676 + Mcqs in Percentage in Aptitude Page 1 McqOptions

1.	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
Answer» C. Rs. 300

Discussion

2.	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
Answer» D. Rs. 20

Discussion

3.	If 20% of = , then % of 20 is the same as:
A.	4% of
B.	5% of
C.	20% of
D.	None of these
Answer» B. 5% of

Discussion

4.	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
Answer» B. 2900

Discussion

5.	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%
Answer» B. 60%

Discussion

6.	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
Answer» C. Rs. 300

Discussion

7.	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
Answer» D. Rs. 20

Discussion

8.	If 20% of = , then % of 20 is the same as:
A.	4% of
B.	5% of
C.	20% of
D.	None of these
Answer» B. 5% of

Discussion

9.	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
Answer» B. 2900

Discussion

10.	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%
Answer» B. 60%

Discussion

11.	In a company , there are 724 employees. 25% employees left the job. Find the number of rest of employees.
A.	543
B.	550
C.	578
D.	565
E.	None of the above
Answer» B. 550

Discussion

12.	An agent sells goods of value of 15000. The commission which he receives at the ration of 12¹/₂%, is
A.	1875
B.	2125
C.	2000
D.	2700
E.	None of the above
Answer» B. 2125

Discussion

13.	A box has 100 blue balls, 50 red ballss and 50 black balls. 25% of blue balls and 50% of red balls are taken away. Then, percentage of black balls at present is ?
A.	25%
B.	33
C.	/
D.	40%
E.	50
Answer» C. /

Discussion

14.	A reduction of 20% in the price of wheat enables a person to buy 3.5 kg more wheat for 770. The original price of rice is ?
A.	55 per kg
B.	45 per kg
C.	65 per kg
D.	37 per kg
E.	None of the above
Answer» B. 45 per kg

Discussion

15.	What should come in place of the question marks(?), so that it satisfies equality of the given equation ? 32% of 750 = ?
A.	23% of 600
B.	46% of 207
C.	98% of 250
D.	75% of 320
E.	None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above

Discussion

16.	A number increased to 137¹/₂% gives 33. The number is ?
A.	22
B.	24
C.	25
D.	27
Answer» C. 25

Discussion

17.	A number decreased to 72¹/₂% gives 87. The number is ?
A.	58
B.	110
C.	120
D.	135
Answer» D. 135

Discussion

18.	In a town 25% families own a phone and 15% own a car, 65% families own neithers a phone nor a car. 2000 families own both a phone and a car. Consider the following statement in this regard. (i) 10% families own both a car and a phone. (ii) 35% families own either a car or a phone. (iii) 40000 families live in the town. Which of the above statement are correct ?
A.	I and II
B.	I and III
C.	II and III
D.	I, II and III
Answer» D. I, II and III

Discussion

19.

Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is
2 rd of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. The ratio A : B is
3

A.

4 : 3

B.

3 : 4

C.

1 : 1

D.

2 : 3

Answer» B. 3 : 4

Discussion

20.

If 60% of A = 3 of B, then A : B is
4

A.

9 : 20

B.

20 : 9

C.

4 : 5

D.

5 : 4

Answer» E.

Discussion

21.	(3.6% of 40) is equal to ?
A.	2.8
B.	1.8
C.	1.2
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

22.	A number increased by 137¹/₂ % and the increment is 33. The number is
A.	27
B.	22
C.	24
D.	25
Answer» D. 25

Discussion

23.	25% of what amount of money is equal to 12¹/₂ of 180 ?
A.	120
B.	75
C.	80
D.	90
Answer» E.

Discussion

24.	If 15% of A is equal to 20% of B, then 25% of A is equal to what per cent of B ?
A.	30%
B.	33
C.	/
D.	35%
E.	25%
Answer» C. /

Discussion

25.	A man spends Rs. 3500 per month and saves 12¹/₂% of his income. His monthly income is ?
A.	Rs. 4400
B.	Rs. 4270
C.	Rs. 4000
D.	Rs. 3937.50
Answer» D. Rs. 3937.50

Discussion

26.	If 37¹/₂% of a number is 900,then 62¹/₂% of the number is ?
A.	1200
B.	1350
C.	1500
D.	540
Answer» D. 540

Discussion

27.	By how much is 30% of 80 greater than 4/5_th of 25 ?
A.	2
B.	4
C.	10
D.	15
Answer» C. 10

Discussion

28.	The price of an article is cut by 10%. To restore it to the former value. The new price must be increased by ?
A.	10%
B.	9
C.	11
D.	11%
Answer» D. 11%

Discussion

29.	8¹/₃% expressed as a fraction is ?
A.	25/3
B.	3/25
C.	1/12
D.	1/4
Answer» D. 1/4

Discussion

30.

If 30% of A = 0.25 of B = 1 of C,then A : B : C is equal to :
5

A.

5 : 6 : 4

B.

5 : 24 : 5

C.

6 : 5 : 4

D.

10 : 12 : 15

Answer» E.

Discussion

31.	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.
B.
Answer» C.

Discussion

32.

A person who spends 66 2 of
3

his income is able to save 1,200 per month. His monthly expenses (in ) is :

A.

1,200

B.

2,400

C.

3,000

D.

3,200

Answer» C. 3,000

Discussion

33.

If the income of Ram is 12 1 % more than that of Shyam,
2
the income of Shyam is less than that of Ram by

A.

B.

Answer» B.

Discussion

34.	If A s income is 25% less than B s income, by how much percent is B s income more than that of A ?
A.	25%
B.	30%
C.
D.
Answer» D.

Discussion

35.	X s income is 20% more than that of Y. What per cent is Y s income less than X ?
A.
B.
C.
Answer» C.

Discussion

36.

A man spends 12 1 % of his salary on items of daily use and 30% of the remainder on
2

house rent. After that he is left with 2940. How much is his salary ?

A.

4800

B.

5200

C.

4500

D.

4000

Answer» B. 5200

Discussion

37.

In a factory, the salary of each worker is increased in the ratio 22 : 25 but the number of
workers is decreased by 26 2 % The net effect on the salary is
3

A.

20% increase

B.

10% decrease

C.

None of these

Answer» F.

Discussion

38.

If the monthly salary of an employee is increased by 2 2 %
3

he gets 72 rupees more. His monthly salary (in rupees) is

A.

7200

B.

3600

C.

2700

D.

2000

Answer» D. 2000

Discussion

39.

Two numbers are respectively 12 1 % and 25% more than a third number.
2

The first number as percentage of second number is

A.

50

B.

60

C.

75

D.

90

Answer» E.

Discussion

40.

A boy found the answer for the question subtract the sum of 1 and 1
4 5
from unity and express the answer in decimals as 0.45. The percentage of error in his answer was

A.

50%

B.

10%

Answer» E.

Discussion

41.

Refer the following data table and answer the following Question.
Boys Girls
Medical 35 60
Engineering 40 40

What percent of students who chose Engineering are girls ?

A.

40

B.

22.86

C.

50

D.

100

Answer» D. 100

Discussion

42.

Refer the following data table and answer the following question.
Boys Girls
Medical 30 70
Engineering 75 25

What percent of students who chose Engineering are girls?

A.

26.32

B.

12.5

C.

25

D.

33.33

Answer» D. 33.33

Discussion

43.

Shelf A has 4 of the number of
5

books that shelf B has. If 25% of the books in A are transferred to B and then 25% of the books from B are transferred to A, then the percentage of the total number of books that A will have is

A.

25%

B.

50%

C.

75%

D.

100%

Answer» C. 75%

Discussion

44.

A man spends 7 1 % of his money
2
and after spending 75% of the remaining he had Rs. 370 left. How much money did he have?

A.

Rs. 1200

B.

Rs. 1600

C.

Rs. 1500

D.

Rs. 1400

Answer» C. Rs. 1500

Discussion

45.	0.01 is what percent of 0.1 ?
A.	10
B.	100
Answer» B. 100

Discussion

46.

A student multiplied a number by 3 instead of 5
5 3

What is the percentage error in the calculation ?

A.

44%

B.

34%

C.

54%

D.

64%

Answer» E.

Discussion

47.

If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 150% and the denominator of the fraction is increased by 300% the resultant fraction is
5
18

What is the original fraction?

A.

B.

None of these

Answer» B. None of these

Discussion

48.

In an examination, 40% marks are required to pass. A obtains 10% less than the number of marks required to pass. B obtains
11 1 % less than A and C,
9

41 3
17

per cent less than the number of marks obtained by A and B together. Marks obtained by C is

A.

42

B.

40

C.

38

D.

36

Answer» C. 38

Discussion

49.

The sum of two positive numbers is 20% of the sum of their
squares and 25% of the difference of their squares. If the numbers are x and y then,
x + y is equal to
x²

A.

Answer» E.

Discussion

50.

The percentage of metals in a mine of lead ore is 60%. Now the percentage of silver is
1 %
2
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.

4763

B.

4762

C.

4764

D.

4761

Answer» D. 4761

Discussion

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3

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3

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Two numbers are respectively 12 1 % and 25% more than a third number.
2

The first number as percentage of second number is

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4 5
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2
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5
18

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9

41 3
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1 %
2
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 :