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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.
| 51. |
As per the agreement with a bank, a businessman had to refund a loan in some equal instalments without interest. After paying 18 instalments he found that 60 per cent of his loan was refunded. How many instalments were there in the agreement? |
| A. | 22 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 33 |
| Answer» D. 33 | |
| 52. |
In a fruit market there is a discount on apples and pineapples. Therefore, 30 percent of the public purchase pineapples whereas 60 percent of the remaining purchase apples. The left out people purchase other fruits. If the difference between the number of persons who purchase pineapple and those who purchase other fruits is 600, then how many persons came to purchase fruit in the market? |
| A. | 30000 |
| B. | 60000 |
| C. | 3000 |
| D. | 300000 |
| Answer» B. 60000 | |
| 53. |
Out of 85 children playing badminton or table tennis or both, the total number of girls in the group is 70% of the total number 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 number of children and a total of 12 children play badminton and table tennis both. The number of girls playing only badminton is |
| A. | 14 |
| B. | 16 |
| C. | 17 |
| D. | 35 |
| Answer» B. 16 | |
| 54. |
If 3% of (a + b) = 7% of (ab) and 5% of (a - b) = 4% of (ab) then what percentage of b is a? |
| A. | \(\frac{{47}}{{23}}\%\) |
| B. | \(\frac{{23}}{{47}}\% \) |
| C. | \(\frac{{4700}}{{23}}\%\) |
| D. | \(\frac{{2300}}{{47}}\%\) |
| Answer» D. \(\frac{{2300}}{{47}}\%\) | |
| 55. |
A man spends 10% of his salary on food. He spends 20% of the remaining part on fuel. If he is left with Rs. 4680, then what is his salary? |
| A. | Rs. 5000 |
| B. | Rs. 5500 |
| C. | Rs. 6500 |
| D. | Rs. 6000 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 6000 | |
| 56. |
If a number is divided by 14, then it becomes equal to 10% of the second number. First number is how much percent more than the second number? |
| A. | 40% |
| B. | 45% |
| C. | 60% |
| D. | 30% |
| Answer» B. 45% | |
| 57. |
Basir’s working hours per day were increased by 15% and his wages per hour were increased by 20%. By how much percent did his daily earnings increase? |
| A. | 38 |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 36 |
| D. | 35 |
| Answer» B. 40 | |
| 58. |
In a school, 40% of the students are girls. If the number of boys is 720, then what is the total number of students in the school? |
| A. | 700 |
| B. | 1200 |
| C. | 1320 |
| D. | 1440 |
| Answer» C. 1320 | |
| 59. |
For an examination of a practical based subject, the total marks is 100. The break-up for theory, practical, project and viva voce is 40%, 30%, 20%, 10%. A candidate scored 80% in theory, 70% in practical, 60% in project and 50% in viva voce. What was her aggregate percentage? |
| A. | 70 |
| B. | 68 |
| C. | 67 |
| D. | 72 |
| Answer» B. 68 | |
| 60. |
In an examination, 1100 boys and 900 girls appeared. 50% of the boys and 40% of the girls passed the examination. The percentage of the failed candidates is |
| A. | 54·5% |
| B. | 45% |
| C. | 45.5% |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. 45% | |
| 61. |
In a school, 4/9 of the number of students are girls and the rest are boys. 3/5 of the number of boys are below 12 years of age and 5/12 of the number of girls are 12 years or above 12 years of age. If the number of students below 12 years of age is 480, then 5/18 of the total number of students in the school will be equal to∶ |
| A. | 315 |
| B. | 225 |
| C. | 240 |
| D. | 270 |
| Answer» C. 240 | |
| 62. |
A person's salary increased from Rs. 8,100 to Rs. 9,000. What is the percentage increase in his salary? |
| A. | \(6 \frac 1 9 \%\) |
| B. | \(11 \frac 1 9 \%\) |
| C. | \(9 \frac 1 9 \%\) |
| D. | \(13 \frac 7 9 \%\) |
| Answer» C. \(9 \frac 1 9 \%\) | |
| 63. |
A number when reduced by 10% gives 27 as result. The number is: |
| A. | 30 |
| B. | 35 |
| C. | 40 |
| D. | 33 |
| Answer» B. 35 | |
| 64. |
Manish invests a sum of Rs. 3750 in insurance policies which is 20% of his monthly income. His half yearly income is |
| A. | Rs. 112500 |
| B. | Rs. 225000 |
| C. | Rs. 18750 |
| D. | Rs. 230000 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 225000 | |
| 65. |
In an examination, 25% of the candidates failed in Mathematics and 12% in English. If 10% of the candidates failed in both the subjects and 292 passed in both the subjects, the total number of candidates appeared in the examination was |
| A. | 300 |
| B. | 400 |
| C. | 460 |
| D. | 500 |
| Answer» C. 460 | |
| 66. |
One kg of rice and 10 kg of sugar costs Rs. 260. If the price of sugar per kg increases by 40% and rice per kg by 20%, then the cost would be Rs. 352. Find the price of one kg rice. |
| A. | Rs. 50 |
| B. | Rs. 55 |
| C. | Rs. 45 |
| D. | Rs. 60 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 67. |
In an examination, Shreya score 84 out of 90 in Mathematics, 45 out of 50 in Science, 23 out of 25 in Computer Science and 68 out of 80 in English. In which subject did Shreya score the highest percentage? |
| A. | Mathematics |
| B. | English |
| C. | Science |
| D. | Computer Science |
| Answer» B. English | |
| 68. |
In 2010, a library contained a total of 11500 books in two categories - fiction and non- fiction. In 2015, the library contained a total of 12760 books in these two categories. During this period, there was 10% increase in the fiction category while there was 12% increase in the non-fiction category. How many fiction books were in the library in 2015? |
| A. | 6600 |
| B. | 6160 |
| C. | 5500 |
| D. | 6000 |
| Answer» B. 6160 | |
| 69. |
A certain metropolitan area has a population of 9 million, of whom 5 million live in the city, and 4 million live in the. Each year only 20% of the suburbanites move to the city (and the rest stay where they are), while 40% of the city dwellers move to the suburbs. Ignoring the effect of births, deaths, and migration, what will be the population of the city after completing two years? |
| A. | 3.8 million |
| B. | 5.2 million |
| C. | 3.32 million |
| D. | 5.68 million |
| Answer» D. 5.68 million | |
| 70. |
If A's salary is 25% less than B's, then how much B's salary is more than A's? |
| A. | 25% |
| B. | 30% |
| C. | \(33 \frac{1}{3}\%\) |
| D. | 36% |
| Answer» D. 36% | |
| 71. |
In an examination, 24 out of 80 students failed in English and 40 % of the students failed in Hindi, while 20 % of them failed in both the subjects. How many students cleared both the subjects successfully |
| A. | 48 |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 32 |
| Answer» C. 50 | |
| 72. |
In a survey it was found that 65% people listen TV news and 40% read newspapers, while 25% follow both. How many percent of people neither listen TV news nor read newspapers ? |
| A. | 20 % |
| B. | 15 % |
| C. | 10 % |
| D. | 5 % |
| Answer» B. 15 % | |
| 73. |
A strip of LED lights contain 50 blue, 60 red, 60 yellow and 80 white LED bulbs. If 10 percent blue and white, 20 percent red and yellow are defective. Find the total percentage of defective lights. |
| A. | 13.90 percent |
| B. | 14.50 percent |
| C. | 15.80 percent |
| D. | 14.80 percent |
| Answer» E. | |
| 74. |
A box contains 780 bananas out of which 130 bananas are rotten and rest are of good quality. The percentage (correct to two decimal places) of good quality of bananas is: |
| A. | 71.12% |
| B. | 53.33% |
| C. | 65.35% |
| D. | 83.33% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
A man spends 75% of his income. His income is increased by 40% and he increased his expenditure by 24%. His savings are increased by: |
| A. | 72% |
| B. | 64% |
| C. | 88% |
| D. | 58% |
| Answer» D. 58% | |
| 76. |
Due to 25% reduction in the price of sugar per kg. Radha is able to buy 10 kg more for ₹ 1,200. What is the original price of sugar per kg (in ₹)? |
| A. | 50 |
| B. | 35 |
| C. | 45 |
| D. | 40 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 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 | |
| 78. |
In a class of 50 students, 36% are boys. Find the number of girls in the class. |
| A. | 26 |
| B. | 28 |
| C. | 32 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» D. 18 | |
| 79. |
1600 is first decreased by 25% and then it is increased by 25%. What is the final value? |
| A. | 1600 |
| B. | 1450 |
| C. | 1500 |
| D. | 1550 |
| Answer» D. 1550 | |
| 80. |
Below is the table showing XYZ company’s turnover (in core rupees) and profit in percentage.YearTurnover201210201315201410201512201612 What is the percentage change in turn over between year 2012 and 2016? |
| A. | 5% higher |
| B. | 12% higher |
| C. | 20% higher |
| D. | 0.2% higher |
| Answer» D. 0.2% higher | |
| 81. |
A 1400 grams of sugar solution contains 40% sugar. How much sugar (in grams) must be added so that the new solution contains 50% sugar? |
| A. | 240 |
| B. | 350 |
| C. | 280 |
| D. | 400 |
| Answer» D. 400 | |
| 82. |
In what ratio must water be mixed with milk to gain 20% by selling the mixture at cost price? |
| A. | 1 : 5 |
| B. | 2 : 5 |
| C. | 5 : 2 |
| D. | 5 : 1 |
| Answer» B. 2 : 5 | |
| 83. |
In a school, 4% of the students did not appear for the annual exams. 10% of the students who appeared for the exams could not pass the exam. Out of the remaining students, 50% got distinction marks and 432 students passed the exam but could not get distinction marks. The total number of students in the school is: |
| A. | 878 |
| B. | 960 |
| C. | 1200 |
| D. | 1000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 84. |
If the price of sugar is decreased by 18%, then a person can buy 16.2 kg sugar more for Rs. 4500. What will be the new price (in Rs) of sugar per kg? |
| A. | 40 |
| B. | 60 |
| C. | 45 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 85. |
A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 2/5. What is the percentage error in the calculation? |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 40% |
| C. | 50% |
| D. | 30% |
| Answer» D. 30% | |
| 86. |
Puneet scored 10% marks in an exam and failed by 50 marks. If he scored 40% marks, then he gets 25 marks more than passing marks. What are the passing marks for the exam? |
| A. | 250 |
| B. | 200 |
| C. | 150 |
| D. | 75 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
If 80% of 50% of A is equal to three times 25% of B, then A is what percentage more or less than B? |
| A. | 46.7% more |
| B. | 87.5% less |
| C. | 87.5% more |
| D. | 46.7% less |
| Answer» D. 46.7% less | |
| 88. |
In a school 65% of the students are girls. If the number of boys is 420, then what is the total number of students in the school? |
| A. | 1050 |
| B. | 1320 |
| C. | 1200 |
| D. | 1500 |
| Answer» D. 1500 | |
| 89. |
A man saves 64% of his income in 8 months. If he wants to save the same amount in 4 months, then by how much percentage should he increase his monthly savings? |
| A. | 80 |
| B. | 75 |
| C. | 100 |
| D. | 95 |
| Answer» D. 95 | |
| 90. |
A runner is running at a speed of 40 km/h. If he runs at a speed of 30 km/h, then what will the decrease in the percentage of his speed be? |
| A. | 15% |
| B. | 20% |
| C. | 25% |
| D. | 30% |
| Answer» D. 30% | |
| 91. |
In a group of people, 28% of the members are young while the rest are old. If 65% of the members are literates, and 25% of the literates are young, then the percentage of old people among the illiterates is nearest to |
| A. | 59 |
| B. | 55 |
| C. | 66 |
| D. | 62 |
| Answer» D. 62 | |
| 92. |
In an examination it is required to get 40% of the total mark to pass. A student scored 248 and it was 9% less than the pass percentage. What is the total mark of the examination? |
| A. | 800 |
| B. | 850 |
| C. | 900 |
| D. | 780 |
| Answer» B. 850 | |
| 93. |
25 litres of a mixture contains 30% of spirit and the rest is water. If 5 litres of water is mixed in it, the percentage of spirit in the new mixture is: |
| A. | \(33\frac{1}{3}\%\) |
| B. | 45% |
| C. | \(12\frac{1}{2}\%\) |
| D. | 25% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 94. |
Bala decided to donate 10% of his salary to PM Care Fund. On the day of donation, he changed his mind and donated Rs. 1,800 which was 60% of what he had decided earlier. How much is his salary? |
| A. | Rs. 36,000 |
| B. | Rs. 32,000 |
| C. | Rs. 30,000 |
| D. | Rs. 40,000 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 40,000 | |
| 95. |
Anita spends 68% of her monthly income. If her monthly income increases by 40% and the expenditure increase by 30%, then by what percent does her saving increase? |
| A. | 61.25% |
| B. | 54.25% |
| C. | 48.50% |
| D. | 62.50% |
| Answer» B. 54.25% | |
| 96. |
In an examination, 50% of the candidates failed in English, 40% failed in Hindi and 15% failed in both the subjects. The percentage of candidates who passed in both English and Hindi is |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 25% |
| C. | 60% |
| D. | 75% |
| Answer» C. 60% | |
| 97. |
At an election between three candidates P, Q and R, 20% of the votes polled were declared invalid. Out of the valid votes, P gets 30% votes. The remaining valid votes were shared by Q and R in the ratio 11 : 9, respectively. If P has received 150 votes less than R, then find total number of votes polled. |
| A. | 12500 |
| B. | 9000 |
| C. | 105000 |
| D. | 15000 |
| Answer» B. 9000 | |
| 98. |
If 18% of a number is 720, then what is the 81% of the same number? |
| A. | 2280 |
| B. | 1620 |
| C. | 3240 |
| D. | 3160 |
| Answer» D. 3160 | |
| 99. |
A natural number P is 30% more than another natural number Q. Q is 20% lesser than another natural number R. The sum of P and R is one less than eight power of the only even prime. Find the value of the product of P and Q. |
| A. | 12500 |
| B. | 13000 |
| C. | 15000 |
| D. | 16250 |
| E. | 18000 |
| Answer» C. 15000 | |
| 100. |
If 60% of a number is equal to two-thirds of the other number, find the ratio of the numbers.A. 10 : 9B. 15 : 7C. 10 : 14D. 9 : 11 |
| A. | A |
| B. | D |
| C. | C |
| D. | B |
| Answer» B. D | |