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651.	In a class 60% of the student pass in Hindi and 45% pass in Sanskrit. If 25% of them pass in at least one subject, what percentage of the students fail in both the subjects ?
A.	80%
B.	75%
C.	20%
D.	25%
Answer» C. 20%

Discussion

652.	In an examination 80% of the boys passed in English and 85% passed in Mathematics, while 75% passed in both. If 45 boys failed in both, the number of boys who sat for the examination was
A.	400
B.	450
C.	200
D.	150
Answer» C. 200

Discussion

653.	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.	45.5%
C.	50%
D.	54 5%
Answer» E.

Discussion

654.	In an examination in which full marks were 500, A got 10% less than B. B got 25% more than C. C got 20% less than D. If A got 360 marks, what percentage of full marks was obtained by D ?
A.	90%
B.	80%
C.	50%
D.	60%
Answer» C. 50%

Discussion

655.	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
Answer» C. 565

Discussion

656.	In an examination, a student had to obtain 33% of the maximum marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks were
A.	500
B.	600
C.	800
D.	1000
Answer» B. 600

Discussion

657.	72% of the students of a certain class took Biology and 44% took Mathematics. If each student took at least one subject from Biology or Mathematics and 40 took both, then the total number of students in the class is :
A.	200
B.	240
C.	250
D.	320
Answer» D. 320

Discussion

658.	A student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He gets 90 marks and fails by 10 marks. Maximum marks are :
A.	200
B.	225
C.	250
D.	275
Answer» D. 275

Discussion

659.	In the annual examination Mahuya got 10% less marks than Supriyo in Mathematics. Mahuya got 81 marks. The marks of Supriyo are
A.	90
B.	87
C.	88
D.	89
Answer» B. 87

Discussion

660.	Two students appeared at 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.	42, 33
B.	43, 34
C.	41, 32
D.	39, 30
Answer» B. 43, 34

Discussion

661.	A student has to obtain 33% of total marks to pass. He got 25% of total marks and failed by 40 marks. The number of total marks is
A.	800
B.	300
C.	500
D.	1000
Answer» D. 1000

Discussion

662.	Price of sugar rises by 20%. By how much percent should the consumption of sugar be reduced so that the expenditure does not change?
A.	20%
B.	10%
C.
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E.	15%
Answer» D. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">16</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">3</td></table>

Discussion

663.	The price of a certain item is increased by 15%. If a consumer wants to keep his expenditure on the item the same as before, how much per cent must he reduce his consumption of that item ?
A.	15%
B.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">13</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">23</td></table>
C.
D.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">16</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">3</td></table>
E.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">10</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>20</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">23</td></table>
Answer» C.

Discussion

664.	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 the expenditure on the commodity ?
A.	4% increase
B.	4% decrease
C.	8% decrease
D.	8% increase
Answer» C. 8% decrease

Discussion

665.	If food prices go up by 10%, by how much should a man reduce his consumption so as not to increase his expenditure?
A.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">9</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">11</td></table>
B.	10%
C.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">11</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">9</td></table>
D.	The data is not sufficient
Answer» B. 10%

Discussion

666.	If the price of tea is increased by 20%, by how much per cent the consumption of tea be reduced so that there is no increase in the expenditure on it ?
A.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">83</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">3</td></table>
B.	20%
C.
D.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">16</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">3</td></table>
E.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">8</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">3</td></table>
Answer» D. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">16</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">3</td></table>

Discussion

667.	In the new budget, the price of kerosene oil rose by 25%. By how much per cent must a person reduce his consumption of kerosene oil so that his expenditure on it does not increase ?
A.	20%
B.	25%
C.	50%
D.	40%
Answer» B. 25%

Discussion

668.	In an examination, a student who gets 20% of the maximum marks fails by 5 marks. Another student who scores 30% of the maximum marks gets 20 marks more than the pass marks. The necessary percentage required for passing is :
A.	32%
B.	23%
C.	22%
D.	20%
Answer» D. 20%

Discussion

669.	In an examination, there were 1000 boys and 800 girls. 60% of the boys and 50% of the girls passed. Find the percent of the candidates failed ?
A.	46.4%
B.	48.4%
C.	44.4%
D.	49.6%
Answer» D. 49.6%

Discussion

670.	The price of petrol is increased by 25%. By how much per cent a car owner should reduce his consumption of petrol so that the expenditure on petrol would not be increased ?
A.	25%
B.	30%
C.	50%
D.	20%
Answer» E.

Discussion

671.	Water tax is increased by 20% but its consumption is decreased by 20%. Then the increase or decrease in the expenditure of the money is
A.	5% decrease
B.	4% decrease
C.	No change
D.	4% increase
Answer» C. No change

Discussion

672.	The price of a commodity rises from 6 per kg to 7.50 per kg. If the expenditure cannot increase, the percentage of reduction in consumption is
A.	15%
B.	20%
C.	25%
D.	30%
Answer» C. 25%

Discussion

673.	Price of milk has increased by 20%. To keep the expenditure unchanged, the present consumption is to be reduced by :
A.	20%
B.	18%
C.	10%
D.
E.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">16</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">3</td></table>
Answer» E. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">16</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">3</td></table>

Discussion

674.	If the duty on an article is reduced by 40% of its present rate, by how much per cent must its consumption increase in order that the revenue remains unaltered ?
A.	60%
B.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">62</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">3</td></table>
C.	72%
D.
E.	<table><tr><td rowspan="2">66</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">3</td></table>
Answer» E. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">66</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">3</td></table>

Discussion

675.	If the price of rice be raised by 25%, the percent by which a house-holder must reduce his consumption of rice so as not to increase his expenditure on rice is
A.	225%
B.	25.75%
C.	25%
D.	20%
Answer» E.

Discussion

676.	Price of a commodity has increased by 60%. By what percent must a consumer reduce the consumption of the commodity so as not to increase the expenditure ?
A.	37%
B.	37.5%
C.	40.5%
D.	60%
Answer» C. 40.5%

Discussion

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