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501.	The price of an article is reduced by 25% but the daily sale of the article is increased by 30%. The net effect on the daily sale receipts is
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C.	2 % increase
D.	2% decrease
Answer» C. 2 % increase

Discussion

502.	A marketing manager is able to manage an average of Rs240 per week during 40h week . But in the final week of the month, his rates are increased by 50%. Then find out the commission the marketing manager makes in that week, if he puts in 60h during that final week?
A.	500
B.	540
C.	520
D.	600
Answer» C. 520

Discussion

503.	If price of a book is first decreased by 25% and then increased by 20%, the net change in the price of the book will be
A.	10% decrease
B.	5% decrease
C.	no change
D.	5% increase
Answer» B. 5% decrease

Discussion

504.	The price of an article was decreased by 10% and again reduced by 10%. By what per cent should the price have been reduced once, in order to produce the same effect as these two successive reductions ?
A.	15%
B.	19%
C.	20%
D.	25%
Answer» C. 20%

Discussion

505.	A number is increased by 20% and then it is decreased by 10%. Find the net increase or decrease per cent.
A.	10% increase
B.	10% decrease
C.	8% increase
D.	8% decrease
Answer» D. 8% decrease

Discussion

506.	Salary of a person is first increased by 20%, then it is decreased by 20%. Percentage change in his salary is :
A.	4% decreased
B.	4% increased
C.	8% decreased
D.	20% increased
Answer» B. 4% increased

Discussion

507.	An examiner has to secure 40% marks to pass an examination. He secures 180 marks and fails by an equal number of marks. The total number of marks in the examination is
A.	900
B.	1000
C.	1050
D.	800
Answer» B. 1000

Discussion

508.	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
Answer» D. 435 marks

Discussion

509.	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
Answer» D. 68 and 59

Discussion

510.	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%
Answer» D. 70%

Discussion

511.	There are 1240 employee in an organization. Out of which, 25% are promoted. How many such employees are there who got promotion ?
A.	398
B.	345
C.	310
D.	372
E.	None of the above
Answer» D. 372

Discussion

512.	The difference between 78% of a number and 59% of the same number is 323. What is 62% of that number
A.	1054
B.	1178
C.	1037
D.	1159
E.	None of the above
Answer» B. 1178

Discussion

513.	The marked price of brand A watches is 15% higher than its original price. Due to increased in demand, the price is further increased by 10%. How much profit will be obtained in selling the watches ?
A.	25%
B.	35%
C.	26.5%
D.	27%
E.	None of the above
Answer» D. 27%

Discussion

514.	In a examination it is required to get 36% of maximum marks to pass. A student got 113 marks and declared failed by 85 marks. The maximum marks are ?
A.	500
B.	550
C.	640
D.	1008
Answer» C. 640

Discussion

515.	From the salary of an officer 10% deducted as house rent,15% of the rest he spends on children's eduction and 10% of the balance, he spends on clothes. After this expenditure he is left with Rs. 1377. His salary is ?
A.	Rs. 2000
B.	Rs. 2040
C.	Rs. 2100
D.	Rs. 2200
Answer» B. Rs. 2040

Discussion

516.	The price of cooking oil has increased by 25%. The percentage of reduction that a family should effect in the use of cooking oil so as not to increased the expenditure on this account is ?
A.	15%
B.	20%
C.	25%
D.	30%
Answer» C. 25%

Discussion

517.	Out of a total 85 children playing badminton or table tannins or both,total number of girl in the group is 70% of boys in the group. The number of boys playing only badminton is 50% of the number of boys and the total number of boys playing badminton is 60% of the total number of boys. The number of children playing only table tennis is 40% of the total numbers of children and a total numbers of children and a total 12 children play badminton and table tennis both. What is the number of girls playing only badminton ?
A.	16
B.	14
C.	17
D.	Data inadequate
Answer» C. 17

Discussion

518.	In an examination, 40% students failed in Hindi, 50% student failed in English. If 21% student failed in both the subject find the percentage of those who passed in Hindi ?
A.	31%
B.	40%
C.	55%
D.	60%
Answer» E.

Discussion

519.	In a class of 60 children 30% children can speak only English, 20% Hindi and English both and the rest of the children can speak only Hindi. How many children can speak Hindi ?
A.	42
B.	36
C.	30
D.	48
Answer» B. 36

Discussion

520.	The ratio of males and females in a city is 7:8 and the percentage of children among males and females is 25% and 20% respectively.If the number of adult females in the city is 156800, what is the total population ?
A.	245000
B.	367500
C.	196000
D.	171500
Answer» C. 196000

Discussion

521.	The ratio of the number of student appearing for examination in the year 1998 in the states A, B and C was 3 : 5 : 6. Next year if the number of students in these states increase by 20%, 10% and 20% respectively, the ratio in states A and C would be 1 : 2. What was the number of students who appeared for the examination in the state A in 1999 ?
A.	7200
B.	6000
C.	7500
D.	Data inadequate
Answer» E.

Discussion

522.	After spending 40% in machinery, 25% in building,15% in raw material and 5% on furniture. hari lal has a balance of Rs. 1305. The money with him was ?
A.	Rs. 6500
B.	Rs. 7225
C.	Rs. 8700
D.	Rs. 1390
Answer» D. Rs. 1390

Discussion

523.	In mathematics exam. a student scored 30% marks in the first paper out of a total of 180. How much should he score in second paper out of a total of 150, If he is to get an overall average of at least 50% ?
A.	74%
B.	76%
C.	70%
D.	80%
Answer» B. 76%

Discussion

524.	A student attempted 24 question and secured full marks in all of them. If he obtained 40% in the test and each question carried equal marks, then what was the total number of questions in the test ?
A.	30
B.	40
C.	60
D.	70
Answer» D. 70

Discussion

525.	If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 200% and the denominator of the fraction is increased by 150%, the resultant fraction is 9/35 .What is the original fraction.
A.	3/10
B.	2/15
C.	3/14
D.	2/7
E.	None of the above
Answer» D. 2/7

Discussion

526.	In an examination, 25% students failed in mathematics 20% students failed in Mathematics, 20% failed in Economics and 5% failed in both. Find the percentage of students who passed in both the subjects.
A.	60%
B.	45%
C.	39%
D.	62%
E.	None of the above
Answer» B. 45%

Discussion

527.	A pot is filled with alcohal. 80% of alcohal is replaced by the same quantity of water. This process is done three times. Find the percentage of alcohal in this mixture of alcohal and water.
A.	51.2%
B.	29%
C.	38%
D.	49%
Answer» B. 29%

Discussion

528.	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.
A.	I and II
B.	I and III
C.	II and III
D.	I, II and III
Answer» D. I, II and III

Discussion

529.	In a company, 60% of the employees are men. Of these 40% are drawing more than 50000 per year. If 36% of the total employees of the company draw more than 50000 per year, then what is the percentage of women who are drawing less than 50000 per year ?
A.	70%
B.	60%
C.	40%
D.	30%
Answer» B. 60%

Discussion

530.	720 sweets were distributed equally among children in such a way that number of sweets received by each child is 20% of the total number of children. How many sweets did each receive ?
A.	12
B.	14
C.	11
D.	15
Answer» B. 14

Discussion

531.	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 percent- age of two papers, the combined percentage is
A.	75.5%
B.	76%
C.	76.5%
D.	77%
Answer» B. 76%

Discussion

532.	A candidate attempted 12 questions and secured full marks in all of them. If he obtained 60% in the test and each questions carried equal marks, then what was the total number of questions in the test ?
A.	36
B.	30
C.	25
D.	20
Answer» E.

Discussion

533.	Pradeep spends 40 percent of his monthly income on food items and 50 percent of the remaining, on cloths and conveyance. He saves one-third of the remaining amount after spending on food, clothes and conveyance. If he saves Rs.19,200 every year, what is his monthly income ?
A.	Rs. 24000
B.	Rs. 12000
C.	Rs. 16000
D.	Rs. 20000
Answer» D. Rs. 20000

Discussion

534.	Ashok gave 40 per cent of the amount he had to Jayant. Jayant in turn gave one-fourth of what he receive from Ashok to Prakash. After paying Rs. 200 to the taxi driver out of the amount he got from Jayant,Prakash now has Rs. 600 left with him.How much amount did Ashok have ?
A.	1200
B.	4000
C.	8000
D.	Data inadequate
Answer» D. Data inadequate

Discussion

535.	Rajesh solved 80 percent of the questions in an examination correctly, out of 41 questions solved by Rajesh 37 questions are correct and of the remaining questions out of 8 questions, 5 questions have been solved by Rajesh correctly then find the total number of question asked in the examination ?
A.	75
B.	65
C.	60
D.	Can't be determined
Answer» C. 60

Discussion

536.	Sahil got 45 marks in Hindi, 47 marks in Science, 49 marks in Mathematics, 45 marks in Social Science and 32 marks in English. The Maximum marks of each subject is 50. How much overall percentage of marks did he get ?
A.	75%
B.	56.4%
C.	78%
D.	87.2%
E.	None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above

Discussion

537.	If 60% of the students in a school are boys and the number of girls is 812, how many boys are there in the school?
A.	1128
B.	1218
C.	1821
D.	1281
Answer» C. 1821

Discussion

538.	There are 1400 students in a school, 25% of them wear spectacles and
A.	250
B.	100
C.	200
D.	300
Answer» B. 100

Discussion

539.	A candidate scores 20% and fails by 50 marks, while another candidate who score 40% marks, gests 30 marks more than the minimun required marks to pass the examination. Find the maximum marks for the examination.
A.	500
B.	450
C.	300
D.	400
E.	None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above

Discussion

540.	The population of a town is 126800. It increase by 15% in the 1st year and decrease by 20% in the 2nd year. What is the population of the town at the end of 2 yr.
A.	174984
B.	135996
C.	116656
D.	145820
E.	None of the above
Answer» D. 145820

Discussion

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

Discussion

542.	The price of certain article is 15000. But due to slump in the market, its price decreased by 8%. Find the new price of the article.
A.	14000
B.	13800
C.	16500
D.	12600
E.	None of the above
Answer» C. 16500

Discussion

543.	A student multiplied a number by 2/5 instead of 5/2. What is the percentage error in the calculation ?
A.	82%
B.	86%
C.	84%
D.	89%
Answer» D. 89%

Discussion

544.	The population of a city is 250000. It is increasing at the rate of 2% every year. The growth in the population after 2 yr is ?
A.	2500
B.	10000
C.	252000
D.	10100
Answer» E.

Discussion

545.	A man losses 20% of his money. After sending 25 % of the remainder, he has 480 left. What is the amount of money he originally had ?
A.	600
B.	720
C.	800
D.	840
Answer» D. 840

Discussion

546.	12 of 26% of 5/78 of 38% of 7/152 of 10000 = ?
A.	38
B.	35
C.	41
D.	52
E.	None of the above
Answer» C. 41

Discussion

547.	In an examination, every candidate took Physics or Mathematics or both. 65.8% took Physics and 59.2 % took Mathematics. The total number of candidates was 2000. How many candidates took both Physics and Mathematics ?
A.	750
B.	500
C.	250
D.	125
Answer» C. 250

Discussion

548.	A students was awarded certain marks in an examination. However, after re-evaluation, his marks were reduced by 40% of the marks that were originally awards to him, so that the new score now became 96. How many marks did the student lose after re-evaluation ?
A.	58
B.	68
C.	63
D.	56
E.	64
Answer» F.

Discussion

549.	Two numbers X and Y are respectively 20% and 28% less then a third number Z. By what percentage is the number Y less than that of the number X ?
A.	8%
B.	9%
C.	10%
D.	12%
Answer» D. 12%

Discussion

550.	The population of a city increases at the rate of 5% per annum. There is additional annual increases of 5% due to influx of job seekers. The percent increase in population after 3 yr, is ?
A.	33.1%
B.	33%
C.	34%
D.	33.24%
Answer» B. 33%

Discussion

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The price of an article is reduced by 25% but the daily sale of the article is increased by 30%. The net effect on the daily sale receipts is

A marketing manager is able to manage an average of Rs240 per week during 40h week . But in the final week of the month, his rates are increased by 50%. Then find out the commission the marketing manager makes in that week, if he puts in 60h during that final week?

If price of a book is first decreased by 25% and then increased by 20%, the net change in the price of the book will be

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A number is increased by 20% and then it is decreased by 10%. Find the net increase or decrease per cent.

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An examiner has to secure 40% marks to pass an examination. He secures 180 marks and fails by an equal number of marks. The total number of marks in the examination is

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 ?

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

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?

There are 1240 employee in an organization. Out of which, 25% are promoted. How many such employees are there who got promotion ?

The difference between 78% of a number and 59% of the same number is 323. What is 62% of that number

The marked price of brand A watches is 15% higher than its original price. Due to increased in demand, the price is further increased by 10%. How much profit will be obtained in selling the watches ?

In a examination it is required to get 36% of maximum marks to pass. A student got 113 marks and declared failed by 85 marks. The maximum marks are ?

From the salary of an officer 10% deducted as house rent,15% of the rest he spends on children's eduction and 10% of the balance, he spends on clothes. After this expenditure he is left with Rs. 1377. His salary is ?

The price of cooking oil has increased by 25%. The percentage of reduction that a family should effect in the use of cooking oil so as not to increased the expenditure on this account is ?

In an examination, 40% students failed in Hindi, 50% student failed in English. If 21% student failed in both the subject find the percentage of those who passed in Hindi ?

In a class of 60 children 30% children can speak only English, 20% Hindi and English both and the rest of the children can speak only Hindi. How many children can speak Hindi ?

The ratio of males and females in a city is 7:8 and the percentage of children among males and females is 25% and 20% respectively.If the number of adult females in the city is 156800, what is the total population ?

After spending 40% in machinery, 25% in building,15% in raw material and 5% on furniture. hari lal has a balance of Rs. 1305. The money with him was ?

In mathematics exam. a student scored 30% marks in the first paper out of a total of 180. How much should he score in second paper out of a total of 150, If he is to get an overall average of at least 50% ?

A student attempted 24 question and secured full marks in all of them. If he obtained 40% in the test and each question carried equal marks, then what was the total number of questions in the test ?

If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 200% and the denominator of the fraction is increased by 150%, the resultant fraction is 9/35 .What is the original fraction.

In an examination, 25% students failed in mathematics 20% students failed in Mathematics, 20% failed in Economics and 5% failed in both. Find the percentage of students who passed in both the subjects.

A pot is filled with alcohal. 80% of alcohal is replaced by the same quantity of water. This process is done three times. Find the percentage of alcohal in this mixture of alcohal and water.

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.

In a company, 60% of the employees are men. Of these 40% are drawing more than 50000 per year. If 36% of the total employees of the company draw more than 50000 per year, then what is the percentage of women who are drawing less than 50000 per year ?

720 sweets were distributed equally among children in such a way that number of sweets received by each child is 20% of the total number of children. How many sweets did each receive ?

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 percent- age of two papers, the combined percentage is

A candidate attempted 12 questions and secured full marks in all of them. If he obtained 60% in the test and each questions carried equal marks, then what was the total number of questions in the test ?

Pradeep spends 40 percent of his monthly income on food items and 50 percent of the remaining, on cloths and conveyance. He saves one-third of the remaining amount after spending on food, clothes and conveyance. If he saves Rs.19,200 every year, what is his monthly income ?

Ashok gave 40 per cent of the amount he had to Jayant. Jayant in turn gave one-fourth of what he receive from Ashok to Prakash. After paying Rs. 200 to the taxi driver out of the amount he got from Jayant,Prakash now has Rs. 600 left with him.How much amount did Ashok have ?

Rajesh solved 80 percent of the questions in an examination correctly, out of 41 questions solved by Rajesh 37 questions are correct and of the remaining questions out of 8 questions, 5 questions have been solved by Rajesh correctly then find the total number of question asked in the examination ?

Sahil got 45 marks in Hindi, 47 marks in Science, 49 marks in Mathematics, 45 marks in Social Science and 32 marks in English. The Maximum marks of each subject is 50. How much overall percentage of marks did he get ?

If 60% of the students in a school are boys and the number of girls is 812, how many boys are there in the school?

There are 1400 students in a school, 25% of them wear spectacles and

A candidate scores 20% and fails by 50 marks, while another candidate who score 40% marks, gests 30 marks more than the minimun required marks to pass the examination. Find the maximum marks for the examination.

The population of a town is 126800. It increase by 15% in the 1st year and decrease by 20% in the 2nd year. What is the population of the town at the end of 2 yr.

An agent sells goods of value of 15000. The commission which he receives at the ration of 12

The price of certain article is 15000. But due to slump in the market, its price decreased by 8%. Find the new price of the article.

A student multiplied a number by 2/5 instead of 5/2. What is the percentage error in the calculation ?

The population of a city is 250000. It is increasing at the rate of 2% every year. The growth in the population after 2 yr is ?

A man losses 20% of his money. After sending 25 % of the remainder, he has 480 left. What is the amount of money he originally had ?

12 of 26% of 5/78 of 38% of 7/152 of 10000 = ?

In an examination, every candidate took Physics or Mathematics or both. 65.8% took Physics and 59.2 % took Mathematics. The total number of candidates was 2000. How many candidates took both Physics and Mathematics ?

A students was awarded certain marks in an examination. However, after re-evaluation, his marks were reduced by 40% of the marks that were originally awards to him, so that the new score now became 96. How many marks did the student lose after re-evaluation ?

Two numbers X and Y are respectively 20% and 28% less then a third number Z. By what percentage is the number Y less than that of the number X ?

The population of a city increases at the rate of 5% per annum. There is additional annual increases of 5% due to influx of job seekers. The percent increase in population after 3 yr, is ?