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251.	A picture made on a page from the Xerox machine was reduced to 75% from the original size. This copy was then reduced by 20%. What percentage of the original image was the size in the final copy?
A.	60
B.	45
C.	12
D.	58
Answer» B. 45

Discussion

252.	In May, John bought the same amount of rice and the same amount of wheat as he had bought in April, but spent Rs.150 more due to price increase of rice and wheat by 20% and 12%, respectively. If John had spent Rs.450 on rice in April, then how much did he spend on wheat in May?
A.	Rs.560
B.	Rs.570
C.	Rs.580
D.	Rs.590
Answer» B. Rs.570

Discussion

253.	4800 people are employed in a company out of which 45% are males. 60% of the males are either 25 year or more in age. How many males are there in the company less than 25 years of age?
A.	2640
B.	2160
C.	1296
D.	864
Answer» E.

Discussion

254.	In an examination, 75% students passed in mathematics and 80% passed in physics. If 14% failed in both subjects, what is the percentage of students who passed in both the subjects?
A.	69%
B.	63%
C.	51%
D.	71%
Answer» B. 63%

Discussion

255.	In a test consisting of 140 questions, a candidate correctly answered 70% of the first 80 questions. What percentage of the remaining question does the candidate need to correctly answer to score 60% in the test?
A.	\(46\frac{2}{3}\%\)
B.	40%
C.	35%
D.	\(45\frac{1}{3}\%\)
Answer» B. 40%

Discussion

256.	A’s salary is 50% more than B’s. How much percent is B’s salary less than A’s?
A.	\(63\frac{1}{4}\% \)
B.	\(43\frac{1}{4}\% \)
C.	\(53\frac{1}{3}\%\)
D.	\(33\frac{1}{3}\% \)
Answer» E.

Discussion

257.	In an examination 73% of the candidates passed in quantitative aptitude test, 70% passed in General awareness and 64% passed in both. If 6300 failed in both subjects the total number of examinees were
A.	60000
B.	50000
C.	30000
D.	25000
Answer» D. 25000

Discussion

258.	A and B spend 60% and 75% of their incomes, respectively. If the savings of A are 20% more than that of B, then by what percentage is the income of A less than the income of B?
A.	15
B.	10
C.	20
D.	25
Answer» E.

Discussion

259.	If 80% of X is 36 more than 60% of Y and 120% of X is equal to Y, then the difference between X and Y is:
A.	80
B.	60
C.	90
D.	100
Answer» D. 100

Discussion

260.	Aditya got 74% marks in the examinations. If he secured 555 marks, find the maximum marks.
A.	700
B.	800
C.	750
D.	850
Answer» D. 850

Discussion

261.	A bulb producing company found 13% of the total product defective. If the total number of non-defective products is 4959, then specify the number of total defective products.
A.	751
B.	731
C.	741
D.	761
Answer» D. 761

Discussion

262.	A number is first decreased by 20% and then increased by 20%. If the number so obtained is 48 less than the original number, then what is the value of the original number?
A.	1200
B.	1320
C.	800
D.	1440
Answer» B. 1320

Discussion

263.	Mohan spends 40% of his income on rent, 20% on food, 10% on entertainment and saves the rest Find his savings as a percentage of his expenditure.
A.	30%
B.	42.85%
C.	45%
D.	20%
Answer» C. 45%

Discussion

264.	A person's salary is decreased by 20%. By what percentage, his reduced salary should be increased so that it equals his old salary.
A.	25%
B.	20%
C.	30%
D.	35%
Answer» B. 20%

Discussion

265.	A marketing agent earns a commission of 2% on first Rs. 2,00,000 1.5% on next Rs. 2,00,000 and 1% on the remaining amount of sales made in a month. If the sales achieved by agent for the month of April 2018 are Rs. 5, 68,000 the commission earned is:
A.	Rs. 8,680
B.	Rs. 7,730
C.	Rs. 8,240
D.	Rs. 7,105
Answer» B. Rs. 7,730

Discussion

266.	8% of 5 litres is:
A.	0.4 ml
B.	400 ml
C.	40 ml
D.	4 ml
Answer» C. 40 ml

Discussion

267.	A jar of milk contains 40% water. A part of it is replaced by another milk containing 19% water. Now the percentage of water is 26%. What quantity of milk was replaced?
A.	1/3
B.	2/3
C.	2/5
D.	1/5
Answer» C. 2/5

Discussion

268.	From a picnic arranged for 10 persons, 2 opted out. The expenses had to be equally shared by them. What is the percentage increase in the expenses of each person after the two left?
A.	15%
B.	25%
C.	20%
D.	12%
Answer» C. 20%

Discussion

269.	Ram spends 50% of his total earnings. If he spends Rs. 2000, find his total earnings?
A.	Rs. 5000
B.	Rs. 8000
C.	Rs. 4000
D.	Rs. 1000
Answer» D. Rs. 1000

Discussion

270.	45% of a number is 54. What is the number?
A.	105
B.	120
C.	110
D.	115
Answer» C. 110

Discussion

271.	A kiosk has different brands of chips. 70% of the stores’ sales are from selling potato chips, 30% of the sales are from other chips and wafers. Every quarter, the store’s sales on average are Rs. 12,00,000. What are their approximate average monthly sales of potato chips?
A.	Rs. 3,00,000
B.	Rs. 2,80,000
C.	Rs. 5,00,000
D.	Rs. 6,40,000
Answer» C. Rs. 5,00,000

Discussion

272.	If the population of a town has increased from 60000 to 65000, then the increases in population (in percent) is
A.	\(7\frac{9}{{13}}\)
B.	\(8\frac{1}{3}\)
C.	\(7\frac{1}{4}\)
D.	\(8\frac{1}{9}\)
Answer» C. \(7\frac{1}{4}\)

Discussion

273.	If the cost of tomatoes increases by 25% per Kg and Sudha wants to spend only 15% more on the tomatoes. Calculate the percentage decrease in the quantity of tomatoes that Sudha gets.
A.	12.5%
B.	8%
C.	10%
D.	12%
Answer» C. 10%

Discussion

274.	If P is 50% less than Q and Q is 70% more than 640, then what is the value of P?
A.	768
B.	544
C.	618
D.	448
Answer» C. 618

Discussion

275.	A towel, when bleached, was found to have lost 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth. The percentage of decreases in area is
A.	10%
B.	10.08%
C.	20%
D.	28%
Answer» E.

Discussion

276.	A student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He obtains 40 marks and fails by 40 marks. What are the maximum marks obtainable?
A.	400
B.	250
C.	200
D.	500
Answer» D. 500

Discussion

277.	If A is 20% less than B, then B is how much percent more than A?
A.	16.66
B.	20
C.	25
D.	10
Answer» D. 10

Discussion

278.	If 45% of a number is 135. The number is ___________.
A.	243
B.	275
C.	280
D.	300
Answer» E.

Discussion

279.	In an examination, the maximum possible score is N while the pass mark is 45% of N. A candidate obtains 36 marks, but falls short of the pass mark by 68%. Which one of the following is then correct?
A.	243 ≤ N ≤ 252
B.	N ≥ 253
C.	201 ≤ N ≤ 242
D.	N ≤ 200
Answer» B. N ≥ 253

Discussion

280.	If the increase in the petrol is 12% by how much should a motorist reduce the consumption of petrol so that there is no increase in his expenditure on petrol?
A.	12%
B.	9.3%
C.	8.8%
D.	10.7%
Answer» E.

Discussion

281.	A man bought a bike and a car for Rs. 500000. He sold the bike at a gain of 20% and the car at a loss of 10%, thereby gaining 5% on whole. Find the cost of the bike?
A.	Rs. 180000
B.	Rs. 250000
C.	Rs. 150000
D.	Rs. 200000
Answer» C. Rs. 150000

Discussion

282.	If house tax is paid before the due date, one gets a reduction of 12% on the amount of the bill. By paying the tax before the due date, a person got a reduction of Rs. 2,100. The amount (in Rs.) of house tax was:
A.	25,000
B.	17,500
C.	18,000
D.	21,000
Answer» C. 18,000

Discussion

283.	If each side of rectangle is decreased by 11%, then its area will decrease by:
A.	26.78%
B.	21.69%
C.	20.79%
D.	13.13%
Answer» D. 13.13%

Discussion

284.	26% of 650 – 27% of 580 = ?
A.	13.4
B.	12.4
C.	24.5
D.	14.5
Answer» C. 24.5

Discussion

285.	On increasing the salary of a man by 10%, it becomes Rs. 44000. The original salary was
A.	Rs.42000
B.	Rs.41500
C.	Rs. 38000
D.	Rs. 40000
Answer» E.

Discussion

286.	A boy found the answer to the question "Subtract the sum of 1/4 and 1/5 from unity and express the answer in decimals" as 0.45. The percentage of error in his answer was
A.	(100/11)%
B.	50%
C.	10%
D.	(200/11)%
Answer» E.

Discussion

287.	If A is 75% more than B, C is 40% less than D and D is 20% more than A, then which one of the following is true?
A.	63C = 50B
B.	25B = 21C
C.	21B = 25C
D.	50C = 63B
Answer» E.

Discussion

288.	A second-hand car was purchased 3 years ago for Rs. 62500 and now its depreciation value is Rs. 32000. At what rate percentage per annum is it depreciating?
A.	20%
B.	22.5%
C.	22%
D.	18%
Answer» B. 22.5%

Discussion

289.	If the radius of the circle is decreased by 10%. The percentage decreased in its areas is :
A.	18%
B.	90%
C.	19%
D.	21%
Answer» D. 21%

Discussion

290.	A bus starts from its depot filled to the seating capacity. It stops at a point A where 1/6th of the passengers alight and 10 boards of the bus. At point B, 1/5th of the passengers alight and 3 boards the bus. At point C which is the last stop, all the 55 passengers alight. The capacity of the bus is
A.	96
B.	99
C.	66
D.	90
Answer» D. 90

Discussion

291.	65% students in a class like cartoon movies, 70% like horror movies, and 75% like war movies. What is the smallest percent of students liking all the three types of movies?
A.	10%
B.	25%
C.	30%
D.	5%
Answer» B. 25%

Discussion

292.	In a test consisting of 120 questions, a candidate correctly answers 60% of the first 90 questions. What percentage of the remaining questions does he need to answer correctly so that his answers to 55% of the total questions in the test are correct?
A.	36
B.	45
C.	42
D.	40
Answer» E.

Discussion

293.	Amina saves 16% of her income. Now her income is increased by 20% but she still saves the same amount as before. What is the percentage increase in her expenditure?
A.	20.4
B.	24.2
C.	23.8
D.	21.6
Answer» D. 21.6

Discussion

294.	A student has to secure 35% marks to pass. He gets 78 and fails by 13 marks. What are the maximum marks?
A.	260
B.	250
C.	240
D.	280
Answer» B. 250

Discussion

295.	1224 is what percent of 4800?
A.	24.5
B.	25
C.	24
D.	25.5
Answer» E.

Discussion

296.	Due to 20% rise in the price of sugar a man is able to purchase kg 3 less sugar for 120. What is the increased price (in Rs) of sugar?
A.	6.66
B.	8
C.	10
D.	12
Answer» C. 10

Discussion

297.	A student has to secure 35% marks to pass in a Subject. If he gets 82 marks, fails by 23 marks. What are the maximum marks of the Subject?
A.	300
B.	250
C.	350
D.	400
Answer» B. 250

Discussion

298.	If the price of petrol increases by 19% and Sunitha intends to spend only an additional 12% on petrol, by what percent should she reduce the quantity of petrol purchased (nearest to an integer)?
A.	8
B.	7
C.	6
D.	5
Answer» D. 5

Discussion

299.	Martin donates 13% of his salary to an institution of blind, 12% of orphans, and 14% of the body of the organism, and gives 16% of his salary as help in setting up a medical camp. The remaining Rs. 42,300 He deposits in the bank for the monthly expense. How much does he donate to the orphans? (In Rs.)
A.	11,480
B.	11,580
C.	11,280
D.	11,380
Answer» D. 11,380

Discussion

300.	A dealer offers sells half of the eggs that he has and another half an egg to Anurag. Then he sells half of the balance eggs and another half an egg to Deepak. Then he sells half of the balance eggs and another half an egg to Sivani. In the end he is left with just 7 eggs and he claims that he never broke an egg. How many eggs did he start with?
A.	65
B.	63
C.	67
D.	69
Answer» C. 67

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in General Aptitude.

A picture made on a page from the Xerox machine was reduced to 75% from the original size. This copy was then reduced by 20%. What percentage of the original image was the size in the final copy?

In May, John bought the same amount of rice and the same amount of wheat as he had bought in April, but spent Rs.150 more due to price increase of rice and wheat by 20% and 12%, respectively. If John had spent Rs.450 on rice in April, then how much did he spend on wheat in May?

4800 people are employed in a company out of which 45% are males. 60% of the males are either 25 year or more in age. How many males are there in the company less than 25 years of age?

In an examination, 75% students passed in mathematics and 80% passed in physics. If 14% failed in both subjects, what is the percentage of students who passed in both the subjects?

In a test consisting of 140 questions, a candidate correctly answered 70% of the first 80 questions. What percentage of the remaining question does the candidate need to correctly answer to score 60% in the test?

A’s salary is 50% more than B’s. How much percent is B’s salary less than A’s?

In an examination 73% of the candidates passed in quantitative aptitude test, 70% passed in General awareness and 64% passed in both. If 6300 failed in both subjects the total number of examinees were

A and B spend 60% and 75% of their incomes, respectively. If the savings of A are 20% more than that of B, then by what percentage is the income of A less than the income of B?

If 80% of X is 36 more than 60% of Y and 120% of X is equal to Y, then the difference between X and Y is:

Aditya got 74% marks in the examinations. If he secured 555 marks, find the maximum marks.

A bulb producing company found 13% of the total product defective. If the total number of non-defective products is 4959, then specify the number of total defective products.

A number is first decreased by 20% and then increased by 20%. If the number so obtained is 48 less than the original number, then what is the value of the original number?

Mohan spends 40% of his income on rent, 20% on food, 10% on entertainment and saves the rest Find his savings as a percentage of his expenditure.

A person's salary is decreased by 20%. By what percentage, his reduced salary should be increased so that it equals his old salary.

A marketing agent earns a commission of 2% on first Rs. 2,00,000 1.5% on next Rs. 2,00,000 and 1% on the remaining amount of sales made in a month. If the sales achieved by agent for the month of April 2018 are Rs. 5, 68,000 the commission earned is:

8% of 5 litres is:

A jar of milk contains 40% water. A part of it is replaced by another milk containing 19% water. Now the percentage of water is 26%. What quantity of milk was replaced?

From a picnic arranged for 10 persons, 2 opted out. The expenses had to be equally shared by them. What is the percentage increase in the expenses of each person after the two left?

Ram spends 50% of his total earnings. If he spends Rs. 2000, find his total earnings?

45% of a number is 54. What is the number?

A kiosk has different brands of chips. 70% of the stores’ sales are from selling potato chips, 30% of the sales are from other chips and wafers. Every quarter, the store’s sales on average are Rs. 12,00,000. What are their approximate average monthly sales of potato chips?

If the population of a town has increased from 60000 to 65000, then the increases in population (in percent) is

If the cost of tomatoes increases by 25% per Kg and Sudha wants to spend only 15% more on the tomatoes. Calculate the percentage decrease in the quantity of tomatoes that Sudha gets.

If P is 50% less than Q and Q is 70% more than 640, then what is the value of P?

A towel, when bleached, was found to have lost 20% of its length and 10% of its breadth. The percentage of decreases in area is

A student has to secure 40% marks to pass. He obtains 40 marks and fails by 40 marks. What are the maximum marks obtainable?

If A is 20% less than B, then B is how much percent more than A?

If 45% of a number is 135. The number is ___________.

In an examination, the maximum possible score is N while the pass mark is 45% of N. A candidate obtains 36 marks, but falls short of the pass mark by 68%. Which one of the following is then correct?

If the increase in the petrol is 12% by how much should a motorist reduce the consumption of petrol so that there is no increase in his expenditure on petrol?

A man bought a bike and a car for Rs. 500000. He sold the bike at a gain of 20% and the car at a loss of 10%, thereby gaining 5% on whole. Find the cost of the bike?

If house tax is paid before the due date, one gets a reduction of 12% on the amount of the bill. By paying the tax before the due date, a person got a reduction of Rs. 2,100. The amount (in Rs.) of house tax was:

If each side of rectangle is decreased by 11%, then its area will decrease by:

26% of 650 – 27% of 580 = ?

On increasing the salary of a man by 10%, it becomes Rs. 44000. The original salary was

A boy found the answer to the question "Subtract the sum of 1/4 and 1/5 from unity and express the answer in decimals" as 0.45. The percentage of error in his answer was

If A is 75% more than B, C is 40% less than D and D is 20% more than A, then which one of the following is true?

A second-hand car was purchased 3 years ago for Rs. 62500 and now its depreciation value is Rs. 32000. At what rate percentage per annum is it depreciating?

If the radius of the circle is decreased by 10%. The percentage decreased in its areas is :

65% students in a class like cartoon movies, 70% like horror movies, and 75% like war movies. What is the smallest percent of students liking all the three types of movies?

In a test consisting of 120 questions, a candidate correctly answers 60% of the first 90 questions. What percentage of the remaining questions does he need to answer correctly so that his answers to 55% of the total questions in the test are correct?

Amina saves 16% of her income. Now her income is increased by 20% but she still saves the same amount as before. What is the percentage increase in her expenditure?

A student has to secure 35% marks to pass. He gets 78 and fails by 13 marks. What are the maximum marks?

1224 is what percent of 4800?

Due to 20% rise in the price of sugar a man is able to purchase kg 3 less sugar for 120. What is the increased price (in Rs) of sugar?

A student has to secure 35% marks to pass in a Subject. If he gets 82 marks, fails by 23 marks. What are the maximum marks of the Subject?

If the price of petrol increases by 19% and Sunitha intends to spend only an additional 12% on petrol, by what percent should she reduce the quantity of petrol purchased (nearest to an integer)?