?

0.001 is equivalent to :

What is 20% of 25% of 300 ?

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 number is decreased by 10% and the resulting number is again decreased by 20%. What is the final percentage of decrease ?

What is the difference between 0.6 and 0.6% ?

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 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 monthlysavings is :

If 60% of A's income is equal to75% of B's income, then B's income is equal to x% of A's income. The value of x is :

If radius of a circle is increased by 5%, then the increase in it's area is :

498 is 17% less than a number then the number is :

If 120 is 20% of a number, then 120% of that number will be :

The percentage of metals in a mine of lead ore is 60%. Now the percentage of silver is $$\frac{3}{4}$$% of metals and the rest is lead. If the mass of ore extracted from this mine is 8000 kg, the mass (in kg.) of lead is :

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 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 :

If x% of a is the same as y% of b, then z% of b will be :

If 50% of (P - Q) = 30% of (P + Q) and Q = x% of P, then the value of x is :

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 man spend $$7\frac{1}{2}$$% of his money and after spending 75% of the remaining he had Rs. 370 left. How much money did he have :

A's salary was decreased by 50% and subsequently increased by 50%. How much percent does he lose ?

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 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 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% ?

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 person who spends $$66\frac{2}{3}$$% of his income is able to save Rs. 1200 per month. His monthly expenses (in Rs.) is :

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 :

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 ?

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 ?

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 :

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 :

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 :

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 :

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 :