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This section includes 1629 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Aptitude knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 651. |
The difference between 38% of a number and 24% of the same number is Rs. 135.10. What is 40% of that number ? |
| A. | 70 |
| B. | 78 |
| C. | 86 |
| D. | 94 |
| Answer» D. 94 | |
| 652. |
The price of a certain item is increased by 15%. If consumer wants to keeps his expenditure on the item same as before, how much percent must he reduce his consumption of that item ? |
| A. | $10\frac{20}{{23}}\% $$ |
| B. | $13\frac{1}{{23}}\% $$ |
| C. | $16\frac{2}{{3}}\% $$ |
| D. | $15\% $$ |
| Answer» C. $16\frac{2}{{3}}\% $$ | |
| 653. |
30% apples out of 450 are rotten, How many apples are in good condition ? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 80 |
| C. | 40 |
| D. | 15 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 654. |
If X is 90% of Y, then what percent of X is Y ? |
| A. | $90\%$$ |
| B. | $101\frac{1}{9}\% $$ |
| C. | $111\frac{1}{9}\% $$ |
| D. | $190\% $$ |
| Answer» D. $190\% $$ | |
| 655. |
A reduction of 21% in the price of wheat enables a person to buy 10.5 kg more for Rs. 100. What is the reduced price per kg ? |
| A. | s. 2 |
| B. | s. 2.25 |
| C. | s. 2.30 |
| D. | s. 2.50 |
| Answer» B. s. 2.25 | |
| 656. |
The current birth rate per thousand is 32, whereas the corresponding death rate is 11 per thousand. The net growth rate in terms of population increase in percent is given by : |
| A. | .0021% |
| B. | .021% |
| C. | .1% |
| D. | 1% |
| Answer» D. 1% | |
| 657. |
If the price of a book is first decreased by 25% and then increased by 20%, then the net charges in the price will be : |
| A. | o change |
| B. | % increase |
| C. | % decrease |
| D. | 0% decrease |
| Answer» E. | |
| 658. |
It costs Rs. 1 to photocopy a sheet of paper. However, 2% discount is allowed on all photocopies done after first 1000 sheets. How much will it cost to copy 5000 sheets of paper ? |
| A. | s. 3920 |
| B. | s. 3980 |
| C. | s. 4900 |
| D. | s. 4920 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 659. |
In an examination it is required to get 36% of the aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 198 marks and is declared failed by 36 marks. What is the maximum aggregate marks a student can get ? |
| A. | 80 |
| B. | 50 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | annot be determined |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» D. annot be determined | |
| 660. |
What is 45% of 25% of $$\frac{4}{5}$$th of 850 ? |
| A. | 7.5 |
| B. | 9.5 |
| C. | 6.5 |
| D. | 3.5 |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» D. 3.5 | |
| 661. |
Find the number :85% of 420 + ?% of 1080 = 735 |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 0 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 0 |
| Answer» D. 0 | |
| 662. |
One litre of water is evaporated from a 6 litre solution containing 4% sugar. The percentage of sugar in the remaining solution is : |
| A. | $3\frac{1}{3}\% $$ |
| B. | $4\% $$ |
| C. | $4\frac{4}{5}\% $$ |
| D. | $5\% $$ |
| Answer» D. $5\% $$ | |
| 663. |
In an examination, 96% of students passed and 500 students failed. How many students did appear at the examination ? |
| A. | 4000 |
| B. | 2500 |
| C. | 2000 |
| D. | 3500 |
| Answer» C. 2000 | |
| 664. |
One-fourth of sixty percent of a number is equal to two-fifth of twenty percent of another number. What is the respective ratio of the first number to the second number ? |
| A. | : 7 |
| B. | : 9 |
| C. | : 13 |
| D. | annot be determined |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 665. |
Solve this :(23.6% of 1254) - (16.6% of 834) = ? |
| A. | 53.5 |
| B. | 55.5 |
| C. | 57.5 |
| D. | 59.5 |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» D. 59.5 | |
| 666. |
The number which exceeds 16% of it by 42 is : |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 0 |
| Answer» B. 2 | |
| 667. |
60% of 264 is the same as : |
| A. | 0% of 44 |
| B. | 5% of 1056 |
| C. | 0% of 132 |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» C. 0% of 132 | |
| 668. |
In a History examination, the average for the entire class was 80 marks. If 10% of the students scored 95 marks and 20% scored 90 marks, what was the average marks of the remaining students of the class ? |
| A. | 5.5 |
| B. | 2.5 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 669. |
If 50% of (x - y) = 30% of (x + y), then what percent of x is y ? |
| A. | 5% |
| B. | $33\frac{1}{3}$$% |
| C. | 0% |
| D. | 00% |
| Answer» B. $33\frac{1}{3}$$% | |
| 670. |
The price of sugar per kg increased from Rs. 16 to Rs. 20. The percentage reduction in the use of sugar so that the expenditure does not increase, should be : |
| A. | 5% |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» C. 5% | |
| 671. |
At a special sale, 5 tickets can be purchased for the price of 3 tickets. If 5 tickets are purchased at the sale, the amount saved will be what percent of the original price of the 5 tickets ? |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | $33\frac{1}{3}$$ % |
| C. | 0% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» D. 0% | |
| 672. |
In the price of sugar falls by $$2\frac{1}{2}\% $$ , a person can buy 9 kg more of sugar for Rs. 1260 than before. If the price had risen by $$12\frac{1}{2}\% $$ , how much sugar would he have bought for the same sum ? |
| A. | 88 kg |
| B. | 12 kg |
| C. | 28 kg |
| D. | 36 kg |
| Answer» C. 28 kg | |
| 673. |
If x% of a is the same as y% of b, then z% of b is : |
| A. | $\frac{{xy}}{z}\% {\text{ of }}a$$ |
| B. | $\frac{{yz}}{x}\% {\text{ of }}a$$ |
| C. | $\frac{{xz}}{y}\% {\text{ of }}a$$ |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» D. one of these | |
| 674. |
In an examination, 34% of the students failed in Mathematics and 42% failed in English. If 20% of the students failed in both the subjects, then the percentage of students who passed in both the subjects was : |
| A. | 4% |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | 4% |
| D. | 6% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 675. |
A and B are two fixed points 5 cm apart and C is a point on AB such that AC is 3 cm. If the length of AC is increased by 6%, the length of CB is decreased by : |
| A. | % |
| B. | % |
| C. | % |
| D. | % |
| Answer» E. | |
| 676. |
In a survey of a city, it was found that 90 percent of the people in the city own a refrigerator and 15 percent own a washing machine. If everybody owns at least one appliance, what percentage owns both ? |
| A. | percent |
| B. | percent |
| C. | 0 percent |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» B. percent | |
| 677. |
The population of a town is 8500. It increases by 20% in the first year and by another 25% in the second year. What would be the population of the town after 2 years ? |
| A. | 0950 |
| B. | 1950 |
| C. | 2550 |
| D. | 2750 |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» E. one of these | |
| 678. |
the price of sugar increases by 32%. A family reduces its consumption so that the expenditure of the sugar is up only by 10%. If the total consumption of the sugar before the price rise was 10 kg per month, then the consumption of sugar per month at present (in kg) is : |
| A. | $8\frac{1}{3}$$ |
| B. | $8\frac{1}{2}$$ |
| C. | $8\frac{3}{4}$$ |
| Answer» B. $8\frac{1}{2}$$ | |
| 679. |
In an examination, 5% of the applicantswere found ineligible and 85% of the eligible candidates belonged to the general category. If 4275 eligible candidates belonged to other categories, then how many candidates applied for the examinations ? |
| A. | 0000 |
| B. | 5000 |
| C. | 7000 |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» B. 5000 | |
| 680. |
In a market research project, 20% opted for Nirma detergent whereas 60% opted for Surf Blue detergent. The remaining individuals were not certain. If the difference between those who opted for Surf Blue and those who were uncertain was 720, how many respondents were covered in the survey ? |
| A. | 440 |
| B. | 800 |
| C. | 600 |
| D. | ata inadequate |
| Answer» C. 600 | |
| 681. |
Two successive price increases of 10% each on an article are equivalent to a single price increase of : |
| A. | 9% |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | 1% |
| D. | 2% |
| Answer» D. 2% | |
| 682. |
The numbers are respectively $$12\frac{1}{2}\% $$and $$25\% $$ more than a third number. The as a percentage of the second number is : |
| A. | 0% |
| B. | 0% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 683. |
In a certain month a base ball team that played 60 games had won 30% of its games played. After a phenomenal winning streak this team raised its average to 50%. How many games must the team have won in a row to attain this average ? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 0 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 0 |
| Answer» D. 0 | |
| 684. |
When income tax is 3 paise in a rupee, a person's net income is Rs. 237650. What will it be when the income tax is raised to 7 paise ? |
| A. | s. 233000 |
| B. | s. 231650 |
| C. | s. 227850 |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» D. one of these | |
| 685. |
Fresh grapes contain 80 percent water while dry grapes contain 10 percent water. If the weight of dry grapes is 250 kg what was its total weight when it was fresh ? |
| A. | 000 kg |
| B. | 100 kg |
| C. | 125 kg |
| D. | 225 kg |
| Answer» D. 225 kg | |
| 686. |
A monthly return railway ticket cost 25 percent more than a single ticket. A week's extension can be had for the former by paying 5 percent of the monthly ticket's cost. If the money paid for the monthly ticket (with extension) is Rs. 84, the price of the single ticket is : |
| A. | s. 48 |
| B. | s. 64 |
| C. | s. 72 |
| D. | s. 80 |
| Answer» C. s. 72 | |
| 687. |
A 14.4 kg gas cylinder runs for 104 hours when the smaller burner on the gas stove is fully opened while it runs for 80 hours when the larger burner on the gas stove is fully opened. Which of these value is the closest to the percentage difference in the usage of gas per hour, of the smaller burner over the larger burner ? |
| A. | 3.07% |
| B. | 6.23% |
| C. | 0% |
| D. | 2.23% |
| Answer» B. 6.23% | |
| 688. |
To meet a government requirement, a bottler must test 5 percent of its spring water and 10 percent of its sparkling water for purity. If a customer ordered 120 cases of spring water and 80 cases of sparkling water, then what percent of all the cases must the bottler test before he can send it out ? |
| A. | .5% |
| B. | .0% |
| C. | .5% |
| D. | .0% |
| Answer» C. .5% | |
| 689. |
30% of 28% of 480 is the same as |
| A. | 5% of 56% of 240 |
| B. | 0% of 28% of 240 |
| C. | 0% of 56% of 240 |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 690. |
Rajan got 76 percent marks and Sonia got 480 marks in a test. The maximum marks of the test equal to the marks obtained by Rajan and Sonia together. How many marks did Rajan score in the test ? |
| A. | 450 |
| B. | 520 |
| C. | 540 |
| D. | 000 |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» C. 540 | |
| 691. |
64% of a number is 2592. What is 88% of that number ? |
| A. | 202 |
| B. | 458 |
| C. | 564 |
| D. | 826 |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» D. 826 | |
| 692. |
Solve this : 30% of 1225 - 64% of 555 = ? |
| A. | 0.7 |
| B. | 2.3 |
| C. | 3.4 |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» C. 3.4 | |
| 693. |
1 litre of water is added to 5 litres of alcohol water solution containing 40% alcohol strength. The strength of alcohol in the new solution will be : |
| A. | $30\% $$ |
| B. | $33\frac{1}{3}\% $$ |
| C. | $33\frac{2}{3}\% $$ |
| D. | $33\% $$ |
| Answer» C. $33\frac{2}{3}\% $$ | |
| 694. |
In a hotel, 60% had vegetarian lunch while 30% had non-vegetarian lunch and 15% had both types of lunch. If 96 people were present, how many did not eat either type of lunch ? |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» C. 6 | |
| 695. |
Depreciation applicable to an equipment is 20%. The value of the equipment 3 years from now will be less by : |
| A. | 5% |
| B. | 8.8% |
| C. | 1.2% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» C. 1.2% | |
| 696. |
In a factory, producing parts for an automobile, the parts manufactured on the shop floor are required to go through three quality checks, each conducted after a specific part of the processing on the raw materials is completed. Only parts that are not rejected at one stage are put through the subsequent stages of production and testing. If average rejection rates at these testing machines during a month are 10%, 5% and 2% respectively, then what is the effective rejection rate for the whole plant ? |
| A. | 5.20% |
| B. | 6.21% |
| C. | 6.48% |
| D. | 7% |
| Answer» C. 6.48% | |
| 697. |
Solve : 105.27% of 1200.11 + 11.80% of 2360.85 = 21.99% of (?) + 1420.99 |
| A. | 00 |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 698. |
Solve this : 15% of 578 + 22.5% of 644 = ? |
| A. | 31.4 |
| B. | 31.6 |
| C. | 31.8 |
| D. | 33.6 |
| E. | one of these |
| Answer» C. 31.8 | |
| 699. |
An empty fuel tank of a car was filled with A type petrol. When the tank was half-empty, it was filled with B type petrol. Again when the tank was half-empty, it was filled with A type petrol. When the tank was half-empty again, it was filled with B type petrol. What is the percentage of A type petrol at present in the tank ? |
| A. | 3.5% |
| B. | 7.5% |
| C. | 0% |
| D. | 0% |
| Answer» C. 0% | |
| 700. |
Anand has drawn an angle of measure 45°27' when he was asked to draw an angle of 45° . The percentage error in his drawing is ? |
| A. | .5% |
| B. | % |
| C. | .5% |
| D. | .0% |
| Answer» C. .5% | |