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501.

Each edge of a cube is increased by 20% then the percentage increase in surface area of the cube is :

A. 1.44
B. 0.4
C. 0.44
D. 0.728
Answer» D. 0.728
Discussion
502.

Each question contains Quantity I and Quantity II. Read the contents clearly and answer your questions accordingly._x005F_x000D_ Quantity I: if the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% while the breadth of the rectangle is decreased by 10% then find percentage change in area of the rectangle?_x005F_x000D_ Quantity II: if the side of a triangle is increased by 30% while the height of a triangle is decreased by 20% then find the percentage change in area of the triangle?

A. Quantity I > Quantity II
B. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
C. Quantity I< Quantity II
D. Quantity I < Quantity II
Answer» B. Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
Discussion
503.

Due to increase of 33.33% in the price of apples, a customer can purchase 4 apples less for Rs 16. What is the original price (in paise) of an apple?

A. 100
B. 125
C. 150
D. 400/3
Answer» B. 125
Discussion
504.

Dot cabs company provides cabs for software employees. The company has 8 Swift dzires, 6 Scorpios, 7 Innovas and few small cars. If Swift dzire makes one fourth of the total fleet, how many small cars are there in the company ?

A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12
Answer» D. 12
Discussion
505.

Divide 3740 in three parts in such a way that half of the first part, one-third of the second part and one-sixth of the third part are equal.

A. 700, 1000, 2040
B. 340, 1360, 2040
C. 680, 1020, 200
D. 500, 1200, 2040
Answer» D. 500, 1200, 2040
Discussion
506.

Divide 13,680 in three parts such that 1st part is 3/5th of the third part and the ratio between 2nd and 3rd part is 4:7. How much is the first part?_x005F_x000D_

A. 3780
B. 6300
C. 3600
D. 4800
Answer» B. 6300
Discussion
507.

Daily local train ticket costs Rs 60 and Monthly Pass costs Rs 1566. If I buy the Monthly Pass and travel for 29 days in a month than I save?

A. 10 percent
B. 14 percent
C. 15 percent
D. 12 percent
Answer» B. 14 percent
Discussion
508.

Daily local train ticket costs Rs 30 and Monthly Pass costs Rs 670.8. If I buy the Monthly Pass and travel for 26 days in a month than I save?

A. 12 percent
B. 14 percent
C. 25 percent
D. 10 percent
Answer» C. 25 percent
Discussion
509.

Daily local train ticket costs Rs 110 and Monthly Pass costs Rs 2524.5. If Ram buys the monthly pass and travel for 27 days in a month than he will save_____.

A. 14 percent
B. 15 percent
C. 12 percent
D. 25 percent
Answer» C. 12 percent
Discussion
510.

Cost price of a refrigerator is Rs 13400. If loss percentage is 4%, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the refrigerator?

A. 12203
B. 12864
C. 14420
D. 11312
Answer» C. 14420
Discussion
511.

By what number must the given number be multiplied to increase the number by 25%_x005F_x000D_

A. 44289
B. 44291
C. 44318
D. 3
Answer» C. 44318
Discussion
512.

Cost price of a watch is Rs 530. If the loss percentage is 24%, then what is the value (in Rs) of loss?

A. 127.2
B. 153.2
C. 139.4
D. 114.2
Answer» B. 153.2
Discussion
513.

By selling 175 pineapples, the gain is equal to the selling price of 50 pineapples. What is the gain percentage?

A. 28
B. 30
C. 32
D. 40
Answer» E.
Discussion
514.

At what percentage above the cost price must an article be marked so as to gain 33% after allowing a customer a discount of 5%?

A. 0.4
B. 0.45
C. 0.35
D. 0.47
Answer» B. 0.45
Discussion
515.

At an examination in which maximum marks are 500. P got 10% less than Q, Q got 25% more than R and R got 20% less than S. If P got 360 marks what percentage of marks was obtained by S ?

A. 77
B. 74
C. 80
D. 83
Answer» D. 83
Discussion
516.

At an examination in which maximum marks are 500. K got 10% less than L, L got 25% more than M and M got 20% less than N. If K got 360 marks what percentage of marks was obtained by N ?

A. 80
B. 87
C. 78
D. 76
Answer» B. 87
Discussion
517.

At 30% discount the selling price of an article is Rs 1050. What is the selling price (in Rs) if the discount is 15%?

A. 1200
B. 1175
C. 1100
D. 1275
Answer» E.
Discussion
518.

At 24% discount the selling price of a washing machine is Rs 38000, what is the selling price if the discount is 40%?

A. Rs 18000
B. Rs 30000
C. Rs 22320
D. Rs 31920
Answer» C. Rs 22320
Discussion
519.

At 13% discount the selling price of a oven is Rs 18000, what is the selling price if the discount is 27.5%?

A. Rs 10875
B. Rs 12288.75
C. Rs 15000
D. Rs 16638.75
Answer» D. Rs 16638.75
Discussion
520.

At 15% discount the selling price of a microwave oven is Rs 34000, what is the selling price if the discount is 37.5%?

A. Rs 25000
B. Rs 15625
C. Rs 17968.75
D. Rs 29218.75
Answer» B. Rs 15625
Discussion
521.

At 20% discount the selling price of an article is Rs 2400, what is the selling price (in Rs) if the discount is 32.5%?

A. 2125
B. 2225
C. 2025
D. 2325
Answer» D. 2325
Discussion
522.

At 22% discount the selling price of a refrigerator is Rs 26000, what is the selling price if the discount is 40%?

A. Rs 12000
B. Rs 14640
C. Rs 21840
D. Rs 20000
Answer» E.
Discussion
523.

At 10% discount the selling price of an article is Rs 4500, what is the selling price (in Rs) if the discount is 27.5%?

A. 4000
B. 3625
C. 3500
D. 3125
Answer» C. 3500
Discussion
524.

At 10% discount the selling price of a toaster is Rs 18000, what is the selling price if the discount is 37.5%?

A. Rs 7812.5
B. Rs 12500
C. Rs 8593.75
D. Rs 15468.75
Answer» C. Rs 8593.75
Discussion
525.

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

A. 0.25
B. 0.5
C. 0.75
D. No loss
Answer» B. 0.5
Discussion
526.

A's salary is 50% more than that of B. Then B's salary is less than that of A by

A. 0.5
B. 0.44
C. 0.33333333333333
D. 0.465
Answer» D. 0.465
Discussion
527.

A's salary is 40% of B's salary which is 25% of C's salary. What percentage of C's salary is A's salary ?

A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
Answer» B. 20
Discussion
528.

A's income is 25% more than B's income. B's income is what percent of A's income?

A. 80
B. 75
C. 50
D. 25
Answer» B. 75
Discussion
529.

Arun’s weight is 140% of Akhil’s weight. Nani’s weight is 90% of Shreyon’s weight. Shreyon’s weight is twice as much as Akhil’s. What percentage of Arun’s weight is Nani’s weight?

A. 0.76
B. 0.77
C. 0.78
D. 0.79
Answer» D. 0.79
Discussion
530.

Ankit scored 32, 45 and 49 marks in Physics, English and Philosophy respectively. The maximum marks in each subject is 50. Determine his overall percentage for the three subjects.

A. 58
B. 50
C. 42
D. 84
Answer» E.
Discussion
531.

An organic garment store wishes to move store online. They allocate Rs. 1,00,000 as capital for this initiative. After discussion with IT firm, they come up with an initial cost of development for Rs. 50,000, followed by 6 months additional support at 6% of the cost of developing the online store. What percentage of the initial capital the company saves from the website development activity?_x005F_x000D_

A. 0.22
B. 0.18
C. 0.3
D. 0.32
Answer» E.
Discussion
532.

An item is sold at two successive discounts of 10% and 10%. The selling price of article after the two discount is Rs 4050. If it is sold only at one discount of 20%, thenwhat will be the selling price (in Rs) of the article?_x005F_x000D_

A. 4000
B. 5000
C. 4500
D. 5500
Answer» B. 5000
Discussion
533.

An investor invested his saving in the stock market. The value of his investments increased by 12% and 9% in the first year and the second year respectively. If the value of his investments after two years became Rs 97,664 then how much had he invested (in Rs)?

A. 81000
B. 75000
C. 80000
D. 72000
Answer» D. 72000
Discussion
534.

An individual deposited 20% of 25% of 30% of what he had into his account with a bank. If he deposited Rs.750, how much was he having initially with him before depositing ?

A. Rs. 38000
B. Rs. 47000
C. Rs. 50000
D. Rs. 35000
Answer» D. Rs. 35000
Discussion
535.

An exhibition was conducted for 4 weeks. The number of tickets sold in 2nd workweek was increased by 20% and increased by 16% in the 3rd workweek but decreased by 20% in the 4th workweek. Find the number of tickets sold in the beginning, if 1392 tickets were sold in the last week ?

A. 1124
B. 1420
C. 1345
D. 1250
Answer» E.
Discussion
536.

An engineering student has to secure 36% marks to pass. He gets 53 and fails by 37 marks. Find the maximum marks.

A. 275 marks
B. 250 marks
C. 300 marks
D. 325 marks
Answer» C. 300 marks
Discussion
537.

An engineering student has to secure 25% marks to pass. He gets 56 and fails by 34 marks. Find the maximum marks.

A. 385 marks
B. 360 marks
C. 410 marks
D. 435 marks
Answer» C. 410 marks
Discussion
538.

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
539.

An engineering student has to secure 24% marks to pass. He gets 61 and fails by 29 marks. What is the maximum marks for that exam?

A. 375 marks
B. 400 marks
C. 425 marks
D. 450 marks
Answer» B. 400 marks
Discussion
540.

An article was sold for Rs. 2,400 at a discount of 20%. Find the selling price, if the discount was 25%.

A. Rs. 2250
B. Rs. 2000
C. Rs. 1800
D. Rs. 2150
Answer» B. Rs. 2000
Discussion
541.

An electric bulb was bought at Rs. 4200. Its value depriciates at the rate of 8% per annum. Its value after one year will be

A. Rs. 3684
B. Rs. 3800
C. Rs. 3864
D. Rs. 3746
Answer» D. Rs. 3746
Discussion
542.

An article was sold at Rs. 950 allowing 5% discount on the marked price. The marked price of the article is

A. Rs. 960
B. Rs. 1000
C. Rs. 955
D. Rs. 945
Answer» C. Rs. 955
Discussion
543.

An article was sold at a gain of 16%. If it had been sold for 36 more, the gain would have been 20%. The cost price of the article is_x005F_x000D_

A. ₹862
B. ₹900
C. ₹810
D. ₹720
Answer» C. ₹810
Discussion
544.

An agent, gets a commission of 2.5% on the sales of cloth. If on a certain day, he gets Rs. 12.50 as commission, the cloth sold through him on that day is worth

A. 300
B. 500
C. 700
D. 900
Answer» C. 700
Discussion
545.

Amir gave two successive discounts of 10% and 20% on a pencil. If the marked price of the pencil is Rs 3200, then what is the total value (in Rs) of the two discounts together?_x005F_x000D_

A. 940_x005F_x000D_
B. 1086_x005F_x000D_
C. 896_x005F_x000D_
D. 1120
Answer» D. 1120
Discussion
546.

Amarjeet scored 92, 98 and 90 marks in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics respectively. The maximum marks in each subject are 100. Determine his overall percentage for the three subjects.

A. 0.9234
B. 0.5956
C. 0.9333
D. 0.8444
Answer» B. 0.5956
Discussion
547.

Akash's monthly income is Rs. 9600. His monthly expenditure is 60% of his income. What is his saving per month?

A. Rs. 3840
B. Rs. 3870
C. Rs. 3940
D. Rs. 3850
Answer» B. Rs. 3870
Discussion
548.

Ajay who is a King, at his eleventh hour, called his three queens and distributed his gold in the following way: He gave 50% of his wealth to his first wife, 50% of the rest to his second wife and again 50% of the rest to his third wife. If their combined share is worth1,30,900 kilograms of gold, find the quantity of gold King Ajay was having initially?

A. 153145 kgs
B. 147890 kgs
C. 152400 kgs
D. 149600 kgs
Answer» E.
Discussion
549.

After selling 5% of a quantity of sugar, 5 Kgs of sugar remains . Find the total quantity of sugar?

A. 19 Kg
B. 5519 kg
C. 100 kg
D. 95 kg
Answer» C. 100 kg
Discussion
550.

After two successive discounts of 20% and 12% an article is sold for Rs 16896. What is the marked price (in Rs) of the article?

A. 21500
B. 23800
C. 22000
D. 24000
Answer» E.
Discussion