If A is 20% more than B, B is 20% less than C and D is 25% more than A, which of the following option is correct?

B is \(66\dfrac{2}{3}\%\) of D.

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351.	A 50 litre mixture of water and alcohol contains 10% alcohol. How much more alcohol must be added to make the strength of alcohol 40% in the new mixture?
A.	25
B.	30
C.	20
D.	23
Answer» B. 30

Discussion

352.	Ajay saves 42% of his monthly salary. If he spends Rs. 34,800, then find his savings?
A.	Rs. 26,800
B.	Rs. 23,600
C.	Rs. 24,500
D.	Rs. 25,200
Answer» E.

Discussion

353.	In an office, 70% of the total number of employees are females. 80% of the total number of employees, including 35 males, got promotion. If there are 105 female employees, then what percentage of female employees got promotion?
A.	30%
B.	\(33\frac{1}{3}\%\)
C.	80.95%
D.	35%
Answer» D. 35%

Discussion

354.	0.09% of 25% of 1200 is equal to _________.
A.	0.27
B.	2.7
C.	27
D.	270
Answer» B. 2.7

Discussion

355.	A student scores 85% in an examination. The scores were 79, 81, 88 and 94 in 4 subjects. Find the student's score in the 5th subject.
A.	83
B.	84
C.	85
D.	86
Answer» B. 84

Discussion

356.	In an examination, 35% students failed in Hindi, 45% failed in English and 20% students failed in both the subjects. What is the percentage of students who passed in both the subjects?
A.	0
B.	20%
C.	30%
D.	40%
Answer» E.

Discussion

357.	In an election between two candidates one got 55% of the valid votes. 20% of the votes are invalid. If the total votes are 7500, what are the number of valid votes the other person got?
A.	2700
B.	2800
C.	3000
D.	3100
Answer» B. 2800

Discussion

358.	If the price of an article is increased by 33.33%, then to restore its former value by what percent the new price should be decreased?
A.	20
B.	25
C.	10
D.	33.33
Answer» C. 10

Discussion

359.	In an election between two candidates, the winning candidate has got 70% of the votes polled and has won by 15400 votes. What is the number of votes polled for loosing candidate?
A.	38500
B.	11550
C.	26950
D.	13550
Answer» C. 26950

Discussion

360.	A man bought 20 shares of Rs. 50 at 5 discount, the rate of dividend being \(13\frac{1}{2}\% \). The rate of interest obtained is
A.	\(13\frac{1}{2}\% \)
B.	\(12\frac{1}{2}\%\)
C.	15%
D.	\(16\frac{2}{3}\% \)
Answer» D. \(16\frac{2}{3}\% \)

Discussion

361.	Manish’s salary is half of Ravi’s salary. Ravi’s salary is how much percentage more than Manish’s Salary?
A.	100%
B.	25%
C.	50%
D.	75%
Answer» B. 25%

Discussion

362.	A city has a population of 50,000. The city's population is shrinking by 20 percent each year. So what will be the population of that city after 2 years?
A.	32,000
B.	35,000
C.	40,000
D.	30,000
Answer» B. 35,000

Discussion

363.	Out of the total bags, 30% of bags are green coloured. 30% of remaining bags are red coloured. 40% of remaining bags are yellow coloured. The remaining 1176 bags are blue coloured. How many total bags are there?
A.	3000
B.	4000
C.	5000
D.	6000
Answer» C. 5000

Discussion

364.	Mitu’s expenditure and savings are in the ratio 4 : 1. If the salary is increased by 30% and savings increased by 20%, then what is the percent increase in her expenditure?
A.	30
B.	32.5
C.	35
D.	37.5
Answer» C. 35

Discussion

365.	If a% of 240 is c and c% of a is 117.6, then the value of a + c is:
A.	144
B.	260
C.	196
D.	238
Answer» E.

Discussion

366.	20% of ______ is 46.
A.	235
B.	230
C.	225
D.	232
Answer» C. 225

Discussion

367.	If 80% of 150% of A is equal to two times the value of 75% of B, then A is more/less than B by how much percentage?
A.	25% less
B.	25% more
C.	20% less
D.	20% more
Answer» C. 20% less

Discussion

368.	If 40% of 70 is x% more than 30% of 80, then find 'x'.
A.	40%
B.	16.67%
C.	33.33%
D.	14.285
Answer» C. 33.33%

Discussion

369.	Find the percentage of pure gold in 18 carat gold if the purity of 22 carat is 91.6%
A.	81.8%
B.	78%
C.	74%
D.	75%
Answer» E.

Discussion

370.	In a board examination, 75% of the total examinees passed. If the number of failures is 625, the total number of examinees is:
A.	3800
B.	2400
C.	3600
D.	2500
Answer» E.

Discussion

371.	If A is 20% more than B, B is 20% less than C and D is 25% more than A, which of the following option is correct?
A.	B is \(66\dfrac{2}{3}\%\) of D.
B.	C is 4% more than A.
C.	C is 20% more than B.
D.	D is 40% more than B.
Answer» B. C is 4% more than A.

Discussion

372.	A bank agrees to lend a loan of Rs.2,38,75,697 to Arvind which falls short by 17% for starting his business. How much more loan would he need?
A.	4890203
B.	4375303
C.	5700108
D.	5125533
Answer» B. 4375303

Discussion

373.	If the annual income of X is 20% more than that of Y, then the income of Y is less than that of X by p%. What is the value of p?
A.	10
B.	\(16 \frac{2}{3}\)
C.	\(17\frac{1}{3}\)
D.	20
Answer» C. \(17\frac{1}{3}\)

Discussion

374.	2/3 of 3/4 of 4/9 of 1/60 of 120 of a number will be what percentage of that number?
A.	44.44%
B.	33.33%
C.	22.22%
D.	11.11%
Answer» B. 33.33%

Discussion

375.	Priya got 26 marks more in Arts than what she got in Crafts. Her Arts marks are 60% of the sum of her Arts and Crafts marks. What are her Crafts marks?
A.	78
B.	65
C.	91
D.	52
Answer» E.

Discussion

376.	45% of the students in school are boys. If the total number of students be school is 880, find the number of girls in the school
A.	463
B.	484
C.	494
D.	485
Answer» C. 494

Discussion

377.	A student fails by 50 marks when he gets 30% marks. Another student passes by 30 marks when he gets 230 marks. Then which of the following is the total maximum marks?
A.	450
B.	550
C.	500
D.	600
Answer» D. 600

Discussion

378.	Abhi saves 40% of his monthly income. Next month, if his income increases by 30% and he saves 50% of his income, what is the percentage change in his expenditure from present month to next month?
A.	10% increase
B.	10% decrease
C.	\(8\frac{1}{3}\%\) increase
D.	\(8\frac{1}{3}\%\) decrease
Answer» D. \(8\frac{1}{3}\%\) decrease

Discussion

379.	A woman saves 18% of her income. If her income increases by 15% and the expenditure increases by 21.6%, then what is the percent decrease in the saving (correct to one decimal place)?
A.	15.1
B.	17.2
C.	13.7
D.	16.8
Answer» B. 17.2

Discussion

380.	A man's annual income has increased by Rs. 2 lakhs but the tax on income that he has to pay has reduced from 20% to 16%. He now pays the same amount of tax as before. What is his increased income (in Rs. lakhs)?
A.	8
B.	10
C.	12
D.	6
Answer» C. 12

Discussion

381.	If the salary becomes Rs 92 after an increment of 15%, what will be the basic salary?
A.	80
B.	85
C.	70
D.	65
Answer» B. 85

Discussion

382.	In an examination, in which the total marks is 800, A got 10% less marks than B,B got 20% more marks than C, C got 25% less marks than D. If A got 486 marks, then what percentage of marks was obtained by D?
A.	60
B.	64
C.	72
D.	75
Answer» E.

Discussion

383.	In a class, 5% students are absent on a particular day. If the number of students present is 38, then total strength of the class on that day is:
A.	45
B.	50
C.	40
D.	33
Answer» D. 33

Discussion

384.	If the length of each side of a square is increased by 15%, then the increase percent in its area is:
A.	15%
B.	22.5%
C.	56.25%
D.	32.25%
Answer» E.

Discussion

385.	Price of a house came down by 20% during recession. After one year, the price increased by 25%. What was the effective change percent in the price of house over the original price?
A.	0%
B.	5%
C.	-5%
D.	10%
Answer» B. 5%

Discussion

386.	An alloy contains 32% copper 24% nickel and rest zinc. How much zinc is present in 12 kg of the alloy?
A.	5.28 kg
B.	6.72 kg
C.	528 kg
D.	672 kg
Answer» B. 6.72 kg

Discussion

387.	In an election between two candidates, the one who gets 35 % of the votes polled is defeated by 15, 000 votes. Find the total number of votes polled for winning candidate.
A.	33,000
B.	32,000
C.	31,500
D.	32,500
Answer» E.

Discussion

388.	A candidate attempted 12 question and secured full marks in all of them. If he obtained 60% marks in the test and all question carried equal marks, then what is the number of questions in the test?
A.	36
B.	30
C.	25
D.	20
Answer» E.

Discussion

389.	Rajinder invests a part of Rs. 12000 in 12% stock at Rs. 120 and the remainder in 15% stock at Rs. 125. If his total dividend per annum is Rs. 1360, how much does he invest in 12% stock at Rs. 120?
A.	Rs. 4500
B.	Rs. 5500
C.	Rs. 6000
D.	Rs. 4000
Answer» E.

Discussion

390.	Akash’s monthly income is Rs. 9600. His monthly expenditure is 60% of his income. What is his saving per month?
A.	Rs. 3,840
B.	Rs. 3,870
C.	Rs. 3,940
D.	Rs. 3,850
Answer» B. Rs. 3,870

Discussion

391.	A student gets 60% of the maximum marks. If he gets 50% more than the passing mark, then the passing mark is-what percentage of the maximum marks?
A.	75%
B.	40%
C.	37.5%
D.	50%
Answer» C. 37.5%

Discussion

392.	Brand I solution of sugar syrup as 15% sugar and another brand II, solution has 5% sugar. The quantity in litres of he second solution, must be added to 20 litres of first solution to make a solution of 10%, is:
A.	5
B.	10
C.	15
D.	20
Answer» E.

Discussion

393.	If the side of a cube increases by 15%, then what will be the percentage increase in the volume of the cube?
A.	32.25
B.	30
C.	45
D.	52.08
Answer» E.

Discussion

394.	As a result of 25% hike in the price of rice per kg, a person is able to purchase 6 kg less rice for Rs. 1,200. What was the original price of rice per kg?
A.	Rs. 30
B.	Rs. 40
C.	Rs. 50
D.	Rs. 60
Answer» C. Rs. 50

Discussion

395.	If a number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20% which of the following is true with respect to that number?
A.	It does not change
B.	It increases by 4%
C.	It decreases by 4%
D.	It increases by 0.4%
Answer» D. It increases by 0.4%

Discussion

396.	A, B and C donate 8%, 7% and 9%, of their salaries, respectively to a charitable trust. The salaries of A and B are same and the different between their donations is Rs. 259. The total donation of A and B is Rs. 1,185 more than that of C. the total donation of A and C is what percentage of the total salaries of A, B and C? (Correct to one decimal place)
A.	7.1%
B.	5.8%
C.	6.2%
D.	6.4%
Answer» C. 6.2%

Discussion

397.	Amit gave 60% of his salary to his wife and invested rest amount in mutual fund. his wife spend 30% amount on grocery and 20% on rent. From remaining amount she purchased gold worth Rs. 18000. Find the salary of Amit.
A.	Rs. 60000
B.	Rs. 64000
C.	Rs. 58000
D.	Rs. 66000
E.	Rs. 54000
Answer» B. Rs. 64000

Discussion

398.	A batsman scored 120 runs which included 15 fours and 2 sixes. What percent of runs scored by him running between the wickets?
A.	40%
B.	35%
C.	37.50%
D.	25%
Answer» B. 35%

Discussion

399.	In an examination it is required to get 40% of the aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 265 marks and is declared failed by 55 marks, What is the total marks in the said examination?
A.	750
B.	550
C.	800
D.	650
Answer» D. 650

Discussion

400.	If one needs to score 34% to pass a test, the pass marks out of 40 would be:
A.	13.2
B.	14.6
C.	14.2
D.	13.6
Answer» E.

Discussion

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In an election between two candidates one got 55% of the valid votes. 20% of the votes are invalid. If the total votes are 7500, what are the number of valid votes the other person got?

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In an election between two candidates, the winning candidate has got 70% of the votes polled and has won by 15400 votes. What is the number of votes polled for loosing candidate?

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Mitu’s expenditure and savings are in the ratio 4 : 1. If the salary is increased by 30% and savings increased by 20%, then what is the percent increase in her expenditure?

If a% of 240 is c and c% of a is 117.6, then the value of a + c is:

20% of ______ is 46.

If 80% of 150% of A is equal to two times the value of 75% of B, then A is more/less than B by how much percentage?

If 40% of 70 is x% more than 30% of 80, then find 'x'.

Find the percentage of pure gold in 18 carat gold if the purity of 22 carat is 91.6%

In a board examination, 75% of the total examinees passed. If the number of failures is 625, the total number of examinees is:

If A is 20% more than B, B is 20% less than C and D is 25% more than A, which of the following option is correct?

A bank agrees to lend a loan of Rs.2,38,75,697 to Arvind which falls short by 17% for starting his business. How much more loan would he need?

If the annual income of X is 20% more than that of Y, then the income of Y is less than that of X by p%. What is the value of p?

2/3 of 3/4 of 4/9 of 1/60 of 120 of a number will be what percentage of that number?

Priya got 26 marks more in Arts than what she got in Crafts. Her Arts marks are 60% of the sum of her Arts and Crafts marks. What are her Crafts marks?

45% of the students in school are boys. If the total number of students be school is 880, find the number of girls in the school

A student fails by 50 marks when he gets 30% marks. Another student passes by 30 marks when he gets 230 marks. Then which of the following is the total maximum marks?

Abhi saves 40% of his monthly income. Next month, if his income increases by 30% and he saves 50% of his income, what is the percentage change in his expenditure from present month to next month?

A woman saves 18% of her income. If her income increases by 15% and the expenditure increases by 21.6%, then what is the percent decrease in the saving (correct to one decimal place)?

A man's annual income has increased by Rs. 2 lakhs but the tax on income that he has to pay has reduced from 20% to 16%. He now pays the same amount of tax as before. What is his increased income (in Rs. lakhs)?

If the salary becomes Rs 92 after an increment of 15%, what will be the basic salary?

In an examination, in which the total marks is 800, A got 10% less marks than B,B got 20% more marks than C, C got 25% less marks than D. If A got 486 marks, then what percentage of marks was obtained by D?

In a class, 5% students are absent on a particular day. If the number of students present is 38, then total strength of the class on that day is:

If the length of each side of a square is increased by 15%, then the increase percent in its area is:

Price of a house came down by 20% during recession. After one year, the price increased by 25%. What was the effective change percent in the price of house over the original price?

An alloy contains 32% copper 24% nickel and rest zinc. How much zinc is present in 12 kg of the alloy?

In an election between two candidates, the one who gets 35 % of the votes polled is defeated by 15, 000 votes. Find the total number of votes polled for winning candidate.

A candidate attempted 12 question and secured full marks in all of them. If he obtained 60% marks in the test and all question carried equal marks, then what is the number of questions in the test?

Rajinder invests a part of Rs. 12000 in 12% stock at Rs. 120 and the remainder in 15% stock at Rs. 125. If his total dividend per annum is Rs. 1360, how much does he invest in 12% stock at Rs. 120?

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

A student gets 60% of the maximum marks. If he gets 50% more than the passing mark, then the passing mark is-what percentage of the maximum marks?

Brand I solution of sugar syrup as 15% sugar and another brand II, solution has 5% sugar. The quantity in litres of he second solution, must be added to 20 litres of first solution to make a solution of 10%, is:

If the side of a cube increases by 15%, then what will be the percentage increase in the volume of the cube?

As a result of 25% hike in the price of rice per kg, a person is able to purchase 6 kg less rice for Rs. 1,200. What was the original price of rice per kg?

If a number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20% which of the following is true with respect to that number?

Amit gave 60% of his salary to his wife and invested rest amount in mutual fund. his wife spend 30% amount on grocery and 20% on rent. From remaining amount she purchased gold worth Rs. 18000. Find the salary of Amit.

A batsman scored 120 runs which included 15 fours and 2 sixes. What percent of runs scored by him running between the wickets?

In an examination it is required to get 40% of the aggregate marks to pass. A student gets 265 marks and is declared failed by 55 marks, What is the total marks in the said examination?

If one needs to score 34% to pass a test, the pass marks out of 40 would be: