1. What percent of 120 are 90?

A. 25% B. 50% C. 75% D. 33%

Answer: Option A
Explanation: ([latex]\frac{?%}{100}[/latex] * 120 = 90 ? = 75%
2. After decreasing 24% in the price of an article costs Rs.912. Find the actual cost of an article?

A. 1400 B. 1300 C. 1200 D. 1100

Answer: Option C
Explanation: CP* ([latex]\frac{76}{100}[/latex]) = 912 CP= 12 * 100 => CP = 1200
3. How much 60% of 50 is greater than 40% of 30?

A. 18 B. 13 C. 15 D. 20

Answer: Option a
Explanation: ([latex]\frac{60}{100}[/latex]) * 50 – ([latex]\frac{40}{100}[/latex]) * 30 30 - 12 = 18
4. 40% of a number is more than 20% of 650 by 190. Find the number?

A. 600 B. 700 C. 800 D. 900

Answer: Option C
Explanation: ([latex]\frac{40}{100}[/latex]) * X – ([latex]\frac{20}{100}[/latex]) * 650 = 190 2/5 X = 320 X = 800
5. 25% of 30% of 45% is equal to?

A. 0.03375 B. 0.3375 C. 3.375 D. 33.75

Answer: Option A
Explanation: ([latex]\frac{25 }{100}[/latex]) * ([latex]\frac{30 }{100}[/latex]) * ([latex]\frac{45 }{100}[/latex]) [latex]\frac{1 }{4}[/latex] * [latex]\frac{3 }{10}[/latex] * [latex]\frac{9 }{20}[/latex] [latex]\frac{27 }{800}[/latex] = 0.03375

1. 60% of a number is added to 120, the result is the same number. Find the number?

A. 300 B. 200 C. 400 D. 500

Answer: Option A
Explanation: ([latex]\frac{ 60 }{100}[/latex]) * X + 120 = X 2X = 600 X = 300
2. 85% of a number is added to 24, the result is the same number. Find the number?

A. 150 B. 140 C. 130 D. 160

Answer: Option D
Explanation: ([latex]\frac{ 85 }{100}[/latex]) * X + 24 = X 3X = 480 X = 160
3. 40 is subtracted from 60% of a number, the result is 50. Find the number?

A. 150 B. 140 C. 130 D. 110

Answer: Option A
Explanation: ([latex]\frac{(60}{100}[/latex]) * X – 40 = 50 6X = 900 X = 150
4. 96% of the population of a village is 23040. The total population of the village is?

A. 32256 B. 24000 C. 24936 D. 25640

Answer: Option B
Explanation: X * ([latex]\frac{96}{100}[/latex]) = 23040 X = 240 * 100 X = 24000
5. If y exceeds x by 25%, then x is less than y by?

A. 16% B. 16 [latex]\frac{1}{3}[/latex] % C. 20% D. 16 [latex]\frac{3}{5}[/latex] %

Answer: Option C
Explanation: X = 100 y = 125 125--------25 100--------? => 20%

1. A sells his goods 50% cheaper than B but 50% dearer than C. The cheapest is?

A. A B. B C. C D. All Alike

Answer: Option C
Explanation: Let B = 100 A = 50 C * ([latex]\frac{150}{100}[/latex]) = 50 3C = 100 C = 33.3 then 'C' Cheapest
2. The salary of a typist was at first raised by 10% and then the same was reduced by 5%. If he presently draws Rs.1045.What was his original salary?

A. 900 B. 950 C. 1000 D. 975

Answer: Option C
Explanation: X * ([latex]\frac{110}{100}[/latex]) * ([latex]\frac{95}{100}[/latex]) = 1045 X * ([latex]\frac{11}{10}[/latex]) * ([latex]\frac{1}{100}[/latex]) = 11 X = 1000 Let one kg of sugar earlier = Rs. 100 50 kg of sugar earlier = Rs. 5000 Now 1 kg of sugar = Rs.97 Quantity to buy now = [latex]\frac{5000}{97}[/latex] = 51.5 kg
3. The tax on a commodity is diminished by 20% and its consumption increased by 15%. The effect on revenue is?

A. It increases by 8% B. It decreases by 8% C. No change in revenue D. It increases by 10%

Answer: Option B
Explanation: 100 * 100 = 10000 80 * 115 = 9200 ----------- 10000-----------800 100-----------? => 8% decrease
4. A candidate got 35% of the votes polled and he lost to his rival by 2250 votes. How many votes were cast?

A. 7500 B. 5000 C. 6000 D. 3500

Answer: Option A
Explanation: 35%-----------L 65%-----------W ------------------ 30%----------2250 100%---------? => 7500
5. Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get?

A. 57% B. 60% C. 65% D. 90%

Answer: Option A
Explanation: Total number of votes polled = (1136 + 7636 + 11628) = 20400. Required percentage = [[latex]\frac{11628}{20400}[/latex] x 100]% = 57%