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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.
1601. |
The cut off for Olympiad exam at school was 40% marks. Raj Scored 20 marks and missed the cut off by 40 marks. What were the maximum marks for the exam? |
A. | 100 |
B. | 150 |
C. | 200 |
D. | 250 |
Answer» C. 200 | |
1602. |
The salaries did not rise with inflation. The butter is now 25% costlier. By what percentage should a housewife reduce the consumption, so that her expenditure stays the same? |
A. | 12.5% |
B. | 20% |
C. | 25% |
D. | 50% |
Answer» C. 25% | |
1603. |
For the sale season, a mall first increased the rate of its products by 10% and then offered a discount of 10%. What is the change in the rate of products in comparison to the original? |
A. | 1% |
B. | 1.11% |
C. | 3.5% |
D. | 5% |
Answer» B. 1.11% | |
1604. |
Juice is 15% costlier than water. By what percentage is the price of water lower than that of juice? |
A. | 5% |
B. | 7.50% |
C. | 9.50% |
D. | 13.05% |
Answer» E. | |
1605. |
Discussing about grocery rates with her husband, a wife says, Rice is 30% cheaper than wheat. Now, find out how much per cent is the price of wheat more than that of rice? |
A. | 37.5% |
B. | 40.65% |
C. | 42.85% |
D. | 45% |
Answer» D. 45% | |
1606. |
A teacher says, 15% of first number is equal to 21% of the second number. So, 18% of first number will be what percent of second number? |
A. | 18% |
B. | 20% |
C. | 24% |
D. | 25.2% |
Answer» E. | |
1607. |
Out of the 336 Kg load that arrived by train, Ramesh got 42kg delivered to his warehouse. What percentage of load did he get delivered? |
A. | 10.5% |
B. | 12.5% |
C. | 13% |
D. | 26% |
Answer» C. 13% | |
1608. |
Raj has to pay 56% of the money in his wallet to milkman. He pays Rs 182/- to the milkman. How much money does he have in the wallet? |
A. | Rs 325/- |
B. | Rs 330/- |
C. | Rs 350/- |
D. | Rs 364/- |
Answer» B. Rs 330/- | |
1609. |
If the pice of sugar rises from Rs. 6 per kg to Rs. 7.50 per kg, a person, to have no increase in his expenditure on sugar, will have to reduce his consumpion of sugar by |
A. | 15' |
B. | 20 |
C. | 25 |
D. | 30 |
Answer» C. 25 | |
1610. |
The diference of two numbers is 20% of the larger number, if the smaller number is 20, then the larger number is : |
A. | 15 |
B. | 25 |
C. | 35 |
D. | 45 |
Answer» C. 35 | |
1611. |
If x is 80% of y, then what percent of 2x is y? |
A. | 0.655 |
B. | 0.645 |
C. | 0.635 |
D. | 0.625 |
Answer» E. | |
1612. |
270 candidates appeared for an examination, of which 252 passed. The pass percentage is : |
A. | (91 + 1/3)% |
B. | (93 + 1/3 )% |
C. | (97 + 1/3 )% |
D. | (98 + 1/3) % |
Answer» C. (97 + 1/3 )% | |
1613. |
The ratio 5 : 4 expressed as a percent equals : |
A. | 0.125 |
B. | 0.4 |
C. | 0.8 |
D. | 1.25 |
Answer» E. | |
1614. |
A salesman gets commission on total sales at 9%. If the sale is exceeded Rs.10,000 he gets an additional commission as bonus of 3% on the excess of sales over Rs.10,000. If he gets total commission of Rs.1380, then the bonus he received is: |
A. | Rs.180 |
B. | Rs.120 |
C. | Rs.480 |
D. | data insufficient |
Answer» C. Rs.480 | |
1615. |
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 | |
1616. |
What percent of 7.2 kg is 18 gms ? |
A. | 0.0025 |
B. | 0.005 |
C. | 0.0075 |
D. | 0.01 |
Answer» B. 0.005 | |
1617. |
A number is decreased by 10% and then increased by 10%. The number so obtained is 10 less than the original number. What was the oiginal number ? |
A. | 1000 |
B. | 2000 |
C. | 3000 |
D. | 4000 |
Answer» B. 2000 | |
1618. |
In an election only two candidates contested 20% of the voters did not vote and 120 votes were declared as invalid. The winner got 200 votes more than his opponent thus he secured 41% votes of the total voters on the voter list. Percentage votes of the defeated candidate out of the total votes casted is: |
A. | 0.475 |
B. | 0.41 |
C. | 0.38 |
D. | 0.45 |
Answer» E. | |
1619. |
If 75% of a number is added to 75, then the result is the number itself. The number is : |
A. | 100 |
B. | 200 |
C. | 300 |
D. | 400 |
Answer» D. 400 | |
1620. |
If A's height is 40% less than that of B, how much percent B's height is more than that of A? |
A. | 0.6666 |
B. | 0.7666 |
C. | 0.9666 |
D. | 0.8666 |
Answer» B. 0.7666 | |
1621. |
Gaurav spends 30% of his monthly income on food articles, 40% of the remaining on conveyance and clothes and saves 50% of the remaining. If his monthly salary is Rs. 18,400, how much money does he save every month ? |
A. | 3864 |
B. | 4903 |
C. | 5849 |
D. | 6789 |
Answer» B. 4903 | |
1622. |
A man spends 35% of his income on food, 25% on children's education and 80% of the remaining on house rent. What percent of his income he is left with ? |
A. | 0.06 |
B. | 0.08 |
C. | 0.1 |
D. | 0.12 |
Answer» C. 0.1 | |
1623. |
If the price of a book is first decreased by 25% and then increased by 20%, then the net change in the price will be : |
A. | 10 |
B. | 20 |
C. | 30 |
D. | 40 |
Answer» B. 20 | |
1624. |
A student multiplied a number by 3/5 instead of 5/3, What is the percentage error in the calculation ? |
A. | 0.54 |
B. | 0.64 |
C. | 0.74 |
D. | 0.84 |
Answer» C. 0.74 | |
1625. |
A student has to obtain 33% of the total marks to pass. He got 125 marks and failed by 40 marks. The maximum marks are : |
A. | 500 |
B. | 600 |
C. | 800 |
D. | 1000 |
Answer» B. 600 | |
1626. |
The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 10% every year. It was purchased 3 years ago. If its present value is Rs. 8748, its purchase price was : |
A. | 10000 |
B. | 12000 |
C. | 14000 |
D. | 16000 |
Answer» C. 14000 | |
1627. |
Fresh fruit contains 68% water and dry fruit contains 20% water. How much dry fruit can be obtained from 100 kg of fresh fruits ? |
A. | 20 |
B. | 30 |
C. | 40 |
D. | 50 |
Answer» D. 50 | |
1628. |
If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as : |
A. | 4% of a |
B. | 6% of a |
C. | 8% of a |
D. | 10% of a |
Answer» B. 6% of a | |
1629. |
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. | 2500 |
B. | 2700 |
C. | 2900 |
D. | 3100 |
Answer» C. 2900 | |