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51.

A man invested 27,000 in
12
1
%
2

stock at 108, then his yield percentage is

A.
B. 15%
C.
Answer» C.
Discussion
52.

The red blood cells in a blood sample grows by 10% per hour in first two hours, decreases by 10% in next one hour, remains constant in next one hour and again increases by 5% per hour in next two hours. If the original
count of the red blood cells in the sample is 40000, find the approximate red blood cell count at the end of 6 hours.

A. 40000
B. 45025
C. 48025
D. 50025
Answer» D. 50025
Discussion
53.

The price of an article was increased by r%. Later the new price was decreased by r%. If the latest price was 1, then the original price was :

A. 1
B.
C.
D.
Answer» E.
Discussion
54.

Difference of two numbers is 1660. if 6
1
 % of one number is 8
1
 %
22
of the other number the smaller number is ,

A. 7055
B. 5395
C. 3735
D. 2075
Answer» C. 3735
Discussion
55.

A boy who was asked to find
3
1
%
2

of a sum of money misread the question and found
5
1
%
2

of it. His answer was 220. What would have been the correct answer ?

A. 120
B. 140
C. 160
D. 150
Answer» C. 160
Discussion
56.

A district has 64000 inhabitants. If the population increases at
the rate of 2
1
% per annum,
2

the number of inhabitants at the end of 3 years will be

A. 70000
B. 69200
C. 68921
D. 68911
Answer» D. 68911
Discussion
57.

A spider climbed 62
1
%
2

of the height of the pole in one hour and in the next hour it covered
12
1
% of the remaining height.
2

If pole s height is 192 m, then distance climbed in second hour is

A. 3 m
B. 5 m
C. 7 m
D. 9 m
Answer» E.
Discussion
58.

If the sales tax on a television set increases from
7
1
% to 8%.
2

what more amount will have to be paid for the television whose price (excluding sales taxes) is 19000 ?

A. 190
B. 95
C. 180
D. 90
Answer» C. 180
Discussion
59.

In the expression xy2, the values of both variables x and y are decreased by 20%. By this, the value of the expression is decreased by

A. 40%
B. 80%
C. 48.8%
D. 51.2%
Answer» D. 51.2%
Discussion
60.

From 1980-1990, the population of a country increased by 20%. From 1990-2000, the population of the country increased by 20%. From 2000-2010, the population of the country increased by 20%.
Then the overall increased population (in percentage) of the country from 1980-2010 was

A. 72.2 %
B. 60 %
C. 72.8 %
D. 62.8 %
Answer» D. 62.8 %
Discussion
61.

If a number is increased by 25% and the resulting number is decreased by 25%. then the percentage increase or decrease finally is

A. no change
B.
C.
D. increased by 6%
Answer» C.
Discussion
62.

There are 1400 students in a school, 25% of them wear spectacles and
2
of them wearing
7

spectacles are boys. How many girls in the school do wear spectacles ?

A. 250
B. 100
C. 200
D. 300
Answer» B. 100
Discussion
63.

The numerator of a fraction is increased by 20% and denominator is decreased by 20%.
The value of the fraction becomes
4
5

The original fraction is

A.
B.
Answer» C.
Discussion
64.

If the price of petrol be raised by 20%, then the percentage by which a car owner must reduce his consumption so as not to increase his expenditure on petrol is

A.
B.
C.
Answer» C.
Discussion
65.

If 40% of
4
of
3
 of a number is 48, then
54
what is 1% of the same number ?

A. 20
B. 2
C. 10
D. 1
Answer» C. 10
Discussion
66.

If the price of a commodity is increased by 50%, by what fraction must its consumption be reduced so as to keep the same expenditure on its consumption ?

A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer» C.
Discussion
67.

A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percent of his total score did he make by running between the wickets?
A. 45%
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D. 55%
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Discussion
68.

Two students appeared at an examination. One of them secured 9 marks more than the other and his marks was 56% of the sum of their marks. The marks obtained by them are:

A. 39, 30
B. 41, 32
C. 42, 33
D. 43, 34
Answer» D. 43, 34
Discussion
69.

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
70.

The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is:

A. 4.37%
B. 5%
C. 6%
D. 8.75%
Answer» C. 6%
Discussion
71.

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
72.

Rajeev buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods.
A. Rs. 6876.10
B. Rs. 6999.20
C. Rs. 6654
D. Rs. 7000
Answer» B. Rs. 6999.20
Discussion
73.

In a certain school, 20% of students are below 8 years of age. The number of students above 8 years of age is of the number of students of 8 years of age which is 48. What is the total number of students in the school?
A. 72
B. 80
C. 120
D. 150
E. 100
Answer» F.
Discussion
74.

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

What is the percentage error in the calculation?
A. 34%
B. 44%
C. 54%
D. 64%
Answer» E.
Discussion
75.

Two numbers A and B are such that the sum of 5% of A and 4% of B is two-third of the sum of 6% of A and 8% of B. Find the ratio of A : B.
A. 2 : 3
B. 1 : 1
C. 3 : 4
D. 4 : 3
Answer» E.
Discussion
76.

What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?
A. 1
B. 14
C. 20
D. 21
Answer» D. 21
Discussion
77.

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
78.

A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had:
A. 588 apples
B. 600 apples
C. 672 apples
D. 700 apples
Answer» E.
Discussion
79.

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
80.

The income of a broker remains unchanged though the rate of commission is increased from 4% to 5%. The percentage of slump in business is ?

A. 8%
B. 1%
C. 20%
D. 80%
Answer» D. 80%
Discussion
81.

12.5% of 192 = 50% of ?

A. 48
B. 96
C. 24
D. None of these
Answer» B. 96
Discussion
82.

If 37

A. 1200
B. 1350
C. 1500
D. 540
Answer» D. 540
Discussion
83.

Subtracting 6% of A from A is equivalent to multiplying A by how much ?

A. 0.94
B. 9.4
C. 0.094
D. 94
Answer» B. 9.4
Discussion
84.

75% of 480 = (?) x 15 ?

A. 32
B. 18
C. 360
D. None of these
Answer» E.
Discussion
85.

30 quintals is what percent of 2 metric tonnes ?

A. 15%
B. 1.5%
C. 150%
D. 30%
Answer» D. 30%
Discussion
86.

Which number is 60% less than 80 ?

A. 48
B. 42
C. 32
D. 12
Answer» D. 12
Discussion
87.

If 90% of A = 30% of B and B = C% of A,then the value of C is ?

A. 900
B. 800
C. 600
D. 300
Answer» E.
Discussion
88.

If 0.5% of A =85 paise, then the value of A is ?

A. Rs. 170
B. Rs. 17
C. Rs. 1.70
D. Rs. 4.25
Answer» B. Rs. 17
Discussion
89.

? % of 250 + 25% of 68 = 67

A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
Answer» D. 25
Discussion
90.

What is 25% of 25% is equal to ?

A. 6.25
B. .625
C. .0625
D. .000625
Answer» D. .000625
Discussion
91.

The number .05 is hoe many percent of 20 ?

A. 25
B. .025
C. .25
D. 2.5
Answer» D. 2.5
Discussion
92.

? x 15 = 37.5% of 220

A. 82.5
B. 8250
C. 11
D. 5.5
Answer» D. 5.5
Discussion
93.

(0.756 x 3/4) terms of rate percent is equivalent to ?

A. 18.9%
B. 37.8%
C. 56.7%
D. 75%
Answer» D. 75%
Discussion
94.

?% of 130 = 10.4 ?

A. 80
B. 8
C. 0.8
D. 0.08
Answer» C. 0.8
Discussion
95.

What percentage of 2/7 is 1/35 ?

A. 2.5%
B. 10%
C. 25%
D. 20%
Answer» C. 25%
Discussion
96.

The fraction equivalent to 2/5% is ?

A. 1/40
B. 1/125
C. 1/250
D. 1/500
Answer» D. 1/500
Discussion
97.

30% of 140 = ?% of 840 ?

A. 5
B. 15
C. 24
D. 60
Answer» B. 15
Discussion
98.

A number exceeds 20% itself by 40. The number is ?

A. 50
B. 60
C. 80
D. 320
Answer» B. 60
Discussion
99.

The price of a product is increased by 20%. If the original price is Rs. 300, what is the final price of the product?

A. 350
B. 360
C. 365
D. 370
Answer» C. 365
Discussion
100.

If 35% of a number is 112, then the number is

A. 380
B. 300
C. 320
D. 35
Answer» D. 35
Discussion