Percentage Questions and answers

  1. Aptitude
    1. Compound interest
    2. Boat and Stream
    3. Trains
    4. Percentage
    5. Discount
    6. Mixture and Allegation
    7. Unitary Method
    8. Work and Wages
    9. Pipes and Cisterns
    10. Linear Equations
    11. Approximation
    12. Word problems
    13. Number System
    14. Time and Distance
    15. Average
    16. Ratio and Proportions
    17. Profit and Loss
    18. Partnership
    19. Permutation and combination
    20. Probability
    21. Problem on ages
    22. Time and work
    23. Simple and compound interest
    24. Mensuration
    25. Number series
51). If sides of a square is increased by 100%, then area of the square will be increased by
A). 400%
B). 300%
C). 600%
D). 800%
52). The price of an article is cut by 10%. In order to restore it to its former value, the new price must be increased by
A). \( \Large 10\frac{1}{9} \)%
B). 11%
C). \( \Large 11\frac{1}{9} \)%
D). \( \Large 12\frac{1}{9} \)%
53). 80% of a number is greater than 50% of it by 120. The number is
A). 360
B). 260
C). 180
D). 400
54). The single equivalent discount of two successive discounts 20% and 10% is
A). 30%
B). 32%
C). 35%
D). 28%
55). A cooler of Rs.2500 is available at 25% discount. The cooler can be purchased for
A). Rs.2250
B). Rs.2000
C). Rs.1680
D). Rs.1875


56). The price of sugar is reduced by 25% but its consumption is increased by 20%. How many percent of the increased consumption should they increase more so as to keep the same expenditure?
A). \( \Large 15\frac{1}{9} \)%
B). \( \Large 11\frac{1}{9} \)%
C). \( \Large 10\frac{7}{9} \)%
D). \( \Large 10\frac{1}{9} \)%
57). At a clearance sale, books were sold at 20% reduction. A student purchased a book Rs.120 at the clearance sale. The usual price of the book was
A). Rs.120
B). Rs.13
C). Rs.140
D). Rs.150
58). In a Lok Sabha Speaker election, a candidate who got 40% of total votes was defeated by his rival by 80 votes. The total number of votes polled was
A). 450
B). 400
C). 350
D). 300
59). The selling price of a certain commodity was reduced by 25%. As a result of it, the sale was increased by 30%. What was the effect of it on cash collected by daily sale?
A). 5% increase
B). 5% decrease
C). 2.5% increase
D). 2.5% decrease
60). If price of sugar be raised by 10%. How much percent a house holder must reduce his consumption of sugar so as not to increase his expenditure?
A). 28%
B). 9.09%
C). 9.00%
D). 8.25%
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